WO2010024251A1 - 糞便試料の調製方法、糞便試料調製用溶液、及び採便用キット - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a stool sample preparation method, a stool sample preparation solution and a stool collection kit for preparing a stool sample excellent in preservability of nucleic acids contained in a stool sample, and a stool sample prepared by the preparation method
- the present invention also relates to a method for recovering nucleic acid from the stool sample, and a method for analyzing nucleic acid using the nucleic acid recovered by the nucleic acid recovery method.
- colorectal cancer In Europe as well as in Europe and the United States, the number of patients with colorectal cancer is increasing rapidly year by year, and colorectal cancer accounts for the top cancer mortality. This is thought to be caused by the fact that the Japanese diet has become a Western-style carnivorous center. Specifically, about 60,000 people suffer from colorectal cancer every year, and the number of deaths by organ is the third largest after stomach cancer and lung cancer, and further increases are expected in the future. . On the other hand, unlike other cancers, colorectal cancer can be cured nearly 100% by treating it at the beginning of onset. Therefore, it is extremely meaningful to make colorectal cancer a target for early cancer screening, and research and development of test methods for early detection of colorectal cancer are actively conducted.
- the enema examination is an examination in which barium is injected into the large intestine, adhered to the mucosal surface of the large intestine, irradiated with X-rays, and the surface irregularities are photographed to observe the surface of the large intestine.
- the colonoscopy is an examination in which the inside of the large intestine is directly observed with an endoscope. In particular, colonoscopy has high sensitivity and specificity, and has the advantage that polyps and early cancer can be removed.
- fecal occult blood tests have been widely performed as a primary screening method for colorectal cancer.
- the fecal occult blood test is a test for examining the presence of hemoglobin derived from red blood cells contained in feces and is a method for indirectly predicting the presence of colorectal cancer.
- Fecal occult blood tests are widely used because stool collection and storage can be performed at room temperature, and special storage conditions such as refrigeration and freezing are not required, and it is easily performed in general households. And the operation is very simple.
- the fecal occult blood test has a problem that the sensitivity is as low as about 25% and the probability of overlooking colorectal cancer is high.
- the positive predictive value is low, and the proportion of patients who are actually colorectal cancer patients among fecal occult blood test positive subjects is 10% or less, and includes many false positives. Therefore, development of a new inspection method with higher reliability is strongly desired.
- separating cancer cells from feces By separating cancer cells from feces, it is possible to suppress the effects of proteases derived from bacteria, etc., and degrading enzymes such as DNase and RNase.
- a method for separating cancer cells from stool for example, (1) a method for separating cells from stool, a) a step of cooling the stool to a temperature below its gel freezing point; Collecting the cells from the stool while maintaining the stool at a temperature below its gel freezing point so that it remains intact (see, for example, Patent Document 1). .
- (2) a method for isolating colon exfoliated cells after dispersing stool in a transport medium having a protease inhibitor, a mucolytic agent, and a bactericide at normal ambient temperature is disclosed (for example, Patent Documents). 2).
- At least one A universal collection medium (see, for example, Patent Document 4) containing an alcohol component, a fixative component, and an agent that suppresses degradation of at least one of the group consisting of RNA, DNA, and protein; and (5) 5-20% polyethylene glycol.
- a non-aqueous solution containing 80 to 95% methanol see, for example, Patent Document 5).
- compositions that stabilizes cell structure and nucleic acid and (a) a first substance capable of precipitating or denaturing a protein, comprising at least one alcohol or ketone; ) A composition comprising a second stimulating substance that facilitates the injection of the first substance into at least one cell (see, for example, Patent Document 6), and (7) for storage of tissue and biological samples.
- a fixative composition comprising: one or more alcohols, polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight of 200 to 600, and one or more weak organics mixed at a concentration of 0.01 to 0.10 moles per liter of fixative composition
- a fixative composition (see, for example, Patent Document 7) is disclosed, which contains an acid and water, and the fixative composition essentially does not contain a crosslinking agent such as formaldehyde.
- the cells are separated while cooling the stool sample. If this separation operation is performed without cooling, a correct detection result cannot be obtained due to alteration of the stool sample. Therefore, in order to effectively prevent the deterioration of the stool sample, it is important to cool immediately after the stool collection. However, when stool collection is performed at home, such as in a medical examination, it is very difficult to cool a stool sample immediately after collection, which is not realistic. Moreover, in order to prevent the stool sample from being altered, it is conceivable to freeze the stool sample. However, the frozen stool sample must be thawed before the inspection, which makes the operation complicated.
- the cells can be stably stored at room temperature by using the storage solutions (3) to (5) above.
- these preservation solutions are used for almost isolated cells, and are difficult to use directly on biological samples containing a wide variety of substances such as feces.
- the composition (6) is mainly used for stably storing nucleic acids derived mainly from bacteria in the vaginal swab sample.
- the composition of (6) above has no description as to whether it is a composition that has a structure greatly different from that of bacteria and can stably store nucleic acids derived from mammalian cells that are much smaller than bacteria. Absent.
- the composition of (7) above is a composition used as a fixative for a sample with very few contaminants such as a specimen, and is used when it is used for stool containing a large amount of digestion residue and the like.
- nucleic acids can be stored stably.
- the present invention relates to a method for preparing a stool sample capable of stably storing nucleic acids in stool without requiring complicated operations, a stool sample preparation solution and a stool collection kit used for the preparation method
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for recovering and analyzing nucleic acids in stool using a stool sample prepared by the preparation method.
- a stool sample that can stably store nucleic acids contained in stool by mixing the collected stool with a solution for preparing a stool sample containing a water-soluble organic solvent containing an organic acid as an active ingredient was able to be prepared
- a very small amount of nucleic acid derived from an organism other than the intestinal resident bacteria could be recovered very efficiently.
- the present invention (1) A method for preparing a stool sample, in which collected stool is mixed with a stool sample preparation solution.
- the present invention is a solution for preparing a stool sample, which is used for mixing collected stool and contains a water-soluble organic solvent containing an organic acid as an active ingredient.
- the stool sample preparation solution described in (2) above may have a buffering action.
- the water-soluble organic solvent contained in the stool sample preparation solution described in (2) or (3) is one or more selected from the group consisting of water-soluble alcohols, ketones, and aldehydes. There may be.
- the pH of the stool sample preparation solution described in any of (2) to (4) above may be 2 to 6.5.
- the pH of the stool sample preparation solution described in (5) above may be 3-6.
- the organic acid contained in the stool sample preparation solution described in any of (2) to (6) above is a linear fatty acid, dicarboxylic acid, amino acid, hydroxy acid, and aromatic or heterocyclic ring It may be one or more selected from the group consisting of polycarboxylic acids.
- the organic acid contained in the stool sample preparation solution according to (7) may be one or more selected from the group consisting of acetic acid, lactic acid, citric acid, and adipic acid.
- the pH of the stool sample preparation solution described in any one of (6) to (8) above may be 4.5 to 5.5.
- the organic acid concentration of the stool sample preparation solution described in any of (2) to (9) above may be 0.01 to 0.1M.
- the water-soluble organic solvent contained in the stool sample preparation solution according to any one of (4) to (10) is a water-soluble alcohol and / or ketone, and the concentration of the water-soluble organic solvent is It may be 30% or more.
- the water-soluble organic solvent contained in the stool sample preparation solution described in (11) above may contain one or more selected from the group consisting of ethanol, propanol, and methanol as a water-soluble alcohol.
- the water-soluble organic solvent contained in the stool sample preparation solution described in (11) above may be ethanol.
- the water-soluble organic solvent contained in the stool sample preparation solution described in (11) or (12) may contain acetone and / or methyl ethyl ketone as ketones.
- the water-soluble organic solvent contained in the stool sample preparation solution described in any of (4) to (10) above is an aldehyde, and the concentration of the water-soluble organic solvent is 0.01 to 30%. It is.
- the mixing ratio of the stool and the stool sample preparation solution is such that the stool sample preparation solution volume is 1 stool volume. It may be 1 or more.
- the stool sample preparation solution described in any of (2) to (16) above may contain a surfactant.
- the stool sample preparation solution described in any of (2) to (17) above may contain a colorant.
- the concentration of the water-soluble organic solvent in the stool sample preparation solution described in any one of (2) to (18) above may be 30% or more.
- the present invention also provides a stool collection kit comprising a stool sample preparation solution containing a water-soluble organic solvent containing an organic acid as an active ingredient, and a stool collection container containing the stool sample preparation solution. It is.
- the concentration of the water-soluble organic solvent containing the organic acid in the stool sample preparation solution contained in the stool collection kit described in (20) above may be 30% or more.
- the present invention is a stool sample prepared using the stool sample preparation solution described in any of (2) to (19) above.
- the present invention also relates to a method for recovering nucleic acid from a stool sample, wherein the nucleic acid derived from the intestinal resident bacteria and a living organism other than the intestinal resident bacteria are selected from the stool sample described in (22) above. The nucleic acid derived from is recovered simultaneously.
- the nucleic acid derived from an organism other than the intestinal resident bacteria may be a nucleic acid derived from a mammalian cell.
- the step of recovering the nucleic acid in the nucleic acid recovery method according to the above (23) or (24) comprises: (a) denaturing the protein in the stool sample, and intestinal resident bacteria in the stool sample And a step of eluting the nucleic acid from an organism other than the intestinal resident bacteria, and (b) a step of recovering the nucleic acid eluted in the step (a).
- the protein denaturation in the step (a) in the nucleic acid recovery method according to the above (25) or (26) uses one or more selected from the group consisting of chaotropic salts, organic solvents, and surfactants. It may be done.
- the organic solvent used in the nucleic acid recovery method according to (27) may be phenol.
- the recovery of the nucleic acid in the step (b) comprises: (b1) the nucleic acid eluted in the step (a) is an inorganic support And (b2) a step of eluting the nucleic acid adsorbed in the step (b1) from the inorganic support.
- a step of recovering a solid component from the stool sample may be included.
- nucleic acid derived from a mammalian cell is analyzed using the nucleic acid recovered from the nucleic acid recovery method according to any one of (23) to (31) above.
