Journal article
Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment Induces a 2-Phase Antinociceptive Response of Unusually Long Duration in Mice
The journal of pain, Vol.11(9), pp.847-853
2010
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/101790
PMID: 20418186
Abstract
Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO
2) therapy is approved by the FDA for limited clinical indications but is reported to produce pain relief in several chronic pain conditions. However, there have been no studies to explain this apparent analgesic effect of HBO
2. Research conducted in our laboratory demonstrates that 4 daily 60-minute HBO
2 treatments at 3.5 absolute atmospheres induced an unparalleled antinociceptive response that consists of 1) an early phase that lasted at least 6 hours after the HBO
2 treatment before dissipating; and 2) a late phase that emerged about 18 hours after the early phase and lasted for up to 3 weeks. The early phase was sensitive to antagonism by acutely intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.)-administered opioid antagonist naltrexone and the nitric oxide synthase (NOS)-inhibitor L-NAME. The late phase was inhibited by treatment with i.c.v. naltrexone or L-NAME during the 4 daily HBO
2 treatments but was not antagonized by either naltrexone or L-NAME following acute pretreatment 2 weeks after HBO
2 treatment. These experimental results implicate a novel mechanism that is activated by HBO
2, resulting in an antinociceptive response of unusually long duration that is of potential interest in the clinical management of pain.
Hyperbaric oxygen treatment of mice can induce a 2-phase antinociceptive response of unusually long duration. Nitric oxide and opioid receptors appear to initiate or mediate both phases of the antinociceptive response. Further elucidation of the underlying mechanism may potentially identify molecular targets that cause long-lasting activation of endogenous analgesic systems.
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- Title
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment Induces a 2-Phase Antinociceptive Response of Unusually Long Duration in Mice
- Creators
- Eunhee Chung - Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Washington State University, Pullman, WashingtonLisa M Zelinski - Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Washington State University, Pullman, WashingtonYusuke Ohgami - Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Washington State University, Pullman, WashingtonDonald Y Shirachi - Chico Hyperbaric Center, Chico, CaliforniaRaymond M Quock - Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington
- Publication Details
- The journal of pain, Vol.11(9), pp.847-853
- Academic Unit
- Psychology, Department of
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- Grant note
- WSU College of Pharmacy, the Allen I GM-77153 / NIH
- Identifiers
- 99900546555601842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article