Carbamazepine potentiates the effectiveness of morphine in a rodent model of neuropathic pain.

Approximately 60% of morphine is glucuronidated to morphine-3-glucuronide (M3G) which may aggravate preexisting pain conditions. Accumulating evidence indicates that M3G signaling through neuronal Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) may be central to this proalgesic signaling event. These events are known t...

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Main Authors: Michael R Due, Xiao-Fang Yang, Yohance M Allette, Aaron L Randolph, Matthew S Ripsch, Sarah M Wilson, Erik T Dustrude, Rajesh Khanna, Fletcher A White
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4164621?pdf=render