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Development of a novel cancer immunotherapy targeting the immune checkpoint molecule, HLA-F.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 21K07246
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 50020:Tumor diagnostics and therapeutics-related
Research InstitutionNara Medical University

Principal Investigator

Ouji-Sageshima Noriko  奈良県立医科大学, 医学部, 助教 (30398432)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 伊藤 利洋  奈良県立医科大学, 医学部, 教授 (00595712)
Project Period (FY) 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
KeywordsHLA-F / immunotherapy / PDX / SCID / SCID-beige / tumor / antibody / 抗体療法 / 免疫療法 / HLA class Ib
Outline of Research at the Start

免疫チェックポイント阻害薬を始めとする免疫療法は、一定の効果はあるが、全てのがん、全ての患者にいまだ適用できておらず、新たな標的分子の探索は必須である。
申請者は、HLA-Fが悪性腫瘍に高発現することをすでに見出しており、また、抑制性のNKレセプターと会合し、細胞傷害活性を抑制することからHLA-Fも免疫チェックポイント分子と同様に腫瘍免疫抑制に寄与しているのではないかと考えた。すでに、大腸癌臨床検体で、HLA-FのブロッキングによりTリンパ球のIFN-γ産生増強を確認しており、本研究では、このHLA-Fブロッキングによる抗腫瘍効果の作用機序を検証する。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We performed this research with the aim of developing a new cancer immunotherapy targeting HLA-F, one of the HLA class I molecules, as an immune checkpoint molecule.
We have already detected that IFN-γ production is enhanced, when tumor cells, tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, and anti-HLA-F antibodies were co-cultured. To elucidate the mechanism, we established patient-derived colon cancer cells expressing HLA-F and produced a mouse model. As a result, although we succeeded in producing a tumor-bearing model mouse using HLA-F-positive patient-derived colon cancer cells, we were unable to establish a mouse model transfected with human NK cells to verify the HLA-F blocking effect. In the future, we plan to verify the HLA-F blocking effect in an in vitro system.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

免疫療法は、第3のがん治療法として期待されているが、適用のないがん種もあるため、新たな標的分子の探索は継続して必要である。HLA-Fは幅広い種の腫瘍細胞に発現しており、腫瘍マーカーだけでなく免疫療法の新規標的分子として期待できる。
臨床検体から継代可能な患者由来大腸癌細胞を作製し、マウスモデルを作成したことで、HLA-Fが生体内においても腫瘍細胞膜表面に発現していることが明らかとなった。本研究成果は幅広い種の腫瘍細胞に発現するHLA-Fを利用したがん免疫療法の開発につながると考える。

Report

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

    (19 results)

All 2024 2023 2022 2021

All Journal Article (12 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Peer Reviewed: 11 results,  Open Access: 10 results) Presentation (7 results)

  • [Journal Article] CD8+ T-cell memory induced by successive SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccinations is characterized by shifts in clonal dominance2024

    • Author(s)
      H, Aoki., M, Kitabatake., H, Abe., P, Xu., M, Tsunoda., S, Shichino., A, Hara., N, Ouji- Sageshima., C, Motozono., T, Ito., K, Matsushima., and S, Ueha
    • Journal Title

      Cell reports

      Volume: 43 Issue: 3 Pages: 113887-113902

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.celrep.2024.113887

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Transition of Antibody Titers after SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccination in Japanese Healthcare Workers2023

    • Author(s)
      Kitabatake Masahiro、Ouji-Sageshima Noriko、Sonobe Shota、Furukawa Ryutaro、Konda Makiko、Hara Atsushi、Aoki Hiroyasu、Suzuki Yuki、Imakita Natsuko、Nakano Akiyo、Fujita Yukio、Shichino Shigeyuki、Nakano Ryuichi、Ueha Satoshi、Kasahara Kei、Muro Shigeo、Yano Hisakazu、Matsushima Kouji、Ito Toshihiro
    • Journal Title

      Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

      Volume: 76 Issue: 1 Pages: 72-76

    • DOI

      10.7883/yoken.JJID.2022.041

    • ISSN
      1344-6304, 1884-2836
    • Year and Date
      2023-01-31
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] A Disintegrin and Metalloproteinase with Thrombospondin Motifs 4 Regulates Pulmonary Vascular Hyperpermeability through Destruction of Glycocalyx in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome2023

    • Author(s)
      Konda Makiko、Kitabatake Masahiro、Ouji-Sageshima Noriko、Tonomura Rei、Furukawa Ryutaro、Sonobe Shota、Terada-Ikeda Chiyoko、Takeda Maiko、Kawaguchi Masahiko、Ito Toshihiro
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Molecular Sciences

      Volume: 24 Issue: 22 Pages: 16230-16230

    • DOI

      10.3390/ijms242216230

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Antiviral Effect of Candies Containing Persimmon-Derived Tannin against SARS-CoV-2 Delta Strain2023

    • Author(s)
      Furukawa Ryutaro、Kitabatake Masahiro、Ouji-Sageshima Noriko、Tomita Dai、Kumamoto Makiko、Suzuki Yuki、Nakano Akiyo、Nakano Ryuichi、Matsumura Yoko、Kayano Shin-ichi、Yano Hisakazu、Tamaki Shinji、Ito Toshihiro
    • Journal Title

      Viruses

      Volume: 15 Issue: 8 Pages: 1636-1636

    • DOI

      10.3390/v15081636

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] The spleen is the major site for the development and expansion of inhibitor producing-cells in hemophilia A mice upon FVIII infusion developing high-titer inhibitor2023

    • Author(s)
      Akihisa Oda, Shoko Furukawa, Masahiro Kitabatake, Noriko Ouji-Sageshima, Shota Sonobe, Kaoru Horiuchi, Yuto Nakajima, Kenichi Ogiwara, Ryo Goitsuka, Midori Shima, Toshihiro Ito, Keiji Nogami
    • Journal Title

      Thrombosis research

      Volume: 3848 Pages: 00077-4

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.thromres.2023.03.003

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Lipopolysaccharide from Yoshino cedar trees (Cryptomeria japonica) induces high levels of human macrophage polarization2022

    • Author(s)
      Noriko Ouji-Sageshima, Masahiro Kitabatake, Satoki Fushimi, Satoshi Suzuki, Yuzu Fukui, Ryutaro Furukawa and Toshihiro Ito
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Wood Science

      Volume: 68 Pages: 63-63

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Pure Solid Pattern of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Clustered Circulating Tumor Cells2022

    • Author(s)
      Sawabata Noriyoshi、Kawaguchi Takeshi、Watanabe Takashi、Yohikawa Daiki、Ouji-Sageshima Noriko、Ito Toshihiro
    • Journal Title

      Cancers

      Volume: 14 Issue: 18 Pages: 4514-4514

    • DOI

      10.3390/cancers14184514

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Persimmon-derived tannin has antiviral effects and reduces the severity of infection and transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in a Syrian hamster model2021

    • Author(s)
      Furukawa Ryutaro、Kitabatake Masahiro、Ouji-Sageshima Noriko、Suzuki Yuki、Nakano Akiyo、Matsumura Yoko、Nakano Ryuichi、Kasahara Kei、Kubo Kaoru、Kayano Shin-ichi、Yano Hisakazu、Ito Toshihiro
    • Journal Title

      Scientific Reports

      Volume: 11 Issue: 1 Pages: 23695-23695

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41598-021-03149-3

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Persimmon-derived tannin ameliorates the pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis in a murine model through inhibition of the inflammatory response and alteration of microbiota2021

    • Author(s)
      Kitabatake Masahiro、Matsumura Yoko、Ouji-Sageshima Noriko、Nishioka Tatsuki、Hara Atsushi、Kayano Shin-ichi、Ito Toshihiro
    • Journal Title

      Scientific Reports

      Volume: 11 Issue: 1 Pages: 7286-7286

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41598-021-86608-1

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Transition of antibody titers after the SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine in Japanese healthcare workers2021

