2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Control of BAp orientatio in mandible with the masticatory disturbance using gene-deleted pathological mice.
Project/Area Number |
25420754
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
Structural/Functional materials
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Research Institution | Osaka University |
Principal Investigator |
FUJITANI WATARU 大阪大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 技術専門職員 (90379149)
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Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
NAKANO Takayoshi 大阪大学, 大学院工学研究科, 教授 (30243182)
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Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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Keywords | 生体アパタイト / 配向性 / 下顎骨 / 咀嚼障害 / 微小領域X線回折 / 骨系細胞 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
In this research, we analyzed the biological apatite (BAp) c-axis orientation in the mandible of the c-src KO mice with osteoclast-malfunction utilizing the microbeam X-ray diffraction technique. In comparison with the control mice, the c-src KO mice showed a low degree of BAp orientation and reduced bone mineral density (BMD). The degree of BAp c-axis orientation rather than BMD largely correlated with the Young's modulus. Thus, it is suggested that the osteoclast malfunction had significant effects on bone microstructure and mechanical function.
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Free Research Field |
生体材料学
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