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Ishioka H, Fujii N, Tajima T, Suzuki S, Tsuzuki S, Matsunaga N, Ohmagari N. Cumulative antibiogram preparation among hospitals participating in the Japan Surveillance for Infection Prevention and Healthcare Epidemiology. J Infect Chemother 2024; 30:459-462. [PMID: 37940037 DOI: 10.1016/j.jiac.2023.11.002] [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: 05/24/2023] [Revised: 10/24/2023] [Accepted: 11/01/2023] [Indexed: 11/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND The cumulative antibiogram is essential to guide empirical therapy for infectious diseases and monitor the trend of antimicrobial resistance. However, the status of antibiogram generation at medical institutions in Japan is uncertain. METHODS A web-based questionnaire survey was conducted in February 2023 on the status of antibiogram preparation among facilities participating in the Japan Surveillance for Infection Prevention and Healthcare Epidemiology (J-SIPHE), an infection control surveillance system in Japan. RESULTS The questionnaire collection rate was 19.6% (379/1931). Of all facilities, 47% (178/379) performed microbiological tests mainly in-house, while 53% (201/379) performed microbiological tests mainly outsourced. Of all facilities, 78% (296/379) prepared antibiograms. Of those without antibiograms, 33% (27/83) were considering the development in the future. Some facilities cited staff shortage as a barrier to preparing antibiograms. Of the 214 facilities with antibiograms that could use the J-SIPHE system to prepare antibiograms, 19% (41/214) were using the J-SIPHE system to prepare their antibiograms. CONCLUSIONS One-quarter of the facilities that responded to the survey had not prepared antibiograms. Technical support for surveillance and awareness activity for using cumulative antibiograms might promote antibiogram preparation in Japan, which may improve antimicrobial stewardship and antimicrobial resistance measures.
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- Haruhiko Ishioka
- AMR Clinical Reference Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; Division of Infectious Diseases, Jichi Medical University Hospital, Tochigi, Japan.
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- AMR Clinical Reference Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- AMR Clinical Reference Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- AMR Clinical Reference Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- AMR Clinical Reference Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- AMR Clinical Reference Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- AMR Clinical Reference Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Isomura ET, Matsukawa M, Yokota Y, Tanaka N, Fujii N, Nohara K. In Reply. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2024; 53:352-353. [PMID: 37858383 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2023.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2023] [Revised: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/02/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023]
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- E T Isomura
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Osaka University, Graduate School of Dentistry, Suita City, Osaka, Japan; Center for Cleft Lip and Palate Treatment, Osaka University Dental Hospital, Suita City, Osaka, Japan.
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Osaka University, Graduate School of Dentistry, Suita City, Osaka, Japan; Center for Cleft Lip and Palate Treatment, Osaka University Dental Hospital, Suita City, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Osaka University, Graduate School of Dentistry, Suita City, Osaka, Japan; Center for Cleft Lip and Palate Treatment, Osaka University Dental Hospital, Suita City, Osaka, Japan
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- Center for Cleft Lip and Palate Treatment, Osaka University Dental Hospital, Suita City, Osaka, Japan; Division of Oral and Facial Disorders, Osaka University Dental Hospital, Suita City, Osaka, Japan
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- Center for Cleft Lip and Palate Treatment, Osaka University Dental Hospital, Suita City, Osaka, Japan; Division of Oral and Facial Disorders, Osaka University Dental Hospital, Suita City, Osaka, Japan
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- Center for Cleft Lip and Palate Treatment, Osaka University Dental Hospital, Suita City, Osaka, Japan; Division of Oral and Facial Disorders, Osaka University Dental Hospital, Suita City, Osaka, Japan
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Fujii N, Kuroda K, Narihiro T, Aoi Y, Ozaki N, Ohashi A, Kindaichi T. Metabolic Potential of the Superphylum Patescibacteria Reconstructed from Activated Sludge Samples from a Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant. Microbes Environ 2022; 37. [PMID: 35768268 PMCID: PMC9530719 DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.me22012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Patescibacteria are widely distributed in various environments and often detected in activated sludge. However, limited information is currently available on their phylogeny, morphology, and ecophysiological role in activated sludge or interactions with other microorganisms. In the present study, we identified microorganisms that interacted with Patescibacteria in activated sludge via a correlation ana-lysis using the 16S rRNA gene, and predicted the metabolic potential of Patescibacteria using a metagenomic ana-lysis. The metagenome-assembled genomes of Patescibacteria consisted of three Saccharimonadia, three Parcubacteria, and one Gracilibacteria, and showed a strong positive correlation of relative abundance with Chitinophagales. Metabolic predictions from ten recovered patescibacterial and five Chitinophagales metagenome-assembled genomes supported mutualistic interactions between a member of Saccharimonadia and Chitinophagales via N-acetylglucosamine, between a member of Parcubacteria and Chitinophagales via nitrogen compounds related to denitrification, and between Gracilibacteria and Chitinophagales via phospholipids in activated sludge. The present results indicate that various interactions between Patescibacteria and Chitinophagales are important for the survival of Patescibacteria in activated sludge ecosystems.
