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Carbon nanotubes. Acta Crystallogr A 2008. [DOI: 10.1107/s0108767308099960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Phase II study of bi-weekly CPT-11+CDDP for patients with gastric cancer refractory to S-1 (OGSG 0504 study). J Clin Oncol 2008. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2008.26.15_suppl.4571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Single nucleotide polymorphism-based genome-wide linkage analysis in Japanese atopic dermatitis families. BMC DERMATOLOGY 2007; 7:5. [PMID: 17900373 PMCID: PMC2082241 DOI: 10.1186/1471-5945-7-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2007] [Accepted: 09/28/2007] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Background Atopic dermatitis develops as a result of complex interactions between several genetic and environmental factors. To date, 4 genome-wide linkage studies of atopic dermatitis have been performed in Caucasian populations, however, similar studies have not been done in Asian populations. The aim of this study was to identify chromosome regions linked to atopic dermatitis in a Japanese population. Methods We used a high-density, single nucleotide polymorphism genotyping assay, the Illumina BeadArray Linkage Mapping Panel (version 4) comprising 5,861 single nucleotide polymorphisms, to perform a genome-wide linkage analysis of 77 Japanese families with 111 affected sib-pairs with atopic dermatitis. Results We found suggestive evidence for linkage with 15q21 (LOD = 2.01, NPL = 2.87, P = .0012) and weak linkage to 1q24 (LOD = 1.26, NPL = 2.44, P = .008). Conclusion We report the first genome-wide linkage study of atopic dermatitis in an Asian population, and novel loci on chromosomes 15q21 and 1q24 linked to atopic dermatitis. Identification of novel causative genes for atopic dermatitis will advance our understanding of the pathogenesis of atopic dermatitis.
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Counter Anion Effect on the Spin-crossover Behaviors of Two-dimensional Fe (II) Complexes with a Tripod Ligand Containing Three Imidazoles. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.14494/jnrs2000.8.85] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Electron Spin Resonance of K-Doped Single-Wall Carbon Nanohorns and Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1080/10587250008025558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Changes in the Fluorescence Spectrum of Individual Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes Induced by Light-Assisted Oxidation with Hydroperoxide. J Phys Chem B 2006; 110:8935-40. [PMID: 16671698 DOI: 10.1021/jp060220k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Through fluorescence-spectrum measurements, we investigated the effects of light-assisted oxidation with H2O2 (LAOx) on single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) that were individually dispersed in an aqueous solution of surfactant. The intensities of the fluorescence spectra were decreased remarkably by the LAOx when the light's wavelength was 400-500 nm and a little when 600-700 nm. The spectrum intensity did not recover even when the pH was restored to an original value of 6.5. The spectra changed little when the LAOx wavelength was 500-600 nm or the light was not irradiated. In addition, the effect of LAOx on SWNTs was related to the diameters of SWNTs. We inferred that these phenomena reflected that H2O2 was dissociated by absorbing the fluorescence light emitted from optically excited SWNTs, which, in turn, accelerated the burning out of SWNTs.
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Raman scattering study for heat-treated carbon nanotubes: The origin of ≈1855cm−1 Raman band. Chem Phys Lett 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2005.10.089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Isolating Single-Wall Carbon Nanohorns as Small Aggregates through a Dispersion Method. J Phys Chem B 2005; 109:22201-4. [PMID: 16853889 DOI: 10.1021/jp054793t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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An approach to isolating small aggregates of single-wall carbon nanohorns (SWNHs) is presented. SWNHs are ultrasonically treated in an aqueous solution of surfactant, resulting in dispersion of SWNH aggregates. Subsequent centrifuging enables the separation of small aggregates from larger aggregates or agglomerations and removal of graphitic particles (GG balls), the main impurity. The SWNHs obtained in this way were purified and formed small aggregates, thus exhibiting characteristics superior to those of SWNHs before treatment. We believe that the ability to isolate small SWNH aggregates in an aqueous solution should contribute to their application in the fields of biological sensing and drug delivery systems.
