Abstract
1. Diethylaminoethylesters (DEAF) of Brufen (BF) and Mefenamic acid (MA) were synthesized together with diethylaminoethylamides (DEAEAM) of BF and Carprofen (CPF).
2. Their local anesthetic effects were examined by blink and skin reflux tests. All of them showed notable effects. Especially, BF-DEAE and BF-DEAEAM exhibited the surface local anesthetic effects 20 fold and 10 fold stronger than that of Procaine•Hcl, respectively. CPF-DEAEAM also exhibited the infiltration local anesthetic effect twice stronger than that of Xylocaine•HCl.
3. However, several problems remained. BF-DEAE hydrolyzed very rapidly in a heparinized rat plasma. Its acute toxicity was 10 fold higher than that of BF when intraveneously dosed to mice whereas it was comparable to that of BF when dosed orally. Both of BF-DEAE and CPF-DEAEAM, especially the latter caused the corneal clouding in the high concentrations, which may be due to its surfactant activity.
4. BF-DEAEAM was stable in the rat plasma and its LD50 value nearly reached to 1250mg/kg by mice.
5. Standing on the contradiction between the eradication of leprosy bacilli inside peripheral nerves and the resultant possible undesirable host reactions in the nerves, the necessity to discover a drug remissive the inflammation in the peripheral nerves through its local use was discussed.