Radioimmunoassay was employed to dctermine the immunorcactivc met-enkephalin(ir-MEK)contents of several brain regions .The pain threshold(PT)andir-MEK content of striatum and hypothalamus increased markedly afterintra...Radioimmunoassay was employed to dctermine the immunorcactivc met-enkephalin(ir-MEK)contents of several brain regions .The pain threshold(PT)andir-MEK content of striatum and hypothalamus increased markedly afterintraoerebroventricular injection of substance P(SP)in the dosage of lμgg/10μl ,but nosignificant change of ir-MEK content in hippocampus was observed.When theperiaqueductal gray(PAG)was destroyed with electrolysis,the increase of PT andir-MEK content in the two brain regions after SP injection was obviouslysuppressed(P【0.05-0.01).The PT and ir-MEK content of hypothalamus andstriatum would also increase after intra-PAG injection of SP(0.4μg/4μl),electroacupuncture or intraperitoneal injection of morphine.The ir-MEK content ofhippocampus could also increase after intra-PAG injection of SP or intraperitoncal injec-tion of morphine.The combination of intra-PAG injection of SP andelectroacupuncture caused a more marked elevation of PT and ir-MEK content of the 3brain regions than either of the two used singly could(P【0.01 ).The combined effect ofintra-PAG injection of SP and intraperitoneal injection of morphine was similar to thatof either of the two used singly(P】0.05).These facts indicate that thc analgesic effect ofSP activated by PAG was mediated through the increase of cerebral met-cnkcphalin con-tent,and there was a synergic effect between SP and elcctroacupuncturc.展开更多
文摘Radioimmunoassay was employed to dctermine the immunorcactivc met-enkephalin(ir-MEK)contents of several brain regions .The pain threshold(PT)andir-MEK content of striatum and hypothalamus increased markedly afterintraoerebroventricular injection of substance P(SP)in the dosage of lμgg/10μl ,but nosignificant change of ir-MEK content in hippocampus was observed.When theperiaqueductal gray(PAG)was destroyed with electrolysis,the increase of PT andir-MEK content in the two brain regions after SP injection was obviouslysuppressed(P【0.05-0.01).The PT and ir-MEK content of hypothalamus andstriatum would also increase after intra-PAG injection of SP(0.4μg/4μl),electroacupuncture or intraperitoneal injection of morphine.The ir-MEK content ofhippocampus could also increase after intra-PAG injection of SP or intraperitoncal injec-tion of morphine.The combination of intra-PAG injection of SP andelectroacupuncture caused a more marked elevation of PT and ir-MEK content of the 3brain regions than either of the two used singly could(P【0.01 ).The combined effect ofintra-PAG injection of SP and intraperitoneal injection of morphine was similar to thatof either of the two used singly(P】0.05).These facts indicate that thc analgesic effect ofSP activated by PAG was mediated through the increase of cerebral met-cnkcphalin con-tent,and there was a synergic effect between SP and elcctroacupuncturc.
