Genotype-dependence of gabapentin and pregabalin sensitivity: the pharmacogenetic mediation of analgesia is specific to the type of pain being inhibited.

Abstract excerpt

The antiepileptic drug, gabapentin, and another structurally related compound, pregabalin, are increasingly employed in the pharmacotherapy of chronic pain states, although their primary mechanism of action remains a topic of active study. A genomic approach to the study of these drugs may elucidate their potentially novel mechanisms. We examined the heritability of sensitivity to analgesia from gabapentin and...

Topics

• Acetates
• Amines
• Analgesia
• Animals
• Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids
• Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
• Female
• Gabapentin
• Genotype
• Male
• Mice
• Mice, Inbred AKR
• Mice, Inbred BALB C
• Mice, Inbred C3H