2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The role of perivascular adipose tissue in skin immune responses
| Project/Area Number |
15K15417
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Dermatology
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| Research Institution | Kyoto University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2015-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Keywords | 肥満 / アレルギー / 免疫 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Psoriasis is a common, chronic inflammatory skin disease characterized by epidermal hyperplasia via the IL-23/IL-17 axis. Various studies have indicated the association between obesity and psoriasis, however, the underlying mechanisms remains unclarified. To this end, we focused on high-fat diet (HFD) HFD-fed mice exhibit exacerbated psoriatic dermatitis. Using murine imiquimod (IMQ)-induced psoriasis and HFD-induced obesity models, we found that HFD-fed mice exhibited aggravated psoriatic dermatitis, which was accompanied with increased accumulation of IL-17A-producing Vg4+ gd T cells in the skin. In addition, HFD-fed mice displayed increased expression of several gd T cell-recruiting chemokines in the skin. These results indicate that HFD is a key element in exacerbation of IMQ-induced psoriatic dermatitis, and further raise the possibility of HFD as a factor that links obesity and psoriasis.
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| Free Research Field |
皮膚科学
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