Description
Lamotrigineexhibitsantiepileptic/anticonvulsant,antidepressant,antinociceptive,andanxiolyticactivities.LamotrigineinhibitsR-typeCav2.3voltage-gatedCa2+channelsandvoltage-gatedNa+channels,suppressingreleaseofglutamate.Inanimalsundergoingtheforcedswimtest,lamotriginedecreasesimmobilitytime.Lamotriginealsoincreasespainthresholdsintheformalintestanddisplaysanxiolyticpropertiesintheconditionedemotionalresponsetest.Lamotriginemayalsoexhibitanti-inflammatoryactivity,asitdecreaseslevelsofIL-1β,IL-2,andTNF-αinvitro.
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