gamma-Aminobutyric acid
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EC Number | 200-258-6 |
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MeSH | gamma-Aminobutyric+Acid |
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Chemical formula | C4H9NO2 |
Molar mass | 103.120 g/mol |
| Appearance | white microcrystalline powder |
Density | 1.11 g/mL |
Melting point | 203.7 °C (398.7 °F; 476.8 K) |
Boiling point | 247.9 °C (478.2 °F; 521.0 K) |
Solubility in water | 130 g/100 mL |
log P | −3.17 |
Acidity (pKa) | 4.23 (carboxyl), 10.43 (amino)[1] |
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| Main hazards | Irritant, Harmful |
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LD50 (median dose) | 12,680 mg/kg (mouse, oral) |
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gamma-Aminobutyric acid, or γ-aminobutyric acid /ˈɡæmə əˈmiːnoʊbjuːˈtɪrɪk ˈæsɪd/, or GABA /ˈɡæbə/, is the chief inhibitory neurotransmitter in the mammalian central nervous system. Its principal role is reducing neuronal excitability throughout the nervous system. In humans, GABA is also directly responsible for the regulation of muscle tone.[2]
Contents
1 Function
1.1 Neurotransmitter
1.2 Brain development
1.3 Beyond the nervous system
2 Structure and conformation
3 History
4 Biosynthesis
5 Catabolism
6 Pharmacology
7 Chemistry
8 GABAergic drugs
9 Dietary supplements
10 In plants
11 See also
12 References
13 Bibliography
14 External links
Function
Neurotransmitter
GABA metabolism, involvement of glial cells
In vertebrates, GABA acts at inhibitory synapses in the brain by binding to specific transmembrane receptors in the plasma membrane of both pre- and postsynaptic neuronal processes. This binding causes the opening of ion channels to allow the flow of either negatively charged chloride ions into the cell or positively charged potassium ions out of the cell. This action results in a negative change in the transmembrane potential, usually causing hyperpolarization. Two general classes of GABA receptor are known:[3]
GABAA in which the receptor is part of a ligand-gated ion channel complex
GABAB metabotropic receptors, which are G protein-coupled receptors that open or close ion channels via intermediaries (G proteins)
The production, release, action, and degradation of GABA at a stereotyped GABAergic synapse
Neurons that produce GABA as their output are called GABAergic neurons, and have chiefly inhibitory action at receptors in the adult vertebrate. Medium spiny cells are a typical example of inhibitory central nervous system GABAergic cells. In contrast, GABA exhibits both excitatory and inhibitory actions in insects, mediating muscle activation at synapses between nerves and muscle cells, and also the stimulation of certain glands.[4] In mammals, some GABAergic neurons, such as chandelier cells, are also able to excite their glutamatergic counterparts.[5]
GABAA receptors are ligand-activated chloride channels: when activated by GABA, they allow the flow of chloride ions across the membrane of the cell. Whether this chloride flow is depolarizing (makes the voltage across the cell's membrane less negative), shunting (has no effect on the cell's membrane potential), or inhibitory/hyperpolarizing (makes the cell's membrane more negative) depends on the direction of the flow of chloride. When net chloride flows out of the cell, GABA is depolarising; when chloride flows into the cell, GABA is inhibitory or hyperpolarizing. When the net flow of chloride is close to zero, the action of GABA is shunting. Shunting inhibition has no direct effect on the membrane potential of the cell; however, it reduces the effect of any coincident synaptic input by reducing the electrical resistance of the cell's membrane. Shunting inhibition can "override" the excitatory effect of depolarising GABA, resulting in overall inhibition even if the membrane potential becomes less negative. It was thought that a developmental switch in the molecular machinery controlling the concentration of chloride inside the cell changes the functional role of GABA between neonatal and adult stages. As the brain develops into adulthood, GABA's role changes from excitatory to inhibitory.[6]
Brain development
While GABA is an inhibitory transmitter in the mature brain, its actions were thought to be primarily excitatory in the developing brain.[6][7] The gradient of chloride was reported to be reversed in immature neurons, with its reversal potential higher than the resting membrane potential of the cell; activation of a GABA-A receptor thus leads to efflux of Cl− ions from the cell (that is, a depolarizing current). The differential gradient of chloride in immature neurons was shown to be primarily due to the higher concentration of NKCC1 co-transporters relative to KCC2 co-transporters in immature cells. GABAergic interneurons mature faster in the hippocampus and the GABA signalling machinery appears earlier than glutamatergic transmission. Thus, GABA is considered the major excitatory neurotransmitter in many regions of the brain before the maturation of glutamatergic synapses.[8]
