Autism spectrum disorder: neuropathology and animal models

M Varghese, N Keshav, S Jacot-Descombes… - Acta …, 2017 - Springer
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has a major impact on the development and social
integration of affected individuals and is the most heritable of psychiatric disorders. An …

The neuropathology of autism: A systematic review of post-mortem studies of autism and related disorders

R Fetit, RF Hillary, DJ Price, SM Lawrie - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 2021 - Elsevier
Post-mortem studies allow for the direct investigation of brain tissue in those with autism and
related disorders. Several review articles have focused on aspects of post-mortem …

Neurobiological bases of autism–epilepsy comorbidity: a focus on excitation/inhibition imbalance

Y Bozzi, G Provenzano… - European Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and epilepsy are common neurological diseases of
childhood, with an estimated incidence of approximately 0.5–1% of the worldwide …

Glypicans and heparan sulfate in synaptic development, neural plasticity, and neurological disorders

K Kamimura, N Maeda - Frontiers in neural circuits, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs) are components of the cell surface and
extracellular matrix, which bear long polysaccharides called heparan sulfate (HS) attached …

An evo-devo approach to thyroid hormones in cerebral and cerebellar cortical development: etiological implications for autism

P Berbel, D Navarro, GC Román - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
The morphological alterations of cortical lamination observed in mouse models of
developmental hypothyroidism prompted the recognition that these experimental changes …

Probing disrupted neurodevelopment in autism using human stem cell‐derived neurons and organoids: An outlook into future diagnostics and drug development

G Yang, A Shcheglovitov - Developmental Dynamics, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) represent a spectrum of neurodevelopmental disorders
characterized by impaired social interaction, repetitive or restrictive behaviors, and problems …

Neuroinflammatory gene expression alterations in anterior cingulate cortical white and gray matter of males with autism spectrum disorder

AN Sciara, B Beasley, JD Crawford… - Autism …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Evidence for putative pathophysiological mechanisms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD),
including peripheral inflammation, blood–brain barrier disruption, white matter alterations …

Neural stem cells in neuropsychiatric disorders

R Sacco, E Cacci, G Novarino - Current opinion in neurobiology, 2018 - Elsevier
Highlights•Dysregulation of embryonic and adult neurogenesis may be linked to
neuropsychiatric disorders.•Mutations in functionally distinct NPD-genes affect neural stem …

Calretinin interneuron density in the caudate nucleus is lower in autism spectrum disorder

I Adorjan, B Ahmed, V Feher, M Torso, K Krug, M Esiri… - Brain, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Autism spectrum disorder is a debilitating condition with possible neurodevelopmental
origins but unknown neuroanatomical correlates. Whereas investigators have paid much …

[HTML][HTML] Association of complement component 4 with neuroimmune abnormalities in the subventricular zone in schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorders

TCM Mou, MV Lane, DDC Ireland, D Verthelyi… - Neurobiology of …, 2022 - Elsevier
An early inflammatory insult is the most recognized risk factor associated with
neurodevelopmental psychiatric disorders, even more so than genetic variants. Notably …