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Asaoka S, Ishidu T, Nakamoto K. Effect of chemical composition of coal ash used to prepare granulated coal ash on the removal of hydrogen sulfide from water. Water Environ Res 2023; 95:e10916. [PMID: 37533124 DOI: 10.1002/wer.10916] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2023] [Revised: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/29/2023] [Indexed: 08/04/2023]
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Granulated coal ash was prepared by mixing coal ash derived from a coal electric power plant and blast furnace cement, to remove hydrogen sulfide from aquatic environment. In this study, we investigate the effects of the composition of the coal ash used to prepare the granulated coal ash on its hydrogen sulfide removal performance. Manganese, magnesium, and calcium contents in the granulated coal ash were found to be the major factors in controlling the rate of hydrogen sulfide removal. The kinetics of hydrogen sulfide removal by the granulated coal ash were expressed as a first-order equation with a rate constant of 0.0081-0.080 h-1 . The rate constant for hydrogen sulfide removal obtained in this study correlated well with the manganese content in the granulated coal ash. The increasing surface pH attributed to the hydrolysis of calcium and magnesium on the surface of the granulated coal ash slightly increased the hydrogen sulfide removal rate. PRACTITIONER POINTS: Adsorbents for H2 S are prepared by coal ash from different coal blend and coal electric power generation processes. Adsorbents tested in this study could remove hydrogen sulfide effectively. Manganese oxide in the adsorbents enhanced the removal rate of hydrogen sulfide. Adsorbents tested in this study contribute to sustainable development goals in terms of coal fly ash recycling.
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- Satoshi Asaoka
- Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Higashihiroshima, Japan
- Research Center for Inland Seas, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
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- Graduate School of Maritime Sciences, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
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Shiratori N, Nakamoto K, Nishio Y, Takano Y, Arima T, Kunishige T, Suzuki H, Igarashi T, Takahashi H. Statistical Analysis of Factors Affecting Surgically Induced Astigmatism Following Trabeculectomy. Clin Ophthalmol 2022; 16:3833-3839. [DOI: 10.2147/opth.s389480] [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] [Received: 09/10/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Nakamoto K, Shiratori N, Nishio Y, Sugimoto S, Takano Y, Yamazaki M, Tobita Y, Igarashi T, Takahashi H. A Patient with Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma with Re-Elevated Nocturnal Sitting Intraocular Pressure after Restarting Medical Therapy due to a Bleb Failure. J NIPPON MED SCH 2021; 88:509-511. [PMID: 34789606 DOI: 10.1272/jnms.jnms.2021_88-521] [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] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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We describe the case of a primary open-angle glaucoma patient with re-elevated nocturnal sitting intraocular pressure (IOP) after restarting medical therapy due to a failing bleb. IOP was markedly higher than diurnal IOP during multiple-drug therapy in both eyes, but it did not increase in the left eye with a functional bleb without medical therapy after trabeculectomy with adjuvant mitomycin. However, nocturnal sitting IOP was re-elevated after restarting multiple-drug therapy due to a failing bleb, while diurnal IOP was maintained at a low level.
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Nakamoto K, Shiratori N, Nishio Y, Sugimoto S, Takano Y, Yamazaki M, Tobita Y, Igarashi T, Takahashi H. Cystoid Macular Edema Associated with Omidenepag Isopropyl in Phakic Eyes after Laser Iridotomy: A Case Report. J NIPPON MED SCH 2021; 88:506-508. [PMID: 33692292 DOI: 10.1272/jnms.jnms.2021_88-520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Decreased vision and cystoid macular edema (CME) developed in phakic eyes of a patient who underwent laser iridotomy after changing the glaucoma eye drops from carteolol 2% long-acting ophthalmic solution to omidenepag isopropyl 0.002%. CME completely disappeared at approximately 2 months after discontinuation of omidenepag isopropyl in conjunction with the use of bromfenac sodium 0.1%.
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Shiratori N, Nishio Y, Takeda A, Sugimoto S, Takazawa K, Otsuka N, Ishida N, Shii D, Hori K, Nakamoto K. Twenty-Four-Hour Intraocular Pressure Control with Omidenepag Isopropyl 0.002% in Patients with Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension. Clin Ophthalmol 2021; 15:3997-4003. [PMID: 34675468 PMCID: PMC8500489 DOI: 10.2147/opth.s333042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2021] [Accepted: 09/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Purpose To clarify the intraocular pressure (IOP)-lowering effect of a selective prostanoid EP2 receptor agonist, omidenepag isopropyl (OMDI) during a 24-hour period. Patients and Methods Subjects aged ≥20 years and with diagnosed, untreated primary open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension were enrolled. IOP measurements were performed every 4 hours over a 24-hour period using a Goldmann applanation tonometer (GAT) and Icare PRO tonometer (PRO). The baseline 24-hour IOP was measured in untreated subjects. After the baseline measurements, participants were given OMDI 1 drop once daily at night for 4 weeks. At week 4, the IOP measurement was repeated under the same conditions. Diurnal (9 am, 1 pm, 5 pm) and nocturnal (9 pm, 1 am, 5 am) IOP measurements were compared between baseline and treatment with OMDI. Safety measures included adverse events, slit-lamp biomicroscopy, visual acuity, heart rate and blood pressure. Results Of 27 participants enrolled, 25 patients (20 males and 5 females, average age 52.2 ± 8.5 years) completed the study. In the sitting position, the baseline diurnal and nocturnal mean IOPs (GAT) were 19.1 ± 2.1 mmHg and 18.2 ± 2.6 mmHg, respectively, the diurnal and nocturnal mean IOP reduction from baseline were -2.8 ± 2.6 mmHg (p < 0.0001) and -3.3 ± 2.9 mmHg (p < 0.0001), respectively, mean 24-hour IOP (GAT) was significantly lower with the OMDI treatment (-3.1 ± 2.5 mmHg, p < 0.0001). In the supine position, the baseline nocturnal mean IOP (PRO) was 17.99 ± 2.22 mmHg, and the nocturnal mean IOP reduction from baseline was -1.78 ± 2.37 mmHg (p = 0.0009) after 4 weeks of the treatment. Nine adverse events were observed in 8 patients including mild conjunctival hyperemia (n = 8) and mild iritis (n=1). There were no significant effects on systemic safety. Conclusion Once daily OMDI treatment was able to produce stable 24-hour IOP reduction.
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- Naka Shiratori
- Department of Ophthalmology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.,Shinanozaka Clinic, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.,Shinanozaka Clinic, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.,Shinanozaka Clinic, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.,Shinanozaka Clinic, Tokyo, Japan
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- Japan Medical Affairs Group, Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Osaka, Japan
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- Japan Medical Affairs Group, Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Osaka, Japan
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- Japan Medical Affairs Group, Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Osaka, Japan
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- Japan Medical Affairs Group, Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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Igarashi T, Nakamoto K, Kobayashi M, Suzuki H, Arima T, Tobita Y, Takao K, Igarashi T, Okuda T, Okada T, Takahashi H. Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor in the Aqueous Humor of Glaucoma Patients. J NIPPON MED SCH 2021; 88:128-132. [PMID: 33980757 DOI: 10.1272/jnms.jnms.2021_88-305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) may be involved in the pathogenesis of glaucoma. BDNF concentrations reported in previous studies have varied widely, and the concentration of BDNF in aqueous humor is unknown. In this study, BDNF concentrations in the aqueous humor of glaucoma patients and control patients were measured with ELISA kits. METHODS This prospective, observational study examined BDNF levels in aqueous humor in 62 eyes of 43 patients who underwent cataract surgery or trabeculectomy (11 glaucoma patients and 32 non-glaucoma cataract patients as controls). BDNF concentrations were examined by 4 different enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) techniques. RESULTS The mean ± SD patient age was 72.0 ± 10.1 (range 35 to 87) years. Two of the techniques detected no BDNF in aqueous humor in any samples (n=3 and n=9, respectively); the average value was less than zero. An ultrasensitive ELISA kit did not yield reliable measurements. Finally, in an even more sensitive ELISA (Simoa-HD1), performed by an outside contractor, 25 (54.3%) eyes were below the detection limit, including 20 (55.6%) control and 5 (50%) glaucoma cases. For eyes with detectable BDNF, the overall BDNF concentration was 0.158 pg/mL (n=21): 0.196 pg/mL (n=16) in controls and 0.034 pg/mL (n=5) in glaucoma cases. CONCLUSIONS BDNF level in aqueous humor varies widely.
