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Uemura R, Nagatani Y, Hashimoto M, Oshio Y, Sonoda A, Otani H, Hanaoka J, Watanabe Y. Association of Respiratory Functional Indices and Smoking with Pleural Movement and Mean Lung Density Assessed Using Four-Dimensional Dynamic-Ventilation Computed Tomography in Smokers and Patients with COPD. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 2023; 18:327-339. [PMID: 36945706 PMCID: PMC10024907 DOI: 10.2147/copd.s389075] [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: 10/01/2022] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 03/17/2023] Open
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Purpose To correlate the ratio of the non-dependent to dependent aspects of the maximal pleural movement vector (MPMVND/D) and gravity-oriented collapse ratio (GCRND/D), and the mean lung field density (MLD) obtained using four-dimensional (4D) dynamic-ventilation computed tomography (DVCT) with airflow limitation parameters and the Brinkman index. Materials and Methods Forty-seven patients, including 22 patients with COPD, 13 non-COPD smokers, and 12 non-smokers, with no/slight pleural adhesion confirmed using a thoracoscope, underwent 4D-DVCT with 16 cm coverage. Coordinates for the lung field center, as well as ventral and dorsal pleural points, set on the central trans-axial levels in the median and para-median sagittal planes at end-inspiration, were automatically measured (13-17 frame images, 0.35 seconds/frame). MPMVND/D and GCRND/D were calculated based on MPMV and GCR values for all the included points and the lung field center. MLD was automatically measured in each of the time frames, and the maximal change ratio of MLD (MLDCR) was calculated. These measured values were compared among COPD patients, non-COPD smokers, and non-smokers, and were correlated with the Brinkman index, FEV1/FVC, FEV1 predicted, RV/TLC, and FEF25-75% using Spearman's rank coefficients. Results MPMVND/D was highest in non-smokers (0.819±0.464), followed by non-COPD smokers (0.405±0.131) and patients with COPD (-0.219±0.900). GCRND/D in non-smokers (1.003±1.384) was higher than that in patients with COPD (-0.164±1.199). MLDCR in non-COPD smokers (0.105±0.028) was higher than that in patients with COPD (0.078±0.027). MPMVND/D showed positive correlations with FEV1 predicted (r=0.397, p=0.006), FEV1/FVC (r=0.501, p<0.001), and FEF25-75% (r=0.368, p=0.012). GCRND/D also demonstrated positive correlations with FEV1 (r=0.397, p=0.006), FEV1/FVC (r=0.445, p=0.002), and FEF25-75% (r=0.371, p=0.011). MPMVND/D showed a negative correlation with the Brinkman index (r=-0.398, p=0.006). Conclusion We demonstrated that reduced MPMVND/D and GCRND/D were associated with respiratory functional indices, in addition to a negative association of MPMVND/D with the Brinkman index, which should be recognized when assessing local pleural adhesion on DVCT, especially for ventral pleural aspects.
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- Ryo Uemura
- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
- Correspondence: Ryo Uemura; Yukihiro Nagatani, Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta-tsukinowa-cho, Otsu, Shiga, Japan, 520-2192, Tel/Fax +81-77-548-2536, Email ;
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- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kyoto Medical Center, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
- Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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Kitahara H, Nagatani Y, Otani H, Nakayama R, Kida Y, Sonoda A, Watanabe Y. A novel strategy to develop deep learning for image super-resolution using original ultra-high-resolution computed tomography images of lung as training dataset. Jpn J Radiol 2021; 40:38-47. [PMID: 34318444 PMCID: PMC8315896 DOI: 10.1007/s11604-021-01184-8] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2021] [Accepted: 07/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE To improve the image quality of inflated fixed cadaveric human lungs by utilizing ultra-high-resolution computed tomography (U-HRCT) as a training dataset for super-resolution processing using deep learning (SR-DL). MATERIALS AND METHODS Image data of nine cadaveric human lungs were acquired using U-HRCT. Three different matrix images of U-HRCT images were obtained with two acquisition modes: normal mode (512-matrix image) and super-high-resolution mode (1024- and 2048-matrix image). SR-DL used 512- and 1024-matrix images as training data for deep learning. The virtual 2048-matrix images were acquired by applying SR-DL to the 1024-matrix images. Three independent observers scored normal anatomical structures and abnormal computed tomography (CT) findings of both types of 2048-matrix images on a 3-point scale compared to 1024-matrix images. The image noise values were quantitatively calculated. Moreover, the edge rise distance (ERD) and edge rise slope (ERS) were also calculated using the CT attenuation profile to evaluate margin sharpness. RESULTS The virtual 2048-matrix images significantly improved visualization of normal anatomical structures and abnormal CT findings, except for consolidation and nodules, compared with the conventional 2048-matrix images (p < 0.01). Quantitative noise values were significantly lower in the virtual 2048-matrix images than in the conventional 2048-matrix images (p < 0.001). ERD was significantly shorter in the virtual 2048-matrix images than in the conventional 2048-matrix images (p < 0.01). ERS was significantly higher in the virtual 2048-matrix images than in the conventional 2048-matrix images (p < 0.01). CONCLUSION SR-DL using original U-HRCT images as a training dataset might be a promising tool for image enhancement in terms of margin sharpness and image noise reduction. By applying trained SR-DL to U-HRCT SHR mode images, virtual ultra-high-resolution images were obtained which surpassed the image quality of unmodified SHR mode images.
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- Hitoshi Kitahara
- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta Tsukinowa-Cho, Otsu, Shiga, 520-2192, Japan.
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- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta Tsukinowa-Cho, Otsu, Shiga, 520-2192, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta Tsukinowa-Cho, Otsu, Shiga, 520-2192, Japan
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- Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, Ritsumeikan University, 1-1-1 Noji-higashi, Kusatsu, Shiga, 525-8577, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta Tsukinowa-Cho, Otsu, Shiga, 520-2192, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta Tsukinowa-Cho, Otsu, Shiga, 520-2192, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta Tsukinowa-Cho, Otsu, Shiga, 520-2192, Japan
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Sato S, Nagatani Y, Hashimoto M, Nitta N, Hanaoka J, Ushio N, Tsukagoshi S, Uranishi A, Kimoto T, Oshio Y, Mayumi M, Sonoda A, Otani H, Yamashiro T, Moriya H, Murata K, Watanabe Y. Usability of the lateral decubitus position on four-dimensional ultra-low-dose computed tomography for the detection of localized pleural adhesion in the pulmonary apical region. Acta Radiol 2021; 62:462-473. [PMID: 32611196 DOI: 10.1177/0284185120930611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Localized pleural adhesion (LPA) evaluation in the apical region is difficult even with four-dimensional ultra-low-dose computed tomography (4D-ULDCT) in the supine position due to smaller pleural movements. PURPOSE To assess usability of 4D-ULDCT in the lateral decubitus (LD) position for LPA detection in the apical region. MATERIAL AND METHODS Forty-seven patients underwent 4D-ULDCT of a single respiration cycle with 16-cm coverage of body axis in supine and LD positions with the affected lung uppermost. Intraoperative thoracoscopic findings confirmed LPA presence. A pleural point and a corresponding point on costal outer edge were placed in identical axial planes at end-inspiration. Pleuro-chest wall distance between two points (PCD) was calculated at each respiratory phase. In the affected lung, average change in amount of PCD (PCDACA) was compared between patients with and without LPA in total and two sub-groups (non-COPD and COPD, non-emphysematous and emphysematous patients) in supine and non-dependent (ND) LD positions. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was performed to determine optimal thresholds in PCDACA for differentiating patients with LPA from those without. RESULTS In COPD/emphysematous patients and total population, PCDACA with LPA was smaller than in those without in the supine and NDLD positions for overall, lateral, and dorsal regions. For the lateral region in COPD patients, area under ROC curve (AUC) increased from supine (0.64) to NDLD position (0.81). For the dorsal region in emphysematous patients, AUC increased from supine (0.76) to NDLD position (0.96). CONCLUSION 4D-ULDCT in LD position may be useful for LPA detection in apical regions for COPD and/or emphysematous patients.
