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Tamai Y, Ohto H, Yasuda H, Takeshita A, Fujii N, Ogo H, Yazawa Y, Hato T, Mitani K, Suzuki K, Yokohama A, Kato Y, Abe M, Kumagawa M, Ueda Y, Nollet KE, Cooling L, Kitazawa J. Allo-anti-M: Detection peaks around 2 years of age, but may be attenuated by red blood cell transfusion. Transfusion 2021; 61:2718-2726. [PMID: 34287925 PMCID: PMC8518975 DOI: 10.1111/trf.16594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2021] [Revised: 06/14/2021] [Accepted: 06/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Anti-M is frequently observed as a naturally occurring antibody of little clinical significance. Naturally occurring anti-M is often found in children although the specific triggers of production, persistence, and evanescence of anti-M have yet to be elucidated. METHODS In a retrospective, multicenter, nationwide cohort survey conducted from 2001 to 2015, alloantibody screening was performed before and after transfusion in 18,944 recipients younger than 20 years. Recipients were categorized into six cohorts based on their age at transfusion; within and among these cohorts, allo-anti-M was analyzed in regard to its production, persistence, and evanescence. RESULTS In 44 patients, anti-M detected before and/or after transfusion was an age-related phenomenon, with a median age of 2 years and an interquartile range of 1-3 years; anti-M was most frequently detected in a cohort of children 1 to <5 years (0.77%, 31 of 4035). At least five patients were presumed to have concurrent infections. Among 1575 adolescents/young adults (15 to <20 years), no anti-M was detected. Of 29 patients with anti-M prior to transfusion, the antibody fell to undetectable levels in 17 recipients (89.5%, of whom at least 13 received only M-negative red cells) after anywhere from 5 days to 5.8 years; anti-M persisted in 2, and was not tested in 10. Only 15 recipients (0.08%) produced new anti-M after transfusion. CONCLUSION Naturally occurring anti-M is a phenomenon of younger ages, predominantly between 1 and 3 years. After transfusion, it often falls to undetectable levels.
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- Yoshiko Tamai
- Japan Society of Blood Transfusion and Cell TherapyTokyoJapan
- Department of Transfusion and Cell Therapy MedicineHirosaki University Post‐Graduate School of MedicineHirosakiJapan
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- Japan Society of Blood Transfusion and Cell TherapyTokyoJapan
- Department of Blood Transfusion and Transplantation ImmunologyFukushima Medical UniversityFukushimaJapan
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- Japan Society of Blood Transfusion and Cell TherapyTokyoJapan
- Department of Medical TechnologyFukushima Prefectural Hygiene InstituteFukushimaJapan
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- Japan Society of Blood Transfusion and Cell TherapyTokyoJapan
- Department of Transfusion and Cell TherapyHamamatsu University School of MedicineHamamatsuJapan
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- Japan Society of Blood Transfusion and Cell TherapyTokyoJapan
- Division of Blood TransfusionOkayama University HospitalOkayamaJapan
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- Japan Society of Blood Transfusion and Cell TherapyTokyoJapan
- Division of Blood TransfusionOkayama University HospitalOkayamaJapan
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- Japan Society of Blood Transfusion and Cell TherapyTokyoJapan
- Transfusion LaboratoryTokyo Metropolitan Children's Medical CenterTokyoJapan
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- Japan Society of Blood Transfusion and Cell TherapyTokyoJapan
- Division of Blood Transfusion and Cell TherapyEhime University HospitalToonJapan
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- Japan Society of Blood Transfusion and Cell TherapyTokyoJapan
- Blood Transfusion DepartmentDokkyo Medical University HospitalShimotsuga‐gunJapan
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- Japan Society of Blood Transfusion and Cell TherapyTokyoJapan
- Division of Transfusion MedicineIwate Medical University HospitalMoriokaJapan
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- Japan Society of Blood Transfusion and Cell TherapyTokyoJapan
- Division of Blood Transfusion ServiceGunma University HospitalMaebashiJapan
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- Japan Society of Blood Transfusion and Cell TherapyTokyoJapan
- Department of Transfusion Medicine and Cell TherapyThe Jikei University HospitalTokyoJapan
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- Japan Society of Blood Transfusion and Cell TherapyTokyoJapan
- Department of Transfusion Medicine and Cell TherapyKansai Medical University HospitalHirakataJapan
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- Japan Society of Blood Transfusion and Cell TherapyTokyoJapan
- Division of Transfusion MedicineFukuoka University HospitalFukuokaJapan
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- Japan Society of Blood Transfusion and Cell TherapyTokyoJapan
