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Recognition of bacterial metabolites by GPCR expressed on intestinal phagocytes

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16K08838
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Immunology
Research InstitutionOsaka University

Principal Investigator

Umemoto Eiji  大阪大学, 医学系研究科, 准教授 (90452440)

Project Period (FY) 2016-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,140,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Keywords粘膜免疫 / 腸内細菌 / 生理活性分子 / マクロファージ / G蛋白質共役型受容体 / 腸管免疫 / 貪食細胞 / 脂質
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Small intestinal mononuclear cells expressing CX3CR1 (CX3CR1+ cells) uptake luminal antigens by protruding their dendrites into the lumen. We showed that bacterial metabolites, pyruvic acid/lactic acid, induce dendrite protrusion via GPR31 in CX3CR1+ cells. Oral administration of lactate and pyruvate enhanced dendrite protrusion of CX3CR1+ cells in the small intestine of wild-type mice, but not GPR31-deficient mice. In addition, lactate/pyruvate-treated wild-type mice showed enhanced immune response and high resistance to intestinal Salmonella infection. These findings demonstrate that lactate and pyruvate, which are produced in the intestinal lumen in a bacteria-dependent manner, contribute to enhanced immune responses by inducing GPR31-mediated dendrite protrusion of intestinal CX3CR1+ cells.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

数ある腸内細菌由来の代謝分子の中で、生理活性を有する分子の実体およびその生理的役割については不明な点が多い。特に腸管の免疫細胞が乳酸・ピルビン酸の受容体を持つことはこれまで知られておらず、乳酸・ピルビン酸がG蛋白質共役型受容体を介して腸管の免疫細胞に作用する仕組みを解明した本研究の成果は、腸内細菌と免疫細胞との相互作用を理解する上で重要だと考えられる。
本研究により、乳酸やピルビン酸の摂取が病原性細菌に対する免疫応答を高める可能性が明らかになったことから、乳酸・ピルビン酸およびGPR31は免疫機能活性化の新たな標的として、今後、腸内細菌叢の改善や効果的な経口ワクチン開発への応用等が考えられる。

Report

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

Research Products

(10 results)

All 2019 2018 2017 2016 Other

All Journal Article (5 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 4 results,  Open Access: 4 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 2 results) Presentation (1 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Invited: 1 results) Book (2 results) Remarks (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] GPR31-dependent dendrite protrusion of intestinal CX3CR1+ cells by bacterial metabolites.2019

    • Author(s)
      Morita N, Umemoto E, Fujita S, Hayashi A, Kikuta J, Kimura I, Haneda T, Imai T, Inoue A, Mimuro H, Maeda Y, Kayama H, Okumura R, Aoki J, Okada N, Kida T, Ishii M, Nabeshima R, Takeda K
    • Journal Title

      Nature

      Volume: 566 Pages: 110-114

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41586-019-0884-1

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Two-Photon Imaging of T-Cell Motility in Lymph Nodes: In Vivo and Ex Vivo Approaches.2018

    • Author(s)
      Takeda A, Miyasaka M, Umemoto E.
    • Journal Title

      Methods Mol Biol.

      Volume: 1763 Pages: 43-52

    • DOI

      10.1007/978-1-4939-7762-8_5

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report 2017 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Slc3a2 Mediates Branched-Chain Amino-Acid-Dependent Maintenance of Regulatory T Cells.2017

    • Author(s)
      Ikeda K, Kinoshita M, Kayama H, Nagamori S, Kongpracha P, Umemoto E, Okumura R, Kurakawa T, Murakami M, Mikami N, Shintani Y, Ueno S, Andou A, Ito M, Tsumura H, Yasutomo K, Ozono K, Takashima S, Sakaguchi S, Kanai Y, Takeda K.
    • Journal Title

      Cell reports

      Volume: 21 Pages: 1824-1838

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.celrep.2017.10.082

    • NAID

      120007001418

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] E-NPP3 controls plasmacytoid dendritic cell numbers in the small intestine.2017

    • Author(s)
      Furuta, Y., Tsai, S-H., Kinoshita, M., Fujimoto, K., Okumura, R., Umemoto, E., Kurashima, Y, Kiyono, H., Kayama, H., Takeda, K.
    • Journal Title

      PLoS One

      Volume: 12

    • DOI

      10.1371/journal.pone.0172509

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Dysbiosis contributes to arthritis development via activation of autoreactive T cells in the intestine.2016

    • Author(s)
      Maeda Y, Kurakawa T, Umemoto E, Motooka D, Ito Y, Gotoh K, Hirota K, Matsushita M, Furuta Y, Narazaki M, Sakaguchi N, Kayama H, Nakamura S, Iida T, Saeki Y, Kumanogoh A, Sakaguchi S, and Takeda K
    • Journal Title

      Arthritis and Rheumatology

      Volume: 68 Pages: 2646-2661

    • DOI

      10.1002/art.39783

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Presentation] Lymphocyte trafficking mediated by the autotaxin/lysophosphatidic acid axis in lymph node2018

    • Author(s)
      Eiji Umemoto
    • Organizer
      CIML/Japan joint symposium for immunology
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Book] 消化器病サイエンス2018

    • Author(s)
      「消化器病学サイエンス」編集委員会編集、梅本は執筆者の一人
    • Total Pages
      42
    • Publisher
      先端医学社
    • ISBN
      9784865503203
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Book] ラボ必携 フローサイトメトリーQ&A2017

    • Author(s)
      戸村道夫編集、梅本は執筆者の一人
    • Total Pages
      312
    • Publisher
      羊土社
    • ISBN
      9784758122351
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] ResOU: 腸内細菌がつくる乳酸・ピルビン酸により免疫が活性化される仕組みを解明

    • URL

      https://resou.osaka-u.ac.jp/ja/research/2019/20190124_1

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 大阪大学医学系研究科・免疫制御学

    • URL

      http://www.med.osaka-u.ac.jp/pub/ongene/index.html

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report

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

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