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Pre treatment with MK-801, a non-competitive NMDA antagonist, prevents development of mechanical hyperalgesia in a rat model of chronic neuropathy, but not in a model of chronic inflammation
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| Author | Smith, Graham D. Wiseman, J. W. Harrison, Simon M. Elliott, Peter James Birch, Phillip John |
| Copyright Year | 1994 |
| Abstract | In the rat, loose ligation of the sciatic nerve results in behavioural signs of hyperalgesia reminiscent of neuropathy in man. A further rat model, of chronic inflammatory hyperalgesia, is produced by intraplantar administration of Freund's complete adjuvant (FCA). We report here that preemptive administration of a non-competitive antagonist of the glutamate N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor, MK-801 (0.3 mg kg-1, s.c.) 30 min prior to and twice daily for a further 8 days following loose ligation of the sciatic nerve, blocks the development of mechanical hyperalgesia measured 27 days later. In contrast, MK-801 administration using the same dosing regimen did not significantly inhibit the hyperalgesia apparent 15 days following i.pl. administration of FCA. Our results suggest that the mechanisms responsible for the development of mechanical hyperalgesia associated with chronic nerve injury and chronic inflammation differ. |
| Starting Page | 79 |
| Ending Page | 83 |
| Page Count | 5 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1016/0304-3940(94)90714-5 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://api.elsevier.com/content/article/pii/0304394094907145 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0304394094907145?dgcid=api_sd_search-api-endpoint |
| PubMed reference number | 8015743 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1016/0304-3940%2894%2990714-5 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 165 |
| Journal | Neuroscience Letters |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
