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■ 論文- Background Although an increase in neutrophil count has been observed in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the relationship between the systemic neutrophil transcriptome and clinical course of COVID-19 remains unclear. Hence, we examined the relationship between the clinical course and RNA sequencing analysis results in COVID-19 patients. Methods Peripheral blood samples were obtained from 28 patients with COVID-19-associated ARDS and 16 healthy controls. Bulk RNA sequencing was performed, and clustering analysis was used to explore relationships between gene expression and clinical characteristics. In a separate cohort, neutrophils were isolated from the peripheral blood of five COVID-19 patients with ARDS for single-cell RNA sequencing to further characterize the neutrophil subpopulations. Results In bulk RNA sequencing analysis, COVID-19 patients with ARDS had elevated gene expression associated with neutrophils compared with healthy controls.Clustering analysis revealed no differences in the clinical characteristics of COVID-19 patients with ARDS. In the single-cell RNA sequencing analysis, clustering analysis showed that the patients were divided into two groups: those who could be weaned from the ventilator within 28 days and those who could not be weaned. Conclusion These findings indicate that differences in neutrophil gene expression may have important clinical implications. This study may support the exploratory identification of genomic factors, such as neutrophil gene expression, that are relevant to clinical parameters.Frontiers Media SA, 2025年11月, Frontiers in Immunology, 16研究論文(学術雑誌)
- Peripherally derived regulatory T cells (pTregs) have a prominent role in maintaining intestinal immune homeostasis. In cases of phosphoinositide-3-kinase δ (PI3Kδ) inactivation, such as in patients receiving PI3Kδ inhibitor idelalisib as a cancer treatment, breakdown of intestinal immune tolerance occurs frequently in the form of diarrhea and colon inflammation. In a mouse model of systemic PI3Kδ inactivation, both enhancement of antitumor immunity and colitis have been described as a result of Treg impairment. However, in view of the critical role for Tregs in the prevention of systemic autoimmunity, the basis for such tissue-restricted breach of immune tolerance upon loss of PI3Kδ function is not yet understood. We report here that mice lacking PI3Kδ activity do not suffer a general defect in Treg immunosuppression, but specifically fail to develop Helios- pTregs in the colon. We demonstrate reduced extrathymic Treg induction, in vitro and in vivo, from naïve CD4+ T cells with inactive PI3Kδ, along with dysregulation of a tissue-resident phenotype. These results suggest a nonredundant role for PI3Kδ-dependent pTreg differentiation in maintaining tolerance to commensal microbial antigens in the gut.2025年10月, European journal of immunology, 55(10) (10), e70069, 英語, 国際誌研究論文(学術雑誌)
- BACKGROUND: Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) remains a significant clinical challenge, and its pathogenesis is not fully understood. Proteomic analyses of plasma and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) in patients with ARDS have been performed to uncover diagnostic and prognostic markers, although previous studies have not adequately focused on longitudinal comparison of biomarkers. This study aimed to elucidate the proteomic profiles of patients with ARDS in the acute and subacute phases to better understand the pathophysiological progression of ARDS. METHODS: This was a single-center, prospective, observational study of adult patients with ARDS in whom plasma and BALF samples were collected in the acute and subacute phases of ARDS and comprehensive proteins were identified and analyzed by mass spectrometry. RESULTS: Plasma and BALF were collected from 21 ARDS patients and plasma from 24 healthy donors, from which 694 plasma proteins and 2017 BALF proteins were analyzed. Processes related to coagulation and complement commonly activated in plasma and BALF were more pronounced in the acute phase than in the subacute phase. In BALF in the acute phase, pathways related to humoral and immune responses were activated, whereas processes related to chaperones and protein folding were suppressed. IPA analysis showed that B cell receptor signaling was most activated, whereas heat shock protein 90 (HSP90) chaperone cycle, protein folding, and other pathways associated with cellular stress responses and proper protein processing were suppressed. The most activated upstream regulator was interferon gamma (IFN-γ) and the most suppressed was notch receptor 1 (NOTCH1). CONCLUSIONS: The proteomics of plasma and BALF from patients with ARDS were compared in both the acute and subacute phases. In BALF in the acute phase, humoral immunity, mainly B-cell receptor signaling, was activated, whereas the HSP90 cycle and protein folding mechanisms were inactivated.2025年05月, Journal of intensive care, 13(1) (1), 26 - 26, 英語, 国際誌研究論文(学術雑誌)
- 2025年02月, mSphere, e0107224, 英語, 国際誌研究論文(学術雑誌)
- Whereas severe COVID-19 is often associated with elevated autoantibody titers, the underlying mechanism behind their generation has remained unclear. Here we report clonal composition and diversity of autoantibodies in humoral response to SARS-CoV-2. Immunoglobulin repertoire analysis and characterization of plasmablast-derived monoclonal antibodies uncovered clonal expansion of plasmablasts producing cardiolipin (CL)-reactive autoantibodies. Half of the expanded CL-reactive clones exhibited strong binding to SARS-CoV-2 antigens. One such clone, CoV1804, was reactive to both CL and viral nucleocapsid (N), and further showed anti-nucleolar activity in human cells. Notably, antibodies sharing genetic features with CoV1804 were identified in COVID-19 patient-derived immunoglobulins, thereby constituting a novel public antibody. These public autoantibodies had numerous mutations that unambiguously enhanced anti-N reactivity, when causing fluctuations in anti-CL reactivity along with the acquisition of additional self-reactivities, such as anti-nucleolar activity, in the progeny. Thus, potentially CL-reactive precursors may have developed multiple self-reactivities through clonal selection, expansion, and somatic hypermutation driven by viral antigens. Our results revealed the nature of autoantibody production during COVID-19 and provided novel insights into the origin of virus-induced autoantibodies.2024年12月, Life science alliance, 7(12) (12), 英語, 国際誌研究論文(学術雑誌)
