Budget Amount *help |
¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
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Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) is a disease that causes serous retinal detachment in the macula due to abnormal intercellular adhesion of retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells, resulting in vision loss. In this study, we focused on the Hippo pathway as a signal involved in intercellular adhesion and YAP as a Hippo pathway molecule involved in RPE cell survival. The aim of this study was to clarify the relationship between tight junction and YAP in RPE; YAP was expressed in mouse choroidal vessels and RPE; studies using ARPE cells showed that the localization of YAP changed with the formation of tight junctions, and inhibition of YAP tight junction function was impaired. These results suggest that YAP may play an important role in RPE tight junctions.
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