Abstract
The novel heptadecapeptide opioid, nociceptin, produced a concentration-dependent (EC50 28 nM) suppression of the inotropic response of the guinea-pig isolated renal pelvis to electrical stimulation, a response mediated by release of tachykinins from sensory nerves. Nociceptin did not affect the response to neurokinin A, indicating a prejunctional site of action on tachykininergic nerves. The effect of nociceptin was unchanged in the presence of the mu, delta and kappa opioid receptor antagonists, naloxone, naltrindole and nor-binaltorphimine.
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