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Nakamura H, Fukuda M, Matsuda A, Makino N, Kimura H, Ohtaki Y, Nawa Y, Oyama S, Suzuki Y, Kobayashi T, Ishizawa T, Kakizaki Y, Ueno Y. Differentiating localized autoimmune pancreatitis and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma using endoscopic ultrasound images with deep learning. DEN Open 2024; 4:e344. [PMID: 38434146 PMCID: PMC10908399 DOI: 10.1002/deo2.344] [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] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2023] [Revised: 01/29/2024] [Accepted: 02/10/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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Objectives Localized autoimmune pancreatitis is difficult to differentiate from pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma on endoscopic ultrasound images. In recent years, deep learning methods have improved the diagnosis of diseases. Hence, we developed a special cross-validation framework to search for effective methodologies of deep learning in distinguishing autoimmune pancreatitis from pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma on endoscopic ultrasound images. Methods Data from 24 patients diagnosed with localized autoimmune pancreatitis (8751 images) and 61 patients diagnosed with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (20,584 images) were collected from 2016 to 2022. We applied transfer learning to a convolutional neural network called ResNet152, together with our innovative imaging method contributing to data augmentation and temporal data process. We divided patients into five groups according to different factors for 5-fold cross-validation, where the ordered and balanced datasets were created for the performance evaluations. Results ResNet152 surpassed the endoscopists in all evaluation metrics with almost all datasets. Interestingly, when the dataset is balanced according to the factor of the endoscopists' diagnostic accuracy, the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve and accuracy were highest at 0.85 and 0.80, respectively. Conclusions It is deduced that image features useful for ResNet152 correlate with those used by endoscopists for their diagnoses. This finding may contribute to sample-efficient dataset preparation to train convolutional neural networks for endoscopic ultrasonography-imaging diagnosis.
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- Hitomi Nakamura
- Department of GastroenterologyFaculty of MedicineYamagata UniversityYamagataJapan
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- Department of ScienceFaculty of ScienceYamagata UniversityYamagataJapan
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- Department of GastroenterologyFaculty of MedicineYamagata UniversityYamagataJapan
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- Department of GastroenterologyFaculty of MedicineYamagata UniversityYamagataJapan
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- Department of GastroenterologyFaculty of MedicineYamagata UniversityYamagataJapan
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- Department of GastroenterologyFaculty of MedicineYamagata UniversityYamagataJapan
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- Department of GastroenterologyFaculty of MedicineYamagata UniversityYamagataJapan
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- Department of GastroenterologyFaculty of MedicineYamagata UniversityYamagataJapan
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- Department of GastroenterologyFaculty of MedicineYamagata UniversityYamagataJapan
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- Department of GastroenterologyFaculty of MedicineYamagata UniversityYamagataJapan
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- Department of GastroenterologyFaculty of MedicineYamagata UniversityYamagataJapan
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- Department of GastroenterologyFaculty of MedicineYamagata UniversityYamagataJapan
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Ishikawa S, Konta T, Susa S, Ishizawa K, Makino N, Ueno Y, Okuyama N, Iino M. Associations between subjective well-being, number of teeth, and self-rated mastication in Japanese adults: A cross-sectional study. Medicine (Baltimore) 2023; 102:e36354. [PMID: 38050319 PMCID: PMC10695613 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000036354] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/06/2023] Open
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This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the risk factors for low levels of subjective well-being (SWB) in the general population of Japan, specifically, the impact of the number of teeth and self-rated mastication. The surveyed population consisted of individuals aged between 40 and 79 years from Yamagata prefecture, Japan. A postal self-administered questionnaire survey of respondents lifestyles, medical history, oral health, and dietary intake, was conducted from 2017 to 2021. We included 6846 participants to confirm the independent associations between SWB and several parameters using multivariate ordinal logistic regression analysis to estimate adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals. Individuals with < 20 teeth and poor mastication ability had a 1.3-fold risk for low levels of SWB compared with individuals with ≥ 20 teeth with good mastication ability (adjusted odds ratios = 1.300, 95% confidence intervals = 1.043-1.621, P = .020). There were no differences between individuals with good mastication ability, regardless of the number of remaining teeth. Our study emphasizes not only the importance of having ≥ 20 teeth and good mastication ability for high levels of SWB but also the importance of restoring mastication ability using some form of prosthesis, to facilitate a high level of SWB when the number of remaining teeth is < 20.
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- Shigeo Ishikawa
- Department of Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan
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- Department of Public Health and Hygiene, Yamagata University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Hematology, Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetology, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Hematology, Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetology, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan
- Global Center of Excellence, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan
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- Yamagata University Health Administration Center, Yamagata, Japan
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- Global Center of Excellence, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan
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- Department of Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan
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- Department of Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan
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Ishikawa S, Konta T, Susa S, Ishizawa K, Makino N, Ueno Y, Okuyama N, Iino M. Association of health behaviors, dietary habits, and oral health with weight gain after 20 years of age in community-dwelling Japanese individuals aged 40 years and older: a cross-sectional study. Clin Oral Investig 2023; 27:7345-7358. [PMID: 37857736 DOI: 10.1007/s00784-023-05325-3] [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: 09/27/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023]
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OBJECTIVES This cross-sectional study investigated the factors associated with weight gain ≥ 10 kg after 20 years of age in the general Japanese population, with a focus on the number of teeth. MATERIALS AND METHODS We included individuals aged ≥ 40 years from Yamagata prefecture, Japan from 2017-2021. A postal survey was conducted using a self-administered questionnaire; 5,940 participants were included in the final analysis. The questionnaire included items on lifestyle factors, medical history, physical and mental conditions, oral health, and dietary intake. A multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to identify independent associations between weight gain ≥ 10 kg after 20 years of age and various parameters; adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated. RESULTS Less than 20 teeth, male sex, drinking habit frequency, eating very fast or fast, and a higher frequency of eating-away-from-home were significant factors associated with weight gain ≥ 10 kg after 20 years of age; individuals with < 20 versus > 20 teeth exhibited a 1.35-fold higher OR (95% CI 1.15-1.59; p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that having < 20 teeth may affect weight gain ≥ 10 kg after 20 years of age. However, owing to the cross-sectional study design, causality could not be determined. Therefore, maintaining healthy lifestyle behaviors to avoid tooth loss may also affect weight gain ≥ 10 kg after 20 years of age. CLINICAL RELEVANCE Having < 20 teeth has the potential to affect long-term weight gain after 20 years of age.
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- Shigeo Ishikawa
- Department of Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, 2-2-2 Iida-Nishi, Yamagata, 990-9585, Japan.
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- Department of Public Health and Hygiene, Yamagata University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2-2 Iida-Nishi, Yamagata, 990-9585, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Hematology, Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Diabetology, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, 2-2-2 Iida-Nishi, Yamagata, 990-9585, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Hematology, Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Diabetology, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, 2-2-2 Iida-Nishi, Yamagata, 990-9585, Japan
- Global Center of Excellence, Yamagata University School of Medicine, 2-2-2 Iida-Nishi, Yamagata, 990-9585, Japan
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- Yamagata University Health Administration Center, 1-4-12 Kojirakawa-Machi, Yamagata, 990-8560, Japan
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- Global Center of Excellence, Yamagata University School of Medicine, 2-2-2 Iida-Nishi, Yamagata, 990-9585, Japan
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- Department of Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, 2-2-2 Iida-Nishi, Yamagata, 990-9585, Japan
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- Department of Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, 2-2-2 Iida-Nishi, Yamagata, 990-9585, Japan
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Sugahara S, Haga H, Ikeda C, Makino N, Matsuda A, Kakizaki Y, Hoshikawa K, Katsumi T, Ishizawa T, Kobayashi T, Maki K, Suzuki F, Murakami R, Sato H, Ueno Y. Role of Bile-Derived Extracellular Vesicles in Hepatocellular Proliferation after Partial Hepatectomy in Rats. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24119230. [PMID: 37298180 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24119230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Revised: 05/16/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
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Although liver regeneration has been extensively studied, the effects of bile-derived extracellular vesicles (bile EVs) on hepatocytes has not been elucidated. We examined the influence of bile EVs, collected from a rat model of 70% partial hepatectomy (PH), on hepatocytes. We produced bile-duct-cannulated rats. Bile was collected over time through an extracorporeal bile duct cannulation tube. Bile EVs were extracted via size exclusion chromatography. The number of EVs released into the bile per liver weight 12 h after PH significantly increased. Bile EVs collected 12 and 24 h post-PH, and after sham surgery (PH12-EVs, PH24-EVs, sham-EVs) were added to the rat hepatocyte cell line, and 24 h later, RNA was extracted and transcriptome analysis performed. The analysis revealed that more upregulated/downregulated genes were observed in the group with PH24-EVs. Moreover, the gene ontology (GO) analysis focusing on the cell cycle revealed an upregulation of 28 types of genes in the PH-24 group, including genes that promote cell cycle progression, compared to the sham group. PH24-EVs induced hepatocyte proliferation in a dose-dependent manner in vitro, whereas sham-Evs showed no significant difference compared to the controls. This study revealed that post-PH bile Evs promote the proliferation of the hepatocytes, and genes promoting cell cycles are upregulated in hepatocytes.
