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To H, Hotta A, Zhang GQ, Nguyen SV, Ogawa M, Yamaguchi T, Fukushi H, Amano K, Hirai K. Antigenic characteristics of polypeptides of Coxiella burnetii isolates. Microbiol Immunol 1998; 42:81-5. [PMID: 9572039 DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1998.tb02255.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Eighteen Coxiella burnetii strains from a variety of clinical and geographical sources were screened for antigenic variation of polypeptides by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) coupled with Coomassie brilliant blue (CBB) staining or immunoblotting. These polypeptide profiles showed the greatest variability in the region from 33 to 8.1 kDa. Such differences in the antigenicity of the polypeptides were also recognized by immunoblotting with 15 various mouse anti-C. burnetii antisera. In addition, we detected a polypeptide at about 28 kDa which was immunodominant in strains from human cases of acute Q fever, milk and ticks but not immunogenic in strains from human cases of chronic Q fever. These findings suggest that this polypeptide is a marker to distinguish between acute and chronic strains.
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To H, Hotta A, Yamaguchi T, Fukushi H, Hirai K. Antigenic characteristic of the lipopolysaccharides of Coxiella burnetii isolates. J Vet Med Sci 1998; 60:267-70. [PMID: 9524957 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.60.267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Lipopolysaccharides (LPSs) of 8 isolates of Coxiella burnetii from a variety of clinical and geographical sources could be divided into four groups based on molecular heterogeneity in silver-stained sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) profiles in the region of the 10 to 17 kDa. The lipopolysaccharide of group 1 was identified on isolates from acute Q fever patient, milk and tick. The three remaining groups were primarily found on isolates from human cases of chronic Q fever. These LPSs shared many antigenic epitopes, as determined by immunoblotting with mouse anti-C. burnetii antisera.
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Zhang GQ, Nguyen SV, To H, Ogawa M, Hotta A, Yamaguchi T, Kim HJ, Fukushi H, Hirai K. Clinical evaluation of a new PCR assay for detection of Coxiella burnetii in human serum samples. J Clin Microbiol 1998; 36:77-80. [PMID: 9431924 PMCID: PMC124811 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.1.77-80.1998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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A nested PCR method was developed for the detection of Coxiella burnetii in human serum samples. Two pairs of oligonucleotide primers were designed to amplify a 438-bp fragment of the com1 gene encoding a 27-kDa outer membrane protein of C. burnetii. The primers amplified the predicted fragments of 21 various strains of C. burnetii but did not react with DNA samples from other microorganisms. The 438-bp amplification products could be digested with restriction enzymes SspI and SalI. The utility of the nested PCR was evaluated by testing human serum samples. The com1 gene fragment was amplified from 135 (87%) of 155 indirect immunofluorescence test (IF)-positive serum samples and from 11 (11%) of 100 IF-negative serum samples. The nested PCR with primers targeted to the com1 gene appeared to be a sensitive, specific, and useful method for the detection of C. burnetii in serum samples.
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Asao C, Korogi Y, Hotta A, Shimomura O, Kitajima M, Negi A, Takahashi M. Orbital pseudotumors: value of short inversion time inversion-recovery MR imaging. Radiology 1997; 202:55-9. [PMID: 8988192 DOI: 10.1148/radiology.202.1.8988192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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PURPOSE To evaluate magnetic resonance (MR) signal intensities of orbital pseudotumors on short inversion time inversion-recovery (STIR) images and to predict the effect of treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sequential MR examinations were performed in 17 patients with orbital pseudotumors, before and after treatment. All patients underwent MR imaging with T1- and T2-weighted spin-echo or fast spin-echo sequences, and STIR sequences with two 0.5-T systems. Quantitatively and qualitatively, the differences in signal intensities among three therapeutic response groups (good, mild, and no responses) were analyzed for each pulse sequence. RESULTS Quantitatively, both contrast and contrast-to-noise ratio on STIR images corresponded well to the results of response to therapy for all background markers; contrast and contrast-to-noise ratio values in the good response group were the largest, while those in the no response group were the smallest (P < .0001). Qualitatively, the signal intensities of the lesions in the good response group were interpreted as hyperintense to the cerebral cortex in 14 (93%) or 11 (73%) of 15 lesions by two observers, respectively, while in the no response group, both observers assessed 16 (89%) of 18 lesions as hypo- or isointense to the muscle (P < .0001). CONCLUSION STIR images showed a variety of signal intensities in the lesions, and the signal intensities on the STIR images helped predict the response to the therapy in orbital pseudotumors.
