[Effects of different neuromediators and regulatory peptides on the impulse activity of neurons in vestibular zone-I of the cerebral cortex].

Microelectrodes and micro-iontophoresis of physiologically active substances in experiments with cats immobilized by muscle relaxants made it apparent that different classical neuromediators (acetylcholine, norepinephrine, GABA and others) and regulatory peptides (enkephalins, thyrotropin-releasing hormone, vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP), somatostatin (SS) and others) are capable to influence directly 68 to 100% of neurons in vestibular zone-I of the cerebral cortex. In the presence of L-glutamate, the inhibiting effect of enkephalins, VIP and SS on the neurons impulse activity was essentially unaltered. Also it was shown that enkephalins, VIP and SS are potent to augment the inhibiting effect of GABA and glycine.

[Effects of various neuromediators and regulatory peptides on the impulse activity of neurons in the lateral vestibular nucleus].

The myoelectrode technique and microiontophoresis of physiologically active substances were applied to cats immobilized with neuromuscular relaxant to show that the classic neuromediators (acetylcholine, norepinephrine, GABA etc.) and regulatory peptides (enkephalins, TRHs, vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP), somatostatin (SS) and others) can influence directly most neurons (58 to 100%) in the lateral vestibular nucleus (LVN). Enkephalins, VIP and SS retained largely their inhibitory effect on the neuron impulse activity in the presence of L-glutamate.

[Modification by various neuromediators and regulatory peptides of the impulsation activity of neurons in the medial vestibular nucleus].

Cats were immobilized with myorelaxation agents to apply the microelectrode technique and microlonophoresis of physiologically active substances. As a result it was shown that various classic neuromediators (GABA, taurine and others) and regulatory peptides (vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP), somatostatine (SS) and others) have effect on the majority (62 to 100%) of neurons in the medial vestibular nucleus. In the presence of L-glutamate VIP and SS CC retained essentially their inhibitory effect on the neurons impulse activity.

[Antihypoxant effect of zinc(II) bis(N-acetyl-L-cysteinato)sulfate octahydrate in acute normobaric hypoxia].

Using two models of the acute normobaric hypercapnic hypoxia (ANHH) and acute normobaric hypoxia without hypercapnia (ANWH), some parameters of the impulse activity of somatosensory cortex neurons were studied in experiments on cats. A new antihypoxant drug--aminothiol complex substance composed of zinc(II) and N-acetyl-L-cysteine (piQ-1104, 50 mg/kg)--was used for the brain protection. The substance studied showed a high antihypoxant activity in the brain neurons during all stages of both ANHH and AHWH.