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Yokota Y, Takaki K, Baba K, Sasaki S, Hirano H, Osada H, Kataoka T. Amiodarone inhibits the Toll-like receptor 3-mediated nuclear factor κB signaling pathway by blocking organelle acidification. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2024; 708:149801. [PMID: 38531219 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2024.149801] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2024] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
Abstract
Toll-like receptor (TLR) agonists or pro-inflammatory cytokines converge to activate the nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) signaling pathway, which provokes inflammatory responses. In the present study, we identified amiodarone hydrochloride as a selective inhibitor of the TLR3-mediated NF-κB signaling pathway by screening the RIKEN NPDepo Chemical Library. In human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC), amiodarone selectively inhibited the expression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) induced by polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid (Poly(I:C)), but not tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-1α, or lipopolysaccharide. In response to a Poly(I:C) stimulation, amiodarone at 20 μM reduced the up-regulation of mRNA expression encoding ICAM-1, vascular cell adhesion molecule-1, and E-selectin. The nuclear translocation of the NF-κB subunit RelA was inhibited by amiodarone at 15-20 μM in Poly(I:C)-stimulated HUVEC. Amiodarone diminished the fluorescent dots of LysoTracker® Red DND-99 scattered over the cytoplasm of HUVEC. Therefore, the present study revealed that amiodarone selectively inhibited the TLR3-mediated NF-κB signaling pathway by blocking the acidification of intracellular organelles.
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- Yuka Yokota
- Department of Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8585, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8585, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8585, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8585, Japan
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- Chemical Resource Development Research Unit, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan
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- Chemical Resource Development Research Unit, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, 422-8526, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8585, Japan; Biomedical Research Center, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8585, Japan.
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Vu QV, Baba K, Sasaki S, Kawaguchi K, Hirano H, Osada H, Kataoka T. Alantolactone derivatives inhibit the tumor necrosis factor α-induced nuclear factor κB pathway by a different mechanism from alantolactone. Eur J Pharmacol 2024; 969:176458. [PMID: 38395373 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2024.176458] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2023] [Revised: 02/20/2024] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
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Alantolactone is a eudesmane-type sesquiterpene lactone that exerts various biological effects, including anti-inflammatory activity. In the present study, screening using the RIKEN Natural Products Depository chemical library identified alantolactone derivatives that inhibited the expression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) on human umbilical vein endothelial cells stimulated with proinflammatory cytokines and Toll-like receptor ligands. In human lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells stimulated with tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), six alantolactone derivatives inhibited ICAM-1 expression in a dose-dependent manner and at IC50 values of 13-21 μM, whereas that of alantolactone was 5 μM. Alantolactone possesses an α-methylene-γ-lactone moiety, whereas alantolactone derivatives do not. In the nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) signaling pathway, alantolactone prevented the TNF-α-induced phosphorylation and degradation of the inhibitor of NF-κB α (IκBα) protein, and its downstream signaling pathway. In contrast, alantolactone derivatives neither reduced TNF-α-induced IκBα degradation nor the nuclear translocation of the NF-κB subunit RelA, but inhibited the binding of RelA to the ICAM-1 promoter. The inhibitory activities of alantolactone and alantolactone derivatives were attenuated by glutathione. These results indicate that alantolactone derivatives inhibit the TNF-α-induced NF-κB pathway by a different mechanism from alantolactone.
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- Quy Van Vu
- Department of Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8585, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8585, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8585, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8585, Japan
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- Chemical Resource Development Research Unit, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan
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- Chemical Resource Development Research Unit, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, 422-8526, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8585, Japan; Biomedical Research Center, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8585, Japan.
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John MT, Omara M, Su N, List T, Sekulic S, Häggman-Henrikson B, Visscher CM, Bekes K, Reissmann DR, Baba K, Schierz O, Theis-Mahon N, Fueki K, Stamm T, Bondemark L, Oghli I, van Wijk A, Larsson P. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR USE AND SCORING OF ORAL HEALTH IMPACT PROFILE VERSIONS. J Evid Based Dent Pract 2022; 22:101619. [PMID: 35219460 PMCID: PMC8886153 DOI: 10.1016/j.jebdp.2021.101619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2019] [Revised: 07/11/2021] [Accepted: 07/22/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND OHIP's original seven-domain structure does not fit empirical data, but a psychometrically sound and clinically more plausible structure with the four OHRQoL dimensions Oral Function, Orofacial Pain, Orofacial Appearance, and Psychosocial Impact has emerged. Consequently, use and scoring of available OHIP versions need to be revisited. AIM We assessed how well the overall construct OHRQoL and its four dimensions were measured with several OHIP versions (20, 19, 14, and 5 items) to derive recommendations which instruments should be used and how to score them. METHODS Data came from the "Dimensions of OHRQoL Project" and used the project's learning sample (5,173 prosthodontic patients and general population subjects with 49-item OHIP data). We computed correlations among OHIP versions' summary scores. Correlations between OHRQoL dimensions, on one hand, and OHIP versions' domain scores or OHIP-5's items, on the other hand, were also computed. OHIP use and scoring recommendations were derived for psychometrically solid but also practical OHRQoL assessment. RESULTS Summary scores of 5-, 14-, 19- and 49-item versions correlated highly (r = 0.91-0.98), suggesting similar OHRQoL construct measurement across versions. The OHRQoL dimensions Oral Function, Orofacial Pain, Orofacial Appearance, and Psychosocial Impact were best measured by the OHIP domain scores for Physical Disability, Physical Pain, Psychological Discomfort, and Handicap, respectively. CONCLUSION Recommendations were derived which OHIP should be preferably used and how OHIP versions should be scored to capture the overall construct and the dimensions of OHRQoL. Psychometrically solid and practical OHRQoL assessment in all settings across all oral health conditions can be achieved with the 5-item OHIP.
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- MT John
- Department of Diagnostic and Biological Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA,Division of Epidemiology & Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, USA
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- Section for Outcomes Research, Center for Medical Statistics, Informatics, and Intelligent Systems, Medical University of Vienna, Spitalgasse 23, 1090, Vienna, Austria,Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Arthritis and Rehabilitation, Nußdorfer Strasse 64, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Social Dentistry, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam & Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Orofacial Pain and Jaw Function, Faculty of Odontology, Malmö University, Sweden,Scandinavian Center for Orofacial Neurosciences (http://www.sconresearch.eu/),Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Skåne University Hospital, Sweden
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- Dental Division, Department for Prosthetic Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Orofacial Pain and Jaw Function, Faculty of Odontology, Malmö University, Sweden,Scandinavian Center for Orofacial Neurosciences (http://www.sconresearch.eu/)
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- Department of Orofacial Pain and Disfunction, Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam and VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, University Clinic of Dentistry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Prosthodontics, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Prosthodontics and Materials Science, University of Leipzig, Germany
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- Health Sciences Libraries, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Removable Partial Prosthodontics, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan
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- Section for Outcomes Research, Center for Medical Statistics, Informatics, and Intelligent Systems, Medical University of Vienna, Spitalgasse 23, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Odontology, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Orofacial Pain and Jaw Function, Faculty of Odontology, Malmö University, Sweden,Scandinavian Center for Orofacial Neurosciences (http://www.sconresearch.eu/),Department of Oral Basic Sciences, Taibah University, Medina, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Social Dentistry, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam & Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Orofacial Pain and Jaw Function, Faculty of Odontology, Malmö University, Sweden,Scandinavian Center for Orofacial Neurosciences (http://www.sconresearch.eu/),Centre for Oral Rehabilitation, Folktandvården Östergötland, Linköping, Sweden
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Iizumi T, Okumura T, Maruo K, Baba K, Murakami M, Shimizu S, Saito T, Nakajima M, Makishima H, Numajiri H, Mizumoto M, Nakai K, Sakurai H. 943P Long-term outcome of the oldest-old patients (85 years or older) underwent proton beam therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma. Ann Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.08.163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Murofushi K, Tomita T, Ishida T, Baba K, Numajiri H, Mizumoto M, Ohnishi K, Nakai K, Ishikawa H, Okumura T, Sakurai H. The Incidence of Venous Thromboembolism Induced by Prolonged Bed Rest during Interstitial Brachytherapy for Gynecological Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.07.1530] [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: 11/26/2022]
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Hirai K, Baba K, Ohtsuki S, Oh H. Cardiosphere-derived exosomal microRNAs for cardiac repair in pediatric dilated cardiomyopathy: preclinical and safety lead-in phase 1 clinical studies. Eur Heart J 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.3608] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
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Introduction
Stem cell therapies have been shown to improve cardiac function; however, therapeutic potential of cardiosphere-derived cells (CDCs) in dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and the underlying mechanisms of paracrine effectors include CDC-secreted exosomes (CDCex) mediating cardiac repair remain unknown. Purpose- We aimed to evaluate the safety and therapeutic efficacy of CDCs in swine model of DCM and translate the preclinical results into children with DCM.
