Inhibition of inducible nitric oxide synthase in persistent pain |
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Authors: | Budziñski M Misterek K Gumulka W Dorociak A |
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Affiliation: | Department of Pharmacodynamics, Medical University, Warsaw, Poland. |
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Abstract: | The present study was undertaken to investigate the role of inducible nitric oxide synthase in a rat model of persistent pain. The effects of L-N6 (1-iminoethyl) lysine (L-NIL), a relatively potent and relatively selective inhibitor of inducible nitric oxide synthase, were investigated in carrageenan induced hyperalgesia L-NIL (0.1 microMole) injected intraplantar or intrathecal markedly enhanced carrageenan induced hyperalgesia. These effects were reversed during the third hour by co-administration of L-arginine (900 mg/kg i.p.) but not D-arginine. Methylene blue (MB), a soluble guanylate cyclase inhibitor, administered intrathecally (0.1 microg) had no effect on L-NIL potentiation of carrageenan hyperalgesia but abolished antinociception induced by L-arginine. Obtained results suggest that nitric oxide derived from inducible nitric oxide synthase play an inhibitory role in carrageenan produced hyperalgesia in rat. |
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