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1998 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Corelation of IL-1B wnverting engyme with IL-1 production and Apoptosis in fibrobla

Research Project

Project/Area Number 09470428
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Conservative dentistry
Research InstitutionSHOWA UNIVERSITY

Principal Investigator

KOBAYASHI Makato  Showa University,School of Dentistry lecturer, 医学部, 講師 (80186767)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) NISHIHARA Tatsuji  National Institute of Infections Diseases head, 室長 (80192251)
MIYAZAWA Yasushi  Showa University,School of Dentistry lecturer, 医学部, 講師 (90219775)
Project Period (FY) 1997 – 1998
Keywordsgingival fibroblast / IL-1 / ICE / apoptosis / Caspase
Research Abstract

In this study, we determined whether human recombinant interleukin1 (IL-1) stimulated human gingival fibroblast (HGF) to expressionIL-1s (IL-1α, IL-1β, IL-1 receptor, IL-1 receptor antagonist) and IL-1 converting enzyme (ICE). In addition, we have studied the secretion and processing of the two forms IL-1(α and β) from IL-1 induced HGF.
In agreement with previous results, we have found that no processed IL-1(α and β) is detected in culture supernatant. And we have used western blot analysis and ELISA system experiment to follow the processing of IL-1 in HGF. Most of the pro-IL-1 α and β remains in cytoplasm, some of the pro-IL-1 cleavage and transported mature form to the cell membrane. IL-1 (α or β) stimulated HGF IL-1s mRNA accumulation, did not ICE mRNA. And we have no detected caspase-1 activity in IL-1-induced HGF. These findings suggested that ICE mRNA accumulation was not associated with HGF production of mature IL-1β protein.
While we investigated meditative role of caspase in apoptotic cell death of macrophages infected with Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans. We found that the activation of caspases, in particular, caspase-3, was involved in the apoptotic cell death of macrophages. We have demonstrated that the caspase-1 is transiently activated, whereas the caspase-3 is gradually activated during the cell infected with bacteria. They suggested caspase may an important role in survival of monocytes apoptotic regulation.

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All Publications (3 results)

  • [Publications] NOBUO. OKAHASHI et. al.: "Specific Inhibitors of Vacuolar H^+-ATPase Trigger Apototic Cell Peath of Osteoclasts"Journal of BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH. 12. 1116-1123 (1997)

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  • [Publications] NOBUO. OKAHASHI et. al.: "Caspase are Involred in the Regulation of the Survival of Osteoclasts"BONE. 23. 33-41 (1998)

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  • [Publications] KOJI. NONAKA et. al.: "Possible involvement of protein kinase C in apototic cell deuth of macrophages infected with Actinobacillus actinomy cetencomitans"FEMS Microbiology Letters. 159. 247-254 (1998)

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