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A novel therapeutic strategy for ischemic stroke based on the activity-dependent transcription factor Npas4

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19H03340
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 46030:Function of nervous system-related
Research InstitutionOsaka University

Principal Investigator

Tsuboi Akio  大阪大学, 大学院生命機能研究科, 招へい教授 (20163868)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 高橋 弘雄  香川大学, 医学部, 講師 (20390685)
森 英一朗  奈良県立医科大学, 医学部, 准教授 (70803659)
Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥17,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥5,070,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,170,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥8,190,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,890,000)
Keywords神経科学 / 脳・神経 / 脳神経疾患 / 脳梗塞モデルマウス / 神経細胞死 / 神経保護 / 神経可塑性 / 転写因子 / 脳血管障害 / 神経活動依存性 / 転写因子Npas4 / 治療法開発 / 神経細胞死の抑制 / 脳血管障障害 / 神経細胞保護 / 神経活動依存的
Outline of Research at the Start

脳血管障害は、本邦の死因の4位となる発生頻度の高い疾患である。その多くを占める脳梗塞に関して、発症初期の脳内の変化を研究することは、効果的な治療法を開発するのに、極めて重要である。申請者らはこれ迄に、健常な脳において、外界の刺激によって神経活動依存的にニューロンの発達を促進する分子機構を解明し、最近、その分子の1つである転写因子Npas4が、脳梗塞後の大脳皮質において梗塞巣の拡大を防ぎ、予後の運動機能を改善する機能を持つことを見出した(未発表データ)。そこで本研究では、脳梗塞の際にNpas4がニューロンの細胞死を抑制し、生存を促進するメカニズムを解明すると共に、革新的な治療法の開発に応用する。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Stroke is the second leading cause of death and the most frequent cause of disability in adults. After stroke, most ischemic neurons die and a few neurons live, leading to brain dysfunction; yet, genes involved in both neuronal survival and death remain poorly understood. Here, we found that the activity-dependent transcription factor Npas4 is essential for acquisition of neuronal tolerance to ischemia. Moreover, a systematic search for Npas4-downstream genes identified Gem, which encodes Ras-related small GTPase that mediates neuroprotective effects of Npas4. Gem suppresses the membrane localization of voltage-gated Ca2+ channels to inhibit excess Ca2+ influx, thereby protecting neurons from excitotoxic death. Our findings suggest that Gem expression via Npas4 promotes neuroprotection and neuroplasticity in injured and healthy brains, respectively.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

健常脳では、感覚刺激による神経活動に依存して、短時間にダイナミックな遺伝子発現の変動が生じて、神経回路の可塑性を担っている。申請者らは、脳梗塞という病態脳で起こる神経回路の変化を考える上でも、脳梗塞の初期段階における遺伝子発現の変化を知ることが重要であると想定した。本研究により、転写因子Npas4は健常脳と病態脳の双方において、神経回路の再編やその破綻を防ぐのに重要な働きをすることが示された。また、病態脳において、Npas4が低分子量G蛋白質のGemを介して果たす役割が明らかにされ、健常脳と病態脳における神経回路の再編機構の相違点に関して、Npas4の観点から考察することが可能になった。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2022 Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Annual Research Report
  • 2020 Annual Research Report
  • 2019 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (22 results)

All 2023 2022 2020 2019 Other

All Journal Article (9 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 4 results,  Open Access: 3 results) Presentation (10 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 5 results,  Invited: 1 results) Remarks (2 results) Patent(Industrial Property Rights) (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] 脳梗塞急性期において神経細胞死を防御する分子機構2023

    • Author(s)
      坪井昭夫,高橋弘雄
    • Journal Title

      Clinical Neuroscience

      Volume: 41 Pages: 280-283

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Molecular mechanisms underlying activity-dependent ischemic tolerance in the brain2023

    • Author(s)
      Takahashi H, Yamamoto Y, Tsuboi A
    • Journal Title

      Neuroscience Research

      Volume: 18 Pages: 3-9

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.neures.2022.10.005

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 脳梗塞の発症初期に発現する転写因子Npas4が神経細胞死を防ぐ分子機構2022

    • Author(s)
      坪井昭夫
    • Journal Title

      BIO Clinica

      Volume: 37 Pages: 1057-1059

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 脳梗塞時に神経細胞死を防御する機構の解明とその革新的な治療法への応用2020

    • Author(s)
      坪井昭夫
    • Journal Title

      BIO Clinica

      Volume: 35

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] LRR-Containing Oncofetal Trophoblast Glycoprotein 5T4 Shapes Neural Circuits in Olfactory and Visual Systems2020