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- Naoki Fujii
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University
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- Bioproduction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
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- Bioproduction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
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- Program of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University
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Oshiki M, Netsu H, Kuroda K, Narihiro T, Fujii N, Kindaichi T, Suzuki Y, Watari T, Hatamoto M, Yamaguchi T, Araki N, Okabe S. Growth of nitrite-oxidizing Nitrospira and ammonia-oxidizing Nitrosomonas in marine recirculating trickling biofilter reactors. Environ Microbiol 2022; 24:3735-3750. [PMID: 35672869 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.16085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Aerobic ammonia and nitrite oxidation reactions are fundamental biogeochemical reactions contributing to the global nitrogen cycle. Although aerobic nitrite oxidation yields 4.8-folds less Gibbs free energy (∆Gr ) than aerobic ammonia oxidation in the NH4 + -feeding marine recirculating trickling biofilter reactors operated in the present study, nitrite-oxidizing and not ammonia-oxidizing Nitrospira (sublineage IV) outnumbered ammonia-oxidizing Nitrosomonas (relative abundance; 53.8% and 7.59% respectively). CO2 assimilation efficiencies during ammonia or nitrite oxidation were 0.077 μmol-14 CO2 /μmol-NH3 and 0.053-0.054 μmol-14 CO2 /μmol-NO2 - respectively, and the difference between ammonia and nitrite oxidation was much smaller than the difference of ∆Gr . Free-energy efficiency of nitrite oxidation was higher than ammonia oxidation (31%-32% and 13% respectively), and high CO2 assimilation and free-energy efficiencies were a determinant for the dominance of Nitrospira over Nitrosomonas. Washout of Nitrospira and Nitrosomonas from the trickling biofilter reactors was also examined by quantitative PCR assay. Normalized copy numbers of Nitrosomonas amoA were 1.5- to 1.7-folds greater than Nitrospira nxrB and 16S rRNA gene in the reactor effluents. Nitrosomonas was more susceptible for washout than Nitrospira in the trickling biofilter reactors, which was another determinant for the dominance of Nitrospira in the trickling biofilter reactors.
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- Mamoru Oshiki
- Division of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, North 13, West 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8628, Japan.,Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Nagaoka College, 888 Nishikatakaimachi, Nagaoka, Niigata, 940-8532, Japan
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- Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Nagaoka College, 888 Nishikatakaimachi, Nagaoka, Niigata, 940-8532, Japan.,Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology, 1603-1 Kamitomioka, Nagaoka, Niigata, 940-2188, Japan
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- Bioproduction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 2-17-2-1 Tsukisamu-Higashi, Toyohira-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 062-8517, Japan
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- Bioproduction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 2-17-2-1 Tsukisamu-Higashi, Toyohira-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 062-8517, Japan
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima, 739-8527, Japan
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima, 739-8527, Japan
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- Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Nagaoka College, 888 Nishikatakaimachi, Nagaoka, Niigata, 940-8532, Japan
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology, 1603-1 Kamitomioka, Nagaoka, Niigata, 940-2188, Japan
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology, 1603-1 Kamitomioka, Nagaoka, Niigata, 940-2188, Japan
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- Department of Science of Technology Innovation, Nagaoka University of Technology, 1603-1 Kamitomioka, Nagaoka, Niigata, 940-2188, Japan
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- Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Nagaoka College, 888 Nishikatakaimachi, Nagaoka, Niigata, 940-8532, Japan
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- Division of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, North 13, West 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8628, Japan
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Senda M, Hamano T, Fujii N, Ito T, Sakaguchi Y, Matsui I, Isaka Y, Moriyama T. Exercise-induced hypercalcemia and vasopressin-mediated bone resorption. Osteoporos Int 2021; 32:2533-2541. [PMID: 34137899 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-021-06030-1] [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: 12/28/2020] [Accepted: 06/08/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
Abstract
