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2008 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Development of novel therapeutic strategy for targeting transcription factors expressed in cancer stem cells

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 18390282
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Hematology
Research InstitutionUniversity of Yamanashi

Principal Investigator

KOMATSU Norio  University of Yamanashi, 大学院・医学工学総合研究部, 教授 (50186798)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) KIRITO Keita  山梨大学, 医学部・附属病院, 准教授 (90306150)
KUNITAMA Masae  山梨大学, 医学部・附属病院, 助教 (60397297)
NAGASHIMA Takahiro  山梨大学, 医学部・附属病院, 助教 (10343443)
MITSUMORI Toru  山梨大学, 医学部・附属病院, 助教 (80377514)
SAKOE Kumi  山梨大学, 医学部・附属病院, 助教 (10398505)
Project Period (FY) 2006 – 2008
Keywords血液内科学 / 白血病 / 抗癌薬 / 薬剤耐性 / 寿命関連遺伝子 / アポトーシス
Research Abstract

癌患者に抗癌剤を投与すると経過中にその効果が減弱することがある。この薬剤耐性にはさまざまな機序が関与しており、いかに耐性を克服するかが治療戦略を考える上で重要な鍵となる。我々は寿命に関連する転写因子であるFOXO3A に注目し、その分子を細胞の核内に強制的に発現させることで抗癌剤に耐性を獲得した細胞をも死滅させることを明らかにした。このことはFOXO3A を核内に発現できる薬剤こそが万能な抗癌剤となりうることを示唆している。

  • Research Products

    (19 results)

All 2008 2007 2006

All Journal Article (15 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 12 results) Presentation (4 results)

  • [Journal Article] Identification of erythropoietin-induced microRNAs in hematopoietic cells during erythroid differentiation2008

    • Author(s)
      Kosaka N, Sugiura K,Yamamoto Y, Yoshioka Y, Miyazaki H, Komatsu N, Ochiya T, Kato T.
    • Journal Title

      Br J Haematol 142

      Pages: 293-300

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Thrombopoietin (TPO) regulates HIF-1a levels through generation of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species2008

    • Author(s)
      Yoshida K, Kirito K, Yongzhen H,Ozawa K, Kaushansky K, Komatsu N.
    • Journal Title

      Int J Hematol 88(1)

      Pages: 43-51

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Hemin reduces cellular sensitivity to imatinib and anthracyclins via Nrf22008

    • Author(s)
      Nagai T, Kikuchi S, Ohmine K, Miyoshi T, Nakamura M, Kondo T, Furuyama K, Komatsu N, Ozawa K.
    • Journal Title

      J Cell Biochem 104(2)

      Pages: 680-691

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] novel RUNX1 mutation in familial platelet disorder with propensity to develop myeloid malignancies2008

    • Author(s)
      Kirito K, Sakoe K, Shinoda D, Takiyama Y, Kaushansky K, Komatsu N.
    • Journal Title

      Haematologica 93

      Pages: 155-156

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Regulation of erythropoiesis and pathogenesis of anemia2008

    • Author(s)
      Komatsu N.
    • Journal Title

      Nippon Rinsho 66

      Pages: 420-422

  • [Journal Article] Pure erythroid leukemia (M6b)2008

    • Author(s)
      Mitsumori T
    • Journal Title

      Rinsho Ketsueki 49

      Pages: 1-2

  • [Journal Article] Activation of FKHRL1 plays an important role in protecting erythroid cells from erythropoietin deprivation-induced apoptosis in a human erythropoietin-dependent leukemia cell line2007

    • Author(s)
      Uchida M, Kirito K, Endo H, Ozawa K, Komatsu N.
    • Journal Title

      UT-7/EPO. Int J Hematol 86(4)

      Pages: 315-24

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Cloning and characterization of a human BCR/ABL-positive cell line2007

    • Author(s)
      Miyoshi T, Nagai T, Kikuchi S, Ohmine K, Nakamura M, Hanafusa T, Komatsu N, Ozawa K.
    • Journal Title

