Budget Amount *help |
¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
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Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is known to be one of the most common diseases of the metabolic syndrome. Stromal derived factor 1 (SDF-1) and its receptor, Chemokine Receptor 4 (CXCR4), are upregulated in blood and liver tissues of NASH patients. Therefore, in this study, we investigated the involvement of SDF-1/CXCR4 signaling in NASH progression using a mouse model, and found that SDF-1/CXCR4 signaling is involved in the formation of fat droplets and suppression of liver fibrosis during NASH progression.
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