NIH R01 · 2025
Project Summary Developmental exposure to heavy metals, such as lead (Pb), causes systematic damage to the central nervous system and impairs many neurological targets. Some of these biological perturbations, such as altered synaptic plasticity and endosome trafficking, are shared with Alzheimer's Disease (AD). Epigenetic mechanisms, given potency and latency in gene regulation, offer a plausible route to relay impacts from early-life environmental exposure events to AD. The exact molecular mechanism, however, remains elusive. The goal of this proposal is to define the epigenetic mechanism contributing to altered synaptic plasticity arising from developmental Pb exposure addressing the…
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