Budget Amount *help |
¥17,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥5,070,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,170,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥5,850,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,350,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥6,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,500,000)
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Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Wnt5a activates β-catenin-independent non-canonical Wnt signaling. In this study we aimed to explore the role of Wnt5a in the pathogenesis of heart failure. In cardiac-specific Wnt5a knockout mice, left ventricular dysfunction induced by pressure overload was blunted. In cultured cardiac myocytes, siRNA-mediated knockdown of Wnt5a reduced cell stretch-induced BNP gene expression. Our results suggest that Wnt5a promotes heart failure via myocardial mechano-sensing pathway.
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