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ABSTRACT: The effects of stereoisomers of γ-glutamylaminomethylsulphonic acid (GAMS) on convulsions produced by intracerebroventricular injections of excitatory amino acids were studied in mice. γ-D-GAMS preferentially blocked myoclonic seizures induced by kainate and had less pronounced anticonvulsant effect against quisqualate, N-methyl-D-aspartate, quinolinate, D-homocysteine sulphinate and L-glutamate. γ-L-GAMS displayed only a relatively weak protective effect against kainate- and, to some extent, quisqualate-induced seizures, with little or no effect on the convulsant properties of the other excitatory amino acids. These results indicate that the D configuration of the γ-carbon atom of excitatory amino acid antagonists is preferred not only for NMDA receptor antagonism but for antagonism at non-NMDA receptors as well.
European Journal of Pharmacology.
