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JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL THERAPEUTICS
Volume 302, Issue 2, Pages 636-644Publisher
AMER SOC PHARMACOLOGY EXPERIMENTAL THERAPEUTICS
DOI: 10.1124/jpet.102.034819
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- NINDS NIH HHS [N01 NS 92313] Funding Source: Medline
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The inhibitory effect of 3-hydroxy-4-amino-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro1,2-benzisoxazole (exo-THPO) and its N-methylated (N-methylexo-THPO) and N-ethylated (N-ethyl-exo-THPO) analogs, derived from gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and 4,5,6,7-tetrahydroisoxazolo[4,5-c]pyridin-3-ol (THPO) on GABA transport was investigated using cultured neocortical neurons (GABAergic) and astrocytes and cloned mouse GABA transporters GAT1-4 expressed in human embryonic kidney (HEK) 293 cells. Anticonvulsant activity was assessed after i.c.v. administration to Frings audiogenic seizure-susceptible mice. Anticonvulsant activity of the O-pivaloyloxymethyl prodrug of N-methyl-exo-THPO was assessed after i.p. administration. Results from these studies were compared with those obtained from similar studies with the novel anticonvulsant drug tiagabine, which acts via inhibition of GABA transport. exo-THPO and its N-alkyl analogs inhibited neuronal, astrocytic, and GAT1-mediated GABA transport but not GABA uptake mediated by GAT2-4. N-Methyl-exo-THPO was 8-fold more potent as an inhibitor of astrocytic versus neuronal GABA uptake. The IC50 value for inhibition of GABA uptake by GAT1 closely reflected its IC50 value for inhibition of neuronal uptake. Tiagabine was approximately 1000-fold more potent than exoTHPO and its alkyl derivatives as an inhibitor of GABA uptake in cultured neural cells and GAT1-expressing HEK 293 cells. exoTHPO, its alkylated analogs, and tiagabine displayed a time- and dose-dependent inhibition of audiogenic seizures after i.c.v. administration. N-Methyl-exo-THPO was the most potent anticonvulsant among the exo-THPO compounds tested and only slightly less potent than tiagabine. The findings suggest a correlation between anticonvulsant efficacy and selective inhibition of astroglial GABA uptake. Furthermore, results obtained with the N-methyl-exo-THPO prodrug demonstrate the feasibility of developing a glial-selective GABA uptake inhibitor with systemic bioavailability.
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