Immunohistochemical study on the distribution of voltage-gated K+ channels in rat brain following transient focal ischemia
- Authors
- Chung, YH; Kim, HS; Shin, CM; Kim, MJ; Cha, CI
- Issue Date
- Aug-2001
- Publisher
- ELSEVIER SCI IRELAND LTD
- Keywords
- voltage-gated K+ channels; Kv1.2; focal cerebral ischemia; rat; immunohistochemistry
- Citation
- NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS, v.308, no.3, pp 157 - 160
- Pages
- 4
- Journal Title
- NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS
- Volume
- 308
- Number
- 3
- Start Page
- 157
- End Page
- 160
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/43827
- DOI
- 10.1016/S0304-3940(01)01996-6
- ISSN
- 0304-3940
1872-7972
- Abstract
- The present study examined the spatial localizations of voltage-gated K+ (Kv) channels in the rat brain following transient focal ischemia, using immunohistochemistry. Increased expression of Kv1.2 was obvious in the cerebral cortex, dentate gyrus, amygdala, and hypothalamic areas at 3 days following ischemic insults. There was a significant increase in Kv1.2 immunoreactivity in several cortical regions, including cingulate cortex, infralimbic cortex, dorsal peduncular cortex and piriform cortex. On the contrary, Kv1.2 immunoreactivity had not significantly increased in the hippocampal CA1-3 regions although moderate Kv1.2 immunoreactivity was found in the cell bodies and processes of some neurons. Potentially the first demonstration of spatial changes in Kv1.2 channel expression could provide important molecular basis for altered neuronal excitability after ischemic brain injury. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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