Abstract

This project is a multi-disciplinary approach with the goal of identifying the neurobiological basis of behavior changes in the aged. Dr. J. McGaugh and his group are studying the relationship between stress, pain threshold and transmitter systems in the aged. Their recent studies have identified age related changes in opiate receptor activity in various brain areas which appear to correlate with observed behavioral changes. Dr. Marshall and co-workers have continued to investigate sensorimotor disturbances in the aging rodent; most recently examining the pharmacological characteristics of central dopamine systems. Dr. Lynch and co-workers are studying the neurochemical and physiological correlates of long term potentiation. Dr. Cotman and co-workers are continuing their studies on lesion induced synaptic growth in aged brain. It now seems established that new connections for slower and there are fewer following brain injury in aged. Dr. Moldave and co-workers have shown that beta endorphin and enkephalins can inhibit protein synthesis in vitro. Their studies continue to analyze the capacity of aged cells to synthesize proteins.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Type
Research Program Projects (P01)
Project #
5P01AG000538-12
Application #
3090513
Study Section
Aging Review Committee (AGE)
Project Start
1985-09-30
Project End
1990-08-31
Budget Start
1988-09-01
Budget End
1989-08-31
Support Year
12
Fiscal Year
1988
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
University of California Irvine
Department
Type
Schools of Arts and Sciences
DUNS #
161202122
City
Irvine
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
92697

  Publications

Sosna, Justyna; Philipp, Stephan; Albay 3rd, Ricardo et al. (2018) Early long-term administration of the CSF1R inhibitor PLX3397 ablates microglia and reduces accumulation of intraneuronal amyloid, neuritic plaque deposition and pre-fibrillar oligomers in 5XFAD mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. Mol Neurodegener 13:11
Tong, Liqi; Prieto, G Aleph; Cotman, Carl W (2018) IL-1? suppresses cLTP-induced surface expression of GluA1 and actin polymerization via ceramide-mediated Src activation. J Neuroinflammation 15:127
Hainsworth, A H; Lee, S; Foot, P et al. (2018) Super-resolution imaging of subcortical white matter using stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy (STORM) and super-resolution optical fluctuation imaging (SOFI). Neuropathol Appl Neurobiol 44:417-426
Krotee, Pascal; Griner, Sarah L; Sawaya, Michael R et al. (2018) Common fibrillar spines of amyloid-? and human islet amyloid polypeptide revealed by microelectron diffraction and structure-based inhibitors. J Biol Chem 293:2888-2902
Prieto, G Aleph; Tong, Liqi; Smith, Erica D et al. (2018) TNF? and IL-1? but not IL-18 Suppresses Hippocampal Long-Term Potentiation Directly at the Synapse. Neurochem Res :
Abud, Edsel M; Ramirez, Ricardo N; Martinez, Eric S et al. (2017) iPSC-Derived Human Microglia-like Cells to Study Neurological Diseases. Neuron 94:278-293.e9
Jun, Gyungah R; Chung, Jaeyoon; Mez, Jesse et al. (2017) Transethnic genome-wide scan identifies novel Alzheimer's disease loci. Alzheimers Dement 13:727-738
Gonzalez, Bianca; Abud, Edsel M; Abud, Abigail M et al. (2017) Tau Spread, Apolipoprotein E, Inflammation, and More: Rapidly Evolving Basic Science in Alzheimer Disease. Neurol Clin 35:175-190
Prieto, G Aleph; Cotman, Carl W (2017) Cytokines and cytokine networks target neurons to modulate long-term potentiation. Cytokine Growth Factor Rev 34:27-33
Prieto, G Aleph; Cotman, Carl W (2017) On the road towards the global analysis of human synapses. Neural Regen Res 12:1586-1589

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