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Yoshida Y, Honma F, Obana N, Matsumoto K, Nishimura T, Irie M. Physicochemical properties as indicators of sensory characteristics of jidori and broiler chicken meat. Anim Sci J 2024; 95:e13922. [PMID: 38317438 DOI: 10.1111/asj.13922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Revised: 12/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
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To improve the eating quality of chicken, the physicochemical properties were examined, which serve as indicators for breeding. Thigh meat was collected from 384 chickens from seven and nine types of the jidori (free-range local traditional pedigree chickens) or broiler chickens, respectively. The principal component analysis of the physicochemical values of the jidori and broilers were arranged as different groups in the score plot. The results of multiple regression analysis of the sensory characteristics and physicochemical properties of thigh meat indicated that the tenderness decreased with the higher crude protein content and cooking loss in the jidori and increased with lower cooking loss and higher moisture and ether extract content in the broiler. The juiciness of the jidori decreased as the moisture content decreased, and that of the broiler decreased as the cooking loss and crude protein content increased. The umami of both the jidori and broiler was improved by increasing the 5'-inosinic acid content. Therefore, it was suggested that the physicochemical properties, which serve as indicators of the eating quality of chicken, differed between the jidori and broiler, and that the general biochemical components, cooking loss and 5'-inosinic acid content may serve as breeding indicators.
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- Yuri Yoshida
- National Livestock Breeding Center, Nishigo, Japan
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- National Livestock Breeding Center, Nishigo, Japan
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- National Livestock Breeding Center Tottori Station, Kotoura, Japan
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Obana N, Matsumoto K, Kimura M, Ichikawa M, Irie M. Relationship between refractive index and fatty acid composition by gas chromatography and near-infrared fiber-optic method in bovine fat. Anim Sci J 2023; 94:e13844. [PMID: 37291987 DOI: 10.1111/asj.13844] [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] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2022] [Revised: 04/11/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The causes of the difference in fatty acid composition between gas chromatography (GC) and near-infrared fiber-optic method (NIR) in bovine fat and their countermeasures were studied using absolute values of refractive index. Using intermuscular fat from 45 crossbreeds, refractive index was measured by using a refractometer, and saturated fatty acids (SFA) and monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) were measured by NIR and GC. The correlation coefficients between GC and NIR in SFA and MUFA, as well as those between refractive index and GC or NIR (in SFA and MUFA), were all greater than or equal to 0.8 (p < 0.01). In samples with 3% or more difference between GC and NIR in SFA and MUFA, GC and NIR values were often located in opposite directions to the regression lines with regard to refractive index. GC reanalysis on these samples slightly increased the correlation coefficient between GC and refractive index and reduced the difference between GC and NIR by 1%-2%. Results indicate that measurement errors in GC and NIR are related to their more than 3% difference, and GC reanalysis based on refractive index may improve its accuracy.
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- Naoaki Obana
- National Livestock Breeding Center, Fukushima, Japan
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- National Livestock Breeding Center, Fukushima, Japan
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Hinokidani K, Koyama S, Irie M, Nakanishi Y. Mangrove leaves with outstanding content of free amino acids especially GABA, makes them candidates for functional food. Food Res 2020. [DOI: 10.26656/fr.2017.4(5).185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Herbal remedies by using mangrove plants have been recognized in several countries, and
the plant materials are often consumed as a tea, which are infusions of dried plant parts
steeped in boiling water. These infusions from mangrove plants are believed to be
effective agents for treating and/or prevent infections, ailments, and diseases, and some
mangrove plants have attracted attention as functional food resources in recent years. To
reveal the beneficial properties of mangrove plants, clarification of the chemical
ingredient and its characteristics of mangrove plants is required. This study focused on
amino acids, which were functional ingredients (i.e., bioactive compounds) because amino
acids are expected to function as ‘functional ingredients’ in addition to conventional
‘nutrients’ in recent years. To demonstrate the further possibilities of mangrove tea, we
firstly evaluated the content of total amino acids in the leaf of several dominant mangrove
species with commercial teas as references. Next, we clarified the composition of amino
acids by using LC-MS analysis. As the results, free amino acid content (FAC) in leaf
sample of Rhizophora stylosa, Bruguira gymnorrhiza, Kandelia obovata, Avicennia
marina, Sonneratia alba, and Lumnitzera racemosa was 747, 1056, 946, 829, 623, and
896 mg/100 g DW, respectively. The FAC in all mangrove leaf samples were higher than
those in green tea of low price, black tea, oolong tea, barley tea, and mate tea. Moreover,
it was found that GABA accounts for over 10% of the total amino acid in the mangrove
leaf samples. Especially in mature leaves of K. obovata, the ratio was very high levels
35%. In the case of K. obovata, the contents were higher than GABA tea. Based on this,
we concluded that several mangrove plants, especially K. obovata has the potential of a
functional food which is GABA-rich.
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Irie M, Tarui S, Matsumoto H, Mizuno S, Fukuda A, Morimoto Y. Long-term follow up of the babies born from icsi with calcium ionophore activation. Fertil Steril 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.07.968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Irie M, Otani S, Kurosaki T, Shikatani Y, Mesaki K, Hashimoto K, Tanaka S, Miyahara K, Ohki T, Miyoshi K, Sugimoto S, Yamane M, Miyoshi S, Oto T. Warm Retrograde Perfusion Can Remove More Fat from Lung Grafts with Fat Embolism in a Porcine Donor Model. J Heart Lung Transplant 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2017.01.1064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Maeda K, Kohira K, Kubota H, Yamanaka K, Saito K, Irie M. Effect of dietary kapok oil supplementation on growth performance, carcass traits, meat quality and sensory traits of pork in finishing-pigs. Anim Sci J 2016; 88:1066-1074. [PMID: 27891709 DOI: 10.1111/asj.12731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2016] [Revised: 08/29/2016] [Accepted: 09/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Kapok seed and oil from the tropical zone are widely used as pig feed to harden porcine fat in Japan. This study evaluated the effect of dietary kapok oil supplementation on pork quality and sensory traits. Five Duroc pigs each were assigned to an experimental group supplemented with kapok oil and a control group. Dietary kapok oil supplementation had no effect on growth performance and intramuscular fat content in the Longissimus dorsi muscle (LM). Supplemental kapok oil increased saturated fatty acid contents in subcutaneous and intramuscular fat and decreased monounsaturated fatty acid levels (P < 0.05). Off-flavor detection by a trained panel was higher in the experimental than the control group (P < 0.05), but tenderness, juiciness, texture and flavor intensity of LM chops were similar in both groups. The overall palatability of pork as judged by a consumer panel decreased with kapok oil supplementation (P < 0.01). These results indicate that while growth performance, intramuscular fat contents and carcass characteristics were unchanged, while dietary kapok oil supplementation makes firm fat to prevent inferior soft fat in pork, it can lower the palatability of pork due to a decrease in monounsaturated fatty acids.
