PMID- 38037233 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20240304 LR - 20240304 IS - 1742-4658 (Electronic) IS - 1742-464X (Linking) VI - 291 IP - 5 DP - 2024 Mar TI - Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 2 deficiency associates with autism-like behavior via dopaminergic neuronal dysfunction. PG - 945-964 LID - 10.1111/febs.17019 [doi] AB - Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 2 (IDO2) is an enzyme of the tryptophan-kynurenine pathway that is constitutively expressed in the brain. To provide insight into the physiological role of IDO2 in the brain, behavioral and neurochemical analyses in IDO2 knockout (KO) mice were performed. IDO2 KO mice showed stereotyped behavior, restricted interest and social deficits, traits that are associated with behavioral endophenotypes of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). IDO2 was colocalized immunohistochemically with tyrosine-hydroxylase-positive cells in dopaminergic neurons. In the striatum and amygdala of IDO2 KO mice, decreased dopamine turnover was associated with increased alpha-synuclein level. Correspondingly, levels of downstream dopamine D1 receptor signaling molecules such as brain-derived neurotrophic factor and c-Fos positive proteins were decreased. Furthermore, decreased abundance of ramified-type microglia resulted in increased dendritic spine density in the striatum of IDO2 KO mice. Both chemogenetic activation of dopaminergic neurons and treatment with methylphenidate, a dopamine reuptake inhibitor, ameliorated the ASD-like behavior of IDO2 KO mice. Sequencing analysis of exon regions in IDO2 from 309 ASD samples identified a rare canonical splice site variant in one ASD case. These results suggest that the IDO2 gene is, at least in part, a factor closely related to the development of psychiatric disorders. CI - (c) 2023 Federation of European Biochemical Societies. FAU - Ishikawa, Masaki AU - Ishikawa M AD - Department of Advanced Diagnostic System Development, Fujita Health University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Toyoake, Japan. FAU - Yamamoto, Yasuko AU - Yamamoto Y AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8825-9188 AD - Department of Advanced Diagnostic System Development, Fujita Health University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Toyoake, Japan. FAU - Wulaer, Bolati AU - Wulaer B AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0864-9870 AD - Department of Advanced Diagnostic System Development, Fujita Health University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Toyoake, Japan. AD - Laboratory of Health and Medical Science Innovation, Fujita Health University Graduate School of Health Science, Toyoake, Japan. FAU - Kunisawa, Kazuo AU - Kunisawa K AD - Department of Regulatory Science for Evaluation & Development of Pharmaceuticals & Devices, Fujita Health University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Toyoake, Japan. FAU - Fujigaki, Hidetsugu AU - Fujigaki H AD - Department of Advanced Diagnostic System Development, Fujita Health University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Toyoake, Japan. FAU - Ando, Tatsuya AU - Ando T AD - Department of Advanced Diagnostic System Development, Fujita Health University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Toyoake, Japan. FAU - Kimura, Hiroki AU - Kimura H AD - Department of Psychiatry, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan. FAU - Kushima, Itaru AU - Kushima I AD - Medical Genomics Center, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan. FAU - Arioka, Yuko AU - Arioka Y AD - Department of Psychiatry, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan. FAU - Torii, Youta AU - Torii Y AD - Department of Psychiatry, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan. FAU - Mouri, Akihiro AU - Mouri A AD - Department of Regulatory Science for Evaluation & Development of Pharmaceuticals & Devices, Fujita Health University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Toyoake, Japan. AD - Japanese Drug Organization of Appropriate Use and Research, Nagoya, Japan. FAU - Ozaki, Norio AU - Ozaki N AD - Department of Psychiatry, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan. FAU - Nabeshima, Toshitaka AU - Nabeshima T AD - Laboratory of Health and Medical Science Innovation, Fujita Health University Graduate School of Health Science, Toyoake, Japan. AD - Japanese Drug Organization of Appropriate Use and Research, Nagoya, Japan. FAU - Saito, Kuniaki AU - Saito K AD - Department of Advanced Diagnostic System Development, Fujita Health University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Toyoake, Japan. AD - Japanese Drug Organization of Appropriate Use and Research, Nagoya, Japan. LA - eng GR - 19K07490/Japan Society for the Promotion of Science/ GR - 18K19761/Japan Society for the Promotion of Science/ GR - 17H04252/Japan Society for the Promotion of Science/ GR - Smoking Research Foundation/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20240102 PL - England TA - FEBS J JT - The FEBS journal JID - 101229646 RN - VTD58H1Z2X (Dopamine) RN - 0 (Indoleamine-Pyrrole 2,3,-Dioxygenase) RN - 0 (IDO2 protein, mouse) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Humans MH - Mice MH - *Autism Spectrum Disorder/genetics MH - *Autistic Disorder MH - Dopamine MH - Dopaminergic Neurons MH - Indoleamine-Pyrrole 2,3,-Dioxygenase/genetics OTO - NOTNLM OT - autism spectrum disorder OT - brain-derived neurotropic factor OT - dopamine OT - endophenotypes OT - tryptophan-kynurenine pathway EDAT- 2023/12/01 06:44 MHDA- 2024/03/04 06:47 CRDT- 2023/12/01 00:17 PHST- 2023/10/05 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/04/19 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/11/29 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2024/03/04 06:47 [medline] PHST- 2023/12/01 06:44 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/12/01 00:17 [entrez] AID - 10.1111/febs.17019 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - FEBS J. 2024 Mar;291(5):945-964. doi: 10.1111/febs.17019. Epub 2024 Jan 2.