Budget Amount *help |
¥18,070,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,170,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥5,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥6,110,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,410,000)
Fiscal Year 2008: ¥6,760,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,560,000)
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Research Abstract |
Since so-called "Kubota-Shock" in 2005, the issue regarding carcinogenesis among the patients exposed to asbestos has been medical and social problem. The aim of this project is to elucidate whether or not asbestos exposure affect on human immune system to tend to induce carcinogenesis. As the results, most of our findings indicate immune alteration caused by asbestos exposure using human cell lines and freshly isolated immune cells proceed to reducing tumor immunity. To find molecular preventive targets regarding immunological effects of asbestos should be performed in the future.
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