2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Investigation of new relations between neural and skeletal tissues
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21591943
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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 |
Orthopaedic surgery
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| Research Institution | Osaka University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
TANAKA Hiroyuki 大阪大学, 大学院・医学系研究科, 助教 (00432542)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2012
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| Keywords | 骨芽細胞分化 / Netrin / Unc5 / 神経組織 / Schwannoma / Noggin / Mek5-Erk5 |
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| Research Abstract |
In order to explore new relations between neurological tissue and skeletal tissue, we investigated functions of Netrin-1, which is one of neural axon extension molecules, on osteoblasts. Moreover, we searched out a bone-formation inhibitory protein secreted by neuronal tumor. We demonstrated that Netrin-1 have inhibitory effects of osteoblastic differentiation without proliferative suppression. In addition, we identified one of bone-formation inhibitory factors, Noggin, secreted by neuronal tissues. On the other hand, MEK5-Erk5 signal transduction pathway exists in osteoblasts and it suppresses osteoblastic differentiation.
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