著者
Shinichi UTSUGI Kikumi OGIHARA Yuko NAYA Yuji SUNDEN Yuya NAKAMOTO Yoshiharu OKAMOTO
出版者
JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE
雑誌
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.21-0646, (Released:2022-06-25)

L-type amino acid transporter 1 (LAT1) is upregulated in various malignant tumors in humans. LAT1 expression correlates with the grade of cancer and prognosis. LAT1 is responsible for the supply of many essential amino acids to cancer cells. Inhibition of LAT1 reduces the amino acids that enter the cell and inhibits cancer cell growth. Therefore, novel anticancer drugs targeting LAT1 have attracted much attention in recent years. In this study, to explore the applicability of using LAT1 expression in intracranial tumors as a prognostic factor and therapeutic target, we investigated the expression of LAT1 in surgically resected primary and secondary intracranial tumor tissues from dogs and cats. Immunohistochemical analysis of LAT1 was performed on intracranial tumor tissue from 14 dogs and 3 cats. Primary intracranial tumors were seen in 10 dogs and included meningiomas, histiocytic sarcomas, pituitary tumors, and gliomas, and 9 out of 10 cases were positive for LAT1. Primary intracranial tumors were seen in 2 cats and included meningioma and lymphoma; both cases were positive for LAT1. Secondary intracranial tumors were positive for LAT1 in 3 out of 4 cases in dogs and 1 out of 1 in cats. Since the majority of intracranial tumors in dogs and cats were positive for LAT1, immunostaining for LAT1 is expected to be a prognostic indicator and therapeutic target in the future.
著者
Masaki Michishita Tatsuya Uto Ryota Nakazawa Hisashi Yoshimura Kikumi Ogihara Yuko Naya Tsuyoshi Tajima Daigo Azakami Seigo Kishikawa Toshiro Arai Kimimasa Takahashi
出版者
The Japanese Pharmacological Society
雑誌
Journal of Pharmacological Sciences (ISSN:13478613)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.121, no.4, pp.339-342, 2013-04-20 (Released:2013-04-19)
参考文献数
15
被引用文献数
8 15

Canine hemangiopericytoma (CHP) is characterized by frequent local recurrence and increased invasiveness. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a key regulator of angiogenesis in tumors. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of a single dose of bevacizumab on a xenograft model of CHP. VEGF protein was secreted from cultured CHP cells and interacted with bevacizumab. Bevacizumab treatment suppressed tumor growth by inhibiting tumor angiogenesis, whereas no significant differences were observed in the proliferation index and apoptosis rates of treated and untreated mice. Thus, bevacizumab had antitumor effects in a xenograft model of CHP.
著者
Hideharu OCHIAI Ken ONDA Kikumi OGIHARA Yuko NAYA Hiroki SUGIYAMA Takuya MARUO
出版者
公益社団法人 日本獣医学会
雑誌
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.12-0171, (Released:2012-06-19)
被引用文献数
1 7

A full-length cDNA sequence of canine Na-dependent neutral amino acid transporter (ASCT2) and its distribution were determined. The sequence was 2090 bp long and was predicted to encode 544 amino acid polypeptides. The amino acid sequence deduced from canine ASCT2 showed a 90% similarity to that of humans and mice. Northern blot analysis revealed ASCT2 expression in the kidney, heart, lung and muscles, and Western blot analysis using anti-human ASCT2 antiserum detected the bands at 60 and 65 kDa in membrane protein of the lung. RT-PCR analysis revealed ASCT2 expression in all the tissues examined.
著者
Kikumi OGIHARA Yuko NAYA Reiichiro SATO Ken ONDA Hideharu OCHIAI
出版者
公益社団法人 日本獣医学会
雑誌
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.14-0392, (Released:2015-01-29)
被引用文献数
1 6

Analysis of L-type amino acid transport expression of hepatocellular carcinoma cells (HCCs) of the dog was performed. The leucine transport activity of canine HCCs was 0.628 ± 0.018 nmol/mg protein/min. The inhibitor of LAT 2-aminobicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-2-carboxylic acid (BCH) reduced 90% of the activity at 1 mM. The deduced amino acid sequences of canine LAT2, LAT3 and LAT4 were well conserved in mammalians, exhibiting 89, 88 and 77% homology, respectively. RT-PCR revealed distinct LAT1 expression compared with normal hepatocytes. Western blotting analysis confirmed the potent LAT1 expression in canine HCCs but not hepatocytes, and real-time RT-PCR analysis indicated that canine HCCs possessed 28 times higher LAT1 expression than hepatocytes. These results indicated that the leucine transport activity of canine HCCs was due to LAT1.
著者
Kikumi OGIHARA Ken ONDA Reiichiro SATO Yuko NAYA Hideharu OCHIAI
出版者
公益社団法人 日本獣医学会
雑誌
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.14-0014, (Released:2014-09-23)
被引用文献数
1 4

L-type amino acid transporter 1 (LAT1), the first isotype of amino acid transport system L, transports aromatic and branched amino acids pivotal for fundamental cellular activities such cellular growth and proliferation. LAT1 expression was high only in the brain in contrast to its limited distribution and low level of expression in normal tissues. We found potent LAT1 expression in canine caput epididymis by quantitative RT-PCR and Western blotting analysis. Immnuno-histochemical examination revealed observable LAT1 in microvillous epithelial cells.
著者
Hideharu OCHIAI Ken ONDA Kikumi OGIHARA Yuko NAYA Hiroki SUGIYAMA Takuya MARUO
出版者
公益社団法人 日本獣医学会
雑誌
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.74, no.11, pp.1505-1510, 2012 (Released:2012-12-01)
参考文献数
24
被引用文献数
1 7

A full-length cDNA sequence of canine Na-dependent neutral amino acid transporter (ASCT2) and its distribution were determined. The sequence was 2,090 bp long and was predicted to encode 544 amino acid polypeptides. The amino acid sequence deduced from canine ASCT2 showed 90% similarity to that of humans and mice. Northern blot analysis revealed ASCT2 expression in the kidney, heart, lung and muscles, and Western blot analysis using anti-human ASCT2 antiserum detected the bands at 60 and 65 kDa in membrane protein of the lung. RT-PCR analysis revealed ASCT2 expression in all the tissues examined.