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SHIRAKI NOBUAKI
 
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School of Life Science and Technology Associate Professor
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Associate Professor
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  • 肝臓

  • 小腸

  • 膵臓

  • 亜鉛

  • 微量元素

  • アミノ酸

  • ES細胞

  • iPS細胞

  • メチオニン

Research Areas

  • Life Science / Developmental biology

  • Life Science / Metabolism and endocrinology

  • Life Science / Nutrition science and health science

Education

  • Kumamoto University   Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics

    2002.4 - 2006.3

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  • Kumamoto University   Kumamoto University

    1999.4 - 2001.3

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  • Kumamoto University   School of Pharmacy

    1995.4 - 1999.3

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Research History

  • Institute of Science Tokyo

    2024.10

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  • Tokyo Institute of Technology

    2016.4 - 2024.9

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  • Tokyo Institute of Technology

    2015.4 - 2016.3

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  • Kumamoto University   Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics

    2014.4 - 2015.3

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  • Kumamoto University   Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics

    2009.4 - 2014.3

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  • Kumamoto University   Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics   Researcher

    2006.4 - 2009.3

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  • 日本アミノ酸学会   評議員・役員  

    2023   

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Papers

  • Offspring metabolic programming via the maternal diet increases susceptibility to metabolic dysregulation. Reviewed International journal

    Xuguang Li, Nobuaki Shiraki, Takami Watanabe, Rikako Fukui, Kyohei Furukawa, Yusuke Kato, Yuri Nakahara, Shoen Kume, Akashi Taguchi, Youichiro Wada, Dwina Juliana Warman, Kenji Saito, Haruyo Nakajima-Adachi, Satoshi Hachimura, Hisanori Kato, Huijuan Jia

    EBioMedicine   118   105817 - 105817   2025.6

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    BACKGROUND: Maternal nutrition during critical developmental windows is crucial for offspring metabolic programming. Methionine, an essential amino acid, is crucial in pancreatic differentiation. However, the impact of a maternal methionine-deficiency (MD) diet on offspring during the critical stage of embryonic pancreatic differentiation remains unclear. METHODS: We used an in vitro human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC) differentiation model and in vivo mouse and rat models to assess the impact of short-term maternal MD during pancreatic development. Offspring metabolic outcomes were evaluated under control or high-fat diet conditions. Multi-omics analyses were performed to explore mechanistic pathways, and Ruminococcus flavefaciens supplementation was used to assess microbiota-metabolite-host interactions. FINDINGS: During foetal pancreatic development in mice, a two-day maternal MD diet induced long-term metabolic perturbations in offspring. MD disrupted pancreatic progenitor differentiation in vitro and altered offspring glucose homeostasis, pancreatic function, and gut microbiota composition in vivo. Male offspring showed impaired glucose tolerance, enhanced pancreatic differentiation, and increased susceptibility to diet-induced obesity in adulthood. These metabolic impairments were evident early in life, with MD neonates displaying altered metabolic profiles and pancreatic gene expression. We identified an association between maternal MD diet, gut microbiota-dependent R. flavefaciens abundance, and elevated creatine levels in both mothers and offspring. R. flavefaciens supplementation in mice recapitulates the observed metabolic dysregulation. INTERPRETATION: Short-term maternal MD during foetal pancreatic development can induce lasting metabolic reprogramming in offspring. Gut microbiota-dependent creatine dysregulation may serve as a key mediator linking maternal diet to offspring metabolic susceptibility. These findings highlight the developmental impact of transient maternal nutrient imbalance and role of the microbiota-metabolite axis in shaping offspring health. FUNDING: See Acknowledgements.

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  • Dynamic changes of intracellular signals in ATTR Tyr114Cys amyloidosis. Reviewed International journal

    Kenta Ouchi, Takeshi Masuda, Kou Yonemaru, Kaori Isono, Yuki Ohya, Nobuaki Shiraki, Masayoshi Tasaki, Yukihiro Inomata, Mitsuharu Ueda, Takumi Era, Shoen Kume, Yukio Ando, Hirofumi Jono

    Biochemistry and biophysics reports   42   102012 - 102012   2025.6

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    Hereditary transthyretin (TTR) amyloidosis (ATTRv amyloidosis) is an autosomal dominant disease caused by various TTR mutations. Despite the fact that ATTR Tyr114Cys (p.Tyr134Cys) amyloidosis (tyrosine to cysteine at codon 114) exhibits poorer prognosis than other ATTRv amyloidosis and leads to death due to severe clinical symptoms, the molecular pathogenesis of ATTR Tyr114Cys amyloidosis is still largely unknown. In this study, we took advantage of ATTR Tyr114Cys amyloidosis-specific induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells to differentiate into hepatocyte-like cells (Y114C-HLCs), which are mainly TTR producing cells, and elucidated their pathogenesis. We performed proteomic analysis to comprehensively identify specific intracellular signaling pathways involved in Y114C-HLCs, and identified the specific proteins changed only in Y114C-HLCs, in comparison with disease control HLCs from ATTR Val30Met amyloidosis (V30M-HLCs). Moreover, we have succeeded in identifying several specific intracellular signals that are significantly activated in Y114C-HLCs, including cellular responses to stress and extracellular matrix organization. Our proteomic analysis is the first to report that the specific point mutations in ATTRv amyloidosis cause dynamic changes in cellular response, and reveal the specific intracellular signals may be involved in the specific pathogenesis of ATTR Tyr114Cys amyloidosis.

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  • Human pluripotent stem cell-derived intestinal organoids for pharmacokinetic studies. Reviewed International journal

    Takumi Saito, Junichiro Amako, Teruhiko Watanabe, Nobuaki Shiraki, Shoen Kume

    European journal of cell biology   104 ( 2 )   151489 - 151489   2025.6

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    The human small intestine is essential for orally administered drugs' absorption, metabolism, and excretion. Human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC)-derived intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) offer a useful model for evaluating drug candidate compounds. We previously reported a protocol to generate matured enterocyte-like cells that exhibit P-gp-mediated efflux and cytochrome P450 3A (CYP3A)-mediated metabolism from human iPSCs. However, under the current protocols, generating iPSC-derived intestinal enterocyte-like cells requires a multi-step differentiation procedure and is time-consuming. Recent progress in intestinal organoid (IO) study provides an understanding of the growth factors that enable the maintenance of adult stem cells. Here, we established an easily accessible protocol using a direct 3D cluster culture to derive IOs from hiPSCs (iPSC-IOs) with high self-proliferative ability. The hiPSC-IOs can be propagated for a long-term and maintained capacity to differentiate and can be cryopreserved. Upon seeding on a two-dimensional monolayer, hiPSC-IOs gave rise to the intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) containing mature cell types of the intestine. The hiPSC-IOs-derived IECs contain enterocytes that show CYP metabolizing enzyme and transporter activities and can be used for pharmacokinetic studies.

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  • Multilayered Freestanding Porous Polycarbonate Nanosheets with Directed Protein Permeability for Cell-Encapsulated Devices. Reviewed International journal

    Nanami Zushi, Megumi Takuma, Atena Endo, Mahiro Suzuki, Yumeng Wu, Nobuaki Shiraki, Shoen Kume, Toshinori Fujie

    ACS applied bio materials   8 ( 3 )   1963 - 1971   2025.3

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    Implantable pancreatic β cell-encapsulated devices are required for the treatment of type 1 diabetes. Such devices should enable a semipermeable membrane to release insulin in response to glucose levels while avoiding immune reactions. Micrometer-thick track-etched porous polycarbonate (PC) membranes have been used for this purpose. However, the immediate release of insulin remains a challenge in the development of such semipermeable membranes. Herein, we attempted to develop a freestanding polymeric ultrathin film (nanosheet) with a porous structure that can be used in a cell-encapsulated device. Specifically, we fabricated a nonbiodegradable, porous PC nanosheet to enhance molecular permeability. The nanosheet was multistacked to ensure the controlled permeability of proteins of various molecular weights, such as insulin and IgG. The porous PC nanosheet was prepared by gravure coating using a blend solution comprising PC and polystyrene (PS) to induce macro-phase separation of the PC and PS. When the PC:PS weight ratio of the mixture was reduced to 3:1, we succeeded in fabricating a porous PC nanosheet (thickness: 100 nm, diameter: < 2.5 μm). A triple layer of such porous nanosheets with various pore sizes demonstrated 10 times less protein clogging, 10 times higher insulin permeability, and comparable IgG-blocking capability compared with commercially available porous PC membranes (thickness: 10 μm). Finally, we demonstrated that a cell-encapsulated device equipped with the multilayered porous PC nanosheet as a permeable membrane preserved the glucose response level of insulin-producing cells before, during, and after the cell-encapsulation process. We believe that cell-encapsulated devices equipped with such porous PC nanosheets will enable immediate insulin release in response to changes in glucose levels.

