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Abstract In summary, the results of the present study indicated that GBP had antinociceptive effects in hot plate and late phase of formalin test. Similarly, LTG had antinociceptive effects in hot plate and both phases of formalin test. However, LEV possessed antinociceptive effects only against thermal stimuli in the hot plate test. The antinociceptive mechanism of GBP was mediated, at least in part, by CB1 and opioid receptors in hot plate and formalin tests. However, 5-HT3 receptors were involved in the antinociceptive mechanism of GBP in formalin test only. Furthermore, the antinociceptive mechanism of LEV against thermal stimuli using hot plate test was mediated by 5-HT3 and opioid receptors not CB1 receptors. However, these receptors were not involved in the antinociceptive mechanism of LTG in both tests of pain. GBP did not induce any motor deficits in the tested mice. In contrast, LEV and LTG caused motor impairment in the rotarod test. This effect was not mediated by CB1, 5-HT3 and opioid receptors in all drugs. Treatment with 10 doses of GBP, LEV or LTG for 20 days after the development of peripheral diabetic neuropathy induced antihyperalgesic effect using hot plate test. However, treatment with GBP and LEV, but not LTG had antiallodynic effects. Since peripheral diabetic neuropathy caused histopathological changes in large (e.g. spinal cord) and peripheral nerves (e.g. sciatic nerve), repeated treatment with both GBP and LEV produced some neurogenerative effects on spinal cord and sciatic nerve. However, LTG possessed neurogenerative effects on sciatic nerve only. Spinal glia are activated in the peripheral diabetic neuropathy. Treatment with LEV decreased the expression of spinal microglia. Furthermore, GBP and LEV suppressed the expression of astrocytes. |