Abstract

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Specific Aims 1. To successfully transfect primary cultures of rat hippocampal neurons with the 15-LOX (15-lipoxygenase) open reading frame (ORF) and siRNA (small-interference RNA) plasmids to over-express and knock-down 15-LOX, respectively. Immunocytochemistry was used to examine for protein expression and neuron viability. 2. To use the transfected cultures to assay for protection against amyloid-? peptide (A?42) ?induced toxicity. It is expected that over expression of the 15-LOX will activate neuroprotective pathways, whereas the siRNA-knock-down cultures will be more susceptible to A?42-induced toxicity.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Type
Exploratory Grants (P20)
Project #
5P20RR016816-09
Application #
8167399
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZRR1-RI-8 (01))
Project Start
2010-02-01
Project End
2011-01-31
Budget Start
2010-02-01
Budget End
2011-01-31
Support Year
9
Fiscal Year
2010
Total Cost
$17,172
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
Louisiana State Univ Hsc New Orleans
Department
Neurology
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
782627814
City
New Orleans
State
LA
Country
United States
Zip Code
70112

  Publications

Ponnath, Abhilash; Farris, Hamilton E (2014) Sound-by-sound thalamic stimulation modulates midbrain auditory excitability and relative binaural sensitivity in frogs. Front Neural Circuits 8:85
Ferland, Chantelle L; Harris, Erin P; Lam, Mai et al. (2014) Facilitation of the HPA axis to a novel acute stress following chronic stress exposure modulates histone acetylation and the ERK/MAPK pathway in the dentate gyrus of male rats. Endocrinology 155:2942-52
Renner, Nicole A; Sansing, Hope A; Inglis, Fiona M et al. (2013) Transient acidification and subsequent proinflammatory cytokine stimulation of astrocytes induce distinct activation phenotypes. J Cell Physiol 228:1284-94
Harrison, L M; Muller, S H; Spano, D (2013) Effects of the Ras homolog Rhes on Akt/protein kinase B and glycogen synthase kinase 3 phosphorylation in striatum. Neuroscience 236:21-30
Ferland, Chantelle L; Hawley, Wayne R; Puckett, Rosemary E et al. (2013) Sirtuin activity in dentate gyrus contributes to chronic stress-induced behavior and extracellular signal-regulated protein kinases 1 and 2 cascade changes in the hippocampus. Biol Psychiatry 74:927-35
Ponnath, Abhilash; Hoke, Kim L; Farris, Hamilton E (2013) Stimulus change detection in phasic auditory units in the frog midbrain: frequency and ear specific adaptation. J Comp Physiol A Neuroethol Sens Neural Behav Physiol 199:295-313
Imaizumi, Kazuo; Shih, Jonathan Y; Farris, Hamilton E (2013) Global hyper-synchronous spontaneous activity in the developing optic tectum. Sci Rep 3:1552
Jones, Patricia L; Farris, Hamilton E; Ryan, Michael J et al. (2013) Do frog-eating bats perceptually bind the complex components of frog calls? J Comp Physiol A Neuroethol Sens Neural Behav Physiol 199:279-83
Lentz, Jennifer J; Jodelka, Francine M; Hinrich, Anthony J et al. (2013) Rescue of hearing and vestibular function by antisense oligonucleotides in a mouse model of human deafness. Nat Med 19:345-50
Harrison, Laura M (2012) Rhes: a GTP-binding protein integral to striatal physiology and pathology. Cell Mol Neurobiol 32:907-18

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