Abstract
Nitric oxide (NO) has been implicated in the antinociceptive effect of nitrous oxide (N2O) in mice. This study was conducted to determine the sensitivity of N2O-induced antinociception to antagonism by an antisense oligodeoxynucleotide (AS-ODN) against neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS). The AS-ODN significantly antagonized the antinociceptive effect of N2O in the abdominal constriction test, but a mismatch ODN was without effect. This result implicates the specific involvement of nNOS in N2O-induced antinociception.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 361-363 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Behavioural Brain Research |
Volume | 152 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 9 2004 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Antinociceptive effect
- Antisense
- Mice
- Nitric oxide
- Nitrous oxide
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Behavioral Neuroscience