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Physiological and pathological analysis of intestinal mucosa lymphatic endothelial cells.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19K22665
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Medium-sized Section 55:Surgery of the organs maintaining homeostasis and related fields
Research InstitutionKumamoto University

Principal Investigator

Kume Tsutomu  熊本大学, 生命資源研究・支援センター, 客員教授 (60786474)

Project Period (FY) 2019-06-28 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥6,240,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,440,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Keywordsリンパ管 / VEGF-C / 小腸虚血再灌流障害モデル / 虚血性腸疾患 / リンパ管内凝固 / リンパ管新生 / Fox転写因子 / ゲノムワイド解析 / 遺伝子改変モデルマウス
Outline of Research at the Start

小腸は胃に繋がる消化器官で、水分と栄養素のほとんどは、小腸によって吸収される。小腸の内面に輪状に走るヒダがあり、その粘膜の表面にある腸絨毛が消化と吸収を司る。その絨毛の中心部にある一本の細いリンパ管(中心乳び管)は、小腸上皮細胞で構成された中性脂肪、コレステロール、リン脂質からなるカイロミクロン(リポ蛋白質)を吸収して血流に戻す役割を持つことも知られているが、その吸収作用以外の、小腸粘膜構造維持に関するリンパ管の機能については全く不明である。そこで本研究では、小腸リンパ管の基本原理の統合的解明を基に、その小腸恒常性維持が破綻した虚血性腸疾患の新しい治療法の開発に繋げることを計画した。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The lymphatic endothelial cells (ECs) have critical roles in maintaining tissue homeostasis. To analyze the signals for lymphatic vessel formation, we have initially focused on the RASGAP family, Rasa4 and Rasal3, as the downstream of the FOXC transcription factor and have generated the Tamoxifen-inducible conditional these knockout mice, crossed with EC-specific VE-cadherin-CreERT2 transgenic line. Next, to study the correlation between coagulation systems in lymphatic ECs, we have verified the von Willebrand factor (vWF) expression in vivo and cultured cells. The vWF promoter activity and expression were predominantly observed in vascular but not lymphatic ECs in mice. However, in cultured conditions, vWF changed to express lymphatic ECs. The epigenetic status regulated such tissue-specific expression patterns since EZH2 inhibitor treatment leaked to vWF expression in cultured fibroblasts. Further analysis will uncover the lymphatic EC's specific signals and the expression machinery.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

血管やリンパ管内皮細胞は存在する微小環境、即ち存在する組織での異種細胞間での相互作用やサイトカイン、血流やリンパ流、酸素分圧の影響を受けて、主にエピゲノムレベルでの可逆的あるいは不可逆的な制御下、その微小環境に即した遺伝子発現やそれに伴う内皮細胞の構造変化を行うことが想定されている。今回 vWF を基に、in vivo と培養細胞での違いが顕著に示されたことで、この微小環境を考慮してリンパ管の解析を進める重要性とエピゲノムレベルでの今後の研究展開の重要性が明らかとなった。

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

    (15 results)

All 2022 2021 2020 2019

All Journal Article (11 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 11 results,  Peer Reviewed: 11 results,  Open Access: 11 results) Presentation (4 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results,  Invited: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Mechanical forces in lymphatic vessel development: Focus on transcriptional regulation2022

    • Author(s)
      Ujiie Naoto、Kume Tsutomu
    • Journal Title

      Frontiers in Physiology

      Volume: 13

    • DOI

      10.3389/fphys.2022.1066460

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] <i>Foxc1</i> and <i>Foxc2</i> are indispensable for the maintenance of nephron and stromal progenitors in the developing kidney2022

    • Author(s)
      Motojima Masaru、Tanaka Masayuki、Kume Tsutomu
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Cell Science

      Volume: 135 Issue: 19

    • DOI

      10.1242/jcs.260356

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Escape of hair follicle stem cells causes stem cell exhaustion during aging2021

    • Author(s)
      Zhang Chi、Wang Dongmei、Wang Jingjing、Wang Li、Qiu Wenli、Kume Tsutomu、Dowell Robin、Yi Rui
    • Journal Title

      Nature Aging

      Volume: 1 Issue: 10 Pages: 889-903

    • DOI

      10.1038/s43587-021-00103-w

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Cell lineage‐ and expression‐based inference of the roles of forkhead box transcription factor Foxc2 in craniofacial development2021

    • Author(s)
      Takenoshita Manami、Takechi Masaki、Vu Hoang Tri、Furutera Toshiko、Akagawa Chisaki、Namangkalakul Worachat、Aoto Kazushi、Kume Tsutomu、Miyashin Michiyo、Iwamoto Tsutomu、Iseki Sachiko
    • Journal Title

