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Wu G, Xu X, Ye F, Shu H. Effects of processed Aconiti tuber on the extinction and reinstatement of morphine-induced conditioned place preference in rats. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2021; 267:113524. [PMID: 33129945 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2020.113524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2020] [Revised: 09/10/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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AIM OF THE STUDY To investigate the effect of processed Aconiti tuber (PAT) administered during or after the time of conditioned place preference (CPP) training on the extinction and reinstatement of morphine-priming CPP in rats. The dynorphin level in rats' nucleus accumbens (NAc) is detected as a target of the Dynorphin/Kappa Opioid Receptor (KOR) system for the possible mechanism. MATERIALS AND METHODS Eight groups of rats were subcutaneously (s.c.) injected with morphine (10mg/kg) (on days 2,4,6,8) or saline (1ml/kg) (on days 3,5,7,9) alternately for 8 days. Five groups, including groups (Mor + Water, Mor + PAT (1.0/3.0g/kg) (S) and Sal + PAT(1.0/3.0g/kg)), were orally given distilled water or PAT 1.0 or 3.0 g/kg daily on days 1-8 during CPP training while other three groups, including groups (Sal + Water and Mor + PAT (1.0/3.0g/kg)(P), were given distilled water or PAT daily from day 10 until CPP was extinct. Morphine 1mg/kg (s.c.) was used to reinstate the extinct CPP and the CPP scores were recorded. The dynorphin concentration in nucleus accumbens (NAc) was assayed by radioimmunoassay after the last CPP measurement. RESULTS 1) The CPP extinction shortened in Mor + PAT (1.0/3.0 g/kg) (S) groups but extended in Mor + PAT (1.0/3.0 g/kg)(P) groups. 2) Morphine-priming CPP did not change either in Mor + PAT (1.0/3.0 g/kg) (S) or Mor + PAT (1.0/3.0 g/kg)(P) groups. 3) The dynorphin concentration in NAc increased either in Mor + PAT (1.0/3.0 g/kg)(S) or Mor + PAT (1.0/3.0 g/kg)(P) groups. CONCLUSIONS 1) PAT shortened the extinction from morphine induced CPP when administrated before CPP acquisition, whereas it extended the extinction when administrated after CPP formation. 2) PAT administrated during or after CPP training did not affect morphine-priming reinstatement of morphine induced CPP. 3) Dynorphin/KOR system might be a target to regulate morphine-induced CPP extinction but not reinstatement.
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- Guiyun Wu
- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Sun Yat-sen Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Sun Yat-sen Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PR China; The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PR China.
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Li QB, Chang L, Ye F, Luo QH, Tao YX, Shu HH. Role of spinal cyclooxygenase-2 and prostaglandin E2 in fentanyl-induced hyperalgesia in rats. Br J Anaesth 2019; 120:827-835. [PMID: 29576123 DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2017.11.103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2016] [Revised: 11/20/2017] [Accepted: 11/29/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Accumulated evidence suggests that spinal cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) may be implicated in the development of opioid-induced hyperalgesia. METHODS Rats received subcutaneous fentanyl injections at different doses (20-80 μg kg-1), four separate times at 15-min intervals. Some rats only received fentanyl (60 μg kg-1 × 4 doses) with or without surgical incision. Fentanyl-induced hyperalgesia was evaluated via a tail-pressure or paw-withdrawal test. The concentrations of spinal COX-2, EP-1 receptor (EP-1R) mRNA, and PGE2 were measured. The effects of the COX-2 inhibitor, parecoxib (intraperitoneal 10 mg kg-1), or the EP-1R antagonist, SC51089 (intraperitoneal 100 μg kg-1), on hyperalgesia and spinal PGE2 were examined. RESULTS Acute repeated injections of fentanyl dose-dependently induced mechanical hyperalgesia, which reached a peak at the 1st day and persisted for 1-4 days postinjection. This hyperalgesia could be partly or totally prevented by the pretreatment of either parecoxib or SC51089. Consistently, the levels of spinal COX-2 mRNA and PGE2 were also dose-dependently increased, reaching a peak at the first day and persisting for 2 days postinjection. Pretreatment with parecoxib could block the increase in spinal PGE2 and had no effects on spinal COX-2 and EP-1R mRNA. Fentanyl injection enhanced incision-induced mechanical and thermal hyperalgesia. CONCLUSIONS Acute repeated fentanyl administration dose-dependently produced mechanical hyperalgesia and augmented surgery induced postoperative hyperalgesia. This behavioural change was paralleled with an increase in spinal COX-2 mRNA and PGE2 after fentanyl administration. Inhibition of COX-2 or blockade of EP-1R can partly or totally prevent hyperalgesia.
