2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Can overexpression of galectin-3 in the thyroid induce thyroid carcinoma with the transgenic mouse model?
Project/Area Number |
24791775
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Research Field |
Otorhinolaryngology
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Research Institution | Osaka University |
Principal Investigator |
Nakahara Susumu 大阪大学, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 助教 (20625107)
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Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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Keywords | ガレクチンー3 / トランスジェニックマウス / 甲状腺癌 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
We developed the transgenic mice that overexpressed galectin-3 in the thyroid tissue, so that the role of galectin-3 overexpression in the thyroid carcinoma would be elucidated. We removed the thyroids of the transgenic mice at the age of 3-month and observed them under a microscope. There were no carcinomas or abnormalities in the thyroid tissue. This result indicates that overexpression of galectin-3 would not be the important factor for carcinogenesis but arise on the result after thyroid carcinoma is occurred, whereas we cannot conclude it with relatively short observation period.
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Free Research Field |
頭頸部癌
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