title: Antinociceptive effect of amikacin and its interaction with morphine and naloxone.
abstract: Amikacin sulphate (30 mg kg(-1)) administered either intraperitoneally (i.p.) or subcutaneously (s.c.) produced antinociceptive effect in BALB/c mice in the acetic acid writhing test which is employed as an inflammatory pain model. The lack of difference between two routes with regard to antinociceptive potency was taken as evidence for the absence of a local effect. Amikacin sulphate-induced antinociception seems unlikely to be due to non-specific behaviour alteration, since this drug, at a dose range of 15-100 mg kg(-1)did not affect motor coordination of mice in rot-a-rod test. Morphine (1 mg kg(-1)) also caused antinociception when administered i.p. or s.c. but the effect was greater with the latter route. At the i.p. site; the concurrent use of amikacin and morphine produced more remarkable antinociception compared to their individual usages. Besides, naloxone (2 mg kg(-1)) significantly decreased antinociceptive effect of amikacin but itself also exerted antinociception. At present, we have no plausible explanation for these findings at the i.p. site.
authors.affiliation: Pharmacology Unit of Faculty of Dentistry, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Atamer-Simsek
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Olmez-Salvarli
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Güc
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Eroglu
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates; D000583:Amikacin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000818:Animals; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004347:Drug Interactions; D007274:Injections, Intraperitoneal; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D009020:Morphine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009270:Naloxone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010146:Pain / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017288:Pain Threshold
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D000700:Analgesics; D009270:Naloxone; D009020:Morphine; D000583:Amikacin