Friday, December 16, 2016

NBG: V Edizione - 15 Dicembre 2016

Le neuroscienze nell'area napoletana 

La quinta edizione del NBG Meeting si è svolta al CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate. Il Comitato scientifico era così composto: Ennio Del Giudice (UNINA), L. Annunziato (UNINA), A. Usiello (CEINGE), Carla Lucini (UNINA), Elia Di Schiavi (IBBR, CNR), Mauro Cataldi (UNINA).




Il libro degli abstract in formato pdf è disponibile qui.

PROGRAMMA

09.00 – 09.15 Presentazione dell'NBG

PRIMA SESSIONE Chair: F. Salvatore (CEINGE, UNINA), E. Del Giudice (UNINA) 

MOLECULAR NEUROBIOLOGY 09.15 – 10.30
Imperatore R. (IBC,CNR)
Orexin, endocannabinoid and leptin interaction affects hypothalamic Tau phosphorilation
Indrieri A. (TIGEM) 
Synthetic long non-coding RNAs [SINEUPs] rescue defective gene expression in vivo
Giuditta A. (UNINA)
Brain metabolic DNA in memory processing and genome turnover
De Biase D. (UNINA)
Lipofuscin storage and autophagy dysregulation in aged bovine brain
D’Angelo L. (UNINA)
Nothobranchius furzeri: a model for studying neurobiology of ageing in the fast lane

NEURODEVELOPMENT/NEUROPHYSIOLOGY 10.30 – 11.45
D’Aniello S. (SZN) 
Novel implications in Neurotrophins during the development of the nervous system
Dubbioso R. (UNINA)
Center-surround organization of the human sensorimotor system
Esposito M.(SUN)
Developmental coordination disorder in children and sleep architecture: a case-control study.
Intartaglia D. (TIGEM)
MIR-204/211 in eye development and disease: an intricate relationship
Vitiello G. (UNINA)
An integrated clinical and genetic approach to corpus callosum abnormalities

EPILEPSY AND EPILEPTIC DISORDERS 11.45 – 13.15
Miceli F. (UNINA)
Pathogenetic mechanisms for early-onset epileptic encephalopathy caused by mutations in Kv7.2 voltage-gated K+ channels
Di Giaimo R. (UNINA)
Molecular and cellular role of cystatin B in cerebral cortex development and in the etiopathogenesis of EPM1.
Poeta L. (IGB, CNR)
Histone methylation-demethylation defects in forms of Intellectual Disability and Refractory Epilepsy: Analysis of disease-related pathways in in vitro and in vivo models
Terrone G. (UNINA)
A novel combination of drugs with antioxidant effects prevents progression of epilepsy in a rat model of acquired epileptogenesis
Cataldi M. (UNINA)
Carbachol-induced network oscillations in an in vitro limbic system brain slice
Viggiano A. (UNISA)
Ketogenic diet prevents neuronal firing increase within the substantia nigra during pentylenetetrazole-induced seizure in rats

BREAK: 13.15 – 14.00

SECONDA SESSIONE Chair: L. Annunziato (UNINA), A. Usiello (CEINGE, UNINA) 

PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS 14.00 – 15.30
Buonaguro E.F. (UNINA) 
Genetic-driven partial reduction of dopamine transporter function recapitulates ADHD- but not schizophrenia-related phenotypes
Catone G. (SUN)
Psychotic like experiences in help seeking adolescents and relationship with bullying victimization
De Risi M. (TIGEM)
Autism-like behavioral symptoms are associated to striatal dopamine system dysregulation in mucopolysaccharidosis type III-A
Cappuccio G. (UNINA)
A pseudogene increasing LRFN5 expression in a patient with 14q21.2 deletion and autism
Errico F. (CEINGE)
Potential involvement of the NMDA receptor agonist D-aspartate in schizophrenia
Guida F. (SUN)
Lactobacillus casei DG restores dysbiosis-induced gut inflammation, depressive behaviour and recognition memory deficit associated with physiological alterations in the hippocampus

NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS 15.30 – 17.15
Colarusso A. (UNINA) 
Towards the exploitation of CNF1 toxin as a potential treatment of some central nervous system diseases.
Penna E. (UNINA)
Local synthesis of APP in synaptosomal fraction from brain of Alzheimer's disease animal model
Di Schiavi E. (IBBR, CNR) 
Identification of neuroprotective molecules using a C. elegans model of Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Pulcrano S. (IGB, CNR)
Dopaminergic differentiation using microRNAs
Sorrentino N.C. (TIGEM)
New therapeutic approaches to treat CNS pathology in lysosomal storage disorders
Saracino D. (SUN)
A cluster of progranulin C157KfsX97 mutations in Southern Italy: clinical characterisation and genetic correlations
Gallo V. (UNINA)
Neurological abnormalities in a SCID patient carrying mutation of ARTEMIS, ADA and ERCC6 genes identified through Next Generation Sequencing

NEUROIMAGING/BIOMARKERS 17.15 – 18.15
Tarallo A. (UNINA)
Micro-RNA as biomarkers in Pompe Disease
Mazio F. (SUN)
Encephalic volumetric alterations in long-term survivor Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia patients identified with VBM analysis
Tedeschi E. (UNINA)
A model of possible applications of advanced MRI techniques in the field of inherited metabolic disorders: Fabry disease
Vallelunga A. (UNISA)
Serum MIR-148b as a potential biomarker for Multiple System Atrophy:a pilot study

Concluding remarks: E. Del Giudice 18.15 – 18.30