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- Keisuke Maeda
- Livestock Experiment Station of Wakayama Prefecture, Wakayama, Japan
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- National Livestock Breeding Center, Fukushima, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
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- National Livestock Breeding Center, Fukushima, Japan
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- Faculty of Biology-Oriented Science Technology, Kindai University, Wakayama, Japan
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Irie M, Sugimoto S, Kurosaki T, Miyoshi K, Otani S, Yamane M, Oto T, Miyoshi S. Cadaveric Lobar Lung Transplantation Based on the Experiences of Living-Donor Lobar Lung Transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2016.01.1052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Hamada K, Nakanishi R, Irie M, Yasuda M, Nomura H. Risk factors for delayed recovery of exercise capacity after thoracoscopic lobectomy for lung cancer patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Physiotherapy 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2015.03.3310] [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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Irie M, Nakanishi R, Hamada K, Yasuda M, Nomura H. Impact of physical functions on short-term outcomes after thoracoscopic lobectomy for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer. Physiotherapy 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2015.03.3477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Murai N, Fushiki H, Honda S, Murakami Y, Iwashita A, Irie M, Tamura S, Nagakura Y, Aoki T. Relationship between serotonin transporter occupancies and analgesic effects of AS1069562, the (+)-isomer of indeloxazine, and duloxetine in reserpine-induced myalgia rats. Neuroscience 2015; 289:262-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2014.12.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2014] [Revised: 12/22/2014] [Accepted: 12/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Irie M, Kohira K. Simple spot method of image analysis for evaluation of highly marbled beef. Asian-Australas J Anim Sci 2014; 25:592-6. [PMID: 25049601 PMCID: PMC4092896 DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2011.11204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2011] [Revised: 11/03/2011] [Accepted: 09/20/2011] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The simple method of evaluating highly marbled beef was examined by image analysis. The images of the cross section at the 6 to 7th rib were obtained from 82 carcasses of Wagyu cattle. By using an overall trace method, the surrounding edges of the longissimus thoracis and three muscles were traced automatically and manually with image analysis. In a spot method, 3 to 5 locations (2.5 or 3.0 cm in diameter) for each muscle were rapidly selected with no manual trace. The images were flattened, binarized, and the ratio of fat area to muscle area was determined. The correlation coefficients for marbling between different muscles, and between the overall trace and the spot methods were 0.55 to 0.81 between different muscles and 0.89 to 0.97, respectively. These results suggested that the simple spot method is speedy and almost as useful as the overall trace method as a measuring technique for beef marbling in loin muscles, especially for highly marbled beef.
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- M Irie
- National Livestock Breeding Center, Fukushima 961-8511, Japan
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- National Livestock Breeding Center, Fukushima 961-8511, Japan
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Kobayashi H, Inokuchi N, Koyama T, Watanabe H, Iwama M, Ohgi K, Irie M. Primary Structure of a Base Non-specific and Adenylic Acid Preferential Ribonuclease from the Fruit Bodies ofLentinus edodes. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2014; 56:2003-10. [PMID: 1369096 DOI: 10.1271/bbb.56.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The complete primary structure of a base non-specific and adenylic acid preferential RNase (RNase Le2) from the fruit bodies of Lentinus edodes was analyzed. The sequence was mostly determined by analysis of the peptides generated by V8 protease digestion and BrCN cleavage (including alpha-chymotryptic, and V8 protease digest of BrCN fragments). It consists of 239 amino acid residues. The molecular weight is 25831. The location of 10 half cystine residues were almost superimposable on those of known fungal RNases of the RNase T2 family. The sequence homologies between RNase Le2 and four known fungal RNases of the RNase T2 family, RNase T2, RNase M, RNase Trv, and RNase Rh, are 102, 103, 109, and 74, respectively. The homologous sequences are concentrated around the three histidines, which are supposed to form the active site of RNase T2 family RNases.
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- H Kobayashi
- Department of Microbiology, College of Pharmacy, Nihon University, Chiba, Japan
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Maeda K, Yamamoto F, Toyoshi M, Irie M. Effects of dietary lysine/protein ratio and fat levels on growth performance and meat quality of finishing pigs. Anim Sci J 2013; 85:427-34. [PMID: 24261827 DOI: 10.1111/asj.12150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2013] [Accepted: 09/01/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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This study aimed to evaluate the effects of dietary lysine/protein ratio and fat levels on the growth, carcass characteristics and meat quality of finishing pigs fed feed made from food waste, including noodles and chocolate. Four dietary treatments, 2 levels of lysine/protein ratio (0.035 and 0.046) and 2 levels of fat (3.3% and 6.0%), were adapted to a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement. Each diet for the finishing pigs contained the same levels of adequate crude protein (16%) and lysine (0.58-0.75%), and similar levels of high total digestible nutrients (90.2-92.6%). In total, 32 LWD pigs with an average body weight of 57.2 kg were assigned to 4 dietary groups. The pigs were slaughtered at about 115 kg. Growth performance was not influenced by the dietary treatments. Carcass characteristics were slightly influenced by the dietary fat level. As the dietary lysine/protein ratio decreased, the marbling score of Longissimus dorsi muscle increased and the intramuscular fat (IMF) increased from 6.82% to 9.46%. Marbling score was not significantly influenced by the dietary fat level. These results indicate that IMF increased without adverse effects on growth, carcass characteristics and meat quality, when pigs were fed a diet with low lysine/protein ratio.
