井尻 成保 (イジリ シゲホ)

水産科学研究院 海洋応用生命科学部門 増殖生物学分野教授

研究者基本情報

■ 学位
  • 博士(水産学), 北海道大学
■ URL
researchmap URLホームページURL■ ID 各種
J-Global ID■ 研究キーワード・分野
研究キーワード
  • 卵成熟
  • チョウザメ
  • ティラピア
  • ウナギ
  • 魚類繁殖
  • 魚類ステロイド合成
  • 魚類性分化
  • 魚類生殖生理
  • Reproductive fish physiology
研究分野
  • ライフサイエンス, 水圏生産科学
■ 担当教育組織

経歴

■ 経歴
経歴
  • 2025年04月 - 現在
    北海道大学, 大学院水産科学研究院, 教授, 日本国
  • 2006年08月 - 2025年03月
    北海道大学大学院水産科学研究院, 増殖生物学講座, 准教授, 准教授, 日本国
  • 2005年 - 2006年
    自然科学研究機構・基礎生物学研究所 研究員
  • 2004年 - 2005年
    科学技術振興事業団 研究員
  • 2001年 - 2004年
    大学院水産科学研究科 日本学術振興会特別研究員
  • 2001年 - 2004年
    Postdoctoral Fellowships of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
  • 1997年 - 2001年
    Center of Marine Biotechnology, University of Maryland Biotechnology Insutitute 研究員
  • 1997年 - 2001年
    Researcher
学歴
  • 1997年, 北海道大学, 水産学研究科, 日本国
  • 1997年, 北海道大学, Graduate School, Division of Fisheries
  • 1992年, 北海道大学, 水産学部, 日本国
  • 1992年, 北海道大学, Faculty of Fisheries

研究活動情報

■ 受賞
  • 2025年03月, 日本水産学会, 令和6年度水産学進歩賞
    魚類の卵巣の分化から卵成熟までを制御するステロイドホルモン産生機構の解明
    井尻成保
■ 論文
  • Sexual dimorphic expression pattern of sex differentiation–related genes and the W–chromosome–specific gene during gonadal sex differentiation in Kaluga sturgeon (Huso dauricus)
    Kazuki Tousaka; Ryohei Surugaya; Shun Yoshida; Shinji Adachi; Shigeho Ijiri
    Aquaculture, 622, 744027, 744027, Elsevier BV, 2026年07月, [査読有り], [最終著者, 責任著者]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Faecal inorganic matter affects androgen metabolite levels in seals before migration
    Mayuko Otsuki; Takanori Horimoto; Motoki Kobayashi; Shigeho Ijiri; Yoko Mitani
    Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 597, 152178, 152178, Elsevier BV, 2026年04月
    研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Role of gonadal soma-derived growth factor (gsdf) on sex-differentiation in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus
    Tomomitsu Arai; Sakura Tanaka; Megumi Sakon; He Gao; Shigeho Ijiri
    General and Comparative Endocrinology, 377, 114884, 114884, Elsevier BV, 2026年02月, [査読有り], [最終著者, 責任著者]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Heterogeneous but not homogeneous knockout of follicle-stimulating hormone receptor (fshr) leads to sexual reversal in genetic XX female Nile tilapia
    He Gao; Tomomitsu Arai; Hongwei Yan; Keita Furukawa; Takeshi Kitano; Shigeho Ijiri
    Aquaculture, 613, 743360, 743360, Elsevier BV, 2026年02月, [査読有り], [最終著者, 責任著者]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Generation of WW Superfemale Sturgeons Through Hormonal Masculinization of ZW Females
    Ryohei Surugaya; Kazuki Tousaka; Shun Yoshida; Shinji Adachi; Shigeho Ijiri
    Fishes, 10, 12, 618, 618, MDPI AG, 2025年12月02日, [査読有り], [最終著者, 責任著者]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌), In sturgeon aquaculture, all-female production is desirable due to the high value of caviar. Genetic sexing and the production of WW superfemales are important steps toward achieving this. In this study, we identified the WSR and ZSR primers for amplification of W- and Z-specific regions, respectively. WSR primers were designed on the gene W-linked RT RNase H-like domain containing protein (rnhW). The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) bands were obtained with the WSR primer only in phenotypic female sturgeons, indicating that stable genetic sexing was achieved in most species, including those captured around Hokkaido. Moreover, rnhW showed female-specific expression in the gonads during early sex differentiation in kaluga and Amur sturgeon. ZSR primers were developed from the orofacial cleft 1 candidate gene 1 protein homolog. Clear and distinct gel band patterns for ZZ, ZW, and WW genotypes were obtained using WSR and ZSR primers, consistent with genotypic estimations by quantitative PCR. This consistency confirmed the presence of WW superfemales among offspring produced by fertilizing ZW females with ZW pseudomales masculinized using 17α-methyltestosterone. Our findings provide new insights into the mechanisms of sex determination and differentiation in sturgeons, bringing the establishment of an all-female production system within reach.
  • The Involvement of Follicle-Stimulating Hormone in Testis Differentiation in Nile Tilapia
    He Gao; Tomomitsu Arai; Chak Aranyakanont; Dan Li; Megumi Tada; Shigeho Ijiri
    Fishes, 10, 10, 473, 473, MDPI AG, 2025年09月23日, [査読有り], [招待有り], [最終著者, 責任著者]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌), In Nile tilapia, one of the most important aquaculture species, males are larger than females, and an all-male monosex culture offers significant economic benefits. Although the pituitaries of genetic female (XX) and genetic male (XY) tilapia have identical expression levels of follicle-stimulating hormone (fsh), FSH receptor (fshr) expression remains relatively low in XY-undifferentiated gonads and then increases following morphological sex differentiation. The expression patterns of genes related to androgen biosynthesis in XY-undifferentiated gonads are similar to those of fshr during testis differentiation. This might imply that FSH has a potential function in testis differentiation through regulating the expression of genes related to androgen biosynthesis. To determine whether FSH signaling regulated androgen biosynthesis, we microinjected recombinant FSH (rFsh) into XY larvae during the early sex-differentiation stage. We compared the expression of various genes related to testis differentiation after injection. The genes hsd3b, cyp17a1, dmrt1, and gsdf were found to have higher expression in the rFsh treatment group. These results suggest that FSH signaling can activate androgen biosynthesis by regulating steroidogenic enzymes, including hsd3b and cyp17a1. Moreover, injected rFsh can upregulate dmrt1, which has a positive effect on the expression of gsdf. Therefore, during testis differentiation and development, FSH plays a role in both androgen synthesis and the expression of genes related to testis differentiation in Nile tilapia.
  • The Potential Role of Gonadotropic Hormones and Their Receptors in Sex Differentiation of Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus
    He Gao; Hongwei Yan; Tomomitsu Arai; Chak Aranyakanont; Shuang Li; Shigeho Ijiri
    International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 26, 11, 5376-1, 5376-18, MDPI AG, 2025年06月04日, [査読有り], [招待有り], [最終著者, 責任著者]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌), Nile tilapia, as an ideal model for studying sex differentiation, is a popular farmed fish worldwide with a stable XX/XY sex-determination system. In tilapia, ovarian differentiation is triggered by estradiol-17β (E2) production in undifferentiated gonads. In a previous study, we suggested that follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) signaling might be involved in ovarian differentiation in Nile tilapia. In this study, we further investigated the role of FSH signaling in ovarian differentiation via aromatase expression, which converts testosterone to E2. Masculinization of XX fry by aromatase inhibitor or 17α-methyltestosterone leads to suppression of fshr expression. Feminization of XY fry by E2 treatment increased fshr expression from 15 days after hatching, when E2 treatment was terminated. XX tilapia developed ovaries harboring aromatase expression if fsh and fshr were double knockdowns by morpholino-oligo injections. Finally, the transcriptional activity in the upstream region of the aromatase gene (cyp19a1a) was further increased by FSH stimulation when HEK293T cells were co-transfected with foxl2 and ad4bp/sf1. Collectively, this study suggests that the role of FSH signaling is not critical in tilapia ovarian differentiation; however, FSH signaling may have a compensatory role in ovarian differentiation by increasing cyp19a1a transcription in cooperation with foxl2 and ad4bp/sf1 in Nile tilapia.
  • Identification and expression of nuclear receptor genes during nutritive phagocyte development in sea urchin Mesocentrotus nudus gonads
    Kazuhiro Ura; Shiori Tsue; Takushi Sato; Seishi Hagihara; Mizuha Satoh; Ichiro Higuchi; Heng Wang; Osamu Nishimiya; Shigeho Ijiri; Yasuaki Takagi
    General and Comparative Endocrinology, 366, 114715, 114715, Elsevier BV, 2025年04月, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • The size of the sperm head influences the gynogenetic success in teleost fish
    Moe Takeuchi; Yoshifumi Kawamura; Tomomitsu Arai; Shigeho Ijiri; Eisuke Takahashi; Etsuro Yamaha; Takafumi Fujimoto; Toshiya Nishimura
    Aquaculture, 596, 741768, 741768, Elsevier BV, 2025年02月, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • The effects of parasitism on sex allocation of a hermaphroditic acorn barnacle
    Masami M Tamechika; Hiroyuki Yamada; Shigeho Ijiri; Yoichi Yusa
    Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 38, 3, 417, 429, Oxford University Press (OUP), 2025年01月28日, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌), Abstract

    Sex allocation theory predicts the adaptive allocation of resources to male versus female reproduction in simultaneous hermaphrodites in response to individual characteristics or environmental factors. Because parasites uptake resources from their hosts, their presence could affect the sex allocation of the hosts. We investigated the effects of infestation status and infestation intensity by the rhizocephalan barnacle Boschmaella japonica on reproduction, including sex allocation, of the host intertidal barnacle Chthamalus challengeri. Feeding activity was also examined as a factor related to resource intake. Both male and female reproductive investment decreased with increasing parasite infestation, and the sex allocation of large-infested hosts was more male-biased than that of large uninfested hosts. Moreover, in contrast to the model prediction that male investment does not change under resource limitation, male investment decreased in infested hosts whose resources were taken by parasites. This reduction in male investment could be explained by changes in mating group size, since infested hosts have shorter penises and consequently are able to access fewer mating partners.
  • Role of follicle-stimulating hormone in gonadal sex differentiation via expression of steroidogenic enzymes in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus
    He Gao; Tomomitsu Arai; Chak Aranyakanont; Dan Li; Megumi Tada; Shigeho Ijiri
    Fisheries Science, 91, 1, 13, 23, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2024年11月05日, [査読有り], [最終著者, 責任著者]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Identification of maturation-inducing steroid in sturgeons via comprehensive analyses of steroids produced during oocyte maturation.
