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Takahashi I, Takeda K, Toyama T, Matsuzaki T, Kuroki H, Hoso M. Histological and immunohistochemical analyses of articular cartilage during onset and progression of pre- and early-stage osteoarthritis in a rodent model. Sci Rep 2024; 14:10568. [PMID: 38719877 PMCID: PMC11079058 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-61502-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2024] [Accepted: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024] Open
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Early diagnosis and treatment of pre- and early-stage osteoarthritis (OA) is important. However, the cellular and cartilaginous changes occurring during these stages remain unclear. We investigated the histological and immunohistochemical changes over time between pre- and early-stage OA in a rat model of traumatic injury. Thirty-six male rats were divided into two groups, control and OA groups, based on destabilization of the medial meniscus. Histological and immunohistochemical analyses of articular cartilage were performed on days 1, 3, 7, 10, and 14 postoperatively. Cell density of proteins associated with cartilage degradation increased from postoperative day one. On postoperative day three, histological changes, including chondrocyte death, reduced matrix staining, and superficial fibrillation, were observed. Simultaneously, a compensatory increase in matrix staining was observed. The Osteoarthritis Research Society International score increased from postoperative day seven, indicating thinner cartilage. On postoperative day 10, the positive cell density decreased, whereas histological changes progressed with fissuring and matrix loss. The proteoglycan 4-positive cell density increased on postoperative day seven. These findings will help establish an experimental model and clarify the mechanism of the onset and progression of pre- and early-stage traumatic OA.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ikufumi Takahashi
- Section of Rehabilitation, Kanazawa University Hospital, 13-1, Takaramachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8641, Japan.
- Department of Motor Function Analysis, Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
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- Section of Rehabilitation, Kanazawa University Hospital, 13-1, Takaramachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8641, Japan
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- Division of Biostatistics, Innovative Clinical Research Center, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
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- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
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- Department of Motor Function Analysis, Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
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Takahashi I, Matsuzaki T, Kuroki H, Hoso M. Treadmill Exercise Suppresses Histological Progression of Disuse Atrophy in Articular Cartilage in Rat Knee Joints during Hindlimb Suspension. Cartilage 2023; 14:482-491. [PMID: 36802945 PMCID: PMC10807736 DOI: 10.1177/19476035231154510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Revised: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 02/23/2023] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine the preventive effects of treadmill exercise or physiological loading on disuse atrophy in the rat knee joint cartilage and bone during hindlimb suspension. DESIGN Twenty male rats were divided into 4 experimental groups, including the control, hindlimb suspension, physiological loading, and treadmill walking groups. Histological changes in the articular cartilage and bone of the tibia were histomorphometrically and immunohistochemically evaluated 4 weeks after the intervention. RESULTS Compared with the control group, the hindlimb suspension group showed thinning of cartilage thickness, decreased matrix staining, and decreased proportion of noncalcified layers. Cartilage thinning, decreased matrix staining, and decreased noncalcified layers were suppressed in the treadmill walking group. The physiological loading group exhibited no significant suppression of cartilage thinning or decreased noncalcified layers, but the decreased matrix staining was significantly suppressed. No significant prevention of bone mass loss or changes in subchondral bone thickness were detected after physiological loading or treadmill walking. CONCLUSION Disuse atrophy of the articular cartilage caused by unloading conditions could be prevented by treadmill walking in rat knee joints.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ikufumi Takahashi
- Section of Rehabilitation, Kanazawa University Hospital, Ishikawa, Japan
- Department of Motor Function Analysis, Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Ishikawa, Japan
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- Department of Motor Function Analysis, Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Ishikawa, Japan
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Takahashi I, Matsuzaki T, Hoso M. Immunohistochemical study on the distribution of telocytes in the knee joint components in a rat osteoarthritis model. J Phys Ther Sci 2022; 34:596-601. [PMID: 35937624 PMCID: PMC9345749 DOI: 10.1589/jpts.34.596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2022] [Accepted: 05/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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[Purpose] Telocytes are stromal cells that participate in tissue homeostasis.
Osteoarthritis is a common degenerative disorder of multiple joint components that causes
inflammation; however, the distribution of telocytes in joint components and the impact of
osteoarthritis on telocytes is unclear. Therefore, we aimed to clarify the distribution of
the telocyte in the joint components and determine the effect of osteoarthritis on
telocytes. [Participants and Methods] We divided 30 male rats into control and
osteoarthritis groups and surgically induced osteoarthritis by destabilizing the medial
meniscus. At two and eight weeks after surgery, we evaluated the changes in CD34-positive
and CD31-negative area sizes in the joint components by immunohistochemistry. [Results]
The results showed CD34-positive and CD31-negative areas in the loose connective tissue of
the lateral meniscus attachment and the infrapatellar fat pad. However, it was not
observed in the cartilage, subchondral bone, cruciate ligament, and meniscus. Moreover,
there were no significant differences between the CD34-positive and CD31-negative area
sizes in control and osteoarthritis groups at both time points. [Conclusion] CD34-positive
and CD31-negative cells are distributed in multiple joint components; however,
CD34-positive and CD31-negative areas are not affected by the progression of
osteoarthritis. This result provides information on telocytes distribution in the knee
joint and the impact of osteoarthritis on these cells.
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- Ikufumi Takahashi
- Section of Rehabilitation, Kanazawa University Hospital: 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-8641, Japan
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- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Japan
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- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Japan
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Takahashi I, Matsuzaki T, Kuroki H, Hoso M. Disuse Atrophy of Articular Cartilage Induced by Unloading Condition Accelerates Histological Progression of Osteoarthritis in a Post-traumatic Rat Model. Cartilage 2021; 13:1522S-1529S. [PMID: 33356503 PMCID: PMC8721611 DOI: 10.1177/1947603520982350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The study aim was to evaluate the histological relationship between osteoarthritis (OA) and articular cartilage in disuse atrophy induced by hindlimb unloading in a post-traumatic OA rat model. DESIGN Forty male rats were divided into the 4 following experimental groups: control, hindlimb suspension (HS), OA induced by destabilization of the medial meniscus (OA), and OA induction after hindlimb suspension (HS-OA). Histological changes in the articular cartilage of the tibia were evaluated by the Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) scores and histomorphometrical analyses at 2, 4, and 8 weeks after OA induction. RESULTS We confirmed that disuse atrophy of the articular cartilage was caused by thinning of the articular cartilage and the decrease in matrix staining for the nonloading period of 4 weeks. The OARSI scores and histomorphological analyses revealed that OA progressed significantly wider and deeper in the HS-OA group than in the OA group over time. In the sham group, disuse atrophy of the articular cartilage recovered at 2 weeks after reloading. CONCLUSIONS This study revealed that OA progressed faster in cartilage atrophy than in normal articular cartilage. Further studies are required for investigating the mechanisms of disuse atrophy of cartilage and its association with OA using the biochemical and immunohistochemical analysis.
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- Ikufumi Takahashi
- Section of Rehabilitation, Kanazawa University Hospital, Ishikawa, Japan
- Department of Motor Function Analysis, Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Ishikawa, Japan
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- Department of Motor Function Analysis, Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Ishikawa, Japan
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Takahashi I, Matsuzaki T, Kuroki H, Hoso M. Physiological Reloading Recovers Histologically Disuse Atrophy of the Articular Cartilage and Bone by Hindlimb Suspension in Rat Knee Joint. Cartilage 2021; 13:1530S-1539S. [PMID: 34886706 PMCID: PMC8804769 DOI: 10.1177/19476035211063857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2021] [Revised: 10/14/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to clarify physiological reloading on disuse atrophy of the articular cartilage and bone in the rat knee using the hindlimb suspension model. DESIGN Thirty male rats were divided into 3 experimental groups: control group, hindlimb suspension group, and reloading after hindlimb suspension group. Histological changes in the articular cartilage and bone of the tibia were evaluated by histomorphometrical and immunohistochemical analyses at 2 and 4 weeks after reloading. RESULTS The thinning and loss of matrix staining in the articular cartilage and the decrease in bone volume induced by hindlimb suspension recovered to the same level as the control group after 2 weeks of reloading. The proportion of the noncalcified and calcified layers of the articular cartilage and the thinning of subchondral bone recovered to the same level as the control group after 4 weeks of reloading. CONCLUSIONS Disuse atrophy of the articular cartilage and bone induced by hindlimb suspension in the tibia of rats was improved by physiological reloading.