      Developmental Dynamics

      Volume: - Issue: 8 Pages: 1-10

    • DOI

      10.1002/dvdy.324

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report 2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Super-Enhancer-Associated Transcription Factors Maintain Transcriptional Regulation in Mature Podocytes2021

    • Author(s)
      Yang Jingping、Zhang Difei、Motojima Masaru、Kume Tsutomu、Hou Qing、Pan Yu、Duan Aiping、Zhang Mingchao、Jiang Song、Hou Jinhua、Shi Jingsong、Qin Zhaohui、Liu Zhihong
    • Journal Title

      Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

      Volume: 32 Issue: 6 Pages: 1323-1337

    • DOI

      10.1681/asn.2020081177

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Molecular Mechanisms Controlling Lymphatic Endothelial Junction Integrity2021

    • Author(s)
      Norden Pieter R.、Kume Tsutomu
    • Journal Title

      Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

      Volume: 8 Pages: 627647-627647

    • DOI

      10.3389/fcell.2020.627647

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Conditional inactivation of Foxc1 and Foxc2 in neural crest cells leads to cardiac abnormalities2020

    • Author(s)
      Sanchez Joshua、Miyake Risa、Cheng Andrew、Liu Ting、Iseki Sachiko、Kume Tsutomu
    • Journal Title

      genesis

      Volume: 58 Issue: 7 Pages: 7-7

    • DOI

      10.1002/dvg.23364

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Shear stimulation of FOXC1 and FOXC2 differentially regulates cytoskeletal activity during lymphatic valve maturation2020

    • Author(s)
      Norden Pieter R、Sabine Am?lie、Wang Ying、Demir Cansaran Saygili、Liu Ting、Petrova Tatiana V、Kume Tsutomu
    • Journal Title

      eLife

      Volume: 9 Pages: 9-9

    • DOI

      10.7554/elife.53814

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] In Vivo Imaging of Schlemm's Canal and Limbal Vascular Network in Mouse Using Visible-Light OCT2020

    • Author(s)
      Zhang Xian、Beckmann Lisa、Miller David A.、Shao Guangbin、Cai Zhen、Sun Cheng、Sheibani Nader、Liu Xiaorong、Schuman Joel、Johnson Mark、Kume Tsutomu、Zhang Hao F.
    • Journal Title

      Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science

      Volume: 61 Issue: 2 Pages: 23-23

    • DOI

      10.1167/iovs.61.2.23

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] The Role of Lymphangiogenesis and Lymphatic Collecting Vessel Function in Metabolic Disorders.2020

    • Author(s)
      Norden Pieter, Kume Tsutomu
    • Journal Title

      Frontiers in Physiology

      Volume: 11 Pages: 404-404

    • DOI

      10.3389/fphys.2020.00404

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report 2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Organ/Tissue-Specific Vascular Endothelial Cell Heterogeneity in Health and Disease2019

    • Author(s)
      Minami Takashi、Muramatsu Masashi、Kume Tsutomu
    • Journal Title

      Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin

      Volume: 42 Issue: 10 Pages: 1609-1619

    • DOI

      10.1248/bpb.b19-00531

    • NAID

      130007722463

    • ISSN
      0918-6158, 1347-5215
    • Year and Date
      2019-10-01
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Foxc Transcription Factors in Organ-Specific Lymphatic Function2020

    • Author(s)
      Tsutomu Kume
    • Organizer
      Gordon Research Conference on Lymphatics
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Neural-crest derived Foxc2 expression is required for proper morphogenesis of the Schlemm’s Canal2020

    • Author(s)
      Pieter R. Norden, Lisa J. Beckmann, Zhen Cai, Xian Zhang, Hao F. Zhang, and Tsutomu Kume
    • Organizer
      Gordon Research Conference on Lymphatics
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Foxc1 and Foxc2 are required in blood and lymphatic vasculatures for small intestinal mucosal repair after ischemia/reperfusion injury2020

    • Author(s)
      Can Tan, Ting Liu, and Tsutomu Kume
    • Organizer
      Gordon Research Conference on Lymphatics
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Foxc1/Foxc2 regulation of RHO/ROCK activation in postnatal lymphatic valve maturation2019

    • Author(s)
      Pieter R. Norden, Am&eacute;lie Sabine, Ying Wang, Ting Liu, Tatiana V. Petrova, and Tsutomu Kume
    • Organizer
      Lymphatic Forum 2019
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2019-07-04   Modified: 2024-01-30  

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