Composition for inducing proliferation or accumulation of regulatory t cells

a technology of regulatory t cells and compositions, applied in immunological disorders, metabolism disorders, antibody medical ingredients, etc., can solve the problems of unclear bacteria species, still unclear immune system, etc., to suppress immunological rejection in organ transplantation, healthy individuals can ingest the composition easily and routinely, and suppress the effect of immune system in living organisms

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-06-13
THE UNIV OF TOKYO
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[0072]The compositions of the present invention containing as an active ingredient bacteria belonging to the genus Clostridium or a physiologically active substance derived from the bacteria serves as an excellent composition for inducing the proliferation or accumulation of regulatory T cells (Treg cells). Immunity in a living organism can be suppressed through administration of the composition of the present invention as a pharmaceutical product or ingestion of the composition as a food or beverage. Accordingly, the composition of the present invention can be used, for example, to prevent or treat autoimmune diseases or allergic diseases, as well as to suppress immunological rejection in organ transplantation or the like. In addition, if a food or beverage such as a health food comprises the composition of the present invention, healthy individuals can ingest the composition easily and routinely. As a result, it is possible to induce the proliferation or accumulation of regulatory T cells and thereby to improve immune functions.

Problems solved by technology

However, mechanisms of how a large number of Treg cells come to be present in the colon and how the Treg cells produce IL-10 in the colon at a high level are still unclear.
Moreover, it is also still unclear what species of bacteria constituting the intestinal commensal bacterial flora exerts the influence on the induction of regulatory T cells.

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[0259]First, it was investigated whether or not accumulation of regulatory T cells (Treg cells) in the colonic lamina propria was dependent on commensal bacteria. Specifically, lymphocytes were isolated from peripheral lymph nodes (pLN) of Balb / c mice bred in the absence of specific pathogenic bacteria (SPF) or from lamina propria of the colon or the small intestine (SI) of the mice. The CD4 and Foxp3 were stained by antibodies. Then, the ratio of Foxp3+ cells in CD4+ lymphocytes was analyzed by flow cytometry. FIG. 5 shows the obtained results. As is apparent from the results shown in FIG. 5, it was found that Foxp3+ Treg cells were present at a high frequency in the lamina propria of the gastrointestinal tracts, especially in the colonic lamina propria, of the mice kept under the environment free from specific pathogenic microorganisms (SPF). In addition, it was also found that the number of the Foxp3+ Treg cells in the colonic lamina propria gradually increased up to three months...

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[0260]Next, it was investigated whether or not the temporal accumulation of the Treg cells in the colon as found in Example 1 had a relationship with the colonization of intestinal commensal microbiota. Specifically, the expression of CD4 and the expression of Foxp3 in lymphocytes isolated from the small intestine, the colon, and the peripheral lymph nodes of mice bred under a germ-free (GF) or SPF environment (8 weeks old: Balb / c mice, IQI mice, and C57BL / 6 mice) were analyzed. Similar results were obtained in three or more independent experiments. FIGS. 6 and 7 show the obtained results. Note that, in FIG. 7, each white circle represents the absolute number of CD4+ Foxp3+ cells in an individual mouse, and the error bars represent standard deviations (SDs).

[0261]In addition, lamina propria lymphocytes were collected from SPF mice and GF mice (Balb / c mice or C57BL / 6 mice). CD4 and Foxp3 were stained with antibodies. Then, the lamina propria lymphocytes were analyzed by FACS. FIG. 8 ...

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[0267]Next, it was directly checked whether or not the decrease in the number of the Treg cells in the colonic lamina propria of the GF mice shown in Example 2 was attributed to the absence of microbiota. Specifically, a fecal suspension of B6 SPF mice purchased from The Jackson Laboratory was orally administered to GF-IQI mice (conventionalization). Three weeks after the administration, lymphocytes were isolated from the colonic lamina propria, and the expression of Foxp3 in CD4+ lymphocytes was analyzed. FIGS. 10 and 11 show the obtained results. Note that each white circle in FIG. 11 represents the absolute number of CD4+ Foxp3+ cells in an individual mouse, the error bars represent standard deviations (SD), * indicates that “P+ Treg cells in the colonic lamina propria, while the accumulation of the Treg cells in the small intestinal lamina propria had a different mechanism.

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Abstract

It was found that bacteria belonging to the genus Clostridium induce accumulation of regulatory T cells (Treg cells) in the colon. Moreover, the present inventors found that regulatory T cells (Treg cells) induced by from these bacteria suppressed proliferation of effector T-cells. From these findings, the present inventors found that the use of bacteria belonging to the genus Clostridium or a physiologically active substance derived therefrom made it possible to induce proliferation or accumulation of regulatory T cells (Treg cells), and further to suppress immune functions.

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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention relates to a composition which has an effect of inducing proliferation or accumulation of regulatory T cells, and which comprises, as an active ingredient, bacteria belonging to the genus Clostridium, a physiologically active substance derived from the bacteria, bacterial spores, or the like. The present invention also relates to a method for inducing proliferation or accumulation of regulatory T cells, as well as a method for inhibiting such proliferation or accumulation. Moreover, the present invention relates to a vaccine composition containing at least one strain of bacteria belonging to the genus Clostridium or a spore of bacteria, as well as a method for treating or preventing at least one disease or condition selected from infectious diseases and autoimmune diseases by administering the vaccine composition to an individual in need thereof. The present invention also relates to a method for screening for a compound that promotes proli...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A61K35/74A61K45/00
CPCA61K35/00A61K35/74A61K45/06G01N33/505A61K45/00G01N2500/10G01N2333/33A61K2300/00A01K67/0275A01K2267/0325A61K39/39A61K2039/55594A61K2039/577A01K2227/105A01K2217/203A01K2217/072A61P1/00A61P1/04A61P1/12A61P19/02A61P25/00A61P29/00A61P31/00A61P31/04A61P37/00A61P37/02A61P37/04A61P37/06A61P37/08A61P43/00A61P3/10C12Q1/689A61K9/0053A61K35/742A61K39/08A61K2039/52A61K39/0008A61K2039/542A61K2039/57C12Q2600/158A61K9/48
Inventor HONDA, KENYAATARASHI, KOJIITOH, KIKUJITANOUE, TAKESHI
Owner THE UNIV OF TOKYO
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