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Hama T, Nakanishi K, Sato M, Mukaiyama H, Togawa H, Shima Y, Miyajima M, Nozu K, Nagao S, Takahashi H, Sako M, Iijima K, Yoshikawa N, Suzuki H. Aberrant Smad3 phosphoisoforms in cyst-lining epithelial cells in the cpk mouse, a model of autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2017; 313:F1223-F1231. [DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00697.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2016] [Revised: 08/30/2017] [Accepted: 08/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Cystic epithelia acquire mesenchymal-like features in polycystic kidney disease (PKD). In this phenotypic alteration, it is well known that transforming growth factor (TGF)-β/Smad3 signaling is involved; however, there is emerging new data on Smad3 phosphoisoforms: Smad3 phosphorylated at linker regions (pSmad3L), COOH-terminal regions (pSmad3C), and both (pSmad3L/C). pSmad3L/C has a pathological role in colorectal cancer. Mesenchymal phenotype-specific cell responses in the TGF-β/Smad3 pathway are implicated in carcinomas. In this study, we confirmed mesenchymal features and examined Smad3 phosphoisoforms in the cpk mouse, a model of autosomal recessive PKD. Kidney sections were stained with antibodies against mesenchymal markers and domain-specific phospho-Smad3. TGF-β, pSmad3L, pSmad3C, JNK, cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 4, and c-Myc were evaluated by Western blotting. Cophosphorylation of pSmad3L/C was assessed by immunoprecipitation. α-Smooth muscle actin, which indicates mesenchymal features, was expressed higher in cpk mice. pSmad3L expression was increased in cpk mice and was predominantly localized in the nuclei of tubular epithelial cells in cysts; however, pSmad3C was equally expressed in both cpk and control mice. Levels of pSmad3L, JNK, CDK4, and c-Myc protein in nuclei were significantly higher in cpk mice than in controls. Immunoprecipitation showed that Smad3 was cophosphorylated (pSmad3L/C) in cpk mice. Smad3 knockout/ cpk double-mutant mice revealed amelioration of cpk abnormalities. These findings suggest that upregulating c-Myc through the JNK/CDK4-dependent pSmad3L pathway may be key to the pathophysiology in cpk mice. In conclusion, a qualitative rather than a quantitative abnormality of the TGF-β/Smad3 pathway is involved in PKD and may be a target for disease-specific intervention.
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- Taketsugu Hama
- Department of Pediatrics, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
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- Department of Child Health and Welfare (Pediatrics), Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
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- Laboratory Animal Center, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Education and Research Center of Animal Model for Human Disease, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- Education and Research Center of Animal Model for Human Disease, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- Division for Clinical Trials, Center for Clinical Research and Development, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
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Horinouchi T, Nozu K, Kamiyoshi N, Kamei K, Togawa H, Shima Y, Urahama Y, Yamamura T, Minamikawa S, Nakanishi K, Fujimura J, Morioka I, Ninchoji T, Kaito H, Nakanishi K, Iijima K. Diagnostic strategy for inherited hypomagnesemia. Clin Exp Nephrol 2017; 21:1003-1010. [DOI: 10.1007/s10157-017-1396-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2016] [Accepted: 02/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Nakajo A, Yoshimura SI, Togawa H, Kunii M, Iwano T, Izumi A, Noguchi Y, Watanabe A, Goto A, Sato T, Harada A. EHBP1L1 coordinates Rab8 and Bin1 to regulate apical-directed transport in polarized epithelial cells. J Cell Biol 2016; 212:297-306. [PMID: 26833786 PMCID: PMC4739609 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201508086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [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: 01/11/2023] Open
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The highly conserved Rab guanosine triphosphatase (GTPase) Rab8 plays a role in exocytosis toward the polarized plasma membrane in eukaryotic cells. In murine Rab8-deficient small intestine cells, apical proteins are missorted into lysosomes. In this study, we identified a novel Rab8-interacting protein complex containing an EH domain-binding protein 1-like 1 (EHBP1L1), Bin1/amphiphysin II, and dynamin. Biochemical analyses showed that EHBP1L1 directly bound to GTP-loaded Rab8 and Bin1. The spatial dependency of these complexes at the endocytic recycling compartment (ERC) was demonstrated through overexpression and knockdown experiments. EHBP1L1- or Bin1-depleted or dynamin-inhibited small intestine organoids significantly accumulated apical membrane proteins but not basolateral membrane proteins in lysosomes. Furthermore, in EHBP1L1-deficient mice, small intestine cells displayed truncated and sparse microvilli, suggesting that EHBP1L1 maintains the apical plasma membrane by regulating apical transport. In summary, our data demonstrate that EHBP1L1 links Rab8 and the Bin1-dynamin complex, which generates membrane curvature and excises the vesicle at the ERC for apical transport.
