2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Mechanisms of Chymase on the Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
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26860176
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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 |
General pharmacology
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| Research Institution | Osaka Medical College |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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| Keywords | キマーゼ / NASH / 非アルコール性脂肪肝炎 / SHRSP5/Dmcrラット / HFC食 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The effect of the chymase inhibitor TY-51469 on the development and progression of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) was evaluated in rats fed a high-fat and high-cholesterol (HFC) diet. To evaluate the preventive effect of TY-51469 on the development of NASH, stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rat 5 (SHRSP5)/Dmcr rats were fed either a normal or HFC diet for 8 weeks, and concurrently administered either placebo or TY-51469. Eight weeks after HFC diet, significant increases of steatosis, fibrosis and chymase-positive cells were observed in liver from the placebo-treated rats. Significant increases of myeloperoxidase, transforming growth factor-b, matrix metalloproteinase-9, and collagen I mRNA levels were also observed. However, all parameters were significantly attenuated in the TY-51469-treated group. Chymase inhibitor may be applicable to preventing the development and progression of NASH.
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| Free Research Field |
消化器外科
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