Ewha Med J.  1984 Dec;7(4):187-190. 10.12771/emj.1984.7.4.187.

Blockade by Naloxone and Naltrexone of the TRH-induced Stimulation of Colonic Transit in the Rabbit

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  • 1Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Korea.

Abstract

Thyrotropin releasing hormore(TRH) administered intracerebroventricularly (i.c.v) in microgram quantities to anesthetized rabbits, produces marked stimulation of colonic motility, transit and fluid accumulation. These effects depend on an intact vagal system. Atropine blocks hypermotility but not the increased intestinal transit and fluid accumulation. The latter effects are antagonized by antiserotonin compounds. In this study, we found that pretreatment of rabbits with naloxone(2.5 mg/kg) or naltrexone(1.0 mg/kg) attenuated or blocked the TRH-induced colonic transit and increase in luminal fluid, but not the hypermotility. In this respect the narcotic antagonist effects resemble those produce by the antiserotonine compounds or opiate agonists.


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Atropine
Colon*
Naloxone*
Naltrexone*
Phenobarbital
Rabbits
Thyrotropin
Atropine
Naloxone
Naltrexone
Phenobarbital
Thyrotropin
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