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Effects of gamma-acetylenic GABA and gamma-vinyl GABA on metrazol-activated, and kindled seizures. 1979

M S Myslobodsky, and R F Ackermann, and J Engel

Pretreatment of adult male Sprague-Dawley rats with a single dose of gamma-vinyl GABA (GVG) (1200 mg/kg, IP) or gamma-acetylenic GABA (GAG) (100 mg/kg, IP) did not affect the threshold of metrazol-activated generalized seizures, but increased their duration to the point of status epilepticus. In rats with epilepsy kindled by amygdaloid stimulation, a single dose of GVG (800 mg/kg, IP) and five subsequent daily administrations of GAG (80 mg/kg, IP) tended to reduce the motor manifestations of seizures leaving unaffected their electrographic pattern. The effects of GVG and GAG are attributed in part to decreased arousal. Practical implications of these findings are discussed.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D010433	Pentylenetetrazole	A pharmaceutical agent that displays activity as a central nervous system and respiratory stimulant. It is considered a non-competitive GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID antagonist. Pentylenetetrazole has been used experimentally to study seizure phenomenon and to identify pharmaceuticals that may control seizure susceptibility.	Leptazole,Pentamethylenetetrazole,Pentetrazole,Cardiazol,Corasol,Corazol,Corazole,Korazol,Korazole,Metrazol,Metrazole,Pentazol,Pentylenetetrazol
D004347	Drug Interactions	The action of a drug that may affect the activity, metabolism, or toxicity of another drug.	Drug Interaction,Interaction, Drug,Interactions, Drug
D004558	Electric Stimulation	Use of electric potential or currents to elicit biological responses.	Stimulation, Electric,Electrical Stimulation,Electric Stimulations,Electrical Stimulations,Stimulation, Electrical,Stimulations, Electric,Stimulations, Electrical
D004569	Electroencephalography	Recording of electric currents developed in the brain by means of electrodes applied to the scalp, to the surface of the brain, or placed within the substance of the brain.	EEG,Electroencephalogram,Electroencephalograms
D005680	gamma-Aminobutyric Acid	The most common inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system.	4-Aminobutyric Acid,GABA,4-Aminobutanoic Acid,Aminalon,Aminalone,Gammalon,Lithium GABA,gamma-Aminobutyric Acid, Calcium Salt (2:1),gamma-Aminobutyric Acid, Hydrochloride,gamma-Aminobutyric Acid, Monolithium Salt,gamma-Aminobutyric Acid, Monosodium Salt,gamma-Aminobutyric Acid, Zinc Salt (2:1),4 Aminobutanoic Acid,4 Aminobutyric Acid,Acid, Hydrochloride gamma-Aminobutyric,GABA, Lithium,Hydrochloride gamma-Aminobutyric Acid,gamma Aminobutyric Acid,gamma Aminobutyric Acid, Hydrochloride,gamma Aminobutyric Acid, Monolithium Salt,gamma Aminobutyric Acid, Monosodium Salt
D000480	Alkynes	Hydrocarbons with at least one triple bond in the linear portion, of the general formula Cn-H2n-2.	Acetylenic Compounds,Alkyne,Acetylenes
D000614	Aminocaproates	Amino derivatives of caproic acid. Included under this heading are a broad variety of acid forms, salts, esters, and amides that contain the amino caproic acid structure.	Aminocaproic Acids,Aminocaproic Acid Derivatives,Aminohexanoates,Aminohexanoic Acid Derivatives,Aminohexanoic Acids,Acid Derivatives, Aminocaproic,Acid Derivatives, Aminohexanoic,Acids, Aminocaproic,Acids, Aminohexanoic,Derivatives, Aminocaproic Acid,Derivatives, Aminohexanoic Acid
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001143	Arousal	Cortical vigilance or readiness of tone, presumed to be in response to sensory stimulation via the reticular activating system.	Vigilance, Cortical,Arousals,Cortical Vigilance