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National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) |
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Funding Opportunity Title |
Effects of Adolescent Binge Drinking on Brain Development (R21) |
Activity Code |
R21 Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Award |
Announcement Type |
New |
Related Notices
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Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Number |
PA-12-028 |
Companion FOA |
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Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number(s) |
93.273 |
FOA Purpose |
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), issued by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), encourages Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant (R21) applications proposing to conduct mechanistic studies on the effects of adolescent binge alcohol consumption on synaptic maturation and myelin formation in the developing brain. |
Posted Date |
November 18, 2011 |
Open Date (Earliest Submission Date) |
January 16, 2012 |
Letter of Intent Due Date |
Not Applicable |
Application Due Date(s) |
Standard dates apply, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization. |
AIDS Application Due Date(s) |
Standard dates apply, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization. |
Scientific Merit Review |
Standard dates apply |
Advisory Council Review |
Standard dates apply |
Earliest Start Date(s) |
Standard dates apply |
Expiration Date |
May 8, 2015 |
Due Dates for E.O. 12372 |
Not Applicable |
Required Application Instructions
It is critical that applicants follow the instructions in the SF 424 (R&R) Application Guide except where instructed to do otherwise (in this FOA or in a Notice from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts). Conformance to all requirements (both in the Application Guide and the FOA) is required and strictly enforced. Applicants must read and follow all application instructions in the Application Guide as well as any program-specific instructions noted in Section IV. When the program-specific instructions deviate from those in the Application Guide, follow the program-specific instructions. Applications that do not comply with these instructions may be delayed or not accepted for review.
Part 1. Overview Information
Part 2. Full Text of the Announcement
Section I. Funding Opportunity Description
Section II. Award Information
Section III. Eligibility Information
Section IV. Application and Submission
Information
Section V. Application Review Information
Section VI. Award Administration Information
Section VII. Agency Contacts
Section VIII. Other Information
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), issued by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), encourages Research Project Grant (R01) applications proposing to conduct mechanistic studies on the effects of adolescent binge alcohol consumption on synaptic maturation and myelin formation in the developing brain. Alcohol is by far the most widely used intoxicant among adolescents in the U.S. and the incidence of adolescent binge drinking is increasing. Critical developmental processes occurring in the adolescent brain may render it uniquely sensitive to the harmful effects of excessive alcohol consumption; however, the long-term consequences of adolescent binge drinking for maturation of brain structure and function remain poorly understood. Similarly, whether such changes might be permanent, reversible or amenable to treatment has yet to be determined. The objective of this FOA is to promote research in animal models on the genetic, molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying the effects of excessive alcohol consumption on specific aspects of adolescent brain development. Studies examining the trajectory of ethanol-related effects from adolescence through adulthood are particularly encouraged.
Related Funding Opportunity: Investigators who are interested in proposing exploratory and developmental research projects, should submit applications in response to the partner FOA of identical scientific scope (PA-12-027), which uses the NIH R01 Research Project Grant mechanism.
Alcohol is by far the most widely used intoxicant among adolescents in the U.S., with 17% of eighth graders, 34% of tenth graders and 45% of twelfth graders reporting ethanol use in the past month. Furthermore, the incidence of adolescent binge drinking is increasing, with 30% of high school seniors reporting binge levels of alcohol consumption in the past month. Heightened sensitivity of adolescents to the rewarding aspects of alcohol and diminished sensitivity to the aversive effects reinforces this trend. Early development of the limbic system and associated regions governing motivated behavior likely increases the vulnerability of adolescents to impulsive and sensation-seeking behaviors, including binge drinking. The later development of the pre-frontal cortex (PFC) promotes regulatory and executive functions and may decrease tendencies to engage in impulsive behaviors. Attenuated frontal cortical development and function may be among the long-term neurocognitive consequences of adolescent alcohol abuse and could act as determinants of continuing patterns of excessive alcohol consumption.
Adolescent binge drinking raises concern because it can lead to increased delinquency, aggression, risky sexual behaviors, hazardous driving, and comorbid substance use. Additionally, adolescent binge drinking has been shown to result in deficits in neurocognitive functioning, visuospatial functioning, and learning and retrieval of verbal and nonverbal information. Furthermore, developmental processes occurring in the adolescent brain may increase its vulnerability to the long-term health consequences of excessive alcohol consumption. These processes include decreases in grey matter volume, thought to reflect pruning and refinement of synaptic connections during adolescence, and reciprocal increases in white matter volume, which likely indicate consolidation and increased myelination of fiber tracts. Both of these processes are essential for maturation of brain function and are likely to play critical roles in the acquisition of adult behaviors. Binge levels of alcohol consumption could delay or disrupt these critical developmental processes, with profound consequences for structural and functional aspects of the adult brain. However, despite these concerns, the long-term effects of adolescent binge drinking on gray and white matter development remain poorly understood. Similarly, whether such changes might be permanent, reversible or amenable to treatment has yet to be determined.
