2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Analysis of the mechanism responsible for the onset of ulcerative colitis using S100 transgenic rats
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26460663
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Laboratory medicine
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| Research Institution | Tenri Health Care University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Keywords | マクロファージ / トランスジェニックラット / 急性炎症 / LPS / S100タンパク質 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
We artificially inserted S100A8 cDNA to the pCXGFP vector and then injected the resultant plasmid to embryonic stem (ES) cells of rats, and conclusively succeeded in having a S100A8 transgenic rat (Tg-S100A8). Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was intraperitoneally administrated in wild-type rats and Tg-S100A8, so that acute liver damage has been induced in the liver tissue of WT-rats, where many macrophages have been also accumulated. While, acute liver damage in Tg-S100A8 was not almost observed, and immune cells were scattered in the liver tissue. These facts suggest that S100A8 could serve as an anti-inflammatory protein in Tg-S100A8. We are attempting to elucidate the mechanisms responsible for negatively regulating acute liver damage by LPS in Tg-S100A8.
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| Free Research Field |
臨床病態学
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