|
Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Pharmacotherapy Group, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria
ISSN: 1596-5996 EISSN: 1596-5996
Vol. 15, No. 6, 2016, pp. 1191-1195
|
Bioline Code: pr16159
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
|
|
Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, Vol. 15, No. 6, 2016, pp. 1191-1195
en |
Analgesic synergism of gabapentin and carbamazepine in rat model of diabetic neuropathic pain
AL-Mahmood, Sinan Mohammed Abdullah; Abdullah, Shahrin Tarmizi Bin Che; Ahmad, Nik Nur Fatnoon Nik; Mohamed, Abdul Hadi Bin & Razak, Tariq Abdul
Abstract
Purpose: To evaluate synergy in the analgesic effects of a combination therapy of carbamazepine (CBZ) and gabapentin (GBP) in diabetic neuropathic pain.
Methods: Neuropathic pain was produced in rats by a single intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (STZ) at 60 mg/kg. CBZ, GBP, and their combination were orally administered at varying doses (GBP 30 - 180 mg/kg; CBZ 20 - 40 mg/kg) comparable to their therapeutic doses in humans. Nociceptive responses in the diabetic rats were assessed using hot plate test.
Results: Hot plate latency significantly increased with oral administration of GBP at a dose of 180 mg/kg when compared with control group (p < 0.05), while at a dose of 90 mg/kg, the increase was not significant. Oral administration of CBZ at doses of 20 and 40 mg/kg did not produce any significant impact on hot plate latency. However, a combination of GBP at 90 mg/kg and CBZ at 20 mg/kg produced significant increase in latency, compared with control group and other groups (p < 0.05), except the group that received 180 mg/kg GBP. The combination of low dose GBP 30 mg/kg and carbamazepine 30 mg/kg had no significant effect on latency (p > 0.05).
Conclusion: The results obtained in this study provide useful information on the combination therapy of GBP and CBZ, which may be applied in the treatment of pain in diabetic neuropathy.
Keywords
Diabetic neuropathy; Carbamazepine; Gabapentin; Hot-plate test
|
|
© Copyright 2016 - Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research Alternative site location: http://www.tjpr.org
|
|