Evaluation of the antinociceptive, antiallodynic, antihyperalgesic and anti-inflammatory effect of polyalthic acid

Juan Rodríguez-Silverio, María Elena Sánchez-Mendoza, Héctor Isaac Rocha-González, Juan Gerardo Reyes-García, Francisco Javier Flores-Murrieta, Yaraset López-Lorenzo, Geovanna Nallely Quiñonez-Bastidas, Jesús Arrieta

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Abstract

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are very commonly used, but their adverse effects warrant investigating new therapeutic alternatives. Polyalthic acid, a labdane-type diterpenoid, is known to produce gastroprotection, tracheal smooth muscle relaxation, and anti-tumoral, antiparasitic and antibacterial activity. This study aimed to evaluate the antinociceptive, antiallodynic, antihyperalgesic and anti-inflammatory effect of polyalthic acid on rats. Moreover, the effectiveness of treating hyperalgesia with a combination of polyalthic acid and naproxen was ana-lyzed, as well as the type of drug–drug interaction involved. Nociception was examined by injecting 1% formalin into the right hind paw and thermal hyperalgesia and inflammation by injecting a 1% carrageenan solution into the left hind paw of rats. Allodynia was assessed on an L5/L6 spinal nerve ligation model. Polyalthic acid generated significant antinociceptive (56–320 mg/kg), antiallodynic (100–562 mg/kg), and antihyperalgesic and anti-inflammatory (10–178 mg/kg) effects. Antinoci-ception mechanisms were explored by pretreating the rats with naltrexone, ODQ and methiothepin, finding the effect blocked by the former two compounds, which indicates the participation of opioid receptors and guanylate cyclase. An isobolographic analysis suggests synergism between polyalthic acid and naproxen in the combined treatment of hyperalgesia.

Original languageEnglish
Article number2921
JournalMolecules
Volume26
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2021

Keywords

  • Antiallodynic effect
  • Antinociception
  • Isobologram
  • Naproxen
  • Polyalthic acid
  • Synergism

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