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- Shigetaka Sato
- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- CT System Division, Canon Medical Systems, Otawara, Tochigi, Japan
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- Center for Medical Research and Development, Canon Medical Systems, Otawara, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Ohara General Hospital, Fukushima, Fukushima, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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Hamamoto E, Kimura N, Nishino S, Ishihara A, Otani H, Osaki-Oka K. Antimicrobial activity of the volatile compound 3,5-dichloro-4-methoxybenzaldehyde, produced by the mushroom Porostereum spadiceum, against plant-pathogenic bacteria and fungi. J Appl Microbiol 2021; 131:1431-1439. [PMID: 33524179 DOI: 10.1111/jam.15020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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: 12/07/2020] [Revised: 01/28/2021] [Accepted: 01/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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AIMS In this study, volatile compounds released from mycelia of some aromatic mushrooms were investigated for their inhibitory activity against plant-pathogenic bacteria and fungi. METHODS AND RESULTS A screening revealed that volatile compounds from mycelia of Porostereum spadiceum remarkably inhibited the colony formation of plant-pathogenic bacteria, including Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis and Ralstonia solanacearum while also inhibiting the conidial germination of plant-pathogenic fungi including Alternaria brassicicola and Colletotrichum orbiculare. The volatile compounds were isolated from the culture filtrate of P. spadiceum, and 3,4-dichloro-4-methoxybenzaldehyde (DCMB) was identified as a major compound. DCMB significantly inhibited bacterial colonization at 10 μg ml-1 and fungal conidial germination at 0·1-1 μg ml-1 as a vapour. CONCLUSIONS This is the first report on the production of the volatile compound DCMB by P. spadiceum and on the antimicrobial activity of DCMB against plant-pathogenic bacteria and fungi at low concentrations. It may be possible to use the compound as an agent for protecting crops from bacterial and fungal diseases during cultivation and storage. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY This study provides an understanding of antimicrobial activity of the mushroom volatile compound that may be useful as a novel biological control agent for protecting various plant diseases.
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- E Hamamoto
- Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan.,Kumiai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd, Tokyo, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan.,Odawara Research Center, Nippon Soda Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan
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Ito S, Sakai S, Kurosawa Y, Kobayashi D, Okabayashi R, Abe A, Otani H, Nakazono K, Murasawa A, Narita I, Ishikawa H. AB0297 THE LONG-TERM OBSERVATION OF PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS WHO ACHIEVED A BIO-FREE CONDITION WITH ADALIMUMAB. Ann Rheum Dis 2020. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-eular.2406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Background:Biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) caused a paradigm shift in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, their high cost is a burden for patients and the national medical economy.Objectives:To analyze the long-term outcomes of patients with RA who achieved a bio-free condition (BF) with adalimumab (ADA).Methods:We followed 25 patients (male 6, female 19) who discontinued ADA with clinical remission (CR), and one female with a low disease activity (LDA), over 19.4 ±7.8 months of ADA treatment1). At the introduction of ADA, the average age was 51.2 ± 11.9 years old, and the average disease duration was 45.1 ± 48.4 months. The disease activity measured by disease activity score based on C-reactive protein (DAS28-CRP) was defined as follows: CR, <2.3; LDA, 2.3 - 2.7; moderate DA, 2.7 -4.1; and high DA, > 4.1, since the DAS28-CRP tends to be lower than the DAS28-based on the erythrocyte sedimentation rate in Japanese patients2).Results:We lost one patient with a transfer to another hospital. Four patients re-started ADA due to flare (DAS28-CRP>2.7) but achieved CR (in BF) again with the intensification of the treatment (dose increase or initiation of prednisolone [PSL] and/or conventional synthetic [cs] DMARDs such as tacrolimus or iguratimode). The DAS28-CRP significantly decreased from 3.45 ± 1.32 at base line (BL) to 1.55 ± 0.41 (p<0.0001) at BF. It remained 1.59 ± 0.59 (n=25) at 24 months after BF, 1.56 ± 0.39 (n= 20) at 48 months, 1.8 ± 0.7 (n=11) at 60 months. At the last observation, every patient remained in CR up to 84 months (n=2, Figure 1). The modified health assessment questionnaire score significantly decreased from 0.42 ± 0.46 (BL, n=19) to 0.02 ± 0.05 (p<0.002) at BF. It remained 0.03 ± 0.07 (n=19) at 24 months and 0.06 ± 0.14 (n=14) at 48 months, 0.04 ± 0.08 at 60 months (n=9). The PSL dose (mg/day) decreased from 3.2 ± 3.3 (BL) to 2.2 ± 2.8 at BF and 2.04 ± 2.13 (n=25) at 24 months, 1.73 ± 1.9 (n=20) at 48 months, and 1.6 ± 2.3 (n=11) at 60 months, but there were no significant changes. The methotrexate (MTX) dose (mg/week) increased from 10.1 ± 2.9 (BL) to 10.6 ± 2.6 (p< 0.78) at BF, 10.4 ± 3.3 (n=25) at 24 months, 10.7 ± 3.4 (n=20) at 48 months, 10.4 ± 3.1 at 60 months (not significant). The number of csDMARDs significantly increased from 0.8 ± 0.6 (BL) to 1.3 ± 0.9 (p<0.001, at BF), 2.56 ± 0.94 (n=25) at 24 months, 1.6 ± 1.01 (n=20) at 48 mnths, and 1.6 ± 2.3 at 60 months (n=11, Figure 2).Conclusion:BF can be sustained with an adequate dose of MTX and combination of csDMARDs.References:[1]Ito S, et al. An analysis of the biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drug-free condition of adalimumab-treated rheumatoid arthritis patients. Intern Med 58: 511-519, 2019[2]Inoue E, et al. Comparison of Disease Activity Score (DAS)28-erythrocyte sedimentation rate and DAS28- C-reactive protein threshold values. Ann Rheum Dis. 66:407-409, 2007.Disclosure of Interests:Satoshi Ito Speakers bureau: Abbvie,Eisai, Shunsuke sakai: None declared, Yoichi Kurosawa: None declared, Daisuke Kobayashi: None declared, Ryo Okabayashi: None declared, Asami Abe: None declared, Hiroshi Otani: None declared, Kiyoshi Nakazono: None declared, Akira Murasawa: None declared, Ichiei Narita: None declared, Hajime Ishikawa: None declared
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Nagatani Y, Hashimoto M, Nitta N, Oshio Y, Yamashiro T, Sato S, Tsukagoshi S, Moriya H, Kimoto T, Igarashi T, Ushio N, Sonoda A, Otani H, Hanaoka J, Murata K. Continuous quantitative measurement of the main bronchial dimensions and lung density in the lateral position by four-dimensional dynamic-ventilation CT in smokers and COPD patients. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 2018; 13:3845-3856. [PMID: 30568436 PMCID: PMC6267741 DOI: 10.2147/copd.s178836] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Purpose The purpose of this study was to measure changes in lung density and airway dimension in smokers in the lateral position using four-dimensional dynamic-ventilation computed tomography (CT) during free breathing and to evaluate their correlations with spirometric values. Materials and methods Preoperative pleural adhesion assessments included dynamic-ventilation CT of 42 smokers (including 22 patients with COPD) in the lateral position, with the unoperated lung beneath (dependent lung). The scanned lungs' mean lung density (MLD) and the bilateral main bronchi's luminal areas (Ai) were measured automatically (13-18 continuous image frames, 0.35 seconds/frame). Calculations included cross-correlation coefficients (CCCs) between the MLD and Ai time curves, and correlations between the quantitative measurements and spirometric values were evaluated by using Spearman's rank coefficient. Results The ΔMLD1.05 (from the peak inspiration frame to the third expiratory frame, 1.05 seconds later) in the nondependent lung negatively correlated with FEV1/FVC (r=-0.417, P<0.01), suggesting that large expiratory movement of the nondependent lung would compensate limited expiratory movement of the dependent lung due to COPD. The ΔAi1.05 negatively correlated with the FEV1/FVC predicted in both the lungs (r=-0.465 and -0.311, P<0.05), suggesting that early expiratory collapses of the main bronchi indicate severe airflow limitation. The CCC correlated with FEV1/FVC in the dependent lung (r=-0.474, P<0.01), suggesting that reduced synchrony between the proximal airway and lung occurs in patients with severe airflow limitation. Conclusion In COPD patients, in the lateral position, the following abnormal dynamic-ventilation CT findings are associated with airflow limitation: enhanced complementary ventilation in the nondependent lung, early expiratory airway collapses, and reduced synchrony between airway and lung movements in the dependent lung.
