Budget Amount *help |
¥3,302,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,540,000、Indirect Cost: ¥762,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2008: ¥1,742,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,340,000、Indirect Cost: ¥402,000)
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Research Abstract |
We screened to identify novel muscle-derived factors that act on cardiovascular systems. We found that fibroblast growth factor-21 (FGF-21) and follistatin-like 1 (Fstl1) are a novel myokine that confers cardiovascular protection. Increasing in skeletal muscle mass, such as resistance training exercise, could be a useful treatment for cardiovascular diseases through production of cardiovascular protective myokines.
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