Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9921061 | European Journal of Pharmacology | 2005 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
The present study was designed to investigate the possible changes of protein kinase A (PKA) and different isoforms of protein kinase C (PKC): PKC α, PKC δ and PKC ζ after naloxone induced morphine withdrawal in the heart. Male rats were implanted with placebo (naïve) or morphine (tolerant/dependent) pellets for 7 days. On day 8 rats received saline s.c. or naloxone (5 mg/kg s.c.). The protein levels of PKA, PKC δ and PKC ζ were significantly up-regulated in the heart from morphine withdrawal rats. By contrast, morphine withdrawal induced down-regulation of PKC α. These results suggest that both PKA and PKC may be involved in the cardiac adaptive changes observed during morphine withdrawal.
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Authors
Manuela Cerezo, M. Victoria Milanés, M. Luisa Laorden,