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- Division of Legal Medicine, Department of Social Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine
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- Division of Molecular and Medical Genetics, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo
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Umemoto Y, Igarashi T, Nakamoto K, Arima T, Kobayashi M, Tobita Y, Takahashi H. Changes in the Ganglion Cell Complex after Inner Limiting Membrane Peeling for Epiretinal Membrane in Glaucoma Patients. J NIPPON MED SCH 2021; 88:97-102. [PMID: 33980759 DOI: 10.1272/jnms.jnms.2021_88-202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Epiretinal membrane (ERM) is a disease that affects the vitreoretinal interface and causes metamorphopsia, anorthopia, and decreased visual acuity. In this study, ERM patients who underwent internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling were classified as those with glaucoma (Group G) and a control group (Group C). Changes in ganglion cell complex (GCC) thickness were compared between these groups to investigate whether such changes had an effect on progression of glaucoma from structural change. METHODS This was a retrospective, observational study that included 27 eyes of 27 patients. Group C included 22 eyes, and Group G included 5 eyes. Patients underwent ILM peeling, and cataract surgery was combined with vitrectomy for 16 phakic eyes; 2 phakic eyes and 9 aphakic eyes were treated only with vitrectomy. GCC thickness was measured preoperatively and at 2 weeks and 1, 3, and 6 months postoperatively, and these values and the rates of thinning were compared between the two groups. RESULTS The mean age of patients was 66.7±12.8 years (range 30-84 years). There was no significant difference between groups in the thickness of the GCC or its rate of thinning after ILM peeling. CONCLUSIONS The present results suggest that this procedure does not cause structural exacerbation of glaucoma in glaucoma patients. Although further studies of the functional effects of ILM peeling are required, the present results suggest that there is no significant difference between the two groups.
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Oishi N, Kubota D, Nakamoto K, Takeda Y, Hayashi M, Gocho K, Yamaki K, Igarashi T, Takahashi H, Kameya S. Multimodal imaging analysis of macular dystrophy in patient with maternally inherited diabetes and deafness (MIDD) with m.3243A>G mutation. Ophthalmic Genet 2021; 42:304-311. [PMID: 33541179 DOI: 10.1080/13816810.2021.1881978] [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] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Purpose: Maternally inherited diabetes and deafness (MIDD) is caused by a heteroplasmic m.3243A>G mutation in the mitochondrial DNA. The main ocular feature in MIDD is macular dystrophy. The purpose of this study was to identify the phenotypical characteristics of a patient with MIDD by multimodal high-resolution imaging analyses.Methods: A detailed history and ophthalmic examination were performed on a 39-year-old patient with MIDD. Multi-modal imaging included fundus photography, fundus autofluorescence imaging, fluorescein angiography, spectral-domain optical coherence tomography, OCT-angiography, and adaptive optics imaging. The PCR-invader and whole exome sequencing (WES) methods were performed on the DNA of the patient.Results: A 39-year-old woman with sensorineural hearing loss, diabetes mellitus presented with atrophic perifoveal changes and MIDD was suspected. The PCR-invader and WES methods showed that the patient had a m.3243A>G mutation in the mitochondrial DNA with 29% and 16.7% of the heteroplasmy in the peripheral blood, respectively. Morphological analyses revealed that the areas of photoreceptor degeneration and chorioretinal atrophy were present mainly in the perifoveal region. Multifocal ERGs showed that the perifoveal responses were reduced. Goldmann visual field was significant for a cecocentral scotoma in the right eye and an enlarged blind spot in the left eye. The central isopter was constricted bilaterally. The results of high-resolution retinal imaging by AO revealed that the densities of the cone photoreceptor were significantly reduced in the fovea where no obvious atrophy of the RPE and choroid was observed.Conclusions: Our findings indicate that WES analysis can be used to detect the m.3243A>G mutation in the mtDNA. The results of multimodal imaging analyses indicated that the primary dysfunction of the photoreceptors in the fovea might precede the dysfunction of the RPE in patient with MIDD.
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- Noriko Oishi
- Department of Ophthalmology, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Inzai, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Inzai, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Inzai, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Inzai, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Inzai, Chiba, Japan.,Clinical Investigation Center 1423, Inserm and Quinze-Vingts National Ophthalmology Hospital, Paris, France
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Inzai, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Inzai, Chiba, Japan
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Igarashi T, Nakamoto K, Kobayashi M, Suzuki H, Tobita Y, Igarashi T, Okuda T, Okada T, Takahashi H. Serum Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor in Glaucoma Patients in Japan: An Observational Study. J NIPPON MED SCH 2021; 87:339-345. [PMID: 32238736 DOI: 10.1272/jnms.jnms.2020_87-605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to measure serum levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in Japanese patients with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) and normal tension glaucoma (NTG). METHODS This was a prospective observational study of serum BDNF levels in 78 patients who underwent cataract surgery or trabeculectomy (27 glaucoma patients and 51 non-glaucoma cataract patients as controls). Patient age was 68.8 ± 11.1 years (mean ± standard deviation; range 35-86 years). The numbers of patients with POAG and NTG were 16 and 11, respectively. POAG was diagnosed by intraocular pressure measurement, gonioscopy, optic nerve head change, and presence of a visual field defect. RESULTS Serum BDNF concentration was significantly lower in the glaucoma group (including both POAG and NTG) than in the control group (7.2 ± 3.6 ng/mL vs. 12.2 ± 9.3 ng/mL, p=0.004). Serum BDNF concentration was lower in early glaucoma than in moderate glaucoma. There was no correlation between serum BDNF concentration and age. When patients with NTG and POAG were compared, serum BDNF concentration was lower in the former. Serum BDNF concentration was not significantly correlated with glaucoma parameters, including optical coherence tomography and visual field defects. CONCLUSION This is the first study to investigate serum BDNF concentration in glaucoma patients in Japan. Future studies should evaluate the role of BDNF as a potential biomarker of glaucoma.
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- Department of Legal Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Nippon Medical School
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Sera F, Ohtani T, Nakamoto K, Yamada T, Yasumura Y, Tamaki S, Hayashi T, Yano M, Hikoso S, Yamauchi-Takihara K, Sakata Y. Clinical characteristics and prognostic impact of pulmonary hypertension in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: the PURSUIT HFpEF study. Eur Heart J 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.2286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background
Heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) can develop pulmonary hypertension (PH), which can result from pre-capillary PH as well as post-capillary PH. However, the prevalence and clinical significance of pre-capillary component of PH in HFpEF remain unknown.
Purpose
We aimed to investigate prevalence, clinical features, and prognostic impact of pre-capillary and/or post capillary PH associated with HFpEF.
Methods
From the PURSUIT-HFpEF (Prospective Multicenter Observational Study of Patients with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction) registry, 204 patients (men: 46%, age: 79±9 years) who were hospitalized with HF and underwent right heart catheterization were divided into 4 groups according to the PH guidelines: non-PH, isolated post-capillary PH (Ipc-PH), pre-capillary PH, and combined pre- and post-capillary PH (Cpc-PH). Patients who had been diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension were excluded from the analysis.
Results
The prevalence of PH was 31% (Ipc-PH: 22%, pre-capillary PH: 3%, Cpc-PH: 6%). The prevalence of subcategories of PH was significantly different depending on mean right atrial pressure (RAP) (figure). Echocardiography at discharge showed no significant differences in RV diameter or TAPSE, but smaller LV diameter and higher E/e' in pre-capillary PH and Cpc-PH, which resulted in a higher operant diastolic elastance (Ed). Composite endpoint of all-cause mortality and HF hospitalization at 1 year occurred 13% in non-PH, 25% in Ipc-PH, 49% in pre-capillary PH, and 63% in Cpc-PH, respectively (p=0.001 by log-rank test).
