2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Development of a novel treatment for alopecia areata by regulating NKG2D and NKG2D ligand expression
Project/Area Number |
20K08668
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Section | 一般 |
Review Section |
Basic Section 53050:Dermatology-related
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Research Institution | Hamamatsu University School of Medicine |
Principal Investigator |
Ito Taisuke 浜松医科大学, 医学部, 准教授 (90293638)
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Project Period (FY) |
2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
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Keywords | 円形脱毛症 / NKG2D / MICA / NKG2Dリガンド |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
In this study, we investigated the possibility of using soluble NKG2D ligand as a biomarker by measuring its concentration in blood at various stages and types of alopecia areata (AA). Infiltrating T cells were found to be NKG2D-positive, and H60 (NKG2D ligand) expression was observed in lesions, mainly in the follicular epithelium. Mouse soluble NKG2D ligand tended to suppress NKG2D expression in cultured CD8-positive T cells, suggesting that PD-1 expression and NKG2D expression may both be at opposite levels. In other words, soluble NKG2D ligand may work in the direction of suppressing alopecia areata disease and may be inversely proportional to the extent of alopecia.
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Free Research Field |
皮膚科学
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Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
円形脱毛症の治療は、JAK阻害薬などが上梓されてきているが、いまだにアンメットニーズな領域である。そもそも円形脱毛症の病勢をみるマーカーもまだ不確定である。今回の結果は、可溶性MICAがTリンパ球上のNKG2D発現を抑制するということから、治療選択しとなりえる。また可溶性MICAは、病変部において、毛包上皮細胞に発現しているMICAが、上皮から離れて血中に流れ出ているものであり、病勢との関連性が期待できる。今後、治療薬として成立し得るかを引き続き動物モデルを使用して検討する必要がある。
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