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Nguyen TT, Bui ATP, Le NTH, Vo HTN, Nguyen AH, Pham TD, Hara T, Yokota K, Matsutani M, Takatsuka Y, Nguyen ATV. Heat-stable spores of carotenoid-producing Bacillus marisflavi and non-pigmented Bacillus subtilis cooperatively promote growth, quality, and gut microbiota of white-leg shrimp. Benef Microbes 2023; 14:623-640. [PMID: 38350466 DOI: 10.1163/18762891-20230041] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2023] [Accepted: 10/28/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2024]
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We evaluated the benefits of heat-stable carotenoid-producing Bacillus marisflavi SH8 spores individually and in combination with non-pigmented Bacillus subtilis SH23 spores on growth, colour change, nutritional content, innate immunity, and gut microbiota of white-leg shrimp. White-leg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei; n = 30 per tank; 2 tanks per group) were provided feed without (control group) or with SH8, SH23, or mixed spores (total, 1 × 106 cfu/g pellet) for 28 d. The SH8 and SH8-23 combination groups had significantly higher specific growth rates (9.6 and 11.0%), improved red-colour score (4 scores), astaxanthin concentration (1.8- and 2.3-fold), lipid contents (30 and 50%), and superoxidase dismutase activity (8.5 and 12.3%) than that of the control group. Analysis of shrimp's gut microbiome using 16S rRNA metagenome sequencing revealed increased abundance of four useful species and reduced abundance of four harmful species in the combination group than in the control group. Heat-stable Bacillus spore combination improved growth parameters, nutrient content, red-colour score, live counts, and abundance of useful bacteria in the gut of L. vannamei. This is the first study to show the benefits of combining highly heat-stable pigmented and non-pigmented Bacillus spores and their possible mechanisms in a shrimp model.
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- T T Nguyen
- Spobiotic Research Center, ANABIO R&D Ltd., Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Spobiotic Research Center, ANABIO R&D Ltd., Hanoi, Vietnam
- Key Laboratory of Enzyme and Protein Technology, VNU University of Science, Vietnam National University Hanoi, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Key Laboratory of Enzyme and Protein Technology, VNU University of Science, Vietnam National University Hanoi, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Key Laboratory of Enzyme and Protein Technology, VNU University of Science, Vietnam National University Hanoi, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Spobiotic Research Center, ANABIO R&D Ltd., Hanoi, Vietnam
- LiveSpo Pharma Ltd. Company, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Mathematics-Mechanics-Informatics, VNU University of Science, Vietnam National University Hanoi, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Environmental Microbiology Research Section, Laboratory for Complex Energy Processes, Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan
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- Genome Research Center, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan
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- Environmental Microbiology Research Section, Laboratory for Complex Energy Processes, Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Spobiotic Research Center, ANABIO R&D Ltd., Hanoi, Vietnam
- Key Laboratory of Enzyme and Protein Technology, VNU University of Science, Vietnam National University Hanoi, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Sugiura Y, Tobita N, Tobita T, Taga M, Nakachi S, Yokota K, Yamada E, Horie M, Momma K, Matsubara S. Oil Inclusions Found in Skeleton Crystals of Quartz Indicated the Existence of Organic Matter Surrounding Ancient Growth Environments. ACS Omega 2023; 8:21464-21473. [PMID: 37360484 PMCID: PMC10286290 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c00272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2023] [Accepted: 05/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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In nature, minerals record various origins and information for geology and geobiochemistry. Here, we investigated the origin of organic matter and growth mechanism of quartz with oil inclusion revealing fluorescence under short ultraviolet (UV) light, obtained from the clay vein at Shimanto-cho, Kochi, Shikoku Island, Japan. Geological investigation indicated that the oil-quartz was formed in hydrothermal metamorphic veins found in the late Cretaceous interbedded sandstone and mudstone. The obtained oil-quartz crystals are mostly double-terminated. Micro-X-ray computed tomography (microCT) indicated that oil-quartz crystals have various veins originating as skeleton structures along the quartz crystal {111} and {1-11} faces. Spectroscopic and chromatographic studies indicated that aromatic ester and tetraterpene (lycopene) molecules, which revealed fluorescence, were detected. Large molecular weight sterol molecules, such as C40, were also detected in the vein of oil-quartz. This investigation indicated that organic inclusions in mineral crystals would form with ancient microorganism culture environments.
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- Yuki Sugiura
- Health
and Medical Research Institute, National
Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 2217-14, Hayashi-cho, Takamatsu 761-3095, Kagawa, Japan
- Research
Planning Office, Headquarters of Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science
and Technology (AIST), 1-1-1, Umezono, Tsukuba 305-0035, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Friends
of Mineral, 4-13-18,
Toyotama-naka, Nerima, Tokyo 176-0013, Japan
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- Friends
of Mineral, 4-13-18,
Toyotama-naka, Nerima, Tokyo 176-0013, Japan
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- Faculty
of Agriculture, Ryukoku University, 1-5, Yokotani, Seta-Ohe, Ohtsu, Shiga, Japan 520-2194
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- Natural
History Lab., 120 Suoh-kata, Ohtsuki-Town, Hata, Kochi 788-0313, Japan
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- Health
and Medical Research Institute, National
Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 2217-14, Hayashi-cho, Takamatsu 761-3095, Kagawa, Japan
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- Health
and Medical Research Institute, National
Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 2217-14, Hayashi-cho, Takamatsu 761-3095, Kagawa, Japan
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- Health
and Medical Research Institute, National
Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 2217-14, Hayashi-cho, Takamatsu 761-3095, Kagawa, Japan
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- Department
of Geology and Paleontology, National Museum
of Nature and Science, 4-1-1, Amakubo, Tsukuba 305-0005, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department
of Geology and Paleontology, National Museum
of Nature and Science, 4-1-1, Amakubo, Tsukuba 305-0005, Ibaraki, Japan
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Tsutsui M, Yokota K, Leong IW, He Y, Kawai T. Protocol for preparation of solid-state multipore osmotic power generators. STAR Protoc 2023; 4:102227. [PMID: 37086413 DOI: 10.1016/j.xpro.2023.102227] [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: 01/30/2023] [Revised: 02/18/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 04/23/2023] Open
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Nanopore is an emerging energy-harvesting device that can create electricity directly from salt solutions. Here, we present a protocol for the preparation and structure optimization of solid-state multipore osmotic power generators. We describe steps for sculpting multiple pores at well-defined positions in a thin SiNx membrane using electron-beam lithography. We also detail an imprinting technique to form polydimethylsiloxane blocks with fluidic channels bonded to the multipore membrane. This approach facilitates repeated liquid-exchange processes involved in ionic current measurements. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Tsutsui et al.1.
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- Makusu Tsutsui
- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 5267-0047, Japan.
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0395, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 5267-0047, Japan
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, School of Integrated Circuits, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430000, China
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 5267-0047, Japan.
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Leong IW, Tsutsui M, Yokota K, Murayama S, Taniguchi M. Regulating Nonlinear Ion Transport through a Solid-State Pore by Partial Surface Coatings. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2023; 15:6123-6132. [PMID: 36661232 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c19485] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Using functional nanofluidic devices to manipulate ion transport allows us to explore the nanoscale development of blue energy harvesters and iontronic building blocks. Herein, we report on a method to alter the nonlinear ionic current through a pore by partial dielectric coatings. A variety of dielectric materials are examined on both the inner and outer surfaces of the channel with four different patterns of coated or uncoated surfaces. Through controlling the specific part of the surface charge, the pore can behave like a resistor, diode, and bipolar junction transistor. We use numerical simulations to find out the reason for the asymmetric ion transport in the pore and illustrate the relationship between specifically charged surfaces and electroosmotic flow. These findings help understand the role of the corresponding surface composition in ion transport, which provides a direct approach to modify the electroosmotic-flow-driven ionic current rectification in the channel-based device via dielectric coatings.
