M. Sandrini et al., EFFECTS OF CHRONIC TREATMENT WITH PHENAZONE ON THE HOT-PLATE TEST AND[H-3] SEROTONIN BINDING-SITES IN PONS AND CORTEX MEMBRANES OF THE RAT, Pharmacology, 47(2), 1993, pp. 84-90
Many reports indicate that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs exert
their antinociceptive effect through adrenergic and serotoninergic sys
tems. We investigated the acute and chronic effects of phenazone on th
e pain threshold and on brain serotonin binding sites. A relationship
between phenazone serum levels and the antinociceptive effect was foun
d; acute treatment with phenazone provokes a significant decrease in s
erotonin binding sites both in the pons and cerebral cortex after 2, 4
and 8 h, but not after 24 h. After 15 and 30 days of treatment, the n
umber of binding sites increases both in the pons and cortex.