Neuropharmacological actions of some binuclear lanthanide(III) complexes |
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Authors: | Williams L A Howell R C Young R Kahwa I A |
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Institution: | Department of Chemistry, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Kingston 7, Jamaica. |
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Abstract: | Binuclear lanthanide(III) compounds are of great interest because of the potential of their mutual Ln(3+)-Ln(3+) electronic couplings to produce unusually sharp images in magnetic resonance and fluorescence imaging of biological tissue. The toxicity and neuropharmacological properties of the water soluble and stable neutral binuclear complex La(api)](2) were compared with those of binuclear complexes with lower water stability, and the components used in their syntheses. The order of the 24-h LD(50) (mg/kg body wt.) of the compounds in mice was: salicylaldehyde (2.24)160). These compounds induced convulsions, urination and defecation in mice. Due to the relatively very low toxicity of La(api)](2), its mode of action was explored. Its proconvulsant action may possibly involve an interaction of undissociated complex with muscarinic receptors, and is reversed by atropine. |
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Keywords: | Binuclear lanthanide complexes Schiff base complexes Neuropharmacological activity Salicylaldehyde Triethylenetetramine Diazepam Pentobarbital Atropine |
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