Tatsuji Yasuda

Publications (30)93.08 Total impact

• Article: Mitochondrial Localization of ABC Transporter ABCG2 and Its Function in 5-Aminolevulinic Acid-Mediated Protoporphyrin IX Accumulation.

  Hirotsugu Kobuchi, Koko Moriya, Tetsuya Ogino, Hirofumi Fujita, Keiji Inoue, Taro Shuin, Tatsuji Yasuda, Kozo Utsumi, Toshihiko Utsumi
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  ABSTRACT: Accumulation of protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) in malignant cells is the basis of 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA)-mediated photodynamic therapy. We studied the expression of proteins that possibly affect ALA-mediated PpIX accumulation, namely oligopeptide transporter-1 and -2, ferrochelatase and ATP-binding cassette transporter G2 (ABCG2), in several tumor cell lines. Among these proteins, only ABCG2 correlated negatively with ALA-mediated PpIX accumulation. Both a subcellular fractionation study and confocal laser microscopic analysis revealed that ABCG2 was distributed not only in the plasma membrane but also intracellular organelles, including mitochondria. In addition, mitochondrial ABCG2 regulated the content of ALA-mediated PpIX in mitochondria, and Ko143, a specific inhibitor of ABCG2, enhanced mitochondrial PpIX accumulation. To clarify the possible roles of mitochondrial ABCG2, we characterized stably transfected-HEK (ST-HEK) cells overexpressing ABCG2. In these ST-HEK cells, functionally active ABCG2 was detected in mitochondria, and treatment with Ko143 increased ALA-mediated mitochondrial PpIX accumulation. Moreover, the mitochondria isolated from ST-HEK cells exported doxorubicin probably through ABCG2, because the export of doxorubicin was inhibited by Ko143. The susceptibility of ABCG2 distributed in mitochondria to proteinase K, endoglycosidase H and peptide-N-glycosidase F suggested that ABCG2 in mitochondrial fraction is modified by N-glycans and trafficked through the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus and finally localizes within the mitochondria. Thus, it was found that ABCG2 distributed in mitochondria is a functional transporter and that the mitochondrial ABCG2 regulates ALA-mediated PpIX level through PpIX export from mitochondria to the cytosol.
  PLoS ONE 01/2012; 7(11):e50082. · 4.09 Impact Factor
• Article: Liposome-encapsulated midazolam for oral administration.

  Yumiko Tomoyasu, Tatsuji Yasuda, Shigeru Maeda, Hitoshi Higuchi, Takuya Miyawaki
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  ABSTRACT: The oral administration of midazolam has often been used for sedation in pediatric patients. However, oral administration of an intravenous formulation of midazolam is difficult for younger pediatric patients because of its bitter taste. Liposomes have been developed as vesicles encapsulating various kinds of drugs to serve as a medical drug-delivery system. Thus, the aim of the present study was to produce pH-sensitive liposomes encapsulating midazolam and to evaluate its pharmacokinetics on rabbits. Liposome-encapsulated midazolam was produced from hydrogenated L-α-phosphatidylcholine, cholesterol, dipalmitoylphosphatidic acid, and midazolam. The capacity of liposomes to encapsulate midazolam (encapsulation efficiency), stability of encapsulation, and release efficiency were evaluated in vitro. Further, the produced liposome-encapsulated midazolam solution was orally administered to rabbits in vivo. As a result, midazolam was encapsulated by liposomes with a high encapsulation efficiency and was stably encapsulated in a physiological medium. Further, the produced liposomes rapidly and effectively released midazolam in an acidic medium in vitro. When the liposome-encapsulated midazolam solution was orally administered to rabbits, the time to achieve the maximum plasma concentration of midazolam after administration was slightly longer, but both the maximum plasma concentration and area under the concentration-time curve were higher than those receiving midazolam solution. In conclusion, we produced pH-sensitive liposome-encapsulated midazolam, which remained stable in a physiological medium and showed efficient release in an acidic environment. The results suggest that it is possible to clinically use liposome-encapsulated midazolam for oral administration as a useful drug-delivery vehicle.
  Journal of Liposome Research 06/2011; 21(2):166-72. · 1.71 Impact Factor
• Article: A possible mechanism of autoimmune-mediated infertility in women with endometriosis.

