Figure 3.

Effect of regional anaesthesia on opioid induced hyperalgesia in diabetic mice. The actions of levobupivacaine sciatic nerve block on perioperative sufentanil induced hyperalgesia were evaluated by three behavioural tests: a von frey; b hot plate; c guarding pain behaviour. Diabetic control group 4 (C): no sufentanil, no levobupivacaine sciatic block, plantar incision; diabetic OIH group 5 (S): sufentanil, no levobupivacaine sciatic block, plantar incision; diabetic OIH + RA group 6 (S + RA): sufentanil, levobupivacaine sciatic block, plantar incision. *P < 0.05 compared group 5 to group 4 (control); + P<0.05 compared group 6 to group 4. AN after naloxone, BN before naloxone, B basal, C control, D day, H hour, g gram, PI plantar incision, RA regional anaesthesia, S sufentanil, s second. Data presented as mean ± SD.