Methods
As a preclinical study, female Yorkshire pigs (n=15) were treated by intracoronary administration of microspheres (1.0×104 particles) to develop diffuse cardiac dysfunction and animals were randomly assigned to receive placebo or 9.0×106 CDC injection pretreated by DMSO or exosome inhibitor (EI; GW4869). CDCex-derived microRNAs (miRs) profile was assessed and ventricular ejection fraction (EF) was evaluated before and 1 month after cell infusion. In safety lead-in clinical trial, 5 patients with DCM (<18 years) with reduced EF (<40%) were prospectively enrolled to receive CDC infusion. The primary endpoint was to assess safety, and the secondary outcome measure was change in cardiac function over 12 months.
Results
Compared with placebo control, DMSO-treated CDC infusion resulted in improved cardiac function with decrease in myocardial fibrosis (18.2±4.1% versus; 9.5±3.6%; P<0.001) and enhanced cardiomyocyte cycling (Ki67: 27.2±3.6/106 myocytes versus 43.9±6.0/106 myocytes; P=0.002) and neovascularization (von Willebrand factor: 644.8±84.3/mm2 versus 820.7±159.7/mm2; P=0.01) at 1 month. miR expression analysis showed that CDCex were highly enriched with miR-126, miR-132, miR-146a, miR-181b, miR-210, and miR-451. Inhibition of CDCex-derived miRs production by EI pretreatment did not affect CDC viability but rendered CDC ineffective in functional improvement (ΔEF: +5.4%±2.0% versus −1.0%±2.1%; P=0.002). One-year follow-up of clinical trial was completed in 5 patients with favorable profile and preliminary efficacy outcomes. Echocardiographic measurements revealed that CDC infusion increased EF from baseline to 12 months of follow up (28.5±10.7% versus 33.0±11.1%; P=0.038) in accordance with reduced native T1 mapping (1041.6±60.4 ms versus 984.8±39.3 ms; P=0.025). CDCex-derived miRs profiles from patients demonstrated that several miRs were exclusively enriched in CDCs but human cardiac fibroblasts included miR-126, miR-132, miR-146a, miR-181b, and miR-210. Notably, miR-146a expression levels were positively correlated with the reduction in myocardial fibrosis 12 months after CDC infusion (Δnative T1: r=0.896, P=0.040).
Conclusions
Intracoronary delivery of CDCs is safe and improves cardiac function through CDCex-derived miRs secretion in swine model of DCM. The safety lead-in results in patients warrant further assessment of clinical benefits and highlight miR-146a as a major paracrine mediator of CDC's antifibrotic function for clinical therapeutics.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding source: Public grant(s) – National budget only. Main funding source(s): Research Project for Practical Application of Regenerative Medicine (16bk0104052h0001, 17bk0104052h0002, 18bk0104052h0003) by the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development
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- K Hirai
- Okayama University, Pediatrics, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University, Pediatrics, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University, Pediatrics, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University Hospital, Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama, Japan
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Baba K, Kuwada S, Nakao A, Li X, Okuda N, Nishida A, Mitsuda S, Fukuoka N, Kakeya H, Kataoka T. Different localization of lysosomal-associated membrane protein 1 (LAMP1) in mammalian cultured cell lines. Histochem Cell Biol 2020; 153:199-213. [PMID: 31907597 DOI: 10.1007/s00418-019-01842-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Lysosomal-associated membrane protein 1 (LAMP1) mainly localizes to lysosomes and late endosomes. We herein investigated the intracellular localization of lysosomal membrane proteins in five mammalian cultured cell lines. Rat LAMP1 fused to enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) mostly accumulated at a particular cytoplasmic area and barely co-localized with LysoTracker® Red DND-99 in golden hamster kidney BHK-21 cells and Chinese hamster ovary CHO-K1 cells. Golden hamster, Chinese hamster, and human LAMP1-EGFP showed a similar intracellular distribution to rat LAMP1-EGFP in BHK-21 cells. Endogenous LAMP1 was also detected in a perinuclear area in BHK-21 cells and CHO-K1 cells, and co-localized with rat CD63-EGFP in BHK-21 cells. Moreover, rat LAMP1-DsRed-Monomer co-localized well with the human trans-Golgi network protein 2-EGFP in BHK-21 cells. These results reveal that LAMP1 predominantly localizes to the trans-Golgi network in BHK-21 cells.
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- Kosuke Baba
- Department of Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8585, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8585, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8585, Japan
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- Department of System Chemotherapy and Molecular Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8585, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8585, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8585, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8585, Japan
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- Department of System Chemotherapy and Molecular Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8585, Japan.
- The Center for Advanced Insect Research Promotion (CAIRP), Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, Japan.
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Baba K, Tanaka H, Fujita Y, Nakamura A, Kikuchi E, Kawai Y, Harada T, Watanabe N, Yokouchi H, Usui K, Saito R, Watanabe H, Masuda T, Fukuhara T, Kudo K, Honda R, Oizimi S, Maemondo M, Inoue A, Morikawa N. A randomized, phase II study comparing irinotecan versus amrubicin as maintenance therapy after first-line induction therapy for extensive disease small cell lung cancer (HOT1401/NJLCG1401). Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz437.046] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Nomura M, Nagatomo R, Inoue K, Doi K, Shimizu J, Baba K, Saito T, Matsumoto S, Muto M. Association of SCFA in gut microbiome and clinical response in solid cancer patients treated with andi-PD-1 antibody. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz253.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Hirai K, Baba K, Goto T, Ousaka D, Oh H, Kasahara S, Ohtsuki S. P3651Outcomes of right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction in children: comparison between bovine jugular vein graft and expanded polytetrafluoroethylene graft. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz745.0508] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
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Background
Various types of conduits are available for right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction (RVOTR). The bovine jugular vein graft (BJVG) and expanded polytetrafluoroethylene graft (ePTFEG) have been descrived as an alternative to the homograft for RVOTR. Purpose- This study summarized the results to evaluate the single-center operation of RVOTR using BJVG and ePTFEG.