- Regulated neural-metabolic-inflammatory responses are essential for maintaining physiological homeostasis. However, the molecular machinery that coordinates neural, metabolic, and inflammatory responses is largely unknown. Here, we show that semaphorin 6D (SEMA6D) coordinates anxiogenic, metabolic, and inflammatory outputs from the amygdala by maintaining synaptic homeostasis. Using genome-wide approaches, we identify SEMA6D as a pleiotropic gene for both psychiatric and metabolic traits in human. Sema6d deficiency increases anxiety in mice. When fed a high-fat diet, Sema6d-/- mice display attenuated obesity and enhanced myelopoiesis compared with control mice due to higher sympathetic activity via the β3-adrenergic receptor. Genetic manipulation and spatial and single-nucleus transcriptomics reveal that SEMA6D in amygdalar interneurons is responsible for regulating anxiogenic and autonomic responses. Mechanistically, SEMA6D is required for synaptic maturation and γ-aminobutyric acid transmission. These results demonstrate that SEMA6D is important for the normal functioning of the neural circuits in the amygdala, coupling emotional, metabolic, and inflammatory responses.2024年07月, Neuron, 英語, 国際誌研究論文(学術雑誌)
- Abstract Resting memory B-cells can be divided into classical and non-classical groups based on differential expression of markers such as CD27 and CD11c, while activated memory B-cells express a combination of markers, making their ontogeny hard to determine. Here by longitudinal analysis of COVID-19, bacterial sepsis, and BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine recipients by mass cytometry and CITE-seq we describe a three-branch structure of resting B-cell memory consisting of “classical” CD45RB+ memory and two branches of CD45RBlo memory further defined by expression of CD23 and CD11c respectively. Stable differences in CD45RB upon activation allowed tracking of activated B-cells and plasmablasts derived from CD45RB+ classical and CD45RBlo non-classical memory B-cells. In both COVID-19 patients and mRNA vaccination, CD45RBlo B-cells formed the majority of SARS-CoV2 specific memory B-cells and correlated with serum antibodies while CD45RB+ memory was most strongly activated by bacterial Sepsis. These results suggest that diverse non-classical CD45RBlo memory B-cells consisting of branches of CD11c+Tbet+ and CD23+ fractions form a critical part of responses to viral infection and vaccination.Research Square Platform LLC, 2024年01月
- Pulmonary fibrosis (PF), a condition characterized by inflammation and collagen deposition in the alveolar interstitium, causes dyspnea and fatal outcomes. Although the bleomycin-induced PF mouse model has improved our understanding of exogenous factor-induced fibrosis, the mechanism governing endogenous factor-induced fibrosis remains unknown. Here, we find that Ifngr1-/-Rag2-/- mice, which lack the critical suppression factor for group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2), develop PF spontaneously. The onset phase of fibrosis includes ILC2 subpopulations with a high Il1rl1 (IL-33 receptor) expression, and fibrosis does not develop in ILC-deficient or IL-33-deficient mice. Although ILC2s are normally localized near bronchioles and blood vessels, ILC2s are increased in fibrotic areas along with IL-33 positive fibroblasts during fibrosis. Co-culture analysis shows that activated-ILC2s directly induce collagen production from fibroblasts. Furthermore, increased IL1RL1 and decreased IFNGR1 expressions are confirmed in ILC2s from individuals with idiopathic PF, highlighting the applicability of Ifngr1-/-Rag2-/- mice as a mouse model for fibrosis research.2023年12月, Nature communications, 14(1) (1), 8120 - 8120, 英語, 国際誌研究論文(学術雑誌)
- The entry of SARS-CoV-2 into host cells is mediated by the interaction between the spike receptor-binding domain (RBD) and host angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2). Certain human antibodies, which target the spike N-terminal domain (NTD) at a distant epitope from the host cell binding surface, have been found to augment ACE2 binding and enhance SARS-CoV-2 infection. Notably, these antibodies exert their effect independently of the antibody fragment crystallizable (Fc) region, distinguishing their mode of action from previously described antibody-dependent infection-enhancing (ADE) mechanisms. Building upon previous hypotheses and experimental evidence, we propose that these NTD-targeting infection-enhancing antibodies (NIEAs) achieve their effect through the crosslinking of neighboring spike proteins. In this study, we present refined structural models of NIEA fragment antigen-binding region (Fab)–NTD complexes, supported by molecular dynamics simulations and hydrogen–deuterium exchange mass spectrometry (HDX-MS). Furthermore, we provide direct evidence confirming the crosslinking of spike NTDs by NIEAs. Collectively, our findings advance our understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying NIEAs and their impact on SARS-CoV-2 infection.MDPI AG, 2023年12月, Viruses, 15(12) (12), 2421 - 2421研究論文(学術雑誌)
- (一社)日本救急医学会, 2023年12月, 日本救急医学会雑誌, 34(12) (12), 752 - 752, 日本語広範囲熱傷患者におけるプロテオミクス解析 GDF-15と関連パスウェイ
- Abstract Irgb6 is a priming immune‐related GTPase (IRG) that counteracts Toxoplasma gondii. It is known to be recruited to the low virulent type II T. gondii parasitophorous vacuole (PV), initiating cell‐autonomous immunity. However, the molecular mechanism by which immunity‐related GTPases become inactivated after the parasite infection remains obscure. Here, we found that Thr95 of Irgb6 is prominently phosphorylated in response to low virulent type II T. gondii infection. We observed that a phosphomimetic T95D mutation in Irgb6 impaired its localization to the PV and exhibited reduced GTPase activity in vitro. Structural analysis unveiled an atypical conformation of nucleotide‐free Irgb6‐T95D, resulting from a conformational change in the G‐domain that allosterically modified the PV membrane‐binding interface. In silico docking corroborated the disruption of the physiological membrane binding site. These findings provide novel insights into a T. gondii‐induced allosteric inactivation mechanism of Irgb6.Wiley, 2023年11月, Genes to Cells[査読有り]研究論文(学術雑誌)
- In this study, whole-blood RNAs (prolactin and toll-like receptor 3) involved in the prognosis of patients with COVID-19 were identified. The RNA endotypes classified by these important RNAs highlight the possibility of stratifying the COVID-19 patient population and the need for targeted therapy based on these phenotypes.2023年11月, Microbiology spectrum, e0264523, 英語, 国際誌研究論文(学術雑誌)
- COVID-19 is linked to endotheliopathy and coagulopathy, which can result in multi-organ failure. The mechanisms causing endothelial damage due to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) remain elusive. Here, we developed an infection-competent human vascular organoid from pluripotent stem cells for modeling endotheliopathy. Longitudinal serum proteome analysis identified aberrant complement signature in critically ill patients driven by the amplification cycle regulated by complement factor B and D (CFD). This deviant complement pattern initiates endothelial damage, neutrophil activation, and thrombosis specific to organoid-derived human blood vessels, as verified through intravital imaging. We examined a new long-acting, pH-sensitive (acid-switched) antibody targeting CFD. In both human and macaque COVID-19 models, this long-acting anti-CFD monoclonal antibody mitigated abnormal complement activation, protected endothelial cells, and curtailed the innate immune response post-viral exposure. Collectively, our findings suggest that the complement alternative pathway exacerbates endothelial injury and inflammation. This underscores the potential of CFD-targeted therapeutics against severe viral-induced inflammathrombotic outcomes.2023年10月, Cell stem cell, 30(10) (10), 1315 - 1330, 英語, 国際誌研究論文(学術雑誌)
