
2018.11.21
“顎顔面”の形成や“皮膚のしなやかさ”にコンドロイチン硫酸が重要であることの研究成果について
従来から,コンドロイチン硫酸は軟骨や手足の骨の形成に重要であることは指摘されていました。このたび,このコンドロイチン硫酸は,顎顔面・頭部の骨の形成や,皮膚のしなやかさにおいても重要であること,さらにこれらの組織・器官を支えるコラーゲンの発現や正しい配列に関わっており,細胞外の組織の形成に極めて大切であることを世界に先駆けて発見しました。詳細はこちらをご覧ください。
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2018.10.04
Research results on elucidation of the mechanism by which a "rich environment" "works" on the brain
It has been pointed out that an environment rich in stimulation through the five senses may be important for the development of the brain in children and the maintenance of brain function in the elderly. Professor Kosei Takeuchi (Director of Research Creation Support Center, Biology) of the Faculty of Medicine of our university is collaborating with Professor Shozo Kamino, Professor Jun Yamada of Kyushu University School of Medicine, and Professor Hiroyuki Kitagawa of Kobe Pharmaceutical University. , Chondroitin sulfate, which is known as a component of cartilage and is attracting attention for its involvement in the development and regeneration of the nervous system, plays a key role in the new production of nerve cells (neurons) in the post-development hippocampus by environmental stimulation. I was the first in the world to discover that I am responsible for this. Please see here for details.