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Novel therapuetic and diagnostic approaches for monosodium urate crystal induced coronary vascular inflammation

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19K17511
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 53020:Cardiology-related
Research InstitutionTohoku University

Principal Investigator

Nishimiya Kensuke  東北大学, 大学病院, 助教 (10734238)

Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Keywords尿酸 / 炎症 / 結晶 / OCT / 痛風 / 高尿酸血症 / インターロイキン / 冠動脈 / 尿酸塩結晶 / 偏光 / 好中球 / 光干渉断層装置 / NETs / ブタ / 光干渉断層 / IL-1β / 虚血性心疾患
Outline of Research at the Start

血清尿酸値の上昇は心血管病の予後マーカーであるが、尿酸低下療法が心血管疾患を抑制したとするエビデンスは少ない。尿酸は結晶として析出することで局所のIL-1β産生を介して好中球を誘導し慢性炎症を形成する。このことは小動物を用いた基礎的検討で明らかとされているが、適切な画像診断法がなく、痛風患者で冠動脈に尿酸塩結晶が蓄積しプラークの形成に寄与しているかは明らかでない。本研究は、尿酸塩結晶のもつ複屈折性に注目し厚み1μmの尿酸塩さえ描出できるPS-μOCT診断法を開発することで、冠動脈に対する尿酸の直接的関わりを検討し同時に動物モデルを作成し痛風患者の治療法として抗炎症療法の開発を目指すものである。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Coronary crystalline components induce macrophage chemotaxis, helping them secreting inflammatory cytokines via inflammasome activation. Cross-polarized micro optical coherence tomography (CP-uOCT) is a novel diagnostic approach to pursue birefringent crystals, such as monosodium urate crystals (MSU), in situ. MSU is known to induce local inflammation at a site of gouty tophus. Aims of this study were 1) to develop a novel pig model with highly MSU depositions to his/her coronary arteries, and 2) to attest catheter-based CP-uOCT imaging in the model in vivo. Although we were successful to develop the pig model at acute phase, it was difficult to keep the pigs due to severe vascular injury made to the coronary artery. We then developed another animal model of atherosclerosis. Rabbits were fed with high-fat diet to receive balloon injury to their iliac arteries. The models exhibited cholesterol crystal depositions. The crystal deposition was increased over time from 1 month to 3 months.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

尿酸やコレステロール結晶による血管炎症を実臨床、ヒト生体内で画像化する技術を確立することで、従来の概念とは異なるハイリスクの虚血性心疾患患者を抽出することが期待できる。また、好中球NETs/NETosiがマクロファージを主体とする結晶性炎症に支持的に作用することが動物実験レベルで証明できれば、これらに阻害的に作用する薬剤の開発につなげることができ、将来的に結晶性炎症を標的とした新しい抗動脈硬化治療戦略に帰結させることができる。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2022 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (38 results)

All 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (1 results) Journal Article (17 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 7 results,  Peer Reviewed: 17 results,  Open Access: 9 results) Presentation (16 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 7 results,  Invited: 6 results) Book (4 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] Harvard University/Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School(米国)

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] OCT Emerging Technologies: Coronary Micro-optical Coherence Tomography2023

    • Author(s)
      Nishimiya Kensuke、Poduval Radhika K、Tearney Guillermo J.
    • Journal Title

      Interventional Cardiology Clinics

      Volume: 12 Issue: 2 Pages: 237-244

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.iccl.2023.01.001

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Prediction of the development of delirium after transcatheter aortic valve implantation using preoperative brain perfusion SPECT2022

    • Author(s)
      Takeuchi Masashi, Suzuki Hideaki, Matsumoto Yasuharu, Kikuchi Yoku, Takanami Kentaro, Wagatsuma Toshihiro, Sugisawa Jun, Tsuchiya Satoshi, Nishimiya Kensuke, Hao Kiyotaka, Godo Shigeo, Shindo Tomohiko, Shiroto Takashi, Takahashi Jun, Kumagai Kiichiro, Kohzuki Masahiro, et al.
    • Journal Title

      PLOS ONE

      Volume: 17 Issue: 11 Pages: e0276447-e0276447

    • DOI

      10.1371/journal.pone.0276447

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] The influence of COVID-19 pandemic on management of acute myocardial infarction in Japan; Insight from the Miyagi AMI Registry Study2022

    • Author(s)
      Hao Kiyotaka、Takahashi Jun、Sato Koichi、Suda Akira、Sindo Tomohiko、Godo Shigeo、Nishimiya Kensuke、Kikuchi Yoku、Shiroto Takashi、Yasuda Satoshi
    • Journal Title

      IJC Heart & Vasculature

      Volume: 43 Pages: 101116-101116

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.ijcha.2022.101116

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Fractal Analysis of Dynamic Stress CT-Perfusion Imaging for Detection of Hemodynamically Relevant Coronary Artery Disease2022

