CNQX, a new non-NMDA receptor antagonist, reduces spike wave discharges in the WAG/Rij rat model of absence epilepsy

G. M.J. Ramakers; B. W.M.M. Peeters; J. M.H. Vossen; A. M.L. Coenen

doi:10.1016/0920-1211(91)90023-9

CNQX, a new non-NMDA receptor antagonist, reduces spike wave discharges in the WAG/Rij rat model of absence epilepsy

G. M.J. Ramakers, B. W.M.M. Peeters^*, J. M.H. Vossen, A. M.L. Coenen

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Abstract

The effects on seizures, EEG and behavior of the non-NMDA receptor antagonist CNQX (6-cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione), were studied in the WAG/Rij rat with absence epilepsy. Intracerebroventricular injections (10, 50, and 100 nmol/5 μl CNQX) showed that CNQX decreases the number of spike wave discharges in a dose-dependent way. Coinjection of CNQX (100 nmol/5μJ) and AMPA (0.1 pmol/5 μl), kainic acid (0.01 nmol/5 μl) or NMDA (50 pmol/5 μl) attenuated the CNQX response, indicating that CNQX acts on both non-NMDA and NMDA receptors. The observed effects appear to be specific manipulations of the epilepsy not mediated by behavioral changes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	127-131
Number of pages	5
Journal	Epilepsy Research
Volume	9
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0920-1211(91)90023-9
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 1991

Keywords

Absence epilepsy
Antiepileptic drug
CNQX
NMDA receptors
Non-NMDA receptors
WAG/Rij rats

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