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- Ikufumi Takahashi
- Section of Rehabilitation, Kanazawa
University Hospital, Kanazawa, Japan
- Department of Motor Function Analysis,
Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto,
Japan
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- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate
School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Motor Function Analysis,
Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto,
Japan
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- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate
School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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Takahashi I, Takeda K, Matsuzaki T, Kuroki H, Hoso M. Reduction of knee joint load suppresses cartilage degeneration, osteophyte formation, and synovitis in early-stage osteoarthritis using a post-traumatic rat model. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0254383. [PMID: 34270585 PMCID: PMC8284605 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0254383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The purpose of this study was to clarify the histological effect of reducing the loading to knee on cartilage degeneration, osteophyte formation, and synovitis in early-stage osteoarthritis (OA) using a post-traumatic rat model. Ten male rats were randomly allocated into two experimental groups: OA induction by surgical destabilization of medial meniscus (DMM, OA group) and hindlimb suspension after OA induction by DMM (OAHS group). The articular cartilage, osteophyte formation, and synovial membrane in the medial tibiofemoral joint were analyzed histologically and histomorphometrically at 2 and 4 weeks after surgery. The histological scores and changes in articular cartilage and osteophyte formation were significantly milder and slower in the OAHS group than in the OA group. At 2 and 4 weeks, there were no significant differences in cartilage thickness and matrix staining intensity between both the groups, but chondrocytes density was significantly lower in the OA group. Synovitis was milder in OAHS group than in OA group at 2 weeks. Reducing knee joint loading inhibited histological OA changes in articular cartilage, osteophyte formation, and synovial inflammation. This result supports the latest clinical guidelines for OA treatment. Further studies using biochemical and mechanical analyses are necessary to elucidate the mechanism underlying delayed OA progression caused by joint-load reduction.
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- Ikufumi Takahashi
- Section of Rehabilitation, Kanazawa University Hospital, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
- Department of Motor Function Analysis, Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Section of Rehabilitation, Kanazawa University Hospital, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
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- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
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- Department of Motor Function Analysis, Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
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Takeda K, Takeshima E, Kojima S, Watanabe M, Matsuzaki T, Hoso M. Daily and short-term application of joint movement for the prevention of infrapatellar fat pad atrophy due to immobilization. J Phys Ther Sci 2019; 31:873-877. [PMID: 31871369 PMCID: PMC6879406 DOI: 10.1589/jpts.31.873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2019] [Accepted: 08/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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[Purpose] To mobilize the knee joint during cast fixation and to determine whether infrapatellar fat pad changes can be prevented. [Materials and Methods] We randomly allocated Wistar rats into 3 groups as follows: normal group, raised in normal conditions (n=5); contracture group, immobilized with cast fixation (n=5); and prevention group, treated with joint movement during immobilization (n=5). We immobilized the right hindlimb using cast fixation. Joint movement in the prevention group was accomplished by repeatedly pulling the right hindlimb caudally and then returning the leg to the bent position for 10 minutes every day for 2 weeks. We used a metronome to maintain a constant speed, with one set lasting 2 seconds (1-second traction and 1-second return). [Results] The contracture group had adipose cells of various sizes and fibrosis in the infrapatellar fat pad. These changes were also found in milder forms in the prevention group. We found significant differences in the cross section of adipose cells and in knee extension restriction between the groups. [Conclusion] Promoting joint movement may not only have a therapeutic effect on adipose cells but also a preventative effect.
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- Keisuke Takeda
- Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University: 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-0942, Japan.,Department of Rehabilitation, Kanazawa University Hospital, Japan
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- Graduate School of Rehabilitation, Kinjo University, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University: 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-0942, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University: 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-0942, Japan
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Takahashi I, Matsuzaki T, Kuroki H, Hoso M. Disuse histological changes of an unloading environment on joint components in rat knee joints. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open 2019; 1:100008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ocarto.2019.100008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2019] [Accepted: 10/30/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Takahashi I, Matsuzaki T, Kuroki H, Hoso M. Joint unloading inhibits articular cartilage degeneration in knee joints of a monosodium iodoacetate-induced rat model of osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2019; 27:1084-1093. [PMID: 30890456 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2019.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2018] [Revised: 02/10/2019] [Accepted: 03/11/2019] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to examine how mechanical unloading affects articular cartilage degeneration in the patellofemoral (PF) and tibiofemoral (TF) joints of a monosodium iodoacetate (MIA)-induced rat model of osteoarthritis (OA). DESIGN The study involved 60 male rats. OA was induced by intra-articular injecting MIA into both knee joints. All animals were equally divided into two groups: sedentary (SE) and hindlimb unloading (HU) groups. Histopathological changes in the articular cartilage of the PF and TF joints were evaluated using the Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) score and modified Mankin score at 2 and 4 weeks after MIA injection. RESULTS In the SE and HU groups, representative histopathological changes in OA were detected in the PF and TF joints. The OARSI and modified Mankin scores for the PF and TF joints tended to increase over time after the injection of 0.2 mg or 1.0 mg of MIA in the SE and HU groups. Both the scores for the HU group were significantly lower than those for the SE group [OARSI score: P < 0.0001 (1.0-mg injection at 4 weeks); modified Mankin score: P = 0.0116 (0.2-mg injection at 4 weeks); P = 0.0004 and < 0.0001 (1.0-mg injection at 2 and 4 weeks, respectively)]. CONCLUSION This study revealed new histological evidence that indicates that unloading condition suppresses articular cartilage degeneration and is beneficial in many areas of basal and clinical research involving OA.
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- I Takahashi
- Section of Rehabilitation, Kanazawa University Hospital, Ishikawa, Japan; Department of Motor Function Analysis, Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
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- School of Health Sciences, College of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Ishikawa, Japan.
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- Department of Motor Function Analysis, Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
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- School of Health Sciences, College of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Ishikawa, Japan.
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Watanabe M, Kojima S, Hoso M. Effect of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound therapy on a rat knee joint contracture model. J Phys Ther Sci 2017; 29:1567-1572. [PMID: 28931989 PMCID: PMC5599822 DOI: 10.1589/jpts.29.1567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2017] [Accepted: 06/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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[Purpose] Histopathological investigation of the effects of low-intensity pulsed
ultrasound (LIPUS) on joint components using a rat knee joint contracture model. [Subjects
and Methods] Nineteen, 9-week-old Wistar male rats were divided into a control group (n=6)
and an experimental group. Rats in the experimental group underwent cast immobilization of
the right rear limb for 8 weeks. They were then randomly divided into a non-treatment
group (n=6), which was raised under normal conditions for 4 weeks, and a treatment group
(n=7), which underwent LIPUS for 4 weeks. LIPUS irradiation was performed at a frequency
of 3 MHz, an intensity of 30 mW/cm2, and a pulse rate of 20% duty cycle.
Irradiation was performed once daily for 10 min, 5 days per week. At the end of this
period, tissue specimens in which the knee sagittal plane could be observed were prepared
and observed using an optical microscope. [Results] The extension-limiting angle of the
knee joint was significantly less in the treatment group compared with the non-treatment
group. The posterior joint capsule was significantly thicker only in the non-treatment
group, and the density was 53.5 ± 7.5% for the control group, 77.2 ± 5.7% for the
non-treatment group, and 69.2 ± 2.9% for the treatment group, with significant differences
existing across all groups. [Conclusion] LIPUS may widen the space between collagen fiber
bundles of the joint capsule, thereby improving the range of motion.
