Morphine directly modulates the release of stimulated corticotrophin-releasing factor-41 from rat hypothalamus in vitro.
The actions of opioids and opiates on the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis are currently controversial. In the rat, morphine is reported to both stimulate and inhibit ACTH and corticosterone secretion, but the precise sites and mechanisms of these effects have remained unclear. To analyze further...
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author | Tsagarakis, S Navarra, P Rees, L Besser, M Grossman, A Navara, P |
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description | The actions of opioids and opiates on the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis are currently controversial. In the rat, morphine is reported to both stimulate and inhibit ACTH and corticosterone secretion, but the precise sites and mechanisms of these effects have remained unclear. To analyze further the hypothalamic actions of morphine, we have investigated its effect on hypothalamic fragments in vitro and measured the major CRF, CRF-41, by a specific RIA. The acute effects of morphine on both basal and stimulated ACTH release from dispersed pituitary cells were also investigated. Morphine (10(-8)-10(-6) M) did not significantly alter the basal secretion of CRF-41. However, similar concentrations of morphine inhibited CRF-41 release stimulated by norepinephrine in a dose-dependent manner. Similarly, morphine (10(-6) M) inhibited acetylcholine (10(-9) M)- and serotonin (10(-7) M)-stimulated CRF-41 release. The stimulatory effect on CRF-41 release induced by veratridine (10(-6) M) was inhibited by approximately 50% in the presence of morphine. KCl (28 nM)-mediated CRF-41 release was also significantly inhibited by morphine. Naloxone (10(-7)-10(-5) M) had no significant effect on either basal or norepinephrine-induced CRF-41 release, but reversed the inhibitory effect of morphine on norepinephrine-induced CRF-41 secretion in a dose-dependent manner. Morphine (10(-6)-10(-5) M) had no effect on either basal or CRF-41-stimulated ACTH release from dispersed pituitary cells. These data suggest that the predominant effect of morphine on hypothalamic CRF-41 release in vitro is suppression of the release induced by a variety of putative neurotransmitters and depolarizing agents. This inhibitory effect is reversed by naloxone, suggesting that it is mediated by opiate receptors, presumably situated directly on CRF-41 neurons. |
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spelling | oxford-uuid:59de2ebf-4acc-4692-b84b-a66c1e8d57592022-03-26T17:12:16ZMorphine directly modulates the release of stimulated corticotrophin-releasing factor-41 from rat hypothalamus in vitro.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:59de2ebf-4acc-4692-b84b-a66c1e8d5759EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford1989Tsagarakis, SNavarra, PRees, LBesser, MGrossman, ANavara, PThe actions of opioids and opiates on the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis are currently controversial. In the rat, morphine is reported to both stimulate and inhibit ACTH and corticosterone secretion, but the precise sites and mechanisms of these effects have remained unclear. To analyze further the hypothalamic actions of morphine, we have investigated its effect on hypothalamic fragments in vitro and measured the major CRF, CRF-41, by a specific RIA. The acute effects of morphine on both basal and stimulated ACTH release from dispersed pituitary cells were also investigated. Morphine (10(-8)-10(-6) M) did not significantly alter the basal secretion of CRF-41. However, similar concentrations of morphine inhibited CRF-41 release stimulated by norepinephrine in a dose-dependent manner. Similarly, morphine (10(-6) M) inhibited acetylcholine (10(-9) M)- and serotonin (10(-7) M)-stimulated CRF-41 release. The stimulatory effect on CRF-41 release induced by veratridine (10(-6) M) was inhibited by approximately 50% in the presence of morphine. KCl (28 nM)-mediated CRF-41 release was also significantly inhibited by morphine. Naloxone (10(-7)-10(-5) M) had no significant effect on either basal or norepinephrine-induced CRF-41 release, but reversed the inhibitory effect of morphine on norepinephrine-induced CRF-41 secretion in a dose-dependent manner. Morphine (10(-6)-10(-5) M) had no effect on either basal or CRF-41-stimulated ACTH release from dispersed pituitary cells. These data suggest that the predominant effect of morphine on hypothalamic CRF-41 release in vitro is suppression of the release induced by a variety of putative neurotransmitters and depolarizing agents. This inhibitory effect is reversed by naloxone, suggesting that it is mediated by opiate receptors, presumably situated directly on CRF-41 neurons. |
spellingShingle | Tsagarakis, S Navarra, P Rees, L Besser, M Grossman, A Navara, P Morphine directly modulates the release of stimulated corticotrophin-releasing factor-41 from rat hypothalamus in vitro. |
title | Morphine directly modulates the release of stimulated corticotrophin-releasing factor-41 from rat hypothalamus in vitro. |
title_full | Morphine directly modulates the release of stimulated corticotrophin-releasing factor-41 from rat hypothalamus in vitro. |
title_fullStr | Morphine directly modulates the release of stimulated corticotrophin-releasing factor-41 from rat hypothalamus in vitro. |
title_full_unstemmed | Morphine directly modulates the release of stimulated corticotrophin-releasing factor-41 from rat hypothalamus in vitro. |
title_short | Morphine directly modulates the release of stimulated corticotrophin-releasing factor-41 from rat hypothalamus in vitro. |
title_sort | morphine directly modulates the release of stimulated corticotrophin releasing factor 41 from rat hypothalamus in vitro |
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