Increased cell proliferation in the rat anterior cingulate cortex following neonatal hypoxia: relevance to schizophrenia
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- As a consequence of obstetric complications, neonatal hypoxia has been discussed as an environmental factor in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. However, the biological consequences of hypoxia are unclear. The neurodevelopmental hypothesis of schizophrenia suggests that the onset of abnormal brain development and neuropathology occurs perinatally, whereas symptoms of the disease appear in early adulthood. In our animal model of chronic neonatal hypoxia, we have detected behavioral alterations resembling those known from schizophrenia.As a consequence of obstetric complications, neonatal hypoxia has been discussed as an environmental factor in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. However, the biological consequences of hypoxia are unclear. The neurodevelopmental hypothesis of schizophrenia suggests that the onset of abnormal brain development and neuropathology occurs perinatally, whereas symptoms of the disease appear in early adulthood. In our animal model of chronic neonatal hypoxia, we have detected behavioral alterations resembling those known from schizophrenia. Disturbances in cell proliferation possibly contribute to the pathophysiology of this disease. In the present study, we used postnatal rats to investigate cell proliferation in several brain areas following neonatal hypoxia. Rats were repeatedly exposed to hypoxia (89 % N2, 11 % O2) from postnatal day (PD) 4–8. We then evaluated cell proliferation on PD 13 and 39, respectively. These investigations were performed in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), caudate-putamen (CPU), dentate gyrus, and subventricular zone. Rats exposed to hypoxia exhibited increased cell proliferation in the ACC at PD 13, normalizing at PD 39. In other brain regions, no alterations have been detected. Additionally, hypoxia-treated rats showed decreased CPU volume at PD 13. The results of the present study on the one hand support the assumption of chronic hypoxia influencing transient cell proliferation in the ACC, and on the other hand reveal normalization during ageing.…
Autor(en): | Evelin L. Schaeffer, Franziska Kühn, Angelika Schmitt, Wagner F. Gattaz, Oliver Gruber, Thomas Schneider-Axmann, Peter Falkai, Andrea Schmitt |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-125890 |
Dokumentart: | Artikel / Aufsatz in einer Zeitschrift |
Institute der Universität: | Medizinische Fakultät / Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie, Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie |
Sprache der Veröffentlichung: | Englisch |
Titel des übergeordneten Werkes / der Zeitschrift (Englisch): | Journal of Neural Transmission |
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2013 |
Band / Jahrgang: | 120 |
Heft / Ausgabe: | 1 |
Seitenangabe: | 187-195 |
Originalveröffentlichung / Quelle: | Journal of Neural Transmission (2013) 120:187–195 DOI 10.1007/s00702-012-0859-y |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00702-012-0859-y |
Allgemeine fachliche Zuordnung (DDC-Klassifikation): | 6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 610 Medizin und Gesundheit |
Freie Schlagwort(e): | anterior cingulate cortex; cell proliferation; neonatal hypoxia; rat; schizophrenia |
Datum der Freischaltung: | 12.07.2016 |
Lizenz (Deutsch): | CC BY: Creative-Commons-Lizenz: Namensnennung |