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The pathophysiology of malignant glioma and of treatment strategies

Research Project

Project/Area Number 14370439
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Cerebral neurosurgery
Research InstitutionKumamoto University (2004)
Kagoshima University (2002-2003)

Principal Investigator

KURATSU Jun-ichi  Kumamoto University, Faculty of Medical and Pharmacentical Sciences, Professor, 大学院・医学薬学研究部, 教授 (20145296)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) NIIRO Masaki  Kumamoto University, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Associate Professor, 大学院・医歯学総合研究科, 助教授 (30172612)
TAKESHIMA Hideo  Kagoshima University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Lecturer, 大学院・医歯学総合研究科, 講師 (70244134)
HIRANO Hirofumi  Kagoshima University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Lecturer, 大学院・医歯学総合研究科, 講師 (00264416)
NAKAMURA Hideo  Kagoshima University Hospital, Research Associate, 医学部附属病院, 助手 (30359963)
Project Period (FY) 2002 – 2004
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2004)
Budget Amount *help
¥14,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥14,000,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥2,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥3,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000)
Fiscal Year 2002: ¥7,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,900,000)
Keywordsglioma / macrophage / apoptosis / integrin / MCP-1 / NF1 / angiogenesis / グリオーマ / インテグリン / PTEN / ドコサヘキサエンサン / アポトーシス / c-kit / 胚細胞腫 / NF-1 / p53 / EGF-R / NO / ケモカイン / トロンビン / 血管新生 / 浸潤
Research Abstract

1.Vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF) play an important role in the angiogenesis of glioma. We found that there are two mechanisms of angiogenesis by VEGF in malignant glioma, one is via VEGF produced by macrophages infiltrated by monocyte chemoattractant protein 1(MCP-1) derived from glioma cells and the other is via VEGF stimulated by thrombin converted from pro-thrombin derived from glioma cells. Furthermore, we found that docosahexaenoic acid contained in the necrotic tissue suppressed the antitumor activity of macrophages infiltrated in the glioma.
2.We reported that the increased activity and expression of Integrin-linked kinase(ILK) activity is regulated by PTEN. The transfection into the glioblastoma cells altered the localization of ILK in the cell membrane ; transfection with PTEN down-regulated PKB/Akt phosphorylation of ILK-singnaling. We assume that ILK is critical for the PTEN-sensitive regulation of PKB/Akt-dependent cell survival. The COX-2 inhibitor was capable of down-regulating ILK and PKB/Akt phosphorylation.
3.We retrospectively analyzed the relationship between treatment outcomes and EGF-R gene, homozygous deletion of p16 gene in newly diagnosed glioblastoma adult patients. We found that EGF-R and homozygous deletion of p16 gene are of significant prognostic value for predicting survival in glioblastoma patients.
4.Neurofibromin which is a NF1 gene product. We found the mutural regulation of cellular neurofibromin is essential for normal neuronal differentiation and that abnormal regulation in neuronal cells may be implicated in NF1-related learning and memory disturbance.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2004 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2003 Annual Research Report
  • 2002 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (32 results)

All 2004 2003 2002 Other

All Journal Article (21 results) Publications (11 results)

  • [Journal Article] Integrin-linked kinase(ILK) regulation of the cell viability in PTEN mutant glioblastoma and in vitro inhibition by the specific COX-2 inhibitor NS-398.2004

    • Author(s)
      Soichi Obara
    • Journal Title

      Cancer Letters 208

      Pages: 115-122

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Expression and distribution of c-kit receptor and its ligand in human CNS germ cell tumors : a useful histological marker for the diagnosis of germinoma.2004

    • Author(s)
      Hideo Takeshima
    • Journal Title

      Brain Tumor Pathology 21

      Pages: 13-16

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report 2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Combination electro-gene therapy using herpes virus thymidine kinases and interleukin-12 expression plasmids is highly efficient against murine carcinomas in vivo.2004

    • Author(s)
      Tomoaki Goto
    • Journal Title

      Molecular Therapy 10(5)

      Pages: 929-937

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report 2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Combination electro-gene therapy using herpes virus thymidine kinase and interleukin-12 expression plasmids is highly efficient against murine carcinomas in vivo.2004

    • Author(s)
      Tomoaki Goto
    • Journal Title

      Molecular Therapy 10(5)

      Pages: 929-937

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Integrin-linked kinase (ILK) regulation of the cell viability in PTEN mutant glioblastoma and in vitro inhibition by the specific COX-2 inhibitor NS-398.2004

    • Author(s)
      Soichi Obara
    • Journal Title

      Cancer Letters 208

      Pages: 115-122

    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Pathodynamics of Nitric Oxide Production Within Implanted Studied With an In Vivo Microdialysis Technique and Immunohistochemistry.2003

    • Author(s)
      Tatsuki Oyoshi
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Pharmacological Sciences 91

      Pages: 15-22

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Prognostic value of epidermal growth factor receptor in patients with glioblastoma multiforme.2003

    • Author(s)
      Naoki Shinojima
    • Journal Title

      Cancer Research 63(20)

      Pages: 6962-6970

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Neurofibromatosis type I tumor suppressor neurofibromin regulates neuronal differentiation via its GAP function toward RAS.2003

