Parminder J. Vig, PhD

Parminder J. Vig, PhD

PROFESSOR EMERITUS

Department:
SOM-Neurology

Email:
pvig@umc.edu

Work Phone:
(601) 984-5513

Education

University of Phoenix, MS, M.Sc., Computer Information Systems2003
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, PhD, Biochemistry1988
Punjab University, Chandigarh, India, BS, Biophysics (Honors)1982
Panjab University, MS, Biophysics, M.Sc. (Honors)1982

Current Positions

Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Neurology03/2011 - Present
Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Neurology03/2011 - Present
Instructor, School of Medicine, Department of Neurology03/2011 - Present
Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Neurology03/2011 - Present
Research Associate 1988-1992, School of Medicine, Department of Neurology03/2011 - Present
The University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi 39216

Publications

Journal Article

Vig P J S, Subramony SH, Qin Z. Decreased Expression of Calbindin-D28k (CaB) Increases Ataxin-1 Mediated Neurodegeneration in SCA-1/CaB Null Double mutant Mice. Amer. Acad. Neurology2001
Vig PJS, Subramony, SH, Z Qin. Calbindin-D28k and ataxin-1 positive cytoplasmic inclusions in cultured Purkinje cells from spinocerebellar ataxia-1 (SCA-1) transgenic mice. FASEB J, 14: A 14922000
Vig PJS, D’Ercole AJ, Ye Ping, Subramony SH, Qin Z, Robertson P Insulin-like growth factor –1 (IGF-1)/spinocerebellar ataxia-1 (SCA-1) double transgenic mice: Role of IGF-1 in pathogenesis of SCA-1. Neurology (Suppl.) 54: A552000
Pande M, Cameron JA, Vig PJS, Ali SF, D Desaiah. Inhibition of calcium ATPase by phencyclidine in rat brain Mol Cell Biochem 194:(1-2) 173-177.1999
Vig PJS, Subramony SH, Fratkin JD, Qin Z. Intranuclear inclusions in Macho-Joseph disease and spinocerebellar ataxia-1 Society for Neurosci. Abstracts ; 25: 2971999
Pala I, Srinivasan A, Vig P J S and Desaiah D. Modulation of calmodulin and protein kinase C activities by penicillium mycotoxins. Intl. J. Toxicology 18 :91-96 .1999
Vedanarayanan V V, Vig P J S, Lawson N, Qin Z, Fratkin J, Subramony S H, Myopathy associated with heavy chain loss in rats with intramuscular botulinum toxin and high dose parenteral glucocorticoids Neurology (Suppl) 52: A 3301999
Vig, P J S, Subramony S H, Qin Z, McDaniel DO, Fratkin J D. Relationship between Purkinje cell marker proteins and ataxia-1 (SCA-1) transgenic mice. Neurology Suppl. 52: A3471999
Vig P J S, Desaiah D, Qin Z, Reddy S L N. Calcium-dependent antibody recognition of calcium binding protein, parvalbumin, is altered by different metals. The FASEB Journal 12: A10291998
Desaiah D, Chandna K L, Vig P J S, Reddy S L N. Congener specific effects of polychlorinated biphenyls on mouse brain nitric oxide synthase activity. The Toxicologist 42: 110.1998
Vig P J S, Desaiah D, Sundaram M, Reddy S L N. Effect of Domoic acid on the expression of calcium binding proteins in cultured cerebellar Purkinje cells. The Toxicologist 42: 1081998
Rao JV, Desaiah D, Vig PJS, Venkateswarlu Y Marine biomolecules inhibit rat brain nitric oxide synthase. Toxicol. 129: 103-1121998
M Pande, J A Cameron, P J S Vig and D Desaiah Phencyclidine block of Ca" ATPase in rat heart sarcoplasmic reticula. Toxicology 129: 95-102 .1998
Vig, P J S, McDaniel D O, Subramony S H, Burright E N, Fratkin J D, Qin Z. Reduced calbindin D-28k mRNA expression in cerebellum in spinocerebellar ataxia-1 (SCA-1) transgenic mice. European J. Neurosci. (Suppl.) 10: 3211998
Vig PJS, Subramony SH, Burright EN, Fratkin JD, McDaniel DO, Desaiah D, Qin Z. Reduced immunoreactivity to calcium-binding proteins in Purkinje cells precedes onset of ataxia in spinocerebellar ataxia-1 (SCA-1) transgenic mice. Neurology 50: 106-113.1998
