2nd
Symposium on the Neurovirology and Neuroimmunology of Schizophrenia and Bipolar
Disorder – Nov. 1996
Session
I: The Stanley Neurovirology Laboratory of the Johns Hopkins University
| Abstract | Speaker |
| Overview of
the Stanley Laboratory Program-Do We Really Think That Infections Can Cause Human Psychiatric Diseases |
Robert Yolken |
| Viral and
Virus-Related RNA Transcripts Are Differentially Expressed In the Brains of Individuals with Schizophrenia |
Frances Yee |
| Correlation
of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder with Cytokine and Cytokine Receptors in Ventricular Fluids and Postmortem Brain Tissue |
Linda Bobo |
| Measurement
of RNA from 89 Postmortem Human Brains: A Multivariate Statistical Analysis of Pre- and Post Mortem Effects on the Yields of GAPdH As Measured by RT-PCR |
Nancy
Johnston |
| Detection of
Viral Particles in Glial Cells Inoculated with Brain Tissue From Individuals with Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disease |
Indra Dé |
| Serial
Analysis of Gene Expression of Human Brain Tissue |
Yeping Sun |
| Genomic
Differential Display Enriched for Retroviral LTR Sequences |
Raphael Viscidi |
Session II: Other
Neurological and Infectious Diseases–What Can Be Applied to the Understanding
of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disease
| Molecular
Biology of ALzheimer’s Disease |
Sangram S.
Sisodia |
| Genetics of
Huntington’s Disease: Lessons for Psychiatry |
Christopher
Ross |
| Trypanosoma
Brucei Dysregulates the Mammalian Circadian Clock |
Krister S.
Kristensson |
|
Cytomegalovirus and Post-Transplant Arteriosclerosis |
Lorraine V.
Brando |
| Virological
Aspects of Neuropathogenesis of HIV-1 Disease |
Shizuku Sei |
| DNA
Polymorphism and Susceptibility to Environmentally Acquired Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease |
Larisa
Cervenakova |
| Association
of HHV-6 and Multiple Sclerosis |
Steven
Jacobson |
| Higher
Frequency of Human Herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) Antibody in Cerebral Spinal Fluids and Sera from Multiple Sclerosis Patients |
Dharam V.
Ablashi |
Session III: Posters
|
Susceptibility of Human Macrophages to Coronavirus OC43 |
Arlene
Collins |
| Investigation
of Insertional Mutagenesis of “Retroid” Elements in the Human Genome with Reference to Schizophrenia |
Paromita Deb |
| Neonatal
Infection Increases Neurotrophic Factor mRNA |
John H.
Gilmore |
| The Incidence
and Prevalence of Bipolar Affective Disorder in Jamaica |
Frederick W.
Hickling |
| Comparison of
cDNA Libraries From the Brains of Normal and Schizophrenic Individuals Show That An Unusually High Number of Novel Sequences are Present in the Brain of the Schizophrenic Individual |
Nancy
Johnston |
| The
Application and Adaptation of Representational Difference Analysis in the Evaluation of Retroviral Hypothesis for Schizophrenia |
Timothy A.
Klempan |
| A Pilot Study
of Cytokine and Soluble Interleukin-2 Receptor Levels in Symptomatic Bipolar Patients |
Mark H.
Rapaport |
| Effect of
HTLV-1 Virus, INF-Υ and Quin Precursors on Quin Response in Cultured Human Monocytes and Macrophages |
Chettemgere
Venkateshan |
Session IV: Infections
and Human Psychiatric Diseases
| Measles Virus
Invasion Through Limbic Structures in Mice Disrupted Gene for the Transporer Associated with Antigen Presentation |
Erling Norrby |
| Psychosis
After Prenatal Exposure to Rubella |
Alan S. Brown |
| Rates of
Flu-Like Illness in Patients with Affective Disorders |
Mady
Hornig-Rohan |
| Instability
of SCMV-Derived Stealth Viral Genome |
W. John
Martin |
| PANDAS: Is
There a New “Species” of Pediatric Neuropsychiatric Disorders? |
Susan Swedo |
| The Immune
Response in the Disruption of Hippocampal GABA Circuits Following Neonatal Infection with Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus (LCMV) |
Brad D.
Pearce |
Session V: Immunology
and Pathology of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disease
| Evidence of
Differences in Immune Function in Older & Younger Schizophrenic Patients: Is This Age Or A Function of Severity of Illness |
Mark H.
Rapaport |
| Antibodies to
Neural Tissue Proteins in Schizophrenic Patients |
Pinkhas
Sirota |
| The Role of
Immune Measures in Psychosis and Stress Sensitivity in Schizophrenia |
Daniel P. van
Kammen |
| The Role of
Cytokines in Untreated and Treated Childhood Onset Schizophrenia |
Barbara B.
Mittleman |
| Interleukin-6
Sensitizes Rats to the Locomotor-Activating Effects of Amphetamine |
Steve Zalcman |
| PPARδ
And Its Potential Involvement in Schizophrenia |
Guoqiang Xing |
| Deteaction
and Quantitation of Genomic Differences in Microsatellites of Monozgotic Twins |
Cassandra L.
Smith |
|
Characterization of Disease Processes and Pharmaceutical Mechanisms Through Quantitative High-Throughput 2-D Electrophoresis |
N. L.
Anderson |
| A New
PCR-Based DNA Fingerprinting Method: AFLP |
Jhy-Jhu Lin |
| Do The
Anatomy and Course of Schizophrenia Assist In The Seach for Etiology? |
Janice R.
Stevens |
Session VI:
Epidemiology and Pathophysiology of Borna Disease
| Borna Disease
Virus in Psychiatric Disease |
Kathryn
Carbone |
| Borna Disease
Virus in Humans |
Juan C. de la
Torre |
| Borna Disease
Virus Serology In a First Episode Schizophrenia Cohort |
Royce W.
Waltrip II |
| Prevalence of
Borna Disease Virus RNA in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells From Patients With Affective Disorders |
Masahiko
Kishi |
| Is Active
Borna Disease Virus Infection Really A Contributor to Human Psychiatric Disorders? |
D. Craig
Hooper |
| Neural
Development Patterns in Rats Infected with Borna Disease Virus As Neonates |
Joanne M.
Pyper |
Sesssion VII: Plenary
Speaker and Closing
| The Molecular
Biology and Genetics of Prion Diseases: A Journey From Heresy to Orthodoxy |
Stanley P.
Prusiner |
| Where Have We
Been and Where Are We Going: Risk Factors and Future Directions |
E. Fuller
Torrey |
| Closing
Comments |
Robert H.
Yolken |