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- Iat Wai Leong
- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0395, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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Taki T, Mori S, Murakami Y, Urata T, Okumura M, Akanabe H, Ebata A, Imai S, Yokota K, Akiyama M. 494 Low plasma fibrinogen levels are associated with poor prognosis in cutaneous angiosarcoma of the head and neck. J Invest Dermatol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2022.09.508] [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: 11/19/2022]
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Tsutsui M, Yokota K, He Y, Kawai T. Ionic Signal Amplification of DNA in a Nanopore. Small Methods 2022; 6:e2200761. [PMID: 36196624 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202200761] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Revised: 08/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Ionic signal amplification is a key challenge for single-molecule analyses by solid-state nanopore sensing. Here, a permittivity gradient approach for amplifying ionic blockade characteristics of DNA in a nanofluidic channel is reported. The transmembrane ionic current response is found to change substantially through modifying the liquid permittivity at one side of a pore with an organic solvent. Imposing positive liquid permittivity gradients with respect to the direction of DNA electrophoresis, this study observes the resistive ionic signals to become larger due to the varying contributions of molecular counterions. On the contrary, negative gradients render adverse effects causing conductive ionic current pulses upon polynucleotide translocations. Most importantly, both the positive and negative gradients are demonstrated to be capable of amplifying the ionic signals by an order of magnitude with a 1.3-fold difference in the transmembrane liquid dielectric constants. This phenomenon allows a novel way to enhance the single-molecule sensitivity of nanopore sensing that may be useful in analyzing secondary structures and genome sequence of DNA by ionic current measurements.
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- Makusu Tsutsui
- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Takamatsu, Kagawa, 761-0395, Japan
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- Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan
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A molecule-scale diode is an essential component for the concept of molecular electronics. Here we report on heterogeneous contact-mediated rectifying behavior in single-molecule junctions. We performed massive current versus voltage characteristics measurements of metal-molecule-metal structures under stretching by a mechanical break junction method. In-situ deformations of the molecular bridges were revealed to induce stochastic switching of the rectifying direction to varying rectification ratio derived from the induced asymmetry in the contact motifs at the molecule termini. Aromatic molecules were found to enable stronger rectifications via the more pronounced Fermi pinning effect to shift the molecular orbital levels by the applied voltage. Dissimilar anchoring groups also served to stabilize the single-molecule diode properties by bestowing a chemically defined difference in the electronic coupling strengths at the electrode-molecule links. The present findings provide a guide to design diodes with the smallest and simplest structures.
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- Takanori Morikawa
- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Mihogaoka 8-1, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Mihogaoka 8-1, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Mihogaoka 8-1, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0395, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Mihogaoka 8-1, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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Yokota K, Sekikawa M, Tanaka S, Aizaki Y, Kadono Y, Oda H, Mimura T. AB0095 CHARACTERISTICS OF TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA AND INTERLEUKIN-6-INDUCED OSTEOCLASTS IN PERIPHERAL BLOOD AND BONE TISSUE FROM PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS. Ann Rheum Dis 2022. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2022-eular.4645] [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: 11/04/2022]
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BackgroundWe have previously reported that stimulation of mouse bone marrow–derived macrophages with tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) induces differentiation of osteoclast-like cells having bone resorption ability1. Recently, we have shown that the combination of TNF-α and IL-6 can induce osteoclasts from human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) via RANKL-independent pathways, and that there are functional differences between TNF-α and IL-6-induced osteoclasts (T6-OCs) and RANKL-induced, conventional osteoclasts (cOCs). In particular, the number of T6-OCs differentiated from PBMCs in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) positively correlated with the modified total Sharp score (mTSS)2. On the other hands, no such correlation was observed between the number of cOCs from RA and mTSS.ObjectivesObjectives of this study were to compare the differentiational potential into T6-OCs of PBMCs from RA patients with those from healthy donors, to clarify mRNA and protein expressions of T6-OCs derived from PBMCs from patients with RA, and to identify tartrate resistant acid phosphatase (TRACP) positive multinuclear cells with the same characters as T6-OCs histologically in the sub-chondral bone tissues from patients with RA and osteoarthritis (OA).MethodsPBMCs and CD14+ monocytes derived from RA patients and healthy volunteers were stimulated with TNF-α and IL-6 or RANKL. Real-time quantitative PCR and immunofluorescence staining were used to measure expression levels of osteoclast-associated mRNA and protein. Consecutive sections of the proximal tibial bone tissue from patients with RA and OA (n=6 each) were stained by TRACP, and analyzed expression levels of osteoclast-associated molecules by immunohistochemistry.ResultsThe number of T6-OCs differentiated from PBMCs in RA patients was significantly increased compared to that in healthy volunteers. Expression levels of RANK mRNA and protein were clearly up-regulated in cOCs differentiated from CD14+ monocytes and were down-regulated in T6-OCs. In contrast, expression levels of MMP-3 mRNA and protein were obviously up-regulated in T6-OCs and down-regulated in cOCs. Therefore, we believe T6-OCs and cOCs were differently identified on bone tissue as TRACP+RANK-/MMP-3+ cells and TRACP+RANK+/MMP-3- cells, respectively. The numbers of TRACP+ osteoclasts in subchondral cancellous bone were significantly increased in RA patients compared to those in OA patients. Interestingly, numerous TRACP+/RANK-/MMP-3+ osteoclasts were present in the subchondral bone from patients with RA, on the other hands, no such cells observed in OA patients.ConclusionThe PBMCs of RA patients have definitely increased differentiation capacity into T6-OCs, which have potential of degrading chondral tissue. Additionally, cells having same characteristics with T6-OCs are observed in subchondral bone of patients with RA. These results suggest that novel T6-OCs may be involved in the pathogenic mechanisms of inflammatory bone destruction in patients with RA.References[1]Yokota K, Sato K, Miyazaki T, Kitaura H, Kayama H, Miyoshi F, Araki Y, Akiyama Y, Takeda K, Mimura T. Combination of Tumor Necrosis Factor α and Interleukin-6 Induces Mouse Osteoclast-like Cells With Bone Resorption Activity Both in Vitro and In Vivo. Arthritis & Rheumatology Jan;66(1):121-9, 2014.[2]Yokota K, Sato K, Miyazaki T, Aizaki Y, Tanaka S, Sekikawa M, Kozu N, Kadono Y, Oda H, Mimura T. Characterization and Function of Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha and Interleukin-6-Induced Osteoclasts in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Arthritis & Rheumatology Jul;73(7):1145-1154, 2021.AcknowledgementsWe are grateful to H. Kajiyama and Y. Araki (Saitama Medical University) for helpful discussion.Disclosure of InterestsNone declared
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Energy dissipation in solid-state nanopores is an important issue for their use as a sensor for detecting and analyzing individual objects in electrolyte solution by ionic current measurements. Here, we report on evaluations of heating via diffusive ion transport in the nanoscale conduits using thermocouple-embedded SiNx pores. We found a linear rise in the nanopore temperature with the input electrical power suggestive of steady-state ionic heat dissipation in the confined nanospace. Meanwhile, the heating efficiency was elucidated to become higher in a smaller pore due to a rapid decrease in the through-water thermal conduction for cooling the fluidic channel. The scaling law suggested nonnegligible influence of the heating to raise the temperature of single-nanometer two-dimensional nanopores by a few kelvins under the standard cross-membrane voltage and ionic strength conditions. The present findings may be useful in advancing our understanding of ion and mass transport phenomena in nanopores.
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- Makusu Tsutsui
- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Mihogaoka 8-1, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- Institute of Nano-Life-Systems, Institutes of Innovation for Future Society, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0395, Japan
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- Institute of Nano-Life-Systems, Institutes of Innovation for Future Society, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
- Institute of Quantum Life Science, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Anagawa 4-9-1, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Mihogaoka 8-1, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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Tuning capture rates and translocation time of analytes in solid-state nanopores are one of the major challenges for their use in detecting and analyzing individual nanoscale objects via ionic current measurements. Here, we report on the use of salt gradient for the fine control of capture-to-translocation dynamics in 300 nm sized SiNx nanopores. We demonstrated a decrease up to a factor of 3 in the electrophoretic speed of nanoparticles at the pore exit along with an over 3-fold increase in particle detection efficiency by subjecting a 5-fold ion concentration difference across the dielectric membrane. The improvement in the sensor performance was elucidated to be a result of the salt-gradient-mediated electric field and electroosmotic flow asymmetry at nanochannel orifices. The present findings can be used to enhance nanopore sensing capability for detecting biomolecules such as amyloids and proteins.
