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A Multidimensional Dissection of Antipsychotic Treatment Response in Early Schizophrenia

A Multidimensional Dissection of Antipsychotic Treatment Response in Early Schizophrenia
早期精神分裂症抗精神病药物治疗反应的多维剖析
批准号:
10181080
负责人:
Rhiana Catherine Simon
金额:
$4.13万
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美国
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财政年份:
2019
资助国家:
美国
项目状态:
已结题
起止时间:
2019-07-01 至 2022-06-30

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PROJECT SUMMARY Coping with stress is a pervasive issue in day-to-day life, with chronic stress unearthing neuropsychiatric disor- ders in susceptible individuals. Stress-induced disorders include massive public health issues such as anxiety, depression and addiction. Despite our knowledge of the clinical pathologies associated with stress, the precise neural substrates of stress signaling remain unclear, and it is thus exceedingly difficult to develop therapeutic strategies for certain neuropsychiatric disorders. One brain region influenced by chronic stress is the ventral tegmental area (VTA), a heterogeneous midbrain area. The VTA is cellularly diverse, possessing dopaminergic (DA), GABAergic (GABA) and glutamatergic (Glu) neurons that together govern and coordinate motivated be- haviors. It is challenging to interpret the impact of chronic stress on VTA neurophysiology, as VTA neurons display differing firing patterns depending on the context, longevity and intensity of the stressor. It is also likely that there are cell-type-dependent responses to stress in the VTA. Therefore, I hypothesize that chronic stress elicits cell-type-specific transcriptional changes, leading to functional adaptations in VTA neuronal activity. To critically test how chronic stress impacts VTA neurophysiology, I propose to directly and chronically administer corticosterone (cort) to male and female mice. Following cort administration, I will first employ Drop-seq, a high- throughput single cell RNA-seq (scRNAseq) method, to profile VTA gene expression changes at a single-cell level resultant from chronic stress (Aim 1). Next, I will utilize patch-clamp electrophysiology and single-cell qPCR to measure membrane properties and synaptic activity of stress-modulated VTA neurons in a cell-type-specific manner. Using single-cell qPCR, I will measure changes in not only stress signaling- and neurotransmitter-re- lated genes, but will also measure alterations in genetic markers identified from Drop-seq (Aim 2). Here, I will attribute physiology and anatomy to gene expression, providing a more complete understanding of how chronic stress modulates VTA neurons at both a molecular and physiological level. Results from these experiments will also provide candidate genetic markers for highly-targeted behavioral studies that will elucidate how discrete cell populations in the VTA orchestrate motivated behaviors under stress. Together, these aims will promote our understanding of the precise neural circuits that are dysregulated in mental illness, contributing to the search for effective treatments.
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