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2016 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report

An examination of mutation-specific precipitation factors for ventricular tachyarrhythmias in concealed inherited arrhythmia syndromes

Research Project

Project/Area Number 26461056
Research InstitutionGunma University

Principal Investigator

中島 忠  群馬大学, 医学部附属病院, 講師 (40510574)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 倉林 正彦  群馬大学, 大学院医学系研究科, 教授 (00215047)
金古 善明  群馬大学, 大学院医学系研究科, 准教授 (60302478)
五條 理志  京都府立医科大学, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 教授 (90316745)
林 研至  金沢大学, 附属病院, 助教 (00422642)
Project Period (FY) 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
Keywords遺伝性不整脈 / 潜在性 / 遺伝子変異 / 顕性化因子 / イオンチャネル
Outline of Annual Research Achievements

ブルガダ症候群の心イベントの発症は安静時や睡眠時に多いが、運動中に心イベントを繰り返し発症したブルガダ症候群(亜型ブルガダ症候群)の親子例を見出し、新規SCN5A R1632C変異を同定し得た。機能解析では、同変異はナトリウム電流(INa)の速い不活性化からの回復が著明に遅延し、速い不活性化状態の安定性が増強していた。そのため、高頻度刺激によりR1632C-INaは著明な減衰を認めた。(INaの新規かつ特異な機能異常)このようにSCN5A R1632C変異がもたらす亜型ブルガダ症候群の分子病態を解明し得た。
通常、発熱時にはQT時間は短縮するが、発熱時にQT延長をきたし心イベントを発症した発熱誘発性QT延長症候群(LQTS)症例にKCNH2 G584Sを同定していた。機能解析では、変異は野生型と比べ発熱時にはKCNH2チャネルの不活性化の増強によりKCNH2電流が減少し、それによりQT延長をきたすと考えらえた。また、我々は、他の発熱誘発性LQTS 2症例にKCNQ1変異(D611Y、921G>A)を同定し得た。これらの症例においては、発熱時には解熱剤による早急の解熱が心イベントの抑制に有効である可能性がある(LQTSの遺伝子変異特異的治療の可能性)。
冠攣縮性狭心症の亜急性期に著明なQT延長をきたしtorsades de pointesを発症した潜在性LQTS症例にSCN5A delF1617を同定し得た。以前の我々の報告とあわせ、冠攣縮性狭心症による一過性心筋虚血は、潜在性LQTSの顕性化因子となりうることを明らかにした。さらに、潜在性LQTSの新規顕性化因子として左脚ブロック関連cardiac memoryを同定し得た。
我々の研究成果は、遺伝性不整脈疾患の疾患概念を再構築し、遺伝子変異特異的治療法・マネジメントの確立や新規治療法の開発につながる可能性がある。

  • Research Products

    (12 results)

All 2017 2016

All Journal Article (5 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 5 results) Presentation (7 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results)

  • [Journal Article] Detection of sequential activation of left atrium and coronary sinus musculature in the general population.2016

    • Author(s)
      Ota M, Kaneko Y, Nakajima T, Irie T, Iijima T, Saito A, Kurabayashi M.
    • Journal Title

      J Arrhythm

      Volume: 32 Pages: 449-455

    • DOI

      http://doi.org/10.1016/j.joa.2016.02.003

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] The genetics underlying acquired long QT syndrome: impact for genetic screening.2016

    • Author(s)
      Itoh H, Crotti L, Aiba T, Spazzolini C, Denjoy I, Fressart V, Hayashi K, Nakajima T, Ohno S, Makiyama T, Wu J, Hasegawa K, Mastantuono E, Dagradi F, Pedrazzini M, Yamagishi M, Berthet M, Murakami Y, Shimizu W, Guicheney P, Schwartz PJ, Horie M.
    • Journal Title

      Eur Heart J

      Volume: 37 Pages: 1456-1464

    • DOI

      doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv695

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Implication of Left Bundle Branch Block-Related Cardiac Memory in the Initiation of Torsades de Pointes.2016

    • Author(s)
      Yoshida K, Nakajima T, Kaneko Y, Kurabayashi M.
    • Journal Title

      J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol

      Volume: 27 Pages: 757-758

    • DOI

      doi: 10.1111/jce.12884

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Atypical Fast-Slow Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia Incorporating a "Superior" Slow Pathway: A Distinct Supraventricular Tachyarrhythmia.2016

    • Author(s)
      Kaneko Y, Naito S, Okishige K, Morishima I, Tobiume T, Nakajima T, Irie T, Ota M, Iijima T, Iizuka T, Tamura M, Tamura S, Saito A, Igawa O, Kato R, Matsumoto K, Suzuki F, Kurabayashi M.
    • Journal Title