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- Atsuhiro Nakajo
- Department of Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
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- Department of Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Higa A, Shima Y, Hama T, Sato M, Mukaiyama H, Togawa H, Tanaka R, Nozu K, Sako M, Iijima K, Nakanishi K, Yoshikawa N. Long-term outcome of childhood IgA nephropathy with minimal proteinuria. Pediatr Nephrol 2015; 30:2121-7. [PMID: 26238276 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-015-3176-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2015] [Revised: 06/25/2015] [Accepted: 07/20/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Some patients with childhood immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) progress to end-stage renal disease within 20 years, while others achieve spontaneous remission even without medication. Prognosis of IgAN with minimal proteinuria (MP-IgAN, <0.5 g/day/1.73 m(2)) at diagnosis seems to be generally good. However, the long-term outcome for patients with childhood MP-IgAN has not yet been determined. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed 385 children newly diagnosed with biopsy-proven IgAN between June 1976 and July 2009 whose renal biopsy specimens could be evaluated by the Oxford classification criteria. Of these 385 children with IgAN, 106 (27.5%) were diagnosed with MP-IgAN. We compared clinical and pathological findings between the 106 patients with MP-IgAN and the remaining 279 patients to elucidate the characteristics of MP-IgAN in children. RESULTS Patients with MP-IgAN were identified through a school screening program (73.6%) or upon presentation with gross hematuria (26.4%). Patients with MP-IgAN had significantly milder pathological symptoms than those with IgAN. The most frequently used therapeutic regimes were angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (30.2%) and no therapy (36.8%). None of the patients with MP-IgAN reached stage III chronic kidney disease within 15 years after onset. Four patients with MP-IgAN (3.8 %) received immunosuppressive therapy during the course of the disease. CONCLUSION Our results indicate that the outcome of patients with a diagnosis of childhood MP-IgAN is good, but that careful long-term observation is required.
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- Asumi Higa
- Department of Pediatrics, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama City, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama City, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama City, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama City, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama City, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama City, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Hyogo Prefectural Kobe Children's Hospital, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Division for Clinical Trials, Clinical Research Center, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama City, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama City, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan
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Hama T, Nakanishi K, Shima Y, Sato M, Mukaiyama H, Togawa H, Hamahira K, Tanaka R, Kaito H, Nozu K, Iijima K, Yoshikawa N. Renal biopsy criterion in idiopathic nephrotic syndrome with microscopic hematuria at onset. Pediatr Nephrol 2015; 30:445-50. [PMID: 25159721 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-014-2946-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2014] [Revised: 07/29/2014] [Accepted: 08/11/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND The criterion for performing a renal biopsy in children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (NS) showing microscopic hematuria at onset remains controversial. METHODS To determine an adequate renal biopsy criterion in children with NS showing hematuria, the optimal cutoff for the maximum red blood cell (RBC) range in urine sediment to separate minimal change disease (MCD) from other glomerular changes was obtained by receiver operating characteristic analysis. We studied 29 children with NS showing hematuria who were screened from 1,320 patients who underwent renal biopsies between January 2001 and September 2011. Patients were divided into two groups according to the cutoff value to verify its validity. RESULTS The optimal maximum RBC range was 30-49/high-power field (HPF). In group 1 (RBC ≤29/HPF, n = 14), 3 patients showed nephritis and the other 11 patients showed MCD. In group 2 (RBC ≥30/HPF, n = 15), 1 patient showed focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, 12 showed nephritis, and the other 2 showed MCD. These findings indicated that the ratio of non-MCD/MCD was significantly higher in group 2 than in group 1 (P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS The use of maximum RBC range (30-49/HPF) for a criterion of renal biopsy in patients with NS showing hematuria may be reasonable for clinical practice.
