2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The development of a new therapy against interstitial lung disease using CNP
| Project/Area Number |
26861135
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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 |
Respiratory surgery
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| Research Institution | National Cardiovascular Center Research Institute |
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Principal Investigator |
Kimura Toru 国立研究開発法人国立循環器病研究センター, 研究所, 流動研究員 (90580796)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Keywords | 肺外科 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
We first developed a new mouse model of acute exacerbation (AE) of interstitial lung disease (ILD) for further investigation of prophylactic interventions. Secondly, our study revealed that C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) had anti-inflammatory effect against LPS-induced acute lung injury mode (as one of the inflammatory stimulation models which induce AE) and anti-fibrotic effect against BLM-induced pulmonary fibrosis model. Additionally, our data suggest that CNP ameliorates bleomycin- induced pulmonary fibrosis by suppressing TGF-β signaling and myofibroblastic differentiation in lung fibroblasts. Therefore, we propose consideration of CNP for clinical application to treatment for pulmonary fibrosis and its exacerbation.
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| Free Research Field |
肺外科
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