Histamine H1 receptor deletion in cholinergic neurons induces sensorimotor gating ability deficit and social impairments in mice

Social impairment and anhedonia are common negative symptoms in patients with schizophrenia. Here, the authors show that the histamine H1 receptor in cholinergic neurons in the basal forebrain has a critical role in sensorimotor gating, social behaviour, and anhedonia-like behaviour in mice.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Li Cheng, Cenglin Xu, Lu Wang, Dadao An, Lei Jiang, Yanrong Zheng, Yixin Xu, Yi Wang, Yujing Wang, Kuo Zhang, Xiaodong Wang, Xiangnan Zhang, Aimin Bao, Yudong Zhou, Jingyu Yang, Shumin Duan, Dick F. Swaab, Weiwei Hu, Zhong Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21476-x