2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The involvement of chemokines in thymic atrophy and its application to forensic practices
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16H07133
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Legal medicine
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| Research Institution | Wakayama Medical University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2016-08-26 – 2018-03-31
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| Keywords | 胸腺萎縮 / 児童虐待 / ストレス / サイトカイン / ケモカイン |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
We examined the pathophysiological roles of CCR5 in stress-induced thymic atrophy. C57BL/6 (WT) and Ccr5 KO mice were immobilized individually in well-ventilated restrainers for 1 hour daily, and this procedure were repeated the following 2 days. When WT mice were restrained, the thymuses significantly involuted and their weight decreased to 25% of unrestrained thymus weight. However, in Ccr5 KO mice treated with the same manner, the decrease of thymus weight was significantly suppressed. In the next series, restrain stress significantly induced the apoptosis in the thymic cells of WT mice. On the contrary, the absence of CCR5 significantly suppressed apoptosis of thymic cells. These observations implied that the absence of CCR5 resisted stress-induced thymic atrophy. Thus, CCR5-mdiated signals would promote thymic involution induced by restrain stress. From the forensic aspects, CCR5 would be a key molecule for diagnosing abuse in infants and children.
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| Free Research Field |
法医病理学
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