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2009 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report

新規脳分子による新しい生殖制御機構の解明

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18107002
Research InstitutionWaseda University

Principal Investigator

筒井 和義  Waseda University, 教育・総合科学学術院, 教授 (20163842)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 南方 宏之  (財)サントリー生物有機科学研究所, 部長研究員 (90150143)
浮穴 和義  広島大学, 大学院・総合科学研究科, 准教授 (10304370)
Keywords視床下部ホルモン / 脳下垂体ホルモン / 発現制御 / シグナル伝達 / 生殖 / 分子進化
Research Abstract

鳥類から発見した新規脳分子である生殖腺刺激ホルモン放出抑制ホルモン(gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone : GnIH)による新しい生殖制御機構の解明には、他の脊椎動物からGnIH同族ペプチドを同定して、GnIHとGnIH同族ペプチドの生理作用、作用機構、発現制御機構を明らかにする必要がある。本年度は、次の重要な成果を得た。(1)霊長類(ヒトとサル)、哺乳類(ヒツジなど)、鳥類(ムクドリなど)、両生類(イモリ)、魚類(キンギョなど)、無顎類(ヌタウナギ)の脳からGnIH同族ペプチドを同定して、新規脳分子であるGnIHの起源は無顎類に遡ることを明らかにした。さらに、GnIHの起源と分子進化を明らかにするために、原索動物(ホヤ、ナメクジウオ)と無脊椎動物(タコ)の脳からGnIH同族ペプチドの同定を試みた。(2)霊長類、哺乳類、鳥類では、GnIHとGnIH同族ペプチドは脳下垂体の生殖腺刺激ホルモン産生細胞と視床下部のGnRHニューロンに作用して生殖腺刺激ホルモンの放出と合成を抑制することを明らかにした。(3)GnIHとGnIH同族ペプチドは生殖腺刺激ホルモンの放出と合成を抑制して生殖腺の発達と機能維持を抑える働きがあることを明らかにした。(4)GnIHとGnIH同族ペプチドの発現をメラトニンと性ステロイドが制御することを明らかにした。(5)GnIHの標的細胞内における分子カスケードを解析して、GnIHはGnIH受容体(GPR147)と結合してcAMP合成を抑制する結果を得た。(6)生殖腺に発現するGnIHは局所作用により性ステロイドの合成を制御する結果を得た。これらの成果はいずれも学術的に重要であり、生殖機能障害の新しい治療薬の開発に向けたGnIH研究の基盤となる。

  • Research Products

    (42 results)

All 2010 2009 Other

All Journal Article (33 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 32 results) Presentation (8 results) Remarks (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Photoperiod and reproductive condition are associated with changes in RF amide-related peptide(RFRP)expression in Syrian hamsters(Mesocricetus auratus)2010

    • Author(s)
      A.O.Mason, et al.
    • Journal Title

      J.Biol.Rhythm. (in press)

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Effects of gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone on folliculogenesis and steroidogenesis of cyclic mice2010

    • Author(s)
      P.Singh, K.Tsutsui
    • Journal Title

      Fertil.Steril. (in press)

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Review : Phylogenetic aspects of gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone(GnIH)and its homologs in vertebrates2010

    • Author(s)
      筒井和義
    • Journal Title

      Ann.N.Y.Acad.Sci. (in press)

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 総説:性周期とニューロペプチド:GnIH特集「ニューロペプチド」Hormone Frontier in Gynecology2010

    • Author(s)
      筒井和義・産賀崇由
    • Journal Title

      メディカルレビュー社 第17巻(in press)

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Identification, localization and function of a novel avian hypothalamic neuropeptide, 26RFa, and its cognate receptor, GPR1032010

    • Author(s)
      K.Ukena, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Endocrinology (Epub ahead of print)

      Pages: doi : 10.1210/en.2009-1478

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Prolactin increases the synthesis of 7α-hydroxypregnenolone, a key factor for induction of locomotor activity, in breeding male newts2010

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

      Endocrinology (Epub ahead of print)

      Pages: doi : 10.1210/en.2009-1229

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Identification of gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone in the zebra finch(Taeniopygia guttata) : peptide isolation, cDNA cloning and brain distribution2010

    • Author(s)
      Y.Tobari, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Peptides (Epub ahead of print)

