2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The role of CCN family signaling in pulmonary fibrosis, and CCN pathway may be an effective molecular therapeutic strategy for fibrotic lung disease
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21790772
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Respiratory organ internal medicine
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| Research Institution | The University of Tokushima |
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Principal Investigator |
AZUMA Momoyo The University of Tokushima, 病院, 特任助教 (10403750)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2010
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| Keywords | 肺線維症 / CCNインテグリン / FAK |
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| Research Abstract |
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a progressive and lethal disease of the lung. Here, we demonstrated that CCN6 induced the proliferation of lung fibroblasts by binding to integrin……Furthermore, CCN6 showed ability to stimulate the expression of fibronectin. Our results suggest that CCN6 is a potential target for the treatment of pulmonary fibrosis.
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