Summary of Research Project Results under JSPS FY2001 "Research for the Future Program"

The purpose of this project is to evaluate the regenerated tissue and organ and develop the evaluation method. Main results obtained by this project are as folows.
(1)Mechanical properties of dog's tracheas, artificial tracheas and regenerated tracheas were measured. Mechanical properties of artificial tracheas, regenerated tracheas were compared changing materials and shapes. Most favorable shape and materials of artificial tracheas were designed for development of regenerated tracheas.
(2)Preferential orientations of hydroxyapatite (HAp)crystallites in various biological normal and regenerated hard tissues were analyzed by the micro-beam X-ray diffractometer. HAp texture diffres in the normal hard tissue with different shapes under various stress conditions in vivo. Predominant alignment of c-axis in HAp was observed as one orientation along the longitudinal axis in a rabbit ulna and as two-dimensional orientation in a rabbit skull along the surface. Using this method the difference between natural and regenerated hard tissues can be evaluated.
(3)Using ultrasonic wave, Young's modulus, shape and thickness of cartilage can be measured. This new method can be applied for measurement of shape and damage of cartilage and evaluation of regenerated cartilage.
(4)To clarify the multiple functionality of connective tissue growth factor, the effects of nascent CTGF within the cell by transient expression were examined. In Cos-7 cells, expression of human CTGF induced an altered cell morphology. This CTGF was operative for regeneration of various tissues and organ and it was very attractive for stimulating the regeneration process of bone, cartilage and blood vessel.

1.Research Institution		Osaka University

2.Research Area		Integrated Fields

3.Research Field		Tissue Engineering

4.Term of Project		FY 1998 ～ FY 2001

5.Project Number		98I00201

6.Title of Project		Biological Tissue Engineering

Name	Institution,Department	Title of Position
Yukichi Umakoshi	Osaka University, Graduate School of Engineering	Professor

Names	Institution,Department	Title of Position
Junzo Takahashi	Osaka University, Graduate School of Dentistry	Professor
Ken Ikeuchi	Kyoto University, Institute for Frontier Medical Science	Professor
Toshikazu Takigawa	Kyoto University, Graduate School of Engineering	Associate Professor

Summary of Research Project Results under JSPS FY2001"Research for the Future Program"

Summary of Research Project Results under JSPS FY2001
"Research for the Future Program"