2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The role of lifestyle-induced intestinal barrier dysfunction in the pathogenesis of autoimmune pancreatitis
Project/Area Number |
21K15987
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Review Section |
Basic Section 53010:Gastroenterology-related
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Research Institution | Kindai University |
Principal Investigator |
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Project Period (FY) |
2021-04-01 – 2023-03-31
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Keywords | 自己免疫性膵炎 / 生活習慣病 / 肥満 / 形質細胞様樹状細胞 / I型インターフェロン / 高脂肪食 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Although autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) predominantly occurs in middle-aged and elderly men, the roles of eating habits and lifestyle in the pathogenesis of AIP are poorly understood. In this study, we examined whether a high-fat diet (HFD), preferred by middle-aged and elderly men, increases sensitivity to experimental AIP. We modeled AIP in MRL/MpJ mice by repeated injections of polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid. HFD exacerbated AIP development and promoted pancreatic accumulation of interferon (IFN)-α-producing plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs). Neutralization of type I IFN signaling pathways prevented the development of severe AIP induced by HFD. In contrast, leaky gut was less likely to be associated with the HFD-induced exacerbation of AIP, as was evidenced by the lack of significant alterations in the jejunal or ileal expression of tight junction proteins. These data suggest that HFD exacerbates experimental AIP through the activation of pDCs producing IFN-α.
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Free Research Field |
消化器内科学
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Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
自己免疫性膵炎(AIP)はIgG4関連疾患の膵特異的表現型である。AIPは中高年男性に多いという疫学的特徴を有しており、中高年男性が好む高脂肪食がAIPの発症に影響する可能性が考えられるが、高脂肪食による肥満とAIPの関係はこれまで解明されていなかった。そこで、本研究では高脂肪食による肥満が実験的AIPの発症に及ぼす影響を検討した結果、高脂肪食摂取が膵臓におけるpDCの活性化を誘導し、I型IFNの産生を亢進することによりAIPを悪化させることが判明した。今回の研究により高脂肪食摂取による肥満がAIPの危険因子として働く可能性が初めて示され、AIPの発症に生活習慣が関わっていることが示唆された。
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