Abstract | BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Accumulating evidence indicates that amitriptyline decreases pain sensation when administered orally, intraperitoneally, or for sciatic nerve block. Previous reports of intrathecal administration of amitriptyline have yielded inconsistent results. The failure of amitriptyline to provide antinociception may partly be related to its high logP (octanol-water partition coefficient) and consequent poor spread within the cerebrospinal fluid. We evaluated spinal block after various concentrations of amitriptyline administered intrathecally in a fixed high volume. METHODS: RESULTS: Doses of 100 microL amitriptyline at 15.9 mmol/L (0.5%) and 25 mmol/L produced longer complete nerve block than did bupivacaine at 15.4 mmol/L (0.5%); 5 and 10 mmol/L amitriptyline produced only partial nerve block. However, with 100 microL intrathecal amitriptyline at 50 and 100 mmol/L, many rats did not fully recover from spinal block. Severe axonal degeneration, myelin breakdown, and replacement of neuronal structures by vacuoles were seen in the spinal root section of animals injected with concentrations higher than 25 mmol/L amitriptyline. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Yukari Sudoh, Sukumar P Desai, Anna E Haderer, Shinji Sudoh, Peter Gerner, Douglas C Anthony, Umberto De Girolami, Ging Kuo Wang |
Journal | Regional anesthesia and pain medicine
(Reg Anesth Pain Med)
2004 Sep-Oct
Vol. 29
Issue 5
Pg. 434-40
ISSN: 1098-7339 [Print] England |
PMID | 15372388
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)
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Chemical References |
- Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
- Anesthetics, Local
- Amitriptyline
- Bupivacaine
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Topics |
- Amitriptyline
(administration & dosage, adverse effects, pharmacology)
- Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
(administration & dosage, adverse effects, pharmacology)
- Analysis of Variance
- Anesthetics, Local
(administration & dosage)
- Animals
- Bupivacaine
(administration & dosage)
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Injections, Spinal
(methods)
- Male
- Motor Activity
(drug effects)
- Nerve Block
(methods)
- Nervous System Diseases
(chemically induced)
- Proprioception
(drug effects)
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Spinal Cord
(drug effects, ultrastructure)
- Time Factors
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