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Involvement of cannabinoid CB1 receptors in the antinociceptive effect of dipyrone

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Cannabinoid CB1 receptors have been implicated in the antinociceptive effect of paracetamol. In the current study, we examined whether blockade of CB1 receptors prevent the analgesic activity of dipyrone, in a similar way to paracetamol. Hot-plate and tail-flick tests were used to assess the antinociceptive activity in mice. Dipyrone and WIN 55,212-2, a cannabinoid agonist, exerted significant antinociceptive effects in both hot-plate and tail flick tests. The CB1 receptor antagonist, AM-251 (3 mg/kg), at a dose which had no effect when used alone, did not alter the antinociceptive effect of dipyrone, whereas completely prevented the antinociceptive activity of WIN 55,212-2 in both thermal antinociceptive tests. Our findings suggest that, unlike paracetamol, cannabinoid CB1 receptors do not participate in the antinociceptive action of dipyrone when acute pain tests used.

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This work was supported by a grant from Trakya University Research Council (TUBAP-2012/58). The authors have no conflicts of interests to report.

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    Pinar Elmas & Ahmet Ulugol

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Submitted to “Pain in Europe VIII, 8th Congress of the European Federation of IASP Chapters”, Florence, Italy, 9–12 October, 2013.

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Elmas, P., Ulugol, A. Involvement of cannabinoid CB1 receptors in the antinociceptive effect of dipyrone. J Neural Transm 120, 1533–1538 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00702-013-1052-7

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