Antinociceptive effect of purine nucleotides
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1996-10-01
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The antinociceptive effect of purine nucleotides administered systemically (sc) was determined using the formalin and writhing tests in adult male albino mice. The mechanisms underlying nucleotide-induced antinociception were investigated by preinjecting the animals (sc) with specific antagonists for opioid (naloxone, 1 mg/kg), purinergic P-1 (caffeine, 5, 10 or 30 mg/kg); theophylline, 10 mg/kg) or purinergic P-2 receptors (suramin, 100 mg/kg, Coomassie blue, 30-300 mg/kg; quinidine, 10 mg/kg). Adenosine, adenosine monophosphate (AMP), diphosphate (ADP) and triphosphate (ATP) caused a reduction in the number of writhes and in the time of licking the formalin-injected paw. Naloxone had no effect on adenosine- or adenine nucleotide-induced antinociception. Caffeine (30 mg/kg) and theophylline (10 mg/kg) reversed the antinociceptive action of adenosine and adenine nucleotide derivatives in both tests. P-2 antagonists did not reverse adenine nucleotide-induced antinociception. These results suggest that the antinociceptive effect of adenine nucleotides is mediated by adenosine.
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Brazilian Journal Of Medical And Biological Research. Sao Paulo: Assoc Bras Divulg Cientifica, v. 29, n. 10, p. 1379-1387, 1996.