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Monthly discussion of recent publications from the research literature on Alexander Disease, hosted by Albee Messing from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Alexander Disease Research Update Albee Messing

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Monthly discussion of recent publications from the research literature on Alexander Disease, hosted by Albee Messing from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

    Alexander Disease Research Update - Episode #20: 3D bioprinting method for co-culture of neurons and astrocytes reveals new features of Alexander disease

    Alexander Disease Research Update - Episode #20: 3D bioprinting method for co-culture of neurons and astrocytes reveals new features of Alexander disease

    Albee Messing and Linghai Kong discuss the following recent publication: 
    [01:52]       3D bioprinting of human neural tissues with functional connectivity. 
    Cell Stem Cell 31:260-274.e7 (2024) [full text]
    Send your questions and feedback to:  amessing@wisc.edu
    Help support research on Alexander Disease at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Waisman Center:
              https://alexander-disease.waisman.wisc.edu/donate/



     






     
     
     
    Isolation of Intermediate Filament Proteins from Multiple Mouse Tissues to Study Aging-associated Post-translational Modifications
     
    J Vis Exp, 18, 55655 (2017)
    STAT3 Drives GFAP Accumulation and Astrocyte Pathology in a Mouse Model of Alexander Disease
     
    Cells, 12, 978 (2023)
    A defined roadmap of radial glia and astrocyte differentiation from human pluripotent stem cells
     
    Stem Cell Reports, 18, 1701-1720 (2023)
     

    • 15 min
    Alexander Disease Research Update - Episode #19: Giant Axonal Neuropathy and Alexander Disease

    Alexander Disease Research Update - Episode #19: Giant Axonal Neuropathy and Alexander Disease

    Albee Messing, Rachel Battaglia, and Natasha Snider discuss the following publication: 
    [00:59]       Intermediate filament dysregulation in astrocytes in the human disease model of KLHL16 mutation in giant axonal neuropathy (GAN)
    Molecular Biology of the Cell (in press)
    [full text - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10846626/]
    Send your questions and feedback to:  amessing@wisc.edu
    Help support research on Alexander Disease at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Waisman Center:
                https://alexander-disease.waisman.wisc.edu/donate/
     

    • 18 min
    Alexander Disease Research Update - Episode #18: 1) Quantitative MRI in rat model, and 2) Developmental milestones in cerebral form of AxD

    Alexander Disease Research Update - Episode #18: 1) Quantitative MRI in rat model, and 2) Developmental milestones in cerebral form of AxD

    Albee Messing, Nick Stowe, JP Yu, and Amy Waldman discuss the following recent publications: 
    [4:30]          Stowe NA, Singh AP, Barnett BR, Yi SY, Frautschi PC, Messing A, et al. Quantitative diffusion imaging and genotype-by-sex interactions in a rat model of Alexander disease. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (2023) in press


    [15:11]        Acquisition and Loss of Developmental Milestones and Time to Disease-Related Outcomes in Cerebral Alexander Disease. 
    Journal of Child Neurology (2023) in press


    Send your questions and feedback to:  axdrupodcast@waisman.wisc.edu
    Help support research on Alexander Disease at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Waisman Center:
              https://alexander-disease.waisman.wisc.edu/donate/

    • 28 min
    Alexander Disease Research Update - Episode #17: 1) new iPS cell line, 2) acetylation and GFAP, and 3) STAT3 as a key regulator driving GFAP accumulation

    Alexander Disease Research Update - Episode #17: 1) new iPS cell line, 2) acetylation and GFAP, and 3) STAT3 as a key regulator driving GFAP accumulation

    Albee Messing, Rachel Battaglia, and Tracy Hagemann discuss the following recent publications: 
    [01:45]       A defined roadmap of radial glia and astrocyte differentiation from human pluripotent stem cells
                      Stem Cell Reports 18, 1701-1720 (2023)
    [includes new iPS cell line from an individual with Alexander disease] [full text]


    [05:39]       Isolation of Intermediate Filament Proteins from Multiple Mouse Tissues to Study Aging-associated Post-translational Modifications
    Journal of Visualized Experiments 18, 55655 (2017)
    [includes data on acetylation of lysines in GFAP] [full text]


    [10:26]       STAT3 Drives GFAP Accumulation and Astrocyte Pathology in a Mouse Model of Alexander Disease
                      Cells 12, 978 (2023)
    [identification of one of the key mechanisms responsible for the increase in GFAP levels in Alexander disease] [full text]


    [22:35]       Questions from email: does Alexander disease affect menstrual cycles?


    Send your questions and feedback to:  axdrupodcast@waisman.wisc.edu

    Help support research on Alexander Disease at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Waisman Center:
              https://alexander-disease.waisman.wisc.edu/donate/

    • 24 min
    Alexander Disease Research Update - Episode #16: Webinar - Guangping Gao lab

    Alexander Disease Research Update - Episode #16: Webinar - Guangping Gao lab

    Webinar on the strategy and preliminary results for “AAV-mediated Gene Silencing for the Treatment of Alexander Disease” presented by Drs. Guangping Gao, Jun Xie, and Dominic Gessler from the University of Massachusetts Medical School. 

    This version is audio only - the full video version will be made available later at a site that is not yet determined.

    • 1 hr 8 min
    Alexander Disease Research Update - Episode #15: subclassifications of Type I; questions regarding 1) mesenchymal stem cells and 2) the intransasal route of delivery

    Alexander Disease Research Update - Episode #15: subclassifications of Type I; questions regarding 1) mesenchymal stem cells and 2) the intransasal route of delivery

    Albee Messing and Davide Tonduti discuss the following recent publication: 
    [00:41]       Type I Alexander Disease: Update and Validation of the Clinical Evolution-Based Classification
    Molecular Genetics and Metabolism 138, 107540, 2023
     [16:01]       Questions from email regarding mesenchymal stem cells for transplantation and the intranasal route for delivering therapeutics to the central nervous system. 
    Send your questions and feedback to:  axdrupodcast@waisman.wisc.edu
    Help support research on Alexander Disease at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Waisman Center:
              https://alexander-disease.waisman.wisc.edu/donate/
     
     

    • 20 min

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