title: Effects of 18-hydroxydeoxycorticosterone on central nervous system excitability.
abstract: The effects of 18-hydroxydeoxycorticosterone (18-OH-DOC) on central nervous system excitability were studied in adrenalectomized rats. Sixty-four evoked potentials (EP) recorded from the pontine reticular formation were averaged before and after the injection of vehicle and hormone. 750 micrograms of 18-OH-DOC dissolved in 0.5 ml of a 4:1 saline Cremophor-EL solution were injected i.v. A decrease of 55.7 +/- 6.1% in the amplitude of the EPs was observed with the hormone 16.3 min +/- 2.7 (SE) after injection. Amplitude values returned to baseline levels 38 min +/- 6.8 (SE) after injection. The secretion of 18-OH-DOC is greatly increased by ACTH and might modulate central nervous system function.
mesh_terms: D015070:18-Hydroxydesoxycorticosterone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000315:Adrenalectomy; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D003900:Desoxycorticosterone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D005071:Evoked Potentials / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D011149:Pons / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012154:Reticular Formation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D012584:Sciatic Nerve / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D015070:18-Hydroxydesoxycorticosterone; D003900:Desoxycorticosterone; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone