Effects of tizanidine, a centrally acting muscle relaxant, on spinal reflex potentials in rats, with special reference to imidazoline receptors

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Sekiguchi, Y [1 ]
Honda, M [1 ]
Ono, H [1 ]
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[1] Sci Univ Tokyo, Fac Pharmaceut Sci, Dept Pharmacol, Shinjuku Ku, Tokyo 1620826, Japan
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Tizanidine decreased the mono- (MSR) and polysynaptic spinal reflexes (PSR) in rats. The inhibitory effects of tizanidine were antagonized by the alpha 2-adrenoceptor/imidazoline receptor antagonist idazoxan but not by the alpha 2-adrenoceptor antagonist yohimbine. These results suggest that the imidazoline receptors are involved in the inhibitory effects of tizanidine on spinal reflexes.
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