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2020 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Roles of L-DOPA as a neurotransmitter and L-DOPA reuptake systems involved

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 18H02580
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 47040:Pharmacology-related
Research InstitutionYokohama City University

Principal Investigator

GOSHIMA Yoshio  横浜市立大学, 医学研究科, 教授 (00153750)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 増川 太輝  横浜市立大学, 医学部, 助教 (10711898)
小池 正人  順天堂大学, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 教授 (80347210)
新井 信隆  公益財団法人東京都医学総合研究所, 病院等連携研究センター, 参事研究員 (10167984)
Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2021-03-31
KeywordsL-ドーパ / 受容体 / GPR143 / トランスポーター / ドパミン作動性神経伝達
Outline of Final Research Achievements

To elucidate the roles of neurotransmitters is one of the most important studies in the field of life sciences and medicine. We propose that L-DOPA, a precursor of dopamine, by itself could act as a neurotransmitter in the central and peripheral nervous system. In this study, we obtained the following results: 1) We found that solute carrier (Slc) proteins, Slc7A9 and Slc3A1 were both expressed in the brain including substantia nigra, striatum, cortex, hypothalamus and other brain areas. 2) In Gpr143 gene-deficient mice, acute and chronic effect of nicotine were attenuated. 3) GPR143-positive immunoreactivities were localized in Lewy body in Parkinson’s disease (PD). These finding further suggest the role of L-DOPA as a neurotransmitter, and L-DOPA and its receptor GPR143 might be involved in the pathogenesis of PD.

Free Research Field

薬理学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

パーキンソン病の特効薬であるL-ドーパは、それ自体では活性がなく、その薬効は、生体内でドパミンに変換して生ずると考えられている。私たちは、それに加えて、L-ドーパ自体にもドパミンとは異なる作用があることを示してきた。私たちはこの研究で、L-ドーパを細胞内に取り込む作用を持つトランスポーター候補分子が存在すること、L-ドーパ受容体であるGPR143がドパミンの作用に関与すること、L-ドーパとGPR143がパーキンソン病の病態に関わる可能性を示した。

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Published: 2022-01-27  

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