title: Newer N-phthaloyl GABA derivatives with antiallodynic and antihyperalgesic activities in both sciatic nerve and spinal nerve ligation models of neuropathic pain.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  There is considerable research evidence supporting a palliative role for gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-ergic neurotransmission and voltage-gated sodium channel blockade in neuropathic pain conditions. Hence, the present study was undertaken to assess the peripheral analgesic, antiallodynic and antihyperalgesic activities of the synthesized structural analogues of GABA.
  
  
  METHODS
  The screening study included acute tissue injury, chronic constriction injury (CCI), and spinal nerve ligation (SNL) models of neuropathic pain.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All of the tested compounds sup-pressed the acetic acid-induced writhing response significantly in comparison to the control. In particular, compound JVP-8 was observed to be the most active compound with percent inhibition greater than that of the standard drug aspirin (97.8% inhibition of writhing response as against 97.0% shown by aspirin). In neuropathic pain studies, compound JVP-5 (100 mg/kg i.p.) emerged as the most active compound affording maximum protection against dynamic allodynia and mechanical hyperalgesia in the CCI model, and against spontaneous pain and mechanical hyperalgesia in SNL rats.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In this study, we have demonstrated that combining phthalimide pharmacophore with GABA has evolved compounds effective for the treatment of neuropathic pain.
authors.affiliation: Pharmacy Group, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Rajasthan, India. pyogee@bits-pilani.ac.in
authors.forename: Perumal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yogeeswari
authors.forename: Jegadeesan Vaigunda
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Ragavendran
authors.forename: Dharmarajan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sriram
authors.forename: Ramkumar
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kavya
authors.forename: Kaliappan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vanitha
authors.forename: Harshini
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Neelakantan
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000818:Animals; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005260:Female; D006930:Hyperalgesia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009437:Neuralgia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010797:Phthalimides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012584:Sciatic Nerve / Q000293:injuries; D013127:Spinal Nerves / Q000293:injuries; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use*