Abstract
Background
This study evaluated the antinociceptive action of α-(phenylalanyl) acetophenone (PSAP) in mice.
Methods
Evaluated whether the serotonergic, adrenergic and dopaminergic systems are involved in PSAP antinociceptive activity. PSAP was administered intragastrically (ig) 30 min prior to formalin or glutamate test and compared with a standard drug, meloxicam (10 mg/kg, ig).
Results
The treatment with PSAP (10–50 mg/kg) caused inhibition in the neurogenic phase and reduced the paw oedema caused by intraplantar (ipl) injection of formalin. PSAP (1–50 mg/kg) decreased the nociceptive response in the inflammatory phase of the formalin test and in licking behaviour triggered by glutamate at doses of 0.1–50 mg/kg. The antinociceptive effect of PSAP (1 mg/kg) was abolished when the animals were pre-treated with prazosin (α1-adrenergic antagonist receptor, 0.15 mg/kg, intraperitoneally, ip), yohimbine (α2-adrenergic antagonist receptor, 1 mg/kg, ip) and sulpiride (D2/D3 dopamine antagonist, 5 mg/kg, ip). The antinociceptive effect of PSAP (1 mg/kg) was not abolished by WAY100635 (5-HT1A-selective serotoninergic antagonist, 0.7 mg/kg, ip), ketanserin (selective antagonist of serotonergic 5-HT2A/2C, 0.3 mg/kg, ip), ondansetron (5-HT3 selective serotoninergic antagonist, 0.5 mg/kg, ip) or SCH23390 (D1 dopamine receptor antagonist, 0.05 mg/kg, ip) in the glutamate test. No changes in locomotor activity were observed in the animals treated with PSAP and/or antagonists in the open field test.
Conclusion
These results showed the antinociceptive action of PSAP in formalin and glutamate tests and the involvement of the dopaminergic and adrenergic systems in its antinociceptive activity.
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Sousa, F.S.S., Anversa, R.G., Birmann, P.T. et al. Contribution of dopaminergic and noradrenergic systems in the antinociceptive effect of α-(phenylalanyl) acetophenone. Pharmacol. Rep 69, 871–877 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pharep.2017.03.016
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