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- Taketsugu Hama
- Department of Pediatrics, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan
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Shima Y, Nakanishi K, Hama T, Sato M, Mukaiyama H, Togawa H, Tanaka R, Kaito H, Nozu K, Iijima K, Yoshikawa N. Biopsy timing and Oxford classification variables in childhood/adolescent IgA nephropathy. Pediatr Nephrol 2015; 30:293-9. [PMID: 24912604 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-014-2862-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [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: 03/31/2014] [Revised: 05/13/2014] [Accepted: 05/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although the Oxford classification of IgA nephropathy appears valid, we found crescents were significantly related to renal outcome in our cohort, whereas segmental glomerulosclerosis (S) was not. The timing of renal biopsy may significantly affect the variables in the Oxford classification. METHOD The relationship between biopsy timing and pathological variables (mesangial hypercellularity score [M], endocapillary hypercellularity [E], S, tubular atrophy/interstitial fibrosis [T], crescents, and global glomerulosclerosis [G]) was analyzed retrospectively in 250 children with IgA nephropathy. RESULTS The median time from disease onset to renal biopsy was 5.1 months (interquartile range, 2.7-15.4). M (ρ = -0.26, P < 0.0001), E (ρ = -0.34, P < 0.0001), and crescents (ρ = -0.14, P = 0.023) showed significant negative correlations, and S (ρ = 0.15, P = 0.018) and G (ρ = 0.25, P < 0.0001) showed significant positive correlations with time to biopsy (Spearman test). M, E, and crescents differed significantly in renal biopsies obtained before and after 3 years from onset (Wilcoxon test). Most crescents (92.9 %) were cellular/fibrocellular and were acute lesions. As crescents formed early after disease onset and decreased over time, they may be prognostic for acute phase, but not for chronic phase disease. CONCLUSIONS Renal biopsy timing may alter the significance of variables used in the Oxford classification.
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- Yuko Shima
- Department of Pediatrics, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
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Hama T, Nakanishi K, Mukaiyama H, Shima Y, Togawa H, Sako M, Nozu K, Iijima K, Yoshikawa N. Endoplasmic reticulum stress with low-dose cyclosporine in frequently relapsing nephrotic syndrome. Pediatr Nephrol 2013; 28:903-9. [PMID: 23318599 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-012-2403-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 08/01/2012] [Revised: 11/16/2012] [Accepted: 12/04/2012] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND A possible mechanism of cyclosporine (CsA) nephrotoxicity is tubular apoptosis. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress has been shown to be an apoptosis activator. Glucose-regulated proteins 78 and 94 (GRP78, GRP94, respectively) are ER stress-induced chaperones. Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2α (EIF2α) attenuates protein synthesis. If stress is prolonged, cells undergo apoptosis, inducing the production of GADD153, a transcription factor, which in turn downregulates anti-apoptotic protein B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2). METHODS Endoplasmic reticulum stress-related molecules were evaluated by real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using renal biopsy tissues from 17 children with frequently relapsing nephrotic syndrome before and after 2 years of CsA therapy. RESULTS GRP78, GRP94, eIF2α, and Bcl-2 were significantly upregulated in renal biopsy tissues from children 2 years post-CsA treatment. However, there was almost no change in GADD153. Mean ratios of post- to pre-CsA expression of GRP78, GRP94, eIF2α and Bcl-2 were 2.53, 1.80, 2.38 and 1.92, respectively. Post-CsA administration, GRP78 and eIF2α were upregulated by up to sixfold, and GRP94 and Bcl-2 were upregulated by up to fourfold compared with the respective pre-CsA levels. There were significant correlations between GRP78, GRP94, eIF2α, and Bcl-2 levels. These findings suggest that CsA induced an unfolded protein response due to ER stress, but did not cause apoptosis. CONCLUSIONS An unfolded protein response due to ER stress induced by CsA may function in a defensive manner, with less apoptosis occurring under low-dose conditions. This finding is important for the rationale for CsA administration.
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- Taketsugu Hama
- Department of Pediatrics, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama 641-8509, Japan
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Pierson syndrome (OMIM 609049) is typically characterized by congenital nephritic syndrome and peculiar ocular anomalies with microcoria. It is caused by mutations in LAMB2, which encodes laminin β2. Approximately 50 mutations of LAMB2 from approximately 40 unrelated families have been identified; however, most of them were from Western countries. Although three patients in Asia with mutations of LAMB2 have been reported, they were not typical cases. We report the first Japanese case of Pierson syndrome with proven causative LAMB2 mutations. She presented with congenital nephrotic syndrome and bilateral microcoria at birth, and developed end-stage renal disease at 2 months of age. This is the first report of a typical case from Asia. LAMB2 analysis by direct sequencing revealed the compound heterozygous mutations c.3974_3975insA (p.N1325KfsX1331, maternal, novel) in exon 25 and c.4519C>T (p.Q1507X, paternal) in exon 27. The phenotype due to LAMB2 mutations appears to be similar between different ethnic groups.
