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AMPA receptors lacking GluA2 subunit are widely distributed in developing brain. IEM1460 as a specific antagonist of these receptors might be a potential age-specific anticonvulsant. Possible anticonvulsant action was assessed in two models of epileptic seizures: pentylenetetrazol (PTZ) induced convulsions and cortical afterdischarges elicited in 12-, 18- and 25-day-old rats. IEM1460 was administered intraperitoneally in doses of 3, 10 and 20 mg/kg. Pretreatment with IEM1460 at the dose of 20 mg/kg resulted in delayed onset of PTZ-induced minimal clonic seizures in all age groups. PTZ-induced generalized tonic clonic seizures were suppressed in 18- and 25-day-old rats by 10 and 20 mg/kg doses of IEM1460. Duration of cortical afterdischarges progressively increased with repeated stimulations in control 12-day-old rats. The IEM1460 dose of 10 mg/kg fully blocked this prolongation and the 20-mg/kg dose partly suppressed it. Administration of IEM1460 had moderate proconvulsant effect on 18- and 25-day-old animals afterdischarges were prolonged with repeated stimulations. The duration of cortical epileptic afterdischarges in adult (80-day-old) animals was not affected by IEM1460. Effects of IEM1460 are dependent on the model of seizures used, their ictogenic structures and developmental changes in subunit composition of AMPA receptors.
- 出版日期2015-1
