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Elucidation of differentiation and function of M cell in the airway

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19K07239
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 48010:Anatomy-related
Research InstitutionKeio University

Principal Investigator

Shunsuke Kimura  慶應義塾大学, 薬学部(芝共立), 准教授 (40444525)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 久本 芽璃  北海道大学, 歯学研究院, 助教 (00754920)
Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
KeywordsM細胞 / 呼吸器 / インフルエンザ / 呼吸器感染症 / 粘膜免疫 / iBALT / 慢性閉塞性肺疾患 / 腸管免疫
Outline of Research at the Start

呼吸は生命維持に必要な活動です。呼吸器は鼻からはじまり気管を通して肺へとつながります。空気の通り道である気道には空気中の病原菌、アレルギーの原因となるアレルゲンが大量に存在し、呼吸とともに体内へと入ってきます。そのため、呼吸器では免疫系が発達しています。M細胞は腸管で研究がすすむ、粘膜免疫応答に重要な細胞です。一方で、呼吸器におけるM細胞については不明な点が多く残されています。本研究計画では呼吸器M細胞の性状、機能、呼吸器疾患との関係を明らかにすることを目的としています。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Microfold (M) cells residing in the follicle-associated epithelium of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissues are specialized for sampling luminal antigens to initiate mucosal immune responses. In the past decade, RANKL-RANK signaling is essential for M-cell differentiation from the intestinal stem cells. However, the molecular characterization and differentiation mechanisms of M cells in the lower respiratory tract remain to be fully elucidated. Here we identified a progenitor cells which is differentiated to M cells by RANKL-RANK signaling. Furthermore, influenza infection differentiated the progenitor cells into functional M cells that efficiently ingest inhaled microparticles. We further confirmed that M cell induction by RANKL administration is suppressed in the progenitor cell-specific RANK deficient mice. Our research shed light on the new role of airway epithelial cells in the respiratory diseases.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究はこれまで腸管で発展した粘膜免疫研究を呼吸器へと発展させたものである。これまで、下気道にM細胞が存在するという報告はなく新規性の高い成果である。さらには、その分化機構の解明、前駆細胞の同定に至り、それらの知見を基にM細胞欠損マウスの作製に成功している。
呼吸器疾患は生活の質へ与える影響が大きい。さらに、呼吸器感染症は致死率が高いだけではなく、伝播力が強く社会的な影響も大きい。本研究の成果を基に、今後呼吸器の粘膜免疫応答、感染機構が明らかになることで、将来的な予防法、治療方法の開発につながる。

Report

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

    (23 results)

All 2022 2021 2020 2019 Other

All Journal Article (12 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Peer Reviewed: 10 results,  Open Access: 9 results) Presentation (8 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Invited: 1 results) Remarks (3 results)

  • [Journal Article] Inhibition of RANKL and Sema4D improves residual ridge resorption in mice2022

    • Author(s)
      Hisamoto Meri、Kimura Shunsuke、Iwata Kai、Iwanaga Toshihiko、Yokoyama Atsuro
    • Journal Title

      Scientific Reports

      Volume: 12 Issue: 1 Pages: 4094-4094

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41598-022-08016-3

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Characterization of M Cells in Tear Duct-Associated Lymphoid Tissue of Mice: A Potential Role in Immunosurveillance on the Ocular Surface2021

    • Author(s)
      Oya Yuki、Kimura Shunsuke、Nakamura Yutaka、Ishihara Narumi、Takano Shunsuke、Morita Ryo、Endo Mayumi、Hase Koji
    • Journal Title

      Frontiers in Immunology

      Volume: 12 Pages: 779709-779709

    • DOI

      10.3389/fimmu.2021.779709

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Intestinal immunity: to be, or not to be, induced? That is the question2021

    • Author(s)
      Takahashi Daisuke、Kimura Shunsuke、Hase Koji
    • Journal Title

      International Immunology

      Volume: 33 Issue: 12 Pages: 755-759

    • DOI

      10.1093/intimm/dxab051

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Symbiotic polyamine metabolism regulates epithelial proliferation and macrophage differentiation in the colon2021

    • Author(s)
      Nakamura Atsuo、Kurihara Shin、Takahashi Daisuke、Ohashi Wakana、Nakamura Yutaka、Kimura Shunsuke、Onuki Masayoshi、Kume Aiko、Sasazawa Yukiko、Furusawa Yukihiro、Obata Yuuki、Fukuda Shinji、Saiki Shinji、Matsumoto Mitsuharu、Hase Koji
    • Journal Title

      Nature Communications

      Volume: 12 Issue: 1 Pages: 2105-2105

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41467-021-22212-1

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report 2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Protective Role of the M-Sec-Tunneling Nanotube System in Podocytes2021

    • Author(s)
      Federica Barutta, Shunsuke Kimura, Koji Hase, Stefania Bellini, Beatrice Corbetta, Alessandro Corbelli, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

      Volume: - Issue: 5 Pages: 1114-1130

    • DOI

      10.1681/asn.2020071076

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report 2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] OsteoprotegerinによるM細胞数の自己調節は粘膜免疫応答と上皮バリア機構のバランスを制御する2021

    • Author(s)
      木村 俊介, 長谷 耕二
    • Journal Title

      臨床免疫・アレルギー科

      Volume: 75 Pages: 194-200

    • NAID

      40022476049

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] 自己免疫疾患における粘膜免疫系の関与:M細胞の潜在的役割2021

