Research Project
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
The aim of this study is to investigate whether CAPS protein contributes oxytocin (OXT) secretion. In this projects’ period, we observed that 1: OXT level was significantly reduced in blood and increased in pituitary in Caps2 KO mice. 2: Similar tendency were observed in Caps2 dex3 mice. 3: The expression and subsequent transportation of OXT into axon terminal in Caps2 dex3 mice were identical to WT. 4: OXT neurons were heterogeneous population, some of them expressed both CAPS1 and 2 but another expressed CAPS1 or 2. 5: OXT neuron specific Caps1 cKO mice showed significant increasing of sociality. Taken together, these result suggest that both CAPS1 and CAPS2 are possibly involved in OXT secretion.
All 2017 2016 2015
All Journal Article (9 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 6 results, Peer Reviewed: 9 results, Open Access: 7 results, Acknowledgement Compliant: 6 results) Presentation (14 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 14 results)
Neuroscience Letters
Volume: 661 Pages: 121-125
10.1016/j.neulet.2017.09.047
PLoS ONE
Volume: 12 Issue: 3 Pages: e0173175-e0173175
10.1371/journal.pone.0173175
The Journal of Toxicological Sciences
Volume: 42 Issue: 1 Pages: 111-119
10.2131/jts.42.111
130005286650
Volume: 639 Pages: 88-93
10.1016/j.neulet.2016.12.068
Volume: 11 Issue: 11 Pages: e0166732-e0166732
10.1371/journal.pone.0166732
Eur. J. Pharmacol.
Volume: 791 Pages: 711-717
10.1016/j.ejphar.2016.10.010
Scientific Reports
Volume: 6 Issue: 1 Pages: 31540-31540
10.1038/srep31540
Volume: 41 Issue: 2 Pages: 311-319
10.2131/jts.41.311
130005132670
Neurosci. Lett.
Volume: 617 Pages: 232-235
10.1016/j.neulet.2016.02.035