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- Shinpei Sugahara
- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, 2-2-2 Iidanishi, Yamagata 990-8595, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, 2-2-2 Iidanishi, Yamagata 990-8595, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, 2-2-2 Iidanishi, Yamagata 990-8595, Japan
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- Yamagata University Health Administration Center, 1-4-12 Kojirakawa-Machi, Yamagata 990-8560, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, 2-2-2 Iidanishi, Yamagata 990-8595, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, 2-2-2 Iidanishi, Yamagata 990-8595, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, 2-2-2 Iidanishi, Yamagata 990-8595, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, 2-2-2 Iidanishi, Yamagata 990-8595, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, 2-2-2 Iidanishi, Yamagata 990-8595, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, 2-2-2 Iidanishi, Yamagata 990-8595, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, 2-2-2 Iidanishi, Yamagata 990-8595, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, 2-2-2 Iidanishi, Yamagata 990-8595, Japan
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- Genomic Information Analysis Unit, Department of Genomic Cohort Research, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, 2-2-2 Iidanishi, Yamagata 990-8595, Japan
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- Genomic Information Analysis Unit, Department of Genomic Cohort Research, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, 2-2-2 Iidanishi, Yamagata 990-8595, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, 2-2-2 Iidanishi, Yamagata 990-8595, Japan
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Ishizawa T, Makino N, Kakizaki Y, Matsuda A, Toyokawa Y, Ooyama S, Tanaka M, Ueno Y. Biosafety of a novel covered self-expandable metal stent coated with poly(2-methoxyethyl acrylate) in vivo. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0257828. [PMID: 34559849 PMCID: PMC8462702 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0257828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 09/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Covered self-expandable metal stents (CSEMS) are often used for palliative endoscopic biliary drainage; however, the unobstructed period is limited because of sludge occlusion. The present study aimed to evaluate the biosafety of a novel poly(2-methoxyethyl acrylate)-coated CSEMS (PMEA-CSEMS) for sludge resistance and examine its biosafety in vivo. Using endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, we placed the PMEA-CSEMS into six normal porcine bile ducts and conventional CSEMS into three normal porcine bile ducts. We performed serological examination and undecalcified histological analysis at 1, 3, and 6 months during follow-up. In the bile ducts with PMEA-CSEMS or conventional CSEMS, we observed no increase in liver enzyme or inflammatory marker levels in the serological investigations and mild fibrosis but no inflammatory response in the histopathological analyses. Thus, we demonstrated the biosafety of PMEA-CSEMS in vivo.
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- Tetsuya Ishizawa
- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan
- * E-mail: (TI); (NM)
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan
- * E-mail: (TI); (NM)
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan
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- Piolax Medical Devices, Inc., Kanagawa, Japan
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- Frontier Center for Organic Materials, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan
- Soft Materials Chemistry, Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan
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Ikeda C, Haga H, Makino N, Inuzuka T, Kurimoto A, Ueda T, Matsuda A, Kakizaki Y, Ishizawa T, Kobayashi T, Sugahara S, Tsunoda M, Suda K, Ueno Y. Utility of Claudin-3 in extracellular vesicles from human bile as biomarkers of cholangiocarcinoma. Sci Rep 2021; 11:1195. [PMID: 33441949 PMCID: PMC7807063 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-81023-y] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2020] [Accepted: 12/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are released from all cells. Bile directly contacts bile duct tumor; bile-derived EVs may contain high concentrations of cancer biomarkers. We performed a proteomic analysis of human bile-derived EVs and identified a novel biomarker of cholangiocarcinoma (CCA). EVs were isolated using ultracentrifugation, and chelating agents, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid and ethylene glycol tetraacetic acid (EDEG) and phosphate buffered saline (PBS) were used as dissolution solutions. Bile was collected from 10 CCA and 10 choledocholithiasis (stones) cases. Proteomic analysis was performed; subsequently, ELISA was performed using the candidate biomarkers in a verification cohort. The vesicles isolated from bile had a typical size and morphology. The expression of exosome markers was observed. RNA was more abundant in the EDEG group. The proportion of microRNA was higher in the EDEG group. EDEG use resulted in the removal of more contaminants. Proteomic analysis identified 166 proteins as CCA-specific. ELISA for Claudin-3 revealed statistically significant difference. The diagnostic accuracy was AUC 0.945 and sensitivity and specificity were 87.5%. We report the first use of EDEG in the isolation of EVs from human bile and the proteomic analysis of human bile-derived EV-proteins in CCA. Claudin-3 in bile-derived EVs is a useful biomarker for CCA.
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- Chisaki Ikeda
- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, 2-2-2 Iidanishi, Yamagata, Yamagata, 990-8595, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, 2-2-2 Iidanishi, Yamagata, Yamagata, 990-8595, Japan.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, 2-2-2 Iidanishi, Yamagata, Yamagata, 990-8595, Japan
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- H.U. Group Research Institute G.K., 51 Komiyamachi, Hachioji, Tokyo, 192-0031, Japan
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- H.U. Group Research Institute G.K., 51 Komiyamachi, Hachioji, Tokyo, 192-0031, Japan
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- H.U. Group Research Institute G.K., 51 Komiyamachi, Hachioji, Tokyo, 192-0031, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, 2-2-2 Iidanishi, Yamagata, Yamagata, 990-8595, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, 2-2-2 Iidanishi, Yamagata, Yamagata, 990-8595, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, 2-2-2 Iidanishi, Yamagata, Yamagata, 990-8595, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, 2-2-2 Iidanishi, Yamagata, Yamagata, 990-8595, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, 2-2-2 Iidanishi, Yamagata, Yamagata, 990-8595, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, 2-2-2 Iidanishi, Yamagata, Yamagata, 990-8595, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, 2-2-2 Iidanishi, Yamagata, Yamagata, 990-8595, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, 2-2-2 Iidanishi, Yamagata, Yamagata, 990-8595, Japan
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Ishizawa T, Kobayashi T, Makino N, Matsuda A, Kakizaki Y, Sugawara S, Ashino K, Takahashi R, Motoi F, Ueno Y. A case of a smooth transition to subsequent percutaneous transjejunal biliary intervention for hepatolithiasis after biliary reconstruction by adding jejunostomy during an emergency operation for perforation due to balloon-assisted endoscopy. Clin J Gastroenterol 2021; 14:678-683. [PMID: 33400187 DOI: 10.1007/s12328-020-01312-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2020] [Accepted: 11/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Treatments for hepatolithiasis include peroral endoscopy, percutaneous cholangioscopy, and surgery. Balloon-assisted endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (BAERCP) has been widely performed in recent years for patients with hepatolithiasis after biliary reconstruction. However, accidental bowel perforation caused by BAERCP may need emergency surgery. Here, we describe a 77-year-old Japanese woman diagnosed with acute cholangitis due to hepatolithiasis after biliary reconstruction (a biliary diversion operation for pancreaticobiliary maljunction). She underwent BAERCP for treatment of hepatolithiasis, however, a small-bowel perforation occurred. She underwent an emergency operation to suture the perforation and add a catheter jejunostomy. She had no postoperative complications after surgery and was discharged 11 days after surgery. One month later, she was readmitted and underwent percutaneous transjejunal cholangioscopy-guided lithotripsy with complete removal of the calculi. Although endoscopists should be careful to avoid small-bowel perforation during BAERCP, if perforation occurs, addition of a catheter jejunostomy during emergency surgery can be easily transitioned to subsequent treatment of the hepatolithiasis.
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- Tetsuya Ishizawa
- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, 2-2-2, Iidanishi, Yamagata-shi, Yamagata, 990-8595, Japan.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, 2-2-2, Iidanishi, Yamagata-shi, Yamagata, 990-8595, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, 2-2-2, Iidanishi, Yamagata-shi, Yamagata, 990-8595, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, 2-2-2, Iidanishi, Yamagata-shi, Yamagata, 990-8595, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, 2-2-2, Iidanishi, Yamagata-shi, Yamagata, 990-8595, Japan
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- Department of Surgery I, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, 2-2-2, Iidanishi, Yamagata-shi, Yamagata, 990-8595, Japan
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- Department of Surgery I, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, 2-2-2, Iidanishi, Yamagata-shi, Yamagata, 990-8595, Japan
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- Department of Surgery I, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, 2-2-2, Iidanishi, Yamagata-shi, Yamagata, 990-8595, Japan
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- Department of Surgery I, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, 2-2-2, Iidanishi, Yamagata-shi, Yamagata, 990-8595, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, 2-2-2, Iidanishi, Yamagata-shi, Yamagata, 990-8595, Japan
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Toyokawa Y, Kobayashi S, Tsuchiya H, Shibuya T, Aoki M, Sumiya J, Ooyama S, Ishizawa T, Makino N, Ueno Y, Tanaka M. A fully covered self-expandable metallic stent coated with poly (2-methoxyethyl acrylate) and its derivative: In vitro evaluation of early-stage biliary sludge formation inhibition. Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl 2020; 120:111386. [PMID: 33545807 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2020.111386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2020] [Revised: 08/07/2020] [Accepted: 08/12/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The adhesion and deformation behavior of proteins at the inner surface of fully covered, self-expandable metallic stents coated with biocompatible polymers, poly(2-methoxyethyl acrylate) (PMEA) and poly(3-methoxypropyl acrylate) (PMC3A), were analyzed. Model bile solution, proteins, and bacteria were used to unravel the inhibitory ability of the polymer coatings. Adsorbance of proteins and adherence of bacteria were both strongly inhibited by the polymer coatings. Circulation tests were performed under clinical conditions using human bile from patients. Adsorption/deformation of proteins and early-stage sludge formation were inhibited on stent surfaces coated with PMEA derivatives. The present study revealed that early-stage biliary sludge formation on PMEA- and PMC3A-coated stents was suppressed due to the strong resistance of the polymers to protein adsorption/deformation, brought about by intermediate water in hydrated polymer coatings, which is not present in conventional coating materials, such as silicone and polyurethane.
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- Yoshihide Toyokawa
- Former Piolax Medical Devices, Inc., 2265-3 Kamiyabe-Cho, Totsuka-Ku, Yokohama-Shi, Kanagawa 245-0053, Japan
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- Soft Materials Chemistry, Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University, Build. CE41, 744 Motooka Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Former Frontier Center for Organic Materials, Yamagata University, 4-3-16 Jonan, Yonezawa, Yamagata 992-8510, Japan
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- Former Frontier Center for Organic Materials, Yamagata University, 4-3-16 Jonan, Yonezawa, Yamagata 992-8510, Japan
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- Former Piolax Medical Devices, Inc., 2265-3 Kamiyabe-Cho, Totsuka-Ku, Yokohama-Shi, Kanagawa 245-0053, Japan
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- Piolax Medical Devices, Inc., 2265-3 Kamiyabe-Cho, Totsuka-Ku, Yokohama-Shi, Kanagawa 245-0053, Japan
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- Piolax Medical Devices, Inc., 2265-3 Kamiyabe-Cho, Totsuka-Ku, Yokohama-Shi, Kanagawa 245-0053, Japan
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- Yamagata University School of Medicine, Course of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, Department of Gastroenterology and Division of Endoscopy, Yamagata University Hospital, 2-2-2 Iida-nishi, Yamagata 990-9585, Japan
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- Yamagata University School of Medicine, Course of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, Department of Gastroenterology and Division of Endoscopy, Yamagata University Hospital, 2-2-2 Iida-nishi, Yamagata 990-9585, Japan
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- Yamagata University School of Medicine, Course of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, Department of Gastroenterology and Division of Endoscopy, Yamagata University Hospital, 2-2-2 Iida-nishi, Yamagata 990-9585, Japan
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- Soft Materials Chemistry, Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University, Build. CE41, 744 Motooka Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan; Former Frontier Center for Organic Materials, Yamagata University, 4-3-16 Jonan, Yonezawa, Yamagata 992-8510, Japan.
