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    Combined systemic administration of morphine and magnesium sulfate attenuates pain-related behavior in mononeuropathic rats
    (Elsevier Science Bv, 2002) Ulugol, A; Aslantas, A; Ipci, Y; Tuncer, A; Karadag, CH; Dokmeci, I
    The response to opioids is reduced in neuropathic pain states. We examined the effect of the combination of morphine (0.1 mg/kg) and magnesium sulfate (125 mg/kg) on behavioral signs of neuropathic pain in spinal nerve ligated rats. Administered alone, neither drug produced any effect, but the combination exerted a significant anti-allodynic effect, which was partially reversed by naloxone. These results suggest that combining low doses of magnesium sulfate with opiates might be an alternative in treating neuropathic pain, with reduced risk of side effects. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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    The effect of WIN 55,212-2, a cannabinoid agonist, on tactile allodynia in diabetic rats
    (Elsevier Sci Ireland Ltd, 2004) Ulugol, A; Karadag, HC; Ipci, Y; Tamer, M; Dokmeci, I
    The antinociceptive action of cannabinoids in acute and inflammatory pain states have been well-documented. There is also accumulating evidence suggesting that cannabinoids are effective analgesics in chronic pain conditions. WIN 55,212-2, a mixed CB1 and CB2 cannabinoid receptor agonist, has been shown to be effective against hyperalgesia and allodynia in painful peripheral mononeuropathy. Recently, in addition to their spinal and supraspinal antinociceptive action, cannabinoids have also reported to exert local analgesic effects. The aim of this study is to observe the effect of a high affinity cannabinoid, WIN 55,212-2, on tactile allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia in diabetic rats. Diabetes was produced with the injection of a single dose of streptozocin (50 mg/kg, i.p.) and this procedure resulted in neuropathic pain behaviors in the hindlimbs. Mechanical allodynia was detected by application of von Frey filaments to the plantar surface of the foot, and thermal hyperalgesia was studied using the Hargreaves' method; however, thermal hyperalgesia did not develop in diabetic rats. With its higher doses, both systemic (3 and 10 mg/kg, i.p.) and peripheral (30 mug, i.p.l.) injections of WIN 55,212-2 reduced mechanical allodynia. These results suggest that WIN 55,212-2 has an antiallodynic effect in streptozocin-induced diabetic rats and may be a promising approach in the treatment of diabetic neuropathy. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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    Systemic agmatine attenuates tactile allodynia in two experimental neuropathic pain models in rats
    (Elsevier Ireland Ltd, 2003) Karadag, HC; Ulugol, A; Tamer, M; Ipci, Y; Dokmeci, I
    Recent evidence suggests that agmatine, an endogenous polyamine metabolite, might be an important neurotransmitter in central nervous system and has potential as a treatment of pain. The aim of our study was to evaluate the effect of agmatine on allodynia in two experimental neuropathic pain models, the spinal nerve ligation (SNL) model and the streptozocin (STZ)-induced diabetic neuropathy in rats, and to determine if the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonists and the nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitors influence this effect of agmatine. Nerve injury was produced by tight ligation of the left L5 and L6 spinal nerves, and diabetic neuropathy is induced with the injection of a single dose of STZ; these procedures resulted in tactile allodynia in the hindpaw. Tactile allodynia was detected by application of von Frey filaments to the plantar surface of the foot. Agmatine reduced mechanical allodynia with its higher doses. Dizocilpine maleate (MK-801), a NMDA receptor antagonist, and the NOS inhibitors, N-G-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester and 7-nitroindazole, did not influence the antiallodynic effect of agmatine. These results suggest that agmatine has an antiallodynic effect in both spinal nerve ligation and diabetic models and may be a promising drug in the treatment of neuropathic pain. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.