申请人:National University Corporation Kumamoto
University
公开号:EP3378490A1
公开(公告)日:2018-09-26
A pathological mechanism in FOP patients is further revealed, and development of a novel therapeutic drug, therapeutic method, diagnostic method, etc. utilizing an obtained finding is provided. The inventors have found a novel finding that in FOP, ectopic ossification, which occurs by an inflammation due to an injury, etc., is mediated by PARI to occur. From this finding, the inventors completed the present invention relating to a drug, etc. characterized by suppressing ectopic ossification in FOP by inhibiting PARI.
本发明进一步揭示了 FOP 患者的病理机制,并提供了利用所获发现开发新型治疗药物、治疗方法和诊断方法等的方法。本发明人发现了一个新发现,即在 FOP 中,由损伤等引起的炎症所导致的异位骨化是由 PARI 介导发生的。根据这一发现,发明人完成了本发明,本发明涉及一种药物等,其特点是通过抑制 PARI 来抑制 FOP 中的异位骨化。