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Omori Y, Ono Y, Kobayashi T, Motoi F, Karasaki H, Mizukami Y, Makino N, Ueno Y, Unno M, Furukawa T. How does intestinal-type intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm emerge? CDX2 plays a critical role in the process of intestinal differentiation and progression. Virchows Arch 2020; 477:21-31. [PMID: 32291497 DOI: 10.1007/s00428-020-02806-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [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: 10/03/2019] [Revised: 03/02/2020] [Accepted: 03/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Intestinal-type intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) of the pancreas is clinicopathologically distinctive. Our research aimed to elucidate the molecular mechanism of the development and progression of the intestinal-type IPMN. In 60 intestinal-type IPMN specimens, histological transitions from gastric-type epithelia to intestinal-type epithelia were observed in 48 cases (80%). CDX2/MUC2/alcian blue triple staining indicated that CDX2 appeared to precede MUC2 expression and subsequent alcian blue-positive mucin production. Expression of p21 and Ki-67 seemed to be accelerated by CDX2 expression (p = 6.02e-13 and p = 3.1e-09, respectively). p21/Ki-67 double staining revealed that p21 was mostly expressed in differentiated cells in the apex of papillae, while Ki-67 was expressed in proliferative cells in the base of papillae. This clear cellular arrangement seemed to break down with the progression of atypical grade and development of invasion (p = 0.00197). Intestinal-type IPMNs harbored frequent GNAS mutations (100%, 25/25) and RNF43 mutations (57%, 8/14) and shared identical GNAS and KRAS mutations with concurrent gastric-type IPMNs or incipient gastric-type neoplasia (100%, 25/25). RNF43 mutations showed emerging or being selected in intestinal-type neoplasms along with ß-catenin aberration. Activation of protein kinase A and extracellular-regulated kinase was observed in CDX2-positive intestinal-type neoplasm. These results suggest that gastric-type epithelia that acquire GNAS mutations together with induction of intrinsic CDX2 expression may evolve with clonal selection and additional molecular aberrations including RNF43 and ß-catenin into intestinal-type IPMNs, which may further progress with complex villous growth due to disoriented cell cycle regulation, acceleration of atypical grade, and advance to show an invasive phenotype.
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- Yuko Omori
- Department of Investigative Pathology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1, Seiryo-machi, Aoba-Ku, Sendai, 980-8575, Japan
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- Institute of Biomedical Research, Sapporo Higashi Tokushukai Hospital, Sapporo, 065-0033, Japan.,Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, 078-8510, Japan
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- Department of Investigative Pathology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1, Seiryo-machi, Aoba-Ku, Sendai, 980-8575, Japan.,Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, Yamagata, 990-9585, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, 980-8574, Japan
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- Institute of Biomedical Research, Sapporo Higashi Tokushukai Hospital, Sapporo, 065-0033, Japan
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- Institute of Biomedical Research, Sapporo Higashi Tokushukai Hospital, Sapporo, 065-0033, Japan.,Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, 078-8510, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, Yamagata, 990-9585, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, Yamagata, 990-9585, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, 980-8574, Japan
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- Department of Investigative Pathology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1, Seiryo-machi, Aoba-Ku, Sendai, 980-8575, Japan.
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Ikeda C, Makino N, Matsuda A, Kakizaki Y, Ishizawa T, Kobayashi T, Sugahara S, Nishiduka M, Tsunoda M, Haga J, Tsunoda R, Ueno Y. Signet-ring cell carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater: a case diagnosed via repeated biopsies. Clin J Gastroenterol 2020; 13:607-614. [PMID: 31981088 PMCID: PMC7395027 DOI: 10.1007/s12328-020-01097-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2019] [Accepted: 01/17/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Signet-ring cell carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater is a rare tumor. A 74-year-old woman presented with epigastric pain and was diagnosed with cholangitis. Her liver enzyme levels were elevated. Computed tomography showed an enhanced area in the periampullary region and marked common bile duct dilatation. On endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), the ampulla exhibited a normal appearance without ulcer or mass. Histological biopsy confirmed the absence of malignancy. During follow-up, the patient again presented with acute cholangitis multiple times and underwent ERCP each time. The ampulla had the appearance of a reddish and erosive mucosa. Although biopsy was repeated, histological examination did not show any malignancy. After a total of 13 biopsies, the patient was diagnosed with ampullary carcinoma of non-exposed protruded type following the third ERC-guided biopsy. Careful follow-up and frequent endoscopic biopsies are important in cases of papillary carcinoma of non-exposed protruded type with normal ampullary mucosa on initial endoscopy because this condition is challenging to diagnose with a single biopsy.
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- Chisaki Ikeda
- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, 2-2-2 Iidanishi, Yamagata, Yamagata, 990-8595, Japan.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, 2-2-2 Iidanishi, Yamagata, Yamagata, 990-8595, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, 2-2-2 Iidanishi, Yamagata, Yamagata, 990-8595, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, 2-2-2 Iidanishi, Yamagata, Yamagata, 990-8595, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, 2-2-2 Iidanishi, Yamagata, Yamagata, 990-8595, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, 2-2-2 Iidanishi, Yamagata, Yamagata, 990-8595, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, 2-2-2 Iidanishi, Yamagata, Yamagata, 990-8595, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Yonezawa City Hospital, 6-36 Aioichou, Yonezawa, Yamagata, 992-8502, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, 2-2-2 Iidanishi, Yamagata, Yamagata, 990-8595, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Yonezawa City Hospital, 6-36 Aioichou, Yonezawa, Yamagata, 992-8502, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Yonezawa City Hospital, 6-36 Aioichou, Yonezawa, Yamagata, 992-8502, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, 2-2-2 Iidanishi, Yamagata, Yamagata, 990-8595, Japan
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Ishizawa T, Makino N, Kakizaki Y, Ando Y, Matsuda A, Kobayashi T, Ikeda C, Sugahara S, Tsunoda M, Sato H, Murakami R, Ueno Y. A novel pathogenic variant of ATP-binding cassette subfamily B member 4 causing gallstones in a young adult. Clin J Gastroenterol 2019; 12:637-641. [DOI: 10.1007/s12328-019-00991-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2019] [Accepted: 04/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Ikeda C, Makino N, Ando Y, Matsuda A, Kakizaki Y, Ishizawa T, Saito Y, Yamakawa M, Kameda W, Ueno Y. [Hypopituitarism associated with autoimmune pancreatitis: a case report]. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 2019; 116:168-176. [PMID: 30745555 DOI: 10.11405/nisshoshi.116.168] [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: 06/09/2023]
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We herein report the case of a 64-year-old male patient with hypopituitarism associated with autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP). The patient was previously diagnosed with AIP based on the presence of a swollen pancreas, elevated serum immunoglobulin G4, and narrowing of the pancreatic duct by imaging. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a pituitary stem tumor, and loading test showed a decrease in the function of the anterior lobe suggesting severe failure of growth hormone secretion. Treatment with steroids was effective in reducing the pituitary lesion and improving the function of the anterior lobe. The present case illustrates the importance of pituitary function evaluation before steroid treatment in patients with AIP.
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- Chisaki Ikeda
- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University
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- Department of Pathological Diagnostics, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University
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- Third Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University
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Sotomi Y, Hirata A, Amiya R, Nakano T, Takeda Y, Makino N, Nakatani S, Higuchi Y. P6071Real-world clinical data of atrial fibrillation patients treated with direct oral anticoagulants in combination with or without antiplatelet therapy. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy566.p6071] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Y Sotomi
- Osaka Police Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka Police Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka Police Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka Police Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka Police Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka Police Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka Police Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka Police Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Osaka, Japan
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Matsuhiro Y, Syutta R, Nakamura H, Yasumura K, Yasumoto K, Okamoto N, Tanaka H, Mori N, Nakamura D, Yano M, Makino N, Egami Y, Nisino M, Tanouti J. P5597Effect of number of connectors on vessel healing at proximal edge part after everolimus -eluting stent implantation using optical coherence tomography. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx493.p5597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Kakizaki Y, Makino N, Ando Y, Matsuda A, Ishizawa T, Saito Y, Suto A, Yamakawa M, Kimura W, Ueno Y. A case of pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia-3 with autoimmune pancreatitis. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 2017; 114:1023-1030. [PMID: 28579586 DOI: 10.11405/nisshoshi.114.1023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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We report a case of pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia-3 (PanIN-3) with autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP). The patient, a 75-year-old man, had been diagnosed to have AIP with stenosis of the main pancreatic duct. After six years, computed tomography demonstrated dilatation of the main pancreatic duct in the mid-pancreas. Although we could not confirm the presence of any pancreatic tumor on the basis of imaging modalities alone, cytological examination of the pancreatic juice obtained by endoscopic retrograde pancreatography revealed atypical cells. Therefore, we performed pancreatoduodenectomy and obtained a pathologic diagnosis of PanIN-3 with AIP. The present case is informative in the context of pancreatic carcinogenesis in AIP.