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- Iat Wai Leong
- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0395, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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Ebata A, Taki T, Mori S, Murakami Y, Okumura M, Akanabe H, Imai S, Yokota K, Akiyama M. 283 Neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio as a predictor of lymph node metastasis in extramammary Paget disease: A retrospective study. J Invest Dermatol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2021.08.289] [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: 10/20/2022]
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Tsutsui M, Yokota K, Arima A, Washio T, Baba Y, Kawai T. Detecting Single Molecule Deoxyribonucleic Acid in a Cell Using a Three-Dimensionally Integrated Nanopore. Small Methods 2021; 5:e2100542. [PMID: 34928053 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202100542] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2021] [Revised: 07/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Amplification-free genome analysis can revolutionize biology and medicine by uncovering genetic variations among individuals. Here, the authors report on a 3D-integrated nanopore for electrolysis to in situ detection of single-molecule DNA in a cell by ionic current measurements. It consists of a SiO2 multipore sheet and a SiNx nanopore membrane stacked vertically on a Si wafer. Single cell lysis is demonstrated by 106 V m-1 -level electrostatic field focused at the multinanopore. The intracellular molecules are then directly detected as they move through a sensing zone, wherein the authors find telegraphic current signatures reflecting folding degrees of freedom of the millimeter-long polynucleotides threaded through the SiNx nanopore. The present device concept may enable on-chip single-molecule sequencing to multi-omics analyses at a single-cell level.
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- Makusu Tsutsui
- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Mihogaoka 8-1, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Takamatsu, Kagawa, 761-0395, Japan
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- Institute of Nano-Life-Systems, Institutes of Innovation for Future Society, Nagoya University, Institute of Nano-Life-Systems, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8603, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Mihogaoka 8-1, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan
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- Institute of Nano-Life-Systems, Institutes of Innovation for Future Society, Nagoya University, Institute of Nano-Life-Systems, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8603, Japan
- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Institute of Nano-Life-Systems, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8603, Japan
- Institute of Quantum Life Science, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Anagawa 4-9-1, Inage-ku, Chiba, 263-8555, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Mihogaoka 8-1, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan
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Kishimoto S, Tsutsui M, Yokota K, Taniguchi M. Inertial focusing and zeta potential measurements of single-nanoparticles using octet-nanochannels. Lab Chip 2021; 21:3076-3085. [PMID: 34195745 DOI: 10.1039/d1lc00239b] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Capture-to-translocation dynamics control is an important issue for single-particle and -molecule analyses by resistive pulse waveforms. Here, we report on regulated motions for accurate zeta-potential assessments of single nanoscale objects passing through an octet-nanochannel. We observed ionic spike signals consisting of eight consecutive sub-pulses signifying the ion blockage at the eight sensing zones in series upon electrophoretic translocation of individual nanoparticles. We find an exponential decrease to saturation of the channel-to-channel translocation duration as a nanobead moves forward, reflecting the more restricted radial motion degrees of freedom via inertial effects at the downstream side of the octet channel. This finding enabled a protocol for single-nanoparticle zeta potential estimation impervious to the uncertainty stemming from the stochastic nature of the translocation dynamics. The multi-channel approach presented in this study may be used as a useful tool for analyzing particles and molecules of variable sizes.
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- Shohei Kishimoto
- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan.
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan.
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0395, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan.
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Yokota K, Takeo A, Abe H, Kurokawa Y, Hashimoto M, Kajimoto K, Tanaka M, Murayama S, Nakajima Y, Taniguchi M, Kataoka M. Application of Micropore Device for Accurate, Easy, and Rapid Discrimination of Saccharomyces pastorianus from Dekkera spp. Biosensors (Basel) 2021; 11:bios11080272. [PMID: 34436074 PMCID: PMC8393547 DOI: 10.3390/bios11080272] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2021] [Revised: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 08/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Traceability analysis, such as identification and discrimination of yeasts used for fermentation, is important for ensuring manufacturing efficiency and product safety during brewing. However, conventional methods based on morphological and physiological properties have disadvantages such as time consumption and low sensitivity. In this study, the resistive pulse method (RPM) was employed to discriminate between Saccharomyces pastorianus and Dekkera anomala and S. pastorianus and D. bruxellensis by measuring the ionic current response of cells flowing through a microsized pore. The height and shape of the pulse signal were used for the simultaneous measurement of the size, shape, and surface charge of individual cells. Accurate discrimination of S. pastorianus from Dekkera spp. was observed with a recall rate of 96.3 ± 0.8%. Furthermore, budding S. pastorianus was quantitatively detected by evaluating the shape of the waveform of the current ionic blockade. We showed a proof-of-concept demonstration of RPM for the detection of contamination of Dekkera spp. in S. pastorianus and for monitoring the fermentation of S. pastorianus through the quantitative detection of budding cells.
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- Kazumichi Yokota
- Health and Medical Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 2217-14 Hayashi-cho, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0395, Japan; (K.Y.); (H.A.); (M.H.); (K.K.); (M.T.); (Y.N.)
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- Institute for Future Beverages, Research & Development Division, Kirin Holdings Company, Limited. 1-17-1, Namamugi, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-8628, Japan; (A.T.); (Y.K.)
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- Health and Medical Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 2217-14 Hayashi-cho, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0395, Japan; (K.Y.); (H.A.); (M.H.); (K.K.); (M.T.); (Y.N.)
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- Institute for Future Beverages, Research & Development Division, Kirin Holdings Company, Limited. 1-17-1, Namamugi, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-8628, Japan; (A.T.); (Y.K.)
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- Health and Medical Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 2217-14 Hayashi-cho, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0395, Japan; (K.Y.); (H.A.); (M.H.); (K.K.); (M.T.); (Y.N.)
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- Health and Medical Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 2217-14 Hayashi-cho, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0395, Japan; (K.Y.); (H.A.); (M.H.); (K.K.); (M.T.); (Y.N.)
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- Health and Medical Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 2217-14 Hayashi-cho, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0395, Japan; (K.Y.); (H.A.); (M.H.); (K.K.); (M.T.); (Y.N.)
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan; (S.M.); (M.T.)
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- Health and Medical Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 2217-14 Hayashi-cho, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0395, Japan; (K.Y.); (H.A.); (M.H.); (K.K.); (M.T.); (Y.N.)
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan; (S.M.); (M.T.)
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- Health and Medical Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 2217-14 Hayashi-cho, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0395, Japan; (K.Y.); (H.A.); (M.H.); (K.K.); (M.T.); (Y.N.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-87-869-3576
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Tsutsui M, Takaai T, Yokota K, Kawai T, Washio T. Deep Learning-Enhanced Nanopore Sensing of Single-Nanoparticle Translocation Dynamics. Small Methods 2021; 5:e2100191. [PMID: 34928002 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202100191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2021] [Revised: 04/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Noise is ubiquitous in real space that hinders detection of minute yet important signals in electrical sensors. Here, the authors report on a deep learning approach for denoising ionic current in resistive pulse sensing. Electrophoretically-driven translocation motions of single-nanoparticles in a nano-corrugated nanopore are detected. The noise is reduced by a convolutional auto-encoding neural network, designed to iteratively compare and minimize differences between a pair of waveforms via a gradient descent optimization. This denoising in a high-dimensional feature space is demonstrated to allow detection of the corrugation-derived wavy signals that cannot be identified in the raw curves nor after digital processing in frequency domains under the given noise floor, thereby enabled in-situ tracking to electrokinetic analysis of fast-moving single- and double-nanoparticles. The ability of the unlabeled learning to remove noise without compromising temporal resolution may be useful in solid-state nanopore sensing of protein structure and polynucleotide sequence.
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- Makusu Tsutsui
- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Mihogaoka 8-1, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Mihogaoka 8-1, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Takamatsu, Kagawa, 761-0395, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Mihogaoka 8-1, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Mihogaoka 8-1, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan
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Ryuzaki S, Yasui T, Tsutsui M, Yokota K, Komoto Y, Paisrisarn P, Kaji N, Ito D, Tamada K, Ochiya T, Taniguchi M, Baba Y, Kawai T. Rapid Discrimination of Extracellular Vesicles by Shape Distribution Analysis. Anal Chem 2021; 93:7037-7044. [PMID: 33908760 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c00258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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A rapid and simple cancer detection method independent of cancer type is an important technology for cancer diagnosis. Although the expression profiles of biological molecules contained in cancer cell-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) are considered candidates for discrimination indexes to identify any cancerous cells in the body, it takes a certain amount of time to examine these expression profiles. Here, we report the shape distributions of EVs suspended in a solution and the potential of these distributions as a discrimination index to discriminate cancer cells. Distribution analysis is achieved by low-aspect-ratio nanopore devices that enable us to rapidly analyze EV shapes individually in solution, and the present results reveal a dependence of EV shape distribution on the type of cells (cultured liver, breast, and colorectal cancer cells and cultured normal breast cells) secreting EVs. The findings in this study provide realizability and experimental basis for a simple method to discriminate several types of cancerous cells based on rapid analyses of EV shape distributions.