- 2023年08月, Science translational medicine, 15(711) (711), eadi2623研究論文(学術雑誌)
- 2023年08月, iScience, 26(8) (8)研究論文(学術雑誌)
- (一社)日本集中治療医学会, 2023年06月, 日本集中治療医学会雑誌, 30(Suppl.1) (Suppl.1), S456 - S456, 日本語機械学習による新規外傷フェノタイプの同定とプロテオーム解析を用いた病態考察
- Mechanisms underpinning the dysfunctional immune response in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection are elusive. We analyzed single-cell transcriptomes and T and B cell receptors (BCR) of >895,000 peripheral blood mononuclear cells from 73 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients and 75 healthy controls of Japanese ancestry with host genetic data. COVID-19 patients showed a low fraction of nonclassical monocytes (ncMono). We report downregulated cell transitions from classical monocytes to ncMono in COVID-19 with reduced CXCL10 expression in ncMono in severe disease. Cell-cell communication analysis inferred decreased cellular interactions involving ncMono in severe COVID-19. Clonal expansions of BCR were evident in the plasmablasts of patients. Putative disease genes identified by COVID-19 genome-wide association study showed cell type-specific expressions in monocytes and dendritic cells. A COVID-19-associated risk variant at the IFNAR2 locus (rs13050728) had context-specific and monocyte-specific expression quantitative trait loci effects. Our study highlights biological and host genetic involvement of innate immune cells in COVID-19 severity.2023年04月, Nature genetics, 55(5) (5), 753 - 767, 英語, 国際誌研究論文(学術雑誌)
- Characterization of protein-protein interactions (PPI) is a key to understanding the functions of proteins of interest. Recently developed proximity-dependent biotin identification (BioID) has been actively investigated as an alternative PPI mapping method because of its usefulness in uncovering transient PPI. Here, as an example of proximity labeling proteomics application in the testis, we generated two transgenic mouse lines expressing two biotin ligases (BioID2 or TurboID) fused with TESMIN, which translocates from the cytosol to the nucleus during meiotic progression and is required for reproduction. The BioID2 transgene, albeit not the TurboID transgene, rescued fertility defects of the Tesmin KO male mice, indicating that the TESMIN-BioID2 fusion can physiologically replace TESMIN. Furthermore, biotinylated protein pull-down and affinity-purification followed by mass spectrometry using the TESMIN-BioID2 transgenic mice captured components of the MYBL1-MuvB complex that regulate cell-cycle gene expression. Thus, our study shows that proximity labeling proteomics can be applied in male germ cells, although the choice of biotin ligase needs to be carefully tested.2022年12月, Scientific reports, 12(1) (1), 22198 - 22198, 英語, 国際誌研究論文(学術雑誌)
- 2022年12月, The Journal of dermatology, 50(4) (4), e133-e134, 英語, 国際誌
- The cellular activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome is spatiotemporally orchestrated by various organelles, but whether lysosomes contribute to this process remains unclear. Here, we show the vital role of the lysosomal membrane-tethered Ragulator complex in NLRP3 inflammasome activation. Deficiency of Lamtor1, an essential component of the Ragulator complex, abrogated NLRP3 inflammasome activation in murine macrophages and human monocytic cells. Myeloid-specific Lamtor1-deficient mice showed marked attenuation of NLRP3-associated inflammatory disease severity, including LPS-induced sepsis, alum-induced peritonitis, and monosodium urate (MSU)-induced arthritis. Mechanistically, Lamtor1 interacted with both NLRP3 and histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6). HDAC6 enhances the interaction between Lamtor1 and NLRP3, resulting in NLRP3 inflammasome activation. DL-all-rac-α-tocopherol, a synthetic form of vitamin E, inhibited the Lamtor1-HDAC6 interaction, resulting in diminished NLRP3 inflammasome activation. Further, DL-all-rac-α-tocopherol alleviated acute gouty arthritis and MSU-induced peritonitis. These results provide novel insights into the role of lysosomes in the activation of NLRP3 inflammasomes by the Ragulator complex.2022年11月, The EMBO journal, 42(1) (1), e111389, 英語, 国際誌研究論文(学術雑誌)
- BACKGROUND: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, has led to major public health crises worldwide. Several studies have reported the comprehensive mRNA expression analysis of immune-related genes in patients with COVID-19, using blood samples, to understand its pathogenesis; however, the characteristics of RNA expression in COVID-19 and bacterial sepsis have not been compared. The current study aimed to address this gap. METHODS: RNA-sequencing and bioinformatics analyses were used to compare the transcriptome expression of whole blood samples from patients with COVID-19 and patients with sepsis who were admitted to the intensive care unit of Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine. RESULTS: The COVID-19 and sepsis cohorts showed upregulation of mitochondrial- and neutrophil-related transcripts, respectively. Compared with that in the control cohort, neutrophil-related transcripts were upregulated in both the COVID-19 and sepsis cohorts. In contrast, mitochondrial-related transcripts were upregulated in the COVID-19 cohort and downregulated in the sepsis cohort, compared to those in the control cohort. Moreover, transcript levels of the pro-apoptotic genes BAK1, CYCS, BBC3, CASP7, and CASP8 were upregulated in the COVID-19 cohort, whereas those of anti-apoptotic genes, such as BCL2L11 and BCL2L1, were upregulated in the sepsis cohort. CONCLUSIONS: This study clarified the differential expression of transcripts related to neutrophils and mitochondria in sepsis and COVID-19 conditions. Mitochondrial-related transcripts were downregulated in sepsis than in COVID-19 conditions, and our results indicated suboptimal intrinsic apoptotic features in sepsis samples compared with that in COVID-19 samples. This study is expected to contribute to the development of specific treatments for COVID-19.2022年11月, Virology journal, 19(1) (1), 198 - 198, 英語, 国際誌研究論文(学術雑誌)
- BACKGROUND: COVID-19 is now a common disease, but its pathogenesis remains unknown. Blood circulating proteins reflect host defenses against COVID-19. We investigated whether evaluation of longitudinal blood proteomics for COVID-19 and merging with clinical information would allow elucidation of its pathogenesis and develop a useful clinical phenotype. METHODS: To achieve the first goal (determining key proteins), we derived plasma proteins related to disease severity by using a first discovery cohort. We then assessed the association of the derived proteins with clinical outcome in a second discovery cohort. Finally, the candidates were validated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in a validation cohort to determine key proteins. For the second goal (understanding the associations of the clinical phenotypes with 28-day mortality and clinical outcome), we assessed the associations between clinical phenotypes derived by latent cluster analysis with the key proteins and 28-day mortality and clinical outcome. RESULTS: We identified four key proteins (WFDC2, GDF15, CHI3L1, and KRT19) involved in critical pathogenesis from the three different cohorts. These key proteins were related to the function of cell adhesion and not immune response. Considering the multicollinearity, three clinical phenotypes based on WFDC2, CHI3L1, and KRT19 were identified that were associated with mortality and clinical outcome. CONCLUSION: The use of these easily measured key proteins offered new insight into the pathogenesis of COVID-19 and could be useful in a potential clinical application.2022年11月, Journal of clinical immunology, 43(2) (2), 1 - 13, 英語, 国際誌研究論文(学術雑誌)
