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http://dx.doi.org/10.5352/JLS.2010.20.4.496

Analgesic Effect of Grape Seed Proanthocyanidin Extract in Fibromyalgia Animal Model  

Mun, Hyun-Il (Department of Internal Medicine, Dongguk University College of Medicine)
Kim, Seong-Ho (Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine)
Jang, Tae-Jung (Department of Pathology, Dongguk University College of Medicine)
Moon, Il-Soo (Department of Anatomy, Dongguk University College of Medicine)
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Journal of Life Science / v.20, no.4, 2010 , pp. 496-502 More about this Journal
Abstract
The acidic saline animal model of pain has been suggested to mimic fibromyalgia (FM). Oligomeric proanthocyanidin complexes (OPC) from grape seeds are known to act as an antioxidant. We studied the effects of OPC on the pain threshold in the acidic saline animal model of pain. The left gastrocnemius muscle was injected with $100\;{\mu}l$ of saline at pH 4.0 under brief isoflurane anesthesia on days 0 and 5. Control rats (n=5) received identical injections of physiological saline (pH 7.2) on the same schedule. Rats (n=10) with acidic saline injection were separated into two study subgroups. After measurement of pre-drug pain thresholds, rats were injected intraperitoneally with either saline or OPC 300 mg/kg. Paw withdrawal thresholds to pressure were again measured 60 min after intraperitoneal injection. Nociceptive thresholds were measured with a Dynamic Plantar Aesthesiometer by applying an increasing pressure to right or left hind paw until the rat withdrew the paw. Compared to baseline (day 0), acid injections produced mechanical hyper-responsiveness on day 7 (pre-drug) in these rats [p<0.05]. A potent antihyperalgesic effect was observed when rats were injected intraperitoneally with OPC 300 mg/kg [injected paw, p=0.001; contralateral paw, p=0.002]. OPC treatment decreased the expression of acid sensing ion channel 3 in the brain motor cortex area on immunohistochemical staining when OPC 300 mg/kg was administered intraperitoneally in the animal model of FM pain [p<0.05]. Further research is required to determine the efficacy of OPC treatments in FM pain in humans.
Keywords
Fibromyalgia; animal model; oligomeric proanthocyanidin complexes (OPC); acid sensing ion channel;
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