Vig, PJS, Subramony SH, Burright EN, Fratkin JD, McDaniel DO, Desaiah D, Qin Z: Reduced immunoreactivity to calcium-binding proteins in Purkinje cells precedes onset of ataxia in spinocerebellar ataxia-1. Neurology 50(1): 106-1131998
Vig P J S, Subramony S H. Relationship between ataxin-1 nuclear-inclusions and calcium binding proteins in Purkinje cells in SCA-1 transgenic mice. Muscle and Nerve (Suppl. 7) S1831998
Vig P J S, McDaniel DO, Subramony S H, Qin Z. The effects of calbindin D-28k and parvalbumin antisense oligonucleotides on the survival of cultured Purkinje cells. Society for Neurosci. 24, 15541998
Paulson HL, Vig P J S, Subramony S H, Fratkin J D. Ubiquitinated nuclear inclusions of expanded polyglutamine protein in spinocerebellar ataxia type 3/Machado-Joseph disease (SCA3/MJD). Neurology (Suppl.) 50: A3101998
LeBlanc M H, Feng Y A, LeBlanc E B, Vig P J S. Effect of anti-oxidants on lipid oxidation after hypoxic ischemic brain injury in piglets. Pediatric Res. April1998
Vig PJS, Subramony SH, McDaniel DO, Fratkin JD, Orr HT, Burright EN Altered expression of Parvalbumin and calbindin in Purkinje cells in SCA-1. International Symposium on inherited ataxias. Montreal, Canada.1997
McDaniel DO, Fratkin JD, Vig PJS, Subramony SH. Correlation analysis between expanded CAG repeats and measurements of neuronal cell density in brains of Machado-Joseph disease patients. International Symposium on Inherited ataxias. Montreal, Canada.1997
Vig PJS, Subramony SH, Orr HT, Burright EN, Fratkin JD, Kynerd CT, Qin Z. Decrease in Calcium-Binding Proteins Immunoreactivity Precedes Purkinje Cell Degeneration in Spinocerebellar Ataxia-1 (SCA-1) Transgenic Mice. Neurology (Suppl.) 48:A434.1997
Paulson HL, Perez MK, Trottier Y, Trojanowski JQ, Subramony SH, Das SS, Vig P, Mandel J-L, Fischbeck KH, Pittman RN. Intranuclear inclusions of expanded polyglutamine protein in spinocerebellar ataxia type 3. Neuron 19: 333-344.1997
Vig PJS, Sundaram M, Desaiah D, Fratkin JD. Apoptosis in mouse hippocampus after intraperitoneal administration of domoic acid. Canadian J Neurol Sci(Suppl.) 23:538.1996
Vig PJS, Subramony SH, Joshi P, Desaiah D, Cleary JD. Cytokine Expression in Patients with Inherited Cerebellar Ataxia. Society for Neurosci 22:2138.1996
Vig PJS, Fratkin JD, Desaiah D, Currier RD, Subramony SH. Decreased parvalbumin immunoreactivity in surviving Purkinje cells of patients with spinocerebellar ataxia - 1. Neurology 47: 249-253.1996
Vig PJS, Vedanarayanan VV, Desaiah D, Chandna KL, Pande M Effect of 3,3'-iminodipropionitrile on rat cerebellar Purkinje cells in vivo. FASEB Journal 10: A719.1996
Pope KT, Sekhon BS, Desaiah D, Cameron JA, Vig PJS. Effects of lead on protein tyrosine kinase phosphorylation in vivo Mississippi academy of science, 1996, Jackson, MS.1996
Desaiah D, Vig PJS, Vedanarayanan VV. Increased Levels of Cytokines in Rat Spinal Cords During Motor Neuron Degeneration Caused by 3-3' Iminodipropionitrile 14th International Neurotoxicology Conference Neuroimmunotoxicology . Hot Springs Arkansas.1996
Vedanarayanan VV, Vig PJS, Subramony SH, and Dai X Increased levels of interleukin-1  and tumor necrosis factor- in rat spinal cords during motor neuron degeneration caused by 3-3' iminodipropionitrile. Neurology (Suppl.) 46:A345.1996
Joshi P, Vig PJS, Veerisetty V, Cameron JA, Sekhon BS, DesaiahD. Increased nitric oxide synthase activity in daunorubicin treated rat brain Pharmacol Toxicol 78:99-103.1996
Desaiah D, Pande M, Chandna KL, Vig PJS, Sekhon BS, Cameron JA. Inhibition of brain nitric oxide synthase by kepone. FASEB Journal 10: A7191996
