Mechanisms Involved in the Antinociceptive Effects of 7-Hydroxycoumarin
Mechanisms Involved in the Antinociceptive Effects of 7-Hydroxycoumarin
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DOI:
10.1021/np100621c
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发表时间:
2011-04-01
影响因子:
5.1
通讯作者:
Villarreal, Cristiane Flora
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作者:
de Lima, Flavia Oliveira;Nonato, Fabiana Regina;Villarreal, Cristiane Flora
7-Hydroxycoumarin (umbelliferone, 1),:the main metabolite of coumarin, has been,reported to produce potent antinociceptive effects in animal models of pain. However, the biochemical events involved in antinociception mediated by 1 are currently not well understood. In the present study, the mechanisms by Which 1 exerts its pharmacological actions were investigated. Acute pretreatment of mice with 1 produced a long-lasting atinociceptive effect against, complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA)-induced hyperalgesia.. The subchronic administration of 1 inhibited CFA induced hyperalgesia and paw edema,; While it did not cause any apparent toxicity Another, set, of experiments,showed that 1 inhibited carrageenan-induced mechanial hyperalgesia, but not, mechanical hyperalgesia induced by prostaglandin E-2 (PGE(2)), suggesting that it acts upstream of PGE2, Treatment with 1 Was able to prevent the plantar tissue neutrophil"infltix induced by local inflammatory stimuli. In addition, 1 exhibited inhibitory effects on the release of hyperalgesic cytokines (TNF-alpha and IL-1 beta) and the production of PGE(2), a directly acting hyperalgesic mediator. The present results suggest that the antinociceptive effect of 1 is correlated with the inhibition of neutrophil migration, cytokine release,. and PGE2 production and are supportive of the further Investigation of the therapeutic potential of 1, to control inflammatory Pain