研究者詳細 - 渡部　昌実

Culture Conditions for Mouse Pancreatic Stem Cells. 国際誌

Hirofumi Noguchi, Issei Saitoh, Hitomi Usui Kataoka, Masami Watanabe, Yasufumi Noguchi, Toshiyoshi Fujiwara

Cell medicine 5 ( 2-3 ) 63 - 8 2013年11月

記述言語：英語掲載種別：研究論文（学術雑誌）

Recently, mouse pancreatic stem cells have been isolated from adult mouse pancreata. However, these pancreatic stem cells could be maintained only under specific culture conditions with lot-limited fetal bovine serum (FBS). For the efficient isolation and maintenance of mouse pancreatic stem cells, it is important to identify culture conditions that can be used independent of the FBS lot. In this study, we evaluated the culture conditions required to maintain mouse pancreatic stem cells. The mouse pancreatic stem cells derived from the pancreas of a newborn mouse, HN#101, were cultured under the following conditions: 1) Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (DMEM) with 20% lot-limited FBS, in which mouse pancreatic stem cells could be cultured without changes in morphology and growth activity; 2) complete embryonic stem (ES) cell media; and 3) complete ES cell media on feeder layers of mitomycin C-treated STO cells, which were the same culture conditions used for mouse ES cells. Under culture conditions #1 and #3, the HN#101 cells continued to form a flat "cobblestone" monolayer and continued to divide actively beyond the population doubling level (PDL) 100 without growth inhibition, but this did not occur under culture condition #2. The gene expression profile and differentiated capacity of the HN#101 cells cultured for 2 months under culture condition #3 were similar to those of HN#101 cells at PDL 50. These data suggest that complete ES cell media on feeder layers could be useful for maintaining the undifferentiated state of pancreatic stem cells.

DOI： 10.3727/215517913X666495

Isolation Efficiency of Mouse Pancreatic Stem Cells Is Age Dependent. 国際誌

Takashi Kuise, Hirofumi Noguchi, Issei Saitoh, Hitomi Usui Kataoka, Masami Watanabe, Yasufumi Noguchi, Toshiyoshi Fujiwara

Cell medicine 5 ( 2-3 ) 69 - 73 2013年11月

記述言語：英語掲載種別：研究論文（学術雑誌）

Mouse pancreatic stem cells have been isolated from mouse pancreata. This study evaluated the efficacy of isolating mouse pancreatic stem cells using mice of different ages. The pancreata of newborn mice, 8-week-old mice, and 24-week-old mice were harvested and digested by using collagenase. The "duct-like" cells in the digested pancreatic tissue were then inoculated into 96-well plates, cloned by limiting dilution, and cultured in DMEM with 20% FBS. Pancreatic stem cells were isolated from the pancreata of all newborn mice, while cells could only be isolated from 10% of the pancreata of 8-week-old mice and could not be isolated from the pancreata of any 24-week-old mice. These data suggest that young mice may have some pancreatic stem cells and that older mice may only have a few pancreatic stem cells. These data also indicate that it is extremely difficult to isolate pancreatic stem cells from older mice, suggesting that future research focus its efforts on finding methods of isolating pancreatic stem cells from adult mice.

DOI： 10.3727/215517913X666503

Comparison of incubation solutions prior to the purification of porcine islet cells. 査読

Kawai Takashi, Noguchi Hirofumi, Kuise Takashi, Nakatsuka Atsuko, Katayama Akihiro, Imagawa Noriko, Kataoka, Hitomi Usui, Saitoh Issei, Noguchi Yasufumi, Watanabe Masami, Fujiwara Toshiyoshi

Cell Medicine 2013年10月

Molecular cloning and tumour suppressor function analysis of canine REIC/Dkk-3 in mammary gland tumours 査読

Kazuhiko Ochiai, Masami Watanabe, Daigo Azakami, Masaki Michishita, Yasunaga Yoshikawa, Chihiro Udagawa, Pornphimon Metheenukul, Thippayarat Chahomchuen, Hiroshi Aoki, Hiromi Kumon, Masami Morimatsu, Toshinori Omi

