The BTBR T+ tf/J mouse model for autism spectrum disorders–in search of biomarkers

KZ Meyza, EB Defensor, AL Jensen, MJ Corley… - Behavioural brain …, 2013 - Elsevier
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) form a common group of neurodevelopmental disorders
appearing to be under polygenic control, but also strongly influenced by multiple …

Minocycline improves autism-related behaviors by modulating microglia polarization in a mouse model of autism

Y Luo, K Lv, Z Du, D Zhang, M Chen, J Luo… - International …, 2023 - Elsevier
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a heterogeneous neurodevelopmental disorder with few
pharmacological treatments. Minocycline, a tetracycline derivative that inhibits microglial …

A perspective on molecular signalling dysfunction, its clinical relevance and therapeutics in autism spectrum disorder

SS Purushotham, NMN Reddy, MN D'Souza… - Experimental Brain …, 2022 - Springer
Intellectual disability (ID) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are neurodevelopmental
disorders that have become a primary clinical and social concern, with a prevalence of 2 …

Brain region-specific altered expression and association of mitochondria-related genes in autism

A Anitha, K Nakamura, I Thanseem, K Yamada… - Molecular autism, 2012 - Springer
Abstract Background Mitochondrial dysfunction (MtD) has been observed in approximately
five percent of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). MtD could impair highly …

Inflammatory macrophage phenotype in BTBR T+ tf/J mice

CE Onore, M Careaga, BA Babineau… - Frontiers in …, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Although autism is a behaviorally defined disorder, many studies report an association with
increased pro-inflammatory cytokine production. Recent characterization of the BTBR T+ tf/J …

Behavioral assessments of BTBR T+ Itpr3tf/J mice by tests of object attention and elevated open platform: Implications for an animal model of psychiatric comorbidity in …

OY Chao, R Yunger, YM Yang - Behavioural brain research, 2018 - Elsevier
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are diagnosed based on the behavioral criteria of
impaired social interaction, defective communication and repetitive behaviors. Psychiatric …

Hippocampal transcriptomic and proteomic alterations in the BTBR mouse model of autism spectrum disorder

CM Daimon, JM Jasien, WH Wood III, Y Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are complex heterogeneous neurodevelopmental
disorders of an unclear etiology, and no cure currently exists. Prior studies have …

Long-term memory deficits are associated with elevated synaptic ERK1/2 activation and reversed by mGluR5 antagonism in an animal model of autism

RR Seese, AR Maske, G Lynch, CM Gall - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2014 - nature.com
A significant proportion of patients with autism exhibit some degree of intellectual disability.
The BTBR T+ Itpr3 tf/J mouse strain exhibits behaviors that align with the major diagnostic …

D-Cycloserine improves sociability in the BTBR T+ Itpr3tf/J mouse model of autism spectrum disorders with altered Ras/Raf/ERK1/2 signaling

JA Burket, AD Benson, AH Tang, SI Deutsch - Brain research bulletin, 2013 - Elsevier
The genetically inbred BTBR T+ Itpr3tf/J (BTBR) mouse is a proposed model of autism
spectrum disorders (ASDs). Similar to several syndromic forms of ASDs, mTOR activity may …

Transcriptomic analysis of genetically defined autism candidate genes reveals common mechanisms of action

TA Lanz, E Guilmette, MM Gosink, JE Fischer… - Molecular autism, 2013 - Springer
Background Austism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a heterogeneous behavioral disorder or
condition characterized by severe impairment of social engagement and the presence of …