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- Yukihiro Nagatani
- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga 520-2192, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga 520-2192, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga 520-2192, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga 520-2192, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa 903-0215, Japan,
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- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga 520-2192, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Ohara General Hospital, Fukushima, Fukushima 960-8611, Japan
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- Healthcare IT Development Center, Canon Medical Systems, Otawara, Tochigi 324-8550, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga 520-2192, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga 520-2192, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga 520-2192, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga 520-2192, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga 520-2192, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga 520-2192, Japan
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Nagatani Y, Takahashi M, Ikeda M, Nitta N, Miyata K, Hanaoka J, Nakano Y, Matsuo S, Hamada Y, Sonoda A, Otani H, Ushio N, Ohta S, Murakami Y, Kaneko C, Inoue A, Kida T, Murata K. Sub-solid nodule detectability in seven observers of seventy-nine clinical cases: comparison between ultra-low-dose chest digital tomosynthesis with iterative reconstruction and chest radiography by receiver-operating characteristics analysis. Eur J Radiol 2018; 107:166-174. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2018.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2018] [Revised: 07/30/2018] [Accepted: 08/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Hashimoto M, Nagatani Y, Oshio Y, Nitta N, Yamashiro T, Tsukagoshi S, Ushio N, Mayumi M, Kimoto T, Igarashi T, Yoshigoe M, Iwai K, Tanaka K, Sato S, Sonoda A, Otani H, Murata K, Hanaoka J. Preoperative assessment of pleural adhesion by Four-Dimensional Ultra-Low-Dose Computed Tomography (4D-ULDCT) with Adaptive Iterative Dose Reduction using Three-Dimensional processing (AIDR-3D). Eur J Radiol 2018; 98:179-186. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2017.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2017] [Revised: 10/19/2017] [Accepted: 11/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ørskov A, Saini S, Bjerregaard A, Otani H, Holmberg S, Treppendahl M, Gang A, Dufva I, Liang G, Eklund A, Jones P, Grønbæk K, Hadrup S. Induction of Antigen-Specific T Cells Targeting Endogenous Retroelements During Epigenetic Treatment of Myelodysplastic Syndrome. Leuk Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s0145-2126(17)30220-5] [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: 10/19/2022]
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Miyata K, Nagatani Y, Ikeda M, Takahashi M, Nitta N, Matsuo S, Ohta S, Otani H, Nitta-Seko A, Murakami Y, Tsuchiya K, Inoue A, Misaki S, Erdenee K, Kida T, Murata K. A phantom study for ground-glass nodule detectability using chest digital tomosynthesis with iterative reconstruction algorithm by ten observers: association with radiation dose and nodular characteristics. Br J Radiol 2017; 90:20160555. [PMID: 28102693 DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20160555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To compare detectability of simulated ground-glass nodules (GGNs) on chest digital tomosynthesis (CDT) among 12 images obtained at 6 radiation doses using 2 reconstruction algorithms and to analyze its association with nodular size and density. METHODS 74 simulated GGNs [5, 8 and 10 mm in diameter/-630 and -800 Hounsfield units (HU) in density] were placed in a chest phantom in 14 nodular distribution patterns. 12 sets of coronal images were obtained using CDT at 6 radiation doses: 120 kV-10 mA/20 mA/80 mA/160 mA, 100 kV-80 mA and 80 kV-320 mA with and without iterative reconstruction (IR). 10 radiologists recorded GGN presence and locations by continuously distributed rating. GGN detectability was compared by receiver operating characteristic analysis among 12 images and detection sensitivities (DS) were compared among 12 images in subgroups classified by nodular diameters and densities. RESULTS GGN detectability at 120 kV-160 mA with IR was similar to that at 120 kV-80 mA with IR (0.614 mSv), as area under receiver operating characteristic curve was 0.798 ± 0.024 and 0.788 ± 0.025, respectively, and higher than six images acquired at 120 kV (p < 0.05). For nodules of -630 HU/8 mm, DS at 120 kV-10 mA without IR was 73.5 ± 6.0% and was similar to that by the other 11 data acquisition methods (p = 0.157). For nodules of -800 HU/10 mm, DS both at 120 kV-80 mA and 120 kV-160 mA without IR was improved by IR (56.3 ± 11.9%) (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION CDT demonstrated sufficient detectability for larger more-attenuated GGNs (>8 mm) even in the lowest radiation dose (0.17 mSv) and improved detectability for less-attenuated GGNs with the diameter of 10 mm at submillisievert with IR. Advances in knowledge: IR improved detectability for larger less-attenuated simulated GGNs on CDT.
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- Katsunori Miyata
- 1 Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- 1 Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- 2 Department of Radiological Technology, Nagoya University School of Health Science, Higashi-ku, Nagoya, Japan
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- 1 Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan.,3 Department of Radiology, Yujin-Yamazaki Hospital, Hikone, Shiga, Japan
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- 1 Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- 4 Department of Radiological Technology, Kyoto College of Medical Science, Nantan, Kyoto, Japan
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- 1 Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- 1 Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- 1 Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- 1 Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- 1 Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- 1 Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- 5 Department of Radiology, Ijinkai-Takeda General Hospital, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- 6 Department of Radiology, EMC-KENKO Hospital, Health Science University of Mongolia, Orkhon, Mongolia
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- 1 Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- 1 Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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Sonoda A, Nitta N, Tsuchiya K, Nitta-Seko A, Ohta S, Otani H, Murata K. A novel blood-pooling MR contrast agent: Carboxymethyl-diethylaminoethyl dextran magnetite. Mol Med Rep 2016; 14:5195-5198. [PMID: 27779713 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2016.5874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2015] [Accepted: 10/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Gadofosveset trisodium is available as a prolonged pooling vascular contrast agent for magnetic resonance imaging. As gadolinium (Gd)-based agents may increase the risk for nephrogenic systemic fibrosis in patients with severe renal insufficiency, the present study synthesized carboxymethyl-diethylaminoethyl dextran magnetite (CMEADM) particles as a blood-pooling, non-Gd‑based contrast agent. CMEADM particles carry a negative or positive charge due to the binding of amino and carboxyl groups to the hydroxyl group of dextran. The present study evaluated whether the degree of charge alters the blood‑pooling time. The evaluation was performed by injecting four groups of three Japanese white rabbits each with CMEADM‑, CMEADM2‑, CMEADM+ (surface charges: ‑10.4, ‑41.0 and +9.6 mV, respectively) or with ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide (USPIO; ‑11.5 mV). The relative signal intensity (SIrel) of each was calculated using the following formula: SIrel = (SI post‑contrast ‑ SI pre‑contrast / SI pre‑contrast) x 100. Following injection with the CMEADMs, but not with USPIO, the in vivo pooling time was prolonged to >300 min. No significant differences were attributable to the electric charge among the CMEADM‑, CMEADM2‑ or and CMEADM+ particles when analyzed with analysis of variance and Tukey's HSD test. Taken together, all three differently‑charged CMEADM2 particles exhibited prolonged vascular enhancing effects, compared with the USPIO. The degree of charge of the contrast agents used in the present study did not result in alteration of the prolonged blood pooling time.