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Affiliation(s)
- Masanori Watanabe
- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Science, Nagoya Gakuin University: 1350 Kamishinano-cho, Seto-city, Aichi 480-1298, Japan
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- Course of Rehabilitation, Graduate School of Rehabilitation, Kinjyo University, Japan
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- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Japan
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Takahashi I, Matsuzaki T, Hoso M. Long-term histopathological developments in knee-joint components in a rat model of osteoarthritis induced by monosodium iodoacetate. J Phys Ther Sci 2017; 29:590-597. [PMID: 28533591 PMCID: PMC5430254 DOI: 10.1589/jpts.29.590] [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] [Received: 11/22/2016] [Accepted: 12/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
[Purpose] This study was performed to evaluate the long-term histopathological changes in
knee-joint components including synovial membrane and joint capsule in a rat model of
osteoarthritis (OA) induced by monosodium iodoacetate (MIA). [Subjects and Methods] Fifty
male rats were used. OA was induced through intra-articular injection of MIA, and ten rats
were randomly allocated to each of five groups induced with OA for 1, 2, 4, 6, or 8 weeks.
At the end of each period, the knee components were examined histopathologically.
[Results] After 1 and 2 weeks, chondrocytes were weakly stained. After 4 weeks,
fibrillation, fissuring, and eburnation were observed, whereas after 6 weeks, chondrocyte
clustering and osteophyte formation were detected. In the synovial membrane, the
proliferation of spindle-shaped cells and a multilayered structure of the surface cells
were observed at 1 and 2 weeks, but the degree of these changes decreased over time. In
the joint capsule, a narrowing of the space between collagen fiber bundles was observed at
4–8 weeks. [Conclusion] The long-term histopathological changes of the joint components
observed in a rat model of OA induced by MIA were similar to those detected in OA, but
differed at specific times and tissues.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ikufumi Takahashi
- Section of Rehabilitation, Kanazawa University Hospital: 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-8641, Japan.,Department of Motor Function Analysis, Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Japan
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Japan
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Japan
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Yoshida S, Matsuzaki T, Hoso M. An immunohistochemical study of the sciatic nerve in a rat knee immobilization model. J Phys Ther Sci 2016; 28:1116-9. [PMID: 27190437 PMCID: PMC4868197 DOI: 10.1589/jpts.28.1116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2015] [Accepted: 12/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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[Purpose] This study was performed to immunohistochemically evaluate changes in the
periphery of the sciatic nerve in a rat model of knee immobilization, and to assess the
effects of range of motion exercise. [Subjects and Methods] Twenty-one male rats were
divided randomly into three groups: control (C), immobilized (I), and exercise (E group).
Rats in the I and E groups had the right knee joint immobilized for 2 weeks. In the E
group, range of motion exercise was also performed. After the experimental period, the
periphery of the sciatic nerve was immunohistochemically observed. [Results]
Immunohistochemical staining revealed that the myelin sheath and the perineurium in all
groups were laminin positive. In the C and E groups, all rats showed normal staining. In
contrast, 4 rats in the I group exhibited weak labeling. [Conclusion] Our results suggest
that immobilization alters the perineurium at a molecular level and the range of motion
exercise is essential for maintaining the environment of the perineurium.
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- Shinya Yoshida
- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Japan; Department of Rehabilitation, Kanazawa University Hospital, Japan
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Japan
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Japan
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Kojima S, Watanabe M, Hoso M. The effect of cryotherapy for the prevention of contracture. Physiotherapy 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2015.03.3656] [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: 10/23/2022]
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Watanabe M, Kojima S, Hoso M. Histopathological changes in joint components in a rat knee joint contracture model following low-intensity pulsed ultrasound. Physiotherapy 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2015.03.1623] [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: 10/23/2022]
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Kojima S, Hoso M, Watanabe M, Matsuzaki T, Hibino I, Sasaki K. Experimental joint immobilization and remobilization in the rats. J Phys Ther Sci 2014; 26:865-71. [PMID: 25013285 PMCID: PMC4085210 DOI: 10.1589/jpts.26.865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2013] [Accepted: 01/07/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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[Purpose] The purpose of our study was to clarify temporal effects on restrictions to range of motion and the histopathological changes of joint components after joint immobilization in a rat knee-contracture model. [Subjects] Fifty-four male Wistar rats were randomly divided into two groups: a fixation group, and a control group. [Methods] In the fixation group, unilateral knee joints were immobilized at full flexion using a plaster cast for 4 weeks. At four weeks the animals were randomly divided into six subgroups, corresponding to the time of examination after cast removal: 0, 4, 8, 16, 24, and 32 weeks. For comparison, control group animals of corresponding age were also examined. [Results] Although movement restrictions of the knee joint had completely recovered 6 weeks after the cast removal, cartilage and synovial membrane structures did not completely recover. [Conclusion] These findings have not previously been reported, and as they form an addition to the fundamental scientific foundations of physical therapy, further research must examine these findings from a variety of perspectives.
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- Satoshi Kojima
- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences,
Kinjo University, Japan
- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical
Science, Kanazawa University, Japan
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- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical
Science, Kanazawa University, Japan
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation
Sciences, Nagoya Gakuin University, Japan
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- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical
Science, Kanazawa University, Japan
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation
Sciences, Nagoya Gakuin University, Japan
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences,
Kinjo University, Japan
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Matsuzaki T, Yoshida S, Kojima S, Watanabe M, Hoso M. Influence of ROM Exercise on the Joint Components during Immobilization. J Phys Ther Sci 2014; 25:1547-51. [PMID: 24409017 PMCID: PMC3885836 DOI: 10.1589/jpts.25.1547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2013] [Accepted: 06/27/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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[Purpose] The aim of this study was to clarify the effects of the ROM exercise on joint
components according to histopathological analysis. [Subjects and Methods] In total,
twenty-six 9-week-old adult male Wistar rats were used in this study. The rats were
randomly divided into three groups, the immobilization group (n=10), exercise group
(n=10), and control group (n=6). The immobilization group and exercise group were
anaesthetized and operated on under sterile conditions. The right knee joints in the
immobilization group and exercise group were immobilized with external fixation at 120
degrees of flexion. Range of motion exercise was started from the day after
immobilization. ROM exercise was performed in the exercise group once a day for 3 minutes,
6 days a week, for 2 weeks. [Result] The joint capsule in the immobilization group and
exercise group showed narrowing of the collagen bundles in interstitial spaces but was
less dense in the control group. In the immobilized group, a hyperplastic reaction was
associated with infiltration into the articular cavity and adhesion to the surface of the
articular cartilage. Conversely, in the exercise group, hyperplasia of tissue was
localized to the synovial membrane. [Conclusion] This finding may suggest that ROM
exercise induces some changes within the joint components and tissue metabolism.
