Data di Pubblicazione:
1997
Citazione:
Effects of administration of phentonium bromide on opioid withdrawal syndrome in rats / A. Pinelli, S. Trivulzio, L. Tomasoni. - In: JOURNAL OF PHARMACY AND PHARMACOLOGY. - ISSN 0022-3573. - 49:12(1997 Dec), pp. 1222-1228.
Abstract:
This study has tested whether phentonium bromide, a quaternary ammonium anti-muscarinic agent, could reverse the signs of precipitated opioid withdrawal. Rats were treated with either saline or morphine for 4 days, after which half the rats received naloxone and half saline. Each animal also received one of four doses of phentonium bromide (0, 1, 3 and 9 mg kg(-1), i.p.). Administration of phentonium bromide in rats receiving naloxone after chronic morphine treatment reduced the intensity of withdrawal signs such as increased defecation or micturition, salivation and wet-dog shakes, and elevated the nociceptive threshold values. The effects of administration of phentonium bromide might result from its anti-muscarinic activity interfering peripherally with the mechanisms involved in the regulation of the withdrawal symptoms. The use of this drug is thus suggested as a possible means of controlling some of the signs observed during the acute phase of opioid withdrawal in heroin addicts.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Elenco autori:
A. Pinelli, S. Trivulzio, L. Tomasoni
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