Methods
The valve functions of 27 patients under 20 years old who underwent primary RVOTR with BJVG and 26 patients with ePTFEG at our university hospital between 2013 and 2018 were retrospectively investigated. The valve conditions were assessed using echocardiography and cardiac catheterization.
Results
The median age at the time of operation was 1.8 years old (range, 6 days to 7.8 years old) with BJVG and 2.2 years old (range, 8 months to 9.1 years old) with ePTFEG. The median follow-up time was 3.4 years (range, 2 months to 5.2 years) with BJVG and 2.1 years (range, 1 month to 5.1 years) with ePTFEG. The peak RVOT gradient of BJVG was lower than ePTFEG (10.6±7.7 mmHg versus 18.1±16.2 mmHg, P=0.035). There were no differences in branch pulmonary stenosis defined as peak gradient up to 36mmHg (40.7% versus 50.0%, P=0.50) and pulmonary regurgitation graded worse than moderate (18.5% versus 11.5%, P=0.48) with BJVG and ePTFEG, respectively. Aneurysmal dilatation of the conduit was seen 22.2% with BJVG but none of patients with ePTFEG (P=0.01). All of patients with aneurysmal dilated BJVG had branch pulmonary stenosis. There were no differences in catheter intervention for branch pulmonary stenosis (22.2% versus 30.8%, P=0.48) and conduit replacement (11.1% versus 7.7%, log rank P=0.67) with BJVG and ePTFEG, respectively. There were no deaths during the fllow-up period in both groups.
Conclusions
The outcomes of RVOTR with BJVG and ePTFEG were clinically satisfactory. Aneurysmal dilatation was seen with BJVG and branch pulmonary stenosis was the risk factor for aneurysmal dilatation.
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- K Hirai
- Okayama University, Pediatrics, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University, Pediatrics, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University Hospital, Cardiovascular Surgery, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University Hospital, Cardiovascular Surgery, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University Hospital, Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University Hospital, Cardiovascular Surgery, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University, Pediatrics, Okayama, Japan
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Abstract
Leading an academic discipline poses moral and ethical challenges, requiring a special set of capabilities. Leadership in a clinical academic discipline involves leading the transformation of education, research, leadership and patient care. Daily struggles within strategic, political and cultural milieu are the norm and effective leaders are able to navigate through these struggles and see opportunities for growth.
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- S Koka
- Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, USA.
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- Showa University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Eastman Institute of Oral Health, University of Rochester, New York, USA
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- Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Kawano T, Shimamura M, Nakagami H, Iso T, Koriyama H, Takeda S, Baba K, Sasaki T, Sakaguchi M, Morishita R, Mochizuki H. Therapeutic Vaccine Against S100A9 (S100 Calcium-Binding Protein A9) Inhibits Thrombosis Without Increasing the Risk of Bleeding in Ischemic Stroke in Mice. Hypertension 2019; 72:1355-1364. [PMID: 30571223 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.118.11316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Decreased adherence to daily ingestion of antiplatelet drugs is a critical issue, increasing mortality and morbidity in poststroke patients. As vaccination could be a promising approach to solving this, we designed an antiplatelet vaccine that inhibited S100A9 (S100 calcium-binding protein A9)/CD36 (cluster of differentiation 36) signaling in platelets, which was reported to be a key signal in arterial thrombosis, but not hemostasis. Immunization with this vaccine induced a sustainable increase in the anti-S100A9 antibody titer for >2 months and an additional booster immunization enhanced the antibody production further. The middle cerebral artery occlusion time was successfully prolonged in the vaccinated mice, which was comparable to that in mice treated with clopidogrel. The antithrombotic effect lasted for 84 days after the last vaccination, as well as after the booster immunization. Importantly, the bleeding time was not affected in the immunized mice. The antithrombotic effect was also observed in the common carotid artery, which was similar to that found in CD36-/- mice. Vascular injury increased the expression of S100A9 in the serum and phosphorylation of JNK (c-Jun N-terminal kinase) and VAV1 in the platelets, but these increases were inhibited in the immunized mice. Moreover, the S100A9 vaccine did not induce cell-mediated autoimmunity, as demonstrated by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent spot assay. Thus, immunization with the S100A9 vaccine resulted in long-term inhibition of thrombus formation through inhibition of increased S100A9/CD36 signaling without risk of bleeding or adverse autoimmune responses. Vaccination against S100A9 might be a novel therapy to prevent recurrent ischemic stroke.
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- Tomohiro Kawano
- From the Department of Neurology (T.K., M.S., K.B., T.S., M.S., H.M.), Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
- Department of Health Development and Medicine (T.K., M.S., H.N., H.K.), Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurology (T.K., M.S., K.B., T.S., M.S., H.M.), Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
- Department of Health Development and Medicine (T.K., M.S., H.N., H.K.), Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Health Development and Medicine (T.K., M.S., H.N., H.K.), Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Education and Research Support Center, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan (T.I.)
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- Department of Health Development and Medicine (T.K., M.S., H.N., H.K.), Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Gene Therapy (S.T., R.M.), Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurology (T.K., M.S., K.B., T.S., M.S., H.M.), Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurology (T.K., M.S., K.B., T.S., M.S., H.M.), Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurology (T.K., M.S., K.B., T.S., M.S., H.M.), Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Gene Therapy (S.T., R.M.), Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurology (T.K., M.S., K.B., T.S., M.S., H.M.), Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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Ohkura N, Atsumi G, Ohnishi K, Baba K, Taniguchi M. Possible antithrombotic effects of Angelica keiskei (Ashitaba). Pharmazie 2018; 73:315-317. [PMID: 29880082 DOI: 10.1691/ph.2018.8370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/29/2022]
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Angelica keiskei Koidzumi (Ashitaba) is a large perennial herb that is native to the Pacific coast of Japan, and it has recently become popular as herbal medicine, dietary supplement and health food in Asian countries. The structures of various constituents isolated from Ashitaba such as chalcones, flavanones and coumarins have been precisely characterized, and many of them have bioactivities. A recent study clarified that Angelica keiskei exerts actions that lead to the prevention of thrombosis. Here, we introduce the possibility that ingesting Ashitaba could help to prevent thrombotic diseases.
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Baba K, Hiramatsu R, Suradej B, Tanigaki R, Koeda S, Waku T, Kataoka T. Asiatic Acid, Corosolic Acid, and Maslinic Acid Interfere with Intracellular Trafficking and N-Linked Glycosylation of Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1. Biol Pharm Bull 2018; 41:1757-1768. [DOI: 10.1248/bpb.b18-00276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Kosuke Baba
- Department of Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of Technology
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- Department of Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of Technology
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- Department of Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of Technology
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- Faculty of Molecular Chemistry and Engineering, Kyoto Institute of Technology
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- Faculty of Molecular Chemistry and Engineering, Kyoto Institute of Technology
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- Department of Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of Technology
- Advanced Insect Research Promotion Center, Kyoto Institute of Technology
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Ohkura N, Ohnishi K, Taniguchi M, Nakayama A, Usuba Y, Fujita M, Fujii A, Ishibashi K, Baba K, Atsumi G. Anti-platelet effects of chalcones from Angelica keiskei Koidzumi (Ashitaba) in vivo. Pharmazie 2018; 71:651-654. [PMID: 29441970 DOI: 10.1691/ph.2016.6678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/29/2022]
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Angelica keiskei Koidzumi (Ashitaba) is a traditional folk medicine that is also regarded in Japan as a health food with potential antithrombotic properties. The ability of the major chalcones, xanthoangelol (XA) and 4-hydroxyderricin (4-HD) extracted from Ashitaba roots to inhibit platelet aggregation activity in vitro was recently determined. However, the anti-platelet activities of Ashitaba chalcones in vivo have remained unclear. The present study examines the anti-platelet effects of Ashitaba exudate and its constituent chalcones using mouse tail-bleeding models that reflect platelet aggregation in vivo. Ashitaba exudate and the major chalcone subtype XA, suppressed the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced shortening of mouse tail bleeding. However, trace amounts of other Ashitaba chalcone subtypes including xanthoangelols B (XB), D (XD), E (XE) and F (XF) did not affect tail bleeding. These results suggest that the major chalcone subtype in Ashitaba, XA, has anti-platelet-activities in vivo.
