Milnacipran Inhibits Itch-Related Responses in Mice Through the Enhancement of Noradrenergic Transmission in the Spinal Cord
Milnacipran Inhibits Itch-Related Responses in Mice Through the Enhancement of Noradrenergic Transmission in the Spinal Cord
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DOI:
10.1254/jphs.13122sc
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发表时间:
2013-10-01
影响因子:
3.5
通讯作者:
Kuraishi, Yasushi
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作者:
Andoh, Tsugunobu;Gotoh, Yoshikazu;Kuraishi, Yasushi
We investigated whether milnacipran, a serotonin-noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor, exhibits an antipruritic effect through the spinal action in mice. Intrathecal injections of milnacipran (0.1 - 10 mu g/site) significantly suppressed serotonin-induced biting, which is an itch-related response. However, such an effect was not observed with fluvoxamine (10 mu g/site), which is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor. Furthermore, an intraperitoneal injection of milnacipran (10 mg/kg) inhibited serotonin-induced biting. When phentolamine (1.0 mu g/site), a non-selective alpha-adrenoceptor antagonist, was intrathecally injected, it inhibited the above response of milnacipran. These results suggest that milnacipran suppresses itching through the inhibition of noradrenaline reuptake in the spinal cord.