Abstract
The effects of morphine and captopril, an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, on respiratory frequency have been investigated in non-anesthetized mice. Morphine (10.0 mg/kg) reduced the respiratory frequency which gradually returned to the control level 2 h after the injection. The same dose of morphine when given together with captopril (0.1 and 1.0 mg/kg), caused a similar reduction in respiratory rate. This respiratory depression however, persisted until the end of the observation period. Similar results were obtained with the same dose of morphine in mice pretreated with captopril. The minimal dose of morphine reducing respiratory frequency (3.0 mg/kg), when given to the mice pretreated with captopril (0.1 mg/kg) caused a significant reduction in respiratory frequency and this effect was equal to that obtained with 10.0 mg/kg morphine alone. The results are discussed from the point of the possible inhibitory effect of captopril on the enkephalin degrading enzyme(s).
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