- Identifying the factors underlying severe COVID-19 in the host genetics is an emerging issue1-5. We conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) involving 2,393 Japanese COVID-19 cases collected in initial pandemic waves with 3,289 controls, which identified a variant on 5q35 (rs60200309-A) near DOCK2 associated with severe COVID-19 in younger (<65 ages) patients (nCase=440, odds ratio=2.01, P=1.2×10-8). This risk allele was prevalent in East Asians but rare in Europeans, showing a value of non-European GWAS. RNA-seq of 473 bulk peripheral blood identified decreasing effect of the risk allele on DOCK2 expression in younger patients. DOCK2 expression was suppressed in severe forms of COVID-19. Single cell RNA-seq analysis (n=61) identified cell type-specific downregulation of DOCK2 and COVID-19-specific decreasing effects of the risk allele on DOCK2 in non-classical monocytes. Immunohistochemistry of lung specimens from severe COVID-19 pneumonia showed suppressed DOCK2. Moreover, inhibition of DOCK2 function using CPYPP induced much more severe pneumonia in a Syrian hamster model of SARS-CoV-2 infection characterized as weight loss, lung edema, enhanced viral loads, impaired macrophage recruitment and dysregulated type I interferon responses. We conclude that DOCK2 plays an important role in the host immune response to SARS-CoV-2 infection and development of severe COVID-19, and could be further explored as a potential biomarker and/or therapeutic target.2022年08月, Nature, 609(7928) (7928), 754 - 760, 英語, 国際誌研究論文(学術雑誌)
- Abstract Background Trauma is a heterogeneous condition, and specific clinical phenotypes may identify target populations that could benefit from certain treatment strategies. In this retrospective study, we determined clinical phenotypes and identified new target populations of trauma patients and their treatment strategies. Methods We retrospectively analyzed datasets from the Japan Trauma Data Bank and determined trauma death clinical phenotypes using statistical machine learning techniques and evaluation of biological profiles. Results The analysis included 71,038 blunt trauma patients [median age, 63 (interquartile range [IQR], 40–78) years; 45,479 (64.0%) males; median Injury Severity Score, 13 (IQR, 9–20)], and the derivation and validation cohorts included 42,780 (60.2%) and 28,258 (39.8%) patients, respectively. Of eight derived phenotypes (D-1–D-8), D-8 (n = 2178) had the highest mortality (48.6%) with characteristic severely disturbed consciousness and was further divided into four phenotypes: D-8α, multiple trauma in the young (n = 464); D-8β, head trauma with lower body temperature (n = 178); D-8γ, severe head injury in the elderly (n = 957); and D-8δ, multiple trauma, with higher predicted mortality than actual mortality (n = 579). Phenotype distributions were comparable in the validation cohort. Biological profile analysis of 90 trauma patients revealed that D-8 exhibited excessive inflammation, including enhanced acute inflammatory response, dysregulated complement activation pathways, and impaired coagulation, including downregulated coagulation and platelet degranulation pathways, compared with other phenotypes. Conclusions We identified clinical phenotypes with high mortality, and the evaluation of the molecular pathogenesis underlying these clinical phenotypes suggests that lethal trauma may involve excessive inflammation and coagulation disorders.Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2022年08月, Critical Care, 26(1) (1), 241 - 241, 英語, 国際誌研究論文(学術雑誌)
- We evaluated mRNA and miRNA in COVID-19 patients and elucidated the pathogenesis of COVID-19 including protein profiles following mRNA and miRNA integration analysis. mRNA and miRNA sequencing was done on admission with whole blood of 5 and 16 healthy controls (HC) and 10 and 31 critically ill COVID-19 patients (derivation and validation cohorts, respectively). Interferon (IFN)-α2, IFN-β, IFN-γ, interleukin-27, and IFN-λ1 were measured in COVID-19 patients on admission (day 1, 181 critical/22 non-critical patients) and days 6-8 (168 critical patients) and in 19 HC. In the derivation cohort, 3488 mRNA and 31 miRNA expressions were identified among differentially expressed RNA expressions in the patients versus those in HC, and 2945 mRNA and 32 miRNA expressions in the validation cohort. Canonical pathway analysis showed the IFN signaling pathway to be most activated. The IFN-β plasma level was elevated in line with increased severity compared to HC, as were IFN-β downstream proteins such as interleukin-27. IFN-λ1 was higher in non-critically ill patients versus HC but lower in critical than non-critical patients. Integration of mRNA and miRNA analysis showed activated IFN signaling. Plasma IFN proteins profile revealed that IFN-β (type I) and IFN-λ1 (type III) played important roles in COVID-19 disease progression.2022年07月, Molecular therapy. Nucleic acids, 29, 343 - 353, 英語, 国際誌研究論文(学術雑誌)
- The lack of established biomarkers which reflect dynamic neuropathological alterations in multiple sclerosis (MS) makes it difficult to determine the therapeutic response to the tested drugs and to identify the key biological process that mediates the beneficial effect of them. In the present study, we applied high-field MR imaging in locally-induced experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) mice to evaluate dynamic changes following treatment with a humanized anti-repulsive guidance molecule-a (RGMa) antibody, a potential drug for MS. Based on the longitudinal evaluation of various MRI parameters including white matter, axon, and myelin integrity as well as blood-spinal cord barrier (BSCB) disruption, anti-RGMa antibody treatment exhibited a strong and prompt therapeutic effect on the disrupted BSCB, which was paralleled by functional improvement. The antibody's effect on BSCB repair was also suggested via GeneChip analysis. Moreover, immunohistochemical analysis revealed that EAE-induced vascular pathology which is characterized by aberrant thickening of endothelial cells and perivascular type I/IV collagen deposits were attenuated by anti-RGMa antibody treatment, further supporting the idea that the BSCB is one of the key therapeutic targets of anti-RGMa antibody. Importantly, the extent of BSCB disruption detected by MRI could predict late-phase demyelination, and the predictability of myelin integrity based on the extent of acute-phase BSCB disruption was compromised following anti-RGMa antibody treatment. These results strongly support the concept that longitudinal MRI with simultaneous DCE-MRI and DTI analysis can be used as an imaging biomarker and is useful for unbiased prioritization of the key biological process that mediates the therapeutic effect of tested drugs.2022年06月, Frontiers in immunology, 13, 870126 - 870126, 英語, 国際誌[査読有り]研究論文(学術雑誌)