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  • A small molecule K-3 promotes PDX1 expression and potentiates the differentiation of pluripotent stem cells into insulin-producing pancreatic β cells. Reviewed International journal

    Tatsuya Yano, Yukihiro Shimaya, Takayuki Enomoto, Toshihiro Kiho, Satoshi Komoriya, Ryutaro Nakashima, Nobuaki Shiraki, Shoen Kume

    Stem cells (Dayton, Ohio)   43 ( 2 )   2025.2

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    Insulin-producing pancreatic β-like cells derived from human pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) are anticipated as a novel cell source for cell replacement therapy for patients with diabetes. Here, we describe the identification of small molecule compounds that promote the differentiation of the PSCs into insulin-producing cells by high throughput screening with a chemical library composed of 55 000 compounds. The initial hit compound K-1 and one derivative K-3 increased the proportion of PSC-derived insulin-positive endocrine cells and their glucose-stimulated insulin secretory (GSIS) functions. K-3 preferentially acts on stage 3 pancreatic progenitor cells and increases the population expressing high levels of PDX1. As a result, the ratios of the PSC-derived PDX1/NKX6.1 double-positive endocrine progenitor and INS/NKX6.1 double-positive mono-hormonal endocrine cells were increased. K-3 enhances the expression of functional pancreatic β cell markers and affects biological processes concerning organ development. K-3 also increased the yield of endocrine cells at the end of stage 5. The novel compound is a beneficial new tool for efficiently generating PSC-derived insulin-producing cells with high functionality and differentiation efficiency.

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  • Gut-liver microphysiological systems revealed potential crosstalk mechanism modulating drug metabolism Reviewed

    Dhimas Agung Kurniawan, Sylvia Leo, Mutsumi Inamatsu, Sohei Funaoka, Taichi Aihara, Mizuno Aiko, Inoue Rei, Takeshi Sakura, Hiroshi Arakawa, Yukio Kato, Tomoaki Matsugi, Katsuhiro Esashika, Nobuaki Shiraki, Shoen Kume, Kenta Shinha, Hiroshi Kimura, Masaki Nishikawa, Yasuyuki Sakai

    PNAS Nexus   2024.2

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    The small intestine and liver play important role in determining oral drug’s fate. Both organs are also interconnected through enterohepatic circulation, which imply there are crosstalk through circulating factors such as signaling molecules or metabolites that may affect drug metabolism. Coculture of hepatocytes and intestinal cells have shown to increase hepatic drug metabolism, yet its crosstalk mechanism is still unclear. In this study we aim to elucidate such crosstalk by coculturing primary human hepatocytes harvested from chimeric mouse (PXB-cells) and iPSc-derived intestinal cells in a microphysiological systems (MPS). Perfusion and direct oxygenation from the MPS were chosen and confirmed to be suitable features that enhanced PXB-cells albumin secretion, Cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes activity while also maintaining barrier integrity of iPSc-derived intestine cells. Results from RNA-sequencing showed significant upregulation in gene ontology terms related to fatty acids metabolism in PXB-cells. One of such fatty acids, arachidonic acid (ARA), enhanced several CYP enzyme activity in similar manner as coculture. From the current evidences, it is speculated that the release of bile acids from PXB-cells acted as stimuli for iPSc-derived intestine cells to release lipoprotein which was ultimately taken by PXB-cells and enhanced CYP activity.

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  • Characterization of heterozygous ATTR Tyr114Cys amyloidosis-specific induced pluripotent stem cells. Reviewed International journal

    Kenta Ouchi, Kaori Isono, Yuki Ohya, Nobuaki Shiraki, Masayoshi Tasaki, Yukihiro Inomata, Mitsuharu Ueda, Takumi Era, Shoen Kume, Yukio Ando, Hirofumi Jono

    Heliyon   10 ( 2 )   e24590   2024.1

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    Hereditary transthyretin (TTR) amyloidosis (ATTRv amyloidosis) is autosomal dominant and caused by mutation of TTR gene. Heterozygous ATTR Tyr114Cys (p.Tyr134Cys) amyloidosis is a lethal disease with a life expectancy of about 10 years after onset of the disease. However, the molecular pathogenesis of ATTR Tyr114Cys amyloidosis is still largely unknown. In this study, we took advantage of disease-specific induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells and generated & characterized the heterozygous ATTR Tyr114Cys amyloidosis-specific iPS cells (Y114C iPS cells), to determine whether Y114C iPS cells could be useful for elucidating the pathogenesis of ATTR Tyr114Cys amyloidosis. We successfully differentiated heterozygous Y114C iPS cells into hepatocyte like cells (HLCs) mainly producing TTR protein. On day 27 after differentiation, the expression of hepatocyte maker albumin was detected, and TTR expression was significantly increased in HLCs differentiated from Y114C iPS cells. LC-MS/MS analysis showed that both WT TTR & ATTR Y114C protein were indeed expressed in the HLCs differentiated from Y114C iPS cells. Notably, the number of detected peptides derived from ATTR Y114C protein was lower than that of WT TTR protein, indeed indicating the clinical phenotype of ATTR Tyr114Cys amyloidosis. Taken together, we first reported the heterozygous Y114C iPS cells generated from patient with ATTR Tyr114Cys amyloidosis, and suggested that Y114C iPS cells could be a potential pathological tool, which may contribute to elucidating the molecular pathogenesis of heterozygous ATTR Tyr114Cys amyloidosis.

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  • Reversal of Hyperglycemia by Subcutaneous Islet Engraftment Using an Atelocollagen Sponge as a Scaffold. Reviewed International journal

    Yumeng Wu, Tatsuya Yano, Takayuki Enomoto, Atena Endo, Seiji Okada, Kimi Araki, Nobuaki Shiraki, Shoen Kume

    Cell transplantation   33   9636897241277980 - 9636897241277980   2024

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    Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) affects 8.4 million people worldwide, with patients primarily relying on exogenous insulin injections to maintain blood glucose levels. Islet transplantation via the portal vein has allowed for the direct internal release of insulin by glucose-sensitive islets. However, this method might not be desirable for future cell therapy transplanting pluripotent stem cell-derived β cells, facing challenges including difficulties in cell retrieval and graft loss due to the instant blood-mediated inflammatory reaction (IBMIR). Here, we established a subcutaneous transplantation protocol using an atelocollagen sponge as a scaffold. While the subcutaneous site has many advantages, the lack of a vascular bed limits its application. To address this issue, we performed angiogenesis stimulation at the transplantation site using bFGF absorbed in a gelatin sponge (Spongel), significantly improving the microvascular area. Our in vivo experiments also revealed angiogenesis stimulation is crucial for reversing hyperglycemia in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic mice. In addition to the angiogenic treatment, an atelocollagen sponge is used to carry the islets and helps avoid graft leakage. With 800 mouse islets delivered by the atelocollagen sponge, the STZ-induced diabetic mice showed a reversal of hyperglycemia and normalized glucose intolerance. Their normoglycemia was maintained until the graft was removed. Analysis of the harvested islet grafts exhibited a high vascularization and preserved morphologies, suggesting that using an atelocollagen sponge as a scaffold helps maintain the viability of the islet grafts.

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  • A specific plasma amino acid profile in the Insulin2 Q104del Kuma mice at the diabetic state and reversal from hyperglycemia Reviewed

    Naoya Hiyoshi, Takayuki Enomoto, Fumiya Uefune, Yusuke Kato, Yumeng Wu, Kimi Araki, Daisuke Sakano, Nobuaki Shiraki, Shoen Kume

    Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications   679   58 - 65   2023.10

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  • Activation of cAMP (EPAC2) signaling pathway promotes hepatocyte attachment. International journal

    Grace Aprilia Helena, Teruhiko Watanabe, Yusuke Kato, Nobuaki Shiraki, Shoen Kume

    Scientific reports   13 ( 1 )   12352 - 12352   2023.7

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    Primary Human Hepatocyte (PHH) remains undefeated as the gold standard in hepatic studies. Despite its valuable properties, partial attachment loss due to the extraction process and cryopreservation remained the main hurdle in its application. We hypothesized that we could overcome the loss of PHH cell attachment through thawing protocol adjustment and medium composition. We reported a novel use of a medium designed for iPSC-derived hepatocytes, increasing PHH attachment on the collagen matrix. Delving further into the medium composition, we discovered that removing BSA and exposure to cAMP activators such as IBMX and Forskolin benefit PHH attachment. We found that activating EPAC2, the cAMP downstream effector, by S-220 significantly increased PHH attachment. We also found that EPAC2 activation induced bile canaliculi formation in iPS-derived hepatocytes. Combining these factors in studies involving PHH or iPS-hepatocyte culture provides promising means to improve cell attachment and maintenance of hepatic function.

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  • Selective proteasome degradation of C-terminally-truncated human WFS1 in pancreatic beta cells. Reviewed International journal

    Hiraku Tokuma, Daisuke Sakano, Katsuya Tanabe, Yukio Tanizawa, Nobuaki Shiraki, Shoen Kume

    FEBS open bio   13 ( 8 )   1405 - 1414   2023.7

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    Wolfram Syndrome is a monogenic disease mainly caused by mutations in the WFS1 gene. Mutations in the WFS1 gene give rise to diabetes. Here, we characterized mutant WFS1 proteins by studying the stability of full-length wild-type WFS1, a missense mutant P724L, and two C-terminally truncated mutants, W837X and Y652X. We compared their stability by overexpressing them in MIN6 and HEK293T cells. The C-terminally truncated mutants W837X and Y652X are degraded more rapidly than the missense P724L mutant or wild-type WFS1 in MIN6 cells. In contrast, Y652X is more stable than WT or other mutant WFS1 proteins in HEK293T. In conclusion, we found that C-terminally truncated WFS1 mutants are selectively degraded in a cell type-specific manner.

