N-phenylethyl amitriptyline in rat sciatic nerve blockade.
N-phenylethyl amitriptyline in rat sciatic nerve blockade.
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N-苯乙基阿米替林阻滞大鼠坐骨神经。
DOI:
10.1097/00000542-200206000-00024
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发表时间:
2002
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影响因子:
8.8
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Wang,GingKuo
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作者:
Gerner,Peter;Mujtaba,Mustafa;Khan,Mohammed;Sudoh,Yukari;Vlassakov,Kamen;Anthony,DouglasC;Wang,GingKuo
Background: The antidepressant amitriptyline is commonly used orally for the treatment of chronic pain, particularly neuropathic pain, which is thought to be caused by high-frequency ectopic discharge. Among its many properties, amitriptyline is a potent Na channel blocker in vitro, has local anesthetic properties in vivo, and confers additional blockade at high stimulus–discharge rates (use-dependent blockade). As with other drug modifications, adding a phenylethyl group to obtain a permanently charged quaternary ammonium derivative may improve these advantageous properties.Methods: The electrophysiologic properties of N-phenylethyl amitriptyline were assessed in cultured neuronal GH3 cells with the whole cell mode of the patch clamp technique, and the therapeutic range and toxicity were evaluated in the rat sciatic nerve model.Results: In vitro, N-phenylethyl amitriptyline at 10 M elicits a greater block of Na channels than amitriptyline (resting block of approximately 90% vs. approximately 15%). This derivative also retains the attribute of amitriptyline in evoking high-degree use-dependent blockade during repetitive pulses.