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- Keisuke Maeda
- Livestock Experiment Station of Wakayama Prefecture, Susami, Japan
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Irie M, Sohda T, Iwata K, Kunimoto H, Fukunaga A, Kuno S, Yotsumoto K, Sakurai K, Iwashita H, Hirano G, Ueda SI, Yokoyama K, Morihara D, Nishizawa S, Anan A, Takeyama Y, Sakamoto M, Shakado S, Sakisaka S. Levels of the oxidative stress marker γ-glutamyltranspeptidase at different stages of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. J Int Med Res 2013; 40:924-33. [PMID: 22906265 DOI: 10.1177/147323001204000311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES This study investigated oxidative stress in the liver, by determining hepatic expression and serum levels of γ-glutamyltranspeptidase (GGT) and 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) in different stages of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and assessed whether GGT can differentiate between the various stages of NAFLD. METHODS Expression of GGT and 8-OHdG was examined in biopsy specimens by immunohistochemistry, and serum GGT and 8-OHdG levels were measured by enzyme-linked immuno sorbent assays in patients with simple fatty liver (n = 10), nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH; n = 10) and, as a control, in alcoholic liver disease (ALD; n = 10). RESULTS Hepatic tissue expression of GGT and 8-OHdG was seen in ALD, NASH and fatty liver patients. The percentage of hepatocytes positive for 8-OHdG expression and serum 8-OHdG levels was significantly higher in patients with NASH than simple fatty liver. Serum GGT levels were increased in all cases with ALD, NASH and fatty liver, and correlated significantly with serum levels of 8-OHdG in ALD and NASH, but not in simple fatty liver. CONCLUSIONS Levels of GGT in fatty liver patients may compensate for mild oxidative stress by repressing 8-OHdG levels and preventing progression to NASH; however further oxidative stress leads to increased levels of 8-OHdG and the development of NASH.
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- M Irie
- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Ben Fredj F, Han J, Irie M, Funamizu N, Ghrabi A, Isoda H. Assessment of wastewater-irrigated soil containing heavy metals and establishment of specific biomarkers. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2012; 84:54-62. [PMID: 22795889 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2012.06.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2012] [Revised: 05/18/2012] [Accepted: 06/20/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Irrigation with treated wastewater (TWW) is a vital alternative for arid and semi-arid lands but it poses pollution-risk to soil, vegetation and groundwater. Therefore, in the present study, in vitro bioassays were used to evaluate the adverse effects of TWW and irrigated-soil extract sample, on mammalian cells, with respect to heavy metal--Ni, Cd, Pb, Fe, Al-content. The heat shock protein (HSP) 47, E-screen, and transepithelial electrical resistance (TEER) assays served to investigate the stress response of treated-HSP47-transfected Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells, the estrogenic activity of the samples in MCF-7 breast cancer cells, and the barrier function (BF) of Caco-2 cells. Furthermore, proteomics analyses were performed to shed light on involved mechanisms and to establish pollution biomarkers. Results showed that the TWW elicited a stress response on HSP cells from 0.1% concentration while soil extract samples exhibited a stress at 1%. TWW induced an estrogenic activity at 10%; up-regulating cell proliferation and tumor-related proteins. Soil extract triggered the enhanced expression of HSP70 family proteins as survival mechanisms against their cytotoxicity toward MCF-7 cells. Moreover, depending on the concentration, 1% of soil extract from 20 cm depth (T20) resulted in a disruption of BF in Caco-2 cells involving cell metabolism, protein synthesis and tumor marker proteins, whereas, 5% of T20 induced the expression of BF-related proteins associated to heat shock, oxidative stress, cell proliferation and glycolytic metabolic pathway. These biological techniques were found to be extremely useful to evaluate the impact of wastewater reuse and to establish specific biomarkers that are common proteins for humans, other mammals and plants. Future studies should focus on exposure quantifications.
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- F Ben Fredj
- Alliance for Research on North Africa (ARENA), University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan.
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Irie M, Kouda M, Matono H. Effect of ursodeoxycholic acid supplementation on growth, carcass characteristics, and meat quality of Wagyu heifers (Japanese Black cattle). J Anim Sci 2011; 89:4221-6. [PMID: 21873537 DOI: 10.2527/jas.2011-4211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA), which is used as a hepatic and digestive medicine in humans and domestic animals, was added to the diet of Wagyu beef cattle to investigate its effects on growth, carcass characteristics, and meat quality. The study involved 20 Japanese Black heifers. Animals were divided into the following 2 groups, a control group and a UDCA group (diet supplemented with UDCA), with each group containing 10 animals. The UDCA was administrated at a dose of 2.5 g/(animal/d) to each heifer 24 times over a period of 7 mo in the finishing period. The heifers were slaughtered at 29 mo of age, and carcass characteristics and meat quality were determined. Both the UDCA group and the control group showed similar (P > 0.1) final BW, fattening periods, and daily BW gain. Supplementation of UDCA significantly increased meat quality grade (P < 0.05) and marbling (P < 0.01) and but did not show a significant (P > 0.1) effect on dressing percentage, fat thickness, rib thickness, or ribeye area. The percentage of ether extract in the LM was significantly greater (P < 0.05) in the UDCA group (43.2%) than in the control group (37.8%), whereas the percentage of moisture was significantly less in the former than the latter (P < 0.05).The L* (lightness) values of the muscles were greater (P < 0.05) in the UDCA group than in the control group. No significant differences (P > 0.1) were observed between groups in water-holding capacity, fatty acid composition, and vitamin E content of the LM or in intermuscular fat characteristics. Supplementation of the diet with UDCA can increase marbling without causing growth defects and can improve carcass characteristics in Wagyu cattle.
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- M Irie
- Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan.