Janapala VR, Desaiah D, Vig PJS, Venkatieswarlu Y, Rao AV. Marine biomolecules inhibit rat brain nitric oxide synthase Society for Neuroscience 25th Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA.1996
Vig PJS, Sundaram M, Desaiah D, Pande M, Chandna KL. Role of nitric oxide in status epilepticus. Neurology (Suppl.) 46:A356-357.1996
Vig PJS, Desaiah D and Subramony SH: Daunomycin inhibits insulin-like growth factor-I- dependent protein tyrosine phosphorylation Res. Comm. Mol. Pathol. & Pharmacol. 89:3-15.1995
Desaiah D, Pande M, Vig PJS, Cameron JA. Decrease of neuronal nitric oxide synthase (NOS) in rats treated with phencylidine hydro chloride (PCP). International Congress of Toxicology 7: 87-P-1.1995
Vig PJS, Subramony SH, Fratkin JD, Desaiah D, Currier RD. Decreased parvalbumin immunoreactivity in surviving Purkinje cells of patients with spinocerebellar ataxia-1 (SCA-1). Neurology (Suppl.) 45:A1851995
Vig PJS, Desaiah D, Joshi P, Subramony SH and Fratkin JD Increased cerebellar endothelin-1 receptor binding in neurologic mutant mouse lurcher. Res. Comm. Mol. Pathol. & Pharmacol.89:307-316.1995
Vedanarayanan VV, Vig PJS, Singh RM, Subramony SH, Evans B. Increased levels of insulin-like growth factor binding protein-2 (IGFBP-2) in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) of childhood. Neurology (Suppl.) 45:A334.1995
Vig PJS, Vedanarayanan VV, Desaiah D, Janapala VR, Pande M, Subramony SH. Inhibition of neuronal nitric oxide synthase by 3,3'-iminodipropionitrile in vivo. Society for Neuroscience 21:1519.1995
Chandna KL, Vig PJS, Pande M, Janapala VR, Desaiah D. Inhibition of nitric oxide synthase in rat brain by Aroclor 1242 . Society for Neuroscience 21: 15191995
Desaiah D, Rao MR, Vig PJS and Mehrotra BD Inhibition of rat brain nitric oxide synthase activity by mercuric salts. The FASEB Journal 9:A6631995
Vig PJS, Desaiah D. Lead inhibits insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I)-dependent protein tyrosine phosphorylation The FASEB Journal 9:A663.1995
Janapala VR, Desaiah D, Vig PJS, Yenkateswarlu Y, Rama Rao AV. Marine biomolecules inhibit rat brain nitric oxide synthase. Society for Neuroscience 21: 1519.1995
Vig PJS, Subramony SH, Desaiah D, Currier RD. Altered insulin-like growth factor I-dependent protein tyrosine phosphorylation in spinocerebellar ataxia-1 (SCA-1, chromosome 6). Neurology 44:A3691994
Desaiah D. Joshi P, Vig PJS, Subramony SH, Currier RD Cerebellar nitric oxide synthase activity in patients with spinocerebellar ataxia-1. Neurology 44:A369.1994
Rao MR, Vig PJS, Salahudeen AK, Desaiah D. Cyclosporin A induced changes in inositol 1,4,5,-trisphosphate receptor binding and nitric oxide synthase activity in rat brain in vitro. FASEB Journal, 8:A3621994
Vig PJS, Desaiah D, Joshi P, Subramony SH and Fratkin JD: Decreased insulin-like growth factor-I-mediated protein tyrosine phosphorylation in human olivopontocerebellar atrophy and lurcher mutant mouse. J Neurological Sci.124 38-44.1994
Pentyala SN, Vig PJS, Sekhon BS and Desaiah D: Effect of carbon tetrachloride on inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate dependent and independent regulation of rat brain microsomal Ca2+-fluxes. Cellular Signalling 6: 561-567.1994
Vig PJS, Desaiah D, Subramony SH, Rao MR, Fratkin JD. Immunolocalization of calcium binding proteins in the cerebellum of lurcher mutant mouse. Society for Neuroscience 20: 414.1994
Vig PJS, Pentyala SN, Chetty CS, Rajanna B and Desaiah D: Lead alters inositol polyphosphate receptor activities: Protection by ATP. Pharmacology and Toxicology 75:17-22.1994
Desaiah D, Rao MR, Vig PJS, Sekhon BS, Cameron JA Stimulation of rat brain endothelin-1 receptor binding by cyclosporin A in vitro. FASEB Journal 8:A634.1994
