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Erer B, Takeuchi M, Ustek D, Tugal-Tutkun I, Seyahi E, Özyazgan Y, Duymaz-Tozkir J, Gül A, Kastner DL, Remmers EF, Ombrello MJ. Evaluation of KIR3DL1/KIR3DS1 polymorphism in Behçet's disease. Genes Immun 2016; 17:396-399. [PMID: 27708262 DOI: 10.1038/gene.2016.36] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2016] [Revised: 07/30/2016] [Accepted: 08/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The Behçet's disease (BD)-associated human leukocyte antigen (HLA) allele, HLA-B*51 (B*51), encodes a ligand for a pair of allelic killer immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR) present on cytotoxic cells-KIR3DL1, which inhibits their cytotoxicity, and KIR3DS1, which activates their cytotoxic activity. We tested whether KIR-regulated mechanisms contribute to BD by testing for association of KIR3DL1/KIR3DS1 genotypes with disease in 1799 BD patients and 1710 healthy controls from Turkey, as well as in different subsets of individuals with HLA-type-defined ligands for the KIR3D receptors. HLA types were imputed from single nucleotide polymorphism genotypes determined with the Immunochip. The presence of inhibitory KIR3DL1 or activating KIR3DS1 alleles did not differ significantly between cases and controls (KIR3DL1: 92.9% vs 93.4%, Pdominant=0.55; KIR3DS1: 42.7% vs 41.0%, Pdominant=0.29). The KIR3DL1/KIR3DS1 alleles were also present at similar frequencies among cases and controls bearing HLA-B with a Bw4 motif; HLA-B with a Bw4 motif with isoleucine at position 80; and HLA-B*51. Our results suggest that pathogenic mechanisms associated with HLA-B*51 do not primarily involve differential interactions with KIR3DL1 and KIR3DS1 receptors. However, due to the complexity of this locus (that is, sequence variation and copy number variation), we cannot exclude a role for other types of KIR variation in the pathogenesis of BD.
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- Translational Genetics and Genomics Unit, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, Bethesda, MD, USA.,Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Inflammatory Disease Section, National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Institute for Experimental Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Immunology, Institute of Health Sciences, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Inflammatory Disease Section, National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Inflammatory Disease Section, National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Translational Genetics and Genomics Unit, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Niho S, Ikeda N, Michimae H, Suzuki K, Sakai H, Kaburagi T, Yoshiya K, Minato K, Kato T, Okamoto H, Seto T, Hosomi Y, Shimizu K, Saito H, Tsuchida M, Kunitoh H, Tsuboi M, Takeuchi M, Watanabe K. Final overall survival (OS) results of the feasibility study of adjuvant chemotherapy with docetaxel (DOC) plus cisplatin (CDDP) followed by maintenance chemotherapy of S-1 in completely resected non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): Thoracic Oncology Research Group (TORG) 0809. Ann Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw382.09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Noda M, Sato T, Hayakawa K, Tomita N, Kamikonnya N, Matoba S, Uki A, Baba H, Oya N, Hasegawa H, Shigematu N, Hida K, Furuhata T, Naitou T, Shimada M, Otuka K, Higuchi Y, Sakai Y, Takeuchi M, Watanabe M. A multicenter phase II study of preoperative concurrent chemoradiotherapy with S-1 plus irinotecan for locally advanced rectal cancer: SAMRAI-2. Ann Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw370.25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Tsuji A, Eto T, Masuishi T, Satake H, Segawa Y, Tanioka H, Hara H, Kotaka M, Sagawa T, Watanabe T, Nakamura M, Takahashi T, Negoro Y, Manaka D, Fujita H, Suto T, Ichikawa W, Fujii M, Takeuchi M, Nakajima T. Phase II study of third-line cetuximab rechallenge in patients with metastatic wild-type K-RAS colorectal cancer who achieved a clinical benefit in response to first-line cetuximab plus chemotherapy (JACCRO CC-08). Ann Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw370.58] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Satake H, Nakamura M, Tsuji A, Sagawa T, Tamura F, Hatachi Y, Oguchi K, Takagane A, Kaji T, Sekikawa T, Furukawa M, Kochi M, Ichikawa W, Takeuchi M, Fujii M, Nakajima T. Phase II study to evaluate the efficacy of regorafenib in metastatic colorectal cancer patients by the assessment using FDG-PET/CT (JACCRO CC-12) metastatic colorectal cancer (JACCRO CC-12). Ann Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw370.72] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Jinno M, Takeuchi M, Watanabe A, Takeshita S, Yamada M. Novel therapy for ovarian dysfunction by reducing advanced glycation end-product: Hishi-extract, anti-glycation functional food, increases pregnancy rates in aged ART repeaters. Fertil Steril 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.07.563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Hatsuda K, Takeuchi M, Ogata K, Sasaki Y, Kagawa T, Nakatsuji H, Ibaraki M, Sakaguchi M, Kurata M, Hayashi S. The impact of nutritional state on the duration of sputum positivity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2016; 19:1369-75. [PMID: 26467590 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.14.0963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The outcome of anti-tuberculosis treatment varies according to patient factors. OBJECTIVE To retrospectively identify risks related to the extension of time to negative sputum culture (Tn) and to determine their clinical significance. DESIGN Patients with bacilli susceptible to isoniazid and rifampicin who received initial standard treatment without cessation were recruited into the study. A total of 630 consecutive in-patients were included in the risk development analysis (development cohort) and another 611 consecutive in-patients in the risk validation analysis (validation cohort). RESULTS Univariate analysis showed that Tn was related to sex, body mass index (BMI), white blood cell count (WBC), serum albumin, fasting blood sugar, haemoglobin A1c, C-reactive protein and total cholesterol levels and sputum smear positivity (SSP). Multivariate analysis showed that BMI, WBC and SSP were significant risk factors related to extended Tn. Optimal cut-offs of BMI and WBC for predicting good (Tn < 46 days) and poor responders (Tn ⩾ 46 days) according to each risk were determined by receiver operating characteristics analysis. Risks were verified with the validation cohort. Tn increased according to the number of risks; the median Tn for patients with three risks was 21 days longer than that of patients with none. CONCLUSION The nutritional state of a TB patient can be used to predict Tn.
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, National Hospital Organization, Osaka, Japan
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- Graduate School of Human Environmental Sciences, Mukogawa Women's University, Nishinomiya, Japan
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, National Hospital Organization, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, National Hospital Organization, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, National Hospital Organization, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, National Hospital Organization, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, National Hospital Organization, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, National Hospital Organization, Osaka, Japan
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- Graduate School of Human Environmental Sciences, Mukogawa Women's University, Nishinomiya, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, National Hospital Organization, Osaka, Japan
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Makino H, Haneda M, Babazono T, Moriya T, Ito S, Iwamoto Y, Kawamori R, Takeuchi M, Katayama S. The Telmisartan Renoprotective Study from Incipient Nephropathy to Overt Nephropathy – Rationale, Study Design, Treatment Plan and Baseline Characteristics of the Incipient to Overt: Angiotensin II Receptor Blocker, Telmisartan, Investigation on Type 2 Diabetic Nephropathy (INNOVATION) Study. J Int Med Res 2016; 33:677-86. [PMID: 16372586 DOI: 10.1177/147323000503300610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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We planned the INNOVATION study to determine whether telmisartan, an angiotensin-2-receptor blocker, delays the progression of renal disease from incipient nephropathy to overt nephropathy in hypertensive or normotensive Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The INNOVATION study is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Eligible patients must have incipient nephropathy (defined as a urinary albumin to creatinine ratio of 100-300 mg/g creatinine) and a serum creatinine concentration of < 1.5 mg/dl for men and < 1.3 mg/dl for women. Patients who need treatment with angiotensin II receptor blockers or angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors are excluded. Eligible patients are randomly assigned to three groups: telmisartan titrated to 40 mg; telmisartan titrated to 80 mg; or placebo. The primary endpoint is the time from baseline visit to first detection of overt nephropathy (defined by a urinary albumin to creatinine ratio that is > 300 mg/g creatinine and 30% higher than the baseline on at least two consecutive visits). A total of 1855 patients have been enrolled from 160 study centres. In 527 randomized patients (28.4% of the enrolled patients), mean (SD) urinary albumin to creatinine ratio and serum creatinine concentration at baseline were 173.3 (47.2) mg/g creatinine and 0.78 (0.19) mg/dl. Sixty-eight per cent of the patients had hypertension at baseline. Mean (SD) systolic and diastolic blood pressures at baseline were 137.1 (14.6) and 77.5 (10.3) mmHg. The INNOVATION study will determine whether telmisartan, an angiotensin II receptor blocker, provides clinical benefits in hypertensive or normotensive patients with diabetes mellitus and diabetic nephropathy.
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- Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan.
