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Invasion Mechanism of non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae into blood stream

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16K08796
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Bacteriology (including mycology)
Research InstitutionNational Institute of Infectious Diseases

Principal Investigator

Oishi Kazunori  国立感染症研究所, 感染症疫学センター, センター長 (80160414)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 中村 茂樹  国立感染症研究所, 真菌部, 室長 (20399752)
村上 光一  国立感染症研究所, 感染症疫学センター, 室長 (70446839)
Research Collaborator Morimoto Kounosuke  
Kuroda Makoto  
Project Period (FY) 2016-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Keywordsインフルエンザ菌 / 無莢膜株 / 血清抵抗性 / ゲノム解析 / LOS関連遺伝子 / 補体感受性 / 病原性 / 侵襲性インフルエンザ菌感染症 / 肺炎 / 感染症
Outline of Final Research Achievements

No difference in the serum bactericidal activity (Log killing) was found in between blood isolates of NTHi (n=20) and sputum isolates of NTHi (n=21). Expression of vacJ gene did not correlate with bactericidal activity. Analyses with pangenome and Pan-GWAS for these NTHi strains demonstrated that serum resistant strains tended to have the selected 16 genes. Two types of genogroups were identified in these genes. Strains with type-1 genogroup were tend to be serum-sensitive, strains with type-2 genogroup were tend to be serum-resistant. Because LOS-related genes were included in the type-1 genogroup, a specific structure of LOS may be associated with serum-sensitivity of NTHi strains.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

侵襲性インフルエンザ菌感染症(IHD)は感染症法の5類全数把握疾患である。本症は5歳以下の65歳以上の成人に罹患率が高く、致命率は約20%と高い。b型莢膜株(Hib菌)によるIHDは2009年からの小児におけるHibワクチンの導入によりほぼ消失した。現時点で、小児、成人におけるIHDは全国で年間に約700例が報告されその原因菌のほとんどは無莢膜株(NTHi)である。このような背景から、本研究「無莢膜インフルエンザ菌の血中侵入機構の解明」は、NTHi株に対するワクチンの標的の特定に繋がる可能性が考えられることから、その学術的意義や社会的なインパクトは大きい。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report

Research Products

(1 results)

All 2018

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 1 results,  Open Access: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Comparison of serum bactericidal and antibody-titers induced bu two Hamophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccine: a phase III eandomized double-blind study2018

    • Author(s)
      Akeda Y, Koizumi Y, Takanami Y, Sumino S, Hattori Y, Sugisaki K, Mitsuya N, Oishi K
    • Journal Title

      Vaccine

      Volume: 36 Pages: 1528-1532

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.02.011

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2016-04-21   Modified: 2020-03-30  

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