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Published in final edited form as: Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2017 Oct 27;338:54–64. doi: 10.1016/j.taap.2017.10.017

Table 2.

Summary of in vivo work showing concentrations producing analgesia and/or toxicity after intrathecal infusion, flare after intradermal delivery in dogs.

MW Human and dog
IT Analgesia
Antispasticity a,b
Reference IT canine
toxicologyb
Reference In vivo: canine Intra-
dermal Flare c
j
mg * mL−1/mM mg * mL−1/mM mg/mL−1/mM
Adenosine 267 0.25/ H,B > 3/11 (Chiari et al., 1999) 1/3.7 j
Alfentanil Citrate 529 4/7.6 C,I (Yaksh et al., 2012) > 20/ > 38 (Yaksh et al., 2012) > 20/ > 38 (Yaksh et al., 2012)j
Baclofen HCl 213 1/4.7, C,I
0.3/9.4 H,I c
(Sabbe et al., 1993)
(Boster et al., 2016)
> 2/ > 9.4 (Sabbe et al., 1993) > 4/19 j
Bupivacaine HCl 325 1.5/ 4.6 C,I
7.5/23 H,I
(Kroin et al., 1987) > 3.7/ > 11.4 (Kroin et al., 1987) 50/154 j
Clonidine HCl 267 2.5/9.4 C,I
0.12/0.4 H,I
(Kroin et al., 1987; Kroin et al., 2003)
(Uhle et al., 2000)
> 2/ > 7.5 (Kroin et al., 2003) 10/38 j
DPDPE 645 3/4.6 C,I (Horais et al., 2003) 6/9.3 (Horais et al., 2003) 10/16 j
Fentanyl Citrate 529 0.3/0.6 H,I
0.1/ H,Id
(Allen et al., 2006b)
(Willis and Doleys, 1999)
> 2/ > 3.8 (Allen et al., 2006b) > 2/ > 3.8 j
Gabapentin 171 ND 80 mg/mLf Hildebrand, unpubg > 10/ > 59 j
Hydromor phone HCl 322 0.1/0.3 (Allen et al., 2006b) 3/9.3 (Allen et al., 2006b) 1/3.1 j
Ketamine HCl 274 ND 4.2/15 (Yaksh et al., 2008) 10/36 j
Lidocaine HCl 271 ND ND 50/185
Methadone HCl 346 3/8.6 C,I (Allen et al., 2006b) 1/2.9 (Allen et al., 2006b) 10/29 (Yaksh et al., 2013a),j
MK-801 337 ND 0.4/1.2 (Yaksh et al., 2008) 6/18 j
Morphine Sulfate 329 0.1/0.3 C,I (Allen et al., 2006b) 3/9.1 (Yaksh et al., 2003) 0.1/0.3 (Yaksh et al., 2013a), j
Morphine 3 gluc 461 ND ND 1/2.2
Morphine 6 gluc 461 ND ND 10/22
Neostigmine Methylsulfate 334 0.075/0.22, H,B (Lauretti et al., 1998) > 1/ > 3.0 (Yaksh et al., 1995) 10/30
ST-91 HCl 253 4/15.8 C,I Yaksh, unpubh < 18/ < 71 Yaksh, unpubh 1/4.0
Tizanidine HCl 290 2.5/9.4 C,I (Kroin et al., 2003) 6/20.6 (Kroin et al., 2003) 10/34
Ziconotide 2639 < 0.001/0.0004 C,Ii
0.003e/0.001 H,I
(Wermeling et al., 2003; Yaksh et al., 2012; Deer et al., 2017a) > 0.006i (Skov et al., 2007) 0.020/0.008
a

Doses represent best estimates based on reported doses or the mean of a distribution.

b

H: human; C: Canine: B: bolus; I: Infusion.

c

Delivered in 2 mg/mL.

d

per day.

e

Dose is 0.005 mg/24 h.

f

Carried out in sheep.

g

Keith Hildebrand, Medtronic, personal communication.

h

T.L. Yaksh, unpublished observations.

i

mg/h.

j

unpublished data in this paper.