title: In vivo effects of phenytoin and phenobarbital on GABA receptors in rat cerebral cortex and cerebellum.
abstract: The in vivo effects of anticonvulsants on specific binding of [3H]GABA in the rat brain were examined in male Wistar rats. Acute treatment with phenobarbital increased specific [3H]GABA binding in the cerebral cortex, whereas repeated treatment with phenobarbital failed to change [3H]GABA binding. [3H]GABA binding in the cerebellum was not influenced by phenobarbital administration. Acute treatment with phenytoin produced no change in [3H]GABA binding, whereas repeated treatment with phenytoin caused a significant increase in [3H]GABA binding in the cerebellum, but not in the cerebral cortex. The effects of these anticonvulsants may be due, at least in part, to GABA receptor-mediated mechanisms.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000378:metabolism*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D010634:Phenobarbital / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010672:Phenytoin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D011963:Receptors, GABA-A; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D011963:Receptors, GABA-A; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; D010672:Phenytoin; D010634:Phenobarbital