2012
Effect of vitamin C deficiency during postnatal development on adult behavior: functional phenotype of Gulo(−/−) knockout mice
Chen Y, Curran C, Nebert D, Patel K, Williams M, Vorhees C. Effect of vitamin C deficiency during postnatal development on adult behavior: functional phenotype of Gulo(−/−) knockout mice. Genes Brain & Behavior 2012, 11: 269-277. PMID: 22296218, PMCID: PMC3325330, DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-183x.2011.00762.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGulo-/- miceBiosynthesis of ascorbateImportant cellular antioxidantAscorbate deficiencyL-gulono-γ-lactone oxidaseAmount of ascorbateGULO geneRate-limiting enzymeReactive oxygen speciesAerobic respirationAbnormal behavioral phenotypesMetabolic processesVitamin CCellular antioxidantsSupplemental vitamin CFunctional phenotypeOxygen speciesVitamin C deficiencyWild-type littermatesMild motor deficitsSpeciesBehavioral phenotypesPhenotypeDopamine agonistsMotor deficits
2010
Redox Dysregulation Affects the Ventral But Not Dorsal Hippocampus: Impairment of Parvalbumin Neurons, Gamma Oscillations, and Related Behaviors
Steullet P, Cabungcal JH, Kulak A, Kraftsik R, Chen Y, Dalton TP, Cuenod M, Q. K. Redox Dysregulation Affects the Ventral But Not Dorsal Hippocampus: Impairment of Parvalbumin Neurons, Gamma Oscillations, and Related Behaviors. Journal Of Neuroscience 2010, 30: 2547-2558. PMID: 20164340, PMCID: PMC6634545, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3857-09.2010.Peer-Reviewed Original Research8-Hydroxy-2'-DeoxyguanosineAdaptation, OcularAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBehavior, AnimalBiological ClocksCalbindin 2CalbindinsConditioning, ClassicalDeoxyguanosineElectric StimulationElectroencephalographyExcitatory Amino Acid AgonistsExploratory BehaviorFearFeeding BehaviorGene Expression RegulationGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGlutamate-Cysteine LigaseGlutathioneHippocampusInterneuronsKainic AcidMaleMaze LearningMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNeural PathwaysOxidation-ReductionOxidative StressParvalbuminsPattern Recognition, VisualRewardS100 Calcium Binding Protein GSpatial Behavior