- the mammalian cells used in the nucleic acid analysis method according to (32) may be gastrointestinal cells.
- the mammalian cells used in the nucleic acid analysis method according to (32) may be colon exfoliated cells.
- the mammalian cell-derived nucleic acid used in the nucleic acid analysis method according to the above (32) to (34) may be a marker indicating neoplastic conversion.
- the nucleic acid derived from a mammalian cell used in the nucleic acid analysis method according to any one of (32) to (34) may be a marker indicating inflammatory digestive organ disease.
- the nucleic acid analysis method according to any of (32) to (36) may be RNA analysis and / or DNA analysis.
- the RNA analysis includes base insertion, deletion, substitution, duplication, inversion, or splicing variant analysis on RNA, mRNA expression analysis, and functionality. Any one or more of RNA analysis may be used.
- the DNA analysis may be one or more of mutation analysis and epigenetic change analysis.
- the mutation analysis may be an analysis of any one or more mutations of base insertion, deletion, substitution, duplication, or inversion.
- the epigenetic change analysis may be one or more of DNA methylation analysis and DNA demethylation analysis.
- the mutation analysis may be a K-ras gene mutation analysis.
- the solution for preparing a stool sample of the present invention is excellent in preservability of nucleic acids contained in a stool sample, and contains a water-soluble organic solvent containing an organic acid as an active ingredient.
- a water-soluble organic solvent containing an organic acid By mixing the stool with a water-soluble organic solvent containing an organic acid, the loss due to degradation of the nucleic acid contained in the stool is minimized, and the nucleic acid is very stably contained in the water-soluble organic solvent. Can be saved.
- Such a high nucleic acid storage effect is due to the dehydration action of the water-soluble organic solvent component, which significantly reduces the cellular activity of organisms having nucleic acids such as intestinal resident bacteria, mammalian cells, viruses, etc. Nucleic acid changes are suppressed.
- the high nucleic acid storage effect of the stool sample preparation solution of the present invention is due to the protein denaturing action of the water-soluble organic solvent component, and the activities of various degrading enzymes such as protease, DNase, and RNase in stool are significantly reduced. This is presumably because the degradation of the nucleic acid is suppressed. Furthermore, since the stool sample preparation solution of the present invention contains a water-soluble organic solvent containing an organic acid as an active ingredient, the stool sample preparation solution can be kept acidic. For this reason, the protein denaturation effect
- the stool sample preparation method of the present invention can prepare a stool sample that can stably store nucleic acids in the stool. That is, by the method for preparing a stool sample of the present invention, nucleic acids derived from organisms other than intestinal resident bacteria such as mammalian cells contained in a relatively small amount of the stool sample are stable enough to be stored at room temperature for a long period of time. Can be maintained. As described above, by using the method for preparing a stool sample of the present invention, the preparation, storage, and transportation of the stool sample from the collection of the stool can be easily performed at room temperature while stably storing the nucleic acid in the stool sample. Therefore, it is very suitable for the preparation of stool samples for screening tests such as screening.
- a stool sample for analyzing a nucleic acid derived from an organism other than the intestinal resident bacteria such as a mammalian cell
- the organism or its cell that is a target of detection of the mammalian cell or the like from the stool sample Therefore, even when a large number of specimens are processed, labor and cost can be effectively reduced.
- a stool sample can be more easily prepared by using the stool collection kit of the present invention.
- Example 1 it is the figure which showed one Embodiment of the stool collection container A which can be used for the kit for stool collection of this invention. It is the figure which showed one Embodiment of the stool collection container B which can be used for the kit for stool collection of this invention, and its usage method.
- Example 1 it is the figure which showed the result of having compared the expression level of the GAPDH gene in RNA derived from each stool sample.
- Example 2 it is the figure which showed the result of having compared the expression level of the GAPDH gene in RNA derived from stool samples 2-1 to 2-3 and 5-1 relatively.
- Example 2 it is the figure which showed the result of having compared the expression level of the GAPDH gene in RNA derived from the stool samples 3-1 to 3-3 and 5-1 relatively.
- Example 2 it is the figure which showed the result of having relatively compared the expression level of the GAPDH gene in RNA derived from the stool samples 4-1 to 4-3 and 5-1.
- the reference example 1 it is the figure which showed the amount of RNA collect
- the reference example 3 it is the figure which showed the amount of RNA collect
- preparation solution S used in the method for preparing a stool sample of the present invention
- the preparation solution S of the present invention comprises a water-soluble organic solvent containing an organic acid as an active ingredient
- a biological sample such as feces usually contains a large amount of water, and contains a solvent having high solubility in water or a water-soluble organic solvent that can be mixed with water at an arbitrary ratio as an active ingredient.
- the preparation solution S of the present invention can be quickly mixed with the stool sample, and a higher nucleic acid high storage effect can be obtained.
- the water-soluble organic solvent includes alcohols, ketones, or aldehydes.
- the water-soluble organic solvent has a linear structure and is liquid at around room temperature, for example, 15 to 40 ° C.
- mixing with feces can be performed more quickly than using an organic solvent having a cyclic structure such as a benzene ring as an active ingredient.
- An organic solvent having a cyclic structure is generally easily separated from water, and thus is difficult to mix with feces, and it is difficult to obtain a high nucleic acid storage effect.
- the preparation solution S of the present invention is preferably a water-soluble organic solvent having a solubility in water of 12% by weight or more, more preferably a water-soluble organic solvent having a solubility of 20% by weight or more, and the solubility is A water-soluble organic solvent of 90% by weight or more is more preferable, and a water-soluble organic solvent that can be mixed with water at an arbitrary ratio is particularly preferable.
- water-soluble organic solvents that can be mixed with water at an arbitrary ratio include methanol, ethanol, n-propanol, 2-propanol, acetone, formaldehyde and the like.
- the water-soluble organic solvent contained in the preparation solution S of the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it satisfies the above definition and exhibits a high nucleic acid storage effect.
- the water-soluble organic solvent include alcohols such as methanol, ethanol, propanol, butanol, and mercaptoethanol, which are water-soluble alcohols.
- ketones include acetone and methyl ethyl ketone (solubility in water of 90% by weight)
- aldehydes include acetaldehyde (acetylaldehyde), formaldehyde (formalin), glutaraldehyde, paraformaldehyde, glyoxal, and the like. is there.
- the propanol may be n-propanol or 2-propanol.
- the butanol may be 1-butanol (water solubility 20% by weight) or 2-butanol (water solubility 12.5% by weight).
- water-soluble organic solvent used in the present invention water-soluble alcohol, acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, and formaldehyde are preferable since the solubility in water is sufficiently high. From the viewpoints of availability, handleability, safety and the like, water-soluble alcohols are more preferable, and ethanol, propanol and methanol are more preferable. In particular, ethanol is particularly useful in screening tests such as regular medical examinations because it is the safest and can be handled easily at home.
- the concentration of the water-soluble organic solvent in the preparation solution S of the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it has a high nucleic acid storage effect, and is appropriately determined in consideration of the type of the water-soluble organic solvent and the like. it can.
- the concentration of the water-soluble organic solvent in the preparation solution S of the present invention is preferably 30% or more.
- the concentration of the water-soluble organic solvent is sufficiently high, when the stool and the preparation solution S are mixed, the water-soluble organic solvent component penetrates rapidly into the stool and the intestinal bacteria.
- a high nucleic acid storage effect can be achieved quickly.
- “%” means “volume%” unless otherwise specified.
- the concentration of the water-soluble organic solvent in the preparation solution S of the present invention is preferably 30% or more, more preferably 50% or more, and in the range of 50 to 80%. More preferably, the range of 60 to 70% is particularly preferable. As the concentration of the water-soluble organic solvent is higher, a high nucleic acid storage effect can be sufficiently obtained by using a small amount of the preparation solution S for feces having a high water content.
- the concentration of the water-soluble organic solvent in the preparation solution S of the present invention is preferably 30% or more, more preferably 60% or more, and further preferably 80% or more.
- the concentration of the water-soluble organic solvent in the preparation solution S of the present invention is preferably in the range of 0.01 to 30%. The range of 0.03 to 10% is more preferable, and the range of 3 to 5% is more preferable.
- Aldehydes can exhibit a high nucleic acid storage effect even at lower concentrations than alcohols and ketones.
- the water-soluble organic solvent used in the present invention may contain only one type of water-soluble organic solvent or a mixed solution of two or more types of water-soluble organic solvents.
- a mixed solution of two or more kinds of alcohols or a mixed solution of alcohol and other kinds of water-soluble organic solvents may be used. Since the nucleic acid storage efficiency is further improved, a mixed solution of alcohol and acetone is also preferable.
- Examples of the organic acid used in the present invention include linear fatty acids, dicarboxylic acids, amino acids, hydroxy acids, aromatic or heterocyclic polycarboxylic acids, and the like. More specifically, linear fatty acids such as formic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid, butyric acid, valeric acid; oxalic acid, malonic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, fumaric acid, maleic acid, phthalic acid, isophthalic acid, Dicarboxylic acids such as terephthalic acid; amino acids such as glycine, alanine, methionine, serine, valine, leucine, isoleucine, threonine, cysteine, cystine, phenylalanine, glutamic acid, aspartic acid; glycolic acid, lactic acid, hydroxyacrylic acid, ⁇ -oxybutyric acid , Hydroxy acids such as glyceric acid, tartronic acid, malic acid, tartaric
- the organic acid added to the preparation solution S of the present invention is particularly preferably a linear fatty acid, dicarboxylic acid, hydroxy acid or the like, and more preferably acetic acid, adipic acid, citric acid or lactic acid.
- adipic acid or citric acid By using adipic acid or citric acid, a particularly excellent nucleic acid storage effect can be obtained.
- acetic acid is particularly preferred because it is widely used and economical in addition to being able to obtain a sufficient nucleic acid storage effect.
- the preparation solution S of the present invention may contain only one kind of organic acid or may contain two or more kinds of organic acids.
