New insights of dimethyl sulphoxide effects (DMSO) on experimental in vivo models of nociception and inflammation

Pharmacological Research

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 419-425

  Colucci, Mariantonella ^a   Maione, Francesco ^b   Bonito, Maria Carmela ^b   Piscopo, Alessandro ^a   Di Giannuario, Amalia ^a   Pieretti, Stefano ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dimethyl sulphoxide; Edema; Formalin test; Locomotor activity; Thermal nociception

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; FORMALDEHYDE; ZYMOSAN;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; HOT PLATE TEST; IN VIVO STUDY; INFLAMMATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOUSE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIL FLICK TEST; THERMAL STIMULATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; EDEMA; FORMALDEHYDE; HEAT; INFLAMMATION; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; MALE; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; REACTION TIME;

EID: 47049083662     PISSN: 10436618     EISSN: 10961186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2008.04.004     Document Type: Article

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