Role of the GABA transporter in epilepsy

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
George B Richerson, Yuanming Wu

Abstract

The GABA transporter plays a well-established role in reuptake of GABA after synaptic release. The anticonvulsant effect of tiagabine appears to result largely from blocking this reuptake. However, there is another side to the GABA transporter, contributing to GABA release by reversing in response to depolarization. We have recently shown that this form of GABA release is induced by even small increases in extracellular [K+], and has a powerful inhibitory effect on surrounding neurons. This transporter-mediated GABA release is enhanced by the anticonvulsants gabapentin and vigabatrin. The latter drug also potently increases ambient [GABA], inducing tonic inhibition of neurons. Here we review the evidence in support of a physiological role for GABA transporter reversal, and the evidence that it is increased by high-frequency firing. We postulate that the GABA transporter is a major determinant of the level of tonic inhibition, and an important source of GABA release during seizures. These recent findings indicate that the GABA transporter plays a much more dynamic role in control of brain excitability than has previously been recognized. Further defining this role may lead to a better understanding of the mechanisms of epilepsy ...Continue Reading

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