2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The role of mTORC1 in dendritic cells in adaptive immune response
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25460602
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Immunology
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| Research Institution | Toho University (2014-2015)
Tokyo University of Science (2013) |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
NAGAI Shigenori 東京医科歯科大学, 医歯(薬)学総合研究科, 准教授 (50348801)
WATANABE Toshio 奈良女子大学, 大学院人間文化研究科, 教授 (60201208)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Keywords | mTOR / サイトカイン / 樹状細胞 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
We have previously demonstrated that, in dendritic cells (DC), mTORC1 regulates the production of IL-12 as well as the T helper (Th) cell differentiation. In this study, we investigated the roles of mTORC1 in DC in T cell mediated-humoral immunity using DC-specific mTORC1 function-deleted (KO) mice. In KO mice, bovine serum albumin (BSA)-alum induced the production of antigen-specific IgG1 was decreased when compared with control mice. We also found the reduction of the proportion of Th2 cells in the spleen of immunized KO mice, suggesting that the mTORC1 in DC influences the antigen-specific antibody production through the regulation of Th cell differentiation.
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| Free Research Field |
免疫学
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