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Targeting the Senescent Cell Niche for the Regulation of Rheumatoid Arthritis and the Development of Joint Regeneration Strategies

Research Project

Project/Area Number 21H03049
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 56020:Orthopedics-related
Research InstitutionHokkaido University

Principal Investigator

Chikenji S. Takako  北海道大学, 保健科学研究院, 教授 (40452982)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 齋藤 悠城  札幌医科大学, 医学部, 講師 (40758702)
Project Period (FY) 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥17,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,960,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥6,240,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,440,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥6,240,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,440,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000)
Keywords関節リウマチ / 滑膜 / 細胞老化 / 再生
Outline of Research at the Start

我々は, 関節リウマチ(Rheumatoid Arthritis; RA)の滑膜で, 有害性老化細胞を中心とした微小環境「老化細胞ニッチ」の形成がRA滑膜炎の真の病態像である可能性に辿り着いた. 本研究では, 1) RA滑膜の老化細胞ニッチを解明する. ついで, 2)老化細胞ニッチの破壊による滑膜炎制御法を確立し, 炎症を抑えた滑膜に3)組織の再生を促すヘルパー老化細胞を誘導することで滑膜を“関節構造の再生の場”へと変容し, 骨・軟骨の再生を促すことで構造的寛解を超えて再び機能する関節の獲得を目指す.

Outline of Final Research Achievements

To elucidate the cause of synovitis in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), we focused on cellular senescence and investigated it using synovial tissues from patients with RA and a mouse model. We identified senescent synovial fibroblasts in RA synovial tissues, and found that they actively formed cell-cell communication with immune cells and other fibroblasts. Furthermore, removal of senescent cells reduced RA synovitis, suggesting the involvement of senescent cells in the pathogenesis of RA synovitis.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

RAの薬物治療はこの20年において大いに発展し,生物学的製剤が登場してから,寛解の到達が可能となった.しかし,呼吸器疾患や帯状疱疹,静脈血栓症などのリスクも懸念されており,休薬によって再燃することからも,RA滑膜炎の原因そのものを標的とする治療には至っていない.本研究成果によって明らかにしたRA滑膜炎の原因としての老化線維芽細胞とそれら細胞が形成する微小環境の存在は,RA滑膜炎の原因となる新たな治療標的となり,将来的にRA治療法の新規開発へと繋がるものとして期待される.

Report

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

    (31 results)

All 2024 2023 2022 2021

All Journal Article (7 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 7 results,  Open Access: 7 results) Presentation (22 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 7 results,  Invited: 2 results) Book (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Cellular senescence and wound healing in aged and diabetic skin2024

    • Author(s)
      Kita Arisa、Yamamoto Sena、Saito Yuki、Chikenji Takako S.
    • Journal Title

      Frontiers in Physiology

      Volume: 15 Pages: 1344116-1344116

    • DOI

      10.3389/fphys.2024.1344116

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Senescence-associated secretory phenotypes in mesenchymal cells contribute to cytotoxic immune response in oral lichen planus2023

    • Author(s)
      Ijima Shogo、Saito Yuki、Yamamoto Sena、Nagaoka Kentaro、Iwamoto Taiki、Kita Arisa、Miyajima Maki、Sato Tsukasa、Miyazaki Akihiro、Chikenji Takako S.
    • Journal Title

      Immunity & Ageing

      Volume: 20 Issue: 1 Pages: 72-72

    • DOI

      10.1186/s12979-023-00400-5

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Fisetin reduces the senescent tubular epithelial cell burden and also inhibits proliferative fibroblasts in murine lupus nephritis2022

    • Author(s)
      Ijima Shogo、Saito Yuki、Nagaoka Kentaro、Yamamoto Sena、Sato Tsukasa、Miura Norihiro、Iwamoto Taiki、Miyajima Maki、Chikenji Takako S.
    • Journal Title

      Frontiers in Immunology

      Volume: 13 Pages: 310-310

    • DOI

      10.3389/fimmu.2022.960601

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Intrathecal Injection of Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Cultured on 3D Fiber Ameliorates Multiple Organ Damage in Murine Lupus2022

    • Author(s)
      Saito Yuki、Miyajima Maki、Yamamoto Sena、Miura Norihiro、Sato Tsukasa、Kita Arisa、Ijima Shogo、Fujimiya Mineko、Chikenji Takako S
    • Journal Title

      Stem Cells Translational Medicine

      Volume: 11 Issue: 6 Pages: 644-658

    • DOI

      10.1093/stcltm/szac021

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Altered regulation of mesenchymal cell senescence in adipose tissue promotes pathological changes associated with diabetic wound healing2022

    • Author(s)
      Kita Arisa、Saito Yuki、Miura Norihiro、Miyajima Maki、Yamamoto Sena、Sato Tsukasa、Yotsuyanagi Takatoshi、Fujimiya Mineko、Chikenji Takako S.
    • Journal Title