- Introduction: Resistin is reported to form a cytokine network and cause endothelial damage. The pathogenesis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) remains unknown, but the association between cytokine storm and endothelial damage is crucial. This study aimed to evaluate resistin in COVID-19 pathogenesis compared with sepsis. Materials and Methods: First, we evaluated the association of plasma resistin levels and disease severity and clinical outcome in two large cohorts: a publicly available cohort including 306 COVID-19 patients in the United States (MGH cohort) and our original cohort including only intubated 113 patients in Japan (Osaka cohort 1). Second, to understand pathogenesis, we evaluate resistin, cytokines and endothelial cell adhesion molecules in COVID-19 compared with sepsis. Blood samples were collected from 62 ICU-treated COVID-19 patients and 38 sepsis patients on day 1 (day of ICU admission), days 2-3, days 6-8, and from 18 healthy controls (Osaka cohort 2). The plasma resistin, inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, IL-8, MCP-1 and IL-10) and endothelial cell adhesion molecules (ICAM-1 and VCAM-1) were compared between patients and control. Correlations among resistin, inflammatory cytokines and endothelial cell adhesion molecules were evaluated in COVID-19 and sepsis. Results: In the MGH cohort, the day 1 resistin levels were associated with disease severity score. The non-survivors showed significantly greater resistin levels than survivors on days 1, 4 and 8. In the Osaka cohort 1, 28-day non-survivors showed significantly higher resistin levels than 28-day survivors on days 6-8. Patients with late recovery (defined as the day of weaning off mechanical ventilation >12 or death) had significantly higher resistin levels than those with early recovery on day 1 and days 6-8. In the Osaka cohort 2, plasma resistin levels were elevated in COVID-19 and sepsis patients compared to controls at all measurement points and were associated with inflammatory cytokines and endothelial cell adhesion molecules. Conclusion: Resistin was elevated in COVID-19 patients and was associated with cytokines and endothelial cell adhesion molecules. Higher resistin levels were related to worse outcome.2022年06月, Frontiers in immunology, 13, 830061 - 830061, 英語, 国際誌[査読有り]研究論文(学術雑誌)
- Abstract Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is characterised by inflammation and collagen deposition in the alveolar interstitium, leading to dyspnoea and death. However, the comprehensive pathogenesis of PF remains unclear due to the lack of spontaneous fibrosis mouse models. Here, we found that Ifngr1-/-Rag2-/- mice, lacking the mechanisms to suppress group 2 and 3 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s and ILC3s), developed severe PF spontaneously. In Ifngr1-/-Rag2-/- mice, Il1rl1hiIl13hi-ILC2 subpopulation was increased at disease-onset phase before collagen production began. Further, defects in ILCs or IL-33, the strong ILC2 activator, prevented PF development. ILC2s directly induce collagen production by fibroblasts in vitro, and fibroblasts started to produce IL-33 in the chronic phase, presumably forming a positive feedback loop between fibroblasts and ILC2s leading to irreversible fibrosis. Moreover, the increased IL1RL1 and IL13 and decreased IFNGR1 expression levels in ILC2s from human idiopathic PF patients highlight the significance of the novel mouse model in fibrosis research.Research Square Platform LLC, 2022年05月
- Wiley, 2022年04月, Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 223(14) (14), 2200027 - 2200027研究論文(学術雑誌)
- Bone metabolism is regulated by the cooperative activity between bone-forming osteoblasts and bone-resorbing osteoclasts. However, the mechanisms mediating the switch between the osteoblastic and osteoclastic phases have not been fully elucidated. Here, we identify a specific subset of mature osteoblast-derived extracellular vesicles that inhibit bone formation and enhance osteoclastogenesis. Intravital imaging reveals that mature osteoblasts secrete and capture extracellular vesicles, referred to as small osteoblast vesicles (SOVs). Co-culture experiments demonstrate that SOVs suppress osteoblast differentiation and enhance the expression of receptor activator of NF-κB ligand, thereby inducing osteoclast differentiation. We also elucidate that the SOV-enriched microRNA miR-143 inhibits Runt-related transcription factor 2, a master regulator of osteoblastogenesis, by targeting the mRNA expression of its dimerization partner, core-binding factor β. In summary, we identify SOVs as a mode of cell-to-cell communication, controlling the dynamic transition from bone-forming to bone-resorbing phases in vivo.2022年02月, Nature communications, 13(1) (1), 1066 - 1066, 英語, 国際誌[査読有り]研究論文(学術雑誌)
- Introduction: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a new viral disease. Uncontrolled inflammation called "cytokine storm" is reported to contribute to disease pathogenesis as well as sepsis. We aimed to identify cytokines related to the pathogenesis of COVID-19 through a proteomics analysis of 1463 plasma proteins, validate these cytokines, and compare them with sepsis. Materials and Methods: In a derivation cohort of 306 patients with COVID-19, 1463 unique plasma proteins were measured on days 1, 4, and 8. Cytokines associated with disease severity and prognosis were derived. In a validation cohort of 62 COVID-19 patients and 38 sepsis patients treated in the intensive care unit [ICU], these derived cytokines were measured on days 1 (day of ICU admission), 2-3, and 6-8 (maximum: 3 time points/patient). Derived cytokines were compared with healthy controls and between COVID-19 and sepsis patients, and the associations with prognosis were evaluated. The time to wean off mechanical ventilation (MV) was evaluated only for COVID-19. Results: IL-6, amphiregulin, and growth differentiation factor (GDF)-15 were associated with disease severity and prognosis in the derivation cohort. In the validation cohort, IL-6 and GDF-15 were elevated in COVID-19 and sepsis on day 1, and the levels of these cytokines were higher in sepsis than in COVID-19. IL-6 and GDF-15 were associated with prognosis in sepsis. Cox proportional hazards model with time as a dependent covariate showed a significant relationship between plasma GDF-15 level and time to wean off MV (hazard ratio, 0.549 [95% confidence level, 0.382-0.789]). The GDF-15 level at ICU admission predicted late recovery. Conclusion: GDF-15 and IL-6 derived from proteomics analysis were related with disease severity of COVID-19. Their values were higher in sepsis than in COVID-19 and were associated with prognosis in sepsis. In COVID-19 patients treated in the ICU, GDF-15 was associated with the time to wean off MV and better predicted late recovery.2022年01月, Frontiers in immunology, 12, 798338 - 798338, 英語, 国際誌[査読有り]研究論文(学術雑誌)
