2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Intestinal environmental control by using a newly-produced biopolymer during the progression of acute pancreatitis.
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21590876
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Gastroenterology
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| Research Institution | Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
YASUDA Hiroaki 京都府立医科大学, 医学研究科, 助教 (40363973)
KATAOKA Keisho 京都府立医科大学, 医学研究科, 教授 (70185792)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Keywords | 急性膵炎 / 微生物 / バイオテクノロジー / バイオポリマー / 腸管内環境 / バクテリアルトランスロケーション |
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| Research Abstract |
We investigated if Poly-(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate(PHB), a newly-developed biopolymer, had a preventive effect against the progression of acute pancreatitis with regard to intra-and extra-intestinal environment. PHB showed significant protective activity toward the bacterial translocation in rats with severe acute pancreatitis. PHB affected both bowel flora and bowel amount without altering fecal organic acid composition. The precise mechanism remains unknown, but the intestinal fermentation of oral PHB might become a novel treatment for invasive intestinal involvement in acute pancreatitis.
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Research Products
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