    Yuya Hasegawa; Ryohei Surugaya; Kazuki Tousaka; Shinji Adachi; Shigeho Ijiri
    The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology, 238, 106442, 106442, 2024年04月, [査読有り], [最終著者, 責任著者], [国際誌]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌), Although 17α, 20β-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (DHP) and 17α, 20β, 21-trihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (20β-S) have been identified as maturation-inducing steroids (MIS) in several teleosts, to date, no MISs have been identified in sturgeons. As it remains possible that an unidentified steroid is an MIS in sturgeons, this study aimed to identify a sturgeon MIS via comprehensive analyses and maturation-inducing (MI) assay of C21 steroids. In vivo and in vitro comprehensive analyses of C21 steroids revealed that serum DHP concentrations were rapidly elevated in the oocyte maturation phase and the DHP production level was notably high among C21 steroids. MI assay indicated that the MI activity of DHP, 17α-hydroxyprogesterone (17OHP), a precursor of DHP, 17α, 20α-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (αDHP), and 20β-S was high among C21 steroids, but the MI activity of these steroids were similar. In the C21 steroids produced in ovarian follicles during oocyte maturation, 17OHP, αDHP, and unidentified compounds had a low production level, and 20β-S was suggested to be metabolized from DHP after oocyte maturation. Against this background, this study concluded that DHP is a steroid that possesses strong MI activity and is highly produced during oocyte maturation. Although this study could not identify an MIS in sturgeons by fractionation of plasma and subsequent bio assay, it was suggested that DHP is a major MIS in sturgeons.
  • mRNA expression profiles of proteolytic genes during the process of ovulation in ovarian follicles of sturgeons
    Ryohei Surugaya; Yuya Hasegawa; Kazuki Tousaka; Shinji Adachi; Shigeho Ijiri
    Fisheries Science, 90, 1, 41, 51, 2024年01月, [査読有り], [最終著者, 責任著者]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Variation in responses to photoperiods and temperatures in Japanese medaka from different latitudes.
    Ai Shinomiya; Daisuke Adachi; Tsuyoshi Shimmura; Miki Tanikawa; Naoshi Hiramatsu; Shigeho Ijiri; Kiyoshi Naruse; Mitsuru Sakaizumi; Takashi Yoshimura
    Zoological letters, 9, 1, 16, 16, 2023年07月22日, [査読有り], [国際誌]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌), Seasonal changes are more robust and dynamic at higher latitudes than at lower latitudes, and animals sense seasonal changes in the environment and alter their physiology and behavior to better adapt to harsh winter conditions. However, the genetic basis for sensing seasonal changes, including the photoperiod and temperature, remains unclear. Medaka (Oryzias latipes species complex), widely distributed from subtropical to cool-temperate regions throughout the Japanese archipelago, provides an excellent model to tackle this subject. In this study, we examined the critical photoperiods and critical temperatures required for seasonal gonadal development in female medaka from local populations at various latitudes. Intraspecific differences in critical photoperiods and temperatures were detected, demonstrating that these differences were genetically controlled. Most medaka populations could perceive the difference between photoperiods for at least 1 h. Populations in the Northern Japanese group required 14 h of light in a 24 h photoperiod to develop their ovaries, whereas ovaries from the Southern Japanese group developed under 13 h of light. Additionally, Miyazaki and Ginoza populations from lower latitudes were able to spawn under short-day conditions of 11 and 10 h of light, respectively. Investigation of the critical temperature demonstrated that the Higashidori population, the population from the northernmost region of medaka habitats, had a critical temperature of over 18 °C, which was the highest critical temperature among the populations examined. The Miyazaki and the Ginoza populations, in contrast, were found to have critical temperatures under 14 °C. When we conducted a transplant experiment in a high-latitudinal environment using medaka populations with different seasonal responses, the population from higher latitudes, which had a longer critical photoperiod and a higher critical temperature, showed a slower reproductive onset but quickly reached a peak of ovarian size. The current findings show that low latitudinal populations are less responsive to photoperiodic and temperature changes, implying that variations in this responsiveness can alter seasonal timing of reproduction and change fitness to natural environments with varying harshnesses of seasonal changes. Local medaka populations will contribute to elucidating the genetic basis of seasonal time perception and adaptation to environmental changes.
  • Soy Isoflavones Induce Feminization of Japanese Eel (Anguilla japonica)
    Hiroyuki Inaba; Yuzo Iwata; Takashi Suzuki; Moemi Horiuchi; Ryohei Surugaya; Shigeho Ijiri; Ai Uchiyama; Ryoko Takano; Seiji Hara; Takashi Yazawa; Takeshi Kitano
    International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24, 1, 396, 396, MDPI AG, 2022年12月26日, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌), Under aquaculture conditions, Japanese eels (Anguilla japonica) produce a high percentage of males. However, females gain higher body weight and have better commercial value than males, and, therefore, a high female ratio is required in eel aquaculture. In this study, we examined the effects of isoflavones, genistein, and daidzein on sex differentiation and sex-specific genes of eels. To investigate the effects of these phytoestrogens on the gonadal sex, we explored the feminizing effects of soy isoflavones, genistein, and daidzein in a dose-dependent manner. The results showed that genistein induced feminization more efficiently than daidzein. To identify the molecular mechanisms of sex-specific genes, we performed a comprehensive expression analysis by quantitative real-time PCR and RNA sequencing. Phenotypic males and females were produced by feeding elvers a normal diet or an estradiol-17β- or genistein-treated diet for 45 days. The results showed that female-specific genes were up-regulated and male-specific genes were down-regulated in the gonads, suggesting that genistein induces feminization by altering the molecular pathways responsible for eel sex differentiation.
  • In vitro and in vivo gene transfer in the cloudy catshark Scyliorhinus torazame.
    Chika Fujimori; Chie Umatani; Misaki Chimura; Shigeho Ijiri; Hisanori Bando; Susumu Hyodo; Shinji Kanda
    Development, growth & differentiation, 2022年11月14日, [査読有り], [国内誌]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌), Cartilaginous fishes have various unique physiological features such as a cartilaginous skeleton and a urea-based osmoregulation strategy for adaptation to their marine environment. Also, because they are a sister group of bony vertebrates, understanding their unique features is important from an evolutionary perspective. However, genetic engineering based on gene functions as well as cellular behavior has not been effectively utilized in cartilaginous fishes. This is partly because their reproductive strategy involves internal fertilization, which results in difficulty in microinjection into fertilized eggs at the early developmental stage. Here, to identify efficient gene transfer methods in cartilaginous fishes, we examined the effects of various methods both in vitro and in vivo using the cloudy catshark, a candidate model cartilaginous fish species. In all methods, green fluorescent protein (GFP) expression was used to evaluate exogenous gene transfer. First, we examined gene transfer into primary cultured cells from cloudy catshark embryos by lipofection, polyethylenimine (PEI) transfection, adenovirus infection, baculovirus infection, and electroporation. Among the methods tested, lipofection, electroporation, and baculovirus infection enabled the successful transfer of exogenous genes into primary cultured cells. We then attempted in vivo transfection into cloudy catshark embryos by electroporation and baculovirus infection. Although baculovirus-injected groups did not show GFP fluorescence, electroporation successfully introduced GFP into muscle cells. Furthermore, we succeeded in GFP transfer into adult tissues by electroporation. The in vitro and in vivo gene transfer methods that worked in this study may open ways for genetic manipulation including knockout experiments and cellular lineage analysis in cartilaginous fishes.
  • Changes in Ovulation-Related Gene Expression during Induced Ovulation in the Amur Sturgeon (Acipenser schrenckii) Ovarian Follicles
    Ryohei Surugaya; Yuya Hasegawa; Shinji Adachi; Shigeho Ijiri
    International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23, 21, 13143, 13143, MDPI AG, 2022年10月29日, [査読有り], [招待有り], [最終著者, 責任著者]
    研究論文(学術雑誌), The luteinizing hormone (LH) and maturation-inducing steroids (MIS), such as 17α,20β-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one, regulate the final oocyte maturation in teleosts. Oocyte maturational competence (OMC) and ovulatory competence measure the sensitivity to MIS for oocyte maturation and ovulation, respectively. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the acquisition of ovulatory competence remain unknown. Sturgeons are an excellent research model for investigating these mechanisms. We examined the seasonal profiles of OMC and ovulatory competence in vitro and the expression of 17 ovulation-related gene candidates using quantitative PCR in Amur sturgeon ovarian follicles. The ovulatory competence was induced by the LH-releasing hormone analog (LHRHa) priming injection after acquiring the OMC, which was spontaneously induced in spring or autumn. Seven genes, including the tissue-type plasminogen activator (plat), were enhanced following the LHRHa priming injection in ovarian follicles sampled from anovulated and ovulated fish. The activin receptor type 1 (acvr1) and prostaglandin G/H synthase 2 (ptgs2) were only upregulated in ovulated fish. Our results suggest that plat/plasmin and prostaglandin (PG)/PG receptor systems are essential for sturgeon ovulation, similar to other vertebrates. Notably, successful ovulation depends on a sufficient PG synthesis, and mediators activating the PG/PG receptor system are essential for acquiring the ovulatory competence. We provide the first report of ovulation-related gene alterations in the ovarian follicles of Amur sturgeons.
  • Morphological and molecular gonadal sex differentiation in wild Japanese eel Anguilla japonica
    Horiuchi M; Hagihara S; Kume M; Chushi D; Hasegawa Y; Itakura H; Yamashita Y; Adachi S; Ijiri S
    Cells, 11, 9, e1554, 2022年05月, [査読有り], [招待有り], [最終著者, 責任著者]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Regulation by Progestins, Corticosteroids, and RU486 of Transcriptional Activation of Elephant Shark and Human Progesterone Receptors: An Evolutionary Perspective.
    Xiaozhi Lin; Wataru Takagi; Susumu Hyodo; Shigeho Ijiri; Yoshinao Katsu; Michael E Baker
    ACS pharmacology & translational science, 5, 2, 52, 61, 2022年02月11日, [査読有り], [国際誌]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌), We investigated progestin and corticosteroid activation of the progesterone receptor (PR) from elephant shark, a cartilaginous fish belonging to the oldest group of jawed vertebrates. Comparison with the human PR provides insights into the evolution of steroid activation of the human PR. At 1 nM steroid, the elephant shark PR is activated by progesterone, 17-hydroxy-progesterone, 20β-hydroxy-progesterone, 11-deoxycorticosterone (21-hydroxyprogesterone), and 11-deoxycortisol. The human PR, in comparison, is activated at 1 nM steroid, only by progesterone and 11-deoxycorticosterone, indicating increased progestin and corticosteroid specificity during the evolution of the human PR. RU486, an important clinical antagonist of the human PR, did not inhibit progesterone activation of the elephant shark PR. Cys-528 in the elephant shark PR corresponds to Gly-722 in the human PR, which is essential for RU486 inhibition of the human PR. Confirming the importance of Cys-528 in the elephant shark PR, RU486 inhibited progesterone activation of the Cys528Gly mutant PR. To investigate the physiological relevance of Gly-722 in the human PR and Cys-528 in the elephant shark PR, we studied steroid activation of the Gly722Cys human PR and Cys528Gly elephant shark PR. Compared to the wild-type human PR, there was an increase in the activation of human Gly722Cys PR by11-deoxycortisol and a decrease in activation by corticosterone, which may have been important in selection for the mutation corresponding to the human glycine-722 PR that first evolved in the platypus PR, a basal mammal.
