Morphological correspondence between brain and endocranial surfaces in mice exposed to undernutrition during development

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Bonfili, Noelia Sabrina; Barbeito Andrés, Jimena; Bernal, Valeria; Hallgrimsson, Benedikt; Gonzalez, Paula Natalia
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2022
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The morphological changes of the brain and the skull are highly integrated as a result of shared developmental pathways and different types of interactions between them. Shared developmental trajectories between these two structures might be influenced by genetic and environmental factors. Although the effect of environmental factors on neural and craniofacial traits has been extensively studied, less is known about the specific impact of stressful conditions on the coordinated variation between these structures. Here, we test the effect of early nutrient restriction on morphological correspondence between the brain and the endocast. For this purpose, mice exposed to protein or calorie-protein restriction during gestation and lactation were compared with a control group in which dams were fed standard food ad libitum. High-resolution images were obtained after weaning to describe brain and endocranial morphology. By magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), brain volumes were obtained and endocasts were segmented from skull reconstructions derived from micro-computed tomography (microCT). Brain and endocranial volumes were compared to assess the correspondence in size. Shape changes were analyzed using a set of landmarks and semilandmarks on 3D surfaces. Results indicated that brain volume is relatively less affected by undernutrition during development than endocast volume. Shape covariation between the brain and the endocast was found to be quite singular for protein-restricted animals. Procrustes distances were larger between the brain and the endocast of the same specimens than between brains or endocasts of different animals, which means that the greatest similarity is by type of structure and suggests that the use of the endocast as a direct proxy of the brain at this intraspecific scale could have some limitations. In the same line, patterns of brain shape asymmetry were not directly estimated from endocranial surfaces. In sum, our findings indicate that morphological variation and association between the brain and the endocast is modulated by environmental factors and support the idea that head morphogenesis results from complex processes that are sensitive to the pervasive influence of nutrient intake.
Fil: Bonfili, Noelia Sabrina. Universidad Nacional Arturo Jauretche; Argentina. Universidad Nacional Arturo Jauretche. Unidad Ejecutora de Estudios en Neurociencias y Sistemas Complejos. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Ministerio de Salud. Hospital Alta Complejidad en Red El Cruce Dr. Néstor Carlos Kirchner Samic. Unidad Ejecutora de Estudios en Neurociencias y Sistemas Complejos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Unidad Ejecutora de Estudios en Neurociencias y Sistemas Complejos; Argentina
Fil: Barbeito Andrés, Jimena. Universidad Nacional Arturo Jauretche; Argentina. Universidad Nacional Arturo Jauretche. Unidad Ejecutora de Estudios en Neurociencias y Sistemas Complejos. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Ministerio de Salud. Hospital Alta Complejidad en Red El Cruce Dr. Néstor Carlos Kirchner Samic. Unidad Ejecutora de Estudios en Neurociencias y Sistemas Complejos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Unidad Ejecutora de Estudios en Neurociencias y Sistemas Complejos; Argentina
Fil: Bernal, Valeria. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Antropología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina
Fil: Hallgrimsson, Benedikt. University of Calgary; Canadá
Fil: Gonzalez, Paula Natalia. Universidad Nacional Arturo Jauretche; Argentina. Universidad Nacional Arturo Jauretche. Unidad Ejecutora de Estudios en Neurociencias y Sistemas Complejos. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Ministerio de Salud. Hospital Alta Complejidad en Red El Cruce Dr. Néstor Carlos Kirchner Samic. Unidad Ejecutora de Estudios en Neurociencias y Sistemas Complejos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Unidad Ejecutora de Estudios en Neurociencias y Sistemas Complejos; Argentina
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BRAIN PLASTICITY
COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
GEOMETRIC MORPHOMETRICS
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
MORPHOLOGICAL INTEGRATION
PALEONEUROLOGY
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spelling Morphological correspondence between brain and endocranial surfaces in mice exposed to undernutrition during developmentBonfili, Noelia SabrinaBarbeito Andrés, JimenaBernal, ValeriaHallgrimsson, BenediktGonzalez, Paula NataliaBRAIN PLASTICITYCOMPUTED TOMOGRAPHYGEOMETRIC MORPHOMETRICSMAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGINGMORPHOLOGICAL INTEGRATIONPALEONEUROLOGYhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1The morphological changes of the brain and the skull are highly integrated as a result of shared developmental pathways and different types of interactions between them. Shared developmental trajectories between these two structures might be influenced by genetic and environmental factors. Although the effect of environmental factors on neural and craniofacial traits has been extensively studied, less is known about the specific impact of stressful conditions on the coordinated variation between these structures. Here, we test the effect of early nutrient restriction on morphological correspondence between the brain and the endocast. For this purpose, mice exposed to protein or calorie-protein restriction during gestation and lactation were compared with a control group in which dams were fed standard food ad libitum. High-resolution images were obtained after weaning to describe brain and endocranial morphology. By magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), brain volumes were obtained and endocasts were