2022
Inhibition of Trpv4 rescues circuit and social deficits unmasked by acute inflammatory response in a Shank3 mouse model of Autism
Tzanoulinou S, Musardo S, Contestabile A, Bariselli S, Casarotto G, Magrinelli E, Jiang YH, Jabaudon D, Bellone C. Inhibition of Trpv4 rescues circuit and social deficits unmasked by acute inflammatory response in a Shank3 mouse model of Autism. Molecular Psychiatry 2022, 27: 2080-2094. PMID: 35022531, PMCID: PMC9126815, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-021-01427-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute inflammatory responseInflammatory responseSHANK3 geneTransient receptor potential vanilloid 4Shank3 mouse modelAutism spectrum disorderGenetic risk factorsInhibition of TRPV4Ex vivo approachNeuron hyperexcitabilityRisk factorsBehavioral deficitsNucleus accumbensMouse modelTRPV4 inhibitionBehavioral alterationsSocial deficitsSHANK3 mutationsCircuit mechanismsNeurodevelopmental diseasesGenetic alterationsTypes of mutationsHeterozygous deletionIdiopathic autismEnvironmental insults
2020
Altered striatum centered brain structures in SHANK3 deficient Chinese children with genotype and phenotype profiling
Liu C, Li D, Yang H, Li H, Xu Q, Zhou B, Hu C, Li C, Wang Y, Qiao Z, Jiang YH, Xu X. Altered striatum centered brain structures in SHANK3 deficient Chinese children with genotype and phenotype profiling. Progress In Neurobiology 2020, 200: 101985. PMID: 33388374, PMCID: PMC8572121, DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2020.101985.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTract-based spatial statisticsVoxel-based morphometryUnderlying neuropathological mechanismsNeuropathological mechanismsDeficient childrenBrain structuresMiddle cerebral peduncleAutism spectrum disorderAbnormal neural circuitsPosterior thalamic radiationGray matter volumeFunctional connectivity studiesSuperior longitudinal fasciculusStudy of subjectsCerebral peduncleInternal capsuleRisk factorsDental abnormalitiesCorpus callosumCommissural fibersHematological problemsCorona radiataDorsal striatumNeurobehavioral evaluationAnteverted nares
2019
Maternal valproic acid exposure leads to neurogenesis defects and autism-like behaviors in non-human primates
Zhao H, Wang Q, Yan T, Zhang Y, Xu H, Yu H, Tu Z, Guo X, Jiang Y, Li X, Zhou H, Zhang Y. Maternal valproic acid exposure leads to neurogenesis defects and autism-like behaviors in non-human primates. Translational Psychiatry 2019, 9: 267. PMID: 31636273, PMCID: PMC6803711, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-019-0608-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-human primatesVPA exposurePrefrontal cortexNeuN-positive mature neuronsGFAP-positive astrocytesValproic acid exposureAutism-like behaviorsAutism spectrum disorderCerebellar external granular layerImpaired social interactionMaternal exposureAntiepileptic drugsExternal granular layerRisk factorsVariable presentationMature neuronsMurine modelRodent modelsEpidemiological studiesAcid exposureNeurogenesis defectsNeuronal precursorsEmbryonic brainNeurodevelopmental defectsSimilar exposure