Article
Phenotypic effects of repeated psychosocial stress during adolescence in mice mutant for the schizophrenia risk gene neuregulin-1: a putative model of gene × environment interaction.
Brain, behavior, and immunity - 1 May 2012
Desbonnet Lieve, O'Tuathaigh Colm, Clarke Gerard, O'Leary Claire, Petit Emilie, Clarke Niamh, Tighe Orna, Lai Donna, Harvey Richard, Cryan John F, Dinan Timothy G, Waddington John L
Abstract excerpt
There is a paucity of animal models by which the contributions of environmental and genetic factors to the pathobiology of psychosis can be investigated. This study examined the individual and combined effects of chronic social stress during adolescence and deletion of the schizophrenia risk gene neuregulin-1 (NRG1) on adult mouse phenotype. Mice were exposed to repeated social defeat stress during adolescence...
Topics
- Animals
- Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
- Corticosterone
- Cytokines
- Disease Models, Animal
- Environment
- Exploratory Behavior
- Gene-Environment Interaction
- Genotype