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Matsui T, Yamagishi S, Nakamura K, Inoue H, Takeuchi M. Nifedipine, a Calcium-channel Blocker, Inhibits Advanced Glycation End-product-induced Expression of Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 in Human Cultured Mesangial Cells. J Int Med Res 2016; 35:107-12. [PMID: 17408061 DOI: 10.1177/147323000703500111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The interaction between advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) and their receptors mediates the progressive alteration in renal architecture and loss of renal function in diabetic nephropathy. This study investigated whether nifedipine, a widely used anti-hypertensive drug, suppresses expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), a chemokine that mediates the recruitment of monocytes to inflammatory sites, in AGE-exposed human cultured mesangial cells. Cells were treated with 100 μg/ml AGE-bovine serum albumin (BSA) or non-glycated BSA in the presence or absence of 1 μM nifedipine or 50 nM diphenylene iodonium, an inhibitor of reduced nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase, for 4 or 24 h. Expression of MCP-1 mRNA was measured using a semi-quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction; MCP-1 protein production was measured using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. AGEs significantly increased both MCP-1 mRNA expression and protein production in mesangial cells; this increase was blocked by both nifedipine and diphenylene iodonium. These results suggest that nifedipine could play a protective role against early diabetic nephropathy by suppressing MCP-1 overexpression via blockade of AGE signalling in mesangial cells.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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Yamaki T, Nozaki M, Sakurai H, Takeuchi M, Kono T, Soejima K. Quantification of venous reflux parameters using duplex scanning and air plethysmography. Phlebology 2016; 22:20-8. [DOI: 10.1258/026835507779700635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Objective: To compare different duplex-and air plethysmography (APG)-derived parameters between patients with relatively early and those with advanced chronic venous insufficiency (CVI), and to investigate the indicative parameters reflecting the progression of CVI. Methods: Design: Prospective study at the University Hospital. Patients: In total 686 limbs in 574 patients at various clinical stages of CVI were included. The clinical manifestations were categorized according to the CEAP (clinical, aetiologic, anatomic and pathophysiologic) classification, and the patients were divided into two groups: group I (C1-3EP,SAS,D,PPR,O, relatively early stage of CVI) and group II (C4-6EP,SAS,D,PPR,O, advanced CVI). The distribution of venous insufficiency including the sapheno-femoral junction (SFJ), great saphenous vein (GSV), sapheno–popliteal junction (SPJ), common femoral vein (CFV), femoral vein (FV), popliteal vein (POPV), thigh perforators (TPV) and calf perforators (CPV) was determined by duplex ultrasound. The main duplex-derived parameters assessed were the reflux time (RT; s), peak reflux velocity (PRV; cm/s) and peak reflux flow (PRF; mL/s). The venous reflux was assumed to be present if the duration of reflux was ≥0.5 s. The data obtained by APG were on VV (mL), VFI (mL/s), EF (%) and RVF (%). Results: There was no significant difference in overall superficial venous reflux between the groups ( P=0.331). The frequency of deep and perforating vein incompetence differed only when superficial reflux was included in group II. The VFI and RVF were significantly higher in secondary CVI than in primary CVI ( P=0.0001, 0.003, respectively). In the secondary CVI, patients with reflux and obstruction showed significantly higher RVF than those with reflux alone ( P=0.003). The RT did not improve the discrimination power between the groups. In contrast, the PRV had significant discrimination power at the SFJ ( P<0.0001) and SPJ ( P=0.022), and in the GSV ( P<0.0001), the FV ( P=0.017), and the POPV ( P=0.0003). The PRF was significantly higher in group II at the SFJ ( P<0.0001), in the GSV ( P=0.002), in the CFV ( P=0.011), in the FV ( P=0.027), and the POPV ( P=0.016). Conclusions: This present study has suggested the importance of superficial venous insufficiency in the development of advanced CVI. In the secondary CVI, obstruction affects the RVF alone. The PRV and PRF are better parameters than the RT for discrimination of clinical severity in both superficial and deep venous insufficiency, and should be used to quantify venous valvular insufficiency.
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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Tsuji A, Nakamura M, Ogawa M, Satake H, Kotake T, Hatachi Y, Takagane A, Okita Y, Nakamura K, Onikubo T, Takeuchi M, Fujii M, Nakajima T. P-059 Phase I trial of FOLFOXIRI in combination with Panitumumab as first-line treatment of RAS wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer (JACCRO CC-14). Ann Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw199.57] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Torii N, Tachibana K, Iwasaki M, Takeuchi M, Kinouchi K. [Ultrasound-guided Rectus Sheath Block vs Transversus Abdominis Plane Block in Children Undergoing Umbilical Hernia Repair]. Masui 2016; 65:560-565. [PMID: 27483647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Although many reports describe the usefulness of the rectus sheath block (RSB) in the umbilical hernia repair, the efficacy of the transversus abdominis plane block (TAPB) is rarely reported. The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy and technique of ultrasound-guided RSB and TAPB in children undergoing umbilical hernia repair. METHODS Thirty-four children younger than 12 years of age scheduled for umbilical hernia repair were enrolled in this prospective observer-blinded randomized clinical trial. They were randomly assigned either to RSB group (median age, 3.7 years) or TAPB group (median age, 3.8 years). After the induction of general anesthesia with sevoflurane, nitrous oxide, and oxygen children in both groups received regional anesthesia with 0.3 ml x kg(-1) of 0.25% ropivacaine on each side under ultrasound guidance. Hemodynamic changes at the skin incision, postoperative pain scores and parental satisfaction were recorded. Anesthesiologists rated the quality of ultrasound images and easiness of the block performance. RESULTS The patients' demographics of the two groups were similar. There were no significant differences in the time needed for the block procedure, quality of ultrasound images and the change of the heart rate and blood pressure at the skin incision between the two groups. Postoperative pain score (immediately, 2 and 4 hours after the operation), need for rescue analgesia and satisfaction of the parents also did not differ. There were no major complications in the patients. CONCLUSION TAPB provided comparable perioperative analgesia and easiness of block performance to RSB in the pediatric umbilical hernia repair.
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Takeuchi M, Takasaki M, Miwa N, Tanaka Y. 69P Effect of cigarette smoke exposure on anti-cancer activity of alveolar macrophage to Lewis lung carcinoma in mice. J Thorac Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s1556-0864(16)30182-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Takeuchi M, Kishino S, Park SB, Hirata A, Kitamura N, Saika A, Ogawa J. Efficient enzymatic production of hydroxy fatty acids by linoleic acid Δ9 hydratase from Lactobacillus plantarum
AKU 1009a. J Appl Microbiol 2016; 120:1282-8. [DOI: 10.1111/jam.13088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2015] [Revised: 01/12/2016] [Accepted: 02/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- M. Takeuchi
- Division of Applied Life Sciences; Graduate School of Agriculture; Kyoto University; Kyoto Japan
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- Division of Applied Life Sciences; Graduate School of Agriculture; Kyoto University; Kyoto Japan
- Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology; Graduate School of Agriculture; Kyoto University; Kyoto Japan
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- Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology; Graduate School of Agriculture; Kyoto University; Kyoto Japan
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- Division of Applied Life Sciences; Graduate School of Agriculture; Kyoto University; Kyoto Japan
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- Division of Applied Life Sciences; Graduate School of Agriculture; Kyoto University; Kyoto Japan
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- Division of Applied Life Sciences; Graduate School of Agriculture; Kyoto University; Kyoto Japan
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- Division of Applied Life Sciences; Graduate School of Agriculture; Kyoto University; Kyoto Japan
- Research Unit for Physiological Chemistry; Kyoto University; Kyoto Japan
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Terada Y, Tachibana K, Takeuchi M, Kinouchi K. [Comparison of Sedative and Analgesic Requirements in Children with and without Down Syndrome following Pediatric Cardiac Surgery]. Masui 2016; 65:56-61. [PMID: 27004386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Conflicting results have been reported on postoperative analgesia in pediatric patients with Down syndrome. We compared sedative and analgesic requirements following cardiac surgery between pediatric patients with and without Down syndrome. METHODS Patients who underwent atrial septal defect closure, ventricular septal defect closure and repair of atrioventricular septal defect at the age between one month and 24 months in our institution for 2 years from 2011 to 2012 were recruited into the study. Patient's background and perioperative managements were investigated. Data collected included preoperative cardiac catheterization data, postoperative sedative and analgesic dosage, postoperative sedation scores and duration of mechanical ventilation. RESULTS Eight Down syndrome (mean : weight 5.6 kg, age 7.9 months) and twelve non-Down syndrome (mean : weight 5.6 kg, age 5.6 months) patients were enrolled into the study. Pulmonary-systemic artery pressure ratio after cardiac repair and intraoperative anesthetic doses did not differ. Postoperative sedation score, duration of mechanical ventilation and stay in intensive care unit were equivalent. Maintenance and cumulative dose of midazolam, dexmedetomidine and fentanyl, and times of rescue administration did not differ between the groups. CONCLUSIONS In our study, all enrolled patients received adequate sedation and analgesia after pediatric cardiac surgery. Sedative and analgesic doses following pediatric cardiac surgery were not different between the groups of Down syndrome and non-Down syndrome.
