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AUTISM RESEARCH
卷 10, 期 1, 页码 66-77出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/aur.1665
关键词
dorsal raphel; median raphe; hippocampus; monoamine; norepinephrine; SERT; swim
资金
- National Institutes of Health [DA021801, HD036379]
- Brain and Behavior Foundation NARSAD Independent Investigator Award
- Sara Page Mayo Foundation for Pediatric Pain Research
The inbred mouse strain BTBR T(+)Itpr3(tf)/J (BTBR) is studied as a model of idiopathic autism because they are less social and more resistant to change than other strains. Forebrain serotonin receptors and the response to serotonin drugs are altered in BTBR mice, yet it remains unknown if serotonin neurons themselves are abnormal. In this study, we found that serotonin tissue content and the density of serotonin axons is reduced in the hippocampus of BTBR mice in comparison to C57BL/6J (C57) mice. This was accompanied by possible compensatory changes in serotonin neurons that were most pronounced in regions known to provide innervation to the hippocampus: the caudal dorsal raphe (B6) and the median raphe. These changes included increased numbers of serotonin neurons and hyperactivation of Fos expression. Metrics of serotonin neurons in the rostral 2/3 of the dorsal raphe and serotonin content of the prefrontal cortex were less impacted. Thus, serotonin neurons exhibit region-dependent abnormalities in the BTBR mouse that may contribute to their altered behavioral profile. Autism Res2017, 10: 66-77. (c) 2016 International Society for Autism Research, Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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