  Junko Inagaki, Lin Hao, Mikiya Nakatsuka, Tatsuji Yasuda, Yuji Hiramatsu, Yehuda Shoenfeld, Eiji Matsuura
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  ABSTRACT: Endometriosis has been proposed to be an autoimmune disease because of the presence of a variety of autoantibodies specific for endometrial or ovarian antigens. The object of the present study is to characterize binding specificity of anti-laminin-111 autoantibodies in infertile patients with endometriosis and to investigate whether these autoantibodies affect the in vitro embryo development. An ELISA analysis using overlapping synthesized peptides that covered the entire G domain of laminin-α1 chain was performed in infertile patients with endometriosis (n = 45). Mouse blastocysts were cultured in media containing the purified IgG from one antibody-positive serum on laminin-111-coated dishes. Anti-laminin-111 autoantibodies were directed to several particular biologically functional peptide sequences in laminin-α 1 chain G domain. The tested IgG significantly inhibited the extent of in vitro trophoblast outgrowth. Anti-laminin-111 autoantibodies may have major pathogenic roles on early reproductive failure including endometriosis-associated infertility.
  American Journal Of Reproductive Immunology 01/2011; 66(2):90-9. · 2.17 Impact Factor
• Article: Anti-β 2 -Glycoprotein I Autoantibodies and Atherosclerosis

  EIJI MATSUURA, KAZUKO KOBAYASHI, JUNKO KASAHARA, TATSUJI YASUDA, HIROFUMI MAKINO, TAKAO KOIKE, YEHUDA SHOENFELD
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  ABSTRACT: β-Glycoprotein I (β 2 -GPI) is a major antigen for antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) present in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). We previously reported that β 2 -GPI specifically binds to oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL). Further, a ligand specific for β 2 -GPI, oxLig-1, purified from the extracted lipids of oxLDL was identified as 7-ketocholesterol-9-carboxynonanoate (i.e., 9-oxo-9-(7-ketocholest-5-en-3β-yloxy) nonanoic acid) OxLig-1 was recognized by β 2 -GPI and subsequently by anti-&beta 2 -GPI autoantibodies. Binding of liposomes containing oxLig-1 to macrophages were significantly enhanced in the presence of both β 2 -GPI and an anti-β 2 -GPI autoantibody derived from (NZW×BXSB) F1 mouse, an animal APS model, or from APS patients. Anti-β 2 -GPI autoantibodies derived from APS patients with episodes of arterial thrombosis were detected in ELISA, using a solid phase &beta 2 -GPI complex with oxLig-1. It was also reported that LDL-receptor-deficient mice that were fed a chow diet and immunized with β 2 -GPI had an accelerated atherosclerosis and that β 2 -GPI was abundantly expressed within subendothelial regions and intimal-medial borders of human atherosclerotic plaques. All of these observations strongly suggest that autoimmune atherogenesis linked to β 2 -GPI interaction with oxLDL and autoantibodies may be present in APS.
  08/2009; 21(1):51-66.
• Article: Alpha-tocopheryl succinate induces rapid and reversible phosphatidylserine externalization in histiocytic lymphoma through the caspase-independent pathway.

  Hirofumi Fujita, Daisuke Shiva, Toshihiko Utsumi, Tetsuya Ogino, Tomohiro Ogawa, Koichi Abe, Tatsuji Yasuda, Kozo Utsumi, Junzo Sasaki
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  ABSTRACT: Phosphatidylserine (PS) externalization is a key feature of apoptotic cell death and plays an important role in clearance of apoptotic cells by phagocytes. PS externalization during apoptosis is generally an irreversible event mediated by caspase activation and is accompanied by other apoptotic events. We report here that an apoptosis inducer alpha-tocopheryl succinate (TOS) can induce PS externalization that is independent of apoptosis and reversible in the absence of fetal bovine serum (FBS) in histiocytic lymphoma U937 cells. In the presence of FBS, TOS induced PS externalization via a caspase-dependent mechanism accompanied by mitochondrial depolarization, cell shrinkage, increase of caspase-3 activity, and chromatin condensation. In contrast, in the absence of FBS, TOS induced the rapid PS externalization which was not accompanied by other apoptotic events. The PS externalization was reversible by removing TOS and was not involved in Ca(2+)-dependent scramblase activation and thiol oxidation of aminophospholipid translocase. A similar PS externalization was also induced by cholesteryl hemisuccinate (CS), the other succinate ester. These results suggested that the mechanism of TOS- and CS-induced PS externalization in the absence of FBS was different from it occurring during typical apoptosis.
  Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry 08/2009; 333(1-2):137-49. · 2.06 Impact Factor
• Article: Mechanism of A23187-induced apoptosis in HL-60 cells: dependency on mitochondrial permeability transition but not on NADPH oxidase.

