| Project/Area Number |
26460113
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Pharmacology in pharmacy
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| Research Institution | Fukuoka University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
道具 伸也 福岡大学, 薬学部, 准教授 (60399186)
片岡 泰文 福岡大学, 薬学部, 教授 (70136513)
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| Research Collaborator |
MATSUMOTO Junichi 福岡大学, 薬学部, 助教
MACHIDA Takashi 福岡大学, 薬学部, 助教
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥5,070,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,170,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
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| Keywords | 脳ペリサイト / 肥満症 / TNF-alpha / トロンビン / 血液脳関門 / ミクログリア / ペリサイト / 末梢慢性炎症 / PDGFRb / PDGFRｂ / 肥満糖尿病 / 肥満 / 脳内炎症 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Obesity-associated diabetes is due to chronic peripheral inflammation and this is a major risk factor for brain dysfunction. However, it is unknown how the peripheral inflammation spreads to the brain to induce the central nervous system dysfunction. To address this question, we focused on brain pericytes, one of the constituents of the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Pericytes located around the microvessel are the interface between blood and brain parenchyma and have a high ability to respond to inflammatory cytokines including tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α. In this study, we provided evidences that activated brain pericytes due to obesity-related factors such as TNF-α and thrombin have a specific property of lowering BBB function and activating microglia to develop brain inflammation under the conditions of peripheral inflammation.
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