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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2023

5,7-Dimethoxycoumarin ameliorates vincristine induced neuropathic pain: potential role of 5HT

Muhammad Usman, Hurmat Malik, Ahmed Tokhi, Mehreen Arif, Zilli Huma, Khalid Rauf, Robert D E Sewell

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Article in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Muhammad UsmanDepartment of Pharmacy, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad, Pakistan.
Hurmat MalikDepartment of Pharmacy, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad, Pakistan.
Ahmed TokhiDepartment of Pharmacy, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad, Pakistan.
Mehreen ArifDepartment of Pharmacy, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad, Pakistan.
Zilli HumaInstitute of Basic Medical Sciences, Khyber Medical University, Peshawar, Pakistan.
Khalid RaufDepartment of Pharmacy, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad, Pakistan.
Robert D E SewellCardiff School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

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Abstract

Vincristine is the drug of choice for Hodgkin's lymphoma, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Despite its significant anticancer effects, it causes dose-dependent neuropathy, leading to compulsive dose reduction. The available drugs used for vincristine-induced neuropathic pain (VINP) have a range of safety, efficacy, and tolerability issues prompting a search for new therapies. 5,7-Dimethoxycoumarin (5,7-DMC) also known as citropten, is a natural coumarin found in the essential oils of citrus plants such as lime, lemons, and bergamots, and it possesses both antidepressant and anti-inflammatory effects. This study was designed to investigate the possible analgesic and antiallodynic effects of 5,7-DMC in a murine model of VINP. Vincristine was administered to groups of BALB/c male mice (0.1 mg/kg intraperitoneally) once daily for 14 days to induce VINP. Thermal hyperalgesia and mechanical allodynia were quantified using the tail immersion test and von Frey filament application method. The levels of monoamine neurotransmitters and vitamin C in frontal cortical, striatal and hippocampal tissues, as well as the TNF-α level in plasma, were quantified using high performance liquid chromatography and ELISA respectively. On day 15 of the protocol, acute treatment with 5,7-DMC clearly reversed VINP thermal hyperalgesia, mechanical static allodynia, mechanical dynamic allodynia, and cold allodynia. The activity of 5,7-DMC against hyperalgesia and allodynia was inhibited by pretreatment with ondansetron but not naloxone, implicating a 5-HT

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5,7-Dimethoxycoumarin5HT3 receptorsbehavioral profilingmonoamines in brain tissuesTNF-αvincristine induced neuropathic painvitamin C

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PMCPMC10619918

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