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Ueno M, Okusaka T, Omuro Y, Isayama H, Fukutomi A, Ikeda M, Mizuno N, Fukuzawa K, Furukawa M, Iguchi H, Sugimori K, Furuse J, Shimada K, Ioka T, Nakamori S, Baba H, Komatsu Y, Takeuchi M, Hyodo I, Boku N. A randomized phase II study of S-1 plus oral leucovorin versus S-1 monotherapy in patients with gemcitabine-refractory advanced pancreatic cancer. Ann Oncol 2015; 27:502-8. [PMID: 26681680 PMCID: PMC4769993 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdv603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2015] [Accepted: 12/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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This is the first phase II trial in which adding oral leucovorin (LV) to S-1 (SL) significantly prolonged progression-free survival (PFS) when compared with S-1 monotherapy (S) in patients with gemcitabine-refractory advanced pancreatic cancer (PC). The significantly better PFS and disease control rate with SL than with S suggest that the antitumor activity of S-1 is enhanced by LV in advanced PC. Background We evaluated the efficacy and toxicity of adding oral leucovorin (LV) to S-1 when compared with S-1 monotherapy in patients with gemcitabine-refractory pancreatic cancer (PC). Patients and methods Gemcitabine-refractory PC patients were randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to receive S-1 at 40, 50, or 60 mg according to body surface area plus LV 25 mg, both given orally twice daily for 1 week, repeated every 2 weeks (SL group), or S-1 monotherapy at the same dose as the SL group for 4 weeks, repeated every 6 weeks (S-1 group). The primary end point was progression-free survival (PFS). Results Among 142 patients enrolled, 140 were eligible for efficacy assessment (SL: n = 69 and S-1: n = 71). PFS was significantly longer in the SL group than in the S-1 group [median PFS, 3.8 versus 2.7 months; hazard ratio (HR), 0.56; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.37–0.85; P = 0.003]). The disease control rate was significantly higher in the SL group than in the S-1 group (91% versus 72%; P = 0.004). Overall survival (OS) was similar in both groups (median OS, 6.3 versus 6.1 months; HR, 0.82; 95% CI, 0.54–1.22; P = 0.463). After adjusting for patient background factors in a multivariate analysis, OS tended to be better in the SL group (HR, 0.71; 95% CI, 0.47–1.07; P = 0.099). Both treatments were well tolerated, although gastrointestinal toxicities were slightly more severe in the SL group. Conclusion The addition of LV to S-1 significantly improved PFS in patients with gemcitabine-refractory advanced PC, and a phase III trial has been initiated in a similar setting. Clinical trials number Japan Pharmaceutical Information Center: JapicCTI-111554.
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- Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Medical Oncology, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hospital, Tokyo
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo
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- Division of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya
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- Department of Surgery, Oita Red Cross Hospital, Oita
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- Department of Gastroenterology, National Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka
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- Department of Gastroenterology, National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center, Matsuyama
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- Gastroenterological Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Saitama
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Oncology, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Osaka
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- Hepato-biliary-pancreatic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Osaka National Hospital, Osaka
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto
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- Department of Cancer Chemotherapy, Hokkaido University Hospital Cancer Center, Sapporo
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- Department of Clinical Medicine (Biostatistics and Pharmaceutical Medicine), Kitasato University School of Pharmacy, Tokyo
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, St Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan
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Takeuchi M, Tachibana K. Mechanical ventilation for ARDS patients--for a better understanding of the 2012 Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines. Cardiovasc Hematol Disord Drug Targets 2015; 15:41-5. [PMID: 25567337 PMCID: PMC4428140 DOI: 10.2174/1871529x15666150108113853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2014] [Revised: 09/20/2014] [Accepted: 10/10/2014] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The mortality rate among patients suffering acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) remains high despite implementation at clinical centers of the lung protective ventilatory strategies recommended by the International Guidelines for Management of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock, 2012. This suggests that such strategies are still sub-optimal for some ARDS patients. For these patients, tailored use of ventilator settings should be considered, including: further reduction of tidal volumes, administration of neuromuscular blocking agents if the patient’s spontaneous breathing is incompatible with mechanical ventilation, and adjusting positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) settings based on transpulmonary pressure levels.
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Osaka Medical Center and Research Institute for Maternal and Child Health, 840 Murodocho, Izumi, Osaka, 594-1101, Japan.
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Erer B, Remmers E, Takeuchi M, Ustek D, Tugal-Tutkun I, Seyahi E, Ozyazgan Y, Gul A, Ombrello M, Kastner D. CECR1 p.Gly47Arg mutations are not increased in frequency in Turkish Behçet's disease patients compared with healthy controls. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 2015. [PMCID: PMC4598896 DOI: 10.1186/1546-0096-13-s1-p64] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Takeuchi M, Ishii K, Seki H, Yasui N, Sakata M, Matsumoto H, Shimada A. 206P Predictability of major complications after gastrectomy for gastric cancer using new surgical Apgar score. Ann Oncol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdv523.67] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Muto T, Takeda Y, Tsukamoto S, Sakai S, Mimura N, Ohwada C, Takeuchi M, Sakaida E, Ota S, Iseki T, Shimizu N, Morio T, Nakaseko C. Successful treatment of cytomegalovirus enteritis after unrelated allogeneic stem cell transplantation by the infusion of ex vivo-expanded CD4+ lymphocytes derived from the recipient's peripheral blood donor cells. Transpl Infect Dis 2015; 18:93-7. [PMID: 26613364 DOI: 10.1111/tid.12487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2015] [Revised: 09/15/2015] [Accepted: 10/08/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Adoptive immunotherapies have been developed for antiviral agent-refractory cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease after stem cell transplantation (SCT). However, the application of such strategies is limited, particularly in terms of need for donor cooperation regarding blood sampling and inaccessibility in the setting of cord blood transplantation. Herein, we describe the first successful treatment of antiviral agent-refractory CMV enteritis after allogeneic SCT by the infusion of ex vivo-expanded donor-derived CD4(+) lymphocytes obtained from the recipient's peripheral blood.
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- T Muto
- Department of Hematology, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan.,Department of Transfusion Medicine and Cell Therapy, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan.,Department of Transfusion Medicine and Cell Therapy, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan.,Department of Transfusion Medicine and Cell Therapy, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Virology, Medical Research Institute, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Developmental Biology, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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Maeda T, Takeuchi M, Tachibana K, Nishida T, Kagisaki K, Imanaka H. Steroids Improve Hemodynamics in Infants With Adrenal Insufficiency After Cardiac Surgery. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2015; 30:936-41. [PMID: 26995098 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2015.11.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate whether steroid replacement therapy improved hemodynamics in infants after surgery for congenital heart disease only when they develop adrenal insufficiency. The authors retrospectively investigated adrenal function and evaluated hemodynamic responses to steroid replacement therapy in infants after surgery for congenital heart disease. DESIGN Retrospective, cohort study. SETTING Intensive care unit in the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Hospital in Japan. PATIENTS Thirty-two neonates and infants<3 months old who underwent cardiovascular surgery. INTERVENTIONS The patients were divided into 2 groups based on corticotropin stimulation test results: group AI with adrenal insufficiency (baseline cortisol<15 µg/dL or incremental increase after testing of<9 µg/dL, with baseline cortisol of 15-34 µg/dL); and group N with normal adrenal function. The corticotropin stimulation test was performed by injecting 3.5 µg/kg of tetracosactide acetate. Hydrocortisone (1 mg/kg) was administered every 6 hours, and hemodynamics were compared before and after steroid administration between the groups. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Seven patients were classified into group AI, and demonstrated a mean blood pressure increase from 53±8 mmHg before treatment to 68±9 mmHg 18 hours after steroid administration (p<0.01). Urine output also increased, from 2.7±1.0 mL/kg/h to 4.8±1.9 mL/kg/h (p<0.05). In group N, neither mean blood pressure nor urine output increased after steroid administration. CONCLUSIONS After surgery for congenital heart disease, one-fifth of infants developed adrenal insufficiency. Steroid replacement therapy improved hemodynamics only in the subgroup with adrenal insufficiency.
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- Takuma Maeda
- Department of Anesthesiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Osaka Medical Center and Research Institute for Maternal and Child Health, Osaka, Japan.
