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44 th Annual Meeting<br />

and ToxExpo<br />

<strong>Program</strong> Description<br />

#1981 9:30 MODELING GENE NETWORKS IN THE<br />

NEURONAL ADAPTATION TO ALCOHOL. J. S.<br />

Schwaber. Department <strong>of</strong> Pathology, Anatomy and Cell<br />

Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA.<br />

Sponsor: W. Slikker.<br />

#1982 10:00 SYSTEMS BIOLOGY AND DOSE RESPONSE<br />

ASSESSMENT. M. Andersen. Division <strong>of</strong><br />

Biomathematics and Physical Sciences, CIIT, Research<br />

Triangle Park, NC.<br />

#1983 10:30 AN ±OMICS± APPROACH TO ELUCIDATE<br />

MECHANIMS OF DISRUPTED<br />

NEPHROGENESIS AND FUNCTIONAL<br />

INTERACTIONS BETWEEN AHR AND<br />

WILMS±TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE. K. S.<br />

Ramos. Department <strong>of</strong> Biochemistry and Molecular<br />

Biology, University <strong>of</strong> Louisville, Louisville, KY.<br />

#1984 11:00 COMPUTATIONAL SYSTEMS ANALYSIS OF<br />

DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY. T. B. Knudsen and<br />

A. V. Singh. Department <strong>of</strong> Molecular, Cellular and<br />

Crani<strong>of</strong>acial Biology, University <strong>of</strong> Louisville,<br />

Louisville, KY.<br />

Thursday Morning, March 10<br />

8:30 AM to 11:30 AM<br />

Room RO8<br />

WORKSHOP SESSION: CELLULAR/MOLECULAR MECHANISMS<br />

INVOLVED IN ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICALS- INDUCED<br />

DOPAMINERGIC NEUROTOXICITY AND THE CONSEQUENCES ON<br />

NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES<br />

Chairperson(s): Anumantha Kanthasamy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA<br />

and Syed F. Ali, NCTR FDA, Little Rock, AR.<br />

Endorsed by:<br />

Neurotoxicology SS*<br />

Student Advisory Committee<br />

#1985 8:30 CELLULAR/MOLECULAR MECHANISMS<br />

INVOLVED IN ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICALS-<br />

INDUCED DOPAMINERGIC NEUROTOXICITY<br />

AND THE CONSEQUENCES ON<br />

NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES. A. G.<br />

Kanthasamy. Iowa State University, Ames, IA.<br />

#1986 8:35 OXIDATIVE STRESS-SENSITIVE KINASE IN<br />

NEUROTOXINS-INDUCED SELECTIVE<br />

DOPAMINERGIC CELL DEATH: RELEVANCE<br />

TO PARKINSON’S DISEASE. A. G. Kanthasamy.<br />

Biomedical Sciences, Iowa State University, Ames, IA.<br />

#1987 9:15 ROLE OF PROINFLAMATORY CYTOKINES IN<br />

CHEMICALLY-INDUCED DOPAMINERGIC<br />

NEURODEGERATION. J. O’Callaghan.<br />

Neurotoxicology Laboratory, CDC/NIOSH,<br />

Morgantown, WV.<br />

#1988 9:55 BIOLOGICAL BASES FOR PCB INDUCED<br />

ALTERATION IN DOPAMINE-MEDIATED<br />

NEUROLOGICAL FUNCTION. R. F. Seegal 2 , K. L.<br />

Marek 3 , S. A. Factor 4 , R. J. McCaffrey 5 , R. F. Hasse 5<br />

and A. G. Kanthasamy 1 . 1 Biomedical Sciences, Iowa<br />

State University, Ames, IA, 2 New York State<br />

Department <strong>of</strong> Health, Wadsworth Center, Albany, NY,<br />

3 Institute <strong>of</strong> Neurodegenerative Disorders, New Haven,<br />

CT, 4 Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY and<br />

5 University <strong>of</strong> Albany, Albany, NY.<br />

#1989 10:35 ROLE OF NITRIC OXIDE IN<br />

METHAMPHETAMINE-INDUCED<br />

DOPAMINERGIC NEUROTOXICITY IN MICE. S.<br />

F. Ali 1 and Y. Itzhak 2 . 1 Division <strong>of</strong> Neurotoxicology,<br />

NCTR/FDA, Jefferson, AR and 2 Department <strong>of</strong><br />

Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University <strong>of</strong><br />

Miami School <strong>of</strong> Medicine, Miami, FL.<br />

THURSDAY<br />

Environmental neurotoxic chemical exposures are increasingly recognized as<br />

dominant risk factors in the etiology <strong>of</strong> many neurodegenerative disorders<br />

including Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease Amyotrophic Lateral<br />

Sclerosis and Huntington’s disease. Exposure to environmental neurotoxic<br />

agents (metals, pesticides, PCBs and others) is <strong>of</strong>ten superimposed with the<br />

pathological hallmarks <strong>of</strong> neurodegenerative disorders. In recent years, cell<br />

death mechanisms have been investigated extensively. Despite this growing<br />

amount <strong>of</strong> information regarding the cell death process, little effort has been<br />

made to integrate this body <strong>of</strong> knowledge with the area <strong>of</strong> neurotoxicology and<br />

establish its relevance to neurodegenerative diseases. This workshop is designed<br />

to fill this gap by entertaining discussion <strong>of</strong> key cell death signaling molecules<br />

and other cellular targets during neurotoxic chemical exposures that may impact<br />

the disease process <strong>of</strong> neurodegenerative disorders. Specifically, novel findings<br />

obtained from both in vitro and in vivo models <strong>of</strong> neurotoxicity using state-<strong>of</strong>the-art<br />

approaches including toxicogenomics, transgenics, knock-outs, and<br />

RNA interference (RNAi) will be presented at this workshop. The workshop<br />

presentations are expected to uncover unifying concepts and set the groundwork<br />

for translation <strong>of</strong> key analogies between neurotoxicology research and neurodegenerative<br />

disorders. Also, questions provided by the speakers will serve as<br />

catalysts for discussion with the audience. Overall, this workshop is likely to<br />

accelerate understanding <strong>of</strong> the role <strong>of</strong> environmental neurotoxic agents in the<br />

etiopathogenesis <strong>of</strong> neurodegenerative disorders as well as to foster the development<br />

<strong>of</strong> novel therapeutic strategies.<br />

202<br />

SOT’s 44 th Annual Meeting

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