NDLI: Early Neurobehavioral Development of Mice Lacking Endogenous PACAP

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Author	Farkas, Jozsef Sandor, Balazs Tamas, Andrea Kiss, Peter Hashimoto, Hitoshi Nagy, Andras D. Fulop, Balazs D. Juhasz, Tamas Manavalan, Sridharan Reglodi, Dora
Copyright Year	2017
Abstract	Pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide (PACAP) is a multifunctional neuropeptide. In addition to its diverse physiological roles, PACAP has important functions in the embryonic development of various tissues, and it is also considered as a trophic factor during development and in the case of neuronal injuries. Data suggest that the development of the nervous system is severely affected by the lack of endogenous PACAP. Short-term neurofunctional outcome correlates with long-term functional deficits; however, the early neurobehavioral development of PACAP-deficient mice has not yet been evaluated. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to describe the postnatal development of physical signs and neurological reflexes in mice partially or completely lacking PACAP. We examined developmental hallmarks during the first 3 weeks of the postnatal period, during which period most neurological reflexes and motor coordination show most intensive development, and we describe the neurobehavioral development using a complex battery of tests. In the present study, we found that PACAP-deficient mice had slower weight gain throughout the observation period. Interestingly, mice partially lacking PACAP weighed significantly less than homozygous mice. There was no difference between male and female mice during the first 3 weeks. Some other signs were also more severely affected in the heterozygous mice than in the homozygous mice, such as air righting, grasp, and gait initiation reflexes. Interestingly, incisor teeth erupted earlier in mice lacking PACAP. Motor coordination, shown by the number of foot-faults on an elevated grid, was also less developed in PACAP-deficient mice. In summary, our results show that mice lacking endogenous PACAP have slower weight gain during the first weeks of development and slower neurobehavioral development regarding a few developmental hallmarks.
Starting Page	468
Ending Page	478
Page Count	11
File Format	PDF
ISSN	08958696
Journal	Journal of Molecular Neuroscience
Volume Number	61
Issue Number	4
e-ISSN	15591166
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2017-02-06
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Neurodevelopment Reflex Knockout Neuropeptide Trophic factor Neurosciences Neurochemistry Cell Biology Proteomics Neurology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Medicine Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

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