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NMDA receptor-mediated increase in cyclic GMP in the rat cerebellum in vivo is blocked by alaproclate and GEA-857. Paper-978061. Alaproclate. Paper-978061.
S-(-)-Alaproclate was 2-5 times more potent than the R-(+)-enantiomer.
Alaproclate per se at a dose of 20 mg/kg subcutaneously, did not influence the basal cGMP level. Paper-978061.
Alaproclate at 15 mg/kg subcutaneously blocked the increase in cGMP in cerebellum caused by NMDA itself at 200 mg/kg subcutaneously. Paper-978061.
The increase in cGMP induced by harmaline (20 mg/kg subcutaneously) was dose-dependently antagonized by alaproclate (5-40 mg/kg subcutaneously). Paper-978061.
Neither alaproclate nor GEA-857 caused any behavioural effects typical for uncompetitive NMDA receptor antagonists except a slight increase in motor activity and sniffing. Paper-978061.
Alaproclate and GEA-857 antagonized seizures induced by NMDA, 200 mg/kg subcutaneously at doses similar to those antagonizing the harmaline- and NMDA-induced elevation of cerebellar cGMP. Paper-978061.
GEA-857 which in contrast to alaproclate is a very weak 5-HT uptake inhibitor shared the ability of alaproclate to inhibit the effect of harmaline on cGMP accumulation with similar potency to S-(-)-alaproclate. Paper-978061.
The effects of alaproclate and GEA-857 (2-(4-chlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethylethyl 2-amino-3-methylbutanoate) on the production of cyclic GMP in the rat cerebellum in vivo induced by stimulation of N-methyl-D-aspartate ( NMDA) receptors were studied. Paper-978061.
The effect of alaproclate on the NMDA receptor-mediated increase in cGMP in rat cerebellum in vivo might be due to blockade of the cation channel of the NMDA receptor complex previously observed in in vitro experiments and these compounds seems to belong to the group of low-affinity uncompetitive NMDA receptor antagonists that might have clinical interest. Paper-978061.
In contrast to alaproclate, the K+ channel antagonist, 4-aminopyridine, 5 mg/kg subcutaneously, produced per se an increase in cGMP levels in the rat cerebellum by 300% which was antagonized by the NMDA receptor antagonists, dizocilpine, phencyclidine and (+/-)-CCP, the nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester and by alaproclate. Paper-978061.
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