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In vivo effects of carbamazepine and haloperidol on GABA neurotransmission and LH secretion

Present address: Psychiatric University Hospital, University of Freiburg, Hauptstr. 5, D-79104 Freiburg i. Br., Germany

Franz Strehle

Max-Planck-Institute for Psychiatry, Clinical Institute, Kraepelinstr. 2, D-80804 Munich, Germany

Hinderk M. Emrich

Max-Planck-Institute for Psychiatry, Clinical Institute, Kraepelinstr. 2, D-80804 Munich, Germany

The in vivo effects of carbamazepine (CBZ) and haloperidol (HAL) on the neuroendocrine pre-optico-pituitary feedback system were studied by local application of the drugs, in single and in combination mode, through a push-pull cannula into the pre-optic area and measurement of their local effects on -aminobutyric acid (GABA) and their distant effects on a subsequent biological response: the pituitary luteinizing hormone (LH) secretion. The perfusion flow rate was 20 µl cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)/min; the fraction period was 15 min. Perfusion with 8 µg CBZ/ml CSF caused a reduction in pre-optic pre-synaptic GABA release and, concomitantly, a suppression of plasma LH levels. Application of 100 ng HAL/ml CSF also caused a reduction in GABA release, but no significant change in plasma LH levels. During the combined perfusion, the effects of CBZ and HAL did not add up with regard to the pre-optic GABA release. These results suggest that both drugs interact with the GABA system, but they may involve two different mechanisms of action. Due to the known inhibitory role of pre-optic GABA in pituitary LH secretion, it can be inferred that, in contrast to HAL, CBZ increases post-synaptic GABAergic transmission.

Key Words: carbamazepine • haloperidol • push-pull cannula • pre-optic area • GABA • LH

Journal of Psychopharmacology, Vol. 9, No. 1, 25-31 (1995)
DOI: 10.1177/026988119500900105


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