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The depolarizing GABA response

K L Perkins1, R K Wong

  • 1Department of Pharmacology, State University of New York, Health Science Center, Brooklyn 11203, USA.

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
|May 1, 1997
PubMed
Summary

The inhibitory neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) can cause both hyperpolarizing and depolarizing responses in cortical neurons. Current research debates whether these responses stem from one or two receptor channels, with evidence supporting both chloride accumulation and separate channel models.

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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Cellular Neuroscience
  • Neurophysiology

Background:

  • The inhibitory neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) can elicit distinct hyperpolarizing (H) and depolarizing (D) responses in cortical neurons.
  • While the D response in hippocampal pyramidal cells is known to be mediated by bicarbonate ions (HCO3-), the precise mechanism remains debated.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the controversy surrounding the mechanisms underlying GABA-induced depolarizing responses in cortical neurons.
  • To present evidence for and against two competing hypotheses: the chloride accumulation model and the two-receptor channel model.

Main Methods:

  • This study reviews existing experimental data and theoretical models.
  • It critically evaluates evidence supporting or refuting the chloride accumulation hypothesis and the separate receptor channel hypothesis.

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Main Results:

  • The chloride accumulation model explains why higher GABA concentrations are needed for the D response and why it often follows the H response.
  • Conversely, some data are better explained by the existence of two distinct receptor channels mediating the H and D responses.

Conclusions:

  • The exact mechanism generating the depolarizing response to GABA in cortical neurons remains an unsolved problem.
  • Further investigation is required to definitively resolve the debate between the chloride accumulation and separate receptor channel hypotheses.