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2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Development of novel fatty acid amide compounds having resistance to degradation as therapeutic drugs for neuropathic pain

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 19K07165
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 47060:Clinical pharmacy-related
Research InstitutionTokushima Bunri University (2020-2021)
Kagawa University (2019)

Principal Investigator

Houchi Hitoshi  徳島文理大学, 薬学部, 教授 (00219156)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 坪井 一人  川崎医科大学, 医学部, 准教授 (80346642)
竹之内 康広  川崎医科大学, 医学部, 助教 (30582233)
山野 由美子  神戸薬科大学, 薬学部, 准教授 (50208831)
小坂 信二  香川大学, 医学部附属病院, 教授 (70861102)
Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Keywords疼痛 / 炎症 / 脂質
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Palmitoylethanolamide is a lipid mediator that exerts anti-inflammatory and analgesic actions through activation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α (PPARα). The goal of the present study is the application of antidegradable PEA derivatives to superior therapeutic agents for intractable pain, and here we revealed (1) the involvent of acid ceramidase in the hydrolysis of PEA in the body and (2) the structure-activity relationship of PEA derivatives on the PPARα-activating ability.

Free Research Field

医療薬学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の学術的意義として、まず、セラミドを加水分解する酵素として認識されてきた酸性セラミダーゼを、PEAの新規加水分解酵素として同定したことが挙げられる。さらに、PEAの改変体のPPARα活性化能に関して構造活性相関を示したことも学術的意義を有する。社会的意義は、神経因性疼痛などの難治疼痛の新規治療薬としてPEA誘導体を応用する上で有用な知見となることである。

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Published: 2023-01-30  

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