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- Hiroko Togawa
- Department of Pediatrics, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
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Shima Y, Nakanishi K, Hama T, Mukaiyama H, Togawa H, Hashimura Y, Kaito H, Sako M, Iijima K, Yoshikawa N. Validity of the Oxford classification of IgA nephropathy in children. Pediatr Nephrol 2012; 27:783-92. [PMID: 22134880 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-011-2061-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2011] [Revised: 11/01/2011] [Accepted: 11/06/2011] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND In 2009, the Oxford classification of IgA nephropathy was published. However, its validity has not been fully examined in children. This study aimed to assess this system in an independent large-scale cohort of children. METHODS We analyzed 161 consecutive children with newly diagnosed IgA nephropathy from 1977 to 1989 retrospectively. We examined the ability of each variable in the Oxford classification as a predictor of renal outcome defined as ≥ stage III chronic kidney disease (CKD) (estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) <60 mL/min/1.73 m(2)) using Cox regression analysis. RESULTS The mean mesangial score, and ratios of segmental glomerulosclerosis, endocapillary hypercellularity, tubular atrophy, and crescents were 0.49, 0.8%, 13.1%, 3.3%, and 9.2% respectively. Seven cases reached ≥ stage III CKD. In univariate analyses, mesangial hypercellularity score, endocapillary hypercellularity, tubular atrophy, and crescents were significant predictors of renal outcome. In a multivariate analysis, only mesangial hypercellularity score, tubular atrophy, and crescents were significant though, depending on models. Segmental glomerulosclerosis was not a significant predictor of renal outcome. Although the significance of crescents was not addressed in the Oxford classification, crescents were important predictors of outcome. CONCLUSIONS The Oxford classification appears to be valid for predicting renal outcome in children.
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- Yuko Shima
- Department of Pediatrics, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1, Kimiidera, Wakayama City, Wakayama 641-8509, Japan
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Hama T, Nakanishi K, Shima Y, Mukaiyama H, Togawa H, Tanaka R, Hamahira K, Kaito H, Iijima K, Yoshikawa N. Renal biopsy criterion in children with asymptomatic constant isolated proteinuria. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2012; 27:3186-90. [PMID: 22231035 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfr750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The criterion of a renal biopsy in children with asymptomatic persistent isolated proteinuria is controversial. METHODS To determine an adequate renal biopsy criterion in children with asymptomatic constant isolated proteinuria, the optimal cutoff maximum urinary protein/creatinine ratio (uP/Cr) to separate minor glomerular abnormalities (MGA) and other significant glomerular changes was obtained by receiver operating characteristic analysis in 44 children with asymptomatic constant isolated proteinuria (uP/Cr ≥ 0.2 g/g) screened from 1167 patients who underwent a renal biopsy between September 2000 and April 2010. Patients were divided into two groups according to the cutoff value to verify its validity. RESULTS The optimal uP/Cr was 0.5 g/g. In Group 1 (uP/Cr <0.5 g/g, n = 15), only one patient (6.7%) showed focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) and the other 14 patients (93.3%) had MGA. In Group 2 (uP/Cr ≥ 0.5 g/g at least once before biopsy, n = 29), 5 patients showed FSGS and 7 patients had nephritis such as IgA nephropathy (41.4%, n = 12) and the other 17 patients (58.6%) showed MGA. These findings indicated that the ratio of non-MGA/MGA was significantly higher in Group 2 than that in Group 1 (P = 0.016) and that if renal biopsies were performed with a criterion of a maximum uP/Cr ≥ 0.5 g/g (criterion for Group 2), renal biopsies could be avoided in 45.2% of patients with MGA. One patient with FSGS in Group 1 showed proteinuria with uP/Cr ≥ 0.5 g/g in the clinical course. CONCLUSIONS An adequate renal biopsy criterion in children with asymptomatic constant isolated proteinuria is uP/Cr ≥ 0.5 g/g.
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- Taketsugu Hama
- Department of Pediatrics, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
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Shima Y, Nozu K, Nozu Y, Togawa H, Kaito H, Matsuo M, Iijima K, Nakanishi K, Yoshikawa N. Recurrent EIARF and PRES with severe renal hypouricemia by compound heterozygous SLC2A9 mutation. Pediatrics 2011; 127:e1621-5. [PMID: 21536615 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2010-2592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Renal hypouricemia (RHU) is a hereditary disease that predisposes affected people to exercise-induced acute renal failure (EIARF). In most patients with RHU, the disorder is caused by loss-of-function mutations in SLC22A12 (solute carrier family 22, member 12), which encodes urate transporter 1 (URAT1). Patients with RHU without any mutations in the URAT1 gene were recently found to have a mutation in the glucose transporter 9 (GLUT9) gene (SLC2A9 [solute carrier family 2, member 9]). Central nervous system complications seem to be rare in patients with RHU with SLC22A12 mutations. Here, we report the case of a girl with severe RHU (serum urate: 5.9 μmol/L [0.1 mg/dL]) associated with recurrent EIARF in whom the disease was caused by a compound heterozygous mutation in SLC2A9, a nonsense mutation in the paternal allele (p.G207X in exon 7), and a large duplication (c.1-2981_1204+16502) in the maternal allele detected by reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (PCR), semiquantitative PCR, long PCR, and direct sequencing. The episodes of EIARF were complicated by posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES), which suggested a relationship between PRES and GLUT9 or severe hypouricemia. This is the second report of mutations of both alleles of SLC2A9 that resulted in severe hypouricemia. Our findings indicate that even a nonsense mutation responsible for the heterozygous status of SLC2A9 did not cause severe hypouricemia, and they lend support to previous speculation that mutations of both SLC2A9 alleles cause severe hypouricemia. Our case shows that GLUT9, unlike URAT1, may play a specific role in exercise-induced PRES.