    • Author(s)
      Michallek Florian、Nakamura Satoshi、Kurita Tairo、Ota Hideki、Nishimiya Kensuke、Ogawa Ryo、Shizuka Takehito、Nakashima Hitoshi、Wang Yining、Ito Tatsuro、Sakuma Hajime、Dewey Marc、Kitagawa Kakuya
    • Journal Title

      JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging

      Volume: 15 Issue: 9 Pages: 1591-1601

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.jcmg.2022.03.015

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Histopathological correlation of near infrared autofluorescence in human cadaver coronary arteries2022

    • Author(s)
      Kunio Mie、Gardecki Joseph A.、Watanabe Kohei、Nishimiya Kensuke、Verma Sarika、Jaffer Farouc A.、Tearney Guillermo J.
    • Journal Title

      Atherosclerosis

      Volume: 344 Pages: 31-39

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2022.01.012

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report 2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Fractal analysis of dynamic stress CT-perfusion imaging for detection of hemodynamically relevant coronary artery disease2022

    • Author(s)
      Michallek F, Nakamura S, Kurita T, Ota H, Nishimiya K, Ogawa R, Shizuka T, Nakashima H, Wang YN, Ito T, Sakuma H, Dewey M, Kitagawa K
    • Journal Title

      J Am Coll Cardiol Img

      Volume: In-press

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound therapy suppresses coronary adventitial inflammatory changes and hyperconstricting responses after coronary stent implantation in pigs in vivo.2021

    • Author(s)
      Watanabe T, Matsumoto Y, Nishimiya K, Shindo T, Amamizu H, Sugisawa J, Tsuchiya S, Sato K, Morosawa S, Ohyama K, Watanabe-Asaka T, Hayashi M, Kawai Y, Takahashi J, Yasuda S, Shimokawa H.
    • Journal Title

      PLoS One.

      Volume: 16 Issue: 9 Pages: e0257175-e0257175

    • DOI

      10.1371/journal.pone.0257175

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Prognostic Links Between OCT-Delineated Coronary Morphologies and Coronary Functional Abnormalities in Patients With INOCA2021

    • Author(s)
      Nishimiya Kensuke、Suda Akira、Fukui Kento、Hao Kiyotaka、Takahashi Jun、Matsumoto Yasuharu、Mitsuishi Kiyoto、Watanabe Tasuku、Ohyama Kazuma、Sugisawa Jun、Tsuchiya Satoshi、Satoh Koichi、Shindo Tomohiko、Godo Shigeo、Kikuchi Yoku、Shiroto Takashi、Yasuda Satoshi、Shimokawa Hiroaki
    • Journal Title

      JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions

      Volume: 14 Issue: 6 Pages: 606-618

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.jcin.2020.12.025

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Micro Optical Coherence Tomography for Coronary Imaging2021

    • Author(s)
      Nishimiya Kensuke、Tearney Guillermo
    • Journal Title

      Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

      Volume: 8 Pages: 613400-613400

    • DOI

      10.3389/fcvm.2021.613400

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Prognostic impacts of comorbid significant coronary stenosis and coronary artery spasm in patients with stable coronary artery disease2021

    • Author(s)
      Hao Kiyotaka、Takahashi Jun、Kikuchi Yoku、Suda Akira、Sato Koichi、Sugisawa Jun、Tsuchiya Satoshi、Shindo Tomohiko、Nishimiya Kensuke、Ikeda Shohei、Tsuburaya Ryuji、Shiroto Takashi、Matsumoto Yasuharu、Miyata Satoshi、Sakata Yasuhiko、Yasuda Satoshi、Shimokawa Hiroaki
    • Journal Title

      Journal of the American Heart Association

      Volume: 10 Issue: 2 Pages: 1

    • DOI

      10.1161/jaha.120.017831

    • URL

      https://pure.teikyo.jp/en/publications/e99f55f0-16d0-4465-aff5-db22ccbc4cca

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Beneficial effects of exercise training on physical performance in patients with vasospastic angina2021

    • Author(s)
      Sugisawa Jun,Matsumoto Yasuharu,Takeuchi Masashi,Suda Akira,Tsuchiya Satoshi,Ohyama Kazuma,Nishimiya Kensuke,Akizuki Mina,Sato Koichi,Ohura Shoko,Ota Hideki,Ikeda Shohei,Shindo Tomohiko,Kikuchi Yoku,Hao Kiyotaka,Shiroto Takashi,Takahashi Jun,Miyata Satoshi,Sakata Yasuhiko,Takase Kei,Kohzuki Masahiro,Shimokawa Hiroaki
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Cardiology

      Volume: 328 Pages: 14

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.ijcard.2020.12.003

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Recent Advances in Vascular Imaging2020

