Resumen

ROJAS A, Tibisay del C; VICUNA F, Nelson  y  MARIN M, Carlos R. Flumazenil acctivity on the depressing effect induced by Baclofen. INHRR [online]. 2009, vol.40, n.1, pp.7-12. ISSN 0798-0477.

It is a comparative study and experimental field conducted in 100 male mice NMRI class, 8 to 12 weeks and weighing 31.7 grams of bioterio de la Universidad de Los Andes, with the aim of establishing the locomotor activity and test bar horizontal Flumazenil on the depressing effect induced by Baclofen. Before establishing the dose lethality of baclofen in 40.88 mg / kg for this study. The results indicate that Flumazenil rose 47.92 a lethal dose mg / kg. In proof of the horizontal bar, prolonged the time to drop in mice. In the group treated with Flumazenil more Baclofen was observed a reduction in activity locomotive to three hours, while Baclofen produced declined during the first hour, 1, and elevators during the 2 nd and 3 rd hour. It was found that there is no parallelism between the two lines of the dose-response curve. Conclusion: There is no known antidote to counteract the effects of the central nervous system depression induced by Baclofen. The Flumazenil is an antagonist benzodiazepines, which operates a level of receptors ganmaaminobutíricos, was demonstrated in this study decrease in mortality induced by Baclofen.

Palabras clave : Flumazenil; Baclofen; Depression; Locomotor ac tivity; Lethal Dose; SNC; Mouse.