  • Regulation of 17α-Hydroxyprogesterone Production during Induced Oocyte Maturation and Ovulation in Amur Sturgeon (Acipenser schrenckii)
    Yuya Hasegawa; Ryohei Surugaya; Shinji Adachi; Shigeho Ijiri
    Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 10, 1, 86, 86, MDPI AG, 2022年01月10日, [査読有り], [招待有り], [最終著者, 責任著者]
    研究論文(学術雑誌), In several teleosts, 17α, 20β-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (DHP) has been identified as a maturation-inducing steroid. DHP is synthesized from 17α-hydroxyprogesterone (17OHP) by 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 12-like (hsd17b12L). Along with 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/Δ5-4 isomerase (3β-HSD), 17α-hydroxylase and C17-20 lyase are associated with 17OHP production. This study aimed to determine the roles of Amur sturgeon hsd3b, P450c17-I (cyp17a1), and P450c17-II (cyp17a2) in 17OHP production and to examine their enzyme activity and mRNA expression pattern during oocyte maturation. In the sturgeons used in this study, hsd3b encoded 3β-HSD, cyp17a1 catalyzed 17α-hydroxylase production with C17-20 lyase activity, and cyp17a2 processed 17α-hydroxylase activity alone. In the ovarian follicles of individuals that underwent induced ovulation, hsd3b mRNA levels increased rapidly, cyp17a1 expression was downregulated, and cyp17a2 expression was upregulated during oocyte maturation. Finally, an in vitro study revealed that salmon pituitary extract (SPE) stimulation rapidly induced hsd3b expression, whereas cyp17a1 expression was downregulated. In vitro, cyp17a2 expression did not rapidly increase with SPE stimulation. This rapid upregulation of hsd3b during oocyte maturation was first observed in teleosts. It was suggested that hsd17b12L expression is upregulated after 17OHP production, which is regulated by hsd3b, cyp17a1, and cyp17a2, resulting in DHP production.
  • 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 12-like is associated with maturation-inducing steroid synthesis during induced oocyte maturation and ovulation in sturgeons
    Yuya Hasegawa; Shigeho Ijiri; Ryohei Surugaya; Ryuichi Sakai; Shinji Adachi
    Aquaculture, 546, 737238, 737238, Elsevier BV, 2022年01月, [査読有り], [責任著者]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Effect of diet on faecal testosterone metabolite levels in a northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus) expressed as ash-free dry weight
    Otsuki Mayuko; Kohyama Kaoru; Goshima Wataru; Kobayashi Motoki; Hasegawa Yuya; Morita Yuka; Ijiri Shigeho; Mitani Yoko
    Coastal marine science, 44, 1, 1, 6, International Coastal Research Center, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, the University of Tokyo, 2021年06月, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Gonadal expression profiles of sex-specific genes during early sexual differentiation in Japanese eel Anguilla japonica
    Hiroyuki Inaba; Seiji Hara; Moemi Horiuchi; Shigeho Ijiri; Takeshi Kitano
    FISHERIES SCIENCE, 87, 2, 203, 209, 2021年03月, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Histological evidence of multiple spawning in wild Japanese eel Anguilla japonica.
    Akio Shimizu; Shigeho Ijiri; Hikari Izumi; Koichiro Gen; Hiroaki Kurogi; Hiroshi, Hashimoto; Hideki Tanaka; Tadao Jinbo; Hiroaki Saito; Seinen Chow
    Zoological Studies, 60, 61, 2021年, [査読有り]
    英語
  • Testosterone levels in hair of free-ranging male northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus) in relation to sampling month, age class and spermatogenesis
    Mayuko Otsuki; Takanori Horimoto; Motoki Kobayashi; Yuka Morita; Shigeho Ijiri; Yoko Mitani
    Conservation Physiology, 9, 1, coab031, Oxford University Press (OUP), 2021年01月01日, [査読有り], [国際誌]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌), Abstract
    Information about the reproductive status of free-ranging pinnipeds provides useful insight into their population dynamics, which is essential to their management and conservation. To determine the reproductive status of individual animals, blood sampling is often required despite being impractical to collect in open water. Hair as an endocrine marker has been used to less invasively assess the reproductive status of terrestrial animals. However, it is unknown whether pinniped reproductive status can be assessed from hair samples. Here, we examine testosterone levels in hair obtained from 57 male northern fur seals and used it to compare their age class and spermatogenesis during the non-breeding season off Hokkaido. We isolated testosterone from the samples using gas chromatography and measured testosterone levels using time-resolved fluoroimmunoassay. Testosterone levels in hair increased towards the breeding season. In May, testosterone levels were the highest in seals aged between 4 and 7 years, followed by those over the age of 8 years and under the age of 4 years. Spermatids, the final phase of spermatogenesis, were present in the seals sampled between April and June, even though testosterone levels were low in April. The seals with spermatids in May showed the highest testosterone levels. Our results demonstrate that seals with higher testosterone levels in May are likely to be mature males (≥4 years). Since hair can be collected using biopsy darts in the field, it will be possible to less invasively determine testosterone levels of male seals in the future.
  • 17 beta-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 12a responsible for testicular 11-ketotestosterone synthesis in the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica
    Hiroshi Suzuki; Yuichi Ozaki; Shigeho Ijiri; Koichiro Gen; Yukinori Kazeto
    JOURNAL OF STEROID BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, 198, 2020年04月, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Non-invasive monitoring of faecal testosterone metabolites expressed in unit per ash-free dry weight in a northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus).
    Mayuko Otsuki; Kaoru Kohyama; Wataru Goshima; Motoki Kobayashi; Yuya Hasegawa; Yuka Morita; Shigeho Ijiri; Yoko Mitani
    Japanese Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 25, 1, 29, 34, 2020年, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • 17 beta-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 12 is responsible for maturation-inducing steroid synthesis during oocyte maturation in Nile tilapia
    Chak Aranyakanont; Shigeho Ijiri; Yuya Hasegawa; Shinji Adachi
    GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY, 290, 2020年, [査読有り], [責任著者]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Reproductive physiological characteristics of tropical Celebes eels Anguilla celebesensis in relation to downstream migration and ovarian development
    Hagihara Seishi (corresponding author); Aoyama J; Sudo R; Limbong D; Ijiri S; Adachi S; Tsukamoto K
    Journal of Fish Biology, in press, 3, 558, 569, Wiley, 2020年, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Changes in Sex Steroids and Ovarian Steroidogenic Enzyme mRNA Levels in Artificially Maturing Japanese Eel (Anguilla japonica) and Naturally Maturing New Zealand Longfin Eel (Anguilla dieffenbachii) during Vitellogenesis
    Hajime Matsubara; P. Mark Lokman; Yukinori Kazeto; Hiromi Okumura; Shigeho Ijiri; Toshiaki Hirai; Graham Young; Shinji Adachi; Kohei Yamauchi
    FISHES, 4, 4, 2019年12月, [査読有り], [国際共著]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • II-2. Sex differentiation in Nile tilapia, Sturgeon and Japanese eel
    Shigeho Ijiri; Shinji Adachi
    Nippon Suisan Gakkaishi (Japanese Edition), 85, 2, 191, Nihon Suisan Gakkai, 2019年
    日本語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Sex determination, sex differentiation and sex change in fishes: Past, present and future
    Kiyoshi Kikuchi; Shigeho Ijiri; Takeshi Kitano
    Nippon Suisan Gakkaishi (Japanese Edition), 85, 2, 185, Nihon Suisan Gakkai, 2019年
    日本語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Involvement of 11-ketotestosterone in hooknose formation in male pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) jaws
    Hideaki Kudo; Tomoaki Kimura; Yuya Hasegawa; Takashi Abe; Masaki Ichimura; Shigeho Ijiri
    General and Comparative Endocrinology, 260, 41, 50, Academic Press Inc., 2018年05月01日, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • First report of the occurrence of a female Amur sturgeon Acipenser schrenckii in advanced stages of oogenesis, off the coast of Mombetsu, Hokkaido, Japan.
    Seishi Hagihara; Noriko Azuma; Kiichi Suyama; Seiji Katakura; Shigeho Ijiri; Shinji Adachi
    Coastal Marine Science, 41, 1, 7, 10, 2018年, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(大学,研究機関等紀要)
  • Expression pattern of foxl2 and dmrt1 in gonad of Amur sturgeon Acipenser schrenckii in relation to sex differentiation
    Hatsumi Okada; Seishi Hagihara; Katsumasa Yamashita; Shigeho Ijiri; Shinji Adachi
    AQUACULTURE, 479, 1, 712, 720, 2017年10月, [査読有り], [責任著者]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • 17β-HSD type 12-like is responsible for maturation-inducing hormone synthesis during oocyte maturation in masu salmon
    Shigeho Ijiri; Yasushi Shibata; Nonoha Takezawa; Yukinori Kazeto; Naoki Takatsuka; Erika Kato; Seishi Hagihara; Yuichi Ozaki; Shinji Adachi; Kohei Yamauchi; Yoshitaka Nagahama
    Endocrinology, 158, 3, 627, 639, 2017年03月, [査読有り], [筆頭著者]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • In vitro 11-ketotestosterone production by the ovary of the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica.
    Yuya Hasegawa; P Mark Lokman; Shigeho Ijiri; Shinji Adachi
    Simposium Proceedings in “Fisheries Science for Future Generations”, Article number 06009, 2017年
    英語, 研究論文(国際会議プロシーディングス)
  • Detection of Japanese Eel Endothelial Cells-infecting Virus (JEECV) in Mature Japanese Eel Anguilla japonica Caught from Their Spawning Area
    Sachiko Okazaki-Terashima; Hiroaki Kurogi; Seinen Chow'; Toshihiro Yamamoto; Noriaki Matsuya; Shigeho Ijiri; Noritaka Mochioka; Shinobu Tsuchiakat; Yuki Naoi; Kaori Sano; Tsutomu Omatsu; Shin-ichi Ono; Hiroshi Kuwada; Tetsuya Mizutani
    FISH PATHOLOGY, 51, 2, 64, 66, 2016年06月, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Quantitative comparisons of maternal transcripts related to cell division between good and poor quality eggs from artificially matured Japanese eel Anguilla japonica.