- the amount of the organic acid added to the preparation solution S of the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it is an amount capable of maintaining the preparation solution S acidic. It can be appropriately determined in consideration of the type and concentration of the water-soluble organic solvent in the preparation solution S.
- the pH of the preparation solution S of the present invention is preferably acidic. This is because the hydrolysis of the nucleic acid can be more effectively suppressed.
- the pH is preferably in the range of 2 to 6.5, more preferably in the range of 3 to 6, and further preferably in the range of 4.5 to 5.5.
- the preparation solution S of the present invention has little fluctuation in pH even when some acid or base is added, particularly when stool is added, and is maintained within the aforementioned pH range.
- the preparation solution S having such a buffering action is preferable.
- the preparation solution S having a buffering action may be a solution obtained by adding an organic acid and a water-soluble organic solvent to an appropriate buffer solution.
- the preparation solution S particularly contains an organic acid and a conjugate base of the organic acid.
- the solution S for preparation to be used is preferably one that exhibits a buffering action by the organic acid and its conjugate base.
- an organic acid, an alkali metal salt of the organic acid, or an alkaline earth metal salt may be added to the preparation solution S to adjust to a desired pH.
- the preparation solution S of the present invention may be a solution containing both an organic acid and a mineral acid, and may have an appropriate buffering action.
- a solution in which a water-soluble organic solvent is mixed in a buffer system having a buffering action on the acidic side such as a glycine / HCl buffer system, a cacodylate Na / HCl buffer system, or a phthalate HK / HCl buffer system may be used.
- the concentration of the organic acid in the preparation solution S is preferably a concentration that can sufficiently exhibit a buffering action.
- a sufficient buffer action can be provided by adding an organic acid so that the final concentration in the preparation solution S is 0.01 M to 0.1 M.
- the pH of the preparation solution S is adjusted after calibrating a pH meter (for example, manufactured by Toa DKK Corporation) using a glass electrode method with a phthalate standard solution and a neutral phosphate standard solution. The value obtained by measurement.
- a pH meter for example, manufactured by Toa DKK Corporation
- the volume of the preparation solution S to be mixed with the collected stool is not particularly limited, but the mixing ratio of the stool and the preparation solution S is 1 for the stool volume, where the stool volume is 1. Is preferably 1 or more.
- the amount of the preparation solution S is equal to or more than the amount of stool, the entire periphery of the stool is immersed in the preparation solution S, and the effect of the present invention can be obtained.
- the weight collection and size reduction of the stool collection container containing the preparation solution S can be achieved.
- the stool can be quickly and effectively dispersed in the preparation solution S by mixing the preparation solution S having a capacity of 5 times or more with respect to the stool, and further contained in the stool. It is also possible to suppress the influence on feces due to a decrease in the concentration of water-soluble alcohol due to the water content. Since it is possible to provide both the effect of reducing the weight of the stool collection container containing the preparation solution S and improving the dispersibility of the stool in a well-balanced manner, the mixing ratio of the stool and the preparation solution S is 1: 1 to The range of 1:20 is more preferable, the range of 1: 3 to 1:10 is still more preferable, and about 1: 5 is more preferable.
- the stool used in the method for preparing a stool sample of the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it is derived from an animal, but is preferably derived from a mammal and more preferably derived from a human.
- human feces collected for periodic medical examinations and diagnosis are preferable, but feces such as livestock and wild animals may be used.
- stool stored for a certain period after collection may be used, but stool immediately after collection is preferable.
- the stool collected is preferably immediately after excretion, it may be one that has passed after excretion.
- the amount of stool used for the method for preparing a stool sample of the present invention is not particularly limited, but is preferably in the range of 10 mg to 1 g. If the amount of stool becomes too large, it will take time and effort to collect the stool and the size of the stool collection container will increase. On the other hand, if the amount of stool is too small, the number of mammalian cells such as colon exfoliated cells contained in the stool becomes too small, so that the required amount of nucleic acid cannot be recovered and the accuracy of the target nucleic acid analysis is reduced. There is a fear. In addition, stool is heterogeneous, that is, since various components are present unevenly, it is preferable to collect from a wide range of stool at the time of stool collection in order to avoid the influence of the localization of mammalian cells. .
- Preparation solution S can be obtained by appropriately diluting a water-soluble organic solvent and adjusting it to a desired concentration, and then adding an appropriate amount of organic acid.
- the solvent used for dilution is not specifically limited, Buffer solutions, such as water or a phosphate buffer, are preferable.
- Buffer solutions such as water or a phosphate buffer
- a sufficient amount of an organic acid is added, and a desired pH is obtained using an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal hydroxide solution such as sodium hydroxide.
- a preparation solution S having a preferable buffer action can be obtained.
- the preparation solution S of the present invention may contain an optional component other than the organic acid and the water-soluble organic solvent as long as the high nucleic acid storage effect by the water-soluble organic solvent component is not impaired.
- a chaotropic salt may be contained or a surfactant may be contained.
- a chaotropic salt and a surfactant By containing a chaotropic salt and a surfactant, cell activity in feces and enzyme activities of various degrading enzymes can be more effectively inhibited.
- chaotropic salts that can be added to the preparation solution S include guanidine hydrochloride, guanidine isothiocyanate, sodium iodide, sodium perchlorate, and sodium trichloroacetate.
- a nonionic surfactant As the surfactant that can be added to the preparation solution S, a nonionic surfactant is preferable.
- the nonionic surfactant include Tween 80, CHAPS (3- [3-Colamidopropyldimethylammonio] -1-propanesulfonate), Triton X-100, Tween 20, and the like.
- the type and concentration of the chaotropic salt and surfactant are not particularly limited as long as a high nucleic acid storage effect can be obtained, and can be appropriately determined in consideration of the amount of feces, the subsequent nucleic acid recovery / analysis method, and the like.
- a colorant may be appropriately added to the preparation solution S.
- a colorant used as a food additive is preferable, and blue, green, and the like are preferable. Examples include Fast Green FCF (Green No. 3), Brilliant Blue FCF (Blue No. 1), Indigo Carmine (Blue No. 2), and the like.
- a plurality of colorants may be mixed and added, or may be added alone.
- the stool and the preparation solution S are mixed promptly. This is because by rapidly dispersing the stool in the preparation solution S, the water-soluble organic solvent component can be rapidly permeated into the cells in the stool, and a high nucleic acid storage effect can be obtained quickly.
- the method for mixing the stool and the preparation solution S is not particularly limited as long as it is a method of mixing by a physical method.
- the collected feces may be placed in a sealable container in which the preparation solution S has been put in advance and sealed, and then mixed by turning the container upside down. You may mix by applying to a shaker. Further, the stool and the preparation solution S may be mixed in the presence of the mixing particles.
- this mixing method can be quickly mixed, a method using a shaker or a method using particles for mixing is preferable.
- a method using a shaker or a method using particles for mixing is preferable.
- a stool collection container containing mixing particles in advance it can be quickly mixed even in an environment without a special device such as a home.
- the particles for mixing are compositions that do not impair the high nucleic acid storage effect of the water-soluble organic solvent component, and the hardness and specific gravity that allows the stool to be quickly dispersed in the preparation solution S by colliding with the stool.
- the particles are not particularly limited as long as they have particles.
- the mixing particles may be particles made of one kind of material or particles made of two or more kinds of materials. Examples of such mixing particles include particles made of glass, ceramics, plastic, latex, metal, and the like.
- the mixing particles may be magnetic particles or non-magnetic particles.
- nucleic acid derived from organisms other than intestinal resident bacteria that is, nucleic acids that are contained in a small amount in comparison with nucleic acids derived from intestinal resident bacteria contained in large amounts in stool samples It is preferable to prepare feces using the preparation solution S of the present invention. With the passage of time after excretion, the nucleic acid in the stool is gradually damaged by decomposition or the like. For this reason, if the target nucleic acid is a nucleic acid that is present only in a small amount in the stool, an analysis using a stool sample that has undergone nucleic acid degradation will recover a sufficient amount of the target nucleic acid for analysis. I can't.
- the target nucleic acid in the stool can be stably stored, so even a nucleic acid that is present in a small amount in the stool can be efficiently recovered. Therefore, the reliability of nucleic acid analysis can be improved.
- nucleic acids derived from organisms other than intestinal resident bacteria include, for example, nucleic acids derived from mammalian cells such as nucleic acids derived from cancer cells, and causes of these infections in the early or late stage of infections such as hepatitis virus.
- nucleic acids derived from bacteria there are nucleic acids derived from bacteria.
- it may be a nucleic acid derived from a parasite.
- the intestinal resident bacteria are bacterial cells present in a relatively large amount in feces, and usually mean resident bacteria that inhabit the intestines of animals such as humans.
- the intestinal resident bacteria include, for example, obligate anaerobes such as Bacteroides genus, Eubacterium genus, Bifidobacterium genus, Clostridium genus, Escherichia genus, Enterobacter genus, Klebsiella genus, Citrobacter genus Enterobacterial genus, Enterobacter genus, Enterobacter genus There are bacteria.
- the high nucleic acid storage effect by such a water-soluble organic solvent component is not particularly affected by temperature conditions as long as a sufficient amount of the water-soluble organic solvent is present. Therefore, the method for preparing a stool sample of the present invention can preserve nucleic acid while suppressing loss of nucleic acid in stool even when the preparation is performed at a temperature at which stool is normally collected, that is, at room temperature. . Moreover, even when the prepared stool sample is stored or transported at room temperature, the nucleic acid in the stool sample can be stably stored.
- the storage temperature of the stool sample is preferably 50 ° C. or less.
- the stool sample prepared by the method for preparing a stool sample of the present invention is a nucleic acid in stool by dehydration action, protein denaturation action, and nucleic acid degradation inhibition action of a water-soluble organic solvent containing an organic acid.
- nucleic acids that are present in relatively small amounts in feces derived from mammalian cells or the like can be more stably stored. For this reason, when a stool sample is prepared by the preparation method of the present invention, not only a stool sample immediately after preparation, but also when a nucleic acid analysis is performed using a stool sample after long-term storage or transportation, Highly reliable analysis results can be expected.
