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ArticleBrain sciences2020

Analgesic Effects and Impairment in Locomotor Activity Induced by Cannabinoid/Opioid Combinations in Rat Models of Chronic Pain.

Mohammad Alsalem, Ahmad Altarifi, Mansour Haddad, Belal Azab, Heba Kalbouneh, Amer Imraish, Tareq Saleh, Khalid El-Salem

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Article in Brain sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Mohammad AlsalemFaculty of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0001-5575-4377
Ahmad AltarifiFaculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0001-9574-8422
Mansour HaddadFaculty of Pharmacy, Philadelphia University, Amman 19392, Jordan.
Belal AzabFaculty of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan.
Heba KalbounehFaculty of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan.
Amer ImraishFaculty of Science, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan.
Tareq SalehFaculty of Medicine, The Hashemite University, Zarqa 13133, Jordan.
Khalid El-SalemFaculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan.
University of Jordan · JOJordan University of Science and Technology · JOHashemite University · JOPhiladelphia University · JO

Funding

Scientific Research Support Fund‬/Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in Jordan MPH/1/29/2016
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Both opioids and cannabinoids have well-known antinociceptive effects in different animal models of chronic pain. However, unwanted side effects limit their use. The aim of this study is to evaluate the antinociceptive effect of combining synthetic cannabinoids with subtherapeutic doses of opioids, and to evaluate the effects of these drugs/combinations on rat's locomotor activity. Intra-plantar injection of Complete Freund's Adjuvant (CFA) into the left hindpaw and intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (STZ) were used to induce inflammatory and diabetic neuropathic pain in adult male Sprague-Dawley rats, respectively. Von Frey filaments were used to assess the antinociceptive effects of opioids (morphine and tramadol) and the synthetic cannabinoids (HU210 and WIN55212) or their combinations on CFA and STZ-induced mechanical allodynia. Open field test was used to evaluate the effect of these drugs or their combinations on locomotion. HU210 and WIN55212 did not produce significant antinociceptive effect on inflammatory pain while only the maximal dose of HU210 (1 mg/kg) was effective in neuropathic pain. Only the maximal doses of morphine (3.2 mg/kg) and tramadol (10 mg/kg) had significant anti-allodynic effects in both models. Tramadol (1 mg/kg) enhanced the antinociceptive effects of WIN55212 but not HU210 in neuropathic pain with no effect on inflammatory pain. However, in open field test, the aforementioned combination did not change tramadol-induced depression of locomotion. Tramadol and WIN55212 combination produces antinociceptive effects in neuropathic but not inflammatory pain at low doses with no additional risk of locomotor impairment, which may be useful in clinical practice.

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chronic painComplete Freund’s Adjuvant (CFA)HU210morphineopen field teststreptozotocin (STZ)tramadolvon Frey filament testWIN55212

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PMID32781705
PMCPMC7547378
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