title: [Electroencephalographic and cardiovascular effects of milnaciplan hydrochloride (TN-912), a novel antidepressant].
abstract: The electroencephalographic (EEG) and cardiovascular effects of milnaciplan hydrochloride (TN-912) were compared with those of imipramine (IMP) and maprotiline (MPT) in rats, guinea pigs and dogs. In conscious rats with chronic electrode implants, TN-912 (10-100 mg/kg, p.o.) had little effect on either the EEG activity or the EEG arousal response to auditory stimulation (2000 Hz). Both IMP (10-100 mg/kg, p.o.) and MPT (10-100 mg/kg, p.o.) tended to increase the drowsy EEG pattern period in the cortical and hippocampal EEG and inhibited the EEG arousal response to auditory stimulation. In conscious rats with a chronic arterial catheter, TN-912 (100 mg/kg, p.o.) slightly elevated the mean blood pressure (MBP) and decreased the heart rate (HR), while both IMP (10-100 mg/kg, p.o.) and MPT (10-100 mg/kg, p.o.) dose-dependently increased MBP and HR. In anesthetized dogs, i.v. injection of TN-912 (1-10 mg/kg), IMP (0.3-10 mg/kg) and MPT (1-20 mg/kg) produced a dose-dependent fall in MBP. IMP and MPT but not TN-912 dose-dependently increased HR. TN-912 did not show typical effects on femoral blood flow. TN-912 (30 mg/kg) had little effect on lead II electrocardiogram (ECG), while IMP and MPT markedly increased height of the T-wave on ECG. In the in vitro study with the isolated guinea pig atrium, TN-912 caused a slight positive inotropic and negative chronotropic effect, while both IMP and MPT showed marked negative inotropic and chronotropic actions. These results suggest that TN-912 has less EEG effect and cardiac toxicity, indicating that TN-912 may be safe in clinical use.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Miyazaki Medical College, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawasaki
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Urabe
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nuki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tasaki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takasaki
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D003521:Cyclopropanes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004285:Dogs; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000187:drug effects*; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects*; D007099:Imipramine / Q000494:pharmacology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D008376:Maprotiline / Q000494:pharmacology; D000078764:Milnacipran; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012119:Respiration / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D003521:Cyclopropanes; D008376:Maprotiline; D000078764:Milnacipran; D007099:Imipramine