Journal article
Lithium suppression of tau induces brain iron accumulation and neurodegeneration
P Lei, S Ayton, AT Appukuttan, S Moon, JA Duce, I Volitakis, R Cherny, SJ Wood, M Greenough, G Berger, C Pantelis, P McGorry, A Yung, DI Finkelstein, AI Bush
MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY | NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP | Published : 2017
DOI: 10.1038/mp.2016.96
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Awarded by National Natural Science Foundation of China
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Funding Acknowledgements
We thank A Sedjahtera, L Lam, L Gunawan, L Bray and K Wikhe for technical assistance. We also acknowledge L Phillips and B Nelson for their contributions in lithium human trial. This study was supported by funds from the Australian Research Council, the National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC) of Australia, the Cooperative Research Center for Mental Health, Alzheimer's Australia Dementia Research Foundation and National Natural Science Foundation of China (81571236). A Bush was supported by a NHMRC Australia Fellowship (AF79) and a NHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellowship (1103703). C Pantelis was supported by a NHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellowship (628386 and 1105825). The imaging work on lithium was supported by NHMRC Project Grant (145627) and NHMRC Program Grants (350241 and 566529). P McGorry currently receives research support from NHMRC of Australia, the Colonial Foundation and NARSAD. Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health acknowledges the strong support from the Victorian Government and in particular the funding from the Operational Infrastructure Support Grant.