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Growth induction of rat primary hepatocytes using antisense oligonucleotides. J Biosci Bioeng 2005; 88:310-5. [PMID: 16232617 DOI: 10.1016/s1389-1723(00)80015-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/1999] [Accepted: 06/18/1999] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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We examined growth control of adult and fetal hepatocytes by regulating the expression of cell-cycle-related proteins using antisense S-oligonucleotides to tumor suppressors retinoblastoma (RB) protein and p53, and cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitors p21 and p27. The protein expression in both adult and fetal hepatocytes was significantly suppressed with the addition of corresponding antisense oligonucleotides at a concentration of 2.5 microM. For the evaluation of growth, 3H-thymidine incorporation and DNA content were measured and the results demonstrated that all the antisense oligonucleotides had growth-promoting effects and the promoting potential was equivalent or slightly greater than that with the addition of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) (10 ng/ml). The growth-promoting effect of the antisense oligonucleotides was enhanced by HGF in both adult and fetal hepatocyte cultures, and the effects on hepatocyte growth were also observed in a suspension culture.
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Integrase-mediated nonviral gene transfection with enhanced integration efficiency. J Biosci Bioeng 2005; 88:461-7. [PMID: 16232645 DOI: 10.1016/s1389-1723(00)87659-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/1999] [Accepted: 08/16/1999] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Retroviruses efficiently integrate their genome into the host chromosome. Two elements of the retrovirus genome are needed for the integration: long terminal repeats (LTRs) and integrase protein. We attempted to incorporate the retrovirus integration machinery in lipid vesicle-mediated gene transfection with the aim of achieving efficient stable transfection in a nonviral gene transfection system. A DNA fragment, in which a neomycin-resistant gene was flanked between partial LTR sequences derived from the Rous sarcoma virus (RSV), was constructed. This DNA fragment was transfected together with purified recombinant RSV integrase or integrase expression vectors by means of lipid vesicle-mediated gene transfection. The integrase-mediated transfection enhanced the stable transfection efficiency. The length and the end structure of the LTR sequences were important in achieving high efficiency. Under optimal conditions, the stable transfection efficiency showed a 16-fold improvement over that without integrase.
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Dissociation of Electrolytes in a Nano-aqueous System within Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes. J Phys Chem B 2005; 109:6037-9. [PMID: 16851661 DOI: 10.1021/jp044372w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Research on material incorporation within single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) through aqueous solutions of various electrolytes is performed for the purpose of providing a foundation for future application of SWNTs to, for example, drug delivery systems. We have determined that the optical spectra of SWNTs were significantly affected when SWNTs that had opened holes or removed caps were treated through immersion in an aqueous solution of electrolytes, followed by drying at room temperature; however, the spectra of SWNTs without opened holes or removed caps were not subjected to such treatment. We infer that when the sucked solutions remained inside the tubes, even after drying (the nano-aqueous system), the electrolyte was dissociated into ions, which was likely to change the electronic states of SWNTs. On the other hand, when the SWNTs were well-dried under vacuum, no remarkable changes in their optical spectra were observed.
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Influence of water on desorption rates of benzene adsorbed within single-wall carbon nanohorns. Chem Phys Lett 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2004.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Can preoperative antibiotics take the place of postoperative long period antibiotics on the surgical site infection in Japan? – A phase II study by Osaka Gastrointestinal Cancer Chemotherapy Study Group (OGSG) in Japan. J Clin Oncol 2004. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2004.22.90140.4162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Interstitial nanopore change of single wall carbon nanohorn assemblies with high temperature treatment. Chem Phys Lett 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2004.03.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Synthesis of carbon nanohorn particles by simple pulsed arc discharge ignited between pre-heated carbon rods. Chem Phys Lett 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2004.03.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Fe-sapphire and C-Fe-sapphire interactions and their effect on the growth of single-walled carbon nanotubes by chemical vapor deposition. JOURNAL OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY 2004; 4:428-432. [PMID: 15296233 DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2004.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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We previously reported that the quantity of single-walled carbon nanotubes grown on Fe-coated sapphire by chemical vapor deposition depended on the crystallographic faces of sapphires. In this report, we show that the interaction of Fe, sapphire, and carbon depended on the sapphire faces. We deduce that the quantity of Fe available to catalyze the growth of single-walled carbon nanotubes was suppressed by the formation of Fe-Al alloys and whether the Fe-Al alloys were formed on Fe-coated sapphire or not depended on the sapphire-surface structure.
