Rapid actions of androgen on PSD95 expression mediated by Ca^(2+)/CaMKI pathway in HT22 cells

The rapid actions of androgen on synaptic plasticity have been extensively studied.However,the underlying mechanisms remain controversial.In this study,we used mouse hippocampal neuron cell line HT22 cells as a cell research model to investigate whether Ca^(2+)/CaMKII mediates androgen rapid actions on synaptic plasticity,especially for synaptic protein PSD95 expression.Using calcium imaging,we verified incubation with 100 nmol/L testosterone for 20 min had the most significant effect on intracellular Ca^(2+)level.In addition,the depolarization of resting membrane potential after testosterone stimulation was observed by patch clamp.We found that the depolarization of resting membrane potential was to-40 mV.