- Antibodies make up an important and growing class of compounds used for the diagnosis or treatment of disease. While traditional antibody discovery utilized immunization of animals to generate lead compounds, technological innovations have made it possible to search for antibodies targeting a given antigen within the repertoires of B cells in humans. Here we group these innovations into four broad categories: cell sorting allows the collection of cells enriched in specificity to one or more antigens; BCR sequencing can be performed on bulk mRNA, genomic DNA or on paired (heavy-light) mRNA; BCR repertoire analysis generally involves clustering BCRs into specificity groups or more in-depth modeling of antibody-antigen interactions, such as antibody-specific epitope predictions; validation of antibody-antigen interactions requires expression of antibodies, followed by antigen binding assays or epitope mapping. Together with innovations in Deep learning these technologies will contribute to the future discovery of diagnostic and therapeutic antibodies directly from humans.2022年, Frontiers in bioinformatics, 2, 1044975 - 1044975, 英語, 国際誌研究論文(学術雑誌)
- Bordetella parapertussis causes respiratory infection in humans, with a mild pertussis (whooping cough)-like disease. The organism produces a brown pigment, the nature and biological significance of which have not been elucidated. Here, by screening a transposon library, we demonstrate that the gene encoding 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HppD) is responsible for production of this pigment. Our results also indicate that the brown pigment produced by the bacterium is melanin, because HppD is involved in the biosynthesis of a type of melanin called pyomelanin, and homogentisic acid, the monomeric precursor of pyomelanin, was detected by high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry analyses. In an infection assay using macrophages, the hppD-deficient mutant was internalized by THP-1 macrophage-like cells, similar to the wild-type strain, but was less able to survive within the cells, indicating that melanin protects B. parapertussis from intracellular killing in macrophages. Mouse infection experiments also showed that the hppD-deficient mutant was eliminated from the respiratory tract more rapidly than the wild-type strain, although the initial colonization levels were comparable between the two strains. In addition, melanin production by B. parapertussis was not regulated by the BvgAS two-component system, which is the master regulator for the expression of genes contributing to the bacterial infection. Taken together, our findings indicate that melanin produced by B. parapertussis in a BvgAS-independent manner confers a survival advantage to the bacterium during host infection. IMPORTANCE In addition to the Gram-negative bacterium Bordetella pertussis, the etiological agent of pertussis, Bordetella parapertussis also causes respiratory infection in humans, with a mild pertussis-like disease. These bacteria are genetically closely related and share many virulence factors, including adhesins and toxins. However, B. parapertussis is clearly distinguished from B. pertussis by its brown pigment production, the bacteriological significance of which remains unclear. Here, we demonstrate that this pigment is melanin, which is known to be produced by a wide range of organisms from prokaryotes to humans and helps the organisms to survive under various environmental stress conditions. Our results show that melanin confers a survival advantage to B. parapertussis within human macrophages through its protective effect against reactive oxygen species and eventually contributes to respiratory infection of the bacterium in mice. This study proposes melanin as a virulence factor involved in the increased survival of B. parapertussis during host infection.2021年10月, mSphere, 6(5) (5), e0081921, 英語, 国際誌研究論文(学術雑誌)
- ATP11A translocates phosphatidylserine (PtdSer), but not phosphatidylcholine (PtdCho), from the outer to the inner leaflet of plasma membranes, thereby maintaining the asymmetric distribution of PtdSer. Here, we detected a de novo heterozygous point mutation of ATP11A in a patient with developmental delays and neurological deterioration. Mice carrying the corresponding mutation died perinatally of neurological disorders. This mutation caused an amino acid substitution (Q84E) in the first transmembrane segment of ATP11A, and mutant ATP11A flipped PtdCho. Molecular dynamics simulations revealed that the mutation allowed PtdCho binding at the substrate entry site. Aberrant PtdCho flipping markedly decreased the concentration of PtdCho in the outer leaflet of plasma membranes, whereas sphingomyelin (SM) concentrations in the outer leaflet increased. This change in the distribution of phospholipids altered cell characteristics, including cell growth, cholesterol homeostasis, and sensitivity to sphingomyelinase. Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-imaging mass spectrometry (MALDI-IMS) showed a marked increase of SM levels in the brains of Q84E-knockin mouse embryos. These results provide insights into the physiological importance of the substrate specificity of plasma membrane flippases for the proper distribution of PtdCho and SM.2021年09月, The Journal of clinical investigation, 131(18) (18), 英語, 国際誌研究論文(学術雑誌)
- 2021年06月, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 118(26) (26), 英語, 国際誌研究論文(学術雑誌)
- 2021年06月, Nature communications, 12(1) (1), 3802 - 3802, 英語, 国際誌研究論文(学術雑誌)
- 2021年06月, Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 94(6) (6), 1690 - 1694研究論文(学術雑誌)
- 2021年04月, Nature communications, 12(1) (1), 2136 - 2136, 英語, 国際誌研究論文(学術雑誌)
- 2021年02月, European journal of medicinal chemistry, 211, 113086 - 113086, 英語, 国際誌研究論文(学術雑誌)
- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 2020年09月
ABSTRACT The SARS-CoV-2 spike protein binds to the human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor via receptor binding domain (RBD) to enter into the cell and inhibiting this interaction is a main approach to inhibit SARS-CoV-2 infection. We engineered ACE2 to enhance the affinity with directed evolution in 293T cells. Three cycles of random mutation and cell sorting achieved 100-fold higher affinity to RBD than wild-type ACE2. The extracellular domain of modified ACE2 fused to the human IgG1-Fc region had stable structure and neutralized SARS-CoV-2 without the emergence of mutational escape. Therapeutic administration protected hamsters from SARS-CoV-2 infection, decreasing lung virus titers and pathology. Engineering ACE2 decoy receptors with human cell-based directed evolution is a promising approach to develop a SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing drug that has affinity comparable to monoclonal antibodies yet displaying resistance to escape mutations of virus.One Sentence Summary Engineered ACE2 decoy receptor has a therapeutic potential against COVID-19 without viral escape mutation. - 2020年03月, mBio, 11(2) (2), 英語, 国際誌[査読有り]研究論文(学術雑誌)
