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The development of novel pancreatic cancer therapeutics based on probiotic-derived anti-tumor molecules.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19K16484
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 48020:Physiology-related
Research InstitutionAsahikawa Medical College

Principal Investigator

Konishi Hiroaki  旭川医科大学, 医学部, 客員助教 (30777181)

Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Keywordsプロバイオティクス / 抗腫瘍分子 / 難治性癌 / 難治癌 / 膵癌 / 生理活性物質 / 細胞シグナル / 抗腫瘍物質
Outline of Research at the Start

プロバイオティクスはヒトに食経験があり、基礎研究で抗癌作用を発揮することが示唆されていることから安全性の高い癌治療への応用が期待されてきた。しかし、生菌体を用いた場合、菌の培養条件の差や宿主の腸内細菌叢の個体差などのため、臨床的な抗癌作用は証明されていない。本研究では、①難治性癌である膵癌に対する菌由来抗腫瘍活物質を同定し、②菌由来物質を介した新しい癌制御メカニズムを解明することで、新規膵癌治療薬開発へ向けた基盤的成果を得る。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

I treated pancreatic cancer cells with probiotic culture supernatant and discovered that the culture medium of Aspergillus oryzae exhibits potent anticancer activity. Through fractionation of the culture supernatant using HPLC, we identified heptelidic acid (HA) as the active molecule responsible for its antitumor effects on pancreatic cancer cells by mass spectrometry, and NMR analysis. HA induces dysregulation of cell cycle and cell death in these cells. Additionally, we found that HA can penetrate the gastrointestinal tract and directly affect distant organs, further contributing to its antitumor efficacy. This study not only highlights the broad anticancer potential of probiotics but also provides insights into the underlying mechanisms of action.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

プロバイオティクスはヒトの健康の保持増進に有用なことは知られているが、主に腸内環境の改善作用に着目した研究が多く、癌や宿主細胞に直接作用する菌由来分子に着目した研究は少ない。本研究により、プロバイオティクス由来抗腫瘍分子が膵癌をはじめとする難治性癌の優れた創薬ターゲットであることを実証した。また、特定のプロバイオティクスと宿主や癌細胞がどのようにしての相互作用するのか、そのメカニズムの一端を明らかにした。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2022 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (34 results)

All 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (1 results) Journal Article (21 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 11 results,  Peer Reviewed: 21 results,  Open Access: 17 results) Presentation (11 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results) Patent(Industrial Property Rights) (1 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] UC Davis School of Medicine(米国)

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Cmpd10357 to treat B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia2023

    • Author(s)
      Lee Alex Q.、Konishi Hiroaki、Helmke Elizabeth、Ijiri Masami、Lerot Jan Michael A.、Hicks Emma、Chien Jeremy R.、Gorin Fredric A.、Satake Noriko
    • Journal Title

      Experimental Hematology

      Volume: 119-120 Pages: 8-13.e1

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.exphem.2022.12.005

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] A distinct subpopulation of leukemia initiating cells in acute precursor B lymphoblastic leukemia: quiescent phenotype and unique transcriptomic profile2022

    • Author(s)
      Lee Alex Q.、Konishi Hiroaki、Duong Connie、Yoshida Sakiko、Davis Ryan R.、Van Dyke Jonathan E.、Ijiri Masami、McLaughlin Bridget、Kim Kyoungmi、Li Yueju、Beckett Laurel、Nitin Nitin、McPherson John D.、Tepper Clifford G.、Satake Noriko
    • Journal Title

      Frontiers in Oncology

      Volume: 12

    • DOI

      10.3389/fonc.2022.972323

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Soluble thrombomodulin ameliorates aberrant hemostasis after rewarming in a rat accidental hypothermia model2022

    • Author(s)
      Takauji Shuhei、Tanaka Hiroki、Hayakawa Mineji、Horioka Kie、Isozaki Shotaro、Konishi Hiroaki
    • Journal Title

      Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

      Volume: 587 Pages: 1-8

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.bbrc.2021.11.086

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Mutant GNAS limits tumor aggressiveness in established pancreatic cancer via antagonizing the KRAS-pathway2022

    • Author(s)
      Kawabata Hidemasa、Ono Yusuke、Tamamura Nobue、Oyama Kyohei、Ueda Jun、Sato Hiroki、Takahashi Kenji、Taniue Kenzui、Okada Tetsuhiro、Fujibayashi Syugo、Hayashi Akihiro、ほか
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Gastroenterology

      Volume: 57 Issue: 3 Pages: 208-220

    • DOI

      10.1007/s00535-021-01846-4

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Hypoxia-induced nuclear translocation of β-catenin in the healing process of frostbite2022

