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Research ArticleBehavioral Pharmacology

Effects of Peripherally Restricted κ Opioid Receptor Agonists on Pain-Related Stimulation and Depression of Behavior in Rats

S. Stevens Negus, Robert O'Connell, Ember Morrissey, Kejun Cheng and Kenner C. Rice
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics March 2012, 340 (3) 501-509; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1124/jpet.111.186783
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Abstract

κ Opioid receptor agonists that do not readily cross the blood-brain barrier are peripherally restricted and distribute poorly to the central nervous system after systemic administration. Peripherally restricted κ agonists have promise as candidate analgesics, because they may produce antinociception mediated by peripheral κ receptors more potently than they produce undesirable sedative and psychotomimetic effects mediated by central κ receptors. The present study used assays of pain-related stimulation and depression of behavior in rats to compare effects of 1) two peripherally restricted κ agonists [the tetrapeptide d-Phe-d-Phe-d-Ile-d-Arg-NH2 (ffir) and the nonpeptidic compound ((R,S)-N-[2-(N-methyl-3,4-dichlorophenylacetamido)-2-(3-carboxyphenyl)-ethyl]pyrrolidine hydrochloride (ICI204448)], 2) a centrally penetrating κ agonist (salvinorin A), and 3) several reference drugs, including a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID; ketoprofen). Intraperitoneal injection of dilute lactic acid served as a noxious stimulus to stimulate a stretching response and depress intracranial self-stimulation (ICSS) maintained by the delivery of electrical brain stimulation to the medial forebrain bundle. Acid-stimulated stretching was blocked by ketoprofen, the peripherally restricted κ agonists, and salvinorin A. However, acid-induced depression of ICSS was blocked only by ketoprofen. The peripherally restricted κ agonists had little effect, and salvinorin A exacerbated acid-induced depression of ICSS. These results suggest that peripherally restricted κ agonists may be safer than centrally penetrating κ agonists but less efficacious than NSAIDS or μ opioid receptor agonists to block pain-related depression of behavior; however, the peripheral selectivity of ffir and ICI204448 is limited, and future studies with κ agonists capable of greater peripheral selectivity are warranted.

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  • This work was supported in part by the National Institutes of Health National Institute on Drug Abuse [Grant R01-DA11460]; the National Institutes of Health National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke [Grant R01-NS070715]; and the Intramural Research Programs of the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

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    http://dx.doi.org/10.1124/jpet.111.186783.

  • ABBREVIATIONS:

    U69593
    (+)-(5α,7α,8β)-n-methyl-n-[7-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-1-oxaspiro[4.5]dec-8-yl]-benzeneacetamide
    ffir
    d-phenylalanine-d-phenylalanine-d-isoleucine-d-arginine-NH2
    ICI204448
    ((R,S)-N-[2-(N-methyl-3,4-dichlorophenylacetamido)-2-(3-carboxyphenyl)-ethyl]pyrrolidine hydrochloride
    NSAID
    nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
    ICSS
    intracranial self-stimulation
    MCR
    maximum control rate
    ANOVA
    analysis of variance
    norBNI
    norbinaltorphimine
    Veh
    vehicle
    LA
    lactic acid
    CR665
    H-d-Phe-d-Phe-d-Nle-d-Arg-NH-4-picolyl amide.

  • Received August 8, 2011.
  • Accepted November 22, 2011.
  • U.S. Government work not protected by U.S. copyright
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Peripheral κ Agonists and Pain-Depressed Behavior

S. Stevens Negus, Robert O'Connell, Ember Morrissey, Kejun Cheng and Kenner C. Rice
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics March 1, 2012, 340 (3) 501-509; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1124/jpet.111.186783

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Peripheral κ Agonists and Pain-Depressed Behavior

S. Stevens Negus, Robert O'Connell, Ember Morrissey, Kejun Cheng and Kenner C. Rice
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics March 1, 2012, 340 (3) 501-509; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1124/jpet.111.186783
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