Vig PJS, Subramony SH, Currier RD and Desaiah D: Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate metabolism in the cerebella of Lurcher mutant mice and patients with olivopontocerebellar atrophy. J Neurological Sci 110:139-143.1992
Desaiah D, Pentyala SN, Trottman CH, Vig PJS, and Sekhon BS: Combined effects of carbon tetrachloride and chlordecone on calmodulin activity in gerbil brain. J Toxicol Environ Hlth 34:219-228.1991
PJS, Yallapragada PR, Trottman CH, Mehrotra BD and Desaiah D: Effect of organochlorine and organotin compounds on active conformation of calmodulin. J Environ Sci Hlth 26:521-534.1991
Pala I, Srinivasan A, Vig PJS and Desaiah D: In vitro effects of organophosphorus compounds on calmodulin activity. J Appl Toxicol 11:391-395.1991
Yallapragada PR, Vig PJS, Kodavanti PRS and Desaiah D: In vivo effect of triorganotins on calmodulin activity in rat brain. J Toxicol Environ Hlth 34:229-237.1991
Vig PJS and Nath R: In Vivo effects of cadmium on calmodulin and calmodulin regulated enzymes in rat brain. Biochemistry International 23:927-934.1991
Kodavanti PRS, Cameron JA, Yallapragada PR, Vig PJS and Desaiah D. Inhibition of Ca2+ transport associated with cAMP-dependent protein phosphorylation in rat cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum by triorganotins Arch Toxicol 65:311-317).1991
Desaiah D, Vig PJS, Subramony SH and Currier RD: Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors and protein kinase C in olivopontocerebellar atrophy. Brain Res 552:36-40.1991
Vig PJS, Ravi K and Nath R: Interaction of metals with brain calmodulin purified from normal and cadmium exposed rats. Drug Chem Toxicol 14:207-218.1991
Vig PJS, Yallapragada PR, Kodavanti PRS and Desaiah D: Modulation of calmodulin properties by amiodarone and its major metabolite desethylamiodarone. Pharmacol Toxicol 68:26-33.1991
Vig PJS and Desaiah D: Modulation of protein kinase C activity by amiodarone and desethylamiodarone. NeuroToxicology 12:595-602.1991
Vig PJS, Mehrotra BD and Desaiah D: Chlordecone interaction of calmodulin binding with phosphodiesterase. J Appl Toxicol 10:55-57.1990
Yallapragada PR, Vig PJS and Desaiah D: Differential effects of triorganotins on calmodulin activity. Toxicol Environ Hlth 29:317-327.1990
Vig PJS, Mehrotra BD and Desaiah D: Holothurin: An activator of bovine brain phosphodiesterase. Res Comm Chem Pathol Pharmacol 67:419-422.1990
Vig PJS, Bhatia M, Gill KD and Nath R: Cadmium inhibits brain calmodulin activity in monkey brain. J Appl Toxicol 9:313-316.1989
Vig PJS, Bhatia M, Gill KD and Nath R: Cadmium inhibits brain calmodulin: In vitro and in vivo studies. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol. 43: 541-547.1989
Ravi K, Paliwal VK, Vig PJS, Sharma M and Nath R Do isometallothioneins regulate enzyme metabolism? Speculations Sci. Technol 11:59-61.1988
Nath R, Vig PJS, Gulati S, Sharma M, Ravi K, and Paliwal VK: Biological and environmental monitoring of heavy metals with special reference to cadmium. In: eds Agarwal VP, Rana SVS, Sci Dev Environ. India; 113-1161987
Vig PJS, Singh S, Prashar S, Gulati S, Paliwal VK and Nath R: Environmental impact of heavy metals on health (An analysis of food, water, air and blood samples). Environmental Pollution and Health Hazards in India, New Delhi: Ashish Publishing House, Kumar R, ed, 138-146.1987
Kanwar KC, Vig PJS and Kalla NR: In vitro inhibition of testosterone synthesis in the presence of fluoride ions. IRCS Med. Sci. 11:813-814.1983
Kanwar KC and Vig PJS: Intestinal absorption of zinc in the fluoridated environment IRCS Med. Sci. 11:762.1983
Desaiah D, Pande M, Vig PJS, Cameron JA, Ali SF In vitro and in vivo inhibition of rat brain nitric oxide synthase activity by phencyclidine. Int. J. Toxicol. 18, 245-2501999

