2024
Impaired synaptic function and hyperexcitability of the pyramidal neurons in the prefrontal cortex of autism-associated Shank3 mutant dogs
Zhu F, Shi Q, Jiang Y, Zhang Y, Zhao H. Impaired synaptic function and hyperexcitability of the pyramidal neurons in the prefrontal cortex of autism-associated Shank3 mutant dogs. Molecular Autism 2024, 15: 9. PMID: 38297387, PMCID: PMC10829216, DOI: 10.1186/s13229-024-00587-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrefrontal cortexPyramidal neuronsSHANK3 mutationsPrefrontal cortex neuronal activityPrefrontal cortex pyramidal neuronsSocial behaviorBrain slicesPrefrontal cortex's roleSynaptic transmissionPrefrontal cortex layersStudy social cognitionAutism spectrum disorderAutism-like behaviorsDendritic spine morphologyReduced dendritic complexitySocial cognitionSocial impairmentBehavioral alterationsNeural mechanismsExcitatory synaptic transmissionMutant rodent modelsHeightened anxietySpectrum disorderSpine densityImpaired synaptic function
2022
Neural circuit pathology driven by Shank3 mutation disrupts social behaviors
Kim S, Kim YE, Song I, Ujihara Y, Kim N, Jiang YH, Yin HH, Lee TH, Kim IH. Neural circuit pathology driven by Shank3 mutation disrupts social behaviors. Cell Reports 2022, 39: 110906. PMID: 35675770, PMCID: PMC9210496, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.110906.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderAlters spine morphologyWild-type miceExcitatory-inhibitory balanceSocial dysfunctionHuman ASD patientsMultiple brain regionsSocial behaviorElevated neural activityCircuit pathologyPathogenic mechanismsSHANK3 mutationsCircuit inhibitionBrain regionsCircuit activationNeural network mechanismReduced sociabilitySpine morphologyCore symptomsASD patientsPrefrontal cortexMiceSHANK3 geneNeural activitySpectrum disorderBrain-wide electrical dynamics encode individual appetitive social behavior
Mague SD, Talbot A, Blount C, Walder-Christensen KK, Duffney LJ, Adamson E, Bey AL, Ndubuizu N, Thomas GE, Hughes DN, Grossman Y, Hultman R, Sinha S, Fink AM, Gallagher NM, Fisher RL, Jiang YH, Carlson DE, Dzirasa K. Brain-wide electrical dynamics encode individual appetitive social behavior. Neuron 2022, 110: 1728-1741.e7. PMID: 35294900, PMCID: PMC9126093, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2022.02.016.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Early Correction of N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Function Improves Autistic-like Social Behaviors in Adult Shank2 −/− Mice
Chung C, Ha S, Kang H, Lee J, Um SM, Yan H, Yoo YE, Yoo T, Jung H, Lee D, Lee E, Lee S, Kim J, Kim R, Kwon Y, Kim W, Kim H, Duffney L, Kim D, Mah W, Won H, Mo S, Kim JY, Lim CS, Kaang BK, Boeckers TM, Chung Y, Kim H, Jiang YH, Kim E. Early Correction of N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Function Improves Autistic-like Social Behaviors in Adult Shank2 −/− Mice. Biological Psychiatry 2018, 85: 534-543. PMID: 30466882, PMCID: PMC6420362, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2018.09.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderSocial behaviorSpectrum disorderAutistic-like phenotypesLate pathophysiologyNMDAR hypofunctionHuman autism spectrum disorderNMDAR hyperfunctionN-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor hypofunctionAutistic-like behaviorsNMDAR antagonist memantineAspartate Receptor FunctionEarly pathophysiologyPup stageEarly correctionAdult miceBehavioral analysisNMDAR dysfunctionPostnatal day 21Receptor hypofunctionChronic suppressionAnimal studiesDay 21HypofunctionDisorders