DEVELOPMENT OF NEW ANTIEPILEPTIC DRUG FROM BIOTOXIN WITH EFFECT ON NON-NMDARECEPTOR

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In order to clear that 1-naphtyl acetyl spermine (1-NA-Spm), an analogue of JORO spider toxin, has anticonvulsant effect on some epileptic models, we used the model of AMPA-induced seizure and kindled animals.It has been known that cyclothiazide affect AMPA receptors as allosteric modulator. In vivo studies showed that cyclothiazide potentiated AMPA receptor mediated current by decreasing desensitization. In this study, cyclothiazide potentiated AMPA-induced convulsive seizures in a dose dependent manner and caused an extensive loss of CA3/4 pyramidal cells. Pretreatment of 1-NA-Spm inhibits both cyclothiazide potentiated AMPA-induced convulsive seizures and degeneration of pyramidal cells.In amygdaloid kindled animals, 1-NA-Spm dose-dependently improved seizures and shortend the discharge duration 30 min after the administration. The anticonvulsant effect was observed even one day after the frug, and then gradually disappeared within 4 days.The present findings demonstrate that 1-NA-Spm acts as a potent and long-acting anticonvulsant and would be possible candidate for new antiepileptic drug.