{"id":29273,"date":"2021-12-29T08:00:06","date_gmt":"2021-12-29T07:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/?p=29273"},"modified":"2022-10-17T08:54:45","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T06:54:45","slug":"study-in-nature-communications-introduces-novel-method-of-nanoscale-pharmacological-measurements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/2021\/12\/study-in-nature-communications-introduces-novel-method-of-nanoscale-pharmacological-measurements\/","title":{"rendered":"Study in Nature Communications introduces novel method of nanoscale pharmacological measurements"},"content":{"rendered":"
The study published in the prestigious journal Nature Communications<\/em> describes a new method for measuring the binding site of drugs on the surface of nerve cells with nanometer accuracy. The first author of the publication is Dr. Susanne Prokop, a doctoral student at Semmelweis University, further authors include Dr. M\u00e1rton V\u00e1mosi, a sixth year medical student. The research is based on the collaboration between the Molecular Neurobiology Research Group led by Dr. Istv\u00e1n Katona at the Institute of Experimental Medicine (KOKI) of the E\u00f6tv\u00f6s Lor\u00e1nd Research Network (ELKH) and the Medicinal Chemistry Research Group led by Dr. Gy\u00f6rgy Keser\u0171 at the Research Centre for Natural Sciences (TTK) of ELKH.<\/div>\n
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Dr. Prokop Susanne<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The first author of the study published in the prestigious journal Nature Communications<\/em> is dr. Susanne Prokop, a doctoral student at Semmelweis University. The publication demonstrates a super-resolution microscopic method in which the binding of drugs to the cell surface can be measured with nanometer accuracy using fluorescent molecules. The new method was named PharmacoSTORM, based on the STORM (stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy) super-resolution microscopy procedure. This enables scientists to understand the drugs\u2019 mechanism of action more precisely. The new method also helps to understand which of the more than a hundred types of neurons play a role in the development of the effects or side effects of a drug in a nervous system disease. To prove this, Dr. Susanne Prokop and Dr. M\u00e1rton V\u00e1mosi examined the binding pattern of cariprazine in the brain.<\/p>\n

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Dr. M\u00e1rton V\u00e1mosi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Developed by the pharmaceutical company Gedeon Richter, cariprazine is the latest success story in the treatment of psychiatric illnesses, mainly schizophrenia and depression, with annual sales exceeding 1 billion dollars. In their experiments, they discovered that cariprazine binds mostly to the granular cells in a brain area called the islands of Calleja.<\/p>\n

“Currently, almost nothing is known about these cells, and the research results of the these Semmelweis students are remarkable because they shed light on the psychiatric significance of a new cell type”, Dr. Istv\u00e1n Katona, Head of the Molecular Neurobiology Research Group of Institute of Experimental Medicine pointed out.<\/p>\n

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Dr. Istv\u00e1n Katona<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The study published in Nature Communications<\/em> is was prepared in collaboration with the “Lend\u00fclet” Molecular Neurobiology Research Group of the Institute of Experimental Medicine (leader: Dr. Istv\u00e1n Katona) and the Medicinal Chemistry Research Group at the Research Center for Natural Sciences of E\u00f6tv\u00f6s Lor\u00e1nd Research Network (leader: Dr. Gy\u00f6rgy Keser\u0171). Researchers from the Institute of Physiology at Semmelweis University, the University of Leiden and the University of Catania also took part in the collaboration. The educational background of this scientific work was provided by a joint doctoral training of the Doctoral School of Semmelweis University and the Institute of Experimental Medicine.<\/p>\n

“As a result of this long lasting and fruitful relationship, young researchers acquire such theoretical and methodological knowledge that they can publish their first scientific results in the world’s most prestigious newspapers. This springboard has an impact on their entire careers,” Dr. Istv\u00e1n Katona emphasized.<\/p>\n

In the “Lend\u00fclet” Molecular Neurobiology Research Group, Dr. Susanne Prokop is the eighth young professional to present her doctoral work\u2019s results in a scientific journal ranked in the Nature Index.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The research was supported by the NKFIH tender “\u00c9lvonal”, the National Brain Research Program and the EFOP-3.6.3-VEKOP-16-2017-00009 program of Semmelweis University.<\/p>\n

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S. Prokop, P. \u00c1br\u00e1nyi-Balogh, B. Barti, M. V\u00e1mosi, M. Z\u00f6ldi, L. Barna,\u00a0G.M. <\/span>Urb\u00e1n,\u00a0<\/span>D.A. <\/span>T\u00f3th, B. Dudok, A. Egyed, Deng H.,\u00a0<\/span>G.M. <\/span>Leggio, L. Hunyady, M. van der Stelt, G.M. Keser\u0171 and I. Katona (2021). PharmacoSTORM nanoscale pharmacology reveals cariprazine binding on Islands of Calleja granule cells<\/a>. Nature Communications 12, 6505.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Dr. Istv\u00e1n Katona, \u00c1d\u00e1m Szab\u00f3
\nTranslation: Vikt\u00f3ria Kiss
\nPhoto: Bal\u00e1zs Pint\u00e9r, Benj\u00e1min Barti (illustration)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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