• Search Research Projects
  • Search Researchers
  • How to Use
  1. Back to project page

1998 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Epitope analysis of myeloperoxdase-specific anti-neutrophil

Research Project

Project/Area Number 08670265
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Experimental pathology
Research InstitutionNational Institute of Infectious Diseases

Principal Investigator

SUZUKI Kazuo  NIID,Bioactive Molecules, Chief of Lab., 生物活性物質部・生体防御物質室, 室長 (20192130)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) OKAWARA Akiko  NIID,Bioactive Molecules, Research Ass., 生物活性物質部, 研究員 (30260277)
Project Period (FY) 1996 – 1998
KeywordsAutoimmune diseases / Autoantibody / MPO-ANCA / Neutrophils / Vasculitis / Glomerulonephritis / Myeloperoxidase / Epitope analysis
Research Abstract

Autoantibody, myeloperoxidase-specific anti-neutrophul cytoplasmic antibody (MPO-ANCA) has been detected in vasculitis. However, it appears that the titer of MPO-ANCA does not always reflect the activity of the disease. This apparent inconsistency may be mainly attributed to different epitope recognition by MPO-ANCA among sera of the patients. Epitope analysis of MPO-ANCA may explain the correlation between the disease activity and the production of MPO-ANCA.Moreover, mouse anti-MPO antibody induces superoxide production of neutrophils activated with TNFC? though FcRII.These observations suggest that MPO-ANCA recognizes MPO molecule on the surface of patients, neutrophils with specific epitope and stimulates them though FcRII.In order to understand the activation of neutrophils of the patients related with severity of the diseases, epitope of MPO-ANCA should be analyzed. Epitope mapping of autoantibodies using recombinant fragments have been established as a panel for examining reactivity with sera from patients of MPO-ANCA-related diseases. Epitope analysis of sera of patients with MPO-ANCA-related renal diseases and vasculitis was conducted by Western blotting and ELISA using a panel set of recombinant deletion mutants of MPO.Most of the sera reacted with either of the region of N- or C- terminus of the heavy chain, whereas no serum reacted with the light chain regions. The reactivity to the specific sites decreased in the serv of patients with pulmonary fibrosis, alveolar hemorrhage and rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis. Moreover, the epitope profiles showing the oligo-clonality were classified to two and four groups. The profiles had relation with clinical features of the diseases. When score was estimated by the classification of epitope, it was related with the severity of these clinical features. Further, we analyzed the epitopes of MPO-ANCA of patients with Kawasaki Disease.

  • Research Products

    (17 results)

All Other

All Publications (17 results)

  • [Publications] Y.Aratani,K.Suzuki et al.: "Severe impairement in host defense against Candida albivans in mice deficient in myelperoxidase" Infection and Immunity.(in press).

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Publications] H.Nunoi,K.Suzuki et al.: "Prevalence of Inherited Myeloperoxidase Deficiency in Japan" Molecular Medicine Today.(in press).

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Publications] T.Uchida,K.Suzuki et al.: "Expression pattern of newly recognized protein,LECT2,in hepatocellular carcinom a and its premalignant lesion." Pathology International. 49. 147-151 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Publications] A.Kojima,K.Suzuki,et al.: "Correlation between Disease Stage and Activity of Elastase of PMN Origin in the Serum from IgA Nephropachy Patients." J.Clin.Biochem.Nutr.24. 157-165 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Publications] H.Nagai,K.Suzuki et al.: "Systemic expression of a newly recognized protein,LECT2,in human body" Pathology International. 48. 882-886 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Publications] Tomizawa,K.,Suzuki,K et al.: "A panel set for epitope analysis of myeloperoxidase (MPO)-specific anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody MPO-ANCA using" J.Clin.Immunol.49. 142-152 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Publications] 鈴木和男: "Mini Review: 血管炎に関与するMPO-ANCAのエピトープ" 日本医学館, 12 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Publications] 鈴木和男: "MPO-ANCA:好中球細胞質自己抗体" 医薬ジャーナル社 好中球, 23 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Publications] H.Nunoi, M.Miyazaki, F.Koi, and K.Suzuki: "Prevalence of Inherited Myeloperoxidase Deficiency in Japan" Molecular Medicine Today. (in press).

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Publications] Y.Aratani, M.Koyama, S.Nyui, K.Suzki, F.Kura, N.Maeda: "Severe impairement in early host defense against Candida albivans in mice deficient in myeloperoxidase" Infection and Immunity. 67. 1828-1836 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Publications] A.Kojima, M.Yamaguchi, T.Kocha, T.Fukuda, Y.Arimura, T.Nagasawa, K.Suzuki, T.Aoyagi: "Correlation between Disease Stage and Activity of Elastase of PMN Origin in the Serum from IgA Nephropachy Patients" J.Clin.Biochem.Nutr. 24. 157-165 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Publications] H.Nagai, T.Hamada, T.Uchida, S.Yamagoe, K.Suzuki: "Systemic expression of a newly recognized protein" LECT2, in human body Pathology International. 48. 882-886 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Publications] Asagoe, K., Yamamoto, K., Takahashi, A., Suzuki, K., Maeda, A., Nohgawa, M., Harakawa, N., Takano, K., Mukaida, N., Masushima, K., Okuma, M., and Sasada, M.: "Down-regulation of CXCR2 expression on human polymorphonuclear leukocytes by TNF-alpha" J.Immunol.160. 4518-4525 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Publications] Tomizawa, K., Mine, E., Fujii, A., Y.Ohashi, Y., Yamagoe, S., Ishida-Okawara, A., Y.Hashimoto, Ito, M., Tanokura, M., Yamamoto, T., Arimura, Y., Nagasawa, T., Mizuno, S.and Suzuki, K.: "A panel set for epitope analysis of myeloperoxidase (MPO)-specific antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody MPO-ANCA using recombinant hexamer histidine-tagged MPO Deletion Mutants" J Clin.Immunol.18. 142-152 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Publications] Minoshima, S., Arimura, Y., Nakabayashi, K., Kitamoto, K., Nagasawa, T., Ishida-Okawara, A.and Suzuki, K.: "Increased release of myelopreoxidase in vitro from neutrophils of patients with myelopreoxidase-specific anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (MPO-ANCA) related glomerulonephritis." Nephrology. 3. 527-534 (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Publications] Otani, I., Ishida-Okawara, A., Yamagoe, S., Miyoshi-Koshio, T., Arimura, Y., Nagasawa, T., Mizuno, S.and Suzuki, K.: "Myelopreoxidase (MPO) fragments reacting with a serum of patient with MPO-ANCA positive glomerulonephritis." J.Infection and Chemother. 3. 164-169 (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Publications] Ishida-Okawara, A., Tsuchiya, T., Nunoi, H., Mizuno, S., and Suzuki, K.: "Modulation of degranulation and superoxide generation in human neutrophils by unsatureted fatty acids of odd carbon mumbers." Biochim.Biophys.Acta. 1314. 239-246 (1996)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より

URL: 

Published: 1999-12-08  

Information User Guide FAQ News Terms of Use Attribution of KAKENHI

Powered by NII kakenhi