9 results on '"Mitsuyo Maeda"'
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2. An Myh11 single lysine deletion causes aortic dissection by reducing aortic structural integrity and contractility
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Keita Negishi, Kenichi Aizawa, Takayuki Shindo, Toru Suzuki, Takayuki Sakurai, Yuichiro Saito, Takuya Miyakawa, Masaru Tanokura, Yosky Kataoka, Mitsuyo Maeda, Shota Tomida, Hiroyuki Morita, Norifumi Takeda, Issei Komuro, Kazuomi Kario, Ryozo Nagai, and Yasushi Imai
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Medicine ,Science - Abstract
Abstract Pathogenic variants in myosin heavy chain (Myh11) cause familial thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections (FTAAD). However, the underlying pathological mechanisms remain unclear because of a lack of animal models. In this study, we established a mouse model with Myh11 K1256del, the pathogenic variant we found previously in two FTAAD families. The Myh11 ∆K/∆K aorta showed increased wall thickness and ultrastructural abnormalities, including weakened cell adhesion. Notably, the Myh11 ∆K/+ mice developed aortic dissections and intramural haematomas when stimulated with angiotensin II. Mechanistically, integrin subunit alpha2 (Itga2) was downregulated in the Myh11 ∆K/∆K aortas, and the smooth muscle cell lineage cells that differentiated from Myh11 ∆K/∆K induced pluripotent stem cells. The contractility of the Myh11 ∆K/∆K aortas in response to phenylephrine was also reduced. These results imply that the suboptimal cell adhesion indicated by Itga2 downregulation causes a defect in the contraction of the aorta. Consequently, the defective contraction may increase the haemodynamic stress underlying the aortic dissections.
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- 2022
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3. Increased RNA Transcription of Energy Source Transporters in Circulating White Blood Cells of Aged Mice
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Yukiko Takeuchi, Orie Saino, Yuka Okinaka, Yuko Ogawa, Rie Akamatsu, Akie Kikuchi-Taura, Yosky Kataoka, Mitsuyo Maeda, Sheraz Gul, Carsten Claussen, Johannes Boltze, and Akihiko Taguchi
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aging ,white blood cell ,RNA transcription ,energy source transporter ,metabolism related gene ,neurogenesis ,Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry ,RC321-571 - Abstract
Circulating white blood cells (WBC) contribute toward maintenance of cerebral metabolism and brain function. Recently, we showed that during aging, transcription of metabolism related genes, including energy source transports, in the brain significantly decreased at the hippocampus resulting in impaired neurological functions. In this article, we investigated the changes in RNA transcription of metabolism related genes (glucose transporter 1 [Glut1], Glut3, monocarboxylate transporter 4 [MCT4], hypoxia inducible factor 1-α [Hif1-α], prolyl hydroxylase 3 [PHD3] and pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 1 [PDK1]) in circulating WBC and correlated these with brain function in mice. Contrary to our expectations, most of these metabolism related genes in circulating WBC significantly increased in aged mice, and correlation between their increased RNA transcription and impaired neurological functions was observed. Bone marrow mononuclear transplantation into aged mice decreased metabolism related genes in WBC with accelerated neurogenesis in the hippocampus. In vitro analysis revealed that cell-cell interaction between WBC and endothelial cells via gap junction is impaired with aging, and blockade of the interaction increased their transcription in WBC. Our findings indicate that gross analysis of RNA transcription of metabolism related genes in circulating WBC has the potential to provide significant information relating to impaired cell-cell interaction between WBC and endothelial cells of aged mice. Additionally, this can serve as a tool to evaluate the change of the cell-cell interaction caused by various treatments or diseases.
