title: Analgesic effect of novel organogermanium compound, GE-132.
abstract: A novel organogermanium compound, Ge-132, carboxyethylgermanium sesquioxide, showed enhancement of 0.5 mg/kg morphine analgesia in both administration routes of oral administration (p.o.) and intraperitoneal injection (i.p.) in the Tail-Flick test, and the effect was completely abolished by 0.5 mg/kg Naloxone, stereospecific opiate antagonist. Ge-132 alone, 250 mg/kg i.p., did not show any antinociceptive action by assessing the Tail-Flick test and the Hot-Plate test. By the intracerebral injection of Ge-132, 100-1000 micrograms, prolongation of Tail-Flick latency was observed and the action was abolished by 50 micrograms CaCl2 injection. Although bestatin which is reported to enhance the morphine analgesia inhibits enkephalinase and enkephalin aminopeptidase, Ge-132 did not show any inhibition on both enkephalin degrading enzymes. The possibility for the mode of action of Ge-132 was discussed.
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics; D000818:Animals; D010450:Endopeptidases / Q000378:metabolism; D005857:Germanium / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007276:Injections, Intraventricular; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D009020:Morphine / Q000494:pharmacology; D015260:Neprilysin; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011422:Propionates; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D011422:Propionates; D005857:Germanium; C066750:propagermanium; D009020:Morphine; D010450:Endopeptidases; D015260:Neprilysin