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Sci Rep ; 5: 13257, 2015 08 25.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26304458

ABSTRACT

Repeated exposure to Group-A ß-Haemolytic Streptococcus (GAS) may constitute a vulnerability factor in the onset and course of pediatric motor disturbances. GAS infections/colonization can stimulate the production of antibodies, which may cross the blood brain barrier, target selected brain areas (e.g. basal ganglia), and exacerbate motor alterations. Here, we exposed developing SJL male mice to four injections with a GAS homogenate and evaluated the following domains: motor coordination; general locomotion; repetitive behaviors; perseverative responses; and sensorimotor gating (pre-pulse inhibition, PPI). To demonstrate that behavioral changes were associated with immune-mediated brain alterations, we analyzed, in selected brain areas, the presence of infiltrates and microglial activation (immunohistochemistry), monoamines (HPLC), and brain metabolites (in vivo Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy). GAS-exposed mice showed increased repetitive and perseverative behaviors, impaired PPI, and reduced concentrations of serotonin in prefrontal cortex, a brain area linked to the behavioral domains investigated, wherein they also showed remarkable elevations in lactate. Active inflammatory processes were substantiated by the observation of infiltrates and microglial activation in the white matter of the anterior diencephalon. These data support the hypothesis that repeated GAS exposure may elicit inflammatory responses in brain areas involved in motor control and perseverative behavior, and result in phenotypic abnormalities.


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Diencephalon/immunology , Gait Disorders, Neurologic/microbiology , Lameness, Animal/microbiology , Stereotypic Movement Disorder/microbiology , Streptococcal Infections/immunology , Streptococcus pyogenes , Animals , Behavior, Animal , Diencephalon/microbiology , Gait Disorders, Neurologic/immunology , Lameness, Animal/immunology , Male , Mice , Stereotypic Movement Disorder/immunology
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Science ; 229(4716): 877-9, 1985 Aug 30.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-2992088

ABSTRACT

The coronavirus, mouse hepatitis virus strain A59 (MHV-A59), causes mild encephalitis and chronic demyelination. Immunohistochemical techniques showed that MHV-A59-infected C57BL/6 mice contained dense deposits of viral antigen in the subthalamic nucleus and substantia nigra, with fewer signs of infection in other regions of the brain. The animals showed extra- and intracellular vacuolation, neuronal loss, and gliosis in the subthalamic-nigral region. Such localization is unprecedented among known viral encephalitides of humans and other species. This infection by a member of a viral class capable of causing both encephalitis and persistent infection in several species may be related to postencephalitic parkinsonism.


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Basal Ganglia/microbiology , Coronaviridae Infections/microbiology , Diencephalon/microbiology , Encephalitis/microbiology , Murine hepatitis virus , Substantia Nigra/microbiology , Animals , Antigens, Viral/analysis , Brain/microbiology , Brain/pathology , Demyelinating Diseases/microbiology , Endoplasmic Reticulum/microbiology , Gliosis/microbiology , Golgi Apparatus/microbiology , Mice , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Murine hepatitis virus/immunology , Neurons/microbiology , Neurons/ultrastructure , Vacuoles/ultrastructure
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