“…administration of propranolol (50ug/day), ICI-118,551 (30ug/day), SR59230A (20ug/day), or vehicle alongside sustained systemic administration of OR486 (15mg/kg/day) or vehicle over a 2-week period. Intrathecal delivered antagonist doses were selected based on their ability to block pain or related behaviors in other rat models when administered i.t.. 59-61 Similar to animals receiving vehicle, those receiving sustained i.t. administration of the non-selective βAR antagonist propranolol, the β 2 AR antagonist ICI-118,511, or the β 3 AR antagonist SR59230A alongside systemic OR486 exhibited mechanical allodynia (Fig 4A, F 2,159 =16.63, p<0.0001; Fig 4D, F 2,158 =16.60, p<0.0001; Fig 4G, F 2,173 =16.13, p<0.0001), mechanical hyperalgesia (Fig 4B, F 2,164 =9.149, p=0.0002; Fig 4E, F 2,165 =13.33, p<0.0001; Fig 4H, F 2,181 =6.544, p=0.0018) and thermal hyperalgesia (Fig 4C, F 2,164 =85.26, p<0.0001; Fig 4F, F 2,164 =86.01, p<0.0001; Fig 4I, F 2,178 =81.55, p<0.0001).…”