Conclusions
Distinct prevalence of PH was observed in the groups with different RAP levels. Pre-capillary component of PH was associated with impaired LV diastolic function and worse outcomes in HFpEF.
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Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding source: Private company. Main funding source(s): Roche Diagnostics K.K.; Fuji Film Toyama Chemical Co. Ltd
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- F Sera
- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Osaka General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan
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- Amagasaki Chuo Hospital, Amagasaki, Japan
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- Osaka General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka Rosai Hospital, Sakai, Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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Shiraki T, Ohtani T, Kioka H, Mizote I, Tsukamoto Y, Nakamura D, Yokoi K, Ide S, Nakamoto K, Takeda Y, Hikoso S, Sawa Y, Sakata Y. Serial evaluation of cardiac allograft vasculopathy after heart transplantation by dual-modality intravascular ultrasound and optical coherence tomography. Eur Heart J 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.1293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background
Cardiac allograft vasculopathy is a combination of the development of de novo plaque and the progression of donor-transmitted plaque.
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This study aimed to evaluate the development of de novo plaque and the progression of donor-transmitted plaque within 12-month after heart transplantation (HTx) using serial intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and optical coherence tomography (OCT). The association between inflammatory cytokines and plaque progression was also examined.
Methods
We prospectively enrolled 40 recipients to conduct serial three-vessel IVUS and OCT analysis at 8-week and 12-month after HTx. De novo plaque was defined as having maximum intimal thickness (MIT) ≥0.5 mm at 12-month in the absence of donor-transmitted plaques (MIT ≥0.5 mm at 8-week). Serum cytokines were screened with a bead-based multiplex assay.
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A total of 13 de novo plaques (fibrous, n=10; fibroatheroma, n=3) were detected in eight recipients. Serum interleukin (IL)-31 at 8-week was associated with the development of de novo plaques (p=0.009). A total of 31 donor-transmitted plaques (fibrous, n=12; fibroatheroma, n=11; fibrocalcific, n=8) were detected in 17 recipients. Multiple regression analysis revealed that fibrous (p=0.026) and fibroatheroma (p=0.012) observed at 8-week were significantly associated with subsequent plaque progression within 12-month after HTx. ΔPlaque burden was significant higher in de novo plaque than donor-transmitted plaque (38.8% [29.6–41.2] versus 8.7% [1.3–13.6], p<0.001). The prevalence of macrophage accumulation was lower in de novo plaque than in donor-transmitted plaque (8% versus 52%, p=0.006). Serum IL-31 at 8-week was correlated with the progression of donor-transmitted plaque as well as de novo plaque (r=0.663, p=0.029) although other cytokines like IL-1β, IL-6, IL-17, and tissue necrotic factor alpha were not.
Conclusions
In de novo plaques, fibrous plaque was the most common and macrophage accumulation was rarely observed. In donor-transmitted plaque, fibrous and fibroatheroma were independent predictor for the subsequent plaque progression. Serum interleukin-31 surge at subacute phase may play pathogenic role in cardiac allograft vasculopathy.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding source: Public grant(s) – National budget only. Main funding source(s): Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI)
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- T Shiraki
- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Cardiovascular Surgery, Suita, Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine, Suita, Japan
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Shiozawa AL, Igarashi T, Kobayashi M, Nakamoto K, Kameya S, Fujishita S, Takahashi H, Okada T. Tyrosine triple mutated AAV2-BDNF gene therapy in an inner retinal injury model induced by intravitreal injection of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA). Mol Vis 2020; 26:409-422. [PMID: 32565669 PMCID: PMC7300199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2019] [Accepted: 06/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Purpose Glaucoma is a group of chronic optic neuropathies characterized by the degeneration of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and their axons, and they ultimately cause blindness. Because neuroprotection using neurotrophic factors against RGC loss has been proven a beneficial strategy, extensive attempts have been made to perform gene transfer of neurotrophic proteins. This study used the inner retinal injury mouse model to evaluate the neuroprotective effect of tyrosine triple mutated and self-complementary adeno-associated virus (AAV) encoding brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF; tm-scAAV2-BDNF). Methods C57BL/6J mice were intravitreally injected with 1 μl of tm-scAAV2-BDNF and its control AAV at a titer of 6.6 E+13 genome copies/ml. Three weeks later, 1 μl of 2 mM N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) was administered in the same way as the viral injection. Six days after the NMDA injection, we assessed the dark-adapted electroretinography (ERG). Mice were sacrificed at one week after the NMDA injection, followed by RNA quantification, protein detection, and histopathological analysis. Results The RNA expression of BDNF in retinas treated with tm-scAAV2-BDNF was about 300-fold higher than that of its control AAV. Meanwhile, the expression of recombinant BDNF protein increased in retinas treated with tm-scAAV2-BDNF. In addition, histological analysis revealed that tm-scAAV2-BDNF prevented thinning of the inner retina. Furthermore, b-wave amplitudes of the tm-scAAV2-BDNF group were significantly higher than those of the control vector group. Histopathological and electrophysiological evaluations showed that tm-scAAV2-BDNF treatment offered significant protection against NMDA toxicity. Conclusions Results showed that tm-scAAV2-BDNF-treated retinas were resistant to NMDA injury, while retinas treated with the control AAV exhibited histopathological and functional changes after the administration of NMDA. These results suggest that tm-scAAV2-BDNF is potentially effective against inner retinal injury, including normal tension glaucoma.
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- Asaka Lee Shiozawa
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan,Department of Drug Discovery Research, Teika Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Toyama, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan,Department of Ophthalmology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan,Department of Ophthalmology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Drug Discovery Research, Teika Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Toyama, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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Shoji N, Arakaki Y, Nakamoto K, Yamamoto T, Kuwayama Y. Efficacy of predetermined therapeutic measures against bleb-related infection in the Collaborative Bleb-related Infection Incidence and Treatment Study. Acta Ophthalmol 2018; 96:e229-e236. [PMID: 29115726 DOI: 10.1111/aos.13523] [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] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2016] [Accepted: 06/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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PURPOSE To report the efficacy of the predetermined treatment protocol of the Collaborative Bleb-related Infection Incidence and Treatment Study (CBIITS) for bleb-related infection (BRI) patients. METHODS A prospective, observational cohort study was conducted at 34 clinical centres in Japan. Nineteen eyes from 19 patients that developed BRI were treated using the CBIITS protocol at 34 clinical centres. The visual acuity (VA) and intraocular pressure (IOP) were monitored for 6 and 12 months after treatment with the predetermined protocol. RESULTS The logMAR was 0.623 ± 0.748 (mean ± standard deviation) before the infection developed. It was 1.054 ± 1.156 and 0.950 ± 1.168 at 6 months and 12 months post-infection, respectively. However, in subgroup analyses, there was no significant decrease in post-infection logMAR in stages I and II. In contrast, decimal VA was decreased ≥2 lines in all four cases in stage III. The IOP did not change after infection. It was 10.2 ± 5.0 mmHg (range, 3-22 mmHg) before the infection developed, and 12.9 ± 5.2 mmHg (5-24 mmHg) and 10.7 ± 4.7 mmHg (3-18 mmHg) at 6 months and 12 months after infection, respectively. CONCLUSION Because of the small number of BRI patients, the superiority of the treatment was not definitively determined. However, VA was almost maintained in stages I and II, and the IOP did not change after infection. Although further study is necessary, the treatment protocol shown in the study might be a valuable treatment regime.
