title: The changes of AP-1 DNA binding activity and components in hippocampus of seizure-sensitive rat induced by kainate.
abstract: Seizure-sensitive Fisher 344 rats were prepared 7 d after seizure episodes induced by a single subcutaneous administration of convulsive dose (7.5 mg/kg) of kainic acid. The activator protein-1 (AP-1) DNA binding activity and its components in the hippocampus of such rats were examined by Gel shift, Super-shift and Western blot assay. Gel shift assay showed that the basal level of AP-1 DNA binding activity was significantly higher than that of control rat hippocampus. Super-shift showed that only Fra and Jun D antibodies could super-shift AP-1 complex to a higher position. It suggested that the AP-1 complex was composed of Fra and Jun D in hippocampus of the seizure-sensitive rats. Western blot analysis further confirmed that Jun D proteins contained components of 43, 39 and 28 kDa. When secondary seizure stimulations were given to seizure-sensitive rats, the AP-1 DNA binding activity was attenuated and the components of AP-1 proteins changed transiently. In light of our results and those of literature, it appears that all the mentioned changes may play an important role in induction of long-lasting enhancement in seizure susceptibility.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116027.
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Z H
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: W Q
authors.initials: WQ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Hong
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism*; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D004745:Enkephalins / Q000378:metabolism; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000378:metabolism*; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000378:metabolism*; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins; D007608:Kainic Acid; D008297:Male; D015778:Minor Histocompatibility Antigens; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; D051381:Rats; D011916:Rats, Inbred F344; D051818:Replication Protein C; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
chemical_list: C096816:BCL2-related protein A1; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D004745:Enkephalins; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins; C096063:MATA1 protein, S cerevisiae; D015778:Minor Histocompatibility Antigens; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D004247:DNA; D051818:Replication Protein C; D007608:Kainic Acid