segmented from skull reconstructions derived from micro-computed tomography (microCT). Brain and endocranial volumes were compared to assess the correspondence in size. Shape changes were analyzed using a set of landmarks and semilandmarks on 3D surfaces. Results indicated that brain volume is relatively less affected by undernutrition during development than endocast volume. Shape covariation between the brain and the endocast was found to be quite singular for protein-restricted animals. Procrustes distances were larger between the brain and the endocast of the same specimens than between brains or endocasts of different animals, which means that the greatest similarity is by type of structure and suggests that the use of the endocast as a direct proxy of the brain at this intraspecific scale could have some limitations. In the same line, patterns of brain shape asymmetry were not directly estimated from endocranial surfaces. In sum, our findings indicate that morphological variation and association between the brain and the endocast is modulated by environmental factors and support the idea that head morphogenesis results from complex processes that are sensitive to the pervasive influence of nutrient intake.Fil: Bonfili, Noelia Sabrina. Universidad Nacional Arturo Jauretche; Argentina. Universidad Nacional Arturo Jauretche. Unidad Ejecutora de Estudios en Neurociencias y Sistemas Complejos. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Ministerio de Salud. Hospital Alta Complejidad en Red El Cruce Dr. Néstor Carlos Kirchner Samic. Unidad Ejecutora de Estudios en Neurociencias y Sistemas Complejos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Unidad Ejecutora de Estudios en Neurociencias y Sistemas Complejos; ArgentinaFil: Barbeito Andrés, Jimena. Universidad Nacional Arturo Jauretche; Argentina. Universidad Nacional Arturo Jauretche. Unidad Ejecutora de Estudios en Neurociencias y Sistemas Complejos. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Ministerio de Salud. Hospital Alta Complejidad en Red El Cruce Dr. Néstor Carlos Kirchner Samic. Unidad Ejecutora de Estudios en Neurociencias y Sistemas Complejos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Unidad Ejecutora de Estudios en Neurociencias y Sistemas Complejos; ArgentinaFil: Bernal, Valeria. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Antropología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; ArgentinaFil: Hallgrimsson, Benedikt. University of Calgary; CanadáFil: Gonzalez, Paula Natalia. Universidad Nacional Arturo Jauretche; Argentina. Universidad Nacional Arturo Jauretche. Unidad Ejecutora de Estudios en Neurociencias y Sistemas Complejos. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Ministerio de Salud. Hospital Alta Complejidad en Red El Cruce Dr. Néstor Carlos Kirchner Samic. Unidad Ejecutora de Estudios en Neurociencias y Sistemas Complejos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Unidad Ejecutora de Estudios en Neurociencias y Sistemas Complejos; ArgentinaWiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc2022-03info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/212970Bonfili, Noelia Sabrina; Barbeito Andrés, Jimena; Bernal, Valeria; Hallgrimsson, Benedikt; Gonzalez, Paula Natalia; Morphological correspondence between brain and endocranial surfaces in mice exposed to undernutrition during development; Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc; Journal of Anatomy; 241; 1; 3-2022; 1-120021-8782CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1111/joa.13639info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/joa.13639info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:35:01Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/212970instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 09:35:01.91CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Morphological correspondence between brain and endocranial surfaces in mice exposed to undernutrition during development
title Morphological correspondence between brain and endocranial surfaces in mice exposed to undernutrition during development
spellingShingle Morphological correspondence between brain and endocranial surfaces in mice exposed to undernutrition during development
Bonfili, Noelia Sabrina
BRAIN PLASTICITY
COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
GEOMETRIC MORPHOMETRICS
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
MORPHOLOGICAL INTEGRATION
PALEONEUROLOGY
title_short Morphological correspondence between brain and endocranial surfaces in mice exposed to undernutrition during development
title_full Morphological correspondence between brain and endocranial surfaces in mice exposed to undernutrition during development
title_fullStr Morphological correspondence between brain and endocranial surfaces in mice exposed to undernutrition during development
title_full_unstemmed Morphological correspondence between brain and endocranial surfaces in mice exposed to undernutrition during development
title_sort Morphological correspondence between brain and endocranial surfaces in mice exposed to undernutrition during development
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Bonfili, Noelia Sabrina
Barbeito Andrés, Jimena
Bernal, Valeria
Hallgrimsson, Benedikt
Gonzalez, Paula Natalia
author Bonfili, Noelia Sabrina
author_facet Bonfili, Noelia Sabrina
Barbeito Andrés, Jimena
Bernal, Valeria
Hallgrimsson, Benedikt
Gonzalez, Paula Natalia
author_role author
author2 Barbeito Andrés, Jimena
Bernal, Valeria
Hallgrimsson, Benedikt
Gonzalez, Paula Natalia
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv BRAIN PLASTICITY
COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
GEOMETRIC MORPHOMETRICS
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
MORPHOLOGICAL INTEGRATION
PALEONEUROLOGY
topic BRAIN PLASTICITY
COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
GEOMETRIC MORPHOMETRICS
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
MORPHOLOGICAL INTEGRATION
PALEONEUROLOGY
