VINPOCETINE IS AS POTENT AS PHENYTOIN TO BLOCK VOLTAGE-GATED NA+ CHANNELS IN RAT CORTICAL-NEURONS

被引:60
作者
MOLNAR, P
ERDO, SL
机构
[1] CNS Pharmacology Laboratory, Chinoin Co. Ltd., H-1045 Budapest
关键词
VINPOCETINE; PHENYTOIN; NA+; CHANNEL; VOLTAGE-GATED; ANTICONVULSANT; NEUROPROTECTION; CORTICAL NEURON; (RAT);
D O I
10.1016/0014-2999(94)00755-V
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
The effects of vinpocetine and phenytoin on voltage-gated Na+ channels were examined on cultured cerebrocortical neurones of the rat using a conventional whole-cell patch-clamp method. Vinpocetine and phenytoin decreased Na+ currents in a concentration-dependent manner, with IC50 values of 44.2 +/- 14.6 and 50.5 +/- 17.4 mu M, respectively. Both compounds shifted the voltage dependence of the steady-state inactivation of the channel in the hyperpolarising direction. This pronounced Na+ channel blocking activity may contribute to the neuroprotective and anticonvulsant effects of vinpocetine.
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