Budget Amount *help |
¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
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Research Abstract |
It is reported that amyloid beta stimulates the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression from the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells. We found that amyloid beta also increases the expression of the unfolded protein response (UPR) markers. These increases of VEGF and UPR were down-regulated by addition of 4-phenylbutyric acid (PBA), UPR inhibitor, to the medium.
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