Objetivo Alzheimer disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia among the elderly, whose care in Europe demands an amount of financial resources which is rising dramatically making AD a financial problem. Delaying AD onset by 5 years would decrease its prevalence by 50% with an enormous impact on the financial resources involved in AD care. Hence, it is necessary to understand the mechanisms related to the earlier phases before the symptoms onset. Insulin resistance is associated with a higher risk to develop AD. Post-mortem analysis of brains from AD subjects revealed a markedly downregulated expression of the insulin receptor (IR) and its downstream targets, which progresses with severity of neurodegeneration. Biliverdin reductase-A (BVR-A) is a pleiotropic enzyme that not only catalyzes the synthesis of the powerful antioxidant bilirubin but through its Ser/Thr/Tyr kinase activity modulates cell signaling networks including the two main arms of insulin signaling: MAPK and PI3K. Further, BVR-A is directly activated, via Tyr phosphorylation, by IR. Thus, being BVR-A an up-stream effector in the IR-mediated signaling cascade I hypothesize that the impairment of BVR-A activity contribute substantially to the progression of insulin resistance observed in AD, likely due to the oxidative damage as reported in the brain of aMCI and AD subjects. The aim of this project is to provide evidence about age-associated BVR-A-dependent changes of (i) oxidative/nitrosative stress levels; and (ii) the insulin-induced signaling pathways in 3xTg-AD mice model of AD. Finally, the effect of intranasal insulin (INI) administration, will be evaluated to describe age-dependent insulin effects on IR/BVR-A-dependent signaling pathways and cognition, to rule out if defects in insulin singling are associated with age-dependent changes of BVR-A expression and/or activity. Ámbito científico natural sciencesbiological sciencesneurobiologymedical and health sciencesbasic medicineneurologydementiaalzheimernatural sciencesbiological sciencescell biologycell signalingnatural sciencesbiological sciencesbiochemistrybiomoleculesproteinsenzymes Programa(s) FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Tema(s) FP7-PEOPLE-2013-IEF - Marie-Curie Action: "Intra-European fellowships for career development" Convocatoria de propuestas FP7-PEOPLE-2013-IEF Consulte otros proyectos de esta convocatoria Régimen de financiación MC-IEF - Intra-European Fellowships (IEF) Coordinador UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA Aportación de la UE € 179 739,60 Dirección Piazzale Aldo Moro 5 00185 Roma Italia Ver en el mapa Región Centro (IT) Lazio Roma Tipo de actividad Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contacto administrativo Marzia Perluigi (Prof.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos
