Abstract
1. Morphine and YAGFMamide were the most effective potentiators of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)-induced relaxation of the isolated foregut. 2. Morphine had no effect on proctolin-induced tissue contraction which was inhibited by YGGFMamide and YFMRFamide. 3. The differing potency of FaRPs and morphine to potentiate 5-HT effects and reduce proctolin responses suggests that there are two separate FaRP receptor sub types. 4. This proposal is supported by the observation that, while naloxone (10(-5) M) is a relatively potent antagonist of FaRP induced inhibition of proctolin contraction, it has less effect on FaRP-induced potentiation of 5-HT-induced relaxation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 315-20 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. C, Comparative Pharmacology and Toxicology |
| Volume | 103 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 1992 |
Keywords
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Drug Synergism
- FMRFamide
- Grasshoppers/drug effects
- Intestines/physiology
- Invertebrate Hormones/pharmacology
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Morphine/pharmacology
- Muscle Contraction/drug effects
- Muscle Relaxation/drug effects
- Naloxone/pharmacology
- Neuropeptides/pharmacology
- Serotonin/pharmacology