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ArticleCerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991)2018

Genetic Reduction of Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Promotes Formation of Perineuronal Nets Around Parvalbumin-Expressing Interneurons and Normalizes Auditory Cortex Responses in Developing Fmr1 Knock-Out Mice.

Teresa H Wen, Sonia Afroz, Sarah M Reinhard, Arnold R Palacios, Kendal Tapia, Devin K Binder, Khaleel A Razak, Iryna M Ethell

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Article in Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 103 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

103 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 165 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Auditory processing in rodent models of autism: a systematic review.Journal of neurodevelopmental disorders · 2022
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  10. Altered Auditory Maturation in Fragile X Syndrome and Its Involvement in Audiogenic Seizure Susceptibility.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2026
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  14. Critical Periods and Beyond: Dynamic Functions of Perineuronal Nets in Cognition, Development, and Disease.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Teresa H WenDivision of Biomedical Sciences, University of California Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside, CA, USA.
Sonia AfrozDivision of Biomedical Sciences, University of California Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside, CA, USA.
Sarah M ReinhardPsychology Department and Psychology Graduate Program, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, USA.
Arnold R PalaciosDivision of Biomedical Sciences, University of California Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside, CA, USA.
Kendal TapiaDivision of Biomedical Sciences, University of California Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside, CA, USA.
Devin K BinderDivision of Biomedical Sciences, University of California Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside, CA, USA.
Khaleel A RazakNeuroscience Graduate Program, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, USA.
Iryna M EthellDivision of Biomedical Sciences, University of California Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside, CA, USA.
University of California, Riverside · US

Funding

Neurophysiological and acute pharmacological studies in FXS patientsU54HD082008 · NICHD · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI HUBER, KIMBERLY M. · 2014 to 2019
$9.8M
EphB Signaling in Dendritic Spine Development and RemodelingR01MH067121 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE · PI ETHELL, IRYNA M · 2003 to 2017
$4.6M
NICHD NIH HHS U54 HD082008NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH067121
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Abnormal sensory responses associated with Fragile X Syndrome (FXS) and autism spectrum disorders include hypersensitivity and impaired habituation to repeated stimuli. Similar sensory deficits are also observed in adult Fmr1 knock-out (KO) mice and are reversed by genetic deletion of Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) through yet unknown mechanisms. Here we present new evidence that impaired development of parvalbumin (PV)-expressing inhibitory interneurons may underlie hyper-responsiveness in auditory cortex of Fmr1 KO mice via MMP-9-dependent regulation of perineuronal nets (PNNs). First, we found that PV cell development and PNN formation around GABAergic interneurons were impaired in developing auditory cortex of Fmr1 KO mice. Second, MMP-9 levels were elevated in P12-P18 auditory cortex of Fmr1 KO mice and genetic reduction of MMP-9 to WT levels restored the formation of PNNs around PV cells. Third, in vivo single-unit recordings from auditory cortex neurons showed enhanced spontaneous and sound-driven responses in developing Fmr1 KO mice, which were normalized following genetic reduction of MMP-9. These findings indicate that elevated MMP-9 levels contribute to the development of sensory hypersensitivity by influencing formation of PNNs around PV interneurons suggesting MMP-9 as a new therapeutic target to reduce sensory deficits in FXS and potentially other autism spectrum disorders.

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AnimalsAuditory CortexDisease Models, AnimalFragile X Messenger Ribonucleoprotein 1Fragile X SyndromeGABAergic NeuronsInterneuronsMaleMatrix Metalloproteinase 9Mice, KnockoutNerve NetParvalbuminsFmr1 protein, mouseFragile X Messenger Ribonucleoprotein 1Matrix Metalloproteinase 9Mmp9 protein, mouseParvalbumins

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PMCPMC6188540
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