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- Akinaga Sonoda
- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga 520‑2192, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga 520‑2192, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga 520‑2192, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga 520‑2192, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga 520‑2192, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga 520‑2192, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga 520‑2192, Japan
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Otani H, Tanaka T, Murata K, Fukuoka J, Nitta N, Nagatani Y, Sonoda A, Takahashi M. Smoking-related interstitial fibrosis combined with pulmonary emphysema: computed tomography-pathologic correlative study using lobectomy specimens. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 2016; 11:1521-32. [PMID: 27445472 PMCID: PMC4938241 DOI: 10.2147/copd.s107938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [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] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To evaluate the incidence and pathologic correlation of thin-section computed tomography (TSCT) findings in smoking-related interstitial fibrosis (SRIF) with pulmonary emphysema. PATIENTS AND METHODS Our study included 172 consecutive patients who underwent TSCT and subsequent lobectomy. TSCT findings including clustered cysts with visible walls (CCVW) and ground-glass attenuation with/without reticulation (GGAR) were evaluated and compared in nonsmokers and smokers and among lung locations. TSCT findings, especially CCVW, were also compared with histological findings using lobectomy specimens. RESULTS The incidence of CCVW and GGAR was significantly higher in smokers than in nonsmokers (34.1% and 40.7%, respectively, vs 2.0% and 12.2%). CCVW and GGAR were frequently found in the lower and peripheral zones. Histologically, CCVW corresponded more often with SRIF with emphysema than usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP, 63.3% vs 30%). CCVW of irregular size and shape were seen in 19 of 20 SRIF with emphysema and in seven of nine UIP-manifested areas with similar round cysts. A less-involved subpleural parenchyma was observed more frequently in SRIF with emphysema. CONCLUSION SRIF with emphysema is a more frequent pathological finding than UIP in patients with CCVW on TSCT. The irregular size and shape of CCVW and a less-involved subpleural parenchyma may be a clue suggesting the presence of SRIF with emphysema.
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- Hideji Otani
- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Setatsukinowa-cho, Otsu, Shiga
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- Department of Pathology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Sakamoto, Nagasaki
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- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Setatsukinowa-cho, Otsu, Shiga
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- Department of Pathology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Sakamoto, Nagasaki
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- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Setatsukinowa-cho, Otsu, Shiga
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- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Setatsukinowa-cho, Otsu, Shiga
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- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Setatsukinowa-cho, Otsu, Shiga
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- Department of Radiology, Yujin-Yamazaki Hospital, Takegahana-cho, Hikone, Shiga, Japan
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Ito S, Kobayashi D, Takai C, Nemoto T, Lee H, Abe A, Otani H, Ishikawa H, Murasawa A, Narita I, Nakazono K. AB0374 Analysis of Spacing of The Intravenous Administration of Tocilizumab in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis 2016. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-eular.2417] [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: 11/04/2022]
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Ito S, Kobayashi D, Takai C, Nemoto T, Lee H, Abe A, Otani H, Ishikawa H, Murasawa A, Narita I, Nakazono K. THU0155 Analysis of Bio-Free Condition of Adalimumab (ADA) and Early Introduction of ADA in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis 2016. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-eular.1813] [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: 11/04/2022]
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Sonoda A, Nitta N, Ushio N, Nagatani Y, Okumura N, Otani H, Murata K. Erratum to: Evaluation of the quality of CT images acquired with the single energy metal artifact reduction (SEMAR) algorithm in patients with hip and dental prostheses and aneurysm embolization coils. Jpn J Radiol 2015; 33:10.1007/s11604-015-0483-5. [PMID: 26467465 DOI: 10.1007/s11604-015-0483-5] [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: 11/27/2022]
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- Akinaga Sonoda
- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Setatsukinowa-cho, Otsu, Shiga, 520‑2192, Japan.
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- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Setatsukinowa-cho, Otsu, Shiga, 520‑2192, Japan.
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- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Setatsukinowa-cho, Otsu, Shiga, 520‑2192, Japan.
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- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Setatsukinowa-cho, Otsu, Shiga, 520‑2192, Japan.
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Setatsukinowa‑cho, Otsu, Shiga, 520‑2192, Japan.
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- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Setatsukinowa-cho, Otsu, Shiga, 520‑2192, Japan.
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- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Setatsukinowa-cho, Otsu, Shiga, 520‑2192, Japan.
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Amano K, Maeda I, Morita T, Miura T, Inoue S, Ikenaga M, Matsumoto Y, Baba M, Sekine R, Yamaguchi T, Hirohashi T, Tajima T, Tatara R, Watanabe H, Otani H, Takigawa C, Matsuda Y, Nagaoka H, Mori M, Kinoshita H. 1510 Clinical implications of C-reactive protein as a prognostic marker in advanced cancer patients in palliative settings. Eur J Cancer 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(16)30600-1] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Kaneko C, Nitta N, Tsuchiya K, Watanabe S, Nitta-Seko A, Ohta S, Otani H, Sonoda A, Murata K, Shiomi M. MRI study of atherosclerotic plaque progression using ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide in Watanabe heritable hyperlipidemic rabbits. Br J Radiol 2015; 88:20150167. [PMID: 26083261 DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20150167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate plaque progression by using MRI with ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide (USPIO) and by histopathological studies. METHODS We divided 12 Watanabe heritable hyperlipidemic (WHHL) rabbits into 4 groups based on their age (3, 9, 14 and 26 months) and injected them intravenously with 0.8 mmol (Fe) kg(-1) of USPIO (size, 32 nm; concentration, 15 mg dl(-1)). On the fifth post-injection day, they were again given an intravenous injection with 40 μmol kg(-1) of the same USPIO, and MR angiography (MRA) was performed. The signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in regions of interest in the wall of the upper abdominal aorta was calculated on coronal images. Specimens from the same level of the aorta were subjected to iron staining and RAM-11 immunostaining and used for histopathological study. For statistical analysis of the MRA and histopathological findings, we used analysis of variance [Tukey's honest significant difference (HSD) test]. RESULTS In 9-month-old rabbits, the SNR was significantly lower than in rabbits of the other ages (p < 0.01), and the area of RAM-11 (DAKO Corporation, Glostrup, Denmark) and iron uptake in the aortic wall was significantly larger (RAM-11, p < 0.01; iron, p < 0.05). These areas were the smallest in 3-month-old rabbits. CONCLUSION Histopathologically, the number of macrophages was the greatest in 9-month-old rabbits. Our findings indicate that the SNR on MRI scans reflects the number of macrophages in the aortic wall of WHHL rabbits. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE USPIO-enhanced MRI visualized the accumulation of macrophages in early atherosclerotic plaques of WHHL rabbits in the course of natural progression.
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- C Kaneko
- 1 Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- 1 Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- 1 Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- 1 Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- 1 Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- 1 Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- 1 Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- 1 Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- 1 Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- 2 Institute for Experimental Animals, Kobe University School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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Ishikawa H, Abe A, Murasawa A, Kojima T, Kojima M, Ishiguro N, Ito S, Otani H, Kobayashi D, Oyakawa T, Harigane K, Kodama S. AB0265 Patient-Reported Outcome and Disease Activity After Orthopedic Intervention in the Disabled Patients with Long-Standing Established Rheumatoid Arthritis. A Prospective Cohort Study of 136 Patients. Ann Rheum Dis 2015. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-eular.1595] [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: 11/04/2022]
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Okura C, Ishikawa H, Abe A, Oyakawa T, Miyagawa Y, Otani H, Kobayashi D, Ito S, Nakazono K, Yonemoto Y, Okamura K, Suto T, Murasawa A, Takagiishi K. THU0092 The Long-Lasting Benefits of Upper Extremity Surgery for Disabled Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis 2015. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-eular.4307] [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: 11/04/2022]
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Sonoda A, Nitta N, Tsuchiya K, Otani H, Watanabe S, Mukaisho K, Tomozawa Y, Nagatani Y, Ohta S, Takahashi M, Murata K. Asialoerythropoietin ameliorates bleomycin-induced acute lung injury in rabbits by reducing inflammation. Exp Ther Med 2014; 8:1443-1446. [PMID: 25289037 PMCID: PMC4186348 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2014.1960] [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] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2014] [Accepted: 08/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Acute lung injury, a critical illness characterized by acute respiratory failure with bilateral pulmonary infiltrates, remains unresponsive to current treatments. The condition involves injury to the alveolar capillary barrier, neutrophil accumulation and the induction of proinflammatory cytokines followed by lung fibrosis. In the present study, a rabbit model of bleomycin-induced acute lung injury was established to examine the effects of asialoerythropoietin (AEP), an agent with tissue-protective activities, on pulmonary inflammation. Six Japanese white rabbits were randomly divided into two equal groups. Acute lung injury was induced in all rabbits by intratracheally injecting bleomycin. The control group was injected with bleomycin only; the experimental (AEP) group was injected intravenously with AEP (80 μg/kg) prior to the bleomycin injection. Computed tomography (CT) studies were performed seven days later. The CT inflammatory scores of areas exhibiting abnormal density and the pathological inflammatory scores were recorded as a ratio on a 7×7 mm grid. The CT and pathological inflammatory scores were significantly different between the control and AEP groups [122±10 and 16.3±1.5 (controls) vs. 71±8.5 and 9.7±1.4 (AEP), respectively; P<0.01]. Thus, the present study revealed that AEP prevents bleomycin-induced acute lung injury in rabbits.
