オオニシ ジュンジ onishi junji
大西 淳之
- 所属 東京家政大学 栄養学部 管理栄養学科
- 東京家政大学大学院 人間生活学総合研究科 健康栄養学専攻
- 東京家政大学大学院 人間生活学総合研究科 人間生活学専攻
- 東京家政大学短期大学部 短期大学部 栄養科
- 職種 教授
| 論文種別 | 原著 |
| 言語種別 | 英語 |
| 査読の有無 | 査読あり |
| 表題 | Tickling stimulation causes the up-regulation of the kallikrein family in the submandibular gland of the rat. |
| 掲載誌名 | 正式名：Behavioural Brain Research 略 称：Behav Brain Res ISSNコード：01664328 |
| 巻・号・頁 | 236(1),pp.236-243 |
| 著者・共著者 | ◎Yamamuro T, Hori M, Nakagawa Y, Hayashi T, Sakamoto S, Ohnishi J, Takeuchi S, Mihara Y, Shiga T, Murakami K, Urayama O. |
| 発行年月 | 2013/01 |
| 概要 | We recently showed that tactile stimulation (tickling) accompanied by positive emotion altered the expression of many genes in the rat hypothalamus (Hori et al., 2009 [15]). In this study, the effect of repeated tickling on gene expressions of the rat salivary gland was examined. After 4-week stimulation, several genes of the kallikrein (Klk) family were remarkably up-regulated and the alpha-amylase (amylase) gene was down-regulated in DNA microarray analysis. In quantitative analysis using real-time PCR of the submandibular gland of the rats tickled for 2 weeks, mRNAs of Klk1, Klk2 (Klk1c2, Tonin), Klk7 (Klk1l), Klk1b3 (Nerve growth factor, gamma), Klk1c10, Klks3 (Klk1c9) and GK11 were significantly 2-5-fold increased among 18 members of the Klk gene family examined and the submandibular amylase was decreased compared with the lightly touched and untouched control rats. In immunoblot analysis the increase in Klk7 protein was observed in the whole cell lysate fraction of the submandibular gland. In immunohistochemical analysis with anti-Klk7 polyclonal antibody, the immunostain was increased in duct cells of the submandibular gland of the tickled rat when compared with the lightly touched and untouched control rats. These results suggest that tactile sensory processing in the central nervous system affects the gene expression in the peripheral tissue probably via hormonal and/or autonomic neural activities. Submandibular Klks may be biochemical markers indicating positive emotional states. |
| DOI | doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2012.09.001 |