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Underlying mechanism of natural IgE production

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17K10244
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Dermatology
Research InstitutionKyoto University

Principal Investigator

KITOH Akihiko  京都大学, 医学研究科, 講師 (40508438)

Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2020-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
KeywordsIgE / CD1d / iNKT / アレルギー
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Serum IgE levels and the amounts of IgE bound on skin mast cells were significantly lower in CD1d-deficient ice than wild-type mice, indicating the indispensable role of CD1d in natural IgE production under physiological conditions. Natural IgE production was impaired in both iNKT-deficient mice and B cell-specific CD1d-deficient mice. These results suggest that cognate interaction between iNKT cells and B cells via CD1d is essential for natural IgE production.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

定常状態でのIgE産生量の適切な制御は個体の免疫恒常性維持に重要な役割を果たしており、IgE産生量の低下や過剰は、外来抗原に対する免疫応答の減弱やアナフィラキシーショックをおこすリスクの増大につながることが知られている。本研究では、定常状態で存在するIgEは、CD1d依存性の特異的なメカニズムにより産生されていることを明らかにした。これは、これまで知られていた、外来抗原に対する抗原特異的なIgE産生メカニズムとは全く異なるユニークなメカニズムであり、免疫学的に非常に興味深い発見である。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2019 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (3 results)

All 2019 2018

All Presentation (3 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results)

  • [Presentation] Natural IgE production requires cognate iNKT-B interaction via CD1d2019

    • Author(s)
      Akihiko Kitoh, Rintaro Shibuya, Kenji Kabashima
    • Organizer
      第48回 日本免疫学会学術集会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Natural IgE production requires iNKT cells and CD1d expression on B cells2018

    • Author(s)
      Akihiko Kitoh, Rintaro Shibuya, Kenji Kabashima
    • Organizer
      ILC2018
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Indispensable role of CD1d in natural IgE production2018

    • Author(s)
      Akihiko Kitoh
    • Organizer
      IID 2018
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2017-04-28   Modified: 2021-02-19  

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