Updated on 2026/03/05

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AKEHI Masaru
 
Organization
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences Special-Appointment Assistant Professor
Position
Special-Appointment Assistant Professor
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Degree

  • 修士(工学) ( 2011.3   倉敷芸術科学大学 )

 

Papers

  • Investigating the fate of Zirconium-89 labelled antibody in cynomolgus macaques. International journal

    Takanori Sasaki, Sadaaki Kimura, Akihiro Noda, Yoshihiro Murakami, Sosuke Miyoshi, Masaru Akehi, Kazuhiko Ochiai, Masami Watanabe, Takahiro Higuchi, Eiji Matsuura

    Nuclear medicine and biology   144-145   109001 - 109001   2025

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    BACKGROUND: Preclinical pharmacokinetic studies of therapeutic antibodies in non-human primates are desired because of the difficulty in extrapolating ADME data from animal models to humans. We evaluated the pharmacokinetics of 89Zr (Zirconium-89) -labelled anti-KLH human IgG and its metabolites to confirm their non-specific/physiological accumulation in healthy cynomolgus macaques. The anti-KLH antibody was used as a negative control, ensuring that the observed distribution reflected general IgG behavior rather than antigen-specific accumulation. This provides a valuable reference for comparing the biodistribution of targeted antibodies. METHODS: Selected IgG was conjugated to desferrioxamine (DFO), labelled with 89Zr, and injected into healthy cynomolgus macaques. PET/CT images at the whole-body level were acquired at different time points, and standard uptake values (SUV) in regions of interest, such as the heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bone, and muscles, were calculated. The distribution of a shortened antibody variant, 89Zr-labelled Fab, as well as that of [89Zr]Zr-DFO and [89Zr]Zr-oxalate, the expected metabolites of 89Zr- labelled IgG, was also assessed. RESULTS: After 89Zr-labelled IgG injection, the SUV in the heart, vertebral body, and muscle decreased, in line with the 89Zr concentration decrease in the circulation, whereas radioactivity increased over time in the kidneys and liver. Autoradiography of the renal sections indicated that most of the 89Zr- labelled IgG radioactivity accumulated in the renal cortex. Relatively high accumulation in the kidneys was also observed in 89Zr- labelled Fab-injected macaques, and renal autoradiographs of these animals showed that the renal cortex was the preferred accumulation site. However, [89Zr]Zr-DFO was rapidly excreted into the urine, whereas [89Zr]Zr-oxalate was highly accumulated in the epiphysis of the long bones and vertebral body. CONCLUSION: In the non-human primate cynomolgus macaque, 89Zr- labelled IgG accumulated in the kidneys and the liver. However, [89Zr]Zr-DFO and 89Zr did not accumulate in these organs. This preclinical pharmacokinetic study performed with human IgG in a non-human primate model using PET is of great significance as it sheds light on the basic fate and distribution of 89Zr- labelled IgG.

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  • Novel Self-Forming Nanosized DDS Particles for BNCT: Utilizing A Hydrophobic Boron Cluster and Its Molecular Glue Effect Reviewed International journal

    Abdul Basith Fithroni, Kazuko Kobayashi, Hirotaka Uji, Manabu Ishimoto, Masaru Akehi, Takashi Ohtsuki, Eiji Matsuura

    Cells   11 ( 20 )   3307 - 3307   2022.10

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    BNCT is a non-invasive cancer therapy that allows for cancer cell death without harming adjacent cells. However, the application is limited, owing to the challenges of working with clinically approved boron (B) compounds and drug delivery systems (DDS). To address the issues, we developed self-forming nanoparticles consisting of a biodegradable polymer, namely, “AB-type Lactosome (AB-Lac)” loaded with B compounds. Three carborane isomers (o-, m-, and p-carborane) and three related alkylated derivatives, i.e., 1,2-dimethy-o-carborane (diC1-Carb), 1,2-dihexyl-o-carborane (diC6-Carb), and 1,2-didodecyl-o-carborane (diC12-Carb), were separately loaded. diC6-Carb was highly loaded with AB-Lac particles, and their stability indicated the “molecular glue” effect. The efficiency of in vitro B uptake of diC6-Carb for BNCT was confirmed at non-cytotoxic concentration in several cancer cell lines. In vivo/ex vivo biodistribution studies indicated that the AB-Lac particles were remarkably accumulated within 72 h post-injection in the tumor lesions of mice bearing syngeneic breast cancer (4T1) cells, but the maximum accumulation was reached at 12 h. In ex vivo B biodistribution, the ratios of tumor/normal tissue (T/N) and tumor/blood (T/Bl) of the diC6-Carb-loaded particles remained stably high up to 72 h. Therefore, we propose the diC6-Carb-loaded AB-Lac particles as a promising candidate medicine for BNCT.