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- Akinaga Sonoda
- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga 520-2192, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga 520-2192, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga 520-2192, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga 520-2192, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga 520-2192, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga 520-2192, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga 520-2192, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga 520-2192, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga 520-2192, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga 520-2192, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga 520-2192, Japan
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Miyagawa Y, Ishikawa H, Oyakawa T, Kobayashi D, Abe A, Otani H, Ito S, Murasawa A, Nakazono K. AB1026 Plantar Pressure and Forefoot Deformity in the Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis 2014. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-eular.2651] [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: 11/04/2022]
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Otani H, Kaya M, Tamaki A, Tsujita J. PP7 Hyperthermia with mental fatigue before exercise impairs subsequent endurance capacity in the heat. Br J Sports Med 2014. [DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2014-094245.23] [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: 11/03/2022]
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Tatsumi H, Hideshima K, Kanno T, Hashimoto R, Matsumoto A, Otani H, Sekine J. Effect of ageing on healing of bilateral mandibular condyle fractures in a rat model. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2014; 43:185-93. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2013.07.742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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] [Received: 12/19/2012] [Revised: 06/25/2013] [Accepted: 07/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Tsuchiya K, Nitta N, Sonoda A, Otani H, Takahashi M, Murata K, Shiomi M, Tabata Y, Nohara S. Atherosclerotic imaging using 4 types of superparamagnetic iron oxides: New possibilities for mannan-coated particles. Eur J Radiol 2013; 82:1919-25. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2013.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2013] [Revised: 06/27/2013] [Accepted: 07/19/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Hosoya Y, Ando S, Otani H, Yukinari T, Miyazaki M, Garcia-Godoy F. Ability of barrier coat S-PRG coating to arrest artificial enamel lesions in primary teeth. Am J Dent 2013; 26:286-290. [PMID: 24479282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the effects of a surface pre-reacted glass-ionomer (S-PRG) filled coating material to arrest artificial enamel lesions in primary teeth. METHODS Buccal and lingual enamel was demineralized in 0.1 M lactic acid buffer solution (pH 4.75) for 5 days and then divided in the PRG-applied and non-PRG areas. Proximal surfaces were used as a control area without demineralization and coating application. Teeth were divided into three groups (n = 4) according to the 1-week immersion in different solutions: Group 1 (distilled water), Group 2 (demineralizing solution) and Group 3 (artificial saliva). Hardness and Young's modulus by nano-indentation test, and elemental contents and ultrastructure by SEM/EDX analysis were obtained. Data were statistically analyzed using ANOVA and Fisher's PLSD at alpha = 0.05. RESULTS Only for the non-PRG area in Group 1, the hardness and Young's modulus of the demineralized surface enamel were significantly lower than those of the enamel 30-60 microm beneath the surface. Demineralized enamel of non-PRG and PRG-applied areas showed similar SEM views. Only for the non-PRG area in Group 2 and control area in Group 3, the Ca/P of the surface enamel was significantly higher than that of the enamel 5-10 microm beneath the surface. There was no significant difference of the Ca/P among the measuring points from the surface to 10 microm depth of enamel for the PRG applied area in Group 2.
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Unit of Translational Medicine, Course of Medical and Dental Science, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1, Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8588, Japan.
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- Department of Operative Dentistry, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Operative Dentistry, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan
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- Bioscience Research Center, College of Dentistry, University of Tennessee, Memphis, USA
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Watanabe S, Nitta N, Sonoda A, Nitta-Seko A, Ohta S, Tsuchiya K, Otani H, Tomozawa Y, Nagatani Y, Mukaisho K, Takahashi M, Murata K. Inhibition of fibrosis and inflammation by triple therapy with pirfenidone, edaravone and erythropoietin in rabbits with drug-induced lung injury: comparison of CT imaging and pathological findings. Exp Ther Med 2013; 6:1096-1100. [PMID: 24223628 PMCID: PMC3820844 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2013.1308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2013] [Accepted: 09/03/2013] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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In a rabbit model of bleomycin-induced lung injury, computed tomography (CT) and pathological studies were conducted to investigate whether the progression of this injury is inhibited by pirfenidone and by triple therapy with pirfenidone, edaravone and erythropoietin. We divided nine rabbits with bleomycin-induced lung injury into three equally sized groups. Group 1 served as the control, group 2 received pirfenidone alone and group 3 was treated with pirfenidone, edaravone and erythropoietin. Multidetector CT (MDCT) scans were acquired immediately after the administration of bleomycin, and further scans were performed on days 14 and 28. The area of abnormal opacity was calculated. The rabbit lungs were removed and the size of abnormal areas in macroscopic specimens was calculated and the degree of fibrosis and inflammation in microscopic specimens was scored. In order, the average size of the area of abnormal opacity on CT scans was largest in group 1, followed by groups 2 and 3. On day 28, the area of opacity was significantly smaller in group 3 than in group 1 (P=0.071). The average size of the area of abnormal opacity on macroscopic findings was largest in group 1, followed in order by groups 2 and 3; the difference between group 1 and 3 was significant (P<0.05). The average fibrosis score was highest in group 3 followed by groups 2 and 1. By contrast, the average inflammation score was highest in group 2 followed by groups 1 and 3. Although the administration of pirfenidone alone slowed the progression of bleomycin-induced lung injury, the triple-drug combination was more effective.
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- Shobu Watanabe
- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga 520-2192, Japan
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Hata Y, Iwasaki M, Fujitaka K, Park H, Otani H, Nishikawa M, Koyanagi M, Zeiher A, Dimmeler S, Shiojima I. Heparin induces the mobilization of human multipotent circulating mesoangioblasts from the heart. Eur Heart J 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht308.p1455] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Trung VN, Yamamoto H, Furukawa A, Yamaguchi T, Murata S, Yoshimura M, Murakami Y, Sato S, Otani H, Ugi S, Morino K, Maegawa H, Tani T. Enhanced Intestinal Motility during Oral Glucose Tolerance Test after Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: Preliminary Results Using Cine Magnetic Resonance Imaging. PLoS One 2013; 8:e65739. [PMID: 23823622 PMCID: PMC3688799 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0065739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [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] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2012] [Accepted: 04/26/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background Enhanced secretion of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) has been suggested as a possible mechanism underlying the improvement in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG). However, the reason for enhanced GLP-1 secretion during glucose challenge after LSG remains unclear because LSG does not include intestinal bypass. In this study, we focused on the effects of LSG on GLP-1 secretion and intestinal motility during the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) using cine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) before and 3 months after LSG. Methods LSG was performed in 12 obese patients with a body mass index >35 kg/m2. Six patients had T2DM. OGTT was performed before and 3 months after the surgery. Body weight, hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), and GLP-1 levels during OGTT were examined, and intestinal motility during OGTT was assessed using cine MRI. Results Body weight was significantly decreased after surgery in all the cases. HbA1c was markedly decreased in all the diabetic subjects. In all cases, GLP-1 secretion during OGTT was enhanced and cine MRI showed markedly increased intestinal motility at 15 and 30 min during OGTT after LSG. Conclusions LSG leads to accelerated intestinal motility and reduced intestinal transit time, which may be involved in the mechanism underlying enhanced GLP-1 secretion during OGTT after LSG.
