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ArticleNeuromolecular medicine2011

Proteomic CNS profile of delayed cognitive impairment in mice exposed to Gulf War agents.

Laila Abdullah, Gogce Crynen, Jon Reed, Alex Bishop, John Phillips, Scott Ferguson, Benoit Mouzon, Myles Mullan, Venkatarajan Mathura, Michael Mullan and 2 more

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Article in Neuromolecular medicine, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05252949 (A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Clinical Trial of Oleoylethanolamide), which is not on this map. Cited by 40 papers.

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NCT05252949 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Clinical Trial of Oleoylethanolamide (OEA) for Targeting Lipid Metabolism in Gulf War Illness

TypeinterventionalSponsorRoskamp Institute Inc.Ran2021 to 2025Enrolled52ConditionsGulf War IllnessArmsOleoylethanolamide (OEA), Placebo
3 · Its place in the literature

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40 citing papers in PubMed, 65 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Laila AbdullahRoskamp Institute, 2040 Whitfield Ave, Sarasota, FL, 34243, USA. labdullah@rfdn.org
Gogce Crynen
Jon Reed
Alex Bishop
John Phillips
Scott Ferguson
Benoit Mouzon
Myles Mullan
Venkatarajan Mathura
Michael Mullan
Ghania Ait-Ghezala
Fiona Crawford
Roskamp Institute · USJames A. Haley Veterans' Hospital · USThe Open University · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gulf War Illness (GWI) is a chronic multisymptom condition with a central nervous system (CNS) component, for which there is no treatment available. It is now believed that the combined exposure to Gulf War (GW) agents, including pyridostigmine bromide (PB) and pesticides, such as permethrin (PER), was a key contributor to the etiology of GWI. In this study, a proteomic approach was used to characterize the biomolecular disturbances that accompany neurobehavioral and neuropathological changes associated with combined exposure to PB and PER. Mice acutely exposed to PB and PER over 10 days showed an increase in anxiety-like behavior, psychomotor problems and delayed cognitive impairment compared to control mice that received vehicle only. Proteomic analysis showed changes in proteins associated with lipid metabolism and molecular transport in the brains of GW agent-exposed mice compared to controls. Proteins associated with the endocrine and immune systems were also altered, and dysfunction of these systems is a prominent feature of GWI. The presence of astrogliosis in the GW agent-exposed mice compared to control mice further suggests an immune system imbalance, as is observed in GWI. These studies provide a broad perspective of the molecular disturbances driving the late pathology of this complex illness. Evaluation of the potential role of these biological functions in GWI will be useful in identifying molecular pathways that can be targeted for the development of novel therapeutics against GWI.

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ProteomicsAcute DiseaseAnimalsAnxietyBiological TransportCentral Nervous SystemCognition DisordersEndocrine SystemEnzyme InhibitorsImmune SystemInsecticidesLipid MetabolismMaleMicePermethrinPersian Gulf SyndromeEnzyme InhibitorsInsecticidesPermethrinPyridostigmine Bromide

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PMID21986894
OpenAlexW2081128309

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