Differential mediation of the anticonvulsant effects of carbamazepine and diazepam |
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Authors: | S R Weiss R M Post J Patel P J Marangos |
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Institution: | Biological Psychiatry Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20205, USA |
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Abstract: | Possible mechanisms of action of carbamazepine and diazepam on amygdala-kindled seizures were studied using compounds acting at the central and "peripheral-type" benzodiazepine binding sites. Ro-15-1788, a selective antagonist at the central benzodiazepine site, blocked the anticonvulsant effect of diazepam, but not of carbamazepine. In contrast, Ro5-4864, which acts at the "peripheral-type" benzodiazepine site, blocked the anticonvulsant effect of carbamazepine, but not of diazepam. The effect of Ro5-4864 was itself reversed by PK-11195, a compound that displaces Ro5-4864 binding in vitro and in vivo. These data indicate that the anticonvulsant effects of carbamazepine and diazepam on amygdala-kindled seizures are differentially mediated and suggest that the "peripheral-type" benzodiazepine binding site is functionally involved in the anticonvulsant effect of carbamazepine. |
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