2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Effect of protein-energy malnutrition on brain function.
| Project/Area Number |
21700763
|
|---|
| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
|
| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
|---|
| Research Field |
Eating habits, studies on eating habits
|
|---|
| Research Institution | Kyoto Prefectural University |
|---|
Principal Investigator |
KUWAHATA Masashi Kyoto Prefectural University, 生命環境科学研究科, 准教授 (30304512)
|
|---|
| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2010
|
| Keywords | 低栄養状態 / アルブミン / 酸化型アルブミン |
|---|
| Research Abstract |
Hypoalbuminemia was observed in plasma of rats with malnutrition. Levels of albumin mRNA were decreased in both liver and brain of rats with malnutrition. Furthermore, percentage of oxidized albumin within total plasma albumin increased in rats with malnutrition. Albumin is also found in cerebrospinal fluid. The increase of oxidized albumin may influence the brain function.
|