    Izumi H; Gen K; Horiuchi M; Matsuya N; Ijiri S; Adachi S
    Aquaculture Science, 64, 1, 29, 42, 2016年03月, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌), ニホンウナギ人為催熟では常に良質卵が得られるとは限らず,また,卵質悪化の分子機構もわかっていない。そこで本研究では,人為催熟ニホンウナギの不良卵の分子生物学的特徴を明らかにするため,細胞分裂関連遺伝子の母性 mRNA に着目し,良質卵,発生不良卵(桑実胚まで発生するが孵化しない),非発生不良卵(発生しない)に含まれる母性 mRNA 量を比較した。調べた74個の細胞分裂関連遺伝子のうち,発生不良卵では1個(lsm7),非発生不良卵では11個(cdc26, psma7 など)の母性 mRNA 量が良質卵と比較して有意に低値を示したが,それ以外の遺伝子で有意な差は認められなかった。この結果は,卵内の細胞分裂関連遺伝子の母性 mRNA 量の不足または減少が本種の卵質悪化に関与していることを示唆するものの,胚発生能には母性 mRNA の量以外の要因も影響している可能性を示している。
  • Gonadal soma-derived factor (gsdf), a TGF-beta superfamily gene, induces testis differentiation in the teleost fish Oreochromis niloticus
    Hiroyo Kaneko; Shigeho Ijiri; Tohru Kobayashi; Hikari Izumi; Yuki Kuramochi; De-Shou Wang; Shouta Mizuno; Yoshitaka Nagahama
    MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY, 415, C, 87, 99, 2015年11月, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Characterization and expression of cDNAs encoding P450c17-II (cyp17a2) in Japanese eel during induced ovarian development
    Ting Su; Shigeho Ijiri; Hirokazu Kanbara; Seishi Hagihara; De-Shou Wang; Shinji Adachi
    GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY, 221, 134, 143, 2015年09月, [査読有り], [責任著者], [国際共著]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Sexual characteristics of high-temperature sterilized male Mozambique tilapia, Oreochromis mossanbicus.
    Nakamura M; Nozu R; Ijiri S; Kobayashi T; Hirai T; Yamaguchi Y; Seale A; Lerner DT; Grau GE
    Zoological Letters, 1, 21, 1, 7, 2015年06月, [査読有り], [国際誌]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌), INTRODUCTION: In order to clarify the effect of extremely high temperature on gonads of fish, juveniles of the Mozambique tilapia, Oreochromis mossambicus, at three days after hatching (d.a.h.) were reared at a high temperature (37 ± 0.5 °C) for 50 days. The heat-treated fish were then cultivated at a normal water temperature for over six months. RESULTS: The testes of all individuals heat-treated for 50 days were sterile. Histological analysis revealed the complete absence of all stages of spermatogenic germ cells in the testes of the heat-treated males; however, structures within a layer of epithelial cells lining the efferent ducts were observed to actively secrete sperm fluid into the ducts, as in the mature testes of normal males. Clusters of cells immunopositive against P450scc and 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase were observed in the sterilized testes. Leydig cells had developed smooth endoplasmic reticulum and several mitochondria with tubular cristae indicating active steroidogenesis. The sterilized males displayed male nuptial coloration, actively dug spawning nests, and mated with normal mature females. However, females mated with these males initially brooded their eggs normally but released them prematurely at 4-5 days. All the released eggs were unfertilized and dead. CONCLUSION: Heat-sterilized male tilapia matures endocrinologically but completely lacks spermatogenic germ cells.
  • Histological characteristics of the oocyte chorion in wild post-spawning and artificially matured Japanese eels Anguilla japonica
    Hikari Izumi; Seishi Hagihara; Hiroaki Kurogi; Seinen Chow; Katsumi Tsukamoto; Hirohiko Kagawa; Hideaki Kudo; Shigeho Ijiri; Shinji Adachi
    FISHERIES SCIENCE, 81, 2, 321, 329, 2015年03月, [査読有り], [責任著者]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • ニホンウナギ卵の母性mRNA次世代シーケンスのためのrRNA除去法の検討
    泉ひかり; 萩原聖士; 玄浩一郎; 井尻成保; 足立伸次
    北大水産彙報, 65, 3, 125, 130, 北海道大学大学院水産科学研究院, 2015年
    日本語, 研究論文(大学,研究機関等紀要), Removal of ribosomal RNAs(rRNA) from total RNA in eggs before preparation of a RNA library is required for the analysis of maternal mRNA using next-generarion sequencing ; this mRNA is essential for normal development. In mammals, the rRNA-depletion method is well-established and is already being used for the development of experiment kits. However, this method is not designed for other species, e.g., non-model organisms. In the current study, we attempted to remove rRNA from total RNA of Japanese eel Anguilla japonica, which is one of the most important aquaculture species in Japan. Removal was performed via hibridization-selection using mammalian probes from a commmercially available kit and/or an ordinally designed eel probe. Quantitative polymerase chain reaction(PCR) was performed to examine the depletion efficiency of 18S rRNA and 28S rRNA were comparative between each method, and >98% depletion was achieved. In addition, RNA-sequencing analysis using a next-generation sequencer and read-mapping analysis were carried out using the rRNA-depleted RNA, which was prepared using a mammalian probe, and mapping analysis revealed that rRNA reads were <1% of the total reads. These results suggest that an rRNA-depletion kit designed for a mammal can also be used for fish species.
  • Morphological and physiological characteristics of an oceanic-migrating Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica off Fukushima, Japan.
    Matsuya N; Hagihara S; Wada T; Ijiri S; Adachi S
    Coastal Marine Science, 38, 1, 8, 11, International Coastal Research Center, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, the University of Tokyo, 2015年, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌), A female silver Japanese eel Anguilla japonica (681 mm TL) was captured by bottom trawl off Fukushima on 18 October 2013. This is the first report of an oceanic-migrating Japanese eel in the western North Pacific Ocean off northern Japan. We described the status of the silvering stage, morphological characteristics, age, developmental stage of the ovaries, and the serum levels of sex steroids for the eel. The GSI of the eel was 2.33 and the mean diameter of the largest group of oocytes was 269.9 μm and these were at the early vitellogenic stage. The serum E2 level was 3.9 ng/ml and 11-KT was 17.9 ng/ml. These steroid levels were higher than the mean steroid levels of female silver eels captured in Hamana Lake, but other morphological and physiological characteristics of the eel were not much different from those of silver eels captured in river, estuary, and coastal waters.
  • Identification of genes involved in gonadal sex differentiation and the dimorphic expression pattern in undifferentiated gonads of Russian sturgeon Acipenser gueldenstaedtii Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833
    S. Hagihara; R. Yamashita; S. Yamamoto; M. Ishihara; T. Abe; S. Ijiri; S. Adachi
    JOURNAL OF APPLIED ICHTHYOLOGY, 30, 6, 1557, 1564, 2014年12月, [査読有り], [責任著者]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Seasonal changes in oocyte maturational competence, ovulatory competence and gonadotropin sensitivity of ovarian follicles in hybrid sturgeon, bester (huso huso × acipenser ruthenus.
    Ishihara M; Tokui M; Abe S; Ijiri S; Adachi S
    Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 30, 6, 1141, 1148, 2014年12月, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Development and partial characterisation of an antiserum against apolipoprotein B of the short-finned eel, Anguilla australis
    Erin L. Damsteegt; Hiroko Mizuta; Yuichi Ozaki; Naoshi Hiramatsu; Takashi Todo; Akihiko Hara; Shigeho Ijiri; Shinji Adachi; P. Mark Lokman
    JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMICAL SYSTEMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY, 184, 5, 589, 599, 2014年07月, [査読有り], [国際共著]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Characterization of phase-II conjugation reaction of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in fish species: unique pyrene metabolism and species specificity observed in fish species.
    Yoshinori Ikenaka; Mami Oguri; Aksorn Saengtienchai; Shouta M M Nakayama; Shigeho Ijiri; Mayumi Ishizuka
    Environmental toxicology and pharmacology, 36, 2, 567, 578, 2, 2013年09月, [査読有り], [国際誌]
    英語, Metabolic activity, particularly conjugation, was examined in fish by analyzing pyrene (a four-ring, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon) metabolites using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with fluorescence detector (FD), a mass spectrometry (MS) system, and kinetic analysis of conjugation enzymes. Fourteen fresh water fish species, including Danio rerio and Orizias latipes, were exposed to aqueous pyrene, and the resulting metabolites were collected. Identification of pyrene metabolites by HPLC/FD and ion-trap MS indicated that the major metabolites were pyrene glucuronide and pyrene sulfate in all 14 species. Differences were observed in pyrene glucuronide:pyrene sulfate ratio and in the total amount of pyrene conjugates excreted between fish species. Furthermore, a correlation was found between the amount of pyrene glucuronide present and the total amount of the pyrene metabolite eliminated. Kinetic analysis of conjugation by hepatic microsomes in vitro indicated that the differences in excreted metabolites reflected the differences in enzymatic activities.
  • Geographic information system-based source estimation of copper pollution in Lake Itezhi-tezhi and metal-accumulation profiles in Oreochromis spp. from both field and laboratory studies.
    Shouta M M Nakayama; Yoshinori Ikenaka; Kaampwe Muzandu; Kennedy Choongo; John Yabe; Taro Muroya; Shigeho Ijiri; Masao Minagawa; Takashi Umemura; Mayumi Ishizuka
    Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology, 64, 1, 119, 29, 1, 2013年01月, [査読有り], [国際誌]
    英語, The Copperbelt region, upstream of the Kafue River, including Lake Itezhi-tezhi (ITT), in Zambia has extensive copper (Cu) mines. In our field study, geographic information system analysis in lake sediment indicated that the northern part of the lake, i.e., the Copperbelt region, could be the source of Cu pollution. Concentrations of Cu in stomach contents between fish species were not significantly different. However, Oreochromis spp. liver showed significantly greater Cu concentrations than those in other fish species. Log liver [Cu], standard length, and nitrogen stable isotope ratio were positively correlated only in Oreochromis spp. In the laboratory study, O. niloticus and O. latipes were exposed to Cu for 4 days, and recovery phases ≤ 28 days were examined. O. niloticus showed significantly greater concentrations of Cu compared with O. latipes at all sampling points. Significantly greater concentrations of Hg in Schilbe intermedius liver than for other fish species were observed, whereas O. macrochir showed significantly greater concentrations of cadmium. In conclusion, the northern part of the lake could be the source of Cu pollution in Lake ITT. Diet may not be the reason for high Cu accumulation in Oreochromis spp. Results from both field and laboratory studies imply that Oreochromis spp. contain high concentrations of Cu under normal physiological conditions.
