TY - JOUR
T1 - Modification of d-amphetamine- or chlorpromazine-induced hypothermia by β-endorphin, MIF-I, and α-MSH
T2 - Mediation by the dopaminergic system
AU - Yehuda, Shlomo
AU - Carasso, Ralph L.
PY - 1982
Y1 - 1982
N2 - The effects of β-endorphin, MIF-I, and α-MSH on d-amphetamine- and CPZ-induced hypothermias in rats kept at 4°C were tested in three experimental groups: (a) intact; (b) rats with lesions of the olfactory tubercle; and (c) rats in which the link between the DA mesolimbic pathway and the striatum was disconnected. All drugs tested alone (except MIF-I) caused significant hypothermia. Pretreatment with CPZ, MIF-I, and α-MSH potentiated d-amphetamine-induced hypothermia in intact rats. Pretreatment with α-MSH potentiated CPZ-induced hypothermia. β-Endorphin partially blocked d-amphetamine-induced hypothermia, but did not interact with CPZ, MIF-I, or α-MSH. All potentiations were either reduced or disappeared in the incisioned rats. CPZ and α-MSH caused hypothermia in olfactory tubercle-lesioned rats. The results indicate that: (a) the DA mesolimbic pathway is involved in the hypothermic response of all drugs tested; (b) an intact feedback loop is required for the potentiation of the hypothermic response of CPZ on d-amphetamine, MIF-I on d-amphetamine, and α-MSH on d-amphetamine and CPZ; (c) β-endorphin acts as a partial blocker of d-amphetamine; MIF-I is a weak potentiator of d-amphetamine. α-MSH acts as a negative modulator of the DA system, most probably in the striatum.
AB - The effects of β-endorphin, MIF-I, and α-MSH on d-amphetamine- and CPZ-induced hypothermias in rats kept at 4°C were tested in three experimental groups: (a) intact; (b) rats with lesions of the olfactory tubercle; and (c) rats in which the link between the DA mesolimbic pathway and the striatum was disconnected. All drugs tested alone (except MIF-I) caused significant hypothermia. Pretreatment with CPZ, MIF-I, and α-MSH potentiated d-amphetamine-induced hypothermia in intact rats. Pretreatment with α-MSH potentiated CPZ-induced hypothermia. β-Endorphin partially blocked d-amphetamine-induced hypothermia, but did not interact with CPZ, MIF-I, or α-MSH. All potentiations were either reduced or disappeared in the incisioned rats. CPZ and α-MSH caused hypothermia in olfactory tubercle-lesioned rats. The results indicate that: (a) the DA mesolimbic pathway is involved in the hypothermic response of all drugs tested; (b) an intact feedback loop is required for the potentiation of the hypothermic response of CPZ on d-amphetamine, MIF-I on d-amphetamine, and α-MSH on d-amphetamine and CPZ; (c) β-endorphin acts as a partial blocker of d-amphetamine; MIF-I is a weak potentiator of d-amphetamine. α-MSH acts as a negative modulator of the DA system, most probably in the striatum.
KW - CPZ
KW - Drug interaction
KW - Hypothermia
KW - MIF-I
KW - Striatum Olfactory tubercle
KW - d-Amphetamine
KW - α-MSH
KW - β-Endorphin
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U2 - 10.1016/0196-9781(82)90036-5
DO - 10.1016/0196-9781(82)90036-5
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C2 - 6124951
AN - SCOPUS:0020318890
SN - 0196-9781
VL - 3
SP - 105
EP - 110
JO - Peptides
JF - Peptides
IS - 2
ER -