- fecal nucleic acids are stable at room temperature for long periods of time while minimizing changes over time in the molecular profiling of mammalian cells such as colon exfoliated cells contained in feces. Can be saved. Therefore, by preparing the collected stool using the preparation method of the present invention, as in the case of screening tests such as screening, when there is a period from the time of stool collection until the time of nucleic acid analysis, Even in the case of being away from a place, it is possible to store or transport a stool sample while suppressing degradation of nucleic acids, particularly fragile RNA. Further, it is not necessary to set special equipment for refrigeration or freezing or storage temperature conditions, and fecal samples can be stored or transported easily and at low cost.
- the stool sample of the present invention can be applied to various nucleic acid analyzes in the same manner as other biological samples containing nucleic acids.
- it is preferably used for nucleic acid analysis for investigating the onset of cancer or infectious disease in which early detection is important. It is also preferably used for nucleic acid analysis for examining the presence or absence of the development of inflammatory diseases such as colitis, enterocolitis, gastritis, pancreatitis and the like.
- it may be used for examination of raised lesions such as polyps and examination of diseases of large intestine such as gastric ulcer, small intestine, stomach, liver, gallbladder and bile duct.
- cancer cell-derived nucleic acids that is, nucleic acids in which mutations or the like have occurred from a stool sample
- the presence or absence of cancer such as colorectal cancer or pancreatic cancer
- the presence or absence of infectious diseases or the presence of parasites should be examined from fecal samples by detecting nucleic acids derived from pathogenic bacteria that cause infections, such as nucleic acids derived from viruses or nucleic acids derived from parasites.
- an infectious disease test can be performed non-invasively and simply by using a stool sample for detection of pathogenic bacteria discharged in stool such as hepatitis A and E viruses.
- the presence or absence of a bacterial infection can also be examined by detecting nucleic acids derived from pathogenic bacteria other than the intestinal resident bacteria, such as food poisoning bacteria such as enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O-157 and pathogenic bacteria.
- markers indicating neoplastic transformation or a marker indicating inflammatory digestive tract disease by nucleic acid analysis.
- markers indicating neoplastic conversion for example, known cancer markers such as carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), sialyl Tn antigen (STN), and the presence or absence of mutations such as APC gene, p53 gene, K-ras gene Etc.
- markers indicating inflammatory digestive tract diseases include nucleic acids derived from the Cox-2 gene.
- Nucleic acids can be collected very efficiently from the stool samples prepared by the preparation method of the present invention, so that they are present not only in nucleic acids derived from intestinal resident bacteria present in large quantities in the stool but also in trace amounts.
- This sample is very suitable for analysis of nucleic acid derived from mammalian cells.
- it is preferable to analyze nucleic acids derived from digestive tract cells such as the large intestine, small intestine, and stomach, and it is particularly preferable to analyze nucleic acids derived from colon exfoliated cells.
- the method for recovering nucleic acid from a stool sample is not particularly limited, and any method can be used as long as it is a method usually used when recovering nucleic acid from a sample.
- the stool sample of the present invention mainly contains nucleic acids derived from organisms other than intestinal resident bacteria such as mammalian cells (hereinafter referred to as mammalian cells) and nucleic acids derived from intestinal resident bacteria.
- nucleic acid derived from a mammalian cell or the like and a nucleic acid derived from an intestinal resident bacterial cell may be recovered separately, but it is particularly preferable to recover them simultaneously.
- the nucleic acid derived from the intestinal resident bacterium present in a large amount in feces functions as a carrier.
- a small number of nucleic acids derived from mammalian cells or the like can be collected much more efficiently than when nucleic acids are collected after mammalian cells or the like have been isolated from stool in advance.
- the nucleic acid recovered from the stool sample may be DNA, RNA, or both DNA and RNA.
- the protein in the stool sample of the present invention is denatured, the nucleic acid is eluted from the mammalian cells and the intestinal resident bacteria in the stool sample, and then eluted as the step (b).
- the nucleic acid derived from the mammalian cell and the nucleic acid derived from the intestinal resident bacteria can be simultaneously collected from the stool sample.
- the protein denaturation in the stool sample in the step (a) can be performed by a known method.
- the protein in a stool sample can be denatured by adding a compound usually used as a protein denaturant such as a chaotropic salt, an organic solvent, or a surfactant to the stool sample.
- a compound usually used as a protein denaturant such as a chaotropic salt, an organic solvent, or a surfactant
- the same chaotropic salts and surfactants as those added to the preparation solution S of the present invention can be used.
- the organic solvent phenol is preferred. Phenol may be neutral or acidic. When acidic phenol is used, RNA can be selectively extracted into the aqueous layer rather than DNA.
- a chaotropic salt, an organic solvent, a surfactant or the like when adding a chaotropic salt, an organic solvent, a surfactant or the like to the stool sample, one kind of compound may be added, or two or more kinds of compounds may be
- Step (c) may be provided between step (a) and step (b), and the protein denatured in step (a) may be removed.
- the quality of the collected nucleic acid can be improved.
- the removal of the protein in the step (c) can be performed by a known method.
- the denatured protein can be removed by precipitating the denatured protein by centrifugation and collecting only the supernatant.
- chloroform may be added, and after sufficient stirring and mixing by vortexing or the like, centrifugation may be performed to precipitate the denatured protein and collect only the supernatant.
- the denatured protein can be removed more completely than in the case of simply performing centrifugation.
- Step (b) Recovery of the eluted nucleic acid in the step (b) can be performed by a known method such as ethanol precipitation or cesium chloride ultracentrifugation.
- the recovery method include the following step (b1) and step (b2).
- the nucleic acid eluted in the step (a) is adsorbed on the inorganic support as the step (b1). Thereafter, as step (b2), the nucleic acid adsorbed in step (b1) is eluted from the inorganic support. Thereby, the nucleic acid can be recovered.
- the inorganic support used in the step (b1) a known inorganic support capable of adsorbing nucleic acid can be used.
- the shape of the inorganic support is not particularly limited, and may be in the form of particles or a film.
- the inorganic support include silica-containing particles (beads) such as silica gel, siliceous oxide, glass, and diatomaceous earth, and porous membranes such as nylon, polycarbonate, polyacrylate, and nitrocellulose.
- a solvent usually used for eluting nucleic acids from these known inorganic supports is appropriately used. be able to.
- purified water is particularly preferable as the elution solvent.
- step (a) can be omitted.
- the stool sample is prepared using a preparation solution S containing no chaotropic salt or surfactant at a concentration sufficient to elute nucleic acid from mammalian cells or the like, before step (a), It is preferable to provide a step (d) to recover the solid component from the stool sample.
- the stool sample has a large ratio of the liquid component to the solid component in the stool in order to quickly mix the stool and the preparation solution S. Therefore, by removing the preparation solution S from the stool sample and collecting only solid components including mammalian cells and intestinal resident bacteria, the nucleic acid collection process and the scale of analysis can be reduced. .
- the influence of the water-soluble organic solvent in the step of recovering the nucleic acid from the solid component can be suppressed.
- the solid component can be recovered by centrifuging the stool sample of the present invention to precipitate the solid component and removing the supernatant.
- only the solid component can be recovered by filter filtration or the like.
- PBS phosphate buffered saline, pH 7.4
- a protein denaturing agent such as chaotropic salt may be directly added to the recovered solid component, but it is preferable to add the protein denaturing agent after suspending in an appropriate elution agent.
- a phosphate buffer or a Tris buffer can be used as an elution agent.
- the elution drug is preferably a drug in which DNase is inactivated by high-pressure steam sterilization or the like, and more preferably a drug containing a proteolytic enzyme such as proteinase K.
- citrate buffer or the like can be used as an elution agent.
- RNA is a substance that is very easily degraded, and thus inhibits RNase such as guanidine thiocyanate and guanidine hydrochloride. It is preferable to use a buffer containing an agent.
- the subsequent analysis method does not need to collect nucleic acid from the stool sample.
- the nucleic acid-eluted buffer is directly used for nucleic acid analysis.
- a large amount of pathogenic bacteria are present in a stool sample and nucleic acid derived from the pathogenic bacterium is analyzed, only a solid component is recovered from the stool sample, and then a protease such as proteinase K is collected.
- a stool sample solution is obtained by adding a dissolution agent such as PBS containing
- a dissolution agent such as PBS containing
- recovery of nucleic acid from a stool sample can also be performed using a commercially available kit such as a nucleic acid extraction kit or a virus detection kit.
- the nucleic acid recovered from the stool sample of the present invention can be analyzed using a known nucleic acid analysis method.
- these nucleic acid analysis methods include a method for quantifying nucleic acids and a method for detecting a specific base sequence region using PCR or the like.
- the presence or absence of cancer can be examined by detecting the presence or absence of a genetic variation such as a base sequence region in which an oncogene is encoded or a base sequence region containing a microsatellite.
- mutation analysis or epigenetic change analysis on DNA can be performed. Examples of mutation analysis include analysis of base insertion, deletion, substitution, duplication, or inversion.
- Examples of epigenetic change analysis include analysis of methylation and demethylation.
- RNA when RNA is recovered, cDNA can be synthesized by reverse transcription reaction (RT-PCR: Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction) and then used for analysis in the same manner as DNA.
- RT-PCR Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction
- a base insertion, deletion, substitution, duplication, inversion, or splicing variant (isoform) mutation on the RNA can be detected.
- functional RNA (non-coding RNA) analysis for example, analysis of transfer RNA (transfer RNA, tRNA), ribosomal RNA (ribosomal RNA, rRNA), microRNA (miRNA, microRNA), and the like can be performed.
- RNA expression level It is also possible to detect and analyze the RNA expression level.
- mRNA expression analysis K-ras gene mutation analysis, DNA methylation analysis, and the like.
- K-ras gene mutation analysis K-ras gene mutation analysis
- DNA methylation analysis DNA methylation analysis
- analyzes can be performed by methods known in this field.
- a commercially available analysis kit such as a K-ras gene mutation analysis kit or a methylation detection kit may also be used.
