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Development of colon cancer stem cell target therapy by inhibiting autolysosome activity

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17K16541
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Digestive surgery
Research InstitutionOsaka University

Principal Investigator

Takeda Mitsunobu  大阪大学, 医学部附属病院, 医員 (90768962)

Research Collaborator Haraguchi Naotsugu  
Takahashi Hidekazu  
Miyoshi Norikatsu  
Hata Taishi  
Matsuda Chu  
Mizushima Tsunekazu  
Yamamoto Hirofumi  
Doki Yuichiro  
Mori Masaki  
Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
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)
Keywords癌幹細胞 / リソソーム / オートファジー / 抗マラリア薬 / 大腸癌 / RAB5/7 / メフロキン / ドラックリポジショニング / 癌幹細胞標的化治療 / オートリソソーム / 新規標的化治療 / オートリソソーム活性
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are deeply involved in resistance to treatment and are the most important target cells in cancer treatment. We focused on autophagy and lysosomal activity of CSCs and colon CSC targeting by drug repositioning.Autophagy and lysosome were labeled by LC3B imaging vector and Lysotracker respectively. Lysotracker+/CD44v9+ cells showed high sphere formation and tumorigenic activities. During the process of screening of antimalarial drugs, anti-lysosomal effect of mefloquine was identified. Mefloquine treatment significantly decreased CD44v9+/ CD133+ cell number. Mefloquine demonstrated the synergic effect on oxaliplatin. In the patient-derived xenografted (PDX) mice, combined treatment of mefloquine with oxaliplatin drastically abrogated the tumorigenic activity of cancer cells.
Repositioning of mefloquine to colon cancer will be a promising strategy for cure of colon cancer.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

日本で使用可能な抗マラリア薬のメフロキンを大腸癌にリボジショニングすることにより、リソソーム経路を阻害することで癌幹細胞を治療標的にすることが可能になれば、抗癌剤に不応・不耐な難治性再発大腸癌においても根治を目指すことが出来る新規治療薬開発につながると考えられる。メフロキンは、抗癌剤と比べて重篤な副作用の発現がなく、イリノテカンやオキサリプラチンに相乗的に働き、K-ras変異に依存せずに高い抗腫瘍効果をもつ。メフロキンの大腸癌への臨床応用は、癌幹細胞を治療標的とする従来にない薬理作用をもつ革新的な治療法になりうる。

Report

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

    (7 results)

All 2019 2018 2017

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 1 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (6 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Disruption of Endolysosomal RAB5/7 Efficiently Eliminates Colorectal Cancer Stem Cells2019

    • Author(s)
      Takeda Mitsunobu、Koseki Jun、Takahashi Hidekazu、Miyoshi Norikatsu、Nishida Naohiro、Nishimura Junichi、Hata Taishi、Matsuda Chu、Mizushima Tsunekazu、Yamamoto Hirofumi、Ishii Hideshi、Doki Yuichiro、Mori Masaki、Haraguchi Naotsugu
    • Journal Title

      Cancer Research

      Volume: 79 Issue: 7 Pages: 1426-1437

    • DOI

      10.1158/0008-5472.can-18-2192

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Mefloquine disrupts cancer stem cells by inhibiting lysosomal RAB5/72018

    • Author(s)
      Mitsunobu Takeda, Naotsugu Haraguchi , Hidekazu Takahashi, Norikatsu Miyoshi, Naohiro Nishida, Taishi Hata, Chu Matsuda, Tsunekazu Mizushima, Hirofumi Yamamoto, Yuichiro Doki, Masaki Mori
    • Organizer
      第77回 日本癌学会学術総会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Reprofiling of Antimalarial Drug is a Novel Therapeutic Target for Colon Cancer Stem Cell2018

    • Author(s)
      Mitsunobu Takeda, Naotsugu Haraguchi , Hidekazu Takahashi, Norikatsu Miyoshi, Naohiro Nishida, Taishi Hata, Chu Matsuda, Tsunekazu Mizushima, Hirofumi Yamamoto, Yuichiro Doki, Masaki Mori
    • Organizer
      Society of Surgical Oncology
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Reprofiling of Antimalarial Drug is a Novel Therapeutic Target for Colon Cancer Stem Cell2018

    • Author(s)
      Mitsunobu Takeda
    • Organizer
      Society of Surgical Oncology
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 大腸癌幹細胞におけるAutophagy・Lysosome活性の動態の解析と新規標的治療薬の開発2017

    • Author(s)
      竹田 充伸
    • Organizer
      第117回日本外科学会定期学術集会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Development of colon cancer stem cell target therapy by inhibiting autophagic activity2017

    • Author(s)
      竹田 充伸
    • Organizer
      第28回日本消化器癌発生学会総会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Development of colon cancer stem cell target therapy by inhibiting autophagic activity2017

    • Author(s)
      竹田 充伸
    • Organizer
      第76回日本癌学会学術総会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report

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Published: 2017-04-28   Modified: 2020-03-30  

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