Objective: The present study aimed to see if 20-Deoxyingenol(20-DOI) could protect hippocampus neurons from the neurotoxic effects of morphine and reduce memory loss in rats.
Method: Male Wistar rats were given morphine hydrochloride (45 mg/kg, sc, four weeks) and 20-DOI (10, 20 mg/kg, ip., coadministered with morphine) for the Morris Water Maze (MWM) test to investigate the effects of 20-DOI on spatial learning and memory.
Background: As a class of analgesics, opioids are frequently used to treat both acute and chronic moderate to severe pain. Patients frequently receive opioid painkillers after orthopedic accidents or surgeries. Evidence suggests that opioid drug users have a 55.
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