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Raman scattering study on fullerene derived intermediates formed within single-wall carbon nanotube: from peapod to double-wall carbon nanotube. Chem Phys Lett 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2003.12.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Pyoderma gangrenosum first presenting as a recalcitrant ulcer of the ear lobe. Eur J Dermatol 2003; 13:606-9. [PMID: 14721788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/28/2023]
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A 59-year-old Japanese man with pyoderma gangrenosum occurring at the unusual location of the ear lobe is herein reported. The patient was not associated with any other systemic diseases and had suffered from chilblains at the same site for ten years before the ulcer appeared. The ulcer followed the development of a purpuric exudative lesion and had neither an undermined nor a surpiginous border in the early lesion. It gradually increased in size after various conservative treatments, recurred within a month after being excised and became aggravated after the administration of potassium iodide. Repeated histopathology of the ulcer revealed a mixed inflammatory cell infiltrate with abscesses and an extravasation of red blood cells in the whole dermis, without showing leukocytoclastic vasculitis. A culture of the excised tissue yielded no growth. Laboratory tests were not specific and c-ANCA was also negative. The ulcer of the ear did dramatically respond to systemic predonisolone of 40 mg/day. The auricular and periauricular area are quite rare anatomical sites of this disease and the difference between pyoderma gangrenosum and cutaneous Wegener's granulomatosis is also discussed.
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Support materials based on converted aluminum films for chemical vapor deposition growth of single-wall carbon nanotubes. Chem Phys Lett 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2003.08.103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Evidence for substantial interaction between Gd ion and SWNT in (Gd@C82)n@SWNT peapods revealed by STM studies. Chem Phys Lett 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2003.08.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Primary jejunal malignant melanoma first noticed because of the presence of parotid lymph node metastasis. J Am Acad Dermatol 2003; 49:319-23. [PMID: 12894088 DOI: 10.1067/s0190-9622(03)00421-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The case of a 71-year-old Japanese man with primary jejunal melanoma with an unusual clinical course is reported. Several cases of primary malignant melanoma of the small intestine have been reported, but in most cases no clear evidence has shown whether the lesions were primary or metastatic. We discuss why the tumor in our case was considered primary, and we review similar cases of primary melanoma of the small intestine.
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Chemically doped double-walled carbon nanotubes: cylindrical molecular capacitors. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2003; 90:257403. [PMID: 12857164 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.90.257403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2002] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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A double-walled carbon nanotube is used to study the radial charge distribution on the positive inner electrode of a cylindrical molecular capacitor. The outer electrode is a shell of bromine anions. Resonant Raman scattering from phonons on each carbon shell reveals the radial charge distribution. A self-consistent tight-binding model confirms the observed molecular Faraday cage effect, i.e., most of the charge resides on the outer wall, even when this wall was originally semiconducting and the inner wall was metallic.
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Direct imaging of Sc2@C84 molecules encapsulated inside single-wall carbon nanotubes by high resolution electron microscopy with atomic sensitivity. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2003; 90:055506. [PMID: 12633372 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.90.055506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2002] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Intramolecular structure of the scandium dimetallofullerene (Sc(2)@C(84)) has been clearly revealed by high resolution transmission electron microscopy with the single-atom sensitivity. Direct observation of two Sc atoms inside each fullerene molecule has led to a successful determination of the molecular symmetry among the three possible structural isomers for the Sc(2)@C(84). The present work introduces a new electron microscopic approach to investigate individual molecular structures and demonstrates the possibility for determining the molecular isomer on a single-molecular basis.
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Thermogravimetric analysis for the array of C60 molecules formed in single-wall carbon nanotube. Chem Phys Lett 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s0009-2614(03)00036-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Linking chiral indices and transport properties of double-walled carbon nanotubes. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2002; 89:155501. [PMID: 12365998 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.89.155501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2002] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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We performed in situ transport measurements in a transmission-electron microscope (TEM) on individual double-walled carbon nanotubes (DWNT). Using selected-area electron diffraction, the chiral indices of the two tubes constituting the DWNTs were determined through careful comparison with theory. We discuss the case of a DWNT whose two tubes have a gap at half filling and show a finite density of delocalized state at the Fermi level. The exact determination of chiral indices should be reachable in any transport-measurement experiment with samples that allow TEM characterization.
