Abnormal synaptic plasticity and impaired cognition in schizophrenia

Wu, Xiaofang; Yan, Qiujin; Zhu, Fan

doi:10.5498/wjp.v12.i4.541

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“…The morphology and density of dendritic spine are crucial for synaptic plasticity. Accumulating evidence has indicated abnormal synaptic plasticity and cognitive impairments in schizophrenia [ 54 ]. Reduced dendritic spines density is the more likely source of the deficit in schizophrenia [ 55 ].…”

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ERVWE1 Reduces Hippocampal Neuron Density and Impairs Dendritic Spine Morphology through Inhibiting Wnt/JNK Non-Canonical Pathway via miR-141-3p in Schizophrenia

Yao

Zhou

Yan

et al. 2023

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Human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) are remnants of ancestral germline infections by exogenous retroviruses. Human endogenous retroviruses W family envelope gene (HERV-W env, also called ERVWE1), located on chromosome 7q21-22, encodes an envelope glycoprotein from the HERV-W family. Mounting evidence suggests that aberrant expression of ERVWE1 involves the etiology of schizophrenia. Moreover, the genetic and morphological studies indicate that dendritic spine deficits may contribute to the onset of schizophrenia. Here, we reported that ERVWE1 changed the density and morphology of the dendritic spine through inhibiting Wingless-type (Wnt)/c-Jun N-terminal kinases (JNK) non-canonical pathway via miR-141-3p in schizophrenia. In this paper, we found elevated levels of miR-141-3p and a significant positive correlation with ERVWE1 in schizophrenia. Moreover, serum Wnt5a and actin-related protein 2 (Arp2) levels decreased and demonstrated a significant negative correlation with ERVWE1 in schizophrenia. In vitro experiments disclosed that ERVWE1 up-regulated miR-141-3p expression by interacting with transcription factor (TF) Yin Yang 1 (YY1). YY1 modulated miR-141-3p expression by binding to its promoter. The luciferase assay revealed that YY1 enhanced the promoter activity of miR-141-3p. Using the miRNA target prediction databases and luciferase reporter assays, we demonstrated that miR-141-3p targeted Wnt5a at its 3’ untranslated region (3′ UTR). Furthermore, ERVWE1 suppressed the expression of Arp2 through non-canonical pathway, Wnt5a/JNK signaling pathway. In addition, ERVWE1 inhibited Wnt5a/JNK/Arp2 signal pathway through miR-141-3p. Finally, functional assays showed that ERVWE1 induced the abnormalities in hippocampal neuron morphology and spine density through inhibiting Wnt/JNK non-canonical pathway via miR-141-3p in schizophrenia. Our findings indicated that miR-141-3p, Wnt5a, and Arp2 might be potential clinical blood-based biomarkers or therapeutic targets for schizophrenia. Our work also provided new insight into the role of ERVWE1 in schizophrenia pathogenesis.

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ERVWE1 Reduces Hippocampal Neuron Density and Impairs Dendritic Spine Morphology through Inhibiting Wnt/JNK Non-Canonical Pathway via miR-141-3p in Schizophrenia

Yao

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Yan

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“…Reduced synaptic plasticity along with reduced dendritic spines, decreased expression of synaptic genes and abnormal synaptic neurotransmission has been reported in SZ, is related to impaired connectivity (Fig. 1) and results in cognitive deficits (Wu et al 2022).…”

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Neurodevelopmental disturbances in schizophrenia: evidence from genetic and environmental factors

2022

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Since more than 3 decades, schizophrenia (SZ) has been regarded as a neurodevelopmental disorder. The neurodevelopmental hypothesis proposes that SZ is associated with genetic and environmental risk factors, which influence connectivity in neuronal circuits during vulnerable developmental periods. We carried out a non-systematic review of genetic/environmental factors that increase SZ risk in light of its neurodevelopmental hypothesis. We also reviewed the potential impact of SZ-related environmental and genetic risk factors on grey and white matter pathology and brain function based on magnetic resonance imaging and post-mortem studies. Finally, we reviewed studies that have used patient-derived neuronal models to gain knowledge of the role of genetic and environmental factors in early developmental stages. Taken together, these studies indicate that a variety of environmental factors may interact with genetic risk factors during the pre- or postnatal period and/or during adolescence to induce symptoms of SZ in early adulthood. These risk factors induce disturbances of macro- and microconnectivity in brain regions involving the prefrontal, temporal and parietal cortices and the hippocampus. On the molecular and cellular level, a disturbed synaptic plasticity, loss of oligodendrocytes and impaired myelination have been shown in brain regions of SZ patients. These cellular/histological phenotypes are related to environmental risk factors such as obstetric complications, maternal infections and childhood trauma and genetic risk factors identified in recent genome-wide association studies. SZ-related genetic risk may contribute to active processes interfering with synaptic plasticity in the adult brain. Advances in stem cell technologies are providing promising mechanistic insights into how SZ risk factors impact the developing brain. Further research is needed to understand the timing of the different complex biological processes taking place as a result of the interplay between genetic and environmental factors.

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“…For instance, the progressive decline in the number and maturation of newborn neurons in the hippocampus may promote or exacerbate cognitive deficits[68]. Similarly, abnormal synaptic plasticity might lead to cognitive impairments, including deficits in learning and memory, attention, and social cognition, in SCZ (Schizophrenia)[69]. CGMP-PKG signaling pathway promotes the transcription of brain-derived neurotrophic factor, which stimulates neural cell proliferation, differentiation, and survival[70].…”

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Systems genetics identifies the association between Enc1 and cognitive function in the hippocampus

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Tao,

Han

et al. 2023

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Ectodermal-Neural Cortex 1 (ENC1) is expressed in multiple regions of the brain, including the hippocampus. However, knowledge about its function has been well explored only in the context of peroxidative stress and cancer. In this study, we investigated the association of hippocampal Enc1 with cognitive function in BXD mice. We performed Pearson correlation, phenotype-wide association analysis (PheWAS), expression-Based PheWAS, pathway enrichment, and protein interaction networks on Enc1 and BXD phenotypes/transcriptome of the hippocampus, and the results indicated that Enc1 is inextricably linked to cognitive performance. In addition, we found that most of the Enc1 co-expressed genes were highly expressed in GABAergic neuronal cells. Expression quantitative trait loci analysis indicated that Enc1 was cis-regulated in the hippocampus of mice as well as human. Genome-wide association analysis revealed ENC1 to be significantly associated with cognitive-related traits, including age-related cognitive changes etc. In conclusion, our findings demonstrated that Enc1 is involved in cognitive functions mainly in hippocampal GABAergic neuronal cells through neurogenesis, synaptic signaling, and CGMP-PKG signaling pathways, and interacts with the neurological function-related genes.

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Abnormal synaptic plasticity and impaired cognition in schizophrenia

Cited by 12 publications

References 173 publications

ERVWE1 Reduces Hippocampal Neuron Density and Impairs Dendritic Spine Morphology through Inhibiting Wnt/JNK Non-Canonical Pathway via miR-141-3p in Schizophrenia

ERVWE1 Reduces Hippocampal Neuron Density and Impairs Dendritic Spine Morphology through Inhibiting Wnt/JNK Non-Canonical Pathway via miR-141-3p in Schizophrenia

Neurodevelopmental disturbances in schizophrenia: evidence from genetic and environmental factors

Systems genetics identifies the association between Enc1 and cognitive function in the hippocampus

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