2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Galectins in Intestinal Mucosa of Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
| Project/Area Number |
22791003
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Pediatrics
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| Research Institution | Juntendo University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2011
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| Keywords | 小児消化器病学 / 炎症性腸疾患 / ガレクチン / Crohn病 / Galectin-9 |
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| Research Abstract |
We investigated to determine galectin-1(Gal-1),-3, and -9 expression in the normal and inflamed intestinal mucosa and to define its role in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease(IBD). Twenty two pediatric patients with first attack IBD and 15 normal control patients were enrolled in this study. Ten inflamed terminal ileum mucosa of CD, 12 inflamed sigmoid colon mucosa of UC, and 11normal terminal ileum mucosa and 13 normal sigmoid colon mucosa of normal control were taken under ileocolonoscopy. We extract cDNA from mucosa and determine Gal-1, Gal-3, Gal-9 and GAPDH expression by real-time PCR. Gal-1 and Gal-3 expression in IBD mucosa were no difference. Gal-9 expression in CD mucosa was significantly increased compared with normal mucosa(p=0.009), but no difference in UC. Our results suggest that elevated Gal-9 expression in CD terminal ileum mucosa may reflect inhibits expansion of effector Th1 cells to prevent further tissue inflammation via its receptor Tim3. Therefore, Gal-9 may reduce disease activity of CD.
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