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- Q B Li
- Department of Anesthesiology, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Department of Anesthesiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Department of Anesthesiology, Tianjin Children's Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, New Jersey Medical School, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, USA; Neuroscience Research Institute, Zhengzhou University Academy of Medical Science, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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Analysis of natural product regulation of opioid receptors in the treatment of human disease. Pharmacol Ther 2018; 184:51-80. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2017.10.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Cui YD, Hu SB, Wu B, Li SJ, Xiang K, Liao ZL, Zhang HP, Zhu CH, Rao M. Efficacy of combined traditional Chinese medicine spray with premature ejaculation desensitization therapy for the treatment of primary premature ejaculation. Afr Health Sci 2017; 17:603-613. [PMID: 29085387 PMCID: PMC5656209 DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v17i3.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Objectives We recommend a new kind of spray made from eight kinds of traditional Chinese medicine, we aimed to investigate the safety and clinical efficacy of combined traditional Chinese medicine spray (TCMS) with premature ejaculation desensitization therapy (PEDT) for the treatment of primary premature ejaculation (PPE). Methods A total of 90 patients with PPE were randomly assigned to receive TCMS, PEDT monotherapy or TCMS plus PEDT combination therapy for 6 weeks. Intravaginal ejaculation latency time (IELT) and Chinese index of sexual function for premature ejaculation (CIPE-5) were measured to evaluate the effect of each treatment. Results Eighty six (86) participants completed the study voluntarily. Both IELT and CIPE-5 in these three groups increased after treatment when compared with baseline levels (p< 0.01). IELT and CIPE-5 after treatment in TCMS plus PEDT group were significantly higher than those in the other two groups (both p <0.05). Additionally, clinical efficacy in TCMS plus PEDT group (89.7%) was significantly higher than in TCMS (65.5%) and PEDT group (67.9%) (p< 0.01). Conclusion The self-made TCMS was safe and effective for the treatment of PPE, a combination of TCMS and PEDT therapy was more effective than the TCMS or PEDT monotherapy.
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- Ying-Dong Cui
- Department of Urology, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture nationality Hospital, Enshi, Hubei, China
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- Department of Urology, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture nationality Hospital, Enshi, Hubei, China
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- Department of Urology, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture nationality Hospital, Enshi, Hubei, China
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- Department of Urology, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture nationality Hospital, Enshi, Hubei, China
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- Department of Urology, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture nationality Hospital, Enshi, Hubei, China
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- Department of Urology, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture nationality Hospital, Enshi, Hubei, China
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- Family Planning Research Institute, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Family Planning Research Institute, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Family Planning Research Institute, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Huang Q, Sun ML, Chen Y, Li XY, Wang YX. Concurrent bullatine A enhances morphine antinociception and inhibits morphine antinociceptive tolerance by indirect activation of spinal κ-opioid receptors. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2017; 196:151-159. [PMID: 27989510 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2016.12.