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Kubo-Irie M, Yamaguchi T, Tanaka Y, Yamazaki I, Irie M, Mohri H, Shimoda M. Identification of the starting point for spermatogenesis resumption in the post-diapause development of the sweet potato hornworm, Agrius convolvuli L. J Insect Physiol 2011; 57:784-790. [PMID: 21414319 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2011.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2010] [Revised: 03/05/2011] [Accepted: 03/07/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The resumption of spermatogenesis in post-diapause development was examined in the sweet potato hornworm (Agrius convolvuli) with in vivo bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) incorporation experiments used to determine the starting point. Diapausing pupae were "overwintered" by chilling at 10 °C for over 4 months, after which they initiated post-diapause development by transferring the pupae to 25 °C with a 12-h light/12-h dark photoperiod. The testes of living, post-diapause pupae were injected with BrdU, which is incorporated into newly synthesized DNA strands. During the first 2 days after diapause termination, the nuclei of spermatogonia and spermatocytes failed to label with BrdU. However, on day 3 of post-diapause pupae (PDP3), labeling studies showed that cell proliferation was initiated by spermatogonia, but not by spermatocytes. In both hemolymph and testes, ecdysteroid concentrations rose gradually, reaching 0.3 μg/ml hemolymph at PDP3. These results led to the following three conclusions. The spermatogonial cell division is highly suppressed during diapause. After a long-term diapause, spermatogenesis resumes in the spermatogonia but not in the spermatocytes of diapause-terminated pupae. Cell division begins in advance of peak ecdysteroid concentrations. The latter result indicates that in post-diapause development, high concentrations of the hormone are not required to initiate spermatogonial proliferation.
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- M Kubo-Irie
- National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Ohwashi 1-2, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8634, Japan
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Inoue Y, Hazama S, Irie M, Shindo Y, Maeda Y, Suzuki N, Yoshimura K, Yoshino S, Oka M. A possible mechanism of antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) of lymphokine-activated killer cells (LAK) with cetuximab for the treatment of mutated KRAS or BRAF metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.15_suppl.e14084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Sohda T, Iwata K, Irie M, Takeyama Y, Nakane H, Morihara D, Kitamura Y, Yokoyama M, Shakado S, Watanabe H, Sakisaka S. Characteristic Genotypes of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor are Susceptible to Ascites in Patients with Cirrhosis. J Int Med Res 2009; 37:841-6. [DOI: 10.1177/147323000903700328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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This study was designed to investigate whether different vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) genotypes are associated with ascites formation in cirrhotic patients. Seventy cirrhotic patients were included in the study: 25 cirrhotic patients with ascites and 45 cirrhotic patients without ascites. Patient characteristics were investigated and compared between the two groups. With regard to VEGF genotype, 42 patients were C/C and 28 patients were T/T or C/T. The genotypes T/T or C/T were observed in 23 cases (51%) among the non-ascites group, but in only five cases (20%) among the ascites group. Serum levels of albumin and creatinine, and the VEGF genotypes were significantly different between the two groups. Multiple regression analysis showed that serum levels of creatinine and the VEGF genotypes were significantly correlated with ascites formation. Thus, it can be concluded that VEGF genotyping might be a valuable susceptibility marker for ascites formation in cirrhotic patients.
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- T Sohda
- Department of Gastroenterology and Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Irie M, Wada K, Suzuki H, Yamada C, Kumagai H, Hiratake J, Fukuyama K. Crystal structures of Esherichia coliγ-glutamyltranspeptidase in complex with glutamine antagonists. Acta Crystallogr A 2008. [DOI: 10.1107/s0108767308091228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Irie M. Photochromism of diarylethene single crystals – reversible color and shape changes on photoirradiation. Acta Crystallogr A 2008. [DOI: 10.1107/s010876730809990x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Irie M, Maruo Y, Nishgawa G, Suzuki K, Watts DC. Class I Gap-formation in Highly-viscous Glass-ionomer Restorations: Delayed vs Immediate Polishing. Oper Dent 2008; 33:196-202. [DOI: 10.2341/07-75] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Clinical Relevance
Delaying polishing for one day resulted in improved gap-formation for Class I restoration of highly-viscous conventional and conventional glass-ionomer cements
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Sasaki K, Nishioka T, Ishizuka Y, Saeki M, Kawashima T, Irie M, Mitsumoto M. Comparison of Sensory Traits and Preferences between Food Co-product Fermented Liquid (FCFL)-fed and Formula-fed Pork Loin. Asian Australas J Anim Sci 2007. [DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2007.1272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Colombier I, Spagnoli S, Corval A, Baldeck PL, Giraud M, Leaustic A, Yu P, Irie M. Diarylethene microcrystals make directional jumps upon ultraviolet irradiation. J Chem Phys 2007; 126:011101. [PMID: 17212480 DOI: 10.1063/1.2429061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Microcrystals of a diarylethene {1,2-bis[5'-methyl-2'-(2"-pyridyl)thiazolyl]perfluorocyclo-pentene} undergo jumps upon photoirradiation. These photochromic crystals present molecular structural changes upon irradiation with ultraviolet light because of reversible photocyclization reactions. When the energy absorbed by crystals reaches about 10 microJ, the uniaxial stress induced in the crystal lattice relaxes through directional jumps. If one prevents crystals from jumping, then parallel, equidistant cracks appear on crystal surfaces. These photomechanical effects could result from a Grinfeld surface instability.
