| Budget Amount *help |
¥5,070,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,170,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
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| Research Abstract |
Stimulation of mouse tracheal epithelial cells with the long-acting beta-2 agonist salmeterol increased DNA and protein synthesis in a concentration-dependent manner, an effect that was abolished in the presence of a specific beta-2 receptor antagonist. Salmeterol also induced phosphorylation of EGFR and upregulated the expression of MUC5AC in cultured tracheal epithelial cells, and these effects were significantly inhibited by a EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor and transfection of dominant negative mutant of H-Ras, indicating that Ras-ERK cascade may be involved in the salmeterol-induced cell responses. Moreover, salmeterol increased mucociliary transport rate from the carina toward oropharynx in the mouse airway. Ciliary beat frequency of tracheal epithelial cells determined by a photoelectric method was increased in response to salmeterol. These findings suggest that simulation of airway epithelial cells with long-acting beta-2 agonist causes an improvement of airway clearance.
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