      Communications Biology

      Volume: 5 Issue: 1 Pages: 960601-960601

    • DOI

      10.1038/s42003-022-03266-3

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report 2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Diverse Roles of Cellular Senescence in Skeletal Muscle Inflammation, Regeneration, and Therapeutics2021

    • Author(s)
      Saito Yuki、Chikenji Takako S.
    • Journal Title

      Frontiers in Pharmacology

      Volume: 12

    • DOI

      10.3389/fphar.2021.739510

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Accumulation of Senescent Neural Cells in Murine Lupus With Depression-Like Behavior2021

    • Author(s)
      Saito Yuki、Miyajima Maki、Yamamoto Sena、Sato Tsukasa、Miura Norihiro、Fujimiya Mineko、Chikenji Takako S.
    • Journal Title

      Frontiers in Immunology

      Volume: 12

    • DOI

      10.3389/fimmu.2021.692321

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] 滑膜線維芽細胞の細胞老化は関節リウマチにおける炎症性組織プライミング誘導に関与する2023

    • Author(s)
      齋藤悠城, 岩本大輝, 山本瀬菜, 宮島真貴, 村橋靖崇, 寺本篤史, 射場浩介, 山下敏彦, 千見寺貴子.
    • Organizer
      第44回 日本炎症・再生医学会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 全身性エリテマトーデス皮膚炎における老化細胞の役割とシングルセル解析による病態解明2023

    • Author(s)
      山本瀬菜, 齋藤悠城, 井嶋翔吾, 北愛里紗, 三浦倫寛, 佐藤吏紗, 宮島真貴, 千見寺貴子.
    • Organizer
      第44回 日本炎症・再生医学会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 自閉スペクトラム症モデルマウスにおける神経前駆細胞の細胞老化2023

    • Author(s)
      宮島真貴, 齋藤悠城, 佐藤吏紗, 山本瀬菜, 三浦倫寛, 千見寺貴子.
    • Organizer
      第44回 日本炎症・再生医学会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Exercise-induced senescence-like gene signature in fibro/adipogenic progenitors is impaired in diabetes muscle2023

    • Author(s)
      Yuki Saito, Norihiro Miura, Sena Yamamoto, Tsukasa Sato, Kentaro Nagaoka, Taiki Iwamoto, Maki Miyajima, Arisa Kita, and Takako S. Chikenji
    • Organizer
      ASCB/EMBO meeting Cell Bio 2023
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Cellular Senescence in Epidermal Stem Cells as a Potential Driver of Lupus Erythematosus Skin Lesions2023

    • Author(s)
      Sena Yamamoto, Yuki Saito, Tsukasa Sato, Norihiro Miura, Kentaro Nagaoka, Taiki Iwamoto, Maki Miyajima, Arisa Kita, and Takako S. Chikenji
    • Organizer
      ASCB/EMBO meeting Cell Bio 2023
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Cellular senescence of synovial fibroblasts in rheumatoid arthritis model mice2023

    • Author(s)
      Taiki Iwamoto, Yuki Saito, Sena Yamamoto, Kentaro Nagaoka, Yasutaka Murahashi, Atsushi Teramoto, Kosuke Iba, Toshihiko Yamashita, Takako Chikenji
    • Organizer
      ASCB/EMBO meeting Cell Bio 2023
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Involvement of Cellular Senescence in the Pathogenesis of Lupus Nephritis in Mice2023

    • Author(s)
      Kentaro Nagaoka, Yuki Saito, Shogo Ijima, Sena Yamamoto, Tsukasa Sato, Norihiro Miura, Taiki Iwamoto, Maki Miyajima, Takako S. Chikenji
    • Organizer
      ASCB/EMBO meeting Cell Bio 2023
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 組織再生とリハビリテーション-基礎から臨床へのトランスレーショナル研究-2023

    • Author(s)
      千見寺貴子
    • Organizer
      第53回北海道作業療法学会学術大会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 細胞老化システムから探る組織再生・変性のメカニズム2023

    • Author(s)
      千見寺貴子
    • Organizer
      第22回 日本再生医療学会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 全身性エリテマトーデスの皮膚病態と再生に関わる細胞老化2023

    • Author(s)
      山本瀬菜、齋藤悠城、井嶋翔吾、北愛里紗、三浦倫寛、佐藤吏紗、宮島真貴、千見寺貴子
    • Organizer
      第22回 日本再生医療学会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 海馬における細胞老化は神経新生を促進して慢性ストレス誘発性うつ様症状に抵抗する2023

    • Author(s)
      佐藤吏紗、齋藤悠城、山本瀬菜、三浦倫寛、岩本大輝、長岡賢太郎、宮島真貴、千見寺貴子
    • Organizer
      第22回 日本再生医療学会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 老化細胞除去薬フィセチンが尿細管細胞の細胞老化と腎再生に与える影響2023

