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  • Title: Pharmacological discrimination between effects of carbamazepine on hippocampal basal, Ca(2+)- and K(+)-evoked serotonin release.
    Author: Kawata Y, Okada M, Murakami T, Kamata A, Zhu G, Kaneko S.
    Journal: Br J Pharmacol; 2001 Jun; 133(4):557-67. PubMed ID: 11399673.
    Abstract:
    To elucidate mechanisms of hippocampal serotonin release and possible mechanisms of clinical action of carbamazepine (CBZ), we determined interaction between antagonists of N-type (omega-conotoxin GVIA:GVIA), P-type (omega-agatoxin IVA:IVA) Ca(2+) channels, Na(+) channel (tetrodotoxin: TTX) and CBZ on hippocampal basal, Ca(2+)- and K(+)-evoked serotonin releases, using microdialysis in freely moving rats. Basal release was reduced by TTX, GVIA and IVA (GVIA>IVA). Ca(2+)-evoked release was reduced by GVIA but unaffected by TTX and IVA. K(+)-evoked release was reduced by TTX, GVIA and IVA (GVIA<IVA). TTX inhibited actions of IVA and GVIA on respective basal and K(+)-evoked releases, without affecting Ca(2+)-evoked release. Perfusion with 100 microM CBZ (estimated-concentration in hippocampal tissue: 19+/-2 microM) enhanced basal and Ca(2+)-evoked releases, but reduced K(+)-evoked release, whereas 1000 microM CBZ (estimated-concentration in hippocampal tissue: 188+/-16 microM) reduced three types of releases. Under condition of pretreatment with 100 and 1000 microM CBZ, TTX unaffected basal and K(+)-evoked releases. Under condition of pretreatment with 100 microM CBZ, IVA and GVIA unaffected basal and K(+)-evoked releases, respectively, but GVIA reduced basal, Ca(2+)-evoked releases and IVA also reduced K(+)-evoked release. Under condition of pretreatment with 1000 microM CBZ, GVIA unaffected three types of releases, and IVA unaffected basal release but reduced K(+)-evoked release. These findings contribute towards the possible mechanisms of concentration-dependent antiepileptic action of CBZ, which possibly inhibits Na(+) channel related neurotransmitter release mechanisms during K(+)-evoked stage, and simultaneously enhances N-type Ca(2+) channel related basal serotonin release at the resting stage.
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