LYSERGIC ACID DIETHYLAMIDE INDUCED GENE EXPRESSION

这项研究的具体目的是确定和表征其表达模式受到大鼠大脑中急性LSD给药影响的基因。候选基因将从先前差异显示PCR实验中分离的克隆池中鉴定。将通过RNA酶保护和组织原位实验确定和表征候选物脑内的差异表达。将产生抗体以分析候选蛋白质表达。将在给予不同的致幻剂后测试差异表达。差异表达基因作用的受体介导途径将在采用多种受体拮抗剂的实验中确定。最终，这些基因，它们的产物和参与的途径可能会被研究它们在动物行为和人类精神疾病（如精神分裂症）中的潜在作用。这种培训和研究可以为今后在学术环境中建立独立研究计划的工作提供基础。

The specific aims of the research in this proposal are to identify and characterize genes whose expression patterns are influenced by acute LSD administration in the brains of rats. Candidate genes will be identified from a pool of clones isolated in previous Differential Display PCR experiments. Differential expression within the brain for candidates will be determined and characterized by RNase protection and tissue in situ experiments. Antibodies will be generated to analyze candidate protein expression. Differential expression will be tested after administration of different hallucinogens. The receptor mediated pathways in which the differentially expressed genes act will be determined in experiments employing a variety of receptor antagonists. Ultimately these genes, their products and the pathways that are involved may be investigated for their potential role in animal behavior and in human mental disorders such as schizophrenia. This training and research could provide the basis for future work in establishing an independent research program in an academic environment.