Electroconvulsive shock increases serotonin transporter in the rat frontal cortex

The antidepressive action of electroconvulsive shock (ECS) is thought to involve the alteration in serotonin (5-HT) neurotransmission, including the increase in 5-HT release and uptake. In our previous study, 5-HT transporter (5-HTT) mRNA expression was decreased after single and repetitive ECS in rat raphe nucleus. In the present study, we investigated the effects of single and repetitive ECS on the protein levels of 5-HTT in the frontal cortex, hippocampus and raphe nucleus of rat brain using quantitative Western blot analysis. Single ECS did not alter 5-HTT protein expression in any brain regions examined. Repetitive ECS stably increased 5-HTT protein in the frontal cortex, but not in the hippocampus and raphe nucleus. Because ECS is known to facilitate the release of neurotransmitters, our results suggest that the increased 5-HTT protein expression in the frontal cortex might be a compensatory change against the enhanced 5-HT release by ECS in presynaptic terminals.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2003

Erschienen:

2003

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:341

Enthalten in:

Neuroscience letters - 341(2003), 2 vom: 01. Mai, Seite 170-2

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Shen, Hao wei [VerfasserIn]
Numachi, Yohtaro [VerfasserIn]
Yoshida, Sumiko [VerfasserIn]
Fujiyama, Ko [VerfasserIn]
Toda, Shigenobu [VerfasserIn]
Awata, Shuichi [VerfasserIn]
Matsuoka, Hiroo [VerfasserIn]
Sato, Mitsumoto [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Carrier Proteins
Comparative Study
DNA Primers
Journal Article
Membrane Glycoproteins
Membrane Transport Proteins
Nerve Tissue Proteins
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins
Slc6a4 protein, rat

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Date Completed 15.05.2003

Date Revised 01.07.2019

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM12458151X