Age‐related changes in behavior profile in male offspring of rats treated with poly I:C‐induced maternal immune activation in early gestation

Abstract Background Autism and schizophrenia are environmental risk factors associated with prenatal viral infection during pregnancy. It is still unclear whether behavior phenotypes change at different developmental stages in offspring following the activation of the maternal immune system. Methods...

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Main Authors: Tengfei Chen, Huadan Meng, Ni Fang, Peiling Shi, Mengxue Chen, Qing Liu, Luxian Lv, Wenqiang Li
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Published: Wiley 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ame2.12417
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Huadan Meng
Ni Fang
Peiling Shi
Mengxue Chen
Qing Liu
Luxian Lv
Wenqiang Li
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Huadan Meng
Ni Fang
Peiling Shi
Mengxue Chen
Qing Liu
Luxian Lv
Wenqiang Li
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description Abstract Background Autism and schizophrenia are environmental risk factors associated with prenatal viral infection during pregnancy. It is still unclear whether behavior phenotypes change at different developmental stages in offspring following the activation of the maternal immune system. Methods Sprague–Dawley rats received a single caudal vein injection of 10 mg/kg polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid (poly I:C) on gestational day 9 and the offspring were comprehensively tested for behaviors in adolescence and adulthood. Results Maternal serum levels of interleukin (IL)‐6, IL‐1β and tumor necrosis factor‐α were elevated in poly I:C‐treated dams. The offspring of maternal poly I:C‐induced rats showed increased anxiety, impaired social approach, and progressive impaired cognitive and sensorimotor gating function. Conclusion Maternal immune activation led to developmental specificity behavioral impairment in offspring.
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spelling doaj-art-d4625adecf3645e6938e5500a0fb21412025-08-20T02:39:43ZengWileyAnimal Models and Experimental Medicine2576-20952024-12-017691492510.1002/ame2.12417Age‐related changes in behavior profile in male offspring of rats treated with poly I:C‐induced maternal immune activation in early gestationTengfei Chen0Huadan Meng1Ni Fang2Peiling Shi3Mengxue Chen4Qing Liu5Luxian Lv6Wenqiang Li7Henan Mental Hospital The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University Xinxiang ChinaHenan Mental Hospital The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University Xinxiang ChinaHenan Mental Hospital The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University Xinxiang ChinaHenan Mental Hospital The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University Xinxiang ChinaHenan Mental Hospital The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University Xinxiang ChinaHenan Mental Hospital The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University Xinxiang ChinaHenan Mental Hospital The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University Xinxiang ChinaHenan Mental Hospital The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University Xinxiang ChinaAbstract Background Autism and schizophrenia are environmental risk factors associated with prenatal viral infection during pregnancy. It is still unclear whether behavior phenotypes change at different developmental stages in offspring following the activation of the maternal immune system. Methods Sprague–Dawley rats received a single caudal vein injection of 10 mg/kg polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid (poly I:C) on gestational day 9 and the offspring were comprehensively tested for behaviors in adolescence and adulthood. Results Maternal serum levels of interleukin (IL)‐6, IL‐1β and tumor necrosis factor‐α were elevated in poly I:C‐treated dams. The offspring of maternal poly I:C‐induced rats showed increased anxiety, impaired social approach, and progressive impaired cognitive and sensorimotor gating function. Conclusion Maternal immune activation led to developmental specificity behavioral impairment in offspring.https://doi.org/10.1002/ame2.12417behaviormaternal immune activepoly I:Crat
spellingShingle Tengfei Chen
Huadan Meng
Ni Fang
Peiling Shi
Mengxue Chen
Qing Liu
Luxian Lv
Wenqiang Li
Age‐related changes in behavior profile in male offspring of rats treated with poly I:C‐induced maternal immune activation in early gestation
Animal Models and Experimental Medicine
behavior
maternal immune active
poly I:C
rat
title Age‐related changes in behavior profile in male offspring of rats treated with poly I:C‐induced maternal immune activation in early gestation
title_full Age‐related changes in behavior profile in male offspring of rats treated with poly I:C‐induced maternal immune activation in early gestation
title_fullStr Age‐related changes in behavior profile in male offspring of rats treated with poly I:C‐induced maternal immune activation in early gestation
title_full_unstemmed Age‐related changes in behavior profile in male offspring of rats treated with poly I:C‐induced maternal immune activation in early gestation
title_short Age‐related changes in behavior profile in male offspring of rats treated with poly I:C‐induced maternal immune activation in early gestation
title_sort age related changes in behavior profile in male offspring of rats treated with poly i c induced maternal immune activation in early gestation
topic behavior
maternal immune active
poly I:C
rat
url https://doi.org/10.1002/ame2.12417
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