Budget Amount *help |
¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
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Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The present study investigated the effects of sclerostin on chondrogenic differentiation. Addition of sclerostin promoted chondrogenic differentiation in the early stage, but inhibited in the later stage through inhibition of the Wnt-β-catenin signaling pathway. Deletion of sclerostin inhibited early chondrogenic differentiation, and promoted terminal calcification. These results suggested that sclerostin is upregulated in the early stage of chondrogenic differentiation, but it is not required in endochondral ossification.
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