Lack of effect of aspartame or of L-phenylalanine on photically induced myoclonus in the baboon, Papio papio.

نویسندگان

  • B S Meldrum
  • N Nanji
  • R G Cornell
چکیده

The effects of large doses of L-phenylalanine and of aspartame on seizure susceptibility and severity have been assessed in baboons Papio papio from Senegal which show photosensitive epileptic responses similar to primary generalised epilepsy in man. L-Phenylalanine, 50, 150 or 450 mg/kg, or aspartame, 300 or 1000 mg/kg, were administered orally. Peak plasma L-phenylalanine concentrations of approximately 2000 mumoles/l occurred 1-4 h after the highest dose of L-phenylalanine or aspartame. The plasma L-phenylalanine to large neutral amino acid ratio increased approximately 30-fold at this time. Compared with water administration there were no changes in epileptic responses 1-5 h after either treatment. In this primate model of epilepsy acute increases in plasma phenylalanine concentration are neither pro- nor anticonvulsant.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Epilepsy research

دوره 4 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1989