VETERINARY JOURNAL 197 ( 3 ) 769 - 775 2013年9月

記述言語：英語掲載種別：研究論文（学術雑誌）出版者・発行元：ELSEVIER SCI LTD

REIC/Dkk-3, a member of the human Dickkopf (Dkk) family, plays a role as a suppressor of growth in several human cancers. In this study, the tumour suppression function of canine REIC/Dkk-3 was investigated. The full-length open reading frame of the canine REIC/Dkk-3 homologue was cloned and the tissue distribution of REIC/Dkk-3 mRNA was determined, along with the subcellular localisation of the REIC/Dkk-3 protein in canine cancer cell lines. Expression of REIC/Dkk-3 was lower in mammary gland tumours and in canine mammary carcinoma cell lines than in normal mammary gland tissue. Overexpression of REIC/Dkk-3 induced apoptosis in canine mammary carcinoma cell lines. These results show that expression of REIC/Dkk-3 is downregulated in canine mammary tumours and that one of the functions of this gene is induction of apoptosis. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

DOI： 10.1016/j.tvjl.2013.04.024

Clinical significance of CD24 as a predictor of bladder cancer recurrence 査読

Chunxiao Liu, Shaobo Zheng, Haiyan Shen, Kai Xu, Jie Chen, Hulin Li, Yawen Xu, Abai Xu, Binshen Chen, Haruki Kaku, Yasutomo Nasu, Hiromi Kumon, Peng Huang, Masami Watanabe

ONCOLOGY LETTERS 6 ( 1 ) 96 - 100 2013年7月

記述言語：英語掲載種別：研究論文（学術雑誌）出版者・発行元：SPANDIDOS PUBL LTD

Cluster of differentiation (CD)24 was originally described as a B lymphocyte marker and has recently received considerable attention in cancer research as its overexpression has been observed in several types of carcinoma. The CD24 molecule is a glycosyl-phosphatidylinositol-linked cell surface protein that appears to be associated with aggressive cancers involving invasion and metastasis. However, the expression of CD24 in human bladder cancer and its clinical significance remains largely unknown and no association has been reported between CD24 overexpression and human bladder tumor recurrence. In the present study, the CD24 expression in cancer tissues obtained during transurethral surgery and the subsequent intra-bladder tumor recurrence following surgery were assessed. Immunohistochemical staining was performed and the intensity of CD24 staining was semi-quantitatively evaluated. CD24 expression was observed more frequently in high-grade bladder tumors (G2-G3) than low-grade tumors (G1). Positive CD24 expression was significantly associated with intra-bladder tumor recurrence following surgery and increased staining intensity was also correlated with recurrence. The positive association between CD24 expression and tumor recurrence was observed in each tumor category (stages Ta and Tl, low and high grade). The results demonstrated that CD24 expression is Significantly associated with bladder tumor recurrence. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to reveal the significance of CD24 as a predictor of bladder cancer recurrence. These insights may lead to future therapeutic strategies targeting CD24 to prevent the dissemination of bladder cancer cells and tumor recurrence.

DOI： 10.3892/ol.2013.1357

Stabilization of actin bundles by a dynamin 1/cortactin ring complex is necessary for growth cone filopodia. 査読国際誌

Hiroshi Yamada, Tadashi Abe, Ayano Satoh, Nana Okazaki, Shota Tago, Kinue Kobayashi, Yumi Yoshida, Yoshiya Oda, Masami Watanabe, Kazuhito Tomizawa, Hideki Matsui, Kohji Takei

The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 33 ( 10 ) 4514 - 26 2013年3月

記述言語：英語掲載種別：研究論文（学術雑誌）

Dynamin GTPase, a key molecule in endocytosis, mechanically severs the invaginated membrane upon GTP hydrolysis. Dynamin functions also in regulating actin cytoskeleton, but the mechanisms are yet to be defined. Here we show that dynamin 1, a neuronal isoform of dynamin, and cortactin form ring complexes, which twine around F-actin bundles and stabilize them. By negative-staining EM, dynamin 1-cortactin complexes appeared as "open" or "closed" rings depending on guanine nucleotide conditions. By pyrene actin assembly assay, dynamin 1 stimulated actin assembly in mouse brain cytosol. In vitro incubation of F-actin with both dynamin 1 and cortactin led to the formation of long and thick actin bundles, on which dynamin 1 and cortactin were periodically colocalized in puncta. A depolymerization assay revealed that dynamin 1 and cortactin increased the stability of actin bundles, most prominently in the presence of GTP. In rat cortical neurons and human neuroblastoma cell line, SH-SY5Y, both dynamin 1 and cortactin localized on actin filaments and the bundles at growth cone filopodia as revealed by immunoelectron microscopy. In SH-SY5Y cell, acute inhibition of dynamin 1 by application of dynamin inhibitor led to growth cone collapse. Cortactin knockdown also reduced growth cone filopodia. Together, our results strongly suggest that dynamin 1 and cortactin ring complex mechanically stabilizes F-actin bundles in growth cone filopodia. Thus, the GTPase-dependent mechanochemical enzyme property of dynamin is commonly used both in endocytosis and regulation of F-actin bundles by a dynamin 1-cortactin complex.