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Nakazato Y, Takaba M, Abe Y, Yoshida Y, Ono Y, Yoshizawa S, Nakamura H, Kawana F, Suganuma T, Kato T, Baba K. Accuracy of newly developed portable PSG device for detection of sleep bruxism-related masseter EMG muscle activity. Sleep Med 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2017.11.693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Kaneko K, Miyamoto Y, Tsukuura R, Sasa K, Akaike T, Fujii S, Yoshimura K, Nagayama K, Hoshino M, Inoue S, Maki K, Baba K, Chikazu D, Kamijo R. 8-Nitro-cGMP is a promoter of osteoclast differentiation induced by RANKL. Nitric Oxide 2017; 72:46-51. [PMID: 29183803 DOI: 10.1016/j.niox.2017.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2017] [Revised: 11/07/2017] [Accepted: 11/17/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Osteoclasts are multinucleated giant cells differentiated from monocyte-macrophage-lineage cells under stimulation of receptor activator of nuclear factor κ-B (RANK) ligand (RANKL) produced by osteoblasts and osteocytes. Although it has been reported that nitric oxide (NO) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) are involved in this process, the mechanism by which these labile molecules promote osteoclast differentiation are not fully understood. In this study, we investigated the formation and function of 8-nitro-cGMP, a downstream molecule of NO and ROS, in the process of osteoclast differentiation in vitro. 8-Nitro-cGMP was detected in mouse bone marrow macrophages and osteoclasts differentiated from macrophages in the presence of RANKL. Inhibition of NO synthase suppressed the formation of 8-nitro-cGMP as well as RANKL-induced osteoclast differentiation from macrophages. On the other hand, RANKL-induced osteoclast differentiation was promoted by addition of 8-nitro-cGMP to the cultures. In addition, 8-nitro-cGMP enhanced the mRNA expression of RANK, the receptor for RANKL. However, 8-bromo-cGMP, a membrane-permeable derivative of cGMP, did not have an effect on either RANKL-induced osteoclast differentiation or expression of the RANK gene. These results suggest that 8-nitro-cGMP is a novel positive regulator of osteoclast differentiation, which might help to explain the roles of NO and ROS in osteoclast differentiation.
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- K Kaneko
- Department of Biochemistry, Showa University School of Dentistry, Japan; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Showa University School of Dentistry, Japan.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Showa University School of Dentistry, Japan; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Showa University School of Dentistry, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences and Molecular Toxicology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences and Molecular Toxicology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Showa University School of Dentistry, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Showa University School of Dentistry, Japan; Department of Orthodontics, Showa University School of Dentistry, Japan
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- Department of Prosthodontics, Showa University School of Dentistry, Japan
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- Department of Prosthodontics, Showa University School of Dentistry, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics, Showa University School of Dentistry, Japan
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- Department of Prosthodontics, Showa University School of Dentistry, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Showa University School of Dentistry, Japan
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Hayakawa H, Baba K, Takeuchi T, Choong C, Nagano S, Nagai Y, Mochizuki H. In vitro assessment of extracellular alpha-synuclein secretion. J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.664] [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: 10/18/2022]
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Okubo K, Hashiguchi K, Takeda T, Baba K, Kitagoh H, Miho H, Tomomatsu H, Yamaguchi S, Odani M, Yamamotoya H. A randomized controlled phase II clinical trial comparing ONO-4053, a novel DP1 antagonist, with a leukotriene receptor antagonist pranlukast in patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis. Allergy 2017; 72:1565-1575. [PMID: 28378369 PMCID: PMC5638107 DOI: 10.1111/all.13174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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] [Accepted: 03/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Background Prostaglandin D2 (PGD2) is primarily produced by mast cells and is contributing to the nasal symptoms including nasal obstruction and rhinorrhea. Objective This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a novel PGD2 receptor 1 (DP1) antagonist, ONO‐4053, in patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR). Methods This study was a multicenter, randomized, double‐blind, parallel‐group study of patients with SAR. Following a one‐week period of placebo run‐in, patients who met the study criteria were randomized to either the ONO‐4053, leukotriene receptor antagonist pranlukast, or placebo group for a two‐week treatment period. A total of 200 patients were planned to be randomly assigned to receive ONO‐4053, pranlukast, or placebo in a 2:2:1 ratio. Nasal and eye symptoms were evaluated. Results Both ONO‐4053 and pranlukast had higher efficacy than placebo on all nasal and eye symptoms. ONO‐4053 outperformed pranlukast in a total of three nasal symptom scores (T3NSS) as well as in individual scores for sneezing, rhinorrhea, and nasal itching. For T3NSS, the Bayesian posterior probabilities that pranlukast was better than placebo and ONO‐4053 was better than pranlukast were 70.0% and 81.6%, respectively, suggesting that ONO‐4053 has a higher efficacy compared with pranlukast. There was no safety‐related issue in this study. Conclusions We demonstrated that the efficacy of ONO‐4053 was greater than that of pranlukast with a similar safety profile. This study indicates the potential of ONO‐4053 for use as a treatment for SAR (JapicCTI‐142706).
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- K. Okubo
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology; Nippon Medical School; Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology; Futaba Clinic; Tokyo Japan
- Medical Corporation Shinanokai; Samoncho Clinic; Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology; Takeda Clinic; Saitama Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology; Takasaka Clinic; Saitama Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology; Kitagoh Clinic; Kanagawa Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology; Miho Clinic; Kanagawa Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology; Tomomatsu Clinic; Tokyo Japan
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- Discovery Research Laboratories III; Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.; Osaka Japan
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- Data Science; Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.; Osaka Japan
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- Translational Science; Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.; Osaka Japan
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Uehara T, Choong C, Hayakawa H, Kasahara Y, Nagata T, Yokota T, Baba K, Nakamori M, Obika S, Mochizuki H. Antisense oligonucleotides containing amido-bridged nucleic acid reduce SNCA expression and improve motor function in Parkinson's disease animal models. J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.2950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Uenaka T, Satake W, Cha P, Kobayashi K, Kanagawa M, Hayakawa H, Baba K, Okada Y, Mochizuki H, Toda T. In silico drug screening identified a novel disease-modifying drug for Parkinson’s disease. J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.2951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Yabumoto T, Yoshida F, Baba K, Hayakawa H, Hamanaka H, Hirata M, Mochizuki H. A novel method for behavioral assessments of the common marmoset, marmodetector, detects general natural movement and changes in motor behavior. J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.2640] [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: 10/18/2022]
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Araki K, Naoto Y, Ikenaka K, Hayakawa H, Baba K, Nagai Y, Mochizuki H. Fine structure analysis of alpha-synuclein aggregates in the patient’s brain with synchrotron radiation. J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.616] [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: 11/30/2022]
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Choong C, Sasaki T, Hayakawa H, Baba K, Hirata Y, Uesato S, Mochizuki H. Small-molecule inhibitors of P53/negative regulator-interaction protect dopaminergic neurons against MPP +/MPTP-induced neurotoxicity. J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Flege S, Hatada R, Derepa A, Dietz C, Ensinger W, Baba K. Note: Sample holder with open area for increased deposition rate in plasma immersion ion implantation and deposition. Rev Sci Instrum 2017; 88:096106. [PMID: 28964196 DOI: 10.1063/1.4995080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A sample holder with a large open area offers several benefits when used in the process of plasma immersion ion implantation and deposition in which the plasma is generated by a high voltage applied to the sample holder: The ignition voltage of the plasma is lower, and the deposition rate can be several times higher than in the case of a normal plate-like holder. There is a more pronounced edge effect regarding the film thickness. Other film properties are also affected; for diamond-like carbon films, the film structure exhibits more disorder. The hardness of the samples is similar, with the surfaces of the samples being very smooth.