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2016] [Revised: 12/01/2016] [Accepted: 12/15/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Bullatine A, a C20-diterpenoid alkaloid and one of the major effective ingredients in Aconiti brachypodi Radix (Xue-shang-yi-zhi-hao), can block pain hypersensitivity in a variety of rodent models through expression of spinal microglial dynorphin A. AIM OF THE STUDY To assess the interaction between bullatine A and morphine on antinociception in acute nociception and pain hypersensitivity states, with the exogenous synthetic dynorphin A as a comparison MATERIALS AND METHODS: Spinal nerve ligation-induced neuropathic rats and naïve mice were used for assessing the acute and chronic interactions of bullatine A/dynorphin A with morphine. RESULTS Single subcutaneous injection of bullatine A or dynorphin A(1-17) did not either alter formalin- and thermally (hot-plate and water immersion tests)-induced acute nociception or potentiate morphine antinociception in naïve mice. In contrast, bullatine A dose-dependently inhibited formalin-induced tonic pain with the efficacy of 54% inhibition and the half-effective dose of 0.9mg/kg. Concurrent bullatine A additively enhanced morphine antinociception. In neuropathic rats, the antinociceptive effects of multiple bidaily intrathecal injections of bullatine A and dynorphin A remained consistent over 13 days, whereas morphine produced progressive and complete tolerance to antinociception, which was completely inhibited by concurrent bullatine A and dynorphin A. A single intrathecal injection of bullatine A and dynorphin A immediately reversed established morphine tolerance in neuropathic rats, although the blockade was a less degree in the thermally induced mouse acute nociceptive tests. The inhibitory effects of bullatine A and dynorphin A on morphine tolerance were immediately and completely attenuated by intrathecal dynorphin A antibody and/or selective κ-opioid receptor antagonist GNTI. CONCLUSION These results suggest that bullatine A produces antinociception without induction of tolerance and inhibits morphine antinociceptive tolerance, and provide pharmacological basis for concurrent bullatine A and morphine treatment for chronic pain and morphine analgesic tolerance.
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- Qian Huang
- King's Lab, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Pharmacy, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- King's Lab, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Pharmacy, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- King's Lab, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Pharmacy, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- King's Lab, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Pharmacy, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- King's Lab, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Pharmacy, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China.
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Kimata Y, Ogawa K, Okamoto H, Chino A, Namiki T. Efficacy of Japanese traditional (Kampo) medicine for treating chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy: A retrospective case series study. World J Clin Cases 2016; 4:310-317. [PMID: 27803912 PMCID: PMC5067493 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v4.i10.310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2016] [Revised: 07/14/2016] [Accepted: 08/08/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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AIM To investigate Japanese traditional (Kampo) medicine’s effectiveness on cancer chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), we carried out this retrospective study.
METHODS By searching our outpatient database of 3154 patients who consulted our outpatient clinic of Japanese-Oriental (Kampo) Medicine at Chiba University Hospital from November 2005 to December 2010, a total of 281 patients diagnosed with cancer were identified. Twenty-four patients out of the 281 patients identified met the following three conditions and were eligible for further investigation of the effectiveness of Kampo treatment: At least one course of cancer chemotherapy had been administered; numbness and pain appeared after the chemotherapy; and CIPN was diagnosed before they were given Kampo treatment.
RESULTS The 24 patients included 6 males and 18 females and ranged in age from 39 to 86 (mean 61.2 ± 11.5) years old. Kampo formulas were individually chosen by Kampo expert doctors based on Kampo-specific diagnostics. Beneficial outcomes were obtained by Kampo treatment in 20 out of the 24 cases (83.3%). Nine out 20 cases had a major response (the numbness and pain showed improvement or reduction by 50% or more), with 7 of 9 cases showing a more than 70% symptom reduction. Eleven out of 20 cases showed a minor response (less than 50% symptom reduction), and 4 out of the 24 cases had no beneficial response. The most frequently used formula was goshajinkigan (GJG), followed by hachimijiogan (HJG) and keishibukuryogan. Thirteen of the 24 cases (54.2%) were prescribed aconite root-containing formulas including GJG and HJG. Aconite root has “warming” effects and ameliorates pain and numbness; 21 out of 24 cases (87.5%) in total used warming formulas such as aconite root-containing formulas to reduce CIPN.
CONCLUSION Our current study suggested that Kampo formulas chosen based on Kampo-specific diagnostics could be for treating CIPN that is refractory to conventional medicine.