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  • Protocol to generate human pluripotent stem cell-derived pancreatic β cells through methionine and zinc deprivation Reviewed

    Erinn Zixuan Sim, Takayuki Enomoto, Nobuaki Shiraki, Shoen Kume

    STAR Protocols   4 ( 2 )   102183 - 102183   2023.6

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  • The effect of Vitamin D3 and Valproic Acid on the maturation of human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived enterocyte-like cells. Reviewed International journal

    Sylvia Leo, Yusuke Kato, Yu Meng Wu, Mutsumi Yokota, Masato Koike, Shiro Yui, Kiichiro Tsuchiya, Nobuaki Shiraki, Shoen Kume

    Stem cells (Dayton, Ohio)   2023.5

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    Cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) is involved in first-pass metabolism in the small intestine and is heavily implicated in oral drug bioavailability and pharmacokinetics. We previously reported that Vitamin D3 (VD3), a known CYP enzyme inducer, induces functional maturation of iPSC-derived enterocyte-like cells (iPSC-ent). Here, we identified a Notch activator and CYP modulator Valproic Acid (VPA), as a promotor for the maturation of iPSC-ent. We performed bulk RNA sequencing to investigate the changes in gene expression during the differentiation and maturation periods of these cells. VPA potentiated gene expression of key enterocyte markers ALPI, FABP2, and transporters such as SULT1B1. RNA sequencing analysis further elucidated several function-related pathways involved in fatty acid metabolism, significantly upregulated by VPA when combined with VD3. Particularly, VPA treatment in tandem with VD3 significantly upregulated key regulators of enterohepatic circulation, such as FGF19, apical bile acid transporter SLCO1A2 and basolateral bile acid transporters SLC51A and SLC51B. To sum up, we could ascertain the genetic profile of our iPSC-ent cells to be specialized towards fatty acid absorption and metabolism instead of transporting other nutrients, such as amino acids, with the addition of VD3 and VPA in tandem. Together, these results suggest the possible application of VPA-treated iPSC-ent for modelling enterohepatic circulation.

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  • Transient Methionine Deprivation Triggers Histone Modification and Potentiates Differentiation of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Reviewed

    Hiroki Ozawa, Azusa Kambe, Kodai Hibi, Satoshi Murakami, Akira Oikawa, Tetsuya Handa, Katsunori Fujiki, Ryuichiro Nakato, Katsuhiko Shirahige, Hiroshi Kimura, Nobuaki Shiraki, Shoen Kume

    Stem Cells   2023.3

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  • Generation of induced pluripotent stem cell-derived beta-cells in blood amino acids-like medium

    Marwa Ali, Yusuke Kato, Nobuaki Shiraki, Shoen Kume

    Biology Open   12 ( 3 )   2023.3

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    Traditional cell culture media do not accurately represent the availability of the nutrients in plasma. They usually contain a supraphysiological concentration of nutrients such as glucose, amino acids, etc. These high nutrients can alter the metabolism of cultured cells and induce metabolic phenotypes that do not reflect in vivo conditions. We demonstrate that the supraphysiological levels of nutrients interfere with endodermal differentiation. Refinement of media formulations has a potential application in maturity modulation of stem cell-derived β-cells (SC-β) generation in vitro. To address these issues, we established a defined culture system to derive SC-β-cells using a blood amino acids-like medium (BALM). Human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) can be efficiently differentiated into the definitive endoderm, pancreatic progenitors, endocrine progenitors, and SC-β in BALM-based med. The differentiated cells secreted C-peptide in vitro in response to high glucose levels and expressed several pancreatic β-cell markers. In conclusion, amino acids at the physiological levels are sufficient for deriving functional SC-β cells.

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  • Methionine metabolism regulates pluripotent stem cell pluripotency and differentiation through zinc mobilization. Reviewed International journal

    Erinn Zixuan Sim, Takayuki Enomoto, Nobuaki Shiraki, Nao Furuta, Soshiro Kashio, Taiho Kambe, Tomonori Tsuyama, Akihiro Arakawa, Hiroki Ozawa, Mizuho Yokoyama, Masayuki Miura, Shoen Kume

    Cell reports   40 ( 3 )   111120 - 111120   2022.7

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    Pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) exhibit a unique feature that requires S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) for the maintenance of their pluripotency. Methionine deprivation in the medium causes a reduction in intracellular SAM, thus rendering PSCs in a state potentiated for differentiation. In this study, we find that methionine deprivation triggers a reduction in intracellular protein-bound Zn content and upregulation of Zn exporter SLC30A1 in PSCs. Culturing PSCs in Zn-deprived medium results in decreased intracellular protein-bound Zn content, reduced cell growth, and potentiated differentiation, which partially mimics methionine deprivation. PSCs cultured under Zn deprivation exhibit an altered methionine metabolism-related metabolite profile. We conclude that methionine deprivation potentiates differentiation partly by lowering cellular Zn content. We establish a protocol to generate functional pancreatic β cells by applying methionine and Zn deprivation. Our results reveal a link between Zn signaling and methionine metabolism in the regulation of cell fate in PSCs.

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  • Coculture with hiPS-derived intestinal cells enhanced human hepatocyte functions in a pneumatic-pressure-driven two-organ microphysiological system. Reviewed International journal

    Marie Shinohara, Hiroshi Arakawa, Yuuichi Oda, Nobuaki Shiraki, Shinji Sugiura, Takumi Nishiuchi, Taku Satoh, Keita Iino, Sylvia Leo, Yusuke Kato, Karin Araya, Takumi Kawanishi, Tomoki Nakatsuji, Manami Mitsuta, Kosuke Inamura, Tomomi Goto, Kenta Shinha, Wataru Nihei, Kikuo Komori, Masaki Nishikawa, Shoen Kume, Yukio Kato, Toshiyuki Kanamori, Yasuyuki Sakai, Hiroshi Kimura

    Scientific reports   11 ( 1 )   5437 - 5437   2021.3

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    Examining intestine-liver interactions is important for achieving the desired physiological drug absorption and metabolism response in in vitro drug tests. Multi-organ microphysiological systems (MPSs) constitute promising tools for evaluating inter-organ interactions in vitro. For coculture on MPSs, normal cells are challenging to use because they require complex maintenance and careful handling. Herein, we demonstrated the potential of coculturing normal cells on MPSs in the evaluation of intestine-liver interactions. To this end, we cocultured human-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived intestinal cells and fresh human hepatocytes which were isolated from PXB mice with medium circulation in a pneumatic-pressure-driven MPS with pipette-friendly liquid-handling options. The cytochrome activity, albumin production, and liver-specific gene expressions in human hepatocytes freshly isolated from a PXB mouse were significantly upregulated via coculture with hiPS-intestinal cells. Our normal cell coculture shows the effects of the interactions between the intestine and liver that may occur in vivo. This study is the first to demonstrate the coculturing of hiPS-intestinal cells and fresh human hepatocytes on an MPS for examining pure inter-organ interactions. Normal-cell coculture using the multi-organ MPS could be pursued to explore unknown physiological mechanisms of inter-organ interactions in vitro and investigate the physiological response of new drugs.

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  • Generation of Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Functional Enterocyte-Like Cells for Pharmacokinetic Studies. Reviewed International journal

    Shinpei Yoshida, Takayuki Honjo, Keita Iino, Ryunosuke Ishibe, Sylvia Leo, Tomoka Shimada, Teruhiko Watanabe, Masaya Ishikawa, Kazuya Maeda, Hiroyuki Kusuhara, Nobuaki Shiraki, Shoen Kume

    Stem cell reports   16 ( 2 )   295 - 308   2021.2

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    We aimed to establish an in vitro differentiation procedure to generate matured small intestinal cells mimicking human small intestine from human-induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). We previously reported the efficient generation of CDX2-expressing intestinal progenitor cells from embryonic stem cells (ESCs) using 6-bromoindirubin-3'-oxime (BIO) and (3,5-difluorophenylacetyl)-L-alanyl-L-2-phenylglycine tert-butyl ester (DAPT) to treat definitive endodermal cells. Here, we demonstrate the generation of enterocyte-like cells by culturing human iPSC-derived intestinal progenitor cells on a collagen vitrigel membrane (CVM) and treating cells with a simple maturation medium containing BIO, DMSO, dexamethasone, and activated vitamin D3. Functional tests further confirmed that these iPSC-derived enterocyte-like cells exhibit P-gp- and BCRP-mediated efflux and cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4)-mediated metabolism. We concluded that hiPS cell-derived enterocyte-like cells can be used as a model for the evaluation of drug transport and metabolism studies in the human small intestine.

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  • Recent progress in pancreatic islet cell therapy. Reviewed International journal

    Erinn Zixuan Sim, Nobuaki Shiraki, Shoen Kume

    Inflammation and regeneration   41 ( 1 )   1 - 1   2021.1

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    Human pluripotent stem cells (PSCs), including human embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells, are promising cell sources in regenerating pancreatic islets through in vitro directed differentiation. Recent progress in this research field has made it possible to generate glucose-responsive pancreatic islet cells from PSCs. Single-cell RNA sequencing techniques have been applied to analyze PSC-derived endocrine beta-cells, which are then compared with human islets. This has led to the identification of novel signaling pathways and molecules involved in lineage commitment during pancreatic differentiation and maturation processes. Single-cell transcriptomics are also used to construct a detailed map of in vivo endocrine differentiation of developing mouse embryos to study pancreatic islet development. Mimicking those occurring in vivo, it was reported that differentiating PSCs can generate similar islet cell structures, while metabolomics analysis highlighted key components involved in PSC-derived pancreatic islet cell function, providing information for the improvement of in vitro pancreatic maturation procedures. In addition, cell transplantation into diabetic animal models, together with the cell delivery system, is studied to ensure the therapeutic potentials of PSC-derived pancreatic islet cells. Combined with gene-editing technology, the engineered mutation-corrected PSC lines originated from diabetes patients could be differentiated into functional pancreatic islet cells, suggesting possible autologous cell therapy in the future. These PSC-derived pancreatic islet cells are a potential tool for studies of disease modeling and drug testing. Herein, we outlined the directed differentiation procedures of PSC-derived pancreatic islet cells, novel findings through transcriptome and metabolome studies, and recent progress in disease modeling.

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  • VMAT2 Safeguards β-Cells Against Dopamine Cytotoxicity Under High-Fat Diet–Induced Stress Reviewed International journal

    Daisuke Sakano, Fumiya Uefune, Hiraku Tokuma, Yuki Sonoda, Kumi Matsuura, Naoki Takeda, Naomi Nakagata, Kazuhiko Kume, Nobuaki Shiraki, Shoen Kume

    Diabetes   69 ( 11 )   2377 - 2391   2020.11

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    Vesicular monoamine transporter 2 (VMAT2) uptakes cytoplasmic monoamines into vesicles for storage. VMAT2 plays a role in modulating insulin release by regulating dopamine levels in the pancreas, although the exact mechanism remains elusive. We found that VMAT2 expression in β-cells specifically increases under high blood glucose conditions. The islets isolated from β-cell-specific Vmat2 knockout (βVmat2KO) mice show elevated insulin secretion levels in response to glucose stimulation. Under prolonged high-fat diet feedings, the βVmat2KO mice exhibit impaired glucose and insulin tolerance and progressive β-cell dysfunction. Here we demonstrate VMAT2 uptake of dopamine to protect dopamine from degradation by monoamine oxidase, thereby safeguarding β-cells from excess reactive oxygen species (ROS) exposure. In the context of high demand for insulin secretion, the absence of VMAT2 leads to elevated ROS in β-cells, which accelerates β-cell dedifferentiation and β-cell loss. Therefore, VMAT2 controls the amount of dopamine in β-cells, thereby protecting pancreatic β-cells from excessive oxidative stress.

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  • Detailed analysis at a single‐cell level of cells undergoing pancreatic differentiation Reviewed

    Nobuaki Shiraki, Shoen Kume

    Journal of Diabetes Investigation   11 ( 1 )   20 - 21   2020.1

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    Pancreatic cells derived from pluripotent stem cells using the stem cell-derived-β (SC-β) differentiation protocol are composed of four main cell types, namely β-like cells (SC-β-cells), α-like cells, enterochromaffin-like cells and non-endocrine cells. Single-cell dissociation and reaggregation depleted non-endocrine cells and improved β-cell function. Veres et al. succeeded in efficiently purifying SC-β by magnetic cell sorting using CD49a antibody and reaggregation, so that the final SC-β-cell ratio increased to 80%.

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  • Plasticity of histone modifications around Cidea and Cidec genes with secondary bile in the amelioration of developmentally-programmed hepatic steatosis. International journal

    Jeenat Ferdous Urmi, Hiroaki Itoh, Keiko Muramatsu-Kato, Yukiko Kohmura-Kobayashi, Natsuyo Hariya, Divyanu Jain, Naoaki Tamura, Toshiyuki Uchida, Kazunao Suzuki, Yoshihiro Ogawa, Nobuaki Shiraki, Kazuki Mochizuki, Takeo Kubota, Naohiro Kanayama

    Scientific reports   9 ( 1 )   17100 - 17100   2019.11

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    We recently reported that a treatment with tauroursodeoxycholic acid (TUDCA), a secondary bile acid, improved developmentally-deteriorated hepatic steatosis in an undernourishment (UN, 40% caloric restriction) in utero mouse model after a postnatal high-fat diet (HFD). We performed a microarray analysis and focused on two genes (Cidea and Cidec) because they are enhancers of lipid droplet (LD) sizes in hepatocytes and showed the greatest up-regulation in expression by UN that were completely recovered by TUDCA, concomitant with parallel changes in LD sizes. TUDCA remodeled developmentally-induced histone modifications (dimethylation of H3K4, H3K27, or H3K36), but not DNA methylation, around the Cidea and Cidec genes in UN pups only. Changes in these histone modifications may contribute to the markedly down-regulated expression of Cidea and Cidec genes in UN pups, which was observed in the alleviation of hepatic fat deposition, even under HFD. These results provide an insight into the future of precision medicine for developmentally-programmed hepatic steatosis by targeting histone modifications.

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  • Fetal androgen signaling defects affect pancreatic β-cell mass and function, leading to glucose intolerance in high-fat diet-fed male rats. International journal

    Naoki Harada, Yusuke Yotsumoto, Takahiro Katsuki, Yasuhiro Yoda, Tatsuya Masuda, Masayuki Nomura, Nobuaki Shiraki, Hiroshi Inui, Ryoichi Yamaji

    American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism   317 ( 5 )   E731-E741   2019.11

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    We previously demonstrated that androgen signaling expands pancreatic β-cell mass in the sexual maturation period (Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 314: E274-E286, 2018). The aim of this study was to elucidate whether fetal androgen signaling plays important roles in β-cell mass development and β-cell function in adulthood, defects of which are associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus. In the pancreas of male fetuses, androgen receptor (AR) was strongly expressed in the cytoplasm and at the cell membrane of Nkx6.1-positive β-cell precursor cells but was markedly reduced in insulin-positive β-cells. Administration of the anti-androgen flutamide to pregnant dams during late gestation reduced β-cell mass and Ki67-positive proliferating β-cells at birth in a male-specific manner without affecting body weight. The decrease of β-cell mass in flutamide-exposed male rats was not recovered when rats were fed a standard diet, whereas it was fully recovered when rats were fed a high-fat diet (HFD), at 6 and 12 wk of age. Flutamide exposure in utero led to the development of glucose intolerance in male rats due to a decrease in insulin secretion when fed HFD but not standard diet. Insulin sensitivity did not differ between the two groups irrespective of diet. These results indicated that the action of fetal androgen contributed to β-cell mass expansion in a sex-specific manner at birth and to the development of glucose intolerance by decreasing the secretion of insulin in HFD-fed male rats. Our data demonstrated the involvement of fetal androgen signaling in hypothesized sex differences in the developmental origins of health and disease by affecting pancreatic β-cell function.

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  • Vascular access management after percutaneous transluminal angioplasty using a calcium alginate sheet: a randomized controlled trial. International journal

    Makoto Matsubara, Masataka Banshodani, Akira Takahashi, Yusuke Kawai, Tomoki Saiki, Masahiro Yamashita, Nobuaki Shiraki, Sadanori Shintaku, Misaki Moriishi, Takao Masaki, Hideki Kawanishi

    Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association   34 ( 9 )   1592 - 1596   2019.9

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    BACKGROUND: Management of vascular access (VA) is essential in hemodialysis (HD) patients. However, VA often fails and percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) is required. Conventional hemostasis at the puncture site is associated with complications. This study aimed to analyze the efficacy and safety of a hemostatic wound dressing made of calcium alginate at the puncture site of VA after PTA and evaluate other factors affecting hemostasis. METHODS: After PTA for VA, 200 HD patients were randomized to a calcium alginate sheet (CA) group (n = 100) or a no drug-eluting sheet (control) group (n = 100). We recorded time to hemostasis at the puncture site every 5 min, noting any complications. RESULTS: In the CA group, rates of hemostatic achievement at 5, 10, 15 and >15 min were 57, 25, 8 and 10%, respectively. In the control group, the rates were 39, 28, 14 and 19%, respectively. Rates of hemostatic achievement at 5 min were significantly higher in the CA group (P = 0.01). In logistic regression analysis, factors affecting hemostasis within 5 min were use of the CA sheet [odds ratio (OR) 2.33; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.26-4.37], platelet count ≤100 000/μL (OR 0.19; 95% CI 0.04-0.69), number of antithrombotic tablets used per day ≥1 tablet (OR 0.50; 95% CI 0.26-0.94) and upper arm VA (OR 0.16; 95% CI 0.03-0.55). CONCLUSIONS: A CA sheet can safely reduce time to hemostasis at the puncture site after PTA, and should be considered for treating patients with a bleeding tendency.

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  • Collagen vitrigel promotes hepatocytic differentiation of induced pluripotent stem cells into functional hepatocyte-like cells Reviewed International journal

    Shun Nakai, Ima Shibata, Takahiro Shitamichi, Hiroyuki Yamaguchi, Nobuyuki Takagi, Tomoaki Inoue, Toshito Nakagawa, Jumpei Kiyokawa, Satoshi Wakabayashi, Tomoya Miyoshi, Eriko Higashi, Seiichi Ishida, Nobuaki Shiraki, Shoen Kume

    Biology Open   8 ( 7 )   bio042192 - bio042192   2019.7

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    Differentiation of stem cells to hepatocytes provides an unlimited supply of human hepatocytes and therefore has been vigorously studied. However, to date, the stem cell-derived hepatocytes were suggested to be of immature features. To obtain matured hepatocytes from stem cells, we tested the effect of culturing human-induced pluripotent stem (hiPS) cell-derived endoderm cells on collagen vitrigel membrane and compared with our previous reported nanofiber matrix. We cultured hiPS cell-derived endoderm cells on a collagen vitrigel membrane and examined the expression profiles, and tested the activity of metabolic enzymes. Gene expression profile analysis of hepatocytic differentiation markers revealed that upon culture on collagen vitrigel membrane, immature markers of AFP decreased, with a concomitant increase in the expression of mature hepatocyte transcription factors and mature hepatocyte markers such as ALB, ASGR1 Mature markers involved in liver functions, such as transporters, cytochrome P450 enzymes and phase II metabolic enzymes were also upregulated. We observed the upregulation of the liver markers for at least 2 weeks. Gene array profiling analysis revealed that hiPS cell-derived hepatocyte-like cells (hiPS-hep) resemble those of the primary hepatocytes. Functions of the CYP enzyme activities were tested in multi-institution and all revealed high CYP1A, CYP2C19, CYP2D6, CYP3A activity, which could be maintained for at least 2 weeks in culture. Taken together, the present approach identified that collagen vitrigel membrane provides a suitable environment for the generation of hepatocytes from hiPS cells that resemble many characteristics of primary human hepatocytes.

