2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Elucidation of Wnt signaling network controlling bone metabolism
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25221310
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Functional basic dentistry
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| Research Institution | Matsumoto Dental University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
Udagawa Nobuyuki 松本歯科大学, 歯学部, 教授 (70245801)
Kobayashi Yasuhiro 松本歯科大学, 総合歯科医学研究所, 教授 (20264252)
Nakamura Hiroaki 松本歯科大学, 歯学部, 教授 (50227930)
Taguchi Akira 松本歯科大学, 歯学部, 教授 (70243582)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-05-31 – 2016-03-31
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| Keywords | 破骨細胞 / 骨芽細胞 / Ｗｎｔ / ＲＡＮＫＬ / ＯＰＧ / 骨代謝共役 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Osteoclasts resorb old bone, and osteoblasts make new bone at the resorption site. Therefore, bone tissue is re-formed throughout the life. Although bone formation by osteoblasts is tightly coupled with bone resorption by osteoclasts, the molecular mechanism of the coupling phenomena is unknown. Wnt signaling is an important signal that regulates bone metabolism. In the present study, we showed that (1) Wnt molecules, which osteoclasts and osteoblasts secrete, strictly regulate bone metabolism, (2) osteoclasts regulates osteoblast function through the control of the Wnt signaling, and (3) Wnt signal regulatory agents will become good drugs for osteoporosis treatment.
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| Free Research Field |
生化学
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