Faculty of Life Science, Department of Medical Technology
- Professor
- Takayoshi KIBA
- Research Field
Gastroenterology, Oncology
- Keyword(s)
Visceral organs, Regeneration, Proliferation, Carcinogenesis
- Research theme
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- Identification of new nerve-delivered growth factor regarding pancreatic B cells.
Outline of research activities
We found that vagal hyperactivity produced by ventromedial hypothalamic (VMH) lesions stimulated cell proliferation of rat pancreatic islet B through a cholinergic receptor mechanism. Previously, we developed a new technique regarding high-quality RNA extraction from rat pancreas for cDNA microarray analysis, and thereby, we found that VMH lesions may change the expression of cell proliferation-related genes and neuron-related genes in a rat pancreas, using DNA microarray and real-time polymerase chain reaction. We believes that these new gene network analysis will lead to Diabetes MellitusTreatment or Pancreatic Cancer.

- Desired cooperation
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- R & D regarding regeneration and proliferation of pancreatic B cells