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The morphological changes of the brain and the skull are highly integrated as a result of shared developmental pathways and different types of interactions between them. Shared developmental trajectories between these two structures might be influenced by genetic and environmental factors. Although the effect of environmental factors on neural and craniofacial traits has been extensively studied, less is known about the specific impact of stressful conditions on the coordinated variation between these structures. Here, we test the effect of early nutrient restriction on morphological correspondence between the brain and the endocast. For this purpose, mice exposed to protein or calorie-protein restriction during gestation and lactation were compared with a control group in which dams were fed standard food ad libitum. High-resolution images were obtained after weaning to describe brain and endocranial morphology. By magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), brain volumes were obtained and endocasts were segmented from skull reconstructions derived from micro-computed tomography (microCT). Brain and endocranial volumes were compared to assess the correspondence in size. Shape changes were analyzed using a set of landmarks and semilandmarks on 3D surfaces. Results indicated that brain volume is relatively less affected by undernutrition during development than endocast volume. Shape covariation between the brain and the endocast was found to be quite singular for protein-restricted animals. Procrustes distances were larger between the brain and the endocast of the same specimens than between brains or endocasts of different animals, which means that the greatest similarity is by type of structure and suggests that the use of the endocast as a direct proxy of the brain at this intraspecific scale could have some limitations. In the same line, patterns of brain shape asymmetry were not directly estimated from endocranial surfaces. In sum, our findings indicate that morphological variation and association between the brain and the endocast is modulated by environmental factors and support the idea that head morphogenesis results from complex processes that are sensitive to the pervasive influence of nutrient intake.
Fil: Bonfili, Noelia Sabrina. Universidad Nacional Arturo Jauretche; Argentina. Universidad Nacional Arturo Jauretche. Unidad Ejecutora de Estudios en Neurociencias y Sistemas Complejos. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Ministerio de Salud. Hospital Alta Complejidad en Red El Cruce Dr. Néstor Carlos Kirchner Samic. Unidad Ejecutora de Estudios en Neurociencias y Sistemas Complejos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Unidad Ejecutora de Estudios en Neurociencias y Sistemas Complejos; Argentina
Fil: Barbeito Andrés, Jimena. Universidad Nacional Arturo Jauretche; Argentina. Universidad Nacional Arturo Jauretche. Unidad Ejecutora de Estudios en Neurociencias y Sistemas Complejos. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Ministerio de Salud. Hospital Alta Complejidad en Red El Cruce Dr. Néstor Carlos Kirchner Samic. Unidad Ejecutora de Estudios en Neurociencias y Sistemas Complejos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Unidad Ejecutora de Estudios en Neurociencias y Sistemas Complejos; Argentina
Fil: Bernal, Valeria. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Antropología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina
Fil: Hallgrimsson, Benedikt. University of Calgary; Canadá
Fil: Gonzalez, Paula Natalia. Universidad Nacional Arturo Jauretche; Argentina. Universidad Nacional Arturo Jauretche. Unidad Ejecutora de Estudios en Neurociencias y Sistemas Complejos. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Ministerio de Salud. Hospital Alta Complejidad en Red El Cruce Dr. Néstor Carlos Kirchner Samic. Unidad Ejecutora de Estudios en Neurociencias y Sistemas Complejos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Unidad Ejecutora de Estudios en Neurociencias y Sistemas Complejos; Argentina
description The morphological changes of the brain and the skull are highly integrated as a result of shared developmental pathways and different types of interactions between them. Shared developmental trajectories between these two structures might be influenced by genetic and environmental factors. Although the effect of environmental factors on neural and craniofacial traits has been extensively studied, less is known about the specific impact of stressful conditions on the coordinated variation between these structures. Here, we test the effect of early nutrient restriction on morphological correspondence between the brain and the endocast. For this purpose, mice exposed to protein or calorie-protein restriction during gestation and lactation were compared with a control group in which dams were fed standard food ad libitum. High-resolution images were obtained after weaning to describe brain and endocranial morphology. By magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), brain volumes were obtained and endocasts were segmented from skull reconstructions derived from micro-computed tomography (microCT). Brain and endocranial volumes were compared to assess the correspondence in size. Shape changes were analyzed using a set of landmarks and semilandmarks on 3D surfaces. Results indicated that brain volume is relatively less affected by undernutrition during development than endocast volume. Shape covariation between the brain and the endocast was found to be quite singular for protein-restricted animals. Procrustes distances were larger between the brain and the endocast of the same specimens than between brains or endocasts of different animals, which means that the greatest similarity is by type of structure and suggests that the use of the endocast as a direct proxy of the brain at this intraspecific scale could have some limitations. In the same line, patterns of brain shape asymmetry were not directly estimated from endocranial surfaces. In sum, our findings indicate that morphological variation and association between the brain and the endocast is modulated by environmental factors and support the idea that head morphogenesis results from complex processes that are sensitive to the pervasive influence of nutrient intake.
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