Zhao Qian-Yu, Chen Qiang, Feng Yun, Lin Xin, Wang Rui
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Life Science, Lanzhou University, Peoples Republic of China.
Protein Pept Lett. 2005 May;12(4):323-6. doi: 10.2174/0929866053765743.
[Tic(4)]EM1 and [Tic(4)]EM2, new endomorphins (EMs) analogues, caused relaxation of rat aorta rings precontracted with phenylphrine in a concentration-dependent manner and were 240- to 370-fold more potent than EMs. This effect was inhibited by endothelium removal or by incubation with NO synthase inhibitor L-NNA or opioid receptor antagonist naloxone. The results demonstrate that [Tic(4)]EMs have NO- and endothelium-dependent vasorelaxant effects which are mediated by the opioid receptor.