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- I Colombier
- Laboratoire de Spectrométrie Physique CNRS UMR5588, Université Grenoble I, France
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- a Department of Applied Materials Science , Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University , Gakuen-cho 1-1, Sakai, Osaka , 599-8531 , Japan
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- a Department of Applied Materials Science , Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University , Gakuen-cho 1-1, Sakai, Osaka , 599-8531 , Japan
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- a Department of Applied Materials Science , Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University , Gakuen-cho 1-1, Sakai, Osaka , 599-8531 , Japan
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- b Research Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, Osaka Prefecture University , Gakuen-cho 1-2, Sakai, Osaka , 599-8570 , Japan
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- c Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University and CREST , Hakozaki 6-1, Higashi-ku. Fukuoka , 812-8581 , Japan
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Shorunov SV, Krayushkin MM, Stoyanovich FM, Irie M. A convenient synthesis of 3,4-diaryl(hetaryl)-substituted maleimides and maleic anhydrides. Russ J Org Chem 2006. [DOI: 10.1134/s1070428006100162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- J. A. Delaire
- a PPSM, UMR 8531 of CNRS, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan , 61, avenue du Président Wilson, 94235 , CACHAN Cedex , France
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- a PPSM, UMR 8531 of CNRS, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan , 61, avenue du Président Wilson, 94235 , CACHAN Cedex , France
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- a PPSM, UMR 8531 of CNRS, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan , 61, avenue du Président Wilson, 94235 , CACHAN Cedex , France
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- a PPSM, UMR 8531 of CNRS, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan , 61, avenue du Président Wilson, 94235 , CACHAN Cedex , France
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- b Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University , Hakozaki 6-10-1, Higashiku, Fukuoka , 812-8581 , Japan
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Abe Y, Okada S, Horii T, Nakao R, Irie M. MNDO-PM3 MO Studies on the Thermal Enantiomerization of 1′,3′,3′-Trimethyl-6-nitrospiro[2H-1-benzopyran-2,2′-Indoline]. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1080/10587250008023901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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: 10/23/2022]
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- Y. Abe
- a Research Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, Osaka Prefecture University , 1-2 Gakuen-cho, Sakai , 599-8570 , Japan
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- a Research Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, Osaka Prefecture University , 1-2 Gakuen-cho, Sakai , 599-8570 , Japan
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- a Research Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, Osaka Prefecture University , 1-2 Gakuen-cho, Sakai , 599-8570 , Japan
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- a Research Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, Osaka Prefecture University , 1-2 Gakuen-cho, Sakai , 599-8570 , Japan
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- b Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University , Hakozaki 6-10-1, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka , 812-8581 , Japan
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- M. Irie
- a Institute of Advanced Material Study, Kyushu University Kasuga-Koen, Fukuoka and Development Lab. Kanebo Ltd. Miyakojima , Osaka , Japan
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- a Institute of Advanced Material Study, Kyushu University Kasuga-Koen, Fukuoka and Development Lab. Kanebo Ltd. Miyakojima , Osaka , Japan
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- a Institute of Advanced Material Study, Kyushu University Kasuga-Koen, Fukuoka and Development Lab. Kanebo Ltd. Miyakojima , Osaka , Japan
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- a Institute of Advanced Material Study, Kyushu University Kasuga-Koen, Fukuoka and Development Lab. Kanebo Ltd. Miyakojima , Osaka , Japan
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- a Institute of Advanced Material Study, Kyushu University Kasuga-Koen, Fukuoka and Development Lab. Kanebo Ltd. Miyakojima , Osaka , Japan
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- a Institute of Advanced Material Study, Kyushu University Kasuga-Koen, Fukuoka and Development Lab. Kanebo Ltd. Miyakojima , Osaka , Japan
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- a Department of Chemistry , School of Science, Kwansei Gakuin University , 1–1–155 Uegahara, Nishinomiya , 662 , Japan
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- a Department of Chemistry , School of Science, Kwansei Gakuin University , 1–1–155 Uegahara, Nishinomiya , 662 , Japan
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- b Department of Materials Chemistry , Ryokoku University , Seta, Otsu , 520-21 , Japan
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- c Department of Chemical Science and Technology , Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University , Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka , 12 , Japan
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- a Department of Chemistry , School of Science, Kwansei Gakuin University , 1–1–155 Uegahara, Nishinomiya , 662 , Japan
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Irie M, Inno Y, Ishizuka Y, Nishioka T, Morita T. Vitamins A and E in Carcass Fat from Japanese Black and F1 Cross Cattle. Asian Australas J Anim Sci 2006. [DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2006.1266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Sekita Y, Wagatsuma H, Irie M, Kobayashi S, Kohda T, Matsuda J, Yokoyama M, Ogura A, Schuster-Gossler K, Gossler A, Ishino F, Kaneko-Ishino T. Aberrant regulation of imprinted gene expression in Gtl2lacZ mice. Cytogenet Genome Res 2006; 113:223-9. [PMID: 16575184 DOI: 10.1159/000090836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2005] [Accepted: 10/19/2005] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The imprinted region on mouse distal chromosome 12 covers about 1 Mb and contains at least three paternally expressed genes (Pegs: Peg9/Dlk1, Peg11/Rtl1, and Dio3) and four maternally expressed genes (Megs: Meg3/Gtl2, antiPeg11/antiRlt1, Meg8/Rian, and Meg9/Mirg). Gtl2(lacZ) (Gene trap locus 2) mice have a transgene (TG) insertion 2.3 kb upstream from the Meg3/Gtl2 promoter and show about 40% growth retardation when the TG-inserted allele is paternally derived. Quantitative RT-PCR experiments showed that the expression levels of Pegs in this region were reduced below 50%. These results are consistent with the observed phenotype in Gtl2lacZ mice, because at least two Pegs(Peg9/Dlk1 and Dio3) have growth-promoting effects. The aberrant induction of Megs from silent paternal alleles was also observed in association with changes in the DNA methylation level of a differentially methylated region (DMR) located around Meg3/Gtl2 exon 1. Interestingly, a 60 approximately 80% reduction in all Megs was observed when the TG was maternally derived, although the pups showed no apparent growth or morphological abnormalities. Therefore, the paternal or maternal inheritance of the TG results in the down-regulation in cis of either Pegs or Megs, respectively, suggesting that the TG insertion influences the mechanism regulating the entire imprinted region.
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- Y Sekita
- Department of Epigenetics, Medical Research Institute, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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Sasaki K, Mitsumoto M, Nishioka T, Irie M. Differential scanning calorimetry of porcine adipose tissues. Meat Sci 2006; 72:789-92. [PMID: 22061895 DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2005.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2004] [Revised: 09/29/2005] [Accepted: 09/29/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) was used for the direct analysis of melting properties in porcine subcutaneous, intermuscular, and kidney leaf adipose tissue by heating at a constant ratio of +5°C/min from 4 to 90°C. Melting curves for adipose tissues as well as fat extracted from the associated tissues by chloroform-methanol were generated using DSC. Major peaks in DSC curves were similar among types of adipose tissue but the temperatures of the melting peak and conclusion point differed among types of adipose tissues. From the visual appearance of fat samples it appeared that the major DSC peak corresponded to phase transition of the fat. The direct DSC analysis of porcine adipose tissues may be useful to determine melting properties.