    • Author(s)
      Nishimiya Kensuke、Matsumoto Yasuharu、Shimokawa Hiroaki
    • Journal Title

      Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

      Volume: 40 Issue: 12

    • DOI

      10.1161/atvbaha.120.313609

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 血管生物学の研究領域におけるOCTの活用2020

    • Author(s)
      西宮健介、松本泰治、天水宏和、大山宗馬、宇塚裕紀、下川宏明
    • Journal Title

      日本心脈管作動物質学会 血管

      Volume: 43 Pages: 11-21

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Micro-Optical Coherence Tomography for?Endothelial Cell Visualization in the?Coronary Arteries2019

    • Author(s)
      Nishimiya Kensuke、Yin Biwei、Piao Zhonglie、Ryu Jiheun、Osman Hany、Leung Hui Min、Sharma Gargi、Liang Chia Pin、Gardecki Joseph A.、Zheng Hui、Shimokawa Hiroaki、Tearney Guillermo J.
    • Journal Title

      JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging

      Volume: 19 Issue: 9 Pages: 1878-1880

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.jcmg.2019.01.021

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Treadmill exercise prevents reduction of bone mineral density after myocardial infarction in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice2019

    • Author(s)
      Kanazawa Masanori、Matsumoto Yasuharu、Takahashi Kikuyo、Suzuki Hideaki、Uzuka Hironori、Nishimiya Kensuke、Shimokawa Hiroaki
    • Journal Title

      European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

      Volume: 27 Pages: 28-35

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Multimodality Intravascular Optical Coherence Tomography2019

    • Author(s)
      Nishimiya Kensuke、Tearney Guillermo J.
    • Journal Title

      Current Opinion in Biomedical Engineering

      Volume: 9 Pages: 57-65

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] 3D cellular-resolution imaging in arteries using few-mode interferometry2019

    • Author(s)
      Yin Biwei、Piao Zhonglie、Nishimiya Kensuke、Hyun Chulho、Gardecki Joseph A.、Mauskapf Adam、Jaffer Farouc A.、Tearney Guillermo J.
    • Journal Title

      Light: Science & Applications

      Volume: 8 Issue: 1 Pages: 104-104

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41377-019-0211-5

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 「2023年ガイドラインフォーカスアップデート版 冠攣縮性狭心症と冠微小循環障害の診断と治療」症例提示2023

    • Author(s)
      西宮健介
    • Organizer
      日本循環器学会総会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Novel Imaging Approaches to Discover Pathogenetic Roles of Coronary Calcification and Other Crystalline Components2023

    • Author(s)
      西宮健介、Guillermo J. Tearney、安田聡
    • Organizer
      日本循環器学会総会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Micro OCT2023

    • Author(s)
      西宮健介、Guillermo J. Tearney、安田聡
    • Organizer
      日本画像動態学会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 冠動脈疾患における結晶性炎症の意義2022

    • Author(s)
      西宮健介
    • Organizer
      日本痛風・核酸代謝学会総会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Association between Coronary Atherosclerotic and Inflammatory Changes and Magnitude of Myocardial Bridge2022

    • Author(s)
      Tasuku Watanabe, Kensuke Nishimiya, Hideaki Ota, Satoshi Higuchi, Erika Yamamoto, Satoshi Takeuchi, Kento Fukui, Akira Suda, Shigeo Godo, Tomohiko Shindo, Kiyotaka Hao, Yoku Kikuchi, Jun Takahashi and Satoshi Yasuda
    • Organizer
      第86回日本循環器学会総会
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 症例提示Ⅱ: 重症大動脈狭窄症を合併した出血性大腸がんの一例2022

    • Author(s)
      西宮健介、羽尾清貴、菊地翼、神戸茂雄、勝田祐子、大山宗馬、進藤智彦、白戸崇、高橋潤、安田聡
    • Organizer
      第86回日本循環器学会総会
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Coronary Atherosclerotic and Inflammatory Changes for Varying Lengths of Myocardial Bridge2021

    • Author(s)
      Tasuku Watanabe, Kensuke Nishimiya, Hideaki Ota, Satoshi Higuchi, Erika Yamamoto, Satoshi Takeuchi, Kento Fukui, Akira Suda, Shigeo Godo, Tomohiko Shindo, Kiyotaka Hao, Yoku Kikuchi, Jun Takahashi and Satoshi Yasuda
    • Organizer
      AHA scientific session 2021
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Clinical implications of coronary artery morphology of patients with ischemia and non-obstructive coronary artery disease (INOCA) -An intracoronary OCT study-2020