DOI： 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2762-12.2013

Dose-response analysis of testosterone replacement therapy in patients with female to male gender identity disorder 査読

Aya Nakamura, Masami Watanabe, Morito Sugimoto, Tomoko Sako, Sabina Mahmood, Haruki Kaku, Yasutomo Nasu, Kazushi Ishii, Atsushi Nagai, Hiromi Kumon

ENDOCRINE JOURNAL 60 ( 3 ) 275 - 281 2013年3月

記述言語：英語掲載種別：研究論文（学術雑誌）出版者・発行元：JAPAN ENDOCRINE SOC

Gender identity disorder (GID) is a conflict between a person's actual physical gender and the one they identify him or herself with. Testosterone is the key agent in the medical treatment of female to male GID patients. We conducted a dose-response analysis of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) in 138 patients to determine the onset of the therapeutic effects. The TRT consisted of intramuscular injection of testosterone enanthate and patients were divided into three groups; 250 mg every two weeks, 250 mg every three weeks and 125 mg every two weeks. The onset of deepening of voice, increase in facial hair and cessation of menses was evaluated in each group. At one month after the start of TRT, the onset of these physical changes was more prevalent in the group receiving the higher dose of testosterone, and there were dose-dependent effects observed between the three treatment groups. On the other hand, at six months after the start of TRT, most of the patients had achieved treatment responses and there were no dose-dependent effects with regard to the percentage of patients with therapeutic effects. No significant side effects were observed in any of the treatment groups. We demonstrated that the early onset of the treatment effects of TRT is dose-dependent, but within six months of starting TRT, all three doses were highly effective. Current study provides useful information to determine the initial dose of TRT and to suggest possible changes that should be made in the continuous dosage for long term TRT.

DOI： 10.1507/endocrj.EJ12-0319

In Vivo Imaging of Transplanted Islets Labeled with a Novel Cationic Nanoparticle 査読

Koichi Oishi, Yoshitaka Miyamoto, Hiroaki Saito, Katsutoshi Murase, Kenji Ono, Makoto Sawada, Masami Watanabe, Yasufumi Noguchi, Toshiyoshi Fujiwara, Shuji Hayashi, Hirofumi Noguchi

PLoS ONE 8 ( 2 ) 2013年2月

記述言語：英語掲載種別：研究論文（学術雑誌）

To monitor pancreatic islet transplantation efficiency, reliable noninvasive imaging methods, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are needed. Although an efficient uptake of MRI contrast agent is required for islet cell labeling, commercially-available magnetic nanoparticles are not efficiently transduced into cells. We herein report the in vivo detection of transplanted islets labeled with a novel cationic nanoparticle that allowed for noninvasive monitoring of islet grafts in diabetic mice in real time. The positively-charged nanoparticles were transduced into a β-cell line, MIN6 cells, and into isolated islets for 1 hr. MRI showed a marked decrease in the signal intensity on T1- and T2-weighted images at the implantation site of the labeled MIN 6 cells or islets in the left kidneys of mice. These data suggest that the novel positively-charged nanoparticle could be useful to detect and monitor islet engraftment, which would greatly aid in the clinical management of islet transplant patients. © 2013 Oishi et al.

DOI： 10.1371/journal.pone.0057046

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Culture conditions for mouse pancreatic stem cells. 査読

Noguchi H, Saitoh I, Kataoka HU, Watanabe M, Fujiwara T

Cell Medicine. 5 63 - 68 2013年1月

Isolation efficiency of mouse pancreatic stem cells is age-dependent. 査読

Kuise T, Noguchi H, Saitoh I, Kataoka HU, Watanabe M, Fujiwara T

Cell Medicine. 5 69 - 73 2013年1月

Cancer stem cell-like characteristics of a CD133+ subpopulation in the J82 human bladder cancer cell line. 査読国際誌

Peng Huang, Masami Watanabe, Haruki Kaku, Hideo Ueki, Hirofumi Noguchi, Morito Sugimoto, Takeshi Hirata, Hiroshi Yamada, Kohji Takei, Shaobo Zheng, Kai Xu, Yasutomo Nasu, Yasuyuki Fujii, Chunxiao Liu, Hiromi Kumon

