Project/Area Number |
23659715
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Research Field |
Orthopaedic surgery
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Research Institution | Tokyo Medical and Dental University |
Principal Investigator |
OKAWA Athushi 東京医科歯科大学, 医歯学総合研究科, 教授 (30251507)
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Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
ASO Yoshinori 東京医科歯科大学, 医歯学総合研究科, 寄付講座教員 (50345279)
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Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
TAKEDA Shu 慶應義塾大学, 医学部, 特任准教授 (30376727)
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Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2012
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥3,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥840,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
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Keywords | 骨代謝 / 血圧調節機構 / プロレニン受容体 / 破骨細胞 / 骨芽細胞 / 軟骨細胞 / 血圧調節 / 臓器間クロストーク |
Research Abstract |
To address the role of Prorenin Receptor(PRR) in bone metabolism, bone-specific PRR-deficient mice were analyzed. These mice displayed significantly reduced bone mass, inhibition of bone formation and decrease in the expression of osteoblast markers.
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