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- Sou Ryuzaki
- Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-0395, Japan.,PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Saitama 332-0012, Japan.,Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Institute for Integrated Radiation and Nuclear Science, Kyoto University, Osaka 590-0494, Japan
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- Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-0395, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, Tokyo Medical University, Nishishinjyuku, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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Yokota K, Hashimoto M, Kajimoto K, Tanaka M, Murayama S, Tsutsui M, Nakajima Y, Taniguchi M, Kataoka M. Effect of Electrolyte Concentration on Cell Sensing by Measuring Ionic Current Waveform through Micropores. Biosensors (Basel) 2021; 11:bios11030078. [PMID: 33809382 PMCID: PMC7998150 DOI: 10.3390/bios11030078] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2021] [Revised: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 03/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Immunostaining has been widely used in cancer prognosis for the quantitative detection of cancer cells present in the bloodstream. However, conventional detection methods based on the target membrane protein expression exhibit the risk of missing cancer cells owing to variable protein expressions. In this study, the resistive pulse method (RPM) was employed to discriminate between cultured cancer cells (NCI-H1650) and T lymphoblastoid leukemia cells (CCRF-CEM) by measuring the ionic current response of cells flowing through a micro-space. The height and shape of a pulse signal were used for the simultaneous measurement of size, deformability, and surface charge of individual cells. An accurate discrimination of cancer cells could not be obtained using 1.0 × phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) as an electrolyte solution to compare the size measurements by a microscopic observation. However, an accurate discrimination of cancer cells with a discrimination error rate of 4.5 ± 0.5% was achieved using 0.5 × PBS containing 2.77% glucose as the electrolyte solution. The potential application of RPM for the accurate discrimination of cancer cells from leukocytes was demonstrated through the measurement of the individual cell size, deformability, and surface charge in a solution with a low electrolyte concentration.
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- Kazumichi Yokota
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0395, Japan; (K.Y.); (M.H.); (K.K.); (M.T.); (Y.N.)
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0395, Japan; (K.Y.); (M.H.); (K.K.); (M.T.); (Y.N.)
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0395, Japan; (K.Y.); (M.H.); (K.K.); (M.T.); (Y.N.)
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0395, Japan; (K.Y.); (M.H.); (K.K.); (M.T.); (Y.N.)
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan; (S.M.); (M.T.); (M.T.)
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan; (S.M.); (M.T.); (M.T.)
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0395, Japan; (K.Y.); (M.H.); (K.K.); (M.T.); (Y.N.)
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan; (S.M.); (M.T.); (M.T.)
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0395, Japan; (K.Y.); (M.H.); (K.K.); (M.T.); (Y.N.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-87-869-3576
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Arima A, Tsutsui M, Yoshida T, Tatematsu K, Yamazaki T, Yokota K, Kuroda S, Washio T, Baba Y, Kawai T. Digital Pathology Platform for Respiratory Tract Infection Diagnosis via Multiplex Single-Particle Detections. ACS Sens 2020; 5:3398-3403. [PMID: 32933253 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.0c01564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The variability of bioparticles remains a key barrier to realizing the competent potential of nanoscale detection into a digital diagnosis of an extraneous object that causes an infectious disease. Here, we report label-free virus identification based on machine-learning classification. Single virus particles were detected using nanopores, and resistive-pulse waveforms were analyzed multilaterally using artificial intelligence. In the discrimination, over 99% accuracy for five different virus species was demonstrated. This advance is accessed through the classification of virus-derived ionic current signal patterns reflecting their intrinsic physical properties in a high-dimensional feature space. Moreover, consideration of viral similarity based on the accuracies indicates the contributing factors in the recognitions. The present findings offer the prospect of a novel surveillance system applicable to detection of multiple viruses including new strains.
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- Akihide Arima
- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka,
Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka,
Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka,
Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka,
Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0395, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka,
Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka,
Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
- Institute of Nano-Life-Systems, Institutes of Innovation for Future Society, Nagoya University, Furo-cho,
Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
- Institute of Quantum Life Science, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Anagawa 4-9-1, Inage-ku, Chiba, 263-8555, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka,
Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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Mishima K, Sakai T, Yokota K, Taniguchi M, Aso Y, Ie Y, Yamashita K. The effect of a two-dimensional structure on the dielectric constant and photovoltaic characteristics. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2020.112756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [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] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Hashimoto M, Yokota K, Kajimoto K, Matsumoto M, Tatsumi A, Yamamoto K, Hyodo T, Matsushita K, Minakawa N, Mita T, Oka H, Kataoka M. Quantitative Detection of Plasmodium falciparum Using, LUNA-FL, A Fluorescent Cell Counter. Microorganisms 2020; 8:microorganisms8091356. [PMID: 32899795 PMCID: PMC7564040 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8091356] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2020] [Revised: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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The microscopic examination of Giemsa-stained thin and/or thick blood films (Giemsa microscopy) is the standard method of malaria diagnosis. However, the results of the diagnosis significantly depend on the skills of clinical technicians. Furthermore, sample preparation and analysis are laborious and time-consuming. Therefore, in this study, we investigated if a commercially available fluorescent cell counter, LUNA-FL, was useful for the detection of Plasmodium parasite and the estimation of parasitemia. Whole blood samples from uninfected persons, spiked with P. falciparum-infected erythrocytes, were analysed. Most of the leucocytes and platelets were removed from whole blood samples with SiO2-nanofiber filters set on spin columns. The filtered samples were stained with acridine orange, and automatic detection, as well as counting of erythrocytes and parasites, were performed using LUNA-FL. Whole blood, with various levels of parasites, was analysed by Giemsa microscopy or with LUNA-FL to estimate parasitemia, and a comparative analysis was performed. The coefficient determination value of the regression line was high (R2 = 0.98), indicating that accurate quantitative parasite detection could be performed using LUNA-FL. LUNA-FL has a low running cost; it is compact, fast, and easy to operate, and may therefore be useful for point-of-care testing in the endemic areas.
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- Muneaki Hashimoto
- Health Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 2217-14, Hayashi-cho, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0301, Japan; (K.Y.); (K.K.); (M.K.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-87-869-4107
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- Health Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 2217-14, Hayashi-cho, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0301, Japan; (K.Y.); (K.K.); (M.K.)
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- Health Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 2217-14, Hayashi-cho, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0301, Japan; (K.Y.); (K.K.); (M.K.)
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- Konica Minolta, 1 Sakura-mashi, Hino, Tokyo 191-8511, Japan; (M.M.); (A.T.); (H.O.)
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- Konica Minolta, 1 Sakura-mashi, Hino, Tokyo 191-8511, Japan; (M.M.); (A.T.); (H.O.)
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- Nitto Denko Corporation, 18, Hirayama, Nakahara-cho, Toyohashi, Aichi 441-3194, Japan; (K.Y.); (T.H.); (K.M.)
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- Nitto Denko Corporation, 18, Hirayama, Nakahara-cho, Toyohashi, Aichi 441-3194, Japan; (K.Y.); (T.H.); (K.M.)
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- Nitto Denko Corporation, 18, Hirayama, Nakahara-cho, Toyohashi, Aichi 441-3194, Japan; (K.Y.); (T.H.); (K.M.)
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- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8523, Japan;
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- Department of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan;
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- Konica Minolta, 1 Sakura-mashi, Hino, Tokyo 191-8511, Japan; (M.M.); (A.T.); (H.O.)
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- Health Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 2217-14, Hayashi-cho, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0301, Japan; (K.Y.); (K.K.); (M.K.)
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Dynamic motions of materials in liquid present a wealth of information concerning their physical properties. While fluorescence microscopy has been widely utilized for single-particle observations, the method cannot be used for characterizing fast motions of nanoscale objects due to the limited spatiotemporal resolution. Here, we report on a nanostructure strategy for nanoscale tracking of single nanoparticles. We fabricated a straight conduit in a SiO2 layer on a Si wafer with lithographically defined 30 nm-sized protrusions formed on the side walls. We performed resistive pulse measurements at a 1 MHz sampling rate wherein we found n-stepped current traces signifying n number of nanoparticles moving concurrently inside the nanochannel. Ensemble average of the ionic current signals revealed a peculiar feature reflecting the slightly stronger ion blockage at the nanoconstrictions between the protrusions, thereby proving the ability of nano-corrugation as physical gates to signify the precise positions of objects inside the nanofluidic channel. This in situ tracking approach elucidated steady-state motions of the nanoparticles moving at a constant speed under the counter-balanced electrophoretic and viscous drag forces, which also allowed estimations of their surface charge densities. The present method can be utilized as a speedometer for nanoscale objects of virtually any size as long as they are able to be put through the sensing zones with potential applications for single-molecule time-of-flight mass spectrometry.
