OBJECTIVE: Glutamate-gated N-methyl-d-aspartate receptors (NMDARs) are instrumental to brain development and functioning. Defects in the GRIN2A gene, encoding the GluN2A subunit of NMDARs, cause slow-wave sleep (SWS)-related disorders of the epilepsy-aphasia spectrum (EAS). The as-yet poorly understood developmental sequence of early EAS-related phenotypes, and the role of GluN2A-containing NMDARs in the development of SWS and associated electroencephalographic (EEG) activity patterns, were investigated in Grin2a knockout (KO) mice. METHODS: Early social communication was investigated by ultrasonic vocalization (USV) recordings; the relationship of electrical activity of the cerebral cortex with SWS was studied using deep local field potential or chronic EEG recordings at various postnatal stages. RESULTS: Grin2a KO pups displayed altered USV and increased occurrence of high-voltage spindles. The pattern of slow-wave activity induced by low-dose isoflurane was altered in Grin2a KO mice in the 3rd postnatal week and at 1 month of age. These alterations included strong suppression of the delta oscillation power and an increase in the occurrence of the spike-wave bursts. The proportion of SWS and the sleep quality were transiently reduced in Grin2a KO mice aged 1 month but recovered by the age of 2 months. Grin2a KO mice also displayed spontaneous spike-wave discharges, which occurred nearly exclusively during SWS, at 1 and 2 months of age. SIGNIFICANCE: The impaired vocal communication, the spike-wave discharges occurring almost exclusively in SWS, and the age-dependent alteration of SWS that were all seen in Grin2a KO mice matched the sleep-related and age-dependent manifestations seen in children with EAS, hence validating the Grin2a KO as a reliable model of EAS disorders. Our data also show that GluN2A-containing NMDARs are involved in slow-wave activity, and that the period of postnatal brain development (postnatal day 30) when several anomalies peaked might be critical for GluN2A-dependent, sleep-related physiological and pathological processes. Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
OBJECTIVE: Glutamate-gated N-methyl-d-aspartate receptors (NMDARs) are instrumental to brain development and functioning. Defects in the GRIN2A gene, encoding the GluN2A subunit of NMDARs, cause slow-wave sleep (SWS)-related disorders of the epilepsy-aphasia spectrum (EAS). The as-yet poorly understood developmental sequence of early EAS-related phenotypes, and the role of GluN2A-containing NMDARs in the development of SWS and associated electroencephalographic (EEG) activity patterns, were investigated in Grin2a knockout (KO) mice. METHODS: Early social communication was investigated by ultrasonic vocalization (USV) recordings; the relationship of electrical activity of the cerebral cortex with SWS was studied using deep local field potential or chronic EEG recordings at various postnatal stages. RESULTS:Grin2a KO pups displayed altered USV and increased occurrence of high-voltage spindles. The pattern of slow-wave activity induced by low-dose isoflurane was altered in Grin2a KO mice in the 3rd postnatal week and at 1 month of age. These alterations included strong suppression of the delta oscillation power and an increase in the occurrence of the spike-wave bursts. The proportion of SWS and the sleep quality were transiently reduced in Grin2a KO mice aged 1 month but recovered by the age of 2 months. Grin2a KO mice also displayed spontaneous spike-wave discharges, which occurred nearly exclusively during SWS, at 1 and 2 months of age. SIGNIFICANCE: The impaired vocal communication, the spike-wave discharges occurring almost exclusively in SWS, and the age-dependent alteration of SWS that were all seen in Grin2a KO mice matched the sleep-related and age-dependent manifestations seen in children with EAS, hence validating the Grin2a KO as a reliable model of EAS disorders. Our data also show that GluN2A-containing NMDARs are involved in slow-wave activity, and that the period of postnatal brain development (postnatal day 30) when several anomalies peaked might be critical for GluN2A-dependent, sleep-related physiological and pathological processes. Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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