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2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Regulation of autophagy and its impact in the development and progression of hepatocellular cancer.

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 23390197
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Gastroenterology
Research InstitutionOsaka University

Principal Investigator

TAKEHARA Tetsuo  大阪大学, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 教授 (70335355)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) TATSUMI Tomohide  大阪大学, 大学院・医学系研究科, 助教 (20397699)
Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) HIKITA Hayato  大阪大学, 大学院・医学系研究科, 寄附講座助教 (20623044)
TANAKA Satoshi  大阪大学, 大学院・医学系研究科, 大学院生
Project Period (FY) 2011-04-01 – 2014-03-31
Keywordsオートファジー / 肝細胞癌 / アポトーシス
Research Abstract

The aim was to clarify the relationship between apoptosis and autophagy in the pathogenesis of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, and also in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Excess free fatty acids suppressed autophagic flux in hepatocytes and induced apoptosis by increasing endoplasmic reticulum stress. Hepatocyte-specific Mcl-1 knockout mice revealed that chronically increased hepatocyte apoptosis leads to liver fibrosis and cancer, suggesting that, in the pathogenesis of steatohepatitis, continuous hepatocyte apoptosis induced by autophagy impairment contributes to hepatic fibrogenesis and carcinogenesis. Finally, sorafenib, a multikinase inhibitor for the treatment of HCC, enhanced autophagic activity, which then inhibited apoptosis in hepatoma cells. In conclusion, autophagy may be a double-edged sword in the liver cancer development and progression; the promotion promotes the survival of the cancer cells while the restraint promotes the outbreak of cancer.

  • Research Products

    (15 results)

All 2014 2013 2012 Other

All Journal Article (3 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 3 results) Presentation (9 results) Book (2 results) Remarks (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] The Bcl-2 homology 3 (BH3)-only proteins Bim and Bid are functionally active and restrained by anti-apoptotic B-cell CLL/lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) family proteins in healthy liver2013

    • Author(s)
      Kodama T, Hikita H, Kawaguchi T, Saito Y, Tanaka S, Shigekawa M, Shimizu S, Li W, Miyagi T, Kanto T, Hiramatsu N, Tatsumi T, Takehara T
    • Journal Title

      J. Biol. Chem

      Volume: 288 Pages: 30009-30018

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Bak deficiency inhibits liver carcinogenesis : a causal link between apoptosis and carcinogenesis2012

    • Author(s)
      Hikita H, Kodama T, Shimizu S, Li W, Shigekawa M, Tanaka S, Hosui A, Miyagi T, Tatsumi T, Kanto T, Hiramatsu N, Morii E, Hayashi N, Takehara T
    • Journal Title

      J Hepatol

      Volume: 57 Pages: 92-100

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Inhibition of autophagy potentiates the anti-tumor effect of the multi-kinase inhibitor sorafenib in hepatocellular carcinoma2012

    • Author(s)
      Shimizu S, Takehara T, Hikita H, Kodama T, Tsunematsu H, Miyagi T, Hosui A, Ishida H, Tatsumi T, Kanto T, Hiramatsu N, Fujita N, Yoshimori T, Hayashi N
    • Journal Title

      Int J Cancer

      Volume: 131 Pages: 548-557

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] The crosstalk between apoptosis and autophagy in the pathogenesis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease2013

    • Author(s)
      Satoshi Tanaka, Hayato Hikita, Tasuku Nakabori, Yoshinobu Saito, Satoshi Shimizu, Wei Li, Ryotaro Sakamori, Takuya Miyagi, Naoki Hiramatsu, Tomohide Tatsumi, Tetsuo Takehara
    • Organizer
      The 64th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the study of Liver Disease. The crosstalk between apoptosis and autophagy in the pathogenesis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
    • Place of Presentation
      Washington, USA
    • Year and Date
      20131102-05
  • [Presentation] Oxidative stress induced by continuous hepatocyte apoptosis drives liver carcinogenesis independently of regeneration and DNA methylation status2013

    • Author(s)
      Hayato Hikita, Tomohide Tatsumi, Yoshinobu Saito, Satoshi Tanaka, Satoshi Shimizu, Wei Li, Ryotaro Sakamori, Takuya Miyagi, Naoki Hiramatsu, Tetsuo Takehara
    • Organizer
      The 64th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the study of Liver Disease
    • Place of Presentation
      Washington, USA
    • Year and Date
      20131102-05
  • [Presentation] NASH 肝障害・肝発癌の病態形成における, オートファジー抑制を介した持続的アポトーシスの寄与2013

