Abstract
The present study sought to evaluate the time-course of the effects of a short-acting glycine site NMDA receptor antagonist, MRZ 2/576 (half-life of about 20 min), on the expression of morphine withdrawal syndrome in mice. Morphine-naive and morphine-dependent mice (10-100 mg/kg, b.i.d., s.c., 9 days) were injected with a combination of naltrexone (vehicle or 1 mg/kg, s.c.) and MRZ 2/576 (vehicle, 0.3-10 mg/kg, i.p.) 24 h after the last morphine injection. MRZ 2/576 suppressed expression of several signs of morphine withdrawal (jumping, shaking, forelimb tremor). Effects of MRZ 2/576 were equally expressed throughout 1-h observation test of both spontaneous and naltrexone-facilitated withdrawal. These results suggest that despite its short half-life, MRZ 2/576 produces prolonged suppression of morphine withdrawal syndrome and this effect cannot be attributed to repeated morphine-induced increase in sensitivity to naltrexone.
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