title: Inhibitory effect of taurine on wet-dog shakes produced by [D-Ala2,Met5] enkephalinamide with reference to effects on hippocampal epileptic discharges.
abstract: The effects of taurine on wet-dog shakes produced by [D-Ala2,Met5]enkephalinamide (DAME) were investigated in rats. Wet-dog shakes and epileptic discharges in the hippocampus were produced by intraventricular administration of 50 micrograms of DAME. Pretreatment with 10 microliter of taurine, given intraventricularly in a dose of 0.95 mumol, inhibited wet-dog shakes and epileptic discharges in the hippocampus. While the same dose of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) also inhibited the wet-dog shakes, the same dose of L-leucine did not suppress them. These observations indicate that the inhibition of DAME-induced wet-dog shakes by taurine is associated with the suppression of seizure activities in the hippocampus. The possibility that taurine possesses an antagonistic action on opioid peptides is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004744:Enkephalin, Methionine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013654:Taurine / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D013654:Taurine; D004744:Enkephalin, Methionine; C022118:enkephalinamide-Met, Ala(2)-