Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2808480 | Neuropeptides | 2007 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Nocistatin and nociceptin/orphaninFQ (N/OFQ) are the two new peptides which may have roles in nociception, memory, anxiety, and other biological functions. Nocistatin acts as a functional antagonist to N/OFQ in several functions, but their neuro-anatomical sites of interaction are unknown. We investigated the effect of combined intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) injection of nocistatin with N/OFQ, on N/OFQ induced c-Fos expression in the mouse hippocampus, using c-Fos immunohistochemistry. We found that co-injection of nocistatin with N/OFQ significantly attenuated N/OFQ induced c-Fos expression in the hippocampus.
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Authors
J.A. Kazi, E.H.C. Liu, T.L. Lee, S. Tachibana,