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  • Neuroscience
  • Developmental Biology
  • Neuropathology

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  • γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is a key neurotransmitter present from embryonic stages throughout life.
  • GABA's function shifts from excitatory in early development to inhibitory in the mature central nervous system (CNS).
  • This functional shift is regulated by chloride/cation transporter expression.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the role of the GABA system in the developing and mature CNS.
  • To explore the connections between GABA system dysfunction and CNS pathologies.
  • To summarize current findings on GABA's involvement in neurological diseases.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of existing research on the GABA system.
  • Analysis of GABA's role in neurogenesis and CNS development.
  • Examination of GABA's involvement in white matter and oligodendrocyte development.

Main Results:

  • GABA is essential for neurogenesis, neuronal migration, differentiation, and circuit formation during development.
  • In the mature CNS, GABA mediates inhibition, crucial for neural function.
  • GABA plays a role in white matter development and oligodendrocyte maturation.

Conclusions:

  • Aberrations in the GABAergic system are implicated in neurological disorders.
  • GABA system abnormalities are particularly relevant to the etiology of schizophrenia.
  • The GABA system's role in mature brain injury, including stroke and epilepsy, is an area of ongoing research.