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- Yuko Shima
- Department of Pediatrics, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama City, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan
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Shima Y, Nakanishi K, Kamei K, Togawa H, Nozu K, Tanaka R, Sasaki S, Iijima K, Yoshikawa N. Disappearance of glomerular IgA deposits in childhood IgA nephropathy showing diffuse mesangial proliferation after 2 years of combination/prednisolone therapy. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2011; 26:163-169. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfq387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/30/2023] Open
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Togawa H, Nakanishi K, Mukaiyama H, Hama T, Shima Y, Sako M, Miyajima M, Nozu K, Nishii K, Nagao S, Takahashi H, Iijima K, Yoshikawa N. Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in cyst lining epithelial cells in an orthologous PCK rat model of autosomal-recessive polycystic kidney disease. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2010; 300:F511-20. [PMID: 21084407 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00038.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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In polycystic kidney disease (PKD), cyst lining cells show polarity abnormalities. Recent studies have demonstrated loss of cell contact in cyst cells, suggesting induction of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Recently, EMT has been implicated in the pathogenesis of PKD. To explore further evidence of EMT in PKD, we examined age- and segment-specific expression of adhesion molecules and mesenchymal markers in PCK rats, an orthologous model of human autosomal-recessive PKD. Kidneys from 5 male PCK and 5 control rats each at 0 days, 1, 3, 10, and 14 wk, and 4 mo of age were serially sectioned and stained with segment-specific markers and antibodies against E-cadherin, Snail1, β-catenin, and N-cadherin. mRNAs for E-cadherin and Snail1 were quantified by real-time PCR. Vimentin, fibronectin, and α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) expressions were assessed as mesenchymal markers. E-cadherin expression pattern was correlated with the disease pathology in that tubule segments showing the highest expression in control had much severer cyst formation in PCK rats. In PCK rats, E-cadherin and β-catenin in cystic tubules was attenuated and localized to lateral areas of cell-cell contact, whereas nuclear expression of Snail1 increased in parallel with cyst enlargement. Some epithelial cells in large cysts derived from these segments, especially in adjacent fibrotic areas, showed positive immunoreactivity for vimentin and fibronectin. In conclusion, these findings suggest that epithelial cells in cysts acquire mesenchymal features in response to cyst enlargement and participate in progressive renal fibrosis. Our study clarified the nephron segment-specific cyst profile related to EMT in PCK rats. EMT may play a key role in polycystic kidney disease.
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- Hiroko Togawa
- Department of Pediatrics, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
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Shima Y, Nakanishi K, Togawa H, Obana M, Sako M, Miyawaki M, Nozu K, Iijima K, Yoshikawa N. Membranous nephropathy associated with thyroid-peroxidase antigen. Pediatr Nephrol 2009; 24:605-8. [PMID: 18762990 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-008-0973-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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: 05/01/2008] [Revised: 05/28/2008] [Accepted: 07/10/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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A 6-year-old previously healthy Japanese girl was found to have dipstick 2+ proteinuria and a goiter based on the results of a routine school medical examination. Her serum free-thyroxine level was 4.98 ng/dL (normal range 0.95-1.74 ng/dL), thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) was less than 0.003 microU/mL (0.34-3.88 microU/mL), anti-microsomal (anti-thyroid-peroxidase) antibody was 1600 T (up to 100), anti-thyroglobulin antibody was 400 T (up to 100), and TSH-receptor antibody was 84% (up to +/-10%). These results are consistent with a diagnosis of Graves' disease. Electron microscopy examination of a renal biopsy specimen revealed electron-dense deposits located in the subepithelial spaces, and immunofluorescence microscopy examination demonstrated bright granular stainings of immunoglobulin G along the glomerular capillary walls. These findings are characteristic of membranous nephropathy. To investigate the relationship between the membranous nephropathy and Graves' disease, we carried out a second immunofluorescence study, which revealed that the immunoglobulin G granular deposits corresponded to glomerular granular staining of thyroid-peroxidase, whereas staining for thyroglobulin was absent. It was therefore assumed that the deposition of immune complexes mediated by thyroid-peroxidase had caused the membranous nephropathy in this patient. This is the first report of membranous nephropathy associated with Graves' disease in which deposits of thyroid-peroxidase, rather than thyroglobulin, have been confirmed in the kidney.
