Apr, 2018 - Mar, 2021
Search for matrix proteins that regulate calcification by analyzing degradome for calcified tissues of MMP 2 - deficient mice
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
- Grant number
- 18K09517
- Japan Grant Number (JGN)
- JP18K09517
- Grant amount
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- (Total)
- 4,290,000 Japanese Yen
- (Direct funding)
- 3,300,000 Japanese Yen
- (Indirect funding)
- 990,000 Japanese Yen
This study was designed to search for regulatory matrix proteins in bone and tooth calcification that are degenerated by MMP-2 (Matrix Metalloproteinase-2). The concentration of elements of calcium, phosphorus and carbon was compared between MMP-2 deficient mice (MMP-2 KO) and wild type mice (WT) to understand how deficiency in MMP-2 affects composition of the elements and how the element composition is involved in calcification. Tibiae of MMP-2 KO and WT at 7 weeks were examined with micro-computed tomography, scanning electron microscope with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and histology. The bone mineral density of the cortical bone in tibiae were lower in MMP-2 KO than WT. In contrast, no significant difference was recognized in composition of the elements or in histological observation.
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- Grant number : 18K09517
- Japan Grant Number (JGN) : JP18K09517