| First Author | Kirshenbaum GS | Year | 2016 |
| Journal | J Neurogenet | Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 1 | Pages | 42-9 |
| PubMed ID | 27276195 | Mgi Jnum | J:360892 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:7782699 | Doi | 10.1080/01677063.2016.1182525 |
| Citation | Kirshenbaum GS, et al. (2016) Deficits in social behavioral tests in a mouse model of alternating hemiplegia of childhood. J Neurogenet 30(1):42-9 |
| abstractText | Social behavioral deficits have been observed in patients diagnosed with alternating hemiplegia of childhood (AHC), rapid-onset dystonia-parkinsonism and CAPOS syndrome, in which specific missense mutations in ATP1A3, encoding the Na(+), K(+)-ATPase alpha3 subunit, have been identified. To test the hypothesis that social behavioral deficits represent part of the phenotype of Na(+), K(+)-ATPase alpha3 mutations, we assessed the social behavior of the Myshkin mouse model of AHC, which has an I810N mutation identical to that found in an AHC patient with co-morbid autism. Myshkin mice displayed deficits in three tests of social behavior: nest building, pup retrieval and the three-chamber social approach test. Chronic treatment with the mood stabilizer lithium enhanced nest building in wild-type but not Myshkin mice. In light of previous studies revealing a broad profile of neurobehavioral deficits in the Myshkin model - consistent with the complex clinical profile of AHC - our results suggest that Na(+), K(+)-ATPase alpha3 dysfunction has a deleterious, but nonspecific, effect on social behavior. By better defining the behavioral profile of Myshkin mice, we identify additional ATP1A3-related symptoms for which the Myshkin model could be used as a tool to advance understanding of the underlying neural mechanisms and develop novel therapeutic strategies. |
