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2003 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

The function of clara cells in lung remodeling induced by inhaled particles

Research Project

Project/Area Number 13670623
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Respiratory organ internal medicine
Research InstitutionUniversity of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

Principal Investigator

MORIMOTO Yasuo  UOEH, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, Professor, 産業生態科学研究所, 教授 (30258628)

Project Period (FY) 2001 – 2003
KeywordsClara cell / CGRP / CCSP / Lung injury / CGRP
Research Abstract

In order to explore how CCSP or CGRP play a key role in lung injury and repair, we examined the function and expression of gene as follows using in vitro and in vivo studies.
1)epithelial injury induced by dust
Crystalline silica, chrysotile, Fe and man made mineral fibers (PT1),which we have used, were exposed in A549 cells within 48hours. These dusts induced apoptosis of alveolar epithelial cell through caspase activity and MAP kinase.
2)The effect of CGRP on proliferation of epithelial cells
CGRP stimulated proliferation of alveolar epithelial cells (A549 cells) through ERK
3)Gene expression of CGRP and CCSP in lung induced by dust.
Dusts (crystalline silica, crocidolite) with irreversible lung lesion decreased in gene expression of CCSP and CGRP in animal model, however dusts (PT1 and SiCW man-made mineral fibers) with reversible lesion increased in the gene expression.
4)Gene expression in clara cell-aberated mice induced crystalline silica
Clara cell-aberated mice were exposed to inhaled crystalline silica for 2 weeks. Clara cell inhibit gene expression of MMP, infiltration of macrophage and formation of foamy macrophage in the lung at lung injury induced by crystalline silica.

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All Publications (14 results)

  • [Publications] Kim, H-N: "Changes in DNA 8-hydroxyguanine Levels, 8-hydroxyguanine Repair Activity, and hOGG1 and hMTH1 mRNA Expression in Human Lung Alveolar Epithelial Cells Induced by Crocidolite Asbestos"Carcinogenesis. 22(2). 265-269 (2001)

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  • [Publications] Ding, L.: "Gene Expression of Clara Cell Secretory Protein, Surfactant Protein-A and Thyroid Transcription Facter-1 in the Lungs of Rats Exposed to Patassium Octatitanate Whiskers in vivo"Journal of Occupational Health. 43(3). 111-117 (2001)

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  • [Publications] Takatsu, H.: "Adachi, T ・Overexpression of EC-SOD supperesses endothelial-cell-mediated ldl oxidation"Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 285(1). 84-91 (2001)

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  • [Publications] Yatera, K.: "Increased Expression of Matrix Metalloproteinase in Clara Cell-Ablated Mice Inhaling Crystalline silica"Environmental Health Perspectives. 109(8). 795-799 (2001)

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  • [Publications] Morimoto, Y: "Expression of Clara Cell Secretory Protein in the Lungs of Rats Exposed to Silicon-carbide whisker in vivo"Toxicology letter. 145(3). 273-279 (2003)

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  • [Publications] Morimoto, Y: "Gene Expression of Surfactant Protein-A and Thyroid Transcription Factor-1 in Lungs of Rats Exposed to Silicon-Carbide Whisker in vivo."J Occupational Health. 45. 307-312 (2003)

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  • [Publications] 森本 泰夫: "モデル動物の作成と維持 モデル動物各論"じん肺症モデル(in press). (2004)

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  • [Publications] Kim, H-N., Morimoto, Y., Tsuda, T., Ootsuyama, Y., Hirohashi, M., Hirano, T., Tanaka, I., Lim, Y., Yun, I-G, Kasai, H.: "Changes in DNA 8-hydroxyguanine Levels, 8-hydroxyguanine Repair Activity, and hOGG1 and hMTH1 mRNA Expression in Human Lung Alveolar Epithelial Cells Induced by Crocidolite Asbestos."Carcinogenesis. 22(2). 265-269 (2001)

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  • [Publications] Ding, L., Morimoto, Y., Oyabu, T., Kim, H-N., Ogami, A., Yatera, K., Hirohashi, M., Yamato, H., Hori, H., Higashi, T., Tanaka, I.: "Gene Expression of Clara Cell Secretory Protein, Surfactant Protein-A and Thyroid Transcription Factor-1 in the Lungs of Rats Exposed to Potassium Octatitanate Whiskers in vivo"Journal of Occupational Health. 43(3). 111-117 (2001)

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  • [Publications] Takatsu, H., Tasaki, Kim, H-N., Ueda, S., Tsutsui, M., Yamashita, K., Toyokawa, T., Morimoto, Y., Nakashima, Y., Adachi, T: "Overexpression of EC-SOD suppresses endothelial-cell-mediated ldl oxidation"Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 285(1). 84-91 (2001)

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  • [Publications] Yatera, K., Morimoto, Y., Kim, H-N., Yamato, H., Tanaka, I., Kido, M.: "Increased Expression of Matrix Metalloproteinase in Clara Cell-Ablated Mice Inhaling Crystalline silica"Environmental Health Perspectives. 109(8). 795-799 (2001)

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  • [Publications] Morimoto Y.: "Epithelial cells-Modifiers of lung injury"Journal of UOEH. 25(1). 259-267 (2003)

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  • [Publications] Morimoto, Y., Ding, L., Oyabu, T., Hirohashi, M., Kim, H., Ogami, A., Yamato, H., Akiyama, I., Hori, H., Higashi, T., Tanaka, I.: "Gene Expression of Surfactant Protein-A and Thyroid Transcription Factor-1 in Lungs of Rats Exposed to Silicon-Carbide Whisker in vivo."J Occupational Health. 45. 307-312 (2003)

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  • [Publications] Morimoto, Y., Ding, L., Oyabu, T., Hirohashi, M., Kim, H., Ogami, A., Yamato, H., Akiyama, I., Hori, H., Higashi, T., Tanaka, I.: "Expression of Clara Cell Secretory Protein in the Lungs of Rats Exposed to Silicon-carbide whisker in vivo"Toxicology letter. 145(3). 273-279 (2003)

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Published: 2005-04-19  

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