| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Glioblastoma is the most malignant primary brain tumor in humans. The patients with glioblastoma have a uniformly poor prognosis. The significance of targeting glioblastoma-initiating cells (GICs) may be important for successful treatment of glioblastoma. In this study, we analyzed the effect of the Notch inhibitor MRK-003 on nine patient-derived GICs. MRK-003 suppressed GIC's proliferation and stemness maintenance, and promoted their apoptosis. Based on their sensitivities to MRK-003, the nine GICs were divided into “relatively sensitive” and “relatively resistant” GICs. The IC50(half maximal inhibitory concentration) of MRK003 in a set of GICs exhibited a negative correlation with CD44 and positive correlation with CD133. Our study suggested that MRK-003 may exhibit significant therapeutic potential for GICs with CD44-high and CD133-low expression.
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