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The underlying cause of thyroid ophthalmopathy and the development of the novel treatment

Research Project

Project/Area Number 23592598
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Ophthalmology
Research InstitutionHyogo Medical University

Principal Investigator

MIMURA Osamu  兵庫医科大学, 医学部, 教授 (60157584)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) ISHIKAWA Hiroto  兵庫医科大学, 医学部, 講師 (10434945)
KIMURA Akiko  兵庫医科大学, 医学部, 准教授 (10368524)
TAKATA Masashi  兵庫医科大学, 医学部, 助教 (60617984)
KIMURA Naoki  兵庫医科大学, 医学部, 講師 (10368523)
木村 直樹  兵庫医科大学, 医学部, 講師 (00368523)
Project Period (FY) 2011-04-28 – 2015-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
Budget Amount *help
¥5,330,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,230,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Keywords甲状腺眼症 / 生物製剤 / インフリキシマブ
Outline of Final Research Achievements

In the present study, we found the elevation of macrophage inflammatory protein of the extraocular muscle (MIP-1β、STNFRI etc) in patients with thyroid ophthalmopathy. Then, we started a clinical trial named " Investigation into the therapeutic effects of infliximab in patients with thyroid ophthalmopathy". The objectives were severe patients with thyroid ophthalmopathy who were uncontrollable by the conventional treatment such as steroids. After the infliximab treatment, they did not present any adverse event and had a subjective improvement. However, they did not have an objective improvement, suggesting that there was a poor evidence about the therapeutic effects of infliximab in patients with thyroid ophthalmopathy.

Report

(5 results)
  • 2014 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2013 Research-status Report
  • 2012 Research-status Report
  • 2011 Research-status Report

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Published: 2011-08-05   Modified: 2019-07-29  

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