The hippocampi were homogenized in lysis buffer (RIPA) on ice for 30 min and subsequently centrifuged at 12000 rpm for 5 min at 4 °C. Protein concentrations were determined using a bicinchoninic acid protein assay kit (Thermo Fisher Scientific, USA). Equivalent amounts of proteins were processed for sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and western blot as previously described [29 (link)]. The primary antibodies used in this experiment were Kir4.1 (1:1000, Abcam), AKT (1:1000, CST), Arc (1:1000, CST), PSD95 (1:1000, CST), GluN2A (1:1000, Abcam), GluA1 (1:1000, Abcam), and β-actin (1:1000, CST). Band intensity was densitometrically quantified using Image J software.