    • Author(s)
      Isozaki Shotaro、Tanaka Hiroki、Horioka Kie、Konishi Hiroaki、Kashima Shin、Takauji Shuhei、Fujiya Mikihiro、Druid Henrik
    • Journal Title

      Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease

      Volume: 1868 Issue: 6 Pages: 166385-166385

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.bbadis.2022.166385

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Testis‐specific hnRNP is expressed in colorectal cancer cells and accelerates cell growth mediating ZDHHC11 mRNA stabilization2022

    • Author(s)
      Murakami Yuki、Konishi Hiroaki、Fujiya Mikihiro、Takahashi Keitaro、Ando Katsuyoshi、Ueno Nobuhiro、Kashima Shin、Moriichi Kentaro、Tanabe Hiroki、Okumura Toshikatsu
    • Journal Title

      Cancer Medicine

      Volume: - Issue: 19 Pages: 3643-3656

    • DOI

      10.1002/cam4.4738

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Probiotic-derived heptelidic acid exerts antitumor effects on extraintestinal melanoma through glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase activity control2022

    • Author(s)
      Isozaki Shotaro、Konishi Hiroaki、Tanaka Hiroki、Yamamura Chikage、Moriichi Kentaro、Ogawa Naoki、Fujiya Mikihiro
    • Journal Title

      BMC Microbiology

      Volume: 22 Issue: 1 Pages: 110-110

    • DOI

      10.1186/s12866-022-02530-0

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] The Optimal Dose of Tacrolimus in Combination Therapy with an Anti-TNFα Antibody in a Mouse Colitis Model2021

    • Author(s)
      Murakami Yuki、Fujiya Mikihiro、Konishi Hiroaki、Isozaki Shotaro、Sugiyama Yuya、Kobayashi Yu、Sasaki Takahiro、Kunogi Takehito、Takahashi Keitaro、Ando Katsuyoshi、Ueno Nobuhiro、Kashima Shin、Moriichi Kentaro、Tanabe Hiroki、Okumura Toshikatsu
    • Journal Title

      Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin

      Volume: 44 Issue: 4 Pages: 564-570

    • DOI

      10.1248/bpb.b20-00916

    • NAID

      130008014301

    • ISSN
      0918-6158, 1347-5215
    • Year and Date
      2021-04-01
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Probiotic Aspergillus oryzae produces anti-tumor mediator and exerts anti-tumor effects in pancreatic cancer through the p38 MAPK signaling pathway.2021

    • Author(s)
      Konishi H, Isozaki S, Kashima S, Moriichi K, Ichikawa S, Yamamoto K, Yamamura C, Ando K, Ueno N, Akutsu H, Ogawa N, Fujiya M.
    • Journal Title

      Sci Rep

      Volume: 11 Issue: 1 Pages: 11070-11070

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41598-021-90707-4

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] The Identification of RNA-Binding Proteins Functionally Associated with Tumor Progression in Gastrointestinal Cancer2021

    • Author(s)
      Konishi Hiroaki、Kashima Shin、Goto Takuma、Ando Katsuyoshi、Sakatani Aki、Tanaka Hiroki、Ueno Nobuhiro、Moriichi Kentaro、Okumura Toshikatsu、Fujiya Mikihiro
    • Journal Title

      Cancers

      Volume: 13 Issue: 13 Pages: 3165-3165

    • DOI

      10.3390/cancers13133165

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Tumor-Progressive Mechanisms Mediating miRNA?Protein Interaction2021

    • Author(s)
      Konishi Hiroaki、Sato Hiroki、Takahashi Kenji、Fujiya Mikihiro
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Molecular Sciences

      Volume: 22 Issue: 22 Pages: 12303-12303

    • DOI

      10.3390/ijms222212303

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma with autologous platelets encapsulating sorafenib or lenvatinib: A novel therapy exploiting tumor‐platelet interactions2021

    • Author(s)
      Tanaka Hiroki、Horioka Kie、Hasebe Takumu、Sawada Koji、Nakajima Shunsuke、Konishi Hiroaki、Isozaki Shotaro、Goto Masanori、Fujii Yumiko、Kamikokura Yuki、Ogawa Katsuhiro、Nishikawa Yuji
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Cancer

      Volume: 150 Issue: 10 Pages: 1640-1653

    • DOI

      10.1002/ijc.33915

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Probiotic derived polyphosphate accelerates intestinal epithelia wound healing through inducing platelet-derived mediators.2021

    • Author(s)
      Isozaki S, Konishi H, Fujiya M, Tanaka H, Murakami Y, Kashima S, Ando K, Ueno N, Moriichi K, Okumura T.
    • Journal Title

      Mediators of Inflammation

      Volume: 2021:5582943 Pages: 1-14

    • DOI

      10.1155/2021/5582943

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Polyphosphate, derived from the probiotic Lactobacillus brevis, modulates the intestinal microbiome and attenuates acute pancreatitis.2021

