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Automatically associated channels: HCN1

Title: Effect of non-specific HCN1 blocker CsCl on spatial learning and memory in mouse.

Authors: Xin Yu, Lianjun Guo, Guangfu Yin, Xiangang Zong, Yongxun Ai

Journal, date & volume: J. Huazhong Univ. Sci. Technol. Med. Sci., 2006 , 26, 164-6

PubMed link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16850736

Abstract
It has been suggested that HCN1 is primarily expressed in hippocampus, however little is known about its effects on spatial learning and memory. In the present study, we investigated the effects of non-specific HCN1 blocker CsCl on spatial learning and memory by using Morris water maze and in situ hybridization in mice. The results showed CsCl 160 mg/kg ip for 4 days, and the mean escape latency was 34 s longer than that of normal control (P<0.01). In hippocampal tissues, staining for the HCN1 mRNA was stronger in the DG and CA1 region of the hippocampus (P <0.05, P<0.05, when CsCl-administration group was compared with normal group). Our results suggested that CsCl could significantly affect the spatial learning and memory in mice, and HCN channel is involved in the process of learning and memory.