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Adsorption Mechanism of Supercritical Hydrogen in Internal and Interstitial Nanospaces of Single-Wall Carbon Nanohorn Assembly. J Phys Chem B 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/jp020583u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Mucus released from goblet cells is important in intestinal mucosal defence, and mucin glycoproteins are thought to be major components of mucus. Recently, we identified and cloned another component of human colonic mucus, IgG Fc binding protein (Fc gamma BP). Fc gamma BP is immunologically distinct from known Fc gamma receptors and its structure contains repeated cysteine rich unit sequences resembling those present in mucins. In this work, we assessed the tissue distribution of Fc gamma BP, its binding activity in various body fluids, and its ability to inhibit complement mediated haemolysis. METHODS Immunohistochemical localisation of Fc gamma BP, using monoclonal antibodies against Fc gamma BP (K9 or K17) and labelled IgG, was conducted in various mucin producing tissues: colon, small intestine, stomach, gall bladder, cystic duct, choledochus, bronchus, submandibular gland, conjunctiva, and cervix uteri. The binding activity of Fc gamma BP in mucus extracted from colon, gastric juice, bile, nasal discharges, saliva, sputum, and tears was also examined by immunodotblot and immunoprecipitation using these monoclonal antibodies. Inhibition of complement mediated haemolysis by Fc gamma BP was investigated using sheep red blood cells (SRBC) and anti-SRBC IgG. RESULTS The immunohistochemical study revealed that mucin secreting cells in the colon, small intestine, gall bladder, cystic duct, choledochus, bronchus, submandibular gland, and cervix uteri contained Fc gamma BP, and immunodotblot and immunoprecipitation analysis using IgG and monoclonal antibodies demonstrated that the fluids secreted by these cells were capable of binding IgG. Mucin producing cells of the conjunctiva did not express Fc gamma BP molecules or bind to IgG. The surface mucus cells in the stomach were variably positive for Fc gamma BP. Perhaps because of proteolytic degradation, Fc gamma BP in gut lavage fluid did not have IgG binding activity, although this activity was present in the mucus covering the colon. Fc gamma BP suppressed complement mediated haemolysis of SRBC. CONCLUSIONS Fc gamma BP is widely expressed on mucosal surfaces and in external secretions. It is functionally intact in several fluids. These findings lend support to the concept that Fc gamma BP is an important component of mucosal immunological defences.
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Chemoradiotherapy followed by surgery for thoracic esophageal cancer potentially or actually involving adjacent organs. Dis Esophagus 2002; 14:197-201. [PMID: 11869319 DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-2050.2001.00184.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The objective of this study was to evaluate the therapeutic usefulness of chemoradiotherapy (CRT) followed by surgery in patients with clinically T4 (cT4) esophageal cancer involving adjacent organs such as the trachea, main bronchi, and large vessels. Thirty-seven patients with cT4 squamous cell carcinoma of the thoracic esophagus were enrolled in this study. The CRT regimen comprised cisplatin (70 mg/m2) on day 1, 5-fluorouracil (700 mg/m2) on days 1-4 and external irradiation (200 cGy/day, total 30 Gy) on either days 8-26 (sequential schedule, n=15) or days 1-19 (concurrent schedule, n022). Two courses of CRT were given. The results of CRT were complete response in nine patients, partial response in 19, no change in three (minor response in two), and progressive disease in six patients. The median response duration in all responders was 172 days (range: 56-2469, n=19). After CRT, 13 patients received surgery. In 12 of these patients, tumors were completely resected. Histopathologic examination of the resected specimen revealed a discrepancy between clinical response and histopathologic effect. The median duration of survival and the 1-, 2- and 5-year survival rates were 304 days (84-3155), 45%, 35% and 23% in all patients, respectively, 866 days (190-3155), 83%, 83% and 57% in the 13 patients whose tumors were resected, and 187 days (84--2630), 25%, 5% and 5% in the 24 patients whose tumors were not resected. Grade 3 toxicity, especially hematological reactions, was noted in 13.5% (5/37) of the patients. There was one toxicity-related death (sepsis). A good outcome may be obtained with CRT, followed by surgery when feasible. However, CRT can cause toxic reactions, and close monitoring of patients is required.
