| Literature DB >> 1761197 |
S Pieretti1, A Capasso, A Di Giannuario, A Loizzo, L Sorrentino.
Abstract
1. Dexamethasone or RU 38486 were administered intraperitoneally or intracerebroventricularly to mice 10 or 120 min before morphine administration. The interaction of these drugs with the analgesic effects of morphine was examined using the hot plate test. 2. Dexamethasone i.p. pretreatment reduced analgesic responses to morphine injected 120 min but not 10 min after dexamethasone; i.c.v. injection of dexamethasone 10 and 120 min before morphine administration was effective in reducing morphine analgesia. 3. RU 38486 i.c.v. pretreatment (but not i.p. pretreatment) performed 120 (but not 10) min before morphine administration enhanced morphine analgesic effects. 4. These results, particularly the effects of drug interaction for i.c.v. administration, strongly confirm a central site for dexamethasone and RU 38486 action.Entities:
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Year: 1991 PMID: 1761197 DOI: 10.1016/0306-3623(91)90232-u
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Gen Pharmacol ISSN: 0306-3623