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“ Gabapentin is a structural analog of gamma aminobutyric acid that binds to the α2-δ site of voltage-dependent calcium channels and modulates the influx of calcium , with a resulting reduction in excitatory neurotransmitter release.”
Clinical interventions in aging • 2012 | View Paper
“Acute administration of gabapentin reduced I Ca and Ca2+ transients compared to control conditions.”
“Acute administration of gabapentin to isolated RGCs that had been pretreated further reduced I Ca.”
“In isolated RGCs, pretreatment with gabapentin (4–18 h) reduced I Ca , and cell surface α 2 δ 1 staining was reduced compared to nonpretreated cells.”
“Results suggest that gabapentin and pinacidil may activate Ca2+ -activated and ATP-sensitive K+ channels in order to produce part of its spinal antiallodynic effect in the Chung model.”
“In isolated pancreatic acinar cells, however, gabapentin induced mobilization of intracellular calcium and caused a slight increase in (3)H-thymidine incorporation.”