      K562/RR, resistant to the farnesyltransferase inhibition by tipifarnib. Exp Hematol 35(9)

      Pages: 1358-65

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Active FKHRL1 overcomes imatinib resistance in chronic myelogenous leukemia-derived cell lines via the production of tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosisinducing ligand2007

    • Author(s)
      Kikuchi S, Nagai T, Kunitama M, Kirito K, Ozawa K, Komatsu N.
    • Journal Title

      Cancer Sci 98(12)

      Pages: 1949-58

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Erythropoietin for the treatment of chemotherapy-induced anemia2007

    • Author(s)
      Komatsu N.
    • Journal Title

      Rinsho Ketsueki 48(10)

      Pages: 1435-41

  • [Journal Article] Divergent cytotoxic effects of PKC412 in combination with conventional antileukemic agents in FLT3 mutation-positive versus -negative leukemia cell lines2007

    • Author(s)
      Furukawa Y, Vu HA, Akutsu M, Odgerel T, Izumi T, Tsunoda S, Matsuo Y, Kirito K, Sato Y, Mano H, Kano Y.
    • Journal Title

      21(5)

      Pages: 1005-14

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] RUNX1 suppression induces megakaryocytic differentiation of UT- 7/GM cells2006

    • Author(s)
      Nagai R, Matsuura E, Hoshika Y, Nakata E, Nagura H, Watanabe A, Komatsu N, Okada Y, Doi T.
    • Journal Title

      Biochem Biophys Res Commun 345

      Pages: 78-84

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] K.Transcriptional regulation of megakaryopoiesis: thrombopoietin signaling and nuclear factors2006

    • Author(s)
      Kirito K, Kaushansky K.
    • Journal Title

      Curr Opin Hematol 13(3)

      Pages: 151-156

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Pleocytosis after hemopoietic stem cell transplantation2006

    • Author(s)
      Nagashima T, Muroi K, Kawano-Yamamoto C, Miyoshi T, Tatara R, Meguro A, Fujiwara S, Obara Y, Oh I, Kikuchi S, Sato K, Matsuyama T, Toshima M, Ohmine K, Ozaki K, Takatoku M, Mori M, Nagai T,Ozawa K.
    • Journal Title

      Leuk Lymphoma 47(8)

      Pages: 1613-1617

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Suppression of RUNX1 by siRNA in megakaryocytic UT-7/GM cells2006

    • Author(s)
      Okada Y, Nagai R, Matsuura E, Hoshika Y, Nakata E, Nagura H, Watanabe A, Komatsu N, Doi T.
    • Journal Title

      Nucleic Acids Symposium Series 50

      Pages: 261-262

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] HIF-1 Prevents Hematopoietic Cells from Cell Damage by Overproduction of Mitochondrial ROS after Cytokine Stimulation through Induction of PDK-12008

    • Author(s)
      Keita Kirito, Kozue Yoshida, Yongzhen Hu, Qiao Qiao, Kumi Sakoe, and Norio Komatsu
    • Organizer
      第50回米国血液学会
    • Place of Presentation
      San Francisco
    • Year and Date
      2008-12-07
  • [Presentation] HIF-1 Supports the Survival of Multiple Myeloma Cells through the Induction of Survivin Gene2007

    • Author(s)
      Kirito K
    • Organizer
      第49回米国血液学会
    • Place of Presentation
      Atlanta
    • Year and Date
      2007-12-09
  • [Presentation] Expression of miR-188 and 362 Induced by Erythropoietin Stimulation in a Human Erythrocytic Leukemia Cell Line2007

    • Author(s)
      Sugiura K.
    • Organizer
      第49回米国血液学会
    • Place of Presentation
      Atlanta
    • Year and Date
      2007-12-09
  • [Presentation] Regulation of miR-210 Generation in Response to Hypoxia in Erythrocytic Cells2007

    • Author(s)
      Kosaka N.
    • Organizer
      第49回米国血液学会
    • Place of Presentation
      Atlanta
    • Year and Date
      2007-12-08

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