Autor: |
Tallarida, R J, Harakal, C, Maslow, J, Geller, E B, Adler, M W |
Zdroj: |
The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics; July 1978, Vol. 206 Issue: 1 p38-45, 8p |
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When the pA2 of an antagonist is determined in vivo, administered doses are used rather than the peak or steady-state tissue concentrations. The present report examines the error which can arise in this method and also presents a method for determining the pA2 from data obtained at times after peak. We applied this time-dependent analysis to time-dose-response data obtained with morphine-naloxone in the rat, using tail compression as the nociceptive stimulus. Good agreement between pA2 values was found: 8.0 with peak effect data, and 8.1 with the time-dependent method. Further, this analysis yielded 20 minutes as the half-life of naloxone. It is concluded that the time-dependent method provides a check on the pA2 in vivo and confirms the utility of this constant in classifying receptors. The appendix contains methodology for application to other agonist-antagonist combinations classified according to their kinetics. |
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