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Animal experiment and clinical research on the immunological involvement in pathological formation of sick building symptoms

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18390177
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Hygiene
Research InstitutionAsahikawa Medical College

Principal Investigator

YOSHIDA Takahiko  Asahikawa Medical College, School of Medicine, Professor (90200998)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) ITO Toshihiro  Asahikawa Medical College, School of Medicine, Assistant Professor (20271760)
SUGIOKA Yoshihiko  Asahikawa Medical College, School of Medicine, Assistant (30398747)
NAKAGI Yoshihiko  Asahikawa Medical College, School of Medicine, Assistant (90322908)
SAKABE Kou  Kitasato University, School of Pharmacy, Professor (70162302)
KOJIMA Hiroyuki  Hokkaido Public Health Institute, Researcher (10414286)
Project Period (FY) 2006 – 2007
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2007)
Budget Amount *help
¥17,050,000 (Direct Cost: ¥14,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,250,000)
Fiscal Year 2007: ¥9,750,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,250,000)
Fiscal Year 2006: ¥7,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,300,000)
Keywordssick building syndrome / multiple chemical sensitivity / immunological test / DNA micro allay analysis / formaldehyde / patients / experimental animars
Research Abstract

We evaluated the ivolvement of immune system on the formation of sick building symptoms (SBS) by clinical observation and animal experiment. In animal experiment, splenocytes and peripheral blood cells obtained from formaldehyde exposed (8 hours/day, 6 days per week, 6 weeks) female B6C3F1 mouse were used for immunological analyses (subpopulation analysis of lymphocytes, mRNA expression of biological active factors or biological response, experimental induced immediate allergy, and immunological balance relating to Th1/2 cell ratio).
Fluctuation of mRNA expression was evaluated. Increase of CD4 cells and decrease of CD8 cells, and elevation of CD4/CD8 cell ratio were observed in HCHO exposed mice.
Interferon-gamma (IFN-g) positive cell was reduced in exposed mice. Interferon-g mRNA also showed same tendency to decline. Interleukin4 (IL-4) mRNA was reduced in exposed mice.
Expression ratio of IL-4/IFN-g mRNA inclined to elevate in exposed mice. There were no significant changes in other parameters. Although above data indicated that HCHO exposure drove immune dominant to immediate allergy by association of suppression of Th2 cells, obvious enhancement of allergy was not observed. Enhancement of prolactin mRNA expression in olfactory bulb. Expression of mRNA of biological active factors or biological response on the peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) was analyzed in the patients diagnosed as SBS from Kitasato Institute Hospital. Eight gene were identified suppressed in the PBMCs of SBS patients. But there was no significant difference in expression of those genes with the comparison between 22 patients and 5 healthy volunteer. Although several patients showed high level of prolactin in their plasma, there was no significance between patients and healthy volunteer. Finally we could not find the significant evidences that immunological system was responsible for the formation of SBS.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2007 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2006 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2006-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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