  • Expression Patterns of Gonadotropin Hormones and Their Receptors During Early Sexual Differentiation in Nile Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus
    Hongwei Yan; Shigeho Ijiri; Quan Wu; Tohru Kobayashi; Shuang Li; Taro Nakaseko; Shinji Adachi; Yoshitaka Nagahama
    BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION, 87, 5, 116, 2012年11月, [査読有り], [責任著者]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • 11-ketotestosterone Synchronously Induces Oocyte Development and Silvering-related Changes in the Japanese Eel, Anguilla japonica
    Ryusuke Sudo; Ryota Tosaka; Shigeho Ijiri; Shinji Adachi; Jun Aoyama; Katsumi Tsukamoto
    ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE, 29, 4, 254, 259, 2012年04月, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Ovarian steroidogenesis and the role of sex steroid hormones on ovarian growth and maturation of the Japanese eel
    Yukinori Kazeto; Ryota Tosaka; Hajime Matsubara; Shigeho Ijiri; Shinji Adachi
    JOURNAL OF STEROID BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, 127, 3-5, 149, 154, 2011年11月, [査読有り], [招待有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Effect of temperature decrease on oocyte development, sex steroids, and gonadotropin β-subunit mRNA expression levels in female Japanese eel Anguilla japonica
    SUDO Ryusuke; TOSAKA Ryota; IJIRI Shigeho; ADACHI Shinji; SUETAKE Hiroaki; SUZUKI Yuzuru; HORIE Noriyuki; TANAKA Satoru; AOYAMA Jun; TSUKAMOTO Katsumi
    Fisheries science : FS, 77, 4, 575, 582, 2011年07月, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Effect of temperature decrease on oocyte development, sex steroids, and gonadotropin beta-subunit mRNA expression levels in female Japanese eel Anguilla japonica
    Ryusuke Sudo; Ryota Tosaka; Shigeho Ijiri; Shinji Adachi; Hiroaki Suetake; Yuzuru Suzuki; Noriyuki Horie; Satoru Tanaka; Jun Aoyama; Katsumi Tsukamoto
    FISHERIES SCIENCE, 77, 4, 575, 582, 2011年07月, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Controlled reproduction in the Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica), past and present
    Ijiri Shigeho; Tsukamoto Katsumi; Chow Seinen; Kurogi Hiroaki; Adachi Shinji; Tanaka Hideki
    Aquaculture Europe, 36, 2, 13, 17, the European Aquaculture Society, 2011年06月, [招待有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌), The Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica, is one of the mostimportant species of the aquaculture industry of EastAsia. Supply of glass eels for aquaculture is completely dependent on wild catch. However, glass-eel catches in Japan declined linearly from over 200 tons in the early 1960s to 20 tons at present. In recent years an unstable situation has occurred with glass-eel catches not meeting the demand of aquaculture farms. In order to address this rapid decline, a challenging research project for artificialproduction of glass eels was commenced in the late 1960s.Since then, through a continuing process of trial anderror, the production of second-generation larvae wasfinally achieved in 2010. Throughout the research, a new application of several substances has caused breakthroughs in artificial induction of sexual maturation and larvae rearing. This article reports on a study of controlled eel reproduction focusing onthe finding of substances that accelerated progress. Inaddition, guideline research on eel reproduction in thewild was conducted aiming at overcoming currentbottlenecks that impeded the establishment of largescale glass-eel production in captivity, by investigating maturing eels and eggs collected in their spawning area in the vicinity of the West Mariana Ridge.
  • Androgens and Very Low Density Lipoprotein Are Essential for the Growth of Previtellogenic Oocytes from Japanese Eel, Anguilla japonica, In Vitro
    Taku Endo; Takashi Todo; P. Mark Lokman; Hideaki Kudo; Shigeho Ijiri; Shinji Adachi; Kohei Yamauchi
    BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION, 84, 4, 816, 825, 2011年04月, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Oceanic spawning ecology of freshwater eels in the western North Pacific
    Katsumi Tsukamoto; Seinen Chow; Tsuguo Otake; Hiroaki Kurogi; Noritaka Mochioka; Michael J. Miller; Jun Aoyama; Shingo Kimura; Shun Watanabe; Tatsuki Yoshinaga; Akira Shinoda; Mari Kuroki; Machiko Oya; Tomowo Watanabe; Kazuhiro Hata; Shigeho Ijiri; Yukinori Kazeto; Kazuharu Nomura; Hideki Tanaka
    NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 2, 179, 2011年02月, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Eel and sturgeon, unmanageable species in seeding production.
    井尻 成保
    日本水産学会誌, 36, 13, 17, 2011年
    日本語
  • Expression of androgen receptor mRNA in the ovary of Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica, during artificially induced ovarian development
    Ryota Tosaka; Takashi Todo; Yukinori Kazeto; P. Mark Lokman; Shigeho Ijiri; Shinji Adachi; Kohei Yamauchi
    GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY, 168, 3, 424, 430, 2010年09月, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • The Relationship between the Developmental Stage of Oocytes in Various Seasons and the Quality of the Egg Obtained by Artificial Maturation in the Feminized Japanese Eel Anguilla japonica
    CHAI Yu; TOSAKA Ryota; ABE Tomoki; SAGO Keisuke; SAGO Yosuke; HATANAKA Eri; IJIRI Shigeho; ADACHI Shinji
    水産増殖, 58, 2, 269, 278, 水産増殖談話会, 2010年06月, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌), 雌化ウナギ2歳魚を9月、12月または4月にサケ脳下垂体注射によって人為催熟し、得られる卵質の差を受精率、孵化率および8日後生存率で評価した。9月、12月は比較的良質な卵が得られる傾向が認められたが、4月では卵は得られるものの、その卵質は極めて悪かった。催熟前の卵母細胞を組織学的に観察すると、12月に卵黄形成開始が観察されたが、4月には退行している様子が観察された。4月に催熟を開始しても良質な卵が得られない原因として、催熟前に既に卵母細胞が退行しつつあることが考えられた。以上の結果から、雌化ウナギ2歳魚の人為催熟は9月から12月の間にかけて開始することが良質な卵を得るために適当であると結論された。
  • Development of an in vitro culture system for producing eel larvae from immature ovarian follicles in Japanese eel Anguilla japonica
    Tomoki Abe; Shigeho Ijiri; Shinji Adachi; Kohei Yamauchi
    FISHERIES SCIENCE, 76, 2, 257, 265, 2010年03月, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Effects of reproductive stage, GH, and 11-ketotestosterone on expression of growth differentiation factor-9 in the ovary of the eel, Anguilla australis
    P. M. Lokman; Y. Kazeto; Y. Ozaki; S. Ijiri; R. Tosaka; M. Kohara; S. L. Divers; H. Matsubara; L. G. Moore; S. Adachi
    REPRODUCTION, 139, 1, 71, 83, 2010年01月, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Molecular Cloning, Characterization, and Evolutionary Analysis of Estrogen Receptors from Phylogenetically Ancient Fish
    Yoshinao Katsu; Satomi Kohno; Susumu Hyodo; Shigeho Ijiri; Shinji Adachi; Akihiko Hara; Louis J. Guillette; Taisen Iguchi
    ENDOCRINOLOGY, 149, 12, 6300, 6310, 2008年12月, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • In vitro induction of oil droplet accumulation into previtellogenic oocytes of Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica
    Taku Endo; Takashi Todo; P. Mark Lokman; Shigeho Ijiri; Shinji Adachi; Kohei Yamauchi
    CYBIUM, 32, 2, 239, 240, 2008年07月, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Early development of forebrain gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neurones and the role of GnRH as an autocrine migration factor
    E. Abraham; O. Palevitch; S. Ijiri; S. J. Du; Y. Gothilf; Y. Zohar
    JOURNAL OF NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY, 20, 3, 394, 405, 2008年03月, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Sexual dimorphic expression of genes in gonads during early differentiation of a teleost fish, the Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus
    Shigeho Ijiri; Hiroyo Kaneko; Tohru Kobayashi; De-Shou Wang; Fumie Sakai; Bindhu Paul-Prasanth; Masaru Nakamura; Yoshitaka Nagahama
    BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION, 78, 2, 333, 341, 2008年02月, [査読有り], [筆頭著者]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • シロギス雄の血中ビテロゲニン量に及ぼす雌魚の影響
    堀田 公明; 渡辺 剛幸; 岸田 智穂; 中村 幸雄; 井尻 成保; 足立 伸次; 山内 晧平
    日本水産学会誌, 74, 1, 20, 25, 2008年01月, [査読有り]
    日本語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Liver receptor homologue-1 (LRH-1) activates the promoter of brain aromatase (cyp19a2) in a Teleost fish, the Medaka, Oryzias latipes
    Yuki Ohmuro-Matsuyama; Kataaki Okubo; Masaru Matsuda; Shigeho Ijiri; Deshou Wang; Guijun Guan; Taiga Suzuki; Makoto Matsuyama; Ken-Ichiro Morohashi; Yoshitaka Nagahama
    MOLECULAR REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT, 74, 9, 1065, 1071, 2007年09月, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Foxl2 up-regulates aromatase gene transcription in a female-specific manner by binding to the promoter as well as interacting with Ad4 binding protein/steroidogenic factor 1
    De-Shou Wang; Tohru Kobayashi; Lin-Yan Zhou; Bindhu Paul-Prasanth; Shigeho Ijiri; Fumie Sakai; Kataaki Okubo; Ken-ichirou Morohashi; Yoshitaka Nagahama
    MOLECULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY, 21, 3, 712, 725, 2007年03月, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • 魚類の性決定と生殖腺の性分化
    井尻 成保; 金子 裕代; 松田 勝; 鈴木 亜矢; 王 徳寿; 周 林燕; 長濱 嘉孝
    ホルモンと臨牀, 54, 6, 479, 487, 2006年06月, [招待有り]
    日本語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Molecular biology of ovarian aromatase in sex reversal: Complementary DNA and 5 '-flanking region isolation and differential expression of ovarian aromatase in the Gilthead Seabream (Sparus aurata)
    TT Wong; S Ijiri; Y Zohar
    BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION, 74, 5, 857, 864, 2006年05月, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Cloning and characterization of a cDNA encoding cholesterol side-chain cleavage cytochrome P450 (CYP11A1): Tissue-distribution and changes in the transcript abundance in ovarian tissue of Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica, during artificially induced sexual development
    Y Kazeto; S Ijiri; S Adachi; K Yamauchi
    JOURNAL OF STEROID BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, 99, 2-3, 121, 128, 2006年05月, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Changes in localization of cytochrome P450 cholesterol side-chain cleavage (P450scc) in Japanese eel testis and ovary during gonadal development
    S Ijiri; N Takei; Y Kazeto; T Todo; S Adachi; K Yamauchi
    GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY, 145, 1, 75, 83, 2006年01月, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Specific gene expression in Nile tilapia gonad during sex differentiation.