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Type-specific separation of animal cells in aqueous two-phase systems using antibody conjugates with temperature-sensitive polymers. Biotechnol Bioeng 2001; 75:570-80. [PMID: 11745133 DOI: 10.1002/bit.10080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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A new type of aqueous two-phase system (ATPS) has been developed in which a temperature-sensitive polymer, poly-N-isopropylacrylamide [poly (NIPAM)] was used as a ligand carrier for the specific separation of animal cells. Monoclonal antibodies were modified with itaconic anhydride and copolymerized with N-isopropylacrylamide, and the ligand-conjugated carriers were added to the polyethylene glycol 8000-dextran T500 aqueous two-phase systems. The antibody-polymer conjugates were partitioned to the top phase in the absence or presence of 0.15 M NaCl. When ligand-conjugated carriers were used, more than 80% of the cells were specifically partitioned to the top phase in the presence of NaCl up to 0.1 M. The cells were partitioned almost completely to the bottom phase at 0.1 M NaCl or above, when no antibody-conjugate was added in the ATPS. As a model system, CD34-positive human acute myeloid leukemia cells (KG-1) were specifically separated from human T lymphoma cells (Jurkat) by applying anti-CD34 conjugated with poly-N-isopropylacrylamide in the aqueous two-phase system. By the temperature-induced precipitation of the polymer, about 90% of the antibody-polymer conjugates were recovered from the top phase, which gave approximately 75% cell separating efficiency in the next cycle of reuse.
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[The new portable system for home enteral nutrition, Portermate, made a patient possible go out for a long time: report of a case]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 2001; 28 Suppl 1:154-7. [PMID: 11787285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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The patient, who is received home enteral nutrition (HEN) for a long time in a day, has problems on moving all days. Now, we tried Portermate, which is new portable devices for HEN, in his clinical care. The patient is chronic pancreatitis, and his clinical problems becomes to be worse after he ate. He was under total enteral nutrition via jejunostomy. His clinical complications were almost controlled after HEN, but he has a few complains receiving enteral nutrition. He would not move easily, for an old HEN system was not compact to move. Portermate made him go everywhere he wanted any time. It extremely improved his QOL under HEN. He continues to use Portermate.
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Smallest limit of tube diameters for encasing of particular fullerenes determined by radial breathing mode Raman scattering. Chem Phys Lett 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/s0009-2614(01)01020-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Molecular Potential Structures of Heat-Treated Single-Wall Carbon Nanohorn Assemblies. J Phys Chem B 2001. [DOI: 10.1021/jp010754f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Synthesis, characterization, and activation of thermally stable mu-1,2-peroxodiiron(III) complex. Inorg Chem 2001; 40:4821-2. [PMID: 11531426 DOI: 10.1021/ic0155434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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[Structural quantification of bone from radiographs using power spectral analysis]. Nihon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi 2001; 38:674-7. [PMID: 11605217 DOI: 10.3143/geriatrics.38.674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Bone mineral density (BMD) and bone structure are very important indices for prevention of fracture. However, it is very difficult to quantify bone structure, and only a few indices for structural quantification of bone have been reported. The purpose of this research was to investigate a new index for bone structure. The subjects were 52 women aged from 20 to 85 years. Directivity index (DI) is a new index of bone structure calculated by directivity of power spectrum from radiographs of metacarpal bone using fast Fourier transform (FFT). DI was obtained by subtracting the integral power value at 0 and 90 degree directions on the x-y plane of the two-dimensional power spectrum of bone from the integral power value at a direction of 45 degrees. A significant relationship between BMD and DI was indicated by correlation coefficient. However, no significant relationship between BMD and the first moment of the Fourier power spectrum or the fractal dimension was found. There is a possibility that DI estimates a slight deformation of bone structure. In the future, we will apply DI to the prevention of fractures and osteoarthritis.