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- Vo Nguyen Trung
- Department of Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta-Tsukinowa-cho, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta-Tsukinowa-cho, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta-Tsukinowa-cho, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta-Tsukinowa-cho, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta-Tsukinowa-cho, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta-Tsukinowa-cho, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta-Tsukinowa-cho, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta-Tsukinowa-cho, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta-Tsukinowa-cho, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Medicine Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta-Tsukinowa-cho, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Medicine Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta-Tsukinowa-cho, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Medicine Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta-Tsukinowa-cho, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta-Tsukinowa-cho, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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Hosoya Y, Tadokoro K, Otani H, Hidaka K, Inoue T, Miyazaki M, Tay FR. Effect of ammonium hexafluorosilicate application for arresting caries treatment on demineralized primary tooth enamel. J Oral Sci 2013; 55:115-21. [PMID: 23748450 DOI: 10.2334/josnusd.55.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Ammonium hexafluorosilicate (AHF) has been applied to arrest caries without discoloration. The purpose of this study was to observe structural and elemental changes of demineralized and AHF applied primary tooth enamel. Enamel from the labial surface of 20 primary canines was divided into an unground side and ground side at the center of the tooth, and demineralized with 35% phosphoric acid for 6 min. The teeth were divided into 4 groups according to a 3-min application of AHF and 1 week of soaking in artificial saliva, as follows: group A (neither AHF nor saliva), group B (only saliva), group C (only AHF), and group D (AHF and saliva), and then subdivided according to whether the enamel was ground or unground. Specimens were analyzed with scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (EDS). The data were statistically analyzed using ANOVA and Fisher's PLSD test at α = 0.05. In groups A and B, prism structures were seen, however, in groups C and D, enamel surfaces were covered with spherical particles. Ca/P ratio was significantly higher in groups C and D than in groups A and B. There was no significant difference between ground and unground enamel in the content of any element. The values for F, Na, Mg and Si persents and Ca/P ratio were significantly higher for the enamel surface than for points 10-30 µm beneath the surface. Results of this study suggest the possibility that AHF treatment arrests caries, although further study will be required to confirm this result.
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- Yumiko Hosoya
- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Course of Medical and Dental Science, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan.
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Ito S, Oh K, Unno M, Kobayashi D, Azuma C, Abe A, Otani H, Ishikawa H, Nakazono K, Narita I, Murasawa A. FRI0191 Effectiveness of adalimumab in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis depends on the dose of methotrexate. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-eular.1318] [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: 11/03/2022]
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Nagatani Y, Takahashi M, Sakai H, Nitta N, Noda H, Nakano Y, Otani H, Sonoda A, Murata K. Quantitative Assessment of Pulmonary Small Vessel Alteration Using Multidetector Computed Tomography in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Correlation With Extent of Atherosclerotic Burden and Segment-Based Stenosis in Coronary Arteries. Chest 2012. [DOI: 10.1378/chest.1389999] [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: 11/01/2022] Open
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Nitta N, Ohta S, Sonoda A, Watanabe S, Otani H, Tomozawa Y, Nitta-Seko A, Tsuchiya K, Mukaisho K, Takahashi M, Murata K, Tabata Y. Evaluation of the embolic effect and degradability of gelatin microspheres and gelpart particles. MINIM INVASIV THER 2012; 22:157-64. [DOI: 10.3109/13645706.2012.719909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Tsuchiya K, Nitta N, Sonoda A, Nitta-Seko A, Ohta S, Otani H, Takahashi M, Murata K, Murase K, Nohara S, Mukaisho K. Histological study of the biodynamics of iron oxide nanoparticles with different diameters. Int J Nanomedicine 2011; 6:1587-94. [PMID: 21845049 PMCID: PMC3152477 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s22189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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The biodynamics of ultrasmall and small superparamagnetic iron oxide (USPIO and SPIO, respectively) particles that were injected intraperitoneally into 36 C57BL/6 mice were investigated chronologically. Their distribution was studied histologically at six time points by measuring iron-positive areas (μm2) in organ sections stained with Prussian blue. The uptake of the differently sized particles was also compared by cultured murine macrophages (J774.1). Iron-positive areas in the liver were significantly larger in the mice injected with USPIO than those injected with SPIO at the first three time points (P < 0.05). The amount of USPIO in the lung parenchyma around the airway was larger than that of SPIO at four time points (P < 0.05); distribution to the lymph nodes was not significantly different. The amount of iron was significantly larger in SPIO- than USPIO-treated cultured cells (P < 0.05). In conclusion, it is suggested that intra peritoneally injected USPIO particles could be used more quickly than SPIO to make Kupffer images of the liver and that both agents could help get lymph node images of similar quality.
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- Keiko Tsuchiya
- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga. ac.jp
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Watanabe S, Nitta N, Ohta S, Sonoda A, Otani H, Tomozawa Y, Nitta-Seko A, Tsuchiya K, Tanka T, Takahashi M, Murata K. Comparison of the anti-tumor effects of two platinum agents (miriplatin and fine-powder cisplatin). Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 2011; 35:399-405. [PMID: 21584842 DOI: 10.1007/s00270-011-0172-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2011] [Accepted: 04/18/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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PURPOSE This study was designed to evaluate the anti-tumor effects of miriplatin-lipidol and fine-powder cisplatin-lipiodol suspensions. METHODS Assessment of the cytotoxicity of two drugs was performed: a soluble derivative of miriplatin (DPC) and fine-powder cisplatin. We randomly divided 15 rabbits with transplanted VX2 liver tumors into three equal groups. They were infused via the proper hepatic artery with a miriplatin-lipiodol suspension (ML), a fine-powder cisplatin-lipiodol suspension (CL), or saline (control) and the tumor growth rate was determined on MR images acquired before and 7 days after treatment. The concentration of platinum (PCs) in blood was assayed immediately, and 10, 30, and 60 min, and 24 h and 7 days after drug administration. Its concentration in tumor and surrounding normal liver tissues was determined at 7 days postadministration. RESULTS At high concentrations, fine-powder cisplatin exhibited stronger cytotoxicity than DPC. At low concentrations, both agents manifested weak cytotoxicity. While there was no difference between the tumor growth rate of the ML and the CL groups, the difference between the controls and ML- and CL-treated rabbits was significant. The blood PCs peaked at 10 min and then gradually decreased over time. On the other hand, no platinum was detected at any point after the administration of ML. There was no difference between the ML and CL groups in the PCs in tumor tissues; however, in normal hepatic tissue, the PCs were higher in ML- than CL-treated rabbits. CONCLUSIONS We confirmed the anti-tumor effect of ML and CL. There was no significant difference between the anti-tumor effect of ML and CL at 7 days postadministration.
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- Shobu Watanabe
- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Tsukinowa-cho, Seta, Otsu, Shiga 520-2192, Japan.
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Ueki M, Ikebuchi Y, Matsuoka H, Otani H, Yasugi A, Koda M, Kawaguchi K, Harada K, Yashima K, Koda M, Murawaki Y. Endoscopic submucosal dissection assisted by novel "clip fishing method" (with video). Endoscopy 2011; 42 Suppl 2:E277-8. [PMID: 21086250 DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1243986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 12/10/2022]
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- M Ueki
- Division of Medicine and Clinical Science, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Yonago, Japan.
