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Flumazenil (Ro 15-1788) antagonizes the benzodiazepine binding site of the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)/benzodiazepine receptor complex in the central nervous system (CNS), thereby preventing the chloride channel opening events and inhibiting neuronal hyperpolarization. As a result, flumazenil reverses benzodiazepine-induced effects including sedation, psychomotor deficits, amnesia, and hypoventilation in a dose-dependent manner. Flumazenil is an imidazobenzodiazepine derivative, effective in reversing benzodiazepine-induced activities.

Divalproex Sodium (Valproate semisodium) binds to and inhibits gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) transaminase and its anticonvulsant activity may be exerted by increasing brain concentration of GABA and by inhibiting enzymes that catabolize GABA or block the reuptake of GABA into glia and nerve endings. It also is an HDAC inhibitor, Comprised of sodium valproate and valproic acid with anticonvulsant and antiepileptic activities. Divalproex may also work by suppressing repetitive neuronal firing through the inhibition of voltage-sensitive sodium channels.

SGE516 is a neuroactive steroid and a positive allosteric modulator of both gamma- and delta-containing GABAA receptors. SGE516 reduces neuronal firing rates and epileptiform activity in vitro. SGE-516 protects against acute seizures and reduces neuronal

Amyloid 17-42 (Aβ(17-42)), a significant component of diffuse plaques in Alzheimer's disease and cerebellar pre-amyloid in Down's syndrome, results from alpha- and gamma-secretase cleavage of amyloid precursor protein (APP) and can trigger neuronal apoptosis via the Fas-like/caspase-8 activation pathway [1].

Aflatrem is a tremorgenic mycotoxin with acute neurotoxic effects, a single low dose of aflatrem is able to induce degeneration of neuronal processes in hippocampal neurotransmitter systems. Aflatrem potentiates the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-induced