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ArticleBrain and behavior2020

The trajectory of gait development in mice.

Shyam K Akula, Katherine B McCullough, Claire Weichselbaum, Joseph D Dougherty, Susan E Maloney

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Shyam K AkulaDepartment of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Katherine B McCulloughDepartment of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Claire WeichselbaumDepartment of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Joseph D DoughertyDepartment of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Susan E MaloneyDepartment of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5585-4722
Washington University in St. Louis · USHarvard University · US

Funding

WUIDDRC Supplement-Supporting the health and well-being of children with intellectual and developmental disability during COVID-19 pandemicP50HD103525 · NICHD · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI JOSEPH D DOUGHERTY, Natasha Marrus · 2020 to 2026
$15.5M
REGULATION OF MAMMALIAN SOCIAL BEHAVIOR BY THE GTF2I FAMILY OF PROTEINSR01MH107515 · NIMH · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI DOUGHERTY, JOSEPH D · 2016 to 2020
$2.4M
NICHD NIH HHS P50 HD103525NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH107515Washington University in St. Louis
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveGait irregularities are prevalent in neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs). However, there is a paucity of information on gait phenotypes in NDD experimental models. This is in part due to the lack of understanding of the normal developmental trajectory of gait maturation in the mouse. MATERIALS AND

methodsUsing the DigiGait system, we have developed a quantitative, standardized, and reproducible assay of developmental gait metrics in commonly used mouse strains that can be added to the battery of mouse model phenotyping. With this assay, we characterized the trajectory of gait in the developing C57BL/6J and FVB/AntJ mouse lines.

resultsIn both lines, a mature stride consisted of 40% swing and 60% stance in the forelimbs, which mirrors the mature human stride. In C57BL/6J mice, developmental trajectories were observed for stance width, paw overlap distance, braking and propulsion time, rate of stance loading, peak paw area, and metrics of intraindividual variability. In FVB/AntJ mice, developmental trajectories were observed for percent shared stance, paw overlap distance, rate of stance loading, and peak paw area, although in different directions than C57 mice. By accounting for the impact of body length on stride measurements, we demonstrate the importance of considering body length when interpreting gait metrics.

conclusionOverall, our results show that aspects of mouse gait development parallel a timeline of normal human gait development, such as the percent of stride that is stance phase and swing phase. This study may be used as a standard reference for developmental gait phenotyping of murine models, such as models of neurodevelopmental disease.

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GaitAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalForelimbMiceMice, Inbred C57BLdevelopmentDigiGaitgaitmotor functionmousemouse strains

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