    Ijiri S; Wang D; Kaneko H; Nagahama Y
    Proceedings of the the 5th international symposium of the Asia and Oceania society for comparative endocrinology, 149, 150, 2006年
    英語, 研究論文(国際会議プロシーディングス)
  • 飼育環境下におけるマアナゴの卵巣発達と血中ステロイドホルモン量の変化
    千葉 洋明; 井尻 成保; 岩田 宗彦; 中村 將; 足立 伸次; 山内 晧平
    水産増殖, 53, 2, 189, 198, 水産増殖談話会, 2005年06月, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌), マアナゴ雌の周年飼育を行い、卵巣発達過程と血中ステロイドホルモン量の変化を調べた。生殖腺体指数(GSI)は、12月から翌年6月にかけて上昇し、6月に平均4.8のピークに達した後、減少した。卵巣卵は12月から1月にかけて卵黄形成を開始し、GSIの上昇とともに卵黄形成中期まで発達したが、6月以降その大部分の個体は卵黄形成途上で退行した。脳下垂体中のアルデヒドフクシン陽性細胞数は6月まで卵黄形成の進行とともに著しく増加したが、退行卵の増加とともに減少した。エストラジオール-17βは1月の卵黄形成初期にピーク(3.53ng/ml)を迎えた後、減少し低値を維持した。テストステロンは6月の卵巣卵の退行初期に平均7.93ng/ml のピークに達した後、減少した。
  • Expression of 20 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase and P450 17 alpha-hydroxylase/c17-20 lyase during hCG-induced in vitro oocyte maturation in snake head murrel Channa striatus
    G. Sreenivasulu; I. Swapna; M. K. Rasheeda; S. Ijiri; S. Adachi; K. Thangaraj; B. Senthilkumaran
    FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY, 31, 2-3, 227, 230, 2005年04月, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Changes in mRNA levels of ovarian steroidogenic enzymes during artificial maturation of Japanese eel Anguilla japonica
    H Matsubara; Y Kazeto; S Ijiri; T Hirai; S Adachi; K Yamauchi
    FISHERIES SCIENCE, 69, 5, 979, 988, 2003年10月, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Molecular characterization of the GnRH system in zebrafish (Danio rerio): cloning of chicken GnRH-II, adult brain expression patterns and pituitary content of salmon GnRH and chicken GnRH-II
    C Steven; N Lehnen; K Kight; S Ijiri; U Klenke; WA Harris; Y Zohar
    GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY, 133, 1, 27, 37, 2003年08月, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Molecular cloning and characterization of 3 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/Delta(5)-Delta(4) isomerase cDNAs from Japanese eel ovary
    Y Kazeto; S Ijiri; H Matsubara; S Adachi; K Yamauchi
    JOURNAL OF STEROID BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, 85, 1, 49, 56, 2003年05月, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Characterization of a cDNA Encoding P-450 aromatase (CYP19) from Japanese eel ovary and its expression in ovarian follicles during induced ovarian development
    S Ijiri; Y Kazeto; PM Lokman; S Adachi; K Yamauchi
    GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY, 130, 2, 193, 203, 2003年02月, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Ovarian mitochondrial cytochrome b mRNA levels increase with sexual maturity in freshwater eels (Anguilla spp.)
    PM Lokman; Y Kazeto; S Ijiri; G Young; T Miura; S Adachi; K Yamauchi
    JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMICAL SYSTEMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY, 173, 1, 11, 19, 2003年02月, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Effects of rearing water quality on expression of brain corticotropin-releasing hormone and gonadal development in goldfish (Carassius auratus)
    K Nagano; T Kawasaki; S Ijiri; T Todo; S Adachi; K Yamauchi
    FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY, 28, 1-4, 437, 438, 2003年, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • 11-ketotestosterone potentiates estrogen-induced vitellogenin production in liver of Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica)
    H Asanuma; H Ohashi; H Matsubara; S Ijiri; T Matsubara; T Todo; S Adachi; K Yamauchi
    FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY, 28, 1-4, 383, 384, 2003年, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Synthesis and possible function of 11-ketotestosterone during oogenesis in eel (Anguilla spp.)
    M Matsubara; PM Lokman; A Senaha; Y Kazeto; S Ijiri; A Kambegawa; T Hirai; G Young; T Todo; S Adachi; K Yamauchi
    FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY, 28, 1-4, 353, 354, 2003年, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Immunolocalization of steroidogenic enzymes (P450scc, P450c17, P450arom) in gonad of Japanese eel
    S Ijiri; N Takei; S Andachi; K Yamauchi
    FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY, 28, 1-4, 209, 210, 2003年, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • The 5 '-flanking regions of CYP19A1 and CYP19A2 in zebrafish
    YK Kazeto; S Ijiri; AR Place; Y Zohar; JM Trant
    BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS, 288, 3, 503, 508, 2001年11月, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Molecular biology of the channel catfish gonadotropin receptors: 2. Complementary DNA cloning, functional expression, and seasonal gene expression of the follicle-stimulating hormone receptor
    RS Kumar; S Ijiri; JM Trant
    BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION, 65, 3, 710, 717, 2001年09月, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Molecular biology of channel catfish gonadotropin receptors: 1. Cloning of a functional luteinizing hormone receptor and preovulatory induction of gene expression
    RS Kumar; S Ijiri; JM Trant
    BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION, 64, 3, 1010, 1018, 2001年03月, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • In vitro effects of gonadotropins on estradiol-17b production by ovarian follicles from Japanese eel.
    Seki S; Abe T; Kazeto Y; Matsubara H; Inaba K; Ijiri S; Adachi S; Yamauchi K
    Proceedings of the international symposium on advances in eel biology, 222, 224, 2001年
    英語, 研究論文(国際会議プロシーディングス)
  • Changes in the expression of steroidogenic enzyme genes in the Japanese eel ovary during artificial maturation.
    Matsubara H; Kazeto Y; Ijiri S; Abe T; Seki S; Inaba K; Hirai T; Adachi S; Yamauchi K
    Proceedings of the international symposium on advances in eel biology, 213, 215, 2001年
    英語, 研究論文(国際会議プロシーディングス)
  • Oogenesis in the Japanese eel.
    Adachi S; Ijiri S; Yamauchi K
    Proceedings of the international symposium on advances in eel biology, 66, 64, 2001年
    英語, 研究論文(国際会議プロシーディングス)
  • Changes in the expression of genes encoding steroidogenic enzymes in the channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) ovary throughout a reproductive cycle
    RS Kumar; S Ijiri; JM Trant
    BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION, 63, 6, 1676, 1682, 2000年12月, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Developmental changes in pituitary-thyroid axis, and formation of gonads in leptocephali and glass eels of Anguilla spp.
    Y Ozaki; H Okumura; Y Kazeto; T Ikeuchi; S Ijiri; M Nagae; S Adachi; K Yamauchi
    FISHERIES SCIENCE, 66, 6, 1115, 1122, 2000年12月, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Cloning of 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase-1 cDNAs from Japanese eel ovary
    Y Kazeto; S Ijiri; H Matsubara; S Adachi; K Yamauchi
    BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS, 279, 2, 451, 456, 2000年12月, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Cloning and functional expression of a thyrotropin receptor from the gonads of a vertebrate (bony fish): potential thyroid-independent role for thyrotropin in reproduction
    RS Kumar; S Ijiri; K Kight; P Swanson; A Dittman; D Alok; Y Zohar; JM Trant
    MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY, 167, 1-2, 1, 9, 2000年09月, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Characterization of gonadal and extra-gonadal forms of the cDNA encoding the Atlantic stingray (Dasyatis sabina) cytochrome P450 aromatase (CYP19)
    S Ijiri; C Berard; JM Trant
    MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY, 164, 1-2, 169, 181, 2000年06月, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Molecular cloning and characterization of Japanese eel ovarian P450c17 (CYP17) cDNA
    Y Kazeto; S Ijiri; T Todo; S Adachi; K Yamauchi
    GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY, 118, 1, 123, 133, 2000年04月, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • The first report of an untranslated exon I in the aromatase gene (CYP19) of a primitive vertebrate
    Ijiri S; Trant JM
    Molecular Steroidogenesis, Frontiers Science Series 29, 327, 328, 1999年
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Molecular cloning of cDNAs encoding steroidogenic enzymes from the ovary of Japanese eel
    Kazeto Y; Ijiri S; Matsubara H; Adachi S; Yamauchi K
    Molecular Steroidogenesis, Frontiers Science Series 29, 323, 326, 1999年
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Molecular studies of steroidogenesis using primitive vertebrates (sharks and rays) as a models
    Trant JM; Ijiri S
    Molecular Steroidogenesis, Frontiers Science Series 29, 313, 316, 1999年
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Comparison of mRNA levels of ovarian steroidogenic enzymes between artificially maturing Japanese and naturally maturing New Zealand eels.
    Matsubara H; Kazeto Y; Lokman P. M; Okumura H; Ijiri S; Young G; Adachi S; Yamauchi K
    Proceedings, the 6th International Symposium on Reproductive Physiology of Fish, 181, 181, 1999年
    英語, 研究論文(国際会議プロシーディングス)
  • Pretreatment reproductive stage and oocyte development induced by salmon pituitary homogenate in the Japanese eel Anguilla japonica
    S Ijiri; T Kayaba; N Takeda; H Tachiki; S Adachi; K Yamauchi
    FISHERIES SCIENCE, 64, 4, 531, 537, 1998年08月, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Ovarian development and serum steroid hormone profiles in hatchery-bred female catfish Clarias macrocephalus (Gunther) during an annual reproductive cycle
    JD Tan-Fermin; S Ijiri; H Ueda; S Adachi; K Yamauchi
    FISHERIES SCIENCE, 63, 6, 867, 872, 1997年12月, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • Eel ovarian 20β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase: molecular cloning and gene expression during artificial maturation of the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica.
