[Pantogam and pantogam active: qualitative and quantitative features of the interaction with neurotransmitter receptors in vitro].

We conducted a comparative study on the effect of active compounds of pantogam and pantogam active (calcium D(R)-homopantothenate and calcium DL(RS)-homopantothenate) and its L(S)-isomer on the receptors of main brain neuromediators in rats using in vitro radioligand binding analysis. All three compounds interact with binding sites of specific GABA-A and, in particular, GABA-B receptor ligands. Racemate and S-enantiomer, but not its R-form, competed to a moderate degree for D2-receptor binding sites. In all cases, degrees of interaction with receptors were ranged as follows: S-isomer>racemate>R-isomer. These qualitative and quantitative differences are assumed to contribute to pharmacological activity of both drugs.