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    Abnormal brain structure and behavior in MyD88-deficient mice.

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    2021-01
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    Schroeder, Patricia
    Rivalan, Marion
    Zaqout, Sami
    Krüger, Christina
    Schüler, Jutta
    Long, Melissa
    Meisel, Andreas
    Winter, York
    Kaindl, Angela M
    Lehnardt, Seija
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    While the original protein Toll in Drosophila melanogaster regulates both host defense and morphogenesis, the role of its ortholog Toll-like receptors (TLRs), the interleukin 1 receptor (IL-1R) family, and the associated signaling pathways in mammalian brain development and structure is poorly understood. Because the adaptor protein myeloid differentiation primary response protein 88 (MyD88) is essential for downstream signaling of most TLRs and IL-1R, we systematically investigated the effect of MyD88 deficiency on murine brain structure during development and on behavior. In neonatal Myd88 mice, neocortical thickness was reduced, while density of cortical neurons was increased. In contrast, microglia, astrocyte, oligodendrocyte, and proliferating cell numbers were unchanged in these mice compared to wild-type mice. In adult Myd88 mice, neocortical thickness was unaltered, but neuronal density in neocortex and hippocampus was increased. Neuron arborization was less pronounced in adult Myd88 mice compared to wild-type animals. In addition, numbers of microglia and proliferating cells were increased in the neocortex and subventricular zone, respectively, with unaltered astrocyte and oligodendrocyte numbers, and myelinization was enhanced in the adult Myd88 neocortex. These morphologic changes in the brain of adult Myd88 mice were accompanied by specific behavioral traits, such as decreased locomotor activity, increased anxiety-like behavior, but normal day/light activity, satisfactory learning, short- and long-term spatial memory, potential cognitive inflexibility, and increased hanging and locomotor behavior within their home cage. Taken together, MyD88 deficiency results in morphologic and cellular changes in the mouse brain, as well as in altered natural and specific behaviors. Our data indicate a pathophysiological significance of MyD88 for mammalian CNS development, structure, and function.
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    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2020.09.024
    http://hdl.handle.net/10576/17242
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