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- Yuko Shima
- Department of Pediatrics, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan
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Yata N, Nakanishi K, Shima Y, Togawa H, Obana M, Sako M, Nozu K, Tanaka R, Iijima K, Yoshikawa N. Improved renal survival in Japanese children with IgA nephropathy. Pediatr Nephrol 2008; 23:905-12. [PMID: 18224344 PMCID: PMC2335295 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-007-0726-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2007] [Revised: 11/15/2007] [Accepted: 11/30/2007] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Since the beginning of the 1990s, Japanese medical practitioners have extensively prescribed angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors for children with mild IgA nephropathy (IgA-N) and steriods for those with severe IgA-N. We have performed a retrospective cohort study to clarify whether the long-term outcome has improved in Japanese children with IgA-N. Renal survival was defined as the time from onset to end-stage renal disease (ESRD). We divided the study period into two time periods based on the occurrence of the initial renal biopsy:1976-1989 and 1990-2004. Actuarial survivals were calculated by Kaplan-Meier method, and comparisons were made with the logrank test. The Cox proportional hazard model was used for multivariate analysis. Between 1976 and 2004, 500 children were diagnosed as having IgA-N in our hospitals. The actuarial renal survival from the time of apparent disease onset was 96.4% at 10 years, 84.5% at 15 years and 73.9% at 20 years. Renal survival in the 1990-2004 period was significantly better than that in 1976-1989 (p=0.008), and a marked improvement in renal survival in patients with severe IgA-N was also observed (p=0.0003). Multivariate analysis indicated that diagnosis year was a significant factor for ESRD-free survival independently of baseline characteristics. The results of this study show that there has been an improvement in terms of renal survival in Japanese children with IgA-N.
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- Nahoko Yata
- Department of Pediatrics, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641-8509 Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641-8509 Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641-8509 Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641-8509 Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641-8509 Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641-8509 Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Hyogo Prefectural Kobe Children’s Hospital, Kobe, Hyogo Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, National Center for Child Health and Development, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641-8509 Japan
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Harada A, Togawa H, Kataoka K. Physicochemical properties and nuclease resistance of antisense-oligodeoxynucleotides entrapped in the core of polyion complex micelles composed of poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(L-lysine) block copolymers. Eur J Pharm Sci 2001; 13:35-42. [PMID: 11292566 DOI: 10.1016/s0928-0987(00)00205-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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In this study, the physicochemical properties of polyion complex (PIC) micelles formed from antisense-oligodeoxynucleotides (antisense-ODN) and poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(L-lysine) block copolymers (PEG-PLL) were investigated to utilize them as a novel formulation for antisense-ODN delivery. Angular and concentration dependences of the diffusion coefficient of PIC micelles were evaluated by dynamic light scattering. Results suggested that the formed PIC micelles may have spherical shape with core-shell structure, in which the PIC core formed from antisense-ODN and PLL segment was surrounded by a PEG shell. The average radius of PIC micelles was dependent on the chain length of the PLL segment and was not influenced by the change in the length of ODN molecules at least in the range between 15 and 20 base pairs. Critical association concentration (cac) of PIC micelles was then determined from a profile of light scattering intensity versus concentration (Debye plots). Cac is ca. 0.20 mg/ml, which is low enough to ensure the micelle stability in very diluted condition as is the case with systemic injection into the blood compartment for antisense-ODN therapy. Furthermore, the stability of antisense-ODN against deoxyribonuclease I (DNase I) attack was evaluated using capillary gel electrophoresis, revealing that the complexation of antisense-ODN with PEG-PLL effectively prohibited DNase I attack. These characteristics of the PIC micelle system highlight its promising feature as ODN carrier used in the field of targeting therapy.
