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ArticleFrontiers in behavioral neuroscience2014

Nogo-A-deficient Transgenic Rats Show Deficits in Higher Cognitive Functions, Decreased Anxiety, and Altered Circadian Activity Patterns.

Tomas Petrasek, Iva Prokopova, Martin Sladek, Kamila Weissova, Iveta Vojtechova, Stepan Bahnik, Anna Zemanova, Kai Schönig, Stefan Berger, Björn Tews and 4 more

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Article in Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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14 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Tomas PetrasekDepartment of Neurophysiology of Memory, Institute of Physiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic , Prague , Czech Republic ; First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague , Prague , Czech Republic.
Iva ProkopovaDepartment of Neurophysiology of Memory, Institute of Physiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic , Prague , Czech Republic.
Martin SladekDepartment of Neurohumoral Regulations, Institute of Physiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic , Prague , Czech Republic.
Kamila WeissovaDepartment of Neurohumoral Regulations, Institute of Physiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic , Prague , Czech Republic.
Iveta VojtechovaDepartment of Neurophysiology of Memory, Institute of Physiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic , Prague , Czech Republic.
Stepan BahnikDepartment of Neurophysiology of Memory, Institute of Physiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic , Prague , Czech Republic ; Social Psychology, Department of Psychology II, University of Würzburg , Würzburg , Germany.
Anna ZemanovaDepartment of Neurophysiology of Memory, Institute of Physiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic , Prague , Czech Republic.
Kai SchönigDepartment of Molecular Biology, Central Institute of Mental Health , Mannheim , Germany.
Stefan BergerDepartment of Molecular Biology, Central Institute of Mental Health , Mannheim , Germany.
Björn TewsBrain Research Institute, University of Zurich , Zurich , Switzerland ; Neurosciences, Department of Biology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich , Zurich , Switzerland ; Division of Molecular Mechanisms of Tumor Invasion, German Cancer Research Center , Heidelberg , Germany.
Dusan BartschDepartment of Molecular Biology, Central Institute of Mental Health , Mannheim , Germany.
Martin E SchwabBrain Research Institute, University of Zurich , Zurich , Switzerland ; Neurosciences, Department of Biology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich , Zurich , Switzerland.
Alena SumovaDepartment of Neurohumoral Regulations, Institute of Physiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic , Prague , Czech Republic.
Ales StuchlikDepartment of Neurophysiology of Memory, Institute of Physiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic , Prague , Czech Republic.
Czech Academy of Sciences · CZCzech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Physiology · CZCentral Institute of Mental Health · DEÉcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne · CHGerman Cancer Research Center · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Decreased levels of Nogo-A-dependent signaling have been shown to affect behavior and cognitive functions. In Nogo-A knockout and knockdown laboratory rodents, behavioral alterations were observed, possibly corresponding with human neuropsychiatric diseases of neurodevelopmental origin, particularly schizophrenia. This study offers further insight into behavioral manifestations of Nogo-A knockdown in laboratory rats, focusing on spatial and non-spatial cognition, anxiety levels, circadian rhythmicity, and activity patterns. Demonstrated is an impairment of cognitive functions and behavioral flexibility in a spatial active avoidance task, while non-spatial memory in a step-through avoidance task was spared. No signs of anhedonia, typical for schizophrenic patients, were observed in the animals. Some measures indicated lower anxiety levels in the Nogo-A-deficient group. Circadian rhythmicity in locomotor activity was preserved in the Nogo-A knockout rats and their circadian period (tau) did not differ from controls. However, daily activity patterns were slightly altered in the knockdown animals. We conclude that a reduction of Nogo-A levels induces changes in CNS development, manifested as subtle alterations in cognitive functions, emotionality, and activity patterns.

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