- 2020年03月, Immunity, 52(3) (3), 542 - 556, 英語, 国際誌[査読有り]研究論文(学術雑誌)
- 2020年, International journal of nanomedicine, 15, 7433 - 7450, 英語, 国際誌研究論文(学術雑誌)
- 2019年02月, Nature communications, 10(1) (1), 876 - 876, 英語, 国際誌[査読有り]研究論文(学術雑誌)
- 2018年12月, Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 57(51) (51), 16742 - 16747, 英語, 国際誌[査読有り]研究論文(学術雑誌)
- 2018年10月, Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), 54(83) (83), 11785 - 11788, 英語, 国際誌[査読有り]研究論文(学術雑誌)
- 2018年05月, Bioconjugate chemistry, 29(5) (5), 1720 - 1728, 英語, 国際誌[査読有り]研究論文(学術雑誌)
- 2017年01月, Nature, 541(7635) (7635), 96 - 101, 英語, 国際誌[査読有り]研究論文(学術雑誌)
- 2016年06月, Carbohydrate research, 428, 72 - 8, 英語, 国際誌[査読有り]研究論文(学術雑誌)
- 2016年05月, European journal of immunology, 46(5) (5), 1214 - 23, 英語, 国際誌[査読有り]研究論文(学術雑誌)
- 2015年03月, Chemical science, 6(3) (3), 1986 - 1990, 英語, 国際誌[査読有り]研究論文(学術雑誌)
- 2015年01月, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 137(2) (2), 799 - 806, 英語, 国際誌[査読有り]研究論文(学術雑誌)
- 2015年01月, Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 54(3) (3), 1007 - 10, 英語, 国際誌[査読有り]研究論文(学術雑誌)
- 2015年, Analytical sciences : the international journal of the Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry, 31(4) (4), 331 - 5, 英語, 国内誌[査読有り]研究論文(学術雑誌)
- 2014年01月, Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 53(4) (4), 1008 - 11, 英語, 国際誌[査読有り]研究論文(学術雑誌)
- 2014年, Chemistry Letters, 43(12) (12), 1901 - 1903, 英語[査読有り]研究論文(学術雑誌)
- 2013年12月, Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), 49(97) (97), 11421 - 3, 英語, 国際誌[査読有り]研究論文(学術雑誌)
- 2012年11月, Nano letters, 12(11) (11), 5726 - 32, 英語, 国際誌[査読有り]研究論文(学術雑誌)
- 2012年08月, ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 244, 英語Design of chemical shift switching F-19 MRI probe for imaging of reactive oxygen species[査読有り]
- 2012年07月, Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology, 13(11) (11), 1579 - 83, 英語, 国際誌[査読有り]研究論文(学術雑誌)
- 一般社団法人 日本生物物理学会, 2012年, 生物物理, 52, S153, 英語
- 2011年09月, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 133(36) (36), 14208 - 11, 英語, 国際誌[査読有り]研究論文(学術雑誌)
- 2011年06月, Chemical Science, 2(6) (6), 1151 - 1155, 英語[査読有り]研究論文(学術雑誌)
- 2011年, Chemistry Letters, 40(12) (12), 1357 - 1359, 英語[査読有り]研究論文(学術雑誌)
- 2011年01月, Nucleic acids research, 39(1) (1), 59 - 75, 英語, 国際誌[査読有り]研究論文(学術雑誌)
- 2010年, JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 60, S112 - S112, 英語The analysis of the change of rat brain from infant to adult on diffusion tensor images[査読有り]
- 2009年, JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 59, 338 - 338, 英語THE ANALYSIS OF THE SHAKING INJURY FOR INFANT RAT BRAIN BY MR TENSOR IMAGING[査読有り]
- 2009年, Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 48(20) (20), 3641 - 3, 英語, 国際誌[査読有り]研究論文(学術雑誌)
- 2008年01月, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 130(3) (3), 794 - 5, 英語, 国際誌[査読有り]研究論文(学術雑誌)
- 2008年, YAKUGAKU ZASSHI-JOURNAL OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN, 128, 45 - 45, 英語Paramagnetic relaxation-based F-19 MRI probe to detect protease activity[査読有り]
- 2007年02月, BioTechniques, 42(2) (2), 209 - 15, 英語, 国際誌[査読有り]研究論文(学術雑誌)
- 2006年04月, Nucleic acids research, 34(6) (6), e51, 英語, 国際誌[査読有り]研究論文(学術雑誌)
- 一般社団法人 日本生物物理学会, 2006年, 生物物理, 46(2) (2), S119, 英語
- (一社)日本集中治療医学会, 2023年06月, 日本集中治療医学会雑誌, 30(Suppl.1) (Suppl.1), S586 - S586, 日本語RNA解析を用いたCOVID-19によるARDSの病態解明
- 2023年, 日本化学会春季年会講演予稿集(Web), 103rd弾性を有するパーフルオロカーボン内包ナノ粒子型19F MRI造影剤の開発
- 2023年, 日本熱傷学会総会・学術集会プログラム・抄録集, 49th血漿タンパク質量分析による分子病態分類は重症熱傷の予後と関連する
- (一社)日本集中治療医学会, 2022年, 日本集中治療医学会学術集会(Web), 49th(Suppl.1) (Suppl.1), 313 - 313, 日本語COVID-19によるARDS患者の肺局所と全身免疫応答のタンパク発現の比較から免疫分子病態を探る
- 2022年, 日本集中治療医学会学術集会(Web), 49th全血mRNA/miRNAネットワーク解析による重症COVID-19の病態解明
- 2021年, 日本人類遺伝学会大会プログラム・抄録集, 66th (CD-ROM)PEA法を用いた血漿プロテオミクス解析による重症新型コロナ感染症の分子病態型と患者層別化マーカー開発
- 2018年05月10日, JSMI Report, 11(2) (2), 92, 日本語パーフルオロカーボン内包シリカナノ粒子を用いたカテプシンK活性の高感度かつ選択的19F MRイメージング
- 2018年03月06日, 日本化学会春季年会講演予稿集(CD-ROM), 98th, ROMBUNNO.1D3‐34, 日本語パーフルオロカーボン内包シリカナノ粒子を用いたカテプシンK活性の高感度かつ選択的19F MRイメージング
- 2017年08月18日, バイオイメージング, 26(2) (2), 102, 日本語パーフルオロカーボン内包シリカナノ粒子を用いた多機能性19F MRI造影剤の開発
- 2017年03月03日, 日本化学会春季年会講演予稿集(CD-ROM), 97th, ROMBUNNO.2PB‐204, 日本語パーフルオロカーボン内包シリカナノ粒子を用いたシグナル増大型19F MRIナノプローブの開発
- 2017年, 日本老年医学会雑誌, 54(4) (4), 621(J‐STAGE), 日本語多重共鳴MRI画像法による自然発症2型糖尿病モデルの脂質成分の検討
- 2016年11月, CHEMICAL SENSES, 41(9) (9), E173 - E174, 英語Neuronal activities concerning the conditioned taste aversion with immune reactions研究発表ペーパー・要旨(国際会議)
- 2016年04月25日, JSMI Report, 9(2) (2), 116, 日本語パーフルオロカーボン内包シリカナノ粒子を用いたシグナル増大型19F MRIナノプローブの開発
- 2016年03月10日, 日本化学会春季年会講演予稿集(CD-ROM), 96th, ROMBUNNO.4A4‐32, 日本語生体における免疫応答を可視化するカスパーゼ‐1活性検出19F MRI造影剤の開発
- 2016年03月10日, 日本化学会春季年会講演予稿集(CD-ROM), 96th, ROMBUNNO.4A4‐31, 日本語高感度19F MRI造影剤を用いたマルチスペクトルイメージング
- 2016年03月10日, 日本化学会春季年会講演予稿集(CD-ROM), 96th, ROMBUNNO.4A4‐33, 日本語マルチモーダルイメージング可能な薬物送達メソポーラスシリカナノ粒子
- 2015年04月27日, JSMI Rep, 8(2) (2), 133, 日本語常磁性緩和促進効果に基づいた刺激応答性19F MRI造影剤の開発
- 2013年05月, 日本分子イメージング学会第8回学術集会, MS-11(P-46)分子標的MRイメージングのための新手法研究発表ペーパー・要旨(全国大会,その他学術会議)
- 2013年03月, 日本化学会第93回春季年会, 1E3-29安定同位元素ラベル化生体適合性高分子プローブの開発と磁気共鳴イメージングへの応用研究発表ペーパー・要旨(全国大会,その他学術会議)
- 2013年03月, 日本化学会第93回春季年会, 1E-3-28高感度多重共鳴NMR解析のための安定同位元素ラベル化生体適合性高分子プローブ研究発表ペーパー・要旨(全国大会,その他学術会議)
- 2012年10月, 第2回CSJ化学フェスタ, P5-79安定同位体元素を集積化した生体適合性高分子プローブの合成と多重共鳴NMR法による機能評価研究発表ペーパー・要旨(全国大会,その他学術会議)
- 米飯老化の検出とその抑制<BR> 【背景】<BR> 国内の中食市場を中心に様々な米飯食品が販売されているが、炊き立ての食感を長く維持することは難しい。食感低下の原因は、炊飯により澱粉結晶が解け、柔らかく粘りのある糊化状態となったものが、澱粉の再結晶化により硬く粘りの無い状態になることと考えられている。我々は、糖鎖を基質とするα-グルコシダーゼを米に作用させることにより、炊飯後の経時的な食感低下が抑制されることを見出した。そして、NMRイメージングによって視覚的にα-グルコシダーゼの効果を観察することに成功した。<BR>【方法】<BR> 米の水浸漬時にα-グルコシダーゼを加え、室温で24時間反応させた後、炊飯を行った。10mmφのNMR試料管に、α-グルコシダーゼ処理、無処理の炊飯米を並べて封入し、炊飯直後から24時間後までのNMR緩和時間T2の経時変化を追跡した。この結果について、テクスチャーアナライザーによる硬さと粘り、及びアミラーゼ・プルラナーゼ法による糊化度の経時変化と比較した。<BR>【結果・考察】<BR> α-グルコシダーゼ処理した炊飯米は、T2の経時変化が少ないことが判った。T2は分子の運動性に対応して変化する量であり、α-グルコシダーゼ処理することによって炊飯米中の水分子の運動性が一定に保たれる傾向があると考えられる。これは、粘りと硬さ、及び糊化度の経時変化と同様な傾向であり、T2は米飯老化の様子を観察する良いパラメーターであることが判った。日本調理科学会, 2008年, 日本調理科学会大会研究発表要旨集, 20(0) (0), 114 - 114, 日本語
- We participate in the project to establish the technique to detect an injury by shaking for brain in childhood resulted in a nerve disease at the early stage. The aim of our research as the development of method of detecting the injury with the diffusion weighted image by MRI using laboratory animals, evaluating the level of injury by using Fractional anisotropy (FA) and Trace index (TI) obtained from those images. In this presentation, we show the fluctuation of FA and TI values in the image of hippocampus of the brain of infant rat. Diffusion weighted images of hippocampus areas of postnatal 4th to 13th day rat were acquired. The FA value at molecular cell layer (Mol) is higher than that at pyramidal cell layer (Py) and dentate gyrus (DG), and the TI value at DG is lower than others. These results were similar to previous data of adult mouse though a significant conclusion was not obtained. However variations of FA value at Mol and Py that made a peak on the 10th day, and both were significantly different from at DG (two-way ANOVA: DG-Mol P=0.036, DG-Py P=0.028). But TI value at all areas had not show a peak in each day age. These results possibly are related to the expansion of the nerve fiber and the restructuring of the synapse that occur in the infant age rat brain. <b>[J Physiol Sci. 2008;58 Suppl:S151]</b>日本生理学会, 2008年, 日本生理学会大会発表要旨集, 2008(0) (0), 151 - 151
