title: MK-801 prevents the decrease in 35S-TBPS binding in the rat cerebral cortex induced by pentylenetetrazol kindling.
abstract: Chemical kindling was induced in the rat by chronic treatment with pentylenetetrazol (PTZ, 30 mg/kg, IP, three times a week for eight weeks). PTZ kindling was associated with a reduction in central GABAergic function, as reflected by a significant decrease in the density of 35S-t-butylbicyclophosphorothionate (35S-TBPS) binding sites in the cerebral cortex. The pretreatment with the noncompetitive N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist MK-801 (1 mg/kg, IP, 40 min before each PTZ injection) prevented the development of kindling as well as the reduction in 35S-TBPS binding. The results suggest that NMDA receptors may play a role in the alterations of GABAergic function observed in PTZ-kindled rats.
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Biology, University of Cagliari, Italy.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Giorgi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Orlandi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Geic
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Corda
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001643:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds / Q000378:metabolism*; D019086:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000378:metabolism*; D003292:Convulsants / Q000378:metabolism; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D016291:Dizocilpine Maleate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007696:Kindling, Neurologic; D008297:Male; D010433:Pentylenetetrazole / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013462:Sulfur Radioisotopes
chemical_list: D001643:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds; D019086:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic; D003292:Convulsants; D013462:Sulfur Radioisotopes; D016291:Dizocilpine Maleate; C037476:tert-butylbicyclophosphorothionate; D010433:Pentylenetetrazole