研究者詳細 - 江口　潤

論文 - 江口　潤

分割表示 93 件中 81 - 93 件目／全件表示 >>

Elevated serum monocyte chemoattractant protein-4 and chronic inflammation in overweight subjects 査読

Izumi Hashimoto, Jun Wada, Aya Hida, Masako Baba, Nobuyuki Miyatake, Jun Eguchi, Kenichi Shikata, Hirofumi Makino

OBESITY 14 ( 5 ) 799 - 811 2006年5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：NORTH AMER ASSOC STUDY OBESITY

Objective: Chronic inflammation observed in obesity has been reported to be implicated in the development of atherosclerosis. We screened candidate chemokines that link chronic inflammation and obesity.
Research Methods and Procedures: Japanese overweight (n = 39, BMI 28.7 +/- 0.65 kg/m(2)) and normal-weight (n = 24, BMI 22.3 +/- 0.45 kg/m(2)) subjects were enrolled. Using antibody-based protein microarray, spot intensities of monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)-4, eotaxin, and eotaxin-2 correlated with anthropometric parameters. We further measured serum concentration of these chemokines and mRNA levels in adipose tissues obtained from volunteers.
Results: Serum MCP-4 levels showed positive correlation with BMI (r = 0.318, p = 0.014), waist (r = 0.316, p = 0.018), and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) (r = 0.264, p = 0.049). Furthermore, MCP-4 correlated with homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (r = 0.392, p = 0.002), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) (r = 0.350, p = 0.006). In step-wise multiple regression analyses, hsCRP independently correlated with MCP-4 levels. The expression of MCP-4 mRNA in visceral adipose tissue positively correlates with BMI. Serum eotaxin levels correlate with BMI (r = 0.262, p = 0.045) and WHR (r = 0.383, p = 0.003). Serum eotaxin-2 levels correlated with BMI (r = 0.464, p < 0.001), waist (r = 0.333, p = 0.017), and WHR (r = 0.278, p = 0.048). However, eotaxin and eotaxin-2 levels did not show significant correlation with hsCRP.
Discussion: Serum levels of MCP-4, eotaxin, and eotaxin-2, which belong to CC chemokine family and share CC chemokine receptor 3, correlated with BMI. These chemokines, especially MCP-4, may be critical molecules that link obesity and chronic inflammation.

DOI： 10.1038/oby.2006.93

Web of Science

researchmap

Therapeutic approach for diabetic nephropathy using gene delivery of translocase of inner mitochondrial membrane 44 by reducing mitochondrial superoxide production. 国際誌

Yanling Zhang, Jun Wada, Izumi Hashimoto, Jun Eguchi, Akihiro Yasuhara, Yashpal S Kanwar, Kenichi Shikata, Hirofumi Makino

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN 17 ( 4 ) 1090 - 101 2006年4月

記述言語：英語掲載種別：研究論文（学術雑誌）

Hyperglycemia-induced overproduction of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species has emerged as a major player in diabetic vascular complications. Mammalian translocase of inner mitochondrial membrane 44 (TIM44) was identified by upregulation in diabetic mouse kidneys. TIM44 functions as a membrane anchor of mitochondrial heat-shock protein 70 (mtHsp70) to TIM23 complex and is involved in the import of mitochondria-targeted preproteins into mitochondrial matrix. The process is dependent on inner membrane potential and ATP hydrolysis on ATPase domain of mitochondrial heat-shock protein 70. Hemagglutination virus of Japan-envelope vector that carries pcDNA3.1 plasmid that contains the full-length cDNA of TIM44 and control plasmid were injected weekly into the tail vein of uninephrectomized streptozotocin-induced diabetic CD-1 mice. The gene delivery alleviated proteinuria and renal hypertrophy at 8 wk after the injection, inhibited renal cell proliferation and apoptosis, and suppressed superoxide production. In vitro experiments, using human proximal tubular (HK2) cells, revealed that the gene delivery of TIM44 reversed high glucose-induced metabolic and cellular abnormalities such as enhanced reactive oxygen species production, increased ATP contents, alterations in inner membrane potential, increased cell proliferation, and apoptosis. Transfection with siRNA and expressing vector of TIM44 revealed that TIM44 facilitates import of antioxidative enzymes such as superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase into mitochondria. The gene delivery of TIM44 therefore seems to be beneficial for the maintenance of mitochondrial function and is a novel therapeutic approach for diabetic nephropathy.

