[HTML][HTML] Vorinostat, a histone deacetylase inhibitor, ameliorates the sociability and cognitive memory in an Ash1L-deletion-induced ASD/ID mouse model

Y Gao, MB Aljazi, Y Wu, J He - Neuroscience letters, 2021 - Elsevier
Y Gao, MB Aljazi, Y Wu, J He
Neuroscience letters, 2021Elsevier
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual disability (ID) are neurodevelopmental
diseases associated with various gene mutations. Previous genetic and clinical studies
reported that ASH1L is a high ASD risk gene identified in human patients. Our recent study
used a mouse model to demonstrate that loss of ASH1L in the developing mouse brain was
sufficient to cause multiple developmental defects, core autistic-like behaviors, and impaired
cognitive memory, suggesting that the disruptive ASH1L mutations are the causative drivers …
Abstract
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual disability (ID) are neurodevelopmental diseases associated with various gene mutations. Previous genetic and clinical studies reported that ASH1L is a high ASD risk gene identified in human patients. Our recent study used a mouse model to demonstrate that loss of ASH1L in the developing mouse brain was sufficient to cause multiple developmental defects, core autistic-like behaviors, and impaired cognitive memory, suggesting that the disruptive ASH1L mutations are the causative drivers leading the human ASD/ID genesis. Using this Ash1L-deletion-induced ASD/ID mouse model, here we showed that postnatal administration of vorinostat (SAHA), a histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDACi), significantly ameliorated both ASD-like behaviors and ID-like cognitive memory deficit. Thus, our study demonstrates that SAHA is a promising reagent for the pharmacological treatment of core ASD/ID behavioral and memory deficits caused by disruptive ASH1L mutations.
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