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ArticleNature communications2025

Anterior cingulate cortex parvalbumin and somatostatin interneurons shape social behavior in male mice.

Chuchu Qi, Wenqi Sima, Honghui Mao, Erling Hu, Junye Ge, Mao Deng, Andi Chen, Weiyi Ye, Qian Xue, Wenting Wang and 2 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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  16. Distinct neural dynamics in the ventral hippocampus and medial prefrontal cortex during social information processing.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors.

Chuchu Qi *Department of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6255-6627
Wenqi Sima *Department of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-1163-9276
Honghui Mao *Department of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5625-3715
Erling HuDepartment of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Junye GeDepartment of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8168-439X
Mao DengZhongshan Institute for Drug Discovery, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongshan, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-7633-5915
Andi ChenDepartment of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Weiyi YeZhongshan Institute for Drug Discovery, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongshan, China.
Qian XueDepartment of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5693-5716
Wenting WangDepartment of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. wwt0657@fmmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8344-0102
Qian ChenZhongshan Institute for Drug Discovery, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongshan, China. chenqian@zidd.ac.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4218-4402
Shengxi WuDepartment of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. shengxi@fmmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3210-9567

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32394032National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82071536National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82221001National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82271577National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82271578
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) is essential for social behavior, and its dysfunction is implicated in social interaction deficits in autism. Pyramidal neuron activity in the ACC is modulated by parvalbumin (PV) and somatostatin (SST) interneurons, though their specific roles in social interactions remain unclear. Here, we demonstrate that PV and SST interneurons differentially contribute to the regulation of social interactions. In a Shank3-deficient autistic model, the expression of Kcnh7, a risk gene for autism, is reduced in both PV and SST interneurons. Knocking out Kcnh7 in either interneuron subtype leads to social interaction deficits. Furthermore, projections from the lateral posterior thalamic nucleus (mediorostral part, LPMR) to PV interneurons and from the ventral hippocampus (vHPC) to SST interneurons differentially modulate social interactions. These findings provide new insights into the distinct roles of PV and SST interneurons in social processes and their contributions to autism-related pathophysiology.

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Gyrus CinguliInterneuronsParvalbuminsSocial BehaviorSomatostatinAnimalsAutistic DisorderBehavior, AnimalHippocampusMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMicrofilament ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsMicrofilament ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsParvalbuminsShank3 protein, mouseSomatostatin

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PMCPMC12050299

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