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  • 網目構造の合成繊維シートから成る培養担体は多能性幹細胞の膵臓系譜への分化を促進する

    貝塚 拓, 小島 理恵, 川部 雅章, 野口 洋文, 白木 伸明, 粂 昭苑, 富澤 一仁

    組織培養研究   38 ( 2 )   123 - 123   2019.6

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  • A culture substratum with net-like polyamide fibers promotes the differentiation of mouse and human pluripotent stem cells to insulin-producing cells. Reviewed International journal

    Kaitsuka T, Kojima R, Kawabe M, Noguchi H, Shiraki N, Kume S, Tomizawa K

    Biomedical materials (Bristol, England)   14 ( 4 )   045019 - 045019   2019.6

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    Insulin-producing and -secreting cells derived from mouse pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) are useful for pancreatic development research and evaluating drugs that may induce insulin secretion. Previously, we have established a differentiation protocol to derive insulin-secreting cells from mouse embryonic stem cells (ESCs) using a combination of growth factors, recombinant proteins, and a culture substratum with net-like fibers. However, it has not been tested which materials and diameters of these fibers are more effective for the differentiation. Therefore, the present study aimed to produce net-like culture substratum formed from polyamide (PA) and polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fibers. Substrata were delineated into PA100, 300, 600, PAN100, 300, and 600 groups based on fiber diameters. The differentiation efficiencies of mouse ESCs cultured on the substrata were then examined by insulin 1 (Ins1) expression. Expression was found to be highest in PA300 differentiated cells, indicating the potential to produce high levels of insulin. To understand any differences in substratum properties, the adsorption capacities of laminin were measured, revealing that PA300 had the highest for it. We next examined the stage of differentiation affected by incubation with PA300. This showed that Sox17- and Pdx1-GFP-positive cells increased during the first step of differentiation. To show the production of insulin without absorption from the medium, we confirmed the expression of insulin C-peptide after differentiation. Finally, we tested the effects of PA300 on the differentiation of human-induced PSC, and found more Sox17-positive cells with the PA300 substratum at the definitive endoderm stage. Furthermore, these cells expressed insulin C-peptide and had glucose-responsive C-peptide secretion. In summary, our study identified and validated a novel substratum which is suitable for pancreatic differentiation of mouse and human PSCs.

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  • Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Elimination in a Cell Sheet by Methionine-Free and 42°C Condition for Tumor Prevention. Reviewed International journal

    Matsuura K, Ito K, Shiraki N, Kume S, Hagiwara N, Shimizu T

    Tissue engineering. Part C, Methods   24 ( 10 )   605 - 615   2018.10

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    Pluripotent stem cells, including induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, are promising cell sources for regenerative medicine to replace injured tissues, and tissue engineering technologies enable engraftment of functional iPS cell-derived cells in vivo for prolonged periods. However, the risk of tumor formation is a concern for the use of iPS cells. Bioengineered tissues provide a suitable environment for cell survival, which requires vigorous efforts to eliminate remaining iPS cells and prevent tumor formation. We recently reported three iPS cell elimination strategies, including methionine-free medium, TRPV1 activation through 42°C cultivation, and dinaciclib, a cyclin-dependent kinase 1/9 inhibitor. However, it remains unclear how many iPS cells in bioengineered tissues can be eliminated using these strategies alone or in combination, as well as the mode of subsequent tumor prevention. In the present study, we found that 2 days of cultivation at 42°C sufficiently eliminated 1 × 102 iPS cells in fibroblast sheets and prevented tumor formation. After screening for suitable combinations of these strategies based on Lin28 expression in co-cultures of fibroblasts and 1 × 104 iPS cells, we found that 1 day of cultivation at 42°C in methionine-free culture medium with or without dinaciclib remarkably decreased Lin28 expression and prevented tumor formation. Furthermore, these culture strategies did not affect spontaneous beating or the cell number of human iPS cell-derived cardiomyocytes. These quantitative findings may contribute to decreasing tumor formation risk and development of regenerative medicine using iPS cells.

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  • Androgen signaling expands β-cell mass in male rats and β-cell androgen receptor is degraded under high-glucose conditions. International journal

    Naoki Harada, Yasuhiro Yoda, Yusuke Yotsumoto, Tatsuya Masuda, Yuji Takahashi, Takahiro Katsuki, Kenji Kai, Nobuaki Shiraki, Hiroshi Inui, Ryoichi Yamaji

    American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism   314 ( 3 )   E274-E286   2018.3

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    A deficient pancreatic β-cell mass increases the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Here, we investigated the effects of testosterone on the development of pancreatic β-cell mass in male rats. The β-cell mass of male rats castrated at 6 wk of age was reduced to ~30% of that of control rats at 16 wk of age, and castration caused glucose intolerance. Loss of β-cell mass occurred because of decreases in islet density per pancreas and β-cell cluster size. Castration was negatively associated with the number of Ki-67-positive β-cells and positively associated with the number of TUNEL-positive β-cells. These β-cell changes could be prevented by testosterone treatment. In contrast, castration did not affect β-cell mass in male mice. Androgen receptor (AR) localized differently in mouse and rat β-cells. Testosterone enhanced the viability of INS-1 and INS-1 #6, which expresses high levels of AR, in rat β-cell lines. siRNA-mediated AR knockdown or AR antagonism with hydroxyflutamide attenuated this enhancement. Moreover, testosterone did not stimulate INS-1 β-cell viability under high d-glucose conditions. In INS-1 β-cells, d-glucose dose dependently (5.5-22.2 mM) downregulated AR protein levels both in the presence and absence of testosterone. The intracellular calcium chelator (BAPTA-AM) could prevent this decrease in AR expression. AR levels were also reduced by a calcium ionophore (A23187), but not by insulin, in the absence of the proteasome inhibitor MG132. Our results indicate that testosterone regulates β-cell mass, at least in part, by AR activation in the β-cells of male rats and that the β-cell AR is degraded under hyperglycemic conditions.

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  • Erythropoietin facilitates definitive endodermal differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells via activation of ERK signaling Reviewed International journal

    Taku Kaitsuka, Kohei Kobayashi, Wakako Otsuka, Takuya Kubo, Farzana Hakim, Fan-Yan Wei, Nobuaki Shiraki, Shoen Kume, Kazuhito Tomizawa

    AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-CELL PHYSIOLOGY   312 ( 5 )   C573 - C582   2017.5

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  • Mild electrical stimulation with heat shock guides differentiation of embryonic stem cells into Pdx1-expressing cells within the definitive endoderm Reviewed International journal

    Tomoaki Koga, Nobuaki Shiraki, Shuichiro Yano, Mary Ann Suico, Saori Morino-Koga, Takashi Sato, Tsuyoshi Shuto, Shoen Kume, Hirofumi Kai

    BMC BIOTECHNOLOGY   17 ( 1 )   14 - 14   2017.2

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  • Dopamine D2 Receptor-Mediated Regulation of Pancreatic beta Cell Mass Reviewed International journal

    Daisuke Sakano, Sungik Choi, Masateru Kataoka, Nobuaki Shiraki, Motonari Uesugi, Kazuhiko Kume, Shoen Kume

    STEM CELL REPORTS   7 ( 1 )   95 - 109   2016.7

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  • Late stage definitive endodermal differentiation can be defined by Daf1 expression Reviewed International journal

    Soichiro Ogaki, Hisayoshi Omori, Mayu Morooka, Nobuaki Shiraki, Seiichi Ishida, Shoen Kume

    BMC DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   16 ( 1 )   19 - 19   2016.5

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  • Hepatic Differentiation from Human Ips Cells Using M15 Cells. Reviewed International journal

    Umeda K, Shiraki N, Kume S, Methods in molecular biology, Clifton, N

    Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)   1357   375 - 381   2016

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    Umeda K, Shiraki N, Kume S, Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2016, vol. 1357, pp. 375-381

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  • Hepatic Differentiation from Murine and Human iPS Cells Using Nanofiber Scaffolds. Reviewed International journal

    Yamazoe T, Shiraki N, Kume S, Methods in molecular biology, Clifton, N

    Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)   1357   475 - 483   2016

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    Yamazoe T, Shiraki N, Kume S, Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2016, vol. 1357, pp. 475-483

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  • Speciation of Intracellular Zn, Fe and Cu within both iPS Cells and Differentiated Cells Using HPLC Coupled to ICP-MS

    Arakawa A, Shiraki N, Tsuyama T, Kume S, Iwahata D, Yamada N

    Journal of Analytical &amp; Bioanalytical Techniques   7 ( 1 )   2016

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  • Definitive Endoderm Differentiation of Human Embryonic Stem Cells Combined with Selective Elimination of Undifferentiated Cells by Methionine Deprivation. Reviewed International journal

    Tomonori Tsuyama, Nobuaki Shiraki, Shoen Kume

    Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)   1341   173 - 80   2016

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    Human embryonic stem cells (ESCs) show a characteristic feature in that they are highly dependent on methionine metabolism. Undifferentiated human ESCs cannot survive under condition that methionine is deprived from culture medium. We describe here a procedure for definitive endoderm differentiation from human ESCs, in which human ESCs are subject to 10 days' (d) differentiation combined with methionine deprivation between differentiation days (d) 8 to (d) 10. Methionine deprivation results in elimination of undifferentiated cells from the culture with no significant loss of definitive endoderm cells, as compared to those cultured under complete condition throughout the whole culture period.

