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2020 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Identifying a new mechanism of sarcopenia by autophagy

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 18K10987
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 59040:Nutrition science and health science-related
Research InstitutionGunma University

Principal Investigator

Yamada Eijiro  群馬大学, 医学部附属病院, 講師 (60645563)

Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2021-03-31
KeywordsFyn / オートファジー / サルコペニア / メタボリック症候群
Outline of Final Research Achievements

We focused on autophagy as a system that can regulate both sarcopenia and metabolic syndrome in skeletal muscle and revealed that non-receptor tyrosine kinase Fyn not only participates in metabolic syndrome but also regulates autophagy regulating sarcopenia through STAT3 regulation, mainly using transgenic mice (Cell metabolism 2010, Cell Rep. 2012).
We proceeded with further studies and demonstrating that Fyn-dependent STAT3 phosphorylation by IL6 was observed in mouse C2C12 myotube cells. Autophagy was decreased in those cells by both IL6-dependent and Fyn-dependent mechanisms. Furthermore, in the denervated mouse model, both Fyn and IL6 gene expressions were increased while the autophagy activity was decreased. We next introduced a hind limb suspension mouse model. We found that increased IL6 and STAT3 expression/phosphorylation and decreased autophagy activity. These results strongly suggest that Fyn is involved in the pathogenesis of sarcopenia.

Free Research Field

メタボリック症候群

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究結果はFynがメタボリックシンドロームだけでなくサルコペニアの病因にも関与していることを示唆している。近年、肥満があるにもかかわらず、サルコペニアである状態、サルコペニア肥満が問題となってきている。こうした病態ではエネルギー管理をどの様に持っていくかが困難である。さらにサルコペニアに関しては現時点で薬物治療は限定的である。一方でFynはチロシンキナーゼであり、チロシンキナーゼの阻害薬は現時点でも多くが上市されてきている。本研究成果によりサルコペニア肥満の病因のより良い理解と治療法の開発につながる可能性があります。

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Published: 2022-01-27  

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