A method of alleviating pain such as neuropathic pain or acute inflammatory pain is provided which comprises administering to a mammal that is either exhibiting pain or is about to be subjected to a pain-causing event a pain alleviating/pain suppressing amount of at least one nontoxic antagonist for the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor, e.g., dextrorphan, or metabolic precursor of such antagonist, e.g., dextromethorphan, or at least one nontoxic substance that blocks a major intracellular consequence of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor activation, e.g., a phenothiazine such as trifluoperazine.
本发明提供了一种减轻疼痛(如神经性疼痛或急性炎症性疼痛)的方法,该方法包括向表现出疼痛或即将遭受致痛事件的哺乳动物施用至少一种
N-甲基-D-天冬氨酸受体无毒拮抗剂(如
右美沙芬)或这种拮抗剂的代谢前体(如
右美沙芬)或至少一种阻断细胞内主要后果的无毒物质,以减轻疼痛/抑制疼痛、
右美沙芬,或这种拮抗剂的代谢前体,如
右美沙芬,或至少一种阻断
N-甲基-D-天冬氨酸受体激活的主要细胞内后果的无毒物质,如
吩噻嗪,如
三氟拉嗪。