| Fetal, maternal, and placental sources of serotonin and new implications for developmental programming of the brain. | |
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PMID: 22001683 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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In addition to its role in neurotransmission, embryonic serotonin (5-HT) has been implicated in the regulation of neurodevelopmental processes. For example, we recently showed that a subset of 5-HT1-receptors expressed in the fetal forebrain mediate a serotonergic modulation of thalamocortical axons in response to axon guidance cues, both in vitro and in vivo. This influence of 5-HT signaling on fetal brain wiring raised important questions regarding the source of the ligand during pregnancy. Until recently, it was thought that 5-HT sources impacting brain development arose from maternal transport to the fetus, or from raphe neurons in the brainstem of the fetus. Using genetic mouse models, we uncovered previously unknown differences in 5-HT accumulation between the fore- and hindbrain during early and late fetal stages, through an exogenous source of 5-HT. Using additional genetic strategies, a new technology for studying placental biology ex vivo, and direct manipulation of placental neosynthesis, we investigated the nature of this exogenous source and uncovered a placental 5-HT synthetic pathway from a maternal tryptophan precursor, in both mice and humans. These results implicate a new, direct role for placental metabolic pathways in modulating fetal brain development and suggest an important role for maternal-placental-fetal interactions and 5-HT in the fetal programming of adult mental disorders. |
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A Bonnin; P Levitt |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-10-8 |
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Title: Neuroscience Volume: - ISSN: 1873-7544 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Oct |
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Created Date: 2011-10-17 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7605074 Medline TA: Neuroscience Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2011 IBRO. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Silvio O. Conte Neuroscience Research Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37221, USA; Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute and Department of Cell and Neurobiology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA. |
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