- the nucleic acid recovery method from the stool sample prepared by this preparation method and the nucleic acid analysis method using the nucleic acid recovered by this nucleic acid recovery method, feces can be obtained.
- the nucleic acid in it can be analyzed with high sensitivity and high accuracy. Therefore, it can be expected to contribute and apply to early detection and diagnosis of various symptoms and diseases including colorectal cancer, observation of the course of treatment, and pathological studies of other abnormal conditions.
- feces collected in a stool collection container containing the preparation solution S in advance can be more easily and quickly collected. Further, by using a stool collection kit having the preparation solution S of the present invention and a stool collection container containing the preparation solution S, the effects of the present invention can be more easily exhibited.
- the stool collection kit may appropriately include components other than the preparation solution S and a stool collection container containing the preparation solution S, such as a stool collection rod.
- the form and size of the stool collection container used in the present invention is not particularly limited, and a known stool collection container that can contain a solvent is used. Since the handling is simple, a stool collection container in which a stool collection container lid and a stool collection rod are integrated is preferable. Moreover, since the amount of stool collection can be controlled, it is more preferable that the stool collection rod can collect a certain amount of stool. Examples of such a known stool collection container include a stool collection container disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 6-72837.
- FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are views showing embodiments of the stool collection containers A and B that can be used in the stool collection kit of the present invention, respectively.
- the stool collection container that can be used in the stool collection kit of the present invention is not limited to these stool collection containers.
- the stool collection container A of this embodiment has a lid 2 integrated with a stool collection rod 3 and a container body 1, and contains the preparation solution S of the present invention inside the container body 1.
- a cup 3a that can collect a certain amount of feces, and a net is stretched as a sieve on the bottom of the cup 3a.
- a raised portion 1a that is substantially the same as the shape of the cup 3a and overlaps the shape of the cup 3a.
- the stool collection container shown in FIG. 2 has a lid 12 integrated with a stool collection rod 13 with a sharp tip and a container body 11, and the container body 11 is sealed and contains the preparation solution S.
- a stool collection container B having a bag 15. On the distal end side of the stool collection bar 13, a hole 13a through which a certain amount of stool E can be collected is vacant.
- a movable lid 13 b serving as a lid for the hole 13 a is attached to both sides of the stool collection rod 13 by sliding on the stool collection rod 13.
- the lid 12 is housed in the container body 11 (FIG. 2e).
- the pointed tip of the stool collection bar 13 breaks the bag 15 containing the preparation solution S, so that the container body 11 has a hole 13 a containing stool E.
- the water level is filled with the preparation solution S, and the feces E and the preparation solution S are in direct contact (FIG. 3f).
- the container body 11 is moved by transportation or the like, whereby the preparation solution S and the stool E inside the container 11 are mixed.
- % means “volume%”.
- Caco-2 cells, SW620 cells, and MKN45 cells as cultured cells, and Enterobacter aerogenes as bacterial cells were cultured by a conventional method.
- Example 1 Feces collected from one healthy person were dispensed in 0.5 g each into eight 15 mL polypropylene tubes. To each stool, 10 mL of the preparation solution S shown in Table 1 was added to disperse the stool well, and stool samples 1-1 to 1-8 were prepared. The preparation solution S to which 0.1 M citric acid was added was adjusted with NaOH so as to have the pH shown in Table 1. Moreover, the pH of the 60% ethanol solution to which no organic acid is added is the pH before being added to feces.
- each tube was centrifuged to recover the solid component of stool, and then a phenol mixture “Trizol” (manufactured by Invitrogen) was added and thoroughly mixed with a vommizer. Thereafter, chloroform was added to the stool sample and the Trizol mixture, and the mixture was thoroughly mixed using a vortex, and then centrifuged at 12,000 ⁇ g and 4 ° C. for 20 minutes.
- Trizol manufactured by Invitrogen
- RNA recovery column of RNeasy midi kit manufactured by Qiagen. RNA was recovered by performing washing operation and RNA elution operation of the RNA recovery column of this kit according to this attached protocol. RT-PCR was performed on 1 ⁇ g of the collected RNA, and PCR was performed using the obtained cDNA as a template to detect the human GAPDH gene.
- GAPDH primer probe MIX (Catalog No: Hs0278624_gl) manufactured by Applied Biosystems was used.
- PCR step 1 ⁇ L of each of the obtained cDNAs was dispensed into 0.2 mL 96-well PCR plates. Thereafter, 8 ⁇ L of ultrapure water and 10 ⁇ L of nucleic acid amplification reagent “TaqMan GeneExpression Master Mix” (Applied Biosystems) were added to each well, and 1 ⁇ L of GAPDH primer probe MIX (Applied Biosystems) was further added. A PCR reaction solution was prepared by adding and mixing. After this PCR plate was installed in an ABI real-time PCR apparatus and treated at 95 ° C. for 10 minutes, 40 cycles of thermal cycling at 95 ° C. for 1 minute, 56.5 ° C. for 1 minute, and 72 ° C. for 1 minute were performed.
- FIG. 3 shows the results of relative comparison of GAPDH gene expression levels in RNA derived from each stool sample. From this result, the stool sample using the preparation solution S to which an organic acid having a buffering action was added rather than the stool sample 1-8 using a 60% ethanol solution having no buffering action as the preparation solution S The results were that 1-1 to 1-7 had a higher GAPDH gene expression level.
- the GAPDH gene expression level was higher at pH 3-6 in the acidic region than at neutral pH 7, particularly at pH 4.5-5.5. Since the stool samples 1-1 to 1-8 are RNA collected from stool from the same person, the higher the GAPDH gene expression level, the less the degradation of nucleic acid in the stool and the better the preservation. It shows that. That is, it was found that the preparation solution S, which has an acidic pH by adding an organic acid, has a higher nucleic acid storage effect than a solution having no organic acid added. When the state of ribosomal RNA, which is considered to indicate the degree of nucleic acid degradation, was confirmed by electrophoresis, two bands were clearly observed particularly in stool samples 1-3 to 1-6 at pH 4 to 5.5. From the detection, it was confirmed that there was very little degradation of RNA.
- Example 2 The nucleic acid preservation effect when adipic acid was used in place of citric acid as the organic acid added to the preparation solution S was examined.
- the RNA recovery step and the PCR step were performed in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the preparation solution S described in Table 2 was used.
- the pH of the preparation solution S to which 0.1 M avidic acid was added was adjusted using NaOH.
- the preparation solution S added with 0.1 M acetic acid was adjusted with sodium acetate
- the preparation solution S added with 0.1 M lactic acid was adjusted with sodium lactate.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a result of relative comparison between stool samples 2-1 to 2-3 when adipic acid is used as an organic acid and stool samples 5-1 to which no organic acid is added.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a result of relative comparison between stool samples 3-1 to 3-3 when acetic acid is used as an organic acid and stool samples 5-1 to which no organic acid is added.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a result of relative comparison between stool samples 4-1 to 4-3 in the case of using lactic acid as an organic acid and stool samples 5-1 to which no organic acid is added.
- Example 1 the state of ribosomal RNA was confirmed by electrophoresis.
- two bands were clearly detected in RNA derived from all stool samples other than stool sample 5-1. It was done. This result confirmed that there was very little degradation of RNA.
- RNA recovery column of RNeasy midi kit (manufactured by Qiagen), and this RNA recovery column is washed and RNA eluted according to the attached protocol. To collect RNA.
- the recovered RNA was quantified using Nanodrop (manufactured by Nanodrop).
- FIG. 7 shows the amount of RNA recovered from each stool sample. From the stool sample (1B) in which the preparation solution S was prepared using an ethanol solution, although the amount of RNA recovered from the stool sample (1A) that had been frozen immediately after collection was slightly less than that, Compared to the stool sample (1C) in which nucleic acid extraction was performed immediately after collection without addition, very much RNA could be recovered. From these results, it was found that by using the preparation solution S of the present invention, a stool sample capable of recovering nucleic acid very efficiently even at room temperature was obtained. When a patient collects stool at home as in the case of a medical examination or the like, it is desired that a stool sample can be prepared near room temperature. However, the preparation solution S of the present invention is sufficient for such a request. It is possible to respond.
- a human colon cancer-derived cultured cell Caco-2 cell expressing a large amount of the MDR1 (multidrug resistance 1) gene is mixed with 5.0 ⁇ 10 5 cells of 0.5 g of normal human feces to simulate a colon cancer patient. Fecal.
- a stool sample was prepared from this colorectal cancer patient stool by the method for preparing a stool sample of the present invention. As a preparation method, 0.5 g of this colorectal cancer patient simulated stool was fractionated into a 15 mL polypropylene tube, and a stool sample was prepared by adding and mixing each of the preparation solutions S shown in Table 3. .
- “universal collection medium” means the storage medium described in Patent Document 4 (500 mL of Pack saline G, 400 mg of sodium bicarbonate, 10 g of BSA, 500 units / L of penicillin G, 500 mg / L). Streptomycin sulfate, 1.25 mg / L amphorticin B, 50 mg / L gentamicin).
- the prepared stool samples were stored in a constant temperature incubator at room temperature (25 ° C.) for 1, 3, 7, and 10 days, respectively.
- RNA was collected from each stool sample, and detection of mRNA, which is a transcript of the MDR1 gene, was attempted on the collected RNA.
- a stool sample prepared using the preparation solution S using 2C that is, a universal collection medium
- RNA was collected.
- a solution S for preparation other than the universal collection medium the nucleic acid derived from the mammalian cells and the nucleic acid derived from the bacteria were collected at the same time without separating the mammalian cells.
- the method of separating mammalian cells from the stool sample (2C) is to add 5 mL of Hispack 1077 solution (manufactured by Sigma) to the stool sample (2C), mix, and then centrifuge at 200 ⁇ g for 30 minutes at room temperature. And the layer at the interface between the suspension and the histopack 1077 solution was collected (mammalian cells contained in this layer). Separated mammalian cells were washed 3 times with PBS. RNA was recovered from the stool sample as follows. First, 3 mL of a phenol mixture “Trizol” (manufactured by Invitrogen) was added to a stool sample (mammalian cells from which only the stool sample (2C) was separated), and the mixture was sufficiently mixed for 30 seconds or longer.
