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Peer-reviewed International journal
Nov, 2017

Effects of cross-rearing with social peers on myelination in the medial prefrontal cortex of a mouse model with autism spectrum disorder.

Heliyon
  • Manabu Makinodan
  • Kazuki Okumura
  • Daisuke Ikawa
  • Yasunori Yamashita
  • Kazuhiko Yamamuro
  • Michihiro Toritsuka
  • Sohei Kimoto
  • Takahira Yamauchi
  • Takashi Komori
  • Yoshinori Kayashima
  • Hiroki Yoshino
  • Akio Wanaka
  • Toshifumi Kishimoto
  • Display all

Volume
3
Number
11
First page
e00468
Last page
Language
English
Publishing type
Research paper (scientific journal)
DOI
10.1016/j.heliyon.2017.e00468

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impaired social interaction, poor communication skills, and repetitive/restrictive behaviors. Recent studies have indicated that early rehabilitative intervention can alleviate the symptoms of individuals with ASD. However, it remains unknown whether rehabilitative intervention can restore brain structures such as myelin, which generally shows abnormalities in individuals with ASD. Therefore, in the present study, we used a mouse model of ASD (BTBR mice) that demonstrated asocial behaviors and hypomyelination in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) to investigate whether interaction with social peers (C57BL/6J mice) has an effect on myelination. We found that housing with C57BL/6J mice after weaning through adulthood increased the myelin thickness in mPFC, but not in the motor cortex, of BTBR mice. There was no effect of cross-rearing with C57BL/6J mice on axon diameter in mPFC of BTBR mice. This finding suggests that early rehabilitative intervention may alleviate myelin abnormalities in mPFC as well as clinical symptoms in individuals with ASD.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2017.e00468
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29234739
PubMed Central
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5717317
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  • DOI : 10.1016/j.heliyon.2017.e00468
  • Pubmed ID : 29234739
  • Pubmed Central ID : PMC5717317

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