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- Makusu Tsutsui
- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0395, Japan
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- Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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Liu B, Yokota K, Komoto Y, Tsutsui M, Taniguchi M. Thermally activated charge transport in carbon atom chains. Nanoscale 2020; 12:11001-11007. [PMID: 32270842 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr01827a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Charge transport through single molecules is at the heart of molecular electronics for realizing the practical use of the rich quantum characteristics of electrode-molecule-electrode systems. Despite the extensive studies reported in the past, little experimental efforts have been focused on the electron transport mechanism at a temperature higher than the ambient temperature. In this work, we have reported the observation of the subtle interplay between electron tunneling and charge hopping in carbon chains connected to two Au electrodes at elevated temperatures. We measured the single-molecule conductance of Au-alkanedithiol-Au molecular junctions at various temperatures from 300 K to 420 K in vacuum. The temperature dependence of conductance suggested substantial roles of superexchange with inter-chain charge hopping under elevated temperatures for alkane chains longer than heptane. This finding provides a guide to design functional molecular junctions under practical conditions.
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- Bo Liu
- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan.
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0395, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan.
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan.
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan.
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Hayashida T, Yokota K, Murayama S, Arima A, Tsutsui M, Taniguchi M. Tailoring Dielectric Surface Charge via Atomic Layer Thickness. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2020; 12:5025-5030. [PMID: 31891250 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b18444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Channel surface property is a crucial factor that affects capture-to-translocation dynamics of single-particles in solid-state pores. Here, we show that atomically-thin dielectrics can be used to finely tune the pore wall surface potential. We isotopically coated alumina of atomically controlled thickness on a Si3N4 micropore. The surface zeta-potential in a buffer was found to decrease sharply by 1 nm thick deposition that served as a water-permeable ultra-thin sheet to modulate the effective charge density of the Al2O3/Si3N4 multilayer structure. Further thickening of the atomic layer enabled to control the zeta potential with a thickness at 3.4 mV/nm resolution. Accordingly, we observed concomitant enhancement in the capture rate and the translocation speed of negatively charged polymeric particles by virtue of the mitigated electroosmotic back flow in the functionalized pore channel. This simple method is widely applicable for tailoring the surface charge properties of essentially any sensors and devices working in aqueous media.
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- Tomoki Hayashida
- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research , Osaka University , Ibaraki , Osaka 567-0047 , Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research , Osaka University , Ibaraki , Osaka 567-0047 , Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research , Osaka University , Ibaraki , Osaka 567-0047 , Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research , Osaka University , Ibaraki , Osaka 567-0047 , Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research , Osaka University , Ibaraki , Osaka 567-0047 , Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research , Osaka University , Ibaraki , Osaka 567-0047 , Japan
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Koshima I, Yoshida S, Nagamatsu S, Yokota K, Mizuta H, Harima M, Tashiro K, Yamashita S, Ratanshi I, Eldahshoury T. EFFECT OF PREGNANCY ON LOWER LIMB LYMPHEDEMA IN PATIENTS TREATED WITH MULTISITE LYMPHATICOVENULAR ANASTOMOSES (MLVAS). Lymphology 2020. [DOI: 10.2458/lymph.4641] [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: 11/05/2022]
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Lymphaticovenular anastomosis (LVA) using supermicrosurgical techniques is effective for treating and preventing progression of lymphedema. We analyzed the influence of pregnancy on LVA in five patients from a total 2179 LVA cases. Previous studies offer conflicting reports on whether pregnancy worsens pre-existing lymphedema. This is the first report on the influence of pregnancy on lower limb lymphedema previously treated by multisite LVA (mLVA). Five patients with primary (n=4) and secondary (n=1) lower leg lymphedema were analyzed for this study. Patient age ranged from 18 to 31 (average 22.6) years old with 4 right and 1 left extremities involved. Duration of symptoms ranged from one to 19 (average 7.4) years and the periods of compression therapy were from 1 to 19 years (6.6 years). Four patients had single pregnancies and one patient was multiparous with 3 pregnancies. Final follow-up ranged from 5.8 to 18 years (average 8.9 years) after the primary mLVA. All patients had normal pregnancy, birth, and no serious complications after surgeries. Following pregnancy three patients had complete functional recovery (limb volume reduction and no compression requirement), one with functional improvement (limb volume reduction but required compression), and one with no change in symptoms (not worse and continued need for compression). There were no occurrences of infection following pregnancy. Based on this case series, it is suggested that pregnancy does not worsen the pre-existing lymphedema in patients who had previously undergone mLVA. Further studies with larger number of patients are needed to confirm these results.
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Hashimoto M, Bando M, Kido JI, Yokota K, Mita T, Kajimoto K, Kataoka M. Nucleic acid purification from dried blood spot on FTA Elute Card provides template for polymerase chain reaction for highly sensitive Plasmodium detection. Parasitol Int 2019; 73:101941. [DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2019.101941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2019] [Revised: 05/12/2019] [Accepted: 06/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Analysis of field-controlled dynamics of ionized substances in a vacuum enables mass spectroscopy of particles and molecules. Analogously, here we report that nanoscale tracking of electrophoretically driven fast motions of single nanoparticles allows label-free and nondestructive detection of their mass in liquid. We fine-traced the time-dependent positions of space-filtered regular motions of particles passed through a thin solid-state nanopore by dissecting the associated ionic blockade phenomena under a scope of multiphysics simulations. Characterizing the viscous-drag-mediated exponential decay in the electrophoretic speed of particles ejected into an electrolyte solution from the nanochannel, we demonstrated the discrimination of nanoparticles by the femtogram mass difference. The present method is viable for mass measurement of virtually any object that can be put through the sensing zone, the sensor capability of which may find many applications such as pathogen screening and proteomics.
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- Makusu Tsutsui
- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Mihogaoka 8-1, Osaka, Ibaraki 567-0047, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Mihogaoka 8-1, Osaka, Ibaraki 567-0047, Japan
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0395, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Mihogaoka 8-1, Osaka, Ibaraki 567-0047, Japan
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- Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Mihogaoka 8-1, Osaka, Ibaraki 567-0047, Japan
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Tsutsui M, Yamazaki T, Tatematsu K, Yokota K, Esaki Y, Kubo Y, Deguchi H, Arima A, Kuroda S, Kawai T. High-throughput single nanoparticle detection using a feed-through channel-integrated nanopore. Nanoscale 2019; 11:20475-20484. [PMID: 31647092 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr07039g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The outstanding sensitivity of solid-state nanopore sensors comes at a price of low detection efficiency due to the lack of active means to transfer objects into the nanoscale sensing zone. Here we report on a key technology for high-throughput single-nanoparticle detection which exploits mutual effects of microfluidics control and multipore electrophoresis in nanopore-in-channel units integrated on a thin Si3N4 membrane. Using this novel nanostructure, we demonstrated a proof-of-concept for influenza viruses via hydropressure regulation of mass transport in the fluidic channel for continuous feeding of biosamples into the effective electric field extending out from the nanopores, wherein the feed-through mechanism allowed us to selectively detect charged objects in physiological media such as human saliva. With the versatility of nanopore sensing technologies applicable to analytes of virtually any size from cells to polynucleotides, the present integration strategy may open new avenues for practical ultrasensitive bioanalytical tools.
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- Makusu Tsutsui
- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan.
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan.
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan.
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan. and National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0395, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan.
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan.
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan.
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan.
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan.
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan.
