Protective Role of ATP-Sensitive Potassium Channels in Hypoxia-Induced Generalized Seizure
- 25 May 2001
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 292 (5521), 1543-1546
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1059829
Abstract
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)–sensitive potassium (K ATP ) channels are activated by various metabolic stresses, including hypoxia. The substantia nigra pars reticulata (SNr), the area with the highest expression of K ATP channels in the brain, plays a pivotal role in the control of seizures. Mutant mice lacking the Kir6.2 subunit of K ATP channels [knockout (KO) mice] were susceptible to generalized seizures after brief hypoxia. In normal mice, SNr neuron activity was inactivated during hypoxia by the opening of the postsynaptic K ATP channels, whereas in KO mice, the activity of these neurons was enhanced. K ATP channels exert a depressant effect on SNr neuronal activity during hypoxia and may be involved in the nigral protection mechanism against generalized seizures.Keywords
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