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ArticleFrontiers in neuroscience2021

Serotonin Transporter Defect Disturbs Structure and Function of the Auditory Cortex in Mice.

Wenlu Pan, Jing Pan, Yan Zhao, Hongzheng Zhang, Jie Tang

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Article in Frontiers in neuroscience, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Pairing with Enriched Sound Exposure Restores Auditory Processing Degraded by an Antidepressant.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Wenlu PanDepartment of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Jing PanDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Yan ZhaoDepartment of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Hongzheng ZhangDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Jie TangDepartment of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Southern Medical University · CNChangsha Medical University · CNZhujiang Hospital · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Serotonin transporter (SERT) modulates the level of 5-HT and significantly affects the activity of serotonergic neurons in the central nervous system. The manipulation of SERT has lasting neurobiological and behavioral consequences, including developmental dysfunction, depression, and anxiety. Auditory disorders have been widely reported as the adverse events of these mental diseases. It is unclear how SERT impacts neuronal connections/interactions and what mechanism(s) may elicit the disruption of normal neural network functions in auditory cortex. In the present study, we report on the neuronal morphology and function of auditory cortex in SERT knockout (KO) mice. We show that the dendritic length of the fourth layer (L-IV) pyramidal neurons and the second-to-third layer (L-II/III) interneurons were reduced in the auditory cortex of the SERT KO mice. The number and density of dendritic spines of these neurons were significantly less than those of wild-type neurons. Also, the frequency-tonotopic organization of primary auditory cortex was disrupted in SERT KO mice. The auditory neurons of SERT KO mice exhibited border frequency tuning with high-intensity thresholds. These findings indicate that SERT plays a key role in development and functional maintenance of auditory cortical neurons. Auditory function should be examined when SERT is selected as a target in the treatment for psychiatric disorders.

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auditory cortexdendritic spineshearing disorderserotonin transportertonotopic map

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