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Chen X, Wu R, Jin H, Gao R, Yang B, Wang Q. Successful Rescue of a Patient with Acute Aconitine Poisoning Complicated by Polycystic Renal Hemorrhage. J NIPPON MED SCH 2016; 82:257-61. [PMID: 26568394 DOI: 10.1272/jnms.82.257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Aconitine is a highly toxic diterpenoid alkaloid, produced by plants of the Aconitum genus, that is still used in Chinese herbal medicines. Aconitine poisoning remains common in China and other parts of Asia. CASE REPORT A 48-year-old man received a diagnosis of aconitine poisoning after ingesting herbal medicinal wine made with caowu, which is made from Aconitum kusnezoffii roots, and was admitted to our hospital' s emergency department. Electrocardiography and thoracoabdominal computed tomography showed cardiovascular toxicity from aconitine poisoning along with polycystic renal hemorrhaging. Because the arrhythmia was not controlled with lidocaine, blood purification with a reduced dosage of heparin was performed to treat the arrhythmia and to avoid increasing the bleeding of the polycystic renal hemorrhage. The patient recovered from aconitine poisoning and polycystic kidney hemorrhage. CONCLUSIONS This case significantly advances our understanding of hemoperfusion with reduced heparin for the treatment of ventricular arrhythmia caused by aconitine poisoning.
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- Xinguo Chen
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Wenzhou People's Hospital, China
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Can medical herbs stimulate regeneration or neuroprotection and treat neuropathic pain in chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy? EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2013; 2013:423713. [PMID: 23983777 PMCID: PMC3747437 DOI: 10.1155/2013/423713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2013] [Accepted: 06/05/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Chemotherapy-induced neuropathy (CIPN) has a relevant impact on the quality of life of cancer patients. There are no curative conventional treatments, so further options have to be investigated. We conducted a systematic review in English and Chinese language databases to illuminate the role of medical herbs. 26 relevant studies on 5 single herbs, one extract, one receptor-agonist, and 8 combinations of herbs were identified focusing on the single herbs Acorus calamus rhizoma, Cannabis sativa fructus, Chamomilla matricaria, Ginkgo biloba, Salvia officinalis, Sweet bee venom, Fritillaria cirrhosae bulbus, and the herbal combinations Bu Yang Huan Wu, modified Bu Yang Huan Wu plus Liuwei Di Huang, modified Chai Hu Long Gu Mu Li Wan, Geranii herba plus Aconiti lateralis praeparata radix , Niu Che Sen Qi Wan (Goshajinkigan), Gui Zhi Jia Shu Fu Tang (Keishikajutsubuto), Huang Qi Wu Wu Tang (Ogikeishigomotsuto), and Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang (Shakuyakukanzoto). The knowledge of mechanism of action is still limited, the quality of clinical trials needs further improvement, and studies have not yielded enough evidence to establish a standard practice, but a lot of promising substances have been identified. While CIPN has multiple mechanisms of neuronal degeneration, a combination of herbs or substances might deal with multiple targets for the aim of neuroprotection or neuroregeneration in CIPN.
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Wu G, Huang W, Zhang H, Li Q, Zhou J, Shu H. Inhibitory effects of processed Aconiti tuber on morphine-induced conditioned place preference in rats. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2011; 136:254-259. [PMID: 21549821 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.04.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2011] [Revised: 04/18/2011] [Accepted: 04/20/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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AIM OF THE STUDY Our previous studies indicated that processed Aconiti tuber (PAT), a traditional Chinese herbal medicine, had antinociceptive effects and inhibitory effects on morphine tolerance by activation of kappa-opioid receptor (KOR). Preclinical studies also demonstrated that KOR agonists functionally attenuate addictive behaviors of morphine, such as conditioned place preference (CPP). Therefore, we hypothesize that PAT may inhibit morphine-induced CPP in rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS (1) Five groups of rats (n=8 for each group) were alternately subcutaneous (s.c.) injected with morphine 10mg/kg (one group receive normal saline as a control) and normal saline for 8 days and oral co-administrated with distilled water or PAT 0.3, 1.0, or 3.0 g/kg daily on days 2-9 during CPP training, respectively. (2) Other four groups of rats were randomly s.c. injected with nor-binaltorphimine (nor-BNI; 5mg/kg) or normal saline (as a control) 120 min before alternately s.c. with morphine and normal saline and oral co-administrated with distilled water or PAT 3.0 g/kg daily. Each rat was acquired pre-conditioning and post-conditioning CPP data and assayed dynorphin concentrations by radioimmunoassay in rat's nucleus accumbens (NAc) after CPP training. RESULTS (1) PAT 1.0 or 3.0 g/kg dose-dependently decreased the morphine-induced increase of CPP scores. (2) Nor-BNI completely antagonized the inhibition of PAT on morphine-induced CPP. (3) PAT dose-dependently increased dynorphin content in rats' NAc after CPP training. CONCLUSIONS (1) PAT dose-dependently inhibited morphine-induced CPP. (2) The inhibition of PAT on morphine-induced CPP was probably due to activation of KOR by increasing dynorphin release in rats' NAc.