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  • Pancreatic Differentiation from Murine Embryonic Stem Cells. Reviewed International journal

    Sakano D, Shiraki N, Kume S, Methods in molecular biology, Clifton, N

    Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)   1341   417 - 423   2016

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  • Neural cells play an inhibitory role in pancreatic differentiation of pluripotent stem cells Reviewed International journal

    Ryutaro Nakashima, Mayu Morooka, Nobuaki Shiraki, Daisuke Sakano, Soichiro Ogaki, Kazuhiko Kume, Shoen Kume

    GENES TO CELLS   20 ( 12 )   1028 - 1045   2015.12

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  • Endoderm differentiation of iPS cells.

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    Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine   73 Suppl 5   107 - 14   2015.6

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  • [Methionine metabolism regulates maintenance and differentiation of human ES/iPS cells]. Reviewed

    Shiraki N, Kume S, Nihon rinsho, Japanese journal of clinical medicine

    Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine   73 ( 5 )   765 - 772   2015.5

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  • Generation of insulin-producing beta-like cells from human iPS cells in a defined and completely xeno-free culture system Reviewed International journal

    Hussain Md. Shahjalal, Nobuaki Shiraki, Daisuke Sakano, Kazuhide Kikawa, Soichiro Ogaki, Hideo Baba, Kazuhiko Kume, Shoen Kume

    JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY   6 ( 5 )   394 - 408   2014.10

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  • Methionine Metabolism Regulates Maintenance and Differentiation of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells Reviewed International journal

    Nobuaki Shiraki, Yasuko Shiraki, Tomonori Tsuyama, Fumiaki Obata, Masayuki Miura, Genta Nagae, Hiroyuki Aburatani, Kazuhiko Kume, Fumio Endo, Shoen Kume

    CELL METABOLISM   19 ( 5 )   780 - 794   2014.5

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  • High Oxygen Condition Facilitates the Differentiation of Mouse and Human Pluripotent Stem Cells into Pancreatic Progenitors and Insulin-producing Cells* Reviewed International journal

    Farzana Hakim, Taku Kaitsuka, Jamiruddin Mohd Raeed, Fan-Yan Wei, Nobuaki Shiraki, Tadayuki Akagi, Takashi Yokota, Shoen Kume, Kazuhito Tomizawa

    JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY   289 ( 14 )   9623 - 9638   2014.4

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  • Beneficial Effect of Insulin Treatment on Islet Transplantation Outcomes in Akita Mice Reviewed International journal

    Kazuhide Kikawa, Daisuke Sakano, Nobuaki Shiraki, Tomonori Tsuyama, Kazuhiko Kume, Fumio Endo, Shoen Kume

    PLOS ONE   9 ( 4 )   e95451   2014.4

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  • Generation of familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy-specific induced pluripotent stem cells Reviewed International journal

    Kaori Isono, Hirofumi Jono, Yuki Ohya, Nobuaki Shiraki, Taiji Yamazoe, Ayaka Sugasaki, Takumi Era, Noemi Fusaki, Masayoshi Tasaki, Mitsuharu Ueda, Satoru Shinriki, Yukihiro Inomata, Shoen Kume, Yukio Ando

    STEM CELL RESEARCH   12 ( 2 )   574 - 583   2014.3

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  • VMAT2 identified as a regulator of late-stage beta-cell differentiation Reviewed International journal

    Daisuke Sakano, Nobuaki Shiraki, Kazuhide Kikawa, Taiji Yamazoe, Masateru Kataoka, Kahoko Umeda, Kimi Araki, Di Mao, Shirou Matsumoto, Naomi Nakagata, Olov Andersson, Didier Stainier, Fumio Endo, Kazuhiko Kume, Motonari Uesugi, Shoen Kume

    NATURE CHEMICAL BIOLOGY   10 ( 2 )   141 - 148   2014.2

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  • Generation of Functional Insulin-Producing Cells From Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells Through 804G Cell-Derived Extracellular Matrix and Protein Transduction of Transcription Factors Reviewed International journal

    Taku Kaitsuka, Hirofumi Noguchi, Nobuaki Shiraki, Takuya Kubo, Fan-Yan Wei, Farzana Hakim, Shoen Kume, Kazuhito Tomizawa

    STEM CELLS TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE   3 ( 1 )   114 - 127   2014.1

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  • VMAT2 identified as a regulator of late-stage β-cell differentiation.

    Daisuke Sakano, Nobuaki Shiraki, Kazuhide Kikawa, Taiji Yamazoe, Masateru Kataoka, Kahoko Umeda, Kimi Araki, D. Mao, Shirou Matsumoto, Naomi Nakagata, Olov Andersson, Didier Stainier, Fumio Endo, Kazuhiko Kume, Motonari Uesugi, Shoen Kume

    Nature chemical biology   10 ( 2 )   141 - 148   2014

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  • Profiling of embryonic stem cell differentiation Reviewed International journal

    Nobuaki Shiraki, Soichiro Ogaki, Shoen Kume

    Review of Diabetic Studies   11 ( 1 )   102 - 114   2014

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  • A synthetic nanofibrillar matrix promotes in vitro hepatic differentiation of embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells Reviewed International journal

    Taiji Yamazoe, Nobuaki Shiraki, Masashi Toyoda, Nobutaka Kiyokawa, Hajime Okita, Yoshitaka Miyagawa, Hidenori Akutsu, Akihiro Umezawa, Yutaka Sasaki, Kazuhiko Kume, Shoen Kume

    JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE   126 ( 23 )   5391 - 5399   2013.12

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  • Wnt and Notch Signals Guide Embryonic Stem Cell Differentiation into the Intestinal Lineages Reviewed International journal

    Soichiro Ogaki, Nobuaki Shiraki, Kazuhiko Kume, Shoen Kume

    STEM CELLS   31 ( 6 )   1086 - 1096   2013.6

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  • Secreted Cerberus1 as a Marker for Quantification of Definitive Endoderm Differentiation of the Pluripotent Stem Cells Reviewed International journal

    Hidefumi Iwashita, Nobuaki Shiraki, Daisuke Sakano, Takashi Ikegami, Masanobu Shiga, Kazuhiko Kume, Shoen Kume

    PLOS ONE   8 ( 5 )   e64291   2013.5

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  • Albumin gene targeting in human embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells with helper-dependent adenoviral vector to monitor hepatic differentiation Reviewed International journal

    Kahoko Umeda, Keiichiro Suzuki, Taiji Yamazoe, Nobuaki Shiraki, Yuichiro Higuchi, Kumiko Tokieda, Kazuhiko Kume, Kohnosuke Mitani, Shoen Kume

    Stem Cell Research   10 ( 2 )   179 - 194   2013.3

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  • Recovery from diabetes in neonatal mice after a low-dose streptozotocin treatment Reviewed International journal

    Masateru Kataoka, Yuki Kawamuro, Nobuaki Shiraki, Rika Miki, Daisuke Sakano, Tetsu Yoshida, Takanori Yasukawa, Kazuhiko Kume, Shoen Kume

    BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS   430 ( 3 )   1103 - 1108   2013.1

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  • DNA Methylation Profiling of Embryonic Stem Cell Differentiation into the Three Germ Layers Reviewed International journal

    Takayuki Isagawa, Genta Nagae, Nobuaki Shiraki, Takanori Fujita, Noriko Sato, Shumpei Ishikawa, Shoen Kume, Hiroyuki Aburatani

    PLOS ONE   6 ( 10 )   e26052   2011.10

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  • Efficient Differentiation of Embryonic Stem Cells into Hepatic Cells In Vitro Using a Feeder-Free Basement Membrane Substratum Reviewed International journal

    Nobuaki Shiraki, Taiji Yamazoe, Zeng Qin, Keiko Ohgomori, Katsumi Mochitate, Kazuhiko Kume, Shoen Kume

    PLOS ONE   6 ( 8 )   e24228   2011.8

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  • Tissue-specific demethylation in CpG-poor promoters during cellular differentiation Reviewed International journal

    Genta Nagae, Takayuki Isagawa, Nobuaki Shiraki, Takanori Fujita, Shogo Yamamoto, Shuichi Tsutsumi, Aya Nonaka, Sayaka Yoshiba, Keisuke Matsusaka, Yutaka Midorikawa, Shumpei Ishikawa, Hidenobu Soejima, Masashi Fukayama, Hirofumi Suemori, Norio Nakatsuji, Shoen Kume, Hiroyuki Aburatani

    HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS   20 ( 14 )   2710 - 2721   2011.7

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  • In vitro models of pancreatic differentiation using embryonic stem or induced pluripotent stem cells Reviewed International journal

    Yuichiro Higuchi, Nobuaki Shiraki, Shoen Kume

    CONGENITAL ANOMALIES   51 ( 1 )   21 - 25   2011.3

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  • An expression profile analysis of ES cell-derived definitive endodermal cells and Pdx1-expressing cells Reviewed International journal

