Avicenna Journal of Medical Biochemistry، جلد ۲، شماره ۱، صفحات ۰-۰

عنوان فارسی Antinociceptive Properties of Ascorbic Acid: Evidence for the Mechanism of Action
چکیده فارسی مقاله Background Ascorbic acid is amongst important water-soluble vitamins and when used orally in high-doses it has been observed to relieve pain and reduce opioid use in patients. However no controlled trial has compared the antinociceptive effects of ascorbic acid with other analgesic groups on animal models, and investigated the involved mechanisms. Objectives In the present study, the antinociceptive effect of vitamin C on male mice was investigated and compared with morphine and diclofenac. Also, possible mechanisms were assayed. Materials and Methods Male albino mice were used in this study. Antinociception was measured using the writhing test, tail flick and formalin tests. Ascorbic acid was used in three doses (30, 150 and 300 mg/kg, IP) and compared with the antinociceptive effects of 10 mg/kg of morphine as an opioid analgesic agent and 5-10 mg/kg of diclofenac as a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) analgesic agent.The antinociceptive effect of ascorbic acid (300 mg/kg) was compared before and after treatment with naloxone (4 mg/kg), ondansetron (0.5 mg/kg), atropine (5 mg/kg) and metoclopramide (1 mg/kg) in the writhing test. Results Vitamin C caused dose-dependent antinociceptive effects in acetic acid writhing test (P < 0.05). It had no significant effect in the tail flick test. Meanwhile, vitamin C in high doses reduced pain in the second phase of the formalin test (P < 0.05). Morphine had higher nociceptive effects in comparison to ascorbic acid in the writhing test (P < 0.05). In the second phase of the formalin test the antinociceptive effects of vitamin C (300 mg/kg) was not significantly different with morphine at dose of 10 mg/kg. There was not significant difference between vitamin C (300 mg/kg) and diclofenac (10 mg/kg) in the second phase of the formalin test. Metoclopramide and ondansetrone reduced the antinociceptive effects of vitamin C. Conclusions The results obtained from the acetic acid induced writhing test and second phase of the formalin test indicate that vitamin C possess antinociceptive activity especially on inflammatory pain.Ondansetrone and metoclopramide reduced the effects of ascorbic acid, which may be because ascorbic acid produced antinociception through mechanisms that may be involved in dopaminergic and serotoninergic systems.
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عنوان انگلیسی Antinociceptive Properties of Ascorbic Acid: Evidence for the Mechanism of Action
چکیده انگلیسی مقاله Background Ascorbic acid is amongst important water-soluble vitamins and when used orally in high-doses it has been observed to relieve pain and reduce opioid use in patients. However no controlled trial has compared the antinociceptive effects of ascorbic acid with other analgesic groups on animal models, and investigated the involved mechanisms. Objectives In the present study, the antinociceptive effect of vitamin C on male mice was investigated and compared with morphine and diclofenac. Also, possible mechanisms were assayed. Materials and Methods Male albino mice were used in this study. Antinociception was measured using the writhing test, tail flick and formalin tests. Ascorbic acid was used in three doses (30, 150 and 300 mg/kg, IP) and compared with the antinociceptive effects of 10 mg/kg of morphine as an opioid analgesic agent and 5-10 mg/kg of diclofenac as a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) analgesic agent.The antinociceptive effect of ascorbic acid (300 mg/kg) was compared before and after treatment with naloxone (4 mg/kg), ondansetron (0.5 mg/kg), atropine (5 mg/kg) and metoclopramide (1 mg/kg) in the writhing test. Results Vitamin C caused dose-dependent antinociceptive effects in acetic acid writhing test (P < 0.05). It had no significant effect in the tail flick test. Meanwhile, vitamin C in high doses reduced pain in the second phase of the formalin test (P < 0.05). Morphine had higher nociceptive effects in comparison to ascorbic acid in the writhing test (P < 0.05). In the second phase of the formalin test the antinociceptive effects of vitamin C (300 mg/kg) was not significantly different with morphine at dose of 10 mg/kg. There was not significant difference between vitamin C (300 mg/kg) and diclofenac (10 mg/kg) in the second phase of the formalin test. Metoclopramide and ondansetrone reduced the antinociceptive effects of vitamin C. Conclusions The results obtained from the acetic acid induced writhing test and second phase of the formalin test indicate that vitamin C possess antinociceptive activity especially on inflammatory pain.Ondansetrone and metoclopramide reduced the effects of ascorbic acid, which may be because ascorbic acid produced antinociception through mechanisms that may be involved in dopaminergic and serotoninergic systems.
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نویسندگان مقاله فاطمه زراعتی | fatemeh zeraati
department of pharmacology, hamadan university of medical sciences, hamadan, ir iran; department of pharmacology, hamadan university of medical sciences, hamadan, ir iran.tel 98-9183122063, fax 98-8118226035

سازمان اصلی تایید شده: دانشگاه علوم پزشکی همدان (Hamadan university of medical sciences)

ملیحه عراقچیان | malihe araghchian
department of pharmacology, hamadan university of medical sciences, hamadan, ir iran

سازمان اصلی تایید شده: دانشگاه علوم پزشکی همدان (Hamadan university of medical sciences)

فرزانه اثنی عشری | farzaneh esna ashari
departmentof community medicine, hamadan university of medical sciences, hamadan ir iran

سازمان اصلی تایید شده: دانشگاه علوم پزشکی همدان (Hamadan university of medical sciences)

محمد مهدی فضلیان | mohammad mehdi fazlian
medical school hamadan university of medical sciences, hamedan ir iran

سازمان اصلی تایید شده: دانشگاه علوم پزشکی همدان (Hamadan university of medical sciences)

سیما ترابیان | sima torabian
medical school hamadan university of medical sciences, hamedan ir iran

سازمان اصلی تایید شده: دانشگاه علوم پزشکی همدان (Hamadan university of medical sciences)

نازنین فلاح | nazanin fallah
medical school hamadan university of medical sciences, hamedan ir iran

سازمان اصلی تایید شده: دانشگاه علوم پزشکی همدان (Hamadan university of medical sciences)

مرجان قویمی | marjan ghavimi
medical school hamadan university of medical sciences, hamedan ir iran

سازمان اصلی تایید شده: دانشگاه علوم پزشکی همدان (Hamadan university of medical sciences)


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