  Noriko Kajitani, Hirotsugu Kobuchi, Hirofumi Fujita, Hiromi Yano, Takuzo Fujiwara, Tatsuji Yasuda, Kozo Utsumi
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  ABSTRACT: Calcium ions (Ca(2+)) are involved in a number of physiological cellular functions including apoptosis. An elevation in intracellular levels of Ca(2+) in A23187-treated HL-60 cells was associated with the generation of both intracellular and extracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and induction of apoptotic cell death. A23187-induced apoptosis was prevented by cyclosporin A, a potent inhibitor of mitochondrial permeability transition (MPT). The generation of extracellular ROS was suppressed by the NADPH oxidase inhibitor diphenylene iodonium, and by superoxide dismutase, but these agents had no effect on A23187-induced apoptosis. In contrast, the blocking of intracellular ROS by a cell-permeant antioxidant diminished completely the induction of MPT and apoptosis. In isolated mitochondria, the addition of Ca(2+) induced a typical MPT concomitant with the generation of ROS, which leads to augmentation of intracellular ROS levels. These results indicate that intracellular not extracellular ROS generated by A23187 is associated with the opening of MPT pores that leads to apoptotic cell death.
  Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry 12/2007; 71(11):2701-11. · 1.28 Impact Factor
• Article: The association of C-reactive protein with an oxidative metabolite of LDL and its implication in atherosclerosis.

  Masako Tabuchi, Katsumi Inoue, Hitomi Usui-Kataoka, Kazuko Kobayashi, Misako Teramoto, Koji Takasugi, Kenichi Shikata, Masahiro Yamamura, Kenji Ando, Keiichiro Nishida, Junko Kasahara, Noriaki Kume, Luis R Lopez, Kazuaki Mitsudo, Masakiyo Nobuyoshi, Tatsuji Yasuda, Toru Kita, Hirofumi Makino, Eiji Matsuura
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  ABSTRACT: C-reactive protein (CRP) is one of the strongest independent predictors of cardiovascular disease. We have previously reported that oxidized LDL (oxLDL) interacts with beta2-glycoprotein I (beta2GPI), implicating oxLDL/beta2GPI complexes as putative autoantigens in autoimmune-mediated atherosclerotic vascular disease. In this study, we investigated the interaction of CRP with oxLDL/beta2GPI complexes and its association with atherosclerosis in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). CRP/oxLDL/beta2GPI complexes were predominantly found in sera of DM patients with atherosclerosis. In contrast, noncomplexed CRP isoforms were present in sera of patients with acute/chronic inflammation, i.e., various pyrogenic diseases, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and DM. Immunohistochemistry staining colocalized CRP and beta2GPI together with oxLDL in carotid artery plaques but not in synovial tissue from RA patients, strongly suggesting that complex formation occurs during the development of atherosclerosis. Serum levels of CRP correlated with soluble forms of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1, and oxLDL/beta2GPI complexes correlated with total cholesterol and hemoglobin A1c. Thus, the generation of CRP/oxLDL/beta2GPI complexes seems to be associated with arterial inflammation, hyperglycemia, and hypercholesterolemia. CRP/oxLDL/beta2GPI complexes can be distinguished from pyrogenic noncomplexed CRP isoforms and may represent a more specific and predictive marker for atherosclerosis.
  The Journal of Lipid Research 05/2007; 48(4):768-81. · 5.56 Impact Factor
• Article: Regulation of 5-aminolevulinic acid-dependent protoporphyrin IX accumulations in human histiocytic lymphoma U937 cells.

