| Project/Area Number |
11671305
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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 |
Thoracic surgery
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| Research Institution | Chiba University |
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Principal Investigator |
SHIBUYA Kiyoshi Chiba University, Department of Surgery, Institute of Pulmonary Cancer Research, Chiba University School of Medicine, Assistant, 医学部・附属病院, 助手 (20302565)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
SAITOH Yukio Chiba University, Department of Surgery, Institute of Pulmonary Cancer Research, School of Medicine, Lecturer, 医学部・附属病院, 講師 (60261905)
BABA Masayuki Chiba University, Department of Surgery, Institute of Pulmonary Cancer Research, School of Medicine, Assistant Professor, 医学部, 助教授 (00143305)
FUJISAWA Takehiko Chiba University, Department of Surgery, Institute of Pulmonary Cancer Research, School of Medicine, Professor, 医学部, 教授 (80110328)
IIZASA Toshihilko Chiba University, Department of Surgery, Institute of Pulmonary Cancer Research, School of Medicine, Assistant, 医学部, 助手 (10272303)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1999 – 2000
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2000)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000)
Fiscal Year 2000: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000)
Fiscal Year 1999: ¥2,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000)
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| Keywords | telomerase activity / dysplasia |
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| Research Abstract |
In this study, we analyze telomerase activity of preinvasive bronchial lesions using biopsy specimens obtained by fluorescence bronchoscopy. We studied 74 bronchial biopsy specimens (22 normal bronchial epithelium or bronchitis, 15 squamous metaplasia, 23 dysplasia and 14 squamous cell carcinoma) obtained by fluorescence bronchoscopy. The intensity of telomerase activity in the biopsy specimen was determined by the fluorescence-based TRAP method. The mean values (±SD) of telomerase activity in normal bronchial epithelium or bronchitis, squamous metaplasia, dysplasia and squamous cell carcinoma were 6.2±7.5, 13.9±14.8, 18.5±20.8 and 54.5±22.3 units respectively. The upper limit of telomerase activity in normal bronchial epithelium was 21 units (mean+2SD). Interestingly, 5 of 15 squamous metaplasia (33%), 8 of 23 dysplasia (35%) and all squamous cell carcinoma (100%) biopsies exhibited levels of telomerase activity higher than 21 units. In addition, telomerase activity was found to increase in proportion to the severity of histological change from normal bronchial epithelium or bronchitis to squamous cell carcinoma. These results suggest that an increase in telomerase activity is a feature of the early stages of development of squamous cell carcinoma of the lung with strong telomerase activity being prominent during the latter stages.
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