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  • Title: Comparative study of various H1-blockers on neuropharmacological and behavioral effects including 1-(2-ethoxyethyl)-2-(4-methyl-1-homopiperazinyl)benzimidazole difumarate (KB-2413), a new antiallergic agent.
    Author: Tasaka K, Kamei C, Katayama S, Kitazumi K, Akahori H, Hokonohara T.
    Journal: Arch Int Pharmacodyn Ther; 1986 Apr; 280(2):275-91. PubMed ID: 2872864.
    Abstract:
    In a conditioned avoidance response tested in rats, all of the H1-blockers employed caused a dose-related inhibition at doses 5-20 mg/kg (i.v.) except for ketotifen that elicited significant suppression even at a dose of 1 mg/kg. No inhibition was seen after administration of 1-(2-ethoxyethyl)-2-(4-methyl-1-homopiperazinyl)benzimidazole difumarate (KB-2413). ED50s were ranged from 4.1 to 7.4 mg/kg in diphenhydramine, pyrilamine and promethazine. In laminectomized rats, diphenhydramine, pyrilamine, promethazine and ketotifen suppressed the amplitudes of monosynaptic reflex potentials at doses higher than 2 mg/kg (i.v.). In the case of chlorpheniramine, significant inhibition was observed at a dose of 20 mg/kg. In a polysynaptic reflex, similar but less prominent inhibitions were affected by those drugs. However, KB-2413 did not influence spinal reflexes even at a dose of 20 mg/kg. In the rat phrenic nerve-diaphragm preparation, perfusion of H1-blockers at a concentration of 10(-5) M decreased the amplitudes of end-plate potentials except for chlorpheniramine and KB-2413. At 10(-4) M, all the test drugs caused significant inhibition. When the action potential of superior cervical ganglion was measured by the sucrose gap method, promethazine inhibited the action potential significantly at 10(-6) M, but the rest of the test drugs depressed the potentials at 10(-5) M. In spontaneous EEG, all H1-blockers caused a marked drowsy pattern at lower doses (2-5 mg/kg) except for chlorpheniramine, while in higher doses (10-20 mg/kg) epileptic signs in EEG with or without convulsive behavior were noticed. However, after KB-2413 (5-20 mg/kg) neither drowsy nor seizure pattern was observed, in EEG or behavior.
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