title: The effect of chloral hydrate on the in-vitro T3 binding to adult rat cerebral nuclei.
abstract: Chloral hydrate is a widely used hypnotic drug for children and animals but the possible interactions of its sedative action and thyroid hormones has not been investigated. In this study the effect of chloral hydrate on the in-vitro binding of triiodothyronine (T3) to cerebral nuclei of adult rats and on the thyroid hormones' synaptosomal and plasma availability were examined. Our results show that during deep anaesthesia caused by a single intraperitoneal administration of chloral hydrate (100 mg kg(-1)), the maximal number of nuclear thyroid hormone receptors (Bmax) and the equilibrium dissociation constant (Kd) were decreased. These changes returned to normal values when rats woke up (2(1/2)h after chloral hydrate administration). Plasma or synaptosomal levels of thyroid hormones were unaffected during chloral hydrate treatment. Our study demonstrates that the nuclear T3 binding in adult rat brain is affected by the sedative action of chloral hydrate.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Human and Animal Physiology, Department of Biology, University of Patras, Patras 265 00, Greece.
authors.forename: Stamatis
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bolaris
authors.forename: Caterina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Constantinou
authors.forename: Theony
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Valcana
authors.forename: Marigoula
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Margarity
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D002697:Chloral Hydrate / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D011988:Receptors, Thyroid Hormone / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D013574:Synaptosomes / Q000737:chemistry; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism; D014284:Triiodothyronine / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D011988:Receptors, Thyroid Hormone; D014284:Triiodothyronine; D002697:Chloral Hydrate; D013974:Thyroxine