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Involvment of glymphatic system in removing brain waste products in neurodegenerative diseases.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19K07128
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 47040:Pharmacology-related
Research InstitutionKeio University

Principal Investigator

Misawa Hidemi  慶應義塾大学, 薬学部(芝共立), 教授 (80219617)

Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
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)
Keywords筋萎縮性側索硬化症 / 凝集体 / グリアリンパ系 / 伝播 / 神経変性
Outline of Research at the Start

神経変性疾患の特徴として、細胞内外での毒性タンパク質の凝集体形成と蓄積が知られている。また、それらの毒性タンパク質が細胞間で伝播することも明らかとなりつつある。「脳にはリンパ系がない」というのが長年の定説であったが、近年「脳のゴミ処理システム」としてグリアリンパ系が発見され、脳内水環境の制御とその異常に注目が集まっている。グリアリンパ系では、アストロサイトが血管に伸ばした突起(足突起)でのアクアポリン4 の局在が重要である。本研究では、筋萎縮性側索硬化症の原因タンパク質の異常構造に着目し、マウス個体での毒性タンパク質の伝播を追跡するための実験系を確立し、グリアリンパ系の関与を解析する。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Overexpression and mislocalization of aquaporin-4 (AQP4) in the SOD1G93A mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) have previously been reported. However, how alterations of AQP4 affect interstitial bulk flow in the brain and spinal cord, the so-called glymphatic system, is unclear. In this study, we found an enhanced accumulation of disease-associated SOD1 species in SOD1G93A;AQP4-/- mice compared with SOD1G93A mice. By directly injecting SOD1 oligomers into the spinal cord parenchyma, we observed a significantly delay in clearance of biotinylated or fluorescent-labeled SOD1 oligomers in AQP4-/- mice than in wild-type mice. Furthermore, when we injected the fluorescent-labeled tracer protein into the cisterna magna and analyzed the tracer distribution in the spinal cord, approximately 35% processing ability was reduced in SOD1G93A mice compared to wild-type mice. These results suggest that the glymphatic system is abnormal in SOD1G93A mice.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

ALSの動物モデルであるSOD1G93Aマウスにおいて、AQP4による水輸送を駆動力とする老廃物排泄機構(=グリアリンパ系)の異常が示された。この異常はAQP4の発現上昇と局在の乱れを特徴とし、AQP4欠損マウス(AQP4が存在しないこと)で観察されるグリアリンパ流の低下とは、別の病態機序であることが判明した。異常タンパク質の脳内蓄積のメカニズムとして、渇水による水流不足と、洪水による淀みの発生の2つがあることを解明した本研究は、今後の創薬戦略に有用な知見を提供するものであると考えられる。

Report

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

    (14 results)

All 2022 2021 2020 2019

All Journal Article (7 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 7 results,  Open Access: 7 results) Presentation (7 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Competitive inhibition of the high-affinity choline transporter by tetrahydropyrimidine anthelmintics2021

    • Author(s)
      Okuda Takashi、Nomura Yuki、Konishi Asami、Misawa Hidemi
    • Journal Title

      European Journal of Pharmacology

      Volume: 898 Pages: 173986-173986

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.ejphar.2021.173986

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Stagnation of glymphatic interstitial fluid flow and delay in waste clearance in the SOD1-G93A mouse model of ALS2021

    • Author(s)
      Hirose Mikako、Asano Mito、Watanabe-Matsumoto Saori、Yamanaka Koji、Abe Yoichiro、Yasui Masato、Tokuda Eiichi、Furukawa Yoshiaki、Misawa Hidemi
    • Journal Title

      Neuroscience Research

      Volume: 171 Pages: 74-82

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.neures.2020.10.006

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Endogenous neurotoxin-like protein Ly6H inhibits alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor currents at the plasma membrane2020

    • Author(s)
      Moriwaki Yasuhiro、Kubo Natsuki、Watanabe Mizuho、Asano Shinsuke、Shinoda Tomoki、Sugino Taro、Ichikawa Daiju、Tsuji Shoutaro、Kato Fusao、Misawa Hidemi
    • Journal Title

      Scientific Reports

      Volume: 10 Issue: 1 Pages: 11996-11996

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41598-020-68947-7

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Behavioral and electrophysiological evidence for a neuroprotective role of aquaporin-4 in the 5xFAD transgenic mice model2020