Molecular and clinical oncology 1 ( 1 ) 180 - 184 2013年1月

記述言語：英語掲載種別：研究論文（学術雑誌）

Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are thought to be crucial for understanding the biological roots of cancer, and are of increasing importance as a target for new anticancer agents. According to an expression analysis of the cell surface antigens of various types of cancer, CD133 is considered to be a potential marker of cancer stemness. In this study, a human urinary bladder cancer cell line (J82) was used to analyze the cancer stem cell-like characteristics of CD133+ bladder cancer cells in vitro and in vivo. The CD133 expression in the J82 cells was examined and the cells were immunomagnetically categorized into positive and negative subsets. The CD133- and CD133+ subsets were phenotypically divergent with regard to the cell growth pattern, while CD133+ cells tended to colonize during their growth. In CD133+ cells, the pluripotent stem cell factors Oct-4 and Sox-2 were upregulated, and a statistically significant proliferation increase was observed when compared to CD133- cells. The CD133+ subpopulation was more tolerant to the chemotherapeutic agent cisplatin, and Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG), an agent instilled intravesically to treat bladder cancer. In addition, CD133+ J82 cells were more resistant to radiation treatment when compared to CD133- cells. The in vivo tumorigenesis of the CD133- and CD133+ subsets of J82 cancer cells was also examined by subcutaneously injecting them into nude mice. The tumor growth was more aggressive in the CD133+ subpopulation, showing a significant difference in the tumorigenic potential in these subsets. In conclusion, J82 human bladder cancer cells include CD133- and CD133+ subpopulations, while the CD133 molecule is a potential marker of the potential malignancy of human bladder cancer. In the present study, the CD133+ subpopulation was herein demonstrated to have certain characteristics consistent with those of cancer stem cells.

DIRECT THERAPEUTIC EFFECT OF REIC/DKK-3-ENCODING ADENOVIRAL VECTOR FOR NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER 査読

Yamamoto Hiromasa, Tanaka Norimitsu, Toyooka Shinichi, Watanabe Masami, Sakaguchi Masakiyo, Soh Junichi, Shien Kazuhiko, Furukawa Masashi, Asano Hiroaki, Tsukuda Kazunori, Nasu Yasutomo, Huh Nam-ho, Kumon Hiromi, Miyoshi Shinichirou

JOURNAL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGY 7 ( 11 ) S463 2012年11月

Preclinical biodistribution and safety study of reduced expression in immortalized cells/Dickkopf-3-encoding adenoviral vector for prostate cancer gene therapy 査読

Morito Sugimoto, Masami Watanabe, Haruki Kaku, Shun-Ai Li, Hirofumi Noguchi, Hideo Ueki, Masakiyo Sakaguchi, Nam-Ho Huh, Yasutomo Nasu, Hiromi Kumon

ONCOLOGY REPORTS 28 ( 5 ) 1645 - 1652 2012年11月

記述言語：英語掲載種別：研究論文（学術雑誌）出版者・発行元：SPANDIDOS PUBL LTD

The biodistribution and safety of adenoviral vectors encoding the human REIC/Dkk-3 tumor suppressor gene (Ad-REIC) were examined in this preclinical study for in situ prostate cancer gene therapy. First, the in vitro apoptotic effects of Ad-REIC in normal and cancer cells derived from the prostate and liver were examined. Significant apoptotic effects were observed at 100 MOI (multiplicity of infection) in prostate cancer cells (LNCaP, PC3) and hepatoma cells (HEP3B and HEPG2); however, no effects were seen in normal cells. To analyze the safety of intraprostatic Ad-REIC administration, the biodistribution and histology after Ad-REIC injection were evaluated in various organs of normal male C57BL6 mice. In a supporting study, vector dissemination following intravenous injection of Ad-REIC into tail veins was determined. To evaluate whether Ad-REIC was present in the collected tissue specimens, human REIC gene detection was performed using DNA-PCR. Intraprostatic treatment administered at lower doses showed vector biodistribution into the colon, urinary bladder and prostate. At higher doses, vector dissemination was observed in tissues more distant from the prostate, including the lung, thymus, heart, liver and adrenal gland. After intravenous injection a: Ad-REIC, dissemination was observed in the liver and spleen. These results indicate that the biodistribution of Ad-REIC is determined by the dose and route of administration. Although acute inflammatory effects were observed in the prostate after intraprostatic administration at higher doses, no abnormal histological findings were noted in the other tissues, including those of intravenously treated mice. Regarding the safety of Ad-REIC administration, no deaths and no signs of toxicity or unusual behavior were observed in the mice in any treatment group. Based on these preclinical experiments, adenovirus-mediated in situ REIC/Dkk-3 gene therapy is considered to be safe for use as a treatment for human prostate cancer.