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- Nobuyuki Shoji
- Department of Ophthalmology; Kitasato University Hospital; Kanagawa Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology; University of the Ryukyus; Faculty of Medicine; Okinawa Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology; Tokyo Metropolitan Police Hospital; Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology; Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine; Gifu Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology; Osaka Koseinenkin Hospital; Osaka Japan
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Nakamoto K, Takeshi M, Hiraoka T, Eguchi M, Nakano Y, Otsuka N, Hizaki H, Akai H, Hashimoto M. The 24-hour intraocular pressure control by tafluprost/timolol fixed combination after switching from the concomitant use of tafluprost and timolol gel-forming solution, in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma. Clin Ophthalmol 2018; 12:359-367. [PMID: 29497276 PMCID: PMC5822853 DOI: 10.2147/opth.s152507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the 24-hour intraocular pressure (IOP)-control effect of the tafluprost/timolol fixed combination (TAF/TIM-FC) in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma after they switched from the concomitant use of tafluprost and timolol gel-forming solution. Patients and methods Twenty patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (12 male and 8 female; mean ± SD age, 57.0±7.1 years) were included in this study. The patients were treated for 8 weeks with the concomitant administration of tafluprost and timolol gel-forming solution (evening dosing). At the end of this period, the patients underwent 24-hour IOP monitoring (measured at 21:00, 01:00, 05:00, 09:00, 13:00 and 17:00). IOP was measured with Goldmann applanation tonometer (GAT) and Icare PRO at sitting position at all timepoints and additionally, at supine position with Icare PRO tonometer at 01:00 and 05:00. The patients were then all switched to TAF/TIM-FC treatment (evening dosing). After 8 weeks, the 24-hour IOP monitoring was repeated. Results Nineteen patients completed the study. The mean 24-hour IOPs in the concomitant and TAF/TIM-FC phases were 13.8±2.7 vs 13.3±2.8 mmHg (P=0.0033) with the GAT in the sitting position and 13.96±2.56 vs 13.48±2.56 mmHg (P=0.0120) with the Icare PRO in habitual positions. In comparison with the concomitant phase, significantly lower IOP was observed for the TAF/TIM-FC phase at 21:00 and 01:00 with the GAT and at 01:00 with the Icare PRO. In addition, the maximum IOP and fluctuations in IOP in habitual positions were lower for the TAF/TIM-FC phase than for the concomitant phase. Conclusion TAF/TIM-FC showed a stable 24-hour IOP-lowering effect and was equally or more effective than the concomitant use of tafluprost and timolol gel, both when sitting and when in habitual positions.
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- Kenji Nakamoto
- Department of Ophthalmology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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- Shinanozaka Clinic, Tokyo, Japan.,Hiraoka Eye Clinic, Saitama, Japan
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- Shinanozaka Clinic, Tokyo, Japan.,Musashiurawa Eye Clinic, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.,Shinanozaka Clinic, Tokyo, Japan
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- Japan Medical Affairs, Global R&D, Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan
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- Japan Medical Affairs, Global R&D, Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan
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- Japan Medical Affairs, Global R&D, Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan
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- Japan Medical Affairs, Global R&D, Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan
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Nakamoto K, Isakari H, Takahashi T, Matsumoto T. Acceleration of a multi-objective topology optimisation in 2D electro-magnetic field based on the level-set method and the boundary element method by the h-matrix method. Int J CMEM 2017. [DOI: 10.2495/cmem-v5-n5-686-695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Touch N, Hibino T, Nakashita S, Nakamoto K. Variation in properties of the sediment following electrokinetic treatments. Environ Technol 2017; 38:277-284. [PMID: 27218205 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2016.1190408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2015] [Accepted: 05/11/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Many studies have reported variation in properties of the sediment within electrokinetic treatments (EKTs). However, we aim to reveal the variation in properties of the sediment following EKTs through laboratory experiments. We collected sewage-derived sediment from a littoral region, and passed it through a 2-mm sieve. We used a potentiostat to cause electrical current in EKT. We measured the sediment properties such as pH, redox potential (ORP), and hydrogen sulphide (H2S) concentration at the end of EKT and at 30 days following EKT. Results showed decreases in pH, increases in ORP, and decreases in H2S concentration at the end of EKT. Compared with the sediment without EKT, the decrease in ORP for the sediment within EKT was higher at 30 days following EKT. These suggest that anaerobic digestion of organic compounds occurs in the sediment following EKT, of which the oxidants produced by EKT serve as electron acceptors and organic compounds serve as electron donors. Furthermore, we found that EKT can remove H2S from the sediment and reduce H2S production in the sediment within EKT when compared to the case without EKT. These ensure that EKT can be used to remove H2S and control H2S production in the sediment.
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- Narong Touch
- a Civil and Environmental Engineering , Hiroshima University , Higashihiroshima City , Japan
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- a Civil and Environmental Engineering , Hiroshima University , Higashihiroshima City , Japan
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- a Civil and Environmental Engineering , Hiroshima University , Higashihiroshima City , Japan
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- a Civil and Environmental Engineering , Hiroshima University , Higashihiroshima City , Japan
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Asaoka S, Okamura H, Kim K, Hatanaka Y, Nakamoto K, Hino K, Oikawa T, Hayakawa S, Okuda T. Optimum reaction ratio of coal fly ash to blast furnace cement for effective removal of hydrogen sulfide. Chemosphere 2017; 168:384-389. [PMID: 27810538 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.10.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 05/25/2016] [Revised: 10/07/2016] [Accepted: 10/19/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Reducing hydrogen sulfide concentration in eutrophic marine sediments is crucial to maintaining healthy aquatic ecosystems. Managing fly ash, 750 million tons of which is generated annually throughout the world, is another serious environmental problem. In this study, we develop an approach that addresses both these issues by mixing coal fly ash from coal-fired power plants with blast furnace cement to remediate eutrophic sediments. The purpose of this study is to optimize the mixing ratio of coal fly ash and blast furnace cement to improve the rate of hydrogen sulfide removal based on scientific evidence obtained by removal experiments and XAFS, XRD, BET, and SEM images. In the case of 10 mg-S L-1 of hydrogen sulfide, the highest removal rate of hydrogen sulfide was observed for 87 wt% of coal fly ash due to decreased competition of adsorption between sulfide and hydroxyl ions. Whereas regarding 100 mg-S L-1, the hydrogen sulfide removal rate was the highest for 95 wt% of coal fly ash. However, for both concentrations, the removal rate obtained by 87 wt% and 95 wt% were statistically insignificant. The crushing strength of the mixture was over 1.2 N mm-2 when the coal fly ash mixing ratio was less than 95 wt%. Consequently, the mixing ratio of coal fly ash was optimized at 87 wt% in terms of achieving both high hydrogen sulfide removal rate and sufficient crushing strength.
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- Satoshi Asaoka
- Research Center for Inland Seas, Kobe University, 5-1-1 Fukaeminami, Higashinada, Kobe, 658-0022, Japan.
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- Research Center for Inland Seas, Kobe University, 5-1-1 Fukaeminami, Higashinada, Kobe, 658-0022, Japan
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- College of Environmental and Marine Sciences and Technology, Pukyong National University, 45, Yongso-ro, Nam-Gu, Busan, 48513, South Korea
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- Faculty of Maritime Sciences, Kobe University, 5-1-1 Fukaeminami, Higashinada, Kobe, 658-0022, Japan
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- The Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc., 4-33, Komachi,Naka-ku, Hiroshima, 730-8701, Japan
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- The Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc., 4-33, Komachi,Naka-ku, Hiroshima, 730-8701, Japan
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- The Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc., 4-33, Komachi,Naka-ku, Hiroshima, 730-8701, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, 739-8527, Japan
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- Faculty of Science & Technology, Ryukoku University, 1-5 Yokotani, Setaooe, Ootsu, Shiga, 520-2194, Japan
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Nakamoto K, Ohtani T, Kioka H, Tsukamoto Y, Yoshioka D, Saito S, Toda K, Sawa Y, Sakata Y. Considering LV Dimension Is Important in Assessing the Risk of Right Ventricular Failure after Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2016.01.1104] [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: 10/22/2022] Open
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Nishinaka T, Nakamoto K, Tokuyama S. Early life stress induces sex-dependent increases in phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinase in brains of mice with neuropathic pain. Eur J Pain 2016; 20:1346-56. [DOI: 10.1002/ejp.860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/31/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- T. Nishinaka
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy; School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Kobe Gakuin University; Kobe Japan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy; School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Kobe Gakuin University; Kobe Japan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy; School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Kobe Gakuin University; Kobe Japan
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Asaoka S, Yamamoto T, Yamamoto H, Okamura H, Hino K, Nakamoto K, Saito T. Estimation of hydrogen sulfide removal efficiency with granulated coal ash applied to eutrophic marine sediment using a simplified simulation model. Mar Pollut Bull 2015; 94:55-61. [PMID: 25818857 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.03.017] [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: 01/30/2015] [Revised: 03/03/2015] [Accepted: 03/09/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Hydrogen sulfide generated in eutrophic marine sediment is harmful for living organisms. It is therefore necessary to remove hydrogen sulfide from the sediment to restore benthic ecosystems. Previous studies revealed that granulated coal ash, which is a by-product of coal thermal electric power stations, could remove and oxidize hydrogen sulfide. In this study, we propose a simplified simulation model to estimate the hydrogen sulfide removal efficiency of granulated coal ash. Hydrogen sulfide concentrations in eutrophic marine sediment pore water with and without the application of granulated coal ash were calculated by the proposed model, and the outputs were compared with semi-field or field observation data. The model outputs reproduced the observed data well. Using the proposed model outputs, we suggest an optimum application dosage of granulated coal ash for remediating eutrophic marine sediment.
