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Functional regulation of immune cells in the metabolic disease prevention mechanism by brown seaweed fucoxanthin

Research Project

Project/Area Number 21H02276
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 40040:Aquatic life science-related
Research InstitutionHokkaido University

Principal Investigator

Hosokawa Masashi  北海道大学, 水産科学研究院, 教授 (10241374)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 岡松 優子  北海道大学, 獣医学研究院, 教授 (90527178)
高谷 直己  北海道大学, 水産科学研究院, 助教 (40801501)
Project Period (FY) 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥17,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,050,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥9,230,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,130,000)
Keywordsフコキサンチン / イムノカロテノイド / マクロファージ / T細胞 / 加齢肥満予防 / 抗炎症作用 / 褐藻 / 免疫細胞 / 炎症抑制 / フコキサンチノール / アマロウシアキサンチンA / 免疫老化 / 樹状細胞 / フコキサンチン脂肪酸エステル / オルガネラ / 免疫応答因子
Outline of Research at the Start

本研究では、ワカメなどの褐藻に特徴的なフコキサンチンの代謝疾患予防機構として、免疫細胞に対する機能調節作用に着目して検討を進める。特に、免疫細胞に対する抗炎症作用機構、組織細胞に対するエネルギー消費因子の発現誘導機構、およびそれらに関わる細胞間相互作用について焦点を絞り解析を行う。その知見を基に、免疫老化への有効性を検証し「イムノカロテノイド」としての有用性を見出すものである。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Fucoxanthin contained in brown seaweeds was shown to affect macrophages and T cell subsets in white adipose tissue (WAT) of obese mice and liver of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis-induced mice. It was also confirmed that fucoxanthinol, an in vivo metabolite of fucoxanthin, accumulated in the mitochondria of the liver, suggesting that it regulates organelle function. Furthermore, fucoxanthin suppressed weight gain and WAT increase in aging mice fed high-fat diet, decreased mRNA expression of F4/80 macrophage marker in WAT and liver, and changed the number of CD4+ helper T cells and CD8+ killer T cells. These results suggest that fucoxanthin has a regulatory function on immune cell groups, and there is interest in its relationship with the mechanism of preventing aged-related metabolic diseases.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究で見いだされたフコキサンチンの免疫細胞調節は、海洋性カロテノイドによる自然および獲得免疫に対する機能調節を期待させるものであり、健康機能を有する「イムノカロテノイド」創出への期待が持たれる。特に、超高齢化の時代を迎え加齢性疾患の予防が大きな課題となっている今日において、フコキサンチンが高脂肪食投与の高齢マウスに対して体重増加およびWATの増大抑制効果を示すとともに、マクロファージやT細胞サブセットに対する調節機能を示唆した成果は、新たな機能性食品の開発につながる意義深い成果である。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Annual Research Report
  • 2021 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (27 results)

All 2024 2023 2022 2021

All Journal Article (8 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 6 results,  Open Access: 6 results) Presentation (18 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results,  Invited: 6 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] White adipose tissue undergoes browning during preweaning period in association with microbiota formation in mice2023

    • Author(s)
      Tsukada Anju、Okamatsu-Ogura Yuko、Futagawa Emi、Habu Yuki、Takahashi Natsumi、Kato-Suzuki Mira、Kato Yuko、Ishizuka Satoshi、Sonoyama Kei、Kimura Kazuhiro
    • Journal Title

      iScience

      Volume: 26 Issue: 7 Pages: 107239-107239

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.isci.2023.107239

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Identification and Tissue Distribution of Fucoxanthinol and Amarouciaxanthin A Fatty Acid Esters in Fucoxanthin-fed Mice2023

    • Author(s)
      Takatani Naoki、Sakimura Kana、Nagata Kodai、Beppu Fumiaki、Yamano Yumiko、Maoka Takashi、Hosokawa Masashi
    • Journal Title

