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Significance of MAOB in paraventricular nucleus-specific mitochondrial defects that relevant to a cause of mood disorders

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18K07615
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 52030:Psychiatry-related
Research InstitutionInstitute of Physical and Chemical Research

Principal Investigator

Kubota-Sakashita Mie  国立研究開発法人理化学研究所, 脳神経科学研究センター, 客員研究員 (90344035)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 島 康之  国立研究開発法人理化学研究所, 脳神経科学研究センター, 上級研究員 (60815885)
Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2021-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2020)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
KeywordsモノアミンオキシダーゼB / 気分障害 / フェニルエチルアミン / 稀少アミン / ミトコンドリア / 酸化ストレス / モノアミン / モノアミン酸化酵素B / 視床室傍核
Outline of Final Research Achievements

To investigate substrates of monoamine oxidase b (Maob) in brain, we developed Maob knockout (KO) mice and Maob flox/flox mice by CRISPR/Cas9 system and measured amounts of monoamines and their metabolites by LC-MS/MS. Noradrenaline, dopamine, 3-methoxytyramine, phenylethylamine (PEA), serotonin, and 5-hidroxyindoleacetic acid was detected in eight brain regions including paraventricular thalamus (PVT). To evaluate the expression level of Maob, qPCR method by SYBR green was applied to quantify the expression. We measured expression level of Maoa and NDP genes which locate on the same chromosome as Maob. Maob gene expression was markedly decreased and Maoa and NDP genes was not, suggesting that specific KO of Maob was succeeded. Further, we tried imaging mass spectrometry of monoamines using frozen section of the brain. Although signals of serotonin, noradrenaline, dopamine were detected, improved methods such as derivatization should be applied for an accurate quantification.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

現在、モノアミン神経伝達の機能不全は多くの神経・精神障害を引き起こすと考えられている。脳内モノアミン濃度は、モノアミン酸化酵素(Mao)によって調節されうるが、その一つであるMaobは、脳内では視床室傍核(PVT)および背側縫線核に高発現している。PVTは、感情的な行動に関与する脳領域と、機能的および解剖学的に関連しており、PVTにおけるMaob の基質を探索することが重要である。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2020 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (4 results)

All 2020 2019 Other

All Presentation (2 results) Remarks (2 results)

  • [Presentation] Identification of the substrates of MAO-B in mouse brain tissues by measuring the monoamines and metabolites using a high sensitive LC-MS/MS method2020

    • Author(s)
      Youhei Obata, Mie Kubota-Sakashita, Takaoki Kasahara, Masafumi Mizuno and Tadafumi Kato
    • Organizer
      日本神経科学会
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Neural dysfunction in paraventricular thalamus impacted by MAO-B in bipolar disorder and depression2019

    • Author(s)
      Youhei Obata, Mie Kubota-Sakashita, Takaoki Kasahara, Masafumi Mizuno and Tadafumi Kato
    • Organizer
      日本精神神経学会学術総会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] 理化学研究所 脳神経科学研究センター 精神疾患動態研究室ホームページ

    • URL

      http://mdmd.riken.jp/

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 理化学研究所 脳神経科学センター 精神疾患動態研究室ホームページ

    • URL

      http://mdmd.riken.jp/

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report 2018 Research-status Report

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2022-01-27  

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