Decreased expression of axon-guidance receptors in the anterior cingulate cortex in autism / Shiro SUDA in Molecular Autism, (August 2011)  

Public ISBD [article]  inMolecular Autism > (August 2011) . - 5 p. Titre : Decreased expression of axon-guidance receptors in the anterior cingulate cortex in autism Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Shiro SUDA, Auteur ; Keiko IWATA, Auteur ; Chie SHIMMURA, Auteur ; Yosuke KAMENO, Auteur ; Ayyappan ANITHA, Auteur ; Ismail THANSEEM, Auteur ; Kazuhiko NAKAMURA, Auteur ; Hideo MATSUZAKI, Auteur ; Kenji J. TSUCHIYA, Auteur ; Genichi SUGIHARA, Auteur ; Yasuhide IWATA, Auteur ; Katsuaki SUZUKI, Auteur ; Keita KOIZUMI, Auteur ; Haruhiro HIGASHIDA, Auteur ; Nori TAKEI, Auteur ; Norio MORI, Auteur Année de publication : 2011 Article en page(s) : 5 p. Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND:Axon-guidance proteins play a crucial role in brain development. As the dysfunction of axon-guidance signaling is thought to underlie the microstructural abnormalities of the brain in people with autism, we examined the postmortem brains of people with autism to identify any changes in the expression of axon-guidance proteins.RESULTS:The mRNA and protein expression of axon-guidance proteins, including ephrin (EFN)A4, eEFNB3, plexin (PLXN)A4, roundabout 2 (ROBO)2 and ROBO3, were examined in the anterior cingulate cortex and primary motor cortex of autistic brains (n = 8 and n = 7, respectively) and control brains (n = 13 and n = 8, respectively) using real-time reverse-transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR) and western blotting. Real-time RT-PCR revealed that the relative expression levels of EFNB3, PLXNA4A and ROBO2 were significantly lower in the autistic group than in the control group. The protein levels of these three genes were further analyzed by western blotting, which showed that the immunoreactive values for PLXNA4 and ROBO2, but not for EFNB3, were significantly reduced in the ACC of the autistic brains compared with control brains.CONCLUSIONS:In this study, we found decreased expression of axon-guidance proteins such as PLXNA4 and ROBO2 in the brains of people with autism, and suggest that dysfunctional axon-guidance protein expression may play an important role in the pathophysiology of autism. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2040-2392-2-14 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=149 [article] Decreased expression of axon-guidance receptors in the anterior cingulate cortex in autism [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Shiro SUDA, Auteur ; Keiko IWATA, Auteur ; Chie SHIMMURA, Auteur ; Yosuke KAMENO, Auteur ; Ayyappan ANITHA, Auteur ; Ismail THANSEEM, Auteur ; Kazuhiko NAKAMURA, Auteur ; Hideo MATSUZAKI, Auteur ; Kenji J. TSUCHIYA, Auteur ; Genichi SUGIHARA, Auteur ; Yasuhide IWATA, Auteur ; Katsuaki SUZUKI, Auteur ; Keita KOIZUMI, Auteur ; Haruhiro HIGASHIDA, Auteur ; Nori TAKEI, Auteur ; Norio MORI, Auteur . - 2011 . - 5 p. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Molecular Autism > (August 2011) . - 5 p. Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND:Axon-guidance proteins play a crucial role in brain development. As the dysfunction of axon-guidance signaling is thought to underlie the microstructural abnormalities of the brain in people with autism, we examined the postmortem brains of people with autism to identify any changes in the expression of axon-guidance proteins.RESULTS:The mRNA and protein expression of axon-guidance proteins, including ephrin (EFN)A4, eEFNB3, plexin (PLXN)A4, roundabout 2 (ROBO)2 and ROBO3, were examined in the anterior cingulate cortex and primary motor cortex of autistic brains (n = 8 and n = 7, respectively) and control brains (n = 13 and n = 8, respectively) using real-time reverse-transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR) and western blotting. Real-time RT-PCR revealed that the relative expression levels of EFNB3, PLXNA4A and ROBO2 were significantly lower in the autistic group than in the control group. The protein levels of these three genes were further analyzed by western blotting, which showed that the immunoreactive values for PLXNA4 and ROBO2, but not for EFNB3, were significantly reduced in the ACC of the autistic brains compared with control brains.CONCLUSIONS:In this study, we found decreased expression of axon-guidance proteins such as PLXNA4 and ROBO2 in the brains of people with autism, and suggest that dysfunctional axon-guidance protein expression may play an important role in the pathophysiology of autism. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2040-2392-2-14 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=149

