| Literature DB >> 3190973 |
S Høgskilde1, J Wagner, P Carl, N Anker, H R Angelo, M B Sørensen.
Abstract
The anticonvulsive properties of pregnanolone (as an emulsion) were evaluated in mice and compared with similar properties of Althesin and thiopentone. Pregnanolone emulsion was found to antagonize convulsions induced by the GABA antagonists pentetrazole, bicuculline and picrotoxin and by the specific glycine receptor antagonist, strychnine. The drug was effective in all four convulsive tests at subanaesthetic doses with maximal activity appearing within less than 1 min. The anticonvulsive therapeutic indices of pregnanolone emulsion were superior when compared with the therapeutic indices of Althesin and thiopentone in all four tests. Pregnanolone emulsion might be a useful alternative drug in the management of convulsive states resistant to conventional therapy.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID： 3190973 DOI： 10.1093/bja/61.4.462
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Anaesth ISSN： 0007-0912 Impact factor: 9.166