    Lokman P. M; Kazeto Y; Ijiri S; Adachi S; Yamauchi K
    Proceedings of the XIIIth International Congress of Comparative Endocrinoogy, 1517, 1521, 1997年
    英語, 研究論文(国際会議プロシーディングス)
  • Molecular cloning of the cDNA encoding P450c17 from the Japanese eel ovary and development changes in its expression
    Y Kazeto; S Ijiri; S Adachi; K Yamauchi
    ADVANCES IN COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY, TOMES 1 AND 2, 581, 583, 1997年
    英語, 研究論文(国際会議プロシーディングス)
  • Changes in serum steroid hormones and steroidogenic ability of ovarian follicles during artificial maturation of cultivated Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica
    S Ijiri; Y Kazeto; N Takeda; H Chiba; S Adachi; K Yamauchi
    AQUACULTURE, 135, 1-3, 3, 16, 1995年10月, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • CHANGE OF LIPOVITELLIN DURING IN-VITRO OOCYTE MATURATION IN JAPANESE FLOUNDER PARALICHTHYS-OLIVACEUS
    T MATSUBARA; S ADACHI; S IJIRI; K YAMAUCHI
    FISHERIES SCIENCE, 61, 3, 478, 481, 1995年06月, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
  • DIURNAL PERIODICITY IN TESTICULAR ACTIVITY IN THE JAPANESE FLOUNDER PARALICHTHYS-OLIVACEUS
    M MATSUYAMA; M YONEDA; H TAKEUCHI; H KAWAGA; M KASHIWAGI; K TABATA; Y NAGAHAMA; S IJIRI; S ADACHI; K YAMAUCHI
    FISHERIES SCIENCE, 61, 1, 17, 23, 1995年02月, [査読有り]
    英語, 研究論文(学術雑誌)
■ その他活動・業績
■ 書籍等出版物
  • Eel science
    塚本, 勝巳; 黒木, 真理; Watanabe; Soichi eds; Chapter; Reproduction, Shigeho Ijiri, Hajime Matsubara, Moemi Horiuchi, and Yukinori Kazeto., Chapter 12; Reproduction
    Springer, 2024年, 9789819956913, viii, 318 p., 英語
  • 魚類の性決定・性分化・性転換 : これまでとこれから = Sex determination, sex differentiation and sex change in fishes-past, present and future
    菊池, 潔; 井尻, 成保; 北野, 健; 日本水産学会, 第6章 ティラピア・チョウザメの性分化
    恒星社厚生閣, 2021年03月, 9784769916635, xiv, 242p, 日本語, [共編者(共編著者)]
  • ウナギの科学
    塚本, 勝巳
    朝倉書店, 2019年06月, 9784254485028, x, 226p, 図版 [8] p, 日本語, [分担執筆]
  • 魚類学の百科事典
    井尻 成保, 生殖腺の性決定と性分化
    丸善, 2018年10月, 9784621303177, 日本語, 事典・辞書, [分担執筆]
  • 海をまるごとサイエンス
    井尻 成保, 第4章殖えない魚を殖やしたい:難種苗生産魚種への挑戦
    2018年08月, 9784303800017, 127, 42-54, 日本語, 一般書・啓蒙書, [分担執筆]
  • 魚類学
    井尻 成保, 第14章生殖
    恒星社厚生閣, 2017年09月, 388, 155-178, 日本語, 学術書, [分担執筆]
  • Eel Biology
    Adachi S; Ijiri S; Kazeto Y; Yamauchi K, Oogenesis in the Japanese eel.
    Springer-Verlag, 2003年, 4431004580, 497, 301-318, 日本語, 学術書, [分担執筆]
■ 講演・口頭発表等
  • ティラピア、チョウザメ、ウナギの性分化
    井尻 成保
    平成30年度日本水産学会秋期大会、シンポジウム「魚類の性決定・性分化・性転換 –これまでとこれから–」, 2018年09月18日, 日本語, シンポジウム・ワークショップパネル(指名)
    [国内会議]
  • Molecular mechanism of maturation-inducing steroid synthesis during oocyte maturation
    井尻 成保
    International Fisheries Symposium, 2016年11月02日, 英語
    [国際会議]
  • Molecular mechanism of maturation-inducing steroid synthesis during oocyte maturation in Japanese eel
    井尻 成保
    Towards reproduction of eel in captivity to support sustainable aquaculture, 2016年10月20日, 英語, シンポジウム・ワークショップパネル(指名)
    [招待講演], [国際会議]
  • Molecular mechanism of the maturation-inducing hormone production in cultured ovaries of the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica
    井尻 成保
    International Symposium on Fish Endocrinology, 2016年06月28日, 英語, 口頭発表(招待・特別)
    [招待講演], [国際会議]
  • 水産重要魚種、ウナギとチョウザメの増養殖研究におけるNGSの利用
    井尻 成保
    NGS現場の会 第四回研究会, 2015年07月01日, 日本語, 口頭発表(招待・特別)
    [招待講演], [国内会議]
  • ウナギ増養殖研究の最前線
    井尻 成保
    平成27年度資源・素材学会北海道支部春季講演会, 2015年06月13日, 日本語, 口頭発表(招待・特別)
    [招待講演], [国内会議]
  • Molecular mechanism of maturation-inducing hormone production during final oocyte maturation in the japanese eel.
    井尻 成保
    10th International Symposium on Reproductive Physiology of Fish., 2014年05月25日, 英語, 口頭発表(招待・特別)
    [招待講演], [国際会議]
  • Dimorphic expression pattern of sex differentiation-related genes in morphologically undifferentiated gonads of Amur sturgeon and Russian sturgeon
    井尻 成保
    Diversification in Inland Finfish Aquaculture II, 2013年09月24日, 英語, 口頭発表(招待・特別)
    [招待講演], [国際会議]
  • Identification of a novel type of 20beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase responsible for maturation-inducing hormone production during oocyte maturation in masu salmon
    井尻 成保
    17th International Congress of Comparative Endocrinology, 2013年07月16日, 英語, 口頭発表(一般)
    [国際会議]
  • ニホンウナギ増殖研究の過去と現在
    井尻 成保
    日本機械学会北海道支部総会付帯特別講演会, 2012年03月17日, 日本語, シンポジウム・ワークショップパネル(指名)
    [招待講演], [国内会議]
■ 主な担当授業
  • Introduction to Fisheries Sciences Ⅱ(水産科学汎論Ⅱ), 2024年, 修士課程, 水産科学院
  • 増殖生物学特論Ⅰ, 2024年, 修士課程, 水産科学院
  • 増殖生物学特論Ⅱ, 2024年, 修士課程, 水産科学院
  • 大学院共通授業科目(一般科目):自然科学・応用科学, 2024年, 修士課程, 大学院共通科目
  • 持続的生物生産技術特論, 2024年, 修士課程, 国際食資源学院
  • 水族生殖生物学, 2024年, 学士課程, 水産学部
  • 細胞生物学, 2024年, 学士課程, 水産学部
  • 水圏生物学実験, 2024年, 学士課程, 水産学部
  • 環境と人間, 2024年, 学士課程, 全学教育
  • 水産増養殖実習, 2024年, 学士課程, 水産学部
  • 水産科学英語Ⅰ, 2024年, 学士課程, 水産学部
  • 水産科学英語Ⅱ, 2024年, 学士課程, 水産学部
■ 所属学協会
  • 日本水産増殖学会
  • 日本比較内分泌学会
  • 日本水産学会
■ 共同研究・競争的資金等の研究課題
  • 核内受容体PPARを標的とした新たな魚類の性統御法の開発
    科学研究費助成事業
    2024年04月01日 - 2027年03月31日
    北野 健; 山口 寿哉; 川村 亘; 井尻 成保
    日本学術振興会, 基盤研究(B), 熊本大学, 24K01853
  • チョウザメ類の排卵卵を用いた高品質キャビアの開発
    研究助成金
    2025年10月 - 2026年09月
    駿河谷 諒平; 足立 伸次; 井尻 成保
    公益財団法人戸部眞紀財団, 北海道大学, 25-JE-005
  • 魚類の卵黄形成を司る卵胞刺激ホルモン放出ホルモンの同定
    科学研究費助成事業
    2023年04月01日 - 2026年03月31日
    神田 真司; 大久保 範聡; 井尻 成保
    日本学術振興会, 基盤研究(B), 東京大学, 23K26999
  • 魚類の卵黄形成を司る卵胞刺激ホルモン放出ホルモンの同定
    科学研究費助成事業
    2023年04月01日 - 2026年03月31日
    神田 真司; 大久保 範聡; 井尻 成保
    日本学術振興会, 基盤研究(B), 東京大学, 23H02306
  • 条鰭類の性分化、卵成長、卵成熟を制御するステロイド代謝酵素の発現調節機構の解明
    科学研究費助成事業
    2022年04月01日 - 2026年03月31日
    井尻 成保; 木村 敦
    本研究は、条鰭類全体の卵巣分化・発達を通したステロイドホルモン合成系の変化を、その代謝酵素の転写調節の面から明らかにする。卵黄形成時にはエストロゲンであるE2が、卵成熟時には卵成熟誘起ステロイドであるDHPが主に産生され、このE2からDHPへの産生転換は劇的に生じる。本研究ではその転写調節をFSHとLHの作用に焦点を当てて調べる。
    E2産生を制御する律速酵素、アロマターゼをコードするcyp19a1遺伝子については、ティラピア、ウナギともにfoxl2、sf1の存在下でFSH刺激により最も高い転写活性が誘導されることが示された。ウナギについては、foxl2の働きを抑制する機構の存在が示唆された。
    DHP産生の律速酵素である20β-HSDをコードするhsd17b12L遺伝子について、ウナギではこの遺伝子発現変化がDHP産生の調節要因ではないと結論された。チョウザメ、サクラマスではLHによる転写活性化は直接的ではなかったことから、他の因子の介在が考えられた。hsd17b12Lの転写を誘導する因子についてはサクラマスにおいて探索している。