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- K Sasaki
- Department of Animal Products, National Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, 2 Ikenodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0901, Japan
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Suzuki K, Irie M, Kadowaki H, Shibata T, Kumagai M, Nishida A. Genetic parameter estimates of meat quality traits in Duroc pigs selected for average daily gain, longissimus muscle area, backfat thickness, and intramuscular fat content. J Anim Sci 2005; 83:2058-65. [PMID: 16100060 DOI: 10.2527/2005.8392058x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 154] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Using a multitrait animal model BLUP, selection was conducted over seven generations for growth rate (ADG), real-time ultrasound LM area (LMA), backfat thickness (BF), and intramuscular fat content (IMF) to develop a new line of purebred Duroc pigs with enhanced meat production and meat quality. This selection experiment examined 543 slaughtered pigs (394 barrows and 153 gilts) from the first to the seventh generation for meat quality traits. Further, electric impedance and collagen content of loin meat were measured from the fourth to sixth generation. The present study was intended to estimate genetic parameters of the correlated traits of tenderness (TEND), meat color (pork color standard: PCS; lightness = L*), drip loss (DL), cooking loss (CL), pH (PH), electric impedance (IMP), and collagen (COL) of the LM, and the genetic trends of these traits. Respective heritability estimates for IMF, TEND, DL, CL, PCS, L*, PH, IMP, and COL were 0.39, 0.45, 0.14, 0.09, 0.18, 0.16, 0.07, 0.22, and 0.23. Genetic correlations of IMF with ADG and BF were low and positive, but low and negative with LMA. Tenderness was correlated negatively with ADG (-0.44) and BF (-0.59), but positively correlated with LMA (0.32). The genetic correlation between LMA and DL was positive and high (0.64). The genetic correlations of TEND with IMF and COL were low (-0.09 and 0.26, respectively), but a moderate genetic correlation (0.43) between COL and IMF was estimated, suggesting related increases of IMF and connective tissue. Genetic correlations among meat quality traits suggested that when IMF increases, the water holding capacity improves. Genetic trends of meat quality traits showed increased IMF and lighter meat color.
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- K Suzuki
- Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 981-8555, Japan.
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Nishioka T, Irie M. Evaluation method for firmness and stickiness of porcine perirenal fat. Meat Sci 2005; 70:399-404. [DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2005.01.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2004] [Revised: 01/24/2005] [Accepted: 01/24/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Irie M, Suzuki K, Watts DC. Immediate performance of self-etching versus system adhesives with multiple light-activated restoratives. Dent Mater 2004; 20:873-80. [PMID: 15451243 DOI: 10.1016/j.dental.2004.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 07/28/2003] [Revised: 01/26/2004] [Accepted: 04/01/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to evaluate the performance of both single and double applications of (Adper Prompt L-Pop) self-etching dental adhesive, when used with three classes of light-activated restorative materials, in comparison to the performance of each restorative system adhesive. Evaluation parameters to be considered for the adhesive systems were (a) immediate marginal adaptation (or gap formation) in tooth cavities, (b) free setting shrinkage-strain determined by the immediate marginal gap-width in a non-bonding Teflon cavity, and (c) their immediate shear bond-strengths to enamel and to dentin. METHODS The maximum marginal gap-width and the opposing-width (if any) in the tooth cavities and in the Teflon cavities were measured immediately (3 min) after light-activation. The shear bond-strengths to enamel and to dentin were also measured at 3 min. RESULTS For light-activated restorative materials during early setting (<3 min), application of Adper Prompt L-Pop exhibited generally superior marginal adaptation to most system adhesives. But there was no additional benefit from double application. The marginal-gaps in tooth cavities and the marginal-gaps in Teflon cavities were highly correlated (r = 0.86-0.89, p < 0.02-0.01). For enamel and dentin shear bond-strengths, there were no significant differences between single and double applications, for all materials tested except Toughwell and Z 250 with enamel. SIGNIFICANCE Single application of a self-etch adhesive was a feasible and beneficial alternative to system adhesives for several classes of restorative. Marginal gap-widths in tooth cavities correlated more strongly with free shrinkage-strain magnitudes than with bond-strengths to tooth structure.
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- M Irie
- Department of Biomaterials, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, 700-8525, Japan.
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OBJECTIVES The aims of this investigation were to clarify the effects of finishing-time and 24 h water-storage on mechanical properties and marginal adaptation to dentin of seven modern luting cements, representing three chemical types. METHODS Bistite II, Chemiace II, Compolute, XenoCem, PermaCem, Fuji Cem and Fuji Plus were investigated with specimen sub-groups (N=10) for each property measured. The principal series of experiments was conducted in dentin cavities with interfacial polishing either immediately (3 min) after setting or after 24 h water-storage. After the finishing procedure, the maximum marginal gap width and the opposing width (if any) per cavity were measured microscopically, and summed. Then the overall sum of gap-widths (per group; N=10) was calculated. Marginal gaps were similarly measured in Teflon cavities, together with shear-bond-strengths to dentin and early flexural strengths, moduli and swelling data. RESULTS For specimen-sets polished immediately after setting, summed marginal gaps of 23-121 microm were observed, for all luting cements except Compolute. A significantly different (p<0.05) result of either no gap or 6-28 microm summed gap-widths occurred in specimens polished after 24 h. For all materials, their shear-bond-strengths, flexural strength and moduli significantly increased after 24 h storage. SIGNIFICANCE The marginal behavior can be interpreted in terms of the contributions of bonding, shrinkage, swelling and compliance of components, along with compositional features of the cements. With these types of cement it is generally inadvisable to polish the interfacial luting surface immediately after cementing. The polishing procedures should be carried out not less than 24 h later. One resin-cement was able to withstand immediate finishing.
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- M Irie
- Department of Biomaterials, Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry, Okayama University, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Okayama 700-8525, Japan.
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The cicada, Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata, produces two distinct sizes of sperm, as determined by either nuclear volume of early spermatids or nuclear length of mature sperm. Between both sperm, there is no difference in location of the acrosome and flagellum during spermiogenesis. The acrosome is covered by an anteacrosomal bleb, which is inserted in a common mass, spermatodesm, derived from cyst cells. Both kinds of sperm linked to the spermatodesm form sperm bundles, respectively. During copulation, the sperm bundles are transported from the vesicula seminalis of the male to the bursa copulatrix of the female. Morphometric analyses of the nuclear length revealed that the two kinds of sperm reach the bursa copulatrix in the same condition as that found in the vesicula seminalis. Once transferred inside the latter, the sperm bundles disintegrated to individual sperm within a few hours, and the tail components, such as the axoneme and mitochondrial derivatives, become separated from each other over time. The tail completely splits from the sperm nucleus 24 h after copulation. Fertile sperm accumulate in the spermatheca, the final storage organ, where only long sperm survived for any length of time. Fertilized eggs examined by vital staining contain only sperm with long nuclei.
