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Analysis of Primary and Metastatic Tumor in Fluorescent Protein Expressing Metastasis Mouse Model : (1) Imaging Nuclear-Cytoplasmic Dynamics in Primary and Metastatic Colon Cancer in Nude Mice(2) Imaging the Role of Multinucleate Pancreatic Cancer Cells a

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Title

Analysis of Primary and Metastatic Tumor in Fluorescent Protein

Expressing Metastasis Mouse Model : (1) Imaging

Nuclear-Cytoplasmic Dynamics in Primary and Metastatic Colon Cancer

in Nude Mice(2) Imaging the Role of Multinucleate Pancreatic

Cancer Cells and Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts in Peritoneal

Metastasis in Mouse Models( 内容と審査の要旨(Summary) )

Author(s)

長谷川, 恒輔

Report No.(Doctoral

Degree)

博士(医学) 甲第1067号

Issue Date

2018-03-25

Type

博士論文

Version

none

URL

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12099/75204

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 ࠙⤖ᯝࠚ ձ +&7*)35)3 ⣽⬊ࢆ⭁⮚࡟⛣᳜ࡋࡓ࣐࢘ࢫ࡟ࡘ࠸࡚㸪⛣᳜ᚋ  ᪥┠࡟ゎ๗ࢆ⾜ࡗࡓ࡜ࡇࢁ㸪⫢ ⮚࠾ࡼࡧᚋ⭡⭷࡟⭘⒆ࡢ㌿⛣ᕢࡀㄆࡵࡽࢀࡓࠋࡇࢀࡽ㌿⛣ᕢࢆ⺯ග࢖࣓࣮ࢪࣥࢢࢩࢫࢸ࣒࡟ࡼࡗ ࡚ほᐹࡋࡓ࡜ࡇࢁ㸪⭘⒆୰࡟ *)3 ࠾ࡼࡧ 5)3 ࡢ⺯ග࡟ࡼࡗ࡚ᶆ㆑ࡉࢀࡓ⒴⣽⬊ࡀㄆࡵࡽࢀಶࠎࡢ ⒴⣽⬊ࡢᙧែࡸ⣽⬊ቑṪࡢ≧ែࢆほᐹࡍࡿࡇ࡜ࡀ࡛ࡁࡓࠋࡲࡓ㸪ཎⓎᕢ࠾ࡼࡧ㌿⛣ᕢ࠿ࡽᚓࡽࢀ ࡓᇵ㣴⒴⣽⬊ࢆほᐹࡋࡓ࡜ࡇࢁ㸪㌿⛣ᕢ࠿ࡽᚓࡽࢀࡓ⣽⬊࡟ࡘ࠸࡚⣽⬊㉁ෆ࡟✵⬊ࢆᣢࡘከ᰾ࡢ ⣽⬊ࡸ⣳㗽≧ࡢ⣽⬊ࡀㄆࡵࡽࢀࡓࠋࡇࢀࡽࡢ␗ᖖ࡞ᙧែࢆ♧ࡍ⣽⬊ࡣ㸪㏻ᖖࡢᇵ㣴ࢆ⾜ࡗࡓ +&7 ⣽⬊ࡢ୰࡟ࡣㄆࡵࡽࢀ࡞࠿ࡗࡓࠋ ղ %[3&*)3 ⣽⬊⓶ୗ⭘⒆ࢆ⮅⮚ᑿ㒊࡟⛣᳜ࡋࡓ࣐࢘ࢫ࡟ࡘ࠸࡚㸪⛣᳜ᚋ  㐌ᚋ࡟ゎ๗ࢆ⾜ࡗࡓ࡜ ࡇࢁ㸪⛣᳜㒊㸦ཎⓎᕢ㸧࠾ࡼࡧ⭡⭷ୖ㸦㌿⛣ᕢ㸧࡟⭘⒆ࡢᙧᡂࡀㄆࡵࡽࢀࡓࠋཎⓎᕢ࠾ࡼࡧ㌿⛣ᕢ ࠿ࡽ᥇ྲྀࡋࡓ⣽⬊ࢆᇵ㣴ࡋࡓ࡜ࡇࢁ㌿⛣⭘⒆ሢ࠿ࡽᚓࡽࢀࡓ⣽⬊ࡢ୰࡟ከᩘࡢከ᰾⒴⣽⬊࡜ࣞ ࢩࣆ࢚ࣥࢺ࣐࢘ࢫ⏤᮶ࡢ⥺⥔ⱆ⣽⬊ࡀᏑᅾࡍࡿࡇ࡜ࡀࢃ࠿ࡗࡓࠋࡲࡓ㸪ཎⓎᕢ࠾ࡼࡧ㌿⛣ᕢ⏤᮶ ࡢ⣽⬊ࡢ⓶ୗ⭘⒆ᙧᡂ⬟ࢆㄪ࡭ࡓ࡜ࡇࢁ㌿⛣ᕢ⏤᮶ࡢ⣽⬊࡟ࡼࡗ࡚ᙧᡂࡉࢀࡓ⓶ୗ⭘⒆ࡣ㸪ཎⓎ ᕢ⏤᮶ࡢ⭘⒆࡜ẚ㍑ࡋ࡚㸪᭷ព࡟⭘⒆㔜㔞ࡀቑຍࡋ࡚࠸ࡓࠋ  ࠙⪃ᐹࠚ ⺯ගࢱࣥࣃࢡ㉁࡟ࡼࡗ࡚ᶆ㆑ࡉࢀࡓࣄࢺ኱⭠⒴⣽⬊࠾ࡼࡧ⮅⮚⒴⣽⬊ࢆࢾ࣮ࢻ࣐࢘ࢫ࡟⛣᳜ࡍࡿࡇ ࡜࡟ࡼࡾ⭘⒆㌿⛣ࣔࢹࣝࢆసᡂࡋࡓࠋࡇࡢࡼ࠺࡞⭘⒆㌿⛣ࣔࢹ࣐ࣝ࢘ࢫࢆ⏝࠸࡚㸪ᙧᡂࡉࢀࡓ⭘⒆ࢆ ⺯ග࢖࣓࣮ࢪࣥࢢࢩࢫࢸ࣒࡟ࡼࡗ࡚ほᐹࡋࡓ࡜ࡇࢁ㸪⭘⒆ෆ࡟࠾ࡅࡿಶࠎࡢ⒴⣽⬊ࡢືែࢆ⺯ග࡟ࡼ ࡗ࡚ࣜ࢔ࣝࢱ࢖࣒࡟ࣔࢽࢱࣜࣥࢢ࡛ࡁࡿࡇ࡜ࡀࢃ࠿ࡗࡓࠋ㌿⛣⭘⒆ᕢࡢ⒴⣽⬊ࡢᙧែࢆほᐹࡋࡓ࡜ࡇ ࢁ㸪㌿⛣ᕢ࡟ࡣከᩘࡢከ᰾⒴⣽⬊ࡀᏑᅾࡍࡿࡇ࡜ࡀ᫂ࡽ࠿࡟࡞ࡗࡓࠋከࡃࡢ⒴⣽⬊࡛ࡣᝏᛶ໬ࡢ㐍ᒎ ࡟క࠸ᰁⰍయࡢಸຍࡀ㉳ࡇࡿࡇ࡜ࡀ▱ࡽࢀ࡚࠸ࡿࡀ㸪ࡇࡢࡼ࠺࡞ᰁⰍయࡢಸຍࡀ⣽⬊᰾ࡢከ᰾໬ࢆ⤒ ࡚ᘬࡁ㉳ࡇࡉࢀࡿྍ⬟ᛶࡀ⪃࠼ࡽࢀࡓࠋࡲࡓ㸪⮅⮚⒴㌿⛣⭘⒆ᕢ࠿ࡽᚓࡽࢀࡓ⣽⬊ࡢ୰࡟࣐࢘ࢫ⏤᮶ ࡢከᩘࡢ⥺⥔ⱆ⣽⬊ࡀΰᅾࡋ࡚࠸ࡿࡇ࡜ࡀࢃ࠿ࡗࡓࠋ⮅⮚⒴㌿⛣⭘⒆ᕢ࠿ࡽᚓࡽࢀࡓ⣽⬊ࡣཎⓎᕢ࠿ ࡽᚓࡽࢀࡓ⣽⬊࡜ẚ㍑ࡋ࡚㧗࠸⭘⒆ᙧᡂ⬟ࢆᣢࡘࡇ࡜ࡼࡾ㸪࣐࢘ࢫࡢ⥺⥔ⱆ⣽⬊ࡀ &$) ࡜ࡋ࡚స⏝ࡍ ࡿࡇ࡜࡟ࡼࡗ࡚⭘⒆ࡢ㐍ᒎࢆಁࡍᙺ๭ࢆᯝࡓࡋ࡚࠸ࡿྍ⬟ᛶࡀ⪃࠼ࡽࢀࡓࠋ  ࠙⤖ㄽࠚ ⺯ගࢱࣥࣃࢡ㉁࡟ࡼࡗ࡚ᶆ㆑ࡉࢀࡓ኱⭠⒴⣽⬊࠾ࡼࡧ⮅⮚⒴⣽⬊ࢆ⏝࠸࡚⭘⒆㌿⛣ࣔࢹࣝࢆసᡂࡍ ࡿࡇ࡜࡟ࡼࡗ࡚㌿⛣ᕢࢆᵓᡂࡍࡿ⒴⣽⬊ࡢ⣽⬊ືែࢆ㠀౵くⓗ࡟ほᐹࡍࡿࡓࡵࡢࢩࢫࢸ࣒ࢆᵓ⠏ࡋ ࡓࠋ  ㄽ ᩥ ᑂ ᰝ ࡢ ⤖ ᯝ ࡢ せ ᪨ ⏦ㄳ⪅ 㛗㇂ᕝᜏ㍜ࡣ㸪⺯ගࢱࣥࣃࢡ㉁࡟ࡼࡗ࡚ᶆ㆑ࡉࢀࡓࣄࢺ⒴⣽⬊ࢆࢾ࣮ࢻ࣐࢘ࢫ࡟⛣᳜ࡍࡿࡇ ࡜࡟ࡼࡗ࡚⭘⒆㌿⛣ࣔࢹࣝࢆసᡂࡋ㸪H[YLYR⺯ග࢖࣓࣮ࢪࣥࢢࢩࢫࢸ࣒ࢆ⏝࠸࡚㌿⛣⭘⒆ᕢ࡟࠾ࡅ ࡿ⒴⣽⬊ࡢ⣽⬊ືែࢆほᐹࡍࡿᡭἲࢆᵓ⠏ࡋࡓࠋᮏ◊✲ᡂᯝࡣ㸪⒴ࡢ㌿⛣ࡸᝏᛶ໬ࡢ௙⤌ࡳࢆゎᯒࡍ ࡿࡓࡵࡢᇶ┙ᢏ⾡ࢆᥦ౪ࡍࡿࡶࡢ࡛࠶ࡾ㸪௒ᚋࡢ⒴◊✲ࡢⓎᒎ࡟ᑡ࡞࠿ࡽࡎᐤ୚ࡍࡿ࡜⪃࠼ࡽࢀࡿࠋ 㹙୺ㄽᩥබ⾲ㄅ㹛 㸧.268.(+$6(*$:$$7686+,68(768*80,.,1$.$085$7$.8520$7680272+,720,$2.,7$.$+,52   .81,6$'$ 0,&+$(/ %289(7 0$6$+,72 6+,0,=8 DQG 52%(57 0 +2))0$1 ,PDJLQJ 1XFOHDU &\WRSODVPLF'\QDPLFVLQ3ULPDU\DQG0HWDVWDWLF&RORQ&DQFHULQ1XGH0LFH $QWLFDQFHU5HVHDUFK    㸧.268.(+$6(*$:$$7686+,68(768*80,.,1$.$085$7$.8520$7680272+,720,$2.,7$.$+,52 .81,6$'$0$6$+,726+,0,=86+,*(72<26$-,+,6$7$.$025,:$.,DQG52%(570+2))0$1,PDJLQJ WKH 5ROH RI 0XOWLQXFOHDWH 3DQFUHDWLF &DQFHU &HOOV DQG &DQFHU$VVRFLDWHG )LEUREODVWV LQ 3HULWRQHDO0HWDVWDVLVLQ0RXVH0RGHOV

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