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Yokota K, Isei T, Uhara H, Fujisawa Y, Takenouchi T, Kiyohara Y, Uchi H, Saruta H, Ihn H, Inozume T, Watanabe D, Takahashi A, Fukushima S, Tanaka M, Yamazaki N. Final results from phase II of combination with canerpaturev (formerly HF10), an oncolytic viral immunotherapy, and ipilimumab in unresectable or metastatic melanoma in second-or later line treatment. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz255.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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: 11/12/2022] Open
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Sakane T, Okuda K, Yokota K, Tatematsu T, Endo K, Nakanishi R. EP1.15-07 A Mutational Analysis of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Pathway Genes in Thymic Carcinoma. J Thorac Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2019.08.2342] [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: 11/28/2022]
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Tsutsui M, Yokota K, Nakada T, Arima A, Tonomura W, Taniguchi M, Washio T, Kawai T. Electric field interference and bimodal particle translocation in nano-integrated multipores. Nanoscale 2019; 11:7547-7553. [PMID: 30793714 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr08632j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Parallel integration of multiple channels is a fundamental strategy for high-throughput particle detection in solid-state nanopores wherein understanding and control of crosstalk is an important issue for the post resistive pulse analysis. Here we report on a prominent effect of cross-channel electric field interference on the ionic current blockade by nanoparticles in nano-spaced pore arrays in a thin Si3N4 membrane. We systematically investigated the variations in resistive pulse profiles in multipore systems of various inter-channel distances. Although each pore acted independently when they were formed at excessively far distances, we observed significant cross-pore electrostatic interactions under close-integration that led the multipores to virtually act as a single-pore of equivalent area. As a result of the interference, the resistive pulse height demonstrated bimodal distributions due to the pronounced particle trajectory-dependence of the ionic blockade effects. Most importantly, the overcrowded multi-channel structure was found to deliver significant crosstalk with serious degradation of the sensor sensitivity to particle sizes. The present results provide a guide to design multipore structures regarding the trade-off between the detection throughput and sensor sensitivity.
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- Makusu Tsutsui
- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan.
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Tonomura W, Tsutsui M, Arima A, Yokota K, Taniguchi M, Washio T, Kawai T. High-throughput single-particle detections using a dual-height-channel-integrated pore. Lab Chip 2019; 19:1352-1358. [PMID: 30907393 DOI: 10.1039/c8lc01371c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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We report a proof-of-principle demonstration of particle concentration to achieve high-throughput resistive pulse detections of bacteria using a microfluidic-channel-integrated micropore. We fabricated polymeric nanochannels to trap micrometer-sized bioparticles via a simple water pumping mechanism that allowed aggregation-free size-selective particle concentration with negligible loss. Single-bioparticle detections by ionic current measurements were then implemented through releasing and transporting the thus-collected analytes to the micropore. As a result, we attained two orders of magnitude enhancement in the detection throughput by virtue of an accumulation effect via hydrodynamic control. The device concept presented may be useful in developing nanopores and nanochannels for high-throughput single-particle and -molecule analyses.
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- Wataru Tonomura
- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Japan.
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Tsutsui M, Yokota K, Yoshida T, Hotehama C, Kowada H, Esaki Y, Taniguchi M, Washio T, Kawai T. Identifying Single Particles in Air Using a 3D-Integrated Solid-State Pore. ACS Sens 2019; 4:748-755. [PMID: 30788967 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.9b00113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [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: 11/30/2022]
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Solid-state micro- and nanopores are a versatile sensor platform capable of detecting single particles in electrolyte solution by cross-pore ionic current. Here we report on a use of this technology to identify airborne particulate matter. The detection concept lies in an electrophoretic control of air-floating particles captured in liquid to deliver them into a pore detector via microfluidic channels. We demonstrate resistive pulse measurements to machine-learning-based discriminations of intragranular contents of cypress and cedar pollens at a single-particle level. This all-electrical-sensor technique would pave a new venue toward real-time monitoring of single particles and molecules in air.
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- Makusu Tsutsui
- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Mihogaoka 8-1, Osaka, Ibaraki 567-0047, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Mihogaoka 8-1, Osaka, Ibaraki 567-0047, Japan
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0395, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Mihogaoka 8-1, Osaka, Ibaraki 567-0047, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Mihogaoka 8-1, Osaka, Ibaraki 567-0047, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Mihogaoka 8-1, Osaka, Ibaraki 567-0047, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Mihogaoka 8-1, Osaka, Ibaraki 567-0047, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Mihogaoka 8-1, Osaka, Ibaraki 567-0047, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Mihogaoka 8-1, Osaka, Ibaraki 567-0047, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Mihogaoka 8-1, Osaka, Ibaraki 567-0047, Japan
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Tsutsui M, Yokota K, Nakada T, Arima A, Tonomura W, Taniguchi M, Washio T, Kawai T. Silicon substrate effects on ionic current blockade in solid-state nanopores. Nanoscale 2019; 11:4190-4197. [PMID: 30793719 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr09042d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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We investigated the roles of silicon substrate material compositions in ionic current blockade in solid-state nanopores. When detecting single nanoparticles using an ionic current in a Si3N4 nanopore supported on a doped silicon wafer, resistive pulses were found to be blunted significantly via signal retardation due to predominant contributions of large capacitance at the ultrathin membrane. Unexpectedly, in contrast, changing the substrate material to non-doped silicon led to the sharpening of the spike-like signal feature, suggesting a better temporal resolution of the cross-channel ionic current measurements by virtue of the thick intrinsic semiconductor layer that served to diminish the net chip capacitance. The present results suggest the importance of the choice of Si compositions regarding the capacitance effects to attain better spatiotemporal resolution in solid-state nanopore sensors.
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- Makusu Tsutsui
- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Japan.
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Ido Y, Hashimoto M, Yatsushiro S, Tanaka M, Yokota K, Kajimoto K, Kataoka M. Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification In Microchambers On A Cell Microarray Chip For Identification of Plasmodium Species. J Parasitol 2019. [PMID: 30807712 DOI: 10.1645/18-107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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: 11/10/2022] Open
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Malaria is caused by Plasmodium spp., a parasitic protist that infects erythrocytes. A method that can detect the parasite with high sensitivity and that can identify the parasite species is urgently required for the control of malaria. The cell microarray chip was made using polystyrene with 200 cone-shaped frustum microchambers (800-μm top diameter, 636-μm bottom diameter, and 225 μm deep). Approximately 3,000 erythrocytes could be accommodated in each microchamber with monolayer formation, there being 60,000 erythrocytes in total microchambers on a cell microarray. Plasmodium could be quantitatively detected with high sensitivity with the use of cell microarray chips. Plasmodium parasitizing in erythrocytes was labeled with a cell-permeant fluorescent nucleic acid stain (SYTO 21), which could be detected in erythrocytes in the microchambers. Next, we used loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) in the microchambers (on-chip LAMP) to identify the parasite species detected in the microchambers. LAMP was performed in the microchambers (in a reaction volume of 0.09 μl) using Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes as the template and specific primers targeting 18S rRNA. To avoid evaporation of the reaction buffer during heat treatment, mineral oil was overlaid on each microchamber and the cell microarray chips were heated at 63 C for 1 hr. The results of on-chip LAMP were assessed using a portable ultraviolet transilluminator. We showed that this method has the potential for detection of parasites in 600,000 erythrocytes and for identification of the parasite species on a cell microarray chip. In conclusion, the parasites can be detected quantitatively with high sensitivity, and the species can be identified with the use of cell microarray chips.
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- Yusuke Ido
- 1 Health Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 2217-14, Hayashi-cho, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0301, Japan.,2 Present address: Institute for Genome Research, Tokushima University, Kuramotocho-3, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan
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- 1 Health Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 2217-14, Hayashi-cho, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0301, Japan
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- 1 Health Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 2217-14, Hayashi-cho, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0301, Japan
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- 1 Health Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 2217-14, Hayashi-cho, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0301, Japan
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- 1 Health Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 2217-14, Hayashi-cho, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0301, Japan
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- 1 Health Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 2217-14, Hayashi-cho, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0301, Japan
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- 1 Health Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 2217-14, Hayashi-cho, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0301, Japan
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Koshima I, Yoshida S, Nagamatsu S, Yokota K, Mizuta H, Harima M, Tashiro K, Yamashita S, Ratanshi I, Eldahshoury T. Effect of pregnancy on lower limb lymphedema in patients treated with multisite lymphaticovenular anastomoses (MLVAS). Lymphology 2019; 52:187-193. [PMID: 32171185] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Lymphaticovenular anastomosis (LVA) using supermicrosurgical techniques is effective for treating and preventing progression of lymphedema. We analyzed the influence of pregnancy on LVA in five patients from a total 2179 LVA cases. Previous studies offer conflicting reports on whether pregnancy worsens pre-existing lymphedema. This is the first report on the influence of pregnancy on lower limb lymphedema previously treated by multisite LVA (mLVA). Five patients with primary (n=4) and secondary (n=1) lower leg lymphedema were analyzed for this study. Patient age ranged from 18 to 31 (average 22.6) years old with 4 right and 1 left extremities involved. Duration of symptoms ranged from one to 19 (average 7.4) years and the periods of compression therapy were from 1 to 19 years (6.6 years). Four patients had single pregnancies and one patient was multiparous with 3 pregnancies. Final follow-up ranged from 5.8 to 18 years (average 8.9 years) after the primary mLVA. All patients had normal pregnancy, birth, and no serious complications after surgeries. Following pregnancy three patients had complete functional recovery (limb volume reduction and no compression requirement), one with functional improvement (limb volume reduction but required compression), and one with no change in symptoms (not worse and continued need for compression). There were no occurrences of infection following pregnancy. Based on this case series, it is suggested that pregnancy does not worsen the pre-existing lymphedema in patients who had previously undergone mLVA. Further studies with larger number of patients are needed to confirm these results.