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- M Kubo-Irie
- Biological Laboratory, The University of the Air, Wakaba, Mihama-ku, Chiba 261-8586, Japan.
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Kitsuda K, Irie M, Nakamura T, Inno Y, Nishioka T, Tsuji H. Estimation of Nasunin Content in the Skin of Eggplant 'Mizunasu' Fruits by Nondestructive and Rapid Method. J JPN SOC FOOD SCI 2003. [DOI: 10.3136/nskkk.50.261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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: 11/03/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to explore multiple correlations between shrinkage, bonding and marginal gap parameters, immediately after light-activation, for three classes of restorative materials. The correlations of interest were between: (a) their marginal gap formation in tooth cavities, (b) their free setting shrinkage-strain determined by two different measurement methods ((i) the marginal gap-width in a non-bonding Teflon cavity and (ii) a linear (diametral) measure of shrinkage-strain), and (c) their shear bond strengths to enamel and to dentin. METHODS The maximum marginal gap width and the opposing width (if any) in the tooth cavity were measured immediately (3 min) after light-activation. Two factors for the setting shrinkage-strain and the shear bond strength to enamel and to dentin were measured concomitantly. RESULTS Out of the set of restorative materials investigated, those that produced a smaller marginal gap in the tooth cavity had a smaller marginal gap in the Teflon cavity. There was a highly significant correlation between the two parameters (r=0.914, p<0.001). However, no relationship was observed between the marginal gap in the tooth cavity and the immediate diametral shrinkage-strain (p>0.05). Thus the restorative materials that produced a smaller marginal gap in the tooth cavity did not generally have a smaller diametral setting shrinkage-strain. Furthermore, no relationship was observed between the marginal gap in the tooth cavity and the shear bond strength to enamel or to dentin (p>0.50). SIGNIFICANCE For light-activated restorative materials during the early stage of setting (<5 min), the free shrinkage-strain, measured by marginal-gaps in Teflon cavities, had a greater correlation with immediate marginal-gaps in tooth cavities than either the immediate diametral shrinkage-strain or the bond strengths to the tooth structure.
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- M Irie
- Department of Biomaterials, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine & Dentistry, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Okayama 700-8525, Japan.
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- M Irie
- Department of Microbiology, Hoshi College of Pharmacy, Tokyo 142-8501, Japan
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Irie M, Sakurai M, Kubota H, Minamie Y, Ashida N, Hasegawa T. Investigation and evaluation of the change in the outpatients flow before and after the move of the hospital. Stud Health Technol Inform 2002; 84:1150-4. [PMID: 11604909] [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: 02/21/2023]
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In order to estimate the changes in the service for outpatients with hospital movement, patient flow investigation has been performed at both old and new hospitals. IC memory card was handed out to each outpatient, and timestamps and places were recorded on the card at the places that the patient have been by using card writers set at each department. By comparing with two results, old and new hospitals, patient-waiting time at payment counter was remarkably shortened because of the effect of order-entry system. However, there were few changes in stay time at clinical departments. From the results, it is found that optimization of booking system was required for improvement of patients flow at clinical departments.
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- M Irie
- Department of Medical Informatics, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan.
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Irie M, Suzuki K. Effects of delayed polishing on gap formation of cervical restorations. Oper Dent 2002; 27:59-65. [PMID: 11817470] [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: 02/23/2023]
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This study evaluated the effect of polishing after one-day storage in water on the gap formation around a Class V restoration completely bordered by enamel (coronal cavity) using one resin-modified glass ionomer, one compomer and one conventional glass ionomer as a control. The study also examined gap formation of these materials in two different cervical restorations-a cervical cavity incisally bordered by enamel and cervically bordered by dentin and a root surface cavity completely bordered by dentin. When the specimens of the two types of glass-ionomer material were polished immediately after the setting procedure, 100-120 gaps around the coronal restorative cavity were observed. In contrast, only 10-20 gaps were observed when the specimens were polished after one-day storage. Significant differences in the two glass-ionomer restorative materials were observed between immediate polishing and polishing after one-day storage. The compomer not show this pattern. Restorations placed in enamel/dentin and all-dentin gave results similar to those in all-enamel.
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- M Irie
- Department of Biomaterials, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry, Japan
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Matsuda K, Matsuo M, Irie M. Photoswitching of intramolecular magnetic interaction using diarylethene with oligothiophene pi-conjugated chain. J Org Chem 2001; 66:8799-803. [PMID: 11749609 DOI: 10.1021/jo010597g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Diarylethenes having two nitronyl nitroxide radicals at both ends of the molecule with oligothiophene spacers were synthesized. The diradicals underwent photochromic reactions upon alternate irradiation with UV and visible light. ESR spectra of the diradicals reversibly changed with the photochromism. The magnetic interaction between spins through oligothiophene spacers was stronger than that through oligophenylene spacers, and the photochromic reactivity of the diradical diarylethenes with oligothiophene spacers was much reduced. The difference of the exchange interaction between open- and closed-ring form isomers was estimated to be more than 150-fold.
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- K Matsuda
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8581, Japan.
