Whole brain circuit mapping of transplanted interneurons following traumatic brain injury

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Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT The loss of inhibitory interneurons after traumatic brain injury has been associated with the development of epilepsy and other deficits in cognition. Our lab has previously demonstrated that embryonic interneuron progenitors transplanted into the brain migrate, differentiate, and functionally integrate into host-brain networks, and can suppress spontaneous seizures and ameliorate learning and memory deficits in a mouse model of epilepsy. Transplanted interneurons exhibit mature morphologies and electrophysiological properties characteristic of endogenous interneurons. However, the cell types and brain regions that innervate transplanted interneurons are currently unknown. The goal of this proposal is to use a rabies virus tracing strategy, whole-brain clearing, and intact-brain imaging to map cell-type specific monosynaptic inputs onto interneurons grafted into the healthy and injured hippocampus.

Key facts

NIH application ID
10012950
Project number
5F31NS106806-03
Recipient
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE
Principal Investigator
Jan Christopher Frankowski
Activity code
F31
Funding institute
NIH
Fiscal year
2020
Award amount
$41,295
Award type
5
Project period
2018-09-30 → 2021-09-29