2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Significance of the change in the expression levels of microRNAs in neurodegenerative diseases in the retina
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15K07971
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Pharmacology in pharmacy
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| Research Institution | Kitasato University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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| Keywords | 薬理学 / 脳神経疾患 / 緑内障 / 網膜色素変性症 / microRNA / アポトーシス |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Intravitreal injection of NMDA induced upregulation of miR-29b and downregulation of miR-124 in the retina of C57BL/6J mice. Pre-treatment with miR-29b inhibitor and miR-124 mimic protected against the NMDA-induced retinal injury.
In nmf363 mice, an animal model of retinitis pigmentosa, the expression level of miR-133a decreased with age. Subretinal injection of miR-133a mimic at postnatal day 15 significantly reduced photoreceptor degeneration at postnatal day 25.
These data suggest that progress of narrowing of visual field in the retinal neurodegenerative diseases could be supressed by alternation of the expression levels of microRNAs.
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| Free Research Field |
薬理学
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