| Project/Area Number |
09670510
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Gastroenterology
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| Research Institution | GUNMA UNIVERSITY |
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Principal Investigator |
TAKAGI Hitoshi GUNMA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE,THE FIRST DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE,TEACHING ASSOCIATE, 医学部, 助手 (20251093)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1997 – 1998
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 1998)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000)
Fiscal Year 1998: ¥1,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000)
Fiscal Year 1997: ¥1,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000)
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| Keywords | TGFalpha / ras / transgenic mice / hepatoma / TGFα |
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| Research Abstract |
Transforming growth factor(TGF)alpha and protooncogene ras are involved inthe intracellular signal transduction through the activation of tyrosine kinase.We and other group have developed TGFalpha transgenic mice(T) and ras transgenicmice(R) independently, Both of the transgenic mice showed characteristicphenotypes e.g. hepatocellular carcinoma, pancreatic fibrosis for (T) andsplenic sarcoma and skin papilloma for (R). We made the double transgenic miceof TGFalpha and ras(T+R) and analyzed the phenotype, tumor formation, and liverregeneration. First of all, T+R had lower body weight than T and R and the rate ofliver weight! body weight was significantly higher in T+R than single T or R.Large hepato cellular carcinoma and adenoma were observed in 4 of 15 T+R 12months after birth. Four of 15(R) developed skin papilloma and 2 of 15 (T) didhepatic adenoma. More than 10% of hepatocytes were positively stained byproliferating cell nuclear antigen(PCNA) in liver tumors of T+R and about 1% ofnon-tumor tissue of T+R.On the other hand, non-tumor liver showed less than1% by PCNA.Compared with T and R, T+R showed enhanced regeneration of theliver after 2/3 hepatectomy. Skin tumor and splenic sarcoma was not enhancedin T+R compared with R.he weight of pancreas was heavier in T+R than T or Rand pancreatic fibrosis was enhanced in T+R than T or R.
Thus simultaneous overexpression of TGFa and ras inhibited the growth ofthe mice and enhanced the growth of the liver, hepatic tumor formation andregeneration. Pancreatic fibrosis was also enhanced by TGFalpha and ras, resultingin enhanced growth of pancreas.
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