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Anticonvulsant activity of 3,4-dicarboxyphenylglycines in DBA/2 mice
R X Moldrich1, P M Beart, D E Jane
1Department of Pharmacology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, 3800, Australia.
Abstract:
The 3,4-dicarboxyphenylglycines (3,4-DCPG) inhibit sound-induced seizures in DBA/2 mice with the racemate being notably more potent than either isomer (ED(50) (nmol, i.c.v.)): (RS)-3,4-DCPG (0.004; 86 mg/kg, i.p.)>>the mGlu(8) agonist (S)-3,4-DCPG (0.11)>the AMPA antagonist (R)-3,4-DCPG (0.38). A potentiation of anticonvulsant activity between AMPA and mGlu(8) receptors was confirmed by combining (R)-3,4-DCPG with the mGlu(8) agonist (RS)-4-phosphonophenylglycine. This potentiating mechanism provides a novel strategy for the treatment of epileptic seizures.
