| Project/Area Number |
21591036
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Kidney internal medicine
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| Research Institution | University of Fukui (2011)
Nara Medical University (2009-2010) |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
KUBO Atsushi 奈良県立医科大学, 医学部, 助教 (30316062)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000)
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| Keywords | ポドサイト / FSP1 / 糸球体保護 / アポトーシス / バイオマーカー / FSPI |
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| Research Abstract |
The number of FSP1-positive podocytes was elevated in active glomerular damage, especially in crescentic glomerulonephritis(GN). Patients with crescentic GN exhibited elevated levels of urinary FSP1, suggesting the potential use of urinary FSP1 to screen for active and ongoing glomerular damage, such as the formation of cellular crescents. To investigate the role of FSP1-positive podocytes, we generated various kinds of experimental nephritis using FSP1 transgenic mice and FSP1 knockout mice. However, we cannot confirm the protective role of FSP1-positive podocytes in these models.
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