PubMed

researchmap

Galectin-9 inhibits glomerular hypertrophy in db/db diabetic mice via cell-cycle-dependent mechanisms. 国際誌

Masako Baba, Jun Wada, Jun Eguchi, Izumi Hashimoto, Tatsuo Okada, Akihiro Yasuhara, Kenichi Shikata, Yashpal S Kanwar, Hirofumi Makino

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN 16 ( 11 ) 3222 - 34 2005年11月

記述言語：英語掲載種別：研究論文（学術雑誌）

Galectins are beta-galactoside-binding lectins that are involved in various biologic processes, such as apoptosis, cell proliferation, and cell-cycle regulation. Galectin-9 (Gal-9) was identified previously and demonstrated to have apoptotic potential to thymocytes in mice and activated CD8(+) T cells in nephrotoxic serum nephritis model. In this study, the effect of Gal-9 on G1-phase cell-cycle arrest, one of the hallmark pathologic changes in early diabetic nephropathy, was investigated. Eight-week-old male db/db mice received injections of recombinant Gal-9 or vehicle for 8 wk. The injection of Gal-9 into db/db mice significantly inhibited glomerular hypertrophy and mesangial matrix expansion and reduced urinary albumin excretion. Gal-9 reduced glomerular expression of TGF-beta1 and the number of p27(Kip1)- and p21(Cip1)-positive cells in glomeruli. Double staining with nephrin and type IV collagen revealed that podocytes were mainly positive for p27(Kip1). For further confirming the cell-cycle regulation by Gal-9, conditionally immortalized mouse podocyte cells were cultured under 5.5 and 25 mM d-glucose supplemented with Gal-9. Cell-cycle distribution analyses revealed that Gal-9 maintained further progression of cell cycle from the G1 phase. Gal-9 reversed the high-glucose-mediated upregulation of p27(Kip1) and p21(Cip1) and inhibited cell-cycle-dependent hypertrophy, i.e., reduced [(3)H]proline incorporation. The data suggest that Gal-9 plays a central role in inducing their successful progression from G1 to G2 phase by suppressing glomerular expression of TGF-beta1 and inhibition of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors. Gal-9 may give an impetus to develop new therapeutic tools targeted toward diabetic nephropathy.

PubMed

researchmap

Gene delivery of Tim44 reduces mitochondrial superoxide production and ameliorates neointimal proliferation of injured carotid artery in diabetic rats. 国際誌

Takashi Matsuoka, Jun Wada, Izumi Hashimoto, Yanling Zhang, Jun Eguchi, Norio Ogawa, Kenichi Shikata, Yashpal S Kanwar, Hirofumi Makino

Diabetes 54 ( 10 ) 2882 - 90 2005年10月

記述言語：英語掲載種別：研究論文（学術雑誌）

Hyperglycemia induces the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) from mitochondria, which is closely related to diabetic vascular complications. Mammalian translocase of inner mitochondrial membrane (Tim)44 was identified by upregulation in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic mouse kidneys; Tim44 functions as a membrane anchor of mtHsp70 to TIM23 complex and is involved in the import of preproteins with mitochondria-targeted presequence into mitochondrial matrix. The process is dependent on inner membrane potential (Delta psi) and ATP hydrolysis on ATPase domain of mtHsp70. Here, we show that the gene delivery of Tim44 using pcDNA3.1 vector (pcDNA3.1/TIM44) into the balloon injury model of STZ-induced diabetic rats ameliorated neointimal proliferation. ROS production, inflammatory responses, and cell proliferation in injured carotid artery were diminished by delivery of pcDNA3.1/TIM44. In vitro experiments using human aortic smooth muscle cells (HASMCs) revealed that the gene delivery of Tim44 normalized high-glucose-induced enhanced ROS production and increased ATP production, alterations in inner membrane potential, and cell proliferation. Transfection of siRNA and pcDNA3.1/TIM44 using HASMC culture clarified that import of antioxidative enzymes such as superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase was facilitated by Tim44. Tim44 and its related molecules in mitochondrial import machinery complex are novel targets in the therapeutic interventions for diabetes and its vascular complications.

PubMed

researchmap

Visceral adipose tissue-derived serine protease inhibitor: a unique insulin-sensitizing adipocytokine in obesity. 国際誌

Kazuyuki Hida, Jun Wada, Jun Eguchi, Hong Zhang, Masako Baba, Aya Seida, Izumi Hashimoto, Tatsuo Okada, Akihiro Yasuhara, Atsuko Nakatsuka, Kenichi Shikata, Shinji Hourai, Junichiro Futami, Eijiro Watanabe, Yasushi Matsuki, Ryuji Hiramatsu, Shigeru Akagi, Hirofumi Makino, Yashpal S Kanwar

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 102 ( 30 ) 10610 - 5 2005年7月

