title: Antinociceptive effect of gabapentin in the formalin test.
abstract: Gabapentin is an adjunctive drug for the treatment of resistant partial seizures. The antinociceptive effect of this drug was assessed by using the formalin pain test in rats. Although low dose gabapentin (10 mg/kg s.c.) was unable to alter pain scores, higher doses (30 and 90 mg/kg s.c.) significantly reduced them. Results suggest that gabapentin may modulate the pain perception produced by chemical irritants like formalin in rats.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dixit
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Bhargava
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kaur
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000588:Amines; D000700:Analgesics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003509:Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005557:Formaldehyde; D000077206:Gabapentin; D008297:Male; D009619:Nociceptors / Q000187:drug effects*; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000187:drug effects*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D000588:Amines; D000700:Analgesics; D000927:Anticonvulsants; D003509:Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; D005557:Formaldehyde; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; D000077206:Gabapentin