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1997 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Experimental Pathological Evaluation on Laboratory Suncus for Tonsillar Research

Research Project

Project/Area Number 07557026
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section展開研究
Research Field Experimental pathology
Research InstitutionKansai College of Oriental Medicine

Principal Investigator

KIMURA Michio  Kansai College of Oriental Medicine, Professor, 鍼灸学科, 教授 (50111745)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) KUKI Kiyonori  Wakayama Medical College, School of Medicine, Lecturer, 医学部, 講師 (40169975)
TOHYA Kazuo  Kannsai College of Oriental Medicine, Associate Professor, 鍼灸学科, 助教授 (90183491)
Project Period (FY) 1995 – 1997
KeywordsTonsillar Immunity / Suncus T Cell / Suncus B Cell / Monoclonal Antibody / Palatine Tonsil / Tubal Tonsil / Animal Model / Tonsil Research
Research Abstract

Clinico-pathologically, human tonsils have been marked as an important iducer site of mucosal immunity. Neverthless, the tonnsillar laboratory investigations are very little because the present conventional laboratory animals ; mice, rats and guinea pigs lack tonsils.
Under such conditions, a new laboratory animal, Suncus (Suncus Murinus) was selected in this study. The animal has a pair of palatine and tubal tonsils. The individual tonsils consisted of crypt-like lymphoepithelialsymbiosis and single lymph nodules. Their crypt-epithelia contained M cells in the luminal sites. The postcapillary venules and efferent lymphatics localized in the marginal regons. Immunohistochemical preparations stained by our developed anti-Suncus T and B cell monoclonal antibodies revealed that T cells occupied the parafollicular zone and B ells located within the follicles. In the intra-tympanic cavity horseradish peroxidase (HRP) sensitization, numerous HRP-antibody positive B cells were detected not only in the tubal tonsil but rarely in their regional lymph node, spleen and palatine tonsil. Although it is unclear whether the HRP-antibody consists of IgG class or IgA,the presence of M cells and the mesangial HRP-antibody deposition pressume that the antibody partially contain IgA ones. The present study supports that the suncus is worthy for understanding tonsillar regional immunity. We are trying to develope anti-Suncus IgA antibody monoclonal antibody. The IgA monoclonal antibody will bring us further significant information in the tonsil pathology.

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  • [Publications] Kimura, M.et al.: "Usefulness of laboratory suncuses for tonsillar basic research." Int.Otorhinolaryngol.Sci.(発表予定). (1998)

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  • [Publications] Tohya, K. & Kimura, M.: "Ultrastructural evidence of distinctive behavior of L-selectin and LFA-1 on lymphocytes under initial adherent conditions on the endothelial surface of high endothelial venules in peripheral lymph nodes." Histochem. & Cell Biol.,. (発表予定). (1998)

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  • [Publications] Takahashi, Y. & Kimura, M.: "Muscle spindles in immobilized muscle ; Electron microscopical sutudy." Med.Electr.Microsc.,. 30,. 102-109 (1997)

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  • [Publications] Kimura, M.et al.: "Laboratory suncuses : A new animal model for tonsil research." Acta Otolarhyngol.,. 523.20-24 (1996)

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  • [Publications] Tohya, K. & Kimura, M.: "Preference of lymphocyte-homing to high endothelial venules in palatine tonsils of Musk Shrew." Acta Otolarhyngol.523,. 25-27 (1996)

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  • [Publications] Hashimoto, K.et al.: "Transforming and differetiation-inducing potential of constitutively activated c-kit mutant genes in the C-2 murine interleukin-3 dependent mast cell line." Amer.J.Pathol.148,. 179-190 (1996)

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  • [Publications] 東家 一雄、橋井 庚二、立山 一郎、木村 通郎: "「続」“がん"の浸潤・転移研究マニュアル" 金芳堂出版 入村達郎 編集、, 5 (1997)

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  • [Publications] Kimura, M., Tohya, K., Kuki, K.and Yamanaka, N.: "Usefulness of laboratory suncuses for tonsillar basic research" Int. Otorhinol. Sci.(in press). (1998)

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  • [Publications] Tohya, K.and Kimura, M.: "Ultrastructural evidence of distinctive behavior of L-selectin and LFA-l (alpha L beta 2integrin) on lymphocytes under initial adherent conditions on the endothelial surface of high endothelial venules in peripheral lymph nodes" Histoche. Cell Biol.108 (in press). (1998)

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  • [Publications] Takahashi, Y.and Kimura, M.: "Muscle spindles in immobilized muscle ; Electronmicroscopical study." Med. Electr. Microsc.30. 102 (1997)

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  • [Publications] Kimura, M., Tohya, K.and Kuki, K.: "Laboratory suncuses : A new animal model for tonsil research." Acta Otolaryngol.523. 20-40 (1996)

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  • [Publications] Tohya, K.and Kimura, M.: "Preference of lymphocyte-homing to high endothelial venules in palatine tonsils of Musk Shrew." Acta Otolaryngol.523. 25-27 (1996)

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  • [Publications] Hashimoto, K., Tsujimura, T., Moriyama, Y., Yamatodani, A., Kimura, M., Tohya, K., Morimoto., Kitayama, H., Kanamura, Y.and Kitamura, Y.: "Transforming and differetiation-inducing potential of constitutively activated c-kit mutant genes in the IC-2 murine interleukin-3 dependent mast cell line." Amer. J.Pathol.148. 189-190 (1996)

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