Budget Amount *help |
¥4,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,140,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
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Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Hypothalamus plays an important role in the regulation of energy balance. A high fat diet induces hypothalamic inflammation, which is known to play a causal role in obesity. We investigated the role of protein tyrosine phosphatase-1B(PTP1B), a regulator of leptin, insulin and inflammatory signaling, in the hypothalamic inflammation induced by a high fat diet. Our results suggest that PTP1B in the microglia enhances hypothalamic inflammation, and PTP1B in the astrocye increases body weight under a high fat diet conditions.
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