    • Author(s)
      Takauji S, Konishi H, Fujiya M, Ueno N, Tanaka H, Sato H, Isozaki S, Kashima S, Moriichi K, Mizukami Y, Okumura T.
    • Journal Title

      Dig Dis Sci

      Volume: - Issue: 11 Pages: 1-1

    • DOI

      10.1007/s10620-020-06747-9

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Bacteria-derived ferrichrome inhibits tumor progression in sporadic colorectal neoplasms and colitis-associated cancer.2021

    • Author(s)
      Iwama T, Fujiya M, Konishi H, Tanaka H, Murakami Y, Kunogi T, Sasaki T, Takahashi K, Ando K, Ueno N, Kashima S, Moriichi K, Tanabe H, Okumura T.
    • Journal Title

      Cancer Cell Int

      Volume: 21 Issue: 1 Pages: 21-21

    • DOI

      10.1186/s12935-020-01723-9

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Probiotic-derived ferrichrome inhibits the growth of refractory pancreatic cancer cells.2020

    • Author(s)
      Kita A, Fujiya M, Konishi H, Tanaka H, Kashima S, Iwama T, Ijiri M, Murakami Y, Takauji S, Goto T, Sakatani A, Ando K, Ueno N, Ogawa N, Okumura T.
    • Journal Title

      Int J Oncol

      Volume: 57 Issue: 3 Pages: 721-732

    • DOI

      10.3892/ijo.2020.5096

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Heterogenous Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein H1 Promotes Colorectal Cancer Progression through the Stabilization of mRNA of Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Lyase 12020

    • Author(s)
      Takahashi Keitaro、Fujiya Mikihiro、Konishi Hiroaki、Murakami Yuki、Iwama Takuya、Sasaki Takahiro、Kunogi Takehito、Sakatani Aki、Ando Katsuyoshi、Ueno Nobuhiro、Kashima Shin、Moriichi Kentaro、Tanabe Hiroki、Okumura Toshikatsu
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Molecular Sciences

      Volume: 21 Issue: 12 Pages: 4514-4514

    • DOI

      10.3390/ijms21124514

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] A tumor-specific modulation of heterogeneous ribonucleoprotein A0 promotes excessive mitosis and growth in colorectal cancer cells.2020

    • Author(s)
      Konishi H, Fujiya M, Kashima S, Sakatani A, Dokoshi T, Ando K, Ueno N, Iwama T, Moriichi K, Tanaka H, Okumura T
    • Journal Title

      Cell Death & Disease

      Volume: 11 Issue: 4 Pages: 245-245

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41419-020-2439-7

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Low temperature induces von-willebrand factor expression via increased early growth response 1 transcriptional activity in splenic sinusoidal endothelial cells.2020

    • Author(s)
      Horioka K, Tanaka H, Isozaki S, Konishi H, Addo L, Takauji S, Druid H.
    • Journal Title

      Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

      Volume: 526 Issue: 1 Pages: 239-245

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.bbrc.2020.03.073

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Long-Chain Polyphosphate Is a Potential Agent for Inducing Mucosal Healing of the Colon in Ulcerative Colitis.2020

    • Author(s)
      Fujiya M, Ueno N, Kashima S, Tanaka K, Sakatani A, Ando K, Moriichi K, Konishi H, Kamiyama N, Tasaki Y, Omura T, Matsubara K, Taruishi M, Okumura T.
    • Journal Title

      Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics

      Volume: 107 Issue: 2 Pages: 452-461

    • DOI

      10.1002/cpt.1628

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Acute Colchicine Poisoning Causes Endotoxemia via the Destruction of Intestinal Barrier Function: The Curative Effect of Endotoxin Prevention in a Murine Model.2020

    • Author(s)
      Horioka K, Tanaka H, Isozaki S, Konishi H, Fujiya M, Okuda K, Asari M, Shiono H, Ogawa K, Shimizu K
    • Journal Title

      Digestive Diseases and Sciences

      Volume: 65 Issue: 1 Pages: 132-140

    • DOI

      10.1007/s10620-019-05729-w

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] Probiotic derived heptelidic acid exerts anti-tumor effects to distant melanoma through the inhibition of Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase activity2022

    • Author(s)
      Shotaro Isozaki, Hiroaki Konishi, Hiroki Tanaka, Chikage Yamamura, Yu Kobayashi, Yuya Sugiyama, Yuki Murakami, Takahiro Sasaki, Takehito Kunogi, Keitaro Takahashi, Katsuyoshi Ando, Nobuhiro Ueno, Shin Kashima, Kentaro Moriichi, Mikihiro Fujiya
    • Organizer
      Digestive Disease Week 2022
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Probiotic polyphosphate improves the intestinal injury through the integrin mediated endocytic pathway2022

