Interneuron development is disrupted in preterm brains with diffuse white matter injury: observations in mouse and human

Preterm brain injury, occurring in approximately 30% of infants born <32 weeks gestational age, is associated with an increased risk of neurodevelopmental disorders, such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The mechanism of gray matter injury in...

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Main Authors: Stolp, HB, Fleiss, B, Arai, Y, Supramaniam, V, Vontell, R, Birtles, S, Yates, AG, Baburamani, AA, Thornton, C, Rutherford, M, Edwards, AD, Gressens, P
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Published: Frontiers Media 2019
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author Stolp, HB
Fleiss, B
Arai, Y
Supramaniam, V
Vontell, R
Birtles, S
Yates, AG
Baburamani, AA
Thornton, C
Rutherford, M
Edwards, AD
Gressens, P
author_facet Stolp, HB
Fleiss, B
Arai, Y
Supramaniam, V
Vontell, R
Birtles, S
Yates, AG
Baburamani, AA
Thornton, C
Rutherford, M
Edwards, AD
Gressens, P
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description Preterm brain injury, occurring in approximately 30% of infants born <32 weeks gestational age, is associated with an increased risk of neurodevelopmental disorders, such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The mechanism of gray matter injury in preterm born children is unclear and likely to be multifactorial; however, inflammation, a high predictor of poor outcome in preterm infants, has been associated with disrupted interneuron maturation in a number of animal models. Interneurons are important for regulating normal brain development, and disruption in interneuron development, and the downstream effects of this, has been implicated in the etiology of neurodevelopmental disorders. Here, we utilize postmortem tissue from human preterm cases with or without diffuse white matter injury (WMI; PMA range: 23+2 to 28+1 for non-WMI group, 26+6 to 30+0 for WMI group, p = 0.002) and a model of inflammation-induced preterm diffuse white matter injury (i.p. IL-1β, b.d., 10 μg/kg/injection in male CD1 mice from P1–5). Data from human preterm infants show deficits in interneuron numbers in the cortex and delayed growth of neuronal arbors at this early stage of development. In the mouse, significant reduction in the number of parvalbumin-positive interneurons was observed from postnatal day (P) 10. This decrease in parvalbumin neuron number was largely rectified by P40, though there was a significantly smaller number of parvalbumin positive cells associated with perineuronal nets in the upper cortical layers. Together, these data suggest that inflammation in the preterm brain may be a contributor to injury of specific interneuron in the cortical gray matter. This may represent a potential target for postnatal therapy to reduce the incidence and/or severity of neurodevelopmental disorders in preterm infants.
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spelling oxford-uuid:37a91ec2-c9fb-4a94-922f-8f0056af3c3c2022-03-26T13:45:21ZInterneuron development is disrupted in preterm brains with diffuse white matter injury: observations in mouse and humanJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:37a91ec2-c9fb-4a94-922f-8f0056af3c3cEnglishSymplectic ElementsFrontiers Media2019Stolp, HBFleiss, BArai, YSupramaniam, VVontell, RBirtles, SYates, AGBaburamani, AAThornton, CRutherford, MEdwards, ADGressens, PPreterm brain injury, occurring in approximately 30% of infants born <32 weeks gestational age, is associated with an increased risk of neurodevelopmental disorders, such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The mechanism of gray matter injury in preterm born children is unclear and likely to be multifactorial; however, inflammation, a high predictor of poor outcome in preterm infants, has been associated with disrupted interneuron maturation in a number of animal models. Interneurons are important for regulating normal brain development, and disruption in interneuron development, and the downstream effects of this, has been implicated in the etiology of neurodevelopmental disorders. Here, we utilize postmortem tissue from human preterm cases with or without diffuse white matter injury (WMI; PMA range: 23+2 to 28+1 for non-WMI group, 26+6 to 30+0 for WMI group, p = 0.002) and a model of inflammation-induced preterm diffuse white matter injury (i.p. IL-1β, b.d., 10 μg/kg/injection in male CD1 mice from P1–5). Data from human preterm infants show deficits in interneuron numbers in the cortex and delayed growth of neuronal arbors at this early stage of development. In the mouse, significant reduction in the number of parvalbumin-positive interneurons was observed from postnatal day (P) 10. This decrease in parvalbumin neuron number was largely rectified by P40, though there was a significantly smaller number of parvalbumin positive cells associated with perineuronal nets in the upper cortical layers. Together, these data suggest that inflammation in the preterm brain may be a contributor to injury of specific interneuron in the cortical gray matter. This may represent a potential target for postnatal therapy to reduce the incidence and/or severity of neurodevelopmental disorders in preterm infants.
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Fleiss, B
Arai, Y
Supramaniam, V
Vontell, R
Birtles, S
Yates, AG
Baburamani, AA
Thornton, C
Rutherford, M
Edwards, AD
Gressens, P
Interneuron development is disrupted in preterm brains with diffuse white matter injury: observations in mouse and human
title Interneuron development is disrupted in preterm brains with diffuse white matter injury: observations in mouse and human
title_full Interneuron development is disrupted in preterm brains with diffuse white matter injury: observations in mouse and human
title_fullStr Interneuron development is disrupted in preterm brains with diffuse white matter injury: observations in mouse and human
title_full_unstemmed Interneuron development is disrupted in preterm brains with diffuse white matter injury: observations in mouse and human
title_short Interneuron development is disrupted in preterm brains with diffuse white matter injury: observations in mouse and human
title_sort interneuron development is disrupted in preterm brains with diffuse white matter injury observations in mouse and human
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