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Comparative Study
. 2006 Oct 2;173(1):116-21.
doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2006.06.010. Epub 2006 Jul 11.

Involvement of endogenous cholecystokinin in tolerance to morphine antinociception in the nucleus accumbens of rats

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Comparative Study

Involvement of endogenous cholecystokinin in tolerance to morphine antinociception in the nucleus accumbens of rats

Wei Xiong et al. Behav Brain Res. .

Abstract

Cholecystokinin (CCK) is an endogenous anti-opioid peptide in the central nervous system. The present study investigated the effects of endogenous CCK on tolerance to morphine antinociception in the nucleus accumbens (NAc) of rats. Chronic administration of morphine to NAc induced marked tolerance to antinociception. Intra-NAc administration of the CCK2 receptor antagonist LY225910 inhibited not only the development but also the expression of chronic morphine-induced antinociceptive tolerance. However, intra-NAc injection of LY225910 did not influence the antinociception induced by intra-NAc administration of morphine in the intact rats. The results indicate that endogenous CCK plays an important role in morphine-induced antinociceptive tolerance in the NAc of rats.

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