title: [Effect of tranquilizers of the 1,4-benzodiazepine series on the xanthine oxidase activity of the rat brain].
abstract: Experiments in vivo and in vitro on 90 rats were made to study the influence of 1,4-benzodiazepine tranquilizers (phenazepam, nitrazepam and diazepam) on cerebral xanthine oxidase activity. Phenazepam, nitrazepam and diazepam in the dose of 5 mg per 200 g bw were shown to reduce xanthine oxidase activity by 80.4%, 64.3% and 55.8%, respectively 2 h after intraperitoneal injection. 6 h after the injection of benzodiazepines the enzyme activity grows, but control values are achieved only after nitrazepam injection. In vitro experiments revealed direct influence of the tranquilizers on xanthine oxidase. Phenazepam inhibits xanthine oxidase activity in concentration as long as 10(-10) M (to 36.6%), and practically completely in 10(-6) M concentration. Nitrazepam and diazepam inhibit xanthine oxidase activity within concentration range between 10(-8) M (to 51.5% and 33.2%, respectively), and 10(-4) M (practically completely). The inhibition of xanthine oxidase activity is shown to be caused by the competition between hypoxanthine, the reaction substrate, and tranquilizer, to bind with the active site of the enzyme.
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Korotkina
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Papin
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Voronina
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Karelin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D001570:Benzodiazepinones / Q000494:pharmacology; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology; D003975:Diazepam / Q000494:pharmacology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D008297:Male; D009567:Nitrazepam / Q000494:pharmacology; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000096:biosynthesis; D019820:Xanthine; D014969:Xanthine Oxidase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D014970:Xanthines / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D001570:Benzodiazepinones; D014970:Xanthines; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D019820:Xanthine; D014527:Uric Acid; C017928:phenazepam; D009567:Nitrazepam; D014969:Xanthine Oxidase; D003975:Diazepam
vernacular_title: Izuchenie vliianiia trankvilizatorov 1,4-benzodiazepinovogo riada na aktivnost' ksantinoksidazy golovnogo mozga krys.