RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF TOLERANCE TO MORPHINE IN THE FORMALIN TEST

被引:15
作者
CONNELL, BJ [1 ]
BARNES, JC [1 ]
BLATT, T [1 ]
TASKER, RAR [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV PRINCE EDWARD ISL, ATLANTIC VET COLL, DEPT ANAT & PHYSIOL, CHARLOTTETOWN C1A 4P3, PE, CANADA
关键词
OPIOID TOLERANCE; PAIN; ANALGESIA; FORMALIN TEST; MORPHINE;
D O I
10.1097/00001756-199403000-00020
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
PREVIOUS reports have suggested that tolerance to the antinociceptive effects of morphine does not develop in the formalin test. To re-examine these findings, morphine was administered via multiple injections or continuous infusion from 0 to 4 days prior to testing with either the formalin or tail-flick test. Following twice daily injections (5.0 mg kg(-1) s.c.), significant tolerance developed within 2 days with the formalin test but not until day 4 with the tail-flick test. Significant tolerance was noted with both tests 4 days following the implantation of osmotic minipumps (10 mg kg(-1) day(-1), s.c.). We conclude that in mice, tolerance to the analgesic effects of morphine develops rapidly with the formalin test.
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页码:817 / 820
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