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Enteric Nervous System in Congenital Intestinal Disease

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18K08537
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 55010:General surgery and pediatric surgery-related
Research InstitutionShiga University of Medical Science

Principal Investigator

Sakai Sachiko  滋賀医科大学, 医学部, 助教 (10710478)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 久保田 良浩  滋賀医科大学, 医学部, 非常勤講師 (30305601)
加藤 久尚  滋賀医科大学, 医学部, 医員 (40756756)
谷 眞至  滋賀医科大学, 医学部, 教授 (60236677)
清水 智治  滋賀医科大学, 医学部, 教授 (70402708)
田尻 達郎  京都府立医科大学, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 教授 (80304806)
Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
KeywordsHirschsprung病診断 / calretinin免疫染色 / choline transporter免疫染色 / Calretinin免疫染色 / Choline trasporter免疫染色 / Choline acetyltranferase / PGP9.5 / 一酸化窒素合成酵素 / Cholintransporter免疫染色 / Cholin Acetyltransferase / Choline transporter免疫染色 / Acetylcholinesterase染色 / 腸管神経系システム / 先天性腸疾患 / Hirschsuprung病
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Calretinin(CR) immunostaining and Choline transporter(ChT) immunostaining were performed on intestinal specimens from neonates to 3 months of age in cases of Hirschsprung's disease(HD) and non-HD, respectively. CR immunostaining was positive in all cases of non-HD and negative in all cases of HD, even in the early neonatal period and in preterm infants, with a sensitivity and specificity of 100%; ChT immunostaining was negative in all cases of non-HD intestinal tracts, but the positive findings were difficult to recognize, with a sensitivity of 50% and specificity of 100%. Thus, CR immunostaining is useful in the diagnosis of HD, even in the early neonatal period, but the usefulness of ChT immunostaining is negative.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

H病診断のための直腸粘膜生検に対するAcetylcholinesterase染色(AChE染色)は、正診率が高いが、新生児早期では、粘膜固有層にAChE陽性である外来神経線維の代償性の増生がまだみられず、偽陰性になりうることが問題であった。
今回の研究結果から、新生児期早期であっても、非H病腸管ではCR染色が陽性となり、H病ではCR染色陰性となることが確認できた。従来のAChE染色単独では不十分であった新生児期早期においても、AChE染色の補助診断としてCR染色を併用することで、より正確にH病診断を行えることが期待できる。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2021 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (1 results)

All 2022

All Presentation (1 results)

  • [Presentation] Hirschsprung病診断でのcalretininとcholine transporter免疫染色併用の有用性の検討2022

    • Author(s)
      坂井 幸子
    • Organizer
      第59回日本小児外科学会学術集会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2023-01-30  

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