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- Yasuharu Kakizaki
- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University
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- Department of Pathological Diagnostics, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University
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- Department of Pathological Diagnostics, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University
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- Department of Gastroenterological, General, Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University
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Ito M, Makino N, Matsuda A, Ikeda Y, Kakizaki Y, Saito Y, Ueno Y, Kawata S. High Glucose Accelerates Cell Proliferation and Increases the Secretion and mRNA Expression of Osteopontin in Human Pancreatic Duct Epithelial Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:ijms18040807. [PMID: 28417915 PMCID: PMC5412391 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18040807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2017] [Revised: 04/05/2017] [Accepted: 04/08/2017] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The incidence of pancreatic cancer is increasing year-by-year in Japan. Among the diseases that complicate pancreatic cancer, diabetes is the most common. Recently, it has become evident that patients suffering from diabetes and obesity show increased expression of osteopontin (OPN). The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of high glucose and high insulin culture conditions on a human pancreatic duct epithelial cell line (HPDE-6), focusing particularly on OPN expression. METHODS HPDE-6 were cultured under various conditions, employing several combinations of glucose (normal, 6 mM high, 30 mM, and 60 mM) and insulin (0.1 nM, 1 nM) concentration. RESULTS HPDE-6 cell proliferation was significantly accelerated under high glucose culture conditions in comparison to samples in 6 mM glucose, and was more prominent under high insulin conditions. At the same time, the expression of OPN mRNA was also increased significantly. In comparison with 6 mM glucose, the expression of 8-OHdG DNA was increased in high glucose culture. CONCLUSION HPDE-6 cells show accelerated proliferation and increased OPN expression when cultured under high glucose and high insulin conditions. Furthermore, the cells show increased oxidative stress in the presence of high glucose.
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- Miho Ito
- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, Yamagata 990-9585, Japan.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, Yamagata 990-9585, Japan.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, Yamagata 990-9585, Japan.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, Yamagata 990-9585, Japan.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, Yamagata 990-9585, Japan.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, Yamagata 990-9585, Japan.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, Yamagata 990-9585, Japan.
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- Hyogo Prefectural Nishinomiya Hospital, Nishinomiya 662-0918, Japan.
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Makino N, Shirahata N, Honda T, Ando Y, Matsuda A, Ikeda Y, Ito M, Nishise Y, Saito T, Ueno Y, Kawata S. Pancreatic hyperechogenicity associated with hypoadiponectinemia and insulin resistance: A Japanese population study. World J Hepatol 2016; 8:1452-1458. [PMID: 27957243 PMCID: PMC5124716 DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v8.i33.1452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2016] [Revised: 09/08/2016] [Accepted: 10/18/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM To examine the relationship between pancreatic hyperechogenicity and risk factors for metabolic syndrome.
METHODS A general population-based survey of lifestyle-related diseases was conducted from 2005 to 2006 in Japan. The study involved 551 participants older than 40 year of age. Data for 472 non-diabetic adults were included in the analysis. The measures included the demographic factors, blood parameters, results of a 75 g oral glucose tolerance test, and abdominal ultrasonography. The echogenicity of the pancreas and liver was compared, and then the subjects were separated into two groups: cases with pancreatic hyperechogenicity (n = 208) and cases without (controls, n = 264). The differences between both groups were compared using an unpaired t-test or Fisher’s exact test. Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to determine the relationship between the pancreatic hyperechogenicity and clinical and biochemical parameters.
RESULTS Subjects with pancreatic hyperechogenicity had decreased serum adiponectin concentration compared to control subjects [8.9 (6.5, 12.8) vs 11.1 (7.8, 15.9), P < 0.001] and more frequently exhibited features of metabolic syndrome. Logistic regression analysis showed that the following variables were significantly and independently associated with pancreatic hyperechogenicity: Presence of hypoadiponectinemia, increased body mass index (BMI), higher homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) score, and presence of fatty liver. Similar associations were also observed in subjects with pancreatic hyperechogenicity without fatty liver. Multivariate association analysis of data from participants without fatty liver showed that hypoadiponectinemia was significantly associated with pancreatic hyperechogenicity (OR = 0.93, 95%CI: 0.90 - 0.97, P < 0.001). This association was independent of other confounding variables. Additionally, an increased BMI and higher HOMA-IR score were significantly associated with pancreatic hyperechogenicity.
CONCLUSION Pancreatic hyperechogenicity is independently associated with increased BMI, insulin resistance, and hypoadiponectinemia in the general population.
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Nakazawa T, Ikeda Y, Kawaguchi Y, Kitagawa H, Takada H, Takeda Y, Makino I, Makino N, Naitoh I, Tanaka A. Isolated intrapancreatic IgG4-related sclerosing cholangitis. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21:1334-1343. [PMID: 25632210 PMCID: PMC4306181 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i4.1334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2014] [Revised: 07/29/2014] [Accepted: 09/05/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Immunoglobulin G4-related sclerosing cholangitis (IgG4-SC) is frequently associated with type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP). Association with AIP can be utilized in the diagnosis of IgG4-SC. However, some cases of IgG4-SC are isolated from AIP, which complicates the diagnosis. Most of the reported cases of isolated IgG4-SC displayed hilar biliary strictures, whereas isolated IgG4-SC with intrapancreatic biliary stricture is very rare. Recently, we have encountered 5 isolated intrapancreatic IgG4-SC cases that were not associated with AIP, three of which were pathologically investigated after surgical operation. They all were males with a mean age of 74.2 years. The pancreas was not enlarged in any of these cases. No irregular narrowing of the main pancreatic duct was found. Bile duct wall thickening in lesions without luminal stenosis was detected by abdominal computed tomography in all five cases, by endoscopic ultrasonography in two out of four cases and by intraductal ultrasonography in all three cases. In three cases, serum IgG4 levels were within the normal limits. The mean serum IgG4 level measured before surgery was 202.1 mg/dL (4 cases). Isolated intrapancreatic IgG4-SC is difficult to diagnose, especially if the IgG4 level remains normal. Thus, this type of IgG4-SC should be suspected in addition to cholangiocarcinoma and pancreatic cancer if stenosis of intrapancreatic bile duct is present.
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Taniike M, Nishino M, Yoshimura T, Nakamura D, Makino N, Egami Y, Shutta R, Morita H, Tanouchi J, Yamada Y. In-stent tissue characteristics detected by optical coherence tomography may affect re-restenosis after cutting balloon angioplasty for in-stent restenosis. Eur Heart J 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht308.p1221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Mori N, Nishino M, Nakamura D, Yoshimura T, Taniike M, Makino N, Egami Y, Shutta R, Tanouchi J, Yamada Y. Different neointimal response to overlapping segments between everolimus eluting stents and sirolimus eluting stents -optical coherence tomographic study. Eur Heart J 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht309.2673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Ishii R, Saito T, Shao L, Okumoto K, Nishise Y, Watanabe H, Makino N, Fukao A, Kitanaka C, Kayama T, Ueno Y, Kawata S. Serum prolactin levels and prolactin mRNA expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells in hepatitis C virus infection. J Med Virol 2013; 85:1199-205. [DOI: 10.1002/jmv.23599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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] [Accepted: 02/21/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Rika Ishii
- Department of Gastroenterology; Yamagata University School of Medicine; Yamagata; Japan
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- Department of Public Health; Yamagata University School of Medicine; Yamagata; Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology; Yamagata University School of Medicine; Yamagata; Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology; Yamagata University School of Medicine; Yamagata; Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology; Yamagata University School of Medicine; Yamagata; Japan
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Kobayashi G, Fujita N, Imaizumi K, Irisawa A, Suzuki M, Murakami A, Oana S, Makino N, Komatsuda T, Yoneyama K. Wire-guided biliary cannulation technique does not reduce the risk of post-ERCP pancreatitis: multicenter randomized controlled trial. Dig Endosc 2013; 25:295-302. [PMID: 23368891 DOI: 10.1111/j.1443-1661.2012.01372.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2012] [Accepted: 07/20/2012] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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AIM To evaluate the effect of wire-guided biliary cannulation (WGC) on the prevention of post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) pancreatitis (PEP). METHODS We investigated the impact of the WGC technique on the incidence of PEP by comparing the conventional cannulation (CC) technique in selective bile duct cannulation during ERCP with a cross-over design in a prospective multicenter randomized controlled trial and the potential risk factors for PEP. This involved six tertiary referral centers and three university hospitals. A total of 322 patients with indications for ERCP requiring selective biliary cannulation were enrolled from April 2008 to March 2009. RESULTS One hundred and sixty-three patients were assigned to the WGC group and 159 to the CC group. The incidence of PEP was the same between the groups (6.1% vs 6.3%, P = 0.95). Primary successful biliary cannulation was achieved in 136 patients (83%) in the WGC group and in 138 (87%) in the CC group (P = 0.40). The mean time required for primary successful biliary cannulation was 7.4 ± 8.3 min and 7.2 ± 7.9 min, respectively (P = 0.83). Multivariate analysis demonstrated that accidental guidewire insertions and unintended injections of contrast into the main pancreatic duct were the only independent risk factors for PEP (P = 0.001, relative risk [RR]: 8.70, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.46-30.81). CONCLUSION The WGC technique does not reduce the risk of PEP and also does not improve the success rate of selective bile duct cannulation.
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- Go Kobayashi
- Tohoku Bilio-pancreatic Interventional Endoscopy Group, Tohoku.
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Background It is unclear whether there are any differences in the induction of cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) and CD4+CD25high regulatory T-cells (Tregs) among dendritic cells (DCs) fused with different pancreatic carcinomas. The aim of this study was to compare the ability to induce cytotoxicity by human DCs fused with different human pancreatic carcinoma cell lines and to elucidate the causes of variable cytotoxicity among cell lines. Methods Monocyte-derived DCs, which were generated from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), were fused with carcinoma cells such as Panc-1, KP-1NL, QGP-1, and KP-3L. The induction of CTL and Tregs, and cytokine profile of PBMCs stimulated by fused DCs were evaluated. Results The cytotoxicity against tumor targets induced by PBMCs cocultured with DCs fused with QGP-1 (DC/QGP-1) was very low, even though PBMCs cocultured with DCs fused with other cell lines induced significant cytotoxicity against the respective tumor target. The factors causing this low cytotoxicity were subsequently investigated. DC/QGP-1 induced a significant expansion of Tregs in cocultured PBMCs compared with DC/KP-3L. The level of interleukin-10 secreted in the supernatants of PBMCs cocultured with DC/QGP-1 was increased significantly compared with that in DC/KP-3L. Downregulation of major histocompatibility complex class I expression and increased secretion of vascular endothelial growth factor were observed with QGP-1, as well as in the other cell lines. Conclusion The present study demonstrated that the cytotoxicity induced by DCs fused with pancreatic cancer cell lines was different between each cell line, and that the reduced cytotoxicity of DC/QGP-1 might be related to the increased secretion of interleukin-10 and the extensive induction of Tregs.
