Table 2.
Effects of mGluR Antagonists on Loss of Righting Reflex Induced by GABAergic and Glutamatergic Sedative-Hypnotics
| MPEP dose (mg / kg)
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LY341495 dose (mg / kg)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 30 | 0 | 30 | |||||
| Onset | Duration | Onset | Duration | Onset | Duration | Onset | Duration | |
| Pentobarbital (50 mg / kg) | 3.6 ± 0.4 | 63.9 ± 3.5 | 3.6 ± 0.5 | 56.3 ± 2.1 | 8.1 ± 0.7 | 46.2 ± 11.5 | 12.3 ± 0.9* | 15.1 ± 7.6* |
| Midazolam (60 mg / kg) | 10.6 ± 2.5 | 47.3 ± 3.2 | 6.2 ± 1.2 | 47.5 ± 3.6 | 25.5 ± 7.3 | 39.6 ± 8.2 | 0.0 ± 0.0* | 0.0 ± 0.0* |
| Ketamine (200 mg / kg) | 1.4 ± 0.1 | 41.0 ± 1.3 | 1.4 ± 0.1 | 56.8 ± 1.1* | 2.7 ± 0.6 | 40.2 ± 1.9 | 2.1 ± 0.1 | 32.3 ± 1.3* |
Data expressed as mean ± SEM minutes (n = 8 to 10).
Significantly different from pentobarbital, midazolam, or ketamine alone (p < 0.05, Tukey’s test).