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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2025

GABAergic Progenitor Cell Graft Rescues Cognitive Deficits in Fragile X Syndrome Mice.

Chen Wang, Jia-Yu Liu, Li-Da Su, Xin-Tai Wang, Yu-Peng Bian, Zhao-Xiang Wang, Lu-Yu Ye, Xin-Jiang Lu, Lin Zhou, Wei Chen and 4 more

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Chen WangDepartment of Neurology, Institute of Neuroscience, Key Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Channelopathies of Guangdong Province and the Ministry of Education of China, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510260, China.
Jia-Yu LiuDepartment of Physiology and Department of Psychiatry, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
Li-Da SuNeuroscience Care Unit, Key Laboratory of Multiple Organ Failure of Ministry of Education, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310009, China.
Xin-Tai WangInstitute of Life Sciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 311121, China.
Yu-Peng BianCenter for Brain Health, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of School of Medicine, and International School of Medicine, International Institutes of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Yiwu, 322000, China.
Zhao-Xiang WangZhejiang Lab, Hangzhou, 311500, China.
Lu-Yu YeDepartment of Biophysics, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
Xin-Jiang LuDepartment of Physiology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
Lin ZhouDepartment of Physiology and Department of Psychiatry, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
Wei ChenDepartment of Physiology and Department of Psychiatry, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
Wei YangDepartment of Biophysics, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
Jun LiuDepartment of Neurology, Institute of Neuroscience, Key Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Channelopathies of Guangdong Province and the Ministry of Education of China, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510260, China.
Luxi WangDepartment of Physiology and Department of Psychiatry, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
Ying ShenDepartment of Neurology, Institute of Neuroscience, Key Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Channelopathies of Guangdong Province and the Ministry of Education of China, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510260, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7034-5328

Funding

Ministry of Science and Technology of ChinaMinistry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China 2023YFE0206800National Natural Science Foundation of China 31820103005National Natural Science Foundation of China 32000692National Natural Science Foundation of China 32170976National Natural Science Foundation of China 32200620National Natural Science Foundation of China 81625006Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province LY21C090003Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province LZ24C090003
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is an inherited neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by a range of clinical manifestations with no effective treatment strategy to date. Here, transplantation of GABAergic precursor cells from the medial ganglionic eminence (MGE) is demonstrated to significantly improve cognitive performance in Fmr1 knockout (KO) mice. Within the hippocampus of Fmr1-KO mice, MGE-derived cells from wild-type donor mice survive, migrate, differentiate into functionally mature interneurons, and form inhibitory synaptic connections with host pyramidal neurons. MGE cell transplantation restores Ras-PKB signaling in pyramidal neurons, enhances AMPA receptor trafficking, rescues synaptic plasticity, and corrects abnormal hippocampal neural oscillations. These findings highlight the potential of GABAergic precursor cell transplantation as a promising therapeutic strategy for FXS.

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Cognitive DysfunctionFragile X SyndromeGABAergic NeuronsStem Cell TransplantationAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalFragile X Messenger Ribonucleoprotein 1MaleMiceMice, KnockoutFmr1 protein, mouseFragile X Messenger Ribonucleoprotein 1brain oscillationcell therapyhippocampuslong‐term potentiationmedial ganglionic eminence

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PMCPMC11904963

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