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Hatori K, Suzuki Y, Izawa N, Tani M, Hattori N, Fujiwara T. Hyoid displacement during the pharyngeal stage of swallowing in patients with Parkinson’s disease. J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Izawa N, Iwamuro H, Tani M, Hatori K, Hattori N, Fujiwara T. Analysis of planter pressure during standing and walking in patients with Parkinson’s disease. J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.1005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Sakairi Y, Iwata T, Tanaka K, Fujiwara T, Wada H, Suzuki H, Nakajima T, Chiyo M, Yoshino I. P-114NODAL STATUS IN PERIPHERAL cT1N0 LUNG CANCER IN THE UICC 8TH STAGING SYSTEM. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivx280.114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Sato K, Kuwano S, Hirai E, Hokari Y, Izawa N, Fujiwara T. The effectiveness of rehabilitation with stimulation after STN-DBS in moderate Parkinson's disease patients. J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.2348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Yasui K, Nagasaka T, Nyuya A, Toshima T, Kawai T, Shigeyasu K, Yano S, Mori Y, Haraga J, Nakamura K, Umeda Y, Goel A, Fujiwara T. Gene expression signatures in BRAF V600E mutant colorectal cancer in relation to WNT signaling cascade. Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx393.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Nyuya A, Haraga J, Nagasaka T, Nakamura K, Haruma T, Nishida T, Yasui K, Fujiwara T, Goel A, Masuyama H. POLE mutations and MSI were positive predictive factors for progression free survival in endometrial cancer patients at the risk of recurrence. Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx372.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Wang Z, Hanada K, Yoshida N, Shimoji T, Miyamoto M, Oya Y, Zushi H, Idei H, Nakamura K, Fujisawa A, Nagashima Y, Hasegawa M, Kawasaki S, Higashijima A, Nakashima H, Nagata T, Kawaguchi A, Fujiwara T, Araki K, Mitarai O, Fukuyama A, Takase Y, Matsumoto K. Measurement of thickness of film deposited on the plasma-facing wall in the QUEST tokamak by colorimetry. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2017; 88:093502. [PMID: 28964174 DOI: 10.1063/1.5000739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2016] [Accepted: 08/17/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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After several experimental campaigns in the Kyushu University Experiment with Steady-state Spherical Tokamak (QUEST), the originally stainless steel plasma-facing wall (PFW) becomes completely covered with a deposited film composed of mixture materials, such as iron, chromium, carbon, and tungsten. In this work, an innovative colorimetry-based method was developed to measure the thickness of the deposited film on the actual QUEST wall. Because the optical constants of the deposited film on the PFW were position-dependent and the extinction coefficient k1 was about 1.0-2.0, which made the probing light not penetrate through some thick deposited films, the colorimetry method developed can only provide a rough value range of thickness of the metal-containing film deposited on the actual PFW in QUEST. However, the use of colorimetry is of great benefit to large-area inspections and to radioactive materials in future fusion devices that will be strictly prohibited from being taken out of the limited area.
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Toshima T, Nagasaka T, Mori Y, Kawai T, YASUI K, Fuji T, Taniguchi F, Kimura K, Kishimoto H, Umeda Y, Goel A, Fujiwara T. A novel circulating cell free DNA-based assay can predict tumor response to systematic chemotherapy. Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx390.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Takagi K, Yoshida R, Yagi T, Umeda Y, Nobuoka D, Kuise T, Fujiwara T. OR33: Randomized Controlled Trial of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocol in Patients Undergoing Pancreaticoduodenectomy. Clin Nutr 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s0261-5614(17)30754-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Kato T, Fujiwara T, Kawachi I. Associations between mothers' active engagement with infants at 6 months and children's adjustment to school life at ages 5.5 and 11 years. Child Care Health Dev 2017; 43:406-414. [PMID: 27991690 DOI: 10.1111/cch.12432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2016] [Accepted: 11/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND In Japan, students' poor adjustment to school life such as school refusals has been recognized as a nation-wide problem. In this study, we examined the link between the absence of mothers' active engagement with their infants at 6 months and children's risks of poor adjustment toward elementary school life at the ages of 5.5 and 11. METHODS We used a Japanese national longitudinal survey (n = 43 132) with 11 years of follow-up. Because of social patterning in how mothers engage with their infants, we employed propensity score matching analyses to control for confounding by socio-economic and other factors. We matched mothers with active engagement and those without on various social and parental characteristics such as educational attainment and household income. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS Among matched pairs, we observed higher risks of poor adjustment to school life at both 5.5 and 11 years among Japanese children who lacked mothers' active engagement at 6 months. For example, the relative risk was 1.46 [95% confidence interval: 1.10, 1.94] for inability to get along with others in a group setting at the age of 5.5 years and 1.29 [1.10, 1.51] for inability to get along with teachers at the age of 11 years. Our findings corroborate previous findings, which emphasize the importance of providing an enriched environment for infants' social development and may indicate the need for an intervention for caregivers who lack appropriate nurturing skills.
