Antinociceptive effects of intraperitoneal citicoline administration on rat models of acute pain

Abstract

The aim was to study the dose-dependent effect of the multimodal drug citicoline on models of acute pain in Wistar rats. Methods. Assessment of changes inindividual pain sensitivity was performed using 2 standard tests, Tail Flick and Hot Plate. Two series of experiments were carried out. In the 1st and 2nd series of experiments, pain thresholds (PS) were determined prior to and one hour after intraperitoneal citicoline administration at doses of 500 and 1000 mg/kg. Results. Administration of citicoline 500 mg/kg had an antinociceptive effect: PS increased both in the Tail Flick and in the Hot Plate tests. Increasing the citicoline dose to 1000 mg/kg did not exert a more pronounced antinociceptive effect. Conclusion. Citicoline exerts antinociceptive effects in rats, which may indicate the cholinergic activation induced by citicoline.