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Graves' orbitopathy (GO) affects about 50% of patients with Graves' disease (GD), and some cannot be cured by current treatments. Orbital fibroblasts involves in the pathogenesis of GO by producing glycosaminoglycans and inflammatory cytokines. Since fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) binding to FGF receptors (FGFRs) can induce proliferation and differentiation of fibroblasts, investigators would like to measure the expression of FGFs and FGFRs in GO patients to see if inhibition of FGF-FGFR pathway has potential in treatment.
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Serum concentration of selected growth factors | Investigators would like to measure fibroblast growth factors concentration (ug/mL) by ELISA according to the manufacturers' instruction | 1 year |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| RNA expression level of selected growth factor receptors | Investigators would like to measure growth factor receptors expression level comparing to house-keeping gene using real-time PCR | 1 year |
| RNA expression level of selected growth factor receptors |
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Patients with thyroid eye disease
| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shyang-Rong Shih, M.D, Ph. D | Contact | +886-2-23123456 | 65025 | srshih@ntu.edu.tw |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| National Taiwan University Hospital Taipei, Taiwan | Recruiting | Taipei | Taiwan |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31657648 | Derived | Shih SR, Liao SL, Shih CW, Wei YH, Lu TX, Chou CH, Yen EY, Chang YC, Lin CC, Chi YC, Yang WS, Tsai FC. Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor Inhibitors Reduce Adipogenesis of Orbital Fibroblasts and Enhance Myofibroblastic Differentiation in Graves' Orbitopathy. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2021 Jan 2;29(1):193-202. doi: 10.1080/09273948.2019.1672196. Epub 2019 Oct 28. |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D049970 | Graves Ophthalmopathy |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D015785 | Eye Diseases, Hereditary |
| D005128 | Eye Diseases |
| D006111 | Graves Disease |
| D005094 | Exophthalmos |
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Investigators would like to measure adipogenesis-related genes expression level comparing to house-keeping gene using real-time PCR |
| 1 year |
| D009916 |
| Orbital Diseases |
| D030342 | Genetic Diseases, Inborn |
| D009358 | Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities |
| D006042 | Goiter |
| D013959 | Thyroid Diseases |
| D004700 | Endocrine System Diseases |
| D006980 | Hyperthyroidism |
| D001327 | Autoimmune Diseases |
| D007154 | Immune System Diseases |