Spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) are the most common animal model used to study attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The purpose of this study was to look at the impact of neuroinflammation and autophagy on blood-brain barrier function in the prefrontal cortex and hippocampus of ADHD rats. The rats were separated into three groups: juvenile SHR (6 weeks), mature SHR (12 weeks), and comparable age WKY groups. An open-field test was used to assess rats’ ability to move on their…