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- 2022
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4. Non-propagative human parainfluenza virus type 2 nasal vaccine robustly protects the upper and lower airways against SARS-CoV-2
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Junpei Ohtsuka, Masaki Imai, Masayuki Fukumura, Mitsuyo Maeda, Asami Eguchi, Ryoichi Ono, Tadashi Maemura, Mutsumi Ito, Seiya Yamayoshi, Yosky Kataoka, Yoshihiro Kawaoka, and Tetsuya Nosaka
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Infection control in health technology ,Virology ,Science - Abstract
Summary: We developed an intranasal vaccine against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) using the replication-incompetent human parainfluenza virus type 2 (hPIV2) vector BC-PIV, which can deliver ectopic gene as stable RNA and ectopic protein on the envelope. BC-PIV expressing the full-length prefusion-stabilized spike gene (K986P/V987P) of SARS-CoV-2, S-2PM, possessed a corona-like viral envelope. Intranasal vaccination of mice with BC-PIV/S-2PM induced high levels of neutralizing immunoglobulin G (IgG) and mucosal IgA antibodies against the spike protein. Although BC-PIV showed hemagglutinating activity, BC-PIV/S-2PM lacked such activity, in accordance with the presence of the massive spike protein on the viral surface. Furthermore, single-dose intranasal vaccination of hamsters with BC-PIV/S-2PM completely protected the lungs from SARS-CoV-2 at 11-week post-immunization, and boost vaccination two weeks before the challenge conferred virtually complete protection of the nasal turbinates against SARS-CoV-2. Thus, this chimeric hPIV2/spike intranasal vaccine is a promising vaccine candidate for SARS-CoV-2 to curtail virus transmission.
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- 2021
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5. Age-related changes in NG2-expressing telocytes of rat stomach.
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Yasuhisa Tamura, Kumi Takata, Asami Eguchi, Mitsuyo Maeda, and Yosky Kataoka
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Medicine ,Science - Abstract
NG2 immunoreactive cells (NG2 cells) are found in the brain and peripheral tissues including the skin, intestinal tracts, and bladder. In a previous study, we observed the presence of NG2 cells in the stomach using bioluminescence imaging techniques in NG2-firefly luciferase (fLuc) transgenic (Tg) rats. Here, we aimed to identify and characterize NG2 cells in the adult rat stomach. Immunohistochemical studies showed that NG2 cells were mainly present in the lamina propria and most of the cells were gastric telocytes, co-expressing CD34, and platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha (PDGFRα), with a small oval-shaped cell body and extremely long and thin cellular prolongations. In the rat stomach, NG2-expressing telocytes comprised two subpopulations: NG2+/CD34+/PDGFRα+ and NG2+/CD34+/PDGFRα-. Furthermore, we showed that the expression of NG2 gene in the aged rat stomach decreased relative to that of the young rat stomach and the decline of NG2 expression in aged rats was mainly observed in NG2+/CD34+/PDGFRα+ telocytes. These findings suggested age-related alterations in NG2+/CD34+/PDGFRα+ telocytes of rat stomach.
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- 2021
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6. Autophagy in the Central Nervous System and Effects of Chloroquine in Mucopolysaccharidosis Type II Mice
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Mitsuyo Maeda, Toshiyuki Seto, Chiho Kadono, Hideto Morimoto, Sachiho Kida, Mitsuo Suga, Motohiro Nakamura, Yosky Kataoka, Takashi Hamazaki, and Haruo Shintaku
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autophagy ,brain ,chloroquine ,intellectual disability ,mucopolysaccharidosis ,neuron ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 ,Chemistry ,QD1-999 - Abstract
Mucopolysaccharidosis type II (MPS II) is a rare lysosomal storage disease (LSD) involving a genetic error in iduronic acid-2-sulfatase (IDS) metabolism that leads to accumulation of glycosaminoglycans within intracellular lysosomes. The primary treatment for MPS II, enzyme replacement therapy, is not effective for central nervous system (CNS) symptoms, such as intellectual disability, because the drugs do not cross the blood–brain barrier. Recently, autophagy has been associated with LSDs. In this study, we examined the morphologic relationship between neuronal damage and autophagy in IDS knockout mice using antibodies against subunit c of mitochondrial adenosine triphosphate (ATP) synthetase and p62. Immunohistological changes suggesting autophagy, such as vacuolation, were observed in neurons, microglia, and pericytes throughout the CNS, and the numbers increased over postnatal development. Oral administration of chloroquine, which inhibits autophagy, did not suppress damage to microglia and pericytes, but greatly reduced neuronal vacuolation and eliminated neuronal cells with abnormal inclusions. Thus, decreasing autophagy appears to prevent neuronal degeneration. These results suggest that an autophagy modulator could be used in addition to conventional enzyme replacement therapy to preserve the CNS in patients with MPS II.