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- Taro Matsuzaki
- Division of Health Science, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Japan
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- Department of Medical Health Science, Kinjo University, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Science, Nagoya Gakuin University, Japan
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- Division of Health Science, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Japan
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Takahashi I, Matsuzaki T, Yoshida S, Kitade I, Hoso M. Differences in Cartilage Repair between Loading and Unloading Environments in the Rat Knee. J Jpn Phys Ther Assoc 2014; 17:22-30. [PMID: 25792905 DOI: 10.1298/jjpta.vol17_004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2013] [Accepted: 05/07/2014] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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We investigated the histopathological and immunohistochemical effects of loading on cartilage repair in rat full-thickness articular cartilage defects. A total of 40 male 9-week-old Wistar rats were studied. Full-thickness articular cartilage defects were created over the capsule at the loading portion in the medial condyle of the femur. Twenty rats were randomly allocated into each of the 2 groups: a loading group and a unloading group. Twenty rats from these 2 groups were later randomly allocated to each of the 2 groups for evaluation at 1 and 2 weeks after surgery. At the end of each period, knee joints were examined histopathologically and immunohistochemically. In both groups at 1 and 2 weeks, the defects were filled with a mixture of granulation tissue and some remnants of hyaline cartilage. The repair tissue was not stained with toluidine blue in both groups. Strong staining of type I collagen was observed in the repair tissue of both groups. The area stained with type I collagen was smaller in the unloading group than in the loading groups, and the stained area was smaller at 2 weeks than at 1 week. In the staining for type II collagen, apparent staining of type II collagen was observed in the repair tissue of both groups at 1 week. At 2 weeks, there was a tendency toward a higher degree of apparent staining in the loading group than in the unloading group. Accordingly, these results indicated that loading and unloading in the early phase of cartilage repair have both merits and demerits.
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- Ikufumi Takahashi
- Department of Rehabilitation, Houju Memorial Hospital.,School of Health Sciences, College of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University
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- School of Health Sciences, College of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University
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- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University.,Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Kanazawa University Hospital
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- School of Health Sciences, College of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University.,Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Fukui Hospital
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- School of Health Sciences, College of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University
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Yoshida S, Matsuzaki T, Kamijo A, Araki Y, Sakamoto M, Moriyama S, Hoso M. Histopathological changes in the periphery of the sciatic nerve of rats after knee joint immobilization. J Phys Ther Sci 2013; 25:623-6. [PMID: 24259816 PMCID: PMC3804978 DOI: 10.1589/jpts.25.623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2012] [Accepted: 01/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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[Purpose] This study was performed to investigate the histological changes that occur in the periphery of the sciatic nerve in rats undergoing knee immobilization. [Subjects and Methods] 29 male 9-week-old Wistar rats were divided randomly into a control group (C group, n = 7) and an immobilized group (I group, n = 22). The animals in the I group had the left knee joint immobilized in maximal flexion with plaster casts for two weeks. After the experimental period, we obtained cross-sections of tissues from the center of the left thigh, and the periphery of the sciatic nerve was observed under an optical microscope after hematoxylin-eosin staining. [Results] In contrast to the rats of C group, the rats in I group showed adherence between the bundle of nerve fibers and perineurium, as well as thickening of the perineurium. These histological changes were statistically significant. [Conclusions] Immobilization of the knee joints of rats resulted in characteristic histological changes in the connective tissue around the sciatic nerve.
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- Shinya Yoshida
- Division of Rehabilitation, Kanazawa University Hospital
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Kitade I, Hoso M, Matsuzaki T, Yoshida S, Kamijyo A, Araki Y, Takahashi I. Histopathological Changes in Surrounding Tissue of the Sciatic Nerve after Spinal Cord Injury in Rats. J Phys Ther Sci 2012. [DOI: 10.1589/jpts.24.817] [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: 11/24/2022] Open
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- Ippei Kitade
- Division of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Fukui Hospital
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- Division of Health Sciences, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science
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- Division of Health Sciences, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Kanazawa University Hospital
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Azumino Red Cross Hospital
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Kanazawa Cranial Nerve Surgery Hospital
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Kitade I, Hoso M, Matsuzaki T, Inaoka PT, Kamijyo A, Araki Y, Takahashi I. Histopathological Changes in Knee Joint Components after Spinal Cord Injury in Rats. J Phys Ther Sci 2012. [DOI: 10.1589/jpts.24.31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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- Ippei Kitade
- Division of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Fukui Hospital
- Division of Health Sciences, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science
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- Division of Health Sciences, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science
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- Division of Health Sciences, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Azumino Red Cross Hospital
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Kanazawa Cranial Nerve Surgery Hospital
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- Division of Health Sciences, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Houju Memorial Hospital
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Watanabe M, Hoso M, Kojima S, Matsuzaki T, Hibino I. Histopathological Changes in Joint Components in a Rat Knee Joint Contracture Model Following Mobilization. J Phys Ther Sci 2012. [DOI: 10.1589/jpts.24.1199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Masanori Watanabe
- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Science, Nagoya Gakuin University
- Division of Health Sciences, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences
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- Division of Health Sciences, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences
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- Division of Health Sciences, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences
- Department of Medical Health Science, Kinjo University
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- Division of Health Sciences, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Science, Nagoya Gakuin University
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Takahashi I, Hoso M, Matsuzaki T. Histopathological Effects of Loading on Cartilage Repair in a Rat Full-thickness Articular Cartilage Defect Model. J Phys Ther Sci 2012. [DOI: 10.1589/jpts.24.1187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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- Ikufumi Takahashi
- Department of Rehabilitation, Houju Memorial Hospital
- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University
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- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University
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- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University
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Uchiyama K, Miaki H, Terada S, Hoso M. Effect of Muscle Strength Training and Muscle Endurance Training on Muscle Deoxygenation Level and Endurance Performance. J Phys Ther Sci 2011. [DOI: 10.1589/jpts.23.349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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- Keita Uchiyama
- Department of Rehabilitation, Kanazawa Red Cross Hospital
- Doctoral Course of Rehabilitation Science, Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University
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- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Kanazawa Red Cross Hospital
- Doctoral Course of Rehabilitation Science, Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University
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- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University
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Takahashi I, Hoso M, Matsuzaki T. Analysis of a Low-Invasive Method to Create Full-Thickness Articular Cartilage Defects in a Rat Model. J Phys Ther Sci 2011. [DOI: 10.1589/jpts.23.879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Ikufumi Takahashi
- Department of Rehabilitation, Houju Memorial Hospital
- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University
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- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University
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- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University
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Watanabe M, Hoso M, Hibino I, Matsuzaki T, Kojima S. Histopathological Changes of Joint Capsule after Joint Immobility Compared with Aging in Rats. J Phys Ther Sci 2010. [DOI: 10.1589/jpts.22.369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Masanori Watanabe
- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Science, Nagoya Gakuin University
- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University
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- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Science, Nagoya Gakuin University
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- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University
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- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University
- Department of Medical Health Science, Kinjo University
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Oba M, Sasaki M, Ii T, Hoso M, Ajisaka H, Matsuki N, Miwa K. A case of lymphocytic mastopathy requiring differential diagnosis from primary breast lymphoma. Breast Cancer 2008; 16:141-6. [DOI: 10.1007/s12282-008-0064-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2007] [Accepted: 06/04/2008] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Hibino I, Okita M, Inoue T, Banno Y, Hoso M. Effect of Immobilization on Insoluble Collagen Concentration and Type I and Type III Collagen Isoforms of Rat Soleus Muscle. J Jpn Phys Ther Assoc 2008; 11:1-6. [PMID: 25792883 PMCID: PMC4316523 DOI: 10.1298/jjpta.11.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2006] [Accepted: 04/21/2007] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Immobilization is often associated with decreased muscle elasticity. This condition is known as muscle contracture; however, the mechanism remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to clarify the mechanism governing muscle contracture in rat soleus muscle by identifying changes in ankle joint mobility, insoluble collagen concentration and type I and type III collagen isoforms following 1- and 3-week immobilizations. Following a 1-week immobilization, range of motion (ROM) of dorsiflexion declined to 90% of the control value; additionally, ROM dropped to 67.5% of the control value after a 3-week immobilization. This finding suggested that ankle joint mobility decreases in conjunction with extended periods of immobilization. Insoluble collagen concentration in soleus muscles, which was unchanged after 1 week of immobilization, increased 3 weeks after immobilization. These results may be indicative of collagen fibers with strong intermolecular cross-links contained in the muscle was made increased relatively by 3 weeks of immobilization. Therefore, the change in intermolecular cross-links may be significant in terms of progress of muscle contracture with longer periods of immobilization. On the other hand, the ratio of type III to type I collagen isoforms in muscular tissue increased following a 1-week immobilization; moreover, this ratio remained constant after 3 weeks of immobilization. These data suggested that muscle immobilization may induce type III collagen isoform expression. The increase in the ratio of type III to type I collagen isoforms do not change in parallel with the increase in the limitation in ROM; however, this phenomenon probably is not closely related to the progress of muscle contracture. The change of collagen isoform in immobilized muscle may be involved in the mechanism governing the progression of muscle fibrosis.
