Reconstruction of BCG-CWS activity for cancer immunotherapy

2008 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19790301
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Experimental pathology
• Research Institution: Research Institute, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Disaeses
• Principal Investigator: AKAZAWA Takashi Research Institute, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Disaeses, 大阪府立成人病センター(研究所)・研究所, 研究員 (80359299)
• Project Period (FY): 2007 – 2008
• Keywords: 腫瘍 / 腫瘍免疫 / アジュバント / BCG-CWS

Research Abstract

現在、がん免疫療法において臨床応用されているBCG-CWSには種々の懸案事項があり、代替可能なアジュバントの開発が必要とされていた。我々はこれまでに携わってきたBCG-CWS研究を基に、アジュバント療法のメカニズム、および必要な免疫応答を解析し、これらを考慮に入れた機能的創薬設計から、新規人工アジュバント・試作化合物を開発した。その活性は未だ十分なものではないが、より強力なアジュバントへ改良しうる可能性を見いだした。

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Innate immune therapy with a Bacillus Calmette-Guerin cell wall skeleton after radical surgery for non-small cell lung cancer : A case-control study. (2009)
  • Author(s): Kodama K, Higashiyama M, Takami K, Oda K, Okami J, Maeda J, Akazawa T, Matsumoto M, Seya T, Wada M, Toyoshima K
  • Journal Title: Surg Today 39(3) Pages: 194-200
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Construction of an expression vector for improved secretion of canine IL-18. (2008)
  • Author(s): Sugiura K, Akazawa T, Fujimoto M, Wijewardana V, Mito K, Hatoya S, Taketani S, Komori M, Inoue N, Inaba T
  • Journal Title: Vet Immunol Immunopathol 26(3-4) Pages: 388-91
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Tumor-secreted lactic acid promotes IL-23/IL-17 proinflammatory pathway. (2008)
  • Author(s): Shime H, Yabu M, Akazawa T, Kodama K, Matsumoto M, Seya T, Inoue N
  • Journal Title: J Immunol 180(11) Pages: 7175-83
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Induction of NKG2D ligands on human dendritic cells by TLR ligand stimulation and RNA virus infection. (2007)
  • Author(s): Ebihara T, Masuda H, Akazawa T, Shingai M, Kikuta H, Ariga T, Matsumoto M, Seya T
  • Journal Title: Int Immunol 19(10) Pages: 1145-55
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Tumor immunotherapy using bone marrow-derived dendritic cells overexpressing Toll-like receptor adaptors. (2007)
  • Author(s): Akazawa T, Shingai M, Sasai M, Ebihara T, Inoue N, Matsumoto M, Seya T
  • Journal Title: FEBS Lett 581(18) Pages: 3334-40
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Development of designed synthetic adjuvants based on structures of toll-like receptor ligands. (2008)
  • Author(s): Akazawa T, Inoue N, Matsumoto M, Seya T
  • Organizer: 第67回 日本癌学会 学術総会(ポスター)
  • Place of Presentation: 名古屋
  • Year and Date: 2008-10-28
• [Presentation] Application of TLR adaptor over-expressing DC to cancer immunotherapy. (2007)
  • Author(s): Akazawa T, Ebihara T, Inoue N, Matsumoto M, Seya T
  • Organizer: 第66回 日本癌学会 学術総会(一般口演)
  • Place of Presentation: 横浜
  • Year and Date: 2007-10-03
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