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Development of therapeutic strategy for NAFLD targeting novel molecules identified through the analysis of genome cohort

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20K08869
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 54040:Metabolism and endocrinology-related
Research InstitutionJichi Medical University

Principal Investigator

Iwamoto Sadahiko  自治医科大学, 医学部, 教授 (10232711)

Project Period (FY) 2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Keywords脂肪肝 / ゲノムワイド関連解析 / 新規関連遺伝子座 / mTORC1 / 腸内細菌叢 / HLA / 非アルコール性脂肪肝 / メタボリック症候群 / ゲノムコホート / 分子標的治療
Outline of Research at the Start

非アルコール性脂肪肝(NAFLD)は、メタボリック症候群の肝臓病変として捉えられ、世界的な肥満人口の増加と共に有病率が上昇しており、本邦においても同様の傾向が観察されている。しかし、日本人NAFLDの中には、BMI 25未満でも脂肪肝と診断される、いわゆるlean-NAFLDが男女ともかなりの割合で含まれていたため、ゲノムワイド関連解析を実施した。見出したNAFLD関連新規遺伝子座の遺伝的ならびに機能的検証を進め、遺伝子産物に対するリガンドの探索や機能阻害性抗体の開発を行うことによって、新たなNAFLD治療戦略を立てるための基盤を見出す。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Our genome-wide association analysis to explore genetic loci associated with lean NAFLD in the Japanese population suggested a new candidate locus mapped to GPC6 in chr13, which also showed weak association with whole NAFLD. The association signal in GPC6 was suggested to function as a regulatory element for adjacent genes, in which GPR180 was nominated as the most likely locus involved functionally in hepatic lipid levels. Gpr180 knockout mice showed ameliorated hepatic lipid deposition and serum lipid levels. The mTOR signaling pathway was the most plausible pathway for the hepatic lipid accumulation in the results of GSEA analysis of the KO mice. Phosphorylation analysis of the signal proteins also supported the weakened mTORC1 signaling in the Gpr180KO mouse liver. The global inhibitor of mTORC, rapamycin, is ineffective for ectopic lipid accumulation. GPR180 could be a novel therapeutic target for fatty liver and dyslipidemia.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

NAFLDの治療は、通常、最大のリスクファクターである肥満に対して体重管理が先ず行われ、それに繋がる食事療法と運動療法が推奨されている。しかし、肥満もインスリン抵抗性もないlean-NAFLDの治療は、その必要性を含め検討不十分であった。本研究は、ゲノムワイド関連解析を用いた探索から、mTORの関わる複雑なシグナル経路のうちmTORC1経路を選択的に調節することによって脂肪肝を軽減させる新たなターゲット分子を提示できたと考えられる。選択性の低いmTORC阻害薬rapamycinに代わる、新たな薬剤開発に向けて、GPR180阻害薬は重要な候補になる可能性がある。

Report

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

    (12 results)

All 2023 2022 2021 2020

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

  • [Journal Article] Lack of GPR180 ameliorates hepatic lipid depot via downregulation of mTORC1 signaling.2023

    • Author(s)
      Yoshida K, Yokota K, Watanabe K, Tsuda H, Matsumoto A, Mizukami H, Iwamoto S.
    • Journal Title

      Sci Rep

      Volume: 13 Issue: 1 Pages: 1843-1843

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41598-023-29135-5

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] KBTBD11, encoding a novel PPARγ target gene, is involved in NFATc1 proteolysis by interacting with HSC70 and HSP602022

    • Author(s)
      Watanabe Kazuhisa、Matsumoto Ayumi、Tsuda Hidetoshi、Iwamoto Sadahiko
    • Journal Title

      Scientific Reports

      Volume: 12 Issue: 1 Pages: 20273-20273

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41598-022-24929-5

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] A case of congenital fiber‐type disproportion syndrome presenting dilated cardiomyopathy with <i>ACTA1</i> mutation2022

    • Author(s)
      Matsumoto Ayumi、Tsuda Hidetoshi、Furui Sadahiro、Kawada‐Nagashima Masako、Anzai Tatsuya、Seki Mitsuru、Watanabe Kazuhisa、Muramatsu Kazuhiro、Osaka Hitoshi、Iwamoto Sadahiko、Nishino Ichizo、Yamagata Takanori
    • Journal Title

