Parvalbumin neurons and perineuronal nets in the mouse prefrontal cortex.

Abstract:

:The prefrontal cortex (PFC) plays a key role in cognitive functions, memory, and attention. Alterations in parvalbumin interneurons (PV neurons) and perineuronal nets (PNNs) within the PFC have been implicated in schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorder pathology. However, it remains unclear why PV neurons and PNNs in the PFC are selectively impaired. Here we aimed to clarify if PV neurons and PNNs in the PFC have region-specific features. We found that PV neurons and PNNs were increased in a region-specific manner in the PFC during postnatal development. In the mature PFC, the expression of PV protein is lower than in other parts of the cortex. Furthermore, PNNs in the mature PFC are not typical lattice-like structures and do not have the major components of PNNs and tenascin-R. The present study indicates that PV neurons and PNNs have region-specific features, and our results suggest that PV neurons and PNNs have structural vulnerability within the PFC.

journal_name

Neuroscience

journal_title

Neuroscience

authors

Ueno H,Suemitsu S,Okamoto M,Matsumoto Y,Ishihara T

doi

10.1016/j.neuroscience.2016.11.035

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2017-02-20 00:00:00

pages

115-127

eissn

0306-4522

issn

1873-7544

pii

S0306-4522(16)30656-X

journal_volume

343

pub_type

杂志文章