Genetically-controlled MRI contrast agents for functional brain imaging

用于功能性脑成像的基因控制 MRI 造影剂

基本信息

批准号：
7430130
负责人：
Alan Jasanoff
金额：
$ 251.75万
依托单位：
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2007
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2007-09-30 至 2012-08-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7430130
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项目摘要

Understanding how the brain controls behavior is one of the outstanding scientific problems of today. The methods most needed to study neural mechanisms of behavior will combine the noninvasiveness and whole-brain coverage of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with the precision of cellular recording tech- niques like electrophysiology and fluorescence microscopy. Here we propose to develop a new set of neu- roimaging techniques that approach this ideal. The methods rely on the use of protein-based sensors that report aspects of neural function and may be targeted to specific cells or cell types. Unlike protein sensors developed previously for optical imaging, the sensors we propose to create will incorporate MRI contrast agents, meaning that they can be monitored across entire, intact brains; genetic targeting will allow neural activity of defined “circuit elements” to be identified and integrated into explanatory models of brain function. In the first two Specific Aims, we propose to form and apply genetically-encoded calcium-sensitive contrast agents based on the iron storage protein ferritin (Ft). Our preliminary data and recently published results indicate feasibility of the design, which we will test in rats once it has been validated in cell culture. Ft- based sensors may not offer enough sensitivity for functional imaging of sparse or subtle changes in neu- ronal physiology, however. To address this, we propose in Aims 3-4 to develop a second genetically- controlled system in which markers of neuronal activity are transduced and amplified by enzymes into ro- bust signals that may be read out using powerful exogenous contrast agents. This program is an ambitious and high-impact endeavor that, once accomplished, will change the way researchers study the brain. The PI and his laboratory have the diversity of experience, record of effective collaborations, and risk-taking spirit that will allow them to introduce a new generation of brain measurements and empirical approaches in neuroscience.

了解大脑如何控制行为是当今突出的科学问题之一。研究行为神经机制最需要的方法将结合非侵入性和具有精确细胞记录技术的磁共振成像（MRI）全脑覆盖在这里，我们建议开发一套新的神经学技术。接近这一理想的漫游成像技术依赖于使用基于蛋白质的传感器。与蛋白质传感器不同，报告神经功能的各个方面，并且可以针对特定细胞或细胞类型。之前为光学成像开发的传感器，我们建议创建的传感器将结合 MRI 对比代理，这意味着它们可以在整个、完整的大脑中进行监测，这将允许神经靶向；定义的“电路元件”的活动被识别并整合到大脑功能的解释模型中。在前两个具体目标中，我们建议形成并应用基因编码的钙敏感对比剂基于铁储存蛋白铁蛋白 (Ft) 的药物。我们的初步数据和最近发表的结果。表明该设计的可行性，一旦在细胞培养中得到验证，我们将在大鼠中进行测试。基于传感器的可能无法为稀疏或细微的神经变化的功能成像提供足够的灵敏度然而，为了解决这个问题，我们在目标 3-4 中建议开发第二种基因- 受控系统，其中神经元活动的标记物被酶转导和放大成ro- 可以使用强大的外源性造影剂读出胸围信号，该计划是一个雄心勃勃的计划。一旦完成，将改变研究人员研究大脑的方式。 PI和他的实验室拥有丰富的经验、有效合作的记录和冒险精神这种精神将使他们能够引入新一代的大脑测量和经验方法神经科学。