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2003 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Evidence against epitope spreading of T cells in autoimmune diseases.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 14370161
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 内科学一般
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

YAMAMOTO Kazuhiko  The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Medicine, Professor, 医学部附属病院, 教授 (80191394)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) KOMAGATA Yoshinori  The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Medicine, Research Associate, 医学部附属病院, 助手 (60281995)
MISAKI Yoshiikata  The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Medicine, Lecturer, 医学部附属病院, 講師 (60219615)
Project Period (FY) 2002 – 2003
Keywordsautommune disease / epitope / T cells / T cell receptor / pathogenic T cell
Research Abstract

Epitope spreading is a well known phenomenon of autoimrnune process especially in the induction phase of the diseases. We examine whether this phenomenon is also working in the stage of advanced phase of autoimmune disorders. We have examined accumulated T cells clones in the several organs of spontaneous models of autoimmune disorders by RT PCR/SSCP analysis of T cell receptor. We found that there are extensive accumulations of T cells in the lesions of late phase animals and the same clones exist in the different pathological lesions of kidney, lung and central nervous system of such animals. We then constructed cDNA library from a single cell isolated from the lesions and obtained fill length cDNAs encoding alpha and beta chains of T cell receptor. After identification of the in vivo accumulated clones to the cloned T cell receptors, cytokine messages were examined using the cDNA library. Some clones were found to express interferon gamma message, suggesting that such clones were pathogenic T cells. We are now trying to reconstitute T cell receptor function by retroviral gene transfer in order to know the pathogenic properties of such clones.

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All Publications (22 results)

  • [Publications] Yamada R, Suzuki A, Chang X, Yamamoto K: "Peptidylarginine deiminase type 4: identification of a rheumatoid arthritis-susceptible gene."Trends Mol Med. 9. 503-508 (2003)

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  • [Publications] Suzuki K, Sawada T, Murakami A, Matsui T, Tohma S, Nakazono K, Yamamoto K. Etc.: "High diagnostic performance of ELISA detection of antibodies to citrullinated antigens in rheumatoid arthritis."Scand J Rheumatol. 32. 197-204 (2003)

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  • [Publications] Tokuhiro S. et al.: "An intronic SNP in a RUNX1 binding site of SLC22A4, encoding an organic cation transporter, is associated with rheumatoid arthritis."Nature Genet.. 35. 341-348 (2003)

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  • [Publications] Tahara H. et al.: "Reconstitution of CD8^+ T cells by retroviral transfer of the TCR αβ-chain genes isolated from a clonally expanded P815-infiltrating lymphocytes^1."J Immunol.. 171. 2154-2160 (2003)

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  • [Publications] Suzuki A. et al.: "Functional haplotypes of PADI4, encoding citrullinating enzyme peptidylarginine deiminase 4, are associated with rheumatoid arthritis."Nature Genet.. 35. 395-402 (2003)

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  • [Publications] Sekiya T, Tsunemi Y, Miyamasu M, Ohta K, Morita A, Saeki H, Yamamoto K, etc.: "Variations in the human Th2-specific chemokine TARC gene."Immunogenetics. 54. 742-745 (2003)

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  • [Publications] Takami K, Takuwa N, Okazaki H, Kobayashi M, Yamamoto K, etc.: "Interferon-γ inhibits hepatocycyte growth factor-simulated cell proliferation of human bronchial epithelial cells upregulation of p27^<kip1> cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor."AM J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 26. 231-238 (2002)

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  • [Publications] Kawahata K. et al.: "Generation of CD4+CD25+ regulatory Tcells from autoreactive Tcells simultaneously with their negative selection in the thymus and from nonautoreactive Tcells by endogeneous TCR expression."J Immunol.. 168. 4399-4405 (2002)

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  • [Publications] Takahama H, Masuko-hongo, K.Tanaka A, Kawa Y, Yamamoto K, etc.: "T-cell clonotypes specific for dermatophagoides pteronyssinus in the skin lesions of patients with atopic dermatitis."Human Immunol. 63. 558-566 (2002)

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  • [Publications] Kono H, Suzuki T, Yamamoto K, etc.: "Spatial raft coalescence represents an initial step in FcγβR Signaling."J Immunnol. 169. 193-203 (2002)

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  • [Publications] Kawahata K. et al.: "Peripheral tolerance to a nuclear autoantigen : dendritic cells expressing a nuclear autoantigen lead to persistent anergic state of CD4+ autoreactive T cells after proliferation."J Immunol.. 168. 1103-1112 (2002)

