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Self-Administration of Methionine Enkephalin Into the Nucleus Accumbens
Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, 1984Microinfusions of the endogenous opiate neurohumor, methionine enkephalin, into the nucleus accumbens initiated a reinforcing stimulus in a dose-related manner. The reinforcing nature of this intracranial self-administration was evaluated with intermittent schedules of reinforcement and a two-lever discrimination procedure.
J D Lane, N E Goeders, James E Smith
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Effect of methionine-enkephalin on xanthophore aggregation
Peptides, 1980The intracranial injection of an opioid antagonist (naloxone) caused aggregation of xanthophores in goldfish scales. This aggregating effect produced by naloxone was inhibited by an injection of methionine-enkephalin (M-ENK). M-ENK, when injected together with melatonin which normally produces aggregation of xanthophores, interfered with the effect of ...
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Stabilization of methionine-enkephalin in human and rat blood
Life Sciences, 1986Methods of preventing the degradation of 3H-methionine-enkephalin (3H-ME) in human blood both at 37 degrees C and under conditions of immediate cooling were examined. We found that, contrary to previous suggestions, use of aprotinin (with or without immediate cooling) was ineffective in preventing the degradation of 3H-ME in blood.
V J, Aloyo, S A, Mousa, G R, Van Loon
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International journal of peptide and protein research, 1980
Biological activities are reported for two different types of analogues of methionine enkephalin. Cyclic analogues, bridged between the amino- and carboxy- terminals of the parent peptide, are inactive. In contrast, significant levels of activity are displayed by linear isosterically modified analogues in which the Tyr1-Gly2 peptide bond is replaced by
D, Hudson, R, Sharpe, M, Szelke
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Biological activities are reported for two different types of analogues of methionine enkephalin. Cyclic analogues, bridged between the amino- and carboxy- terminals of the parent peptide, are inactive. In contrast, significant levels of activity are displayed by linear isosterically modified analogues in which the Tyr1-Gly2 peptide bond is replaced by
D, Hudson, R, Sharpe, M, Szelke
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Methionine Enkephalin: Clinical Pharmacology
1986Earlier studies indicated that methionine enkephalin infusions (1,000 micrograms) in normal volunteers induced facial flushing, general vasodilation and noisy stomach (borborgymi). Blood pressure and pulse rate were normal in all experiments. Plasma levels of pancreatic polypeptide, somatostatin, T3 and T4, TSH, FSH, PRL, ACTH, and GH were unchanged ...
N. P. Plotnikoff +8 more
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Immunocytochemical localization of methionine enkephalin: Preliminary observations
Life Sciences, 1977Abstract Antiserum directed against methionine enkephalin (metenkephalin) was used to determine its anatomical distribution in rat brain. Cross reactivity of that antiserum was not detectable against leucine enkephalin (leu-enkephalin), β-lipotropin (β-LPH), β-endorphin or assorted peptide fragments of met-enkephalin; alpha-endorphin was 370 times ...
S J, Watson +3 more
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Methionine Enkephalin: A New Cytokine—Human Studies
Clinical Immunology and Immunopathology, 1997The effects of methionine enkephalin (met-enkephalin) on human immune function are reviewed. This pentapeptide functions to upregulate, or enhance, immune function in the majority of donor samples at low doses and suppresses at high doses. The influence of this molecule is shared by the central nervous, neuroendocrine, and immune systems.
N P, Plotnikoff +4 more
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Influence of methionine-enkephalin on stress-induced parameters
International Journal of Immunopharmacology, 1998This study examines the influence of methionine-enkephalin (MENK) on stress-induced oxidative damage (lipid peroxidation; LPO) in mice liver homogenate, plasma corticosterone concentration (CS) and phagocytic activity of mouse splenocytes. The LPO value increased in the mice subjected to restraint stress and had no correlation to stress duration, while
Marotti, Tatjana +4 more
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Methionine-enkephalin and vasopressin in SHR: effects of dehydration
American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 1986Enkephalins are found in the posterior pituitary, can alter vasopressin secretion, and have greater pressor effects in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) than in Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats. Measurement of the plasma methionine-enkephalin concentration (PMet-Enk) has provided equivocal results in humans and has not been reported in rats.
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Pharmacodynamics and Biophasic Drug Levels of Methionine Enkephalin
Pharmaceutical Research, 1991Methionine enkephalin (Met-E) is a naturally occurring pentapeptide. It appears to mediate pain perception by blocking CNS pathways. Using rabbits, a log dose relationship was obtained between Met-E-induced dilation of the pupil (mydriasis) and constant intravenous infusion dose rates (14, 20, 28, 37, 56, 73, and 129 micrograms/min/kg).
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