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- Itaru Hibino
- Department of Rehabilitation Science, Faculty of Human Health, Nagoya Gakuin University, Aichi 480-1298, Japan
- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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- Division of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Science, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki 852-8520, Japan
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- Program in Physical and Occupational Therapy, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya 461-8673, Japan
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- Faculty of Care and Rehabilitation, Seijoh University, Aichi 476-8588, Japan
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- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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Oba M, Matsuki N, Ajisaka H, Ii T, Hoso M, Miwa K. [A case of adult neuroblastoma arising in the retroperitoneum following a poorly aggressive course]. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 2007; 104:1745-1751. [PMID: 18057852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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A 69-year-old man complaining of enlarged cervical mass, appetite loss and lower abdominal pain was found to have abdominal tumors in heaps forming a large mass around the retroperitoneum. The biopsy specimen in the cervical mass showed undifferentiated carcinoma with neuroendocrine feature. This malignancy followed a poorly aggressive course and caused death in only 24 hospital days. The disease was diagnosed as undifferentiated neuroblastoma arising in the retroperitoneum by autopsy with appropriate immunohistochemical studies. Adult neuroblastoma in the peritoneum is rare and our case showed a aggressive behavior and unfortunate outcome.
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- Masaru Oba
- Department of Surgery, Toyama Rosai Hospital
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Yoshikubo H, Suzuki N, Takemura K, Hoso M, Yashima S, Iwamuro S, Takagi Y, Tabata MJ, Hattori A. Osteoblastic activity and estrogenic response in the regenerating scale of goldfish, a good model of osteogenesis. Life Sci 2005; 76:2699-709. [PMID: 15792836 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2004.10.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2004] [Accepted: 10/04/2004] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Osteogenesis in the teleost was morphologically observed using regenerating scales of goldfish. Histological observations indicated that osteoblasts around the regenerating scales on days 7 to 10 were greater in size and number than those at other stages. Therefore, further experiments were carried out to examine the activity of osteoblasts in the regenerating period. To quantify their osteoblastic activities, scales on the left side of the body were taken, and the regenerating scales were then used to measure the activities of alkaline phosphatase (ALP), a marker of osteoblasts, on days 7, 10, and 15. The ontogenic scales on the right side of the body were also collected and used to measure ALP activity on the same days. Osteoblasts at all stages of regenerating scales were more active than those in the remaining ontogenic scales. The regenerating scales on day 10 had the highest activity. Furthermore, we found that estrogen receptor (ER) mRNA was expressed in the regenerating scales because estrogen participates in osteoblastic growth and differentiation in mammals. Therefore, using a scale culture system reported previously, the estrogenic response was examined in the ontogenic and regenerating scales on day 10. The reactivity was much higher in regenerating scales, although estrogen treatment significantly activated the osteoblastic activities in both scales. We are the first to demonstrate that ER is expressed in regenerating scales and that estrogen participates in osteogenesis as it does in mammalian bone. Our findings strongly suggest that regenerating scales can be used as a model of osteogenesis in vertebrates.
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- Hiroaki Yoshikubo
- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kodatsuno, Ishikawa 920-0942, Japan
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Kakinoki K, Takemori Y, Noda Y, Hoso M. [An autopsy case of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma producing granulocyte-colony stimulating factor]. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 2000; 97:1165-9. [PMID: 11021096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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- K Kakinoki
- Department of Internal Medicine, Toyama Rosai Hospital
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The authors present an unusual case of an epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma of the liver in a 67-year-old man who was admitted for resection of a gastric adenocarcinoma. At operation, a 3 x 3 cm mass in the right liver lobe was also removed. This mass consisted of duct-like structures with dual differentiation. The inner layer was composed of an epithelial lining, and the outer layer consisted of clear cells, all unrelated to the moderately well-differentiated gastric adenocarcinoma. The clear cells were positive for S-100 and alpha-smooth muscle actin, suggesting myoepithelial origin. The mass was considered to be low-grade epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma. However, the patient had a history of an oral nodule present since childhood, resected 10 years previously. These slides were reviewed and revealed a mixture of clear cells and basal cells with squamous differentiation. In addition, there were duct-like structures with the two-layer pattern found in the liver tumor. This tumor had numerous mitotic figures and showed perineural invasion, suggesting a high grade of malignancy. These findings led to an interpretation of the oral tumor as also being epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma, which had remained as "benign" for more than 50 years and subsequently underwent malignant transformation. During this long period, liver metastases may have occurred and remained low-grade. Alternatively, the liver and oral tumors may have arisen separately in the foregut during embryologic development, remaining low-grade until malignant transformation occurred.
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- K Tsuneyama
- Second Department of Pathology, Kanazawa University School of Medicine, Japan
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An autosomal recessive murine mutation, coined "aly/aly" or "alymphoplasia," was recently reported. Homozygotes for aly are defective in both humoral and cell-mediated immune function and have diffuse lymphoid cell infiltration of various tissues, particularly around the conduit ducts of the pancreas and salivary glands. In pilot studies in our laboratories, aly/aly mice were found to have peculiar biliary tract lesions, which were analyzed histologically and immunohistochemically in the present study. The livers of aly/aly mice older than 8 weeks consistently showed a variable lymphoid cell infiltration with lymph follicle formation in portal tracts; intrahepatic biliary epithelial cells showed various types of damage including pseudopyloric gland metaplasia and proliferative changes. In addition, the extrahepatic bile duct and intrahepatic large bile duct were found to contain an acidophilic substance in their epithelial cytoplasm. In the lumen and occasionally in the cytoplasm of these bile ducts, acidophilic crystals were also seen. Ultrastructurally, the intracytoplasmic acidophilic substances consisted of membrane-bound intracytoplasmic inclusions with homogeneous electron density, likely derived from rough endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Immunohistochemically, the cytoplasmic acidophilic substances were simultaneously positive for cystatin C, gastrin, serotonin, and somatostatin. In contrast, the acidophilic crystals did not react with any of these antibodies. These findings suggest that the intracytoplasmic acidophilic substances may contain a precursor of the peptide hormones, possibly because of defective secretion or intracellular transport. We believe that the aly/aly mouse is a useful model for the analysis of biliary metabolic events, and for studies of the interaction of the immune system and biliary destruction.
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- K Tsuneyama
- Department of Pathology (II), School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Japan
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We report an autopsy case of a 60-year-old woman who had congenital hepatic fibrosis with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. A white nodular lesion with a surrounding vague gray area was detected in the right lobe of the liver. Microscopically, most of the nodular lesion was a poorly-differentiated adenocarcinoma. In the surrounding gray area, small bile ducts and bile ductules showed prominent epithelial overgrowth, some of which was composed of dysplasia and well-differentiated adenocarcinoma. The background liver showed the characteristic features of congenital hepatic fibrosis. Immunohistochemically, biliary oncofetal markers (mucin core protein 1 and carcinoembryonic antigen) were more frequently and extensively expressed in poorly-differentiated than well-differentiated adenocarcinoma. This is the 4th reported case of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma arising in congenital hepatic fibrosis and suggests that malignant transformation via dysplasia occurs in the abnormal intrahepatic biliary tree of older congenital hepatic fibrosis patients.
