Chemogenetic Activation of Prefrontal Cortex in Shank3-Deficient Mice Ameliorates Social Deficits, NMDAR Hypofunction, and Sgk2 Downregulation
Summary: Haploinsufficiency of the SHANK3 gene is causally linked to autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) in human genetic studies. Here we found that chemogenetic activation of pyramidal neurons in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) of Shank3-deficient mice with the hM3D (Gq) DREADD restored social preference...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-07-01
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Series: | iScience |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004219301968 |