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  • [Publications] Yamada R, Suzuki A, Chang X, Yamamoto K.: "Peptidylarginine deiminase type4 : identification of a rheurnatoid arthritis-susceptible gene"Trends Mol Med. 9. 503-508 (2003)

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  • [Publications] Suzuki K, Sawada T, Mwrakarni A, Matsui T, Tohrna S, Nakazono K, Takemura M, Takasaki Y, Mimori T, Yamamoto K: "High diagnostic performance of ELISA detection of antibodies to citrufinated antigens in rheumatoid artkritis"Scand J Rlieumatol. 32. 197-2004 (2003)

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  • [Publications] Tokuhin o S, Yamada R, Chang X, Suzuki A, Koch Y, Sawada T, Suzuki M, Nagasaki M, Ohtsuki M, Olio M, Furukawa H, Nagashima M, Yoshino S, Mabuchi A, Sekine A, Saito S, Takahashi A, Tunoda T, Nakamura Y, Yamamoto K.: "An intronic SNP in a RUNXI binding site of SLC22A4, encoding an organic cation transporter, is associated with rheumatoid arthritis"Nature Gene. 35. 341-348 (2003)

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  • [Publications] Tahara H, Fujio K, Araki Y, Setoguchi K, Misalci Y, Kitamura T, Yamamoto K: "Reconstitution of CD8^+ T cells by retroviral transfer of the TCR αβ-chain genes isolated from a clonally expanded P815-infiltrating lymphocyte^1"J Immunol. 171. 2154-2160 (2003)

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  • [Publications] Suzuki A, Yamada R, Chang X, Tokuhiro S, Sawada T, Suzuki M, Nagasaki M, Nakayama-Hamada M, Kawaida R, Ono M, Ohtsuki M, Furukawa H, Yoshino S, Yukioka M, Tohma S, Matsubara T, Wakitani S, Teshima R, Nishioka Y, Sekine A, Iida A, Takahashi A, Thunoda T, Nakamura Y, Yamamoto K: "Functional haplotypes of PAD14, encoding citnullinating enzyme peptidylarginine deiminase 4, are associated with rheumatoid arthritis"Nature Genet. 34. 395-402 (2003)

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  • [Publications] Sekiya T, Tsunemi Y, Miyamasu M, Ohta K, Morita A, Saeki H, Matsushima K, Yoshie O, Tuchiya N, Yamaguchi M, Yamamoto K, Tamaki K, Hirai K.: "Variations in the human Th2-specific chemokine TARC gene"Immunogenetics. 54. 742-745 (2003)

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  • [Publications] Takanii K, Takuwa N, Okazaki H, Kobayashi M, Ohtoshi T, Kawasaki S, Dohi M, Yamamoto K, Nakamura T, Tanaka M, Nakahara K, Takuwa Y, Takizawa H.: "Interferon-γ inhibits hepatocyte growth factor-simulated cell proliferation of human bronchial epithelial cells upregulation of p27^<kip1> cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor."Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 26. 231-238 (2002)

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  • [Publications] Kawahata K, Misaki Y, Yamauchi M, Tsunekawa S, Setoguchi K, Miyazaki J, Yamamoto K: "Generation of CD4+CD25+ regulatory Tcells from autoneactive Tcells simultaneously with their negative selection in the thymus and from nonautoreactive Tcells by endogeneous TCR expression"J.Immunol. 168. 4399-4405 (2002)

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  • [Publications] Takahama H, Masuko-hongo K, Tanaka A, Kawa Y, Ohta N, Yamamoto K, Mizoguchi M, Nishioka K, Kato T.: "T-cell clonotypes specific for dermatophagoides pteron_yssinus in the skin lesions of patients with atopic dermatitis"Human Immunol. 63. 558-566 (2002)

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  • [Publications] Kono H, Suzuki T, Yamamoto K, Okada M, Yamamoto T, Honda Z: "Spatial raft coalescence represents an initial step in FcγβR signaling"J Immunol. 169. 196-203 (2002)

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  • [Publications] Kawahata K, Misaki Y, Yamaguchi M, Tsunekawa S, Setoguchi K, Miyazaki J, Yamamoto K: "Peripheral tolerance to a nuclear autoantigen : dendritic cells expressing a nuclear autoantigen lead to persistent anergic state of CD4+ autoreactive T cells after proliferatio"J Imnunol. 168. 1103-1112 (2002)

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