| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
As in the planed study design, a steatohepatitis model was created by administering CDAHFD (choline deficiency, methionine loss, containing 30% fat) to LECT2 deficient (KO) mice and LECT2 overexpressing (Tg) mice and compared with wild-type mice. Induction of steatohepatitis in LECT2 Tg mice significantly increased IL-6 expression in the liver compared to wild type, but did not significantly differ in TNF-a, MCP-1, F4 / 80, TGFb1. Hydroxyproline levels, which reflect liver fibrosis, were also elevated in Lect2 Tg mice, however there was no statistically significant difference. In Lect2 mice, there was no significant change in fibrotic inflammation-related genes, and contrary to the hypothesis, hepatic triglyceride was significantly elevated.
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