第81回支援センターセミナーを共催しました。


■ 日 時: 平成23年3月15日(火)16:00 ~

■ 場 所: 基礎研究棟2階 教職員ロビー

■ 演 題: アルツハイマー病および外傷性脳損傷の治療標的としてのガンマセクレターゼ
     - Gamma-secretase, a therapeutic target for Alzheimer's disease
      and traumatic brain injury -

■ 演 者: 松岡 康治(Yasuji Matsuoka, Ph.D.)
        グラクソスミスクライン・シンガポール研究所マネージャー
        (Manager, Neural Pathway Discovery, GlaxoSmithKline, Singapore)
        ジョージタウン大学メディカルセンター神経内科学特任准教授
        (Adjunct Associate Professor of Neurology, Georgetown
        University Medical Center)


実験実習支援センター福堀先生より開催の挨拶

遠山 育夫教授による松岡先生の紹介
 
松岡 康治先生によるセミナー

左から京都薬科大学北村准教授、松岡先生、遠山先生
 

<講演要旨>
  Gamma-secretase is a key enzyme in generation of amyloid beta (Ab) and accumulation of Ab is a pathological hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Therefore, inhibition of g-secretase is a potential therapeutic target. Gamma-secretase has many (>40) substrates in addition to Ab precursor protein. Since some substrates, such as Notch, is a critical in physiological system, presumably, substrate selectivity is critical to gain desired safety profile. First generation g-secretase inhibitors (GSIs) have only limited (if there is any) substrate selectivity, and also induced paradoxical increase of Ab after transientreduction (Ab-rebound) in pre-clinical species and human. We investigated mechanism of Ab-rebound using GSI and g-secretase modulators (GSMs) which shift cleavage site and maintain cleavage of substrates. We found that an accumulation of g-secretase substrates is one of causes of GSI-mediated Ab-rebound. In combination of substrate selectivity, GSMs may be more useful Ab-lowering approach for treatment AD.
    Acute and transient increase of Ab is seen after traumatic brain injury in pre-clinical species and human. We hypothesized overproduction of Ab is one of causes of neurodegeneration and tested impact of Ab-lowering approach using GSI. Treatment with a GSI significantly reduced neurodegeneration and improved dysfunction. GSI and other Ab-lowering agents may be useful for treatment of traumatic brain injury.

参考文献
Loane, D.J., Pocivavsek, A., Moussa, C. E-H., Thompson, R., Matsuoka, Y.,
Faden, A.I., Rebeck, G.W., Burns, M.P. (2009) APP secretases as therapeutic targets for traumatic brain injury. Nature Medicine, 15: 377-379.