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Usingthezebrafishtounderstandanddeveloptreatmentsforcomplexbraindisorders

Camila V. Esguerra, PhD Group Leader, Chemical Neuroscience Group Centre for Molecular Medicine Norway Assoc. Professor, Department of Pharmacy University of Oslo c.v.esguerra@ncmm.uio.no

SLC6A1 Round Table American Epilepsy Society Meeting

New Orleans, USA 29 November 2018

CONFIDENTIAL

Chemical Neuroscience Group

What is our research about? •  Study the causes of brain disorders

–  Epilepsy, Schizophrenia/Bipolar, Autism •  Create new animal models of human disease •  Use models to screen for novel drugs •  Understand how these drugs work •  Test drug candidates for potential toxicities

What is our long-term goal? •  Develop new, safe and effective medicines

C.Esguerra,SLC6A1RoundTable,AES2018

Zebrafish: a novel way of "fishing"

•  Vertebrate model with fully sequenced, annotated genome •  Strong genetic, physiological and pharmacological similarity to humans •  High fecundity and small size (96-well format) •  Rapid development ex utero •  Optical transparency (non-invasive imaging) •  Only µg amounts of compounds needed; readily absorbed (skin, GI tract, gills)

C.Esguerra,SLC6A1RoundTable,AES2018

C.Esguerra,SLC6A1RoundTable,AES2018

Chemical Neuroscience Group Platform Mutants

EEGconfirma/onofseizureinhibi/on

Compoundlibraries

Pharmacology,ToxicologyHistology,RNA-Seq,ImagingNeurotransmiHerProfiling

wild-type mutant

Behavioralassays

invivodrugscreen

PhenotypicAnalysis

Gene/czebrafishmutantforsevereearlyonsetepilepsysyndrome

PaEents:•  Physicallyunderdeveloped•  Slowmovements•  Seizures•  Au/s/cfeaturesZebrafishmodel:•  Physicallyunderdeveloped•  Slowtouchresponse•  Seizures•  Au/s/cfeatures

5dayspostfer/liza/onwildtype(A)andmutant(B)

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C.Esguerra,SLC6A1RoundTable,AES2018

Behaviorallarvallocomotorassay(automatedvideotracking)

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Alteredshoalingbehavioringene/czebrafishmutant

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MICROGLIA

NEURONS

OPC

RADIALGLIA

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EPITHELIALCELLS

Incollabora/onwithA.Skupin,LuxembourgCenterforSystemsBiomedicine

Geneexpressionandcellclusterprofiling

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Astrocytes (CLS #1 #9 #12)Microglia (CL #11)Neurons (CLS #3 #5)OPC (CL #10)Radial glia (CL #6)Erythrocytes (CL #4)Epithelial Cells ( CL #7)

Wildtypeearlyseizure

onset

Mutantearlyseizure

onset

Wildtyperecurringseizures

Mutantrecurringseizures

Epilepsy models

Antiseizure hits from medicinal plants

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