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

Names	Institution,Department	Title of Position
Takao Hamakubo	The University of Tokyo, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology	Associate Professor
Noriko Noguchi	The University of Tokyo, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology	Associate Professor
Takefumi Doi	Osaka University, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences	Professor

1. Characterization of blood vessels in various organs
  We have developed principle method for the cultivation of endothelial cell from aorta, coronary artery and brain vessel. This method enabled us to organize coculture system and transcriptome analysis.
2. Moleculat mechanism of lipid accumulation in vascular wall cells
  We have developed a co-culture system for the analysis of lipid accumulation in arterial wall cells. Hypoxia and LDL overload can induce the lipid accumulation, and during this process, the expression of leptin, adipophilin, and CL100 genes are induced.
3. Molecular mechanism of endothelial upregulation of adhesion molecule
  Upregulation of adhesion molecule plays a critical role for the accumulation of monocytes to the atherosclerotic lesion. We identified a novel GATA pathway mediating this process, which can be an important target for the therapeutic drugs.
4. Transriptome analysis of blood vessel cells. RNA expression profile was studied during the activation of endothelial cells, hypoxia and cholesterol overload in smooth muscle cell and monocyte macrophage differentiation. The mechanism regulating these transcriptional activation has been studied.
5. Regulation of cholesterol metabolism in blood vessel cells.
  Proteases involved in the proteolysis of SREBP have been studied. We developed the method for the expression of SREBP/SCAP complex on the budded type baculovirus.
6. Development of novel therapeutics for the treatment of atherosclerosis
  We developed the novel anti-atherogenic antioxidant BO653. We have also analyzed the molecular mechanism of efficacy of novel statin, NK104 and novel GATA inhibitor, K7174 and related compounds.

1.Research Institution		The University of Tokyo

2.Research Area		Life Sciences

3.Research Field		Genetic and Environmental Factors in Diseases Prevalent in Adults and the Elderly：Molecular and Cellular Mechanism of Vascular Complications

4.Term of Project		FY 1997 ～ FY 2001

5.Project Number		97L00802

6.Title of Project		A Role for Scavenger Receptor Pathway in the Pathogenesis of Vascular Disordes

Name	Institution,Department	Title of Position
Tatsuhiko Kodama	The University of Tokyo, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology	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"