Prolonged Period of Cortical Plasticity upon Redox Dysregulation in Fast-Spiking Interneurons.
Prolonged Period of Cortical Plasticity upon Redox Dysregulation in Fast-Spiking Interneurons.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.biopsych.2014.12.026
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发表时间:
2015-09-15
影响因子:
10.6
通讯作者:
Hensch TK
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作者:
Morishita H;Cabungcal JH;Chen Y;Do KQ;Hensch TK
Oxidative stress and the specific impairment of peri-somatic GABA circuits are hallmarks of the schizophrenic brain and its animal models. Proper maturation of these fast-spiking inhibitory interneurons normally defines critical periods of experience-dependent cortical plasticity. Here, we link these processes by genetically inducing a redox dysregulation restricted to such parvalbumin-positive cells and examined the impact on critical period plasticity using the visual system as a model (3–6mice/group). Oxidative stress was accompanied by a significant loss of perineuronal nets, which normally enwrap mature fast-spiking cells to limit adult plasticity. Accordingly, the neocortex remained plastic even beyond the peak of its natural critical period. These effects were not seen when redox dysregulation was targeted in excitatory principal cells. A cell-specific regulation of redox state thus balances plasticity and stability of cortical networks. Mis-timed developmental trajectories of brain plasticity may underlie in part the pathophysiology of mental illness. Such prolonged developmental plasticity may in turn offer a therapeutic opportunity for cognitive interventions targeting brain plasticity in schizophrenia.