INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION; YONSEI UNIVERSITY
发明人:
Hyung Keun LEE,Jong Woo SHIM
申请号：
US14648970
公开号：
US20160000809A1
申请日:
2012.12.27
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2016
代理人:
摘要：
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of eye pain, containing a PGE2 synthesis inhibitor. The use of the pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of eye pain according to the present invention, which contains the PGE2 synthesis inhibitor as an active ingredient, makes it possible to alleviate the symptoms of eye pain by selectively inhibiting the PGE2 expression level, and also has the advantages of treating and preventing xerophthalmia and of overcoming and preventing eye discomfort caused by various inflammation-inducing circumstances including following surgery. Also, by using a kit for detecting the amount of PGE2, PGD2 and COX2, the present invention makes it possible to easily diagnose eye-pain symptoms in clinical practice, and can be widely used in checking the state not only of patients having xerophthalmia but also patients following eye surgery.