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MESH Headings
- Aconitum
- Animals
- Behavior, Addictive/drug therapy
- Behavior, Addictive/metabolism
- Behavior, Animal/drug effects
- Conditioning, Operant/drug effects
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Drug Tolerance
- Drugs, Chinese Herbal/pharmacology
- Drugs, Chinese Herbal/therapeutic use
- Dynorphins/metabolism
- Male
- Morphine Dependence/drug therapy
- Naltrexone/analogs & derivatives
- Naltrexone/pharmacology
- Narcotic Antagonists/pharmacology
- Narcotic Antagonists/therapeutic use
- Nucleus Accumbens/drug effects
- Nucleus Accumbens/metabolism
- Phytotherapy
- Plant Tubers
- Random Allocation
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Receptors, Opioid, kappa/agonists
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- Guiyun Wu
- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 58# Zhongshan 2nd Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, China
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Shu H, Hayashida M, Arita H, Huang W, Zhang H, An K, Wu G, Hanaoka K. Pentazocine-induced antinociception is mediated mainly by μ-opioid receptors and compromised by κ-opioid receptors in mice. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2011; 338:579-87. [PMID: 21543510 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.111.179879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Pentazocine is a widely used mixed agonist-antagonist opioid. Previous animal studies have demonstrated that pentazocine-induced antinociception displayed a ceiling effect characterized by biphasic dose response with a increasing and then descending analgesia like a bell-shaped curve. This study attempted to clarify the mechanisms underlying such dose-response relationships. ddY and C57BL/6J mice received subcutaneous injection of saline or pentazocine (3, 10, 30, 56, or 100 mg · kg(-1)), at 120 min after subcutaneous injection of saline, a μ-opioid receptor antagonist clocinnamox mesylate (C-CAM) (5 mg · kg(-1)), a κ-opioid receptor antagonist nor-binaltorphimine (nor-BNI) (10 mg · kg(-1)), or the combination of C-CAM and nor-BNI. The antinociceptive effects of pentazocine were evaluated using tail pressure, hot plate, tail flick, and acetic acid writhing tests. Without pretreatment with an opioid receptor antagonist, the antinociceptive effects of pentazocine exhibited biphasic bell-shaped dose-response curves peaking at 30 mg · kg(-1). C-CAM completely and partly antagonized the antinociception induced by pentazocine at low (3-30 mg · kg(-1)) and high (56-100 mg · kg(-1)) doses, respectively. nor-BNI enhanced the antinociception by pentazocine at high doses and turned the later descending portion of the biphasic dose-response curves into a sigmoid curve. The combination of C-CAM and nor-BNI completely abolished the antinociception by pentazocine at all doses. Our results suggest pentazocine produces antinociception primarily via activation of μ-opioid receptors, but at high doses, this μ-opioid receptor-mediated antinociception is antagonized by concomitant activation of κ-opioid receptors. This provides the first reasonable hypothesis to explain the ceiling effects of pentazocine analgesia characterized by a biphasic dose response.
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- Haihua Shu
- Department of Anesthesiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 58 Zhongshan 2nd Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, China.