- Hispack 1077 solution manufactured by Sigma
- RT-PCR was performed on the recovered RNA, and PCR was performed using the obtained cDNA as a template.
- a forward primer for amplifying the MDR1 gene having the base sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 and a reverse primer for amplifying the MDR1 gene having the base sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 were used.
- 12 ⁇ L of ultrapure water and 2 ⁇ L of 10 ⁇ buffer were added to a 0.2 mL PCR tube, and cDNA, the forward primer of SEQ ID NO: 1, the reverse primer of SEQ ID NO: 2, magnesium chloride , DNTP, and DNA polymerase were added in an amount of 1 ⁇ L each and mixed to prepare a PCR reaction solution.
- This PCR tube was subjected to PCR under reaction conditions consisting of 30 cycles of 95 ° C. for 30 seconds, 60 ° C. for 30 seconds, and 72 ° C. for 1 minute.
- the obtained PCR product was run using an Agilent DNA1000 LabChip (registered trademark) kit (manufactured by Agilent), and the intensity of the obtained band was measured to determine the degree of amplification of the PCR product (degree). I investigated.
- Table 4 is a table summarizing the degree of amplification of PCR products derived from each stool sample for each storage period.
- “stool sample (2A)” is a stool sample prepared using 5 ml of 70% methanol solution (2A in Table 3) as preparation solution S; “stool sample (2B)” is prepared A stool sample prepared using 1 ml of a 100% methanol solution (2B in Table 3) as the preparation solution S; “Fecal sample (2D)” is 5 ml of PBS (2D in Table 3) as the preparation solution S A stool sample prepared using is shown. In the stool sample (2D), amplification of the PCR product was confirmed when the storage period was 1 day, but amplification could not be confirmed after the storage period of 3 days.
- nucleic acids derived from mammalian cells contained in feces, particularly RNA that is easily degraded can be stably retained so that they can be stored at room temperature for a long period of time. Inferred.
- a solution containing an antibiotic was used as the preparation solution S, bacterial cells in the stool were caused by this antibiotic. Although it is sterilized, it is suggested that RNase and the like are released from dead bacterial cells, and thus RNA degradation may be accelerated.
- nucleic acid derived from bacterial cells functions as a carrier. It may also be difficult to recover.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the amount of RNA recovered from a stool sample prepared using ethanol solutions of various concentrations. From this result, when an alcohol such as ethanol is used as the active ingredient of the preparation solution S, the alcohol concentration is preferably 30% or more, more preferably 50% or more, further preferably in the range of 50 to 80%, 60 to It can be seen that a range of 70% is particularly preferred.
- nucleic acid analysis can be performed with high accuracy.
- denatured ethanol mixed with isopropanol and ethanol was used as the treatment solution this time, but the same result was obtained even when a 50% ethanol solution having the same alcohol concentration was used.
- the stool sample was sufficiently mixed for 30 seconds or more with a vomitizer, 3 mL of chloroform was added, and centrifugation was performed at 12,000 ⁇ g for 10 minutes.
- the supernatant (aqueous layer) obtained by this centrifugation treatment was collected in a new polypropylene tube.
- RNA was recovered from the recovered supernatant using an RNeasy midi kit (manufactured by Qiagen).
- the comparative sample (P2) was allowed to stand at room temperature for 5 hours, and then RNA was collected in the same manner as the comparative sample (P1).
- the stool sample (5A) was allowed to stand at room temperature for 5 hours in the same manner as the comparative sample (P2), and then centrifuged to remove the supernatant. After adding 2.4 mL of “ISOGEN” to the precipitate (solid component) obtained by removing the supernatant, RNA was collected in the same manner as in the comparative sample (P1). The recovered RNA was quantified using Nanodrop (manufactured by Nanodrop). As a result, 32 ⁇ g of RNA could be recovered from the comparative sample (P1) in which RNA was recovered immediately after the preparation of the stool sample, but from the comparative sample (P2) in which the recovery operation was performed after standing at room temperature for 5 hours. Only 14 ⁇ g could be recovered.
- the stool sample (5A) On the other hand, from the stool sample (5A), the amount of RNA recovered was 57 ⁇ g despite the recovery operation after standing at room temperature for 5 hours. From this result, the stool sample (5A) was able to collect a larger amount of RNA than the comparative sample (P1). From these results, it was found that the use of the stool sample preparation solution of the present invention makes it possible to recover RNA much more efficiently than when a conventional phenol solution is used.
- a stool sample capable of efficiently storing the nucleic acid in the stool sample can be easily prepared. Therefore, the stool sample can be used particularly in the field of clinical examination such as periodic medical examination using the stool sample. is there.
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本願は、2008年8月26日に、日本に出願された特願2008-217019号に基づき優先権を主張し、その内容をここに援用する。
