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Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors as a Target for Anticonvulsant and Anxiolytic Action in Immature Rats

Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors as a Target for Anticonvulsant and Anxiolytic Action in Immature Rats

Pavel Mares, Anna Mikulecká, Katerina Tichá, Denisa Lojková-Janecková, Hana Kubová

Epilepsia. 2010 Jul;51 Suppl 3:24-6.

PMID: 20618395

Abstract:

Antagonists of group I of metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) exhibit anticonvulsant as well as anxiolytic action in adult rodents. Therefore, we started to study these effects in developing rats. Motor seizures induced by pentylenetetrazol (PTZ) and cortical epileptic afterdischarges (CxADs) elicited by electrical stimulation were used in immature rats. High doses of antagonists were needed to demonstrate anticonvulsant effects. Antagonist of mGluR1 AIDA [(R,S)-1-aminoindan-1,5-dicarboxylic acid] suppressed the tonic phase of PTZ-induced generalized tonic-clonic seizures in 7-, 12-, and 18-day-old rats, but not in 25-day-old rats. No significant effect of AIDA against CxADs was found. Antagonists of mGluR5-MPEP [2-methyl-6-(phenylethynyl)-pyridine] and MTEP [3-((2-methyl-1,3-thiazol-4-yl)ethynyl)pyridine] exhibited the same effect against PTZ-induced seizures as AIDA. In addition, they exhibited an anticonvulsant action against CxADs in 12- and 18-day-old rats. No drug compromised motor performance. Anxiolytic action of all three antagonists was demonstrated in light/dark box or in elevated plus maze tests. Homing reaction was used as an age-appropriate test of learning. AIDA did not affect homing, whereas the highest dose of MPEP compromised this behavior in 12- and partially in 18-day-old rats. The three antagonists possess age-dependent anticonvulsant as well as anxiolytic action, with minimal negative side effects.

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AP329205687	mGluR5 Antagonist, MTEP - CAS 329205-68-7		329205-68-7	Price

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