Effects of ethanol on acetylcholine and GABA release: differences in the role of potassium.
Ethanol inhibited electrically stimulated [3H]ACh release from cortical brain slices, but not when release was stimulated by high potassium. In contrast, ethanol was ineffective on electrically stimulated release of [14]GABA from cortical brain slices, but inhibited potassium-induced release. Ethanol also significantly inhibited potassium-stimulated [14C]GABA release from cortical synaptosomes. These data suggest that ethanol selectively inhibits GABA release from neurons by a specific effect on potassium conductance, and inhibits ACh release by a selective effect on Na+ conductance.
Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, VA Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri.
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D000109:Acetylcholine / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D000431:Ethanol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D011188:Potassium / Q000502:physiology*; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000378:metabolism*
D000431:Ethanol; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; D000109:Acetylcholine; D011188:Potassium