記述言語：英語掲載種別：研究論文（学術雑誌）

There is a rapid global rise in obesity, and the link between obesity and diabetes remains somewhat obscure. We identified an adipocytokine, designated as visceral adipose tissue-derived serpin (vaspin), which is a member of serine protease inhibitor family. Vaspin cDNA was isolated by from visceral white adipose tissues (WATs) of Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima fatty (OLETF) rat, an animal model of abdominal obesity with type 2 diabetes. Rat, mouse, and human vaspins are made up of 392, 394, and 395 amino acids, respectively; exhibit approximately 40% homology with alpha1-antitrypsin; and are related to serine protease inhibitor family. Vaspin was barely detectable in rats at 6 wk and was highly expressed in adipocytes of visceral WATs at 30 wk, the age when obesity, body weight, and insulin levels peak in OLETF rats. The tissue expression of vaspin and its serum levels decrease with worsening of diabetes and body weight loss at 50 wk. The expression and serum levels were normalized with the treatment of insulin or insulin-sensitizing agent, pioglitazone, in OLETF rats. Administration of vaspin to obese CRL:CD-1 (ICR) (ICR) mice fed with high-fat high-sucrose chow improved glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity reflected by normalized serum glucose levels. It also led to the reversal of altered expression of genes relevant to insulin resistance, e.g., leptin, resistin, TNFalpha, glucose transporter-4, and adiponectin. In DNA chip analyses, vaspin treatment resulted in the reversal of expression in approximately 50% of the high-fat high-sucrose-induced genes in WATs. These findings indicate that vaspin exerts an insulin-sensitizing effect targeted toward WATs in states of obesity.

PubMed

researchmap

Identification of adipocyte adhesion molecule (ACAM), a novel CTX gene family, implicated in adipocyte maturation and development of obesity. 国際誌

Jun Eguchi, Jun Wada, Kazuyuki Hida, Hong Zhang, Takashi Matsuoka, Masako Baba, Izumi Hashimoto, Kenichi Shikata, Norio Ogawa, Hirofumi Makino

The Biochemical journal 387 ( Pt 2 ) 343 - 53 2005年4月

記述言語：英語掲載種別：研究論文（学術雑誌）

Few cell adhesion molecules have been reported to be expressed in mature adipocytes, and the significance of cell adhesion process in adipocyte biology is also unknown. In the present study, we identified ACAM (adipocyte adhesion molecule), a novel homologue of the CTX (cortical thymocyte marker in Xenopus) gene family. ACAM cDNA was isolated during PCR-based cDNA subtraction, and its mRNA was shown to be up-regulated in WATs (white adipose tissues) of OLETF (Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima fatty) rats, an animal model for Type II diabetes and obesity. ACAM, 372 amino acids in total, has a signal peptide, V-type (variable) and C2-type (constant) Ig domains, a single transmembrane segment and a cytoplasmic tail. The amino acid sequence in rat is highly homologous to mouse (94%) and human (87%). ACAM mRNA was predominantly expressed in WATs in OLETF rats, and increased with the development of obesity until 30 weeks of age, which is when the peak of body mass is reached. Western blot analysis revealed that ACAM protein, approx. 45 kDa, was associated with plasma membrane fractions of mature adipocytes isolated from mesenteric and subdermal adipose deposits of OLETF rats. Up-regulation of ACAM mRNAs in obesity was also shown in WATs of genetically obese db/db mice, diet-induced obese ICR mice and human obese subjects. In primary cultured mouse and human adipocytes, ACAM mRNA expression was progressively up-regulated during differentiation. Several stably transfected Chinese-hamster ovary K1 cell lines were established, and the quantification of ACAM mRNA and cell aggregation assay revealed that the degree of homophilic aggregation correlated well with ACAM mRNA expression. In summary, ACAM may be the critical adhesion molecule in adipocyte differentiation and development of obesity.

PubMed

researchmap

VASPIN(visceral adipose tissue specific SERPIN)とインスリン抵抗性

肥田和之, 和田淳, 江口潤, 松岡孝至, 橋本泉, 安原章浩, 中司敦子, 清田綾, 岡田達夫, 馬場雅子, 四方賢一, 槇野博史

糖尿病 47 ( Suppl.1 ) S252 - S252 2004年4月

The role of adrenomedullin and receptors in glomerular hyperfiltration in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. 国際誌

Keita Hiragushi, Jun Wada, Jun Eguchi, Takashi Matsuoka, Akihiro Yasuhara, Izumi Hashimoto, Tetsuji Yamashita, Kazuyuki Hida, Yoshio Nakamura, Kenichi Shikata, Naoto Minamino, Kenji Kangawa, Hirofumi Makino