    • Author(s)
      長岡賢太郎、齋藤悠城、井嶋翔吾、山本瀬菜、佐藤吏紗、三浦倫寛、岩本大輝、宮島真貴、千見寺貴子
    • Organizer
      第22回 日本再生医療学会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] フィセチンによる老化細胞除去はMRL/lprマウスのエリテマトーデス様皮膚病変を改善する2023

    • Author(s)
      山本瀬菜、齋藤悠城、井嶋翔吾、北愛里紗、三浦倫寛、佐藤吏紗、宮島真貴、千見寺貴子
    • Organizer
      第43回 日本炎症・再生医学会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 全身性エリテマトーデスモデルマウスにおける骨髄神経障害は多臓器障害を悪化させる2023

    • Author(s)
      齋藤悠城,宮島真貴,山本瀬菜,三浦倫寛,佐藤吏紗,北愛里紗,井嶋翔吾,藤宮峯子,千見寺貴子
    • Organizer
      第43回 日本炎症・再生医学会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 口腔扁平苔癬における老化細胞の蓄積が病態形成に寄与する2023

    • Author(s)
      井嶋翔吾,齋藤悠城,宮﨑晃亘,藤宮峯子,千見寺貴子
    • Organizer
      第43回 日本炎症・再生医学会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Fisetin improved depressive behavior in murine lupus by decreasing senescent neural cell.2021

    • Author(s)
      Yuki Saito, Maki Miyajima, Sena Yamamoto, Tsukasa Sato, Norihiro Miura, Mineko Fujimiya, Takako S. Chikenji
    • Organizer
      The 6th International Cell Senescence Association Conference
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Diabetic wound impaired injury-induced transient senescence in adipose tissue that promotes the normal wound healing process.2021

    • Author(s)
      Arisa Kita, Yuki Saito, Norihiro Miura, Sena Yamamoto, Tsukasa Sato, Takatoshi Yotsuyanagi, Mineko Fujimiya, Takako S. Chikenji
    • Organizer
      The 6th International Cell Senescence Association Conference
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Dual role of TGF-β1 in cellular senescence of tubular cells and hyper-proliferation of fibroblasts to aggravate lupus nephritis.2021

    • Author(s)
      Shogo Ijima, Yuki Saito, Maki Miyajima, Mineko Fujimiya, Takako S. Chikenji
    • Organizer
      The 6th International Cell Senescence Association Conference
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Altered regulation of senescence-associated secretory phenotype in hippocampus modulates resilience to chronic mild psychiatric stress.2021

    • Author(s)
      Tsukasa Sato, Yuki Saito, Maki Miyajima, Sena Yamamoto, Norihiro Miura, Mineko Fujimiya, Takako S. Chikenji
    • Organizer
      The 6th International Cell Senescence Association Conference
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Lower-expression of Cdkn2a is associated with dysregulation of fibro-adipogenic progenitors results in skeletal muscle atrophy and degeneration in diabetic mice.2021

    • Author(s)
      Norihiro Miura, Yuki Saito, Arisa Kita, Maki Miyajima, Tsukasa Sato, Sena Yamamoto, Mineko Fujimiya, Takako S. Chikenji
    • Organizer
      The 6th International Cell Senescence Association Conference
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Senolysis by fisetin ameliorates lupus erythematosus-like skin lesions in MRL/lpr mice.2021

    • Author(s)
      Sena Yamamoto, Yuki Saito, Shogo Ijima, Arisa Kita, Norihiro Miura, Tsukasa Sato, Maki Miyajima, Mineko Fujimiya, Takako S. Chikenji
    • Organizer
      The 6th International Cell Senescence Association Conference
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Accumulation of senescent neurons in mice model of autism spectrum disorder with abnormal synaptic pruning.2021

    • Author(s)
      Maki Miyajima, Yuki Saito, Tsukasa Sato, Norihiro Miura, Sena Yamamoto, Mineko Fujimiya, Takako S. Chikenji
    • Organizer
      The 6th International Cell Senescence Association Conference
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Book] 老化細胞の光と影、週刊医学のあゆみ 287巻5号 老化を標的とした疾患・予防治療2023

    • Author(s)
      中西真(企画)、千見寺貴子、齋藤悠城
    • Total Pages
      5
    • Publisher
      医歯薬出版株式会社
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] 健康寿命の鍵を握る骨格筋(第3章) 個体の老化を支配する骨格筋の老化 運動による細胞老化制御と骨格筋再生2022

    • Author(s)
      齋藤悠城、千見寺貴子
    • Total Pages
      227
    • Publisher
      羊土社
    • ISBN
      9784758104005
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2021-04-28   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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