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- Yoshiaki Andoh
- Department of Pathological Diagnostics ; Department of Gastroenterology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan
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Aberrant expression of microRNAs (miRNA) is associated with phenotypes of various cancers, including pancreatic cancer. However, the mechanism of the aberrant expression is largely unknown. Activation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway plays a crucial role in gene expression related to the malignant phenotype of pancreatic cancer. Hence, we studied the role of MAPK in the aberrant expression of miRNAs in pancreatic cancer cells. The alterations in expression of 183 miRNAs induced by activation or inactivation of MAPK were assayed in cultured pancreatic cancer cells and HEK293 cells by means of the quantitative real-time PCR method. We found that four miRNAs, namely, miR-7-3, miR-34a, miR-181d, and miR-193b, were preferentially associated with MAPK activity. Among these miRNAs, miR-7-3 was upregulated by active MAPK, whereas the others were downregulated. Promoter assays indicated that the promoter activities of the host genes of miR-7-3 and miR-34a were both downregulated by alteration in MAPK activity. Exogenous overexpression of the MAPK-associated miRNAs had the effect of inhibition of the proliferation of cultured pancreatic cancer cells; miR-193b was found to exhibit the most remarkable inhibition. A search for target genes of miR-193b led to identification of CCND1, NT5E, PLAU, STARD7, STMN1, and YWHAZ as the targets. Translational suppression of these genes by miR-193b was confirmed by reporter assay. These results indicate that activation of MAPK may play a significant role in aberrant expression of miRNAs and their associated phenotypes in pancreatic cancer.
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- Yushi Ikeda
- International Research and Educational Institute for Integrated Medical Sciences, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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Maeda T, Oyama JI, Sasaki M, Arima T, Makino N. The correlation between the clinical laboratory data and the telomere length in peripheral blood leukocytes of Japanese female patients with hypertension. J Nutr Health Aging 2011; 15:240-4. [PMID: 21369674 DOI: 10.1007/s12603-010-0137-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 02/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study investigated the correlation between the chronological age, telomere length in peripheral blood leukocytes and blood laboratory data of female patients with mild hypertension to identify laboratory data that reflect the biological aging of individuals. DESIGN Cross-sectional population-based study. SETTING Outpatient clinic of the Department of Cardiovascular, Respiratory, and Geriatric Medicine Kyushu University Hospital at Beppu in Japan. PARTICIPANTS Outpatients with mild hypertension treated with a low dose of amlodipine. MEASUREMENTS The laboratory data of female patients were collected and the telomere length parameters in their peripheral blood leukocytes were determined by Southern blotting. Any correlations between the laboratory data and the telomere length parameters were assessed. RESULTS The patients showed a positive correlation between the telomere length and the high density lipoprotein, albumin, creatinine, hemoglobin levels, red blood cell counts, and a negative correlation with the globulin level. The extent of subtelomeric methylation of long telomeres tended to correlate negatively with the telomeric attrition. Only the creatinine level correlated with subtelomeric methylation, but not with telomeric length. CONCLUSION HDL and the albumin/globulin ratio were potential indicators for individual somatic genomic aging. Creatinine may therefore be a useful indicator for a predisposition for telomeric attrition.
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- T Maeda
- The Division of Molecular and Clinical Gerontology, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Oita, 874-0838, Japan.
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Maeda T, Oyama JI, Higuchi Y, Arima T, Mimori K, Makino N. The correlation between the telomeric parameters and the clinical laboratory data in the patients with brain infarct and metabolic disorders. J Nutr Health Aging 2010; 14:793-7. [PMID: 21085912 DOI: 10.1007/s12603-010-0136-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To elucidate the correlation between the telomere length and subtelomeric methylated status in peripheral leukocytes and the laboratory data of inpatients with brain infarction and metabolic disorders. This is the first report describing a link between routine clinical laboratory data and genomic aging. DESIGN Cross-sectional population-based study. SETTING Chronic disease ward of Kyushu University Hospital at Beppu in Japan. PARTICIPANTS Inpatients with brain infarction and metabolic disorders. MEASUREMENTS The laboratory data of male patients were collected and the telomeric parameters in their peripheral leukocytes were determined by a Southern blot analysis with methylation-sensitive and insensitive isoschizomers. Any correlations between the laboratory data and the telomeric parameters were assessed. RESULTS The patients revealed a significant correlation among the fasting blood sugar, HbA1c, serum creatinine and urea nitrogen levels with the mean telomere length, expression of long telomeres ( > 9.4 kb), or the subtelomeric hypermethylation status of long telomeres. CONCLUSION Our results suggested that the hyperglycemia and renal function of patients with metabolic disorders correlated positively with the aging-associated telomeric changes.
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- T Maeda
- Division of Molecular and Clinical Gerontology, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Oita, Japan.
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Nishise Y, Saito T, Makino N, Okumoto K, Ito JI, Watanabe H, Saito K, Togashi H, Ikeda C, Kubota I, Daimon M, Kato T, Fukao A, Kawata S. Relationship between alcohol consumption and serum adiponectin levels: the Takahata study--a cross-sectional study of a healthy Japanese population. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2010; 95:3828-35. [PMID: 20444927 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2009-1862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 11/19/2022]
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CONTEXT The relationship between alcohol consumption and serum adiponectin levels has not been fully explored in an Asian population. OBJECTIVE Our goal was to determine whether alcohol consumption is associated with a change in adiponectin levels in a healthy Japanese population. DESIGN This was a cross-sectional study. SETTING Subjects were recruited from participants in a health check-up program. PARTICIPANTS This study included 2932 subjects (1306 men and 1626 women). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The effects of total weekly or daily volume of ethanol intake on serum adiponectin levels were evaluated. In addition, the correlation of clinical traits with serum adiponectin levels was examined. A multivariate regression model was used to control for possible confounding factors. RESULTS Alcohol consumption was weakly correlated with decreased serum adiponectin levels in men [Spearman's ordered correlation coefficient (rs=-0.141; P<0.001]; an even weaker correlation was seen in women (rs=-0.055; P=0.025). Multivariate analysis demonstrated that alcohol consumption was independently associated with hypoadiponectinemia. CONCLUSION In contrast to reports from the United States and Europe among White and Black subjects, our study demonstrated an inverse association between alcohol intake and serum adiponectin levels in Asian subjects, suggesting ethnic differences in the effects of alcohol consumption on serum adiponectin levels.
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- Yuko Nishise
- Department of Gastroenterology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, 2-2-2 Iida-Nishi, Yamagata 990-9585, Japan.
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Honda T, Makino N, Shirahata N, Tozawa T, Ikeda Y, So K, Matsuda A, Kato N, Motoyama T, Kawata S. [An autopsy case of periampullary carcinoid with amyloid stroma and type 1 neurofibromatosis]. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 2009; 106:1516-1523. [PMID: 19834300] [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: 05/28/2023]
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A 67-year-old woman presented with a chief complaint of malaise. CT showed a pancreatic head tumor 5 cm in diameter with calcification. It also showed multiple liver metastases and bile duct dilatation. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy showed deformation and stenosis on the superior and inferior side of the duodenal angle due to a papillary tumor. Thus, retrograde insertion of an endoscope was difficult, and a diagnosis of a carcinoid tumor was obtained by biopsy. After disclosing the diagnosis to the patient, we explained the necessity of treatment. However, the patient refused all proposed treatments, and therefore, we merely provided treatment of her symptom. The patient died of liver failure approximately 3 months later. At autopsy, multiple neurofibromas and café-au-lait spots were observed on the body surface. The tumor was a carcinoid tumor with distant metastases which originated from the duodenal papillary area. On histopathological examination, there were psammoma bodies in neoplastic cells and production of somatostatin. There were also stromal amyloid deposits. We report here a valuable case of carcinoid tumor with type 1 neurofibromatosis accompanied with amyloid deposits.
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Saito T, Nishise Y, Makino N, Haga H, Ishii R, Okumoto K, Ito JI, Watanabe H, Saito K, Takeda H, Togashi H, Kubota I, Daimon M, Kato T, Kawata S. Impact of metabolic syndrome on elevated serum alanine aminotransferase levels in the Japanese population. Metabolism 2009; 58:1067-75. [PMID: 19411086 DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2009.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [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] [Received: 01/12/2009] [Revised: 03/20/2009] [Accepted: 03/27/2009] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Measurement of the serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) level is used as an initial test for detection of liver diseases, and recent studies have also highlighted its potential value as a measure of overall health and survival as a marker of an increased risk of metabolic disorder. This study was designed to clarify the prevalence of elevated ALT levels in the Japanese population and to assess factors associated with ALT elevation. The subjects were 2165 individuals aged 40 to 85 years who participated in a Japanese community-based study referred to as the Takahata Study. Serum ALT levels and factors associated with ALT elevation were investigated. Among 2087 subjects who were negative for hepatitis B and C, the rates of elevated ALT greater than 30 U/L in men and greater than 25 U/L in women were 217 (22.7%) of 957 and 239 (21.2%) of 1130, respectively. These ALT cutoff levels had a specificity of more than 80% for exclusion of subjects with none or 1 of 3 metabolic risk factors: hypertension, lipid metabolism abnormality, and hyperglycemia. Multivariate analysis revealed 5 factors with a significant association with ALT elevation in men (n = 957): high gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase, low adiponectin, high low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high body mass index, and high homeostasis model assessment insulin resistance index. Similarly, 4 factors were significantly associated with ALT elevation in women (n = 1130): high gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase, low adiponectin, high body mass index, and high homeostasis model assessment insulin resistance index. These results suggest that elevated ALT levels in the Japanese population older than 40 years have a strong association with metabolic syndrome-related features including obesity and insulin resistance.
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- Takafumi Saito
- Department of Gastroenterology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata 990-9585, Japan.