  Yuya Okimura, Hirofumi Fujita, Tetsuya Ogino, Keiji Inoue, Toro Shuin, Hiromi Yano, Tatsuji Yasuda, Masayasu Inoue, Kozo Utsumi, Junzo Sasaki
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  ABSTRACT: The aim of the present work is to clarify the mechanism(s) that regulates the accumulation of protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) in human histiocytic lymphoma cell line U937 incubated with 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA). Biosynthesis and accumulation of PpIX in the cells was determined after incubation with 0.1-5 mM ALA using a flow cytometric technique. The synthesized endogenous PpIX was found to localize predominantly in the mitochondrial region of the cells. The ALA-enhanced PpIX synthesis was suppressed by the presence of either beta-alanine, a competitive inhibitor of beta-transporters on cell membranes, or carbonyl cyanide p-trifluoromethoxyphenyl hydrazone, an uncoupler of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation. In contrast, cellular accumulation of PpIX was enhanced by the presence of either deferoxamine (an iron chelater), MnCl2 (a ferrochelatase inhibitor), or Sn-mesoporphyrin (heme oxygenase inhibitor). These results suggest that ALA-enhanced accumulation of PpIX in U937 cells was regulated by cellular uptake and conversion of ALA to PpIX and by degradation of Heme.
  Physiological chemistry and physics and medical NMR 02/2007; 39(1):69-82.
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  Article: Antigenic structures recognized by anti-beta2-glycoprotein I auto-antibodies.

  Hideki Kasahara, Eiji Matsuura, Keiko Kaihara, Daisuke Yamamoto, Kazuko Kobayashi, Junko Inagaki, Kenji Ichikawa, Akito Tsutsumi, Shinsuke Yasuda, Tatsuya Atsumi, Tatsuji Yasuda, Takao Koike
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  ABSTRACT: Beta2-glycoprotein I (beta2-GPI) is a major antigen for anti-cardiolipin antibodies and their epitopes are cryptic. Conformation of each domain of beta2-GPI was optimized from its crystal structure by energy minimization and by molecular dynamics simulation. Three electrostatic interactions, i.e. D193-K246, D222-K317 and E228-K308, were observed between domains IV and V in the optimized structure that was constructed based on the consensus sequences obtained by the phage-displayed random peptide library. Antigenic structures determined by the epitope mapping mainly consisted of hydrophobic amino acids located on two discontinuous sequences in domain IV. These amino acid clusters, as an epitope, were covered by domain V and were of a hidden nature. A similar but incomplete counterpart to the epitopic clusters was found in domain I but was not in domains II or III. Binding of anti-beta2-GPI auto-antibodies to solid-phase beta2-GPI was significantly reduced either by L replacement for W235, a common amino acid component for the epitopes, or by V replacement for all of D193, D222 and E228. Structural analysis indicated a hypothesis that these electrostatic interactions between domains IV and V retained exposure to W235 and that epitope spreading occurred in the region surrounding W235. Thus, epitopic structures recognized by anti-beta2-GPI auto-antibodies are cryptic and inter-domain electrostatic interactions are involved in their in exposure.
  International Immunology 01/2006; 17(12):1533-42. · 3.41 Impact Factor
• Article: Involvement of Ras/extracellular signal-regulated kinase, but not Akt pathway in risedronate-induced apoptosis of U937 cells and its suppression by cytochalasin B.

  Hirofumi Fujita, Toshihiko Utsumi, Shikibu Muranaka, Tetsuya Ogino, Hiromi Yano, Jitsuo Akiyama, Tatsuji Yasuda, Kozo Utsumi
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  ABSTRACT: Although risedronate, a nitrogen containing bisphosphonate (BPs), strongly inhibits bone resorption by enhanced apoptosis of osteoclasts, its mechanism remained unclear. In this study, we investigated the molecular mechanism of risedronate-induced apoptosis of U937 cells, with a focus on extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK 1/2) and protein kinase B (Akt) pathways, mitochondria-mediated apoptosis, and the effect of disruption of the actin cytoskeleton. Risedronate facilitated the relocation of Ras from membrane to cytosol through inhibited isoprenylation. Accordingly, risedronate suppressed the phosphorylation of ERK 1/2, a downstream survival signaling kinase of Ras, affected the intracellular distribution of Bcl-xL, and induced the mitochondrial membrane depolarization, cytochrome c release, activated caspase cascade and DNA fragmentation. The risedronate-induced apoptosis was effectively suppressed with cyclosporine A plus trifluoperazine, potent inhibitors of mitochondrial membrane permeability transition (MPT). The risedronate-induced apoptosis was independent of Akt, another cAMP-dependent survival signaling kinase. Risedronate facilitated dephosphorylation of Bad at Ser112, an ERK phosphorylation site, but not at Ser136, an Akt phosphorylation site. All of these apoptosis-related changes induced by risedronate were strongly suppressed by cytochalasin B, an inhibitor of actin filament polymerization. These results indicate that risedronate-induced apoptosis in U937 cells involves Ras/ERK, but not Akt signaling pathway, and is dependent on MPT, and that disruption of the actin cytoskeleton inhibits the risedronate-induced apoptosis at its early step.
  Biochemical Pharmacology 07/2005; 69(12):1773-84. · 4.70 Impact Factor
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  Article: ARIX and PHOX2B polymorphisms in patients with congenital superior oblique muscle palsy.