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Sonoda A, Nitta N, Nitta-Seko A, Ohta S, Nagatani Y, Mukaisho K, Otani H, Tsuchiya K, Takahashi M, Murata K. Time-Course Studies of Implanted Rabbit VX2 Liver Tumors to Identify the Appropriate Time for Starting Hepatic Arterial Embolization in Animal Models. Oncology 2011; 80:92-6. [DOI: 10.1159/000328763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2010] [Accepted: 04/11/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Naito K, Udagawa J, Otani H. Erratum: Multidimensional standard curve for the development process of human fetuses. Stat Med 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/sim.4096] [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: 11/09/2022]
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Otani H. Relationship between the amount of fluid ingestion and renal concentrating ability during heavy exercise in the heat. Br J Sports Med 2010. [DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2010.078972.44] [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: 11/04/2022]
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Nitta-Seko A, Nitta N, Sonoda A, Otani H, Tsuchiya K, Ohta S, Takahashi M, Murata K. Anti-tumour effects of transcatheter arterial embolisation administered in combination with thalidomide in a rabbit VX2 liver tumour model. Br J Radiol 2010; 84:179-83. [PMID: 20959369 DOI: 10.1259/bjr/53771502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Using a liver tumour model we investigated whether thalidomide enhances the anti-tumour effect of transcatheter arterial embolisation (TAE). METHOD First, the viability of VX2 tumour cells co-cultured with thalidomide in a 21% and 1% O(2) atmosphere was assessed by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay. Second, we randomly assigned 20 rabbits bearing VX2 liver tumours to 4 groups: Group 1 (thalidomide plus TAE), Group 2 (TAE only), Group 3 (thalidomide only) and Group 4 (control). Thalidomide was orally administered for 5 days. The anti-tumour effects were assessed by the tumour proliferation rate using MRI and by immunohistochemical analysis of the area of intratumoural vessels. Analysis of variance and Tukey's honestly significant difference test were used for statistical analysis. RESULTS The viability of cells grown under hypoxic and normal conditions was not significantly different, nor was there a difference among the four groups. The tumour size increased by 55.9±29.3% in Group 1, 250.6±73.3% in Group 2, 355.2±51.7% in Group 3 and 424.7±110.7% in Group 4; the difference between Group 1 and the other three groups was significant. The area of intratumour vessels in specimens was 0.22±0.28% in Group 1, 0.42±0.29% in Group 2, 1.44±1.00% in Group 3 and 6.00±2.17% in Group 4; the difference between Group 1 and the other groups was statistically significant, as was the difference between Groups 3 and 4. CONCLUSION Thalidomide used in combination with TAE enhanced anti-tumour effects in rabbits bearing VX2 liver tumours.
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- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Japan.
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Nitta N, Sonoda A, Seko A, Ohta S, Nagatani Y, Tsuchiya K, Otani H, Tanaka T, Kanasaki S, Takahashi M, Murata K. A combination of cisplatin-eluting gelatin microspheres and flavopiridol enhances anti-tumour effects in a rabbit VX2 liver tumour model. Br J Radiol 2009; 83:428-32. [PMID: 20019172 DOI: 10.1259/bjr/17506834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The aim of this study was to investigate whether the combination of cisplatin-eluting gelatin microspheres (GMSs) and flavopiridol enhances anti-tumour effects in a rabbit VX2 liver tumour model. Tumour-bearing rabbits (n = 21) were divided into five groups and infused from the proper hepatic artery. Group 1 (n = 5) received cisplatin-eluting GMSs (1 mg kg(-1)) and flavopiridol (3 mg kg(-1)), group 2 (n = 5) cisplatin-eluting GMSs alone (1 mg kg(-1)), Group 3 (n = 5) flavopiridol (3 mg kg(-1)), Group 4 (n = 3) GMSs alone (1 mg kg(-1)), and Group 5 (n = 3) was the control group receiving physiological saline (1 ml kg(-1)). On days 0 and 7 after procedures the liver tumour volume was measured using a horizontal open MRI system and the relative tumour volume growth rates for 7 days after treatment were calculated. On T(1) weighted images, the tumours were visualised as circular, low-intensity areas just below the liver surface. After treatment, the signals remained similar. The relative tumour volume growth rate for 7 days after treatment was 54.2+/-22.4% in Group 1, 134.1+/-40.1% in Group 2,166.7+/-48.1% in Group 3, 341.8+/-8.6% in Group 4 and 583.1+/-46.9% in Group 5; the growth rate was significantly lower in Group 1 than the other groups (p<0.05). We concluded that in our rabbit model of liver tumours the combination of cisplatin-eluting GMSs and flavopiridol was effective.
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- N Nitta
- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Tsukinowa-cho, Seta, Otsu, Japan.
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Nagatani Y, Nitta N, Ikeda M, Kitahara H, Otani H, Seko A, Tanaka T, Murakami Y, Takahashi M, Murata K. Ability of chest X-ray to detect faint shadows documented as ground-glass attenuation in images of computed tomography: a comparison between flat-panel detector radiography and film-screen radiography. Eur J Radiol 2009; 75:384-90. [PMID: 19481399 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2009.04.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2008] [Accepted: 04/23/2009] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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PURPOSE To compare flat-panel detector (FPD) radiography and film-screen (FS) radiography in detectability of faint shadows documented as ground-glass attenuation (GGA) areas in images of computed tomography (CT). MATERIALS AND METHODS Study population was comprised of 50 patients who underwent FS and another 50 patients who underwent FPD. Standard of reference (SOR) was determined on the basis of area of GGA in all cross-sections of CT, in terms of GGA extent and presence or absence of GGA in each trisected lung fields (GGA distribution). Eight radiologists assessed the GGA extent with the 5-grade scale and the GGA distribution. Inter-observer variances of the GGA extents and distributions, degree of divergences and correspondence in the GGA extent and distributions with SOR, were compared between the FS and FPD by the jackknife method and Fisher's exact test. RESULTS Inter-observer variance in the GGA extent and distribution were slightly larger in the FS than in the FPD. The GGA extent scale corresponded with SOR in the FS statistically significantly better (p=0.001), as the correct ratio was 0.428 in the FS and 0.310 in the FPD. Divergence in the GGA extent scale with SOR was smaller in the FS, as average kappa pseudo-value of Kendall's rank correlation coefficient was 0.474 in the FS and 0.433 in the FPD. CONCLUSION These results indicate that some lesions of GGA documented in CT may not be reflected and are difficult to be detected in chest X-ray radiographs with the FPD.
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- Yukihiro Nagatani
- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta Tsukinowa-cho, Otsu, Shiga 520-2121, Japan.
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Hayashi T, Tao H, Jida M, Kubo T, Yamamoto H, Otani H, Sano Y, Toyooka S. Expression of CD133, a possible marker for cancer stem cells (CSCs), in small cell lung cancer (SCLC) cell lines and non- small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cell lines. J Clin Oncol 2009. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2009.27.15_suppl.e22100] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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e22100 Background: Cancer stem cell (CSCs) are believed to play important roles in tumor development, recurrence or metastasis. Identification of CSCs may have a therapeutic significance. CD133 expression has been shown on a minority of various human cancer cells with high capability of self-renewal and proliferation. Therefore, CD133 is thought to be one of possible markers for CSCs. Regarding human lung cancers, the existence, prevalence or roles of CD133 positive cells has not been fully understood. Methods: We examined CD133 mRNA by quantitative real-time PCR and sorted CD133-positive cells by fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) using human small cell lung cancer(SCLC) and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cell lines. We evaluated differences of cell proliferation between CD133-positive and -negative cells by MTS assay in vitro and by subcutaneous injection for non- obese diabetic/severe combined immunodeficiency (NOD/SCID) mice in vivo. Results: CD133 expression was almost restricted in SCLC cell lines. CD133 mRNA expression or CD133-positive cell population was scarcely observed in NSCLC cell lines. In two SCLC cell lines examined (NCI-H82 and NCI-H69), CD133 positive cells had higher tumorgenicity both in vivo and in vitro than NSCLC cell lines. Conclusions: The expression status of CD133 is totally different between NSCLCs and SCLCs, probably reflecting the difference of these progenitor cells. Our results indicate that CD133-positive cells in SCLC cell are responsible for tumor growth. However, in view of their wide prevalence, CD133-positive cells do not seem to be a candidate for CSCs, at least in cell lines. To investigate the molecular and functional characteristics of CD133-positive cells may lead to a new therapeutic strategy for human lung cancers, especially for SCLCs. No significant financial relationships to disclose.
