Apr, 2012 - Mar, 2014
Iron controlled cancer therapy
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B) Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
- Grant number
- 24791424
- Japan Grant Number (JGN)
- JP24791424
- Authorship
- Principal investigator
- Grant amount
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- (Total)
- 4,160,000 Japanese Yen
- (Direct funding)
- 3,200,000 Japanese Yen
- (Indirect funding)
- 960,000 Japanese Yen
Iron is an essential element for both normal and cancer cells in humans. Iron overload is known to induce some kinds of cancer, which suggests that prevention of iron overload may become a therapeutic strategy for cancer prevention. However, iron depletion mono-therapy by iron decreased treatment has not been thought to be superior to ordinary chemotherapy and is not part of the standard therapeutic strategy for the treatment of cancer. We revealed that iron depletion inhibited the cancer cell proliferation and reciprocally induced angiogenesis in vitro and in vivo. Treatment to deplete iron levels combined with anti-angiogenic therapy could induce a novel therapeutic effect in the treatment of cancer.
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- Grant number : 24791424
- Japan Grant Number (JGN) : JP24791424
List of results of the research project
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Media Coverage
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読売新聞, 朝刊 37面, Oct, 2015 Newspaper, magazine
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日本経済新聞, Jan, 2014 Newspaper, magazine
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山陽新聞, 朝刊 36面, Nov, 2012 Newspaper, magazine