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The maternal interleukin-17a pathway in mice promotes autism-like phenotypes in offspring

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Choi, Gloria B., Yim, Yeong S., Wong, Helen, Kim, Sangdoo, Kim, Hyunju, Kim, Sangwon V., Hoeffer, Charles A., Littman, Dan R. +1 more·2016·Science

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A T cell cause for autism?: The causes of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are complex and not entirely clear. Alterations in the mother's immune system during pregnancy, especially during key early periods of fetal neurodevelopment, may play a role. Choi et al. provided infectious or inflammatory stimuli to pregnant mice, which resulted in of spring exhibiting behaviors reminiscent of ASD (see the Perspective by Estes and McAllister). A subset of T helper cells that make the cytokine interleukin-17a in the mothers caused cortical defects and associated ASD behaviors in offspring. Therapeutic targeting of interleukin-17a during gestation reduced ASD symptoms in offspring. Science , this issue p. 933 ; see also p. 919

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  • MIA can also induce more complex cortical phenotypes such as focal cortical dysplasia, similar to those found in ASD.

    “MIA can also induce more complex cortical phenotypes such as focal cortical dysplasia [81, 132], similar to those found in ASD [34] (Fig. 7).”
  • Cytoarchitecture heterogeneity is seen in MIA models and is characteristic of ASD cases.

    “Also, cytoarchitecture heterogeneity is seen that is characteristic of ASD cases [34, 132].”
  • The same fetal MIA perturbation of littermates causes patches of focal cortical dysplasia that have marked heterogeneity, analogous to heterogeneity found in cortex in unrelated individual ASD cases postmortem.

    “The Choi and colleagues [132, 81] MIA ASD mouse model study showed that the same fetal MIA perturbation of littermates causes patches of focal cortical dysplasia that have marked heterogeneity, analogous to heterogeneity found in cortex in unrelated individual ASD cases postmortem [34] (Fig. 7).”
  • Choi et al. found that anti-IL-17 antibody given 2 days after MIA rescued some phenotypes such as ultrasonic vocalization calls and marble burying but not interaction deficits.

    “treatment of the anti-IL-17 antibody 2 days after MIA induction saw rescue of some phenotypes, such as USV calls and marble burying, but not others, including interaction deficits”

    From The Role of the Immune System in Autism Spectrum Disorder (2017) · cites this paper as Choi et al, 2016

  • IL-23 induces IL-17, and IL-17 is important for inducing the MIA model of autism.

    “Given that IL-23 induces IL-17 and the importance of IL-17 for inducing the MIA model of autism (Choi et al, 2016)”

    From The Role of the Immune System in Autism Spectrum Disorder (2017) · cites this paper as Choi et al, 2016

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Authors
Choi, G. B., Yim, Y. S., Wong, H., Kim, S., Kim, H., Kim, S. V., Hoeffer, C. A., Littman, D. R., & Huh, J. R.
Affiliations
  • McGovern Institute for Brain Research (US)
  • University of Colorado Boulder (US)
  • University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School (US)
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
Corresponding author
  • Choi, Gloria B.
  • Yim, Yeong S.
  • Wong, Helen
  • Hoeffer, Charles A.
  • Littman, Dan R.
  • Huh, Jun R.
Venue
Science
Published
2016-02-26
Volume
351
Issue
6276
Pages
933-939
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
OpenAlex
W2253802357
Cited by
1,214
References
47
Citations by year
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FWCI
62.36
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Network (American Medical Association) (submittedVersion)
  • DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PMC
Funders
  • Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative
  • Simons Foundation to the Simons Center for the Social Brain at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Robert Buxton
  • National Research Foundation of Korea (MEST-35B-2011-1-E00012, NRF-2014R1A1A1006089)
  • Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America (329388)
  • Smith Family Foundation
  • Searle Scholars Program
  • Alzheimer's Association (MNIRGDP-12-258900)
  • Brain and Behavior Research Foundation (NARSAD) (21069)
  • NIH (F31NS083277, R00DK091508, R01NS086933)
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Biological Psychiatry › Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
Keywords
maternal immune activation, autism spectrum disorder, IL-17A, RORγt, Th17 cells, maternal viral infection, autism-like behavior, fetal brain, prenatal inflammation
MeSH terms
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Retinoic Acid Receptor gamma, Animals, Behavior, Animal, Behavioral Symptoms, Cerebral Cortex, Female, Male, Maternal-Fetal Exchange, Mutation, Phenotype, Pregnancy, Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects, RNA, Messenger, Signal Transduction, Receptors, Retinoic Acid, Antibodies, Blocking, Interleukin-17, Mice, Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 3, Th17 Cells

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