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Fujiwara T, Hoshino T, Ooshima T, Hamada S. Differential and Quantitative Analyses of mRNA Expression of Glucosyltransferases from Streptococcus mutans MT8148. J Dent Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1177/0810109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Streptococcus mutans produces three glucosyltransferases, coded by gtfB, gtfC, and gtfD, whose cooperative action is essential for sucrose-dependent cellular adhesion. This cellular adhesion plays an important role in the formation of dental plaque and the initiation of dental caries. Since they bear genetic similarities and are large in size, differentiation of their gene expression has been difficult, and little is known about the dynamic process of gtf expression. Using a real-time reverse-transcription/polymerase chain-reaction, we determined the expression of each gtf. Under various conditions, the relative levels of transcription were gtfB > gtfD > gtfC. Sucrose enhanced gtfD expression, whereas it reduced that of gtfB and gtfC, suggesting the presence of independent promoters. Quantitative analyses demonstrated coincidence between the ratio of expression of each gtf and the ratio previously identified as optimal for sucrose-dependent adhesion in vitro, suggesting that S. mutans produces GTF at an optimal ratio to adhere to the tooth surface.
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Yamaguchi T, Fujiwara T, Takahara T, Takahashi Y, Mizuno K, Ushiba J, Masakado Y, Liu M. P208 The effects of transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation on spinal reciprocal inhibition in healthy persons. Clin Neurophysiol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2016.10.326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Fujiwara T, Teruta S, Tsudaka S, Ota K, Matsuda H. Clinical Courses of Graft Failure Caused by Chronic Allograft Dysfunction in Kidney Transplantation. Transplant Proc 2017; 49:49-52. [PMID: 28104157 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2016.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Chronic allograft dysfunction (CAD) is a main cause of graft failure in kidney transplantation. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed 279 kidney transplant recipients who survived with a functioning graft for at least 2 years. CAD was defined as chronic graft deterioration, excluding other specific causes. We defined the pattern of decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), as follows: (1) "plateau" was defined as decline in eGFR ≤2 mL/min/1.73 m2/year; "long plateaus" were those lasting more than 5 years; (2) "rapid decline" was a decrease in eGFR ≥20 mL/min/1.73 m2/year. Patients diagnosed with CAD were categorized according to the occurrence of rapid decline and/or long plateau as follows: group 1, neither rapid decline nor long plateau; group 2, rapid decline only; group 3, long plateau only; and group 4, both rapid decline and long plateau. RESULTS From a total of 81 graft losses, 51 (63%) failed because of CAD, with a median of 9.4 years. Sixteen patients belonged to group 1, 14 to group 2, 12 to group 3, and nine to group 4. Mean graft survival times in the four groups were 7.7 ± 1.1, 6.1 ± 3.1, 16.2 ± 2.5, and 10.8 ± 3.6 years, respectively (P < .001). There were significant differences among groups in donor age, year of transplantation, mean eGFR at baseline, and acute rejection rate after transplantation. CONCLUSIONS The results indicate that this cohort of kidney transplant recipients who had CAD comprised subgroups with different clinical courses.
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Yano S, Takehara K, Kishimoto H, Tazawa H, Urata Y, Kagawa S, Bouvet M, Fujiwara T, Hoffman RM. OBP-401-GFP telomerase-dependent adenovirus illuminates and kills high-metastatic more effectively than low-metastatic triple-negative breast cancer in vitro. Cancer Gene Ther 2017; 24:45-47. [PMID: 28106046 DOI: 10.1038/cgt.2016.67] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2016] [Revised: 10/17/2016] [Accepted: 10/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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We previously described the development of a highly-invasive, triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) variant using serial orthotopic implantation of MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer in nude mice. The isolated variant is highly invasive in the mammary gland and metastasized to lymph nodes in 10 of 12 mice compared with 2 of 12 of the parental cell line. OBP-401 is a telomerase-dependent cancer-specific, green fluorescent protein (GFP)-expressing adenovirus. OBP-401 was used to infect parental MDA-MB-231P cells and high-metastatic MDA-MB-231H and MDA-MB-231HLN isolated from a lymph node metastasis and MDA-MB-231HLM isolated from a lung metastasis. Time-course imaging showed that OBP-401 labeled MDA-MB-231HP, MDA-MB-231HLN, and MDA-MB-231HLM cells more brightly than MDA-MB-231 parental cells. OBP-401 killed MDA-MB-231H, MDA-MB-231HLN, and MDA-MB-231HLM cells more efficiently than MDA-MB-231P parental cells. These results indicate that OBP-401 could infect, label and then kill high-metastatic MDA-MB-231 more efficiently than low-metastatic MDA-MB-231.