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Osaka Medical Center and Research Institute for Maternal and Child Health, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Suita Tokushukai Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
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- Emergency and Disaster Medicine, Tokushima University Hospital, Tokushima, Japan
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Misawa S, Sato Y, Katayama K, Hanaoka H, Sawai S, Beppu M, Nomura F, Shibuya K, Sekiguchi Y, Iwai Y, Watanabe K, Amino H, Ohwada C, Takeuchi M, Sakaida E, Nakaseko C, Kuwabara S. Vascular endothelial growth factor as a predictive marker for POEMS syndrome treatment response: retrospective cohort study. BMJ Open 2015; 5:e009157. [PMID: 26560063 PMCID: PMC4654348 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE POEMS (polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, M-protein and skin changes) syndrome is a rare multisystem disease characterised by plasma cell dyscrasia and overproduction of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). VEGF is assumed to be useful in monitoring disease activity, because VEGF levels usually decrease after treatment. However, there is no study to investigate whether the extent of decrease in VEGF correlates with clinical outcome. We tested the predictive efficacy of serum VEGF levels in POEMS syndrome. METHOD This was an institutional review board approved retrospective observational cohort study of 20 patients with POEMS monitored regularly for more than 12 months (median follow-up, 87 months) after treatment onset using our prospectively accumulated database of POEMS from 1999 to 2015. Patients were treated by autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation or thalidomide administration. Serum VEGF was measured by ELISA. Outcome measures included clinical and laboratory findings and relapse-free survival. RESULTS Serum VEGF levels decreased rapidly after treatment, and stabilised by 6 months post treatment. Patients with normalised serum VEGF levels (<1040 pg/mL) at 6 months showed prolonged relapse-free survival (HR=12.81, 95% CI 2.691 to 90.96; p=0.0001) and greater later clinical improvement. The rate of serum VEGF reduction over the first 6 months post treatment correlated with increased grip strength, serum albumin levels, and compound muscle action potential amplitudes at 12 months. CONCLUSIONS Serum VEGF level at 6 months post treatment is a predicative biomarker for disease activity and prognosis in POEMS syndrome. Serum VEGF could be used as a surrogate endpoint for relapse-free survival or clinical or laboratory improvement of POEMS syndrome for clinical trials.
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- S Misawa
- Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Clinical Research Center, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Clinical Research Center, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Clinical Research Center, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Diagnosis, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Diagnosis, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Diagnosis, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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Sugitani K, Mimura K, Takeuchi M, Lepot K, Ito S, Javaux EJ. Early evolution of large micro-organisms with cytological complexity revealed by microanalyses of 3.4 Ga organic-walled microfossils. Geobiology 2015; 13:507-521. [PMID: 26073280 DOI: 10.1111/gbi.12148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2014] [Accepted: 05/13/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The Strelley Pool Formation (SPF) is widely distributed in the East Pilbara Terrane (EPT) of the Pilbara Craton, Western Australia, and represents a Paleoarchean shallow-water to subaerial environment. It was deposited ~3.4 billion years ago and displays well-documented carbonate stromatolites. Diverse putative microfossils (SPF microfossils) were recently reported from several localities in the East Strelley, Panorama, Warralong, and Goldsworthy greenstone belts. Thus, the SPF provides unparalleled opportunities to gain insights into a shallow-water to subaerial ecosystem on the early Earth. Our new micro- to nanoscale ultrastructural and microchemical studies of the SPF microfossils show that large (20-70 μm) lenticular organic-walled flanged microfossils retain their structural integrity, morphology, and chain-like arrangements after acid (HF-HCl) extraction (palynology). Scanning and transmitted electron microscopy of extracted microfossils revealed that the central lenticular body is either alveolar or hollow, and the wall is continuous with the surrounding smooth to reticulated discoidal flange. These features demonstrate the evolution of large micro-organisms able to form an acid-resistant recalcitrant envelope or cell wall with complex morphology and to form colonial chains in the Paleoarchean era. This study provides evidence of the evolution of very early and remarkable biological innovations, well before the presumed late emergence of complex cells.
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- K Sugitani
- Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
- Australian Centre for Astrobiology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Laboratoire d'Océanologie et de Géosciences, Université de Lille, CNRS UMR8187, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
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- School of Informatics and Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Geology, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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Sugitani K, Mimura K, Takeuchi M, Yamaguchi T, Suzuki K, Senda R, Asahara Y, Wallis S, Van Kranendonk MJ. A Paleoarchean coastal hydrothermal field inhabited by diverse microbial communities: the Strelley Pool Formation, Pilbara Craton, Western Australia. Geobiology 2015; 13:522-545. [PMID: 26189535 DOI: 10.1111/gbi.12150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2014] [Accepted: 06/10/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The 3.4-Ga Strelley Pool Formation (SPF) at the informally named 'Waterfall Locality' in the Goldsworthy greenstone belt of the Pilbara Craton, Western Australia, provides deeper insights into ancient, shallow subaqueous to possibly subaerial ecosystems. Outcrops at this locality contain a thin (<3 m) unit of carbonaceous and non-carbonaceous cherts and silicified sandstones that were deposited in a shallow-water coastal environment, with hydrothermal activities, consistent with the previous studies. Carbonaceous, sulfide-rich massive black cherts with coniform structures up to 3 cm high are characterized by diverse rare earth elements (REE) signatures including enrichment of light [light rare earth elements (LREE)] or middle rare earth elements and by enrichment of heavy metals represented by Zn. The massive black cherts were likely deposited by mixing of hydrothermal and non-hydrothermal fluids. Coniform structures in the cherts are characterized by diffuse laminae composed of sulfide particles, suggesting that unlike stromatolites, they were formed dominantly through physico-chemical processes related to hydrothermal activity. The cherts yield microfossils identical to previously described carbonaceous films, small and large spheres, and lenticular microfossils. In addition, new morphological types such as clusters composed of large carbonaceous spheroids (20-40 μm across each) with fluffy or foam-like envelope are identified. Finely laminated carbonaceous cherts are devoid of heavy metals and characterized by the enrichment of LREE. This chert locally contains conical to domal structures characterized by truncation of laminae and trapping of detrital grains and is interpreted as siliceous stromatolite formed by very early or contemporaneous silicification of biomats with the contribution of silica-rich hydrothermal fluids. Biological affinities of described microfossils and microbes constructing siliceous stromatolites are under investigation. However, this study emphasizes how diverse the microbial community in Paleoarchean coastal hydrothermal environment was. We propose the diversity is at least partially due to the availability of various energy sources in this depositional environment including reducing chemicals and sunlight.
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- K Sugitani
- Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
- Australian Centre for Astrobiology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- School of Informatics and Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Yokosuka, Japan
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- Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Yokosuka, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Australian Centre for Astrobiology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Core to Crust Fluid Systems, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Hatachi T, Tachibana K, Takeuchi M. Incidences and influences of device-associated healthcare-associated infections in a pediatric intensive care unit in Japan: a retrospective surveillance study. J Intensive Care 2015; 3:44. [PMID: 26509039 PMCID: PMC4621933 DOI: 10.1186/s40560-015-0111-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2015] [Accepted: 10/21/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background Device-associated healthcare-associated infections (DA-HAIs) are a major problem in pediatric intensive care units (PICUs). However, there are no data available regarding the incidences of DA-HAIs in PICUs in Japan and their influences on length of PICU stay and mortality. The objective of this study was to investigate the incidences of three common DA-HAIs in a PICU and their influences on length of PICU stay and mortality in Japan. Methods We performed a retrospective surveillance study over 12 months in a single PICU in Japan. First, we investigated the incidences of three common DA-HAIs: central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI), ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), and catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) by chart review, according to the surveillance definitions of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Healthcare Safety Network. Second, we compared patient characteristics, morbidity, and mortality between the patients with and without DA-HAIs. Results Of all 426 patients admitted to the PICU, 73 % had a central venous catheter, 75 % had an endotracheal tube, and 81 % had a urinary catheter during their PICU stay; the device utilization ratios per patient-days for these were 0.78, 0.53, and 0.44, respectively. In total, 28 patients (6.6 %) acquired at least one of the three DA-HAIs investigated, with an overall incidence per 1000 patient-days of 11.2. The incidences of CLABSI, VAP, and CAUTI per 1000 device-days were 4.3, 3.5, and 13.6, respectively. The median length of PICU stay for the patients with DA-HAIs was 22.5 days, compared with 2 days for those without DA-HAIs. Although there was no statistical difference, the mortality of the patients with DA-HAIs was 7.1 %, whereas the mortality of the patients without DA-HAIs was 2.3 %. Conclusions This study showed the incidences of three common DA-HAIs in a PICU in Japan, and that they were associated with a longer length of PICU stay.
