[The effect of hormonal systems on the activity of convulsant agents]

Eksp Klin Farmakol. 1992 Sep-Oct;55(5):8-11.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

The dynamics of convulsive action exerted by Bemegride, 15 mg/kg, and Corasol (Pentamethylenetetrasol, 50 mg/kg, was examined in rat experiments during extirpation of endocrine glands (pituitary, thyroid, adrenals and gonads). Their effects were found to be unequal in various series of experiments: thyroidectomy intensified the nature of convulsive reactions while gonadectomy attenuated them; sex-specific differences in the effects of the agents were insignificant. It has been suggested that the hormone-mediator interaction is essential in the mechanisms of convulsive action of Bemegride and Corasol.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / physiology
  • Animals
  • Bemegride / pharmacology
  • Convulsants / pharmacology*
  • Female
  • Gonadal Steroid Hormones / physiology
  • Hormones / physiology*
  • Male
  • Pentylenetetrazole / pharmacology
  • Pituitary Hormones / physiology
  • Rats
  • Reaction Time / drug effects
  • Seizures / chemically induced
  • Seizures / physiopathology
  • Thyroid Hormones / physiology

Substances

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones
  • Convulsants
  • Gonadal Steroid Hormones
  • Hormones
  • Pituitary Hormones
  • Thyroid Hormones
  • Bemegride
  • Pentylenetetrazole