Effects of extremely low frequency magnetic fields on pain thresholds in mice: roles of melatonin and opioids
- Authors
- Jeong, JH; Choi, KB; Yi, BC; Chun, CH; Sung, KY; Sung, JY; Gimm, YM; Huh, IH; Sohn, UD
- Issue Date
- Aug-2000
- Publisher
- BLACKWELL SCIENCE LTD
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF AUTONOMIC PHARMACOLOGY, v.20, no.4, pp 259 - 264
- Pages
- 6
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF AUTONOMIC PHARMACOLOGY
- Volume
- 20
- Number
- 4
- Start Page
- 259
- End Page
- 264
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/25301
- DOI
- 10.1046/j.1365-2680.2000.00189.x
- ISSN
- 0144-1795
- Abstract
- 1 We studied the effects of extremely low frequency (ELF, 60 Hz) magnetic fields (MFs) on pain thresholds using the hot plate test. The implication of opioid and benzodiazepine system in the MFs-induced alteration of pain thresholds was also studied. 2 There was an increase at night time and a decrease at daytime of pain thresholds in normal mice. Exposure of MFs (24 h, 20 gauss (G)) inhibited the increase of pain thresholds at night time and even produced hyperalgesia at daytime. 3 The increase of pain thresholds induced by melatonin at daytime was inhibited by exposure to MFs (24 h, 20 G) or opioid antagonist naloxone. The MFs and naloxone synergically inhibited hypoalgesia produced by melatonin. The hyperalgesia at daytime after MFs exposure was potentiated by the benzodiazepine agonist, diazepam, and inhibited by the benzodiazepine antagonist, flumazenil. There was no significant difference in all rotarod performance we tested. 4 From these results, it is suggested that exposure to MFs inhibits the increase of pain thresholds at night time and produces hyperalgesia at daytime with the involvement of opioid and benzodiazepine systems.
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