Kami-shoyo-san improves ASD-like behaviors caused by decreasing allopregnanolone biosynthesis in an SKF mouse model of autism.

Dysfunctions in the GABAergic system are associated with the pathogenesis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, the mechanisms by which GABAergic system dysfunctions induce the pathophysiology of ASD remain unclear. We previously demonstrated that a selective type I 5α-reductase inhibitor SKF1...

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Main Authors: Qing-Yun Guo, Ken Ebihara, Takafumi Shimodaira, Hironori Fujiwara, Kazufumi Toume, Dya Fita Dibwe, Suresh Awale, Ryota Araki, Takeshi Yabe, Kinzo Matsumoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211266