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A Two-Hit Approach Inducing Flurothyl Seizures in Fmr1 Knockout Mice Impacts Anxiety and Repetitive Behaviors.

Katherine J Blandin, David A Narvaiz, Donald Gregory Sullens, Paige D Womble, Samantha L Hodges, Matthew S Binder, Amanda Faust, Phuoc H Nguyen, Zachary J Pranske, Joaquin N Lugo

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Katherine J BlandinDepartment of Psychology and Neuroscience, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798, USA.
David A NarvaizDepartment of Psychology and Neuroscience, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798, USA.
Donald Gregory SullensDepartment of Psychology and Neuroscience, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6426-2355
Paige D WombleDepartment of Psychology and Neuroscience, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0999-1050
Samantha L HodgesDepartment of Pharmacology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Matthew S BinderDepartment of Neurosurgery, Yale University School of Medicine, East Haven, CT 06520, USA.
Amanda FaustDepartment of Psychology and Neuroscience, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798, USA.ORCID 0009-0003-1801-6801
Phuoc H NguyenDepartment of Neuroscience, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 20742, USA.
Zachary J PranskeDepartment of Biology, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02453, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9364-622X
Joaquin N LugoDepartment of Psychology and Neuroscience, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6874-8718

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Signaling Mechanisms Underlying Epilepsy and Autism CormorbidityR15NS088776 · NINDS · BAYLOR UNIVERSITY · PI JOAQUIN N LUGO · 2015 to 2026
$1.8M
National Institutes of Health NINDS NS088776
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Abstract

backgroundFragile X Syndrome (FXS) is the leading monogenetic cause of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and is associated with seizures. We examined the impact of repeated seizures on the behavioral and molecular changes in male Fmr1 knockout (KO) mice and wild-type (WT) mice.

methodsSeizures were induced by administering three flurothyl seizures per day across postnatal days (PD) 7-11, for a total of 15 seizures. In adulthood, mice were tested in a battery of behavioral tasks to assess long-term behavioral deficits.

resultsThe two-hit impact of a Fmr1 knockout and seizures resulted in decreased anxiety-like behavior in the elevated plus maze test and a longer latency to their first nose poke (repetitive behavior). Seizures resulted in decreased activity, decreased repetitive behavior (grooming and rearings), and decreased social behavior, while they also increased habituation to auditory stimuli and increased freezing in delayed fear conditioning in both KO and control mice. KO mice displayed increased repetitive behavior in the open field task (clockwise revolutions) and repeated nose pokes, and decreased anxiety in the open field test. No differences in mTOR signaling were found.

conclusionsThese findings further illuminate the long-term effects of synergistic impact of two hits on the developing brain.

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developmental epilepsydouble-hitearly life seizuresepilepsymTORtwo-hit

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PMCPMC11429635

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