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- Satoshi Asaoka
- Research Center for Inland Seas, Kobe University, 5-1-1 Fukaeminami, Higashinada, Kobe 658-0022, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Hiroshima University, 1-4-4 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8528, Japan
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- FUKKEN Co. Ltd., 2-10-11 Hikari, Higashi-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima 732-0052, Japan
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- Research Center for Inland Seas, Kobe University, 5-1-1 Fukaeminami, Higashinada, Kobe 658-0022, Japan
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- The Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc., 4-33, Komachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima 730-8701, Japan
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- The Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc., 4-33, Komachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima 730-8701, Japan
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- The Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc., 4-33, Komachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima 730-8701, Japan
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Nakamoto K, Nishinaka T, Sato N, Aizawa F, Yamashita T, Mankura M, Koyama Y, Kasuya F, Tokuyama S. The activation of supraspinal GPR40/FFA1 receptor signalling regulates the descending pain control system. Br J Pharmacol 2015; 172:1250-62. [PMID: 25362997 PMCID: PMC4337699 DOI: 10.1111/bph.13003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [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: 05/17/2014] [Revised: 10/20/2014] [Accepted: 10/24/2014] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids exert antinociceptive effects in inflammatory and neuropathic pain; however, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Docosahexaenoic acid-induced antinociception may be mediated by the orphan GPR40, now identified as the free fatty acid receptor 1 (FFA1 receptor). Here, we examined the involvement of supraspinal FFA1 receptor signalling in the regulation of inhibitory pain control systems consisting of serotonergic and noradrenergic neurons. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Formalin-induced pain behaviours were measured in mice. Antinociception induced by FFA1 receptor agonists was examined by intrathecal injections of a catecholaminergic toxin, 5-HT lowering drug or these antagonists. The expression of FFA1 receptor protein and c-Fos was estimated by immunohistochemistry, and the levels of noradrenaline and 5-HT in the spinal cord were measured by LC-MS/MS. KEY RESULTS FFA1 receptors colocalized with NeuN (a neuron marker) in the medulla oblongata and with tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH; a serotonergic neuron marker) and dopamine β-hydroxylase (DBH; a noradrenergic neuron marker). A single i.c.v. injection of GW9508, a FFA1 receptor agonist, increased the number of c-Fos-positive cells and the number of neurons double-labelled for c-Fos and TPH and/or DBH. It decreased formalin-induced pain behaviour. This effect was inhibited by pretreatment with 6-hydroxydopamine, DL-p-chlorophenylalanine, yohimbine or WAY100635. Furthermore, GW9508 facilitated the release of noradrenaline and 5-HT in the spinal cord. In addition, GW1100, a FFA1 receptor antagonist, significantly increased formalin-induced pain-related behaviour. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS Activation of the FFA1 receptor signalling pathway may play an important role in the regulation of the descending pain control system.
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- K Nakamoto
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kobe Gakuin UniversityKobe, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kobe Gakuin UniversityKobe, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kobe Gakuin UniversityKobe, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kobe Gakuin UniversityKobe, Japan
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- Biochemical Toxicology Laboratory, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kobe Gakuin UniversityKobe, Japan
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- Faculty of Food Culture, Kurashiki Sakuyo UniversityKurashiki City, Japan
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Osaka Ohtani UniversityTonda-bayashi, Japan
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- Biochemical Toxicology Laboratory, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kobe Gakuin UniversityKobe, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kobe Gakuin UniversityKobe, Japan
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Noro T, Nakamoto K, Sato M, Yasuda N, Ito Y, Ogawa S, Nakano T, Tsuneoka H. [Correlation of intraocular pressure variation after visual field examination with 24-hour intraocular pressure variations in primary open-angle glaucoma]. Nippon Ganka Gakkai Zasshi 2014; 118:831-837. [PMID: 25423868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVES We retrospectively examined intraocular pressure variations after visual field examination in primary open angle glaucoma (POAG), together with its influencing factors and its association with 24-hour intraocular pressure variations. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Subjects were 94 eyes (52 POAG patients) subjected to measurements of 24-hour intraocular pressure and of changes in intraocular pressure after visual field examination using a Humphrey Visual Field Analyzer. Subjects were classified into three groups according to the magnitude of variation (large, intermediate and small), and 24-hour intraocular pressure variations were compared among the three groups. Factors influencing intraocular pressure variations after visual field examination and those associated with the large variation group were investigated. RESULTS Average intraocular pressure variation after visual field examination was -0.28 ± 1.90 (range - 6.0(-) + 5.0) mmHg. No significant influencing factors were identified. The intraocular pressure at 3 a.m. was significantly higher in the large variation group than other two groups (p < 0.001). Central corneal thickness was correlated with the large variation group (odds ratio = 1.04; 95% confidence interval, 1.01-1.07 ; p = 0.02). CONCLUSION No particular tendencies in intraocular pressure variations were found after visual field examination. Increases in intraocular pressure during the night might be associated with large intraocular pressure variations after visual field examination.
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Kim K, Hibino T, Yamamoto T, Hayakawa S, Mito Y, Nakamoto K, Lee IC. Field experiments on remediation of coastal sediments using granulated coal ash. Mar Pollut Bull 2014; 83:132-137. [PMID: 24759507 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 01/26/2014] [Revised: 03/31/2014] [Accepted: 04/02/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Field experiments were carried out to evaluate the effect of Granulated Coal Ash (GCA) on remediation of coastal sediments in terms of removing phosphates and hydrogen sulfide. Phosphate concentrations in the sediment were kept below 0.2 mg/l after the application of GCA, whereas those in the control sites increased up to 1.0 mg/l. The concentration of hydrogen sulfide in the sediment was maintained at almost zero in the experimental sites (GCA application sites) for over one year, whereas it ranged 0.1-2.4 mg S L(-1) in control sites. Meanwhile, individual number of benthos increased in the experimental sites by several orders of magnitude compared to the control sites. The major process involved in hydrogen sulfide removal by GCA was thought to be the increase in pH, which suppresses hydrogen sulfide formation. From our findings, we concluded that GCA is an effective material for remediating organically enriched coastal sediment.
