اثر تزريق داخل بطن باكلوفن و 35348 CGP بر حساسيت به درد در مراحل مختلف سيكل استروس

Effect of intracerebroventicular injection of baclofen and CGP35348 on pain sensitivity during the estrous cycle

Introduction: In female rats sensitivity to antinociceptive treatment varies during different stages of the estrous cycle. The role of GABA through GABAb receptor in nociception has been established. The aim of the present study is to investigate the effect of intracerebroventicular injection of GABAb receptor agonist (baclofen) and GABAb antagonist (CGP35348) on pain sensitivity during different stages of the estrous cycle. Methods: Forty adult female rats weighing 200-220 g were used. Rats were maintained on 12 h reversed light/dark cycle, and standard temperature 22 ± 2°C. Food and water were available ad libitum. Pain sensitivity was evaluated by formalin test, performed by subcutaneous injection of 50 fil formalin solution (2.5%) into the hind paw in each stage of the estrous cycle. Data were analyzed by two-way ANOVA and Tukey test as post-hoc test. The level of significance was P<0.05. Results: Our data showed that baclofen significantly decreased pain sensitivity in all stages of estrous cycle (P<0.05). The analgesic effect of baclofen was significantly higher during metestruse and diestruse as compared to proestruse and estrus (P<0.05). CGP35348 significantly increased pain sensitivity in all stages of estrous cycle (P<0.05). The hyperalgesic effect of CGP35348 was significantly lower during metestruse and diestruse than proestruse and estrus (P<0.05). Administration of baclofen in pretreated rats with CGP35348 did not induce any significant change in pain sensitivity (P>0.05). Conclusion: We have demonstrated that GABA through GABAb receptor can modulate pain sensitivity during the estrous cycle.