Abstract:
:gamma-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) is considered to be the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain and loss of GABA inhibition has been clearly implicated in epileptogenesis. GABA interacts with 3 types of receptor: GABAA, GABAB and GABAC. The GABAA receptor has provided an excellent target for the development of drugs with an anticonvulsant action. Some clinically useful anticonvulsants, such as the benzodiazepines and barbiturates and possibly valproic acid (sodium valproate), act at this receptor. In recent years 4 new anticonvulsants, namely vigabatrin, tiagabine, gabapentin and topiramate, with a mechanism of action considered to be primarily via an effect on GABA, have been licensed. Vigabatrin elevates brain GABA levels by inhibiting the enzyme GABA transaminase which is responsible for intracellular GABA catabolism. In contrast, tiagabine elevates synaptic GABA levels by inhibiting the GABA uptake transporter, GAT1, and preventing the uptake of GABA into neurons and glia. Gabapentin, a cyclic analogue of GABA, acts by enhancing GABA synthesis and also by decreasing neuronal calcium influx via a specific subunit of voltage-dependent calcium channels. Topiramate acts, in part, via an action on a novel site of the GABAA receptor. Although these drugs are useful in some patients, overall, they have proven to be disappointing as they have had little impact on the prognosis of patients with intractable epilepsy. Despite this, additional GABA enhancing anticonvulsants are presently under development. Ganaxolone, retigabine and pregabalin may prove to have a more advantageous therapeutic profile than the presently licensed GABA enhancing drugs. This anticipation is based on 2 characteristics. First, they act by hitherto unique mechanisms of action in enhancing GABA-induced neuronal inhibition. Secondly, they act on additional antiepileptogenic mechanisms. Finally, CGP 36742, a GABAB receptor antagonist, may prove to be particularly useful in the management of primary generalised absence seizures. The exact impact of these new GABA-enhancing drugs in the treatment of epilepsy will have to await their licensing and a period of postmarketing surveillance. As to clarification of their role in the management of epilepsy, this will have to await further clinical trials, particularly direct comparative trials with other anticonvulsants.
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CNS Drugsjournal_title
CNS drugsauthors
Czuczwar SJ,Patsalos PNdoi
10.2165/00023210-200115050-00001subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2001-01-01 00:00:00pages
339-50issue
5eissn
1172-7047issn
1179-1934journal_volume
15pub_type
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