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2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Effect of retinal remodeling after photoreceptor degeneration on feasibility of STS-based retinal prosthesis

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 20300187
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
Research InstitutionOsaka University

Principal Investigator

SAWAI Hajime  大阪大学, 大学院・医学系研究科, 准教授 (20202103)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) MIYOSHI Tomomitsu  大阪大学, 医学系研究科, 助教 (70314309)
YAGI Tetsuya  大阪大学, 工学系研究科, 教授 (50183976)
YAMASHITA Masayuki  奈良県立医科大学, 医学系研究科, 教授 (20183121)
Project Period (FY) 2008 – 2012
Keywords人工感覚器
Research Abstract

The retianl prosthesis is one of the feasible methods to some extent to recover visual sensation of blind patients caused by the degeneration of photoreceptors in the retinas. The feasibility depends on the stabile function of retinal circuitry remaining after photoreceptors degeneration. Since remodeling of the retinal neurons and their networks has been reported, we investigated how electrophysiological and optical response in the retina and visual centers to transretinal electrical stimulation could changed during progress of photoreceptor degeneration in the RCS rat, which is well established as a model animal for patients with retinitis pigmentosa. No significant difference in collicular filed potentials and VSD images of visual cortical response to the stimulation was detected between young and old animals. Retinal cytoarchitecture and dendritic morphology of the retinal ganglion cells after loss of photoreceptors also is well preserved until 36 wks of age. These results suggest that remodeling of retinal circuitry, if any, might not be a seriously taken consideration in development of retinal prosthesis.

  • Research Products

    (25 results)

All 2013 2010 2009 2008

All Journal Article (16 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 11 results) Presentation (9 results)

  • [Journal Article] In vivo optical measurements of cortical response evoked by electrical stimulation in the mouse visual cortex2010

    • Author(s)
      Okazaki Y, Sawai H, Yagi T
    • Journal Title

      電子情報通信学会技術研究報告

      Volume: Vol.109 Pages: 119-122

  • [Journal Article] Synchronization of Ca2+ oscillations: Is gap junctional coupling sufficient?2010

    • Author(s)
      Yamashita M
    • Journal Title

      FEBS Journal

      Volume: VOL.277 Pages: 277

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Synchronization of Ca2+ oscillations: a capacitative (AC) electrical coupling model in neuroepithelium2010

    • Author(s)
      Yamashita M.
    • Journal Title

      FEBS Journal

      Volume: VOL. 277 Pages: 293-299

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Optimal parameters of transcorneal electrical stimulation (TES) to be neuroprotective of axotomized RGCs in adult rats2009

    • Author(s)
      Morimoto T, Miyoshi T, Sawai H, Fujikado T
    • Journal Title

      Exp Eye Res

      Volume: Vol.90 Pages: 285-291

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Axonal regeneration induced by repetitive electrical stimulation of crushed optic nerve in adult rats2009

    • Author(s)
      Tagami Y, Kurimoto T, Miyoshi T, Morimoto T, Sawai H, Mimura O
    • Journal Title

      Jpn J Ophthalmol.

      Volume: Vol.53 Pages: 257-66

  • [Journal Article] a dystroglycan ligand, is essential for photoreceptor ribbon synapse formation.2008

    • Author(s)
      Sato S, Omori Y, Katoh K, Kondo M, Kanagawa M, Miyata K, Funabiki K, Koyasu T, Kajimura N, Miyoshi T, Sawai H, Kobayashi K, Tani A, Toda T, Usukura J, Tano Y, Fujikado T, Furukawa T. Pikachurin
    • Journal Title

      Nat Neurosci.

      Volume: Vol.11 Pages: 923-31

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Parameters of optic nerve electrical stimulation affecting neuroprotection of axotomized retinal ganglion cells in adult rats2008

    • Author(s)
      Okazaki Y, Morimoto T, Sawai H.
    • Journal Title

      Neurosci Res.

      Volume: Vol.61 Pages: 129-35

  • [Journal Article] 人工感覚器-最近の進歩2008

    • Author(s)
      澤井元、三好智満、不二門尚、田野保雄
    • Journal Title

      人工臓器

      Volume: Vol.37 Pages: 163-167

  • [Journal Article] Neuromorphic VLSI vision system for real-time texture segregation.2008

    • Author(s)
      Shimonomura, K., Yagi, T
    • Journal Title

      NEURAL NETWORKS

      Volume: Vol.21 Pages: 1197-1204

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] A visually guided collision warning system with a neuromorphic architecture.2008

