Abstract
Data on the relative effects of the neurohormone ACTH1-39 and the opioid peptide beta-endorphin on conditioned reflex activity in the hedgehog are presented. It was demonstrated that administration of ACTH (30-50 micrograms/kg s.c.) led to facilitation of learning and strengthening of memory processes (conditioned reflex traces). ACTH promoted strengthening of movement, orientational-investigative, and intersignal activities, produced hyperalgesia, and blocked the effects of naloxone. Administration of beta-endorphin (30-40 micrograms/kg s.c.) lengthened the latent periods of conditioned reflexes, produced a pronounced analgesic effect, and reduced movement and intersignal activities. The effects of beta-endorphin were eliminated by dosage with naloxone. Administration of beta-endorphin blocked the inhibitor effects of stimulation of the limbic cortex; doses of ACTH produced partial release of inhibitory effects. The differences between the effects of ACTH and beta-endorphin on higher nervous activity are discussed, as are the possible mechanisms of these effects.
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