title: EEG effects of Ro 15-4513 and FG 7142 alone and in combination with ethanol.
abstract: The electrophysiological effects of Ro 15-4513 and FG 7142 alone and in combination with ethanol were investigated. Intraperitoneal administration of Ro 15-4513 (3, 6 mg/kg) was found to significantly increase power in the 6-16 Hz frequency range, an effect which was antagonized by ethanol (1 g/kg). FG 7142 administration (2, 5 mg/kg IP) was found to enhance spectral power in the 6-8 Hz range, an effect which was also blocked by coadministration of ethanol. Both drugs also produced dose-related abnormal EEG activity in the form of episodic bursts of EEG spiking. These ictal episodes, which lasted 5-40 seconds, were associated with an arrest of behavior but no overt behavioral convulsions. Coadministration of ethanol caused an elimination or significant reduction in these episodes. These studies suggest that Ro 15-4513 and FG 7142 have potent electrophysiological actions of their own which are partially antagonized by ethanol.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuropharmacology, BCR-1, Research Institute of the Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA 92037.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Ehlers
authors.forename: R I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Chaplin
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Koob
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001386:Azides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001569:Benzodiazepines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002243:Carbolines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D004347:Drug Interactions; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000187:drug effects*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011963:Receptors, GABA-A / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D001386:Azides; D002243:Carbolines; D011963:Receptors, GABA-A; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D000431:Ethanol; C035874:FG 7142; C042957:Ro 15-4513