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- Kyunghoi Kim
- Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8527, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8527, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Hiroshima University, 1-4-4 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8528, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8527, Japan
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- Fukken Co., Ltd., Hiroshima 732-0052, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8527, Japan
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- Department of Ocean Engineering, Pukyong National University, 45, Yongso-ro, Nam-Gu, Busan 608-737, Republic of Korea
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Königer F, Müller A, Nakamoto K. Notizen: Matrixisolierungs- und Isotopensubstitutionstechnik: Germaniumisotopenaufspaltung der v3(F2)-Schwingung von GeCl4 und Chlorisotopenaufspaltung von GeClnCl4-n / Matrix Isolation and Isotopic Substitution Technique: Germanium Isotopic Splitting Pattern of the v3(F2) Mode of GeCl4 and Chlorine Isotopic Splitting Pattern of GeClnCl4-n. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B 2014. [DOI: 10.1515/znb-1975-5-629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The matrix isolation spectrum of germanium tetrachloride in the region of the v3(F2) vibration has been measured. Applying the isotopic substitution technique the spectrum of the normal sample could be interpreted. The frequencies of the different isotopic species have been assigned.
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- F. Königer
- Institut für Chemie der Universität Dortmund
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- Institut für Chemie der Universität Dortmund
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- Institut für Chemie der Universität Dortmund
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Tanaka S, Nakamoto K, Sakurai K, H. Limin S. Characteristics of the contrasting soils on Kahayan River banks in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Tropics 2013. [DOI: 10.3759/tropics.22.99] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Okamoto K, Kodama K, Takase K, Nakamoto K, Coffey H, Selvaraj A, Smith P, Iwata M, Tsuruoka A. 307 Anti-tumor Activities of Lenvatinib Against RET Gene Fusion Driven Tumor Models. Eur J Cancer 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(12)72105-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Wang J, Liu Y, Qin L, Chimoto S, Nakamoto K, Sato Y. Chronic microstimulation of cat auditory cortex effective to evoke detection behaviors. Neuroscience 2012; 206:81-8. [PMID: 22285311 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2012.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2011] [Revised: 12/25/2011] [Accepted: 01/07/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to clarify stimulus pulse parameters effective to elicit behaviors of cats trained to detect electric pulse stimuli through chronically implanted electrodes in the primary auditory cortex. One or two pulse parameters were systematically shifted from the standard stimulus consisting of constant-current pulses of amplitude 80 μA, duration 0.2 ms, number of pulses 33, and rate 200 Hz (compatible with interpulse interval 5 ms). Interaction between the pulse amplitude and pulse duration was investigated: although the proportion of stimulus detection responses increased with increasing phase charge (pulse amplitude×pulse duration), a combination of relatively high amplitude during short pulse duration elicited a higher proportion of detection responses when phase charge was constant. Interaction between the number of pulses and interpulse intervals was investigated. We found that the proportion of detection responses is explained by the linear function of two factors, overall charge (phase charge×the number of pulses) and train duration: the proportion of detection responses increased with increasing overall charge and decreasing train duration. Interaction between pulse amplitude and the number of pulses was investigated. We again found that the proportion of detection responses is explained by the linear function of overall charge and train duration in the amplitude-number shift paradigm. Thus, the behavior performance (proportion of detection responses) is a linear time function of overall charge and train duration regardless of the stimulus paradigm. We believe that the findings will contribute to the development of auditory cortex implants for transfer of auditory information directly to the brain.
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- J Wang
- Department of Physiology, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Yamanashi 409-3898, Japan
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Nakamoto K, Yasuda N. Effect of carteolol hydrochloride on 24-hour variation of intraocular pressure in normal-tension glaucoma. Jpn J Ophthalmol 2010; 54:140-3. [DOI: 10.1007/s10384-009-0780-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2009] [Accepted: 12/09/2009] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Fujita K, Yasuda N, Nakamoto K, Fukuda T. [The relationship between difficulty in daily living and binocular visual field in patients with glaucoma]. Nippon Ganka Gakkai Zasshi 2008; 112:447-450. [PMID: 18517004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the relationship between difficulty in daily living and binocular visual field in patients with glaucoma. SUBJECTS AND METHODS We examined 144 patients with glaucoma who had bilateral visual field disturbances. The mean age was 68 +/- 13 years. Difficulty in daily living was assessed using a questionnaire consisting of 10 questions on daily activities. Each response was rated on a scale of 1 to 4: with a score of 4 for "no difficulty", 3 for "some difficulty", 2 for "great difficulty" and 1 for "cannot manage at all". The binocular visual field was assessed using the Esterman visual field test and the Esterman score was calculated. The relationship between difficulty in daily living and Esterman score was evaluated. RESULTS The mean total score for difficulty in daily living was 34 +/- 7 (range; 13-40). The mean Esterman score was 79 +/- 24 (range; 0-100). The total score for difficulty in daily living correlates positively with the Esterman score (r2 = 0.48, p < 0.0001). CONCLUSION The present study indicates that the Esterman score is a good predictor of difficulty daily living.
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- Kyoko Fujita
- Tokyo Metropolitan Police Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, Japan
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Nakamoto K, Yasuda N, Fukuda T. [Correlation of age and intraocular pressure with visual field damage in patients with normal-tension glaucoma]. Nippon Ganka Gakkai Zasshi 2008; 112:371-375. [PMID: 18444416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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OBJECTIVE We investigated the correlation of age and intraocular pressure (IOP) with visual field damage in patients with normal-tension glaucoma (NTG) and asymmetric visual field defects. METHODS A total of 88 NTG patients (176 eyes) were investigated. Patients in whom visual field defects were more severe in the eye with higher IOP than in the fellow eye were grouped as IOP-visual field-concordant patients, and the others as IOP-visual field-discordant patients. Mean 24-hour IOP was used as an indicator of IOP, and mean deviation (MD) as an indicator of visual field defects. Patients were also compared by age tertile. RESULTS The IOP-visual field-concordant group comprised 53 of the 88 patients (60.2%), among whom the >70-years tertile had significantly greater absolute values for MD asymmetry. In contrast, no significant differences in asymmetry by age tertile were seen in the IOP-visual field-discordant group. CONCLUSION Elevated IOP is a cause of visual field defects in many NTG patients. Among IOP-visual field-concordant patients, particular attention is required to visual field changes in the eyes of patients with higher IOP.
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- Kenji Nakamoto
- Department of Ophthalmology, Tokyo Metropolitan Police Hospital, Japan
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Palmer AR, Hall DA, Sumner C, Barrett DJK, Jones S, Nakamoto K, Moore DR. Some investigations into non-passive listening. Hear Res 2007; 229:148-57. [PMID: 17275232 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2006.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2006] [Revised: 12/07/2006] [Accepted: 12/07/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Our knowledge of the function of the auditory nervous system is based upon a wealth of data obtained, for the most part, in anaesthetised animals. More recently, it has been generally acknowledged that factors such as attention profoundly modulate the activity of sensory systems and this can take place at many levels of processing. Imaging studies, in particular, have revealed the greater activation of auditory areas and areas outside of sensory processing areas when attending to a stimulus. We present here a brief review of the consequences of such non-passive listening and go on to describe some of the experiments we are conducting to investigate them. In imaging studies, using fMRI, we can demonstrate the activation of attention networks that are non-specific to the sensory modality as well as greater and different activation of the areas of the supra-temporal plane that includes primary and secondary auditory areas. The profuse descending connections of the auditory system seem likely to be part of the mechanisms subserving attention to sound. These are generally thought to be largely inactivated by anaesthesia. However, we have been able to demonstrate that even in an anaesthetised preparation, removing the descending control from the cortex leads to quite profound changes in the temporal patterns of activation by sounds in thalamus and inferior colliculus. Some of these effects seem to be specific to the ear of stimulation and affect interaural processing. To bridge these observations we are developing an awake behaving preparation involving freely moving animals in which it will be possible to investigate the effects of consciousness (by contrasting awake and anaesthetized), passive and active listening.
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- A R Palmer
- MRC Institute of Hearing Research, University Park, Nottingham, UK.
