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    Antidystonic efficacy of gamma-aminobutyric acid uptake inhibitors in the dtsz mutant (2005)

    Art
    Zeitschriftenartikel / wissenschaftlicher Beitrag
    Autoren
    Kreil, Annette
    Richter, Angelika
    Quelle
    European journal of pharmacology
    Bandzählung: 521
    Heftzählung: 1-3
    Seiten: 95 – 98
    ISSN: 1879-0712
    Sprache
    Englisch
    Verweise
    Pubmed: 16183056
    Kontakt
    Institut für Pharmakologie und Toxikologie

    Koserstr. 20
    14195 Berlin
    +49 30 838 53221
    pharmakologie@vetmed.fu-berlin.de

    Abstract / Zusammenfassung

    In the dtsz mutant hamster, a model of paroxysmal dyskinesia in which dystonic episodes occur in response to stress, previous studies suggested that retarded development of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)ergic inhibition plays a critical role in the pathogenesis. In the present study, we therefore examined the effects of selective GABA uptake inhibitors on severity of dystonia in dtsz hamsters. R(-)N-(4,4-di(3-methylthien-2-yl)-but-3-enyl) nipecotic acid hydrochloride (tiagabine, 5-20 mg/kg i.p.) and 1-[2-[[(diphenylmethylene) imino]oxy]ethyl]-1,2,5,6-tetrahydro-3-pyridinecarboxylic acid hydrochloride (NNC-711, 1-10 mg/kg i.p.) significantly reduced the severity of dystonia. These data suggest that GABA uptake inhibitors may provide novel therapeutic approaches for paroxysmal dyskinesias.