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2018 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Basic research for urolithiasis preventive drug development focused on the function of polymerized OPN and autophagy

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 16K20153
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Urology
Research InstitutionNagoya City University

Principal Investigator

UNNO rei  名古屋市立大学, 大学院医学研究科, 研究員 (40755683)

Research Collaborator YASUI takahiro  
TOZAWA keiichi  
OKADA atsushi  
ANDO ryosuke  
HAMAMOTO shuzo  
TAGUCHI kazumi  
Project Period (FY) 2016-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Keywords尿路結石 / オートファジー / 炎症 / 酸化ストレス / mTOR
Outline of Final Research Achievements

We found that autophagic activity was significantly decreased in mouse RTCs exposed to calcium oxalate (CaOx) monohydrate crystals and in the kidneys of GFPLC3B transgenic mice with CaOx nephrocalcinosis induced by glyoxylate. An impairment of autophagy was also observed in the mucosa with plaques of CaOx kidney stone formers. We determined that the decrease in autophagy was caused by an upregulation of MTOR, which consequently resulted in the suppression of the upstream autophagy regulator TFEB. Furthermore, we showed that an MTOR inhibitor could recover a decrease in autophagy and alleviate crystal-cell interactions and the formation of crystals associated with increased inflammatory responses. Taken together, we conclude that autophagy compromised by MTOR deregulation is a fundamental feature in the pathology of kidney stone formation, and propose that chemical inhibition of MTOR could be a prospective strategy for disease suppression.

Free Research Field

泌尿器科学分野

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

尿路結石は、全世界で有病率10%に達し、形成機序の解明と再発予防法の確立は急務である。今回、傷害を受けた細胞が自己を防御するために誘導するオートファジーに着目したところろ、尿路結石形成過程においてオートファジーが有意に低下することを見出した。さらに、オートファジー亢進による結石抑制効果を見出した。今回のオートファジーを介した新規尿路結石の治療は、無機物質の管理や、物理的な排石促進剤などの従来の結石治療とは全く違った着想である。生体内における恒常的な機能の活性化であり、自己修復能の亢進による結石治療という観点は世界初の試みであり、創造的である。

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Published: 2020-03-30  

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