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PURPOSE To study the effect of the concomitant use of latanoprost and brinzolamide on the 24-hour variation in the intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with normal-tension glaucoma (NTG). METHODS We studied a total of 44 eyes from 22 NTG patients. Mean 24-hour IOP variation was determined after a washout period of > or =4 weeks. Latanoprost monotherapy was continued in both eyes for 8 weeks. Thereafter, patients were randomized to continue latanoprost monotherapy in 1 eye whereas brinzolamide was added as an adjunct to latanoprost therapy in the other eye. Eight weeks after the initiation of brinzolamide treatment, the 24-hour IOP variation was remeasured. IOP was measured in the sitting position 8 times daily using a Goldmann applanation tonometer before and after treatment. RESULTS The eyes treated with latanoprost monotherapy and those treated with latanoprost and brinzolamide showed a significant decrease in IOP at all time points. Percent reductions in the diurnal mean IOP (mean IOP at 10 AM, 1 PM, and 4 PM) and in nocturnal mean IOP (mean IOP at 10 PM, 1 AM, and 3 AM) were significantly greater in the eyes treated with the combination of latanoprost and brinzolamide than those with latanoprost alone (diurnal mean IOP: latanoprost and brinzolamide=19.8%, latanoprost=14.1%, P<0.001; nocturnal mean IOP: latanoprost and brinzolamide=13.4%, latanoprost=10.0%, P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS For the treatment of NTG, the combination of latanoprost and brinzolamide demonstrated additive effects in lowering IOP, not only during the day, but also at night.
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Inukai T, Zhang X, Goto M, Hirose K, Uno K, Akahane K, Nemoto A, Goi K, Sato H, Takahashi K, Honna H, Kagami K, Nakamoto K, Yagita H, Okumura K, Koyama-Okazaki T, Nakazawa S, Sugita K. Resistance of infant leukemia with MLL rearrangement to tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand: a possible mechanism for poor sensitivity to antitumor immunity. Leukemia 2006; 20:2119-29. [PMID: 17066095 DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2404429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Malignant cells generally acquire some immune escape mechanisms for clonal expansion. Immune escape mechanisms also contribute to the failure of graft-versus-leukemia (GVL) effect after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT). Infant leukemias with mixed-lineage leukemia (MLL) rearrangement have a remarkably short latency, and GVL effect after allo-SCT has not been clearly evidenced in these leukemias. Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL)- and FasL-mediated cytotoxic pathways play important roles in cytotoxic T-lymphocyte- and natural killer cell-mediated antitumor immunity and optimal GVL activity. We investigated the in vitro sensitivity of MLL-rearranged acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and acute myeloblastic leukemia (AML) cells to TRAIL- and FasL-mediated cytotoxicity. Most of cell lines and primary leukemia cells were highly resistant to TRAIL primarily owing to low cell-surface expression of death receptors in ALL and simultaneous expression of decoy receptors in AML. Nearly half of cell lines and majority of primary leukemia cells showed low sensitivity to FasL. These results suggest that resistance to death-inducing ligands, particularly to TRAIL, could be one of the mechanisms for a rapid clonal expansion and a poor sensitivity to the GVL effect in infant leukemias with MLL rearrangement.
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- T Inukai
- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan.
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Yasuda N, Nakamoto K, Funayama T, Mashima Y. [Low penetrance of His26Asp mutation in the optineurin gene in a Japanese family with normal-tension glaucoma]. Nippon Ganka Gakkai Zasshi 2006; 110:594-600. [PMID: 16972651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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PURPOSE Three glaucoma genes have been identified in open-angle glaucoma(OAG). In this study, two of these genes were analyzed in Japanese patients with OAG. SUBJECTS AND METHODS After informed consent was obtained, the myocilin gene and the optineurin gene were analyzed in 99 Japanese patients with OAG, including 49 cases of primary open-angle glaucoma(POAG) and 50 cases of normal-tension glaucoma(NTG). The patients were outpatients at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Hospital. Family members were examined for the genes and clinical features if the proband had a mutation. RESULTS One of the 99 patients had His26Asp mutation in the optineurin gene. None of the 240 subjects serving as controls had this mutation. The proband was a 37-year-old man diagnosed as having NTG. His father had the same mutation, but had normal clinical findings. His mother did not have the mutation, but had ocular hypertension. Polymorphism of Thr34Thr was observed in a wild type for the proband, and heterozygous change was found in his parents. For the myocilin gene, only the Asp208Glu mutation was found in his mother. CONCLUSION His26Asp mutation in the optineurin gene showed low penetrance in a Japanese family with NTG.
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- Noriko Yasuda
- Department of Ophthalmology, Tokyo Metropolitan Police Hospital, Japan
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Ishikawa K, Funayama T, Ohtake Y, Kimura I, Ideta H, Nakamoto K, Yasuda N, Fukuchi T, Fujimaki T, Murakami A, Asaoka R, Hotta Y, Kanamoto T, Tanihara H, Miyaki K, Mashima Y. Association between glaucoma and gene polymorphism of endothelin type A receptor. Mol Vis 2005; 11:431-7. [PMID: 15988412] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Endothelin 1 (ET-1), a potent vasoconstrictor, may affect regulation of intraocular pressure and ocular vessel tone. Thus, ET-1 and its receptors may contribute to development of glaucoma. We investigated whether gene polymorphisms of ET-1 (EDN1) and its receptors ETA (EDNRA) and ETB (EDNRB) were associated with glaucoma phenotypes and clinical features. METHODS We studied 224 normal Japanese controls and 426 open angle glaucoma (OAG) patients including 176 with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) and 250 with normal tension glaucoma (NTG). Nine single nucleotide polymorphisms were detected among the participants using the Invader assay; four for EDN1 (T-1370G, +138/ex1 del/ins, G8002A, K198N), four for EDNRA (G-231A, H323H, C+70G, C+1222T), and one for EDNRB (L277L). Genotype distributions were compared between normal controls and OAG. Age at diagnosis, untreated maximum intraocular pressure (IOP), and visual field defects at diagnosis were examined for association with polymorphisms. RESULTS Of the 9 polymorphisms, genotype distributions showed no significant differences between OAG patients and controls adjusted by age. The GG genotype of EDNRA/C+70G was associated with worse visual field defects in NTG patients (p=0.014; Mann-Whitney U test, and p=0.027; logistic regression analysis). CONCLUSIONS The polymorphism of EDNRA/C+70G may be related to NTG risk factors.
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- Karin Ishikawa
- Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
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Funayama T, Ishikawa K, Ohtake Y, Tanino T, Kurosaka D, Kimura I, Suzuki K, Ideta H, Nakamoto K, Yasuda N, Fujimaki T, Murakami A, Asaoka R, Hotta Y, Tanihara H, Kanamoto T, Mishima H, Fukuchi T, Abe H, Iwata T, Shimada N, Kudoh J, Shimizu N, Mashima Y. Variants in optineurin gene and their association with tumor necrosis factor-alpha polymorphisms in Japanese patients with glaucoma. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2004; 45:4359-67. [PMID: 15557444 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.03-1403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To investigate sequence variations in the optineurin (OPTN) gene and their association with TNF-alpha polymorphisms in Japanese patients with glaucoma. METHODS The OPTN gene was analyzed in blood samples from 629 Japanese subjects. There were 194 patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), 217 with normal-tension glaucoma (NTG), and 218 with no eye disease (control subjects). The gene was screened for mutations by denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography. Genotyping of three polymorphisms of -308G-->A, -857C-->T, and -863C-->A in the TNF-alpha promoter region was performed. The associations between the genotypes and age, intraocular pressure (IOP), and visual field defects at the time of diagnosis were examined. RESULTS A possible glaucoma-causing mutation, His26Asp, was identified in 1 of the 411 Japanese patients with glaucoma. A c.412G-->A (Thr34Thr) polymorphism in the OPTN gene was significantly associated with POAG (genotype frequency, P = 0.011; allele frequency, P = 0.003). The frequency of TNF-alpha/-857T and optineurin/412A carriers was significantly higher (P = 0.006) in patients with POAG than in control subjects. Among the patients with POAG who were carriers of TNF-alpha/-857T, the optineurin/412A carriers had significantly worse (P = 0.020) visual field scores than the non-optineurin/412A ones. The frequency of TNF-alpha/-863A and optineurin/603A (or Lys98) carriers was significantly higher in patients with POAG (P = 0.008) or NTG (P = 0.027) than in control subjects. Among the patients with POAG who were carriers of TNF-alpha/-863A, the ones with optineurin/603A (or Lys98) had significantly worse (P = 0.026) visual field scores than did those with non-optineurin/603A (or Lys98). CONCLUSIONS These findings demonstrated that the OPTN gene is associated with POAG rather than NTG in the Japanese. Statistical analysis showed a possible interaction between polymorphisms in the OPTN and the TNF-alpha genes that would increase the risk for glaucoma.
