Altered gene expressions in rat hippocampus after kainate injection with or without melatonin pre-treatment

Yalcin A. , Kanit L. , Sozmen E.

NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS, cilt.359, ss.65-68, 2004 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi) identifier identifier identifier

  • Cilt numarası: 359
  • Basım Tarihi: 2004
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.neulet.2004.02.013
  • Dergi Adı: NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.65-68

Özet

The expressions of Bcl-2, Bax and thioredoxin (Trx) mRNAs after kainic acid (KA) injection with or without melatonin pre-treatment were examined by real-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction in rat hippocampus. Bcl-2, Bax, and Trx mRNA expressions after KA injection were significantly increased. Additionally, it was observed that melatonin or melatonin pre-treatment had no significant effect on the regulation of Trx mRNA. Pre-treatment with melatonin at the 30th minute before KA injection resulted in a significant depletion in Bcl-2, Bax and Trx mRNA expressions. However, our results showed that melatonin pre-treatment increases the ratio of Bcl-2 to Bax mRNA in short-term period. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.