    Soichiro Ogaki, Seiko Harada, Nobuaki Shiraki, Kazuhiko Kume, Shoen Kume

    BMC DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   11   13 - 13   2011.3

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  • The view of stem cell therapy for type 1 diabetes Reviewed

    Sakano D, Shiraki N, Kume S

    Journal of the Japan Diabetes Society   54 ( 4 )   268 - 270   2011

  • Synthesized basement membranes direct the differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells into pancreatic lineages Reviewed International journal

    Yuichiro Higuchi, Nobuaki Shiraki, Keitaro Yamane, Zeng Qin, Katsumi Mochitate, Kimi Araki, Takafumi Senokuchi, Kazuya Yamagata, Manami Hara, Kazuhiko Kume, Shoen Kume

    JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE   123 ( 16 )   2733 - 2742   2010.8

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  • Embryonic and adult stem cell systems in mammals: Ontology and regulation Reviewed

    Keiichi Katsumoto, Nobuaki Shiraki, Rika Miki, Shoen Kume

    DEVELOPMENT GROWTH & DIFFERENTIATION   52 ( 1 )   115 - 129   2010.1

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  • Identification of DAF1/CD55, a Novel Definitive Endoderm Marker Reviewed

    Nobuaki Shiraki, Seiko Harada, Soichiro Ogaki, Kazuhiko Kume, Shoen Kume

    CELL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION   35 ( 2 )   73 - 80   2010

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  • Analysis of gene expressions of embryonic stem-derived Pdx1-expressing cells: Implications of genes involved in pancreas differentiation Reviewed

    Tetsu Yoshida, Kazuya Murata, Nobuaki Shiraki, Kazuhiko Kume, Shoen Kume

    DEVELOPMENT GROWTH & DIFFERENTIATION   51 ( 4 )   463 - 472   2009.5

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  • Differentiation and characterization of embryonic stem cells into three germ layers Reviewed International journal

    Nobuaki Shiraki, Yuichiro Higuchi, Seiko Harada, Kahoko Umeda, Takayuki Isagawa, Hiroyuki Aburatani, Kazuhiko Kume, Shoen Kume

    BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS   381 ( 4 )   694 - 699   2009.4

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  • Differentiation of mouse and human embryonic stem cells into hepatic lineages Reviewed International journal

    Nobuaki Shiraki, Kahoko Umeda, Naomi Sakashita, Motohiro Takeya, Kazuhiko Kume, Shoen Kume

    GENES TO CELLS   13 ( 7 )   731 - 746   2008.7

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  • Expression patterns of epiplakin1 in pancreas, pancreatic cancer and regenerating pancreas Reviewed International journal

    Tetsu Yoshida, Nobuaki Shiraki, Hideo Baba, Mizuki Goto, Sakuhei Fujiwara, Kazuhiko Kume, Shoen Kume

    GENES TO CELLS   13 ( 7 )   667 - 678   2008.7

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  • Guided differentiation of embryonic stem cells into Pdx1-expressing regional-specific definitive endoderm Reviewed International journal

    Nobuaki Shiraki, Tetsu Yoshida, Kimi Araki, Akihiro Umezawa, Yuichiro Higuchi, Hideo Goto, Kazuhiko Kume, Shoen Kume

    STEM CELLS   26 ( 4 )   874 - 885   2008.4

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  • [Pancreatic development and stem cell-based regenerative medicine]. Reviewed

    Kume S, Shiraki N, Rinsho byori. The, Japanese journal of clinical, pathology

    Rinsho byori. The Japanese journal of clinical pathology   54 ( 4 )   386 - 392   2006.4

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    Kume S, Shiraki N, Rinsho byori. The Japanese journal of clinical pathology, 2006, vol. 54, no. 4, pp. 386-392

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  • TGF-beta signaling potentiates differentiation of embryonic stem cells to Pdx-1 expressing endodermal cells Reviewed International journal

    N Shiraki, CJ Lai, Y Hishikari, S Kume

    GENES TO CELLS   10 ( 6 )   503 - 516   2005.6

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  • Bromocriptine reverses P-glycoprotein-mediated multidrug resistance in tumor cells Reviewed

    N Shiraki, K Okamura, J Tokunaga, T Ohmura, K Yasuda, T Kawaguchi, A Hamada, M Nakano

    JAPANESE JOURNAL OF CANCER RESEARCH   93 ( 2 )   209 - 215   2002.2

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  • Increase in doxorubicin cytotoxicity by inhibition of P-glycoprotein activity with lomerizine Reviewed

    N Shiraki, A Hamada, T Ohmura, J Tokunaga, N Oyama, M Nakano

    BIOLOGICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL BULLETIN   24 ( 5 )   555 - 557   2001.5

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  • Inhibitory effect of human immunodeficiency virus protease inhibitors on multidrug resistance transporter P-glycoproteins Reviewed

    N Shiraki, A Hamada, K Yasuda, J Fujii, K Arimori, M Nakano

    BIOLOGICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL BULLETIN   23 ( 12 )   1528 - 1531   2000.12

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  • 培養細胞が拓く創薬の今 : 研究、規制、自動化、そして教育へ = Cell culture leading the way to drug discovery : research,regulations,automation,and beyond

    白木伸明( Role: Contributor第3編第1章)

    シーエムシー・リサーチ  2025.3  ( ISBN:9784910581644

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  • オルガノイド研究 : 培養・作製、活用、臨床応用

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    エヌ・ティー・エス  2024.8  ( ISBN:9784860438739

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  • 栄養因子を鍵とした幹細胞分化技術の革新とスフェロイド形態解析の可能性 Invited

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    第6回 Cell Analysis Webinar 2024  2025.3 

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  • 膵臓分化における栄養因子と足場素材 Invited

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    第24回日本再生医療学会総会 共済学術セミナー  2025.3 

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  • マトリゲルサンドイッチ培養不要で毛細胆管形成を促進する培地の開発

    福田翼, 渡邊輝彦, 白木伸明, 粂昭苑

    日本動物実験代替法学会 第37回大会  2024.11 

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  • ドーパミン受容体を介したドーパミンのインスリン分泌抑制機構の解明

    抜井佑介, 上船史弥, 坂野大輔, 白木伸明, 粂昭苑

    第47回 日本分子生物学会  2024.11 

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  • マトリゲルサンドイッチ培養を用いずに毛細胆管形成可能な新規培地

    渡邊輝彦, 白木伸明, 粂昭苑

    第7回 医薬品毒性機序研究会  2025.1 

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  • 培養上清代謝物分析によるiPSC膵臓分化誘導系の最適化検討

    片岡祐太, 白木伸明, 粂昭苑

    新アミノ酸分析研究会第14回学術講演会  2024.12 

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  • 膵β細胞における不均一なドーパミン産生の制御機構の解明

    井上皓太, 富永成海, 上船史弥, 板谷勇輝, 白木伸明, 坂野大介, 粂昭苑

    第47回 日本分子生物学会  2024.11 

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  • iPS 小腸細胞との共培養系を用いた肝臓機能促進因子の解析

    長田優菜, 西藤巧, 渡邊輝彦, 木村莉瑠, 白木伸明, 粂昭苑

    第47回 日本分子生物学会  2024.11 

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  • 新規低分子化合物による,膵臓転写因子PDX1発現増強を通じたヒトiPS細胞の膵臓β細胞への分化促進

    島谷幸宏, 矢野辰也, 白木伸明, 粂昭苑

    第47回 日本分子生物学会  2024.11 

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  • ドーパミン受容体を介したドーパミンのインスリン分泌抑制機構の解明

    抜井佑介, 上船史弥, 坂野大介, 白木伸明, 粂昭苑

    第47回 日本分子生物学会  2024.11 

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  • ナノシート搭載デバイスを用いた新規1型糖尿病治療法開発

    遠藤貴南, 圖師菜々美, 鈴木麻絋, 白木伸明, 藤枝俊宣, 粂昭苑

    第47回 日本分子生物学会  2024.11 

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  • ヒト血漿様培地を利用したヒトiPS細胞由来小腸細胞の分化

    吉田 凜, 加藤 祐介, 白木 伸明, 粂 昭苑

    第18回日本アミノ酸学会学術大会  2024.9 

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  • 幹細胞分化制御におけるメチオニンと亜鉛のクロストーク Invited

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    Cell Culture Medium Symposium at Shonan  2024.9 

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  • Development of a 2.5-Dimensional Pancreatic Differentiation Protocol: Integrating Metabolic Regulation with an Innovative Patterning Plate International conference

    Shuta Yamanoi, Zhoushuyang Li, Kengo Matsuzawa, Yuya Kinoshita, Ayaka Nakajima, Yu Imaizumi, Kenichi Makita, Nobuaki Shiraki, Shoen Kume

    ISSCR 2024 Annual Meeting  2024.6 

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  • The standardization of cell differentiation through methionine and zinc metabolic regulation Invited International conference

    Nobuaki Shiraki

    ISCT2024  2024.6 

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  • Methionine and Zinc: Key Regulators of Pluripotent Stem Cell Fate Invited International conference

    Nobuaki Shiraki

    JSAAS international summer symposium 2024  2024.7 

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  • マトリゲルサンドイッチ培養を用いずに毛細胆管形成可能な新規培地

    渡邊輝彦, 白木伸明, 粂昭苑

    第51回日本毒性学会学術年会  2024.7 

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  • 多能性幹細胞の維持および分化におけるメチオニンの役割

