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Losing the sugar coating: Potential impact of perineuronal net abnormalities on interneurons in schizophrenia

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Berretta, Sabina, Pantazopoulos, Harry, Markota, Matej, Brown, Christopher, Batzianouli, Eleni T.·2015·Schizophrenia Research

Abstract

Perineuronal nets (PNNs) were shown to be markedly altered in subjects with schizophrenia. In particular, decreases of PNNs have been detected in the amygdala, entorhinal cortex and prefrontal cortex. The formation of these specialized extracellular matrix (ECM) aggregates during postnatal development, their functions, and association with distinct populations of GABAergic interneurons, bear great relevance to the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. PNNs gradually mature in an experience-dependent manner during late stages of postnatal development, overlapping with the prodromal period/age of onset of schizophrenia. Throughout adulthood, PNNs regulate neuronal properties, including synaptic remodeling, cell membrane compartmentalization and subsequent regulation of glutamate receptors and calcium channels, and susceptibility to oxidative stress. With the present paper, we discuss evidence for PNN abnormalities in schizophrenia, the potential functional impact of such abnormalities on inhibitory circuits and, in turn, cognitive and emotion processing. We integrate these considerations with results from recent genetic studies showing genetic susceptibility for schizophrenia associated with genes encoding for PNN components, matrix-regulating molecules and immune system factors. Notably, the composition of PNNs is regulated dynamically in response to factors such as fear, reward, stress, and immune response. This regulation occurs through families of matrix metalloproteinases that cleave ECM components, altering their functions and affecting plasticity. Several metalloproteinases have been proposed as vulnerability factors for schizophrenia. We speculate that the physiological process of PNN remodeling may be disrupted in schizophrenia as a result of interactions between matrix remodeling processes and immune system dysregulation. In turn, these mechanisms may contribute to the dysfunction of GABAergic neurons.

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    Mechanisms of PNN regulation and metalloprotease function found in animal and non-schizophrenia studies apply to human schizophrenia.

    “For instance, expression of MMP9 was shown to increase in the amygdala, prefrontal cortex, and hippocampus during contextual fear learning, while pharmacological disruption of MMP activity results in disruption of reconsolidation of fear memory (Brown et al., 2009; Ganguly et al., 2013).”
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    Changes in mRNA levels of MMPs and ADAMTSs in schizophrenia indicate corresponding changes in protease activity that can degrade PNNs.

    “Consistent with this hypothesis, a recent gene expression profiling study of the superior temporal gyrus in subjects with SZ showed altered mRNA expression of MMPs and ADAMTSs, including MMP16 (Pietersen et al., 2014).”
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Authors
Berretta, S., Pantazopoulos, H., Markota, M., Brown, C., & Batzianouli, E. T.
Affiliations
  • Harvard University (US)
  • McLean Hospital (US)
Corresponding author
Berretta, Sabina
Venue
Schizophrenia Research
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2015-09
Volume
167
Issue
1-3
Pages
18-27
ISSN
0920-9964 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2067214903
Cited by
152
References
189
Citations by year
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FWCI
3.21
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Schizophrenia Research (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard (DASH) (Harvard University) (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (MH091348, MH083222, MH086522, R01MH091348, R01MH086522, R21MH083222)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Biological Psychiatry › Tryptophan and brain disorders
Keywords
perineuronal nets, schizophrenia
MeSH terms
Animals, Brain, Extracellular Matrix, gamma-Aminobutyric Acid, Humans, Interneurons, Schizophrenia

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