Involvement of the L‐arginine/nitric oxide/cyclic guanosine monophosphate pathway in peripheral antinociception induced by N‐palmitoyl‐ethanolamine in rats

TRL Romero, GS Galdino, GC Silva… - Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract N‐palmitoyl‐ethanolamine (PEA) is an endogenous substance that was first
identified in lipid tissue extracts. It has been classified as a CB2 receptor agonist …

The neuronal NO synthase participation in the peripheral antinociception mechanism induced by several analgesic drugs

TRL Romero, LC Resende, IDG Duarte - Nitric Oxide, 2011 - Elsevier
The production of nitric oxide (NO) from l-arginine is catalyzed by NO synthase (NOS), which
exists as the following three isoforms: endothelial (eNOS), neuronal (nNOS), and inducible …

N-palmitoyl-ethanolamine (PEA) induces peripheral antinociceptive effect by ATP-sensitive K+-channel activation

TRL Romero, IDG Duarte - Journal of pharmacological sciences, 2012 - Elsevier
Although the antinociceptive effects of N-palmitoyl-ethanolamine (PEA) were first
characterized nearly 50 years ago, the identity of the mechanism that mediates these actions …

N-palmitoylethanolamide synergizes the antinociception of morphine and gabapentin in the formalin test in mice

M Déciga-Campos… - Journal of Pharmacy …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Objective The antinociceptive pharmacological interaction between N-
palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) and morphine (MOR), as well as gabapentin (GBP), was …

Ketamine activates the L-arginine/nitric oxide/cyclic guanosine monophosphate pathway to induce peripheral antinociception in rats

TRL Romero, GS Galdino, GC Silva… - Anesthesia & …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: The involvement of the l-arginine/nitric oxide (NO)/cyclic guanosine
monophosphate (cGMP) pathway in antinociception has been implicated as a molecular …

Involvement of a NO–cyclic GMP–PKG signaling pathway in nitrous oxide-induced antinociception in mice

Y Zhang, LP Quock, E Chung, Y Ohgami… - European journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
The antinociceptive effect of nitrous oxide (N2O) is dependent on nitric oxide (NO); however,
the next step in the pathway activated by NO is undetermined. The present study was …

L‐NAME causes antinociception by stimulation of the arginine‐NO‐cGMP pathway

IDG Duarte, SH Ferreira - Mediators of inflammation, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
NG‐nitro‐L‐arginine methyl ester (L‐NAME) has been used extensively as a paradigmatic
inhibitor of NO synthase and has been shown to cause antinociception in several …

Ultramicronized N-palmitoylethanolamine Contributes to Morphine Efficacy Against Neuropathic Pain: Implication of Mast Cells and Glia

L Micheli, E Lucarini, S Nobili… - Current …, 2024 - ingentaconnect.com
In the current management of neuropathic pain, in addition to antidepressants and
anticonvulsants, the use of opioids is wide, despite their related and well-known issues. N …

N-palmitoylethanolamide in the anterior cingulate cortex attenuates inflammatory pain behaviour indirectly via a CB1 receptor-mediated mechanism

BN Okine, MK Madasu, F McGowan, C Prendergast… - Pain, 2016 - journals.lww.com
The neural substrates and mechanisms mediating the antinociceptive effects of the
endogenous bioactive lipid, N-palmitoylethanolamide (PEA), require further investigation …

Noradrenaline activates the NO/cGMP/ATP-sensitive K+ channels pathway to induce peripheral antinociception in rats

TRL Romero, LS Guzzo, AC Perez, A Klein, IDG Duarte - Nitric oxide, 2012 - Elsevier
Despite the classical peripheral pronociceptive effect of noradrenaline (NA), recently studies
showed the involvement of NA in antinociceptive effect under immune system interaction. In …