    ウナギではhsd17b12Lの転写活性化がDHP産生の制御要因ではないことから、その前駆体である17OHP産生機構に焦点を当てて調べ、プロゲステロンをアンドロステンジオンに代謝するcyp17a1の発現消失によって17OHPが産生されるということを強く示唆している。Cyp17a1遺伝子の発現を抑制する因子の存在が考えられ、その因子の同定を進めている。
    以上の結果は、ステロイド代謝酵素はLH、FSHによる単純な発現調節ではなく、様々な転写因子が関わる複雑な調節機構であり、それぞれの酵素にそれぞれ異なった転写調節因子が関わっていることを示している。その機構はcyp19を除いてほとんど解っておらず、これを解明する意義は大きい。
    日本学術振興会, 基盤研究(B), 北海道大学, 23K23696
  • 条鰭類の性分化、卵成長、卵成熟を制御するステロイド代謝酵素の発現調節機構の解明
    科学研究費助成事業
    2022年04月01日 - 2026年03月31日
    井尻 成保; 木村 敦
    日本学術振興会, 基盤研究(B), 北海道大学, 22H02431
  • チョウザメの性分化、卵成熟、排卵および卵質悪化の分子機構の解明
    科学研究費助成事業
    2021年04月01日 - 2025年03月31日
    足立 伸次; 井尻 成保
    1)性分化:昨年度は、雌特異的ゲノム領域上に存在する遺伝子のうち、未分化生殖腺で発現する遺伝子Xを特定し、本遺伝子内配列および雄特異的プライマーを用いることで、調べたすべてのチョウザメ種で偽雄や超雌を識別した。本年度は、遺伝子Xおよび性分化関連遺伝子の発現変化を調べ、性的二型発現を示す遺伝子を複数明らかにすることができた。これら遺伝子の生体外培養による発現制御解析を試みたが、稚魚の生残が悪く、十分な未分化生殖腺を採取できなかった。しかし、培養に用いる組換え生殖腺体細胞由来増殖因子(Gsdf)を作製するための2種のgsdfの全長ORFを単離できた。
    2)卵成熟・排卵:チョウザメの場合、生体外培養で卵成熟能および排卵能を確認した後、生殖腺刺激ホルモン放出ホルモン(GnRH)注射で卵を得ているが、タイミングが不適切な場合は良質卵は得られない。しかし、排卵能確認には数日要する。排卵能獲得前後に発現消長する排卵誘導マーカーを指標とした推定法を確立できれば、短時間で採卵適期の推定可能となる。本年度は、アムールチョウザメの排卵誘導マーカーsfrp2(Wntインヒビター)について発現動態を調べた結果、GnRH注射前では高発現であったが、GnRH注射によりほぼ消失した。
    3)卵質悪化:これまで、ニホンウナギにおいて、母性mRNA量および局在の差異から、孵化までの胚発生異常が生じる不良卵の分子生物学的特徴の一部を明らかにしている。本年度は、これまで得てきたアムールチョウザメ卵の中で、比較的卵質が良いと思われるサンプルをNGSに供し、ESTdbを構築した。また、in situ hybridizationにより、卵母細胞の発達に伴うsybu(母性mRNAのひとつ)の発現局在を調べた。その結果、周辺仁期から油球形成後期において、油球形成の進行に伴い細胞質全体から周縁部に局在が変化することを明らかにした。
    日本学術振興会, 基盤研究(B), 北海道大学, 23K21228
  • チョウザメの性分化、卵成熟、排卵および卵質悪化の分子機構の解明
    科学研究費助成事業
    2021年04月01日 - 2025年03月31日
    足立 伸次; 井尻 成保
    本研究では、チョウザメの性分化、卵成熟、排卵および卵質悪化の分子機構解明を推進し、各ステージに特徴的な分子マーカーを利用して、早期性判別、安定的良質卵生産技術および全雌生産技術を確立することを目的としており、本年度は下記の3項目について、分子機構解析と関連技術開発を行なった。
    1)性分化:最近、コチョウザメにおいて雌特異的な増幅を示すプライマー(AllWSex2)が見出された。本年度は、アムール、ダウリア(カルーガ)、ミカドチョウザメおよび各種雑種において、本プライマーを用いた遺伝的性判別が可能であることを検証できた。さらに、チョウザメ類における濾胞刺激ホルモン(Fsh)と性分化との関係を明らかにするために、組換えFshを作製し、レポーターアッセイにより生物活性を有することを確認した。
    2)卵成熟および排卵:チョウザメの場合、生体外培養で卵成熟能および排卵能を確認した後、生殖腺刺激ホルモン放出ホルモン(GnRH)注射することで卵を得ているが、タイミングが不適切な場合は良質卵が得られない。これまで、プロスタグランジン合成関連遺伝子発現を指標とした採卵適期推定法を検討してきたが、適当な指標はみつからなかった。そこで、GnRH注射の直前に採取したアムールチョウザメ卵濾胞サンプルを用いて、RNA-seq解析を行なったところ、いくつかの候補遺伝子を見出した。これら遺伝子のうち、Wntシグナルに関与する2個の遺伝子の発現動態を調べたところ、排卵個体ではGnRH注射直前に発現ピークが存在することが判明した。
    3)卵質悪化:これまで、ニホンウナギにおいて、母性mRNA量および局在の差異から、孵化までの胚発生過程で異常が生じる不良卵の分子生物学的特徴の一部を明らかにしている。本年度は、様々な卵質のアムールチョウザメ卵を得ることができた。
    日本学術振興会, 基盤研究(B), 北海道大学, 21H02264
  • 条鰭類を網羅する卵成熟誘起ホルモン産生分子機構の解明
    科学研究費補助金 基盤研究(B)
    2018年04月 - 2022年03月
    井尻成保
    日本学術振興会, 研究代表者, 競争的資金
  • ウナギ雌化と食味に優れた大型雌ウナギの生産技術の確立
    イノベーション創出強化研究推進事業
    2018年04月 - 2021年03月
    稲葉博之
    農研機構, 競争的資金
  • チョウザメの性分化および卵成熟/排卵の分子機構に関する研究
    科学研究費補助金 基盤研究(B)
    2017年04月 - 2021年03月
    足立伸次
    日本学術振興会, 競争的資金
  • 環境依存的性決定の分子機構とその普遍性の解析
    科学研究費補助金 基盤研究(B)
    2016年04月 - 2019年03月
    北野健
    日本学術振興会, 競争的資金
  • バキュロウイルス遺伝子導入系の魚類生殖生理研究における利用技術開発
    科学研究費補助金 挑戦的萌芽研究
    2016年04月 - 2019年03月
    井尻成保
    日本学術振興会, 研究代表者, 競争的資金
  • 魚類の卵母細胞を標的とする分子輸送体を産生するトランスジェニックメダカの作製
    科学研究費助成事業
    2015年04月01日 - 2018年03月31日
    平松 尚志; 井尻 成保; 川上 浩一
    本研究は、親魚から卵・仔魚へ様々な有効物質を輸送できる分子輸送システムの開発を目指し、遺伝子組換え魚によるモデル分子輸送体の生産に挑戦し、将来的な生物工場(バイオリアクター)開発に向けた萌芽的技術基盤を得ることを目的とした。卵母細胞への輸送部位、蛍光蛋白質、リンカー、遺伝子組換え導入システムを複数組み合わせて発現コンストラクトを作製し、最終的に、蛍光性モデル輸送体あるいはリンカー付きモデル輸送体を産生する第2世代(F1)と第3世代(F2: 蛍光性モデル輸送体のみ)を得た。本研究の成果により、今後同輸送体の大量生体内生産に向けた新たな試験系の確立に有効な知見を得ることができた。
    日本学術振興会, 挑戦的萌芽研究, 北海道大学, 15K14797
  • ティラピア生殖腺の性分化開始機構の解明とその応用
    科学研究費補助金 基盤研究(B)
    2014年04月 - 2018年03月
    井尻成保
    日本学術振興会, 研究代表者, 競争的資金
  • ウニにステロイドホルモン合成・代謝機構はあるのか?
    科学研究費助成事業
    2013年04月01日 - 2016年03月31日
    浦 和寛; 都木 靖彰; 井尻 成保
    ウニの生殖巣肥大にステロイドホルモンが関与しているか解明するために、生殖巣が小さいキタムラサキウニに給餌し生殖巣を人為的に肥大させた。給餌開始前後のウニから生殖巣を摘出し、次世代シークエンス解析によりトランスクリプトーム解析を行い、22種類の核内受容体および21種類のP450を同定した。脊椎動物に見られるステロイドホルモンをリガンドとする核内受容体は認められなかった。一方、脊椎動物においてステロイドホルモンの合成に必須のP450と相同性を持つP450遺伝子は認められなかった。さらに、生殖巣ではEcR/FXRが認められたことからウニ特有のステロイドホルモンを合成・代謝している可能性が示された。
    日本学術振興会, 挑戦的萌芽研究, 北海道大学, 25660159
  • チョウザメの生殖統御技術開発のための性分化、卵成長および卵成熟の分子機構解析
    科学研究費補助金 基盤研究(A)
    2012年04月 - 2016年03月
    足立伸次
    日本学術振興会, 競争的資金
  • 魚類最終成熟誘起ステロイド産生メカニズムの定説を覆す
    科学研究費補助金 挑戦的萌芽研究
    2012年04月 - 2014年03月
    足立伸次
    日本学術振興会, 競争的資金
  • 超雄・超雌作製と早期性判別を実現するための性連鎖DNA配列段階的同定法の確立
    科学研究費補助金 挑戦的萌芽研究
    2011年04月 - 2014年03月
    井尻成保
    日本学術振興会, 研究代表者, 競争的資金
  • 最新の生理生態情報に基づくウナギ大量種苗生産技術の実現
    科学研究費補助金 基盤研究(S)
    2008年 - 2014年
    塚本勝巳
    日本学術振興会, 競争的資金
  • 魚類養殖及び放流事業の性統御を可能にする遺伝的雌雄判別技術の開発
    地域イノベーション創出総合支援事業「シーズ発掘試験」
    2009年04月 - 2010年03月
    井尻成保
    科学術振興機構, 研究代表者, 競争的資金
  • 成熟促進技術開発のための魚類の初期卵成長機構解析
    科学研究費助成事業
    2007年 - 2009年
    足立 伸次; 井尻 成保; 東藤 孝
    ウナギでは、性分化以前からのエストロゲン処理は雌化および卵巣形成ばかりではなく、初期卵成長促進効果があることが示唆された。一方、前卵黄形成期の卵母細胞の成長はアンドロゲン処理により促進されることが確認された。チョウザメでは、卵径約100μmから約400μmまでの卵成長には数年あるいは10数年を要するが、この時期の卵成長はエストロゲンあるいはアンドロゲン依存ではなく、体成長依存であることが示唆された。
    日本学術振興会, 基盤研究(B), 北海道大学, 19380107
  • ティラピアの生殖腺の性分化に関わる遺伝子の特定と機能解析
    科学研究費補助金 若手研究B
    2006年04月 - 2008年03月
    井尻成保
    日本学術振興会, 研究代表者, 競争的資金
  • 催熟ウナギ雌の脳下垂体の成熟への関与に関する内分泌学的研究
    科学研究費助成事業
    2001年 - 2003年
    井尻 成保
    昨年度までの脳下垂体除去雌ウナギの催熟実験によって、通常のウナギ人為催熟には、ウナギ自身の脳下垂体は必ずしも必要ではないことがあきらかとなった。本年度は、主要なステロイド合成酵素の抗体を作製し、タンパクレベルでの発現制御の解明、および未だ単離されていないステロイド合成酵素の単離を目指した。1)20β-HSD遺伝子の単離:他魚種で20β-HSDとして単離されているカルボニル還元化酵素はウナギでは20β-HSD活性を持たなかったことから他のタイプが存在すると仮定して、機能発現クローニングを試みたが20β-HSD活性を持つ遺伝子を単離するには至らなかった。2)P450c11の免疫組織化学的局在:ウナギP450c11組替タンパクに対する特異抗体を作製し、ウナギ組織を免疫染色した結果、頭腎のステロイド合成細胞および精巣のライディッヒ細胞が良好に染色されたが、卵巣に陽性細胞は観察されなかった。この時期卵巣のP450c11 RNAの発現は高い為、矛盾する結果となった。3)P450scc、P450c17、P450c11のmRNAの局在:卵巣ではscc、c17ともにmRNAはタンパクと同時期、同部位に発現していた。精巣では催熟開始直後に発現が高まるも、以降ほとんど発現は認められず、scc、c17ともタンパクが一貫して発現している様子とは異なった。精巣のc11に関しては催熟開始9日目にmRNA、タンパクともにほぼ同時期に発現していた。以上、これまでにニホンウナギのFSH、サケFSH、P450scc、P450c17、P450arom、P450c11の特異抗体を作製し、免疫組織化学的観察を行った。これまでの結果、ウナギ雌の人為催熟にはウナギ自身の脳下垂体は必ずしも必要でなく、つまり様々なステロイド合成酵素は注射されるサケ下垂体によって発現が促進されている者と考えられた。そのステロイド合成酵素の発現制御も各々異なるとが示唆された。
    日本学術振興会, 特別研究員奨励費, 北海道大学, 01J10618