EFFECT OF RU-38486 ON DEXAMETHASONE REVERSAL OF MORPHINE-INDUCED CONSTIPATION IN MICE

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作者
PERSICO, P
CAPASSO, A
CALIGNANO, A
SORRENTINO, L
机构
[1] Department of Experimental Pharmacology, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Via Domenico Montesano
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GENERAL PHARMACOLOGY | 1991年 / 22卷 / 05期
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10.1016/0306-3623(91)90221-Q
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R9 [药学];
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1007 ;
摘要
1. Morphine and dexamethasone significantly reduce gastrointestinal transit in mice. The degree of reduction was greater for morphine. 2. Dexamethasone pretreatment was found, however, to antagonize morphine-induced constipation. 3. Cycloheximide does not modify the dexamethasone effects. 4. RU-38486 reverses both the inhibitory action of dexamethasone on gastrointestinal transit and its reducing effect on morphine-induced constipation. 5. These results suggest that dexamethasone might act through binding to receptors not linked to DNA-responsive elements.
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