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- S Flege
- Department of Materials Science, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Materials Science, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Materials Science, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Materials Science, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Materials Science, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan
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Tutschek B, Blaas HGK, Abramowicz J, Baba K, Deng J, Lee W, Merz E, Platt L, Pretorius D, Timor-Tritsch IE, Gindes L. Three-dimensional ultrasound imaging of the fetal skull and face. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2017; 50:7-16. [PMID: 28229509 DOI: 10.1002/uog.17436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2016] [Revised: 02/06/2017] [Accepted: 02/14/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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- B Tutschek
- Prenatal Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
- Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Children's and Women's Health, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, National Center for Fetal Medicine, St Olavs Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Kawagoe, Japan
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- University College London, London, UK
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- Baylor College of Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Houston, TX, USA
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- Krankenhaus Nordwest - Centre for Prenatal Diagnosis and Therapy, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of California San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wolfson Medical Center, and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Fueki K, Baba K. Shortened dental arch and prosthetic effect on oral health-related quality of life: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Oral Rehabil 2017; 44:563-572. [DOI: 10.1111/joor.12511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- K. Fueki
- Removable Partial Prosthodontics; Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences; Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU); Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Prosthodontics; Showa University; Tokyo Japan
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Noguchi S, Kumazaki M, Mori T, Baba K, Okuda M, Mizuno T, Akao Y. Cover Image, Volume 14, Issue 4. Vet Comp Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/vco.12283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- S. Noguchi
- Laboratory of Molecular Diagnostic and Therapeutics; Joint faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University; Yamaguchi Japan
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- The United Graduate School of Drug Discovery and Medical Information Sciences; Gifu University; Gifu Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Clinical Oncology; Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University; Gifu Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine; Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamagushi University; Yamaguchi Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine; Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamagushi University; Yamaguchi Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Diagnostic and Therapeutics; Joint faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University; Yamaguchi Japan
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- The United Graduate School of Drug Discovery and Medical Information Sciences; Gifu University; Gifu Japan
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Baba K, Ukibe K, Yamashita M, Matsubara Y, Nakagawa H, Miyazaki T. P-228 Inhibitory effect of Lactobacillus helveticus SBT2171 on the proliferation of colorectal tumor cells and the action mechanisms. Ann Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw199.220] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Hoosen A, Baba K. In-vitro activity of Fosfomycin against clinical isolates of carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumannii complex and Pseudomonas aeruginosa at a South African academic hospital. Int J Infect Dis 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.02.245] [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: 11/15/2022] Open
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John MT, Rener-Sitar K, Baba K, Čelebić A, Larsson P, Szabo G, Norton WE, Reissmann DR. Patterns of impaired oral health-related quality of life dimensions. J Oral Rehabil 2016; 43:519-27. [PMID: 27027734 DOI: 10.1111/joor.12396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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How dental patients are affected by oral conditions can be described with the concept of oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL). This concept intends to make the patient experience measurable. OHRQoL is multidimensional, and Oral Function, Oro-facial Pain, Oro-facial Appearance and Psychosocial Impact were suggested as its four dimensions and consequently four scores are needed for comprehensive OHRQoL assessment. When only the presence of dimensional impact is measured, a pattern of affected OHRQoL dimensions would describe in a simple way how oral conditions influence the individual. By determining which patterns of impact on OHRQoL dimensions exist in prosthodontic patients and general population subjects, we aimed to identify in which combinations oral conditions' functional, painful, aesthetical and psychosocial impact occurs. Data came from the Dimensions of OHRQoL Project with Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP)-49 data from 6349 general population subjects and 2999 prosthodontic patients in the Learning Sample (N = 5173) and the Validation Sample (N = 5022). We hypothesised that all 16 patterns of OHRQoL dimensions should occur in these individuals who suffered mainly from tooth loss, its causes and consequences. A dimension was considered impaired when at least one item in the dimension was affected frequently. The 16 possible patterns of impaired OHRQoL dimensions were found in patients and general population subjects in both Learning and Validation Samples. In a four-dimensional OHRQoL model consisting Oral Function, Oro-facial Pain, Oro-facial Appearance and Psychosocial Impact, oral conditions' impact can occur in any combination of the OHRQoL dimensions.