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- Tomoyo Funayama
- Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
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Nakamoto K, Yasuda N, Nanno M, Fukuda T. [Comparison of the effects of latanoprost and timolol gel-forming solution on diurnal variation of intraocular pressure in normal-tension glaucoma]. Nippon Ganka Gakkai Zasshi 2004; 108:401-7. [PMID: 15359902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/30/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To compare the effects of latanoprost (Lat) and timolol gel-forming solution (Tg) on the diurnal variation of intraocular pressure (IOP) in normal-tension glaucoma (NTG). SUBJECTS AND METHODS A total of 47 NTG patients (47 eyes) were randomly assigned to receive Lat alone (25 eyes) or Tg alone (22 eyes). IOP was measured at fixed time points during 24 hours before and after treatment with each drug. In addition, blood pressure and pulse rate were measured before and after treatment. RESULTS Lat reduced IOP significantly at all time points of measurement. Tg reduced IOP significantly at all time points of measurement except at 22:00 and 03:00. Percent reductions in the IOP at 03:00 and in the mean diurnal IOP were significantly greater in the Lat group than in the Tg group. In the Lat group there was no change in diastolic pressure or pulse rate after treatment, but in the Tg group these parameters decreased significantly. CONCLUSIONS Comparison of diurnal variation of IOP before and after treatment shows that Lat is more effective than Tg in lowering IOP. In addition, Lat does not affect blood pressure or pulse rate.
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- Kenji Nakamoto
- Department of Ophthalmology, Tokyo Metropolitan Police Hospital, Japan
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Nakamoto K, Yasuda N, Nanno M, Kinohira Y, Murai K, Fukuda T. [Effect of latanoprost on diurnal variations of intraocular pressure in normal-tension glaucoma]. Nippon Ganka Gakkai Zasshi 2003; 107:530-4. [PMID: 14531313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/27/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To study the effect of instillation of latanoprost on the diurnal variation in the intraocular pressure(IOP), blood pressure, and pulse rate in patients with normal-tension glaucoma(NTG). SUBJECTS AND METHODS The diurnal variation in the IOP was determined in 23 eyes in 23 NTG patients after a washout period of 4 weeks or longer. The diurnal variation in IOP was then remeasured after latanoprost monotherapy of 8 weeks or longer. The IOP was measured by the Goldmann applanation tonometer at 10:00, 13:00, 16:00, 19:00, 22:00, 01:00, 03:00, 07:00, and 10:00 before and after treatment, and the IOP at each time point, mean diurnal IOP, maximum IOP, minimum IOP, and range of variation in IOP were compared before and after treatment. The blood pressure and pulse rate before and after treatment were also measured and compared. RESULTS The IOP decreased significantly at all time points. The treatment caused significant decreases in the mean diurnal IOP, maximum IOP, minimum IOP, and range of variation in IOP. There were no differences in the blood pressure and pulse rate before and after treatment. CONCLUSIONS Latanoprost significantly decreases the IOP throughout the day in NTG patients, and has no effects on the blood pressure and pulse rate. It is therefore useful in the treatment of NTG.
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- Kenji Nakamoto
- Department of Ophthalmology, Tokyo Metropolitan Police Hospital, 2-10-41 Fujimi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0071, Japan
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Masuda M, Morimoto T, Kobatake S, Nishimura N, Nakamoto K, Dong XH, Komiyama Y, Ogawa R, Takahashi H. Measurement of soluble Fcgamma receptor type IIIa derived from macrophages in plasma: increase in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Clin Exp Immunol 2003; 132:477-84. [PMID: 12780696 PMCID: PMC1808718 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.2003.02168.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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FcgammaRIII (CD16) is found in two alternative forms, a transmembrane FcgammaRIIIa expressed on NK cells and macrophages, and a glycosylphosphatidylinositol-linked FcgammaRIIIb present on neutrophils. Previously, we measured soluble FcgammaRIIIa (sFcgammaRIIIa) in plasma of NA(1 +, 2-) phenotyped donors with the anti-FcgammaRIII monoclonal antibody (MoAb) GRM1, which recognizes NA2-FcgammaRIIIb and FcgammaRIIIa. The level of sFcgammaRIIIa, as well as the total sFcgammaRIII (sFcgammaRIIIa plus sFcgammaRIIIb) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was significantly higher than that in healthy controls. In this study, we measured sFcgammaRIIIa(M)(phi) in plasma with a newly developed anti-FcgammaRIII MoAb, MKGR14 (mIgM), which recognizes FcgammaRIIIa(M)(phi) specifically. From the recovery of purified sFcgammaRIIIa(M)(phi), the amount of sFcgammaRIIIa(M)(phi) present was about half that of sFcgammaRIIIa(NK), and that of sFcgammaRIIIa was about 50 times lower than that of sFcgammaRIIIb in pooled plasma from healthy NA(1 +, 2-) phenotyped donors. The level of sFcgammaRIIIa(M)(phi) in RA patients was about four times higher than that in healthy controls. In RA patients, both the sFcgammaRIIIa(M)(phi) and sFcgammaRIIIa levels were increased as proportionally as the Lansbury Index. The sFcgammaRIIIa, but not sFcgammaRIIIa(M)(phi) levels, were increased directly proportional to C-reactive protein. sFcgammaRIIIa(M)(phi) may be a novel marker of disease activity in RA.
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- M Masuda
- Department of Clinical Sciences and Laboratory Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Moriguchi, Osaka, Japan.
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Nakamoto K, Suzuki M, Ishiguro T, Kozuka M, Nishida Y, Kida S. Resonance Raman spectra of molecular oxygen adducts of N,N'-ethylenebis(salicylideniminato)cobalt(II), [BCo(salen)]2O2 (B = pyridine, pyridine N-oxide, and dimethylformamide). Inorg Chem 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/ic50211a066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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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Ogoshi H, Watanbe E, Yoshida Z, Kincaid J, Nakamoto K. Synthesis and far-infrared spectra of ferric octaethylporphine complexes. J Am Chem Soc 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/ja00790a017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [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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Bajdor K, Nakamoto K, Kincaid J. Resonance Raman excitation of oxygen (O2) stretching vibrations of oxy(tetraphenylporphyrinato)cobalt(II) at 457.9 nm. J Am Chem Soc 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/ja00341a090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Basile LJ, Ferraro JR, Choca M, Nakamoto K. Pressure-induced reversible conversion of pentakis(cyano-C)nickelate(3-) from trigonal-bipyramidal to square-pyrimidal geometry. Inorg Chem 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/ic50132a063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Koeniger-Ahlborn E, Mueller A, Cormier AD, Brown JD, Nakamoto K. Metal isotope shifts and normal-coordinate analysis of the nickel thiomolybdate ([58Ni(92MoS4)2]2-) ion and its nickel-62 and molybdenum-100 analogs. Inorg Chem 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/ic50150a056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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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Suzuki M, Ishiguro T, Kozuka M, Nakamoto K. Resonance Raman spectra, excitation profiles, and infrared spectra of [N,N'-ethylenebis(salicylideniminato)]cobalt(II) in the solid state. Inorg Chem 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/ic50221a011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Watanabe T, Ama T, Nakamoto K. Matrix-isolation infrared spectra of dioxygen adducts of iron(II) porphyrins and related compounds. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/j150647a023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [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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Ohta N, Scheuermann W, Nakamoto K, Matsuda Y, Yamada S, Murakami Y. Resonance Raman spectra of tetrapyrrole complexes of oxomolybdenum(V). Inorg Chem 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/ic50192a055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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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