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Combined oxytocin and acupuncture as a novel regimen for analgesia for cancer patients

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Last updated: 28 Dec 2024

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Biochemistry and molecular biology

Abstract

Oxytocin (OXT) is a neuropeptide with a peripheral role in reproduction, though it also may have a central effect. The aim of the study is to verify its analgesic role with and without acupuncture analgesia and to understand the mechanism of OXT in modulating pain process. Patients were divided into control, acupuncture, intrathecal OXT and combined intrathecal OXT+ acupuncture groups. Pain threshold, cardiovascular changes, and pain related mediators (serotonin, and dopamine) were assessed. A significant increase of the pain threshold was observed in intrathecal oxytocin group. The response was highly significantly increased in the combined group. Besides, OXT induces significant increase in the serum levels of neurotransmitters related to the pain. OXT proved to be more analgesic than auricular acupuncture and their combination provides a great synergistic analgesic effect.

DOI

10.21608/sjpms.2021.98226.1002

Keywords

Oxytocin (OXT), neuropeptide, Cardiovascular System, serotonin, and dopamine

Authors

First Name

Nessren

Last Name

Abd el-Rady

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Medical Physiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt , Medical Physiology Department, Sphinx University, New Assiut, Egypt

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nessren@aun.edu.eg

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0000-0002-7217-8954

First Name

Omyma

Last Name

Ahmed

MiddleName

G.

Affiliation

Medical Physiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt

Email

omyma_galal@hotmail.com

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First Name

Eman

Last Name

Radwan

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Affiliation

Department of Medical Biochemistry, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt, Department of Biochemistry, Sphinx University, New Assiut, Egypt

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emanradwan@aun.edu.eg

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2

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1

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28629

Issue Date

2021-10-01

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2021-10-05

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2021-10-31

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15

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26

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2735-5837

Online ISSN

2805-2757

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2,063

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Sphinx Journal of Pharmaceutical and Medical Sciences

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https://sjpms.journals.ekb.eg/

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Combined oxytocin and acupuncture as a novel regimen for analgesia for cancer patients

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23 Jan 2023