title: Presence of a gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) uptake system on cholinergic terminals of rat hippocampus: evidence for neuronal coexistence of acetylcholine and GABA?
abstract: The effect of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) on the basal release of [3H]acetylcholine ([3H]ACh) was investigated using synaptosomes prepared from rat hippocampus and superfused after prelabeling with [3H]choline. Exogenous GABA added to the superfusion medium caused a long-lasting and concentration-dependent enhancement of the basal efflux of [3H]ACh. The effect of GABA was not antagonized by bicuculline or picrotoxin. Muscimol increased slightly but not significantly the release of [3H]ACh, whereas (+/-)-baclofen or (-)-baclofen were ineffective. The effect of GABA was counteracted by SK&F 89976A [N-(4,4-diphenyl-3-butenyl)-nipecotic acid], SK&F 100330A [N-(4,4-diphenyl-3-butenyl)-guvacine] and SK&F 100561 [N-(4,4-diphenyl-3-butenyl)-homo-beta-proline], three novel inhibitors of GABA uptake, but was unaffected by hemicholinium-3 or by beta-alanine. Nipecotic acid, a substrate-inhibitor of the GABA transporter, mimicked GABA and enhanced [3H]ACh release. The results indicate that a GABA transport system is present on cholinergic terminals.
mesh_terms: D000109:Acetylcholine / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002794:Choline / Q000378:metabolism; D002799:Cholinergic Fibers / Q000378:metabolism; D006426:Hemicholinium 3 / Q000494:pharmacology; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism*; D009539:Nicotinic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D009557:Nipecotic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D009539:Nicotinic Acids; D009557:Nipecotic Acids; D006426:Hemicholinium 3; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; C045598:N-(4,4-diphenyl-3-butenyl)nipecotic acid; C045597:SK&F 100330-A; D002794:Choline; D000109:Acetylcholine