Effect of mexiletine on vincristine-induced painful neuropathy in mice

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 536, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 123-127

  Kamei, Junzo ^a   Nozaki, Chihiro ^a   Saitoh, Akiyoshi ^a  

^a HOSHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hyperalgesia; Mexiletine; Nitric oxide; Tetrodotoxin resistant Na+ channel; Vincristine

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; FENVALERATE; MEXILETINE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; SODIUM CHANNEL; TETRODOTOXIN; VINCRISTINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; HYPERALGESIA; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MOUSE; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PREMEDICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; TAIL FLICK TEST; THERMAL INJURY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG SYNERGISM; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HYPERALGESIA; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MALE; MEXILETINE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; NEURALGIA; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRILES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PYRETHRINS; VINCRISTINE;

EID: 33645805417     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2006.02.033     Document Type: Article

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