    • Author(s)
      Abe Y, Ikegawa N, Yoshida K, Muramatsu K, Hattori S, Kawai K, Murakami M, Tanaka T, Goda W, Goto Zm, Yamamoto T, Hashimoto T, Yamada K, Shibata T, Misawa H, Mimura M, Tanaka KF, Miyakawa T, Iwatsubo T, Hata J, Niikura T, Yasui M
    • Journal Title

      Acta Neuropathologica Communications

      Volume: 8 Issue: 1 Pages: 67-67

    • DOI

      10.1186/s40478-020-00936-3

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Minireview: Divergent roles of α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors expressed on antigen-presenting cells and CD4+ T cells in the regulation of T cell differentiation2020

    • Author(s)
      Mashimo Masato、Fujii Takeshi、Ono Shiro、Moriwaki Yasuhiro、Misawa Hidemi、Kawashima Koichiro
    • Journal Title

      International Immunopharmacology

      Volume: 82 Pages: 106306-106306

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.intimp.2020.106306

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Oxidative misfolding of Cu/Zn-superoxide dismutase triggered by non-canonical intramolecular disulfide formation2020

    • Author(s)
      Anzai Itsuki、Tokuda Eiichi、Handa Sumika、Misawa Hidemi、Akiyama Shuji、Furukawa Yoshiaki
    • Journal Title

      Free Radical Biology and Medicine

      Volume: 147 Pages: 187-199

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2019.12.017

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Distinct Roles of α7 nAChRs in Antigen-Presenting Cells and CD4+ T Cells in the Regulation of T Cell Differentiation2019

    • Author(s)
      Mashimo Masato、Komori Masayo、Matsui Yuriko Y.、Murase Mami X.、Fujii Takeshi、Takeshima Shiori、Okuyama Hiromi、Ono Shiro、Moriwaki Yasuhiro、Misawa Hidemi、Kawashima Koichiro
    • Journal Title

      Frontiers in Immunology

      Volume: 10 Pages: 1102-1102

    • DOI

      10.3389/fimmu.2019.01102

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] ALSモデルマウスにおけるアクアポリン4を介した脳内の老廃物排泄機構の異常.2022

    • Author(s)
      安達一貴, 廣瀬美嘉子, 麻野珠都, 阿部陽一郎,安井正人, 三澤日出巳.
    • Organizer
      第95回日本薬理学会年会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] ALSモデルマウスにおけるグリアリンパ系と老廃物排泄異常の解析.2021

    • Author(s)
      安達一貴, 廣瀬美嘉子, 麻野珠都, 三澤日出巳.
    • Organizer
      生体機能と創薬シンポジウム2021
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] SOD1-ALSモデルマウスにおけるグリアリンパ系の破綻と老廃物排泄遅延.2021

    • Author(s)
      廣瀬美嘉子, 麻野珠都, 松本さおり, 山中宏二, 阿部陽一郎, 安井正人, 徳田栄一, 古川良明, 三澤日出巳.
    • Organizer
      第94回日本薬理学会年会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 抗中皮腫活性を示す二重特異性抗体の開発.2020

    • Author(s)
      金守悠希, 森脇康博, 三澤日出巳, 今井浩三, 辻祥太郎.
    • Organizer
      第40回日本分子腫瘍マーカー研究会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] ALSの病態進行におけるグリアリンパ系の関与2020

    • Author(s)
      廣瀬美嘉子, 麻野珠都, 設楽周生, 阿部陽一郎, 安井正人, 徳田栄一, 古川良明, 三澤日出巳
    • Organizer
      第93回日本薬理学会年会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Postnatal selective elimination of slow-type motor neuons induces late-onset neuromuscular defects in mice: red muscle atrophy, posture abnormality and kinetic tremor2019

    • Author(s)
      Kamishima K, Koyama T, Ohgaki L, yamanaka K, Ihohara S, Ogihara N, Sawano S, Mizunoya W, Misawa H
    • Organizer
      Neuroscience 2019
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] アルファー7型ニコチン受容体に対する新たな内在性修飾因子Ly6Hの作用機構:GPIアンカーの必要性2019

    • Author(s)
      浅野慎介, 森脇康博, 渡邊みずほ, 久保那月, 加藤総夫, 三澤日出巳
    • Organizer
      第140回日本薬理学会関東部会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report

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Published: 2019-04-18   Modified: 2023-01-30  

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