    • Author(s)
      Hiroaki Konishi, Shotaro Isozaki, Chikage Yamamura, Shin Kashima, Kentaro Moriichi, Mikihiro Fujiya
    • Organizer
      第95回日本薬理学会年会
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 麹菌由来Heptelidic acidはp38MAPKシグナルカスケードを介して膵癌細胞にアポトーシスを誘導する2022

    • Author(s)
      小西 弘晃、山村 千景、磯崎 翔太郎、盛一 健太郎、市川 聡、藤谷 幹浩
    • Organizer
      日本薬学会第142年会
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 乳酸菌由来長鎖ポリリン酸は腸内細菌叢を変化させ急性膵炎を改善する2021

    • Author(s)
      小西 弘晃、高氏 修平、嘉島 伸、高橋 慶太郎 、久野木 健仁、佐々木 貴弘、村上 雄紀 、杉山 雄哉 、小林 裕 、安藤 勝祥、上野 伸展、盛一 健太郎、藤谷 幹浩
    • Organizer
      第58回日本消化器免疫学会総会
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Probiotic ferrichrome exhibited the anti-tumor effect mediating the endoplasmic stress pathway in colorectal cancer cells2021

    • Author(s)
      Hiroaki Konishi, Takuya Iwama, Hiroki Tanaka, Shotaro Isozaki, Chikage Yamamura, Satoshi Ichikawa, Kentaro Moriichi, Mikihiro Fujiya
    • Organizer
      第94回日本薬理学会年会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 乳酸菌由来長鎖ポリリン酸は上皮インテグリンβ1シグナルを介して腸炎治療効果を発揮する2021

    • Author(s)
      小西 弘晃、嘉島 伸、磯崎 翔太朗、山村 千景、奥村 利勝、藤谷 幹浩
    • Organizer
      日本薬学会第141年会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Probiotic-derived ferrichrome inhibits the growth of refractory pancreatic cancer cells.2020

    • Author(s)
      喜多 朱美、藤谷 幹浩、小西 弘晃、田中 宏樹、嘉島 伸、磯崎 翔太郎、杉山 雄哉、久野木 健仁、高橋 慶太郎、岩間 琢也、井尻 学見、村上 雄紀、高氏 修平、後藤 拓磨、坂谷 慧、安藤 勝祥、上野 伸展、盛一 健太郎、田邊 裕貴、水上 祐輔、奥村 利勝
    • Organizer
      Digestive Disease Week 2020
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] PROBIOTIC-DERIVED POLYPHOSPHATE IMPROVES DAMAGED INTESTINAL EPITHELIA THROUGH INDUCING PLATELET-DERIVED CELL GROWTH MOLECULES2020

    • Author(s)
      磯崎 翔太郎、藤谷 幹浩、小西 弘晃、田中 宏樹、村上 雄紀、杉山 雄哉、小林 裕、佐々木 貴弘、久野木 健仁、高橋 慶太郎、田中 一之、坂谷 慧、安藤 勝祥、上野 伸展、嘉島 伸、後藤 拓磨、高氏 修平、盛一 健太郎、田邊 裕貴、水上 祐輔、奥村 利勝
    • Organizer
      Digestive Disease Week 2020
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Ferrichrome, derived from probiotic bacteria, exerts an antitumor effect against colorectal cancer cells2020

    • Author(s)
      Hiroaki Konishi, Mikihiro Fujiya, Hiroki Tanaka, Toshikatsu Okumura
    • Organizer
      第79回日本癌学会学術総会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Ferrichrome derived from probiotic Lactobacillus exhibits anti-tumor effect mediating upregulation of endoplasmic reticulum stress signaling in colorectal cancer2020

    • Author(s)
      小西弘晃、藤谷幹浩、喜多朱美、磯崎翔太朗、奥村利勝
    • Organizer
      日本薬学会第140年会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Ferrichrome derived from probiotic Lactobacillus casei is antitumor molecule for gastrointestinal cancer cells.2019

    • Author(s)
      Hiroaki Konishi, Akemi Kita, Mikihiro Fujiya
    • Organizer
      第57回日本癌治療学会学術集会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Patent(Industrial Property Rights)] 血小板凝集剤2020

    • Inventor(s)
      藤谷幹浩、小西弘晃、田中宏樹、磯崎翔太郎、大町佳宏、尾川直樹
    • Industrial Property Rights Holder
      藤谷幹浩、小西弘晃、田中宏樹、磯崎翔太郎、大町佳宏、尾川直樹
    • Industrial Property Rights Type
      特許
    • Filing Date
      2020
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report

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