Enterostatin (VPDPR) has anti-analgesic and anti-amnesic activities |
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Authors: | Takenaka Y Nakamura F Jinsmaa Y Lipkowski A W Yoshikawa M |
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Institution: | Research Institute for Food Science, Kyoto University, Uji, Japan. |
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Abstract: | Enterostatin (VPDPR), an anorexigenic peptide derived from the amino terminus of procolipase, significantly inhibited analgesia induced by the mu-opioid agonist morphine (5 mg/kg, s.c.) after i.c.v. administration to mice at a dose of 100 nmol. On the other hand, VPDPR (approximately 200 nmol, i.c.v.) did not attenuate analgesia induced by the kappa-opioid agonist D-Phe-D-Phe-D-Nle-D-Arg-NH2 (100 microg/mouse, i.c.v.) or delta-opioid agonist DTLET (4 nmol/mouse, i.c.v.). VPDPR (100 nmol, i.c.v.) significantly improved amnesia induced by scopolamine (0.2 mg/kg, i.p.) in mice. However, VPDPR did not enhance memory in normal mice at the same dose. |
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