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Basic research on novel therapeutic approaches to lung injury associated with Legionella pneumophilia pneumonia.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16591813
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Emergency medicine
Research InstitutionYokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine

Principal Investigator

KURAHASHI Kiyoyasu  Yokohama City University, Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Associate professor, 医学研究科, 準教授 (50234539)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) NAKAMURA Kyota  Yokohama City University Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology, Assistant professor, 附属病院, 助手 (00287731)
TATEDA Kazuhiro  Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Associate professor, 医学部, 講師 (20236558)
Project Period (FY) 2004 – 2005
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2005)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥1,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000)
Keywordsacute lung injury / ventilator induced lung injury / keratinocyte growth factor / lung protective strategy / gene therapy / reproduction / cytokines / hyperadc lung injury / レジオネラ肺炎 / 高濃度酸素 / 肺感染症 / 肺損傷 / レジオネラ / 肺炎 / 肺傷害 / 人工呼吸 / アポトーシス / ventilator induced lung injury
Research Abstract

We studied anesthetized and mechanically ventilated rats, in which the hepatic inflow was transiently interrupted twice for 15 minutes. Two tidal volumes, 6 ml/kg (IR-LT) and 24 ml/kg (IR-HT), were assessed after liver ischemia-reperfusion, as well as after a sham operation (NC-LT and NC-HT, respectively). Of the 4 groups, only the IR-HT group developed lung injury, as assessed by an increase in the lung wet to dry weight ratio, the presence of significant histopathological changes, such as perivascular edema and intravascular leukocyte aggregation, and an increase in the BAL fluid TNF-α concentration. These findings suggest that liver ischemia-reperfusion caused systemic inflammation, and that lung injury is triggered when high tidal volume ventilation follows liver ischemia-reperfusion.
Adenovirus-mediated transfer of keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) cDNA successfully expressed high level of KGF in airway epithelial cells, and consequently raised significant lung epithelial cell proliferation, improved oxygenation, and decreased mortality. Furthermore, there was minimal vector-associated inflammation. We suggest that KGF gene transduction into lungs is a promising potential treatment for acute lung injury and would be a useful tool for regeneration research.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2005 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2004 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (3 results)

All 2007

All Journal Article (3 results)

  • [Journal Article] High tidal volume ventilation induces lung injury after hepatic ischemia-reperfusion.2007

    • Author(s)
      Ota S, Nakamura K, Yazawa T, Kawaguchi Y, Baba Y, Kitaoka R, Morimura N, Goto T, Yamada Y, Kurahashi K
    • Journal Title

      Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 292

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Keratinocyte Growth Factor Gene Transduction Ameliorates Acute Lung Injury and Mortality in Mice.2007

    • Author(s)
      Baba Y, Yazawa T, Kanegae Y, Sakamoto S, Saito I, Morimura N, Goto T, Yamada Y, Kurahashi K
    • Journal Title

      Human Gene Therapy 18

      Pages: 130-141

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] High tidal volume ventilation induces lung injury after hepatic ischemia-reperfusion.2007

    • Author(s)
      Ota S, Nakamura K, Yazawa T, Kawaguchi Y, Baba Y, Kitaoka R, Morimura N, Goto T, Yamada Y, Kurahashi K.
    • Journal Title

      Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 292

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary

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Published: 2004-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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