DOI： 10.3892/or.2012.2001

REIC/Dkk-3-encoding adenoviral vector as a potentially effective therapeutic agent for bladder cancer 査読

Takeshi Hirata, Masami Watanabe, Haruki Kaku, Yasuyuki Kobayashi, Hiroshi Yamada, Masakiyo Sakaguchi, Kohji Takei, Nam-Ho Huh, Yasutomo Nasu, Hiromi Kumon

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY 41 ( 2 ) 559 - 564 2012年8月

記述言語：英語掲載種別：研究論文（学術雑誌）出版者・発行元：SPANDIDOS PUBL LTD

Bladder cancer is one of the most common urogenital malignancies. The intravesical instillation of anticancer agents is an attractive strategy to treat a superficial lesion or floating/disseminated cancer cells after transurethral operation. An adenovirus carrying REIC/Dkk-3, a tumor suppressor gene (Ad-REIC), exhibits cancer-specific apoptotic effects in various types of cancer cells. The aim of the present study was to examine the potential of Ad-REIC as a therapeutic agent for bladder cancer. KK47 and RT4 human bladder cancer cells were sensitive to the Ad-REIC treatment for apoptosis induction, but some human bladder cancer cell lines (T24, J82 and TccSup) were resistant. Significant cell growth inhibition was observed when these resistant cancer cell lines were treated with Ad-REIC in a condition of floating cells, which is clinically observed after transurethral operation and becomes a cause of intravesical cancer dissemination. The therapeutic potential of Ad-REIC for the treatment of multidrug-resistant bladder cancer was investigated. The adriamycin-resistant KK47 bladder cancer cells (KK47/ADM), which also present multidrug resistance, showed induction of significant apoptosis following Ad-REIC treatment. The Ad-REIC treatment induced downregulation of P-glycoprotein in KK47/ADM cells and restored the sensitivity to doxorubicin (adriamycin). Ad-REIC suppressed P-glycoprotein expression in a c-Jun-NH2-kinase (JNK)-dependent manner. Therefore, the current study indicated two therapeutic aspects of the Ad-REIC agent against human bladder cancer cells, as an apoptosis inducer/cell growth inhibitor and as a sensitizer of chemotherapeutic agents in multidrug-resistant cancer cells. The intravesical instillation of Ad-REIC could be an attractive therapeutic method in human bladder cancer where the treatment of superficial lesions and floating/disseminated or multidrug-resistant cancer cells is necessary.

DOI： 10.3892/ijo.2012.1503

A novel gene expression system for detecting viable bladder cancer cells 査読

Hideo Ueki, Masami Watanabe, Haruki Kaku, Peng Huang, Shun-Ai Li, Kazuhiko Ochiai, Takeshi Hirata, Hirofumi Noguchi, Hiroshi Yamada, Kohji Takei, Yasutomo Nasu, Yuji Kashiwakura, Hiromi Kumon

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY 41 ( 1 ) 135 - 140 2012年7月

記述言語：英語掲載種別：研究論文（学術雑誌）出版者・発行元：SPANDIDOS PUBL LTD

A novel transcriptional system was developed that can robustly enhance cancer-specific gene expression. In the system, hTERT promoter-driven gene expression was enhanced by an advanced two-step transcriptional amplification (TSTA). This construct was used to develop a novel system for detection of bladder cancer cells. The current study evaluated the advanced TSTA system by examining the cancer-specific gene transcription in various bladder cancer cell lines. The system significantly enhanced cancer-specific luciferase gene expression in the bladder cancer cell lines in comparison to the previous expression system of one-step or conventional TSTA. The fold gain of the enhancement was significantly correlated to the telomerase activity of the cell lines. A green fluorescent protein (GFP) gene encoding plasmid vector was constructed where hTERT promoter-driving transcription is enhanced by the advanced TSTA to utilize the system for the imaging and detection of viable bladder cancer cells. The advanced TSTA-hTERT-GFP plasmid successfully induced cancer-specific gene expression, showing robust GFP expression in human bladder cancer cell lines, but no visible GFP expression in normal bladder urothelial cells. The control GFP plasm id with a CMV promoter yielded GFP expression in both normal bladder cells and cancer cells. The advanced TSTA-hTERT-GFP plasmid allowed selective visualization of viable human bladder cancer cells in mixed cell culture containing 10- and 100-fold more normal bladder urothelial cells. These findings indicate that the advanced TSTA-hTERT expressional system is a valuable tool for detecting viable bladder cancer cells. The current system can be applied for in vitro detection of bladder cancer cells in urine and other types of cancer cells disseminated in vivo.

