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Artificial endocrine organ composed of cultured human skin cells.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 07671334
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field General surgery
Research InstitutionTokai University

Principal Investigator

INOKUCHI Sadaki  School of Medicine, Tokai University Associate Professor, 医学部, 助教授 (60160008)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) ANDO Kiyoshi  School of Medicine, Tokai University Assistant Professor, 医学部, 講師 (70176014)
SAKAI Hideto  School of Medicine, Tokai University Professor, 医学部, 教授 (80102846)
SHIMAMURA Kazuo  School of Medicine, Tokai University Associate Professor, 医学部, 助教授 (00119679)
Project Period (FY) 1995 – 1996
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1996)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000)
Fiscal Year 1996: ¥900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 1995: ¥1,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000)
Keywordshuman keratinocytes / diabetes / insulin / gene therapy / immunodeficient mice / cell transplantation / adenovirus vector / SCIDマウス
Research Abstract

We proposed to produce artificial endocrine organ composed ofcultured human skin cells into which a human hormone gene was introduced.
Human preproinsulin C-DNA driven under the methallothionein, MTT,gene promoter was cloned into a adenovirus vector. After infection of the virus, rAdMTTins, cultured human keratinocytes produced a significant amount of proinsulin in vitro. When the virus infected cells were transplanted into immunodeficient mice, balb/c nu/scid, decreased blood sugar concentration was observed for 3 days. During the same period, plasma proinsulin concentration of the mice was significantly elevated.
These results indicate that the virus infected keratinocytes transiently secrete bioactive proinsulin into blood stream of the immunodeficient mice. For stable expression of the introduced gene, we are improving a retrovirus vector for gene transfar into human keratinocytes.

Report

(3 results)
  • 1996 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1995 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (6 results)

All Other

All Publications (6 results)

  • [Publications] Yajima H et al..: "Construction and Characterization of a Recoom blnant Adenovirus Vect or Carrying the human Preproinsulin Gene under the Control of the Methallothionein Gene Promoter." Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 229. 778-787 (1996)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1996 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Inokuchi S et al.: "Inokuchi S et al.Effects of fibroblasts of dlfferent origin on long term main tenance of xenotransplanted human epidermal keratinocytes in Immunodeficlent mice." Cell & Tissue Research. 281. 223-229 (1995)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1996 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Inokuchi S et al.: "Effects of fibroblasts of different origin on long term maintenance of xenotransplanted human epidermal keratinocytes in immunodeficient mice." Cell & Tissue Res.281. 223-229 (1995)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1996 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Yajima H et al.: "Construction and characterization of a recombinant adenovirus vector carrying the human preproinsulin gene under the control of the methallothionein gene promoter." BBRC. 229. 778-787 (1996)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1996 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Yajima H et al.: "Construction and Characterization of a Recombinant Adenovirus Vector Carrying the human Preproinsulin Gene under the Control of the Methallothlonein Gene Promoter." Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 229. 778-787 (1996)

    • Related Report
      1996 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Inokuchi S et al.: "Inokuchi S et al. Effects of fibroblasts of different origin on long term main tenance of xenotransplanted human epidermal keratinocytes in immunodeficient mice." Cell & Tissue Research. 281. 223-229 (1995)

    • Related Report
      1996 Annual Research Report

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Published: 1995-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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