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Shu H, Arita H, Hayashida M, Zhang L, An K, Huang W, Hanaoka K. Anti-hypersensitivity effects of Shu-jing-huo-xue-tang, a Chinese herbal medicine, in CCI-neuropathic rats. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2010; 131:464-470. [PMID: 20633621 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2009] [Revised: 06/06/2010] [Accepted: 07/06/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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AIM OF THE STUDY Shu-jing-huo-xue-tang (SJHXT) (Japanese name: Sokei-kakketu-to), a traditional Chinese herbal medicine composed of 17 crude drugs, has been prescribed over hundreds of years for treatment of chronic pain syndromes. We evaluated if oral SJHXT could suppress neuropathic pain behaviors in rats with chronic constriction injury (CCI) of the sciatic nerve. MATERIALS AND METHODS (1) Rats received repeated oral SJHXT 0.5 or 1.0 g/kg once daily for 14 days starting 24 h after CCI surgery, while neuropathic manifestations were evaluated until day 20 post-CCI. (2) Other groups of rats received single oral SJHXT 1.0 g/kg on day 14 post-CCI. (3) Additional groups of rats received oral SJHXT 1.0 g/kg on day 14 post-CCI, concomitantly with intraperitoneal yohimbine 1 mg/kg or methysergide 5 mg/kg. Neuropathic manifestations, including mechanical allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia, were evaluated with paw withdrawal responses to increasing mechanical pressure and radiant heat, respectively. RESULTS Mechanical allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia developed by day 14 post-CCI. Repeated oral SJHXT for 14 days produced anti-allodynic and anti-hyperalgesic effects that outlasted the period of drug administration. Single oral SJHXT on day 14 also produced significant anti-allodynic and anti-hyperalgesic effects, which were inhibited by yohimbine, an alpha-2 adrenoceptor antagonist, but not by methysergide, a serotonin receptor antagonist. CONCLUSIONS Oral SJHXT produced anti-hypersensitivity effects by actions on alpha-2 adrenoreceptors in CCI-neuropathic rats, and chronic oral administration of SJHXT could produce the long-lasting anti-hypersensitivity effects.
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- Haihua Shu
- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Burns JJ, Zhao L, Taylor EW, Spelman K. The influence of traditional herbal formulas on cytokine activity. Toxicology 2009; 278:140-59. [PMID: 19818374 DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2009.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2009] [Revised: 09/24/2009] [Accepted: 09/29/2009] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Many of the botanical "immunomodulators", a class of herbal medicines widely recognized in traditional medical systems such as Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Ayurvedic Medicine, alter immune function and may offer clinically relevant therapeutics or leads to therapeutics. Many of these traditional remedies are prepared from combinations of medicinal plants which may influence numerous molecular pathways. These effects may differ from the sum of effects from the individual plants and therefore, research demonstrating the effects of the formula is crucial for insights into the effects of traditional remedies. In this review we surveyed the primary literature for research that focused on combinations of medicinal plants and effects on cytokine activity. The results demonstrate that many extracts of herb mixtures have effects on at least one cytokine. The most commonly studies cytokines were IL-4, IL-6, IL-10, TNF and IFN-γ. The majority of the formulas researched derived from TCM. The following formulas had activity on at least three cytokines; Chizukit N, CKBM, Daeganghwal-tang, Food Allergy Formula, Gamcho-Sasim-Tang, Hachimi-jio-gan, Herbkines, Hochuekki, Immune System Formula, Jeo-Dang-Tang, Juzen-taiho-to, Kakkon-to, Kan jang, Mao-Bushi-Saishin-to, MSSM-002, Ninjin-youei-to, PG201, Protec, Qing-huo-bai-du-yin, Qingfu Guanjieshu, Sambucol Active Defense, Seng-fu-tang, Shin-Xiao-Xiang, Tien Hsien, Thuja formula, Unkei-to, Vigconic, Wheeze-relief-formula, Xia-Bai-San, Yangyuk-Sanhwa-Tang, Yi-fey Ruenn-hou, and Yuldahansotang. Of the western based combinations, formulas with Echinacea spp. were common and showed multiple activities. Numerous formulas demonstrated activity on both gene and protein expression. The research demonstrates that the reviewed botanical formulas modulate cytokine activity, although the bulk of the research is in vitro. Therapeutic success using these formulas may be partially due to their effects on cytokines. Further study of phytotherapy on cytokine related diseases/syndromes is necessary.