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Madoiwa S, Yamauchi T, Kobayashi E, Hakamata Y, Dokai M, Makino N, Kashiwakura Y, Ishiwata A, Ohmori T, Mimuro J, Sakata Y. Induction of factor VIII-specific unresponsiveness by intrathymic factor VIII injection in murine hemophilia A. J Thromb Haemost 2009; 7:811-24. [PMID: 19220731 DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2009.03314.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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SUMMARY BACKGROUND Hemophilia A is a congenital bleeding disorder caused by a deficiency of coagulation factor VIII. Approximately 30% of hemophilia A patients develop inhibitors against FVIII following replacement therapy. We have reported that neonatal exposure of FVIII antigen can induce antigen-specific immune tolerance by interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma)-dependent T-cell anergy in hemophilia A mice. OBJECTIVE The thymus plays crucial roles in self-tolerance, with negative selection of self-reactive effector T cells and positive selection of self-reactive regulatory T cells. We investigated the possibility of the induction of antigen-specific immune tolerance by intrathymic injection of FVIII in hemophilia A mice. METHODS Hemophilia A mice were injected with recombinant FVIII into the thymus under real-time high-resolution image guidance. RESULTS Anti-FVIII inhibitory antibody titers in mice challenged with intravenous administration of FVIII were significantly lower in mice (n = 22) that had received thymic FVIII injection than in mice (n = 18) without thymic injection (9.4 +/- 2.3 vs. 122.5 +/- 27.6 BU mL(-1), respectively, P = 0.00078). The CD4(+) T cells from thymic-injected mice could not proliferate or produce interleukin (IL)-2, IL-12 and IFN-gamma in response to FVIII. The CD4(+)CD25(+) T cells generated from thymic-treated mice but not from naïve mice efficiently suppressed the in vitro proliferative response of CD4(+) T cells and blocked the in vivo development of anti-FVIII antibodies in the adoptive transfer. CONCLUSION These data suggest that intrathymic administration of FVIII could result in immune tolerance by induction of FVIII-specific regulatory T cells.
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- S Madoiwa
- Research Division of Cell and Molecular Medicine, Centre for Molecular Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan.
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Koyano S, Emi M, Saito T, Makino N, Toriyama S, Ishii M, Kubota I, Kato T, Kawata S. Common null variant, Arg192Stop, in a G-protein coupled receptor, olfactory receptor 1B1, associated with decreased serum cholinesterase activity. Hepatol Res 2008; 38:696-703. [PMID: 18328065 DOI: 10.1111/j.1872-034x.2008.00327.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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AIM Non-functioning single nucleotide polymorphisms (nSNPs) that result in premature termination codons, that is null-alleles of the respective genes, may have phenotypic effects on clinical parameters. We conducted association studies involving several G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) that harbor nSNPs, using clinical parameters of liver function in a general population consisting of 2969 Japanese adults. METHODS SNP typings were performed with TaqMan and Invader assays. Quantitative associations between genotypes and clinical parameters were analyzed by analysis of variance. Linkage disequilibrium (LD) was tested by Haploview Version 3.3. Haplotype-based association was performed using the haplo.stats program. RESULTS A significant correlation (P = 0.0057) was identified between serum cholinesterase activity (CHE) and an nSNP (Arg192Stop) in the olfactory receptor (OR) 1B1 gene, a member of the GPCR gene family. This nSNP was associated with decreased serum CHE (P = 0.0013). LD analysis based on eight selected SNPs at the locus revealed three LD blocks. The Arg192Stop nSNP was located on the second LD block, which covered one-third of the 3'-portion of the gene. CONCLUSION These results suggested that the null-allele of OR1B1 might affect metabolism of serum cholinesterase in carriers of this nSNP.
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- Satoru Koyano
- Departments of Gastroenterology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan
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Makino N, Kawata S. [Relations of metabolic syndrome and bright pancreas]. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 2007; 104:516-22. [PMID: 17409660] [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: 05/14/2023]
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- Naohiko Makino
- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University
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Kawata S, Makino N. [Janus-faced function of tumor suppressor genes as a new paradigm of cancer research--link between metabolic syndrome and carcinogenesis]. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 2006; 103:1215-22. [PMID: 17085901] [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: 05/12/2023]
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- Sumio Kawata
- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University
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Tozawa T, Tamura G, Honda T, Nawata SI, Kimura W, Makino N, Kawata S, Sugai T, Suto T, Motoyama T. Promoter hypermethylation of DAP-kinase is associated with poor survival in primary biliary tract carcinoma patients. Cancer Sci 2004; 95:736-40. [PMID: 15471559 DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2004.tb03254.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [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: 12/23/2022] Open
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To clarify the clinicopathological significance of promoter hypermethylation of tumor suppressor and tumor-related genes in biliary tract carcinomas, we examined the promoter methylation status of multiple genes in primary biliary tract carcinomas. These consisted of carcinomas of the bile duct, gallbladder, and duodenal ampulla. Surgical specimens were obtained from a total of 37 patients with biliary tract carcinoma. The cohort consisted of 23 patients with bile duct carcinoma, 9 patients with gallbladder carcinoma, and 5 patients with ampullary carcinoma. The methylation status of CHFR, DAP-kinase, E-cadherin, hMLH1, p16, RASSF1A, and RUNX3 was examined by methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction (MSP). The correlation between methylation status and clinicopathological characteristics was then assessed. The methylation frequencies of CHFR, DAP-kinase, E-cadherin, hMLH1, p16, RASSF1A, and RUNX3 genes were 16.2%, 21.4%, 27.0%, 8.1%, 24.3%, 27.0%, and 56.8%, respectively, in primary biliary tract carcinomas. The number of methylated genes per sample was 2.17 +/- 0.28 (average +/- SD) in bile duct carcinomas, 1.80 +/- 0.97 in ampullary carcinomas, and 0.89 +/- 0.35 in gallbladder carcinomas, with a statistically significant difference between bile duct carcinomas and gallbladder carcinomas (P = 0.02). As for clinicopathological significance, patients with a methylated RUNX3 promoter were significantly older than those with unmethylated RUNX3 (P = 0.01), and DAP-kinase methylation was more frequent in poorly differentiated tumors than in well to moderately differentiated ones (P = 0.04). The overall survival rate was significantly lower in patients with methylated DAP-kinase (P = 0.009) or RUNX3 (P = 0.034) compared to those with unmethylated genes. Furthermore, DAP-kinase methylation-positive status was independently associated with poor survival in multivariate analyses (hazard ratio = 8.71, P = 0.024). A significant proportion of primary biliary tract carcinomas exhibited promoter hypermethylation of tumor suppressor and tumor-related genes, although bile duct carcinomas are more prone to being affected by promoter methylation than are gallbladder carcinomas. Hypermethylation of DAP-kinase appears to be a significant prognostic factor in primary biliary tract carcinomas.
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- Tomohiro Tozawa
- Department of Pathology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata 990-9585, Japan
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Makino N, Hirayama H, Yonemochi H, Yano K, Abe N. Cardiac hypertrophy in diabetes patients with and without hypertension: effects of troglitazone, a novel antidiabetic drug, on diastolic function. Adv Exp Med Biol 2002; 498:143-8. [PMID: 11900362 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-1321-6_19] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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- N Makino
- Dep. of Bioclimatology & Med. Medical Inst. of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Beppu, Japan
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Makino N, Yamato T, Inoue H, Furukawa T, Abe T, Yokoyama T, Yatsuoka T, Fukushige S, Orikasa S, Takahashi T, Horii A. Isolation and characterization of the human gene homologous to the Drosophila headcase (hdc) gene in chromosome bands 6q23-q24, a region of common deletion in human pancreatic cancer. DNA Sequence 2002; 11:547-53. [PMID: 11696983 DOI: 10.3109/10425170109041340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Deletions of the long arm of chromosome 6 (6q) are one of the most common chromosomal abnormalities in multiple human malignancies. Previously, we have identified three commonly deleted regions on 6q (6q21, 6q23-q24, and 6q26) in pancreatic cancer by loss of heterozygosity studies, suggesting the presence of one or more tumor suppressor genes on this chromosome arm. Using a combination of database search and cDNA library screening, we successfully isolated a transcript from 6q24. This mRNA encodes a protein consisting of 543 amino acids with homology to the Drosophila headcase (hdc) gene and, thus, is designated as hHDC. Northern analysis identified a ubiquitously expressed 5.6-kb transcript. Seventeen (81%) of 21 pancreatic cancer cell lines and four (80%) of five renal cell carcinoma cell lines showed low level expression, suggesting that the hHDC gene may play an important role in some human cancers.
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- N Makino
- Department of Molecular Pathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, 2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8575, Japan
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Sasaki K, Hashida K, Michigami Y, Bannai S, Makino N. Restored vulnerability of cultured endothelial cells to high glucose by iron replenishment. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2001; 289:664-9. [PMID: 11726198 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.6041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [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: 11/22/2022]
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High glucose (HG) concentrations are toxic to various cells in vivo, but cells become insensitive to HG toxicity when they are subcultured serially in vitro. Oxidative stress is involved in HG toxicity, and metal ions, especially iron, mediate some oxidative stress. To investigate mechanisms involved in the insensitiveness of cultured cells to HG toxicity, we focused on the level of intracellular iron. Freshly prepared human umbilical vein endothelial cells contained a substantial amount of iron, whereas its level decreased rapidly during the course of culture (to less than 10%). The iron content was restored by incubation of the cells with Fe(III)/8-hydroxyquinoline, and the iron-supplemented cells were more susceptible to both oxidant- and HG-induced injury. Under the HG conditions, the iron-loaded cells were subjected to higher levels of oxidative stress. The enhanced HG toxicity by iron was attenuated by the treatment with several antioxidants including catalase, ascorbic acid, and pyruvate. These data suggested that the insensitiveness of subcultured cells to HG toxicity is, at least in part, due to rapid and dramatic loss of intracellular iron. Supplementation with iron is useful to restore the vulnerability of cultured cells to HG that is normally observed in in vivo situations.
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- K Sasaki
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan.
