Role of L-type calcium channel modulation in nonconvulsive epilepsy in rats

Epilepsia
E L van LuijtelaarA M Coenen

Abstract

Old male Wistar rats spontaneously showing hundreds of spike-wave discharges daily were used to investigate the role of calcium ions in nonconvulsive epilepsy. The effects of the L-type calcium channel blocker nimodipine and the L-type channel opener BAY K 8644 on number and duration of these spike-wave discharges were investigated. In rats aged 84-94 weeks standard EEG electrodes were chronically implanted; animals were allowed to recover for 10 days. After a baseline registration, nimodipine 2.2, 8.8, and 35.2 mg/kg or BAY K 8644 in dosages of 0.12, 0.47, and 1.88 mg/kg was administered. A control group received the solvent. EEG recordings were made to evaluate drug effects. The highest dose of nimodipine increased the number of spike-wave discharges, whereas BAY K 8644 reduced the number of spike-wave discharges dose dependently. The highest dose of BAY K 8644 also induced fatal convulsions in 3 animals. Our results demonstrate that the L-type calcium antagonist nimodipine facilitates spike-wave discharges and that the L-type calcium agonist BAY K 8644 protects against these discharges, in contrast to previous results suggesting that calcium channel blockers act as antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) and that calcium channel openers ...Continue Reading

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