These findings provide further evidence in support of an involvement of the 5-HT system in the antinociceptive activity of simple nonnarcotic analgesics. Plasticity of this neurotransmitter system after chronic analgesic exposure may lead to the loss of analgesic efficacy and, in its more extreme form, may produce analgesic-related painful conditions, for example, analgesic abuse headache.
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