2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A role of amelotin in inflamed gingival junctional epithelium
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25862059
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Periodontology
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| Research Institution | Nihon University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2015-03-31
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| Keywords | アメロチン / 歯周組織 / 歯肉付着上皮 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Amelotin (Amtn) is secreted by ameloblasts at maturation stage of enamel formation, the expression persists at junctional epithelium after tooth eruption. Therefore it thought that Amtn might be associated with the homeostasis of periodontal tissue. In this study, we investigated the change of Amtn expression in inflammation using human gingival tissue and human fibroblasts (HGFs) from patients with periodontitis or healthy.
In the inflamed gingival tissue from patients with periodontitis, Amtn RNA expression levels were increased and Amtn localization was slightly spread compared with healthy gingiva. Moreover Amtn RNA levels and transcriptional activity of Amtn gene were increased by proinflammatory cytokines in HGFs. Thus they indicated that Amtn might play a role at junctional epithelium in inflammation.
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| Free Research Field |
歯周病学
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