Analysis of tropism of mesenchymal stem cell for brain tumor

Research Project

Project/Area Number	19591687
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Cerebral neurosurgery
Research Institution	Kyushu University
Principal Investigator	YOSHIMOTO Koji Kyushu University, 大学病院, 助教 (70444784)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	SHONO Tadahisa 九州大学, 医学研究院, 准教授 (00346793) AMANO Toshyuki 九州大学, 大学病院, 助教 (70448413)
Project Period (FY)	2007 – 2009
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2009)
Budget Amount *help	¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000) Fiscal Year 2009: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2008: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2007: ¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000)
Keywords	脳腫瘍学 / 脳腫瘍 / 骨髄由来細胞 / 骨髄由来幹細胞 / tropism
Research Abstract	We have reported that mesenchymal stem cell have tropism for brain tumor. This study show that tropism of mesenchymal stem cell for brain tumor may be mediated by PDGFR-B receptor signaling pathway.