Oxytocin blocks the development of heroin-fentanyl cross-tolerance in mice

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Kriván, Márta;Szabó, Gyula;Sarnyai, Zoltán;Kovacs, Gábor;Telegdy, Gyula
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The development of cross-tolerance to an analgesic effect was observed between two mu-receptor agonists, heroin and fentanyl. Repeated treatments with heroin twice a day for 4 days resulted in a decreased nociceptive effect to fentanyl on day 5. The fentanyl dose-response line shifted to the right, and was considered to be a sign of the development of cross-tolerance. Peripheral treatment with oxytocin did not block the development of heroin-fentanyl cross-tolerance. However, intracerebroventricular administration of oxytocin blocked the development of tolerance, causing a leftward shift in the dose-response curve and supporting the assumption that oxytocin blocks the development of heroin-fentanyl cross-tolerance via CNS mechanisms.

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1873-5177

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Elsevier

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10.1016/0091-3057(95)00145-M