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PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH
卷 70, 期 1, 页码 72-79出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2013.01.004
关键词
N/OFQ; NOP receptor; Rat experimental colitis
资金
- Nexus Grant [AstraZeneca Industries, Italy]
Nociceptin/orphanin FQ (N/OFQ) and nociceptin orphanin peptide (NOP) receptors represent an endogenous system modulating gastrointestinal functions and inflammation. We investigated the peripheral effect of N/OFQ and of UFP-101, the NOP antagonist, in a model of colitis induced by TNBS (2,4,6 trinitrobenzenesulphonic acid; 60 mg/kg). Male rats received two intraperitoneal injections per day of N/OFQ UFP-101 or saline for 3 days after colitis induction. Four days after TNBS, animals were sacrificed and colonic histological damage, myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity and cytokine (IL-1 beta and IL-10) levels were evaluated. N/OFQ plasmatic levels were assessed by radioimmunoassay. TNBS increased all the inflammatory variables considered. In colitic rats, N/OFQ (0.02 and 0.2 nmol/kg) improved microscopic damage, MPO activity and decreased IL-1 beta levels in comparison with TNBS group, whereas at the highest dose (20 nmol/kg) the peptide worsened colitis. UFP-101 at the dose of 1 nmol/kg, without pharmacological activity, antagonised the protective effect of N/OFQ (0.2 nmol/kg) on colitis, but at a dose level of 3 and 10 nmol/kg worsened inflammation, revealing the endogenous N/OFQergic system protective role. N/OFQ plasmatic levels were not modified in TNBS-treated rats compared with controls, whereas they were reduced in rats treated with the doses of UFP-101 aggravating colitis. In conclusion, peripheral low doses of N/OFQ have a beneficial effect on colonic inflammation in rats. In contrast, N/OFQ at a dose 100-1000-fold higher than those that protect worsens colitis, probably through different mechanisms. The peripheral N/OFQergic system can represent a new field of investigation in some intestinal inflammatory conditions. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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