MK-801 POTENTLY INHIBITS ALCOHOL-WITHDRAWAL SEIZURES IN RATS

被引:155
作者
MORRISETT, RA
REZVANI, AH
OVERSTREET, D
JANOWSKY, DS
WILSON, WA
SWARTZWELDER, HS
机构
[1] DUKE UNIV,MED CTR,DEPT MED NEUROL,DURHAM,NC 27710
[2] DUKE UNIV,MED CTR,DEPT PHARMACOL,DURHAM,NC 27710
[3] DUKE UNIV,MED CTR,DEPT PSYCHOL,DURHAM,NC 27710
[4] UNIV N CAROLINA,SCH MED,CTR ALCOHOL STUDIES,CHAPEL HILL,NC 27514
关键词
Alcohol withdrawal; Ethanol; Excitatory amino acid; MK-801; NMDA (N-methyl-D-aspartate); Seizure;
D O I
10.1016/0014-2999(90)90138-V
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
The ability of MK-801, an N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)-channel antagonist, to suppress alcohol withdrawal seizures generated audio-genically was studied in adult male rats using a cross-over experimental design. MK-801 treatment reduced overall seizure score and proportion of rats seizing. In comparison to other seizure models, alcohol withdrawal seizures seem to be particularly sensitive to MK-801, suggesting that mechanisms which result in seizure susceptibility after withdrawal of chronic ethanol exposure may be dependent upon sensitization or upregulation of NMDA processes. © 1990.
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页码:103 / 105
页数:3
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