    • Author(s)
      大谷祐貴, 木村俊介, 長谷 耕二
    • Journal Title

      臨床免疫・アレルギー科

      Volume: 75 Pages: 1-8

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Macrophage ubiquitin-specific protease 2 contributes to motility, hyperactivation, capacitation, and in vitro fertilization activity of mouse sperm2020

    • Author(s)
      Hashimoto Mayuko、Kimura Shunsuke、Kanno Chihiro、Yanagawa Yojiro、Watanabe Takafumi、Okabe Jun、Takahashi Eiki、Nagano Masashi、Kitamura Hiroshi
    • Journal Title

      Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

      Volume: 78 Issue: 6 Pages: 2929-2948

    • DOI

      10.1007/s00018-020-03683-9

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Osteoprotegerin-dependent Mcell self-regulation balances gut infection and immunity.2020

    • Author(s)
      Kimura S, Nakamura Y, Kobayashi N, Shiroguchi K, KawakamiE, Mutoh M, Takahashi-Iwanaga H, Yamada T, Hisamoto M, Nakamura M, Udagawa N, Sato S, KaishoT, Iwanaga T, Hase K.
    • Journal Title

      Nat Commun

      Volume: 11 Issue: 1 Pages: 234-234

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41467-019-13883-y

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Airway M Cells Arise in the Lower Airway Due to RANKL Signaling and Reside in the Bronchiolar Epithelium Associated With iBALT in Murine Models of Respiratory Disease2019

    • Author(s)
      Kimura Shunsuke、Mutoh Mami、Hisamoto Meri、Saito Hikaru、Takahashi Shun、Asakura Takanori、Ishii Makoto、Nakamura Yutaka、Iida Junichiro、Hase Koji、Iwanaga Toshihiko
    • Journal Title

      Frontiers in Immunology

      Volume: 10 Pages: 1323-1323

    • DOI

      10.3389/fimmu.2019.01323

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Mast cells play role in wound healing through the ZnT2/GPR39/IL-6 axis2019

    • Author(s)
      Nishida K, Hasegawa A, Yamasaki S, Uchida R, Ohashi W, Kurashima Y, Kunisawa J, Kimura S, Iwanaga T, Watarai H, Hase K, Ogura H, Nakayama M, Kashiwakura J, Okayama Y, Kubo M, Ohara O, Kiyono H, Koseki H, Murakami M, Hirano T
    • Journal Title

      Scientific Reports

      Volume: 9 Issue: 1 Pages: 10842-10842

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41598-019-47132-5

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] The Roles of Peyer's Patches and Microfold Cells in the Gut Immune System: Relevance to Autoimmune Diseases2019

    • Author(s)
      Kobayashi Nobuhide、Takahashi Daisuke、Takano Shunsuke、Kimura Shunsuke、Hase Koji
    • Journal Title

      Frontiers in Immunology

      Volume: 10 Pages: 2345-2345

    • DOI

      10.3389/fimmu.2019.02345

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] 下気道における M 細胞の分化機構の解明2022

    • Author(s)
      木村俊介, 山田恭央, 中村有孝, 河合真悟, 長谷耕二
    • Organizer
      第6回日本骨免疫学会ウインターセミナー
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] OsteoprotegerinによるM細胞数の制御による腸管恒常性の維持2021

    • Author(s)
      木村 俊介,中村 有孝, 小林 伸英, 岩永 敏彦, 長谷 耕二
    • Organizer
      第58回 日本消化器免疫学会総会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] OPGによるM細胞分化制御は腸管における感染と免疫のバランスを調節する2021

    • Author(s)
      木村 俊介、中村 有孝、小林 伸英、岩永 敏彦、長谷 耕二
    • Organizer
      第126回日本解剖学会総会・全国学術集会 / 第98回日本生理学会大会 合同大会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] RANKL-OPGバランスによる腸管恒常性維持2020

    • Author(s)
      木村 俊介
    • Organizer
      第62回歯科基礎医学会学術大会 アップデートシンポジウム1
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] OstoprotegerinによるM細胞数の制御による腸管恒常性の維持2020

    • Author(s)
      木村 俊介、中村 有孝、小林 伸英、岩永 敏彦、長谷 耕二
    • Organizer
      第24回腸内細菌学会学術集会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 腸管ならびに呼吸器粘膜における RANKL-RANK-OPG による M 細胞の分化制御機構2019

    • Author(s)
      木村 俊介、中村 有孝、小林 伸英、岩永 敏彦、長谷 耕二
    • Organizer
      第61回歯科基礎医学会学術大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Sox8 is essential for M-cell maturation to accelerate IgA response at the early stage after weaning in mice2019

    • Author(s)
      Kimura S, Kobayashi N, Nakamura Y, and Hase K.
    • Organizer
      International Congress of Immunology 2019
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Sox8 is essential for M-cell maturation to accelerate IgA response at the early stage after weaning in mice2019

    • Author(s)
      Kimura S, Kobayashi N, Nakamura Y, and Hase K.
    • Organizer
      第42回日本分子生物学会年会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] 腸内細菌由来ポリアミンが大腸粘膜を健全に保つことを発見

    • URL

      https://www.keio.ac.jp/ja/press-releases/2021/4/9/28-79235/

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] 空気中の異物を体内に取り込む細胞を発見

    • URL

      https://www.keio.ac.jp/ja/press-releases/files/2019/6/13/190613-1.pdf

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] 腸管免疫の活性化と感染のバランスを制御する仕組みを発見

    • URL

      https://www.keio.ac.jp/ja/press-releases/files/2020/1/14/200114-2.pdf

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report

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Published: 2019-04-18   Modified: 2023-01-30  

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