
The role of GABAB receptor activation in absence seizures of lethargic (lh/lh) mice.
Lethargic (lh/lh) mice, which function as an animal model of absence seizures, have spontaneous seizures that have behavioral and electrographic features and anticonvulsant sensitivity similar to those of human absence seizures. Antagonists of the gamma-aminobutyric acidB (GABAB) receptor suppressed these seizures in lethargic mice, whereas agonists of GABAB receptors exacerbated them. Furthermore, GABAB receptor binding and synaptically evoked GABAB receptor-mediated inhibition of N-methyl-D-aspartate responses were selectively increased in lh/lh mice. Therefore, enhanced GABAB receptor-mediated synaptic responses may underlie absence seizures in lh/lh mice, and GABAB receptor antagonists hold promise as anticonvulsants for absence seizures.
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- Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate
- Receptors, GABA-A
- Quinoxalines
- Picrotoxin
- Organophosphorus Compounds
- Mice, Inbred Strains
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Published In
DOI
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Volume
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Start / End Page
Related Subject Headings
- Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate
- Receptors, GABA-A
- Quinoxalines
- Picrotoxin
- Organophosphorus Compounds
- Mice, Inbred Strains
- Mice
- In Vitro Techniques
- Hippocampus
- General Science & Technology