Effects of low-affinity NMDA receptor channel blockers in two rat models of chronic pain

Neuropharmacology
Ivan O MedvedevAnton Y Bespalov

Abstract

In contrast to conventional opioid analgesics, antagonists acting at the N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) subtype of glutamate receptors are capable of suppressing pain-related phenomena in chronic pain models while having little or no effect on acute nociception. One of the few clinically used NMDA receptor antagonists, memantine, differs from prototypic antagonists with psychotomimetic activity such as phencyclidine and (+)MK-801, in showing lower receptor affinity, faster unblocking kinetics and stronger voltage-dependency. Recently, a series of novel amino-alkyl-cyclohexanes was reported to interact with NMDA receptors in a manner similar to that of memantine. The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of these compounds as well as (+)MK-801 and memantine in two rat models of chronic pain and the rotarod test. Unlike (+)MK-801 and memantine, most of the tested compounds were inactive against tactile allodynia induced by sciatic nerve ligation. On the other hand, all tested drugs were found to inhibit formalin-induced grooming behavior-a model of chronic pain induction. In agreement with previous reports on the effects of NMDA receptor antagonists in similar assays, the late phase seemed to be inhibited to a greater extent t...Continue Reading

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