Improvement of sensory deficits in Fragile X mice by increasing cortical interneuron activity after the critical period

Autor: Nazim Kourdougli, Anand Suresh, Benjamin Liu, Pablo Juarez, Ashley Lin, David T. Chung, Anette Graven Sams, Michael Gandal, Verónica Martínez-Cerdeño, Dean V. Buonomano, Benjamin J. Hall, Cédric Mombereau, Carlos Portera-Cailliau
Rok vydání: 2022
DOI: 10.1101/2022.05.17.492368
Popis: SUMMARYChanges in the function of inhibitory interneurons (INs) during cortical development could contribute to the pathophysiology of neurodevelopmental disorders. Using all-optical in vivo approaches in postnatal mouse somatosensory cortex (S1), we find that parvalbumin (PV) IN precursors are hypoactive and decoupled from excitatory neurons in Fmr1−/− mice, a model of Fragile X Syndrome (FXS). This leads to a loss of PV-INs in both mice and humans with FXS. Increasing the activity of future PV-INs in neonatal Fmr1−/− mice restores PV density and ameliorates transcriptional dysregulation in S1, but not circuit dysfunction. Critically, administering a novel allosteric modulator of Kv3.1 channels after the S1 critical period does rescue circuit dynamics and tactile defensiveness. Symptoms in FXS and related disorders could be mitigated by targeting PV-INs.
Databáze: OpenAIRE