    • Author(s)
      Kitabatake Masahiro、Ouji-Sageshima Noriko、Sonobe Shota、Furukawa Ryutaro、Konda Makiko、Hara Atsushi、Aoki Hiroyasu、Suzuki Yuki、Imakita Natsuko、Nakano Akiyo、Fujita Yukio、Shichino Shigeyuki、Nakano Ryuichi、Ueha Satoshi、Kasahara Kei、Muro Shigeo、Yano Hisakazu、Matsushima Kouji、Ito Toshihiro
    • Journal Title

      medRxiv

      Volume: - Pages: 1-9

    • DOI

      10.1101/2021.12.28.21268435

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Vein-first Lobectomy for Lung Cancer Assessed According to the Status of Clustered Circulating Tumour Cells2021

    • Author(s)
      SAWABATA NORIYOSHI、NAKANE SHIGERU、YOSHIKAWA DAIKI、WATANABE TAKASHI、KAWAGUCHI TAKESHI、OUJI-SAGESHIMA NORIKO、KUSHIBE KEIJI、ITO TOSHIHIRO
    • Journal Title

      Cancer Diagnosis & Prognosis

      Volume: 1 Issue: 5 Pages: 443-450

    • DOI

      10.21873/cdp.10059

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Human Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Ameliorate Elastase-Induced Emphysema in Mice by Mesenchymal-Epithelial Transition.2021

    • Author(s)
      Fujioka N, Kitabatake M, Ouji-Sageshima N, Ibaraki T, Kumamoto M, Fujita Y, Hontsu S, Yamauchi M, Yoshikawa M, Muro S, Ito T.
    • Journal Title

      Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis

      Volume: 8 Pages: 2783-2793

    • DOI

      10.2147/copd.s324952

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] 腫瘍細胞に発現するHLA-F分子を標的とした新規免疫療法の開発2023

    • Author(s)
      王寺(下嶋)典子、石谷昭子、Daniel E Geraghty、北畠正大、古川龍太郎、伊藤利洋
    • Organizer
      第31回日本組織適合性学会大会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] HLA-F blockade restored the cytotoxicity of NK cells against colorectal cancer.2023

    • Author(s)
      Noriko Ouji-sageshima, Masahiro Kitabatake, Ryutaro Furukawa, Toshihiro Ito
    • Organizer
      第53回日本免疫学会学術集会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Antitumor effect of anti-HLA-F antibody on colon cancer in patient-derived xenografts (PDX) model.2022

    • Author(s)
      Noriko Ouji-sageshima, Masahiro Kitabatake, Ryutaro Furukawa, Toshihiro Ito
    • Organizer
      第51回日本免疫学会学術集会(The 51th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Immunology)
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] HLA-F as a new target molecule for cancer immunotherapy of colon cancer2021

    • Author(s)
      Noriko Ouji-sageshima, Masahiro Kitabatake, Ryutaro Furukawa, Toshihiro Ito
    • Organizer
      第50回日本免疫学会学術集会(The 50th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Immunology)
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Angiopoietin like 4 plays a critical role in the development of pulmonary fibrosis2021

    • Author(s)
      Masahiro Kitabatake, Shoichiro Saito, Noriko Ouji-Sageshima, Akihisa Oda, Atsushi Hara, Tatsuro Ogawa, Shigeyuki Shichino, Satoshi Ueha, Kouji Matsushima, Toshihiro Ito
    • Organizer
      第50回日本免疫学会学術集会(The 50th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Immunology)
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Persimmon-derived tannin has antiviral effects in a Syrian hamster model of SARS-CoV-2 infection.2021

    • Author(s)
      Ryutaro Furukawa, Noriko Ouji Sageshima, Masahiro Kitabatake, Toshihiro Ito
    • Organizer
      第50回日本免疫学会学術集会(The 50th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Immunology)
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Histone modification enzyme SET domain bifurcated 2 (Setdb2) contributes to the pathogenesis of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in murine model2021

    • Author(s)
      Shota Sonobe, Masahiro Kitabatake, Atsushi Hara, Makiko Konda, Ryutaro Furukawa, Tomoko Nishimura, Noriko Ouji-Sagaeshima, Shiki Takamura, Toshihiro Ito
    • Organizer
      第50回日本免疫学会学術集会(The 50th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Immunology)
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report

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

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