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2018 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Investigation of the effect of the tissue microenvironment on tumor cells through TRPV4 channel

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 16K11738
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Surgical dentistry
Research InstitutionNational Hospital Organization, Kyushu Medical Center (Clinical Institute)

Principal Investigator

Ozeki Satoru  独立行政法人国立病院機構九州医療センター(臨床研究センター), その他部局等, 口腔腫瘍・口腔ケアセンター 口腔腫瘍統括長 (80117077)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 清島 保  九州大学, 歯学研究院, 教授 (20264054)
藤井 慎介  九州大学, 歯学研究院, 助教 (60452786)
和田 裕子  九州大学, 歯学研究院, 助教 (70380706)
Project Period (FY) 2016-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Keywords癌 / TRPチャネル / Hippoシグナル
Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, it was shown that the high expression of transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 (TRPV4) in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) and its function in OSCC tumorigenesis in vitro an in vivo. Several OSCC cell lines highly expressed TRPV4 mRNA and protein. Knockdown of TRPV4 with siRNA reduced TRPV4 agonist-dependent Ca2+ influx, cellular growth, migration capability and AKT activation. Treatments with TRPV4 overexpression rescued these loss-of-function effects with TRPV4 siRNA. In contrast, TRPV4 knockdown did not affect the expression of target genes of Hippo pathway signaling. Xenograft models showed that the volumes and weights of TRPV4 shRNA expressing tumor groups were less than those of control groups. These results suggest that TRPV4 expression is required for tumor formation in vitro and in vivo.

Free Research Field

口腔外科

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

近年、癌細胞周囲の微小環境の変化に応答して癌細胞の細胞内シグナル伝達が活性化され、腫瘍形成が促進する知見について報告されている。TRPV4チャネルはCa2+の流入に関与するイオンチャネルファミリーとして同定され、細胞周囲の微小環境(機械ストレスや浸透圧ストレス)を感知すると考えられている。本研究ではTRPV4が口腔扁平上皮癌細胞において高発現し、細胞外周囲の環境を認識し、増殖を制御することを明らかにした。この結果は、TRPV4の活性化を標的とする新たな癌治療の開発に繋がる可能性を示している。

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Published: 2020-03-30  

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