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- International Center for Lymphedema, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima City, Japan
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- International Center for Lymphedema, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima City, Japan
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- International Center for Lymphedema, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima City, Japan
- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima City, Japan
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- International Center for Lymphedema, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima City, Japan
- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima City, Japan
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan
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- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Salisbury District Hospital, Salisbury United Kingdom
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Sukegawa S, Yokota K, Kanno T, Manabe Y, Sukegawa-Takahashi Y, Masui M, Furuki Y. What are the risk factors for postoperative infections of third molar extraction surgery: A retrospective clinical study? Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2019; 24:e123-e129. [PMID: 30573720 PMCID: PMC6344007 DOI: 10.4317/medoral.22556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2018] [Accepted: 12/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND This study aimed to identify (1) the predilection site of postoperative infection after third molar extraction surgery, (2) risk factors associated with postoperative infection, and (3) the cause of the difference between delayed- and early-onset infections. MATERIALS AND METHODS This retrospective study included 1010 patients (396 male, 614 female) who had ≥1 third molars extracted (2407; 812 maxilla, 1595 mandible). The risk factors were classified as attributes, general health, anatomic, and operative. Outcome variables were delayed- and early-onset infections. RESULTS Postoperative infection was completely absent in the maxilla, and all infections occurred in the mandible, with a probability of 1.94% (31/1595). Bivariate analysis for postoperative infection showed depth of inclusion and intraoperative hemostatic treatment to be significantly associated with the development of infections. Bivariate analysis for delayed- and early-onset infections showed simultaneous extraction of the left and right mandibular third molars to be prominent risk factors. CONCLUSIONS Postoperative infection occurs mainly in the mandible, and that in the maxilla is very rare. The risk of postoperative infection in the mandible was found to be related to the depth of inclusion and intraoperative hemostatic treatment. Simultaneous extraction of the left and right mandibular third molars appear to increase the risk of delayed-onset postoperative infection.
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- S Sukegawa
- Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital, 1-2-1 Asahi-cho, Takamatsu, Kagawa 760-8557, Japan,
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Utilization of multiple-channel structure is a promising way of accomplishing high-throughput detections of analytes in solid-state pore sensors. Here we report on systematic investigation of particle capture efficiency in Si3N4 multipore systems of various array configurations. We demonstrated enhanced detection throughput with increasing numbers of pore channels in a membrane. Meanwhile, we also observed significant contributions of the interchannel crosstalk in closely integrated multipores that tended to deteriorate throughput performance by causing shrinkage of the absorption zone via the interference-derived weakening of the electric field around the pore orifice. At the same time, the interference-derived electric field distributions were also found to diminish the electroosmotic contributions to the particle capture efficiency. The present findings can be useful in designing pore arrays with optimal throughput performance.
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- Makusu Tsutsui
- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0395, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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Arima A, Harlisa IH, Yoshida T, Tsutsui M, Tanaka M, Yokota K, Tonomura W, Yasuda J, Taniguchi M, Washio T, Okochi M, Kawai T. Identifying Single Viruses Using Biorecognition Solid-State Nanopores. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:16834-16841. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b10854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Akihide Arima
- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1, O-okayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1, O-okayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- Department of Emerging Infectious Disease, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Nagasaki University, Nagasaki 852-8523, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1, O-okayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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Arima A, Tsutsui M, Harlisa IH, Yoshida T, Tanaka M, Yokota K, Tonomura W, Taniguchi M, Okochi M, Washio T, Kawai T. Selective detections of single-viruses using solid-state nanopores. Sci Rep 2018; 8:16305. [PMID: 30390013 PMCID: PMC6214978 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-34665-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [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] [Received: 04/12/2018] [Accepted: 10/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Rapid diagnosis of flu before symptom onsets can revolutionize our health through diminishing a risk for serious complication as well as preventing infectious disease outbreak. Sensor sensitivity and selectivity are key to accomplish this goal as the number of virus is quite small at the early stage of infection. Here we report on label-free electrical diagnostics of influenza based on nanopore analytics that distinguishes individual virions by their distinct physical features. We accomplish selective resistive-pulse sensing of single flu virus having negative surface charges in a physiological media by exploiting electroosmotic flow to filter contaminants at the Si3N4 pore orifice. We demonstrate identifications of allotypes with 68% accuracy at the single-virus level via pattern classifications of the ionic current signatures. We also show that this discriminability becomes >95% under a binomial distribution theorem by ensembling the pulse data of >20 virions. This simple mechanism is versatile for point-of-care tests of a wide range of flu types.
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- Akihide Arima
- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan.
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- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1, O-okayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8552, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1, O-okayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8552, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1, O-okayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8552, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan.
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan.
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Tsutsui M, Yokota K, Arima A, Tonomura W, Taniguchi M, Washio T, Kawai T. Temporal Response of Ionic Current Blockade in Solid-State Nanopores. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2018; 10:34751-34757. [PMID: 30204405 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b11819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Signal delay is a crucial factor in resistive pulse analyses using low-thickness-to-diameter aspect-ratio pores that aim to detect fine features in the ionic current blockade during the fast translocation of individual analytes to attain single-molecule tomography. Here we report on evaluations of the ionic current response to dynamic motions of nanoparticles in ultrathin solid-state nanopores. We systematically investigated the effects of pore resistance and membrane capacitance on resistive pulse waveforms under different salt concentration conditions and device configurations. The results revealed substantial modifications in the resistive pulse waveforms due to a slow charging/discharging processes at the water-touching thin dielectrics in the solid-state nanopore chips. We also provide a device design to improve the temporal resolution without compromising the spatial sensitivity. The present findings offer a breakthrough toward nanoporescopy to measure the nanoscopic shape of single-bioparticles and -molecules in electrolyte solution.
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- Makusu Tsutsui
- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University , Ibaraki , Osaka 567-0047 , Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University , Ibaraki , Osaka 567-0047 , Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University , Ibaraki , Osaka 567-0047 , Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University , Ibaraki , Osaka 567-0047 , Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University , Ibaraki , Osaka 567-0047 , Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University , Ibaraki , Osaka 567-0047 , Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University , Ibaraki , Osaka 567-0047 , Japan
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Isei T, Yokota K, Uhara H, Fujisawa Y, Takenouchi T, Kiyohara Y, Uchi H, Saruta H, Ihn H, Inozume T, Watanabe D, Takahashi A, Fukushima S, Tanaka M, Yamazaki N. Topline results from phase II of combination treatment with canerpaturev (HF10), an oncolytic viral immunotherapy, and ipilimumab in patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma after anti-PD-1 therapy. Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy289.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [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] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Oda R, Okuda K, Watanabe T, Sakane T, Tatematsu T, Yokota K, Haneda H, Nakanishi R. P3.16-37 Comparison of Long-Term Outcomes Between VATS and Open Lobectomies for Stage I NSCLC: Propensity Score-Matching Analysis. J Thorac Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2018.08.1944] [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: 10/28/2022]
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Sakane T, Haneda H, Okuda K, Yokota K, Tatematsu T, Oda R, Watanabe T, Saito Y, Yamada T, Nakanishi R. OA11.04 A Comparative Study of PD-L1 Immunohistochemical Assays with Four Reliable Antibodies in Thymic Carcinoma. J Thorac Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2018.08.296] [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: 11/29/2022]
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Cancer can be diagnosed by identifying DNA and microRNA base sequences that have the same base length yet differ in a few base sequences, if the abundance ratios of these slightly deviant base sequences can be determined. However, such quantitative analyses cannot be performed using the current DNA sequencers. Here we determine entire base sequences of four types of DNA corresponding to the let-7 microRNA, which is a 22-base cancer marker. We record the single-molecule conductances of the base molecules using current-tunneling measurements. In addition, we count the numbers of molecules in a solution to determine the abundance ratios of two DNA strands that differ by a single base sequence.
