| Project Type: | Pilot Study | ||
| Project Title: | The Sympathetic Nervous System Regulates the Stability of the Neuromuscular Junction with Aging | ||
| Principal Investigator: | Christina Furdui, PhD | ||
| Other Key Investigator (1): | Osvaldo Delbono | ||
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| Project Start Date: | 04/15/2016 | ||
| Projected End Date: | 03/31/2018 | ||
| Associated Center: | Wake Forest University | ||
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Pilot and Exploratory Studies Core |
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| Brief Description: | we propose a new, quadripartite model-composed of the motor neuron axon, postsynaptic myofiber specialization, tSCs, and sympathetic neuron axon-by which myofiber sympathetic innervation directly innervate the myofiber at the NMJ, regulate motor innervation and autophagy, and stabilizes the NMJ. We hypothesize that (1) the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) innervates the skeletal muscle at the mouse NMJ, while age-dependent sympathetic denervation leads to NMJ instability, disorganization, and motor denervation; and (2) maintenance of sympathetic innervation significantly prevents motor denervation, NMJ functional decline, and sarcopenia with aging. | ||
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| Registered By: | Abby Archer | ||
| Registered On: | 08/15/2016 | ||
| Project Status: | Active | ||
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