Table 2. Effect of chronic morphine with or without ULD naloxone enantiomers on mechanical withdrawal thresholds.
Day 0 - Baseline | Day 7 | |||
Treatment | (# Withdrawals ± s.e.m.) | (# Withdrawals ± s.e.m.) | ||
control | TLR4 Mutant | control | TLR4 Mutant | |
SAL | 2.3±0.6 | 1.6±0.2 | 3.3±0.3* # | 2.6±0.3* # |
MS | 1.6±0.3 | 1.6±0.2 | 5.9±0.4# | 6.5±0.3# |
MS +(−)NLX | 1.7±0.3 | 1.7±0.4 | 3.1±0.3* # | 3.2±0.2* # |
MS +(+)NLX | 2.3±0.3 | 2.6±0.3 | 4.0±0.3* # | 3.8±0.1* # |
Control (C3H/HeOuJ) and TLR4 mutant (C3H/HeJ) mice were treated with vehicle (saline, SAL), escalating morphine (10–40 mg/kg, MS), MS and (−)naloxone (1 ng/kg, NLX), or MS and (+)naloxone (1 ng/kg) twice daily (i.p) for 7 days. Mechanical withdrawal thresholds were measured prior to the morning injection and are expressed as mean number of withdrawals to 10 repeated stimulations ± s.e.m.
*significantly different compared to morphine-treated group of same genotype.
significantly different compared to baseline (Day 0) response. Responses were not different between genotypes for any treatment at any time point.