Abstract | OBJECTIVES: METHODS: Adult NRL mice were rendered physically dependent on morphine by escalating the doses of subcutaneous morphine for 3 days. Withdrawal jumping was precipitated by a subcutaneous injection of naloxone (50 mg/kg) on day 4. In study I, on an equimolar basis, we compared the efficacy of six phenothiazine antipsychotics in saline on reducing morphine withdrawal symptoms. One hour before naloxone injection, the mice were assigned to receive intramuscular (i.m.) saline or one of the six phenothiazine-type antipsychotics (0.3 μmol/kg). After naloxone injection, the tested mouse was immediately placed in a transparent acrylic cylinder, and the severity of withdrawal symptoms was assessed, via a computer connected to the floor of the cylinder, by counting the number of the withdrawal jumps over a 30-minute interval. In study II, we performed a dose-response test in these six phenothiazine antipsychotics (0.03, 0.3, and 3 μmol/kg, i.m., for each test drug) on the inhibition of naloxone-precipitated morphine withdrawal jumping. RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Su-Zhen Wu, Kuan-Ting Chen, Jen-Yin Chen, K C Sung, Jhi-Joung Wang, Kuo-Sheng Liu, Chin-Chen Chu |
Journal | Acta anaesthesiologica Taiwanica : official journal of the Taiwan Society of Anesthesiologists
(Acta Anaesthesiol Taiwan)
Vol. 50
Issue 4
Pg. 167-71
(Dec 2012)
ISSN: 1875-452X [Electronic] China (Republic : 1949- ) |
PMID | 23385039
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2012. Published by Elsevier B.V. |
Chemical References |
- Antipsychotic Agents
- Narcotic Antagonists
- Phenothiazines
- Naloxone
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Topics |
- Animals
- Antipsychotic Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Male
- Mice
- Morphine Dependence
(drug therapy)
- Naloxone
(pharmacology)
- Narcotic Antagonists
(pharmacology)
- Phenothiazines
(therapeutic use)
- Substance Withdrawal Syndrome
(drug therapy)
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