In the developmental stages preceding the formation of synaptic contacts, GABA is synthesized by neurons and acts both as an autocrine (acting on the same cell) and paracrine (acting on nearby cells) signalling mediator.[9][10] The ganglionic eminences also contribute greatly to building up the GABAergic cortical cell population.[11]
GABA regulates the proliferation of neural progenitor cells[12][13] the migration[14] and differentiation[15][16] the elongation of neurites[17] and the formation of synapses.[18]
GABA also regulates the growth of embryonic and neural stem cells. GABA can influence the development of neural progenitor cells via brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) expression.[19] GABA activates the GABAA receptor, causing cell cycle arrest in the S-phase, limiting growth.[20]
Beyond the nervous system
mRNA expression of the embryonic variant of the GABA-producing enzyme GAD67 in a coronal brain section of a one-day-old Wistar rat, with the highest expression in subventricular zone (svz)[21]
Besides the nervous system, GABA is also produced at relatively high levels in the insulin-producing β-cells of the pancreas. The β-cells secrete GABA along with insulin and the GABA binds to GABA receptors on the neighboring islet α-cells and inhibits them from secreting glucagon (which would counteract insulin’s effects).[22]
GABA can promote the replication and survival of β-cells[23][24][25] and also promote the conversion of α-cells to β-cells, which may lead to new treatments for diabetes.[26]
GABA has also been detected in other peripheral tissues including intestines, stomach, Fallopian tubes, uterus, ovaries, testes, kidneys, urinary bladder, the lungs and liver, albeit at much lower levels than in neurons or β-cells. GABAergic mechanisms have been demonstrated in various peripheral tissues and organs, which include the intestines, the stomach, the pancreas, the Fallopian tubes, the uterus, the ovaries, the testes, the kidneys, the urinary bladder, the lungs, and the liver.[27]
Immune cells express receptors for GABA[28][29] and administration of GABA can suppress inflammatory immune responses and promote "regulatory" immune responses, such that GABA administration has been shown to inhibit autoimmune diseases in several animal models.[23][28][30][31]
In 2018, GABA has shown to regulate secretion of a greater number of cytokines. In plasma of T1D patients, levels of 26 cytokines are increased and of those, 16 are inhibited by GABA in the cell assays.[32]
In 2007, an excitatory GABAergic system was described in the airway epithelium. The system is activated by exposure to allergens and may participate in the mechanisms of asthma.[33] GABAergic systems have also been found in the testis[34] and in the eye lens.[35]
GABA occurs in plants.[36][37]
Structure and conformation
GABA is found mostly as a zwitterion (i.e. with the carboxyl group deprotonated and the amino group protonated). Its conformation depends on its environment. In the gas phase, a highly folded conformation is strongly favored due to the electrostatic attraction between the two functional groups. The stabilization is about 50 kcal/mol, according to quantum chemistry calculations. In the solid state, an extended conformation is found, with a trans conformation at the amino end and a gauche conformation at the carboxyl end. This is due to the packing interactions with the neighboring molecules. In solution, five different conformations, some folded and some extended, are found as a result of solvation effects. The conformational flexibility of GABA is important for its biological function, as it has been found to bind to different receptors with different conformations. Many GABA analogues with pharmaceutical applications have more rigid structures in order to control the binding better.[38][39]
History
In 1883, GABA was first synthesized, and it was first known only as a plant and microbe metabolic product.[40]
In 1950, GABA was discovered as an integral part of the mammalian central nervous system.[40]
In 1959, it was shown that at an inhibitory synapse on crayfish muscle fibers GABA acts like stimulation of the inhibitory nerve. Both inhibition by nerve stimulation and by applied GABA are blocked by picrotoxin.[41]
Biosynthesis
GABAergic neurons which produce GABA
GABA is synthesized from glutamate via the enzyme glutamate decarboxylase (GAD) with pyridoxal phosphate (the active form of vitamin B6) as a cofactor. This process converts glutamate (the principal excitatory neurotransmitter) into GABA (the principal inhibitory neurotransmitter).[42][43]
Traditionally it was thought that exogenous GABA did not penetrate the blood–brain barrier,[44] however more current research[45] indicates that it may be possible, or that exogenous GABA (i.e. in the form of nutritional supplements) could exert GABAergic effects on the enteric nervous system which in turn stimulate endogenous GABA production. The direct involvement of GABA in the glutamate-glutamine cycle makes the question of whether GABA can penetrate the blood-brain barrier somewhat misleading, because both glutamate and glutamine can freely cross the barrier and convert to GABA within the brain.