      Food Chemistry

      Volume: 410 Pages: 135318-135318

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.135318

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Thermogenic Brown Fat in Humans: Implications in Energy Homeostasis, Obesity and Metabolic Disorders2023

    • Author(s)
      Saito Masayuki、Okamatsu-Ogura Yuko
    • Journal Title

      The World Journal of Men's Health

      Volume: 41 Issue: 3 Pages: 489-507

    • DOI

      10.5534/wjmh.220224

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Monocaprin Enhances Bioavailability of Fucoxanthin in Diabetic/Obese KK-Ay Mice2022

    • Author(s)
      Nagata Kodai、Takatani Naoki、Beppu Fumiaki、Abe Aya、Tominaga Etsuko、Fukuhara Tomohisa、Ozeki Makoto、Hosokawa Masashi
    • Journal Title

      Marine Drugs

      Volume: 20 Issue: 7 Pages: 446-446

    • DOI

      10.3390/md20070446

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Preparation of Apoastaxanthinals and Evaluation of Their Anti-inflammatory Action against Lipopolysaccharide-Stimulated Macrophages and Adipocytes2022

    • Author(s)
      Takatani Naoki、Beppu Fumiaki、Yamano Yumiko、Maoka Takashi、Miyashita Kazuo、Hosokawa Masashi
    • Journal Title

      ACS Omega

      Volume: 7 Issue: 26 Pages: 22341-22350

    • DOI

      10.1021/acsomega.2c01164

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Modulation of adipose tissue function by diet and nutrition2021

    • Author(s)
      岡松 優子
    • Journal Title

      生化学

      Volume: 93 Issue: 1 Pages: 24-34

    • DOI

      10.14952/SEIKAGAKU.2021.930024

    • ISSN
      0037-1017
    • Year and Date
      2021-02-25
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Health-Promoting Functions of the Marine Carotenoid Fucoxanthin2021

    • Author(s)
      Hosokawa Masashi
    • Journal Title

      Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

      Volume: 1261 Pages: 273-284

    • DOI

      10.1007/978-981-15-7360-6_25

    • ISBN
      9789811573590, 9789811573606
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Adipocytes and Stromal Cells Regulate Brown Adipogenesis Through Secretory Factors During the Postnatal White-to-Brown Conversion of Adipose Tissue in Syrian Hamsters2021

    • Author(s)
      Mae Junnosuke、Nagaya Kazuki、Okamatsu-Ogura Yuko、Tsubota Ayumi、Matsuoka Shinya、Nio-Kobayashi Junko、Kimura Kazuhiro
    • Journal Title

      Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

      Volume: 9 Pages: 698692-698692

    • DOI

      10.3389/fcell.2021.698692

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] 海洋性カロテノイドastaxanthinの生体内代謝物の同定と組織分布2023

    • Author(s)
      高谷直己、向村 奏、別府史章、細川雅史
    • Organizer
      令和5年度日本水産学会大会春季大会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Identification and tissue distribution of fucoxanthin-derived novel metabolites2023

    • Author(s)
      Naoki Takatani, Kana Sakimura, Fumiaki Beppu, Yumiko Yamano, Takashi Maoka, Masashi Hosokawa
    • Organizer
      The 19th International Symposium on Carotenoids
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] フコキサンチンの非アルコール性脂肪性肝炎モデルマウスに対する予防機構2023

    • Author(s)
      池田詩歩、高谷直己、別府史章、細川雅史
    • Organizer
      第61回日本油化学会年会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Fucoxanthinおよびその代謝物による樹状細胞の炎症制御作用2023

    • Author(s)
      七戸優斗、高谷直己、別府史章、細川雅史
    • Organizer
      第61回日本油化学会年会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Health promoting functions of the marine carotenoid fucoxanthin2023

    • Author(s)
      Masashi Hosokawa
    • Organizer
      The 17th International Symposium on Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology(Plenary Lecture)
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] アスタキサンチン由来アポカロテノイドの調製と生理活性評価2023

