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Development of DREADD-based gene therapy targeting HCN4 in spinal dorsal horn

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18K16465
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 55050:Anesthesiology-related
Research InstitutionKurume University

Principal Investigator

Oshita Kensuke  久留米大学, 医学部, 助教 (70529510)

Project Period (FY) 2021-03-01 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Keywords慢性疼痛 / DREADD / HCN / 脊髄後角
Outline of Research at the Start

過分極誘発陽イオンチャネル(HCN1~4)は細胞内cAMPによって電流が増大する。我々は、最もcAMP感受性が高いHCN4を発現するニューロンが、脊髄では後角浅層に特異的に存在することを発見した。
本研究では、DREADD (designer receptor exclusively activated by designer drug)システムを利用し、内在しない人工化合物をリガンドとする遺伝子改変G蛋白質共役受容体を脊髄後角に発現させ、cAMP濃度を変化させる。これによってHCN4発現ニューロンの活動を人工的に操作し、このニューロンの慢性疼痛における機能を明らかにする。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We generated transgenic mouse (HCN4+/luc), in which luciferase and stop codon was knocked-in at the upstream of HCN4 translation initiation site to visualize HCN4-expressing cells. We found that HCN4 was expressed in spinal dorsal horn by assessing the chemiluminescence in HCN4+/luc.In addition, we generated another line knock-in mouse which in HCN4 expression level could be reversibly suppressed by oral doxycycline (DOX) administration using tetracycline trans activator and the responsive element (HCN4+/tTA-TRE). We crossed these two lines and generated a double knock-in mouse to knockdown HCN4 completely with DOX and clarified that the locus of HCN4 is specifically in spinal dorsal horn. HCN4 positive cells in spinal dorsal horn was co-expressed with parvalbumin and protein kinase Cγ, which indicated that the most of HCN4 positive cells was included in excitatory interneuron. We will perform further investigation of contribution of HCN4 positive cells on development of allodynia.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

我々はHCN4遺伝子の翻訳開始点にテトラサイクリントランスアクチベータ(tTA) とその応答配列(TRE) をノックインしたマウス(HCN4+/tTA-TRE)とHCN4+/lucを交配したマウス(HCN4luc/tTA-TRE)を作成した。このマウスを用いて、HCN4 陽性細胞の細胞体が主にII 層深部、III 層に局在していることが明らかとした。さらに脊髄後角においてHCN4陽性細胞はパルブアルブミンもしくはプロテインキナーゼCγ(PKCγ)と共発現しており、興奮性介在ニューロンであることが判明した。PKCγ陽性の興奮性介在ニューロンはアロディニア形成に関与している可能性がある。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2022 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (5 results)

All 2023 2022 2021 2019

All Journal Article (3 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 3 results,  Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (1 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] The Involvement of Cx43 in JNK1/2-Mediated Endothelial Mechanotransduction and Human Plaque Progression2023

    • Author(s)
      Tauchi Miyuki、Oshita Kensuke、Urschel Katharina、Furtmair Roman、Kuhn Constanze、Stumpfe Florian M.、Botos Balazs、Achenbach Stephan、Dietel Barbara
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Molecular Sciences

      Volume: 24 Issue: 2 Pages: 1174-1174

    • DOI

      10.3390/ijms24021174

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Anesthetic management of a patient with methamphetamine-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy2023

    • Author(s)
      Oshita Kensuke、Tokuyama Shin、Jotaki Shosaburo、Yokomizo Michiko、Hiraki Teruyuki
    • Journal Title

      JA Clinical Reports

      Volume: 9 Issue: 1 Pages: 10-10

    • DOI

      10.1186/s40981-023-00601-3

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Overexpression of the HCN2 channel increases the arrhythmogenicity induced by hypokalemia2019

    • Author(s)
      Oshita K, Kozasa Y, Nakagawa Y, Kuwabara Y, Kuwahara K, Nakagawa T, Nakashima N, Hiraki T, Takano M
    • Journal Title

      The Journal of Physiological Sciences

      Volume: in press Issue: 4 Pages: 653-660

    • DOI

      10.1007/s12576-019-00684-7

    • NAID

      40021916400

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] アロディニア病態モデルマウスにおける脊髄後角HCN4陽性興奮性インターフェロンの機能2021

    • Author(s)
      中川拓、大下健輔、八坂敏一、中島則行、鷹野誠、山浦健
    • Organizer
      日本麻酔科学会第68回学術集会
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Book] 神経麻酔と神経集中治療の基礎と実践【電子版付】2022

    • Author(s)
      飯田宏樹、川口昌彦
    • Total Pages
      412
    • Publisher
      日本医事新報社
    • ISBN
      9784784959396
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2024-12-25  

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