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functional analysis of senescence-associated secretory factors from human hepatic stellate cells in liver cancer microenvironment

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19K23951
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section 0902:General internal medicine and related fields
Research InstitutionOsaka City University

Principal Investigator

Odagiri Naoshi  大阪市立大学, 大学院医学研究科, 病院講師 (10623241)

Project Period (FY) 2019-08-30 – 2021-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2020)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywords肝星細胞 / 細胞老化 / 老化関連分泌表現型 / 肝がん / 肝硬変
Outline of Research at the Start

近年、肝星細胞の老化に伴って分泌される液性因子が、肝がんの病態進行に寄与することが報告されているが、ヒト慢性肝疾患における老化肝星細胞の実態やその生理的意義については不明な点が多い。本研究は、ヒト肝星細胞の老化関連分泌因子に着目し、肝がんの病態における、その生理的意義を解明することを目的としている。老化肝星細胞と肝がんを結ぶ機序を明らかにすることで、肝がんに対する新規機序の治療薬開発へとつながる知見を得ることを目指すとともに、ヒト肝組織切片における老化肝星細胞の識別法を探索し、その分布や肝がん発症との相関を検証することで、C型肝炎治癒後肝発がん予測への有用性を検証する。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Transforming growth factor β (TGFβ) is an important factor for development of liver cirrhosis by activating hepatic stellate cells (HSC). Senescent HSC is found in chronic liver disease such as liver cirrhosis, but the character of the senescent HSC is not fully understood. We discover that TGFβ response is attenuated in the senescent HSC following decreased SMAD4 protein levels. The senescent HSC showed decreased SMAD4 protein levels without reduced SMAD4 mRNA levels and attenuated TGFβ-induced nuclear translocation of phosphorylated SMAD2/3. In addition, miR-34a-mimic decreased SMAD4 protein levels in the normal HSC while miR-34a-inhibitor increased SMAD4 protein levels in the senescent HSC. Furthermore, an ERK1/2 activator enhanced miR-34a expression in the normal HSC while an ERK1/2 inhibitor suppressed miR-34a expression in the senescent HSC. We concluded that TGFβ response is attenuated in the senescent HSC due to SMAD4 expression suppressed by ERK1/2-miR-34a axis.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

肝硬変や肝がんはあらゆる原因による慢性肝炎の終末像であり、その治療法の開発は健康上の重要な課題である。また、加齢に伴って肝硬変や肝がんの発症リスクが増加することも知られている。加齢に伴う肝硬変・肝がん発症の分子機序や、その過程における老化肝星細胞の役割などについては不明な点が多い。
TGFβは肝線維化進行に重要な役割を果たすサイトカインの一つであるが、本研究では肝星細胞が細胞老化を起こすにつれて、TGFβに対する反応性が低下することを分子機序とともに示した。肝星細胞に対する細胞老化の誘導は肝線維化治療につながる可能性が示唆されており、更なる研究が必要である。

Report

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

    (5 results)

All 2021 2020 2019

All Journal Article (3 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Peer Reviewed: 3 results,  Open Access: 3 results) Presentation (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Anti-fibrotic treatments for chronic liver diseases: the present and the future2021

    • Author(s)
      Naoshi Odagiri, Tsutomu Matsubara, Misako Sato-Matsubara, Hideki Fujii, Masaru Enomoto, Norifumi Kawada
    • Journal Title

      Clinical and molecular hepatology

      Volume: - Issue: 3 Pages: 413-424

    • DOI

      10.3350/cmh.2020.0187

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Early Change in the Plasma Levels of Circulating Soluble Immune Checkpoint Proteins in Patients with Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated by Lenvatinib or Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization2020

    • Author(s)
      Odagiri Naoshi、Hai Hoang、Thuy Le Thi Thanh、Dong Minh Phuong、Suoh Maito、Kotani Kohei、Hagihara Atsushi、Uchida-Kobayashi Sawako、Tamori Akihiro、Enomoto Masaru、Kawada Norifumi
    • Journal Title

      Cancers

      Volume: 12 Issue: 8 Pages: 2045

    • DOI

      10.3390/cancers12082045

    • NAID

      120006878376

    • URL

      https://ocu-omu.repo.nii.ac.jp/records/2019699

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Clinical significance of circulating soluble immune checkpoint proteins in sorafenib-treated patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.2020

    • Author(s)
      Dong MP, Enomoto M, Thuy LTT, Hai H, Hieu VN, Hoang DV, Iida-Ueno A, Odagiri N, Amano-Teranishi Y, Hagihara A, Fujii H, Uchida-Kobayashi S, Tamori A, Kawada N.
    • Journal Title

      Sci Rep

      Volume: 10 Issue: 1 Pages: 3392-3392

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41598-020-60440-5

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 加齢関連肝疾患における肝星細胞の理解2020

    • Author(s)
      小田桐直志、松原勤、河田則文
    • Organizer
      第56回 日本肝臓学会総会
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Putative role of ERK1/2 signaling of senescent human hepatic stellate cells in hepatocellular carcinoma derived from liver cirrhosis.2019

    • Author(s)
      Naoshi Odagiri
    • Organizer
      JSH International Liver Conference 2019
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2019-09-03   Modified: 2022-01-27  

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