Hajhashemi V, Khanjani P
Department of Pharmacology and Isfahan Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan university of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran.
Res Pharm Sci. 2014 Jul-Aug;9(4):251-7.
Antidepressants are widely used for the treatment of various neuropathic pain conditions in humans. Recent studies have demonstrated that bupropion is effective for the treatment of neuropathic pain. Also antidepressants like bupropion showed anti-inflammatory properties. So in the present study, the analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects of bupropion in mice and rat were investigated. The acetic acid, formalin and hot plate tests were used in male mice to assess analgesic activity. For evaluation of anti-inflammatory effect, carrageenan-induced rat paw edema and croton oil-induced ear edema were used. Bupropion was administered at the doses of 10, 20 and 40 mg/kg (i.p.). Bupropion at a dose of 40 mg/kg significantly reduced acetic acid-induced abdominal writhes and also was effective in suppression of formalin-induced behavior and showed significant analgesia in hot plate test. While 40 mg/kg bupropion showed considerable anti-inflammatory response in carrageenan test, but no effect was observed in croton oil-induced ear edema. The results showed that bupropion has analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects in animal models and further studies are needed to find out its mechanism of action.
抗抑郁药被广泛用于治疗人类的各种神经性疼痛病症。最近的研究表明安非他酮对神经性疼痛的治疗有效。而且像安非他酮这样的抗抑郁药还显示出抗炎特性。因此,在本研究中,对安非他酮在小鼠和大鼠中的镇痛和抗炎作用进行了研究。在雄性小鼠中使用乙酸、福尔马林和热板试验来评估镇痛活性。为了评估抗炎作用,使用了角叉菜胶诱导的大鼠足肿胀和巴豆油诱导的耳肿胀。安非他酮以10、20和40毫克/千克(腹腔注射)的剂量给药。40毫克/千克剂量的安非他酮显著减少了乙酸诱导的腹部扭动,并且在抑制福尔马林诱导的行为方面也有效,在热板试验中显示出显著的镇痛作用。虽然40毫克/千克的安非他酮在角叉菜胶试验中显示出相当大的抗炎反应,但在巴豆油诱导的耳肿胀中未观察到效果。结果表明,安非他酮在动物模型中具有镇痛和抗炎作用,需要进一步研究以找出其作用机制。