      Circulation

      Volume: 133 Pages: 114-123

    • DOI

      doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.115.018443

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] An Abrupt Change in the Atrio-His Interval during Long RP Tachycardia: What Is the Underlying Mechanism?2016

    • Author(s)
      Kaneko Y, Nakajima T, Irie T, Ota M, Iijima T, Iizuka T, Kurabayashi M.
    • Journal Title

      Pacing Clin Electrophysiol

      Volume: 39 Pages: 190-193

    • DOI

      doi: 10.1111/pace.12763

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Hypertrabeculation at Left Ventricular Apex is highly Prevalent in Genotyped Long QT Syndrome.2017

    • Author(s)
      Tadashi Nakajima, Yoshiaki Kaneko, Koji Kurosawa, Takashi Iizuka, Tadanobu Irie, Masahiko Kurabayashi.
    • Organizer
      第81回日本循環器学会学術集会
    • Place of Presentation
      金沢都ホテル(金沢)
    • Year and Date
      2017-03-17 – 2017-03-19
  • [Presentation] Clinical, Electrocardiographic and Genetic Predispositions to Life-Threatening Ventricular Arrhythmias Associated with Vasospastic Angina.2017

    • Author(s)
      Tadashi Nakajima, Yoshiaki Kaneko, Yohei Ono, Takashi Iizuka, Tadanobu Irie, Michiko Imai, Ryuichi Funada, Noriaki Takama, Shu Kasama, Nogiku Niwamae, Shoichi Tange, Masahiko Kurabayashi.
    • Organizer
      第81回日本循環器学会学術集会
    • Place of Presentation
      ANAクラウンプラザ(金沢)
    • Year and Date
      2017-03-17 – 2017-03-19
  • [Presentation] Identification of Rare Precipitation Factors for Torsades de Pointes in Patients with Genotyped Forme Fruste Long QT Syndrome.2017

    • Author(s)
      Tadashi Nakajima, Yoshiaki Kaneko, Takashi Iizuka, Michiko Imai, Nogiku Niwamae, Tadanobu Irie, Shoichi Tange, Masahiko Kurabayashi.
    • Organizer
      第81回日本循環器学会学術集会
    • Place of Presentation
      金沢フォーラス(金沢)
    • Year and Date
      2017-03-17 – 2017-03-19
  • [Presentation] Mechanism of Fever-Induced QT Prolongation in Patients with KCNH2 Mutations in the S5-Pore Region: Evidence from Genotypic and Functional Analyses.2016

    • Author(s)
      Kenshi Hayashi, Tadashi Nakajima, Yasutaka Kurata, Shoichi Tange, Noboru Fujino, Kenji Sakata, Tetsuo Konno, Toyonobu Tsuda, Yoji Nagata, Ryota Teramoto, Yoshihiro Tanaka, Takekatsu Saito, Masa-aki Kawashiri, Yoshiaki Kaneko, Kunio Ohta, Masahiko Kurabayashi, Masakazu Yamagishi.
    • Organizer
      American Heart Association, Scientific Sessions 2016
    • Place of Presentation
      New Orleans (USA)
    • Year and Date
      2016-11-12 – 2016-11-16
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Electrophysiological mechanisms of atypical Brugada syndrome.2016

    • Author(s)
      Tadashi Nakajima, Yoshiaki Kaneko, Akihiro Saito, Takashi Iizuka, Takafumi Iijima, Masaki Ota, Tadanobu Irie, Masahiko Kurabayashi.
    • Organizer
      第63回日本不整脈心電学会
    • Place of Presentation
      札幌コンベンションセンター(札幌)
    • Year and Date
      2016-07-14 – 2016-07-17
  • [Presentation] Left bundle branch block myopathy and long QT syndrome associated with a SCN5A mutation.2016

    • Author(s)
      Tadashi Nakajima, Yoshiaki Kaneko, Kuniko Yoshida, Takashi Iizuka, Takafumi Iijima, Masaki Ota, Tadanobu Irie, Masahiko Kurabayashi.
    • Organizer
      Heart Rhythm 2016
    • Place of Presentation
      San Francisco (USA)
    • Year and Date
      2016-05-04 – 2016-05-07
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Atypical slow-fast atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia incorporating “superior” slow pathway: a role of atrial differential entrainment pacing.2016

    • Author(s)
      Takashi Iizuka, Yoshiaki Kaneko, Tadashi Nakajima, Shiro Nakahara, Tadanobu Irie, Masaki Ota, Takafumi Iijima, Mio Tamura, Shuntaro Tamura, Akihiro Saito, Masahiko Kurabayashi.
    • Organizer
      Heart Rhythm 2016 - 37th Annual Scientific Sessions
    • Place of Presentation
      San Francisco (USA)
    • Year and Date
      2016-05-04 – 2016-05-07
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2018-01-16  

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