      Pages: doi : 10.1016/j.peptidas.2010.01.015

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Review : Gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone(GnIH)and its control of central and peripheral reproductive function2010

    • Author(s)
      筒井和義, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Front. Neuroendocrinol. (Epub ahead of print)

      Pages: doi : 10.1016/j.yfrne.2010.03.001

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Review : Identification of 7α-hydroxypregnenolone, novel bioactive amphibian neurosteroid stimulating locomotor activity, and its physiological roles in the regulation of locomotion2010

    • Author(s)
      筒井和義, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Gen.Comp.Endocrinol. (Epub ahead of print)

      Pages: doi:10.1016/j.ygcen.2010.01.024

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Salt-sensitive hypertension in circadian clock-deficient Cry-null mice involves dysregulated adrenal Hsd3b62010

    • Author(s)
      M.Doi, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Nature Medicine 16

      Pages: 67-74

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] RFamide-related peptide(RFRP)and mRNA expression in mammalian testis : Association with the spermatogenic cycle2010

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

      Endocrinology 151

      Pages: 617-627

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] GnIHによるゴナドトロピン分泌制御 特集/生殖機能調節の新しい視点 産科と婦人科2010

    • Author(s)
      筒井和義
    • Journal Title

      Obstet. Gynecol.; 診断と治療社 77

      Pages: 252-258

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Melatonin stimulates the release of gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone by the avian hypothalamus2010

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

      Endocrinology 151

      Pages: 271-280

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Temporal phase relation of circadian neural oscillations alters RFamide-related peptide-3(RFRP-3), amammalian gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone(GnIH)2010

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

      Neuroendocrinology 91

      Pages: 189-199

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] メラトニンとGnIHの光周性「光周性の分子生物学」海老原・井澤編2009

    • Author(s)
      筒井和義
    • Journal Title

      シュプリンガー

      Pages: 149-157

  • [Journal Article] Review : Proximate and ultimate mechanisms driving circadian control of neuroendocrine function : Lessons from the young and old2009

    • Author(s)
      W.P.Williams III, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Integr.Comp.Biol. (in press)

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Identification of human gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone homologs, RFRP-1 and RFRP-3, and the cognate receptor, GPR147 in the human hypothalamic pituitary axis2009

    • Author(s)
      T.Ubuka, et al.
    • Journal Title

      PLoS ONE 4

      Pages: e8400

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone identification. cDNA cloning, and distribution in rhesus macaque brain2009

    • Author(s)
      T.Ubuka, et al.
    • Journal Title

      J.Comp.Neurol. 517

      Pages: 841-855

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Molecular evolution of multiple forms of kisspeptins and GPR54 receptors in vertebrates2009

    • Author(s)
      Y.R.Lee, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Endocrinology 150

      Pages: 2837-2846

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Diurnal changes in the synthesis of 7α-hydroxypregnenolone stimulating locomotor activity in newts2009

    • Author(s)
      T.Koyama, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Ann.N.Y.Acad.Sci. 1163

      Pages: 444-447

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Seasonal changes in the synthesis of 7α-hydroxypregnenolone stimulating locomotor activity in newts2009

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

      Ann.N.Y.Acad.Sci. 1163

      Pages: 410-413

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Review : Neurosteroid biosynthesis : enzymatic pathways and neuroendocrine regulation by neurotransmitters and neuropeptides2009

    • Author(s)
      J.L.Do Rego, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Front.Neuroendocrinol. 30

      Pages: 259-301

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Review : Discovery of a novel avian neurosteroid, 7α-hydroxypregnenoIone, and its role in the regulation of the diurnal rhythm of locomotor activity in Japanese quail2009

    • Author(s)
      筒井和義, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Gen.Comp.Endocrinol. 163

      Pages: 117-122

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Review : A new key neurohormone controlling reproduction, gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone(GnIH) : Biosynthesis, mode of action and functional significance2009

    • Author(s)
      筒井和義
    • Journal Title

      Prog.Neurobiol. 88

      Pages: 76-88

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Review : Neurosteroid biosynthesis and action in the Purkinje cell2009

    • Author(s)
      筒井和義
    • Journal Title

      J.Exp.Neurosci. 2

      Pages: 1-12

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] A new key neurohormone controlling reproduction, gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone(GnIH)in birds : discovery, progress and prospect(review)2009

