理研、疾患遺伝子を免疫細胞でマッピング

理研、疾患遺伝子を免疫細胞でマッピング

理研、研究者が分析ツールを開発した。糖尿病や心臓病などの疾患を特定の免疫細胞で、複数の遺伝子がすべて共通経路で働いていることが明らかになった。ツールの有効性を実証するために、慢性関節リウマチ患者のDNAデータセットに適用し、腫瘍壊死因子(TNF)と呼ばれる細胞シグナル伝達タンパク質を介して免疫調節不全の重要性を確認した。理研

Mapping disease genes to immune cells .  

A valuable analytical tool developed by RIKEN researchers could help to reveal when multiple genes are all working through a common pathway in specific immune cells that underpin complex diseases such as diabetes or heart disease1.
To demonstrate the tool’s effectiveness, the scientists applied it to DNA datasets from rheumatoid arthritis sufferers and confirmed the importance of immune dysregulation through a cell-signaling protein called tumor necrosis factor (TNF). Anti-TNF drugs are some of the best-selling medicines in the world—a fact that Kazuyoshi Ishigaki of the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences says confirms the “robustness of our pipeline.” As such, he adds, “It’s reasonable to expect that our pipeline can be applied to other diseases.” RIKEN

将疾病基因映射到免疫细胞。

RIKEN研究人员开发的宝贵的分析工具可以帮助揭示多个基因全部通过支持复杂疾病如糖尿病或心脏病的特异性免疫细胞的共同途径发挥作用1。
为了证明该工具的有效性,科学家将其应用于类风湿关节炎患者的DNA数据集,并通过称为肿瘤坏死因子(TNF)的细胞信号传导蛋白证实了免疫失调的重要性。抗TNF药物是世界上最畅销的药物之一,RIKEN综合医学科学中心的石垣冢雄确实证实了“管道的稳健性”,他补充说:“期望是合理的我们的管道可以应用于其他疾病。“RIKEN

http://www.riken.jp/en/research/rikenresearch/highlights/20170017/