Kidney international 65 ( 2 ) 540 - 50 2004年2月

記述言語：英語掲載種別：研究論文（学術雑誌）

BACKGROUND: Since adrenomedullin (AM) elicits vasodilatation by binding to specific AM receptors consisted of calcitonin-receptor-like receptor (CRLR)/receptor-activity-modifying protein 2 (RAMP2) or CRLR/receptor-activity-modifying protein 3 (RAMP3) on endothelial cells and stimulating nitric oxide production, AM possibly involves in glomerular capillary dilatation in early phase of diabetic nephropathy. METHODS: Streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic Sprague-Dawley rats at 4 weeks after the injection were employed for expression studies of AM, RAPM2, and RAMP3. The measurement of AM peptide levels in kidney tissue, plasma, and urine was performed. Human aortic endothelial cells (HAEC) were used to investigate functional link between glucose-induced AM production and nitric oxide release. RESULTS: STZ rats showed glomerular hypertrophy and increased urinary NO2- and NO3- excretion. By Northern blot analyses, AM and RAPM2 mRNAs significantly increased in the kidneys of STZ rats, while RAMP3 mRNA was not altered. In STZ rats, AM peptide was actively secreted into urine (1280 +/- 360 fmol/day vs. control 110 +/- 36 fmol/day). AM peptide was mainly detected on cortical and medullary collecting duct cells in control rat kidneys and AM peptide and mRNA were up-regulated on afferent arterioles and glomeruli of STZ rats. RAMP2 expression was detected on afferent arterioles and not in glomeruli in control rats and it was up-regulated on glomerular endothelial cells in STZ rats. In HAEC culture, d-glucose stimulated AM and nitric oxide production and they were suppressed by addition of AM antisense oligodeoxynucleotides. CONCLUSION: Up-regulated expression of AM and RAMP2 in afferent arterioles and glomeruli may be related to selective dilatation of glomerular capillary in acute phase of type 1 diabetes.

PubMed

researchmap

Multicentric Castleman's disease associated with glomerular microangiopathy and MPGN-like lesion: does vascular endothelial cell-derived growth factor play causative or protective roles in renal injury? 国際誌

Aya Seida, Jun Wada, Yoshitaka Morita, Masako Baba, Jun Eguchi, Norihisa Nishimoto, Takeshi Okino, Koichi Ichimura, Tadashi Yoshino, Hirofumi Makino

American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 43 ( 1 ) E3-9 2004年1月

記述言語：英語掲載種別：研究論文（学術雑誌）

A 52-year-old Japanese man presented with fever spikes, generalized fatigue, anorexia, and anasarca. The patient was referred for the evaluation of fever of unknown origin in association with swelling of cervical, axillary, and inguinal lymph nodes. He also manifested nephrotic syndrome, acute renal failure, hepatosplenomegaly, massive pleural effusion, ascites, disseminated intravascular coagulation, and hypergammaglobulinemia. C-reactive protein was positive and plasma vascular endothelial cell-derived growth factor (VEGF) and serum interleukin-6 levels were markedly elevated. Lymph node biopsy results showed that findings were compatible with Castleman's disease of hyaline vascular type associated with interfollicular plasmacytosis. In conjunction with the clinical findings, a diagnosis of multicentric Castleman's disease was made. The patient underwent renal biopsy because of nephrotic syndrome, and the results showed proliferation of mesangial cells, lobulation of glomeruli, and tram track pattern of the capillary wall without immune complex deposition. Electron microscopy showed widening of the subendothelial space. No electron-dense deposits were present in both mesangial and subendothelial regions. Pathologic features were compatible with glomerular microangiopathy and membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis-like lesions. With corticosteroid therapy, systemic symptoms disappeared; both VEGF and interleukin-6 levels were normalized, and he went into complete remission of nephrotic syndrome. In this article, the role VEGF plays in the pathogenesis of nephrotic syndrome and glomerular microangiopathy is discussed.

PubMed

researchmap

白色脂肪特異的新規膜蛋白(OL-16)の機能解析

江口潤, 和田淳, 肥田和之, 松岡孝至, 馬場雅子, 中司敦子, 橋本泉, 清田綾, 安原章浩, 岡田達夫, 四方賢一, 槇野博史

肥満研究 9 ( Suppl. ) 76 - 76 2003年10月

反応性マクロファージ活性化症候群を合併したGAD抗体陽性の1型糖尿病の1例

橋本泉, 四方賢一, 城戸雄一, 江口潤, 和田淳, 槇野博史

糖尿病 46 ( 3 ) 268 - 268 2003年3月

[Management of diabetic nephropathy with nephrotic syndrome].

Jun Eguchi, Jun Wada, Hirofumi Makino

Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine 60 Suppl 10 430 - 6 2002年10月

糖尿病性大血管障害におけるミトコンドリア機能異常の関与

松岡孝至, 和田淳, 江口潤, 橋本泉, 清田綾, 肥田和之, 中村好男, 四方賢一, 槇野博史

糖尿病合併症 16 ( Suppl.1 ) 96 - 96 2002年9月

　前のページ - 次のページ　

<江口 潤>

論文 - 江口 潤

<江口　潤>

論文 - 江口　潤