  Yan Jiang, Toshihiko Matsuo, Hirotake Fujiwara, Satoshi Hasebe, Hiroshi Ohtsuki, Tatsuji Yasuda
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  ABSTRACT: To identify ARIX gene and PHOX2B gene polymorphisms in patients with congenital superior oblique muscle palsy, 3 exons of the ARIX gene and PHOX2B gene were sequenced by genomic DNA amplification with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and direct sequencing in 31 patients with congenital superior oblique muscle palsy and in 54 normal individuals. A family with a father and one daughter each having congenital superior oblique muscle palsy was also included in this study. Eleven patients with congenital superior oblique muscle palsy had heterozygous nucleotide changes in the ARIX gene, including 4 patients reported on previously. One patient with atrophy of the superior oblique muscle had a new change of T-4G in the promoter region of the ARIX gene. The other 6 patients had a heterozygous nucleotide change of G153A in the 5'-untranslated region (UTR) of the exon 1 of the ARIX gene. These nucleotide changes of the ARIX gene, taken together, had a significant association with congenital superior oblique muscle palsy(P = 0.0022). One patient and 5 patients had heterozygous nucleotide changes of A1106 C and A1121 C in exon 3 of the PHOX2B gene, respectively, while these changes were absent in the normal individuals. Two patients had both the G153A change in the 5'-UTR of exon 1 of the ARIX gene and the A1121 C change in exon 3 of the PHOX2B gene. In conclusion, the polymorphisms of the ARIX gene and PHOX2B gene may be genetic risk factors for the development of congenital superior oblique muscle palsy.
  Acta medica Okayama 05/2005; 59(2):55-62. · 0.84 Impact Factor
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  Article: Characterization of a murine anti-laminin-1 monoclonal antibody (AK8) produced by immunization with mouse-derived laminin-1.

  Akane Kondo, Junko Inagaki, Kazuko Kobayashi, Hideo Tsukamoto, Daisuke Yamamoto, Mikiya Nakatsuka, Nobuharu Suzuki, Motoyoshi Nomizu, Satoshi Amano, Hidehiko Matsubayashi, Tatsuji Yasuda, Luis R Lopez, Yehuda Shoenfeld, Tsunehisa Makino, Eiji Matsuura
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  ABSTRACT: Laminin-1 is a structural glycoprotein that forms an integral part of the scaffolding of basement membranes, and plays an important role during embryonic development. We have recently demonstrated a significant association between anti-laminin1 antibodies (Abs) and reproductive failure, such as recurrent spontaneous abortions and infertility-associated endometriosis in both human and mouse studies. In the present study, we established an IgM (micro, kappa) monoclonal anti-laminin-1 Ab (AK8) by immunizing mice with mouse Engelbreth-Holm-Swarm sarcoma (EHS)-derived laminin-1. The AK8 monoclonal antibody (mAb) reacted with particular peptide sequences from the globular G domain of mouse laminin-alpha1 chain of using ELISA and Western blot techniques. The peptide tertiary structure of the epitope recognized by AK8 mAb was predicted using eight synthesized domain peptide sequences and three consensus sequences obtained by phage displayed random peptide library. Basement membranes of endometrium of pregnant mice and humans were immunostained with AK8 mAb. Thus, AK8 mAb recognized a common structure present in the G domain of the laminin-alpha1 chain in both mice and humans. The passive immunization of mice with AK8 mAb may represent a suitable animal model for anti-laminin-1 Ab-mediated reproductive failure.
  Clinical and Developmental Immunology 04/2005; 12(1):67-73. · 1.84 Impact Factor
• Article: The stimulatory action of amphiphysin on dynamin function is dependent on lipid bilayer curvature.

