Zyklophin, a short-acting kappa opioid antagonist, induces scratching in mice
dc.contributor.author | DiMattio, K. M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Yakovleva, Tatyana | |
dc.contributor.author | Aldrich, Jane V. | |
dc.contributor.author | Cowan, A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Liu-Chen, Lee-Yuan | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-02-16T20:38:09Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-02-16T20:38:09Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014-03-20 | |
dc.identifier.citation | DiMattio, K. M., Yakovleva, T. V., Aldrich, J. V., Cowan, A., & Liu-Chen, L. Y. (2014). Zyklophin, a short-acting kappa opioid antagonist, induces scratching in mice. Neuroscience Letters, 563, 155–159. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2014.01.022 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1808/23198 | |
dc.description.abstract | It has been shown previously that norbinaltorphimine (norBNI) and 5΄-guanidinonaltrindole (5΄-GNTI), long-acting kappa opioid receptor (KOPR) antagonists, cause frenzied scratching in mice [1;2]. In the current study, we examined if zyklophin, a short-acting cyclic peptide KOPR antagonist, also elicited scratching behavior. When injected s.c. in the nape of the neck of male Swiss-Webster mice, zyklophin at doses of 0.1, 0.3 and 1 mg/kg induced dose-related hindleg scratching of the neck between 3 and 15 min after injection. Pretreating mice with norBNI (20 mg/kg, i.p.) at 18–20 hr before challenge with zyklophin (0.3 mg/kg) did not markedly affect scratching. Additionally, KOPR −/− mice given 0.3 mg/kg of zyklophin displayed similar levels of scratching as wild-type animals. The absence of KOPR in KOPR −/− mice was confirmed with ex vivo radioligand binding using [3H]U69,593. Taken together, our data suggest that the presence of kappa receptors is not required for the excessive scratching caused by zyklophin. Thus, zyklophin, similar to the structurally different KOPR antagonist 5΄-GNTI, appears to act at other targets to elicit scratching and potentially the sensation of itch. | en_US |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_US |
dc.rights | This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License 3.0 (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 US), which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. | en_US |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | |
dc.subject | Itch | en_US |
dc.subject | Scratching | en_US |
dc.subject | Kappa opioid receptor | en_US |
dc.subject | Kappa opioid receptor antagonist | en_US |
dc.subject | Zyklophin | en_US |
dc.title | Zyklophin, a short-acting kappa opioid antagonist, induces scratching in mice | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
kusw.kuauthor | Yakovleva, T.V. | |
kusw.kuauthor | Aldrich, J.V. | |
kusw.kudepartment | Medicinal Chemistry | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.neulet.2014.01.022 | en_US |
kusw.oaversion | Scholarly/refereed, author accepted manuscript | en_US |
kusw.oapolicy | This item meets KU Open Access policy criteria. | en_US |
dc.rights.accessrights | openAccess |
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