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    Cell Mol Neurobiol. 2003 Apr;23(2):175-85.

    Intrathecal adenosine A1 receptor agonist attenuates hyperalgesia without inhibiting spinal glutamate release in the rat.

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    Department of Laboratory Sciences, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan.

    Abstract

    The analgesia effects of intrathecal adenosine A1 receptor agonist, R-PIA, on the hyperalgesia and CSF-glutamate release after formalin injection into the rat paw were evaluated. R-PIA significantly and dose-dependently attenuated increases in flinching behavior, and this attenuating effect was reversed by the adenosine A1 receptor antagonist, aminophylline. Morphine blocked flinchs, however MK-801 partially abolished. The increase in CSF-glutamate release evoked by formalin stimulation was inhibited by morphine but not by either R-PIA or MK-801. These findings suggest that the intrathecal adenosine A1 receptor agonist provokes analgesic effect via the postsynaptic action independent of an effect upon spinal glutamate release.

    PMID:
    12735630
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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