title: Intrathecal morphine-3-glucuronide does not antagonize spinal antinociception by morphine or morphine-6-glucuronide in rats.
abstract: Morphine or morphine-6-glucuronide either alone or in combination with morphine-3-glucuronide was administered intrathecally to rats. Antinociceptive effects were evaluated with the tail flick and the hot plate tests. Motor function was tested using the rotarod test. Estimated ED50 from the dose-response curves for morphine and morphine-6-glucuronide showed about a 30 times more potent antinociceptive effect of morphine-6-glucuronide compared with morphine. Morphine-3-glucuronide had no antinociceptive effect. Simultaneous administration of morphine-3-glucuronide 5.0 micrograms did not show any significant effect on antinociception induced by morphine 1.0 microgram or morphine-6-glucuronide 0.05 microgram.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kalso
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Rosenberg
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D007278:Injections, Spinal; D008297:Male; D009020:Morphine / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000494:pharmacology; D009022:Morphine Derivatives / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000187:drug effects; D004856:Postural Balance / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D009022:Morphine Derivatives; C035349:morphine-6-glucuronide; D009020:Morphine; C018108:morphine-3-glucuronide