Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9921432 | European Journal of Pharmacology | 2005 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
This study was designed to investigate the possible participation of morphine in pulmonary oedema induced by α-naphthylthiourea (ANTU), which is a well-known noxious chemical agent in the lung. Injection of ANTU (15 mg/kg i.p.) produced pulmonary oedema as indicated by an increase in lung weight/body weight ratio and pleural effusion reaching a maximum within 4 h in rat. Administration of morphine prior to ANTU significantly inhibited to pulmonary oedema with a dose-dependent manner. The protective effect of morphine is prevented by peripheral opioid receptor antagonist, naloxone methiodide. ANTU-treated rats were shown positive by inducible nitric oxide synthase immunohistochemical staining. There was no staining in the control group. On the other hand, the degree of staining was markedly reduced in tissue sections by morphine. These results suggest that previous administration of subcutaneous morphine has preventive effect on ANTU-induced pulmonary inflammatory reaction and its effect mediated via peripheral opioid receptors. Application of naloxone with ANTU has no effect on the lung parameters indicating that endogenous opioids do not modulate ANTU-induced damage.
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Authors
Mustafa Comert, Emine Yilmaz Sipahi, Huseyin Ustun, Fulden Isikdemir, Gamze Numanoglu, Figen Barut, Hanife Altunkaya, Yetkin Ozer, Ferruh Niyazi Ayoglu, Tunc Hakan Sipahi, Ishak Ozel Tekin, Z. Nur Banoglu,