DOI： 10.3892/ijo.2012.1417

Implications of transcriptional factor, OCT-4, in human bladder malignancy and tumor recurrence 査読

Peng Huang, Jie Chen, Lei Wang, Yanqun Na, Haruki Kaku, Hideo Ueki, Katsumi Sasaki, Ken Yamaguchi, Kai Zhang, Takashi Saika, Yasutomo Nasu, Masami Watanabe, Hiromi Kumon

MEDICAL ONCOLOGY 29 ( 2 ) 829 - 834 2012年6月

記述言語：英語掲載種別：研究論文（学術雑誌）出版者・発行元：HUMANA PRESS INC

OCT-4, which is also known as POU5f1, is a key regulator of self-renewal in embryonic stem cells. The new cancer stem cell concept proposes that the expression of such genes is potentially correlated with tumorigenesis and can affect some aspects of the cancer behavior, such as recurrence or metastasis. This study investigated the association between OCT-4 expression in cancer tissues obtained by transurethral surgery and the clinical data to clarify the involvement of OCT-4 in human bladder malignancy. Immunohistochemical analysis demonstrated that a positive rate of OCT-4 expression was significantly associated with the higher-grade cancer (G2 and G3) in comparison with that of the lower grade (G1). In addition, positive OCT-4 expression was significantly associated with the intra-bladder tumor recurrence after the operation. The staining intensity of OCT-4 expression was also correlated with tumor recurrence. These data indicate that positive OCT-4 expression may be involved in the development of high-grade bladder cancer and with the bladder cancer recurrence. This is the first study showing a correlation between the expression of OCT-4 and bladder cancer recurrence. OCT-4 may be a valuable clinical marker for the progression of bladder cancer and may be an attractive therapeutic target for the development of new medicines for the treatment of malignancy.

DOI： 10.1007/s12032-011-9962-4

非小細胞肺癌に対する新たな個別化治療戦略 REIC/Dkk-3遺伝子治療の可能性

宗淳一, 豊岡伸一, 田中則光, 渡部昌実, 山本寛斉, 阪口政清, 許南浩, 那須保友, 公文裕巳, 三好新一郎

日本呼吸器外科学会雑誌 26 ( 3 ) P17 - 01 2012年4月

Partial sensitization of human bladder cancer cells to a gene-therapeutic adenovirus carrying REIC/Dkk-3 by downregulation of BRPK/PINK1 査読

Yu Jin, Hitoshi Murata, Masakiyo Sakaguchi, Ken Kataoka, Masami Watanabe, Yasutomo Nasu, Hiromi Kumon, Nam-Ho Huh

ONCOLOGY REPORTS 27 ( 3 ) 695 - 699 2012年3月

記述言語：英語掲載種別：研究論文（学術雑誌）出版者・発行元：SPANDIDOS PUBL LTD

REIC/Dkk-3 is a tumor suppressor gene that was first identified as a gene downregulated in association with immortalization of normal human fibroblasts. We have demonstrated that an adenovirus carrying REIC/Dkk-3 (Ad-REIC) showed a tumor-specific killing effect on a wide range of cancers. However, some human cancers, bladder cancers in particular, are resistant to Ad-REIC. In this study, we investigated the combination effect of downregulation of BRPK/PINK1 (PINK1) and Ad-REIC on bladder cancer cells. Five bladder cancer cell lines among six cell lines examined were resistant to Ad-REIC. Among the cell lines, the resistance of two cell lines was probably due to low infection efficiency of the adenovirus. PINK1-specific siRNA remarkably downregulated Bcl-x(L) and TRAP1 proteins and upregulated BAX protein expression. Finally, downregulation of PINK1 partially sensitized the other three cell lines that were resistant to Ad-REIC. This sensitization was associated with increasing production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). These results indicate that PINK1 is one of the key molecules for the mitochondrial protection system and that PINK1 can be a new target molecule to sensitize bladder cancer cells that are resistant to Ad-REIC.

DOI： 10.3892/or.2011.1543