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The intracellular mechanisms of cGMP, a major intracellular mediator of nitric oxide that regulates the contractility of cardiac muscle, are still to some extent unknown. To investigate these mechanisms, we observed the effects of 8-bromo-cyclic GMP (8br-cGMP) on myofibrillar Ca2+ sensitivity and Ca2+ handling of the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) using beta-escin-skinned preparations from Wistar rat hearts. Both low (1 microM) and high doses (100 microM) of 8br-cGMP significantly decreased the myofibrillar Ca2+ sensitivity obtained from pCa-tension relationships to a similar extent (pCa50; from 6.04 to 5.95 by 1 microM 8br-cGMP and 6.00 to 5.89 by 100 microM 8br-cGMP, respectively, n = 9 each). Whereas this Ca2+ desensitization induced by 100 microM 8br-cGMP was blocked by 1 microM KT5823, a specific inhibitor of cGMP-dependent protein kinase (PKG), not induced by 1 microM 8br-cGMP was not effected by KT5823. When the amount of Ca2+ released from the SR was estimated by the peak amplitude of 25 mM caffeine-induced contractions after constant Ca2+-loading by pCa 6, both doses of 8br-cGMP significantly augmented the caffeine-induced peak force to a similar extent (125 +/- 5.8% by 1 microM 8br-cGMP and 116 +/- 5.1% by 100 microM 8br-cGMP, respectively, n = 6 each). The two observed effects of cGMP (a decrease in myofibrillar Ca2+ sensitivity and an increase in Ca2+ uptake by the SR) may participate in regulating myocardial contraction via nitric oxide. Low and high doses of cGMP seem to work mainly via PKG-independent and PKG-dependent pathways, respectively.
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- S Satoh
- Department of Bioclimatology and Medicine, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Beppu, Japan.
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Yamada T, Fukunami M, Shimonagata T, Kumagai K, Asano Y, Hirata A, Asai M, Makino N, Hoki N. Effect of atrial septal pacing on P-wave duration dispersion and atrial late potentials in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Am J Cardiol 2001; 88:795-8. [PMID: 11589853 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(01)01856-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- T Yamada
- Division of Cardiology, Osaka Prefectural General Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
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Masutomo K, Makino N, Fushiki MS. Effects of losartan on the collagen degradative enzymes in hypertrophic and congestive types of cardiomyopathic hamsters. Mol Cell Biochem 2001; 224:19-27. [PMID: 11693196 DOI: 10.1023/a:1011942824139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [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] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The present study was undertaken to determine the effects of AT1 receptor blockade which occurred in response to losartan, on the extracellular matrix (ECM) degradation process in the Bio 14.6 (n = 12) and Bio 53.58 (n = 12) strains which are referred as models of hypertrophic and dilated cardiomyopathy, respectively. The administration of losartan (30 mg/kg/day) in hamsters from 10-20 weeks of age reduced the accumulation of the left ventricular collagen matrix in both of the Bio 14.6 and the Bio 53.58 strains. According to the RT-PCR, the levels of mRNA for matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) and the tissue inhibitor of MMP (TIMP) were examined. MMP-1, -2, -3, and -9 were more enhanced in both myopathic strains than in the control F1beta, strains. With losartan, the levels of MMP-1, -2, -9, TIMP-1 and -2 decreased in the both strains but those for MMP-3 did not in Bio 14.6 strains. TIMP-3 and -4 mRNA levels did not change in any of the experimental hamsters, whether treated or untreated with losartan. The Western blots also showed similar observations in the both strains as seen in mRNA expressions although MMP-2 in the Bio 53.58 strains did not differ between treated and untreated with losartan. Although losartan has an inhibitory effect on collagen accumulation in the development of cardiomyopathy, MMPs (-1, -2, -9) and TIMPs (-1, -2) seem to be susceptible to responding to losartan in Bio cardiomyopathic hamsters.
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MESH Headings
- Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists
- Animals
- Blotting, Western
- Body Weight/drug effects
- Cardiomyopathy, Dilated/enzymology
- Cardiomyopathy, Dilated/genetics
- Cardiomyopathy, Dilated/metabolism
- Cardiomyopathy, Dilated/pathology
- Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic/enzymology
- Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic/genetics
- Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic/metabolism
- Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic/pathology
- Collagen/metabolism
- Cricetinae
- Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic/drug effects
- Kinetics
- Losartan/pharmacology
- Male
- Matrix Metalloproteinases/genetics
- Matrix Metalloproteinases/metabolism
- Myocardium/enzymology
- Myocardium/metabolism
- Myocardium/pathology
- Organ Size/drug effects
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Receptors, Angiotensin/metabolism
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases/metabolism
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- K Masutomo
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Beppu, Japan
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Suematsu N, Satoh S, Kinugawa S, Tsutsui H, Hayashidani S, Nakamura R, Egashira K, Makino N, Takeshita A. Alpha1-adrenoceptor-Gq-RhoA signaling is upregulated to increase myofibrillar Ca2+ sensitivity in failing hearts. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001; 281:H637-46. [PMID: 11454567 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.2001.281.2.h637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [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: 11/22/2022]
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Alpha1-adrenergic stimulation, coupled to Gq, has been shown to promote heart failure. However, the role of alpha1-adrenergic signaling in the regulation of myocardial contractility in failing myocardium is still poorly understood. To investigate this, we observed 1) the effect of phenylephrine on myofibrillar Ca2+ sensitivity in alpha-toxin-skinned cardiomyocytes, and 2) protein expression of Gq, RhoA, and myosin light chain phosphorylation using tachypacing-induced canine failing hearts. Phenylephrine significantly increased myofibrillar Ca2+ sensitivity in failing but not in normal cardiomyocytes. Whereas Y-27632 (Rho kinase inhibitor) blocked the phenylephrine-induced Ca2+ sensitization in the failing myocytes, calphostin C (protein kinase C inhibitor) had no effect on Ca2+ sensitization. The protein expression of Galpha(q) and RhoA and the phosphorylation level of regulatory myosin light chain significantly increased in the failing myocardium. Our results suggest that alpha1-adrenoceptor-Gq signaling is upregulated in the failing myocardium to increase the myofibrillar Ca2+ sensitivity mainly through the RhoA-Rho kinase pathway rather than through the protein kinase C pathway.
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- N Suematsu
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi 3-1-1, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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Prostaglandin (PG) F(2)a is known to initiate luteal cell apoptosis in the bovine corpus luteum (CL) via its specific receptor (FP) on the luteal membrane by inducing intracellular Ca(2+) mobilization and the activation of PKC. In order to identify the signaling components involved in cell apoptosis, mRNA levels and activities of antioxidative enzymes were analyzed using bovine CL at different stages of the estrous cycle. Northern blot analysis revealed that the levels of two isozymes of superoxide dismutase (SOD), the Mn and Cu/Zn types, and catalase are highly enriched in the middle estrous phase, whereas glutathione peroxidase (GPx) levels gradually decrease as the estrous cycle progresses. The incubation of bovine luteal cells with H(2)O(2) and mercaptosuccinate (MS), a specific inhibitor of GPx, resulted in an increase in chromatin DNA condensation and apoptotic DNA fragmentation. Analyses of the enzymatic activities of GPx and catalase support the RNA data, indicating that H(2)O(2) produced due to the lack of GPx is a potent inducer of luteal cell apoptosis.
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- T Nakamura
- Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan
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Hirayama H, Sugano M, Abe N, Yonemoch H, Makino N. Troglitazone, an antidiabetic drug, improves left ventricular mass and diastolic function in normotensive diabetic patients. Int J Cardiol 2001; 77:75-9. [PMID: 11150629 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-5273(00)00411-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [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: 11/26/2022]
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AIMS Patients with NIDDM have excessive cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, even in the absence of hypertension. Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), which is an ominous prognostic sign and an independent risk factor for cardiac events, is often present in NIDDM patients. METHODS AND RESULTS NIDDM male patients with (n=10) and without (n=12) hypertension, all of whom had been diagnosed over 10 years ago, were examined in the present study. Normotensive NIDDM patients had not received any anti-hypertensive drugs. All patients were classified according to the left ventricular mass (LVM) index by using M-mode echocardiography and were assessed regarding their systolic (fractional shortening) and diastolic function, which included the maximal early flow velocity (MFV), the mitral valve deceleration time (DT), and the isovolumic relaxation time (IRT) as determined by Doppler indices. Troglitazone (TRO), an antidiabetic drug, was administered to both groups at a dose of 400 mg/day for 6 months. After TRO treatment, a reduction in the LVM index and an improvement in the diastolic function were observed in the normotensive but not in the hypertensive patients. CONCLUSION The TRO treatment was sensitive for cardiac regression in those normotensive patients. These results suggest that LVH and the diastolic function in NIDDM patients without hypertension may be associated with elevated insulin resistance because TRO has a pharmacological function to increase the insulin sensitivity and to decrease insulin resistance.
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- H Hirayama
- Department of Bioclimatology and Medicine, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, 4546 Tsurumihara, 874-0838, Beppu, Japan
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Makino N, Suematsu M, Sugiura Y, Morikawa H, Shiomi S, Goda N, Sano T, Nimura Y, Sugimachi K, Ishimura Y. Altered expression of heme oxygenase-1 in the livers of patients with portal hypertensive diseases. Hepatology 2001; 33:32-42. [PMID: 11124818 DOI: 10.1053/jhep.2001.21161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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This study was designed to determine changes in expression of heme oxygenase (HO)-1, the stress-inducible and carbon monoxide-producing enzyme, in normotensive and portal hypertensive human livers. GTS-1, a monoclonal antibody against rat HO-1 cross-reacted with the human HO-1 and blocked its enzyme activity, allowing us to examine the activity and localization of HO-1. In controls, approximately 50% of the total HO activity was from HO-1 as judged by the sensitivity to GTS-1, while the rest of activity was from other isozymes such as HO-2. HO-1 was expressed mainly in a subpopulation of Kupffer cells, and the expression in hepatic stellate cells, sinusoidal endothelial cells, and hepatocytes was little, if any. The HO-1 expression exhibited quite different pictures in the livers of portal hypertensive diseases. In cirrhotic livers, which undergo portal hypertension through increases in intrasinusoidal resistance and regenerative changes in the parenchyma, HO-1 occurred in a majority of Kupffer cells and was also observed in hepatocytes. Consequently, the total HO-1 activities became significantly greater in these tissues than those from normal individuals. By contrast, livers of idiopathic portal hypertension that are characterized by an increase in presinusoidal resistance displayed a significant decrease in the HO-1 expression in Kupffer cells, and its hepatocellular expression was not detectable. Although factors involved in altered HO-1 expression in these cells remain unknown, the results suggest that Kupffer cells could alter their expression of HO-1 in response to local hemodynamic changes associated with chronic portal hypertension in humans.