Abstracts

Vig PJS, Qin Z, Subramony SH, D'Ercole AJ, Ye, P. Overexpression of insulin-like growth factor-1 in spinocerebellar ataxia-1 transgenic mice improves pathology and performance on the rotating rod. Annual Meeting, American Academy of Neurology, April 13-20 Denver, CO.2002
Vig, PJS, Qin Z, Subramony SH, D'Ercole AJ, Ye P. Overexpression of insulin-like growth factor-1 in spinocerebellar ataxia-1 transgenic mice improves pathology and performance on the rotating rod. Neurology (Suppl), 58: A542002
Vig P J S, Subramony SH, Qin Z. Decreased Expression of Calbindin-D28k (CaB) Increases Ataxin-1 Mediated Neurodegeneration in SCA-1/CaB Null Double mutant Mice. Amer. Acad. Neurology2001
Vig PJS, Subramony SH, Qin Z Effects of retinoic acid on spinocerebellar ataxia-1 transgenic mice 31st Annual Meeting, Society for Neuroscience, Nov 10-15 San Diego, CA.2001
Vig PJS, Subramony SH, Qin Z. Calbindin-D28k (CaB) null/Spinocerebellar ataxia-1 double mutants: role of CaB in pathogenesis of SCA-1. Society for Neurosci. Abstracts: 26:5412000
Fratkin J D, Vig P J S, Subramony S H, McDaniel DO, Desaiah, D, Koeppen AH. Changes in parvalbumin and calbindin-D28k immunoreactivity in Purkinje neurons of patients with Machada-Joseph disease (SCA-3). Society for Neuroscience Abstracts 23: 861.1997
McDaniel DO, Nguyen C, Lefkovitz E, Vig P J S, Barber W H. Influence of micropolymorphisms in MLR as detected by the level of mRNA expression. 23rd Annual Meeting, American Society of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics, Atlanta, GA.1997
Vig P J S, Qin Z, Sundaram M, Desaiah D, Kelly R. Nitric oxide precursor L-arginine potentiates domoic acid induced status epilepticus in mice. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts 23: 807.1997

Book Chapter

Subramony SH, Vig PJS. Clinical aspects of SCA-1. In: Wells RD, Warren ST, eds, Genetic instabilities and hereditary neurological diseases. San Diego: Academic Press pp. 231-239 (1998).1998
Subramony SH, Vig PJS. Clinical aspects of SCA-1. In: Wells RD, Warren ST, eds, Genetic instabilities and hereditary neurological diseases. San Diego: Academic Press pp. 231-239.1998
Subramony SH, McDaniel DO, Smith SC, Vig PJS Spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 in: GeneReviews at GeneTests: Medical Genetics Information Resource [database online]. Copyright, University of Washington, Seattle. 1998-2007. Available at : http://www.genetests.org.1998
Desaiah D and Vig PJS. Phosphoinositide derived second messengers and calcium homeostasis in neurodegeneration In ATrace and Toxic Elements in Nutrition and Health. Eds. M Abdulla, SB Vohra and M Athar. Wiley Eastern Ltd. New Delhi. London, pp. 194-200.1995
Desaiah D, Subramony SH, Vig PJS and Currier RD: Phosphoinositide second messenger system in human OPCA and the mouse model. In: Eds. Harding A, Deufel T, Advances in Neurology, vol. 61, New York: Raven Press 167-173.1993
Vig PJS, Paliwal VK and Nath R: A comparative study of direct current plasma atomic emission spectrometry and atomic absorption spectrophotometry for biological monitoring of trace metals. In: Dillon HK, Ho MH, eds, Biological Monitoring of Exposure to Chemicals: Metals. New York: John Wiley, 163-171.1991