title: Pre-emptive antinociceptive effects of a synthetic cannabinoid in a model of neuropathic pain.
abstract: The antinociceptive effects of WIN55,212-2, a synthetic cannabinoid, were evaluated in the model of partial sciatic nerve ligation after daily subcutaneous administration of 0.1 mg/kg a week before and two weeks after surgery. Mechanical allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia were evaluated in 46 rats allocated to receive: (1) Vehicle (before surgery)-Vehicle (after surgery); (2) Vehicle-WIN55,212-2; (3) WIN55,212-2-Vehicle; (4) WIN55,212-2-WIN55,212-2; (5) AM251+vehicle; (6) AM251+WIN55,212-2; (7) AM630+vehicle; (8) AM630+WIN55,212-2; (9) Sham receiving vehicle; and (10) Sham receiving WIN55,212-2. The decreased in mechanical allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia by WIN55,212-2 was significantly greater when it was administered during one week before surgery. In conclusion, pre-emptive use of cannabinoids produced greater antinociceptive effects in a model of neuropathic pain and this effect is mediated by cannabinoid CB(1) and CB(2) receptors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal-CHUM, 3840 rue St-Urbain, Montréal, Québec, Canada H2W 1T8.
authors.forename: Josée
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guindon
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Desroches
authors.forename: Mélina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dani
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Beaulieu
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D048588:Benzoxazines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002186:Cannabinoids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006930:Hyperalgesia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D007211:Indoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D009025:Morpholines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010880:Piperidines / Q000494:pharmacology; D011720:Pyrazoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D043884:Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB1 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D043885:Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB2 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D012584:Sciatic Nerve / Q000293:injuries; D020426:Sciatic Neuropathy / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D048588:Benzoxazines; D002186:Cannabinoids; D007211:Indoles; D009025:Morpholines; D009281:Naphthalenes; D010880:Piperidines; D011720:Pyrazoles; D043884:Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB1; D043885:Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB2; C103505:AM 251; C070417:(3R)-((2,3-dihydro-5-methyl-3-((4-morpholinyl)methyl)pyrrolo-(1,2,3-de)-1,4-benzoxazin-6-yl)(1-naphthalenyl))methanone; C094023:iodopravadoline