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- T Yamato
- Department of Pathology (II), Kanazawa University School of Medicine, Japan
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Microstructure and development of the normal biliary tract and the pathologies of several biliary tract diseases in humans are reviewed. The biliary tract, comprising the bile duct and peribiliary glands, is anatomically divided into the extrahepatic and intrahepatic biliary tree. The intrahepatic biliary tree is further divided into large bile ducts, corresponding to the right and left hepatic ducts and their first to third order branches, and into septal and interlobular bile ducts and bile ductules according to their size and location relative to the hepatic lobules and surrounding structures. The right and left hepatic ducts and the extrahepatic bile ducts are composed of dense fibrous duct walls lined by a layer of columnar biliary epithelium. The peribiliary glands, which may secrete mucinous and serous substances into the bile, are found along the extrahepatic and large intrahepatic bile ducts. They are divided in glands within and outside the duct wall. The former (intramural glands) drain directly into the lumen of the bile duct, while the latter (extramural glands) are composed of several lobules and drain into the ductal lumen via their own conduits. The biliary tract is supplied by a complex vasculature called the peribiliary vascular plexus. Afferent vessels of this plexus derive from hepatic arterial branches, and this plexus drains into the portal venous system or directly hepatic sinusoids. The development of the intrahepatic biliary tract is divided into three stages: the stage of the ductal plate, the stage of biliary cell migration into the mesenchyme, and the stage of bile duct formation in the portal tract. It remains unclear how the extrahepatic and intrahepatic biliary tract integrate. Along with these developmental changes in the biliary tract, the peribiliary glands and the vascular plexus also develop in a step-wise manner and their maturation is completed after birth. Pathologies of various biliary diseases are briefly reviewed noting their relevance to several histologic elements and the microenvironment of the biliary tract and the developmental anomalies of the biliary tract including ductal plate malformation.
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- Y Nakanuma
- Second Department of Pathology, Kanazawa University School of Medicine, Japan
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Microstructure and development of the normal biliary tract and the pathologies of several biliary tract diseases in humans are reviewed. The biliary tract, comprising the bile duct and peribiliary glands, is anatomically divided into the extrahepatic and intrahepatic biliary tree. The intrahepatic biliary tree is further divided into large bile ducts, corresponding to the right and left hepatic ducts and their first to third order branches, and into septal and interlobular bile ducts and bile ductules according to their size and location relative to the hepatic lobules and surrounding structures. The right and left hepatic ducts and the extrahepatic bile ducts are composed of dense fibrous duct walls lined by a layer of columnar biliary epithelium. The peribiliary glands, which may secrete mucinous and serous substances into the bile, are found along the extrahepatic and large intrahepatic bile ducts. They are divided in glands within and outside the duct wall. The former (intramural glands) drain directly into the lumen of the bile duct, while the latter (extramural glands) are composed of several lobules and drain into the ductal lumen via their own conduits. The biliary tract is supplied by a complex vasculature called the peribiliary vascular plexus. Afferent vessels of this plexus derive from hepatic arterial branches, and this plexus drains into the portal venous system or directly hepatic sinusoids. The development of the intrahepatic biliary tract is divided into three stages: the stage of the ductal plate, the stage of biliary cell migration into the mesenchyme, and the stage of bile duct formation in the portal tract. It remains unclear how the extrahepatic and intrahepatic biliary tract integrate. Along with these developmental changes in the biliary tract, the peribiliary glands and the vascular plexus also develop in a step-wise manner and their maturation is completed after birth. Pathologies of various biliary diseases are briefly reviewed noting their relevance to several histologic elements and the microenvironment of the biliary tract and the developmental anomalies of the biliary tract including ductal plate malformation.
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- Y Nakanuma
- Second Department of Pathology, Kanazawa University School of Medicine, Japan
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- M Hoso
- Second Department of Pathology, Kanazawa University School of Medicine, Japan
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Hoso M, Nakanuma Y, Kawano M, Oda K, Tsuneyama K, van de Water J, Gershwin ME. Granulomatous cholangitis in chronic hepatitis C: a new diagnostic problem in liver pathology. Pathol Int 1996; 46:301-5. [PMID: 8726856 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.1996.tb03615.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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A case of chronic hepatitis C at the pre-cirrhotic stage complicated with hepatocellular carcinoma is reported. The patient, a 64 year old female, showed elevated levels of serum alkaline phosphatase and immunoglobulin M. Antimitochondrial antibodies were negative by indirect immunofluorescence. Western blotting using beef heart mitochondria and recombinant polypeptides coding for mitochondrial antigens revealed that the patient's serum was positive only for the E2-subunit of the branched chain ketoacid dehydrogenase complex. In the non-neoplastic liver, chronic non-suppurative cholangitis surrounded by epithelioid granuloma, resembling the granulomatous destructive cholangitis of primary biliary cirrhosis, was found. The damaged bile ducts were immunohistochemically minimally positive or ambiguous for HLA-DR, and their expression of the E2-subunit of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex E2 (PDC-E2) was diffuse or granular, and not typical of primary biliary cirrhosis. There was no bile duct loss, and orcein-positive copper binding granules reflecting chronic cholestasis were negative in periportal hepatocytes. The overall features in this case were consistent with primary biliary cirrhosis presenting an infrequent profile of antimitochondrial antibodies and atypical expression of HLA-DR and PDC-E2 on biliary epithelial cells, with late superimposition on chronic hepatitis C. However, it is also possible that this is a case of chronic hepatitis C with hepatitis-associated bile duct damage accompanied by granulomatous reaction. Either way, this case raises new diagnostic issues in the differential diagnosis of chronic liver diseases presented with granulomatous cholangitis.
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- M Hoso
- Second Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Japan
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Nakanuma Y, Hoso M, Sasaki M, Terada T, Katayanagi K, Nonomura A, Kurumaya H, Harada A, Obata H. Histopathology of the liver in non-cirrhotic portal hypertension of unknown aetiology. Histopathology 1996; 28:195-204. [PMID: 8729037 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2559.1996.d01-412.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Non-cirrhotic, long-standing portal hypertension of unknown aetiology is being re-evaluated histopathologically and clinically. In this study, we examined 107 livers with this condition (92 wedge biopsy and 15 autopsy specimens) from five institutions in Japan. These cases were histologically categorized into four groups: idiopathic portal hypertension (66 cases), nodular regenerative hyperplasia (14 cases), partial nodular transformation (two cases), and incomplete septal cirrhosis (25 cases). These four groups shared several histological features: dense portal fibrosis with portal venous obliteration and intralobular slender fibrosis. In addition, the histopathological features characteristic of one group were also found to a mild degree in other groups. The histopathological lesions preceding portal venous obliteration remain speculative. However, the portal venous obliteration may be responsible for the occurrence of sustained portal hypertension and several of the pathological changes in these livers. It seems likely that idiopathic portal hypertension, nodular regenerative hyperplasia, partial nodular transformation and incomplete septal cirrhosis comprise a family of non-cirrhotic, long-standing portal hypertension in Japan, and the histological differences between them may reflect chronological progression of a single disease.
