Chronic electroconvulsive stimulation but not chronic restraint stress modulates mRNA expression of voltage-dependent potassium channels Kv7.2 and Kv11.1 in the rat piriform cortex.

Marie-Louise Hjæresen; Ida Hageman; Gitta Wörtwein; Per Plenge; Martin Balslev Jørgensen; Gitta Wörtwein

doi:10.1016/j.brainres.2007.09.071

Chronic electroconvulsive stimulation but not chronic restraint stress modulates mRNA expression of voltage-dependent potassium channels Kv7.2 and Kv11.1 in the rat piriform cortex.

Marie-Louise Hjæresen, Ida Hageman, Gitta Wörtwein, Per Plenge, Martin Balslev Jørgensen, Gitta Wörtwein

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Abstract

The mechanisms by which stress and electroconvulsive therapy exert opposite effects on the course of major depression are not known. Potential candidates might include the voltage-dependent potassium channels. Potassium channels play an important role in maintaining the resting membrane potential and controlling neuronal excitability. To explore this hypothesis, we examined the effects of one or several electroconvulsive stimulations and chronic restraint stress (6 h/day for 21 days) on the expression of voltage-dependent potassium channel Kv7.2, Kv11.1, and Kv11.3 mRNA in the rat brain using in situ hybridization. Repeated, but not acute, electroconvulsive stimulation increased Kv7.2 and Kv11.1 mRNA levels in the piriform cortex. In contrast, restraint stress had no significant effect on mRNA expression of Kv7.2, Kv11.1, or Kv11.3 in any of the brain regions examined. Thus, it appears that the investigated voltage-dependent potassium channels are not modulated by restraint stress at the level of mRNA expression. However, our findings suggest that repeated electroconvulsive stimulation alter Kv7.2 and Kv11.1 function in the piriform cortex, a finding with potential relevance for the chain of neurobiological events underlying the clinical effects of ECT.

Original language	English
Journal	Brain Research
Volume	1217C
Pages (from-to)	179-184
Number of pages	5
ISSN	0006-8993
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2007.09.071
Publication status	Published - 2008

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Chronic electroconvulsive stimulation but not chronic restraint stress modulates mRNA expression of voltage-dependent potassium channels Kv7.2 and Kv11.1 in the rat piriform cortex. / Hjæresen, Marie-Louise; Hageman, Ida ; Wörtwein, Gitta et al.

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