    • Author(s)
      Shuji Yunoue
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Biological Chemistry 91

      Pages: 26958-26969

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] The expression of tissue factor correlates with proliferative ability in meningioma.2003

    • Author(s)
      Kouichi Ishimaru
    • Journal Title

      Oncology reports 10(5)

      Pages: 1133-1137

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report 2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Preliminary observations on genetic alterations in pilocytic astrocytomas associated with neurofibromatosis 1.2003

    • Author(s)
      Kenji Tada
    • Journal Title

      Neuro-Oncology 5

      Pages: 228-234

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report 2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Pathodynamics of nitric oxide production within implanted glioma studied with an in vivo microdialysis technique and immunohistochemistry.2003

    • Author(s)
      Tatsuki Oyoshi
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Pharmacological Sciences 91

      Pages: 15-22

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Neurofibromatosis type I tumor suppressor neurofibromin Regulates neuronal differentiation via its GAP function toward RAS.2003

    • Author(s)
      Shuji Yunoue
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Biological Chemistry 278

      Pages: 26958-26969

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] The expression of tissue factor correlates with proliferative ability in meningioma.2003

    • Author(s)
      Kouichi Ishimaru
    • Journal Title

      Oncology reports 10

      Pages: 1133-1137

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Preliminary observations on genetic alterations in pilocytic astrocytomas associated with neurofibromatosis 1.2003

    • Author(s)
      Kenji Tada
    • Journal Title

      Neurcr-Oncology 5

      Pages: 228-234

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] The role of thrombin in the neo-vascularization of malignant gliomas : An intrinsic modulator for the up-regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor.2002

    • Author(s)
      Hitoshi Yamahata
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Oncology 20

      Pages: 921-928

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Diagnostic significance of soluble c-kit in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with germ cell tumors.2002

    • Author(s)
      Osamu Miyanohara
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Neurosurgery 97

      Pages: 177-183

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Expression of lymphocyte-spectic chemokines in human malignant glioma : Essential role of LARC in cellular immunity of malignant glioma.2002

    • Author(s)
      Takahiro Kimura
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Oncology 21

      Pages: 707-715

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Inhibition of migration of human glioblastoma cells by cerivastain in association with focal adhesion kinase(FAK).2002

    • Author(s)
      Soichi Obara
    • Journal Title

      Cancer Letters 185

      Pages: 153-161

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Analysis of homozygous deletion of the p16 gene and correlation with survival in patients with glioblastoma multiforme.2002

    • Author(s)
      Takanori Kamiryo
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Neurosurgery 96

      Pages: 815-822

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Influence of p53 mutations on prognosis of patients with glioblastoma.2002

    • Author(s)
      Shoji Shiraishi
    • Journal Title

      Cancer 95

      Pages: 249-257

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Diagnostic significance of soluble c-kit in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with germ cell tumors.2002

    • Author(s)
      Osamu Miyanohar
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Neurosurgery 97

      Pages: 177-183

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] O.Miyanohara: "Diagnostic significance of soluble c-kit in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with germ cell tumors."Journal of Neurosurgery. 97. 177-183 (2002)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] S.Shiraishi: "Influence of p53 mutations on prognosis of patients with glioblastoma."Cancer. 95. 249-257 (2002)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] T.Oyoshi: "Pathodynamics of nitric oxide production within implanted glioma studied with an in vivo microdialysis technique and immunohistochemistry."Journal of Pharmacological Sciences. 912. 15-22 (2003)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] S.Yunoue: "Neurofibromatosis type I tumor suppressor neurofibromin regulates neuronal differentiation via its GAP function toward RAS."Journal if Biological Chemistry. 278. 26958-26969 (2003)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] N.Shinojima: "Prognostic value of epidermal growth factor receptor in patients with glioblastoma multiforme."Cancer Res.. 63・20. 6962-6970 (2003)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Hitoshi Yamahata: "The role of thromibin in the neo-vascularization of malignant gliomas : An intrinsic modulator for the up-regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor"International Journal of Oncology. 20. 921-928 (2002)

    • Related Report
      2002 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Osamu Miyanohara: "Diagnostic signficance of soluble c-kit in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with germ cell tumors"Journal of Neurosurgery. 97. 177-183 (2002)

    • Related Report
      2002 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Takahiro Kimura: "Expression of lymphocyte-spectic chemokines in human malignant glioma : Essential role of LARC in cellular immunity of malignant glioma"International Journal of Oncology. 21. 707-715 (2002)

    • Related Report
      2002 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Soichi Obara: "Inhibition of migration of human glioblastoma cells by cerivastain in association with focal adhesion kinase(FAK)"Cancer Letters. 185. 153-161 (2002)

    • Related Report
      2002 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Takanori Kamiryo: "Analysis of homozygous deletion of the p16 gene and correlation with survival in patients with glioblastoma mnultiforme"Journal of Neurosurgery. 96. 815-822 (2002)

    • Related Report
      2002 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Tatsuki Oyoshi: "Pathodynamics of Nitric Oxide Production Within Implanted Studied With an In Vivo Microdialysis Technique and Immunohistochemistry"Journal of Pharmacological Sciences. 91. 15-22 (2003)

    • Related Report
      2002 Annual Research Report

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