Table 1

AUC values after single-dose administration of M6G and morphine by either the i.v. or i.p. routes and M6G by the i.c.v. route to SD rats determined using both the tail flick (T.F.) and hotplate (H.P.) latency tests of antinociception

Dosing routeTestM6G doseMorphineDose
1.9 μmol3.8 μmol5.4 μmol10 μmol20 μmol
i.p.H.P.5.6  ± 25.0  ± 25.5  ± 2.594.6  ± 41.8
i.p.T.F.129  ± 23.4265  ± 13210.5  ± 19247  ± 19
i.v.H.P.14.2  ± 714.1  ± 11111  ± 21
i.v.T.F.267.0  ± 20.7268  ± 10255  ± 5.5
M6G dose
0.22 nmol1.25 nmol2.2 nmol3.3 nmol
i.c.v.H.P.2.3  ± 1.228.7  ± 11.872.3  ± 2296.2  ± 29
i.c.v.T.F.26.7  ± 10.8193.4  ± 37.5221.1  ± 24.9245.5  ± 25.8
  • Units for the AUC values are %MPE.hr.

  • Values are mean ± S.E.M.