Multiple components of synaptosomal [3H]-gamma-aminobutyric acid release resolved by a rapid superfusion system.
Multiple components of synaptosomal [3H]-gamma-aminobutyric acid release resolved by a rapid superfusion system.
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通过快速灌注系统解析突触体 [3H]-γ-氨基丁酸释放的多种成分。
DOI:
10.1021/bi00428a026
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发表时间:
1989
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影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
Goldin,SM
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作者:
Turner,TJ;Goldin,SM
Revised Manuscript Received September 7, 1988 abstract: Release of [3H]--aminobutyric acid ([3H] GABA) from rat brain synaptosomes was studied with 60-ms time resolution, using a novel rapid superfusion method. Synaptosomes were prelabeled with [3H] GABA via an associated GABA uptake system. KC1 depolarization stimulated at least three distinct components of GABA release:(1) a phasic Ca-dependent component, which develops rapidly and decays with a time constant of at most 60 ms;(2) a tonic Ca-dependent component that persists after KC1 de-polarization is ended;(3) a Ca-independent component. The three components of GABA release are pharmacologically distinct. The phasic component was selectively blocked by 50 µ Cd2+, while the tonic component was selectively blocked by 100 µ Ni2+. The Ca-independent component was selectively blocked by nipecotic acid (IC50= 21 µ), a known inhibitor of Na+-dependent GABA uptake. The time course and amplitude of Ca-dependent GABA release evoked by the Ca2+ ionophoreA23187 were nearly identical with Ca-dependent release evoked by depolarization. This result indicates that Ca-dependent GABA release depends primarily on Ca2+ entry into the nerve terminal, and not depolarization, per se. The properties of the phasic component suggest that it is normally initiated by a voltage-sensitive Ca2+ channel that is functionally and pharmacologicallydistinct from those previously described. The Ca-independent component of GABA release is probably mediated by reversal of the Na-dependent, electrogenic GABA uptake system. The ability to identify multiple components of GABA release on a physiologically relevant time scale may afford a more precise definition of the mechanism of action of drugs thought to affect neurotransmission in the brain.-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) is the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system and is found in abundance in most regions of the brain. Interest in GAB-Aergic transmission has been intense due tothe importance of GABA and to the availability of drugs that act by modifying the postsynaptic response to GABA, such as benzodiazepines and barbiturates. The kinetics of the postsynaptic response to GABA and mechanisms responsible for the action of drugs and toxins have been studied in detail (Barker & Owen, 1986). However, similar studies of the presynaptic release of GABA have been limited, and therefore the contribution of presynaptic release to the time course of postsynaptic events is uncertain. Studies of GABA release using preparations of presynaptic nerve terminals or brain slices have sufferedfrom undefined temporal resolution, with release generally measured on a second to minute time scale (Cotman et al., 1976; Levi et al., 1981).