Research of Progress, Pathogenesis, and Epidemiology of Sarcoidosis, Particularly in Diffuse Lung Diseases

Abstract

I am honored to report my history of sarcoidosis investigation for which I received the fourth award presented by the Japanese Society of Sarcoidosis and Other Granulomatous Disorders. In this abstract, I would like to mention the following items extracted from the full paper: the relation between eye and lung involvement with sarcoidosis, analysis of sudden cardiac death of sarcoidosis, association of propionibacterium acnes on pathogenesis of sarcoidosis, oxidative stress on host response in pathogenesis of sarcoidosis, epidemiology and historical analysis of Japanese sarcoidosis, and basic analysis toward the development of a diagnostic kit for sarcoidosis. I hope I can continue to further investigate sarcoidosis, and contribute to further advance of sarcoidosis research in Japan.