Abstract:
:Agmatine is an endogenous amine that is synthesized following the decarboxylation of L-arginine by arginine decarboxylase. Agmatine exists in mammalian brain and has been proposed as a neurotransmitter and/or neurotransmodulator. Agmatine binds to several targets and is considered as an endogenous ligand for imidazoline receptors. This review, mainly based on our research work in the past decade, focused on the modulations by agmatine action on imidazoline receptors to opioid analgesia, tolerance and dependence, and its possible neurochemical mechanisms. We went on to propose that agmatine and imidazoline receptors constitute a novel system of modulating opioid functions.
journal_name
Cell Mol Neurobioljournal_title
Cellular and molecular neurobiologyauthors
Wu N,Su RB,Li Jdoi
10.1007/s10571-007-9164-ysubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2008-08-01 00:00:00pages
629-41issue
5eissn
0272-4340issn
1573-6830journal_volume
28pub_type
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