2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The control and the role of DAMPs in acute and chronic renal injury
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26461615
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Pediatrics
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| Research Institution | Fukushima Medical University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Keywords | Acute renal injury / DAMPs / HUS / rhTM |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
In order to clarify the efficacy of recombinant human soluble thrombomodulin(rhTM) for the treatment of typical hemolytic uremic syndrome(t-HUS), we examined changes in renal damage in t-HUS mice treated with rhTM or vehicle alone. We used severe and moderate t-HUS mice injected with shiga toxin(Stx) and lipopolysaccharide(LPS). The severe t-HUS mice were divided into two subgroups [an rhTM subgroup(Group A) and a saline subgroup(Group B)] along with the moderate t-HUS mice [an rhTM subgroup(Group C) and a saline subgroup(Group D)]. Groups E and F were healthy animals mice treated with rhTM or saline, respectively.
All mice in Group A remained alive. Serum creatinine level, and endothelial injury scores in the t-HUS mice treated with rhTM were lower than those in t-HUS mice treated with saline. Serum IL-6, TNF-α, and FDP levels at 24 hours after administration in Group A were lower than those in Group B. These results indicate that rhTM might afford an efficacious treatment for t-HUS.
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| Free Research Field |
小児腎臓病学
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