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R-Baclofen reverses cognitive deficits and improves social interactions in two lines of 16p11.2 deletion mice

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Stoppel, Laura J, Kazdoba, Tatiana M, Schaffler, Melanie D, Preza, Anthony R, Heynen, Arnold, Crawley, Jacqueline N, Bear, Mark F·2018·Neuropsychopharmacology

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Human chromosome 16p11.2 microdeletion is among the most common gene copy number variations (CNVs) known to confer risk for intellectual disability (ID) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and affects an estimated 3 in 10 000 people. Caused by a single copy deletion of ~27 genes, 16p11.2 microdeletion syndrome is characterized by ID, impaired language, communication and socialization skills, and ASD. Studies in animal models where a single copy of the syntenic 16p11.2 region has been deleted have revealed morphological, behavioral, and electrophysiological abnormalities. Previous studies suggested the possibility of some overlap in the mechanisms of pathophysiology in 16p11.2 microdeletion syndrome and fragile X syndrome. Improvements in fragile X phenotypes have been observed following chronic treatment with R -baclofen, a selective agonist of GABA B receptors. We were therefore motivated to investigate the effects of chronic oral R -baclofen administration in two independently generated mouse models of 16p11.2 microdeletion syndrome. In studies performed across two independent laboratories, we found that chronic activation of GABA B receptors improved performance on a series of cognitive and social tasks known to be impaired in two different 16p11.2 deletion mouse models. Our findings suggest that R -baclofen may have clinical utility for some of the core symptoms of human 16p11.2 microdeletion syndrome.

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  • All three lines of 16p11.2+/− mice display social deficits in various testing paradigms and an array of cognitive deficits.

    “All 3 lines of 16p11.2+/− mice display social deficits in various testing paradigms [59–64], and an array of cognitive deficits [4, 59, 62–68].”
  • Hyperlocomotion is broadly reported in 16p11.2+/− mice, another behavioral feature that does not coincide directly with human symptomology.

    “Hyperlocomotion is also broadly reported in 16p11.2+/− mice [4, 5, 59, 61, 63, 64, 70], another behavioral feature that does not coincide directly with human symptomology.”
  • R-baclofen improves performance of 16p11.2 hemideletion mice on several cognitive tasks.

    “R-baclofen improves performance of 16p11.2+/− mice in several cognitive tasks, while hyperlocomotion and USVs are unaffected [64].”
  • R-baclofen does not alter hyperlocomotion or ultrasonic vocalizations in 16p11.2 hemideletion mice.

    “R-baclofen improves performance of 16p11.2+/− mice in several cognitive tasks, while hyperlocomotion and USVs are unaffected [64].”
  • R-baclofen has therapeutic efficacy in Fmr1-deficient mice that share a similar synaptic plasticity phenotype.

    “as R-baclofen displayed therapeutic efficacy in Fmr1-deficient mice with a similar synaptic plasticity phenotype [64]”

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  1. Berry-Kravis EM, Hagerman RJ, Visootsak J, Budimirovic D, Kaufmann WE, Cherubini M et al (2017b). Arbaclofen in fragile X syndrome: results of phase 3 trials. J Neurodev Disord 9: 3. 28616094 PMC5467054

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Authors
Stoppel, L. J., Kazdoba, T. M., Schaffler, M. D., Preza, A. R., Heynen, A., Crawley, J. N., & Bear, M. F.
Affiliations
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US)
  • University of California Davis Medical Center (US)
Corresponding author
Bear, Mark F
Venue
Neuropsychopharmacology
Published
2017-10-06
Volume
43
Issue
3
Pages
513-524
ISSN
  • 0893-133X (ISSN-L)
  • 1740-634X
OpenAlex
W2763013404
Cited by
92
References
51
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5.63
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Neuropsychopharmacology (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
Funders
  • Simons Foundation
  • Amgen
  • Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH106469, T32MH074249, T32MH073124)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (R01NS085709)
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (U54HD079125)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Developmental Neuroscience › Williams Syndrome Research
Keywords
R-baclofen, GABA-B receptor agonist, cognitive impairment, social interaction deficits, autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, fragile X syndrome, gene copy number variation, mouse model, chronic drug administration
MeSH terms
Animals, Autistic Disorder, Baclofen, Chromosome Deletion, Chromosomes, Human, Pair 16, Cognition Disorders, Disease Models, Animal, Female, Learning Disabilities, Male, Memory Disorders, Intellectual Disability, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Psychotropic Drugs, Social Behavior, Species Specificity, Chromosome Disorders, Mice, 129 Strain, GABA-B Receptor Agonists

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