Testosterone modulation of reproductive indices vs. morphine antinociception in male rats |
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Authors: | Sumner Jean E Ulibarri Catherine Craft Rebecca M |
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Affiliation: | Department of Psychology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-4820, USA. |
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Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to determine whether testosterone (T) concurrently modulates reproductive and nociceptive systems in the adult male. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were orchidectomized, and then 28 days later implanted with capsules containing T or nothing (blanks). After 2, 7, 14 or 28 days' exposure to T-filled or blank capsules, rats were tested for male sexual and nociceptive behaviors in a counter-balanced design. As the duration of T exposure lengthened, the percentage of rats showing male sexual behaviors and the weights of steroid-sensitive organs systematically increased, and latencies to show sexual behaviors decreased. T treatment did not affect basal nociception on either the hotplate or tail withdrawal tests, but significantly increased morphine's antinociceptive potency on the tail withdrawal test -- however, this effect was small, and independent of duration of T exposure. Thus, T treatment that altered male sexual behavior and reproductive physiology in a systematic, duration-dependent manner did not similarly alter basal nociception or morphine antinociception. These findings suggest that in adult male rats, although T may modulate both male sexual behaviors and opioid antinociceptive sensitivity, these T effects do not occur in concert. |
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Keywords: | Androgen Pain Analgesia Opioid Male sexual behavior Seminal vesicles BC/LA |
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