  Yumi Yoshida, Masahiro Kinuta, Tadashi Abe, Shuang Liang, Kenta Araki, Ottavio Cremona, Gilbert Di Paolo, Yoshinori Moriyama, Tatsuji Yasuda, Pietro De Camilli, Kohji Takei
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  ABSTRACT: Amphiphysin is a major dynamin-binding partner at the synapse; however, its function in fission is unclear. Incubation of large unilamellar liposomes with mice brain cytosol led to massive formation of small vesicles, whereas cytosol of amphiphysin 1 knockout mice was much less efficient in this reaction. Vesicle formation from large liposomes by purified dynamin was also strongly enhanced by amphiphysin. In the presence of liposomes, amphiphysin strongly affected dynamin GTPase activity and the recruitment of dynamin to the liposomes, but this activity was highly dependent on liposome size. Deletion from amphiphysin of its central proline-rich stretch dramatically potentiated its effect on dynamin, possibly by relieving an inhibitory intramolecular interaction. These results suggest a model in which maturation of endocytic pits correlates with the oligomerization of dynamin with either amphiphysin or other proteins with similar domain structure. Formation of these complexes is coupled to the activation of dynamin GTPase activity, thus explaining how deep invagination of the pit leads to fission.
  The EMBO Journal 10/2004; 23(17):3483-91. · 9.20 Impact Factor
• Article: Involvement of ceramide in the mechanism of Cr(VI)-induced apoptosis of CHO cells.

  Shikibu Muranaka, Tomoko Kanno, Hirofumi Fujita, Hirotsugu Kobuchi, Jitsuo Akiyama, Tatsuji Yasuda, Kozo Utsumi
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  ABSTRACT: Mitochondria reduce Cr(VI) to Cr(V) with concomitant generation of reactive oxygen species, thereby exhibiting cytotoxic effects leading to apoptosis in various types of cells. To clarify the mechanism by which Cr(VI) induces apoptosis, we examined the effect of Cr(VI) on Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells. Cr(VI) increased cellular levels of ceramide by activating acid sphingomyelinase (ASMase) and inhibiting the phosphorylation of pleckstrin homology domain-containing protein kinase B (Akt). Cr(VI) also induced cyclosporin A- and trifluoperazine-sensitive depolarization of mitochondria and activated caspase-3, 8 and 9, thereby causing fragmentation of cellular DNA. The presence of desipramine, an inhibitor of ASMase, and membrane permeable pCPT-cAMP suppressed the Cr(VI)-induced activation of caspases and DNA fragmentation. These results suggested that accumulation of ceramide play an important role in the Cr(VI)-induced apoptosis of CHO cells through activation of mitochondrial membrane permeability transition.
  Free Radical Research 07/2004; 38(6):613-21. · 2.88 Impact Factor
• Article: Role of alpha-tocopherol in the regulation of mitochondrial permeability transition.

  Masae Yorimitsu, Shikibu Muranaka, Eisuke F Sato, Hirofumi Fujita, Kouichi Abe, Tatsuji Yasuda, Masayasu Inoue, Kozo Utsumi
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  ABSTRACT: We previously showed that Ca2+-induced cyclosporin A-sensitive membrane permeability transition (MPT) of mitochondria occurred with concomitant generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and release of cytochrome c (Free Rad. Res.38, 29-35, 2004). To elucidate the role of alpha-tocopherol in MPT, we investigated the effect of alpha-tocopherol on mitochondrial ROS generation, swelling and cytochrome c release induced by Ca2+ or hydroxyl radicals. Biochemical analysis revealed that alpha-tocopherol suppressed Ca2+-induced ROS generation and oxidation of critical thiol groups of mitochondrial adenine nucleotide translocase (ANT) but not swelling and cytochrome c release. Hydroxyl radicals also induced cyclosporin A-sensitive MPT of mitochondria. alpha-Tocopherol suppressed the hydroxyl radical-induced lipid peroxidation, swelling and cytochrome c release from mitochondria. These results indicate that alpha-tocopherol inhibits ROS generation, ANT oxidation, lipid peroxidation and the opening of MPT, thereby playing important roles in the prevention of oxidative cell death.
  Physiological chemistry and physics and medical NMR 02/2004; 36(2):95-107.
• Article: 17beta-estradiol suppresses ROS-induced apoptosis of CHO cells through inhibition of lipid peroxidation-coupled membrane permeability transition.

