Project/Area Number |
25660221
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Research Field |
Veterinary medical science
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Research Institution | Tottori University |
Principal Investigator |
SUNDEN Yuji 鳥取大学, 農学部, 准教授 (20451403)
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Research Collaborator |
OICHI Marino
SODA Kosuke
MORITA Takehito
HASHIGUCHI Miteki
SEKIGUCHI Yuka
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Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2015-03-31
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
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Keywords | pathology / influenza / virus / encephalopathy / mouse / cytokine / インフルエンザ / 脳症 / マウス / サイトカイン / 脳脊髄液 / ウイルス / 病理 / 人獣共通感染症 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Influenza-associated encephalopathy (IAE) is a severe neurological disease of infant. The pathogenesis of IAE is not well known and no effective preventive/therapeutic treatment is established. The purpose of present study is to establish a mouse model of IAE through influenza virus challenge experiment. It is demonstrated that the virus-inoculated mouse showed respiratory disease including pneumonia, however, no evidence of neurological disorders and/or brain lesions are observed. Further, direct inoculation of a few viral antigens into brain parenchyma induced high cytokine profiles those are partly similar to the findings of IAE patients.
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