Research progress in animal models for tic disorder / 中华实用儿科临床杂志

ABSTRACT

Tic disorder (TD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that occurs in childhood, characterized by involuntary movements or vocal tics and occasionally accompanied by various comorbidities.It may seriously affect children′s daily life, learning and social activities.Exploring its etiology and pathological mechanisms and developing drugs require extensive research on animal models.There are currently various methods for constructing TD models, including induced and spontaneous animal models, such as induced animal models with abnormal neurotransmitters and immune functions and spontaneous animal models based on genetic engineering.However, no animal model can fully match the manifestations of TD.This article summarizes the commonly used animal models for TD to provide references for exploring pathological mechanisms and developing drugs.