title: Attenuation of the fentanyl-induced muscle rigidity by the selective 5HT1A agonist 8-OH-DPAT.
abstract: Fentanyl given in a low dose of 25 microgram/kg (ip) evoked a marked muscle rigidity measured directly by a mechanographic method in non-anesthetized rats. The selective 5HT1A receptor agonist 8-OH-DPAT (0.1, 0.3 and 1.0 mg/kg ip) showed only a tendency to attenuate the natural muscle tone. However, when that compound was given 40 min before (0.3 and 1.0 mg/kg ip) or 20 min after (1.0 mg/kg ip) fentanyl, it abolished the muscle rigidity. It is concluded that the serotonergic transmission, possibly via 5HT1A receptors, may participate in elucidation of the mechanism(s) of the fentanyl-induced muscle rigidity. These results seem to be clinically important in case other 5HT1A agonists, buspirone or gepirone (potent anxiolytics), also prevented fentanyl-induced muscle rigidity in humans.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jaros
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kolasiewicz
mesh_terms: D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D005283:Fentanyl / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D009127:Muscle Rigidity / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists; D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin; D005283:Fentanyl