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- The study aimed to explore the role of the endocannabinoid system in how ethanol affects saliva production in male Wistar rats.
- Different methods were used to measure salivary secretion and arachidonoyl ethanolamide (anandamide) levels after administering ethanol, including blocking cannabinoid receptors.
- Results showed that ethanol increased AEA levels and inhibited saliva secretion, effects that were partially reversed by blocking cannabinoid receptors, suggesting that the endocannabinoid system mediates ethanol's impact on salivation.
Article Abstract
Aim: The aim of the present study was to determine whether the endocannabinoid system could be involved in the ethanol-induced inhibition of salivation in adult male Wistar rats.
Methods: Salivary secretion induced by different concentrations of methacholine, a cholinergic agonist, and the endocannabinoid arachidonoyl ethanolamide (anandamide, AEA) production in the submandibular gland (SMG) were determined in rats after ethanol (3 g/kg) administration by gastric gavage. To study the participation of cannabinod receptors in ethanol action, we evaluated methacholine-induced salivary secretion after ethanol administration when CB1 or CB2 receptors were blocked by intra-SMG injections of their selective antagonists AM251 and AM630, respectively. Additionally, we evaluated the in vitro effect of ethanol (0.1 M) on SMG production of cAMP, alone or combined with AM251 or AM630.
Results: Acute ethanol administration increased AEA production in SMG and also inhibited the methacholine-induced saliva secretion that was partially restored by intraglandular injection of AM251 or AM630. In addition, ethanol significantly reduced the forskolin-induced increase in cAMP content in SMG in vitro while treatment with AM251 blocked this response.
Conclusion: We conclude that the inhibitory effect produced by ethanol on submandibular gland salivary secretion is mediated, at least in part, by the endocannabinoid system.
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