부신절제가 전기경련 충격에 의한 흰쥐 뇌의 조기유전자 발현에 미치는 영향

The Effect of Adrenalectomy on the Induction of Immediate Early Genes by Electroconvulsive Shock in Rat Brain

The adrenocortical hormones have been known to be related with the pathogenesis of mental disorders and individual vulnerability to stress. To evaluate the influences of adrenocortical hormone on the signal transduction system in rat brain, the authors observed the effects of bilateral adrenalectomy on the induction of immediate early genes(IEGs) after electroconvulsive shock(ECS). Male Sprague-Dawley rats(200 - 250g) were treated with ECS(130V，O.Ssec) at day 3 after bilateral adrenalectomy. Rats were sacrificed at 0, 15，30, 45, and 60 minutes after ECS, and cerebral cortex, hippocampus, and cerebellum were dissected from the brain. The induction of IEGs was assessed with northern hybridization. The band intensities of the autoradiographs measured with densitometer were compared between adrenalectomized group and shamoperated control group. After adrenalectomy, the c-fos, jun B, and TIS 1 induction by ECS was generally attenuated in the cerebral cortex. The induction of IEGs in the hippocampus and in the cerebellum was not influenced by adrenalectomy. These results suggest that adrenalectomy has differential influences on the induction of IEGs by ECS in the rat brain depending on the region of brain