      Molecular Genetics &amp; Genomic Medicine

      Volume: 10 Issue: 9

    • DOI

      10.1002/mgg3.2008

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Genome-wide DNA methylation status of Mongolians exhibits signs of cellular stress response related to their nomadic lifestyle2022

    • Author(s)
      Inaba Yuta、Iwamoto Sadahiko、Nakayama Kazuhiro
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Physiological Anthropology

      Volume: 41 Issue: 1 Pages: 30-30

    • DOI

      10.1186/s40101-022-00305-0

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Investigation of Maternal Diet and FADS1 Polymorphism Associated with Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Compositions in Human Milk2022

    • Author(s)
      Niwa Sakurako、Kawabata Terue、Shoji Kumiko、Ogata Hiromitsu、Kagawa Yasuo、Nakayama Kazuhiro、Yanagisawa Yoshiko、Iwamoto Sadahiko、Tatsuta Nozomi、Asato Kaname、Arima Takahiro、Yaegashi Nobuo、Nakai Kunihiko
    • Journal Title

      Nutrients

      Volume: 14 Issue: 10 Pages: 2160-2160

    • DOI

      10.3390/nu14102160

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Association of HLA-DPB1, NLRP10, OVOL1, and ABCC11 with the axillary microbiome in a Japanese population2022

    • Author(s)
      Kutsuwada Y., Yokota K., Yoshida K., Tsuda H., Watanabe K., Matsumoto A., Iwamoto S
    • Journal Title

      J Dertmatol Sci

      Volume: 105 Issue: 2 Pages: 98-104

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.jdermsci.2022.01.003

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] ILDR2 stabilization is regulated by its interaction with GRP782021

    • Author(s)
      Watanabe Kazuhisa、Nakayama Kazuhiro、Ohta Satoshi、Matsumoto Ayumi、Tsuda Hidetoshi、Iwamoto Sadahiko
    • Journal Title

      Scientific Reports

      Volume: 11 Issue: 1 Pages: 8414-8414

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41598-021-87884-7

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Normal plasma apoB48 despite the virtual absence of apoB100 in a compound heterozygote with novel mutations in the MTTP gene.2021

    • Author(s)
      Takahashi M, Ozaki N, Nagashima S, Wakabayashi T, Iwamoto S, Ishibashi S.
    • Journal Title

      J Clin Lipidol.

      Volume: 15 Issue: 4 Pages: 569-573

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.jacl.2021.04.013

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] N4BBP2L1 interacts with dynactin and contributes to GLUT4 trafficking and glucose uptake in adipocytes2021

    • Author(s)
      Watanabe K., Matsumoto A., Tsuda H., Iwamoto S
    • Journal Title

      J Diabetes Investig

      Volume: 12 Issue: 11 Pages: 1958-1966

    • DOI

      10.1111/jdi.13623

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Genome‐Wide Association Study of Lean Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Suggests Human Leukocyte Antigen as a Novel Candidate Locus2020

    • Author(s)
      Yoshida Ken、Yokota Kazuha、Kutsuwada Yukinobu、Nakayama Kazuhiro、Watanabe Kazuhisa、Matsumoto Ayumi、Miyashita Hiroshi、Khor Seik‐soon、Tokunaga Katsushi、Kawai Yosuke、Nagasaki Masao、Iwamoto Sadahiko
    • Journal Title

      Hepatology Communications

      Volume: 4 Issue: 8 Pages: 1124-1135

    • DOI

      10.1002/hep4.1529

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] ジャポニカアレイを用いた非アルコール性脂肪性肝疾患関連遺伝要因の探索2022

    • Author(s)
      岩本禎彦
    • Organizer
      日本人類遺伝学会
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] TRIB1 KNOCKOUT IN PANCREATIC β-CELLS DOWNREGULATED THE HYPERGLYCEMIA INDUCED CELL PROLIFERATION.2020

    • Author(s)
      Kazuha Yokota, Ken Yoshida, Kazuhisa Watanabe, Ayumi Matsumoto, Sadahiko Iwamoto.
    • Organizer
      International Web Symposium/ Pseudokinases and Tribbles-from Molecules to Therapy.
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2020-04-28   Modified: 2024-01-30  

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