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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2019
Osaka University, Osaka, JP;
Takahisa Furukawa, Osaka, JP;
Taro Chaya, Osaka, JP;
OSAKA UNIVERSITY, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a medicament for improving or preventing a symptom relating to a retina and/or light reception, the medicament comprising, as an active ingredient, a substance capable of maintaining or enhancing the phosphorylation state of Unc119; a method for screening for a substance capable of improving or preventing a symptom relating to a retina and/or light reception, the method comprising the step of selecting a substance capable of inhibiting calcineurin, or selecting a substance capable of activating casein kinase 2; and an agent for inhibiting retinal degeneration and an agent for protecting a retina, the agents each comprising, as an active ingredient, a substance capable of maintaining or enhancing the phosphorylation state of Unc119.