title: The benzodiazepine receptor inverse agonists beta-CCM and RO 15-3505 both reverse the anxiolytic effects of ethanol in mice.
abstract: The antagonistic effects of the benzodiazepine receptor inverse agonist beta-CCM (1 mg/kg) and of the partial inverse agonist RO 15-3505 (3 mg/kg) on the anxiolytic properties of ethanol (1 g/kg) in mice confronted with a light/dark choice procedure and with the staircase test were investigated. Both drugs reversed the effects of ethanol on some of the behavioral parameters, but beta-CCM alone elicited anxiogenic intrinsic effects. RO 15-3505 induced seizures in mice treated with a subconvulsant dose of pentylenetetrazole, the most efficient doses being 3 and 6 mg/kg. These data indicate that beta-CCM and RO 15-3505 can reverse some of the anxiolytic effects of ethanol, acting probably to oppose GABA function via the benzodiazepine receptor.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D001007:Anxiety / Q000139:chemically induced; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects; D001569:Benzodiazepines / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D001570:Benzodiazepinones / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002243:Carbolines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D010433:Pentylenetetrazole; D012640:Seizures / Q000139:chemically induced
chemical_list: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D001570:Benzodiazepinones; D002243:Carbolines; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D000431:Ethanol; C040725:Ro 15-3505; C036150:beta-carboline-3-carboxylic acid methyl ester; D010433:Pentylenetetrazole