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2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Molecular basis for thefunctions of thymidine phosphorylase and preclinical study of an inhibitor of thymidine phosphorylase , TPI

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 22501048
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Clinical oncology
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokushima

Principal Investigator

AKIYAMA Shin-ichi  徳島大学, 大学院・ヘルスバイオサイエンス研究部, 客員教授 (60117413)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) SONE Saburo  徳島大学, 大学院・ヘスルバイオサイエンス研究部, 客員教授 (40145024)
NISHIOKA Yasuhiko  徳島大学, 大学院・ヘスルバイオサイエンス研究部, 教授 (70274199)
Project Period (FY) 2010 – 2012
Keywords分子標的治療
Research Abstract

Thymidine phosphorylase (TP) is identical to platelet-derived endothelial cell growth factor (PD-ECGF). Although many reports indicate that TP has angiogenic activity and plays pivotal role in tumor progression, the mechanism of the TP functions is not fully understood. We therefore investigatedthe molecular basis for the TP functions. TP augmented the production of ROS by increasing the intracellular level of NADPH, a substrate for NADPH oxidase. The ROS induced by TP activated NF・B, which subsequently enhanced the promoter activity and expression of IL-8. Furthermore, we demonstrated for the first time that thymidine-derived metabolites entered the glycolytic pathway and the pentose phosphate pathway. Production of ATP and NADPH was consequently augmented in TP-expressing cells. These findings suggest that catabolism of thymidine plays an important role in the survival and growthof cancer cells in a microenvironment where nutrients are insufficient.

  • Research Products

    (13 results)

All 2013 2012 2011 2010 Other

All Journal Article (7 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 6 results) Presentation (6 results)

  • [Journal Article] Macrophage stimulating protein promotes liver metastases of small cell lung cancer cells by affecting the organ microenvironment2013

    • Author(s)
      Sato S, Hanibuchi M, Kuramoto T, Yamamori N, Goto H, Ogawa H, Mitsuhashi A, Van TT, Kakiuchi S, Akiyama S, Nishioka Y, Sone S
    • Journal Title

      Clin Exp Metastasis

      Volume: 30(3) Pages: 333-344

    • DOI

      10.1007/s10585-012-9540-y

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Dll4-Fc, an inhibitor of Dll4-notch signaling,suppresses liver metastasis of small cell lung cancer cells through the downregulation of the NF-κB activity2012

    • Author(s)
      Kuramoto T, Goto H, Mitsuhashi A, Tabata S, Ogawa H, Uehara H, Saijo A, Kakiuchi S, Maekawa Y, Yasutomo K, Hanibuchi M, Akiyama S, Sone S, Nishioka Y
    • Journal Title

      Mol Cancer Ther

      Volume: 11(12) Pages: 2578-2587

    • DOI

      DOI:10.1158/1535-7163. MCT-12-0640

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Thymidine phosphorylase enhances reactive oxygen species generation and interleukin-8 expression in human cancer cells2012

    • Author(s)
      Tabata S, Ikeda R, Yamamoto M, Furukawa T, Kuramoto T, Takeda Y, Yamada K, Haraguchi M, Nishioka Y, Sone S, Akiyama S
    • Journal Title

      Oncol Rep

      Volume: 28(3) Pages: 895-902

    • DOI

      DOI:10.3892/or.2012.1887

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] SU6668, a multiple tyrosine kinase inhibitor, inhibits progression of human malignant pleural mesothelioma in an orthotopic model2012

    • Author(s)
      Van TT, Hanibuchi M, Goto H, Kuramoto T, Yukishige S, Kakiuchi S, Sato S, Sakaguchi S, Dat le T, Nishioka Y, Akiyama S, Sone S
    • Journal Title

      Respirology

      Volume: 17(6) Pages: 984-990

    • DOI

      DOI:10.1111/j. 1440-1843.2012.02193.x

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] チミジン代謝とがん2012

    • Author(s)
      田畑祥、秋山伸一
    • Journal Title

      実験医学

      Volume: Vol.30、No.15 Pages: 87-93

  • [Journal Article] The therapeutic efficacy of S-1 against orthotopically implanted human pleural mesothelioma cells in severe combined immunodeficient mice2011

    • Author(s)
      Van TT, Hanibuchi M, Kakiuchi S, Sato S, Kuramoto T, Goto H, Mitsuhashi A, Nishioka Y, Akiyama S, Sone S
    • Journal Title

      Cancer Chemother Pharmacol

      Volume: 68(2) Pages: 497-504

    • DOI

      DOI:10.1007/ s00280-010-1503-x

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] A Novel targeting therapy of malignant mesothelioma using anti- podoplanin antibody

    • Author(s)
      Abe S, Morita Y, Kaneko MK, Hanibuchi M, Tsujimoto Y, Goto H, Kakiuchi S, Aono Y, Huang J, Sato S, Kishuku M, Taniguchi Y, Azuma M, Kawazoe K, Sekido Y, Yano S, Akiyama S, Sone S, Minakuchi K, Kato Y, Nishioka Y
    • Journal Title

      J Immunol

      Volume: 2013

    • URL

      http://www.jimmunol.org/content/early/2013/05/19/jimmunol.1300448

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Role of Thymidine catabolism in survival of human cancer cells2012

    • Author(s)
      田畑祥、秋山伸一
    • Organizer
      第70回日本癌学会学術総会
    • Place of Presentation
      ロイトン札幌(札幌市)
    • Year and Date
      20120919-21
  • [Presentation] ヒト癌細胞の ROS 産生および生存におけるチミジン異化作用の役割2012

    • Author(s)
      田畑祥、秋山伸一
    • Organizer
      第16回日本がん分子標的治療学会
    • Place of Presentation
      西日本総合展示場(北九州市)
    • Year and Date
      20120627-29
  • [Presentation] Thymidine-derived sugars generated by thymidine phosphorylase entered glycolytic pathway2011

    • Author(s)
      田畑祥、秋山伸一
    • Organizer
      第69回日本癌学会学術総会
    • Place of Presentation
      パシフィコ横浜(横浜市)
    • Year and Date
      20111003-05
  • [Presentation] チミジンホスホリラーゼによってチミジンから派生した糖の解糖系への移行2011

    • Author(s)
      田畑祥、秋山伸一
    • Organizer
      第15回日本がん分子標的治療学会
    • Place of Presentation
      ホテル日航東京(東京都)
    • Year and Date
      20110622-24
  • [Presentation] Molecular basis for the production of reactive oxygen species by thymidine phosphorylase2010

    • Author(s)
      田畑祥、秋山伸一
    • Organizer
      第69回日本癌学会学術総会
    • Place of Presentation
      大阪国際会議場(大阪市)
    • Year and Date
      20100922-24
  • [Presentation] チミジンホスホリラーゼによる活性酸素の産生機構2010

    • Author(s)
      田畑祥、秋山伸一
    • Organizer
      第14回日本がん分子標的治療学会
    • Place of Presentation
      タワーホール船堀(東京都)
    • Year and Date
      20100706-08

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