MEDICINE FOR IMPROVING OR PREVENTING SYMPTOMS RELATED TO RETINA AND/OR PHOTORECEPTION AND METHOD FOR SCREENING SUBSTANCE IMPROVING OR PREVENTING SYMPTOMS RELATED TO RETINA AND/OR PHOTORECEPTION

摘要

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.