Abstract
A selective δ-opioid antagonist, naltrindole, was used to study the role of the δ-opioid receptor in the antinociceptive actions of a synthetic NPFF analog, (1DMe)NPYF. I.t. (1DMe)NPYF (5 nmol) produced antinociception in the tail flick test and (1DMe)NPYF (0.5 nmol) potentiated the antinociceptive effect of i.t. morphine 7.8 nmol. (1DMe)NPYF (5 nmol) had an antihyperalgesic effect in carrageenan inflammation and it significantly reduced mechanical allodynia in the spinal nerve ligation model. All these effects were prevented or significantly reduced by pretreatment with naltrindole (28 nmol) ( P < 0.01–0.001). These data suggest that activation of spinal δ-opioid receptors plays an important role in mediating the spinal antinociceptive effects of (1DMe)NPYF.
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