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- Takeshi Hatachi
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Osaka Medical Center and Research Institute for Maternal and Child Health, 840 Murodocho, Izumi, Osaka 594-1101 Japan
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Osaka Medical Center and Research Institute for Maternal and Child Health, 840 Murodocho, Izumi, Osaka 594-1101 Japan
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Osaka Medical Center and Research Institute for Maternal and Child Health, 840 Murodocho, Izumi, Osaka 594-1101 Japan
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Araki E, Inagaki N, Tanizawa Y, Oura T, Takeuchi M, Imaoka T. Efficacy and safety of once-weekly dulaglutide in combination with sulphonylurea and/or biguanide compared with once-daily insulin glargine in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes: a randomized, open-label, phase III, non-inferiority study. Diabetes Obes Metab 2015; 17:994-1002. [PMID: 26179754 PMCID: PMC5042081 DOI: 10.1111/dom.12540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2015] [Revised: 06/23/2015] [Accepted: 07/02/2015] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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AIMS To evaluate 0.75 mg of dulaglutide, a once-weekly glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist, compared with once-daily insulin glargine for glycaemic control in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). METHODS In this phase III, randomized, open-label, parallel-group, 26-week study, 361 patients with inadequately controlled T2D receiving sulphonylureas and/or biguanides, aged ≥20 years, with glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) levels 7.0-10.0% (53-86 mmol/mol), inclusive, were randomized (1 : 1) to receive dulaglutide or glargine. Participants and investigators were not masked to treatment allocation. The primary measure was change from baseline in HbA1c at 26 weeks, analysed using a mixed-effects model for repeated measures, with a predefined non-inferiority margin of 0.4%. RESULTS At week 26, least-squares (LS) mean (standard error) reductions in HbA1c were -1.44 (0.05)% [-15.74 (0.55) mmol/mol] in the dulaglutide group and -0.90 (0.05)% [-9.84 (0.55) mmol/mol] in the glargine group. The mean between-group treatment difference in HbA1c was -0.54% (95% CI -0.67, -0.41) [-5.90 mmol/mol (95% CI -7.32, -4.48)]; p < 0.001. Dulaglutide significantly reduced body weight compared with glargine at week 26 (LS mean difference -1.42 kg, 95% CI -1.89, -0.94; p < 0.001). The most frequent adverse events with dulaglutide treatment were nasopharyngitis and gastrointestinal symptoms. The incidence of hypoglycaemia was significantly lower with dulaglutide [47/181 (26%)] compared with glargine [86/180 (48%)], p < 0.001. CONCLUSION In Japanese patients with T2D uncontrolled on sulphonylureas and/or biguanides, once-weekly dulaglutide was superior to once-daily glargine for reduction in HbA1c at 26 weeks. Although dulaglutide increased gastrointestinal symptoms, it was well tolerated, with an acceptable safety profile.
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- E Araki
- Department of Metabolic Medicine, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Nutrition, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, Hematological Science and Therapeutics, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi, Japan
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- Eli Lilly Japan K.K., Kobe, Japan
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- Eli Lilly Japan K.K., Kobe, Japan
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Takeuchi M. Evaluation of T-cell related cytokines in the vitreous of proliferative diabetic retinopathy. Acta Ophthalmol 2015. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2015.0045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- M. Takeuchi
- National Defense Medical College; Saitama Japan
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Takeuchi M. Behçet's uveitis in Japan: evaluation of the long-term efficacy and safety of infliximab treatment. Acta Ophthalmol 2015. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2015.0046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- M. Takeuchi
- National Defense Medical College; Saitama Japan
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Jenab M, Kong S, Takeuchi M, Hyogo H, Mckeown-Eyssen G, Bruce W. 1025 The association between glyceraldehyde-derived advanced glycation end-products and colorectal cancer risk: A case-control study nested within the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition cohort. Eur J Cancer 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(16)30451-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Takeuchi K, Homan Y, Fukumoto Y, Kuroki Y, Tokudome M, Setoyama H, Awata S, Takeuchi M. Evaluation of the usefulness of refrozen-thawed embryo transfer (R-FET). Fertil Steril 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.07.590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Fujii M, Tachibana K, Takeuchi M, Nishio J, Kinouchi K. Perioperative management of 19 infants undergoing glossopexy (tongue-lip adhesion) procedure: a retrospective study. Paediatr Anaesth 2015; 25:829-833. [PMID: 25973908 DOI: 10.1111/pan.12675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND Glossopexy (tongue-lip adhesion) is a procedure in which the tongue is anchored to the lower lip and mandible to relieve the upper airway obstruction mainly in infants with Pierre Robin sequence. Infants suffering from severe upper airway obstruction and feeding difficulties due to glossoptosis are the candidates for this procedure and are predicted to demonstrate difficult airway and difficult intubation. METHODS We retrospectively examined the perioperative management of 19 infants undergoing glossopexy procedure at our institution from 1992 to 2010. RESULTS Out of 19 patients, Pierre Robin sequence was diagnosed in 17, Treacher Collins syndrome in 1, and Stickler syndrome in 1. In all of them, inhalation anesthesia was induced with a nasopharyngeal tube in place. Nine patients underwent fiberoptic intubation. After surgery, 12 patients were extubated in the operating room and 11 of them required a nasopharyngeal tube to keep the airway open. Seven patients left the operating room with the trachea intubated. Two patients received tracheostomy at the age of 2 months. Seventeen patients underwent release of tongue-lip adhesion coincidentally with the palate repair at 7-14 months of age. For this surgery, no one required fiberoptic intubation. CONCLUSIONS The airway of these patients should be managed carefully not only before but also after the operation. A nasopharyngeal tube was effective in maintaining the upper airway patency during anesthesia induction and before and after operation.
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- Masashi Fujii
- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Osaka Medical Center and Research Institute for Maternal and Child Health, Izumi, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Osaka Medical Center and Research Institute for Maternal and Child Health, Izumi, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Osaka Medical Center and Research Institute for Maternal and Child Health, Izumi, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Osaka Medical Center and Research Institute for Maternal and Child Health, Izumi, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Osaka Medical Center and Research Institute for Maternal and Child Health, Izumi, Japan
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Sato H, Hasegawa G, Takeuchi M, Takahashi K, Sato Y, Hashimoto S, Mizuno K, Kobayashi M. Education and Imaging. Gastroenterology: A unique endoscopic technique for full-layer histology of jackhammer esophagus. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2015. [PMID: 26201667 DOI: 10.1111/jgh.12914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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- H Sato
- Division of Gastroenterology
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- Division of Cellular and Molecular Pathology, Department of Cellular Function, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology
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- Department of Endoscopy, Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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Takahashi K, Sato H, Sato Y, Takeuchi M, Takeda SR, Mizuno K, Hashimoto S, Hasegawa G, Kobayashi M. Education and Imaging. Gastroenterology: Histopathological investigation of distal esophageal spasm (DES) using per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM). J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2015; 30:1113. [PMID: 26094661 DOI: 10.1111/jgh.12926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- K Takahashi
- Division of Gastroenterology, Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Endoscopy, Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Endoscopy, Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Endoscopy, Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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- Division of Cellular and Molecular Pathology, Department of Cellular Function, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Endoscopy, Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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Tanabe K, Fujii M, Nishikawa K, Kunisaki C, Tsuji A, Matsuhashi N, Takagane A, Ohno T, Kawase T, Kochi M, Yoshida K, Kakeji Y, Ichikawa W, Chin K, Terashima M, Takeuchi M, Nakajima T. Phase II/III study of second-line chemotherapy comparing irinotecan-alone with S-1 plus irinotecan in advanced gastric cancer refractory to first-line treatment with S-1 (JACCRO GC-05). Ann Oncol 2015; 26:1916-1922. [PMID: 26109630 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdv265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2015] [Accepted: 05/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In Japan, S-1 plus cisplatin has been used as first-line therapy for advanced gastric cancer (AGC). Patients with no response to first-line treatment with S-1 often receive a taxane-alone or irinotecan-alone as second-line treatment. However, second-line treatment with S-1 plus irinotecan is widely used in patients with AGC resistant to first-line S-1-based chemotherapy. The goal of this trial was to determine whether the consecutive use of S-1 plus irinotecan improves survival when compared with irinotecan-alone as second-line treatment for AGC. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients who had disease progression during first-line S-1-based chemotherapy were randomly assigned to receive S-1 plus irinotecan or irinotecan-alone. The S-1 plus irinotecan group received oral S-1 (40-60 mg/m(2)) on days 1-14 and intravenous irinotecan (150 mg/m(2)) on day 1 of a 21-day cycle. The irinotecan-alone group received the same dose of irinotecan intravenously on day 1 of a 14-day cycle. The primary end point was overall survival (OS). RESULTS From February 2008 to May 2011, a total of 304 patients were enrolled. The median OS was 8.8 months in the S-1 plus irinotecan group and 9.5 months in the irinotecan-alone group. This difference was not significant (hazard ratio for death, 0.99; 95% confidence interval 0.78-1.25; P = 0.92). Grade 3 or higher toxicities were more common in the S-1 plus irinotecan group than in the irinotecan-alone group. CONCLUSION The consecutive use of S-1 plus irinotecan is not recommended as second-line treatment in patients who are refractory to S-1-based first-line chemotherapy. ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT00639327.
