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ArticleAutism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research2017

Hyperactivity and male-specific sleep deficits in the 16p11.2 deletion mouse model of autism.

Christopher C Angelakos, Adam J Watson, W Timothy O'Brien, Kyle S Krainock, Thomas Nickl-Jockschat, Ted Abel

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Article in Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 59 papers.

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59 citing papers in PubMed, 90 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Christopher C AngelakosDepartment of Neuroscience, Neuroscience Graduate Group, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104.
Adam J WatsonDepartment of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104.
W Timothy O'BrienDepartment of Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104.
Kyle S KrainockDepartment of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104.
Thomas Nickl-JockschatDepartment of Psychiatry Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.
Ted AbelDepartment of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104.
University of Pennsylvania · USJülich Aachen Research Alliance · DE

Funding

The Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center at CHOP/PennU54HD086984 · NICHD · CHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA · PI ROBINSON, MICHAEL BYRNE, SCHULTZ, ROBERT THOMAS · 2016 to 2020
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NICHD NIH HHS U54 HD086984
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sleep disturbances and hyperactivity are prevalent in several neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) and attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Evidence from genome-wide association studies indicates that chromosomal copy number variations (CNVs) are associated with increased prevalence of these neurodevelopmental disorders. In particular, CNVs in chromosomal region 16p11.2 profoundly increase the risk for ASD and ADHD, disorders that are more common in males than females. We hypothesized that mice hemizygous for the 16p11.2 deletion (16p11.2 del/+) would exhibit sex-specific sleep and activity alterations. To test this hypothesis, we recorded activity patterns using infrared beam breaks in the home-cage of adult male and female 16p11.2 del/+ and wildtype (WT) littermates. In comparison to controls, we found that both male and female 16p11.2 del/+ mice exhibited robust home-cage hyperactivity. In additional experiments, sleep was assessed by polysomnography over a 24-hr period. 16p11.2 del/+ male, but not female mice, exhibited significantly more time awake and significantly less time in non-rapid-eye-movement (NREM) sleep during the 24-hr period than wildtype littermates. Analysis of bouts of sleep and wakefulness revealed that 16p11.2 del/+ males, but not females, spent a significantly greater proportion of wake time in long bouts of consolidated wakefulness (greater than 42 min in duration) compared to controls. These changes in hyperactivity, wake time, and wake time distribution in the males resemble sleep disturbances observed in human ASD and ADHD patients, suggesting that the 16p11.2 del/+ mouse model may be a useful genetic model for studying sleep and activity problems in human neurodevelopmental disorders. Autism Res 2016. © 2016 International Society for Autism Research, Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Autism Res 2017, 10: 572-584. © 2016 International Society for Autism Research, Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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Chromosome DeletionDisease Models, AnimalModels, GeneticAdultAnimalsAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityAutism Spectrum DisorderCircadian RhythmDNA Copy Number VariationsFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansHyperkinesisMaleMice16p11.2 deletionADHDautismcopy number variationsex differencessleep

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PMID27739237
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