LITERATURE · PEER REVIEWED

Neural hyperactivity is a core pathophysiological change induced by deletion of an autism risk gene Ash1l in the mouse brain

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience · 2022 · Peer reviewed

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Citation and identifiers

Gao Y, Aljazi MB, He J. “Neural hyperactivity is a core pathophysiological change induced by deletion of an autism risk gene Ash1l in the mouse brain.” Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. 16:873466 · doi:10.3389/fnbeh.2022.873466.

PubMed ID
35449559

RESEARCH QUESTION

Does Ash1l deletion produce neural hyperactivity alongside altered sleep, metabolism, locomotion, and seizure threshold in mice?

The study reports increased regional neuronal activity with behavioral and physiological changes in Ash1l-deficient mice, which does not establish the same state mechanism or endpoint in people.

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What this study supports

He Lab work reports locomotor and metabolic hyperactivity, disturbed sleep, lower induced-seizure threshold, and increased regional neuronal activity in Ash1l-deficient mice.

What it cannot establish

Mouse behavioral and physiological phenotypes do not establish a corresponding human state mechanism or clinical endpoint.

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