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- K Tanabe
- Department of Gastroenterological and Transplant Surgery, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo.
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- Department of Surgery, Osaka National Hospital, Osaka
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- Department of Surgery, Gastroenterological Center, Yokohama City University, Yokohama
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Gifu
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- Department of Surgery, Hakodate Goryokaku Hospital, Hakodate
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- Department of General Surgical Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi
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- Department of Surgery, Sakai City Hospital, Sakai
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Gifu
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- Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University, Kobe
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- Devision of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Cancer Institute Hospital of JFCR, Tokyo
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- Division of Gastric Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka
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- Department of Clinical Medicine (Biostatistics), Kitasato University School of Pharmacy, Tokyo
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- Japan Clinical Cancer Research Organization, Tokyo, Japan
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Kubota K, Sakai H, Katakami N, Nishio M, Inoue A, Okamoto H, Isobe H, Kunitoh H, Takiguchi Y, Kobayashi K, Nakamura Y, Ohmatsu H, Sugawara S, Minato K, Fukuda M, Yokoyama A, Takeuchi M, Michimae H, Gemma A, Kudoh S. A randomized phase III trial of oral S-1 plus cisplatin versus docetaxel plus cisplatin in Japanese patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: TCOG0701 CATS trial. Ann Oncol 2015; 26:1401-8. [PMID: 25908605 PMCID: PMC4478975 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdv190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2014] [Accepted: 04/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Platinum-based two-drug combination chemotherapy has been standard of care for patients with advanced nonsmall-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The primary aim was to compare overall survival (OS) of patients with advanced NSCLC between the two chemotherapy regimens. Secondary end points included progression-free survival (PFS), response, safety, and quality of life (QoL). PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients with previously untreated stage IIIB or IV NSCLC, an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0-1 and adequate organ function were randomized to receive either oral S-1 80 mg/m(2)/day on days 1-21 plus cisplatin 60 mg/m(2) on day 8 every 4-5 weeks, or docetaxel 60 mg/m(2) on day 1 plus cisplatin 80 mg/m(2) on day 1 every 3-4 weeks, both up to six cycles. RESULTS A total of 608 patients from 66 sites in Japan were randomized to S-1 plus cisplatin (n = 303) or docetaxel plus cisplatin (n = 305). OS for oral S-1 plus cisplatin was noninferior to docetaxel plus cisplatin [median survival, 16.1 versus 17.1 months, respectively; hazard ratio = 1.013; 96.4% confidence interval (CI) 0.837-1.227]. Significantly higher febrile neutropenia (7.4% versus 1.0%), grade 3/4 neutropenia (73.4% versus 22.9%), grade 3/4 infection (14.5% versus 5.3%), and grade 1/2 alopecia (59.3% versus 12.3%) were observed in the docetaxel plus cisplatin than in the S-1 plus cisplatin. There were no differences found in PFS or response between the two arms. QoL data investigated by EORTC QLQ-C30 and LC-13 favored the S-1 plus cisplatin. CONCLUSION Oral S-1 plus cisplatin is not inferior to docetaxel plus cisplatin and is better tolerated in Japanese patients with advanced NSCLC. CLINICAL TRIAL NUMBER UMIN000000608.
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo
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- Department of Thoracic Oncology, Saitama Cancer Center, Kita-adachi-gun
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- Division of Integrated Oncology, Institute of Biomedical Research and Innovation, Kobe
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- Department of Thoracic Medical Oncology, Cancer Institute Hospital of JFCR, Tokyo
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- Clinical Research, Innovation and Education Center, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Medical Oncology, Yokohama Municipal Citizen's Hospital, Hodogaya-ku
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- Department of Medical Oncology, KKR Sapporo Medical Center, Sapporo
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Japanese Red Cross Medical Center, Tokyo
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Saitama
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- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Nagasaki
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- Division of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Sendai Kousei Hospital, Sendai
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Gunma Prefectural Cancer Center, Ota
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Niigata Cancer Center Hospital, Niigata
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- Department of Clinical Medicine (Biostatistics and Pharmaceutical Medicine), Kitasato University School of Pharmacy, Tokyo
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- Department of Clinical Medicine (Biostatistics and Pharmaceutical Medicine), Kitasato University School of Pharmacy, Tokyo
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo
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- Double-Barred Cross Hospital Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, Japan
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Takeuchi M, Sakasai-Sakai A, Takata T, Ueda T, Takino J, Tsutsumi M, Hyogo H, Yamagishi S. Serum levels of toxic AGEs (TAGE) may be a promising novel biomarker in development and progression of NASH. Med Hypotheses 2015; 84:490-3. [PMID: 25697114 DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2015.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2014] [Accepted: 02/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) ranges from simple steatosis to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), leads to fibrosis and potentially cirrhosis, liver failure, and hepatocellular carcinoma, and is one of the most common causes of liver disease worldwide. NAFLD has also been implicated in other medical conditions such as insulin resistance, obesity, metabolic syndrome, hyperlipemia, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. Continuous hyperglycemia has been implicated in the pathogenesis of diabetic micro- and macro-vascular complications via various metabolic pathways, and numerous hyperglycemia-induced metabolic and hemodynamic conditions exist, including the increased generation of various types of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs). We recently demonstrated that glyceraldehyde-derived AGEs (Glycer-AGEs), the predominant components of toxic AGEs (TAGE), played an important role in the pathogenesis of angiopathy in diabetic patients. Moreover, a growing body of evidence suggests that the interaction between TAGE and the receptor for AGEs may alter intracellular signaling, gene expression, and the release of pro-inflammatory molecules and also elicits the generation of oxidative stress in numerous types of cells including hepatocytes and hepatic stellate cells. Serum levels of TAGE were significantly higher in NASH patients than in those with simple steatosis and healthy controls. Moreover, serum levels of TAGE inversely correlated with adiponectin (adiponectin is produced by adipose tissue and is an anti-inflammatory adipokine that can increase insulin sensitivity). Furthermore, immunohistochemical staining of TAGE showed intense staining in the livers of patients with NASH. Serum levels of TAGE may be a useful biomarker for discriminating NASH from simple steatosis. The administration of atorvastatin (10 mg daily) for 12 months significantly improved NASH-related metabolic parameters and significantly decreased serum levels of TAGE. The steatosis grade and NAFLD activity score were also significantly improved. These results demonstrated that atorvastatin decreased the serum levels of TAGE in NASH patients with dyslipidemia and suggest the usefulness of TAGE as a biomarker for the attenuation of NASH. Serum levels of TAGE were significantly higher in non-B or non-C hepatocellular carcinoma (NBNC-HCC) patients than in NASH subjects without HCC or control subjects. TAGE may be involved in the pathogenesis of NBNC-HCC, and could, therefore, be a biomarker that could discriminate NBNC-HCC from NASH. We propose that serum levels of TAGE are promising novel targets for the diagnosis of and therapeutic interventions against NASH.
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- Department of Advanced Medicine, Medical Research Institute, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan.
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- Department of Advanced Medicine, Medical Research Institute, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Medicine, Medical Research Institute, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Medicine, Medical Research Institute, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hiroshima International University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Hepatology, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Pathophysiology and Therapeutics of Diabetic Vascular Complications, Kurume University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan
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Ryuto H, Musumeci F, Sakata A, Takeuchi M, Takaoka GH. Spectrometer for cluster ion beam induced luminescence. Rev Sci Instrum 2015; 86:023106. [PMID: 25725822 DOI: 10.1063/1.4907540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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A spectrometer to detect the ultra-weak luminescence originated by the collision of cluster ions on the surfaces of solid materials was constructed. This spectrometer consists of 11 photomultipliers with band-pass interference filters that can detect the luminescence within the wavelength ranging from 300 to 700 nm and of a photomultiplier without filter. The calibration of the detection system was performed using the photons emitted from a strontium aluminate fluorescent tape and from a high temperature tungsten filament. Preliminary measurements show the ability of this spectrometer to detect the cluster ion beam induced luminescence.