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Production of transgenic quails with high frequency of germ-line transmission using VSV-G pseudotyped retroviral vector. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2001; 286:456-63. [PMID: 11511080 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.5422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We report here the production of transgenic quails using a replication-defective pantropic retroviral vector based on Moloney murine leukemia virus (MoMLV) pseudotyped with vesicular stomatitis virus G protein (VSV-G). The retroviral vector was injected into laid quail embryos at the blastodermal stage, and the embryos were incubated to hatch to produce G(0) transgenic quails. Among 134 embryos subjected to viral injection, 37 hatched. The viral vector sequence was detected in the tissues of all G(0) quails. The germ-line transmission efficiency of G(0) quails mated with nontransgenic quails was more than 80% on average. Southern blot analysis revealed that the G(1) transgenic progeny had one to three copies of the transgene. The expression of vector-encoded neomycin-resistance gene under the control of the Rous sarcoma virus (RSV) promoter was observed in several tissues including heart and muscle of both G(1) and G(2) transgenic offspring. Due to the high frequency of germ-line transmission, this method may markedly facilitate the production of transgenic avian.
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Heart rate responses to i.v. administration of cholecystokinin-8 (CCK-8) were investigated in Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty (OLETF) rats lacking CCK-A receptors and control Long-Evans Tokushima Otsuka (LETO) rats. The heart rate decreased after i.v. administration of 3 nmol.kg(-)(1) of CCK-8 in LETO rats, but not in OLETF rats. Bradycardia in the LETO rats disappeared after treatment with MK-329, but not after treatment with L-365,260. The expression of CCK-A receptor precursor mRNA was found exclusively in the atrium in LETO rats. These results suggest that CCK-8 decreases heart rate via CCK-A receptors located in the atrium of the rats.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Benzodiazepinones/pharmacology
- Blotting, Southern
- Bradycardia
- DNA, Complementary/metabolism
- Devazepide/pharmacology
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Heart Atria/metabolism
- Heart Rate/drug effects
- Hormone Antagonists/pharmacology
- Male
- Phenylurea Compounds/pharmacology
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Rats
- Rats, Inbred OLETF
- Rats, Long-Evans
- Receptor, Cholecystokinin A
- Receptors, Cholecystokinin/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Cholecystokinin/genetics
- Receptors, Cholecystokinin/physiology
- Sincalide/metabolism
- Sincalide/pharmacology
- Time Factors
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Novel templating synthesis of necklace-shaped mono- and bimetallic nanowires in hybrid organic-inorganic mesoporous material. J Am Chem Soc 2001; 123:3373-4. [PMID: 11457076 DOI: 10.1021/ja004067y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 187] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Novel polygonized single-wall carbon nanotube bundles. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2001; 86:3056-3059. [PMID: 11290106 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.86.3056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2000] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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We have synthesized novel crystalline ropes of "polygonized" single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs). The tubes exhibit rounded-hexagonal cross sections in contrast to the earlier observations of nearly circular tubes. To investigate the structural characteristics of the lattice of SWCNTs we have performed extensive molecular-dynamics simulations. We find several metastable structures of the lattice characterized by different tube cross sections, hexagonal, rounded-hexagonal, and circular, and increasing cell volume. The competition between different tube shapes as a function of tube diameter is analyzed and compared to experiments.
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Raman scattering study of double-wall carbon nanotubes derived from the chains of fullerenes in single-wall carbon nanotubes. Chem Phys Lett 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/s0009-2614(01)00192-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 485] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Construction of tumor-specific cells expressing a membrane-anchored single-chain Fv of anti-ErbB-2 antibody. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2001; 1525:191-6. [PMID: 11342269 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-4165(00)00189-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Cells expressing a membrane-anchored single-chain fragment variable (scFv) domain against a tumor-specific antibody were fabricated. These cells were able to bind to cells of a human colon cancer line (BM314) expressing the erbB-2 proto-oncogene. A plasmid, pMFverbB, was first constructed in which the anti-ErbB-2 scFv gene was cloned in-frame between a signal peptide sequence and the platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR) transmembrane domain gene to express scFv on the cell surface. An African green monkey cell line, COS-1, was stably transfected with pMFverbB. Immunofluorescence assay experiments and microscopic observation showed that the cells expressing scFv bound to the human tumor cells overexpressing the ErbB-2 protein as well as to cells of a mouse fibroblast line (NIH-3T3) transfected with the erbB-2 gene. The cells expressing scFv could take up magnetite cationic liposomes as a model of particle-type drug and retained the ability to target ErbB-2-expressing cells. The fabricated cells have the potential to serve as drug carriers in drug targeting applications.
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