Analysis for expression of programmed death-1, programmed death ligand 1, 2 in adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma patients

2008 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19790809
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Dermatology
• Research Institution: University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan
• Principal Investigator: SHIMAUCHI Takatoshi University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, 医学部, 助教 (90399204)
• Project Period (FY): 2007 – 2008
• Keywords: 癌 / 免疫学 / ウイルス / 感染症

Research Abstract

Programmed cell death-1(PD-1)という分子が様々な慢性ウイルス感染症患者のリンパ球に発現され、機能不全に陥ることが報告されている。我々はHuman T lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) 感染によって生じる成人T細胞性白血病リンパ腫患者のリンパ球に PD-1が発現され、これが患者の免疫不全状態につながっている可能性を見いだした。

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Leukaemic mycosis fungoides in an atomic bomb survivor with lung and renal cacers (2009)
  • Author(s): Shimauchi T, Nishio D, Isoda H, Sugita K, Kabashima K, Tokura Y.
  • Journal Title: Clin Exp Dermatol (in press)
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] superimposed on skin lesions of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma: case report and literature review. (2008)
  • Author(s): Kabashima R, Kabashima K, Hino R, Shimauchi T, Tokura Y. Scabies
  • Journal Title: Int J Dermatol. 47 Pages: 1168-1171
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Alterations of serum Th1 and Th2 chemokines by combination therapy of interferon-gamma and narrowband UVB in patients with mycosis fungoides. (2008)
  • Author(s): Shimauchi T, Sugita K, Nishio D, Isoda H, Abe S, Yamada Y, Hino R, Ogata M, Kabashima K, Tokura Y.
  • Journal Title: J Dermatol Sci. 50 Pages: 217-225
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma cells from blood and skin tumors express cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen-4 and Foxp3 but lack suppressor activity toward autologous CD8+ T cells. (2008)
  • Author(s): Shimauchi T, Kabashima K, Tokura Y
  • Journal Title: Cancer Sci 99 Pages: 98-106
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Primary cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma with fatal leukemic outcome in association with CLA and CCR4-genative conversion. (2007)
  • Author(s): Tokura Y, Sugita K, Yagi H, Shimauchi T, Kabashima K, Takigawa M.
  • Journal Title: J Am Acad Dermatol. 57(5 Suppl) Pages: 92-96
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Augmented expression of programmed death-1 in both neoplastic and non-neoplastic CD4+ T ?cells in adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma. (2007)
  • Author(s): Shimauchi T, Kabashima K, Nakashima D, Sugita K, Yamada Y, Hino R, Tokura Y.
  • Journal Title: Int J Cancer 121 Pages: 2585-2590
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Inhibition of T helper 2 chemokine production by narrowband ultraviolet B in cultured keratinocytes (2007)
  • Author(s): Hino R, Kobayashi M, Mori T, Orimo H, Shimauchi T, Kabashima K, Tokura Y.
  • Journal Title: Br J Dermatol. 156 Pages: 830-837
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Sezary症候群、ATL患者の腫瘍性CD4+T細胞によるprogrammed death-1高発現 (2007)
  • Author(s): 島内隆寿
  • Organizer: 第32回日本研究皮膚科学会年次学術大会
  • Place of Presentation: 横浜
  • Year and Date: 2007-04-18