M. Koutsoviti-papadopoulou et al., Biphenylacetic acid enhances the antagonistic action of fluoroquinolones on the GABA(A)-mediated responses of the isolated guinea-pig ileum, PHARMAC RES, 44(3), 2001, pp. 229-233
This paper examines the effect of biphenylacetic acid on the antagonistic a
ction of norfloxacin and enoxacin on the GABA(A)-mediated responses of the
isolated guinea-pig ileum. GABA produced transient contractions followed by
relaxation. The contractile effect of exogenously applied GABA was concent
ration-dependent with EC50 = 9.8 x 10(-6) M. This contractile effect was no
t significantly modified by biphenylacetic acid, and the EC50 value for GAB
A in the presence of 10(-5) M biphenylacetic acid was 1.15 x 10(-5) M. The
GABA contractile effect was inhibited, dose-dependently, by either norfloxa
cin or enoxacin, but only at concentrations higher than 10(-5) M. The respo
nse of the ileum to GABA (at EC50) was reduced to 35 and 36% by pretreatmen
t with 10(-5) M norfloxacin or enoxacin, respectively. However, in the pres
ence of 10(-5) M biphenylacetic acid, the response of the ileum to GABA was
reduced to 2.2% by pretreatment with 10(-5) M enoxacin, while it was compl
etely abolished by pretreatment with 10(-5) M norfloxacin and the IC50 valu
es were 5.5 x 10(-7) and 1.5 x 10(-6) M for norfloxacin and enoxacin, respe
ctively. These data show that biphenylacetic acid whilst having no effect a
t the GABA(A)-mediated contractile response of the guinea-pig ileum, enhanc
es the antagonistic effect of both enoxacin and norfloxacin. This suggests
that combined administration of fluoroquinolones and biphenylacetic acid sy
nergistically inhibits GABA(A)-receptors at the intestinal level. (C) 2001
Academic Press.