• Tian-Xiao Wang, Dou Yin, Wei Guo, Yuan-Yuan Liu, Ya-Dong Li, Wei-Min Qu, Wu-Jian Han, Zong-Yuan Hong, and Zhi-Li Huang.
• Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Pharmacology, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China.
• Pharmacol. Biochem. Behav. 2015 Aug 1; 135: 31-9.

AbstractTo evaluate the antinociceptive and hypnotic effects of pregabalin, we established a neuropathic pain-like model in mice using partial sciatic nerve ligation (PSNL), and examined thermal hyperalgesia, mechanical allodynia, electroencephalogram, rota-rod testing, and c-Fos expression in the anterior cingulate cortex. Gabapentin was used as a reference drug in the study. Pregabalin administered i.g. at 12.5 and 25mg/kg prolonged the duration of thermal latencies by 1.4- and 1.6-fold and increased the mechanical threshold by 2.2- and 3.1-fold 3h after administration, respectively, but did not affect motor coordination in PSNL mice, compared with vehicle control. Pregabalin (12.5 and 25mg/kg) given at 6:30 increased the amount of non-rapid eye movement sleep in a 4-h period by 1.3- and 1.4-fold, respectively, in PSNL mice. However, pregabalin (25mg/kg) given at 20:30 did not alter the sleep pattern in normal mice. Immunohistochemical study showed that PSNL increased c-Fos expression in the neurons of anterior cingulate cortex by 2.1-fold, which could be reversed by pregabalin. These results indicate that pregabalin is an effective treatment for both neuropathic pain and sleep disturbance in PSNL mice. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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