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- A Harada
- Department of Materials Science, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, 113-8656, Tokyo, Japan
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Suzuki K, Sugimoto C, Takizawa M, Ishizuka S, Kikuyama M, Togawa H, Taguchi Y, Nosaka K, Seino Y, Ishida H. Correlations between bone mineral density and circulating bone metabolic markers in diabetic patients. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2000; 48:185-91. [PMID: 10802157 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-8227(00)00119-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Diabetic osteopenia, a known chronic complication of diabetes, has been demonstrated with alterations in the calcium-vitamin D endocrine system. In order to investigate the relationship between the decrease of bone density and the altered mineral metabolism in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), 104 male clinical-proven NIDDM patients were studied. All patients were examined on metacarpal bone mineral density (m-BMD) by means of computed X-ray densitometry (CXD) methods. The values of the Z-score of m-BMD were significantly lower than those of age-matched controls (P<0.01). There was a positive correlation between m-BMD and serum calcium levels (P<0.01), but a negative correlation was conversely observed between m-BMD and serum intact parathyroid hormone (PTH) (P<0.01), indicating that the negative calcium balance under diabetic conditions could cause the decrease of m-BMD in NIDDM. Interestingly, since a significantly positive correlation was found between circulating levels of calcium and parathyroid hormone-related peptide (PTHrP) (P<0.05) but not PTH, it seems likely that PTHrP plays a more compensatory role on the maintenance of calcium homeostasis than PTH under diabetic conditions. Based on these observations, the CXD method would be useful in measuring the mineral density of cortical bone, and would also be beneficial to investigate underlying pathogenetic mechanism of diabetic osteopenia.
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- K Suzuki
- Third Department of Internal Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Mitaka, 6-20-2 Shinkawa, Tokyo, Japan
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Akimoto M, Fukunishi I, Togawa H, Nakano T, Misonou K. [Group therapy with older diabetic patients]. Nihon Rinsho 1997; 55 Suppl:646-50. [PMID: 9434542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Sakemi Y, Sakaguchi H, Yosoi M, Akimune H, Takahashi T, Yamagoshi A, Tamii A, Fujiwara M, Hatanaka K, Hosono K, Noro T, Togawa H, Daito I, Fujita Y, Inomata T. Zero-degree proton inelastic scattering to the 1(+), T=0 and T=1 states in 12C. Phys Rev C Nucl Phys 1995; 51:3162-3168. [PMID: 9970418 DOI: 10.1103/physrevc.51.3162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Sanada T, Tomomitsu T, Otsuka N, Fukunaga M, Togawa H. A fundamental study of a computed X-ray densitometry system for bone mineral measurement in the second metacarpal bone. Radiat Med 1994; 12:143-146. [PMID: 7972900] [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: 05/22/2023]
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The effect of radiographic exposure factors such as the photographic film density, X-ray tube voltage, and focus-film distance on the indices of bone mineral obtained by computed X-ray densitometry (CXD), a newly developed X-ray microdensitometric system, was investigated. sigma GS/D, which corresponded to the bone mineral density divided the integrated bone mineral by the bone width of the second metacarpal bone, was influenced by these exposure factors, whereas MCI, which represented the ratio of the cortical bone to whole bone, was independent of them. Present results indicated that the focus-film distance between 85 and 115 cm, the X-ray tube voltage in 45-60 kV, and a photographic density of lower than 1.82-1.86 of the screen-film combination should be used to assess quantitatively bone mineral of the second metacarpal bone using the CXD system.
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- T Sanada
- Department of Radiology, Kawasaki Medical School Hospital, Okayama, Japan
