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. 1983 Sep;22(9):1101-8.
doi: 10.1016/0028-3908(83)90031-x.

Increased release of [3H]acetylcholine in vitro from the mouse hippocampus by a convulsant barbiturate

J R Holtman Jr, J A Richter

Increased release of [3H]acetylcholine in vitro from the mouse hippocampus by a convulsant barbiturate

J R Holtman Jr et al. Neuropharmacology. 1983 Sep.

Abstract

The effects of the convulsant barbiturate, 5-(2-cyclohexylidene-ethyl)-5-ethyl barbituric acid (CHEB), on the spontaneous release of [3H]acetylcholine (ACh) from mouse hippocampal slices in an in vitro superfusion system have been evaluated. The pattern of the release of [3H]ACh by a single treatment with CHEB or an elevated potassium concentration was similar, with the peak release occurring in the same fraction. A maximally effective concentration of CHEB (500 microM) caused a 177% stimulation of spontaneous release of [3H]ACh, while 50 mM KCl increased the release by 2100% above the baseline. The stimulation of the spontaneous release of [3H]ACh by CHEB was concentration-dependent with an EC50 of 180 microM. The pattern of release of [3H]ACh induced by multiple treatment with CHEB and elevated potassium appeared to differ, suggesting that different pools of [3H]ACh in the cholinergic neurons might be affected by these treatments. The action of CHEB on the spontaneous release of [3H]ACh was unique among some other convulsant drugs that were studied. Another convulsant barbiturate, S(+)-1-methyl-5-phenyl-5-propyl barbituric acid [S(+)-MPPB], pentylenetetrazol and a convulsant benzodiazepine 1,3-dihydro-5-methyl-2H-1,4-benzodiazepine-2-one (Ro-5-3663) did not affect the spontaneous release of [3H]ACh. The relationship between the stimulation of release of ACh and the convulsant action of the barbiturates is discussed.

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