Fundamental elements in autism: from neurogenesis and neurite growth to synaptic plasticity

J Gilbert, HY Man - Frontiers in cellular neuroscience, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a set of neurodevelopmental disorders with a high
prevalence and impact on society. ASDs are characterized by deficits in both social behavior …

The role of epigenetic change in autism spectrum disorders

YJ Loke, AJ Hannan, JM Craig - Frontiers in neurology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are a heterogeneous group of neurodevelopmental
disorders characterized by problems with social communication, social interaction, and …

Disruption of the ASTN2/TRIM32 locus at 9q33.1 is a risk factor in males for autism spectrum disorders, ADHD and other neurodevelopmental phenotypes

AC Lionel, K Tammimies, AK Vaags… - Human molecular …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Rare copy number variants (CNVs) disrupting ASTN2 or both ASTN2 and TRIM32 have
been reported at 9q33. 1 by genome-wide studies in a few individuals with …

Regulatory domain or CpG site variation in SLC12A5, encoding the chloride transporter KCC2, in human autism and schizophrenia

ND Merner, MR Chandler, C Bourassa… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Many encoded gene products responsible for neurodevelopmental disorders (NDs) like
autism spectrum disorders (ASD), schizophrenia (SCZ), intellectual disability (ID), and …

An inside job: how endosomal Na+/H+ exchangers link to autism and neurological disease

KC Kondapalli, H Prasad, R Rao - Frontiers in cellular neuroscience, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Autism imposes a major impediment to childhood development and a huge emotional and
financial burden on society. In recent years, there has been rapidly accumulating genetic …

Mesenchymal stem cell transplantation promotes neurogenesis and ameliorates autism related behaviors in BTBR mice

H Segal‐Gavish, G Karvat, N Barak, R Barzilay… - Autism …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are characterized by social communication deficits,
cognitive rigidity, and repetitive stereotyped behaviors. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) have …

[HTML][HTML] Neuroprotective potential of solanesol in intracerebroventricular propionic acid induced experimental model of autism: Insights from behavioral and …

R Sharma, S Rahi, S Mehan - Toxicology reports, 2019 - Elsevier
Autism is the category used within the newest edition of the diagnostic and statistical manual
of neurodevelopmental disorders. Autism is a spectrum of disorder where a variety of …

Impairments in dendrite morphogenesis as etiology for neurodevelopmental disorders and implications for therapeutic treatments

T Copf - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Dendrite morphology is pivotal for neural circuitry functioning. While the causative
relationship between small-scale dendrite morphological abnormalities (shape, density of …

[HTML][HTML] Cux1 enables interhemispheric connections of layer II/III neurons by regulating Kv1-dependent firing

FM Rodríguez-Tornos, CG Briz, LA Weiss… - Neuron, 2016 - cell.com
Neuronal subtype-specific transcription factors (TFs) instruct key features of neuronal
function and connectivity. Activity-dependent mechanisms also contribute to wiring and …

Strong correlation of downregulated genes related to synaptic transmission and mitochondria in post-mortem autism cerebral cortex

M Schwede, S Nagpal, MJ Gandal… - Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Background Genetic studies in autism have pinpointed a heterogeneous group of loci and
genes. Further, environment may be an additional factor conferring susceptibility to autism …