2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Induction of the lacrimal gland cells from stem cells by the regulation of transcriptional factors expression
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26893262
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Ophthalmology
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| Research Institution | Keio University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-08-29 – 2016-03-31
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| Keywords | 涙腺再生 / 分化誘導 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The lacrimal glands play an important role to maintain a healthy ocular surface by secreting tear fluids. The regeneration of the lacrimal glands are expected as an next generation therapeutic strategy for the therapy of severe dry eye diseases. In this study, we have clarified the cell characteristics including cytokeratin expression and gene expression profile of the mice lacrimal gland germ epithelium, which have an ability of organogenesis of the lacrimalglands. It have shown that the expression of our identified genes are crucial for the development and differentiation of the lacrimal glands.
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| Free Research Field |
眼科学
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