- 羊土社, 2006年09月, バイオテクノロジージャーナル, 6(5) (5), 605 - 608, 日本語テクノ・トレンド 磁気共鳴法を利用した生細胞での遺伝子発現解析
- 2006年03月01日, バイオサイエンスとインダストリー = Bioscience & industry, 64(3) (3), 143 - 144, 日本語MRIで見る米飯の老化
- 高詳細マウス脳MR画像取得法の開発Our new project is to detect minimal brain injury in the shaken-baby syndrome. We will take a rat model that was established by Ueda et al (Neuroscience Letters, <B>385</B> 82-86 2005). A high-spatial resolution image and a diffusion analysis can be useful to detect and follow pathological changes in the brain. It is reasonable to take a higher field to get a better image of small brains of neonatal, infantile, and juvenile rats that are similar size to mouse. In order to establish a basic system in vertical high-field MR micro-imaging system, we had made a probe with the stereotaxic coordinates for mice inside a gradient system. A set of the conventional fixation devices (a bite bar and a pair of ear bars) was installed in an acrylic tube. The position of the bite bar can be adjusted to the level position. 1% enflurane in a gas mixture of 36% O<SUB>2</SUB>-2%CO2-62% NO delivered through the tracheal canula by artificial ventilator. The body temperature was kept in adequate range by a hot water circuit, and the temperature was monitored by fluorescence thermometer. ECG was also monitored by PowerLab. Using this probe, we can get reasonable quality of gradient-echo image, spin-echo diffusion image, and multi-slice multi-spin-echo image in 100 μm pixel resolution with a slice thickness of 0.5 mm. Vital conditions of mice kept constant for 4 hours and longer. We are now trying to detect a minimal hemorrhage in the infant rat brain that was shaken by a shaking machine. <b>[J Physiol Sci. 2006;56 Suppl:S213]</b>日本生理学会, 2006年, 日本生理学会大会発表要旨集, 2006(0) (0), 213 - 213
- MRI(magnetic resonance imaging) is a non-destructive and non-invasive visualizing method, and has been widely used in clinical medicine and biological studies. Combining MRI with recent developments of molecular and cellular biology together with genetically modified animals is now opening up a new era of MRI, where various biological information, rather than only morphological shape, can be obtained in vivo at cellular and sub-cellular level by sophisticatedly designed MR reporter systems. This short review starts with a brief description of the basic concept of MRI and introduces recent topics.一般社団法人日本生物物理学会, 2004年11月25日, 生物物理, 44(6) (6), 271 - 275, 日本語
- 日本学術振興会, 科学研究費助成事業, 研究活動スタート支援, 神戸大学, 2024年07月31日 - 2026年03月31日線維症における病原性マクロファージの動態と機能解析
- 日本学術振興会, 科学研究費助成事業, 基盤研究(C), 大阪大学, 2022年04月01日 - 2025年03月31日網羅的生体分子情報に基づく重症熱傷病態の中心的分子解明と新規治療薬開発網羅的生体分子情報とは、メッセンジャーRNAやノンコーディングRNAといった遺伝子発現や遺伝子産物であるタンパクなどの変化に関する情報である。この大量の情報を統合して解析するバイオインフォマティクス技術が発展しており、あらゆる疾患の新たな病態解明につながっている。本研究では、熱傷における遺伝子やタンパクの変化を網羅的に測定し、統合解析を行うとともに、明らかとなった中心的分子の役割を基礎実験にて解明することが目標である。以下の2つに焦点を当てている。①臨床検体を用いて重症熱傷において中心的役割を担う分子(遺伝子/タンパク)を同定し治療効果/重症度/予後との関連性を評価する。②同定された中心的分子に関して熱傷マウスモデルを用いて役割を解明する。 初年度は、1:臨床検体の収集、2:重症熱傷の臨床検体を用いた網羅的タンパク発現の解析を行った。①に関してはより臨床表現型を反映する網羅的タンパク解析を優先して行っている。既存検体を用いた血漿中に含まれるタンパクの質量分析の測定結果について、詳細な臨床情報を組み合わせ、より多角的に解析を行った。健常者との比較において23個のタンパクの変化が有意であり、酸素代謝やコレステロールのエステル化等のプロセスに関わっていることが分かった。転帰の違いによる比較においては、10個のタンパクの変化が有意であることが分かり、その中でもヘモグロビンサブユニットやTTR、SERPINF2といったタンパクが中心的分子であることが分かった。
- 日本学術振興会, 科学研究費助成事業, 基盤研究(C), 大阪大学, 2022年04月01日 - 2025年03月31日統合解析に基づくARDSの全身免疫と肺局所免疫の免疫分子病態解明急性呼吸窮迫症候群(ARDS) における肺局所免疫と全身免疫の双方の観点から、免疫細胞間およびサイトカイン相互の複雑な関連を明らかにすることが目的っである。当該年度では、 ARDS患者の血液と気管支肺胞洗浄液(BALF)の網羅的生体情報を収集・測定し、免疫系ネットワークの全体像を把握することを主眼とした。BALFは36サンプル収集し、対応する末梢血のPBMCおよび血漿を同時に採取した。BALF中の細胞およびPBMCはCyTOFを用いて測定した。BALFの上澄、血漿は質量分析を用いてタンパクを網羅的に測定した。これらのデータの予備解析を行なった。質量分析でのタンパク解析では肺局所では炎症の活性化がみられるものの、末梢血においては炎症が抑制されている結果であった。単一細胞解析では、末梢血とBALF内においてCXCR4+組織常在型T細胞が増加しており、活性化した末梢性のT細胞がCXCR4を介して、肺局所に動員され、肺障害に寄与している可能性が示唆された。また、末梢血では骨髄由来抑制細胞(MDSC)が増加し、抗原提示機能が低下したマクロファージ細胞が増加していたが、BALFでは末梢血の単球由来の炎症性肺胞マクロファージが増加していた。 次年度にこれらのデータを、単一細胞解析においてさらに詳細に解析し、質量分析により得られたデータを詳細に解析することで、ARDS患者の局所と全身における免疫系ネットワークの評価を行う予定である。
- 日本学術振興会, 科学研究費助成事業, 基盤研究(C), 大阪大学, 2022年04月01日 - 2025年03月31日脂肪細胞による全身性炎症反応制御:オートファジーとアディポカイン産生本研究では以下の2つに注目し研究を行う。1)SIRS患者(敗血症、熱傷、CVID-19)の脂肪組織におけるオートファジーの役割を明らかにする。2)SIRS患者におけるアディポネクチン/Tカドヘリンの役割を明らかにする。 本年度は2)に対して重症熱傷患者を対象にアディポネクチン、T-カドヘリンの動態を明らかにした。対象は重症熱傷64例、健常コントロール16例である。熱傷患者のうち12例は死亡した。血漿中の、アディポネクチンと3種類(130kDa、100kDa、30kDa)のT-カドヘリンを複数回、ELISA法を用いて測定した。また併せて血管内皮障害のマーカーとしてPAI-1、Hyaluronan、Syndecan-1、Glypican-1もELISA法を用いて測定した。結果として、死亡例では来院時に採取した血漿のアディポネクチンが有意に高値を示した。一方、T-カドヘリンと死亡との関連は認めなかった。熱傷では初期に血管内皮障害を契機とした血管透過性の亢進が生じるが、循環を維持するために大量の輸液投与をおこなう。この初期24時間の輸液量と来院時に採取した血漿中のTカドヘリン(100kDa)が逆相関を示していた。このT-カドヘリンは血管内皮障害が生じた場合上昇する、PAI-1、Syndecan-1、Hyaluronanとも逆相関を認めたことから、血管内皮障害の程度に応じて血中のTカドヘリンが低下していることが予想された。アディポネクチンはTカドヘリンに結合し細胞保護的に働くことがわかっており、熱傷侵襲により傷ついた血管内皮の修復にTカドヘリンが使用されている可能性が考えられた。
- 日本学術振興会, 科学研究費助成事業, 新学術領域研究(研究領域提案型), 大阪大学, 2017年04月01日 - 2019年03月31日MRIによるin vivo酸素環境測定手法の開発本研究では酸素によりMRIのコントラストが強調される酸素増感MRI(OE-MRI)法を用い、ガンや炎症などで見られるOE-MRIのコントラストがどのような因子と関連するかを他の解析方法と比較することで明らかとし、生体中での酸素動態を可視化するツールとして用いることがきないか検討した。 測定手法の検討では酸素投与によるコントラストの増加に加え、呼気酸素濃度を下げることでコントラストの低下を引き起こすことを見出した。この酸素濃度の異なる画像の差分から血管造影にによる比較的太い血管以外にも微細な血管分布を示すような画像が得られることが分かった。13C標識グルコースがラクトースへ代謝される過程を生体中でモニターできる代謝MRI方法とOE-MRIを組み合わせることで、in vivoでの相関性をガン組織中で測定し、その組織部位ごとでのコントラストの相関性のある因子を同定することを試みた。性質の異なる細胞の皮下腫瘍を形成させMRI撮像し、血管走行を観察するために蛍光デキストランを用いた組織切片を作成していった。しかし、蛍光により血管分布をMRIで観察した視野と比較するには想定以上に時間がかかり、3次元的な分布を再構築することは困難であると判断した。代謝MRIとOE-MRIの相関性については細胞種によっても異なるのみでなく、腫瘍内部の状況によってもばらつきがあり、解析例数を増やした検証が必要と考えられた。 脳血梗塞による炎症モデルを用いた評価では、急性期には酸素の造影効果がみられたが、時間経過によりその効果は見られなくなることを見出した。一方、自己抗体産生による慢性的な炎症では、ガドリニウム造影による血管関門の破綻は観察されるが、酸素造影では同様の効果は得られなかった。これらの結果から、急性的な炎症状態であるかどうかを評価する方法の一つとしてOE-MRIを用いることが可能であると考えられた。
- 日本学術振興会, 科学研究費助成事業, 基盤研究(S), 大阪大学, 2013年05月31日 - 2018年03月31日in vivoイメージングプローブのデザイン・合成・生物応用本研究では機能性化学プローブをデザイン・合成し、生きた状態(in vivo)での生体内分子が有する生理機能の直接観測を行った。成果としては、(1)パーフルオロカーボン内包シリカナノ粒子を用いた高感度19F MRIプローブを開発し、プローブのがん組織への集積、生体深部における酵素活性の検出、マルチカラーイメージングへと応用した。(2)pH応答性を有する機能性蛍光プローブを開発し、活性化した破骨細胞が酸を放出して骨を溶かす様子を生きたマウス体内で可視化することに成功した。これらの機能性分子プローブのデザインによって生物個体内の分子動態解析を可能とする新たなツールを提供するに至った。
- 日本学術振興会, 科学研究費助成事業, 挑戦的萌芽研究, 大阪大学, 2015年04月01日 - 2017年03月31日食べ物のおいしさが免疫機能に及ぼす影響食べ物の美味しさと免疫機能との関連を明らかにするため、動物にとって好ましい味覚溶液(甘味)と免疫反応を誘発するLPSを組み合わせた味覚嫌悪学習において、味覚刺激によって生じる行動変化と脳活動との関連についてマンガン造影MRI法を用いて調べた。その結果、行動変化においては学習獲得後の甘味刺激によって嫌悪性行動が認められた。甘味刺激により、扁桃体および視床下部背内側核を含む部位の活動が認められた。扁桃体の活動は他の薬物と組み合わせた場合にも認められたが、視床下部背内側核の活動では認められなかったことから、視床下部背内側核が味覚と免疫反応を結びつける部位として特異的に働いていることが明らかとなった。
- 日本学術振興会, 科学研究費助成事業, 若手研究(B), 大阪大学, 2012年04月01日 - 2014年03月31日脂質構成成分の磁気共鳴法による画像化法の確立と応用脂肪組織にはエネルギー源の貯蔵や褐色脂肪組織の熱産生といった役割が知られているが、過剰な脂質が蓄積された肥満状態の脂肪組織は炎症状態にあり生活習慣病などの危険因子と考えられている。画像診断が肥満の判定に用いられるが、MRIでは脂質の構成成分を分離して測定することが可能である。 本研究ではMRIの測定手法の一つである多重共鳴法を用い、主に脂肪組織から得られる脂質構成成分毎の信号を画像化し、モデル動物を用いて定常状態から肥満に至る過程での信号変化を様々な条件下で測定した。その結果、肥満の形成にともなって飽和・不飽和鎖の信号分布が変化することが分かった。
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- 重合体、前記重合体を用いた核磁気共鳴分析用または磁気共鳴イメージング用の造影剤、化合物、前記重合体を用いた核磁気共鳴分析方法および磁気共鳴イメージング方法特願2013-103159, 2013年05月15日, 国立大学法人京都大学, キヤノン株式会社, 特開2014-001371, 2014年01月09日特許権
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