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- M T John
- Department of Diagnostic and Biological Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Prosthodontics, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Prosthodontics, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Prosthodontics, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Centre of Oral Rehabilitation, Norrköping, Sweden
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- Department of Prosthodontics, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of Health Behavior, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Center for Dental and Oral Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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Fueki K, Igarashi Y, Maeda Y, Baba K, Koyano K, Sasaki K, Akagawa Y, Kuboki T, Kasugai S, Garrett NR. Effect of prosthetic restoration on masticatory function in patients with shortened dental arches: a multicentre study. J Oral Rehabil 2016; 43:534-42. [DOI: 10.1111/joor.12387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- K. Fueki
- Removable Partial Prosthodontics; Oral Health Sciences; Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences; Tokyo Medical and Dental University; Tokyo Japan
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- Removable Partial Prosthodontics; Oral Health Sciences; Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences; Tokyo Medical and Dental University; Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Prosthodontics; Gerodontology and Oral Rehabilitation; Osaka University; Suita Osaka Japan
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- Department of Prosthodontics; Showa University School of Dentistry; Tokyo Japan
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- Section of Implant and Rehabilitative Dentistry; Division of Oral Rehabilitation; Faculty of Dental Science; Kyushu University; Fukuoka Japan
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- Division of Advanced Prosthetic Dentistry; Graduate School of Dentistry; Tohoku University; Sendai Japan
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- Department of Prosthodontics; Ohu University; Koriyama Japan
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- Department of Oral Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine; Graduate School of Medicine; Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences; Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry; Okayama Japan
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- Oral Implantology and Regenerative Dental Medicine; Oral Health Sciences; Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences; Tokyo Medical and Dental university; Tokyo Japan
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- Advanced Prosthodontics; Biomaterials and Hospital Dentistry; UCLA School of Dentistry; California USA
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AlAwdah LS, AlShahrani D, AlShehri M, AlFawaz T, ElSidig N, AlAwfi A, Baba K, AlAqeel A, AlSharif A, AlHarfi I, Amjad S, AlDarwish A, Rasheed S. Antimicrobial stewardship program in a pediatric intensive care unit of a tertiary care children’s hospital in Saudi Arabia – a pilot study. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control 2015. [PMCID: PMC4475104 DOI: 10.1186/2047-2994-4-s1-p173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Fueki K, Igarashi Y, Maeda Y, Baba K, Koyano K, Sasaki K, Akagawa Y, Kuboki T, Kasugai S, Garrett NR. Effect of prosthetic restoration on oral health-related quality of life in patients with shortened dental arches: a multicentre study. J Oral Rehabil 2015; 42:701-8. [DOI: 10.1111/joor.12297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- K. Fueki
- Removable Partial Prosthodontics; Tokyo Medical and Dental University; Tokyo Japan
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- Removable Partial Prosthodontics; Tokyo Medical and Dental University; Tokyo Japan
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- Prosthodontics, Gerodontolgy and Oral Rehabilitation; Osaka University; Suita Japan
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- Department of Prosthodontics; Showa University School of Dentistry; Tokyo Japan
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- Section of Implant and Rehabilitative Dentistry; Division of Oral Rehabilitation; Faculty of Dental Science; Kyushu University; Fukuoka Japan
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- Division of Advanced Prosthetic Dentistry; Graduate School of Dentistry; Tohoku University; Sendai Japan
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- Department of Prosthodontics; Ohu University; Koriyama Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Rehabilitation; Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry; Okayama Japan
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- Oral Implantology and Regenerative Dental Medicine; Oral Health Sciences; Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences; Tokyo Medical and Dental University; Tokyo Japan
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- Division of Advanced Prosthodontics and The Jane and Jerry Weintraub Center for Reconstructive Biotechnology; UCLA School of Dentistry; Los Angeles CA USA
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Noguchi S, Kumazaki M, Mori T, Baba K, Okuda M, Mizuno T, Akao Y. Analysis of microRNA-203 function in CREB/MITF/RAB27a pathway: comparison between canine and human melanoma cells. Vet Comp Oncol 2014; 14:384-394. [PMID: 25280339 DOI: 10.1111/vco.12118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2014] [Revised: 09/04/2014] [Accepted: 09/05/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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MicroRNA (miR)-203 is downregulated and acts as an anti-oncomir in melanoma cells. Here, using human and canine melanoma cells, we elucidated the effects of miR-203 on cyclic adenosine monophosphate response element binding protein (CREB)/microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF)/RAB27a pathway, which is known to be important for the development and progression of human melanoma. In this study, we showed that miR-203 directly targeted CREB1 and regulated its downstream targets, MITF and RAB27a. miR-203 significantly suppressed the growth of human and canine melanoma cells and inhibited melanosome transport through the suppression of the signalling pathway. In conclusion, miR-203 was shown to be a common tumour-suppressive miRNA in human and canine melanoma and thus to play a crucial role in the biological mechanisms of melanoma development.
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- Laboratory of Molecular Diagnostic and Therapeutics, Joint faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan
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- The United Graduate School of Drug Discovery and Medical Information Sciences, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Clinical Oncology, Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamagushi University, Yamaguchi, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamagushi University, Yamaguchi, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Diagnostic and Therapeutics, Joint faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan
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- The United Graduate School of Drug Discovery and Medical Information Sciences, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
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John MT, Feuerstahler L, Waller N, Baba K, Larsson P, Celebić A, Kende D, Rener-Sitar K, Reissmann DR. Confirmatory factor analysis of the Oral Health Impact Profile. J Oral Rehabil 2014; 41:644-52. [PMID: 24909797 DOI: 10.1111/joor.12191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/06/2014] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Previous exploratory analyses suggest that the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP) consists of four correlated dimensions and that individual differences in OHIP total scores reflect an underlying higher-order factor. The aim of this report is to corroborate these findings in the Dimensions of Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (DOQ) Project, an international study of general population subjects and prosthodontic patients. Using the project's Validation Sample (n = 5022), we conducted confirmatory factor analyses in a sample of 4993 subjects with sufficiently complete data. In particular, we compared the psychometric performance of three models: a unidimensional model, a four-factor model and a bifactor model that included one general factor and four group factors. Using model-fit criteria and factor interpretability as guides, the four-factor model was deemed best in terms of strong item loadings, model fit (RMSEA = 0·05, CFI = 0·99) and interpretability. These results corroborate our previous findings that four highly correlated factors - which we have named Oral Function, Oro-facial Pain, Oro-facial Appearance and Psychosocial Impact - can be reliably extracted from the OHIP item pool. However, the good fit of the unidimensional model and the high interfactor correlations in the four-factor solution suggest that OHRQoL can also be sufficiently described with one score.
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- M T John
- Department of Diagnostic and Biological Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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John MT, Reissmann DR, Feuerstahler L, Waller N, Baba K, Larsson P, Celebić A, Szabo G, Rener-Sitar K. Exploratory factor analysis of the Oral Health Impact Profile. J Oral Rehabil 2014; 41:635-43. [PMID: 24909881 DOI: 10.1111/joor.12192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/15/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Although oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) as measured by the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP) is thought to be multidimensional, the nature of these dimensions is not known. The aim of this report was to explore the dimensionality of the OHIP using the Dimensions of OHRQoL (DOQ) Project, an international study of general population subjects and prosthodontic patients. Using the project's Learning Sample (n = 5173), we conducted an exploratory factor analysis on the 46 OHIP items not specifically referring to dentures for 5146 subjects with sufficiently complete data. The first eigenvalue (27·0) of the polychoric correlation matrix was more than ten times larger than the second eigenvalue (2·6), suggesting the presence of a dominant, higher-order general factor. Follow-up analyses with Horn's parallel analysis revealed a viable second-order, four-factor solution. An oblique rotation of this solution revealed four highly correlated factors that we named Oral Function, Oro-facial Pain, Oro-facial Appearance and Psychosocial Impact. These four dimensions and the strong general factor are two viable hypotheses for the factor structure of the OHIP.
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- M T John
- Department of Diagnostic and Biological Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Funato M, Ono Y, Baba K, Kudo Y. Evaluation of the non-functional tooth contact in patients with temporomandibular disorders by using newly developed electronic system. J Oral Rehabil 2014; 41:170-6. [PMID: 24447128 PMCID: PMC4263305 DOI: 10.1111/joor.12129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/08/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The aims of this study were to introduce a novel electronic system for reliable evaluation of the non-functional tooth contact in patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) and investigate the possible associations between the non-functional tooth contact and some characteristics of the patients with TMD. We designed and installed a software program to send emails regarding the non-functional tooth contact to the subjects' preregistered cellular phones at intervals of 20 ± 9 min daily for 10 consecutive days. Twelve patients with TMD and 12 gender- and age-matched healthy subjects responded via emails to one of 3 choices: no tooth contact, tooth contact during oral functions or tooth contact not associated with oral functions. The influence of subjective stress, anxiety, depression, personality and daily activities on tooth contact was then assessed. The frequency of the non-functional tooth contact was significantly higher in the patients with TMD than in the healthy subjects (35·0% vs. 9·6%, P < 0·001), while no significant group difference was found for the frequency of functional tooth contact, the stress, anxiety, depression and personality.
