Antidepressive effect of an inward rectifier K+ channel blocker peptide, tertiapin-RQ.

Renal outer medullary K+ channel, ROMK (Kir1.1, kcnj1) is expressed in the kidney and brain, but its role in the central nervous system remains unknown. Recent studies suggested an involvement of the ROMK channel in mental diseases. Tertiapin (TPN) is a European honey bee venom peptide and is report...

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Main Authors: Masayoshi Okada, Ikkou Kozaki, Hiroyuki Honda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233815