Nociceptin/orphanin FQ reverses mecamylamine-induced learning and memory impairment as well as decrease in hippocampal acetylcholine release in the rat

M Hiramatsu, M Miwa, K Hashimoto, S Kawai… - Brain research, 2008 - Elsevier
Nociceptin/orphanin FQ is an endogenous neuropeptide that plays important roles in
several physiological functions including pain, anxiety, locomotion, learning, and memory …

Role of nociceptin/orphanin FQ and the pseudopeptide [Phe1Ψ (CH2NH) Gly2]-nociceptin (1–13)-NH2 and their interaction with classic opioids in the modulation of …

C Miller-Pérez, E Sánchez-Islas, F Pellicer… - European journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
The role in nociception of nociceptin/orphanin FQ (N/OFQ) and its receptor, the opioid
receptor-like 1 (NOP), remains unclear because this peptide has been implicated in both …

Quantitative study of [(pF) Phe4, Arg14, Lys15] nociceptin/orphanin FQ-NH2 (UFP-102) at NOP receptors in rat periaqueductal gray slices

CJ Kuo, YY Liao, R Guerrini, LC Chiou - European journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
The nociceptin/orphanin FQ (N/OFQ) peptide (NOP) receptor is a novel member of the
opioid receptor family with little affinity for traditional opioids. This receptor and its …