2003 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Multi-step hepatocarcinogenesis and neovascularization-Observation by vital microscopy
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14570841
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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 |
Radiation science
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| Research Institution | KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY |
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Principal Investigator |
MATSUI Osamu KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY, Graduate School of Medical Science, Professor, 大学院医学系研究科, 教授 (10019961)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2002 – 2003
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| Keywords | hepatocellular carcinoma / fluorescent vital microscopy / experimental liver cancer / borderline lesion / tumor angiogenesis / multistep carcinogensis / liver metastasis / microcirculation |
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| Research Abstract |
To analyze the changes of the sinusoidal microcirculation surrounding a tumor, selective embolization of the terminal portal venule was made in mice livers during the in vivo observation of sinusoidal flow by fluorescent vital microscopy.To clarify the early stage neovascularization of the hepatic carcinoma, experimental liver metastases and hepatocellular carcinoma and its borderline lesion were made and their microcirculation was observed by fluorescent vital microscopy.In the very early stage of metastasis, the cancer cells were fed by the portal venules.However, in ccordance with the growing of the tumor, internal dilated blood sinusoids became prominent gradually, These sinusoids had abundant connection with the surrounding hepatic sinusoids and were considered to be originated from the hepatic sinusoidal capillarization.In addition, the emodynamics of metastatic liver cancers and hepatocellular carcinomas were analyzed using imaging methods in comparison with histology and prognosis of the tumors in clinical cases.
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