  Chosei Miyaguchi, Shikibu Muranaka, Tomoko Kanno, Hirofumi Fujita, Jitsuo Akiyama, Tamotsu Yoshioka, Tatsuji Yasuda
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  ABSTRACT: Oxidative stress-induced apoptotic cell death has been implicated to play a critical role in the mechanism of corpus luteum regression and follicular atresia. Recent studies suggests that reactive oxygen species (ROS) might play important roles in the regulation of luteal function. The present work describes the inhibitory effect of 17beta-estradiol (E2) on ROS-induced mitochondrial membrane permeability transition (MPT) and apoptosis of Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells. ROS generated by Fe2+ and H2O2 induced mitochondrial lipid peroxidation, depolarization, activation of caspase-3 and DNA fragmentation in CHO cells by some E2-inhibitable mechanism. E2 suppressed the Fe2+/H2O2-induced lipid peroxidation and MPT of isolated mitochondria that was characterized by cyclosporin A-inhibitable swelling, depolarization and cytochrome c release. Furthermore, E2 scavenged the xanthine oxidase generated ROS. These results suggests that Fe2+/H2O2 induced MPT and apoptosis of CHO cells by a mechanism that could be suppressed by antioxidant properties of E2.
  Physiological chemistry and physics and medical NMR 02/2004; 36(1):21-35.
• Article: Clinical significance of serum oxidized low-density lipoprotein/beta2-glycoprotein I complexes in patients with chronic renal diseases.

  Junko Kasahara, Kazuko Kobayashi, Yohei Maeshima, Yasushi Yamasaki, Tatsuji Yasuda, Eiji Matsuura, Hirofumi Makino
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  ABSTRACT: Peroxidation of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) plays an important role in the development of dyslipidemias associated with the progression of chronic renal disorders. We recently reported [J Lipid Res 2001;42:697, 2002;43:1486, 2003;44:716] that oxidized LDL (oxLDL) interacts with an endogenous plasma protein, beta2-glycoprotein I (beta2GPI), via specific ligands. In the present study, the prevalence and clinical significance of oxLDL/beta2GPI complexes were evaluated in patients with chronic renal disorders. Serum levels of oxLDL/beta(2)GPI complexes were measured by ELISA in patients with chronic renal disease and their association with clinical manifestations was assessed. The serum levels of oxLDL/beta2GPI complexes were significantly higher in patients with chronic renal failure (CRF), chronic nephritis (CN) and diabetes mellitus than those in healthy individuals. The presence of complexes in patients with CN was significantly associated with high dietary protein and sodium chloride intake, but not with lipid metabolic parameters. Malondialdehyde-modified LDL was significantly associated with total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol in all patient groups, but did not correlate with renal function parameters. Serum oxLDL/beta2GPI complexes, generated by oxidative stress and associated with high dietary protein and salt intake, might be a novel risk factor and a diagnostic marker for the development of chronic renal diseases, especially IgA nephropathy.
  Nephron Clinical Practice 02/2004; 98(1):c15-24. · 2.04 Impact Factor
• Article: IgG Anti‐laminin‐1 Autoantibody and Recurrent Miscarriages

  JUNKO INAGAKI, EIJI MATSUURA, KEIKO KAIHARA, KAZUKO KOBAYASHI, TATSUJI YASUDA, MOTOYOSHI NOMIZU, MAYUMI SUGIURA‐OGASAWARA, KINUE KATANO, KOJI AOKI
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  ABSTRACT: PROBLEM: The present study assesses the clinical significance of anti-laminin-1 auto-antibodies (auto-Abs) in recurrent miscarriages. METHOD OF STUDY: A total of 207 recurrent aborters with a history of two or more consecutive first-trimester miscarriages were tested for the presence of anti-laminin-1 Abs, β2-glycoprotein I-dependent anticardiolipin Abs, lupus anticoagulants, anti-DNA Abs, and anti-nuclear Abs, before they had conceived again. Recurrent aborters then were followed up during subsequent pregnancies and their outcomes were evaluated relative to their blood test results prior to pregnancy. RESULTS: Fifty-five (31.1%) women out of 177 recurrent aborters were positive for IgG anti-laminin-1 auto-Abs. The levels of IgG anti-laminin-1 auto-Abs in recurrent aborters were significantly higher than those in healthy pregnant women and in healthy non-pregnant women (P=0.0043 and 0.0073, respectively). The live birth rate of subsequent pregnancies in IgG anti-laminin-1 auto-Abs-positive recurrent aborters was significantly lower than the IgG anti-laminin-1 auto-Abs-negative recurrent aborters (P=0.0320). There were no specifically significant relationships observed between IgG anti-laminin-1 auto-Abs and other tested auto-Abs. CONCLUSION: IgG anti-laminin-1 auto-Abs are associated with recurrent miscarriages and the subsequent pregnancy outcome of recurrent aborters.
  American Journal Of Reproductive Immunology 12/2003; 45(4):232 - 238. · 2.17 Impact Factor
• Article: Circulating oxidized LDL forms complexes with beta2-glycoprotein I: implication as an atherogenic autoantigen.

