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Proposal of a new mechanism of Krabbe disease to replace the 'psychosine hypothesis'

Research Project

Project/Area Number 21K15892
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 52050:Embryonic medicine and pediatrics-related
Research InstitutionKawasaki Medical School

Principal Investigator

Watanabe Takashi  川崎医科大学, 医学部, 助教 (60817071)

Project Period (FY) 2021-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000)
Keywordsクラッベ病 / サイコシン仮説 / ガラクトシルセラミド / マクロファージ / ミクログリア / スフィンゴ脂質 / サイコシン
Outline of Research at the Start

クラッベ病(KD)はガラクトシルセラミド(GalCer) β-ガラクトシダーゼ(GALC)の欠損による遺伝性脱髄疾患で、脱髄の主な原因はGalCerのリゾ体であるサイコシンの蓄積とされてきた。我々は、酸性セラミダーゼの活性化タンパク質であるサポシンDの欠損マウスとKDモデルマウス(Twitcherマウス、Twi)を交配したKDモデルマウス(SapD KO/Twi)が、サイコシンが正常化するにも関わらず、Twiと同等の脱髄とグロボイド細胞の浸潤を認めることを見出した。本研究では、「サイコシン仮説」に代わるクラッベ病発症の新規メカニズムの提唱と新たな治療法開発を目指す。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Krabbe disease, also known as globoid cell leukodystrophy, is caused by the genetic deficiency of lysosomal enzyme galactosylceramide (GalCer) β-galactosidase (GALC). The pathogenesis of Krabbe disease has long been explained by the 'psychosine hypothesis', in which death of oligodendrocyte and Schwann cell due to psychosine accumulation causes demyelination and neuroinflammation in both the CNS and PNS.
We clarified that psychosine is produced by the deacylated of GalCer by ACDase with the assistance of saposin-D and the despite of little accumulation of psychosine in the mouse model of Krabbe disease, demyelination was not significantly improved especially in the PNS. These findings indicate that the pathophysiology of Krabbe disease cannot be explained by the 'psychosine hypothesis' alone.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

クラッベ病はGalCer β-ガラクトシダーゼ (GALC)の遺伝的変異による先天性の脱髄疾患であるが、そのメカニズムは未だ不明な点が多い。本研究において、サイコシンを蓄積しないTwi/Sap-D KOマウスにおいて、特に末梢神経の脱髄病変が改善しなかったことから、クラッベ病の神経病態はサイコシンの蓄積だけでは説明できず、GalCerによるGALC欠損マクロファージ/ミクログリアの活性化に起因する神経炎症が重要な役割を果たしている可能性が示唆される。このように、クラッベ病の病態理解は今後の治療法開発において重要な意義がある。

Report

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

    (9 results)

All 2023 2022 2021

All Journal Article (5 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 4 results,  Open Access: 3 results) Presentation (4 results)

  • [Journal Article] Assays and Utilization of Enzymes Involved in Glycolipid Metabolism in Bacteria and Fungi2023

    • Author(s)
      Ito Makoto、Ishibashi Yohei、Watanabe Takashi、Iwaki Jun、Kurita Toyohisa、Okino Nozomu
    • Journal Title

      Methods in molecular biology

      Volume: 2613 Pages: 229-256

    • DOI

      10.1007/978-1-0716-2910-9_18

    • ISBN
      9781071629093, 9781071629109
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Mass Spectrometry of Neutral Glycosphingolipids2023

    • Author(s)
      Suzuki Akemi、Silsirivanit Atit、Watanabe Takashi、Matsuda Junko、Inamori Kei-ichiro、Inokuchi Jin-ichi
    • Journal Title

      Methods in molecular biology

      Volume: 2613 Pages: 127-144

    • DOI

      10.1007/978-1-0716-2910-9_11

    • ISBN
      9781071629093, 9781071629109
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] The Urinary Bladder is Rich in Glycosphingolipids Composed of Phytoceramides2022

    • Author(s)
      Watanabe Takashi、Suzuki Akemi、Ohira Shin、Go Shinji、Ishizuka Yuta、Moriya Takuya、Miyaji Yoshiyuki、Nakatsuka Tota、Hirata Keita、Nagai Atsushi、Matsuda Junko
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Lipid Research

      Volume: 63 Issue: 12 Pages: 100303-100303

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.jlr.2022.100303

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Reduction in MIR-219 expression underlies cellular pathogenesis of oligodendrocytes in a mouse model of Krabbe disease.2021

    • Author(s)
      Inamura N, Go S, Watanabe T, Takase H, Takakura N, Nakayama A, Takebayashi H, Matsuda J, Enokido Y.
    • Journal Title

      Brain Pathology

      Volume: - Issue: 5 Pages: 12951-12951

    • DOI

      10.1111/bpa.12951

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Involvement of acid ceramidase in the degradation of bioactive N-acylethanolamines2021

    • Author(s)
      Tsuboi Kazuhito、Tai Tatsuya、Yamashita Ryouhei、Ali Hanif、Watanabe Takashi、Uyama Toru、Okamoto Yoko、Kitakaze Keisuke、Takenouchi Yasuhiro、Go Shinji、Rahman Iffat Ara Sonia、Houchi Hitoshi、Tanaka Tamotsu、Okamoto Yasuo、Tokumura Akira、Matsuda Junko、Ueda Natsuo
    • Journal Title

      Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids

      Volume: 1866 Issue: 9 Pages: 158972-158972

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.bbalip.2021.158972

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] Pathophysiological analysis of Saposin D-deficient Twitcher mice2022

    • Author(s)
      Takashi Watanabe, Shinji Go, Yuta Ishizuka, Kazuhito Tsuboi, Ayaka Ono, Junko Matsuda
    • Organizer
      第63回日本先天代謝異常学会学術集会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] クラッベ病の神経病態は「サイコシン仮説」だけでは説明できない2021

    • Author(s)
      渡邉 昂, 郷 慎司, 石塚佑太, 坪井一人, 小野綾可, 松田純子
    • Organizer
      第62回 日本生化学会 中国・四国支部例会
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Krabbe病の病態は「サイコシン仮説」のみでは説明できない2021

    • Author(s)
      渡邉 昂, 郷 慎司, 坪井一人, 小野綾可, 松田純子
    • Organizer
      第62回日本先天代謝異常学会 学術集会
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] クラッベ病の神経病態はサイコシンの蓄積だけでは説明できない2021

    • Author(s)
      渡邉 昂, 坪井一人, 石塚佑太, 小野綾可, 郷 慎司, 松田純子
    • Organizer
      第26回日本ライソゾーム研究会
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report

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Published: 2021-04-28   Modified: 2024-01-30  

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