PMID: 3757935Sep 1, 1986Paper

Pharmacological studies on lamotrigine, a novel potential antiepileptic drug: I. Anticonvulsant profile in mice and rats

Epilepsia
A A MillerB Roth

Abstract

Lamotrigine (LTG), 3,5-diamino-6-(2,3-dichlorophenyl)-1,2,4-triazine, is a structurally novel anticonvulsant. The anticonvulsant profile of LTG following oral administration in two standard anticonvulsant tests, the maximal electroshock (MES) test in mice and rats and the pentylenetetrazol (PTZ) infusion test in mice, was studied in comparison with the known anticonvulsant drugs phenytoin (PHT), phenobarbitone, diazepam, carbamazepine (CBZ), sodium valproate, ethosuximide (ETH), and troxidone (TROX). ED50 values for the abolition of hindlimb extension (HLE) in the MES test and PTZ infusion tests and doses increasing the latency of PTZ-evoked clonus were determined. The duration of action of LTG was examined in rats and mice in the MES test by determining ED50 values for the abolition of HLE at various drug intervals to shock administration. In the MES test, LTG was well absorbed in both species, with peak activity at 1 h and persistence at this level of potency for at least 8 h. Of the drugs examined, LTG was ranked the most potent and persistent in both species. LTG also abolished PTZ-evoked HLE, while ETH and TROX were inactive. Clonus latency was not increased by LTG, PHT, or CBZ, but was significantly increased (p less than...Continue Reading

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