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Genetic suppression of agrin reduces mania-like behavior in $Na^{+}$, $K^{+}$-ATPaseα3 mutant mice
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| Author | Kirshenbaum, G. S. Clapcote, S. J. Petersen, J. Vilsen, B. Ralph, M. R. Roder, J. C. |
| Copyright Year | 2012 |
| Description | Journal: Genes, Brain and Behavior Myshkin mice heterozygous for an inactivating mutation in the neuron-specific $Na^{+},K^{+}$-ATPase α3 isoform show behavior analogous to mania, including an abnormal endogenous circadian period. Agrin is a proteoglycan implicated as a regulator of synapses that has been proposed to inhibit activity of $Na^{+},K^{+}$-ATPase α3. We examined whether the mania-related behavior of Myshkin mice could be rescued by a reduction in the expression of agrin through genetic knockout. The suppression of agrin reduced hyperambulation and holeboard exploration, restored anxiety-like behavior (or reduced risk-taking behavior), improved prepulse inhibition and shortened the circadian period. Hence, agrin is important for regulating mania-like behavior and circadian rhythms. In Myshkin mice, the suppression of agrin increased brain $Na^{+},K^{+}$-ATPase activity by 11 ± 4%, whereas no effect on $Na^{+},K^{+}$-ATPase activity was detected when agrin was suppressed in mice without the Myshkin mutation. These results introduce agrin as a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of mania and other neurological disorders associated with reduced $Na^{+},K^{+}$-ATPase activity and neuronal hyperexcitability. |
| Related Links | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1601-183X.2012.00800.x |
| Ending Page | 443 |
| Page Count | 8 |
| Starting Page | 436 |
| e-ISSN | 1601183X |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1601-183x.2012.00800.x |
| Journal | Genes, Brain and Behavior |
| Issue Number | 4 |
| Volume Number | 11 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Publisher Date | 2012-04-20 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Genes, Brain and Behavior Behavioral Sciences |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |