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Role of opioid receptors in the substantia nigra in morphine-induced muscular rigidity.

Uni- or bilateral injection of morphine (MO) (3-13 nmoles) into the substantia nigra pars reticulata (SNR) produced tonic activity in the electromyogram (EMG) recorded from the gastrocnemius-soleus (GS) muscle of non-anesthesized rats. This activity was antagonized by naloxone (NAL) (10 nmoles) coadministered with MO into the SNR. Bilateral lesion of the caudate nucleus (CN) with kainic acid did not prevent the tonic EMG activity occurring after the injection of MO into the SNR. Unilateral injection of MO (40 nmoles) into the CN also induced tonic EMG activity in the GS-muscle, which was antagonized by NAL (10 nmoles) administered into the SNR ipsilaterally and simultaneously to the intrastriatal injection of MO. The results suggest that enkephalinergic mechanisms in the SNR seem to play a crucial role in the function of striatal efferent pathways relayed in the SNR.

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[A case of rigid man syndrome (stiff-man syndrome)].

The Authors describe a case of "stiff-man syndrome" accompanied by all clinical and laboratory examinations; they point out the unusual implication of facial muscles and briefly report pathogenic theories and diagnostical criteria of this syndrome.

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PubMed1982

Effect of lesioning dopamine, noradrenaline and 5-hydroxytryptamine pathways on tremorine-induced tremor and rigidity.

The effects of lesioning monoamine pathways in the rat brain on tremorine-induced hind-limb tremor and rigidity were studied. Nigro-striatal and mesolimbic dopamine (DA) neurones were lesioned unilaterally by injecting 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) into the median forebrain bundle. Tremor was reduced in the contralateral leg and rigidity was prevented in the ipsilateral leg. Injection of 6-OHDA into the nucleus accumbens affected tremor but not rigidity. In general, nigral DA neurones may influence rigidity whilst mesolimbic DA neurones affect tremor. A unilateral locus coeruleus electrolesion which destroys noradrenaline (NA) fibres reduced both tremor and rigidity. A median raphe electrolytic lesion affecting 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) neurones had no effect on tremor and rigidity, whereas lesioning the dorsal raphe electrolytically or by injecting 5,6-dihydroxytryptamine prevented rigidity without affecting tremor. Electrical stimulation of the dorsal raphe increased transiently the hindlimb tone of normal rats. The findings demonstrate that the monoamines, especially 5-HT, are differently involved in the mechanisms of tremor and rigidity produced by tremorine.

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PubMed2005

Postural stability of Parkinson's disease patients is improved by decreasing rigidity.

Postural instability has a big impact on the quality of life of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) as it often leads to an insecure stance and fall. We investigated if postural stability in these patients improves by decreasing rigidity with a dopaminergic agonist. In our study, we tested eight PD patients with no concomitant diseases. Their age was 61 +/- 2 years (mean +/- SE) and their Hoehn-Yahr score was 3 +/- 0.1. The patients were evaluated according to the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale for motor function (mUPDRS) and with stabilometric measurements of forward-backward and side-to-side body oscillations during free stance with eyes open. Both evaluations were performed in an "off "state and in an apomorphine-induced "on" state. As expected, the mUPDRS score was significantly decreased in the "on" state with posture being improved in six patients, gait in eight patients and postural stability in seven of eight patients. In addition, apomorphine caused a significant reduction of the relative amplitude of lower frequencies and an increase of the relative amplitude of higher frequencies of forward-backward body oscillations. The results of stabilometry and mUPDRS evaluations are in agreement with the effect of apomorphine on rigidity, indicating that postural stability of PD patients is improved by decreasing rigidity.

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