    • Author(s)
      Kensuke Nishimiya, MD, PhD; Akira Suda, MD, PhD; Kiyotaka Hao, MD, PhD; Jun Takahashi, MD, PhD; Yasuharu Matsumoto, MD, PhD; Koichi Satoh, MD, PhD; Jun Sugisawa, MD, PhD; Tomohiko Shindo, MD, PhD; Shigeo Godo, MD, PhD; Yoku Kikuchi, MD, PhD; Takashi Shiroto, MD, PhD; Hiroaki Shimokawa, MD, PhD.
    • Organizer
      European Society of Cardiology
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Next Generation Coronary Imaging 1 『Cross-Polarized microOCTを用いた冠動脈内 尿酸塩結晶の探索』2020

    • Author(s)
      Kensuke Nishimiya, MD, PhD, Hiroaki Shimokawa, MD, PhD, Guillermo J. Tearney, MD, PhD.
    • Organizer
      第84回 日本循環器学会総会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 血管内OCTの最新知見と今後の展望2020

    • Author(s)
      西宮健介、松本泰治、高橋潤、Guillermo J. Tearney、下川宏明
    • Organizer
      日本脈管学会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] A novel approach for uric acid crystal detection in human coronary plaques ex-vivo with cross-polarized micro-OCT.2019

    • Author(s)
      Kensuke NIshimiya、Guillermo J. Tearney
    • Organizer
      G-CAN
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Beneficial Effects of Drug-Eluting Stents with Bioabsorbable Polymer Coating on Coronary Hyperconstricting Responses and Adventitial Vasa Vasorum Formation in Patients with Angina Pectoris -An Intracoronary OCT Study-2019

    • Author(s)
      Kiyoto Mitsuishi、Kensuke Nishimiya、Yasuharu Matsumoto、Tasuku Watanabe、Satoshi Tsuchiya、Jun Sugisawa、Koichi Satoh、Akira Suda、Tomohiko Shindo、Shigeo Godo、Shohei Ikeda、Kiyotaka Hao、Yoku Kikuchi、Jun Takahashi、Hiroaki Shimokawa.
    • Organizer
      American Heart Association Scientific Session 2019
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] A Novel Approach For Uric Acid Crystal Detection In Human Coronary Plaques Ex-Vivo With Cross-Polarized Micro-OCT2019

    • Author(s)
      Kensuke Nishimiya、Gargi Sharma、Kanwarpal Singh、Hany Osman、Joseph A. Gardecki、Guillermo J. Tearney.
    • Organizer
      American Heart Association Scientific Session 2019
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Exercise Training Ameliorates Vasodilator Capacity of Coronary Microvessels in Patients with Vasospastic Angina A New Therapeutic Approach for the Coronary Functional Disorder.2019

    • Author(s)
      Sugisawa J, Matsumoto Y, Suda A, Tsuchiya S, Ohyama K, Takeuchi M, Nishimiya K, Akizuki M, Sato K, Kajitani S, Ota H, Ikeda S, Shindo T, Kikuchi Y, Hao K, Shiroto T, Takahashi J, Miyata S, Sakata Y, Takase K, Kohzuki M, Shimokawa H.
    • Organizer
      American Heart Association Scientific Session 2019
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Low-intensity Pulsed Ultrasound (LIPUS) Therapy Ameliorates DES-induced Coronary Hyperconstricting Responses Through Its Anti-inflammatory Effects in Pigs in vivo -A Novel Non-invasive Therapy for Coronary Inflammation-2019

    • Author(s)
      Watanabe T, Matsumoto Y, Amamizu H, Morosawa S, Sugisawa J, Tsuchiya S, Ohyama K, Nishimiya K, Shimokawa H.
    • Organizer
      American Heart Association Scientific Session 2019
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound ameliorates DES-induced coronary adventitial inflammation and hyperconstricting responses in pigs in vivo -A novel non-invasive therapy for coronary inflammation2019

    • Author(s)
      Watanabe T, Matsumoto Y, Amamizu H, Morosawa S, Ohyama K, Nishimiya K, Shindo T, Suda A, Ikeda S, Kikuchi Y, Hao K, Shiroto T, Takahashi J, Shimokawa H.
    • Organizer
      European Society of Cardiology 2019
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Book] 日本内科学会雑誌2021

    • Author(s)
      西宮 健介, 安田 聡
    • Publisher
      日本内科学会
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Coronary Vasomotion Abnormalities2021

    • Author(s)
      Hiroaki Shimokawa
    • Total Pages
      155
    • Publisher
      Springer
    • ISBN
      9811575932
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Multimodality Intravascular OCT Imaging2019

    • Author(s)
      Kensuke Nishimiya、Guillermo J. Tearney
    • Publisher
      Springer
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Book] 解説4. 虚血性心疾患におけるVasa vasorumの臨床的意義2019

    • Author(s)
      西 宮 健 介、松 本 泰 治、天 水 宏 和、大 山 宗 馬、宇 塚 裕 紀、下 川 宏 明
    • Publisher
      科学評論社
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report

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