title: Comparative study of preventive and therapeutic effects of IEM-1966 and memantine in rats with experimental allergic encephalomyelitis.
abstract: We compared preventive and therapeutic effects of memantine, a selective blocker of NMDA-receptors, and IEM-1966, a blocker of both NMDA- and GluR1 AMPA-receptors, on the model of acute experimental allergic encephalomyelitis. Memantine in high doses prevented the development of experimental allergic encephalomyelitis only in 10% rats, slightly (by 1.4-1.5 times) moderated the neurological disturbances, and shortened the duration of the disease. In far lower doses, IEM-1966 prevented the development of experimental allergic encephalomyelitis in 50% rats, while in the affected rats it decreased the severity of neurological disturbances and duration of the disease by 3-4 times. When applied during the clinical phase of the disease, IEM-1966 decreased the severity of neurological disturbances and duration of the disease by 2.0-2.5 times predominantly in rats with mild and moderate course of experimental allergic encephalomyelitis.
authors.affiliation: S. V. Anichkov Department of Neuropharmacology, I. P. Pavlov Department of Physiology, State Research Institute of Experimental Medicine, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, St. Petersburg.
authors.forename: I N
authors.initials: IN
authors.lastname: Abdurasulova
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Serdyuk
authors.forename: V E
authors.initials: VE
authors.lastname: Gmiro
mesh_terms: D000547:Amantadine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D004681:Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D008559:Memantine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D018091:Receptors, AMPA / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*
chemical_list: D000547:Amantadine; D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists; D008559:Memantine; D018091:Receptors, AMPA; D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate