Abstract:
본 발명은 닌쥬린 1(Ninjurin 1)을 결핍시켜 제조된 강박증 동물모델, 및 이를 이용하여 강박증을 예방 또는 치료하기 위한 후보약물을 탐색하는 방법에 관한 것이다. 본 발명에 의하면, 강박증 연구를 위한 새로운 모델로서의 Ninjurin 1 KO 마우스를 제공할 수 있으며, NMDA 수용체 길항제인 메만틴 또는 이의 염을 강박증 치료라는 신규용도로 제공할 수 있다.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for treating or preventing obsessive compulsive disorder including the antagonist of N-Methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor as an active ingredient. More specifically, in the present invention, provided is a pharmaceutical composition for treating and/or preventing the obsessive compulsive disorder caused by Ninjurin 1 deficiency by using memantine or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. According to the present invention, a Ninjurin 1 KO mouse is offered to study the obsessive compulsive disorder as a new model, and memantine which is the antagonist of the NMDA receptor or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof is offered and used to newly treat the obsessive compulsive disorder.