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- Y Nakanuma
- Department of Pathology (II), Kanazawa University School of Medicine, Japan
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Sasaki M, Morita T, Hoso M, Nakanuma Y, Tanimura H. Carcinoembryonic antigen and blood group-related carbohydrate antigens in glycoproteins in human bile in hepatolithiasis. Japanese Study Group of Hepatolithiasis. Hepatology 1996; 23:258-63. [PMID: 8591850 DOI: 10.1002/hep.510230210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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We investigated whether carbohydrate antigens on biliary glycoproteins and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) are related to hepatolithiasis. CEA, ABO, and Lewis blood group-related antigens, as well as sialyl-Tn antigen in hepatic bile, were analyzed by Western blotting in samples from 12 patients with hepatolithiasis and 37 with other biliary diseases (choledocholithiasis, 13; cholecystolithiasis, 5; acute cholecystitis, 2; cholangiocarcinoma, 5; common bile duct carcinoma, 4; pancreatic carcinoma, 6; and metastatic carcinoma of liver, 2). CEA was positive on mucinous glycoprotein in six patients (50%) with hepatolithiasis and one case (17%) with pancreatic carcinoma. CEA was also positive on a glycoprotein of approximately 200 kd in eight patients (67%) with hepatolithiasis and two (33%) with pancreatic carcinoma. Lewis X was detected on the mucinous glycoprotein in almost all samples, as well as on glycoproteins of approximately 180 kd in all hepatolithiasis samples and approximately half of those from patients with other diseases. Sialyl-Tn antigen was detected on mucinous glycoprotein in four (80%) with cholangiocarcinoma, two (50%) with common bile duct carcinoma, and all pancreatic carcinoma samples. Mucinous glycoprotein and glycoproteins containing CEA and Lewis X antigens are enriched in hepatic bile of hepatolithiasis, and they may be closely related to the formation of intrahepatic calculi. Sialyl-Tn antigen in biliary mucinous glycoprotein will be a good marker of biliary and pancreatic carcinoma, and probably for cholangiocarcinoma complicated with hepatolithiasis.
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- M Sasaki
- Department of Pathology (II), Kanazawa University School of Medicine, Japan
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Terasaki S, Nakanuma Y, Hoso M, Ogino H, Unoura M, Kobayashi K, Mizuno Y, Nakagawa H, Shimizu M, Kanai M. Three cases of primary biliary cirrhosis associated with bronchial asthma. J Gastroenterol 1995; 30:667-71. [PMID: 8574342 DOI: 10.1007/bf02367796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The association of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) and bronchial asthma was observed in three patients. All of these patients were female (53, 54, and 41 years old, respectively), and were positive for antimitochondrial antibodies. The patients fulfilled the diagnostic criteria of both PBC and bronchial asthma. Bronchial asthma preceded PBC in two patients, and the reverse order was seen in the other. Patient the clinical symptoms were mainly due to the bronchial asthma. Two patients had asymptomatic PBC and the third patient complained of pruritus. The liver histology showed mild to moderate eosinophilic infiltration in addition to the ductal and hepatic parenchymal changes characteristic of PBC. A survey of 266 cases of PBC referred to us disclosed that, in 6 of these, the PBC was associated with bronchial asthma, while no association with bronchial asthma was the material of found in 166 patients with viral hepatitis in our liver biopsy files. The 3 present cases we experienced suggest that bronchial asthma may be included in the list of extrahepatic diseases associated with PBC. The significance of this association is unclear and may merit further study. Steroid therapy, which is known to cause adverse effects in PBC, was employed for bronchial asthma in these 3 patients. Another therapeutic approach will have to be considered in patients with bronchial asthma associated with PBC.
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- S Terasaki
- Second Department of Pathology, Kanazawa University School of Medicine, Japan
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Three cases of unusual poorly differentiated ('insular') carcinoma of the thyroid gland are presented. These three thyroid carcinomas were large; the tumors from patients 1 and 3 were encapsulated, and that from patient 2 showed invasive growth. Microscopically the tumors were characterized by well-defined solid nests (insulae), which were composed of rather small and uniform tumor cells with round to oval nuclei. Formation of small and colloid-containing follicles was associated with these nests to varying degrees. The tumors of patients 1 and 3 were composed entirely of insular components, but that of patient 2 was associated with small areas of well-differentiated follicular carcinoma. The metastatic tumors of patients 1 and 2 were essentially similar to the primary with small foci of follicular carcinoma. Patient 1 is alive with local and mediastinal node recurrences, but patient 2 died of the disease with local recurrences and metastases to lungs, bones and skin. Patient 3 had no recurrences and died of unrelated disease 5 years after surgery. The present study indicates that insular carcinomas have characteristic histologic features and a less favorable prognosis, confirming the findings of previous studies.
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- Y Mizukami
- Pathology Section, Kanazawa University Hospital, Japan
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Terada T, Hoso M, Nakanuma Y. Distribution of cytokeratin 19-positive biliary cells in cirrhotic nodules, hepatic borderline nodules (atypical adenomatous hyperplasia), and small hepatocellular carcinomas. Mod Pathol 1995; 8:371-9. [PMID: 7567933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Borderline nodule (BN) in the cirrhotic liver is considered to be a precancerous lesion leading to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We investigated the distribution of cytokeratin 19 (CK 19)-positive biliary cells, recognizable by a monoclonal antibody AE1, in normal livers, chronic active hepatitis, cirrhosis, BN, and small HCC. The CK 19-positive biliary cells in the hepatic parenchyma were clearly divisible into two types (I and II). Type I cells were located within the hepatic parenchyma as small clusters forming small tubules (intraparenchymal ductules). Type II cells were bile ductules located in the peripheral rim of the hepatic lobules or hepatocellular lesions (peripheral ductular reaction) and were continuous with proliferated bile ductules in fibrous septae or portal tracts. In chronic active hepatitis and regenerative nodules of cirrhosis, a few type I cells and a variable number of type II cells were present. In the BN, all cases harbored a few type I cells as well as a variable number of type II cells. The type II cells in the BN were fewer in number and more randomly distributed than those in chronic active hepatitis and cirrhosis. Malignant foci in some BNs lacked CK 19-positive biliary cells. In small HCC, no CK 19-positive biliary cells were found; instead, AE1-positive HCC cells were present in three cases (17%). Although a great majority of type I cells corresponded to intraparenchymal ductules, some type I cells in the BN were composed of rather large tubules considered as interlobular bile ducts.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- T Terada
- Second Department of Pathology, Kanazawa University School of Medicine, Japan
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Nakanuma Y, Tsuneyama K, Kono N, Hoso M, Van de Water J, Gershwin ME. Biliary epithelial expression of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex in primary biliary cirrhosis: an immunohistochemical and immunoelectron microscopic study. Hum Pathol 1995; 26:92-8. [PMID: 7821922 DOI: 10.1016/0046-8177(95)90120-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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It has been reported recently that there is a unique distribution of the E2 subunit of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDC-E2) on biliary epithelial cells in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) but not primary sclerosing cholangitis. This distribution has been demonstrated using a mouse monoclonal antibody, coined C355.1. The epitope recognized by C355.1 is near the lipoic acid binding site of PDC-E2. C355.1 inhibits PDC-E2 activity in vitro and, unlike a panel of other monoclonal antibodies against different regions of PDC-E2, appears to bind not only to mitochondria but also to a unique antigen expressed predominantly on the luminal side of biliary epithelial cells in PBC. We have extended these observations by studying the subcellular reactivity of C355.1 using postembedding immunoelectron microscopy on the intrahepatic small bile ducts of PBC livers, extrahepatic biliary obstruction (EBO) livers, and normal livers. We report that the reactivity of C355.1 can be classified into two categories. The first category is characterized by small foci of reaction products that were randomly dispersed in cytoplasm, particularly in supranuclear areas; the ultrastructural characterization of these foci was impossible to define but was similar in PBC and EBO. However, of particular interest was the second category of reactivity, which was characterized by deposition of reaction products around the biliary lumen, including microvilli and adjacent subluminal ectoplasm and secretory substances in the biliary lumen. This staining pattern was frequent in PBC livers, only occasionally evident in EBO livers, and not found in normal livers. These data further define and highlight the unique subcellular distribution of PDC-E2 around the biliary lumen in PBC livers and suggest that this abnormality is related to the pathogenesis of bile duct lesions.
