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GABAergic and dopaminergic systems may be involved in seizures induced by pyrimethamine in mice.

Abstract
1. The effects of some GABAergic and dopaminergic agents on pyrimethamine-induced tonic seizures were investigated in mice. 2. Pyrimethamine dose dependently induced seizures in mice. 3. Muscimol, AOAA and DABA significantly protected mice against pyrimethamine-induced seizures. 4. Bicuculline and picrotoxin effectively potentiated seizures elicited by pyrimethamine and significantly antagonized the protective effect of muscimol against the seizures. 5. Diazepam and phenobarbitone effectively protected mice against seizures elicited by pyrimethamine. 6. L-Dopa significantly potentiated pyrimethamine-induced seizures. 7. Apomorphine and pargyline significantly reduced the latency of seizures induced by pyrimethamine. 8. Haloperidol and pimozide effectively protected mice against pyrimethamine-elicited seizures and also significantly antagonized the potentiating effects of apomorphine and L-dopa on the seizures. 9. Disulfiram significantly potentiated seizures induced by pyrimethamine and also significantly enhanced the seizure-potentiating effect of L-dopa. 10. alpha-Methyl-p-tyrosine effectively protected against seizures induced by pyrimethamine. However, L-dopa significantly potentiated the seizures in alpha-methyl-p-tyrosine-pretreated animals. 11. Muscimol significantly attenuated the potentiating effect of L-dopa on pyrimethamine-induced seizures while bicuculline significantly enhanced the effect of L-dopa. Furthermore, haloperidol significantly potentiated the protective effect of muscimol against pyrimethamine-induced seizures. 12. These results suggest that both GABA and dopamine might be involved in the mechanism(s) of pyrimethamine seizures in mice.
AuthorsG Amabeoku, O Chikuni
JournalGeneral pharmacology (Gen Pharmacol) Vol. 25 Issue 6 Pg. 1269-77 (Oct 1994) ISSN: 0306-3623 [Print] England
PMID7875556 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Muscimol
  • Levodopa
  • gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
  • Diazepam
  • Dopamine
  • Bicuculline
  • Phenobarbital
  • Pyrimethamine
Topics
  • Animals
  • Bicuculline (pharmacology)
  • Diazepam (pharmacology)
  • Dopamine (physiology)
  • Drug Interactions
  • Levodopa (pharmacology)
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred Strains
  • Muscimol (pharmacology)
  • Phenobarbital (pharmacology)
  • Pyrimethamine (antagonists & inhibitors)
  • Seizures (chemically induced)
  • gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (physiology)

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