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- M Funato
- Division of Temporomandibular Disorders and Orofacial Pain, Department of Special Needs Dentistry, Showa University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan
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Nxasana N, Baba K, Bhat V, Vasaikar S. Prevalence of intestinal parasites in primary school children of mthatha, eastern cape province, South Africa. Ann Med Health Sci Res 2013; 3:511-6. [PMID: 24380000 PMCID: PMC3868115 DOI: 10.4103/2141-9248.122064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [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: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background: The presence of intestinal parasites in a population group is indicative of lack of proper sanitation, low economic standards and poor educational background. Aim: To determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites in primary school children of Mthatha, South Africa and relate this to their socio-economic status. Subjects and Methods: The study population was randomly selected from four governmental schools, rural and urban, from April 2009 to September 2009. A total of 162 learners (85 boys and 77 girls) participated in this survey. Parasitological data were collected by analyzing stool samples using Formalin ethyl-acetate concentration technique. Socio-economic and epidemiologic data were collected by means of a pre-tested structured questionnaire, covering the important relevant aspects, in this descriptive, cross sectional and analytical study. Data were analyzed descriptively and inferentially with SPSS satistical software, and P values of <0.05 were considered as significant. Results: Out of 162 learners analyzed, 64.8% (105/162) stool samples were positive for ova and cysts of which 57.4% (93/162) were known pathogenic parasites. The most common parasite was Ascaris lumbricoides 29.0% (47/162), followed by Giardia lamblia 9.9% (16/162) and Entamoeba histolytica/dispar 6.8% (11/162) (Other parasites observed but at lower rates of occurrence were Iodamoeba butschlii, Trichuris trichiura, Hymenolepis nana, Taenia spp, Chilomastix mesnili, and Fasciola spp. Our findings showed no significant difference in parasitic infections between urban and rural learners, gender and the age of these learners. Significant associations between parasitic infections and parents’ unemployment and lower education were observed. Conclusion: Prevalence of worm infestation was more than 50%; therefore, there was a need for mass de-worming of school children in these communities and also a need for other public health interventions like health education programs and improvement of sanitation.
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
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- TAD - NHLS/University of Pretoria, South Africa
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- Department of Microbiology, Advanced Center for Treatment Research, and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Center, Navi Mumbai, India
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
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Kimura N, Takahashi Y, Shigematsu H, Imai K, Baba K, Matsuda K, Tottori T, Usui N, Inoue Y. [Pediatric epilepsy surgery, advantage of early recognition of candidates - from developmental outcome]. No To Hattatsu 2013; 45:199-205. [PMID: 23785834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Shibuta K, Mori M, Mimori K, Inoue H, Nakashima H, Baba K, Haraguchi M, Karimine N, Ueo H, Akiyoshi T. Expression of prothymosin-alpha and c-myc mRNA in human gastric cancer. Int J Oncol 2012; 9:247-51. [PMID: 21541507 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.9.2.247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Prothymosin-alpha (PT-alpha) is a nuclear protein involved in cell proliferation. c-myc is implicated in the carcinogenesis of many human cancers. PT-alpha gene transcription is reported to be regulated by the c-myc gene in vitro. However, little has been reported on the PT-alpha and c-myc mRNA expressions in gastric cancer. We semi-quantitatively determined the PT-alpha and c-myc mRNA expressions in 60 pairs of gastric cancer tissue (T) and corresponding normal tissue (N) using the reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction method. The average of T/N ratio was 1.20 for PT-alpha and 1.30 for c-myc. Cases demonstrating a T/N ratio of more than 1.0 were seen in 33 (55%) and 30 (50%) cases for PT-alpha and c-myc, respectively. No significant correlation was observed between either of these two mRNA expressions and any of the examined clinicopathologic factors for gastric cancer. However, a significant correlation was seen between the expressions of both genes (p<0.0001). The findings support the hypothesis that, regarding human gastric cancer, the transcription of PT-alpha is considered to be under the control of c-myc gene, however, the value of these gene expressions do not reflect biological behavior.
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- K Shibuta
- KYUSHU UNIV,MED INST BIOREGULAT,DEPT SURG,BEPPU,OITA 874,JAPAN. OITA PREFECTURAL HOSP,DEPT SURG,OITA,JAPAN
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Nakashima H, Mori M, Mimori K, Inoue H, Baba K, Shibuta K, Kusumoto H, Haraguchi M, Ueo H, Akiyoshi T. Microsatellite instability in Japanese colorectal carcinoma. Oncol Rep 2012; 4:387-9. [PMID: 21590065 DOI: 10.3892/or.4.2.387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Recent studies have shown that microsatellite instability (MSI) play an important role in the development of various types of cancer. To clarify the clinicopathologic significance of MSI in colorectal carcinoma (CRC), the presence of MSI was examined in 54 Japanese cases of CRC using the polymerase chain reaction-based method. The incidence of MSI in CRC cases was 13 out of 54 cases (24%). CRC with MSI also showed a significant tendency not to have lymph node metastasis (P<0.05), although neither the survival nor the prognosis of the cases examined in this study were available due to the short period of follow-up. The present study showed that the incidence of MSI in Japanese CRC was 24% and suggests that CRC with MSI may behave in a less malignant manner.
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- H Nakashima
- KYUSHU UNIV,MED INST BIOREGULAT,DEPT SURG,BEPPU,OITA 874,JAPAN. KYUSHU UNIV,FAC MED,DEPT SURG 2,FUKUOKA 812,JAPAN. OITA PREFECTURAL HOSP,DEPT SURG,OITA,JAPAN
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Matsumura H, Murayama Y, Ono Y, Matsunaga S, Nagai T, Takai Y, Saito M, Takagi K, Baba K, Seki H. M472 SUCCESSFUL USE OF ABSORBABLE SYNTHETIC SUTURE MATERIAL (PDSII) FOR CERVICAL INSUFFICIENCY. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7292(12)61660-9] [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: 10/27/2022]
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Baba K, Nikravech M, Vrel D, Kanaev A, Museur L, Chehimi M. Characteristics of nanostructured ZnO layers deposited in spray plasma device. J Nanosci Nanotechnol 2012; 12:4744-4748. [PMID: 22905525 DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2012.4910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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ZnO and Al doped ZnO thin film have been deposited on glass substrate by "spray plasma" process using an aqueous solution of Zn(NO3)2. XRD patterns revealed polycrystalline character with the typical hexagonal würtzite structure. The preferential c-axis orientation of crystallites depends highly on the operating conditions. Willamson-Hall method and AFM photographs showed a size of crystallites ranging between 20 and 80 nm and a roughness between 6 and 50 nm. Films exhibit a transmittance between 65 and 90% in the visible region. XPS revealed that the stoichiometry of deposited ZnO is Zn/O = 0.93. Fluorescence spectroscopy showed the presence of two bands at 360 nm (UV) and at 410 nm (Blue). The UV band can be attributed to exiton emission. Another important result concerns the non-existence of a "green" band at 500 nm.
