Low-dose morphine reduces pain perception and blood pressure, but not muscle sympathetic outflow, responses during the cold pressor test

Abstract

In this randomized, crossover, placebo-controlled trial, we found that low-dose morphine administration reduced pain perception and blood pressure responses during the cold pressor test via attenuated increases in heart rate and cardiac output. We also determined that muscle sympathetic outflow responses during the cold pressor test seem to be unaffected by low-dose morphine administration. Finally, our exploratory analysis suggests that biological sex does not influence morphine-induced antinociception in healthy adults.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2022
Source ID
10.1152/ajpheart.00092.2022

Entities

People

  • Bonnie D. Orth
  • Carmen Hinojosa-Laborde
  • Craig G Crandall
  • Elias Johnson
  • Frank A. Cimino 3rd
  • Joseph C Watso
  • Joseph M Hendrix
  • Josh Foster
  • Luke N Belval
  • Mu Huang

Organizations

  • American Physiological Society
  • Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
  • United States Army Institute of Surgical Research
  • United States Department of Defense
  • University of Texas at Austin

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Fields of Study

  • Biology

Readers

  • Cardiovascular Physiology
  • Toxicology/Environmental Toxicology