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Tamesada M, Kawabata S, Fujiwara T, Hamada S. Synergistic Effects of Streptococcal Glucosyltransferases on Adhesive Biofilm Formation. J Dent Res 2016; 83:874-9. [PMID: 15505239 DOI: 10.1177/154405910408301110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Glucosyltransferases (GTF)-I and GTF-SI of Streptococcus mutans synthesize water-insoluble and both water-soluble and -insoluble glucans, respectively, and play essential roles in the sucrose-dependent adhesion of the organism to tooth surfaces. To examine the interactions of different GTFs on artificial biofilm formed by S. mutans and other oral streptococci, we generated GTF-I- and GTF-SI-hyperproducing isogenic mutant strains. Transformant B42-21, which hyperexpressed GTF-SI, exhibited firm adhesion in the presence of sucrose, whereas transformant B42-10, which hyperexpressed GTF-I, failed to exhibit firm adhesion. Furthermore, co-culture of transformant B42-21 with water-soluble glucan-synthesizing Streptococcus sanguinis yielded firm adhesion, while the addition of dextran T10 to B42-21 growing culture had no effect on adhesion. These findings suggest that GTF-SI has a strong effect on sucrose-dependent adhesion and is essential for biofilm formation on smooth surfaces, in cooperation with water-soluble glucans synthesized de novo by oral streptococci that inherently lack cell adhesion ability.
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Nagasaka T, Nyuya A, Toshima T, Kawai T, Yasui K, Kimura K, Mori Y, Umeda Y, Kishimoto H, Fujiwara T. 53P Update results of a novel assay for the detection of methylated CpGs from sputum to screen patients with lung cancer. Ann Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw574.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Miki T, Fujiwara T, Yagi J, Honma H, Mashiko H, Nagao K, Okuyama M. The relationship between social capital and happiness after the Great East Japan Earthquake. Eur J Public Health 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckw164.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Amemiya A, Fujiwara T. Impact of low household income on lung function among school-aged children in Japan. Eur J Public Health 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckw174.213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Yanagi N, Fujiwara T, Hata A, Kondo K. Association between adverse childhood experiences and vegetable consumption in older age in Japan. Eur J Public Health 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckw174.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Kizuki M, Fujiwara T. Association between family support and psychological distress, as modified by attachment patterns. Eur J Public Health 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckw164.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Isumi A, Fujiwara T. Interaction effects of unintended pregnancy and maternal age on infant abuse in Japan. Eur J Public Health 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckw174.189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Yamamoto T, Yoshida S, Nakajima T, Fujiwara T, Suzuki H, Iwata T, Yoshino I. F-065BRONCHOSCOPIC ASSESSMENT OF BRONCHIAL ANASTOMOSIS BY VISUALIZING LOCAL CIRCULATION STATUS. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivw260.64] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Kaiho T, Suzuki H, Sata Y, Hata A, Toyoda T, Inage T, Yamamoto T, Tanaka K, Fujiwara T, Wada H, Nakajima T, Iwata T, Yoshida S, Yoshino I. P-181SURGICAL OUTCOMES OF PULMONARY METASTASIS FROM HEPATO-PANCREATO-BILIARY CARCINOMAS: COMPARISON WITH PULMONARY METASTASIS FROM COLORECTAL CARCINOMAS. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivw260.179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Nakajima T, Sata Y, Inage T, Fujiwara T, Wada H, Suzuki H, Iwata T, Yoshida S, Yoshino I. F-047SHOULD ADDITIONAL SURGICAL STAGING BE PERFORMED ENSUING A NEGATIVE RESULT BY ENDOBRONCHIAL ULTRASOUND-GUIDED TRANSBRONCHIAL NEEDLE ASPIRATION? Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivw260.47] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Odagiri K, Fujiwara T, Andoh K, Kinno Y, Matsuura H, Tsukuda M. Single Exposure Dual-Energy Subtraction Radiography of the Upper Airways Using Computed Radiography. Acta Radiol 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/028418519203300320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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