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GHRP-6 is a synthetic agonist of ghrelin receptor.GHRP-6 has similar physiological functions with ghrelin[1-2].In our previous study,ghrelin(i.c.v.)could induce analgesic effect through an interaction with GHS-R1α and with the central opioid system in the acute pain in mice[3].To date,the function of GHRP-6 in pain processing was not understood.Therefore the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of GHRP-6 on pain modulation at supraspinal level in mice using the tail immersion test.Intracerebroventricular(i.c.v.)administration of GHRP-6(0.1,0.3,1,3 and 10 nmol/L)produced a concentration-and time-related antinociceptive effect.This effect could be fully antagonized by GHS-R1α antagonist [D-Lys3]-GHRP-6,indicating that the analgesic effect induced by GHRP-6 is mediated through the activation of GHS-R1α.