    • Author(s)
      Okuno, H., Yagi, T.
    • Journal Title

      NEURAL NETWORKS

      Volume: Vol.21 Pages: 1431-1438

  • [Journal Article] Inhibitory synapses are responsible for the signal propagation properties in the visual cortical circuit2008

    • Author(s)
      Osanai, M., Tanaka, S., Takeno, Y., Yagi, T
    • Journal Title

      NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH

      Volume: Vol.61 Pages: S175

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Real-Time Emulation of Neural Images in the Outer Retinal Circuit.2008

    • Author(s)
      Hasegawa, J., Yagi, T.
    • Journal Title

      JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

      Volume: Vol.58 Pages: 507-514

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] BIFURCATION-BASED MODEL CONSTRUCTION OF A PYRAMIDAL CELL OF THE PRIMARY VISUAL CORTEX.2008

    • Author(s)
      Ishiki, T., Tanaka, S., Osanai, M., Doi, S., Kumagai, S., Yagi, T.
    • Journal Title

      INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INNOVATIVE COMPUTING INFORMATION AND CONTROL

      Volume: Vol.5 Pages: 831-845

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Mixed analog-digital vision sensor for detecting objects approaching on a collision course.2008

    • Author(s)
      Okuno, H., Yagi, T.
    • Journal Title

      ROBOTICS AND AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS

      Volume: Vol.57 Pages: 508-516

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Synchronous Ca2+ oscillation emerges from voltage fluctuations of Ca2+ stores2008

    • Author(s)
      Yamashita M
    • Journal Title

      FEBS JOURNAL

      Volume: Vol.275 Pages: 4022-4032

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Synchronization of Ca2+ oscillation by fluctuations in the membrane potential of Ca2+ stores.2008

    • Author(s)
      Yamashita M.
    • Journal Title

      NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH

      Volume: Vol.61 Pages: S88

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Voltage sensitive-dye imaging of visual cortical response to suprachoroidaltransretinalelectrical stimulation in the retinal degenerated rat2013

    • Author(s)
      Sawai H
    • Organizer
      第90回日本生理学会大会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京
    • Year and Date
      20130327-29
  • [Presentation] マウス一次視覚野内電気刺激による皮質神経活動の in vivo 膜電位感受性色素イメージング2009

    • Author(s)
      岡崎 祐香, 八木哲也
    • Organizer
      第24回生体・生理工学シンポジウム
    • Place of Presentation
      仙台
    • Year and Date
      20090924-26
  • [Presentation] Analog VLSI vision device for cortical implants.2009

    • Author(s)
      T. Yagi, K. Shimonomura, Y. Okazaki, H. Okuno, M. Osanai, and H. Sawai
    • Organizer
      The 36thInternational Congress of Physiological Sciences
    • Place of Presentation
      Kyoto, Japan
    • Year and Date
      20090727-0801
  • [Presentation] Voltage fluctuations of calcium store in retinal neuroepithelium.2009

    • Author(s)
      Yamashita M.
    • Organizer
      The 36th International Congress of Physiological Sciences
    • Place of Presentation
      Kyoto, Japan
    • Year and Date
      20090727-0801
  • [Presentation] 網膜神経上皮細胞間におけるカルシウムオシレーションの同期化メカニズム2009

    • Author(s)
      山下勝幸
    • Organizer
      第32回日本神経科学大会
    • Place of Presentation
      名古屋市
    • Year and Date
      2009-09-17
  • [Presentation] Optimal parameters of transcorneal electrical stimulation for neuroprotection of axotomized retinal ganglion cells in adult rats.2009

    • Author(s)
      Miyoshi T, Morimoto T, Sawai H, Fujikado T, Tano Y
    • Organizer
      International Congress of Physiological Science
    • Place of Presentation
      Kyoto
    • Year and Date
      2009-07-30
  • [Presentation] 脈絡膜上-経網膜刺激型人工視覚の空間分解能の評価2009

    • Author(s)
      澤井元、岡崎祐香、八木哲也
    • Organizer
      第24回神経組織の成長・再生・移植研究会
    • Place of Presentation
      群馬
    • Year and Date
      2009-06-21
  • [Presentation] 発生初期網膜の電気生理学的解析2009

    • Author(s)
      山下勝幸
    • Organizer
      第114回 日本解剖学会総会
    • Place of Presentation
      岡山
    • Year and Date
      2009-03-29
  • [Presentation] 網膜双極細胞ニューラルイメージの実時間再構築2008

    • Author(s)
      長谷川潤,八木哲也
    • Organizer
      視覚科学フォーラム第12回研究会
    • Place of Presentation
      大阪
    • Year and Date
      20080828-29

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Published: 2014-08-29  

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