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- N Makino
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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Hirayama H, Sugano M, Abe N, Yonemochi H, Makino N. Determination of left ventricular mass by echocardiography in normotensive diabetic patients. Jpn Circ J 2000; 64:921-4. [PMID: 11194283 DOI: 10.1253/jcj.64.921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [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] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) have excessive cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, even in the absence of hypertension. Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), which is an ominous prognostic sign and an independent risk factor for cardiac events, is often present in Type 2 DM patients. Forty-two Type 2 DM patients without hypertension, all of whom had been diagnosed more than 10 years ago, were examined in the present study. They had no evidence of renal dysfunction and had not received any anti-hypertensive drugs. Age-matched healthy normal subjects (n=47) were recruited as controls. All participants were classified according to the left ventricular mass index (LVMI) using M-mode echocardiography and their systolic function (fractional shortening) was examined. The systolic function was not significantly different between the Type 2 DM and control groups. LVH can be seen even in the normotensive Type 2 DM patients, with these patients still having a higher LVMI than the normal control subjects. Although the plasma insulin levels were not significantly increased in the Type 2 DM patients, the LVMI significantly correlated with plasma insulin levels. However, the LVMI did not significantly correlate with plasma fasting glucose and hemoglobin A1c in the Type 2 DM patients. These results suggest that LVH in Type 2 DM patients without hypertension may be associated with elevated plasma insulin levels.
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- H Hirayama
- Department of Bioclimatology and Medicine, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Beppu, Japan
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Kato H, Nakamura R, Shionoya K, Makino N, Imaeda T. Does high-resolution MR imaging have better accuracy than standard MR imaging for evaluation of the triangular fibrocartilage complex? J Hand Surg Br 2000; 25:487-91. [PMID: 10991820 DOI: 10.1054/jhsb.2000.0371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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We compared the findings of high-resolution MR imaging and standard MR imaging in the detection of tears of the triangular fibrocartilage in 33 patients with chronic wrist pain on the ulnar side. With arthroscopy as the standard of reference, sensitivity was 100%, specificity 53%, and accuracy 79% with the high-resolution MR imaging, against 83%, 67%, and 76% with the standard MR imaging. High-resolution MR imaging showed a higher sensitivity, but a decreased specificity in the assessment of the triangular fibrocartilage. The results showed that diagnosis of tears in the triangular fibrocartilage by MR imaging, even high-resolution MR imaging, is unsatisfactory, although further technological advances may well improve the accuracy.
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- H Kato
- Hand Surgery Division, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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BACKGROUND Myocardial ischemia-reperfusion represents a clinically relevant problem associated with thrombolysis, angioplasty and coronary bypass surgery. Injury of myocardium due to ischemia-reperfusion includes cardiac contractile dysfunction, arrhythmias as well as irreversible myocyte damage. These changes are considered to be the consequence of imbalance between the formation of oxidants and the availability of endogenous antioxidants in the heart. OBSERVATIONS An increase in the formation of reactive oxygen species during ischemia-reperfusion and the adverse effects of oxyradicals on myocardium have now been well established by both direct and indirect measurements. Although several experimental studies as well as clinical trials have demonstrated the cardioprotective effects of antioxidants, some studies have failed to substantiate the results. Nonetheless, it is becoming evident that some of the endogenous antioxidants such as glutathione peroxidase, superoxide dismutase, and catalase act as a primary defense mechanism whereas the others including vitamin E may play a secondary role for attenuating the ischemia-reperfusion injury. The importance of various endogenous antioxidants in suppressing oxidative stress is evident from the depression in their activities and the inhibition of cardiac alterations which they produce during ischemia-reperfusion injury. The effects of an antioxidant thiol containing compound, N-acetylcysteine, and ischemic preconditioning were shown to be similar in preventing changes in the ischemic-reperfused hearts. CONCLUSIONS The available evidence support the role of oxidative stress in ischemia-reperfusion injury and emphasize the importance of antioxidant mechanisms in cardioprotection.
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- N S Dhalla
- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface General Hospital Research Centre, 351 Tache Ave., Manitoba, R2H 2A6, Winnipeg, Canada.
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Hashida K, Sasaki K, Makino N. Interactions of nitric oxide and oxygen in cytotoxicity: proliferation and antioxidant enzyme activities of endothelial cells in culture. Free Radic Res 2000; 33:147-56. [PMID: 10885622 DOI: 10.1080/10715760000300701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Nitric oxide (NO) shows cytotoxicity, and its reaction products with reactive oxygen species, such as peroxynitrite, are potentially more toxic. To examine the role of O2 in the NO toxicity, we have examined the proliferation of cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells in the presence or absence of NO donor, ((Z)-1-[N-(2-aminoethyl)-N-(2-ammonioethyl)amino]diazen-1-++ +ium-1,2-diolate) (DETA-NONOate) (100-500 microM), under normoxia (air), hypoxia (< 0.04% O2) or hyperoxia (88-94% O2). It was found that the dose dependency on NONOate was little affected by the ambient O2 concentration, showing no apparent synergism between the two treatments. We have also examined the effects of exogenous NO under normoxia and hyperoxia on the cellular activities of antioxidant enzymes involved in the H2O2 elimination, since many of them are known to be inhibited by NO or peroxynitrite in vitro. Under normoxia DETA-NONOate (500 microM) caused 25% decrease in catalase activity and 30% increases in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase and 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase activities in 24h. Under hyperoxia NO caused about 25% decreases in activities of catalase, glutathione reductase and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase. The H2O2 removal rate by NO-treated cells was computed on the mathematical model for the enzyme system. It was concluded that the cellular antioxidant function is little affected by NO under normoxia but that it is partially impaired when the cells are exposed to NO under hyperoxia.
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- K Hashida
- Center for Humanity and Sciences, Faculty of Medical Health, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Ami, Japan
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Sugano M, Tsuchida K, Makino N. High-density lipoproteins protect endothelial cells from tumor necrosis factor-alpha-induced apoptosis. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2000; 272:872-6. [PMID: 10860844 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2000.2877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [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: 11/22/2022]
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High-density lipoproteins (HDL) levels have been shown to be inversely correlated with coronary heart disease, but the mechanisms of the direct protective effect of HDL on endothelial cells are not fully understood. The apoptosis of endothelial cells induced by cytokines and/or oxidized low-density lipoproteins, etc. may provide a mechanistic clue to the "response-to-injury" hypothesis of atherogenesis. Here we report that HDL prevent the apoptosis of human umbilical venous endothelial cells (HUVECs) induced by tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) via an inhibition of CPP32-like protease activity. The incubation of HUVECs with TNF-alpha significantly increased the CPP32-like protease activity, and induced apoptosis. Preincubation of HUVECs with HDL before incubation with TNF-alpha significantly suppressed the increase in the CPP32-like protease activity, preventing apoptosis in a concentration-dependent manner. These results suggest that HDL prevent the suicide pathway leading to apoptosis of endothelial cells by decreasing the CPP32-like protease activity and that HDL thus play a protective role against the "response-to-injury" hypothesis of atherogenesis.
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- M Sugano
- Department of Bioclimatology and Medicine, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Oita, Japan
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Sugano M, Tsuchida K, Sawada S, Makino N. Reduction of plasma angiotensin II to normal levels by antisense oligodeoxynucleotides against liver angiotensinogen cannot completely attenuate vascular remodeling in spontaneously hypertensive rats. J Hypertens 2000; 18:725-31. [PMID: 10872557 DOI: 10.1097/00004872-200018060-00010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The exact role of angiotensinogen (AGT) in vascular remodeling has yet to be determined. In the present study, we examined the effects of reducing plasma AGT by intravenous injections with antisense oligodeoxynucleotides (ODNs) against AGT targeted to the liver on vascular remodeling in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs). DESIGN AND METHODS The ODNs against rat AGT were coupled to asialoglycoprotein (ASOR) carrier molecules, which serve as an important method for regulating liver gene expression. Male SHRs (n = 18) and age-matched male Wistar- Kyoto (WKY) rats (n = 4) were used for this study. All animals were fed a standard rat diet throughout the experiment At 10 weeks of age, the SHRs were divided into three groups (n = 6); systolic blood pressure (SBP) was similar in each group. The control group received saline, the sense group was injected with the sense ODN complex and the antisense group was injected with the antisense ODN complex. WKY rats were fed for the same period of time. The ASOR-poly(L)lysine-ODN complex was injected into the tail veins twice a week. RESULTS At the end of the treatment, a reduction in AGT mRNA levels in the liver and plasma AGT was observed only in the animals injected with antisense ODNs. Antisense ODNs significantly reduced the plasma angiotensin II (Ang II) concentrations to levels similar to those observed in WKY rats. Antisense ODNs significantly reduced the SBP (180.7 +/- 4.4 mmHg) and media cross-sectional areas of the aorta (1.11 +/- 0.02 mm2), which were still larger than those seen in WKY rats (140.3 +/- 2.1 mmHg, 0.84 +/- 0.02 mm2), compared with the SHRs injected with sense ODNs (225.2 +/- 4.4 mmHg, 1.24 +/- 0.02 mm2) and control SHRs (223.7 +/- 4.8 mmHg, 1.25 +/- 0.02 mm2). The aortic angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) activity and collagen concentrations, which were significantly higher than those seen in WKY rats, did not significantly change among the SHR groups. The aortic AGT, ACE, angiotensin II type 1 (AT1) receptor and angiotensin II type 2 (AT2) receptor mRNA also did not significantly change among the SHR groups. CONCLUSION On the basis of these findings, plasma AGT is thus considered to play a role in the development of hypertrophy of smooth muscle in the aorta of SHRs, it is thought to have only a slight effect, however, on the remodeling of the matrix tissue when the suppression of hypertension is insufficient.
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- M Sugano
- Department of Bioclimatology and Medicine, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Oita, Japan.
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