Synapse pruning is one of the critical aspects of adolescent brain maturation. Anatomical studies in monkeys have shown that synaptic density in the prefrontal cortex is relatively stable from early adolescence through puberty, with a subsequent slow but steady decline. Ultimately, about 40% of the peak number of synapses is eliminated. Several MRI analyses in humans have documented significant reductions in frontal cortical grey matter volume and cortical thickness during adolescence; a corresponding decrease in EEG power during this period suggests that the loss in gray matter may reflect the loss of synapses. However, this conclusion has been questioned and histological analyses are likely necessary to identify the precise cellular and developmental processes which are reflected by decreases in gray matter volume. Cortical synapse maturation during adolescence can also involve changes in synaptic protein expression, as proteomic analysis in the rat shows that the nature of synaptic proteins in the PFC changes dramatically between adolescence and adulthood, with early expression of plasma membrane proteins and a later increase in the expression of proteins related to the exocytotic machinery. These changes in protein expression during adolescence are more prominent in the PFC than in the motor cortex. Although there does not appear to be a significant change in the number of synapses in the rat brain during adolescence, there are decreases in the numbers of neurons in the rat ventral, but not dorsal, medial prefrontal cortex in this species.
Diffusion Tensor Imaging is a modification of MRI that permits analyses of structural aspects of white matter in the brain and has been used extensively to assess changes in both fiber tracts and subcortical white matter during adolescence. Results of these studies indicate that there are significant alterations in the properties of many fiber tracts during adolescence, with those associated with frontal and temporal lobes appearing to mature relatively later. Maturation of white matter is correlated with acquisition of complex tasks like attention, learning and recall. Although the DTI imaging studies provide strong indications that both fiber tracts and total volumes of subcortical white matter are changing during adolescence, the precise cellular and molecular nature of these changes have not been determined and the mechanisms involved remain poorly understood. MRI studies show reductions in the size of the PFC in adolescent alcohol abusers due to a decrease in white matter in this region; other brain areas do not appear to be affected to the same extent. However, it has not been determined if there is a critical period for these effects of ethanol on PFC development or whether these changes might be reversible during abstinence.
Several neurotransmitter systems in the PFC undergo dynamic alterations during adolescence. For example, the density of dopaminergic inputs to the PFC increases, accompanied by changes in the levels of several dopamine receptor subtypes. Modulation of dopaminergic function in the PFC may have unique influences on reward sensitivity in the adolescent. GABAergic inputs to the PFC from the amygdala also increase during adolescence and may be responsible for increases in PFC-mediated executive function during this period. In contrast, glutamatergic synapses in the PFC decrease during adolescence and there is a transient over expression of NMDA receptors followed by a decline. These results indicate that the activities of several neurotransmitter systems are in flux during adolescence and establishment of a balance among these systems is likely critical for function of the adult brain. Binge drinking may disrupt this balance but the precise outcomes and mechanisms involved have not been determined.
Several recent studies have revealed that astrocytes may play prominent roles in neurodevelopment. These cells have traditionally been thought to play somewhat passive roles in the nervous system, such as maintaining homeostasis by removing excess extracellular potassium and glutamate. However, recent investigations have shown that astrocytes ensheath synapses and can modulate synaptic structural and functional plasticity by releasing a variety of neuroactive molecules. Astrocytes may also modulate neuronal function and synaptogenesis via direct contact, possibly involving cell adhesion molecules. As a single astrocyte may interact with as many as 100,000 synapses, this influence could be widespread. Astrocytes also appear to play significant roles in the establishment of synapses in the developing nervous system via released factors for example, astrocyte-derived thrombospondin promotes synaptogenesis by retinal ganglion cells and additional secreted molecules appear to regulate later aspects of synaptic maturation, including membrane insertion of receptors. Furthermore, astrocytes also appear to be involved in synapse elimination; in the developing visual system this occurs via stimulation of neuronal expression of complement factor C1Q, which may ultimately result in phagocytosis of excess synapses. Finally, recent studies suggest that astrocytes may facilitate myelination by promoting oligodendrocyte maturation and increasing myelin wrapping . The astrocyte-oligodendrocyte interaction involves both secreted growth factors (e.g. TIMP-1) and cell-cell contact, mediated by adhesion molecules and gap junctions. Taken together, these results suggest that astrocytes are involved in synapse maturation, elimination and myelination and could therefore play important roles in adolescent brain development.
Thus the available evidence suggests that several developmental processes are occurring in the brain during adolescence, and the sensitivity of these processes to alcohol may be responsible for some of the long-term consequences of adolescent binge drinking. Previous studies have suggested some of the mechanisms involved, but the pr cised effects of excessive alcohol consumption during adolescence on synapse refinement and white matter maturation remain incompletely understood. Research that addresses these issues, particularly in animal models amenable to genetic and/or mechanistic analyses is therefore solicited. As adolescence is a transitional period, investigators are encouraged to incorporate a longitudinal approach, as restricting studies to a small number of time points may not permit an accurate assessment of the extent, trajectory or potential reversibility of the changes being monitored.
Appropriate topics include but are not limited to:
Anatomical and/or functional studies on cortical synapse pruning or refinement in models of adolescent binge drinking
Proteomic analyses of the effects of adolescent binge drinking on brain synapse maturation, particularly in the frontal cortex
Analyses of cortical neuronal loss during adolescence and the effects of excessive alcohol consumption on this process
Investigations of the effects of excessive alcohol consumption on maturation of brain fiber tracts, myelination, axon fasciculation, or consolidation of sub-cortical white matter
Analysis of the effects of adolescent alcohol consumption on expression of neurotransmitters and their receptors in the PFC and characterization of the underlying molecular genetic mechanisms
Characterization of potential thresholds for dose and/or duration of ethanol exposure for effects on adolescent brain development and determination of possible critical periods for these effects
Studies on the effects of adolescent binge drinking on modulation of synapse pruning and elimination by astrocytes.
Investigations on the influence of adolescent alcohol consumption on astrocyte-mediated myelin formation and maturation
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Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards |
The number of awards is contingent upon NIH appropriations, and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications. |
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