| Budget Amount *help |
¥5,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Bone metabolism s regulated substantially by the central nervous system. The agouti-related protein (AgRP) neurons in hypothalamic arcuate nucleus play an essential role in energy metabolism. Previously, we reported that the PDK1-FoxO1 pathway in AgRP neurons regulates the feeding. However, its relationship to bone metabolism remains unknown. This study aimed to explore the role of AgRP neuron’s PDK1 and FoxO1 in bone metabolism by analyzing AGRP neuron-specific PDK1 knockout mice and those with additional expression of dominant negative (DN) FoxO1. In KO mice, as compared with Agrp Cre mice, the stature and femur length were shorter. The bone formation was delayed via the hyposecretion of GH and IGF-1. Moreover, these disorders of bone metabolism in KO mice were rescued by expression of DN FoxO1. These results indicate that FoxO1 regulates PDK1 in AgRP neurons and that this neuronal signaling is linked to regulation of bone metabolism.
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