PMID: 9533646Apr 9, 1998Paper

Interactions of cocaine with morphine, U-50,488H and [D-Pen2, D-Pen5]enkaphalin

Peptides
H N Bhargava, Y J Cao

Abstract

The effects of acute and chronic administration of cocaine on the antinociception and tolerance to the antinociceptive actions of mu-(morphine), kappa-(U-50,488H), and delta-([D-Pen2,D-Pen5]enkephalin; DPDPE), opioid receptor agonists were determined in male Swiss-Webster mice. Intraperitoneal injection of 40 mg/kg of cocaine by itself produced weak antinociceptive response as measured by the tail-fick test but the lower doses were ineffective. Administration of morphine (10 mg/kg, SC), U-50,488H (25 mg/kg, IP) or DPDPE (10 microg/mouse, ICV) produced antinociception in mice. Cocaine (20 mg/kg) potentiated the antinociceptive action of morphine and DPDPE but had no effect on U-50,488H-induced antinociception. Administration of morphine (20 mg/kg, SC), U-50,488H (25 mg/kg, IP) or DPDPE (20 microg/mouse, ICV) twice a day for 4 days resulted in the development of tolerance to their antinociceptive actions. Tolerance to the antinociceptive actions of morphine and U-50,488H was inhibited by concurrent treatment with 20 or 40 mg/kg doses of cocaine; however, tolerance to the antinociceptive action of DPDPE was not modified by cocaine. It is concluded that cocaine selectively potentiates the antinociceptive action of mu- and delta- bu...Continue Reading

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