2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Analysis of bacteria-host neuron interactions to study the mechanism of whooping cough
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26860286
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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 |
Bacteriology (including mycology)
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| Research Institution | Osaka University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Keywords | 百日咳 / 感覚神経 / カルシウムイメージング |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Whooping cough is a respiratory infectious disease caused by Bordetella pertussis. Infection results in a severe cough illness, however the mechanism is still uncovered. We hypothesized that direct stimulation of host tracheal sensory neuron by B. pertussis induce coughing during infection. To investigate this, we performed calcium imaging analysis to examine the interaction between bacterial lysates and rat sensory neurons. However, the specific neural stimulation by coughing-inducing bacterial lysates was not identified. In this work, we could not analyze the host neuron-bacteria interaction.
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| Free Research Field |
病原細菌の分子生物学
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