Tropisetron blocks analgesic action of acetaminophen: A human pain model study

Pain

Volumn 152, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1304-1310

  Bandschapp, Oliver ^a   Filitz, Joerg ^b   Urwyler, Albert ^a   Koppert, Wolfgang ^b   Ruppen, Wilhelm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Central sensitization; Experimental pain; Hyperalgesia; Interaction of acetaminophen and tropisetron; Serotonin antagonist

Indexed keywords

PARACETAMOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TROPISETRON;

ADULT; ALLODYNIA; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FOREARM; HUMANS; HYPERALGESIA; INDOLES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79956064862     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: 18726623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2011.02.003     Document Type: Article

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