しかしながら、これらの検査方法は、コストが高い上に被験者への負担が大きく、合併症のリスクを伴うという問題がある。例えば、注腸検査には、X線被爆や腸閉塞の危険性がある。また、大腸内視鏡検査は、内視鏡を直接大腸内に投入するため侵襲的である。更に、内視鏡操作には熟練を要し、検査のできる施設が限られている。このため、これらの検査方法は、定期健診等の無症状の一般人を対象とした大腸がん検査に適していない。
また、糞便試料の変質を防ぐために、糞便試料を凍結することが考えられるが、凍結させた糞便試料は、検査前に融解しなければならず、その為に操作が煩雑となる。
I.採取された糞便を、有機酸を含有する水溶性有機溶媒を有効成分とする糞便試料調製用溶液に混合させることにより、糞便中に含まれている核酸を安定して保存することができる糞便試料を調製できたこと、及び、
II.その調製方法により調製された糞便試料から、検出対象である哺乳細胞等の腸内常在菌以外の生物由来の核酸と、糞便中に大量に含まれている腸内常在菌由来の核酸を同時に回収することにより、微量である腸内常在菌以外の生物由来の核酸をも非常に効率よく回収できた。
(1)採取された糞便を、糞便試料調製用溶液と混合する糞便試料の調製方法である。
なお、本発明及び本願明細書中においては、特に記載がない限り、「%」は「体積%」を意味する。
本発明の調製用溶液Sに添加される有機酸としては、特に、直鎖脂肪酸、ジカルボン酸、ヒドロキシ酸等であることが好ましく、酢酸、アジピン酸、クエン酸、乳酸であることがより好ましい。アジピン酸やクエン酸を用いることにより、特に優れた核酸保存効果を得ることができる。その他、酢酸は、充分な核酸保存効果を得ることができることに加えて、汎用されており、かつ経済的であることから特に好ましい。
前記非イオン性界面活性剤としては、例えば、Tween80、CHAPS(3-[3-コラミドプロピルジメチルアンモニオ]-1-プロパンスルホネート)、Triton X-100、Tween20等がある。カオトロピック塩や界面活性剤の種類や濃度は、高い核酸保存効果が得られる濃度であれば、特に限定されなく、糞便量やその後の核酸回収・解析方法等を考慮して、適宜決定できる。
なお、糞便と調製用溶液Sを混合する方法は、物理的手法により混合する方法であれば、特に限定されない。例えば、予め調製用溶液Sを入れておいた密閉可能な容器に、採取された糞便を投入して密閉した後、その容器を上下に転倒させることにより、混合してもよく、前記容器をボルテックス等の振とう機にかけることにより混合してもよい。また、糞便と調製用溶液Sを、混合用粒子の存在下で混合してもよい。
この混合方法は、速やかに混合させることができるため、振とう機を用いる方法や、混合用粒子を用いる方法が好ましい。特に、予め混合用粒子を含有させた採便容器を用いることにより、家庭等の特殊な装置のない環境においても迅速に混合できる。
工程(b2)で用いられる溶媒は、回収する核酸の種類やその後の核酸解析方法等を考慮して、これらの公知の無機支持体から核酸を溶出するために通常用いられている溶媒を適宜用いることができる。例えば、この溶出用溶媒として、特に精製水が好ましい。なお、工程(b1)の後、工程(b2)の前に、核酸を吸着させた無機支持体を適当な洗浄バッファーを用いて洗浄することが好ましい。
まず、図2aに示すように、採便棒13を、可動蓋13bを穴13aよりも蓋12側に寄せて、穴13aが完全に開口している状態としたところで、採便棒13を糞便Eに押し付ける。すると図2bに示すように、穴13aに糞便Eが充填される。この状態で、可動蓋13bを採便棒13の先端側にスライドさせて穴13aに蓋をすることにより、余分な糞便Eが分離されるため、穴13aの容量分のみ糞便を正確に採取することができる(図2c)。その後、可動蓋13bを元の位置に戻して穴13aが完全に開口している状態とした後に(図2d)、蓋12を容器本体11に収納する(図2e)。採便棒13が容器本体11に収納される際に、採便棒13の尖った先端が調製用溶液Sを含有する袋15を破ることにより、容器本体11は、糞便Eを含んだ穴13a以上の水位まで、調製用溶液Sにより満たされ、糞便Eと調製用溶液Sが直接接触する(図3f)。この時、容器本体11は蓋12により栓をされているので、調製用溶液Sが漏れることはない。その後、運搬等により容器本体11が動かされることで、容器11内部の調製用溶液Sと糞便Eが混合される。このような採便容器Bは、採便棒13を容器に入れて始めて溶液が容器中に満たされるため、メタノールのような人体に有害な調製用溶液Sを用いる場合であっても、溶液漏れによる事故を回避することができ、家庭でも安全に取り扱うことが出来る。
健常人1名より採取された糞便を、8本の15mLのポリプロピレンチューブにそれぞれ0.5gずつ分取した。各糞便に対して、表1に記載の調製用溶液S10mLを加えて糞便をよく分散させ、糞便試料1-1~1-8をそれぞれ調製した。なお、0.1Mのクエン酸を添加した調製用溶液Sは、表1に記載のpHとなるように、NaOHを用いて調整した。また、有機酸を添加していない60%エタノール溶液のpHは、糞便に添加される前のpHである。
回収されたRNA1μgに対してRT-PCRを行い、得られたcDNAをテンプレートとしてPCRを行い、ヒトGAPDH遺伝子の検出を行った。プライマーとして、アプライドバイオシステム社製のGAPDHプライマープローブMIX(カタログNo:Hs02786624_gl)を用いた。
このPCR工程としては、0.2mLの96ウェルPCRプレートに、得られたcDNAを1μLずつそれぞれ分取した。その後、各ウェルに8μLの超純水と10μLの核酸増幅試薬「TaqMan GeneExpression Master Mix」(アプライドバイオシステム社製)を添加し、さらに、1μLのGAPDHプライマープローブMIX(アプライドバイオシステム社製)をそれぞれ添加して混合し、PCR反応溶液を調製した。
このPCRプレートを、ABIリアルタイムPCR装置に設置し、95℃で10分間処理した後、95℃で1分間、56.5℃で1分間、72℃で1分間の熱サイクルを40サイクル行った後、さらに72℃で7分間処理することにより、経時的に蛍光強度を計測しながらPCRを行った。蛍光強度の計測結果を分析して、各試料から回収されたRNA中のGAPDH遺伝子の発現量の相対値を算出した。
各糞便試料由来のRNA中のGAPDH遺伝子発現量を相対比較した結果を図3に示す。この結果から、調製用溶液Sとして緩衝作用を有していない60%エタノール溶液を用いた糞便試料1-8よりも、緩衝作用を有する有機酸が添加された調製用溶液Sを用いた糞便試料1-1~1-7のほうが、GAPDH遺伝子発現量が高い、という結果が得られた。また、中性のpH7よりも酸性領域のpH3~6において、特にpH4.5~5.5において、GAPDH遺伝子発現量が高い、という結果が得られた。糞便試料1-1~1-8は、同一人由来の糞便から回収されたRNAであることから、GAPDH遺伝子発現量が高いものほど、糞便中の核酸の分解が少なく、保存が良好に行われたことを示している。すなわち、有機酸を添加することによりpHが酸性である調製用溶液Sのほうが、有機酸を添加しないものよりも、高い核酸保存効果があることが分かった。
なお、核酸の分解の程度を示すと考えられるリボゾーマルRNAの状態を電気泳動で確認したところ、特にpH4~5.5である糞便試料1-3~1-6では、2本のバンドが明確に検出されたことから、RNAの分解が非常に少ないことが確認された。
調製用溶液Sに添加する有機酸として、クエン酸に換えて、アジピン酸を用いた場合の、核酸保存効果を調べた。RNA回収工程およびPCR工程に関しては、調製用溶液Sとして、表2に記載のものを用いた以外は、実施例1と同様にして行った。なお、0.1Mのアビジン酸を添加した調製用溶液SのpH調整は、NaOHを用いて行った。一方、0.1Mの酢酸を添加した調製用溶液Sは酢酸ナトリウムを、0.1Mの乳酸を添加した調製用溶液Sは乳酸ナトリウムを、それぞれ用いてpH調整を行った。
さらに、実施例1と同様に、リボゾーマルRNAの状態を電気泳動で確認したところ、本実施例では、糞便試料5-1以外のすべての糞便試料由来のRNAにおいて、2本のバンドが明確に検出された。この結果により、RNAの分解が非常に少ないことが確認された。
健常人1名より採取された糞便を、3本の15mLのポリプロピレンチューブにそれぞれ1gずつ分取した。このうち1本に対して、分取直後、速やかに液体窒素を用いて凍結処理を行い、糞便試料(1A)とした。他の1本に対して、分取後、10mLの70%エタノール溶液を加えて糞便をよく分散させた後、室温で1時間静置し、糞便試料(1B)とした。残りの1本は、分取後、溶液等を添加せずに速やかに抽出工程に移行させ、これを糞便試料(1C)とした。
その後、各糞便試料からRNAを回収した。具体的には、各糞便試料に、3mLのフェノール混合物「Trizol」(Invitorogen社製)を添加し、30秒以上ボモジナイザーで十分に混合した。その混合液に、3mLのクロロホルムを添加し、ボルテックスを用いて十分に混合した後、12,000×g、4℃で20分間遠心分離処理を行った。この遠心分離処理により得た上清(水層)を、RNeasy midi kit(Qiagen社製)のRNA回収用カラムに通し、添付のプロトコールに従ってこのRNA回収用カラムの洗浄操作及びRNA溶出操作を行うことにより、RNAを回収した。ナノドロップ(ナノドロップ社製)を用いて、回収したRNAの定量を行った。
MDR1(multidrug resistance1)遺伝子を多く発現しているヒト大腸がん由来培養細胞Caco-2細胞を、健常人の糞便0.5gに対し、5.0×105cells混合させて大腸がん患者擬似糞便とした。この大腸がん患者擬似糞便から、本発明の糞便試料の調製方法により糞便試料を調製した。
調製方法としては、この大腸がん患者擬似糞便を、15mLのポリプロピレンチューブに0.5gずつ分取し、表3に記載の調製用溶液Sをそれぞれ添加して混合することにより糞便試料を調製した。なお、表中、「普遍的収集培地」とは、特許文献4に記載の保存培地(500mLのPack食塩水G、400mgの重炭酸ナトリウム、10gのBSA、500units/Lのpenicillin G、500mg/Lの硫酸ストレプトマイシン、1.25mg/Lのamphortericin B、50mg/Lのgentamicin)である。調製した糞便試料を、室温(25℃)の恒温インキュベータにおいて、1、3、7、10日間、それぞれ保存した。
糞便試料からのRNAの回収は、次のようにして行った。まず、糞便試料(糞便試料(2C)のみ分離した哺乳細胞)に、3mLのフェノール混合物「Trizol」(Invitorogen社製)を添加し、30秒以上ボモジナイザーで十分に混合した。その後、Trizolと糞便試料の混合液に、3mLのクロロホルムを添加し、12,000×gで10分間遠心分離処理を行った。この遠心分離処理により得た上清(水層)を新しいポリプロピレンチューブに回収した。その後、RNeasy midi kit(Qiagen社製)を用いて、回収された上清からRNAを回収した。
このPCR工程としては、0.2mLのPCRチューブに、12μLの超純水と2μLの10×バッファーを添加し、さらにcDNA、配列番号1の前記フォワードプライマー、配列番号2の前記リバースプライマー、塩化マグネシウム、dNTP、及びDNAポリメラーゼをそれぞれ1μLずつ添加して混合し、PCR反応溶液を調製した。このPCRチューブを、95℃で30秒間、60℃で30秒間、72℃で1分間を30サイクル、からなる反応条件によりPCRを行った。この結果、得られたPCR産物を、Agilent DNA1000 LabChip(登録商標)キット(アジレント社製)を用いて泳動し、得られたバンドの強度を測定してPCR産物の増幅の強弱の度合い(degree)を調べた。
糞便試料(2D)では、保存期間が1日の場合にはPCR産物の増幅が確認されたが、保存期間3日以降は、増幅が確認できなかった。これに対して、調製用溶液Sが2Aや糞便2Bを用いて調製された糞便試料(2A)及び(2B)中からは、保存期間が10日でもPCR産物の増幅を確認することができた。一方で、調製用溶液Sが普遍的収集培地(表3中の2C)を用いて調製された糞便試料(2C)では、保存期間1日であってもPCR産物の増幅は確認することができなかった。
