| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Our findings indicate that lipid droplet suppress autophagic proteolysis in fatty liver regeneration. The survival rate after partial hepatectomy (PH) in db/db mice was 20%, which was significantly lower than in control mice. The liver regeneration within 48h after PH was significantly inhibited in db/db mice. The number of PCNA positive cells and the expression levels of cell cycle marker, cyclin D,E,A were lower in db/db mice. In regenerating liver, the protein level of LC3-II expression was higher in db/db mice, nevertheless, the expression of p62 was increased and the expression of cathepsin D, marker of proteolysis of autophagolysosome was decreased. Furthermore, electron microscopy revealed the localization of autophagosomes during liver regeneration was different. Autophagosomes mainly existed in cytoplasm in control mice, while in lipid drop in db/db mice. Autophagy therefore has the potential to serve as an important therapeutic target for the treatment of these disorders.
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