title: Antagonists at the NMDA recognition site and blockers of the associated ion channel induce spontaneous tail-flicks in the rat.
abstract: The non-competitive N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) antagonists (channel blockers), MK 801, phencyclidine (PCP) and ketamine induced spontaneous tail-flicks in rats. Their order of relative potency (MK 801 greater than PCP greater than ketamine) corresponds to their relative affinities for the ion channel coupled to NMDA receptors. Drugs interacting with their other potential targets (sigma receptors as well as dopamine, serotonin and noradrenaline uptake sites) failed to induce spontaneous tail-flicks. In addition, the catecholamine stimulants, methylphenidate and cocaine were inactive. CPP and CGS 19755, antagonists at the NMDA recognition site, also dose dependently elicited spontaneous tail-flicks: their maximal effect was equal to that of the channel blockers. In contrast, HA-966 and ifenprodil, putative antagonists at the glycine and polyamine recognition sites, respectively, failed to elicit spontaneous tail-flicks. These data demonstrate that both antagonists of the NMDA recognition site and non-competitive blockers of the associated channel induce spontaneous tail-flicks in rats.
authors.affiliation: Neurobiology Division, FONDAX, Groupe de Recherche Servier, Paris, France.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Millan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects*; D016291:Dizocilpine Maleate / Q000494:pharmacology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D007473:Ion Channels / Q000187:drug effects*; D007649:Ketamine / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D016202:N-Methylaspartate / Q000378:metabolism*; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology; D010622:Phencyclidine / Q000494:pharmacology; D010875:Pipecolic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology; D010879:Piperazines / Q000494:pharmacology; D010880:Piperidines / Q000494:pharmacology; D011760:Pyrrolidinones / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*
chemical_list: D007473:Ion Channels; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D010875:Pipecolic Acids; D010879:Piperazines; D010880:Piperidines; D011760:Pyrrolidinones; D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate; C065286:SDZ EAA 494; C053672:selfotel; D016202:N-Methylaspartate; D007649:Ketamine; D016291:Dizocilpine Maleate; C001369:1-hydroxy-3-amino-2-pyrrolidone; D010622:Phencyclidine; C010739:ifenprodil