Hokkaido University · Medicine
Professor Tadashi Matsuda's research lab focuses on the molecular mechanisms underlying cytokine and growth factor signaling, particularly the cross-talk between TGF-beta, IL-6, and estrogen receptor pathways in immune regulation, fibrosis, and cancer. The lab investigates key signaling molecules such as Smads, STAT3, Tyk2, and gp130 in the context of inflammation, tissue repair, and autoimmune diseases. A central theme is the identification of novel regulatory proteins—like PDLIM2 and PIASy—that control transcription factor activity through ubiquitination and protein-protein interactions. The lab integrates molecular biology, cell signaling, and in vivo disease models to uncover therapeutic targets for inflammatory and fibrotic disorders.
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Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) plays central roles in embryonic development, organogenesis, and physiologic connective tissue remodeling during wound healing and tissue repair as well as in carcinogenesis. Estrogens have key roles in a variety of biological events, such as the development and maintenance of female reproductive organs and bone and lipid metabolism. Previous studies demonstrated that estrogens suppress TGF-beta-induced gene expression, such as type IV collagen in kidne
gp130 is a signal-transducing subunit of receptors for the interleukin-6 (IL-6)-related cytokine subfamily including IL-6, leukemia inhibitory factor, oncostatin M, IL-11, and ciliary neurotrophic factor, indicating that gp130-mediated signals are involved in the immune response, hematopoiesis, inflammation, and endocrine and nervous system activity. We previously showed that gp130 stimulation rapidly activates Jak, Btk, and Tec tyrosine kinases, all of which constitutively associate with gp130.
Tyrosine kinase-2 (Tyk2), a member of the Jak family of kinases, mediates the signals triggered by various cytokines, including type I IFNs, IL-12, and IL-23. In the current study, we investigated the in vivo involvement of Tyk2 in several IL-12/Th1- and IL-23/Th17-mediated models of experimental diseases, including methylated BSA injection-induced footpad thickness, imiquimod-induced psoriasis-like skin inflammation, and dextran sulfate sodium- or 2,4,6-trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid-induced col
Granuloma formation is an important host defense mechanism against intracellular bacteria; however, uncontrolled granulomatous inflammation is pathologic. T helper 17 (TH17) cells are thought to have a pathogenic role in autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, including in granulomas. Here, we report that the PDZ-LIM domain protein PDLIM2 inhibited TH17 cell development and granulomatous responses by acting as a nuclear ubiquitin E3 ligase that targeted signal transducer and activator of transcrip
Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a multifunctional cytokine that plays important roles in the immune system, hematopoiesis, and acute phase reactions. Estrogens have significant roles in a variety of biological events, such as the development and maintenance of female reproductive organs, and bone and lipid metabolism. Previous studies demonstrated that estrogens suppress IL-6-induced osteoporosis and the growth of multiple myeloma cells by repressing IL-6 and IL-6 receptor gene expression. Here we prese
Smads proteins play a key role in the intracellular signaling of the transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta family of growth factors, which exhibits a diverse set of cellular responses, including cell proliferation and differentiation. In particular, Smad7 acts as an antagonist of TGF-beta signaling, which could determine the intensity or duration of its signaling cascade. In this study we identified a protein inhibitor of activated STAT (signal transducers and activators of transcription), PIASy
Turbulent vortical structures in a round free jet of water were experimentally visualized by using stereo particle image velocimetry (PIV). A laser light sheet illuminated a cross-sectional plane normal to the axis of the jet, and two charge-coupled device cameras captured particle images in the same region of interest but from different directions. The stereo-PIV algorithm had been applied to obtain two-dimensional, three-component (2D-3C) velocity distributions on various cross-sectional plane
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