%0 Journal Article %T Efectos del extracto de alcoholes purificados de la cera de abejas (Apis mellifera) en dos modelos de analgesia %A Fern¨˘ndez Dorta %A Lilia %A M¨˘s Ferreiro %A Rosa %A Fern¨˘ndez Travieso %A Julio C¨¦sar %A Hern¨˘ndez Ortega %A Caridad %J Revista Cubana de Farmacia %D 2010 %I ECIMED %X the d-002 is a mixture of 6 high molecular weight aliphatic acids purified from bee wax (apis mellifera). the aim of present study was to research the effects of an oral treatment using d-002 on the acetic acid- induced abdominal writhings and in the hot plate model in mice. animals were randomized distributed to 5 groups (10-20 animals/group): a control one received the gum arabic vehicle/h20, three received d-002 (25, 125 and 250 mg/kg), and another received aspirin (abdominal contortions model) or morphine (hot plate). the d-002 inhibited the above mentioned writhings in a 44., 44,8 and 47. , respectively; however, not modified the response latency in the hot plate model. these results demonstrate that the d-002 (25-250 mg/kg) oral treatment may to inhibit in a moderate way the above mentioned writhings without to affect the response to hot plate. it suggests that the d-002 exerts a peripheral analgesic action but not a central level. %K acetic acid %K abdominal writhings %K hot plate %K analgesic %K apis mellifera. %U http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0034-75152010000200009&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en