    • Author(s)
      田中聡司, 疋田隼人, 齋藤義修, 清水聡, 阪森亮太郎, 宮城琢也, 巽智秀, 竹原徹郎
    • Organizer
      第17回日本肝臓学会大会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京
    • Year and Date
      20131009-10
  • [Presentation] 慢性肝障害からの肝発癌におけるバイオマーカーの検討2013

    • Author(s)
      疋田隼人, 巽智秀, 中堀輔, 斎藤義修, 田中聡司, 清水聡, 阪森亮太郎, 宮城拓也, 竹原徹郎
    • Organizer
      第17回日本肝臓学会大会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京
    • Year and Date
      20131009-10
  • [Presentation] NAFLD/NASH 病態形成における, 飽和脂肪酸・不飽和脂肪酸によるオートファジーとアポトーシスの制御に関して2013

    • Author(s)
      田中聡司, 疋田隼人, 齋藤義修, 清水聡, 阪森亮太郎, 宮城琢也, 巽智秀, 竹原徹郎
    • Organizer
      第49回肝臓学会総会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京
    • Year and Date
      20130606-07
  • [Presentation] 肝細胞アポトーシスが発生する酸化ストレスの肝発癌に与える影響2013

    • Author(s)
      疋田隼人, 巽智秀, 宮城琢也, 阪森亮太郎, 清水聡, 斉藤義修, 田中聡司, 竹原徹郎
    • Organizer
      第49回肝臓学会総会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京
    • Year and Date
      20130606-07
  • [Presentation] Oxidative stresses play a major role in cancer development in apoptosis-prone liver2012

    • Author(s)
      Hayato Hikita, Takahiro Kodama, Satoshi Tanaka, Yoshinobu Saito, Satoshi Shimizu, Minoru Shigekawa, Wei Li, Takuya Miyagi, Tatsuya Kanto, Naoki Hiramatsu, Tomohide Tatsumi, Tetsuo Takehara
    • Organizer
      The 63rd Annual Meeting of the American Association for the study of Liver Disease
    • Place of Presentation
      Boston, USA
    • Year and Date
      20121109-13
  • [Presentation] Bid and Bim are essential regulators involving the intrinsic pathway of apoptosis in hepatocytes in the absence of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 family proteins2012

    • Author(s)
      Takahiro Kodama, Hayato Hikita, Tsukasa Kawaguchi, Hinako Tsunematsu, Kumiko Nishio, Takatoshi Nawa, Minoru Shigekawa, Satoshi Shimizu, Wei Li, Takuya Miyagi, Atsushi Hosui, Tomohide Tatsumi, Tatsuya Kanto, Naoki Hiramatsu, Tetsuo Takehara
    • Organizer
      The 63rd Annual Meeting of the American Association for the study of Liver Disease
    • Place of Presentation
      Boston, USA
    • Year and Date
      20121109-13
  • [Presentation] Differential roles of palmitic acid and oleic acid in regulation of apoptosis and autophagy in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease2012

    • Author(s)
      Satoshi Tanaka, Hayato Hikita1, Satoshi Aono, Tsukasa Kawaguchi, Kaori Mukai, Satoshi Shimizu, Takahiro Kodama, Wei Li, Takuya Miyagi, Tatsuya Kanto, Naoki Hiramatsu, Tomohide Tatsumi, Tetsuo Takehara
    • Organizer
      The 63rd Annual Meeting of the American Association for the study of Liver Disease
    • Place of Presentation
      Boston, USA
    • Year and Date
      20121109-13
  • [Book] 肝細胞死の研究と進歩, Annual Review 消化器2014

    • Author(s)
      疋田隼人, 竹原徹郎, 林紀夫, 日比紀文, 上西紀夫, 下瀬川徹
    • Total Pages
      179-186
    • Publisher
      中外医学社
  • [Book] Hepatology Practice 2 NASH・アルコール性肝障害の診療を極める2013

    • Author(s)
      竹井謙之, 竹原徹郎, 持田智
    • Total Pages
      1-399
    • Publisher
      文光堂
  • [Remarks]

    • URL

      http://www.med.osaka-u.ac.jp/pub/gh/research_a.html

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Published: 2015-06-25  

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