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Quercetin relieves D‐amphetamine‐induced manic‐like behaviour through activating TREK‐1 potassium channels in mice
Author(s) -
Ren Keke,
Liu Haiying,
Guo Baolin,
Li Rui,
Mao Honghui,
Xue Qian,
Yao Han,
Wu Shengxi,
Bai Zhantao,
Wang Wenting
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
british journal of pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.432
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1476-5381
pISSN - 0007-1188
DOI - 10.1111/bph.15510
Subject(s) - quercetin , neuroprotection , chemistry , pharmacology , potassium channel , amphetamine , biochemistry , biophysics , neuroscience , antioxidant , medicine , biology , dopamine
Background and Purpose Quercetin is a well‐known plant flavonoid with neuroprotective properties. Earlier work suggested it may relieve psychiatric disorders, cognition deficits and memory dysfunction through anti‐oxidant and/or radical scavenging mechanisms. In addition, quercetin modulated the physiological function of some ion channels. However, the detailed ionic mechanisms of the bioeffects of quercetin remain unknown. Experimental Approach Effects of quercetin on neuronal activities in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) and its ionic mechanisms were analysed by calcium imaging using mice bearing a green fluorescent protein, calmodulin, and M13 fusion protein and patch clamp in acute brain slices from C57BL/6 J mice and in HEK 293 cells. The possible ionic mechanism of action of quercetin on D‐amphetamine‐induced manic‐like effects in mice was explored with c‐fos staining and the open field behaviour test. Key Results Quercetin reduced calcium influx triggered by PFC pyramidal neuronal activity. This effect involved increasing the rheobase of neuronal firing through decreasing membrane resistance following quercetin treatment. Spadin, a blocker of TREK‐1 potassium channels, also blocked the effect of quercetin on the membrane resistance and neuronal firing. Further, spadin blocked the neuroprotective effects of quercetin. The effects of quercetin on TREK‐1 channels could be mimicked by GF109203X, a protein kinase C inhibitor. In vivo, injection of quercetin relieved the manic hyperlocomotion in mice, induced by D‐amphetamine. This action was partly alleviated by spadin. Conclusion and Implications TREK‐1 channels are a novel target for quercetin, by inhibiting PKC. This action could contribute to both the neuroprotective and anti‐manic‐like effects.