Abstract
The convulsant influence of high doses of diazepam, in the presence of the benzodiazepine receptor antagonist Ro 15-1788, was studied in rats. Animals were implanted with permanent cortical screw electrodes for EEG recording. EEG spiking and accompanying clonic activity was observed in rats receiving ≥ 20 mg/kg diazepam, followed 10 minutes later by Ro 15-1788 (20 mg/kg). Pentylenetetrazole and picrotoxin seizure thresholds, measured during constant rate iv infusion, were significantly lowered by pretreatment with diazepam (250 mg/kg) and Ro 15-1788 (20 mg/kg) administered 30 and 20 minutes, respectively, before seizure threshold measurement. It is proposed that this convulsive activity of diazepam is mediated through the picrotoxinin receptor.
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