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- Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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Otani H, Jida M, Takaoka M, Kubo T, Hayashi T, Yamamoto H, Kiura K, Naomoto Y, Toyooka S. The effect of TAE226 on the non-small cell lung cancer including Japanese origin lung cancer. J Clin Oncol 2009. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2009.27.15_suppl.e22103] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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e22103 Background: Mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene is the predictive factor for sensitivity of EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) in non-small cell lung cancer. Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) that is the downstream molecule of EGFR has been reported to be highly expressed in NSCLC suggesting novel therapeutic target of NSCLC. TAE226, dual inhibitor for FAK and insulin like growth factor-I receptor (IGF-IR), have been developed as anticancer reagent. In this study, we examined the effect of TAE226 on NSCLC from the view point of EGFR mutation status. Methods: We used NSCLC cell lines consisting of 4 EGFR mutant cell lines (PC9, H3255, HCC827, H1975) and 3 EGFR wild type cell lines (H1819, H1299, A549). We also used PC9 derived resistant cell line (RPC9). Antiproliferative effect of TAE226 on NSCLC cell lines was examined with MTS assay. The status of EGFR related molecules including its downstream signal pathway was investigated by western blotting analysis. The effect of TAE226 on xenograft mouse models was also examined. Results: TAE226 was effective on NSCLC cell lines with EGFR mutation including T790M mutation, compared to those with EGFR wild type. The value of IC50 (μmol/L) for PC-9, H3255, HCC827, H1975, RPC-9 and H1819, H1299, A549 was 0.16, 0.12, 0.086, 0.17, 0.31 and 4.7, 2.8, 1.4, respectively. Western blotting assay showed that TAE226 preferentially inhibited phosphor-EGFR and its downstream signaling mediators. We could confirm the anticancer effect of TAE226 on EGFR mutant cells was confirmed in xenograft mouse models. Conclusions: We indicated that TAE226 showed antitumor effect on EGFR mutant cell lines even T790M mutant cells. Further study is necessary to understand the mechanism of TAE226 effect on EGFR mutant cell lines. Our results suggest that TAE226 will be expected as the novel strategy for NSCLC. No significant financial relationships to disclose.
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- H. Otani
- Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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Jida M, Yamamoto H, Kubo T, Hayashi T, Otani H, Sano Y, Toyooka S. Establishment and molecular characteristics of PC-9 derived erlotinib resistant cell lines. J Clin Oncol 2009. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2009.27.15_suppl.e22193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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e22193 Background: EGFR mutation is closely associated with tumor responsiveness to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), gefitinib or erlotinib. However, many non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cases with EGFR mutation that had responded to EGFR-TKIs finally acquire resistance to EGFR-TKIs. It has been reported that T790M mutation and MET amplification caused resistance to EGFR-TKIs . Recent study suggested that overexpression of HGF was also related to resistance to EGFR-TKIs. However, the whole mechanism of acquired resistance to TKIs is still not fully known. Methods: We established 5 clones of elrotinib resistant PC-9 cell line (harboring EGFR exon 19 deletion) (designated as PC-9ER1–5) by exposing PC-9 to low-dose erlotinib. The protein expression of EGFR-related molecules was examined by Western blotting. Array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) or real time quantitative PCR (qPCR) assay was performed to examine copy numbers of EGFR-related genes. Results: In MTS assay, the IC50 value for the parental PC-9 cells was 0.02 μmol/L. By contrast, those for PC-9ER1–5 were more than 33μmol/L. All 5 resistant cell lines retained exon19 deletions and did not obtain T790M mutation. The qPCR assay and aCGH showed no MET amplification in PC-9 or PC-9ER1–5. HGF protein was not overexpressed in PC-9ER1–5 by ELISA. The protein expressions of several molecules in the EGFR-Akt signaling pathway were examined by western blotting after erlotinib treatment. Although phospho-EGFR was suppressed in both PC-9 and PC-9ER1–5 with 2-μmol/L erlotinib, phospho-Akt was not suppressed in PC-9ER1–5. PTEN expression was not down-regulated in PC-9ER1–5. The combination of erlotinib and PHA-665752, MET tyrosine kinase inhibitor, did not suppress phospho-Akt or cell proliferation in PC-9ER1–5. Conclusions: As common molecular features of our EGFR-TKI resistant cell lines, phospho-Akt was not suppressed with exposure to erlotinib. These cell lines did not show previously reported features of resistant cell lines including T790M mutation, MET amplification or HGF overexpression. Our results indicated that other mechanisms leading to Akt activation caused resistance to EGFR-TKIs. No significant financial relationships to disclose.
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- M. Jida
- Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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Kubo T, Kobayashi N, Jida M, Hayashi T, Yamamoto H, Otani H, Kiura K, Sano Y, Toyooka S. The antitumor effect of orally active heat shock protein 90 Inhibitor, 17-DMAG, on the growth of gefitinib-resistant non-small cell lung cancer. J Clin Oncol 2009. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2009.27.15_suppl.e22064] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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e22064 Background: It has been reported that NSCLC cell lines with activating mutations of EGFRgene were significantly sensitive to Heat Shock Protein 90 (Hsp 90 ) ihibitors regardless of the secondary T790M mutation. Methods: We examined the antitumor effect of 17-dimethylaminoethylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin (17-DMAG), the orally active Hsp90 inhibitor, on the growth of NSCLC cell lines in vitro and in vivo. Results: In MTS assay, the IC50 values for 3 cell lines with EGFR mutation (PC-9, RPC-9, and NCI-H1975) ranged from 0.15 to 0.28 μM. RPC-9 is a gefitinib-resistant lung cancer cell line with the secondary T790M mutation established from PC-9. By contrast, those of 7 EGFR-wild type cell lines ranged from 1.63 to 28.5 μM. Western blot analysis revealed that mutant EGFRs were more readily depleted than wild-type EGFRs after the treatment of 17-DMAG. Furthermore, expression of phospho-Akt, phospho-MAPK, cdk4, and cyclin D1 was depleted after exposure to low concentrations of 17-DMAG in EGFR-mutant cells. Celeaved PARP expression confirmed apoptosis in response to 17-DMAG in EGFR-mutant cells. In animal models, 17-DMAG significantly reduced the growth of EGFR-mutant cell lines PC-9 and RPC-9 compared with controls and induced degradation of mutant EGFR. In contrast, 17-DMAG did not inhibit the growth of EGFR wild type cell lines compared with controls. Conclusions: These results suggested that 17-DMAG could become a novel therapeutic agent for patients with lung tumors expressing mutant EGFR and having developed clinical resistance to gefitinib. No significant financial relationships to disclose.
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- T. Kubo
- Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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Nagatani Y, Nitta N, Takahashi M, Tezuka N, Nakano Y, Ikeda M, Kirino Y, Hashimoto K, Otani H, Murakami Y, Murata K. Ultra-low-dose computed tomography system with a flat panel detector: assessment of radiation dose reduction and spatial and low contrast resolution. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 26:627-35. [DOI: 10.1007/s11604-008-0285-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2008] [Accepted: 09/18/2008] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Takahashi M, Fukuoka J, Nitta N, Takazakura R, Nagatani Y, Murakami Y, Otani H, Murata K. Imaging of pulmonary emphysema: a pictorial review. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 2008; 3:193-204. [PMID: 18686729 PMCID: PMC2629965 DOI: 10.2147/copd.s2639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [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] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The term 'emphysema' is generally used in a morphological sense, and therefore imaging modalities have an important role in diagnosing this disease. In particular, high resolution computed tomography (HRCT) is a reliable tool for demonstrating the pathology of emphysema, even in subtle changes within secondary pulmonary lobules. Generally, pulmonary emphysema is classified into three types related to the lobular anatomy: centrilobular emphysema, panlobular emphysema, and paraseptal emphysema. In this pictorial review, we discuss the radiological--pathological correlation in each type of pulmonary emphysema. HRCT of early centrilobular emphysema shows an evenly distributed centrilobular tiny areas of low attenuation with ill-defined borders. With enlargement of the dilated airspace, the surrounding lung parenchyma is compressed, which enables observation of a clear border between the emphysematous area and the normal lung. Because the disease progresses from the centrilobular portion, normal lung parenchyma in the perilobular portion tends to be preserved, even in a case of far-advanced pulmonary emphysema. In panlobular emphysema, HRCT shows either panlobular low attenuation or ill-defined diffuse low attenuation of the lung. Paraseptal emphysema is characterized by subpleural well-defined cystic spaces. Recent topics related to imaging of pulmonary emphysema will also be discussed, including morphometry of the airway in cases of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, combined pulmonary fibrosis and pulmonary emphysema, and bronchogenic carcinoma associated with bullous lung disease.
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- Masashi Takahashi
- Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta-Tsukinowa, Otsu, Shiga 520-2192, Japan.
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Shimizu H, Harada S, Osanai A, Inaoka D, Otani H, Sakamoto K, Kita K. Crystallization and X-ray structure analysis of Complex II from adult Ascaris suummitochondria. Acta Crystallogr A 2008. [DOI: 10.1107/s010876730809243x] [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: 11/10/2022] Open
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