Abstract

This Core will supervise purchasing, housing, and behavioral testing of animals. In addition, 6-OHDA-induced lesions will be conducted under the supervision of the Core Director. Additional surgical procedures of general importance to the Program Project also will be developed and performed through the Core as the need arises. In a series of studies we will examine an alternative to the conventional mode of lesioning by employing an osmotic minipump to administer the 6-OHDA. The quality of the surgical work will be monitored via analyses conducted by the neurochemistry and histology services (Cores B and C). This Core should therefore greatly enhance the productivity of the Program, permitting us to integrate the results obtained by different components of the Program Project.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Type
Research Program Projects (P01)
Project #
3P01NS019608-18S1
Application #
6610373
Study Section
Project Start
2001-05-01
Project End
2003-04-30
Budget Start
1998-10-01
Budget End
1999-09-30
Support Year
18
Fiscal Year
2002
Total Cost
$207,281
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
University of Pittsburgh
Department
Type
DUNS #
053785812
City
Pittsburgh
State
PA
Country
United States
Zip Code
15213

  Publications

Jaumotte, Juliann D; Wyrostek, Stephanie L; Zigmond, Michael J (2016) Protection of cultured dopamine neurons from MPP(+) requires a combination of neurotrophic factors. Eur J Neurosci 44:1691-9
Ayadi, Amina El; Zigmond, Michael J; Smith, Amanda D (2016) IGF-1 protects dopamine neurons against oxidative stress: association with changes in phosphokinases. Exp Brain Res 234:1863-1873
Napier, T Celeste; Corvol, Jean-Christophe; Grace, Anthony A et al. (2015) Linking neuroscience with modern concepts of impulse control disorders in Parkinson's disease. Mov Disord 30:141-9
Zigmond, Michael J; Smeyne, Richard J (2014) Exercise: is it a neuroprotective and if so, how does it work? Parkinsonism Relat Disord 20 Suppl 1:S123-7
Jaumotte, Juliann D; Zigmond, Michael J (2014) Comparison of GDF5 and GDNF as neuroprotective factors for postnatal dopamine neurons in ventral mesencephalic cultures. J Neurosci Res 92:1425-33
Ahrens, Allison M; Nobile, Cameron W; Page, Lindsay E et al. (2013) Individual differences in the conditioned and unconditioned rat 50-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations elicited by repeated amphetamine exposure. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 229:687-700
Zigmond, Michael J; Cameron, Judy L; Hoffer, Barry J et al. (2012) Neurorestoration by physical exercise: moving forward. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 18 Suppl 1:S147-50
Cohen, Ann D; Zigmond, Michael J; Smith, Amanda D (2011) Effects of intrastriatal GDNF on the response of dopamine neurons to 6-hydroxydopamine: time course of protection and neurorestoration. Brain Res 1370:80-8
El Ayadi, Amina; Zigmond, Michael J (2011) Low concentrations of methamphetamine can protect dopaminergic cells against a larger oxidative stress injury: mechanistic study. PLoS One 6:e24722
Allen, Erika; Carlson, Kirsten M; Zigmond, Michael J et al. (2011) L-DOPA reverses motor deficits associated with normal aging in mice. Neurosci Lett 489:1-4

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