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Baghaei H, Dubach J, Frodyma MB, Hicks RS, Miskimen RA, Peterson GA, Rokni SH, Hotta A, Suzuki T. Transverse form factors of 117Sn. PHYSICAL REVIEW. C, NUCLEAR PHYSICS 1993; 48:735-742. [PMID: 9968884 DOI: 10.1103/physrevc.48.735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Frodyma M, Arnold RG, Benton D, Bosted PE, Clogher L, Dechambrier G, Katramatou AT, Lambert J, Lung A, Petratos GG, Rahbar A, Rock SE, Szalata ZM, Debebe B, Hicks RS, Hotta A, Peterson GA, Gearhart RA, Alster J, Lichtenstadt J, Dietrich F. Measurements of transverse electron scattering from the deuteron in the threshold region at high momentum transfers. PHYSICAL REVIEW. C, NUCLEAR PHYSICS 1993; 47:1599-1614. [PMID: 9968608 DOI: 10.1103/physrevc.47.1599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Lee KS, Schmitt W, Baghaei H, Beck D, Bosted PE, Churchwell S, Frois B, Hicks RS, Hotta A, Martino J, Miskimen RA, Peterson GA, Platchkov S, Spengos M, Turchinetz W, Wang K, Williamson CF, Yates T, Zumbro JD. Measurements of deuteron threshold electrodisintegration: A probe of short-range meson exchange. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 1991; 67:2634-2637. [PMID: 10044478 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.67.2634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Miskimen RA, Baghaei H, Bosted PE, Dow KA, Frodyma M, Frois B, Hicks RS, Hotta A, Huffman RL, Lee KS, Martino J, Peterson GA, Platchkov S, Rock SE, Rokni SH, Turchinetz W, Zumbro JD. Elastic magnetic electron scattering from 13C at Q2=1 GeV2/c2. PHYSICAL REVIEW. C, NUCLEAR PHYSICS 1991; 44:1679-1682. [PMID: 9967576 DOI: 10.1103/physrevc.44.1679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Arnold RG, Benton D, Bosted PE, Clogher L, deChambrier G, Katramatou AT, Lambert J, Lung A, Petratos GG, Rahbar A, Rock SE, Szalata ZM, Debebe B, Frodyma MB, Hicks RS, Hotta A, Peterson GA, Gearhart RA, Alster J, Lichtenstadt J, Dietrich F. Transverse electrodisintegration of the deuteron in the threshold region at high Q2. PHYSICAL REVIEW. C, NUCLEAR PHYSICS 1990; 42:1-5. [PMID: 9966683 DOI: 10.1103/physrevc.42.r1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Bosted PE, Katramatou AT, Arnold RG, Benton D, Clogher L, DeChambrier G, Lambert J, Lung A, Petratos GG, Rahbar A, Rock SE, Szalata ZM, Debebe B, Frodyma M, Hicks RS, Hotta A, Peterson GA, Gearhart RA, Alster J, Lichtenstadt J, Dietrich F. Measurements of the deuteron and proton magnetic form factors at large momentum transfers. PHYSICAL REVIEW. C, NUCLEAR PHYSICS 1990; 42:38-64. [PMID: 9966689 DOI: 10.1103/physrevc.42.38] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Hotta A, Dubach J, Hicks RS, Huffmann RL, Parker B, Peterson GA, Ryan PJ, Singhal RP, Halderson D. Electroexcitation of 4He in the near continuum. PHYSICAL REVIEW. C, NUCLEAR PHYSICS 1988; 38:1547-1551. [PMID: 9954966 DOI: 10.1103/physrevc.38.1547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Arnold RG, Benton D, Bosted P, Clogher L, DeChambrier G, Katramatou AT, Lambert J, Lung A, Petratos GG, Rahbar A, Rock SE, Szalata ZM, Debebe B, Frodyma M, Hicks RS, Hotta A, Peterson GA, Gearhart RA, Alster J, Lichtenstadt J, Dietrich F. Measurements of transverse quasielastic electron scattering from the deuteron at high momentum transfers. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 1988; 61:806-809. [PMID: 10039435 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.61.806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Hicks RS, Button-Shafer J, Debebe B, Dubach J, Hotta A, Huffman RL, Lindgren RA, Peterson GA, Singhal RP. Determination of single-nucleon wave functions by transverse electron scattering. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 1988; 60:905-908. [PMID: 10037887 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.60.905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Hotta A, Hicks RS, Huffman RL, Peterson GA, Peterson RJ, Shepard JR. Transverse isoscalar excitations in 24Mg by 180 degrees electron scattering. PHYSICAL REVIEW. C, NUCLEAR PHYSICS 1987; 36:2212-2220. [PMID: 9954345 DOI: 10.1103/physrevc.36.2212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Arnold RG, Benton D, Bosted P, Clogher L, DeChambrier G, Katramatou AT, Lambert J, Lung A, Petratos GG, Rahbar A, Rock SE, Szalata ZM, Gearhart RA, Debebe B, Frodyma M, Hicks RS, Hotta A, Peterson GA, Alster J, Lichtenstadt J, Dietrich F. Measurements of deuteron magnetic form factor high momentum transfer. