Analysis of the molecular mechanisms of immunological memory responses against polysaccharides vaccines

2008 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19599006
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Biological pharmacy
• Research Institution: Tokyo Medical and Dental University
• Principal Investigator: TSUIJI Makoto Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 難治疾患研究所, 特任講師 (90302611)
• Project Period (FY): 2007 – 2008
• Keywords: 免疫学 / 免疫記憶 / 糖鎖 / 感染症 / 肺炎球菌 / ワクチン

Research Abstract

莢膜糖鎖を有する感染性細菌は免疫応答から逃れることにより病原性を発揮する特徴を有する。高齢者の死因トップである肺炎の最大原因菌である肺炎球菌は特徴的な莢膜糖鎖を有しており、宿主の加齢ともに弱った免疫応答から逃れ肺炎を引き起こす。そこで本研究はワクチンの改良法として臨床に還元できる知見を得ることを目的として、糖鎖ワクチン投与による免疫応答のマウスにおける詳細な解析を行った。

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Efficient generation of monoclonal antibodies from single human B cells bysingle cell RT-PCR and expression vector cloning (2008)
  • Author(s): Tiller T, Meffre E, Yurasov S, Tsuiji M, Nussenzweig MC, Wardemann H
  • Journal Title: J Immunol Methods 329 Pages: 112-124
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Autoreactive IgG(+) memory antibodies in patients with systemic erythematosus arise from nonreactive and polyreactive precursors (2008)
  • Author(s): Mietzner B, Tsuiji M, Scheid J, Velinzon K, Tiller T, Abraham K, Gonzalez JB, Pascual V, Stichweh D, Wardemann H,and Nussenzweig MC
  • Journal Title: Proc Natl AcadSci USA 105 Pages: 9727-9732
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] The amino acidsinvolved in the distinct carbohydrate specificities between macrophage galactose-type C-type lectins 1 and 2(CD301a and b)of mice (2008)
  • Author(s): Oo-Puthinan S, Maenuma K, Sakakura M, Denda-Nagai K, Tsuiji M, Shimada I, Nakamura-Tsuruta S, Hirabayashi J, BovinNV,and Irimura T
  • Journal Title: Biochim Biophys Acta 1780 Pages: 89-100
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Identification and expression of human epiglycanin/MUC21 : a novel transmembrane mucin (2008)
  • Author(s): Itoh Y, Kamata-Sakurai M, Denda-Nagai K, Nagai S, Tsuiji M, Ishii-Schrade K, Okada K, Goto A, Fukuyama M,and Irimura T
  • Journal Title: Glycobiology 18 Pages: 74-83
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Autoreactivity in human IgG(+)memory B cells (2007)
  • Author(s): TillerT, Tsuiji M, Yurasov S, Velinzon K, Nussenzweig MC,and Wardemann H
  • Journal Title: Immunity 26 Pages: 205-213
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Autoreactivity in human IgG+ memory B cells (2007)
  • Author(s): Tiller T, Tsuiji M, Yurasov S, Velinzon K, Nussenzweig MC and Wardemann H
  • Organizer: Keystone symposia, Biology of Bcells in Health and Disease
  • Place of Presentation: (ポスター発表)
  • Year and Date: 2007-02-10
• [Presentation] IgG plasmablast and memory B cell antibodiesin patients with SLE.Keystone symposia (2007)
  • Author(s): Tsuiji M, Mietzner B, Scheid J, Feraoun N, Yurasov S, Velinzon K, Wardemann H and Nussenzweig MC
  • Organizer: Biology of B cells in Health and Disease
  • Place of Presentation: (ポスター発表)
  • Year and Date: 2007-02-09