Investigation of the serum levels of anterior pituitary hormones in male children with autism / Keiko IWATA in Molecular Autism, (October 2011)  

Public ISBD [article]  inMolecular Autism > (October 2011) . - 6 p. Titre : Investigation of the serum levels of anterior pituitary hormones in male children with autism Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Keiko IWATA, Auteur ; Hideo MATSUZAKI, Auteur ; Taishi MIYACHI, Auteur ; Chie SHIMMURA, Auteur ; Shiro SUDA, Auteur ; Kenji J. TSUCHIYA, Auteur ; Kaori MATSUMOTO, Auteur ; Katsuaki SUZUKI, Auteur ; Yasuhide IWATA, Auteur ; Kazuhiko NAKAMURA, Auteur ; Masatsugu TSUJII, Auteur ; Toshiro SUGIYAMA, Auteur ; Kohji SATO, Auteur ; Norio MORI, Auteur Année de publication : 2011 Article en page(s) : 6 p. Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND:The neurobiological basis of autism remains poorly understood. The diagnosis of autism is based solely on behavioural characteristics because there are currently no reliable biological markers. To test whether the anterior pituitary hormones and cortisol could be useful as biological markers for autism, we assessed the basal serum levels of these hormones in subjects with autism and normal controls.FINDINGS:Using a suspension array system, we determined the serum levels of six anterior pituitary hormones, including adrenocorticotropic hormone and growth hormone, in 32 drug-naive subjects (aged 6 to 18 years, all boys) with autism, and 34 healthy controls matched for age and gender. We also determined cortisol levels in these subjects by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Serum levels of adrenocorticotropic hormone, growth hormone and cortisol were significantly higher in subjects with autism than in controls. In addition, there was a significantly positive correlation between cortisol and adrenocorticotropic hormone levels in autism.CONCLUSION:Our results suggest that increased basal serum levels of adrenocorticotropic hormone accompanied by increased cortisol and growth hormone may be useful biological markers for autism. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2040-2392-2-16 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=149 [article] Investigation of the serum levels of anterior pituitary hormones in male children with autism [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Keiko IWATA, Auteur ; Hideo MATSUZAKI, Auteur ; Taishi MIYACHI, Auteur ; Chie SHIMMURA, Auteur ; Shiro SUDA, Auteur ; Kenji J. TSUCHIYA, Auteur ; Kaori MATSUMOTO, Auteur ; Katsuaki SUZUKI, Auteur ; Yasuhide IWATA, Auteur ; Kazuhiko NAKAMURA, Auteur ; Masatsugu TSUJII, Auteur ; Toshiro SUGIYAMA, Auteur ; Kohji SATO, Auteur ; Norio MORI, Auteur . - 2011 . - 6 p. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Molecular Autism > (October 2011) . - 6 p. Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND:The neurobiological basis of autism remains poorly understood. The diagnosis of autism is based solely on behavioural characteristics because there are currently no reliable biological markers. To test whether the anterior pituitary hormones and cortisol could be useful as biological markers for autism, we assessed the basal serum levels of these hormones in subjects with autism and normal controls.FINDINGS:Using a suspension array system, we determined the serum levels of six anterior pituitary hormones, including adrenocorticotropic hormone and growth hormone, in 32 drug-naive subjects (aged 6 to 18 years, all boys) with autism, and 34 healthy controls matched for age and gender. We also determined cortisol levels in these subjects by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Serum levels of adrenocorticotropic hormone, growth hormone and cortisol were significantly higher in subjects with autism than in controls. In addition, there was a significantly positive correlation between cortisol and adrenocorticotropic hormone levels in autism.CONCLUSION:Our results suggest that increased basal serum levels of adrenocorticotropic hormone accompanied by increased cortisol and growth hormone may be useful biological markers for autism. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2040-2392-2-16 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=149

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