Principal Investigators

    Mgr. Petr Telenský, Ph.D.

    Institution

    Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science

    Contact information of lead PI

    Country

    Czech Republic

    Title of project or programme

    RNA-demethylase FTO in the regulation of cognitive function and brain energy homeostasis: a novel pharmacological target in Alzheimer's disease

    Source of funding information

    Czech Science Foundation

    Total sum awarded (Euro)

    € 200,741

    Start date of award

    01/01/2016

    Total duration of award in years

    3

    Keywords

    Research Abstract

    Despite the advancements in healthcare, the prevalence of neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer’s disease is steadily increasing. A major obstacle in identifying effective therapies is our lack of understanding of the early steps in etiology of these disorders. However, evidence is accumulating that impaired brain bioenergetics is at core of those early events. A better understanding of the links between metabolic and cognitive dys/function is therefore critically needed. RNA-demethylase FTO, an enzyme involved in a novel epigenetic mechanism and associated with metabolic and neurological disorders, has been identified as one such link. To better understand FTO regulatory action, we will utilize a newly synthetized FTO-inhibitor to probe its role in cognitive function, maintenance of brain energy homeostasis and progression of Alzheimer’s neuropathology. Towards this goal, we will use advanced behavioral, imaging, biochemical and cell culture techniques. Our findings will dramatically advance our understanding of the links between brain bioenergetics and cognitive function.

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Types: Investments < €500k
Member States: Czech Republic
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Years: 2016
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