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2020 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

To elucidate the mechanism of anti inflammatory effect by activation of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor pathway in tubulointerstitium

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 18K15972
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 53040:Nephrology-related
Research InstitutionUniversity of Yamanashi

Principal Investigator

TAKAMURA TAKEYUKI  山梨大学, 大学院総合研究部, 医学研究員 (30814248)

Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2021-03-31
KeywordsAhR / 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.

Free Research Field

腎臓内科

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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Published: 2022-01-27  

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