Does the reversal of the anticonflict effect of phenobarbital by β-CCE and FG 7142 indicate benzodiazepine receptor-mediated anxiogenic properties?

In mice and rats, the high affinity ligand for brain benzodiazepine (BZ) receptors β-CCE, and the more stable congener FG 7142, failed to exert anticonflict activity in conflict situations but instead reversed the anticonflict effect of lorazepam. It contrast to Ro 15-1788, β-CCE and FG 7142 also an...

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Veröffentlicht in:European journal of pharmacology 1982-08, Vol.82 (3), p.217-221
Hauptverfasser: Petersen, Erling N., Paschelke, Gert, Kehr, Wolfgang, Nielsen, Mogens, Braestrup, Claus
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Zusammenfassung:In mice and rats, the high affinity ligand for brain benzodiazepine (BZ) receptors β-CCE, and the more stable congener FG 7142, failed to exert anticonflict activity in conflict situations but instead reversed the anticonflict effect of lorazepam. It contrast to Ro 15-1788, β-CCE and FG 7142 also antagonized the anticonflict effect of phenobarbital in rats. This effect suggests that β-CCE and FG 7142 may produce anxiety by either inducing a conformational change in the BZ receptors which is directly opposite to that induced by the benzodiazepines, or binding to a particular subclass of BZ receptors.
ISSN:0014-2999
1879-0712
DOI:10.1016/0014-2999(82)90517-9