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  • Teratogenicity and Fetal-Transfer Assessment of the Retinoid X Receptor Agonist Bexarotene. International journal

    Yuta Takamura, Izumi Kato, Manami Fujita-Takahashi, Midori Azuma-Nishii, Masaki Watanabe, Rui Nozaki, Masaru Akehi, Takanori Sasaki, Hiroyuki Hirano, Hiroki Kakuta

    ACS pharmacology & translational science   5 ( 9 )   811 - 818   2022.9

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    Bexarotene, a retinoid X receptor (RXR) agonist, is used to treat cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, and drug repositioning research has also been reported, despite warnings of teratogenicity. However, fetal transfer of bexarotene and its effect on rat fetal bone formation have not been examined. In this study, we conducted a detailed teratogenicity and fetal transferability assessment of bexarotene in rats. Repeated administration of bexarotene during pregnancy caused marked fetal atrophy and bone dysplasia. Although fetal transfer was not detectable by dynamic imaging of [11C]bexarotene by means of positron emission tomography, transfer to the fetus was confirmed by using a gamma counter. Similar levels were found in mother and fetus. In addition, we found that bexarotene was accumulated in the placenta. These findings will be useful for the toxicity assessment of bexarotene as well as for drug discovery research targeting RXR agonists, which are expected to have therapeutic effects in various diseases.

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  • A Novel Zr-89-labeled DDS Device Utilizing Human IgG Variant (scFv): "Lactosome" Nanoparticle-Based Theranostics for PET Imaging and Targeted Therapy

    Melissa Siaw Han Lim, Takashi Ohtsuki, Fumiaki Takenaka, Kazuko Kobayashi, Masaru Akehi, Hirotaka Uji, Hirotsugu Kobuchi, Takanori Sasaki, Eiichi Ozeki, Eiji Matsuura

    LIFE-BASEL   11 ( 2 )   2021.2

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  • Novel single-chain variant of antibody against mesothelin established by phage library

    Hiromasa Yakushiji, Kazuko Kobayashi, Fumiaki Takenaka, Yoshiro Kishi, Midori Shinohara, Masaru Akehi, Takanori Sasaki, Eiji Ohno, Eiji Matsuura

    CANCER SCIENCE   110 ( 9 )   2722 - 2733   2019.9

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  • F-containing retinoid X receptor (RXR) partial agonist F-CBt-PMN whose tissue transferability is affected by coadministration of another RXR ligand

    Yuta Takamura, Osamu Shibahara, Masaki Watanabe, Michiko Fujihara, Masaru Akehi, Takanori Sasaki, Hiroki Kakuta

    ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY   258   2019.8

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  • Fluorine-18 (F-18)-labeled retinoid x receptor (RXR) partial agonist whose tissue transferability is affected by other RXR ligands

    Yuta Takamura, Osamu Shibahara, Masaki Watanabe, Michiko Fujihara, Shoya Yamada, Masaru Akehi, Takanori Sasaki, Hiroyuki Hirano, Hiroki Kakuta

    BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY   27 ( 14 )   3128 - 3134   2019.7

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  • Synthesis of C-11-Labeled RXR Partial Agonist 1-[(3,5,5,8,8-Pentamethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl)amino]benzotriazole-5-carboxylic Acid (CBt-PMN) by Direct [C-11]Carbon Dioxide Fixation via Organolithiation of Trialkyltin Precursor and PET Imaging Thereof (vol 60, pg 7139 , 2017)

    Osamu Shibahara, Masaki Watanabe, Yuta Takamura, Shoya Yamada, Masaru Akehi, Takanori Sasaki, Akiya Akahoshi, Takahisa Hanada, Hiroyuki Hirano, Shunsuke Nakatani, Hiromi Nishioka, Yasuo Takeuchi, Hiroki Kakuta

    JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY   62 ( 9 )   4780 - 4781   2019.5

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  • Novel human anti-mesothelin scFv for cancer targeted therapy

    Hiromasa Yakushiji, Kazuko Kobayashi, Fumiaki Takenaka, Masaru Akehi, Eiji Ohno, Eiji Matsuura

    CANCER SCIENCE   109   549 - 549   2018.12

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  • Anti-high Mobility Group Box 1 Antibody Ameliorates Albuminuria in MRL/lpr Lupus-Prone Mice

    Haruki Watanabe, Katsue S. Watanabe, Keyue Liu, Sumie Hiramatsu, Sonia Zeggar, Eri Katsuyama, Noriko Tatebe, Akiya Akahoshi, Fumiaki Takenaka, Takahisa Hanada, Masaru Akehi, Takanori Sasaki, Ken-ei Sada, Eiji Matsuura, Masahiro Nishibori, Jun Wada

    MOLECULAR THERAPY-METHODS & CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT   6   31 - 39   2017.9

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  • Synthesis of C-11-Labeled RXR Partial Agonist 14(3,5,5,8,8-Pentamethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl)aminoThenzotriazole-5-carboxylic Acid (CBt-PMN) by Direct [C-11]Carbon Dioxide Fixation via Organolithiation of Trialkyltin Precursor and PET Imaging Thereof

    Osamu Shibahara, Masaki Watanabe, Shoya Yamada, Masaru Akehi, Takanori Sasaki, Akiya Akahoshi, Takahisa Hanada, Hiroyuki Hirano, Shunsuke Nakatani, Hiromi Nishioka, Yasuo Takeuchi, Hiroki Kakuta

    JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY   60 ( 16 )   7139 - 7145   2017.8

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  • Synthesis of 11C labeled RXR partial agonist CBt-PMN by [11C] carbon dioxide fixation via organolithiation of trialkyltin precursor and PET imaging thereof

    Osamu Shibahara, Masaki Watanabe, Masaru Akehi, Takanori Sasaki, Takahisa Hanada, Akiya Akahoshi, Hiroyuki Hirano, Hiroki Kakuta

    ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY   254   2017.8

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  • Evaluation of brain migration and therapeutic effects of novel RXR partial agonist CBt-PMN on cognitive impairment in mice

    Toshiki Kobayashi, Osamu Shibahara, Masaki Watanabe, Shoya Yamada, Masaru Akehi, Takanori Sasaki, Takahisa Hanada, Akiya Akahoshi, Hiroyuki Hirano, Hiroki Kakuta

    ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY   252   2016.8

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  • The Function of beta 2-glycoprotein I in Angiogenesis and Its in Vivo Distribution in Tumor Xenografts

    Arum Tri Wahyuningsih, Lianhua Shen, Kazuko Kobayashi, Takanori Sasaki, Fumiaki Takenaka, Takahisa Hanada, Masaru Akehi, Akiya Akahoshi, Eiichi Ozeki, Eiji Ando, Eiji Matsuura

    ACTA MEDICA OKAYAMA   70 ( 1 )   13 - 24   2016.2

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  • Chiral 1-(1,3-dithian-2-yl) prop-2-en-1-ols: new scaffolds for enantiopure alpha-hydroxyaldehydes

    Masaru Akehi, Mariko Kawamoto, Tadakatsu Mandai

    TETRAHEDRON   71 ( 37 )   6488 - 6498   2015.9

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  • Positron Emission Tomography to Elucidate Pharmacokinetic Differences of Regioisomeric Retinoid X Receptor Agonists

    Toshiki Kobayashi, Yuki Furusawa, Shoya Yamada, Masaru Akehi, Fumiaki Takenaka, Takanori Sasaki, Akiya Akahoshi, Takahisa Hanada, Eiji Matsuura, Hiroyuki Hirano, Akihiro Tai, Hiroki Kakuta

    ACS MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS   6 ( 3 )   334 - 338   2015.3

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  • Elucidation of the pharmacokinetic difference of regioisomeric retinoid X receptor agonists having an alkoxy group by PET imaging

    Toshiki Kobayashi, Kohei Kawata, Mariko Nakayama, Yuki Furusawa, Shoya Yamada, Hiroyuki Hirano, Fumiaki Takenaka, Masaru Akehi, Takanori Sasaki, Eiji Matsuura, Akihiro Tai, Hiroki Kakuta

    ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY   248   2014.8

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  • PETイメージングを用いたアルコキシ基を有するレチノイドX受容体アゴニストの体内動態解析

    加来田 博貴, 小林 俊貴, 古沢 優貴, 山田 翔也, 竹中 文章, 明日 卓, 佐々木 崇了, 松浦 栄次, 田井 章博

    ビタミン   88 ( 4 )   213 - 213   2014.4

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  • アルコキシ基を有するレチノイドX受容体アゴニストの位置異性体間における体内動態差の解明とその応用

    小林 俊貴, 古沢 優貴, 山田 翔也, 平野 裕之, 竹中 文章, 明日 卓, 佐々木 崇了, 松浦 栄次, 田井 章博, 加来田 博貴

    日本薬学会年会要旨集   134年会 ( 4 )   81 - 81   2014.3

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  • KINETIC RESOLUTION OF SECONDARY ALCOHOLS BY CHIRAL DMAP DERIVATIVES PREPARED BY THE UGI MULTICOMPONENT REACTION

    Hiroki Mandai, Shunsuke Irie, Masaru Akehi, Kazunobu Yuri, Masaaki Yoden, Koichi Mitsudo, Seiji Suga

    HETEROCYCLES   87 ( 2 )   329 - 340   2013.2

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  • PETイメージングを用いたRXRパーシャルアゴニストCBt-PMNの脳移行性の評価

    芝原 理, 小林 俊貴, 渡邊 将貴, 西井 緑, 明日 卓, 佐々木 崇了, 赤星 彰也, 花田 貴寿, 平野 裕之, 加来田 博貴

    日本薬学会年会要旨集   137年会 ( 2 )   118 - 118   2017.3

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Research Projects

  • Zr-89標識イメージング技術に基づく次世代抗体医薬の創生プラットフォームの形成

    Grant number:19KK0215  2019.10 - 2023.03

    日本学術振興会  科学研究費助成事業  国際共同研究加速基金(国際共同研究強化(B))

    佐々木 崇了, 樋口 隆弘, 渡部 昌実, 明日 卓

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    Grant amount:\18070000 ( Direct expense: \13900000 、 Indirect expense:\4170000 )

    研究はドイツーヴュルツブルグ大学におけるニ重特異性を有する次世代の人工抗体作成技術を導入し、本国研究組織におけるイメージング技術と融合することで、がん特異性を飛躍的に向上させたイメージング基盤技術の創出を目的とする。複数のがん抗原を同時に標的とした放射標識低分子抗体プローブを作成し、2種のがん抗原の重複を可視化することで、特異性と感度を向上させた診断薬を開発する。
    2021年度はモデルとなる低分子抗体にキレーター修飾および放射標識を施し、抗体の特異性および安定性を評価した。また新規の腫瘍モデルの検討としてヨウ素のトランスポーターの発現をもちいたモデルの検討を行い、このモデルにおけるプローブとして、I-123(1種)、F-18(2種)、Tc-99m(1種) のプローブをもちいた予備検討を行った。これらのプローブはいずれもヨウ素トランスポーターにより細胞内に取り込まれることを確認し、かつ正常マウスにおける生体分布をPETおよびSPECTにて評価した。

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  • Development of a novel radiological-photo-therapy essential for Theranostics targeting deep lesions

    Grant number:16K15582  2016.04 - 2018.03

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research  Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research

    MATSUURA Eiji, KOBUCHI Hirotsugu, TAKENAKA Fumiaki, AKEHI Masaru

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    Grant amount:\3510000 ( Direct expense: \2700000 、 Indirect expense:\810000 )

    Photodynamic therapy (PDT) using a photosensitizer capable of inducing cytotoxicity by light irradiation is effective only for the lesion closed to the body surface, due to low permeability of the near infrared light, and is ineffective for therapy targeting the deep tissues. To solve the problem, we studied using Cherenkov light generated by β+-ray emission of a PET nuclide as a internal light source. We have given the PDT effect by Cherenkov light to the innovative "Theranostics (a treatment and diagnostic enforcement) technology" consisting of the specific antibody/Zr-89 labeled-drug delivery system (DDS) that we have ever established. We were newly able to verify some of the new basic technologies to overcome the problem (limit) of the PDT effect.

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