Sex-Selective Effects on Behavior in a Mouse Model of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex
| Autor: | Christopher Figueroa, Merlin Levine, Abigail Lemons, Rachel Michelle Saré, Alex Song, Carolyn Beebe Smith |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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sex differences
Adult Male congenital hereditary and neonatal diseases and abnormalities Genotype Physiology tuberous sclerosis complex Open field Mice Tuberous sclerosis Sex Factors Tuberous Sclerosis Tuberous Sclerosis Complex 2 Protein medicine Animals Humans Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder business.industry General Neuroscience Genetic disorder General Medicine medicine.disease nervous system diseases Disease Models Animal Phenotype medicine.anatomical_structure Cognition and Behavior Mood disorders Autism Anxiety Female TSC1 medicine.symptom business Research Article: New Research |
| Zdroj: | eNeuro |
| ISSN: | 2373-2822 |
| Popis: | Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder that is caused by a mutation in eitherTSC1orTSC2. TSC affects multiple systems of the body, and patients with TSC display a range of neurologic and behavioral manifestations including seizures, intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, anxiety, and mood disorders. Whereas behavioral phenotypes of many mouse models have been studied, the effects of sex have, for the most part, not been explored. We studied adult male and femaleTsc2heterozygous and control mice to investigate the influence of sex and genotype on behavior. On a test of social preference,Tsc2heterozygous mice, regardless of sex, demonstrated lower preference for the stranger mouse than control mice. In the open field,Tsc2heterozygous males and control females habituated to the open field with decreasing anxiety-like behavior over time, whereasTsc2heterozygous females did not show habituation to the open field environment. We did not find any statistically significant effects of genotype on open field activity, learning and memory or motor function. Our results highlight phenotype differences inTsc2heterozygous mice, some of which are influenced by sex. A consideration of how sex influences the behavioral phenotypes of TSC is critical to develop a more complete understanding of the disorder and better target future pharmacological treatments. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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