2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The role of Fusobacterium nucleatum in colorectal carcinoma
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16K19353
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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 |
Gastroenterology
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| Research Institution | Yokohama City University |
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Principal Investigator |
UMEZAWA Shotaro 横浜市立大学, 医学研究科, 客員研究員 (90737678)
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| Research Collaborator |
KOMIYA Yasuhiko
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| Project Period (FY) |
2016-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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| Keywords | 大腸発がん / 腸内細菌 / Fusobacterium nucleatum |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
We collected sample of saliva, tissue of carcinoma and normal colon mucosa form 60 patients with colorectal carcinoma. We investigated proportion of Fusobacterium genus in the level of species.
Proportion of Fusobacterium in colorectal carcinoma tissue and normal colon mucosa were 8.9% and 3.3% respectively. Proportion in carcinoma was significantly high compared with in normal mucosa (p < 0.05).
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| Free Research Field |
大腸癌
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