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 1987; 58:1723-1726. [PMID: 10034518 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.58.1723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Parker B, Hicks RS, Hotta A, Huffman RL, Peterson GA, Plum MA, Ryan PJ, Singhal RP. Transverse quasielastic electron scattering from the deuteron. PHYSICAL REVIEW. C, NUCLEAR PHYSICS 1986; 34:2354-2357. [PMID: 9953726 DOI: 10.1103/physrevc.34.2354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Takeuchi E, Murase M, Tanaka M, Hibi M, Yasuura K, Ogawa K, Hotta A, Saigusa H, Yoshida K, Abe T. [Replenishment of Young-GIK cardioplegia under the re-aortic cross clamp]. [ZASSHI] [JOURNAL]. NIHON KYOBU GEKA GAKKAI 1986; 34:447-52. [PMID: 3734502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Hotta A. [Changes in serum enzyme activities following cardiac surgery--influence of myocardial temperature]. [ZASSHI] [JOURNAL]. NIHON KYOBU GEKA GAKKAI 1984; 32:1065-72. [PMID: 6389726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Takahashi T, Takahashi K, Hotta A, Kogi K. Relations between direction-of-the-body stereotypes and direction-of-opening stereotypes for building components. JOURNAL OF HUMAN ERGOLOGY 1983; 12:159-71. [PMID: 6679559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Takeuchi E, Abe T, Murase M, Tanaka M, Kawamura M, Nogaki H, Kakihara R, Shioi K, Suenaga Y, Hibi M, Isaji F, Hotta A, Yano Y, Watanabe T, Itoh K, Saigusa H, Satoh K, Iyomasa Y. [A repair of tetralogy of Fallot with aortic regurgitation due to infective endocarditis]. [ZASSHI] [JOURNAL]. NIHON KYOBU GEKA GAKKAI 1983; 31:520-6. [PMID: 6875326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Hayase S, Shimizu T, Iyomasa Y, Abe T, Murase M, Tanaka M, Nogaki H, Takeuchi E, Watanabe T, Yano H, Hotta A, Isaji F. [Efficacy of intravenous human immune globulin for the prevention of infection after open heart surgery]. KYOBU GEKA. THE JAPANESE JOURNAL OF THORACIC SURGERY 1983; 36:198-203. [PMID: 6855034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Takeuchi E, Hotta A, Isaji F, Watanabe T, Yano Y, Shioi K, Mizukawa Y, Hayase S, Sugiyama N, Nogaki H, Washizu T, Tanaka M, Murase M, Shimizu T, Abe T, Iyomasa Y. [Progress in valve surgery with GIK cardioplegia]. [ZASSHI] [JOURNAL]. NIHON KYOBU GEKA GAKKAI 1983; 31:44-50. [PMID: 6343528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Tanaka M, Abe T, Shimizu T, Washizu T, Murase M, Nogaki H, Sugiyama N, Takeuchi E, Hayase S, Shioi K, Yano H, Hotta A, Isaji F, Watanabe T, Iyomasa Y. [Intraoperative assessment of the mitral valve function]. [ZASSHI] [JOURNAL]. NIHON KYOBU GEKA GAKKAI 1982; 30:1909-15. [PMID: 7169556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Abe T, Iyomasa Y, Shimizu T, Takeuchi E, Hotta A. [Topical cooling of the heart for reoperative open heart surgery]. KYOBU GEKA. THE JAPANESE JOURNAL OF THORACIC SURGERY 1982; 35:785-7. [PMID: 7176253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Takeuchi E, Abe T, Shimizu T, Murase M, Tanaka M, Nogaki H, Hotta A, Yano Y, Iyomasa Y. [Concentration of sulbenicillin in human serum and myocardial tissue]. THE JAPANESE JOURNAL OF ANTIBIOTICS 1982; 35:1716-21. [PMID: 7176071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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The concentration of sulbenicillin in the serum and myocardial tissue of 13 patients were determined at cardiac surgery. About 100 mg/kg of sulbenicillin were administered intravenously for 60 minutes. Right auricle resected at the vena caval cannuration was examined for myocardial tissue. The serum concentration was also examined every 30 minutes after injection, 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes, 120 minutes and 150 minutes. Mean values of serum concentration were 213.6 micrograms/ml, 432.5 micrograms/ml, 181.6 micrograms/ml, 236.3 micrograms/ml and 101 micrograms/ml, respectively. The values determined in myocardial tissue were 146.5 micrograms/g (60 minutes), 39.2 micrograms/g (90 minutes), 66.0 micrograms/g (120 minutes) and 23.5 micrograms/g (150 minutes). The mean value of concentration ratio of sulbenicillin in myocardial tissue was 0.23 of serum concentration. The high myocardial tissue levels of sulbenicillin suggests that its use at cardiovascular surgery would protect the myocardial tissue from the bacterial infections.
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