[Central pharmacological effects of YPG-209 (16(S)-methyl-20-methoxy-prostaglandin E2) (author's transl)]

Central pharmacological effects of YPG-20 were examined in comparison with those of PGE2 (prostaglandin E2). Spontaneous motor activity and exploratory movement in mice were inhibited by oral administration of YPG-209 in a dose of 10 micrograms/kg. These inhibitions seemed to involve factors different from those related to the central nervous system, e.g. intestinal movement. Thiopental-induced sleeping time in mice was prolonged by oral administration of YPG-209 in a dose of 300 micrograms/kg. On the other hand, spontaneous EEG and EEG arousal response in gallamine-immobilized cats were not affected by intravenous administration of YPG-209 in a dose of 100 micrograms/kg. Mice taming effect, rota rod performance and drug- or electroshock-induced convulsions were not affected by oral administration of YPG-209 in a dose of 3 mg/kg. Methamphetamine-induced lethality in mice was inhibited by subcutaneous administration of YPG-209 in a dose of 5 mg/kg. Normal rectal temperature in mice was lowered by oral administration of YPG-209 in a dose of 5 mg/kg. Normal rectal temperature in mice was lowered by oral administration of YPG-209 in a dose of 100 micrograms/kg. The central pharmacological actions of PGE2 were qualitatively similar to those of YPG-209, but the potencies of central actions of PGE2 were less than those of YPG-209