Budget Amount *help |
¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
|
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
I investigated the effect of metformin on pancreatic beta cells. Metformin directly suppressed overload of beta cells induced by High-fat diet feeding or endoplasmic reticulum stress. Furthermore, metformin suppressed central necrosis of beta cells. Therefore, the results suggested that metformin has a protective effect on beta cells. It is possible that metformin is useful drug for islet transplantation.
|