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Indian Journal of Pharmacology
Medknow Publications on behalf of Indian Pharmacological Society
ISSN: 0253-7613 EISSN: 0253-7613
Vol. 36, No. 6, 2004, pp. 351-354
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Bioline Code: ph04126
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Indian Journal of Pharmacology, Vol. 36, No. 6, 2004, pp. 351-354
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Calcium channel blockers reduce inflammatory edema in the rat: Involvement of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis
Khaksari M, Mahani SE, Mahmoodi M
Abstract
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the role of calcium channel blockers and their mechanisms of action on acute inflammation of rat paw.
MATERIAL AND METHODS:
The study was conducted using carrageenan-induced rat paw inflammation model. Two different doses of nifedipine and verapamil (25 and 400 µg/kg, i.p.) were used. Edema was assessed by calculating the volume changes and by extravasation of Evans blue dye.
RESULTS:
Nifedipine reduced edema dose-dependently, whereas verapamil was effective only at low dose. Adrenalectomy prevented the effect of nifedipine and verapamil. With low dose of nifedipine 66% of antiinflammatory effect was observed. Pretreatment with α-helical corticotropin releasing factor (CRF 9-41), a corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) receptor antagonist, had the same effect as that of adrenalectomy for either doses of verapamil, but only the effect of low-dose nifedipine was prevented completely.
CONCLUSION:
Our data suggest that verapamil and nifedipine exerts a potent antiinflammatory action possibly through pituitary adrenocortical activation.
Keywords
Acute inflammation, adrenalectomy, carrageenan
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