Neuronal Cytoskeleton in Aging and Alzheimers Disease

Balin, Brian J.

Abstract

Funding Agency

• Agency: National Institute of Health (NIH)
• Institute: National Institute on Aging (NIA)
• Type: First Independent Research Support & Transition (FIRST) Awards (R29)
• Project #: 5R29AG010160-05
• Application #: 2051411
• Study Section: Neurology A Study Section (NEUA)
• Project Start: 1992-04-01
• Project End: 1997-03-31
• Budget Start: 1996-04-01
• Budget End: 1997-03-31
• Support Year: 5
• Fiscal Year: 1996

Institution

• Name: Allegheny University of Health Sciences
• Department: Pathology
• Type: Schools of Medicine
• City: Philadelphia
• State: PA
• Country: United States
• Zip Code: 19129

Publications

Balin, Brian J; Little, C Scott; Hammond, Christine J et al. (2008) Chlamydophila pneumoniae and the etiology of late-onset Alzheimer's disease. J Alzheimers Dis 13:371-80

Balin, B J; Loewy, A G; Appelt, D M (1999) Analysis of transglutaminase-catalyzed isopeptide bonds in paired helical filaments and neurofibrillary tangles from Alzheimer's disease. Methods Enzymol 309:172-86

Balin, B J; Gerard, H C; Arking, E J et al. (1998) Identification and localization of Chlamydia pneumoniae in the Alzheimer's brain. Med Microbiol Immunol 187:23-42

Appelt, D M; Balin, B J (1997) The association of tissue transglutaminase with human recombinant tau results in the formation of insoluble filamentous structures. Brain Res 745:21-31

Appelt, D M; Kopen, G C; Boyne, L J et al. (1996) Localization of transglutaminase in hippocampal neurons: implications for Alzheimer's disease. J Histochem Cytochem 44:1421-7

Balin, B J; Miller, M E (1995) Reassembly of the 66 kD neurofilament protein in vitro following isolation and purification from bovine spinal cord. J Neurosci Res 40:79-88

Appelt, D M; Balin, B J (1993) Analysis of paired helical filaments (PHFs) found in Alzheimer's disease using freeze-drying/rotary shadowing. J Struct Biol 111:85-95