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Reduced Dendritic Spine Density in Auditory Cortex of Subjects with Schizophrenia

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Sweet, Robert A, Henteleff, Ruth A, Zhang, Wei, Sampson, Allan R, Lewis, David A·2009·Neuropsychopharmacology

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We have previously identified reductions in mean pyramidal cell somal volume in deep layer 3 of BA 41 and 42 and reduced axon terminal density in deep layer 3 of BA 41. In other brain regions demonstrating similar deficits, reduced dendritic spine density has also been identified, leading us to hypothesize that dendritic spine density would also be reduced in BA 41 and 42. Because dendritic spines and their excitatory inputs are regulated in tandem, we further hypothesized that spine density would be correlated with axon terminal density. We used stereologic methods to quantify a marker of dendritic spines, spinophilin-immunoreactive (SP-IR) puncta, in deep layer 3 of BA 41 and 42 of 15 subjects with schizophrenia, each matched to a normal comparison subject. The effect of long-term haloperidol exposure on SP-IR puncta density was evaluated in nonhuman primates. SP-IR puncta density was significantly lower by 27.2% in deep layer 3 of BA 41 in the schizophrenia subjects, and by 22.2% in deep layer 3 of BA 42. In both BA 41 and 42, SP-IR puncta density was correlated with a marker of axon terminal density, but not with pyramidal cell somal volume. SP-IR puncta density did not differ between haloperidol-exposed and control monkeys. Lower SP-IR puncta density in deep layer 3 of BA 41 and 42 of subjects with schizophrenia may reflect concurrent reductions in excitatory afferent input. This may contribute to impairments in auditory sensory processing that are present in subjects with schizophrenia.

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  • Individuals with schizophrenia show a profound reduction in spine density on pyramidal neurons in the superior temporal gyrus, particularly in the primary auditory cortex.

    “At the cellular level, individuals with schizophrenia show a profound reduction in spine density on pyramidal neurons in the superior temporal gyrus, particularly in the primary auditory cortex15.”

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  • Layer 3 pyramidal cells in schizophrenia show reduced spine numbers.

    “This is an interesting observation in light of the finding of reduction in spine number on layer 3 pyramidal cells in schizophrenia (Glantz and Lewis, 2000; Sweet et al., 2009).”

    From Perineuronal nets and schizophrenia: The importance of neuronal coatings (2014) · cites this paper as Sweet et al., 2009

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Authors
Sweet, R. A., Henteleff, R. A., Zhang, W., Sampson, A. R., & Lewis, D. A.
Affiliations
University of Pittsburgh (US)
Corresponding author
Sweet, Robert A
Venue
Neuropsychopharmacology
Published
2008-05-07
Volume
34
Issue
2
Pages
374-389
ISSN
  • 0893-133X (ISSN-L)
  • 1740-634X
OpenAlex
W1989278867
Cited by
290
References
119
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FWCI
14.05
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Neuropsychopharmacology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • Eli Lilly and Company
  • Pfizer
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • National Institutes of Health (071533)
  • U.S. Public Health Service
  • VISN 4 Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center
  • VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
  • National Institute of Mental Health (MH071533, 071533, MH-045156, R01MH071533, P50MH045156)
  • NIH Clinical Center
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 › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
Keywords
dendritic spine density, schizophrenia, auditory cortex, spinophilin, haloperidol, auditory sensory processing, stereology
MeSH terms
Neurabins, Adult, Animals, Auditory Cortex, Female, Haloperidol, Humans, Macaca fascicularis, Male, Microfilament Proteins, Middle Aged, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Photomicrography, Psychotic Disorders, Schizophrenia, Antipsychotic Agents, Multivariate Analysis, Presynaptic Terminals, Pyramidal Cells, Microscopy, Confocal, Dendritic Spines

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