Pregabalin on Interleukin-6 Levels in Living Donor Kidney

Summary

Pregabalin, a ligand for alfa2delta subunits of voltage-gated calcium channels, has been shown to be an effective adjuvant therapy for acute postoperative pain, by inhibiting central sensitization. The IL-6, is detectable 60 minutes after surgical incision, persisting for until 10 days, with maximal plasmatic level in 4 and 6 hours. The objective of this study is evaluating the analgesic effect of pregabalin and its repercussion on serum levels of IL6.

Timeline

Start

2011-03

Primary completion

2011-12

Completion

2011-12

Publications

• Background Taylor CP. Mechanisms of analgesia by gabapentin and pregabalin--calcium channel alpha2-delta [Cavalpha2-delta] ligands. Pain. 2009 Mar;142(1-2):13-6. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2008.11.019. Epub 2009 Jan 6. No abstract available.
• Background Gray P, Kirby J, Smith MT, Cabot PJ, Williams B, Doecke J, Cramond T. Pregabalin in severe burn injury pain: a double-blind, randomised placebo-controlled trial. Pain. 2011 Jun;152(6):1279-1288. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2011.01.055. Epub 2011 Mar 12.
• Background Baidya DK, Agarwal A, Khanna P, Arora MK. Pregabalin in acute and chronic pain. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol. 2011 Jul;27(3):307-14. doi: 10.4103/0970-9185.83672.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.