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ID 118522
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ウロキナーゼ型プラスミノーゲンアクチベータの阻害はマウス実験的腸炎を改善する
Author
Bando, Masahiro Tokushima University
Fujimoto, Shota Tokushima University
Ma, Beibei Tokushima University
Nakamura, Fumika Tokushima University
Keywords
ulcerative colitis
urokinase-type plasminogen activator
RANTES
DSS-induced colitis
Content Type
Thesis or Dissertation
Description
Although several angiogenesis-related factors are reportedly involved in the pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis (UC), the mechanisms by which they contribute to disease are unclear. We first examined the expression of angiogenesis-related factors in inflamed colorectal tissue of UC patients using antibody array, and identified the 5 factors with highest expression, which included matrix metalloproteinase-8, urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA), angiostatin/plasminogen, hepatocyte growth factor and endoglin. Subsequent real-time PCR experiments using additional colorectal tissues revealed that uPA mRNA levels were significantly higher in inflamed tissues than in non-inflamed tissues, and significantly correlated with the severity of UC. Mirror section immunohistochemistry revealed that uPA was expressed in the neutrophils of inflamed colorectal tissues. We administered dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) in drinking water to uPA knockout (uPA−/−) mice, and found that the disease activity index in uPA-/- mice was marginally lower and the histological score in uPA−/− mice was significantly lower than those in wild-type mice, suggesting the importance of uPA in colitis. When an uPA selective inhibitor, UK122, was administered to DSS-treated C57BL6J mice, the disease activity index and histological score in those mice were significantly lower compared with control mice. Multiple cytokine/chemokine assay using colorectal tissues from uPA−/− and UK122-treated mice revealed significantly lowered level of RANTES. In conclusion, uPA was highly expressed in neutrophils of the inflamed mucosa of UC patients, and the expression level correlated with the severity of UC. Genetic uPA deletion or pharmacological uPA blockade significantly ameliorated colitis in mice, concomitant with downregulation of RANTES.
Journal Title
Scientific Reports
ISSN
20452322
Publisher
Springer Nature
Volume
13
Start Page
2899
Published Date
2023-02-18
Remark
内容要旨・審査要旨・論文本文の公開
本論文は,著者Yoshifumi Kidaの学位論文として提出され,学位審査・授与の対象となっている。
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language
eng
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ETD
MEXT report number
甲第3742号
Diploma Number
甲医第1578号
Granted Date
2023-07-27
Degree Name
Doctor of Medical Science
Grantor
Tokushima University
departments
University Hospital
Medical Sciences