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Iwama M, Ogawa Y, Ohgi K, Tsuji T, Irie M. Enzymatic properties of sialic acid binding lectin from Rana catesbeiana modified with a water-soluble carbodiimide in the presence of various nucleophiles. Biol Pharm Bull 2001; 24:1366-9. [PMID: 11767103 DOI: 10.1248/bpb.24.1366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The anti-tumor activity of sialic acid binding lectin from Rana catesbeiana (cSBL) was increased by chemical modification with a water-soluble carbodiimide (EDC) in the presence of nucleophiles such as ethylenediamine and glycine methylester. Investigations on ribonuclease (RNase) activities of the modified cSBLs were conducted to elucidate the fundamental mechanisms underlying enhancement of the anti-tumor activity conferred by these modifications. The following three characteristics were observed with modification. (i) RNase activity of the modified cSBL was enhanced towards double stranded RNA and RNA-oligo dA hybrids. The activity increase was observed even under physiologic ionic strength conditions; (ii) RNase activity of the modified cSBL towards single stranded RNA and poly U decreased, while the activity towards poly C was unaffected; (iii) the base preference of the B2 base recognition site of modified cSBL decreased for guanine. On the contrary, the preference for cytosine and adenine increased. This result may explain why the RNase activity towards poly C was not affected by EDC-modification as mentioned above.
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- M Iwama
- Department of Microbiology Hoshi College of Pharmacy, Tokyo, Japan.
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Sanda A, Uchida A, Itagaki T, Kobayashi H, Inokuchi N, Koyama T, Iwama M, Ohgi K, Irie M. Amino acid sequence of a trypsin inhibitor from a Spirometra (Spirometra erinaceieuropaei). Biol Pharm Bull 2001; 24:1356-61. [PMID: 11767101 DOI: 10.1248/bpb.24.1356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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A trypsin inhibitor that is highly homologous with bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor (BPTI) was co-purified along with RNase from Spirometra (Spirometra erinaceieuropaei). The amino acid sequence of this inhibitor (SETI) and the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA encoding this protein were determined by protein chemistry and gene technology. SETI contains 68 amino acid residues and has a molecular mass of 7,798 Da. SETI has 31 amino acid residues that are identical with BPTI's sequence, including 6 half-cystine and 5 aromatic amino acid residues. The active site Lys residue in BPTI is replaced by an Arg residue in SETI. SETI is an effective inhibitor of trypsin and moderately inhibits a-chymotrypsin, but less inhibits elastase or subtilisin. SETI was expressed by E. coli containing a PelB vector carrying the SETI encoding cDNA; an expression yield of 0.68 mg/l was obtained. The phylogenetic relationship of SETI and the other BPTI-like trypsin inhibitors was analyzed using most likelihood inference methods.
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- A Sanda
- College of Environmental Science, Azabu University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan.
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Toda Y, Segal N, Kato A, Yamamoto S, Irie M. Effect of a novel insole on the subtalar joint of patients with medial compartment osteoarthritis of the knee. J Rheumatol 2001; 28:2705-10. [PMID: 11764221] [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: 02/23/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the efficacy of a lateral wedge insole with elastic strapping of the subtalar joint for conservative treatment of osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. METHODS The efficacy of a novel insole with elastic subtalar strapping and a traditional shoe insert wedge insole was compared. Ninety female outpatients with OA of the knee were treated with wedge insoles for 8 weeks. Randomization was performed according to birth date. Standing radiographs with unilateral insole use were used to analyze the femorotibial and talar tilt angles for each patient with and without their respective insole. Visual analog scale (VAS) score for subjective knee pain at the final assessment was compared with that at baseline in both groups. RESULTS Participants wearing the elastically strapped insole (n = 46) had significantly decreased femorotibial angle (p < 0.0001) and talar tilt angle (p = 0.005) and significantly improved VAS pain score (p = 0.045) in comparison with baseline assessments. These significant differences were not found in the group with the inserted insole (n = 44). CONCLUSION The novel strapped insole leads to valgus angulation of the talus, resulting in correction of the femorotibial angle in patients with knee OA with varus deformity, and may have a therapeutic effect similar to that of high tibial osteotomy.
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- Y Toda
- Toda Orthopedic Rheumatology Clinic, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
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To investigate whether damages of cholinergic neurons in the brain produce aging-like changes in circadian rhythms, we examined the influences of intracerebroventricular injection of cholinergic neurotoxin ethylcholine aziridinium ion (AF64A, 5 nmol/5 microl) on circadian rhythms in rats, by measuring locomotor activity and body temperature with the automatic behavioral measurement system combined with the telemetry. Daily rhythms in locomotor activity and body temperature were observed in AF64A-treated rats under a 12:12 h light:dark (LD) cycle, however, in AF64A-treated rats, the amplitude of activity and temperature rhythms was significantly decreased, the phase of the both rhythms was advanced and the amount of activity was decreased, compared with control rats. Locomotor activity and body temperature also showed a circadian rhythm in AF64A-treated rats under the constant dark condition with the period similar to that in the control rats. The present findings are in accordance with the observation in aged animals in which cholinergic hypofunction are often observed, suggesting that hypofunctions of the cholinergic systems in the brain might be involved in aging-like changes in the circadian rhythms.
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- Y Endo
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan.
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Endo Y, Yamauchi K, Fueta Y, Irie M. Changes of body temperature and plasma corticosterone level in rats during psychological stress induced by the communication box. Med Sci Monit 2001; 7:1161-5. [PMID: 11687724] [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: 02/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND We have reported that only psychological stress, but not physical stress, induces a significant elevation of body temperature following repeated exposures, however, we did not evaluate the effects of psychological stress in an acute case. In this study, we evaluated hormonal and physiological changes caused by an acute exposure to psychological stress in rats, compared to physical stress. MATERIAL AND METHODS Adult male Wistar rats, weighing 300-400 g, were exposed to foot shock or non-foot shock stress induced by the communication box for 1 h. The rats in the foot shock group received the electrical shock directly, and the rats in the non-foot shock group could escape from the electrical shock, but received various emotional stimuli from other foot-shocked rats in the communication box. Before, during and after the exposure to each stress, we measured body temperature and motor activity by means of the telemetry system, and also measured plasma corticosterone level by radioimmunoassay. RESULTS Non-foot shocked rats showed a significant elevation of body temperature (from 37.18 +/- 0.13 degrees C at baseline to the peak, 38.71 +/- 0.10 degrees C), in association with a slight but significant increase in motor activity, and a temporal elevation of plasma corticosterone (from 22.1 +/- 1.6 microg/dl at baseline to 29.5 +/- 2.7 microg/dl). These changes were at a lower magnitude compared to foot shocked rats. CONCLUSION It is concluded that psychological stress, generated by the communication box, could have lower influences as an acute stress than physical stress.
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- Y Endo
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan.
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