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- Takahito Ohshiro
- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan.
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Ohshiro T, Verma RK, Yokota K, Tsutsui M, Mukherjee S, Kawai T, Nakatani K, Taniguchi M. Electrical Nucleotide Sensor Based on Synthetic Guanine-Receptor-Modified Electrodes. ChemistrySelect 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201702341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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- Takahito Ohshiro
- Bio-nanotechnology Laboratory, The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research (ISIR); Osaka University; 8-1, Mihogaoka, Ibaraki Osaka 567-0047 Japan
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- Regulatory Bioorganic Chemistry Laboratory, The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research (ISIR); Osaka University; 8-1, Mihogaoka, Ibaraki Osaka 567-0047 Japan
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- Bio-nanotechnology Laboratory, The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research (ISIR); Osaka University; 8-1, Mihogaoka, Ibaraki Osaka 567-0047 Japan
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- Bio-nanotechnology Laboratory, The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research (ISIR); Osaka University; 8-1, Mihogaoka, Ibaraki Osaka 567-0047 Japan
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- Regulatory Bioorganic Chemistry Laboratory, The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research (ISIR); Osaka University; 8-1, Mihogaoka, Ibaraki Osaka 567-0047 Japan
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- Bio-nanotechnology Laboratory, The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research (ISIR); Osaka University; 8-1, Mihogaoka, Ibaraki Osaka 567-0047 Japan
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- Regulatory Bioorganic Chemistry Laboratory, The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research (ISIR); Osaka University; 8-1, Mihogaoka, Ibaraki Osaka 567-0047 Japan
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- Bio-nanotechnology Laboratory, The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research (ISIR); Osaka University; 8-1, Mihogaoka, Ibaraki Osaka 567-0047 Japan
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Watanabe A, Tamaki N, Yokota K, Matsuyama M, Kokeguchi S. Use of ATP bioluminescence to survey the spread of aerosol and splatter during dental treatments. J Hosp Infect 2018; 99:303-305. [PMID: 29551649 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2018.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2017] [Accepted: 03/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Aerosol and splatter produced during dental treatments (ultrasonic scaling and professional mechanical tooth cleaning) are potential sources of infection. Contamination patterns on the mask, goggles, chest and gowned right arm of operators, and on the goggles of patients before and after dental treatments were investigated using ATP bioluminescence analysis. Contamination on every surface tested increased significantly after dental treatment. Maximum contamination was found on the goggles of patients. Aerosol and splatter produced during dental treatments therefore have the potential to spread infection to operators and patients. ATP bioluminescence is a useful tool for monitoring surface contamination.
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- A Watanabe
- Department of Oral Health Care and Rehabilitation, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan.
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- Department of Preventive Dentistry, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Graduate School of Health Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Oral Health Care and Rehabilitation, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Oral Microbiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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Tsutsui M, Tanaka M, Marui T, Yokota K, Yoshida T, Arima A, Tonomura W, Taniguchi M, Washio T, Okochi M, Kawai T. Identification of Individual Bacterial Cells through the Intermolecular Interactions with Peptide-Functionalized Solid-State Pores. Anal Chem 2018; 90:1511-1515. [PMID: 29350898 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b04950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Bioinspired pore sensing for selective detection of flagellated bacteria was investigated. The Au micropore wall surface was modified with a synthetic peptide designed from toll-like receptor 5 (TLR5) to mimic the pathogen-recognition capability. We found that intermolecular interactions between the TLR5-derived recognition peptides and flagella induce ligand-specific perturbations in the translocation dynamics of Escherichia coli, which facilitated the discrimination between the wild-type and flagellin-deletion mutant (ΔfliC) by the resistive pulse patterns thereby demonstrating the sensing of bacteria at a single-cell level. These results provide a novel concept of utilizing weak intermolecular interactions as a recognition probes for single-cell microbial identification.
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- Makusu Tsutsui
- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University , 8-1, Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology , 2-12-1, O-okayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology , 2-12-1, O-okayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University , 8-1, Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University , 8-1, Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University , 8-1, Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University , 8-1, Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University , 8-1, Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University , 8-1, Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology , 2-12-1, O-okayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University , 8-1, Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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Ikuma D, Hiromura K, Kajiyama H, Suwa J, Ikeuchi H, Sakairi T, Kaneko Y, Maeshima A, Kurosawa H, Hirayama Y, Yokota K, Araki Y, Sato K, Asanuma YF, Akiyama Y, Hara M, Nojima Y, Mimura T. The correlation of urinary podocytes and podocalyxin with histological features of lupus nephritis. Lupus 2017; 27:484-493. [PMID: 29050536 DOI: 10.1177/0961203317734918] [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] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Objectives The objective of this study was to test the correlation of urinary podocyte number (U-Pod) and urinary podocalyxin levels (U-PCX) with histology of lupus nephritis. Methods This was an observational, cross-sectional study. Sixty-four patients were enrolled: 40 with lupus nephritis and 24 without lupus nephritis (12 lupus nephritis patients in complete remission and 12 systemic lupus erythematosus patients without lupus nephritis). Urine samples were collected before initiating treatment. U-Pod was determined by counting podocalyxin-positive cells, and U-PCX was measured by sandwich ELISA, normalized to urinary creatinine levels (U-Pod/Cr, U-PCX/Cr). Results Lupus nephritis patients showed significantly higher U-Pod/Cr and U-PCX/Cr compared with patients without lupus nephritis. U-Pod/Cr was high in proliferative lupus nephritis (class III±V/IV±V), especially in pure class IV (4.57 (2.02-16.75)), but low in pure class V (0.30 (0.00-0.71)). U-Pod/Cr showed a positive correlation with activity index ( r=0.50, P=0.0012) and was independently associated with cellular crescent formation. In contrast, U-PCX/Cr was high in both proliferative and membranous lupus nephritis. Receiver operating characteristic analysis revealed significant correlation of U-Pod/Cr with pure class IV, class IV±V and cellular crescent formation, and the combined values of U-Pod/Cr and U-PCX/Cr were shown to be associated with pure class V. Conclusions U-Pod/Cr and U-PCX/Cr correlate with histological features of lupus nephritis.
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- D Ikuma
- 1 Department of Rheumatology and Applied Immunology, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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- 2 Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan
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- 1 Department of Rheumatology and Applied Immunology, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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- 2 Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan
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- 2 Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan
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- 2 Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan
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- 2 Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan
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- 2 Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan
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- 3 Diagnostics Research Department, Denka Innovation Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- 3 Diagnostics Research Department, Denka Innovation Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- 1 Department of Rheumatology and Applied Immunology, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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- 1 Department of Rheumatology and Applied Immunology, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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- 1 Department of Rheumatology and Applied Immunology, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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- 1 Department of Rheumatology and Applied Immunology, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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- 1 Department of Rheumatology and Applied Immunology, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan.,4 Department of Rheumatology, Japanese Red Cross Ogawa Hospital, Saitama, Japan
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- 5 Department of Pediatrics, Yoshida Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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- 6 Department of Nephrology, Japanese Red Cross Maebashi Hospital, Gunma, Japan
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- 1 Department of Rheumatology and Applied Immunology, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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Fujisawa Y, Yoshikawa S, Minagawa A, Takenouchi T, Yokota K, Uchi H, Kamo R, Nakamura Y, Kato J, Asai J. 559 Epidemiology of malignant melanoma in Japan: Analysis of 4239 patient data. J Invest Dermatol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2017.07.756] [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: 11/28/2022]
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Ryuzaki S, Tsutsui M, He Y, Yokota K, Arima A, Morikawa T, Taniguchi M, Kawai T. Rapid structural analysis of nanomaterials in aqueous solutions. Nanotechnology 2017; 28:155501. [PMID: 28303796 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/aa5e66] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Rapid structural analysis of nanoscale matter in a liquid environment represents innovative technologies that reveal the identities and functions of biologically important molecules. However, there is currently no method with high spatio-temporal resolution that can scan individual particles in solutions to gain structural information. Here we report the development of a nanopore platform realizing quantitative structural analysis for suspended nanomaterials in solutions with a high z-axis and xy-plane spatial resolution of 35.8 ± 1.1 and 12 nm, respectively. We used a low thickness-to-diameter aspect ratio pore architecture for achieving cross sectional areas of analyte (i.e. tomograms). Combining this with multiphysics simulation methods to translate ionic current data into tomograms, we demonstrated rapid structural analysis of single polystyrene (Pst) beads and single dumbbell-like Pst beads in aqueous solutions.
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