3rd Symposium on the Neurovirology and Neuroimmunology of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder – October 23-25, 1997
Session I: Presentations From the Stanley Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
| Abstract | Presenter |
| Description of the Stanley Neuropathology Program | E. Fuller Torrey |
| Individual Variations of Proten Species and Levels in Human Frontal Cortices: A Preliminary Study of Protein Variation Between Mentally Ill and Unaffected Individuals | Nancy L. Johnston |
| Viral and Virus-Associated RNA Transcripts Are Differentially Expressed in the Brains of Individuals with Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder | Frances Yee |
| Serial Analysis of Gene Expression of Brain Tissue From Individuals with Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder | Yeping Sun |
| Epidemiologic Correlates of Interleukin-2 Receptor in Postmortem CSF and Sera of Individuals with Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder | Linda D. Bobo |
| Spinophilin: Alterations In A Postsynaptic Marker in Schizophrenia | Indra Dé |
| Screening for Viral Nucleic Acid Sequences in CSF and Brain Tissue Obtained Post Mortem from Patients with Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder | Håkan Karlsson |
| PCR Methods for Differential Display of Retroviral LTR Sequences Using tRNA Binding Sites and DNA Binding Motifs of Transcription Factors as Primers | Raphael P. Viscidi |
Session II: Pathophysiological Mechanisms of Viral Infection and Neuropshychiatric Diseases
| Protein Kinase C Signaling Cascade and Bipolar Disorder: Therapeutic Implications | Husseini K. Manji |
| Herpes Simplex Virus Latent Infection of the Central Nervous System | Richard B. Tenser |
| Identification of a Herpes Simplex Virus Genetic Element Involved Neurovirulence | Jeng-Yang Ling |
| Systemic Infection Alters Neurotrophic Factor mRNA | John H. Gilmore |
| Apoptosis in the CNS of TMEV-Infected SLJ Mice | Emilia L. Oleszak |
| Cathecholaminergic Transmission During Newcastle Disease Virus Infection in Chicks | Valluru Lokantha |
Session III: Methods for the Measurement of Nucleic Acids and Proteins
| Modulation of CNS Gene Expression by Mood Stabilizing Agents | Husseini K. Manji |
| Gene Expression Discovery System (GEDSSM): A Fluorescent Differential Display Methodology for Rapid Expression Survey and Analysis of Nearly All Genes | Babak Azad |
| Genomic Differential Display: An Alternative to Positional Cloning | Cassandra Smith |
| Analysis of Brain Proteins by 2-Dimensional Electrophoresis | N. Leigh Anderson |
Session IV: Posters
| Identification of Differentially Expressed Messages From The Postmortem Brains of Schizophrenic and Bipolar Individuals | Nancy L. Johnston |
| Correlation of Epidemiologic and Pathologic Variables with IL-2 Cytokine, IL-2 Receptor and Quinolinic Acid Levels of Individuals with Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Unipolar Depression or Normal Controls | Jose D. Palton-Ortiz |
| Soluble Interleukin-2 Receptor Levels in Families of Patients With Schizophrenia | Fiona Gaughran |
| Inducible-Nitric Oxide Synthase (iNOS) and Nitrotyrosine are Found in Acute But Not in Chronic Multiple Sclerosis Lesions | Emilia L. Oleszak |
| Postnatal Herpes Simplex Virus TYpe 1 Encephalitis Affects Adults Sensorimotor Gating Function in Rats | Jorgen A. Engel |
| CMV Infection | Lorraine Brando |
| Calcium-Channel Dysfunction in Hippocampal Neurons Induced by Mumps Virus Infection | Krister Kristensson |
| Hytothalamus-Hypophysis Pathology in Young Suicide Victims | Z. Srebo |
| Schizotypy and Leadership: A Contrasting Model for the Deficit Symptoms: A Role for Sex Hormonal Dysgenesis? | A.G. Alias |
| Schizophrenia, Affective Disorders and Infantile Autism: Ultrastructural Alterations in Platelets | Sequndo Mesa |
| Stiff-Man Syndrome: Results of Interview and Psychologic Testing | John L. Black |
Session V: Plenary Speaker
| What Epidemiology Can Tell About Multiple Sclerosis | John F. Kurtzke |
Session VI: Epidemiology and Pathogenesis of Human Neuropsychiatric Diseases
| Prenatal Infection and Affective Disorders: A Tale of Two Viruses | Alan S. Brown |
| Seasonal Influences on First Admission of Schizophrenia and Affective Disorder In An Irish National Sample | Mary Clarke |
| Characterization of Retroviral Sequences Isolated from Monozygotic Twins Discordant for Schizophrenia Using Representational Difference Analysis (RDA) | Shiva M. Singh |
| Epidemic Stealth Virus Infection | W. John Martin |
| Possible Antibody Cross-Reactivity Between Retroviral and Brain Antigens | Darrenn J. Hart |
| Epilepsy and Schizophrenia: Alternative Responses to Brain Injury, Infection on Maldevelopment: Are Ever Larger Sample Sizes and Metanalyses Muddying the Water? | Janice R. Stevens |
Session VII: Autoimmunity and Psychiatric Diseases
| Correlation of IL-2 Receptor Levels in CSF of Individuals With Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Unipolar Depression or Normal Controls With Immunohistochemical Localization in th Brain | Maree Webster |
| Identical T-Cell Receptor Transcripts Are Clonally Expanded in CNS of THEV-Infected Mice With Early Acute & Late Chronic Demyelinating Disease | Emelia L. Oleszak |
Session VIII: Epidemiology and Pathophysiology of Borna Virus Infection
| Borna Disease Virus Infection: Pathogenesis, Disease and Diagnosis in Experimentally and Naturally Infected Species | Lothar Stitz |
| Detection and Sequence Analysis of Borna Disease Virus P24 RNA From Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells of Patietns With Major Depression and Schizophrenia | Yashuhide Iwata |
| Borna Disease Virus Genomes in Autopsy Brain Samples From Control and Schizophrenia in Japan | Kazuhiko Ikeda |
| Nuclear Targeting Activity Associated With The Amino-Terminus of Borna Diseae Virus Nucleoprotein | Masahiko Kishi |
| Nuclear Localization of the Protein From the ORFx1 of the Borna Disease Virus | Tahir H. Malik |
| Evolution of the Immune Response in the Central Nervous System Following Infection with Borna Disease Virus | Carolyn G. Hatalski |
| Humoral Immunity in the Central Nervous System of Rats Infected with Borna Disease Virus | Mady Hornig |
| T Cell Response to Borna Virus in Psychiatric Patient | Koji Fukuda |
| The Quagmire of BDV Diagnostic Tests | Kathryn M. Carbone |
Session IX: Plenary Speaker and Closing
| Childhood C.N.S. Infections and Adult Onset Psychosis | Peter Jones |
| What We Know About the Epidemiology of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder | E. Fuller Torrey |
| Summary and Conclusions | Robert H. Yolken |