2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Analysis of the premature birth-induced mechanism by the periodontal disease bacteria - cytomegalovirus superinfection model
Project/Area Number |
23792102
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Research Field |
Morphological basic dentistry
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Research Institution | Osaka University |
Principal Investigator |
INABA Hiroaki 大阪大学, 歯学研究科(研究院), 助教 (70359850)
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Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2012
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Keywords | P. gingivalis / 早産 / シグナル伝達 / アポトーシス / 細胞周期 |
Research Abstract |
P. gingivalis activates ERK1/2-Ets1 and the cellular DNA damage signaling pathways that act through an ATR/Chk2/p53-dependent pathway to cause G1 arrest and apoptosis in human trophoblast cells. Furthermore, P. gingivalis gingipain proteases degrade MDM2, which is the p53 degradation-related protein, thus contributing to p53 accumulation, G1 phase cell cycle arrest and apoptosis.
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