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S Ohba

Publications and source records attributed to S Ohba.

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Studies on an anti-inflammatory agent. III. Pharmacological investigations of a new non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent: 2-oxo-3-[4-(1-oxo-2-isoindolinyl)-phenyl]-butanamide (GP 650).

The anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antipyretic and ulcerogenic activities and acute toxicity of 2-oxo-3-[4-(1-oxo-2-isoindolinyl)-phenyl]-butanamide (GP 650) were investigated in laboratory animals and compared with those of phenylbutazone, acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), ibuprofen, tiaramide-HCl and tinoridine-HCl. The anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities of GP 650 were found to be almost equivalent to those of phenylbutazone on the basis of various anti-inflammatory and analgesic tests while its antipyretic activity was less marked, and its ulcerogenic action and acute toxicity were much lower than those of the other agents. It is interesting to note that GP 650 possesses marked anti-inflammatory activity similar to acidic anti-inflammatory agents in chronic inflammatory models along with mild antipyretic and ulcerogenic activities found in basic anti-inflammatory agents. Therefore, GP 650 appears to be a promising anti-inflammatory and analgesic agent.

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A method for evaluating analgesic agents in rats.

A method is described for evaluating antinociceptive activity in rats using writhing responses induced by 4% sodium chloride solution. Narcotic and nonnarcotic analgesics, narcotic antagonists except naloxone, and antipyretic and nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs were effectively evaluated at relatively low doses using this method. Parenteral ED50 values of these compounds ran parallel to their clinical doses. The method detected not only the analgesic action of the above drugs but also that of methamphetamine. In spite of its high sensitivity, the method was specific in the sense that CNS-depressant, muscle relaxant, anticholinergic, and antihistamine drugs and anesthetics were inactive even at toxic doses. On the other hand, the decrease in the analgesic activity of morphine upon chronic injection was also observed with this method. The writhing test with 4% sodium chloride in rats was concluded to be a sensitive and specific test for analgesic drugs and useful for examining changes in analgesic activity of drugs during chronic administration.

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