    • Author(s)
      筒井和義, et al.
    • Journal Title

      J.Neuroendocrinol. 21

      Pages: 271-275

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] GnIH : A Multifunctional Neuropeptide(review)2009

    • Author(s)
      G.E.Bentley, et al.
    • Journal Title

      J.Neuroendocrinol 21

      Pages: 276-281

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Octopus GnRH(oct-GnRH), a multifunctional peptide in the endocrine and nervous systems of the cephalopod(review)2009

    • Author(s)
      H.Minakata, et al.
    • Journal Title

      J.Neuroendocrinol. 21

      Pages: 322-326

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Evolutionary origin and divergence of GnIH and its homologous peptides(review)2009

    • Author(s)
      筒井和義, T.Osugi
    • Journal Title

      Gen.Comp.Endocrinol. 161

      Pages: 30-33

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Identification, biosynthesis and function of 7α-hydroxypregnenolone, a new key neurosteroid controlling locomotor activity, in non-mammals(review)2009

    • Author(s)
      筒井和義, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Ann.N.Y.Acad.Sci. 1163

      Pages: 308-315

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Hormone-mediated reproductive behavior in the red-bellied newt(review)2009

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

      Ann.N.Y.Acad.Sci. 1163

      Pages: 179-186

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Steroid biosynthesis within the frog brain : A model of neuroendocrine regulation(review)2009

    • Author(s)
      J.L.Do Rego, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Ann.N.Y.Acad.Sci. 1163

      Pages: 83-92

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] メラトニンに関する最近の話題:メラトニンとGnIH Annual Review 糖尿病・代謝・内分泌20092009

    • Author(s)
      筒井和義
    • Journal Title

      中外医学社V.生殖医学

      Pages: 190-195

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Discovery and functional significance of gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone(GnIH)in vertebrates : From comparative to general2010

    • Author(s)
      筒井和義
    • Organizer
      The 14th International Congress of Endocrinology
    • Place of Presentation
      Kyoto, Japan
    • Year and Date
      20100326-20100330
  • [Presentation] The President Address : Future Progress of the AOSCE2010

    • Author(s)
      筒井和義
    • Organizer
      The 6th AOSCE
    • Place of Presentation
      Palmerston North, New Zealand
    • Year and Date
      20100119-20100122
  • [Presentation] Phylogenetic aspects of gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone(GnIH)and its homologs in vertebrates2009

    • Author(s)
      筒井和義
    • Organizer
      Satellite Symposium of the 9th International Symposium on VIP, PACAP and Related Peptides
    • Place of Presentation
      Yakushima, Japan
    • Year and Date
      20091002-20091003
  • [Presentation] Identification of a novel bioactive amphibian neurosteroid, 7α-hydroxypregnenolone, and its role in the regulation of the diurnal rhythm of locomotor activity in newts2009

    • Author(s)
      筒井和義
    • Organizer
      The 6th ISAREN
    • Place of Presentation
      Berlin. Germany
    • Year and Date
      20090920-20090923
  • [Presentation] New neuropeptides and neurosteroids in vertebrates : Discovery, progress and prospects2009

    • Author(s)
      筒井和義
    • Organizer
      The 16th International Congress of Comparative Endocrinology
    • Place of Presentation
      Hong Kong
    • Year and Date
      20090622-20090626
  • [Presentation] 新規脳ホルモンの探索と生理機能の解析2009

    • Author(s)
      筒井和義
    • Organizer
      埼玉大学学術講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      埼玉市
    • Year and Date
      2009-12-11
  • [Presentation] 生殖機能を制御する新規生理活性ペプチドGnIH2009

    • Author(s)
      筒井和義
    • Organizer
      平成21年度日本内分泌学会サマーセミナー
    • Place of Presentation
      坂井市
    • Year and Date
      2009-07-16
  • [Presentation] 生殖腺刺激ホルモン放出抑制ホルモン(GnIH)による生殖機能の制御2009

    • Author(s)
      筒井和義
    • Organizer
      第82回日本内分泌学会学術総会サテライトシンポジウム
    • Place of Presentation
      群馬県
    • Year and Date
      2009-04-24
  • [Remarks]

    • URL

      http://www.f.waseda.jp/k-tsutsui/

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