The stduy of sensory and motor neurons in dystonin deficient dystonia musculorum mice

2009 Fiscal Year Self-evaluation Report

• Project/Area Number: 19592110
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Morphological basic dentistry
• Research Institution: Okayama University
• Principal Investigator: ICHIKAWA Hiroyuki Okayama University, 大学院・歯学研究科, 教授 (20193435)
• Project Period (FY): 2007 – 2010
• Keywords: ジストニン / ノックアウトマウス / 知覚ニューロン / 運動ニューロン

Research Abstract

筋失調症モデルマウスの頭頚部を支配する運動性及び知覚性ニューロンをワイルドタイプマウスと比較し、筋失調症の原因を明らかにする。

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Increase of c-Fos and c-Jun Expression in Spinal and Cranial Motoneurons of the Degenerating Muscle Mouse (Scn8a (dmu)) (2010)
  • Author(s): Ichikawa H, Kano M, Shimizu Y, Suzuki T, Sawada E, Ono W, Chu LW, Cote PD.
  • Journal Title: Cell Mol Neurobiol (印刷中)
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] The number of nociceptors in the trigeminal ganglion but not proprioceptors in the mesencephalic trigeminal tract nucleus is reduced in dystonin deficient dystonia musculorum mice (2008)
  • Author(s): Ichikawa H, Terayama R, Yamaai T, De Repentigny Y, Kothary R, Sugimoto T
  • Journal Title: Brain Res. 1226 Pages: 33-38
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Dystonin deficiency reduces taste buds and fungiform papillae in the anterior part of the tongue (2007)
  • Author(s): Ichikawa H, Terayama R, Yamaai T, De Repentigny Y, Kothary R, Sugimoto T.
  • Journal Title: Brain Res. 1129 Pages: 142-146
  • Peer Reviewed