Catabolism
GABA transaminase enzyme catalyzes the conversion of 4-aminobutanoic acid (GABA) and 2-oxoglutarate (α-ketoglutarate) into succinic semialdehyde and glutamate. Succinic semialdehyde is then oxidized into succinic acid by succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase and as such enters the citric acid cycle as a usable source of energy.[46]
Pharmacology
Drugs that act as allosteric modulators of GABA receptors (known as GABA analogues or GABAergic drugs), or increase the available amount of GABA, typically have relaxing, anti-anxiety, and anti-convulsive effects.[47][48] Many of the substances below are known to cause anterograde amnesia and retrograde amnesia.[49]
In general, GABA does not cross the blood–brain barrier,[44] although certain areas of the brain that have no effective blood–brain barrier, such as the periventricular nucleus, can be reached by drugs such as systemically injected GABA.[50] At least one study suggests that orally administered GABA increases the amount of human growth hormone (HGH).[51] GABA directly injected to the brain has been reported to have both stimulatory and inhibitory effects on the production of growth hormone, depending on the physiology of the individual.[50] Certain pro-drugs of GABA (ex. picamilon) have been developed to permeate the blood–brain barrier, then separate into GABA and the carrier molecule once inside the brain. This allows for a direct increase of GABA levels throughout all areas of the brain, in a manner following the distribution pattern of the pro-drug prior to metabolism.[citation needed]
GABA enhanced the catabolism of serotonin into N-acetylserotonin (the precursor of melatonin) in rats.[52] It is thus suspected that GABA is involved in the synthesis of melatonin and thus might exert regulatory effects on sleep and reproductive functions.[53]
Chemistry
Although in chemical terms, GABA is an amino acid (as it has both a primary amine and a carboxylic acid functional group), it is rarely referred to as such in the professional, scientific, or medical community. By convention the term "amino acid", when used without a qualifier, refers specifically to an alpha amino acid. GABA is not an alpha amino acid, meaning the amino group is not attached to the alpha carbon so it is not incorporated into proteins.[54]
GABAergic drugs
- GABAA receptor ligands.[citation needed]
- Agonists/positive allosteric modulators: alcohol (ethanol),[55][56][57]barbiturates, benzodiazepines, carisoprodol, chloral hydrate, etaqualone, etomidate, glutethimide, kava, methaqualone, muscimol, neuroactive steroids, z-drugs, propofol, skullcap, valerian, theanine, volatile and inhaled anaesthetics.
- Antagonists/negative allosteric modulators: bicuculline, cicutoxin, flumazenil, furosemide, gabazine, oenanthotoxin, picrotoxin, Ro15-4513, thujone, amentoflavone.
- GABAB receptor ligands.[citation needed]
- Agonists: baclofen, GBL, propofol, GHB,[58]phenibut.
- Antagonists: phaclofen, saclofen.
GABA reuptake inhibitors: deramciclane, hyperforin, tiagabine.[citation needed]
- GABA-transaminase inhibitors: gabaculine, phenelzine, valproate, vigabatrin, lemon balm (Melissa officinalis).[59]
GABA analogues: pregabalin, gabapentin,[60]picamilon, progabide[citation needed]
Dietary supplements
GABA is sold as a dietary supplement.
In plants
GABA is also found in plants. It is the most abundant amino acid in the apoplast of tomatoes.[61] Evidence also suggests a role in cell signalling in plants.[62][63]
See also
- GABA receptor
- Giant depolarizing potential
- Spasticity
Spastic diplegia, a GABA deficiency neuromuscular neuropathology
- GABA tea
- GABA analogue
- Succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase deficiency
4-aminobutyrate transaminase (GABA-transaminase) deficiency
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