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急性白血病細胞および未熟造血細胞の増殖、分化におけるWT1の生物学的役割の解析

Research Project

Project/Area Number 10670947
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Hematology
Research InstitutionOsaka University

Principal Investigator

岡 芳弘  大阪大学, 医学系研究科, 助手 (20273691)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 立川 豊吏  大阪大学, 医学部・附属病院, 医員
Project Period (FY) 1998 – 1999
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1999)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000)
Fiscal Year 1999: ¥1,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000)
Fiscal Year 1998: ¥2,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000)
KeywordsWT1 / 白血病 / MDS / G-CSF
Research Abstract

Wilms腫瘍の発生に関係しているWT1遺伝子のmRNAがほとんどの急性白血病の慢性骨髄性白血病の白血病細胞で正常造血細胞の100倍以上のレベルで高発現している事が我々によって見い出され,この研究成果は微小残存白血病細胞のモニターや再発の早期発見に臨床応用されてきた。
一方,我々は,上記の臨床応用と並行して,白血病細胞におけるWT1高発現の持つ生物学的意義に関する検索を推し進めており,すでに以前に,WT1に対するアンチセンスオリゴヌクレオチドが白血病細胞の増殖を抑制する事,マウス未熟骨髄細胞株32DのG-CSF存在下での増殖の低下と分化の促進がWT1遺伝子の強制発現により阻害される事を見い出しており,これらの結果は,WT1の過剰発現が白血病発症において重要な意義を持っている事を示唆している。
平成10年度と平成11年度は、上記の32Dを用いて得た実験結果をより一般化するために,細胞株の代わりに新鮮材料(マウス骨髄細胞)にWT1を強制発現させ,32Dと同様の現象を示すかどうかを,くり返し,又,より詳細に検証した。未熟造血細胞を濃縮したマウスの骨髄細胞にWT1を強制発現させ,G-CSFを含んだ半固形培地中で培養し,WT1非感染群とコロニーの数と質を比較した。その結果,WT1感染群において有意により多数のコロニー(CFU-GM,CFU-G,CFU-M)が認められ,また,そのコロニー形成細胞の分化は,WT1非感染群のコロニー形成細胞に比べて抑制されていた。この結果により,WT1の過剰発現が未熟造血細胞においてoncogenicに,つまり白血病発症の促進因子として働く可能性がより明らかに示された。
臨床検体を用いた研究として,急性白血病への進展の可能性のある骨髄異形成症候群(MDS)の骨髄および末梢血のWT1レベルを測定した所,白血病への進展の可能性のより大きいRAEBやRAEB-tではその可能性のより小さいRAに比べてWT1のレベルが高い事が明らかとなった。この現象もWT1が白血病発症において重要な生物学的役割を有している事を強く示唆している。

Report

(3 results)
  • 1999 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1998 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (18 results)

All Other

All Publications (18 results)

  • [Publications] Tamaki H., et al.: "The Wilms' tumor gene WT1 is a good marker for diagnosis of disease progression of myelodysplastic syndromes"Leukemia. 13. 393-399 (1999)

    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Tsuboi A., et al.: "Constitutive expression of the Wilms' tumor gene WT1 inihibits the differentiation of myeloid progenitor cells but promotes their proliferation in response to granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF)"Leukemia Research. 23. 499-505 (1999)

    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Oji Y., et al.: "Expression of the Wilms' tumor gene WT1 in solid tumors and its involvement in tumor cell growth"Jpn. J. Cancer Research. 90. 194-204 (1999)

    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Oka Y., et al.: "Human cytotic T-lymphocyte responses specific for peptides of wild-type Wilms' tumor gene (WT1) product"Immunogenetics. 51. 99-107 (2000)

    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Oka Y., et al.: "Cancer immunotherapy targeting Wilms' tumor gene WT1 product"J. Immunol.. 164. 1873-1880 (2000)

    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Tsuboi A., et al.: "Cytotixic T lymphocyte responses elicited to Wilms' tumor gene WT1 product by DNA vaccination"J. Clin. Immunol.. (in press). (2000)

    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Rolink A., et al.: "Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases (p.55-p.65)"Oxford University Press. 501 (1999)

    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Tamaki H.et al.: "The Wilms'tumor gene WT1 is a good marker for diagnosis of disease progression of myelodysplastic syndromes"Leukemia. 13. 393-399 (1999)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Tsuboi A.et al.: "Constitutive expression of the Wilms'tumor gene WT1 inhibits the differentiation of myeloid progenitor cells but promotes their proliferation in response to granulocyte-colony stimulating factor(G-CSF)"Leukemia Research. 23. 499-505 (1999)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Oji Y.et al.: "Expression of the Wilms'tumor gene WT1 in solid tumors and its involvement in tumor cell growth"Jpn.J.Cancer Research. 90. 194-204 (1999)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Oka Y.et al.: "Human cytotoxic T-lymphocyte responses specific for peptides of wild-type Wilms'tumor gene (WT1) product"Immunogenetics. 51. 99-107 (2000)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Oka Y.et al.: "Cancer immunotherapy targeting Wilms'tumor gene WT1 product"J.Immunol.. 164. 1873-1880 (2000)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Tsuboi A.et al.: "Cytotoxic T lymphocyte responses elicited to Wilms'tumor gene WT1 product by DNA vaccination"J.Clin.Immunol.in press. (2000)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Rolink A.et al.: "Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases"Oxford University Press.. 501(55-65) (1999)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Inoue.,et al.: "Wilms'tumor gene(WT1)competes with differentlation-inducing signal in hematopoietic progenitor cells." Blood. 91. 2969-2976 (1998)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Tamaki H.,et al.: "The Wilms'tumor gene WT1 is a good marker for diagnosis of disease progression of myelodysplastic syndromes." Leukemia,. in press. (1999)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Tsuboi A.,et al.: "Constitutive expression of the Wilms'tumor gene WT1 inhibits the differentiation of myeloid progenitor cells but promotes their proliferation in response to granulocyte-colony stimulating factor(G-CSF)." Leukemia Research. in press. (1999)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Rolink A.,et al.: "Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases(p.55-p.65)" Oxford University Press., 501 (1999)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report

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