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- Y Nakanuma
- Second Department of Pathology, Kanazawa University School of Medicine, Japan
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Partial nodular transformation (PNT) of the liver is a rare condition in which nonfibrous nodules composed of hyperplastic hepatocytes replace the hepatic parenchyma around the hepatic hilus. We report two autopsy cases involving PNT of the liver with portal vein thrombosis. Case 1 was a 27-year-old man with malignant lymphoma. Ascites gradually increased, and he died 4 years after the onset of his illness. Case 2 was a 73-year-old woman treated for cirrhosis for 4 years who died of renal failure. Postmortem examination of these two cases revealed numerous coalescent nodules in the hilus of the liver as well as portal vein thrombus in the hilus. Microscopically, these nodules in the perihilar area were composed of hyperplastic hepatocytes without fibrous rim, and the peripheral parenchyma showed atrophy to some extent. The portal vein thrombi in the hilus and large portal tracts were mainly fresh and partially organized. Portal vein branches in the peripheral small portal tracts were devoid of significant pathologic changes. We suggest that PNT of the liver in our cases occurred as the result of uneven blood supply to the perihilar parenchyma due to portal vein thrombosis in the hepatic hilus.
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- N Terayama
- Second Department of Pathology, Kanazawa University School of Medicine, Japan
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Terada T, Morita T, Hoso M, Nakanuma Y. Pancreatic enzymes in the epithelium of intrahepatic large bile ducts and in hepatic bile in patients with extrahepatic bile duct obstruction. J Clin Pathol 1994; 47:924-7. [PMID: 7962606 PMCID: PMC502177 DOI: 10.1136/jcp.47.10.924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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AIM To determine whether pancreatic enzymes are present in hepatic bile and in intrahepatic bile duct epithelium. METHODS The activity and proteins of pancreatic enzymes (pancreatic alpha-amylase, lipase, trypsin/trypsinogen) in hepatic bile were investigated using biochemical and western blot analyses in 25 patients with extrahepatic bile duct obstruction. Immunolocalization of enzyme proteins was evaluated by immunohistochemistry in 20 necropsy livers with extrahepatic bile duct obstruction. RESULTS Western blot analysis showed proteins of pancreatic alpha-amylase, lipase, and trypsin in 19 of 25 (76%), 10 of 25 (40%), and 14 of 25 (56%) patients, respectively. Pancreatic alpha-amylase and lipase activities was present in every bile specimen. Radioimmunoassay showed that trypsin was present in every bile sample. Immunohistochemically, the immunoreactivity of the three enzymes was present in epithelia and in the lumina of intrahepatic large bile ducts, septal bile ducts, and peribiliary glands in all cases. CONCLUSIONS These results strongly suggest that biliary epithelia of larger intrahepatic ducts produce pancreatic alpha-amylase, lipase, and trypsin, and that these enzymes are secreted into the lumina of intrahepatic bile ducts.
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- T Terada
- Second Department of Pathology, Kanazawa University School of Medicine, Japan
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Tanimura K, Morioka T, Makino H, Takazakura E, Gabata T, Hoso M, Yamagishi F. [An autopsy case of metastatic liver cancer with tumor embolism in the inferior vena cava and the right atrium]. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 1994; 91:922-7. [PMID: 8170063] [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: 01/29/2023]
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- K Tanimura
- Department of Internal Medicine, Kurobe City Hospital
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Hoso M, Nakanuma Y. Argyrophilic nucleolar organizer regions in neoplastic and non-neoplastic hepatocytes bearing Mallory bodies. Liver 1992; 12:112-5. [PMID: 1323738 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0676.1992.tb00567.x] [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: 12/26/2022]
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The proliferative activity of Mallory bodies (MB)-positive hepatocytes (neoplastic and non-neoplastic) was examined by counting the argyrophilic nucleolar organizer regions (AgNORs). Among 19 cases of hepatocellular carcinoma, the mean number of AgNORs was lower in the MB-positive carcinoma cells than in the negative ones in nine cases, higher in six, and there was no difference in four. In non-neoplastic cases (seven cases of advanced primary biliary cirrhosis and seven cases of alcoholic or nutritional liver injury), the mean number of AgNORs was lower in the MB-positive hepatocytes than that in the negative ones in eight cases, and approximately equal in number in six cases. These findings imply that MB formation does not directly represent the level of proliferative activity of hepatocytes, regardless of whether they are malignant or not.
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- M Hoso
- Second Department of Pathology, Kanazawa University School of Medicine, Japan
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YAMAZAKI M, MORIMOTO H, WAKABAYASHI T, SUZUKI K, KIDA H, SUGIOKA G, Hoso M, NAKANUMA Y. A patient with asymptomatic primary biliary cirrhosis associated with eosinophilic infiltration and peripheral eosinophilia improved by the administration of ursodeoxycholic acid. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1992. [DOI: 10.2957/kanzo.33.348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The possibility of adenomatous hyperplasia (AH) being a precursor lesion of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in human cirrhotic livers was investigated. Feulgen DNA cytophotometry was used to measure the DNA content of the hepatocytes in 13 AH nodules obtained from six cirrhotic livers. DNA distribution patterns were classified into types I (diploid pattern), II (hyperploid pattern) and III (aneuploid pattern). According to the cellular and structural atypia, AH nodules were divided into ordinary type (2 nodules) and atypical type (11 nodules), 6 of the latter possessing foci of apparent HCC within them. Two ordinary AH nodules showed a type I DNA distribution pattern, similar to the surrounding regenerative nodules. A major part of the atypical AH nodules also showed type I. However, small foci showing moderate and structural atypia within these atypical AH nodules presented a type I pattern with more hyperploid cells and some aneuploid cells and also a type II histogram pattern with some aneuploid cells. Neoplastic foci, found within 5 atypical AH nodules, displayed various patterns (type I, II, III) as seen in well-developed HCC nodules. These data may imply that atypical AH nodules are precursor lesions of HCC, or are actually undergoing malignant transformation. It is apparent that at least some HCCs occurring in liver cirrhosis evolve through AH.
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- M Hoso
- Second Department of Pathology, Kanazawa University School of Medicine, Japan
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Terada T, Nakanuma Y, Hoso M, Obata H. Expression of HLA-DR antigen on hepatic vascular endothelial cells in idiopathic portal hypertension. Clin Exp Immunol 1991; 84:303-7. [PMID: 2025957 PMCID: PMC1535389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Immunologic abnormalities have been reported in idiopathic portal hypertension, though the exact immunologic mechanism(s) leading to various portal venopathies in this disease remain unsettled. Recently, aberrant expression of HLA-DR antigen on target cells has been noted in the organ-specific autoimmune diseases. In this study the expression of HLA-DR antigen on the hepatic vasculature was surveyed immunohistochemically in idiopathic portal hypertension (n = 36) and in control livers: normal livers (n = 27), chronic active hepatitis (n = 35) and cirrhosis (n = 21). Endothelial cells of hepatic veins and hepatic arteries occasionally expressed HLA-DR antigen, and there was no difference in the expression between idiopathic portal hypertension and controls. Endothelial cells of the main portal vein, within the small and medium-sized portal tract, did not express HLA-DR antigen in idiopathic portal hypertension and controls. By contrast, endothelial cells of the smaller venous radicles, including inlet venules in these portal tracts other than the main portal vein, more frequently expressed HLA-DR antigen in idiopathic portal hypertension (78%) than in chronic active hepatitis (26%), cirrhosis (29%) and normal liver (15%). These data raise the possibility that the smaller venous radicles in the small and medium-sized portal tracts are targets of immunologic attack in idiopathic portal hypertension.
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- T Terada
- Second Department of Pathology, Kanazawa University School of Medicine, Japan
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