Acetaminophen Exerts An Analgesic Effect On Muscular Hyperalgesia In Repeated Cold-Stressed Rats Through The Enhancement Of The Descending Pain Inhibitory System Involving Spinal 5-Ht3 And Noradrenergic Alpha(2) Receptors
BIOLOGICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL BULLETIN(2021)
Abstract
Musculoskeletal and psychological complaints have increased with the widespread use of visual display terminals, and musculoskeletal pain is known to be closely related to stress. One method of experimentally inducing persistent muscle pain is repeated cold stress (RCS), and animals exposed to such stress exhibit a dysfunction in the descending pain inhibitory system. Acetaminophen (N-acetyl- p-aminophenol; APAP) is widely used to relieve several types of pain, including musculoskeletal pain, and is available as an OTC drug. However, the mechanism underlying its analgesic action has not yet been fully elucidated. In this study, we compared the analgesic effect of APAP on RCS-induced muscular hyperalgesia with those of other analgesics to identify its mechanism of action. The daily oral administration of APAP significantly suppressed the decrease in the mechanical withdrawal threshold caused by RCS, similar to the results for neurotropin but not for the cyclooxygenase inhibitor ibuprofen (IBP). Moreover, the intrathecal administration of antagonists of the 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)(3) receptor or alpha(2)- adrenoceptor significantly abolished the analgesic effect of APAP but not of IBP. These results suggest that the analgesic effect of APAP on RCS-induced muscular pain might be exerted due to the activation of the descending pathways involving the spinal 5-HT3 receptor or alpha(2)-adrenoceptor.
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Key words
acetaminophen, muscular hyperalgesia, repeated cold stress, descending pain inhibitory pathway, 5-hydroxytryptamine(3) receptor, alpha 2-adrenoceptor
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