ETHANOL INHIBITS EPILEPTIFORM ACTIVITY AND NMDA RECEPTOR-MEDIATED SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION IN RAT AMYGDALOID SLICES
ETHANOL INHIBITS EPILEPTIFORM ACTIVITY AND NMDA RECEPTOR-MEDIATED SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION IN RAT AMYGDALOID SLICES
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DOI：
10.1016/0361-9230(92)90041-u
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发表时间：
1992-03-01
影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
GEAN, PW
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作者：
GEAN, PW
The effect of ethanol on the epileptiform activity induced by Mg++-free solution was studied in rat amygdalar slices using intracellular recording techniques. The spontaneous and evoked epileptiform discharges consisting of an initial burst followed by afterdischarges were observed 20-30 min after switching to Mg++-free medium. Superfusion with ethanol (20-100 mM) reversibly reduced the duration of spontaneous and evoked bursting discharges in a concentration-dependent manner. Synaptic response mediated by N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor activation was isolated by application of a solution containing the non-NMDA receptor antagonist 6-cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione (CNQX) and either in Mg++-free solution or in the presence of 50-mu-M bicuculline. Application of ethanol reversibly suppressed the duration of NMDA receptor-mediated synaptic response. These results suggest that intoxicating concentrations of ethanol possess anticonvulsant activity through blocking the NMDA receptor-mediated synaptic excitation. In addition. the observed effect of ethanol on NMDA receptor-mediated synaptic response could be relevant to the cognitive and behavioral manifestations seen in some alcoholics.
