2019 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Investigation of a new therapeutic approach in a rat HUS model
| Project/Area Number |
16K20086
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Anesthesiology
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| Research Institution | Kanazawa University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2016-04-01 – 2020-03-31
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| Keywords | 腸管出血性大腸菌 / 溶血性尿毒素症症候群 / ベロ毒素 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
HUS (hemolytic uremic toxin syndrome) is a well-known disease caused by enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O-157. This HUS is a syndrome with hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and acute renal failure that can be fatal in children and the elderly. The only treatment for this disease is supportive care and there is still no effective treatment. In the present study, we developed a rat disease model to investigate various treatment options for HUS, and examined its validity. Verotoxin (STx2) has been found to play a major role in the pathogenesis of this HUS, and we were able to model the intraperitoneal administration of this STx2. In this model, however, acute renal failure was reproducible, but the reproducibility of hemolytic anemia and thrombocytopenia was problematic.
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| Free Research Field |
麻酔科学
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
腸管出血性大腸菌O-157によって引き起こされるHUS(溶血性尿毒素症候群)は，小児や高齢者において致死的となることがあり，その治療法の開発が待ち望まれている．ラットHUSモデルを作成することで，様々な抗炎症作用薬剤の効果の検討や血液浄化療法まで含めた治療法の検討が可能になるものと思われる．
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