EFFECTS OF AGING ON PAIN RESPONSES AND ANALGESIC EFFICACY OF MORPHINE AND CLONIDINE IN RATS
EFFECTS OF AGING ON PAIN RESPONSES AND ANALGESIC EFFICACY OF MORPHINE AND CLONIDINE IN RATS
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DOI:
10.1016/0014-4886(82)90011-5
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发表时间:
1982-01-01
影响因子:
5.3
通讯作者:
LAI, YY
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作者:
CHAN, SHH;LAI, YY
Changes in pain response and the analgesic efficacy of morphine and clonidine during senescence were studied in 3 groups of rats with different ages (54.4 .+-. 1.2, 162.2 .+-. 3.7, and 327.8 .+-. 1.7 days, mean .+-. SE), using the hot plate assay as the nociceptive test. A progressive decrease in the hot plate latency, and a gradual reduction in the analgesic potency of morphine and clonidine in aging rats was found. Such changes appear to be related to a decline in the content of catecholamines and acetylcholine, as well as a decrease in concentrations of dopamine, acetylcholine, and opiate receptors in the aging brain. These results have implications for the role of the medullary nucleus reticularis gigantocellularis as a common neural substrate for pain suppression and analgesia promoted by morphine and clonidine.