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2005 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Cold-resistant and anti-arrhythmic adaptation of the heart in mice under energy restriction, and prolongation of their life span

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15590526
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Hygiene
Research InstitutionHyogo College of Medicine

Principal Investigator

WADA Yasuhiko  Hyogo College of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Associate Professor, 医学部, 助教授 (10261653)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) IGUCHI Hiroshi  Hyogo College of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Professor, 医学部, 教授 (90025643)
NISHIIKE Tamako  Otemae College, Assistant professor, 講師 (40309448)
NISHIMURA Yasumitsu  Kawasaki Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Assistant professor, 医学部, 講師 (90360271)
Project Period (FY) 2003 – 2005
KeywordsEnergy restriction / Hibernation / Electrocardiogram / Heart rate / Hypothermia / Circadian rhythm / Gene expression / Autonomic nerve
Research Abstract

Energy restriction (ER) without malnutrition has been known to retard aging processes and extend the life span in various species of mammals. We investigated the effects of ER on gene expression and physiological properties of the heart of C57Bl/6 male mice using AKITA diet. We analyzed the expression of heart mRNA from ER (200 kJ/week) or control (Ct) (400 kJ/week) B6 7-month-old male mice using cDNA microarray covering 6400 genes. mRNAs of 67 genes were increased and those of 153 genes were decreased by ER. It is suggested that the micro-structure and electro-physiological properties of the ER heart may change to adapt low energy and low temperature.
Ambulatory long-term recording of body temperature and electrocardiogram of aged mice revealed that the heart rate of ER mice changed up and down before body temperature did (i.e. hysteresis was observed). It means that the ER heart has an important role in changing body temperature. When body temperature decreased, the heart rate was dramatically decreased to one fifth and supra-ventricular arrhythmia was observed in ER mice, as in hibernators. ER did not change shapes of ECG waves. Analysis of heart rate variability revealed that parasympathetic activity was higher in ER than Ct mice. As aged, circadian rhythm of ER mice became obscure as Ct mice.
In conclusion, ER may alter structure and functional properties of the heart and make it adaptable to wide range of body temperature and energy availability. This also suggests that anti-arhythmic adaptation may occur in the heart of ER mice, which may contribute to the prolongation of their life span.

  • Research Products

    (15 results)

All 2005 2003

All Journal Article (14 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Production of Nitric Oxide Elevates Nitrosothiol Formation Resulting in Decreased Glutathione in Macrophages Exposed to Asbestos or Asbestos Substitutes.2005

    • Author(s)
      Nishiike.T et al.
    • Journal Title

      Arch. Toxicol. 79・2

      Pages: 83-89

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Smoking cessation and mortality from cardiovascular disease among Japanese men and women : the JACC study.2005

    • Author(s)
      Iso H et al.
    • Journal Title

      Am J Epidemiol. 161・2

      Pages: 170-179

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Assessment of human exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in Japan using archived samples from the early 1980s and mid-1990s.2005

    • Author(s)
      Koizumi A et al.
    • Journal Title

      Environ Res 99・1

      Pages: 31-9

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Secular trends and geographical variations in the dietary intake of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) using archived samples from the early 1980s and mid 1990s in Japan.2005

    • Author(s)
      Wada Y et al.
    • Journal Title

      J Occup Health 47・3

      Pages: 236-41

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Body mass index and mortality from cardiovascular disease among Japanese men and women : the JACC study.2005

    • Author(s)
      Cui R et al.
    • Journal Title

      Stroke 36・7

      Pages: 1377-82

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Walking and sports participation and mortality from coronary heart disease and stroke.2005

    • Author(s)
      Noda H et al.
    • Journal Title

      J Am Coll Cardiol 46・9

      Pages: 1761-7

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Production of Nitric Oxide Elevates Nitrosothiol Formation Resulting in Decreased Glutathione in Macrophages Exposed to Asbestos or Asbestos Substitutes.2005

    • Author(s)
      Nishiike, T., Nishimura, Y., Wada, Y., Iguchi, H.
    • Journal Title

      Arch Toxicol 79

      Pages: 83-89

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] JACC Study Group. Smoking cessation and mortality from cardiovascular disease among Japanese men and women : the JACC Study.2005

    • Author(s)
      Iso H, Date C, Yamamoto A, Toyoshima H, Watanabe Y, Kikuchi S, Koizumi A, Wada Y, Kondo T, Inaba Y, Tamakoshi A
    • Journal Title

      Am J Epidemiol 161

      Pages: 170-179

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Assessment of human exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in Japan using archived samples from the early 1980s and mid-1990s.2005

    • Author(s)
      A Koizumi, T Yoshinaga, K Harada, K Inoue, A Morikawa, J Muroi, S Inoue, B Eslami, S Fujii, Y Fujimine, N Hachiya, S Koda, Y Kusaka, K Murata, H Nakatsuka, K Omae, N Saito, S Shimbo, K Takenaka, T Takeshita, H Todoriki, Y Wada, T Watanabe, M Ikeda
    • Journal Title

      Environ Res 99

      Pages: 31-39

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Secular trends and geographical variations in the dietary intake of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) using archived samples from the early 1980s and mid 1990s in Japan.2005

    • Author(s)
      Yasuhiko Wada, Akio Koizumi, Takeo Yoshinaga, Kouji Harada, Kayoko Inoue, Akiko Morikawa, Junko Muroi, Sumiko Inoue, Bita Eslami, Iwao Hirosawa, Akitsu Hirosawa, Shigeo Fujii, Yoshinori Fujimine, Noriyuki Hachiya, Shigeki Koda, Yukinori Kusaka, Katsuyuki Murata, Haruo Nakatsuka, Kazuyuki Omae, Norimitsu Saito, Shinichiro Shimbo, Katsunobu Takenaka, Tatsuya Takeshita, Hidemi Todoriki, Takao Watanabe, Masayuki Ikeda
    • Journal Title

      J Occup Health 47

      Pages: 236-241

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] JACC Study Group. Body mass index and mortality from cardiovascular disease among Japanese men and women : the JACC study.2005

    • Author(s)
      Cui R, Iso H, Toyoshima H, Date C, Yamamoto A, Kikuchi S, Kondo T, Watanabe Y, Koizumi A, Wada Y, Inaba Y, Tamakoshi A
    • Journal Title

      Stroke 36

      Pages: 1377-1378

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] JACC Study Group. Walking and sports participation and mortality from coronary heart disease and stroke.2005

    • Author(s)
      Noda H, Iso H, Toyoshima H, Date C, Yamamoto A, Kikuchi S, Koizumi A, Kondo T, Watanabe Y, Wada Y, Inaba Y, Tamakoshi A
    • Journal Title

      J Am Coll Cardiol 46

      Pages: 1761-1767

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Risk factors for fatal subarachnoid hemorrhage : The Japan Collaborative Cohort study.2003

    • Author(s)
      Yamada, S., et al.
    • Journal Title

      Stroke 34・12

      Pages: 2781-2787

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Risk factors for fatal subarachnoid hemorrhage : The Japan Collaborative Cohort study.2003

    • Author(s)
      Yamada S, Koizumi A, Iso H, Wada Y, Watanabe Y, Date C, Yamamoto A, Kikuchi S, Inaba Y, Toyoshima H, Kondo T, Tamakoshi A.
    • Journal Title

      Stroke 34

      Pages: 2781-2787

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Book] 分子予防環境医学(分子予防環境医学研究会編)(老化)2003

    • Author(s)
      和田安彦
    • Total Pages
      776
    • Publisher
      本の泉社
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より

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Published: 2007-12-13  

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