“…Actin has previously been identified in proteomic studies following antidepressant administration, whereby chronic treatment with the SSRI fluoxetine led to a decrease in actin levels in the hippocampus (Carboni et al, 2006), a similar result to that seen four weeks after chronic ECS administration in our study. As suggested by Carboni et al (2006), it is possible that modifications in actin isoform levels are involved in antidepressant-induced plasticity (Carboni et al, 2006;Guest et al, 2004). The role of the actin cytoskeleton in antidepressant action, even four weeks after ECS administration, implies an important role for this protein in the persisting effects of ECS.…”