2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Gene therapy for diabetes mellitus and gene function analysis using a novel adenovirus vector
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15K18939
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Medical pharmacy
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| Research Institution | Osaka Ohtani University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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| Keywords | 糖尿病 / アデノウイルスベクター / GWAS / 遺伝子治療 / MAEA / 糖代謝 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
In order to determine a new treatment option for type 2 diabetes mellitus, this study focused on the macrophage erythroblast attacher (MAEA), a type 2 diabetes mellitus susceptibility gene identified via genome-wide association study (GWAS). MAEA encodes a protein involved in the terminal maturation and enucleation of erythroid cells; however, no association with type 2 diabetes mellitus has been reported and clarification of its functions is still awaited. Therefore, to investigate its effect on type 2 diabetes mellitus, MAEA was highly expressed in mouse and mouse primary hepatocytes using a novel adenovirus vector suitable as a gene therapy vector for metabolic diseases. Expression of the gluconeogenesis gene was suppressed by highly expressing MAEA. The results suggest that MAEA may lead to a new type of treatment for type 2 diabetes mellitus by suppressing gluconeogenesis.
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| Free Research Field |
遺伝子治療学
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