Figure 3.
Cumulative antinociceptive dose response curve for fentanyl ip in mouse warm water tail withdrawal assay before and after (A) 7 days of chronic 0.3 mg/kg/day fentanyl treatment sc (n=6) or 7 days chronic saline treatment sc (n=6) (B) 7 days of chronic 10 mg/kg/day VRP26 treatment sc (n=6) or 7 days chronic saline treatment sc (n=6). (C) Global withdrawal scores for animals treated for 7 days with either 0.3 mg/kg/day fentanyl (n=6), 10 mg/kg/day VRP26 (n=6), or saline (n=6) sc. Withdrawal was precipitated with 10 mg/kg naltrexone ip and jumps, wet dog shakes, paw tremor, soft stool, teeth chattering, and piloerection were all counted as physical symptoms of withdrawal. Data are plotted as mean +/− standard error of the mean (SEM) for all groups. * p< 0.05; **p< 0.01; **** p< 0.0001