Enhancement of antinociception by co-administration of an opioid drug (morphine) and a preferential cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor (rofecoxib) in rats

M Déciga-Campos, UG López, MID Reval… - European journal of …, 2003 - Elsevier
Synergism has been used to obtain analgesia at doses at which side effects are minimal. In
addition, it has been demonstrated that inhibition of cyclooxygenase-2 is responsible for the …

Co-administration of rofecoxib and tramadol results in additive or sub-additive interaction during arthritic nociception in rat

L García-Hernández, M Déciga-Campos… - Pharmacology …, 2007 - Elsevier
Over the decades, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and opioids are the most
commonly used analgesics in the management of acute and chronic pain. In order to assess …

Analgesic synergism between intrathecal morphine and cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors in mice

G Pinardi, JC Prieto, HF Miranda - Pharmacology Biochemistry and …, 2005 - Elsevier
The analgesic effects of the intrathecal coadministration of morphine with nimesulide,
meloxicam and parecoxib, preferential cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors, were studied in …

Differential antinociceptive effect of cyclooxygenase inhibitors in acetic acid-induced chemonociception in mice

NK Jain, SK Kulkarni, A Singh - Analgesia, 2001 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Pain is a common problem, often associated with inflammatory conditions.
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are the most commonly used as analgesic …

Interaction of inducible nitric oxide synthase and cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors in formalin-induced nociception in mice

SP Dudhgaonkar, D Kumar, A Naik, AR Devi… - European journal of …, 2004 - Elsevier
Studies with inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor were
conducted to assess their synergistic antinociceptive effect and possible therapeutic …

Potentiation of antinociceptive effect of NSAIDs by a specific lipooxygenase inhibitor, acetyl 11-keto-beta boswellic acid

M Bishnoi, CS Patil, A Kumar, SK Kulkarni - 2006 - nopr.niscpr.res.in
The present study was aimed to assess the combined effects of cyclooxygenase and 5-
lipoxygenase (COX/5-LOX) inhibitors in different animal models of nociception. Naproxen …

Involvement of peripheral cyclooxygenase‐1 and cyclooxygenase‐2 in inflammatory pain

RV Martinez, MID Reval, MD Campos… - Journal of pharmacy …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Pain‐induced functional impairment in the rat (PIFIR) is a model of inflammatory and arthritic
pain similar to that of clinical gout. Nociception is induced by the intra‐articular injection of …

Cyclooxygenase-1 vs. cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors in the induction of antinociception in rodent withdrawal reflexes

J Mazario, G Gaitan, JF Herrero - Neuropharmacology, 2001 - Elsevier
Non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) inhibit the cyclooxygenase (COX) enzyme
and so they are effective analgesic, antiinflammatory and antipyretic drugs. The discovery of …

Synergism between NSAIDs in the orofacial formalin test in mice

HF Miranda, F Sierralta, JC Prieto - Pharmacology Biochemistry and …, 2009 - Elsevier
Opioids and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are used to relieve acute and
chronic pain. The purpose of this study was to determine the degree of interaction between …

Spinal synergy between nonselective cyclooxygenase inhibitors and morphine antinociception in mice

HF Miranda, JC Prieto, G Pinardi - Brain research, 2005 - Elsevier
The antinociception induced by the intrathecal coadministration of combinations of morphine
with the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) naproxen, piroxicam, metamizol …