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Molecular mechanisms underlying hepatic VLDL secretion induced by extracellular ATP.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 21K17653
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 59040:Nutrition science and health science-related
Research InstitutionKurume University

Principal Investigator

Hasuzawa Nao  久留米大学, 医学部, 講師 (00837908)

Project Period (FY) 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
KeywordsMASLD / MASH / VLDL / ATP / VNUT / メタボリックシンドローム / EPA / NASH / extracellular ATP / purinergic signaling / VLDL分泌 / 脂質代謝 / Quinacrine / HepG2 / プリンシグナル / 脂肪肝炎
Outline of Research at the Start

Vesicularnucleotide transporter (VNUT)はATPの小胞性分泌を担うトランスポーターである。申請者は、肝細胞からVNUT依存的に開口放出され、炎症やインスリン抵抗性の原因となるだけでなく、肝細胞のVLDL分泌を促進することを明らかにしてきた。VNUT阻害薬であるクロドロン酸は脂肪肝炎所見を著しく改善した。VLDLはVNUT含有小胞に含まれていることから、VLDLとATPは共に分泌され炎症や脂肪蓄積を惹起していると考えられる。本研究では、この仮説を検証し、VNUT依存性ATP分泌が肝細胞のVLDL分泌及び脂質蓄積を制御するメカニズムを明らかにする。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Vesicular nucleotide transporter (VNUT) is responsible for ATP vesicular secretion. We previously reported that VNUT is involved in the regulation of both inflammation and metabolism in the liver and that its inhibitors suppress VLDL secretion and the development of steatohepatitis. The present study aimed to elucidate the molecular mechanisms of ATP vesicle secretion in hepatocytes and to explore the vicious cycle between hepatic fat accumulation and excessive VLDL secretion. We found that: 1)ATP secretion in hepatocytes is dependent on Ca2+ influx, and a rise in glucose or fatty acid levels. 2)Eicosapentaenoic acid deconjugates vesicular membrane potential and inhibits ATP secretion. 3)A novel VNUT inhibitor was found, which shows inhibitory effects on steatohepatitis and liver fibrosis, leading us to file a patent.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

代謝機能障害関連脂肪肝疾患(MASLD)および同脂肪肝炎(NASH)が引き起こすインスリン抵抗性は、様々な生活習慣病の合併を引き起こすメタボリックシンドロームの根本病態として注目されている。例えば動脈硬化の原因になる高LDLコレステロール血症は、肝臓におけるVLDLの合成及び分泌の亢進が原因となる。本研究では細胞内にエネルギー供給するATPがVNUTというトランスポーターを介して肝臓で細胞外に分泌されると、炎症とVLDL分泌を引き起こすメカニズムに着目し研究を行った。ATPの細胞外分泌を抑制する新たなVNUT阻害薬を発見し、そのMASLD・MASH抑制効果を証明し、特許を出願した。

Report

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

    (13 results)

All 2023 2022 2021

All Journal Article (10 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 5 results,  Peer Reviewed: 9 results,  Open Access: 8 results) Presentation (3 results) (of which Invited: 3 results)

  • [Journal Article] Reduced Number of Remaining or Healthy Teeth in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross-sectional Study Assessed by Dentists or Dental Hygienists in Japan2023

    • Author(s)
      Kurinami Noboru、Ashida Kenji、Sugiyama Seigo、Morito Yoko、Hasuzawa Nao、Yoshida Akira、Morita Ayami、Hieshima Kunio、Miyamoto Fumio、Kajiwara Keizo、Jinnouchi Katsunori、Jinnouchi Tomio、Jinnouchi Hideaki、Nomura Masatoshi
    • Journal Title

      Internal Medicine

      Volume: 62 Issue: 7 Pages: 987-993

    • DOI

      10.2169/internalmedicine.9773-22

    • ISSN
      0918-2918, 1349-7235
    • Year and Date
      2023-04-01
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Is the vesicular nucleotide transporter a molecular target of eicosapentaenoic acid?2022

    • Author(s)
      Moriyama Yoshinori、Hasuzawa Nao、Nomura Masatoshi
    • Journal Title

      Frontiers in Pharmacology

      Volume: 13 Pages: 01-09

    • DOI

      10.3389/fphar.2022.1080189

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Maria Teresa Miras Portugal: a pioneer for vesicular nucleotide storage2022

    • Author(s)
      Moriyama Yoshinori、Hasuzawa Nao、Nomura Masatoshi
    • Journal Title

