Potent analgesic activity. No affinity for μ, δ, k1 or k3 receptors - Mathis, J.P. et al., Society for Neuroscience Meeting Los Angeles, CA. (1998)
Links to publications that use this peptide:
Inoue et al. Nocistatin and prepro-nociceptin/orphanin FQ 160-187 cause nociception through activation of Gi/o in capsaicin-sensitive and of Gs in capsaicin-insensitive nociceptors, respectively.J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2003 Jul;306(1):141-6.