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Morphine analgesia suppresses tumor growth and metastasis in a mouse model of cancer pain produced by orthotopic tumor inoculation.
European Journal of Pharmacology 2002 April 27
The present study was conducted to clarify whether relief from cancer pain by morphine would suppress tumor growth and metastasis. When given orthotopic inoculation of B16-BL6 melanoma cells into the hind paw, C57BL/6 mice showed moderate and marked hyperalgesia on days 7-10 and from day 14 post-inoculation, respectively. The volume of inoculated hind paw was increased exponentially as a function of time from day 8 post-inoculation, a phenomena being due to melanoma growth. Lung metastasis was apparent after day 12 post-inoculation. On day 16 post-inoculation, the hyperalgesia was completely inhibited by subcutaneous injection of morphine hydrochloride (5 and 10 mg/kg). The tumor growth and lung metastasis were markedly inhibited by repeated administration of morphine (5 and 10 mg/kg daily for 6 days) and also by the neurectomy of sciatic nerve innervating the inoculated region. The results suggest that relief from cancer pain by morphine inhibits tumor growth and metastasis.
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