2001 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
A study of anti-angiogenic gene Endostatin for murine squamous cell carcinoma
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12671973
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Surgical dentistry
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| Research Institution | Kanagawa Dental College |
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Principal Investigator |
OHMI Yasushi Kanagawa Dental College, Dentistry, assistant, 歯学部, 助手 (10318892)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
SASAKURA Yuichi Kanagawa Dental College, Dentistry, Assistant Professor, 歯学部, 講師 (80121002)
LI Ushaku Kanagawa Dental College, Dentistry, assistant, 歯学部, 助手 (90288085)
HIRATA Kazuya Kanagawa Dental College, Dentistry, assistant, 歯学部, 助手 (80308311)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2000 – 2001
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| Keywords | squamous cell carcinoma / Endostatin |
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| Research Abstract |
To determine whether endostatin, a powerful angiogenesis inhibitor, is capabie of suppressing the tumor growth of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma in a murine model, we transfected one or the other of endostatin cDNA and Neo into mouse squamous cell carcinoma NRS-1 and SCC-VII cells in vitro. We subcutaneously implanted 2.5 x 10^6 transfected tumor cells carrying either endostatin DNA or not into 6-week-old female C3H/He mice. Tumor volumes were measured until 4 weeks. An immunohistochemical study was done using antibodies against CD31, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2). Apoptotic cells were assessed by TUNEL staining. Tumor growth was significantly inhibited when the tumor cells were transfected endostatin. Inhibition of endostatin-transfectant tumors was accompanied by a marked reduction in vascularity and by the presence of many apoptotic tumor cells. Endostatin cDNA did not affect the expression of VEGF and FGF-2 in the vascular endothelium. In this study, we have demonstrated the efficacy in suppression of endostatin gene transfer both tumor growth and tumor vascularity in a murine model, suggesting its potential efficacy in the treatment of the corresponding carcinoma in humans.
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Research Products
(2 results)