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- K Baba
- LSPM, Université Paris 13, 99 Av. J. B. Clément, 93430 Villetaneuse, France
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Kato H, Matsuda K, Baba K, Shimosegawa E, Isohashi K, Imaizumi M, Hatazawa J. MR imaging-based correction for partial volume effect improves detectability of intractable epileptogenic foci on iodine 123 iomazenil brain SPECT images: an extended study with a larger sample size. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2012; 33:2088-94. [PMID: 22627794 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a3121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE It has been suggested, on the basis of a previous pilot study conducted in a small number of patients, that MR imaging-based PVE correction in I-123 iomazenil brain SPECT improves the detectability of cortical epileptogenic foci. In the present study, we performed an investigation by using a larger sample size to establish the effectiveness of the PVE correction and to conduct a detailed evaluation based on the histologic classification of lesions. MATERIALS AND METHODS Seventy-five patients (male/female, 37/38; age, 28 ± 12 years) with intractable epilepsy who had undergone surgical treatment were enrolled in this study. I-123 iomazenil SPECT and MR imaging examinations were performed before the operation in all patients. I-123 iomazenil SPECT images with and without MR imaging-based PVE correction were assessed visually and by semiquantitative analysis based on the AI(%) of the SPECT count in the resected lesions. RESULTS The sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of foci detection by visual assessment were significantly higher after PVE correction compared with the values obtained before the correction. The results of the semiquantitative analysis revealed that the asymmetry of the SPECT counts was significantly increased after the PVE correction in the surgically resected lesions in cases of mesial temporal sclerosis, tumor, and malformations of cortical development. CONCLUSIONS The effectiveness of MR imaging-based PVE correction in I-123 iomazenil brain SPECT in improving the detection of cortical epileptogenic foci with abnormal histologic findings was established by our investigation conducted on a large sample size.
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- H Kato
- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Tracer Kinetics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
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Said HM, Kock MM, Ismail NA, Baba K, Omar SV, Osman AG, Hoosen AA, Ehlers MM. Evaluation of the GenoType® MTBDRsl assay for susceptibility testing of second-line anti-tuberculosis drugs. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2012; 16:104-9. [PMID: 22236854 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.10.0600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The GenoType® MTBDRsl assay is a new rapid assay for the detection of resistance to second-line anti-tuberculosis drugs. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the MTBDRsl assay on 342 multidrug-resistant tuberculosis isolates for resistance to ofloxacin (OFX), kanamycin (KM), capreomycin (CPM) and ethambutol (EMB), to compare the results to the agar proportion method, and to test discrepant results using DNA sequencing. RESULT The sensitivity and specificity of the MTBDRsl assay were respectively 70.3% and 97.7% for OFX, 25.0% and 98.7% for KM, 21.2% and 98.7% for CPM and 56.3% and 56.0% for EMB. DNA sequencing identified mutations that were not detected by the MTBDRsl assay. The 8/11 phenotypically OFX-resistant isolates had mutations in gyrA (2/8 had an additional mutation in the gyrB gene), 1/11 had mutations only in the gyrB gene, 6/21 phenotypically KM-resistant isolates had mutations in the rrs gene, and 7/26 and 20/26 phenotypically CPM-resistant isolates had mutations in the rrs and tlyA genes. CONCLUSION The MTBDRsl assay showed lower sensitivity than previous studies. The assay performed favourably for OFX; however, it was less sensitive in the detection of KM/CPM resistance and demonstrated low sensitivity and specificity for EMB resistance. It is recommended that the MTBDRsl assay include additional genes to achieve better sensitivity for all the drugs tested.
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- H M Said
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Health Science, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
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Merz E, Abramovicz J, Baba K, Blaas HGK, Deng J, Gindes L, Lee W, Platt L, Pretorius D, Schild R, Sladkevicius P, Timor-Tritsch I. 3D imaging of the fetal face - recommendations from the International 3D Focus Group. Ultraschall Med 2012; 33:175-182. [PMID: 22513890 DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1299378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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- E Merz
- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Hospital Nordwest, Steinbacher Hohl 2–26, 60488 Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
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Inoue M, John MT, Tsukasaki H, Furuyama C, Baba K. Denture quality has a minimal effect on health-related quality of life in patients with removable dentures. J Oral Rehabil 2011; 38:818-26. [PMID: 21517932 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2011.02222.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The present study examined the association of denture quality and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with removable dentures. In a study of 171 consecutive patients with removable partial dentures or complete dentures (mean age: 68·0 ± 9·3 years) at a university-based prosthodontic clinic, dentists rated two aspects of denture quality (stability and aesthetics) using a 100-mm visual analog scale (VAS). HRQoL was evaluated using the mental and physical component summary (MCS and PCS) scores of the Medical Outcomes Study Short-Form 36-Item Health Survey (SF-36). Oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) was evaluated using the Oral Health Impact Profile-Japanese version (OHIP-J). The associations among denture quality, OHRQoL, and HRQoL were examined by linear regression models. Bivariable linear regression analyses revealed that denture stability was significantly associated with the SF-36 MCS [regression coefficient = 0·52 for a 10-unit increase in denture stability on a 0-100 VAS, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0·03-1·00, P = 0·04], but not with the PCS (0·11, 95% CI: -0·49 to 0·70). Denture aesthetics was not related to the PCS or the MCS (0·22, 95% CI: -0·44 to 0·88 or 0·07, 95%CI: -0·47 to 0·62). When OHIP-J was added to the regression model, this variable was substantially and significantly associated with the MCS and PCS summary scores; in addition, the regression coefficient for denture quality decreased in magnitude and was statistically nonsignificant in all analyses. The quality of removable dentures had a minimal effect on HRQoL in patients with removable dentures, and this association was mediated by OHRQoL.
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- M Inoue
- Department of Prosthodontics, Showa University, Japan
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Yamada M, Miyauchi T, Yamamoto A, Iwasa F, Takeuchi M, Anpo M, Sakurai K, Baba K, Ogawa T. Enhancement of adhesion strength and cellular stiffness of osteoblasts on mirror-polished titanium surface by UV-photofunctionalization. Acta Biomater 2010; 6:4578-88. [PMID: 20633705 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2010.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [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: 02/26/2010] [Revised: 07/08/2010] [Accepted: 07/09/2010] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Ultraviolet (UV)-photofunctionalization of titanium substantially enhances the strength and quality of osseointegration by promoting osteogenic cellular attachment and proliferation. However, the mechanism underlying the initial interaction between the cells and the surface of the material remains to be elucidated, especially where the influence of surface roughness is excluded as a factor. The effect of UV-photofunctionalization on the adhesive strength and cellular stiffness of a single osteoblast and its association with the extent of cell spread, cytoskeletal development and focal adhesion assembly on a very smooth titanium surface was evaluated. Rat bone marrow-derived osteoblasts were cultured on UV-treated or untreated mirror-polished titanium disks. The mean critical shear force required to initiate detachment of a single osteoblast (n=10) was >2000nN on a UV-treated surface at 3h incubation, which was 17 times greater than that on an untreated surface. The mean total energy required to complete the detachment of osteoblasts (n=10) was consistently >60pJ on a UV-treated titanium surface after 24h culture, which was up to 42 times greater than that on an untreated surface. Cellular shear modulus, which represents cellular stiffness, was consistently greater on a UV-treated surface than on an untreated surface after 24h incubation (n=10). This strengthening of cell adhesion and cellular mechanical properties on UV-treated titanium was accompanied by enhanced cell spread and actin fiber development and increased levels of vinculin expression. These results indicate that UV-photofunctionalization substantially strengthens osteoblast retention on titanium bulk material with no topographical features, and that this is associated with enhancement of intracellular structural development during the cell adhesion process.
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- M Yamada
- Laboratory for Bone and Implant Sciences (LBIS), The Jane and Jerry Weintraub Center for Reconstructive Biotechnology, Division of Advanced Prosthodontics, Biomaterials and Hospital Dentistry, UCLA School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1668, USA.
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