VALPROATE SUPPRESSES N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE-EVOKED, TRANSIENT DEPOLARIZATIONS IN THE RAT NEOCORTEX INVITRO

被引:113
作者
ZEISE, ML [1 ]
KASPAROW, S [1 ]
ZIEGLGANSBERGER, W [1 ]
机构
[1] MOSCOW MED INST 1,DEPT PHARMACOL,MOSCOW,USSR
关键词
ANTICONVULSANT; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; L-GLUTAMATE; N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; NEOCORTEX SLICE; REPETITIVE FIRING; VALPROATE;
D O I
10.1016/0006-8993(91)90078-A
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Effects of the antiepileptic drug sodium valproate (VPA) were studied on neocortical pyramidal cells (layer II/III) of the rat in vitro by intracellular recording. VPA (0.1-1 mM) in a dose-related manner suppressed the characteristic transient depolarizations induced by N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) applied iontophoretically Higher concentrations of VPA (5-10 mM) also reduced L-glutamate responses. At these concentrations VPA increased the duration of orthodromically evoked inhibitory postsynaptic potentials and reduced repetitive spike firing induced by depolarizing currents. All effects were fully reversible within about 30 min. These results suggest that an essential mode of action for the anticonvulsant VPA is the attenuation of NMDA receptor-mediated excitation.
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页码:345 / 348
页数:4
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