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- J J Burns
- Pinnacle Integrative Medicine, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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Yuan JF, Zhang ZQ, Kang XQ, Liu JL. LC-MS analysis for the components captured by ECV304 cell from extract ofAconitum szechenyianumGay. Biomed Chromatogr 2009; 23:406-11. [DOI: 10.1002/bmc.1131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The antinociceptive effects and pharmacological properties of JM-1232(-): a novel isoindoline derivative. Anesth Analg 2009; 108:1008-14. [PMID: 19224817 DOI: 10.1213/ane.0b013e318193678f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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BACKGROUND An isoindoline derivative, JM-1232(-) was developed as a sedative and analgesic drug. We performed the present study to investigate its antinociceptive effects on three different nociceptions in mice. METHODS Mail ddY mice were administered intraperitoneal (i.p.) JM-1232(-) 1,3 or 10 mg/kg (n = 8 for each dose in each test). Saline was used as a control. The hotplate or tail pressure test was performed for 120 min after i.p. drug injection. Acetic acid 0.6% solution in 10 mL/kg was i.p. administered 15 min after i.p. drug injection in the acetic acid test. The number of abdominal constriction episodes was counted for 10 min, starting 5 min after i.p. administration of the acid. When the analgesic effect was observed, naloxone or flumazenil was subcutaneously administered before administration of the maximum effective dose of JM-1232(-). Using the wheel running test, the number of wheel revolutions was recorded every 5 min for 120 min. RESULTS In the hotplate, tail pressure and acetic acid tests, i.p. JM-1232(-) produced significant antinociceptive effects with a 50% effective dose of 2.96 mg/kg (CI: 2.65-3.30 mg/kg), 3.06 mg/kg (CI: 2.69-3.47 mg/kg) and 2.27 mg/kg (CI: 1.46-3.53 mg/kg), respectively. In all tests, JM-1232(-)-induced antinociception was antagonized by flumazenil (5 mg/kg) but not by naloxone (10 mg/kg). In the running wheel test, there was no dose-dependent effect of JM-1232(-) on locomotor activity. CONCLUSION Systemically administered JM-1232(-) had antinociceptive effects on acute thermal, mechanical-induced pain, and visceral pain in mice. These effects might be mediated by benzodiazepine-gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptors but not by opioid receptors.
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Inhibitory effect of low-dose pentazocine on the development of antinociceptive tolerance to morphine. J Anesth 2009; 23:99-107. [DOI: 10.1007/s00540-008-0697-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2008] [Accepted: 09/22/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Shu H, Hayashida M, Arita H, Huang W, Xiao L, Chiba S, Sekiyama H, Hanaoka K. High doses of processed Aconiti tuber inhibit the acute but potentiate the chronic antinociception of morphine. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2008; 119:276-283. [PMID: 18687394 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2008] [Revised: 06/07/2008] [Accepted: 07/12/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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AIM OF THE STUDY In this study, we investigated the effects of processed Aconiti tuber (PAT), an oriental herbal medicine, at analgesic doses on acute morphine antinociception in morphine-naïve mice and morphine tolerance in morphine-tolerant mice. MATERIALS AND METHODS In acute experiments, mice received subcutaneous (s.c.) morphine (2, 5, or 10 mg/kg) and oral distilled water or PAT (0.3, 1.0, or 3.0 g/kg). The mechanical nociceptive threshold (MNT) and thermal nociceptive latency (TNL) were measured with the tail pressure test and tail flick test, respectively, before, and at 30, 60, 90, and 120 min after s.c. morphine injection. In chronic experiments, mice received s.c. morphine (10 mg/kg) and oral distilled water or PAT (0.3, 1.0, or 3.0 g/kg) once daily for 11 days. MNT was measured before, and at 60 min after, and TNL was measured before, and at 30 min after, daily morphine injections on days 1-11. RESULTS PAT at analgesic doses inhibited the acute antinociceptive effect of morphine dose-dependently in morphine-naïve mice. In contrast, PAT at analgesic doses potentiated the chronic antinociceptive effect of morphine dose-dependently by inhibiting the development of morphine tolerance dose-dependently. These effects of PAT on acute and chronic morphine antinociception were mediated through activation of kappa-opioid receptors. CONCLUSIONS These results indicated that chronic co-administration of PAT at analgesic doses with morphine could provide better-maintained morphine analgesia in a long-term morphine treatment after initial inhibition of acute morphine antinociception for a brief period of time.
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- Haihua Shu
- Department of Anesthesiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, 58# Zhongshan 2nd Road, Guangzhou 510080, PR China.
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Shu H, Hayashida M, Huang W, An K, Chiba S, Hanaoka K, Arita H. The comparison of effects of processed Aconiti tuber, U50488H and MK-801 on the antinociceptive tolerance to morphine. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2008; 117:158-165. [PMID: 18328652 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.01.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2007] [Revised: 12/17/2007] [Accepted: 01/26/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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In the previous studies, we demonstrated that an oriental herbal medicine, processed Aconiti tuber (PAT), at subanalgesic doses could inhibit or reverse the antinociceptive tolerance to morphine. In the present study, we compared the effect of PAT, trans-(+/-)-3,4-dichloro-N-methyl-N-(2-(1-pyrrolidin)cyclohexyl)-benzeneacetamide methane sulfonate hydrate (U50488H), a selective kappa opioid receptor (KOR) agonist, and (-)-5-methyl-10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-5,10-imine-maleate (MK-801), a N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist, on the antinociceptive tolerance to morphine in the same experimental condition. Mice received subcutaneous morphine (10 mg/kg), and oral PAT at a subanalgesic dose (0.3 g/kg for mechanical or 1.0 g/kg for thermal test), or intraperitoneal U50488H at a subanalgesic dose (3 mg/kg), or MK-801 at a subanalgesic dose (0.1 mg/kg) once daily for 14 days. The mechanical nociceptive threshold was measured before, and at 60 min by tail pressure testing, and thermal nociceptive latency was measured before, and at 30 min by hot plate testing, after daily morphine injections. PAT and U50488H could not only inhibit the development of morphine tolerance but also reverse the already-developed morphine tolerance, while MK-801 could only inhibit the development of morphine tolerance but not reverse the already-developed morphine tolerance, in both mechanical and thermal nociceptive tests. These data suggested that PAT, an indirect-acting KOR agonist, share the common pharmacological property of KOR agonists on morphine tolerance, and that PAT may be superior to some NMDA receptor antagonists which do not reverse already-developed morphine tolerance.
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- Haihua Shu
- Department of Anesthesiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, 58# Zhongshan 2nd Road, Guangzhou, 510080, PR China.
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Shu H, Hayashida M, Chiba S, Sekiyama H, Kitamura T, Yamada Y, Hanaoka K, Arita H. Inhibitory effect of processed Aconiti tuber on the development of antinociceptive tolerance to morphine: evaluation with a thermal assay. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2007; 113:560-3. [PMID: 17719732 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2007.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2006] [Revised: 06/01/2007] [Accepted: 07/02/2007] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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In the previous studies, we demonstrated that an oriental herbal medicine processed Aconiti tuber (PAT) at subanalgesic doses could inhibit the development of mechanical antinociceptive tolerance to morphine using the tail pressure test. In the present study, we evaluated whether PAT could inhibit thermal antinociceptive tolerance to morphine using the high temperature (55 degrees C) hot plate test. Mice received subcutaneous morphine (10mg/kg), and oral PAT at doses that did not inhibit the hot plate response (0.3, 0.5, 1.0, and 2.0 g/kg), once daily for 14 days. The thermal nociceptive latency was measured at 30 min after daily morphine injections. Compared with placebo, oral PAT partially and dose-dependently inhibited the development of morphine tolerance in morphine-naïve mice, and reversed already-developed morphine tolerance in morphine-tolerant mice. These data suggested that PAT at subanalgesic doses could dose-dependently inhibit and reverse thermal antinociceptive tolerance to morphine.
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- Haihua Shu
- Department of Anesthesiology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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