      Purinergic Signalling

      Volume: Epub ahead of print Issue: 2 Pages: 93-98

    • DOI

      10.1007/s11302-022-09912-z

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Effects of Elobixibat, an Inhibitor of Ileal Bile Acid Transporter, on Glucose and Lipid Metabolism: A Single-arm Pilot Study in Patients with T2DM2022

    • Author(s)
      Yoshinobu Satoko、Hasuzawa Nao、Nagayama Ayako、Iwata Shimpei、Yasuda Junichi、Tokubuchi Rie、Kabashima Masaharu、Gobaru Mizuki、Hara Kento、Murotani Kenta、Moriyama Yoshinori、Ashida Kenji、Nomura Masatoshi
    • Journal Title

      Clinical Therapeutics

      Volume: 44 Issue: 10 Pages: 1418-1426

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.clinthera.2022.08.009

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Eruptive xanthomas as a marker for metabolic disorders: A specific form of xanthoma that reflects hypertriglyceridemia2022

    • Author(s)
      Ohtaki Sohichiroh、Ashida Kenji、Matsuo Yuko、Moritaka Kanoko、Iwata Shimpei、Nagayama Ayako、Kawaguchi Aya、Koga Hiroshi、Yoshinobu Satoko、Hasuzawa Nao、Motomura Seiichi、Akiba Jun、Nakama Takekuni、Nomura Masatoshi
    • Journal Title

      Clinical Case Reports

      Volume: 10 Issue: 4 Pages: 5671-5676

    • DOI

      10.1002/ccr3.5671

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] A simplified prediction model for end-stage kidney disease in patients with diabetes2022

    • Author(s)
      Inoguchi Toyoshi、Okui Tasuku、Nojiri Chinatsu、Eto Erina、Hasuzawa Nao、Inoguchi Yukihiro、Ochi Kentaro、Takashi Yuichi、Hiyama Fujiyo、Nishida Daisuke、Umeda Fumio、Yamauchi Teruaki、Kawanami Daiji、Kobayashi Kunihisa、Nomura Masatoshi、Nakashima Naoki
    • Journal Title

      Scientific Reports

      Volume: 12 Issue: 1 Pages: 12482-12482

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41598-022-16451-5

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] VNUT Is a Therapeutic Target for Type 2 Diabetes and NASH2021

    • Author(s)
      Hasuzawa Nao、Tatsushima Keita、Tokubuchi Rie、Kabashima Masaharu、Nomura Masatoshi
    • Journal Title

      YAKUGAKU ZASSHI

      Volume: 141 Issue: 4 Pages: 517-526

    • DOI

      10.1248/yakushi.20-00204-4

    • NAID

      130008013898

    • ISSN
      0031-6903, 1347-5231
    • Year and Date
      2021-04-01
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Quinacrine is not a vital fluorescent probe for vesicular ATP storage2021

    • Author(s)
      Hasuzawa Nao、Moriyama Sawako、Wang Lixiang、Nagayama Ayako、Ashida Kenji、Moriyama Yoshinori、Nomura Masatoshi
    • Journal Title

      Purinergic Signalling

      Volume: 17 Issue: 4 Pages: 725-735

    • DOI

      10.1007/s11302-021-09820-8

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Dynamin-related protein 1 deficiency accelerates lipopolysaccharide-induced acute liver injury and inflammation in mice2021

    • Author(s)
      Wang L, Li X, Hanada Y, Hasuzawa N, Moriyama Y, Nomura M, Yamamoto K
    • Journal Title

      Commun Biol

      Volume: 4 Issue: 1 Pages: 894-894

    • DOI

      10.1038/s42003-021-02413-6

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] 【経口血糖降下薬の温故知新】イメグリミン ミトコンドリア機能を改善する経口糖尿病薬2021

    • Author(s)
      野村 政壽, 蓮澤 奈央
    • Journal Title

      月刊糖尿

      Volume: 13 Pages: 60-67

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] VNUT依存性プリンシグナルと生活習慣病2022

    • Author(s)
      蓮澤奈央
    • Organizer
      第60回日本糖尿病学会九州地方会
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] VNUTを介した細胞外ATP分泌と動脈硬化2022

    • Author(s)
      蓮澤奈央
    • Organizer
      第54回日本動脈硬化学会総会・学術集会
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] ミトコンドリアと疾患・老化 糖尿病の病態形成におけるミトコンドリアダイナミクスの役割2021

    • Author(s)
      蓮澤 奈央 、王 麗香 、大塚 由絵 、坂本 萌子 、喜多村 美幸 、野村 政壽
    • Organizer
      第94回 日本内分泌学会総会
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Invited

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

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