| Project/Area Number |
18590431
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Bacteriology (including Mycology)
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| Research Institution | University of the Ryukyus |
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Principal Investigator |
MATSUZAKI Goro University of the Ryukyus, Center of Molecular Biosciences, Professor (30229455)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
ARAKAWA Takeshi University of the Ryukyus, Center of Molecular Biosciences, Associate Professot (50305190)
UMEMURA Masayuki University of the Ryukyus, Center of Molecular Biosciences, Assistant Professor (90359985)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2006 – 2007
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2007)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,140,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
Fiscal Year 2007: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
Fiscal Year 2006: ¥1,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000)
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| Keywords | Mycobacterium / immunity / CD8+T cell / antigenic peptide / host defence to bacteria / CD8T細胞 |
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| Research Abstract |
Although importance of CD8+T cells in protection against pulmonary tuberculosis has been reported using CD8-depleted or CD8+T cell-deficient mice, it is not clear how migration and activation of the mycobacterial Ag-specific T cells are regulated in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb)-infected lung. To address the issue, we generated pentamer of MHC H-2D^b and mycobacterial Ag Mtb32a epitope complex (D^<b->Mtb32a 5mer). Using the reagent we identified mycobacterial Mtb32a-specific CD8+T cells from day 21 in the lung and from day 28 in the mediastinal lymph node after Mtb lung infection. In contrast, Mycpbacterium bovis BCG, a vaccine strain, also express Mtb32a epitope identical to that of Mtb, and BCG subcutaneous infection induced D^b-Mtb32a 5mer-stained CD8+T cells from day 7 which is earlier than that observer after Mtb lung infection. When BCG vaccinated mice were infected with Mtb in the lung 30 days after the vaccination, induction of Mtb32a-specific CD8+T cells in the lung accelerated and clearly detected from day 7 after the infection. Furthermore, the increase of the Mtb32a-specificT cells parallel to increase of interferon-gamma production in the lung in response to Mtb32a peptide. The results suggest that induction of Mtb-specific CD8+T cells delays in the lung of Mtb-infected lung, and BCG vaccination accelerate the induction with interferon-gamma production.
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