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- 2019
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7. Oligodendrocyte precursor cells support blood-brain barrier integrity via TGF-β signaling.
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Ji Hae Seo, Takakuni Maki, Mitsuyo Maeda, Nobukazu Miyamoto, Anna C Liang, Kazuhide Hayakawa, Loc-Duyen D Pham, Fumihiko Suwa, Akihiko Taguchi, Tomohiro Matsuyama, Masafumi Ihara, Kyu-Won Kim, Eng H Lo, and Ken Arai
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Medicine ,Science - Abstract
Trophic coupling between cerebral endothelium and their neighboring cells is required for the development and maintenance of blood-brain barrier (BBB) function. Here we report that oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs) secrete soluble factor TGF-β1 to support BBB integrity. Firstly, we prepared conditioned media from OPC cultures and added them to cerebral endothelial cultures. Our pharmacological experiments showed that OPC-conditioned media increased expressions of tight-junction proteins and decreased in vitro BBB permeability by activating TGB-β-receptor-MEK/ERK signaling pathway. Secondly, our immuno-electron microscopic observation revealed that in neonatal mouse brains, OPCs attach to cerebral endothelial cells via basal lamina. And finally, we developed a novel transgenic mouse line that TGF-β1 is knocked down specifically in OPCs. Neonates of these OPC-specific TGF-β1 deficient mice (OPC-specific TGF-β1 partial KO mice: PdgfraCre/Tgfb1flox/wt mice or OPC-specific TGF-β1 total KO mice: PdgfraCre/Tgfb1flox/flox mice) exhibited cerebral hemorrhage and loss of BBB function. Taken together, our current study demonstrates that OPCs increase BBB tightness by upregulating tight junction proteins via TGF-β signaling. Although astrocytes and pericytes are well-known regulators of BBB maturation and maintenance, these findings indicate that OPCs also play a pivotal role in promoting BBB integrity.
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- 2014
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8. Astrocytes Promote Oligodendrogenesis after White Matter Damage via Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor.
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Nobukazu Miyamoto, Takakuni Maki, Akihiro Shindo, Liang, Anna C., Mitsuyo Maeda, Naohiro Egawa, Kanako Itoh, Lo, Evan K., Lok, Josephine, Masafumi Ihara, and Ken Arai
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OLIGODENDROGLIA ,STATISTICAL hypothesis testing ,BRAIN anatomy ,PYRAMIDAL neurons ,BRAIN injuries ,BRAIN diseases - Abstract
Oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs) in the adult brain contribute to white matter homeostasis. After white matter damage, OPCs compensate for oligodendrocyte loss by differentiating into mature oligodendrocytes. However, the underlying mechanisms remain to be fully defined. Here, we test the hypothesis that, during endogenous recovery from white matter ischemic injury, astrocytes support the maturation of OPCs by secreting brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). For in vitro experiments, cultured primary OPCs and astrocytes were prepared from postnatal day 2 rat cortex. When OPCs were subjected to chemical hypoxic stress by exposing them to sublethal CoCl
2 for 7 d, in vitro OPC differentiation into oligodendrocytes was significantly suppressed. Conditioned medium from astrocytes (astro-medium) restored the process of OPC maturation even under the stressed conditions. When astro-medium was filtered with TrkB-Fc to remove BDNF, the BDNF-deficient astro-medium no longer supported OPC maturation. For in vivo experiments, we analyzed a transgenic mouse line (GFAPcre /BDNFwt/fl ) in which BDNF expression is downregulated specifically in GFAP+ astrocytes. Both wild-type (GFAPwt /BDNFwt/fl mice) and transgenic mice were subjected to prolonged cerebral hypoperfusion by bilateral common carotid artery stenosis. As expected, compared with wild-type mice, the transgenic mice exhibited a lower number of newly generated oligodendrocytes and larger white matter damage. Together, these findings demonstrate that, during endogenous recovery from white matter damage, astrocytes may promote oligodendrogenesis by secreting BDNF. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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9. New Approaches for high lateral resolution Array Tomography analysis.
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Yuuki Yamaguchi, Mitsuyo Maeda, Yosky Kataoka, Yukari Moriya, Chikako Nakayama, Tomohiro Haruta, Mitsuo Suga, Natasha Erdman, and Shunsuke Asahina
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- 2017
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