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Integrated research for pathogenesis and epidemiology of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17390239
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Respiratory organ internal medicine
Research InstitutionHOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY

Principal Investigator

NISHIMURA Masaharu  Hokkaido University, Graduate school of medicine, Professor, 大学院医学研究科, 教授 (00208224)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) HIZAWA Nobuyuki  Hokkaido University, Graduate school of medicine, Associate Professor, 大学院医学研究科, 助教授 (00301896)
BETSUYAKU Tomoko  Hokkaido University, Hokkaido University hospital, Assistant professor, 講師 (60333605)
NASUHARA Yasuyuki  Hokkaido University, Hokkaido University hospital, Assistant professor, 講師 (30322811)
ONODERA Yuya  Hokkaido University, Hokkaido University hospital, Instructor, 助手 (10272064)
Project Period (FY) 2005 – 2006
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2006)
Budget Amount *help
¥15,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥15,500,000)
Fiscal Year 2006: ¥5,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,600,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥9,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥9,900,000)
KeywordsCOPD / emphysema / smoking / laser capture microdissection / epithelial lining fluid / microsampling / cohort / oxidative stress / Iaser capture microdissection / Laser capture microdissection / コホート研究
Research Abstract

Epidemiological evidence suggests that cigarette smoking and aging are the two major risk factors for the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The molecular mechanism is poorly understood, in which the pathophysiology of COPD is involved. Respiratory tract is the major interface to the environment and the lung epithelium and alveolar macrophages are the first line of defense against cigarette smoke. We found that cumulative effects of aging and long-term smoking differently affected the accumulation of glutathione disulfide, an oxidized form of glutathione associated with excessive carbonyl proteins in BAL fluid, which might lead to the impaired antioxidant barrier system in the extracellular milieu in alveolar space. The lungs are anatomically complex organs. We first applied laser capture microdissection (LCM) techniques to analyze cell-specific gene expression in the smoking lungs. This study provides the molecular information of bronchiolar epithelium, macrophages, and alveolar septae in the pathogenesis of COPD. The combination of LCM with nucleotide arrays offers exciting discovery of the molecular responses of different lung cells to smoke exposure. We especially focus on the groups of genes controlling the defense mechanism, regulating the inflammation, and contributing to the maintenance of lung structure, which is related to cell apoptosis and repair. The cell-specific gene expression profile in COPD patients as well as in smoking mice could open the possibilities for the development of new therapeutic strategies, considering targeted site and the delivery of drugs.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2006 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2005 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (12 results)

All 2006 2005

All Journal Article (12 results)

  • [Journal Article] Airflow Limitation and Airway Dimensions in Chronic Obstructive Pu lmonary Disease2006

    • Author(s)
      Hasegawa M., et al.
    • Journal Title

      Am J Respir Crit Care Med 173

      Pages: 1309-1315

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Long term smoking with age builds up excessive oxidative stress in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid2006

    • Author(s)
      Nagai K., et al.
    • Journal Title

      Thorax 61

      Pages: 496-502

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report 2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Role of macrophage migration inhibitory factor in ovalbumin-induced airway inflammation in rats2006

    • Author(s)
      Kobayashi M., et al.
    • Journal Title

      Eur Respir J 27

      Pages: 726-734

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report 2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Extracellular matrix metalloproteinase inducer in interstitial pneumonias2006

    • Author(s)
      Odajima N., et al.
    • Journal Title

      Hum Pathol 37

      Pages: 1058-1065

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report 2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Extracellular matrix metalloproteinase inducer in interstitial pneumonias.2006

    • Author(s)
      Odajima N, Betsuyaku T, Nasuhara Y, Itoh T, Fukuda Y, Senior RM, Nishimura M.
    • Journal Title

      Hum Pathol 37

      Pages: 1058-65

    • NAID

      120000953415

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Airflow limitation and airway dimensions in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.2006

    • Author(s)
      Hasegawa M, Nasuhara Y, Onodera Y, Makita H, Nagai K, Fuke S, Ito Y, Betsuyaku T, Nishimura M.
    • Journal Title

      Am J Respir Crit Care Med 173

      Pages: 1309-15

    • NAID

      120000967569

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Long term smoking with age builds up excessive oxidative stress in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid.2006

    • Author(s)
      Nagai K, Betsuyaku T, Kondo T, Nasuhara Y, Nishimura M.
    • Journal Title

      Thorax 61

      Pages: 496-502

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Role of macrophage migration inhibitory factor in ovalbumin-induced airway inflammation in rats.2006

    • Author(s)
      Kobayashi M, Nasuhara Y, Kamachi A, Tanino Y, Betsuyaku T, Yamaguchi E, Nishihira J, Nishimura M.
    • Journal Title

      Eur Respir J 27

      Pages: 726-34

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Airflow Limitation and Airway Dimensions in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease2006

    • Author(s)
      Hasegawa M., et al.
    • Journal Title

      Am J Respir Crit Care Med 173

      Pages: 1309-1315

    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Airflow Limitation ana Airway Dimensions in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease2006

    • Author(s)
      Hasegawa M., et al.
    • Journal Title

      Am J Respir Crit Care Med In press

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Long-term smoking with age builds up excessive oxidative stress in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid2006

    • Author(s)
      Nagai K., et al.
    • Journal Title

      Thorax In press

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Decrease of vascular endothelial growth factor in macrophages from long-term smokers2005

    • Author(s)
      Nagai K., et al.
    • Journal Title

      Eur Repir J 25・4

      Pages: 626-633

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2005-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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