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In this study, we investigated different steps in polyamine metabolism and coupled GABA release to assess their potential to control seizure generation and maintenance in two different epilepsy models: the low-[Mg<jats:sup>2+<\/jats:sup>] model of temporal lobe epilepsy <jats:italic>in vitro<\/jats:italic> and in the WAG\/Rij rat model of absence epilepsy <jats:italic>in vivo<\/jats:italic>. We show that SPM is a gliotransmitter that is released from astrocytes and significantly contributes to network excitation. Importantly, we found that inhibition of SPD synthesis completely prevented seizure generation in WAG\/Rij rats. We hypothesize that this antiepileptic effect is attributed to the subsequent enhancement of PUT to GABA conversion in astrocytes, leading to GABA release through GAT-2\/3 transporters. This interpretation is supported by the observation that antiepileptic potential of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved drug levetiracetam can be diminished by specifically blocking astrocytic GAT-2\/3 with SNAP-5114, suggesting that levetiracetam exerts its effect by increasing surface expression of GAT-2\/3. Our findings conclusively suggest that the major pathway through which astrocytic polyamines contribute to epileptiform activity is the production of GABA. 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