- Transfusion and Hemapheresis CenterKurashiki Central HospitalKurashikiJapan
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- Japan Society of Blood Transfusion and Cell TherapyTokyoJapan
- Department of Blood Transfusion and Transplantation ImmunologyFukushima Medical UniversityFukushimaJapan
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- Department of PathologyThe University of MichiganAnn ArborMichiganUSA
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- Japan Society of Blood Transfusion and Cell TherapyTokyoJapan
- Division of Clinical Laboratory and Department of Clinical GeneticsAomori Prefectural Central HospitalAomoriJapan
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Uchiyama M, Kambe D, Imadera Y, Sunaga H, Hasegawa S, Nogi T, Kajiyama Y, Yoshida S, Ogo H, Uchimura N. 0146 Efficacy and Safety of Single Dose of TS-142, a Novel and Potent Dual Orexin Receptor Antagonist, in Insomnia Patients. Sleep 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsaa056.144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Introduction
TS-142 is a novel dual orexin receptor antagonist (DORA) developed for the treatment of insomnia. Here we report its pharmacokinetic profile in the healthy subjects and its efficacy and safety in patients with insomnia.
Methods
A phase1 study was conducted to clarify pharmacokinetic profile, in which various doses of TS-142 (1–30 mg) were orally administered once to thirty two healthy subjects. Subsequently, a phase 2a study utilizing polysomnography (PSG) was carried out in patients with primary insomnia, in which 5, 10, or 30 mg of TS-142, or placebo was randomly administered in a double-blind manner. Karolinska Sleepiness Scale (KSS) and Digit Symbol Substitution Test (DSST) were also examined in the morning after PSG.
Results
Following single administration of TS-142, plasma concentration of unchanged compound reached maximum within 2.50 h (median), and then eliminated rapidly, giving mean elimination half-life between 1.32 and 3.25 h. Twenty-three patients with insomnia completed the Phase2a study. Both latency to persistent sleep (LPS) and wake after sleep onset (WASO) were significantly improved with TS-142 at all doses, in comparison with placebo (-42, -42 and -45 for LPS [min] and -28, -35 and -55 for WASO [min] in 5, 10, 30 mg, respectively). KSS and DSST administered in the morning indicated no serious hangover effects. No serious adverse events were observed in these trials.
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The phase 1 trial showed favorable pharmacokinetic profiles. The phase 2a trial demonstrated that TS-142 was efficacious in objective sleep onset and maintenance with minimal next-day residual effects. TS-142 was generally well tolerated in both studies.
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Taisho Pharmaceutical. Co., Ltd.
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- M Uchiyama
- Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, JAPAN
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- Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., LTD, Tokyo, JAPAN
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- Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., LTD, Tokyo, JAPAN
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- Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., LTD, Tokyo, JAPAN
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- Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., LTD, Tokyo, JAPAN
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- Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., LTD, Tokyo, JAPAN
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- Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., LTD, Tokyo, JAPAN
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- Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., LTD, Tokyo, JAPAN
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- Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., LTD, Tokyo, JAPAN
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- Kurume University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, JAPAN
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Tanaka KI, Ogo H, Nanba T, Sonoda K, Tamura A, Tsuji T. P2.094 Effects of several dopamine agonists on 6-hydroxydopamine-induced ER stress in the mouse brain. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s1353-8020(09)70445-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Ogo H, Ikeda K, Asano N, Sano Y, Date H, Koide N, Shimizu N, Harada M. Suppressed erythropoiesis after ABO-minor-mismatched living-donor lobar lung transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2004; 23:767-9. [PMID: 15366439 DOI: 10.1016/s1053-2498(03)00233-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Anti-A and/or anti-B antibodies synthesized by lymphoid tissues contained in ABO-mismatched solid organ grafts have been reported to cause hemolytic anemia, but not suppressed red blood cell production. A case of living-donor lobar lung transplantation is presented in which suppression of erythropoiesis was associated with ABO mismatched organ transplantation.
