David Á Karádi, Anna Rita Galambos, Péter P Lakatos, Joost Apenberg, Sarah K Abbood, Mihály Balogh, Kornél Király, Pál Riba, Nariman Essmat, Edina Szűcs, Sándor Benyhe, Zoltán V Varga, Éva Szökő, Tamás Tábi, Mahmoud Al-Khrasani
Despite the large arsenal of analgesic medications, neuropathic pain (NP) management is not solved yet. Angiotensin II receptor type 1 (AT1) has been identified as a potential target in NP therapy. Here, we investigate the antiallodynic effect of AT1 blockers telmisartan and losartan, and particularly their combination with morphine on rat mononeuropathic pain following acute or chronic oral administration. The impact of telmisartan on morphine analgesic tolerance was also assessed using the rat tail-flick assay...
April 27, 2023: International Journal of Molecular Sciences