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    日本農芸化学会2024年度大会  2024.3 

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  • iPS細胞由来β細胞を活用した革新的移植デバイスを用いた糖尿病治療法の開発

    Grant number:24ym0126801j0003  2024.4 - 2025.3

    AMED  橋渡し研究プログラム事業 「オープンアクセス型拠点を活用した革新的医療技術の持続的創出」の取り組み 

    白木伸明, 粂昭苑, 藤枝俊宣

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  • Sustaining functional maturity of pancreatic beta-cell through nutritional control

    Grant number:23K27994  2023.4 - 2026.3

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

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  • 食による体質リライトおよび疾患リスク低減に関する研究基盤の構築

    Grant number:21H02135  2021.4 - 2024.3

    日本学術振興会  科学研究費助成事業 基盤研究(B)  基盤研究(B)

    賈 慧娟, 白木 伸明

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  • Mechanistic study on defects in pancreatic beta-cell function, and its prevention by food factors

    Grant number:19H02913  2019.4 - 2022.3

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

    Harada Naoki

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    In this study, we examined the mechanism of pancreatic β-cell dysfunction by analyzing Redd2 (regulated in development and DNA damage responses 2). We found that Redd2 expression was upregulated by streptozotocin, an inducer of oxidative stress in β-cells, and the knockdown of Redd2 expression suppressed STZ-reduced INS-1 β-cell viability. In the Redd2 knockout mice, glucose tolerance was found to be improved by enhancing β-cell function when mice were fed with a high-fat diet. In addition, the present study also revealed a link between mastication or androgen and β-cell function.

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  • Development of Novel Generation of Nutritional Environmental Risk Assessment System Using Human iPS Cells

    Grant number:18H02154  2018.4 - 2021.3

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

    Shiraki Nobuaki

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    Grant amount:\17420000 ( Direct Cost: \13400000 、 Indirect Cost:\4020000 )

    Using iPS cells that mimic human development, we aimed to construct a stem cell-based nutritional environment risk assessment battery to quantitatively evaluate the effects of nutrient overload and deficiency on organ formation and function. Using human iPS cells, we found that limiting just one amino acid during pancreatic differentiation inhibits differentiation into pancreatic beta cells, which are insulin-secreting organs. These findings may be the main reason for the risk of offspring developing diabetes due to inadequate caloric intake by the mother. Furthermore, using pregnant mice, we found that restricting a single amino acid for a very limited period causes abnormal glucose metabolism in the pups. These results indicate that the differentiation system of human iPS cells can be used to fully assess the risk of external nutritional environment during fetal life.

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  • Research on innovative cell transplantation device using immunoisolation membrane

    Grant number:16K01362  2016.4 - 2019.3

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

    Ando Yusuke, Nakaji Shuhei, Kobayashi Goro

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    Grant amount:\4680000 ( Direct Cost: \3600000 、 Indirect Cost:\1080000 )

    The formation of a semipermeable membrane made of ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer to be used for a cell transplantation device was investigated, and it became possible to stably produce membranes with different pore sizes. The permeability of glucose and various proteins was examined using membranes with different pore sizes, and it was clarified that separation of proteins is possible by pore size. We found a membrane impermeable to IgG, indicating the possibility of protecting antibody permeation. Furthermore, it was confirmed that cells did not permeate through any of the membranes. On the other hand, for the evaluation of cells, preparation of pancreatic β cells from human iPS cells was performed, and evaluation was performed to confirm that the prepared pancreatic β cells secrete insulin depending on high concentration of glucose. The cells were enclosed in a device and transplantation to animals was also attempted.

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  • Development of novel multi-target drugs for intractable amyloidoses

    Grant number:15K15006  2015.4 - 2017.3

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research  Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research

    Jono Hirofumi, Butler James

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    Grant amount:\3770000 ( Direct Cost: \2900000 、 Indirect Cost:\870000 )

    Intractable amyloidoses progress through 3 critical pathological processes, 1. Overproduction or mutation of amyloid precursor proteins, 2. Amyloid fibril formation caused by conformational change, 3. Tissue deposition of amyloid fibrils. However, as of this moment, no clinically effective therapy targeting each pathological process independently is available. In this research, we utilized characteristic features of polyamidoamine starburst dendrimer as a multifunctional material and developed novel multi-target drugs (GUG-β-CDE) for FAP effectively suppressing 3 pathological process in parallel.

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  • Identification of hepatic maturation mechanisms of human iPS cells by using chemical screening

    Grant number:26893201  2014.8 - 2015.3

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up  Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up

    YAMAZOE Taiji, KUME Shoen, SHIRAKI Nobuaki, SASAKI Yutaka

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    Grant amount:\1430000 ( Direct Cost: \1100000 、 Indirect Cost:\330000 )

    The chemical screening were carried out for the identification of candidate drug that potentiates hepatic maturation of human iPS derived cells. We obtained the candidate reagent that increases mature hepatocyte marker, Albumin positive cells and decreases immature hepatocyte marker, AFP positive cells. This candidate drug will give us the new aspects of hepatic maturation mechanisms, based on the knowledge of its molecular targets and their down stream molecules. This candidate drug is available in clinic, so that it might be possible to utilize this candidate drug for inducing a maturation of human iPS derived hepatocytes without toxic effects of drugs.

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  • The verification of the fetal origins of adult disease theory using human iPS cell pancreatic differentiation system

    Grant number:26461638  2014.4 - 2017.3

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

    shiraki nobuaki

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    Grant amount:\4940000 ( Direct Cost: \3800000 、 Indirect Cost:\1140000 )

    Low birth weight is strongly predictive of lifestyle related disease. Animal study indicated that fetal malnutrition induce fetuses with growth retardation have a decreased beta cell mass, which persists into adulthood and causes glucose intolerance. However, The verification of this malnutrition’s effect on human fetuses was difficult. The aim of this study is checking the effect of fetal malnutrition on human using human iPS cell pancreatic differentiation methods. In this study, I have found that important amino acids which regulate pancreatic differentiation at narrow time windows using novel pancreatic differentiation methods established in this study. As a results of amino acid deprivation during pancreatic endocrine differentiation, the number of pancreatic beta cell is significantly decreased at final stage. These results indicated that iPS cell differentiation systems is useful tools for analysis of fetal origins of adult disease theory.

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  • Establishment of hepatocyte model from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells for exploring uremic toxin production inhibitors

    Grant number:25670080  2013.4 - 2016.3

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research  Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research

    Saito Hideyuki, JONO Hirofumi, SHIRAKI Nobuaki

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    Grant amount:\3900000 ( Direct Cost: \3000000 、 Indirect Cost:\900000 )

    This study aimed to establish a screening system for exploring inhibitors of uremic toxin production using human hepatocyte model cells derived from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, as a hepatic production system for sulfate-conjugated uremic toxins. By using four different culture medium for differentiation induction, AFP-positive cells, a marker cell of prodromal hepatocyte, were detected 11 days after the culture initiation, thereby indicating that it was possible to induce the differentiation of endodermal frozen stock cells into genealogical hepatocytes. Newly established human hepatocytes from iPS cells could be a useful tool for screening inhibitors for indoxyl sulfate production in the human liver.

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  • Hepatocyte replacement therapy for familial amybidotic polyneuropathy combining iPS cells and gene-repair therapy

    Grant number:21390270  2009 - 2011

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

    ANDO Yukio, KUME Shoen, JONO Hirofumi, UEDA Mitsuharu, SHIRAKI Nobuaki

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    Grant amount:\18330000 ( Direct Cost: \14100000 、 Indirect Cost:\4230000 )

    From April, 2009 to March, 2012, to develop a curative treatment for familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy(FAP), we obtained somatic cells from FAP patients or transgenic rats possessing a human ATTR V30M gene(ATTR V30M Tg rats) and reprogrammed to pluripotency to generate FAP-specific induced pluripotent stem(iPS) cells, and evaluated the possibility of hepatocyte replacement therapy combining FAP-specific iPS cells and gene-repair therapy using single stranded oligonucleotides(SSOs). In the next project, we will focus on using these FAP-specific iPS cells to elucidate the precise pathogenesis of FAP, improve the efficiency of gene conversion rate, and determine the availability of hepatocyte replacement therapy in the in vivo experiments using ATTR V30M Tg rats, an existing useful FAP animal model.

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  • Establishment of intestinal differentiation method from ES/iPS cells

    Grant number:21790671  2009 - 2010

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)  Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

    SHIRAKI Nobuaki

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    Grant amount:\4290000 ( Direct Cost: \3300000 、 Indirect Cost:\990000 )

    The efficient differentiation of mouse or human ES cells into mature cell types of the intestine remains a major challenge. Using the in vitro differentiation procedure of pluripotent stem cells into definitive endoderm we established previously, we found that simultaneous application of two specific growth factors efficiently induced intestinal differentiation. All four intestinal differentiated cell types, namely the absorptive enterocytes and three types of secretory cells (goblet cells, enteroendocrine cells, Paneth cells) were efficiently differentiated among mouse and human ES cell-derived intestinal epithelium cells.

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  • The establishment of efficient method for differentiation towards pancreatic beta cells from ES cells

    Grant number:19790635  2007 - 2008

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)  Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

    SHIRAKI Nobuaki

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    Grant amount:\3720000 ( Direct Cost: \3300000 、 Indirect Cost:\420000 )

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  • 発生生物学

    2018 Institution:東京科学大学

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    2017 Institution:東京科学大学

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    2016 Institution:東京科学大学

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    2016 Institution:東京科学大学

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