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- Hiroaki Ogo
- Division of Blood Transfusion, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan
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Kishino A, Katayama N, Ishige Y, Yamamoto Y, Ogo H, Tatsuno T, Mine T, Noguchi H, Nakayama C. Analysis of effects and pharmacokinetics of subcutaneously administered BDNF. Neuroreport 2001; 12:1067-72. [PMID: 11303747 DOI: 10.1097/00001756-200104170-00040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) belongs to the neurotrophin family and has been shown to be a potent and effective trophic factor for motor neurons and other neurons of the peripheral and central nervous. Little is known, however, about the relationship between the efficacy and pharmacokinetics of s.c. administered BDNF. In this study, the efficacy of BDNF on motor neuron protection in sciatic or facial nerve axotomy models was examined and compared with the concommitant concentrations of BDNF in plasma. Delayed treatment (started at 1 week after surgery) of BDNF was also shown to retard choline acetyltransferase reduction in sciatic nerve axotomy models.
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- A Kishino
- Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals Research Division, Osaka, Japan
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Ogawa T, Ogo H, Kinoshita A. Antagonistic effect of synthetic peptides corresponding to the binding regions within fimbrial subunit protein from Porphyromonas gingivalis to human gingival fibroblasts. Vaccine 1997; 15:230-6. [PMID: 9066043 DOI: 10.1016/s0264-410x(96)00127-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Specific binding region within fimbrial subunit protein (fimbrilin) from Porphyromonas gingivalis strain 381 was studied in cultured human gingival fibroblasts. Fluorescent micrographs visualised FITC-labelled fimbriae of P. gingivalis specifically bound to normal human fibroblast cell line (Gin-1) along the cell surface. Flow cytometric analysis also revealed the binding of FITC-labelled fimbriae to Gin-1 cells. Synthetic peptides composed of residues 1-20 (AFGVGDDESKVAKLTVMVYN) of the fimbrilin from P. gingivalis, FP381 (1-20), FP381 (69-80; ALTTELTAENQE) and FP381 (171-181; DA-NYLTGSLTT) definitely inhibited P. gingivalis fimbria-binding to Gin-1 cells by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Furthermore, based on the Scatchard plot analysis of the binding of 125I-labelled P. gingivalis fimbriae to Gin-1 cells, the apparent dissociation constant (Kd) was calculated as 15.9 pM, and the number of binding sites (Rt) was estimated as 150 sites/cell. Binding studies of 125I-labelled FP381(171-181) also revealed the presence of a non-interacting, single class of affinity binding sites: the apparent Kd and Rt were 29.2 nM and 18440 sites/cell on Gin-1 cells, respectively. These results demonstrate that specific binding regions on P. gingivalis fimbriae to human gingival fibroblasts are present, and certain corresponding peptides clearly inhibited the binding of P. gingivalis fimbriae to human gingival fibroblasts.