    • Author(s)
      高谷 直己、別府 史章、山野 由美子、眞岡 孝至、細川 雅史
    • Organizer
      第35回カロテノイド研究談話会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] シリアンハムスターにおける出生後の白色から褐色への脂肪組織理リモデリング2023

    • Author(s)
      岡松優子
    • Organizer
      第27回アディポサイエンス・シンポジウム
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Administration of antibiotics during lactation suppresses beige adipocyte induction in preweaning mice2023

    • Author(s)
      Anju Tsukada, MIra Kato-Suzuki, Yuko Okamatsu-Ogura, Kazuhiro Kimura
    • Organizer
      Sapporo Summer Symposium for One Health, 2023
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 紅藻ダルスの脂溶性成分特性2023

    • Author(s)
      細川雅史、木下康宣
    • Organizer
      令和4年度海藻活用研究会シンポジウム
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 海洋性カロテノイドastaxanthinの生体内代謝物の同定と組織分布2023

    • Author(s)
      高谷直己・向村奏・別府史章・細川雅史
    • Organizer
      令和5年度日本水産学会春季大会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 海洋性カロテノイドfucoxanthinの新規生体内代謝物の同定と組織分布解析2022

    • Author(s)
      高谷直己、向村 奏、永田航大、田谷大輔、別府史章、細川雅史
    • Organizer
      第76回日本栄養・食糧学会大会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 「農林水産・水・栄養・食・健康・環境」の繋がりにおける海藻の活用2022

    • Author(s)
      細川雅史
    • Organizer
      日本食品保蔵科学会第71回(北海道恵庭)大会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] フコキサンチン由来新規生体内代謝物の同定と組織分布解析2022

    • Author(s)
      高谷直己、向村 奏、別府史章、山野由美子、眞岡孝至、細川雅史
    • Organizer
      第34回カロテノイド研究談話会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Activation of Nuclear Factor Erythroid 2-Related Factor 2 (Nrf2) in Macrophages Treated with Apocarotenoids2022

    • Author(s)
      Miyafusa Hiroki, Takatani Naoki, Beppu Fumiaki, Yamano Yumiko, Hosokawa Masashi
    • Organizer
      The 2nd World Congress on Oleo Science, WCOS 2022
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] マウス乳仔期の抗生剤暴露は腸内細菌叢形成とベージュ脂肪細胞の出現を抑制する2022

    • Author(s)
      塚田杏樹、岡松優子、鈴木美羅、二川瑛実、加藤祐子、土生優妃、高橋菜摘、 石塚敏、園山慶、木村和弘
    • Organizer
      第43回日本肥満学会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 母体のビタミンA欠乏は仔のベージュ脂肪細胞の出現を抑制する2022

    • Author(s)
      鈴木美羅、岡松優子、塚田杏樹、二川瑛実、木村和弘
    • Organizer
      第43回日本肥満学会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 褐藻中に含まれるフコキサンチンの 抗炎症作用と疾病予防効果2022

    • Author(s)
      細川雅史
    • Organizer
      海藻活用研究会 令和3年度定期シンポジウム
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Cold adaptation and adipose tissue remodeling2021

    • Author(s)
      岡松優子
    • Organizer
      第44回日本分子生物学会年会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Book] 「カロテノイドの科学―基礎,研究の新展開,生理活性~―」2024

    • Author(s)
      高市真一、眞岡孝至、新藤一敏、藤井律子、出羽毅久、近藤政晴、川﨑信治、豊島拓樹、作道隆、川田紘次郎、伊藤晋作、吉澤晋、蓮沼誠久、石原大地、長島綾、梅野太輔、竹村美保、古林真衣子、本田真己、井上拓郎、加藤雅也、馬剛、張嵐翠、尾花明、細川雅史、高谷直己、真鍋祐樹、菅原達也、前多隼人、内藤裕二、西田康宏、桑原大知、平澤和明
    • Total Pages
      275
    • Publisher
      シーエムシー出版
    • ISBN
      9784781317984
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report

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