以上の結果から、本発明の調製方法により調製された糞便試料からは、糞便中に含まれている核酸を効率よく回収することができることがわかった。また、本発明の糞便試料を用いることにより、RNA解析の精度を向上できることもわかった。これは、本発明の調製用溶液Sを用いることにより、糞便中に含まれる哺乳細胞由来の核酸、特に分解され易いRNAでさえも、室温で長期間保存可能なほど安定して保持できるためと推察される。
一方で、糞便試料(2C)由来のPCR産物では増幅が確認されなかったことから、調製用溶液Sとして抗生物質を含有する溶液を用いた場合には、この抗生物質により糞便中のバクテリア細胞は殺菌されるものの、死滅したバクテリア細胞からRNase等が放出される等により、却ってRNA分解が促進される可能性が示唆される。また、糞便に含まれる哺乳細胞数は少ないため、糞便から哺乳細胞を分離した場合には、バクテリア細胞由来の核酸がキャリアーとして機能する本発明の核酸の回収方法と比較して、充分量の核酸を回収することが困難である可能性も示唆される。
超純水を用いて希釈することにより、0、10、20、30、40、50、60、70、80、90、100%のエタノール溶液をそれぞれ調製した。これらのエタノール溶液を、各5mLずつ15mLのポリプロピレンチューブにそれぞれ分注した。
これらのチューブに、健常人より採取した糞便0.5gをそれぞれ分取した後、37℃で48時間静置した。その後、各チューブを遠心分離処理し、上清を除去して得られた固形成分に、3mLのフェノール混合物「Trizol」(Invitorogen社製)を添加し、30秒以上ボモジナイザーで十分に混合した。その後、Trizolと糞便試料との混合液に、3mLのクロロホルムを添加し、12,000×gで10分間遠心分離処理を行った。その遠心分離処理により得た上清(水層)を新しいポリプロピレンチューブに回収した。その後、RNeasy midi kit(Qiagen社製)を用いて、回収された上清からRNAを回収した。
健常人5名から採取した糞便をよく混合し、0.2gずつ2本の15mLのポリプロピレンチューブにそれぞれ分取した。このうち1本に対して、1mLの18%イソプロパノールを含有した32%変性エタノール溶液(totalアルコール溶液として50%)を加えてよく混合した後、25℃で1日静置した。この糞便試料を糞便試料(4A)とした。残りの1本は対照試料とし、分取後速やかに-80℃ディープフリーザーに回収した。
両糞便試料から、糞便からのDNA抽出キット「QIAamp DNA Stool Mini Kit」(Qiagen社製)を用いてDNAを回収した。回収されたDNAの濃度を吸光度法により定量した結果、両糞便試料から、ほぼ同等量のDNAを回収することができた。
回収されたDNAを100ng使い、K-ras遺伝子の変異解析キット「K-rasコドン12変異検出試薬」(湧永製薬社製)を用いて、付属のプロトコールに従い変異解析を行った。その結果、糞便試料(4A)から回収されたDNAの解析結果は、対照試料から回収されたDNAを用いた場合と同様に、6種類の変異遺伝子は全て陰性となった。
以上の結果から、本発明の糞便試料の調製方法、及び、本発明の核酸回収方法により回収された核酸を用いることにより、遺伝子変異等の高い正確性を要求される核酸解析であっても、核酸解析が精度よく行えることが明らかである。また今回はイソプロパノールとエタノールを混合した変性エタノールを処理溶液として使用したが、アルコール濃度は同じである、50%エタノール溶液を使用しても同等の結果が得られた。
健常人1名より採取された糞便を、3本の15mLのポリプロピレンチューブにそれぞれ0.1gずつ分取し、このうち1本に対して、3mLの70%エタノールを加えて糞便をよく分散させ、得られた糞便試料を糞便試料(5A)とした。一方、残りの2本に対して、それぞれ2.4mLの「ISOGEN」(ニッポンジーン社製)を加えて糞便をよく分散させ、得られた糞便試料を、それぞれ比較試料(P1)、比較試料(P2)とした。なお、「ISOGEN」はフェノール(水に対する溶解度約10重量%)が40%含有されているフェノール含有物である。
このうち、比較試料(P1)に対して、糞便分散後、速やかにRNA回収を行った。このRNA回収工程は、糞便試料を30秒以上ボモジナイザーで十分に混合した後、3mLのクロロホルムを添加し、12,000×gで10分間遠心分離処理を行った。この遠心分離処理により得た上清(水層)を新しいポリプロピレンチューブに回収した。その後、RNeasy midi kit(Qiagen社製)を用いて、回収された上清からRNAを回収した。
また、比較試料(P2)は、室温で5時間静置した後、比較試料(P1)と同様にして、RNA回収を行った。
一方、糞便試料(5A)は、比較試料(P2)と同様に室温で5時間静置した後、遠心分離処理を行って上清を除去した。上清を除去して得られた沈殿(固形成分)に、2.4mLの「ISOGEN」を添加した後、比較試料(P1)と同様にして、RNA回収を行った。
回収されたRNAを、ナノドロップ(ナノドロップ社製)を用いて定量した。この結果、糞便試料の調製直後にRNA回収を行った比較試料(P1)からは32μgのRNAを回収できたが、5時間室温で静置した後に回収操作を行った比較試料(P2)からは14μgしか回収できなかった。これに対して、糞便試料(5A)からは、5時間室温で静置した後に回収操作を行ったにもかかわらず、回収されたRNA量は57μgであった。この結果から糞便試料(5A)は、比較試料(P1)よりも大量のRNAを回収することができた。
これらの結果から、本発明の糞便試料調製用溶液を用いることにより、従来のフェノール溶液を用いた場合よりも、非常に効率よくRNAを回収できることがわかった。
1a…隆起部、
2…蓋、
3…採便棒、
3a…カップ、
S…糞便試料調製用溶液、
11…容器本体、
12…蓋、
13…採便棒、
13a…穴、
13b…可動蓋、
15…袋、
E…糞便
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- 採取された糞便を、糞便試料調製用溶液と混合する糞便試料の調製方法。
- 採取された糞便の混合に用いられ、
有機酸を含有する水溶性有機溶媒を有効成分とする糞便試料調製用溶液。 - 前記糞便試料調製用溶液が緩衝作用を有する請求項2に記載の糞便試料調製用溶液。
- 前記水溶性有機溶媒が、水溶性アルコール、ケトン類、及びアルデヒド類からなる群より選択される1種以上である請求項2又は3に記載の糞便試料調製用溶液。
- 前記糞便試料調製用溶液のpHが2~6.5である請求項2~4のいずれかに記載の糞便試料調製用溶液。
- 前記糞便試料調製用溶液のpHが3~6である請求項5に記載の糞便試料調製用溶液。
- 前記有機酸が、直鎖脂肪酸、ジカルボン酸、アミノ酸、ヒドロキシ酸、及び、芳香族又は複素環のポリカルボン酸からなる群より選択される1種以上である請求項2~6のいずれかに記載の糞便試料調製用溶液。
- 前記有機酸が、酢酸、乳酸、クエン酸、及びアジピン酸からなる群より選択される1種以上である請求項7に記載の糞便試料調製用溶液。
- 前記糞便試料調製用溶液のpHが4.5~5.5である請求項6~8のいずれかに記載の糞便試料調製用溶液。
- 前記糞便試料調製用溶液の有機酸濃度が0.01~0.1Mである請求項2~9のいずれか記載の糞便試料調製用溶液。
- 前記水溶性有機溶媒が水溶性アルコール及び/又はケトン類であり、その水溶性有機溶媒の濃度が30%以上である請求項4~10のいずれかに記載の糞便試料調製用溶液。
- 前記水溶性有機溶媒が、水溶性アルコールとして、エタノール、プロパノール、及びメタノールからなる群より選ばれる1以上を含む請求項11に記載の糞便試料調製用溶液。
- 前記水溶性有機溶媒がエタノールである請求項11に記載の糞便試料調製用溶液。
- 前記水溶性有機溶媒が、ケトン類として、アセトン及び/又はメチルエチルケトンを含む請求項11又は12に記載の糞便試料調製用溶液。
- 前記水溶性有機溶媒がアルデヒド類であり、その水溶性有機溶媒の濃度が0.01~30%である請求項4~10のいずれかに記載の糞便試料調製用溶液。
- 前記糞便と前記糞便試料調製用溶液の混合比率が、糞便容量1に対して糞便試料調製用溶液容量が1以上である請求項2~15のいずれかに記載の糞便試料調製用溶液。
- 前記糞便試料調製用溶液が界面活性剤を含有する請求項2~16のいずれかに記載の糞便試料調製用溶液。
- 前記糞便試料調製用溶液が着色剤を含有する請求項2~17のいずれかに記載の糞便試料調製用溶液。
- 前記糞便試料調製用溶液中の前記水溶性有機溶媒の濃度が30%以上である請求項2~18のいずれかに記載の糞便試料調製用溶液。
- 有機酸を含有する水溶性有機溶媒を有効成分とする糞便試料調製用溶液と、
前記糞便試料調製用溶液を含有する採便容器と、を有する採便用キット。 - 前記糞便試料調製用溶液中の水溶性有機溶媒の濃度が30%以上である請求項20に記載の採便用キット。
- 請求項2~19のいずれか記載の糞便試料調製用溶液を用いて調製された糞便試料。
- 請求項22に記載の糞便試料中から、腸内常在菌由来の核酸と腸内常在菌以外の生物由来の核酸とを同時に回収する糞便試料から核酸を回収する核酸回収方法。
- 前記腸内常在菌以外の生物由来の核酸が、哺乳細胞由来の核酸である請求項23に記載の核酸回収方法。
- 核酸を回収する工程が、
(a)前記糞便試料中のタンパク質を変性させ、前記糞便試料中の腸内常在菌及び腸内常在菌以外の生物から、核酸を溶出させる工程と、
(b)前記工程(a)において溶出させた核酸を回収する工程と、
を有する請求項23又は24に記載の核酸回収方法。 - 前記工程(a)の後、前記工程(b)の前に、
(c)前記工程(a)により変性させたタンパク質を除去する工程と、
を更に有する請求項25に記載の核酸回収方法。 - 前記工程(a)におけるタンパク質の変性が、カオトロピック塩、有機溶媒、及び界面活性剤からなる群より選ばれる1以上を用いて行われる請求項25又は26に記載の核酸回収方法。
- 前記有機溶媒がフェノールである請求項27に記載の核酸回収方法。
- 前記工程(c)における変性させたタンパク質の除去が、クロロホルムを用いて行われる請求項26~28のいずれか記載の核酸回収方法。
- 前記工程(b)における核酸の回収が、
(b1)前記工程(a)において溶出させた核酸を無機支持体に吸着させる工程と、
(b2)前記工程(b1)において吸着させた核酸を無機支持体から溶出させる工程と、を有する請求項25~29のいずれか記載の核酸回収方法。 - 前記工程(a)の前に、
(d)前記糞便試料から固形成分を回収する工程と、
を有する請求項25~30のいずれか記載の核酸回収方法。 - 請求項23~31のいずれか記載の核酸回収方法から回収された核酸を用いて、哺乳細胞由来の核酸を解析する核酸解析方法。
- 前記哺乳細胞が消化管細胞である請求項32に記載の核酸解析方法。
- 前記哺乳細胞が大腸剥離細胞である請求項32に記載の核酸解析方法。
- 前記哺乳細胞由来の核酸が、新生物性転化を示すマーカーである請求項32~34のいずれか記載の核酸解析方法。
- 前記哺乳細胞由来の核酸が、炎症性消化器疾患を示すマーカーである請求項32~34のいずれか記載の核酸解析方法。
- 前記解析が、RNA解析及び/又はDNA解析である請求項32~36のいずれか記載の核酸解析方法。
- 前記RNA解析が、RNA上の塩基の挿入、欠失、置換、重複、逆位、又はスプライシングバリアントの解析、mRNA発現解析、及び機能性RNA解析のいずれか1以上である請求項37に記載の核酸解析方法。
- 前記DNA解析が、変異解析及びエピジェネティック変化解析のいずれか1以上である請求項37に記載の核酸解析方法。
- 前記変異解析が、塩基の挿入、欠失、置換、重複、又は逆位のいずれか1以上の変異の解析である請求項39に記載の核酸解析方法。
- 前記エピジェネティック変化解析が、DNAのメチル化解析及びDNAの脱メチル化解析のいずれか1以上である請求項39に記載の核酸解析方法。
- 前記変異解析がK-ras遺伝子の変異解析である請求項39に記載の核酸解析方法。
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