Influence of beta adrenergic blockers and their combinations with anticholinergic drugs on epileptiform activity in rabbit hippocampus

Biomed Biochim Acta. 1987;46(5):429-32.

Abstract

The influence of alpha- and beta-receptor antagonists combined with drugs which act as antagonists at muscarinic and nicotinic receptor sites on epileptic focus produced by topic penicillin application was investigated. The beta-receptor blocking agent caused a faster and more intense activity of epileptogenic focus in comparison with activity in control animals, but the number of seizures decreased relatively for 25%. N-receptor antagonists diminished the facilitating effect of the beta-receptor antagonist on focal activity. Combination of m- and beta-receptor antagonists did not influence the spike activity of the focus. Treatment with alpha-receptor antagonists enhanced spikes and number of seizures only insignificantly. The combination of alpha- and n-receptor blocking substances does not influence the development of the epileptic process. The alpha-receptor antagonist together with the m-receptor blocking drug induces a facilitation of spike activity.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Topical
  • Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists / pharmacology*
  • Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / pharmacology*
  • Animals
  • Benactyzine / analogs & derivatives
  • Benactyzine / pharmacology
  • Epilepsies, Partial / chemically induced
  • Epilepsies, Partial / physiopathology*
  • Hippocampus / drug effects*
  • Hippocampus / ultrastructure
  • Penicillins / administration & dosage
  • Phenoxybenzamine / pharmacology
  • Propranolol / pharmacology
  • Rabbits
  • Receptors, Muscarinic / drug effects
  • Receptors, Nicotinic / drug effects

Substances

  • Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists
  • Adrenergic beta-Antagonists
  • Penicillins
  • Receptors, Muscarinic
  • Receptors, Nicotinic
  • Phenoxybenzamine
  • metamizil
  • Benactyzine
  • Propranolol