PMID: 3757936Sep 1, 1986Paper

Pharmacological studies on lamotrigine, a novel potential antiepileptic drug: II. Neurochemical studies on the mechanism of action

Epilepsia
M J LeachA A Miller

Abstract

Lamotrigine (LTG) [3,5-diamino-6-(2,3-dichlorophenyl)-1,2,4-triazine] is a novel anticonvulsant chemically unrelated to current antiepileptic drugs and with a pharmacological profile similar to that of phenytoin. The effect of LTG has been compared with that of phenytoin, on the release of endogenous amino acids and radiolabelled acetylcholine evoked by veratrine or potassium, from slices of rat cerebral cortex in vitro. Both veratrine and potassium evoked a marked release of glutamate and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), with a more moderate release of aspartate. LTG inhibited veratrine-evoked release of glutamate and aspartate, with ED50 values of 21 microM for both amino acids, but LTG was less potent in the inhibition of GABA release (ED50 = 44 microM). At concentrations up to 300 microM, LTG had no effect on potassium-evoked amino acid release or on spontaneous release. Also, LTG was some five times less potent in the inhibition of veratrine-evoked [3H]acetylcholine release (ED50 = 100 microM) than in glutamate or aspartate release. The total lack of effect of LTG on potassium-evoked release and the potent effect on veratrine-evoked release (at concentrations found in rat brain after anticonvulsant doses) strongly suggest t...Continue Reading

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