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2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Dysfunction of dopaminergic circuits in a mouse model of autism comorbid with ADHD and its possible application to novel treatment

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 21K07525
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 52030:Psychiatry-related
Research InstitutionWakayama Medical University

Principal Investigator

HISAOKA Tomoko  和歌山県立医科大学, 医学部, 助教 (00398463)

Project Period (FY) 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Keywords自閉症スペクトラム障害 / 注意欠如・多動性障害 / ドーパミン / 前頭前皮質 / シナプス接着分子
Outline of Final Research Achievements

The expression of Kirrel3 was detected in dopaminergic neuronal circuits. In Kirrel3-knockout (KO) mice, tissue dopamine (DA) levels were increased in the prefrontal cortex and ventral striatum compared to those of wild-type mice. When Kirrel3-KO mice, which exhibit ASD/ADHD-like behaviors, were treated with psychostimulants that increase DA and noradrenaline levels, ADHD symptoms could not be improved, suggesting that Kirrel3-KO mice were suitable for a mouse model of psychostimulants-resistant ADHD. In contrast, treatment of a DA receptor D2 (D2R) antagonist or a GSK3-α/β inhibitor improved hyperactivity in Kirrel3-KO mice. These results suggest that activation of D2R signaling by increased DA may induce psychostimulants-resistant ADHD-like behaviors in Kirrel3-KO mice.

Free Research Field

神経発生学、神経組織学、行動生理学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

「ADHD合併ASD」モデルマウスであるKirrel3欠損マウスがADHD治療薬である中枢刺激薬に抵抗性であることを示した。このマウスのドーパミン神経系をHPLCや行動学的に解析した結果、前頭前皮質や腹側線条体のDAの増加とD2Rシグナル抑制によるADHD様行動(多動)の改善が見られた。本研究結果から、ドーパミン伝達系が低下していることが報告されている「ADHD単独罹患」とは異なり、中枢刺激薬治療抵抗性の「ADHD合併ASD」ではDAの増加やD2Rシグナル亢進がその病態形成に重要である可能性が示唆され、これらの病態に基づいた新規の治療戦略に繋がることが期待できる。

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Published: 2025-01-30  

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