background: hypertension is considered an independent risk factor for cardiovascular mortality in diabetic patients. the present study was designed to determine the role of gamma amino butyric acid b (gabab) receptor and l-arginine (l-arg) in gaba-induced vasorelaxation in normal and streptozotocin-induced diabetic rat vessels. methods: diabetes was induced by a single i.p. injection of strepto...

In the present study, the effects of excitation and inhibition of GABAA and GABAB receptor subtypes on the expression of morphine-induced conditioned place preference (CPP) were investigated. For this purpose, male Wistar rats (250-300 g) were used in the experiments. Five days after surgical cannulation in the ventral tegmental area (VTA), different doses of morphine were injected into the ani...

Objective(s): Central nucleus of amygdala (CeA) is the most important region for morphine-induced reward, and GABAergic system plays an important role on morphine reinforcement. The influence of CeA administration of GABAB receptor agonist and antagonist on the expression and acquisition of morphine-induced incentive tolerance using conditioned place preference (CPP) paradigm was investigated i...

introduction: in female rats sensitivity to antinociceptive treatment varies during estrous cycle stages. the role of gaba through gabab receptor in nociception has been established. the aim of the present study is to investigate the effect of intercerebroventicular injection of gabab receptor agonist (baclofen) and gabab antagonist (cgp35348) on pain sensitivity during different stages of estr...

GABAB-receptors (GABAB-Rs) are metabotropic, G protein-coupled receptors for the neurotransmitter GABA. Their activation induces slow inhibitory control of neuronal excitability mediated by pre- and postsynaptic inhibition. Presynaptically GABAB-Rs reduce GABA glutamate release inhibiting presynaptic Ca2+ channels in both excitatory synapses while induce robust hyperpolarization K+ channels. ac...

Background: Hypertension is considered an independent risk factor for cardiovascular mortality in diabetic patients. The present study was designed to determine the role of gamma amino butyric acid B (GABAB) receptor and L-arginine (L-Arg) in GABA-induced vasorelaxation in normal and streptozotocin-induced diabetic rat vessels. Methods: Diabetes was induced by a single i.p. injection of strepto...

Whereas most G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are monomeric in structure, y-Aminobutyric acid type B (GABAb) receptors are heterodimers of two seven transmembrane protein subunits, GABAB(i) and GABAB(2>. GABAb receptor function is dependent upon the co-expression of both these proteins which, when individually expressed, are devoid of receptor activity. Desensitisation of cell surface recept...

Repeated administration of morphine sensitizes animals to the stimulant and rewarding properties of the drug. It may also alter the expression and function of GABA receptors within the ventral tegmental area (VTA), a midbrain region that is implicated in morphine action. In the present study, the effect of activation of GABAB receptor subtypes within the VTA on morphine-induced incentive sensit...

Repeated administration of morphine sensitizes animals to the stimulant and rewarding properties of the drug. It may also alter the expression and function of GABA receptors within the ventral tegmental area (VTA), a midbrain region that is implicated in morphine action. In the present study, the effect of activation of GABAB receptor subtypes within the VTA on morphine-induced incentive sensit...