  Kazuko Kobayashi, Makoto Kishi, Tatsuya Atsumi, Maria L Bertolaccini, Hirofumi Makino, Nobuo Sakairi, Itaru Yamamoto, Tatsuji Yasuda, Munther A Khamashta, Graham R V Hughes, Takao Koike, Dennis R Voelker, Eiji Matsuura
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  ABSTRACT: Beta2-glycoprotein I (beta2-GPI) is a major antigen for antiphospholipid antibodies (Abs, aPL) present in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). We recently reported (J. Lipid Res., 42: 697, 2001; J. Lipid Res., 43: 1486, 2002) that beta2-GPI specifically binds to Cu2+-oxidized LDL (oxLDL) and that the beta2-GPI ligands are omega-carboxylated 7-ketocholesteryl esters. In the present study, we demonstrate that oxLDL forms stable and nondissociable complexes with beta2-GPI in serum, and that high serum levels of the complexes are associated with arterial thrombosis in APS. A conjugated ketone function at the 7-position of cholesterol as well as the omega-carboxyl function of the beta2-GPI ligands was necessary for beta2-GPI binding. The ligand-mediated noncovalent interaction of beta2-GPI and oxLDL undergoes a temperature- and time-dependent conversion to much more stable but readily dissociable complexes in vitro at neutral pH. In contrast, stable and nondissociable beta2-GPI-oxLDL complexes were frequently detected in sera from patients with APS and/or systemic lupus erythematodes. Both the presence of beta2-GPI-oxLDL complexes and IgG Abs recognizing these complexes were strongly associated with arterial thrombosis. Further, these same Abs correlated with IgG immune complexes containing beta2-GPI or LDL. Thus, the beta2-GPI-oxLDL complexes acting as an autoantigen are closely associated with autoimmune-mediated atherogenesis.
  The Journal of Lipid Research 05/2003; 44(4):716-26. · 5.56 Impact Factor
• Article: An association of IgG anti-laminin-1 autoantibodies with endometriosis in infertile patients.

  Junko Inagaki, Mayumi Sugiura-Ogasawara, Motoyoshi Nomizu, Mikiya Nakatsuka, Katsuo Ikuta, Nobuharu Suzuki, Keiko Kaihara, Kazuko Kobayashi, Tatsuji Yasuda, Yehuda Shoenfeld, Koji Aoki, Eiji Matsuura
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  ABSTRACT: Laminin-1, a multifunctional glycoprotein of the basement membrane, is thought to be important in embryogenesis, embryonic implantation, and placentation. We recently showed that serum IgG anti-laminin-1 autoantibodies (auto-Abs) are associated with recurrent first-trimester miscarriages. The present study assessed the clinical significance of anti-laminin-1 Abs with infertility, accompanied with or without endometriosis. Sixty-eight infertile patients who underwent laparoscopy or laparotomy and 39 healthy non-pregnant women were tested for IgG anti-laminin-1 Abs. The association between the Abs and endometriosis was analysed. The presence of laminin-1 mRNA was detected in endometriotic lesions. Twenty infertile patients were positive for anti-laminin-1 Abs. The Ab levels in those patients were significantly higher than those in healthy non-pregnant women (P = 0.0005). The presence of the Abs was significantly associated with endometriosis in those patients (P = 0.0096). The Abs recognized a particular domain, i.e., the laminin-alpha1 chain G domain. mRNA encoding laminin-alpha1, -beta1, and -gamma1 chains was expressed in 90% of endometriotic lesions. IgG anti-laminin-1 Abs were significantly associated with endometriosis in infertile patients. The Abs might be clinically important in the development of autoimmune-mediated reproductive failures and the assessment of the Abs may provide a novel non-invasive diagnosis of endometriosis.
  Human Reproduction 04/2003; 18(3):544-9. · 4.47 Impact Factor