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- T Ogawa
- Department of Oral Microbiology, Osaka University Faculty of Dentistry, Japan
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Ogo H, Kuroyanagi N, Inoue A, Nishio H, Hirai Y, Akiyama M, DiMaggio DA, Krause JE, Nakata Y. Human astrocytoma cells (U-87 MG) exhibit a specific substance P binding site with the characteristics of an NK-1 receptor. J Neurochem 1996; 67:1813-20. [PMID: 8863485 DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1996.67051813.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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To investigate substance P (SP) receptors on an established human astrocytoma cell line (U-87 MG), [3H][Sar9,Met(O2)11]-SP, a selective SP receptor agonist, was used to identify and characterize the cell membrane binding sites for SP. SP receptor mRNA was examined by solution hybridization analysis, and the existence of SP binding protein on the surface of membranes was evaluated by flow cytometry using an anti-SP binding protein antibody. In U-87 MG and U-373 MG RNA preparations, transcripts were identified that corresponded to both mature and partially spliced receptor forms. In U-87 MG cell membrane-enriched preparations, the binding of [3H][Sar9,Met(O2)11]-SP was found to be time and cell number dependent, specific, saturable, and of high affinity. Equilibrium binding analysis revealed a single class of binding sites with an apparent KD of 1.15 +/- 0.15 nM and a Bmax of 108 +/- 9.8 fmol/mg of protein. [3H][Sar9, Met(O2)11]-SP binding was basically not influenced by addition of mono (Na+, Li+) or divalent (Mg2+, Mn2+, Ca2+) cations; only high doses of divalent cations decreased the binding. GTP and guanylyl-5'-imidodiphosphate, but not GDP and GMP, reduced the Bmax without changing the affinity of [3H][Sar9,Met(O2)11]-SP. We also examined the effects of pretreatment with three lectins [concanavalin A (con A), wheat germ agglutinin (WGA), and Lens culinaris agglutinin (LCA)] to determine the nature of carbohydrate chains on the U-87 MG cell. Of three lectins analyzed for effects on agonist binding, WGA and LCA had an inhibitory effect, whereas con A was ineffective. These results suggest that SP receptors on the human astrocytoma cell line U-87 MG have either a biantennary complex-type or a high mannose-type of carbohydrate chain and may be regulated by GTP-binding protein(s).
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- H Ogo
- Department of Pharmacology, Hiroshima University School of Medicine, Japan
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Ogawa T, Ogo H, Hamada S. Chemotaxis of human monocytes by synthetic peptides that mimic segments of Porphyromonas gingivalis fimbrial protein. Oral Microbiol Immunol 1994; 9:257-61. [PMID: 7808766 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-302x.1994.tb00068.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Porphyromonas gingivalis strain 381 fimbriae and their synthetic peptide segments were assessed for migration-stimulating activity on human peripheral blood monocytes by multiwell chemotaxis assay. P. gingivalis 381 fimbrial protein was found to markedly enhance migration of human monocytes. The observed increase in monocyte migration occurred mainly directed toward a positive stimulus (chemotaxis). Furthermore, lipopolysaccharides extracted from P. gingivalis 381 were shown to induce chemotaxis and chemokinesis. It was also revealed that the migration of monocytes was increased by specific synthetic peptide segments, FP381(61-80) and FP381(171-185), that correspond to GKTLAEVKALTTELTAENQE and DANYLTGSLTTFNGA, respectively, based on the amino acid sequence of the fimbrial subunit protein proposed by Dickinson et al., and the migration stimulation was ascribed to chemotaxis. Furthermore, within the amino acid sequences, the LTXXLTXXN sequence may play an important role in binding the organisms to monocytes and macrophages and in the induction of migration-stimulating activity.
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- T Ogawa
- Department of Oral Microbiology, Osaka University Faculty of Dentistry, Japan
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Ogo H, Hirai Y, Miki S, Nishio H, Akiyama M, Nakata Y. Modulation of substance P/neurokinin-1 receptor in human astrocytoma cells by antisense oligodeoxynucleotides. Gen Pharmacol 1994; 25:1131-5. [PMID: 7875535 DOI: 10.1016/0306-3623(94)90128-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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1. An antisense oligodeoxynucleotide corresponding to the NH2-terminus of the substance P (SP)/neurokinin-1 (SP/NK1) receptor was constructed and added to cultures of human astrocytoma U-87 MG cells in vitro and rats in vivo. 2. Antisense oligodeoxynucleotide at a concentration of 30 microM progressively reduced the specific binding [3H][Sar9, Met(O2)11]-SP, selective SP/NK1 receptor agonist, in the U-87 MG astrocytoma cells by approx. 31% on the second day after treatment (control: 26.1 +/- 2.4 fmol/mg protein vs antisense oligodeoxynucleotide: 18.0 +/- 1.4 fmol/mg protein, P < 0.001). 3. Treatment with 30 microM antisense oligodeoxynucleotide for 2 days inhibited the SP/MK1 receptor-induced influx of 45Ca2+ into the U-87 MG cells by approx. 35%. 4. When the same antisense oligodeoxynucleotides were encapsulated in liposomes and injected into the lateral cerebral ventricle of rats, functional SP receptor was blocked.
