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Studies on the mechanism of islet cell destruction in type I diabetes mellitus.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 62570514
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field 内分泌・代謝学
Research InstitutionKurume University School of Medicine

Principal Investigator

YAMADA Kentaro  Kurume University School of Medicine, associate professor, 医学部, 助教授 (10191305)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) NONAKA Kyohei  Kurume University School of Medicine, professor, 医学部, 教授 (80028547)
Project Period (FY) 1987 – 1988
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1988)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000)
Fiscal Year 1988: ¥800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000)
Fiscal Year 1987: ¥1,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000)
Keywordstype I diabetes / islet cell / NOD mouse / cytokine / poly(ADP-ribose)合成酵素阻害剤 / poly(ADP-ribose) / 合成酵素阻害剤 / レクチン / γ-interferon / tumor necrosis factor
Research Abstract

This study was performed in order elucidate the mechanism of islet cell destruction in type I diabetes in vitro, and to develop the method of preventing the destruction. Since freshly isolated spleen cells of non-treated NOD mice did not damage islet cells in vitro, we used cyclophos-phamide-injected NOD mice. The number of spleen cells markedly decreased after a cyclophosphamide injection. Recovery of cell number was later in NOD mice than in Balb/c mice, suggesting the fragility of NOD mouse bone marrow. Surface marker studies showed that the increase of null cells was small in NOD mice, especially in the mice which developed diabetes afterwards, when compared to Balb/c mice.
Allokiller activity of NOD mouse spleen cells was almost normal. However, spleen cells of cyclophosphamide-injected NOD mice showed higher killing activity than those of cyclophosphamide-injected C3H mice. Spleen cells incubated with Con a destructed islet cells. Islet cell toxicity of Con A-stimulated cells was attenuated by poly(ADP-ribose) synthetase inhibitors, nicotinamide, picolinamide, and 3-aminobenzamide. Conditioned medium of spleen cells incubated with Con A showed islet cell toxicity, suggesting the involvement of cytokines in islet cell damage.
Islet cells were destructed when cultured in the presence of both interferon-r (IFN-r) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) for 4 days. the cytokine-induced islet cell destruction was also prevented by poly(ADP-ribose) synthetase inhibitors.

Report

(3 results)
  • 1988 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1987 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (6 results)

All Other

All Publications (6 results)

  • [Publications] Toshiaki Hanafusa,et al.: Diabetes. 37. 204-208 (1988)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1988 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Kentaro Yamada,et al.: Best Approach to the Therapy of Diabetes Mellitus,. 155-157 (1987)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1988 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Atsushi Miyazaki,et al.: Pathogenesis and Treatment of Type II Diabetes Mellitus,. 44-48 (1988)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1988 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Toshiaki Hanafusa et al.: "Induction of insulitis by adoptive transfer with L3T4+ Lyt2-T-lymphocytes in T-lymphocyte-depleted NOD mice" Diabetes. 37. 204-208 (1988)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1988 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Kentaro Yamada et al.: "DR antigens in the pancreas of a patient with type I diabetes." Best Approach to the Therapy of Diabetes Mellitus, Excerpta Medica, Amsterdam. 155-157 (1987)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1988 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Atsushi Miyazaki et al.: "Can ICA and ICSA predict coming insulin-dependency in NIDDM patients?" Pathogenesis and Treatment of Type II Diabetes Mellitus, Medical Journal-sha, Tokyo. 44-48 (1988)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1988 Final Research Report Summary

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Published: 1987-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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