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Biella G, Lacerenza M, Marchettini P, Sotgiu ML: Diverse modulation by systemic lidocaine of iontophoretic NMDA and quisqualic acid induced excitations on rat dorsal horn neurons. Neurosci Lett. 1993 Jul 23;157(2):207-10.
The effects of systemic lidocaine (3-4 mg/kg) on the responses of 60 wide dynamic range neurons (WDR) to iontophoretically applied N-methyl-D-aspartic acid (NMDA) and quisqualic acid (QUIS) were studied in anesthetized, paralysed rats. The results show that lidocaine induced (i) potentiation of the NMDA excitation, reversible by 7-chloro-kynurenate (7-Cl-KYNA), a selective antagonist of the glycine binding site on the NMDA receptor; (ii) reduction of the QUIS excitation, reversible by strychnine (STRYCH), a glycine antagonist at its receptor. These findings, supporting a glycine-like action of lidocaine, are discussed together with data on the role of excitatory amino acids (EAAs) and the analgesic effect of lidocaine on neuropathic pain. |
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