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Development of biomarkers for "early diagnosis" and "realization of precision medicine" of familial Mediterranean fever

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19K08913
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 54020:Connective tissue disease and allergy-related
Research InstitutionNagasaki University

Principal Investigator

Koga Tomohiro  長崎大学, 医歯薬学総合研究科(医学系), 助教 (90537284)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 吉浦 孝一郎  長崎大学, 原爆後障害医療研究所, 教授 (00304931)
右田 清志  福島県立医科大学, 医学部, 教授 (60264214)
浦野 健  島根大学, 学術研究院医学・看護学系, 教授 (70293701)
田中 義正  長崎大学, 先端創薬イノベーションセンター, 教授 (90280700)
川上 純  長崎大学, 医歯薬学総合研究科(医学系), 教授 (90325639)
Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 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 2021: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Keywords家族性地中海熱 / バイオマーカー / 血清バイオマーカー / 全ゲノム解析 / MEFV遺伝子
Outline of Research at the Start

家族生地中海熱(FMF)はMEFV遺伝子異常を背景としたインフラマソームの異常活性化が病態の中心と考えられているが、日本人のFMF典型例、非典型例、アミロイドーシス合併の重症例等を層別化するゲノム異常および血清学的な異常は明らかにされていない。本研究の目的は、FMF患者の層別化や予後予測に寄与するバイオマーカーを、FMFレジストリを用いた前向きコホートを利用することで、明らかにすることである。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Based on serum cytokine bead array analysis of 118 patients diagnosed with typical familial Mediterranean fever (FMF), sepsis, and age-matched controls, we proposed that the combination of serum GM-CSF and TNF-α concentrations is a useful biomarker to differentiate FMF from sepsis.
We also conducted a single-center cohort study at Nagasaki University Hospital and demonstrated that canakinumab can be used effectively and safely in Japanese FMF patients who are colchicine-resistant or colchicine-intolerant in actual clinical practice in Japan.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

家族性地中海熱(FMF)は不明熱の重要な鑑別診断であるが、FMFと敗血症では治療法が大きく異なるために両者の区別を正確に行うことは臨床的に重要である。血清サイトカインを測定することにより診断能が向上する点を示した本研究は、患者の生命予後や生活の質を向上させる可能性が高く、社会的な意義が大きい。また、腫瘍壊死因子(Tumor Necrosis Factor, TNF)はFMFの重要な炎症性サイトカインであるが、敗血症患者よりも低いことが本研究で示された。この点に関してはFMFの病態を深く理解する上で、学術的意義が高い。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2021 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (7 results)

All 2021 2020 2019

All Journal Article (3 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 3 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (4 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Invited: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor and tumor necrosis factor-α in combination is a useful diagnostic biomarker to distinguish familial Mediterranean fever from sepsis2021

    • Author(s)
      Koga T, Furukawa K, Migita K, Morimoto S, Shimizu T, Fukui S, Umeda M, Endo Y, Sumiyoshi R, Kawashiri SY, Iwamoto N, Ichinose K, Tamai M, Origuchi T, Maeda T, Yachie A, Kawakami A.
    • Journal Title

      Arthritis Res Ther.

      Volume: 23 Issue: 1 Pages: 260-260

    • DOI

      10.1186/s13075-021-02644-2

    • NAID

      120007180588

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Next-generation sequencing of the whole MEFV gene in Japanese patients with familial Mediterranean fever: a case-control association study2020

    • Author(s)
      Koga T, Sato S, Mishima H, Migita K, Endo Y, Umeda M, Sumiyoshi R, Nonaka F, Fukui S, Kawashiri SY, Iwamoto N, Ichinose K, Tamai M, Nakamura H, Origuchi T, Ueki Y, Masumoto J, Agematsu K, Yachie A, Yoshiura KI, Eguchi K, Kawakami A.
    • Journal Title

      Clin Exp Rheumatol.

      Volume: 38 Pages: 35-41

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] The possession of exon 2 or exon 3 variants in the MEFV gene promotes inflammasome activation in Japanese patients with familial Mediterranean fever with a heterozygous exon 10 mutation2020

    • Author(s)
      Endo Y, Koga T, Hara K, Furukawa K, Agematsu K, Yachie A, Masumoto J, Migita K, Kawakami A.
    • Journal Title

      Clin Exp Rheumatol.

      Volume: 38 Pages: 49-52

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor and tumor necrosis factor α in combination is a useful diagnostic biomarker to distinguish familial Mediterranean fever from sepsis2021

    • Author(s)
      Tomohiro Koga, Kiyoshi Migita, Shin-ya Kawashiri, Naoki Iwamoto, Kunihiro Ichinose, Mami Tamai, Hideki Nakamura, Tomoki Origuchi, Atsushi Kawakami
    • Organizer
      第65回 日本リウマチ学会総会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Combined effect of common variants in exon 2 or exon 3 and a pathogenic mutation in exon 10 of the Mediterranean fever gene on inflammasome activation in Japanese patients with familial Mediterranean fever2020

    • Author(s)
      Tomohiro Koga, Yushiro Endo, Kaori Furukawa, Kazunaga Agematsu, Akihiro Yachie, Junya Masumoto, Kiyoshi Migita, Atsushi Kawakami
    • Organizer
      欧州リウマチ学会2020
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Next-generation sequencing of the whole MEFV gene in Japanese patients with familial Mediterranean fever: case-control association study2019

    • Author(s)
      Tomohiro Koga, Kiyoshi Migita, Yushiro Endo, Remi Sumiyoshi, Fumiaki Nonaka, Shin-ya Kawashiri, Naoki Iwamoto, Kunihiro Ichinose, Mami Tamai, Hideki Nakamura, Tomoki Origuchi, Kazunaga Agematsu, Junya Masumoto, Akihiro Yachie, Katsumi Eguchi, Atsushi Kawakami
    • Organizer
      日本リウマチ学会(JCR 2019 International Concurrent Workshop )
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 次世代シーケンサーを用いた日本全域の 家族性地中海熱患者におけるMEFV遺伝子の 包括的解析2019

    • Author(s)
      古賀 智裕, 右田 清志, 遠藤友志郎, 住吉 玲美, 野中 文陽, 江口 勝美, 川上 純
    • Organizer
      第116回日本内科学会講演会 プレナリーセッション
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Invited

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Published: 2019-04-18   Modified: 2023-01-30  

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