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- Photonics and Electronics Science and Engineering Center, Kyoto University, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Catania University, Catania 95123, Italy
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- Photonics and Electronics Science and Engineering Center, Kyoto University, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Photonics and Electronics Science and Engineering Center, Kyoto University, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Photonics and Electronics Science and Engineering Center, Kyoto University, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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Terada Y, Tachibana K, Takeuchi M, Kinouchi K. [Outcome of the Pediatric Patients Who Required Repeated Cardiopulmonary Bypass during the Repair of Congenital Heart Disease]. Masui 2015; 64:139-144. [PMID: 26121804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND We occasionally encounter clinical deterioration after discontinuation of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and are forced to reinstitute CPB during cardiac surgery. Some reports describe such cases occurring in adults, but few in infants and children. We retrospectively investigated the causes and outcomes of children requiring repeated CPB during the repair of congenital heart anomalies. METHODS Patients who required repeated CPB during the repair of congenital heart anomalies in our institution from 2007 to 2012 were recruited into the study. Patient's background, diagnosis, surgical procedures, durations of total CPB and aortic cross-clamping, indications for re-CPB, procedures or treatment added after reinstitution of CPB and outcomes were collected. RESULTS Out of 600 pediatric patients who underwent the repair of congenital heart disease during the study period, 34 required repeated CPB and were enrolled into the study. Mean age was 2 years and mean body weight was 9.9 kg. Twenty-six patients of 34 were weaned from the CPB after additional surgical repair with re-bypass, one of whom died in the ICU. The remaining 8 patients were weaned from the CPB after medical treatment. One of 8 patients died in the ICU and 2 died after discharge from ICU. CONCLUSIONS In cardiac surgery of congenital heart disease, pediatric patients who required repeated CPB showed high mortality but patients who received additional surgical repair to be weaned from CPB had better outcome compared with those who received medical treatment.
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Moon K, Mizuguchi S, Tachibana K, Takeuchi M. Tidal volume accuracy during non-invasive ventilation with modern neonatal mechanical ventilators. Crit Care 2015. [PMCID: PMC4470642 DOI: 10.1186/cc14342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Shahgaldi K, Hegner T, Da Silva C, Fukuyama A, Takeuchi M, Uema A, Kado Y, Nagata Y, Hayashi A, Otani K, Fukuda S, Yoshitani H, Otsuji Y, Morhy S, Lianza A, Afonso T, Oliveira W, Tavares G, Rodrigues A, Vieira M, Warth A, Deutsch A, Fischer C, Tezynska-Oniszk I, Turska-Kmiec A, Kawalec W, Dangel J, Maruszewski B, Bokiniec R, Burczynski P, Borszewska-Kornacka K, Ziolkowska L, Zuk M, Troshina A, Dzhalilova D, Poteshkina N, Hamitov F, Warita S, Kawasaki M, Tanaka R, Yagasaki H, Minatoguchi S, Wanatabe T, Ono K, Noda T, Wanatabe S, Minatoguchi S, Angelis A, Ageli K, Vlachopoulos C, Felekos I, Ioakimidis N, Aznaouridis K, Vaina S, Abdelrasoul M, Tsiamis E, Stefanadis C, Cameli M, Sparla S, D'ascenzi F, Fineschi M, Favilli R, Pierli C, Henein M, Mondillo S, Lindqvist P, Tossavainen E, Gonzalez M, Soderberg S, Henein M, Holmgren A, Strachinaru M, Catez E, Jousten I, Pavel O, Janssen C, Morissens M, Chatzistamatiou E, Moustakas G, Memo G, Konstantinidis D, Mpampatzeva Vagena I, Manakos K, Traxanas K, Vergi N, Feretou A, Kallikazaros I, Tsai WC, Sun YT, Lee WH, Yang LT, Liu YW, Lee CH, Li WT, Mizariene V, Bieseviciene M, Karaliute R, Verseckaite R, Vaskelyte J, Lesauskaite V, Chatzistamatiou E, Mpampatseva Vagena I, Manakos K, Moustakas G, Konstantinidis D, Memo G, Mitsakis O, Kasakogias A, Syros P, Kallikazaros I, Hristova K, Cornelissen G, Singh R, Shiue I, Coisne D, Madjalian AM, Tchepkou C, Raud Raynier P, Degand B, Christiaens L, Baldenhofer G, Spethmann S, Dreger H, Sanad W, Baumann G, Stangl K, Stangl V, Knebel F, Azzaz S, Kacem S, Ouali S, Risos L, Dedobbeleer C, Unger P, Sinem Cakal S, Elif Eroglu E, Baydar O, Beytullah Cakal B, Mehmet Vefik Yazicioglu M, Mustafa Bulut M, Cihan Dundar C, Kursat Tigen K, Birol Ozkan B, Ali Metin Esen A, Tournoux F, Chequer R, Sroussi M, Hyafil F, Rouzet F, Leguludec D, Baum P, Stoebe S, Pfeiffer D, Hagendorff A, Fang F, Lau M, Zhang Q, Luo X, Wang X, Chen L, Yu C, Zaborska B, Smarz K, Makowska E, Kulakowski P, Budaj A, Bengrid 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K, Warita S, Ono K, Noda T, Minatoguchi S, Breithardt OA, Razavi H, Nabutovsky Y, Ryu K, Gaspar T, Kosiuk J, John S, Prinzen F, Hindricks G, Piorkowski C, Nemchyna O, Tovstukha V, Chikovani A, Golikova I, Lutai M, Nemes A, Kalapos A, Domsik P, Lengyel C, Orosz A, Forster T, Nordenfur T, Babic A, Giesecke A, Bulatovic I, Ripsweden J, Samset E, Winter R, Larsson M, Blazquez Bermejo Z, Lopez Fernandez T, Caro Codon J, Valbuena S, Caro Codon J, Mori Junco R, Moreno Yanguela M, Lopez-Sendon J, Pinto-Teixeira P, Branco L, Galrinho A, Oliveira M, Cunha P, Silva T, Rio P, Feliciano J, Nogueira-Silva M, Ferreira R, Shkolnik E, Vasyuk Y, Nesvetov V, Shkolnik L, Varlan G, Bajraktari G, Ronn F, Ibrahimi P, Jashari F, Jensen S, Henein M, Kang MK, Mun HS, Choi S, Cho JR, Han S, Lee N, Cho IJ, Heo R, Chang H, Shin S, Shim C, Hong G, Chung N. Poster session 3: Thursday 4 December 2014, 14:00-18:00 * Location: Poster area. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeu253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Kato M, Saruta J, Takeuchi M, Igarashi H, Kawata T, Tsukinoki K. EHMTI-0089. Relationship of sleep bruxism and migraine. J Headache Pain 2014. [PMCID: PMC4181290 DOI: 10.1186/1129-2377-15-s1-d32] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Fukuyama A, Takeuchi M, Wu V, Nagata Y, Hayashi A, Otani K, Fukuda S, Yoshitani H, Lin F, Otsuji Y, Islas F, Olmos C, Almeria C, Rodrigo J, De Agustin A, Marcos-Alberca P, Clavero M, Saltijeral A, Perez De Isla L, Atout W, Maceira Gonzalez AM, Igual B, Cosin-Sales J, Diago J, Aguilar J, Ruvira J, Sotillo J, Bertella E, Baggiano A, Loguercio M, Mushtaq S, Petulla' M, Segurini C, Conte E, Andreini D, Pontone G, Tong L, Ramalli A, Tortoli P, Luo J, D'hooge J, Galanti G, Toncelli L, Stefani L, Pedri S, Pedrizzetti G, Kaminska-Kegel A, Jaroch J, Brzezinska B, Kruszynska E, Kusmierz M, Loboz-Grudzien K, Hagendorff A, Stoebe S, Tarr A, Pfeiffer D, Fazlinezhad A, Fazlinezhad A, Azimi S, Vejdan Parast M, Hashemi Doost A. MODERATED POSTER SESSION: New imaging techniques in classical scenarios: Saturday 6 December 2014, 08:30-12:30 * Location: Moderated Poster area. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeu266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Tong L, Huang C, Ramalli A, Tortoli P, Luo J, D'hooge J, Tzemos N, Mordi I, Bishay T, Bishay T, Negishi T, Hristova K, Kurosawa K, Bansal M, Thavendiranathan P, Yuda S, Popescu B, Vinereanu D, Penicka M, Marwick T, Hamed W, Kamel M, Yaseen R, El-Barbary H, Nemes A, Kis O, Gavaller H, Kanyo E, Forster T, Angelis A, Vlachopoulos C, Ioakimidis N, Felekos I, Chrysohoou C, Aznaouridis K, Abdelrasoul M, Terentes D, Ageli K, Stefanadis C, Kurnicka K, Domienik-Karlowicz J, Lichodziejewska B, Goliszek S, Grudzka K, Krupa M, Dzikowska-Diduch O, Ciurzynski M, Pruszczyk P, Gual Capllonch F, Lopez Ayerbe J, Teis A, Ferrer E, Vallejo N, Junca G, Pla R, Bayes-Genis A, Schwaiger J, Knight D, Gallimore A, Schreiber B, Handler C, Coghlan J, Bruno RM, Giardini G, Malacrida S, Catuzzo B, Armenia S, Brustia R, Ghiadoni L, Cauchy E, Pratali L, Kim K, Lee K, Cho J, Yoon H, Ahn Y, Jeong M, Cho J, Park J, Cho S, Nastase O, Enache R, Mateescu A, Botezatu D, Popescu B, Ginghina C, Gu H, Sinha M, Simpson J, 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Vahanian A, Messika-Zeitoun D, Jin C, Fang F, Meng F, Kam K, Sun J, Tsui G, Wong K, Wan S, Yu C, Lee A, Cho IJ, Chung H, Heo R, Ha S, Hong G, Shim C, Chang H, Ha J, Chung N, Moral S, Gruosso D, Galuppo V, Teixido G, Rodriguez-Palomares J, Gutierrez L, Evangelista A, Moral S, Gruosso D, Galuppo V, Teixido G, Rodriguez-Palomares J, Gutierrez L, Evangelista A, Moral S, Gruosso D, Galuppo V, Teixido G, Rodriguez-Palomares J, Gutierrez L, Evangelista A, Alexopoulos A, Dawson D, Nihoyannopoulos P, Zainal Abidin HA, Ismail J, Arshad K, Ibrahim Z, Lim C, Abd Rahman E, Kasim S, Peteiro J, Barrio A, Escudero A, Bouzas-Mosquera A, Yanez J, Martinez D, Castro-Beiras A, Scali M, Simioniuc A, Mandoli G, Lombardo A, Massaro F, Di Bello V, Marzilli M, Dini F, Adachi H, Tomono J, Oshima S, Merchan Ortega G, Bravo Bustos D, Lazaro Garcia R, Sanchez Espino A, Macancela Quinones J, Ikuta I, Ruiz Lopez M, Valencia Serrano F, Bonaque Gonzalez J, Gomez Recio M, Romano G, D'ancona G, Pilato G, Di Gesaro G, Clemenza F, Raffa G, Scardulla C, Sciacca S, Lancellotti P, Pilato M, Addetia K, Takeuchi M, Maffessanti F, Weinert L, Hamilton J, Mor-Avi V, Lang R, Sugano A, Seo Y, Watabe H, Kakefuda Y, Aihara H, Nishina H, Ishizu T, Fumikura Y, Noguchi Y, Aonuma K, Luo X, Fang F, Lee A, Shang Q, Yu C, Sammut EC, Chabinok R, Jackson T, Siarkos M, Lee L, Carr-White G, Rajani R, Kapetanakis S, Byrne D, Walsh J, Ellis L, Mckiernan S, Norris S, King G, Murphy R, Hristova K, Katova T, Simova I, Kostova V, Shuie I, Ferferieva V, Bogdanova V, Castelon X, Nemes A, Sasi V, Domsik P, Kalapos A, Lengyel C, Orosz A, Forster T, Grapsa J, Demir O, Dawson D, Sharma R, Senior R, Nihoyannopoulos P, Pilichowska E, Zaborska B, Baran J, Stec S, Kulakowski P, Budaj A, Kosmala W, Kaye G, Saito M, Negishi K, Marwick T, Maceira Gonzalez AM, Ripoll C, Cosin-Sales J, Igual B, Salazar J, Belloch V, Dulai RS, Taylor A, Gupta S. Poster session 1: Wednesday 3 December 2014, 09:00-16:00 * Location: Poster area. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2014; 15:ii25-ii51. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeu248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/02/2023] Open
