2020 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
To elucidate the mechanism of anti inflammatory effect by activation of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor pathway in tubulointerstitium
Project/Area Number |
18K15972
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Review Section |
Basic Section 53040:Nephrology-related
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Research Institution | University of Yamanashi |
Principal Investigator |
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Project Period (FY) |
2018-04-01 – 2021-03-31
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Keywords | AhR / 芳香族炭化水素受容体 / 尿細管間質 / 慢性腎臓病 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
There are 13 million chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients and ten thousand of them are required to start dialysis treatment every year in Japan. There is a need to develop curative treatments of CKD. This study investigated whether the activation of the AhR pathway affects CKD. Our experimental results suggested that the activation of the AhR pathway may induce the mRNA expression of CYP1A1, a major target gene of the AhR/xenobiotic responsive element pathway, increased in the kidney of the mice.
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Free Research Field |
腎臓内科
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Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
慢性腎臓病患者は約1300万人といわれ、今や腎臓病は国民病と考えられているものの腎不全の根治療法は存在せず、腎移植もドナー不足に悩まされているのが現状であり、腎機能低下の治療や進展予防に期待する社会的要望は強い。これまで明らかとなっていない、芳香族炭化水素受容体(AhR)の活性化が尿細管間質における炎症抑制に寄与している可能性があることは、新規治療法の開発につながる意義を持つと考えられる。
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