calcitonin has been researched along with bremazocine* in 2 studies
2 other study(ies) available for calcitonin and bremazocine
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Analgesic effect of two calcitonins and in vitro interaction with opioids.
1. When the analgesic effect of salmon-calcitonin (S-CT) and of eel-calcitonin (E-CT), as well as their influence on the morphine-analgesia were compared, no significant differences were found. 2. While on isolated tissues, E-CT induced a significant increase on the effect of bremazocine, [D-Pen2,D-Pen5]enkephalin and [Met5]enkephalin and no changes were observed on the effect of DAMGO, suggesting that E-CT increases the effects of opioids acting on delta or kappa receptors but not on mu receptors. 3. These findings corroborate the possibility of interactions between calcitonin and the opioid system. Topics: Analgesics; Animals; Benzomorphans; Calcitonin; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Drug Interactions; Enkephalin, Ala(2)-MePhe(4)-Gly(5)-; Enkephalin, D-Penicillamine (2,5)-; Enkephalins; Guinea Pigs; In Vitro Techniques; Male; Mice; Morphine; Muscle Contraction; Muscle, Smooth; Narcotics; Pain Measurement; Pain Threshold; Rabbits; Rats; Rats, Wistar | 1995 |
In vitro study of the interaction of salmon calcitonin with mu, delta and kappa opioid agonists.
A possible interaction of salmon-calcitonin with opioid systems was studied in isolated tissues. Neurogenic contractions were elicited by electrical stimulation in guinea-pig ileum myenteric plexus-longitudinal muscle strips, rabbit vas deferens and mouse vas deferens. Bremazocine inhibited neurogenic contractions in all three tissues (presumably through kappa-receptors) [D-Pen2, D-Pen5]enkephalin and [Met5]enkephalin inhibited contractions in mouse vas deferens (presumably through delta-receptors), and [D-Ala2, N-Me-Phe4, Gly5-ol]enkephalin (DAMGO) inhibited contractions in guinea-pig ileum and mouse vas deferens (presumably through mu-receptors). All inhibitory effects were concentration-dependent. Salmon-calcitonin 0.1 IU/ml increased the effect of bremazocine in guinea-pig ileum and rabbit vas deferens and also increased the effects of [D-Pen2, D-Pen5]enkephalin and [Met5]enkephalin in mouse vas deferens. In contrast, salmon-calcitonin up to 0.4 IU/ml did not change the effect of bremazocine in mouse vas deferens and the effect of DAMGO in guinea-pig ileum and mouse vas deferens. It is concluded that salmon-calcitonin enhances agonist effects at opioid kappa- and delta- but not at opioid mu-receptors. The level of this interaction remains to be elucidated. The interaction may be the basis of the analgesic effect of salmon-calcitonin in vivo. Topics: Animals; Benzomorphans; Calcitonin; Drug Interactions; Electric Stimulation; Enkephalins; Guinea Pigs; Ileum; In Vitro Techniques; Male; Mice; Muscle Contraction; Muscle, Smooth; Rabbits; Receptors, Opioid; Vas Deferens | 1993 |