| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
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| Research Abstract |
We investigated whether TGF-β derived from cancer cells in the peritoneal microenvironment activates human peritoneal mesothelial cells (HPMCs), leading to the progression and fibrosis of gastric cancer. We found that activated HPMCs (a-HPMCs) became more invasive and up-regulated proliferation of human gastric cancer-derived MKN45 cells following direct cell-cell contact. These EMT-like changesof HPMC were suppressed under 5nM of paclitaxel pretreatment by inhibiting Smad2 phosphorylation. To measure the effects of co-culture in vivo, we developed a mouse xenograft model. The largest tumors were observed in mice given MKN45 cells that had been co-cultured with a-HPMCs. Additionaly, these tumors contained HPMC-derived fibrous tissue.
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