Budget Amount *help |
¥5,330,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,230,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
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Outline of Final Research Achievements |
In this study, the mechanism of anti-inflammation by lentinan was investigated. Lentinan was orally administered to Dectin-1 knockout (Dectin-1 KO) mice which were treated by DSS to induce colitis. Oral administration of lentinan (100 μg/mouse/day) did not show any significant improvement in DSS-induced Dectin-1 KO mice. Moreover, TNFR1 mRNA expression in intestinal epithelial cells was decreased by lentinan administration to wild type mice, but not Dectin-1 KO mice. These results revealed that lentinan may exert its anti-inflammatory activities through the beta-glucan receptor Dectin-1 with the decrease of TNFR1 in intestinal epithelial cells.
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