Abstract

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. Primary support for the subproject and the subproject's principal investigator may have been provided by other sources, including other NIH sources. The Total Cost listed for the subproject likely represents the estimated amount of Center infrastructure utilized by the subproject, not direct funding provided by the NCRR grant to the subproject or subproject staff. Dermal fibroblasts grafted in the globus pallidus have been shown to modulate the neuronal activity and improve motor behavior in rodent models of Parkinson's disease. In this project, we will study the transplantation of fibroblasts into the globus pallidus of parkinsonian monkeys to evaluate effects on parkinsonian symptoms. We plan to obtain fibroblast from skin biopsy and subsequently culture the cells for grafting.
In aim 1, we plan to test the accuracy of location of the graft using microelectrode-guided mapping of basal ganglia regions in a normal monkey.
In Aim 2, the fibroblast transplantation will be carried out in MPTP parkinsonian monkeys. In these parkinsonian monkeys, tests of levodopa-induced dyskinesias will be preformed for three months after the transplantation. These animals will be sacrificed at the end of the behavioral testing period. This project has just started with Aim 1.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Type
Primate Research Center Grants (P51)
Project #
2P51RR000165-51
Application #
8357537
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZRR1-CM-5 (01))
Project Start
2011-08-01
Project End
2012-04-30
Budget Start
2011-08-01
Budget End
2012-04-30
Support Year
51
Fiscal Year
2011
Total Cost
$32,906
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
Emory University
Department
Otolaryngology
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
066469933
City
Atlanta
State
GA
Country
United States
Zip Code
30322

  Publications

Claw, Katrina G; George, Renee D; MacCoss, Michael J et al. (2018) Quantitative evolutionary proteomics of seminal fluid from primates with different mating systems. BMC Genomics 19:488
Adekambi, Toidi; Ibegbu, Chris C; Cagle, Stephanie et al. (2018) High Frequencies of Caspase-3 Expressing Mycobacterium tuberculosis-Specific CD4+ T Cells Are Associated With Active Tuberculosis. Front Immunol 9:1481
Beck, Goichi; Maehara, Shunsuke; Chang, Phat Ly et al. (2018) A Selective Phosphodiesterase 10A Inhibitor Reduces L-Dopa-Induced Dyskinesias in Parkinsonian Monkeys. Mov Disord 33:805-814
Georgieva, Maria; Sia, Jonathan Kevin; Bizzell, Erica et al. (2018) Mycobacterium tuberculosis GroEL2 Modulates Dendritic Cell Responses. Infect Immun 86:
Tedesco, Dana; Grakoui, Arash (2018) Environmental peer pressure: CD4+ T cell help in tolerance and transplantation. Liver Transpl 24:89-97
Mavigner, Maud; Habib, Jakob; Deleage, Claire et al. (2018) Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Persistence in Cellular and Anatomic Reservoirs in Antiretroviral Therapy-Suppressed Infant Rhesus Macaques. J Virol 92:
Walker, Lary C (2018) Prion-like mechanisms in Alzheimer disease. Handb Clin Neurol 153:303-319
Kamberov, Yana G; Guhan, Samantha M; DeMarchis, Alessandra et al. (2018) Comparative evidence for the independent evolution of hair and sweat gland traits in primates. J Hum Evol 125:99-105
Wakeford, Alison G P; Morin, Elyse L; Bramlett, Sara N et al. (2018) A review of nonhuman primate models of early life stress and adolescent drug abuse. Neurobiol Stress 9:188-198
Singh, Arun; Jenkins, Meagan A; Burke Jr, Kenneth J et al. (2018) Glutamatergic Tuning of Hyperactive Striatal Projection Neurons Controls the Motor Response to Dopamine Replacement in Parkinsonian Primates. Cell Rep 22:941-952

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