title: Effects of new valproate derivatives on epileptiform discharges induced by pentylenetetrazole or low Mg2+ in rat entorhinal cortex-hippocampus slices.
abstract: The effects of four valproic acid derivatives were studied on pentylenetetrazole-induced epileptiform discharges in combined entorhinal cortex hippocampus slices. The two new sugar-esters of valproic acid, dimethylenexylitol valproate (VDMX, 0.5 mM) and glucose valproate (VG, 2 mM) abolished the epileptiform activity. These two new derivatives were compared to two clinically used anticonvulsant drugs, valpromide (2 mM) which suppressed the activity and valproic acid (2 mM), which was ineffective. The new drugs VDMX and VG were also tested on different patterns of epileptiform activity induced by lowering of [Mg2+]0. A 1 mM concentration of VDMX and 2 mM VG, reversibly suppressed the recurrent short discharges in area CA1 and the seizure-like events in the entorhinal cortex. A concentration of 2 mM VDMX was required to abolish the late recurrent discharges in entorhinal cortex. VG at 2 mM reduced the frequency of these discharges by 58.5+/-9.5%.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurophysiology, Insitute of Physiology of the Charité, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Armand
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Louvel
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pumain
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Heinemann
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003292:Convulsants / Q000633:toxicity; D018728:Entorhinal Cortex / Q000187:drug effects*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D005947:Glucose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000187:drug effects*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008274:Magnesium / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D010433:Pentylenetetrazole / Q000633:toxicity; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D014635:Valproic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014993:Xylitol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D003292:Convulsants; C117228:dimethylenexylitol valproate; C117226:glucose valproate; D014635:Valproic Acid; D008274:Magnesium; D005947:Glucose; C004651:dipropylacetamide; D014993:Xylitol; D010433:Pentylenetetrazole