2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Development of a new method for induction of immune tolerance through amplification of regulatory T cells by inhibition of ITK.
Project/Area Number |
22K20928
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Review Section |
0904:Internal medicine of the bio-information integration and related fields
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Research Institution | Okayama University |
Principal Investigator |
Kondo Takumi 岡山大学, 医学部, 客員研究員 (90966657)
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Project Period (FY) |
2022-08-31 – 2024-03-31
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Keywords | ITK / 同種造血幹細胞移植 / GVHD / 免疫寛容 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The steroid-resistant acute GVHD remains a poor prognosis. Immune imbalance due to Treg instability after transplantation may be one of the reasons for the excessive allogeneic immune response. Grafts were prepared from DEREG mice with Tregs removed and bone marrow transplanted into B6D2F1 mice treated with irradiated bone marrow destruction. There was a trend toward shortened survival time in the ITK inhibitor group. Additional in vitro experiments suggest that the effect of ITK inhibitors may depend on the Tregs in the graft early after allogeneic HSCT. This is an important finding for the future clinical application of ITK inhibitors to ensure their efficacy in suppressing GVHD.
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Free Research Field |
同種造血幹細胞移植
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Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
標準的GVHD予防としてカルシニューリン阻害薬が使用されるが、GVHDによる非再発死亡やQOLの低下が一定数起こる。また、カルシニューリン阻害薬による微小血管障害など薬剤そのものの副作用が移植時に問題になることがある。このため、新たなメカニズムのGVHD予防策の開発が必要とされている。我々はITK阻害薬によるGVHD予防法の開発に取り組んでおり前臨床モデルで有望な結果を得ている。今回の研究でGVHD予防という文脈においてITK阻害薬の効果を担保する為にはTregが必要である可能性が示唆された。今後の臨床応用に向けて重要な基盤となりうる成果を得ることができた。
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