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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-7-30
pubmed:abstractText
The KCNQ1 gene encodes a voltage-dependent potassium ion channel, and mutations in this gene are the most common cause of congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS). In the present study, we investigated the various phenotypic characteristics of vertigo 2 Jackson (C3H/HeJCrl-Kcnq1(vtg-2J)/J) mice with a Kcnq1 mutation. Both heterozygotes (vtg-2J/+) and homozygotes (vtg-2J/vtg-2J) showed prolonged QT intervals in electrocardiograms (ECGs) compared to C3H/HeJ control (+/+) mice. Furthermore, vtg-2J/vtg-2J mice showed gastric achlorhydria associated with elevation of their serum gastrin levels. The serum corticosterone levels were also significantly increased in vtg-2J/vtg-2J mice. In addition, vtg-2J/vtg-2J mice exhibited significantly higher blood pressure. These findings indicate that the Kcnq1 mutation in vtg-2J mice alters various physiological functions in the cardiac, gastric and adrenocortical systems, and suggest that vtg-2J mice may represent a useful model for studying Kcnq1 functions.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1341-1357
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
56
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
295-300
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17660684-Achlorhydria, pubmed-meshheading:17660684-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:17660684-Corticosterone, pubmed-meshheading:17660684-Disease Models, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:17660684-Electrocardiography, pubmed-meshheading:17660684-Female, pubmed-meshheading:17660684-Gastric Acid, pubmed-meshheading:17660684-Gastric Acidity Determination, pubmed-meshheading:17660684-Gastrins, pubmed-meshheading:17660684-Genotype, pubmed-meshheading:17660684-Hypertension, pubmed-meshheading:17660684-KCNQ1 Potassium Channel, pubmed-meshheading:17660684-Long QT Syndrome, pubmed-meshheading:17660684-Male, pubmed-meshheading:17660684-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:17660684-Mice, Inbred C3H, pubmed-meshheading:17660684-Mice, Mutant Strains, pubmed-meshheading:17660684-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:17660684-Phenotype, pubmed-meshheading:17660684-Stomach
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Phenotypic analysis of vertigo 2 Jackson mice with a Kcnq1 potassium channel mutation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Legal Medicine, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki, Osaka 569-8686, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't