Evaluation of Interaction between Intrathecal Adenosine and MK801 or NBQX in a Rat Formalin Pain Model
- 14 October 2005
- journal article
- Published by S. Karger AG in Pharmacology
- Vol. 75 (3) , 157-164
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000088345
Abstract
Adenosine and excitatory amino acids have been known to be involved in modulating nociceptive transmission at the spinal level. The authors assessed the characteristics of the interaction of the adenosine-excitatory amino acid antagonist combinations in the spinal cord of rats on the formalin-induced nociception. Intrathecal NMDA antagonist ((5R, 10S)-(+)-5-methyl-10,11-dihydro-(5)H-dibenzo[a[,]d]cyclohepten-5,10-imine hydrogen maleate, MK801, 30 microg) and AMPA antagonist (2,3-dioxo-6-nitro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrobenzo[F]quinoxaline-7-sulfonamide, NBQX, 3 microg) decreased the total number of flinches during both phases in the formalin test. Intrathecal adenosine (300 microg) had little effect on the phase 1 flinching response, but decreased the phase 2 response. The fixed dose analysis and the isobolographic analysis revealed that adenosine interacts additively with MK801 and NBQX in the spinal cord.Keywords
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