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Aoki S, Bahk SY, Chung KS, Chung SH, Funahashi H, Hahn CH, Hara T, Hirata S, Hoshino K, Ieiri M, Iijima T, Imai K, Itow Y, Jin-ya T, Kazuno M, Kikuchi K, Kim CO, Kim DC, Kim JY, Kodama K, Maeda Y, Masaike A, Masuoka A, Matsuda Y, Nagoshi C, Nakamura M, Nakanishi S, Nakano T, Nakazawa K, Niwa K, Oda H, Okabe H, Ono S, Ozaki R, Park IG, Park MS, Sato Y, Shibuya H, Shimizu HM, Song JS, Sugimoto M, Tairadate M, Tajima H, Takashima R, Takeutchi F, Tanaka KH, Teranaka M, Tezuka I, Togawa H, Ushida N, Watanabe T, Yasuda N, Yokota J, Yoon CS. Production of Two Single- Hypernuclei by - Capture. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1993. [DOI: 10.1143/ptp/89.2.493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Kamigaito O, Sakaguchi H, Nakamura M, Hirata S, Togawa H, Nakano T, Yosoi M, Ieiri M, Ichihara T, Shimizu HM, Nakai Y, Kobayashi S. Inelastic scattering of protons, 3He, and 4He at 30 MeV/nucleon from 166Er and 176Yb and quadrupole moments of the optical potential. Phys Rev C Nucl Phys 1992; 45:1533-1548. [PMID: 9967905 DOI: 10.1103/physrevc.45.1533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Nakai Y, Nakamura M, Sakaguchi H, Togawa H, Nakano T, Hirata S, Kamigaito O, Iwaki M, Shimizu HM, Kaneko H, Hiei F, Sakemi Y, Kobayashi S, Yosoi M, Ikegami H. In-plane polarization transfer in the 6Li(p,p') reaction and the effective NN interaction. Phys Rev C Nucl Phys 1992; 45:451-454. [PMID: 9967775 DOI: 10.1103/physrevc.45.451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Aoki S, Bahk SY, Chung KS, Chung SH, Funahashi H, Hahn CH, Hara T, Hirata S, Hoshino K, Ieiri M, Iijima T, Imai K, Ishigami T, Itow Y, Kazuno M, Kikuchi K, Kim CO, Kim DC, Kim JY, Kobayashi M, Kodama K, Maeda Y, Masaike A, Masuoka A, Matsuda Y, Nagoshi C, Nakamura M, Nakanishi S, Nakano T, Nakazawa K, Niwa K, Oda H, Okabe H, Ono S, Ozaki R, Park IG, Sato Y, Shibuya H, Shimizu HM, Song JS, Sugimoto M, Tajima H, Takashima R, Takeutchi F, Tanaka KH, Teranaka M, Tezuka I, Togawa H, Ushida N, Watanabe S, Watanabe T, Yokota J, Yoon CS. Direct Observation of Sequential Weak Decay of a Double Hypernucleus. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1991. [DOI: 10.1143/ptp.85.1287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 240] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Aoki S, Bahk SY, Chung KS, Chung SH, Funahashi H, Hahn CH, Hara T, Hirata S, Hoshino K, Ieiri M, Iijima T, Imai K, Ishigami T, Itow Y, Kazuno M, Kikuchi K, Kim CO, Kim DC, Kim JY, Kobayashi M, Kodama K, Maeda Y, Masaike A, Matsuda Y, Nagoshi C, Nakamura M, Nakanishi S, Nakano T, Nakazawa K, Niwa K, Okabe H, Ono S, Park IG, Sato Y, Shibuya H, Shimizu HM, Song JS, Tajima H, Takashima R, Takeutchi F, Tanaka KH, Teranaka M, Tezuka I, Togawa H, Ueda Y, Ushida N, Watanabe S, Watanabe T, Yokota J, Yoon CS. Search for the H dibaryon in (K-,K+) reactions. Phys Rev Lett 1990; 65:1729-1732. [PMID: 10042348 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.65.1729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Ichihara T, Sakaguchi H, Nakamura M, Yosoi M, Ieiri M, Takeuchi Y, Togawa H, Tsutsumi T, Kobayashi S. Inelastic proton scattering exciting the gamma -vibrational band in deformed nuclei (152 <= A <= 192) at 65 MeV and the systematics of the hexadecapole (Y42) strength of the gamma vibration. Phys Rev C Nucl Phys 1987; 36:1754-1776. [PMID: 9954281 DOI: 10.1103/physrevc.36.1754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Kawa S, Sawada S, Nakano K, Harima Y, Harima K, Murata T, Nakazawa M, Kobayashi A, Tanaka Y, Togawa H. [Pyeloureteritis cystica (a case report)]. Rinsho Hoshasen 1982; 27:1473-6. [PMID: 7166864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Oyanagi K, Togawa H. [Urinary amino acid analysis]. Nihon Rinsho 1979; Suppl:2657-9. [PMID: 491239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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A high activity of meso-alpha-epsilon-diaminopimelate dehydrogenase was found in extracts of Bacillus sphaericus, Brevibacterium sp., Corynebacterium glutamicum, and Proteus vulgaris among bacteria tested. B. sphaericus IFO 3525, in which the enzyme is most abundant, was chosen to study the enzyme reaction. The enzyme was not induced by the addition of meso-alpha-epsilon-diaminopimelate to the growth medium. The reaction product was isolated and identified as alpha-amino-epsilon-ketopimelate by a comparison of the properties of its 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazone with those of an authentic sample in silica gel thin-layer chromatography, absorption, infrared and proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry, and elemental analyses. The alpha-amino-epsilon-ketopimelate formed enzymatically was decarboxylated by H2O2 to yield L-alpha-aminoadipate. This suggests that the amino group with D-configuration in the substrate is oxidatively deaminated; the enzyme is a D-amino acid dehydrogenase. L-alpha-Amino-epsilon-ketopimelate undergoes spontaneous dehydration to the cyclic delta1-piperideine-2,6-dicarboxylate. The enzyme reaction is reversible, and meso-alpha-epsilon-diaminopimelate was formed in the reductive amination of L-alpha-epsilon-ketopimelate.
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Misono H, Togawa H, Yamamoto T, Soda K. Occurrence of meso-alpha, epsilon-diaminopimelate dehydrogenase in Bacillus sphaericus. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1976; 72:89-93. [PMID: 10904 DOI: 10.1016/0006-291x(76)90964-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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