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2019 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

investigation of the role of prostaglandin in lung inflammation

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 19K21235
Project/Area Number (Other) 18H06117 (2018)
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund (2019)
Single-year Grants (2018)
Review Section 0801:Pharmaceutical sciences and related fields
Research InstitutionOsaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Principal Investigator

Maehara Toko  大阪薬科大学, 薬学部, 助教 (60825529)

Project Period (FY) 2018-08-24 – 2020-03-31
Keywordsプロスタグランジン / 肺炎
Outline of Final Research Achievements

We investigated the role of prostaglandin F2α(PGF2α) in lung inflammation. We showed that inhibition of PGF2α receptors exacerbate lung inflammation in mice.

Free Research Field

脂質生化学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

肺炎の治療には、抗生物質が広く用いられているが十分な効果を示さないことも多く、依然として日本において死因の上位を占める。本研究の成果は、肺炎を制御する新たな分子標的を提供することができ肺炎に対する新たな治療法ならびに治療薬の開発につながることが期待される。

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Published: 2021-02-19  

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