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Phe-Met-Arg-Phe-NH2 (FMRF-NH2) was initially isolated from the macrocallista nimbosa clam and subsequently existence of FMRF-NH2-like immunoreactivity (FMRF-NH2-IR) was detected in mammalian CNS. Due to the structural similarity between FMRF-NH2 and the C-terminal extended form of met5-enkephalin, met5-enkephalin-arg6-phe7 (YGGFMRF), a possible interaction between these two peptides was explored. FMRF-NH2 injected intrathecally decreases the antinociceptive action of YGGFMRF or morphine. However, the FMRF-NH2-IR present in rat and bovine brains differs from FMRF-NH2. Intrathecally injected FMRF-NH2-IR partially purified from bovine brain reduces YGGFMRF antinociception. The antagonism elicited by FMRF-NH2 can be reversed by proglumide, which was reported to act as a CCK antagonist. In order to characterize the biological profile of FMRF-NH2-IR, the effect of proglumide and of the FMRF-NH2 antibody on morphine analgesia was tested. Both the IgG isolated from FMRF-NH2 antiserum and proglumide were found to potentiate the morphine analgesia. The results taken together suggest that endogenous FMRF-NH2-IR modulates opioid antinociception; perhaps by acting as an endogenous naloxone.
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