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- H Ogo
- Department of Pharmacology, Hiroshima University School of Medicine, Japan
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Ogawa T, Ogo H, Uchida H, Hamada S. Humoral and cellular immune responses to the fimbriae of Porphyromonas gingivalis and their synthetic peptides. J Med Microbiol 1994; 40:397-402. [PMID: 7911839 DOI: 10.1099/00222615-40-6-397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Subcutaneous injection of fimbriae from Porphyromonas gingivalis strain 381 in Freund's incomplete adjuvant (FIA) resulted in an excellent serum anti-fimbrial immunoglobulin G (IgG) response in guinea-pigs and BALB/c mice. Administration of P. gingivalis fimbriae also elicited distinct cellular immune responses to the fimbriae in terms of ear lobe reaction in BALB/c but not in BALB/c nu/nu mice, and of skin reaction in guinea-pigs. When the guinea-pigs were given a semi-synthetic adjuvant GM-53--sodium beta-N-acetylglycosaminyl-(1-->4)-N-acetylmuramyl-L-alanyl-D-isogl utaminyl- (L)-stearoyl-(D)-meso-2, 6-diaminopimelic acid-(D)-amide-D-alanine--and fimbriae in FIA by subcutaneous injection, more enhanced production of serum anti-fimbrial IgG and stronger cellular immune responses were induced in the guinea-pigs than in those given fimbriae alone. Synthetic peptide FP381(202-221), which corresponds to the amino-acid residue numbers 202-221 based on the amino-acid sequence of fimbrilin from P. gingivalis strain 381, elicited humoral and cellular immune responses in guinea-pigs immunised with the fimbriae or FP381(202-221). Furthermore, subcutaneous administration of synthetic peptide FP381(61-80) with GM-53 induced lesser degrees of humoral and cellular immune responses in guinea-pigs than did FP381(202-221). However, when the fimbriae or FP381(61-80) were administered with bovine serum albumin (BSA), markedly elevated levels of specific anti-BSA antibody were seen in the serum of BALB/c mice. These results clearly indicated that fimbriae from P. gingivalis 381 and their oligopeptide segments induced humoral and cellular immune responses and exhibited immuno-adjuvant activities in guinea-pigs and BALB/c mice.
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- T Ogawa
- Department of Oral Microbiology, Osaka University Faculty of Dentistry, Japan
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Ogawa T, Kusumoto Y, Uchida H, Nagashima S, Ogo H, Hamada S. Immunobiological activities of synthetic peptide segments of fimbrial protein from Porphyromonas gingivalis. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1991; 180:1335-41. [PMID: 1659412 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-291x(05)81342-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Several oligopeptide segments of fimbrial subunit protein (fimbrilin) of Porphyromonas gingivalis strain 381 were synthesized and tested for immunobiological activities. Peptides F3(31-50; amino acid residue numbers 31 to 50, based on the amino acid sequence of the fimbrilin proposed by Dickinson et al., Infect. Immun., 170, 1658, 1988), F12(212-231) and F17(312-331) were found to be immunodominant epitopes of this fimbrial protein as revealed by ELISA. Furthermore, peptides F5(71-90) and F17(312-331) were demonstrated to agglutinate rabbit erythrocytes, and were mitogenic for BALB/c spleen cells but not thymocytes. These peptides enhanced the number of fimbria-specific antibody-secreting cells in BALB/c spleen cell cultures, and induced cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-6 production in human monocyte/macrophage cultures. The data demonstrate that these defined peptide segments are responsible for the immunostimulating portions within the fimbrial protein molecule.
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- T Ogawa
- Department of Oral Microbiology, Osaka University, Faculty of Dentistry, Japan
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