Enriched environment alters the behavioral profile of tenascin-C deficient mice
Abstract
Tenascin-C (TnC) is an extracellular matrix glycoprotein implicated in a variety of processes ranging from brain development to synaptic plasticity in the adult vertebrates. Although the role of the TnC gene in regulation of behavior has been investigated, it remained elusive how TnC deficiency interacts with the environment in shaping the behavioral phenotype. To address this, 3-week-old TnC+/+ and TnC-/- male mice were housed over an 8-week period in standard conditions (SC), or enriched environment (EE). A comprehensive battery of tests was used in behavioral phenotyping. When housed in SC, TnC-/- mice showed spontaneous nocturnal hyperactivity, as well as poor sensorimotor coordination and low swimming velocity. However, housing of TnC-/- mice in EE abolished hyperlocomotion, led to faster habituation to novel environment, strengthened the grasp of fore limbs and partially improved movement coordination, while the swimming ability remained deficient. Conversely, TnC deficiency atte...nuated both the beneficial effects of EE on learning/memory capacity and the anxiolytic effect of EE in reducing the level of acrophobia. This study expands the existing knowledge about the phenotype associated with TnC deficiency, and reveals that the effect of genetic background on the behavioral response could be altered by post-weaning housing in a highly stimulating environment.
Keywords:
Tenascin-C deficient mice / Enriched environment / Sensorimotor function / Spontaneous nocturnal activity / Emotional reactivity / Learning/memory capacitySource:
Behavioural Brain Research, 2017, 331, 241-253Publisher:
- Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam
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DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2017.05.047
ISSN: 0166-4328
PubMed: 28549651
WoS: 000404815100030
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85019703846
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PharmacyTY - JOUR AU - Stamenković, V. AU - Milenković, I. AU - Galjak, N. AU - Todorović, Vanja AU - Anđus, P. PY - 2017 UR - https://farfar.pharmacy.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2991 AB - Tenascin-C (TnC) is an extracellular matrix glycoprotein implicated in a variety of processes ranging from brain development to synaptic plasticity in the adult vertebrates. Although the role of the TnC gene in regulation of behavior has been investigated, it remained elusive how TnC deficiency interacts with the environment in shaping the behavioral phenotype. To address this, 3-week-old TnC+/+ and TnC-/- male mice were housed over an 8-week period in standard conditions (SC), or enriched environment (EE). A comprehensive battery of tests was used in behavioral phenotyping. When housed in SC, TnC-/- mice showed spontaneous nocturnal hyperactivity, as well as poor sensorimotor coordination and low swimming velocity. However, housing of TnC-/- mice in EE abolished hyperlocomotion, led to faster habituation to novel environment, strengthened the grasp of fore limbs and partially improved movement coordination, while the swimming ability remained deficient. Conversely, TnC deficiency attenuated both the beneficial effects of EE on learning/memory capacity and the anxiolytic effect of EE in reducing the level of acrophobia. This study expands the existing knowledge about the phenotype associated with TnC deficiency, and reveals that the effect of genetic background on the behavioral response could be altered by post-weaning housing in a highly stimulating environment. PB - Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam T2 - Behavioural Brain Research T1 - Enriched environment alters the behavioral profile of tenascin-C deficient mice VL - 331 SP - 241 EP - 253 DO - 10.1016/j.bbr.2017.05.047 ER -
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Stamenković, V., Milenković, I., Galjak, N., Todorović, V.,& Anđus, P.. (2017). Enriched environment alters the behavioral profile of tenascin-C deficient mice. in Behavioural Brain Research Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam., 331, 241-253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2017.05.047
Stamenković V, Milenković I, Galjak N, Todorović V, Anđus P. Enriched environment alters the behavioral profile of tenascin-C deficient mice. in Behavioural Brain Research. 2017;331:241-253. doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2017.05.047 .
Stamenković, V., Milenković, I., Galjak, N., Todorović, Vanja, Anđus, P., "Enriched environment alters the behavioral profile of tenascin-C deficient mice" in Behavioural Brain Research, 331 (2017):241-253, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2017.05.047 . .