    • Author(s)
      Tsuboi Akio
    • Journal Title

      Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience

      Volume: 13 Pages: 581018-581018

    • DOI

      10.3389/fnmol.2020.581018

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 脳梗塞時に脳を守る潜在的な適応機構の解明とその革新的な治療法への応用2020

    • Author(s)
      坪井昭夫
    • Journal Title

      Precision Medicine

      Volume: 3

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Expression of Oncofetal Antigen 5T4 in Murine Taste Papillae.2019

    • Author(s)
      Takahashi Y, Takahashi H*, Stern PL, Kirita T, Tsuboi A*
    • Journal Title

      Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience

      Volume: 13 Pages: 343-343

    • DOI

      10.3389/fncel.2019.00343

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] 総説 嗅球における特定の介在ニューロンの機能的な役割2019

    • Author(s)
      髙橋 弘雄、坪井 昭夫
    • Journal Title

      The Japanese Journal of Taste and Smell Research

      Volume: 26 Issue: 1 Pages: 3-8

    • DOI

      10.18965/tasteandsmell.26.1_3

    • NAID

      130007649391

    • ISSN
      1340-4806, 2424-1326
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 内在性の神経回路再編機構の理解に基づく革新的な脳梗塞治療法の開発2019

    • Author(s)
      坪井 昭夫、高橋 弘雄
    • Journal Title

      Medical Science Digest

      Volume: 45 Pages: 152-154

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Ras-like Gem GTPase induced by Npas4 promotes activity-dependent neuronal tolerance for ischemic stroke2022

    • Author(s)
      坪井昭夫
    • Organizer
      第15回神経発生討論会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Ras-like Gem GTPase induced by Npas4 promotes activity-dependent tolerance for ischemic stroke2022

    • Author(s)
      Akio Tsuboi, Takeshi K. Matsui, Eiichiro Mori, Satoru Yamamoto, Hiroo Takahashi
    • Organizer
      Cortical Development Conference 2022
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Ras-like Gem GTPase induced by Npas4 promotes activity-dependent neuronal tolerance for ischemic stroke2022

    • Author(s)
      H. Takahashi, A. Tsuboi
    • Organizer
      The 8th BRAIN Initiative Meeting: Open Science, New Tool
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Time-dependent neuroprotective mechanism for ischemic stroke2022

    • Author(s)
      高橋弘雄, 尾嶋大喜, 坪井昭夫, 山本融
    • Organizer
      第45回日本神経科学大会(NEURO2022)
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Ras-like GTPase induced by Npas4 promotes activity-dependent tolerance for ischemic stroke2020

    • Author(s)
      Tsuboi A, Matsui TK, Mori E, Yamamoto T, Takahashi H.
    • Organizer
      第43回日本分子生物学会大会(on-line開催)
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Ras-like GTPase induced by Npas4 promotes activity-dependent tolerance for ischemic stroke2020

    • Author(s)
      Takahashi H, Matsui TK, Mori E, Yamamoto T, Tsuboi A.
    • Organizer
      第43回日本神経科学大会(on-line開催)
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 5T4 oncofetal trophoblast glycoprotein plays a role for maintaining taste buds in mice2019

    • Author(s)
      Tsuboi A, Takahashi Y, Kirita T, Takahashi H
    • Organizer
      The 48th Naito Conference on Integrated Sensory Sciences - Pain, Itch, Smell and Taste
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Activity-dependent transcription factor Npas4 plays a crucial role in neuronal survival after ischemic stroke2019

    • Author(s)
      Tsuboi A, Takahashi H
    • Organizer
      29th Annual Meeting of the European Chemoreception Research Organization (ECRO2019)
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Sensory activity-dependent transcription factor Npas4 plays a crucial role in neuronal survival after ischemic stroke2019

    • Author(s)
      Takahashi H, Asahina R, Yamamoto T, Tsuboi A
    • Organizer
      第42回日本神経科学大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Activity-dependent transcription factor Npas4 plays a crucial role in neuronal survival after ischemic stroke2019

    • Author(s)
      Tsuboi A, Takahashi H
    • Organizer
      Keystone Symposia on Neurodegenerative Diseases: New Insights and Therapeutic Opportunities
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Remarks] 大阪大学大学院生命機能研究科 坪井研究室

    • URL

      http://tsuboi-lab.osaka1univ2fbs3.jp/

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 大阪大学大学院生命機能研究科 坪井研究室

    • URL

      http://osaka-univ-tsuboi-lab.jp/

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Patent(Industrial Property Rights)] 脳梗塞の予防又は治療剤2019

    • Inventor(s)
      坪井昭夫、高橋弘雄
    • Industrial Property Rights Holder
      坪井昭夫、高橋弘雄
    • Industrial Property Rights Type
      特許
    • Filing Date
      2019
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2019-04-18   Modified: 2024-01-30  

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