Basic and Clinical Neuroscience، جلد ۱۱، شماره ۵، صفحات ۵۸۷-۵۹۴

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عنوان انگلیسی Effects of Pretreatment With Ginseng Extract on Dopamine D2 Receptor Analgesi
چکیده انگلیسی مقاله Introduction: The ginseng extract is an herb that has been used for many purposes such as analgesic effect. Dopamine D2 receptors are involved in the regulation of pain in humans. Therefore, the present investigation aims to study how pretreatment with aqueous-alcoholic extract of ginseng can affect dopamine D2 receptors' pain sensitivity. Methods: We used 45 adult male rats weighing 250±20 for this study. Animals were maintained in a standard condition at a temperature of 21°C-24°C. The experimental groups were as follows: 1. Sham 1 (intraperitoneal [IP] injection of normal saline); 2. Sham 2 (intracerebroventricular [ICV] injection of artificial cerebrospinal fluid [ACSF]); 3. Experimental 1 (IP injection of ginseng extract); 4 and 5. Experimental groups 2 and 3 (IP injection of ginseng extract + bromocriptine 10 and 30 µg/rat by ICV injection); 6 and 7) experimental groups 4 and 5 (IP injection of ginseng extract + chlorpromazine 20 and 40 µg/rat by ICV injection). Ginseng extract 100 mg/kg/d was used for 7 days. Pain sensitivity test was done in all groups with the formalin test. Lateral ventricles of the rats were cannulated unilaterally by the stereotaxic procedure.  Results: Our data showed that ginseng (100 mg/kg/d) significantly (P< 0.05) decreased pain sensitivity compared to the sham 1 group. Bromocriptine in two doses significantly decreased pain sensitivity compared to the sham 2 group. Chlorpromazine in high doses significantly increased pain sensitivity compared to the sham 2 group. Conclusion: The present results indicate that ginseng can modulate the D2 receptor of the dopamine system in the control of pain sensitivity in the formalin test. Because bromocriptine and ginseng have similar effects, it seems that they had synergistic effects. 
کلیدواژه‌های انگلیسی مقاله Ginseng, D2 agonist, D2 antagonist, Formalin test

نویسندگان مقاله | Mahnaz Taherianfard
Department of Basic Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.


| Somaye Aalami
Department of Basic Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.



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موضوعات مقاله منتشر شده Clinical Neuroscience
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