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A histopathological investigation to acquired primary lymphedema

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17K11544
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Plastic surgery
Research InstitutionYokohama City University

Principal Investigator

MIKAMI Taro  横浜市立大学, 医学研究科, 客員准教授 (90315804)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 涌井 広道  横浜市立大学, 医学部, 准教授 (10587330)
矢吹 雄一郎  横浜市立大学, 附属病院, 助教 (30610357)
前川 二郎  横浜市立大学, 医学研究科, 教授 (70244449)
吉見 竜介  横浜市立大学, 医学部, 講師 (70585265)
Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Keywords原発性リンパ浮腫 / 慢性炎症 / サイトカイン / TNF-α / 薬物治療 / 発症機序 / 血清学的検査 / 阻害薬 / 内服治療 / 続発性リンパ浮腫 / preliminary report / 論文化 / リンパ浮腫 / マイクロサージャリー
Outline of Final Research Achievements

We performed hematoxylin-eosin staining and immunostaining for LYVE-1, IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α to collecting lymph ducts obtained from the lymphedema patients. TNF-α was more highly expressed in the smooth muscle layer in primary lymphedema patients than in secondary lymphedema patients.TNF-α-related inflammation in collecting ducts of lymphatic vessels is regarded as an important characteristic of the pathology of primary lymphedema.
We hypothesized that an autoimmune disease or self-inflammatory mechanismoccurs in lymphatic vessels, leading to obstruction.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

悪性疾患治療後に発症する続発性リンパ浮腫と異なり,原発性リンパ浮腫は原因が不明で発症する.四肢リンパ浮腫の保存治療の一環である弾性着衣について,現在わが国においては続発性患者に対してのみ経済的補助が下りているが,原発性リンパ浮腫患者にはその恩恵が適用されていない状況がある.
今回の成果は原発性リンパ浮腫の発症機序の解明に寄与したと考えられ,また薬物治療の可能性があることも示唆することができたと考えている.今後,既存の抗 TNF-α薬を用いた治療方法の開発につながれば,多くの原発性リンパ浮腫患者に福音となると考えている.

Report

(6 results)
  • 2021 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (4 results)

All 2022 2019 2018 2017

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 2 results,  Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Invited: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Pathological Changes in the Lymphatic System of Patients with Secondary Lower Limb Lymphedema Based on Single Photon-Emission Computed Tomography/Computed Tomography/Lymphoscintigraphy Images2022

    • Author(s)
      Fujiyoshi Takahiro、Mikami Taro、Hashimoto Koukichi、Asano Saori、Adachi Eiko、Kagimoto Shintaro、Yabuki Yuichiro、Kitayama Shinya、Matsubara Shinobu、Maegawa Jiro、Iwai Toshinori、Ishibe Atsushi、Miyagi Etsuko、Kaneta Tomohiro
    • Journal Title

      Lymphatic Research and Biology

      Volume: 20 Issue: 2 Pages: 144-152

    • DOI

      10.1089/lrb.2021.0040

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Preliminary Report: The Relevance of Tumor Necrosis Factor-α in Acquired Primary Lymphedema?A Histopathological Investigation2019

    • Author(s)
      Asano Saori、Mikami Taro、Matsubara Shinobu、Maegawa Jiro、Wakui Hiromichi、Tamura Kouichi、Yoshimi Ryusuke
    • Journal Title

      Lymphatic Research and Biology

      Volume: 未定 Issue: 3 Pages: 232-238

    • DOI

      10.1089/lrb.2019.0046

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report 2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] 原発性リンパ浮腫の病理組織学的検討~サイトカインとの関連、診断への応用~2018

    • Author(s)
      平出さおり 三上太郎 松原忍 前川二郎
    • Organizer
      第三回 日本リンパ浮腫治療学会 学術総会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Application of SPECT-CT Lymphoscintigraphy and the diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema2017

    • Author(s)
      Taro Mikami
    • Organizer
      Asia Oceania Congress of Nuclear Medicine and Biology
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited

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Published: 2017-04-28   Modified: 2023-01-30  

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