A new publication by led by Dr. Johnny Figueroa at Loma Linda University, and in collaboration with the Febo lab, identify tumor necrosis factor alpha-converting enzyme/a disintegrin and metalloproteinase 17 (TACE/ADAM17) as playing a vital role in the neural response to stress in the prefrontal cortex in rats during adolescence. The study included high resolution Neurite Orientation Dispersion and Density Imaging (NODDI) from diffusion scans collected on the 11.1 Tesla scanner in the Advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy (AMRIS) facility at UF:
More information can be found here: Sharafeddin,F.,Sierra,J.,Ghaly,M.,Simon,T.B.,Ontiveros-Ángel,P.,Edelbach,B.,Febo,M.,Labus,J.,&Figueroa,J.D.(2024).RoleoftheprefrontalcorticalproteaseTACE/ADAM17inneurobehavioralresponsestochronicstressduringadolescence.BrainandBehavior,14,e3482.https://doi.org/10.1002/brb3.3482