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Murakoshi F, Takeuchi M, Inomata A, Horimoto T, Ito M, Suzuki Y, Kato K. Administration of lasalocid-NA is preventive against cryptosporidiosis of newborn calves. Vet Rec 2014; 175:353. [DOI: 10.1136/vr.102508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- F. Murakoshi
- Department of Veterinary Microbiology; Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences; University of Tokyo; 1-1-1 Yayoi Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-8657 Japan
- National Research Center for Protozoan Diseases; Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine; Inada-cho Obihiro Hokkaido 080-8555 Japan
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- Akabane Animal Clinic Co.; 55 Ishizoe Akabane-cho Tahara Aichi 441-3502 Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology; Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences; University of Tokyo; 1-1-1 Yayoi Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-8657 Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology; Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences; University of Tokyo; 1-1-1 Yayoi Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-8657 Japan
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- Akabane Animal Clinic Co.; 55 Ishizoe Akabane-cho Tahara Aichi 441-3502 Japan
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- Akabane Animal Clinic Co.; 55 Ishizoe Akabane-cho Tahara Aichi 441-3502 Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology; Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences; University of Tokyo; 1-1-1 Yayoi Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-8657 Japan
- National Research Center for Protozoan Diseases; Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine; Inada-cho Obihiro Hokkaido 080-8555 Japan
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Nakashima S, Matsui T, Takeuchi M, Yamagishi SI. Linagliptin blocks renal damage in type 1 diabetic rats by suppressing advanced glycation end products-receptor axis. Horm Metab Res 2014; 46:717-21. [PMID: 24710699 DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1371892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) and their receptor (RAGE) play a role in diabetic nephropathy. We have recently found that linagliptin, an inhibitor of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) suppresses the AGE-induced oxidative stress generation and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) gene expression in endothelial cells. However, whether linagliptin could have beneficial effects on experimental diabetic nephropathy in a glucose-lowering independent manner remains unknown. To address the issue, this study examined the effects of linagliptin on renal damage in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Serum levels of DPP-4 were significantly elevated in diabetic rats compared with control rats. Although linagliptin treatment for 2 weeks did not improve hyperglycemia in diabetic rats, linagliptin significantly reduced AGEs levels, RAGE gene expression, and 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine, a marker of oxidative stress in the kidney of diabetic rats. Furthermore, linagliptin significantly reduced albuminuria, renal ICAM-1 mRNA levels, and lymphocyte infiltration into the glomeruli of diabetic rats. Our present study suggests that linagliptin could exert beneficial effects on diabetic nephropathy partly by blocking the AGE-RAGE-evoked oxidative stress generation in the kidney of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Inhibition of DPP-4 by linagliptin might be a promising strategy for the treatment of diabetic nephropathy.
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- S Nakashima
- Department of Pathophysiology and Therapeutics of Diabetic Vascular Complications, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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- Department of Pathophysiology and Therapeutics of Diabetic Vascular Complications, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Medicine, Medical Research Institute, Kanazawa Medical University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Pathophysiology and Therapeutics of Diabetic Vascular Complications, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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Jinno M, Watanabe A, Takeuchi M, Suciu N. Importance of postprandial glycemia (PPG) in art: a novel therapy with sitagliptin for ART repeaters increases pregnancy rate by decreasing PPG and advanced glycation endproducts. Fertil Steril 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.07.221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Hayashi S, Takeuchi M, Hatsuda K, Ogata K, Kurata M, Nakayama T, Ohishi Y, Nakamura H. The impact of nutrition and glucose intolerance on the development of tuberculosis in Japan. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2014; 18:84-8. [PMID: 24365558 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.13.0495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Although Japan is categorised as an intermediate tuberculosis (TB) burden country, the incidence of TB is nevertheless decreasing. OBJECTIVE To identify metabolic and nutritional risk factors for the development of TB. DESIGN We compared 522 TB in-patients (350 males, 172 females) with age- and sex-matched 522 controls randomly selected from among individuals undergoing comprehensive medical examinations. Patients with relapsed or multidrug-resistant TB were excluded. RESULT The proportion of males with glucose intolerance was significantly higher in TB patients than in controls (34.2% vs. 14.4%). Among females, the proportion with glucose intolerance was higher in TB patients than in controls (18.3% vs. 10.0%). In male and female controls and female TB patients, individuals with glucose intolerance had significantly higher body mass index (BMI) than those without glucose intolerance. Low BMI was prevalent in male TB patients; there was no significant difference between the BMIs of TB patients with glucose intolerance and those without. Significant associations were found between BMI, peripheral white blood cell count, serum albumin concentration and glucose intolerance and the development of TB in males. Albumin was a parameter significantly associated with TB development in females. CONCLUSION In Japan, the development of TB is still associated with glucose intolerance and malnutrition.
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- S Hayashi
- Department of Internal Medicine, Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, National Hospital Organization, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, National Hospital Organization, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, National Hospital Organization, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, National Hospital Organization, Osaka, Japan
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- Graduate School of Human Environmental Sciences, Mukogawa Women's University, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Osaka Medical Center, National Hospital Organization, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, National Hospital Organization, Osaka, Japan
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- Center for Preventive Medicine, Nissei Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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Yasudo H, Ando T, Takeuchi M, Nakano H, Itonaga T, Takehara H, Isojima T, Miura K, Harita Y, Takita J, Oka A. Systemic lupus erythematosus complicated with liver cirrhosis in a patient with Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome. Lupus 2014; 23:1523-7. [DOI: 10.1177/0961203314547794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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We report the first case of a girl who presented with Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome (PLS) and subsequently developed systemic lupus erythematosus and liver cirrhosis. This indicates that autoimmune diseases can be a complication in patients with PLS. Cathepsin C gene mutations were not found in our patient or her mother. Thus, other genetic factors may have been involved in this patient.
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- H Yasudo
- Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Laboratory for Allergic Disease, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Aomori, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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