UNLABELLED Our human observational study showed that elevated arginine vasopressin levels by heavy exercise, not catecholamines, were associated with elevated serum tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase 5b (TRACP-5b). The increase in serum calcium was positively associated with percent changes of TRACP-5b, implying the involvement of bone resorption in the pathogenesis of exercise-induced hypercalcemia. INTRODUCTION It remains unclear whether enhanced bone resorption explains exercise-induced hypercalcemia. An experimental study demonstrated that arginine vasopressin (AVP) stimulated osteoclast activity. METHODS We conducted a prospective observational study, enrolling 65 trained healthy male officers of the Japan Self-Defense Forces (34 and 31 in waves 1 and 2, respectively). Before and after a 5-h heavy exercise, we collected laboratory data including bone markers, symptoms, and ionized calcium (iCa; wave 2 only). As blood calcium levels change after exercise, we estimated calcium (corrected calcium) levels immediately after the exercise using the correlation between blood calcium and time from the end of exercise in another cohort. RESULTS Body weight decreased by 6.9% after the exercise. Corrected post-exercise serum total calcium (tCa) and iCa levels were significantly higher than pre-exercise levels, and 18% of participants showed hypercalcemia defined as corrected tCa >10.4 mg/dL or iCa >1.30 mmol/L. Serum tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase 5b (TRACP-5b), plasma three fractions of catecholamines, and AVP elevated significantly (median 14.3 pg/mL), while procollagen type 1 N-terminal propeptide and whole parathyroid hormone showed significant decreases. Corrected tCa increase showed a non-linear positive association with percent changes of TRACP-5b (%ΔTRACP-5b) even after adjustment for confounders. In addition, %ΔTRACP-5b was not associated with catecholamines, but with post-exercise AVP levels after adjustment for pre-exercise TRACP-5b. Symptoms of nausea or vomiting (observed in 20%) were positively associated with corrected post-exercise iCa after adjustment for post-exercise blood pH. CONCLUSION AVP elevation may explain bone resorption and the following hypercalcemia in the setting of heavy exercise.
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- M Senda
- Health Care Division, Health and Counseling Center, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Internal Medicine, Self-Defense Forces Central Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Aichi, Japan.
- Department of Nephrology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
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- Department of Nephrology, Hyogo Prefectural Nishinomiya Hospital, Hyogo,, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Self-Defense Forces Central Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Inter-Organ Communication Research in Kidney Disease, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Health Care Division, Health and Counseling Center, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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Hikida S, Morioka S, Fujii N, Tajima T, Terayama Y, Sugiura Y, Ishikane M, Takasaki J, Hojo M, Ohmagari N. A single-center descriptive study of untraced sources of infection among new cases of coronavirus disease in Tokyo, Japan. Glob Health Med 2021; 3:236-239. [PMID: 34532604 DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2021.01092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
We investigated possible sources of newly infected patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) after the fourth wave in order to explore unknown sources. Retrospective chart review on all the confirmed patients with COVID-19 admitted to the National Center for Global Health and Medicine (NCGM) in Tokyo, Japan was conducted from May 22 through June 29, 2021. Among the 22 participants, 14 (64%) had a history of known high-risk infection behaviors. Of those, 12 reported that their activities involved eating and drinking. In addition, there were 24 high-risk situations, of those, 21 (88%) were related to indoor dining, and masks were not worn in 22 situations (92%). New source of infection has not been identified. In situations with a high known risk of infection, many cases were related to eating and drinking, and insufficient use of masks was evident. Raising risk awareness on infection prevention and control of COVID-19 is urgently needed.
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- Sayaka Hikida
- Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.,Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.,AMR Clinical Reference Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- AMR Clinical Reference Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- AMR Clinical Reference Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Respiratory Medicine, National Center for Global Health and Medicine Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Respiratory Medicine, National Center for Global Health and Medicine Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.,AMR Clinical Reference Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Respiratory Medicine, National Center for Global Health and Medicine Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Respiratory Medicine, National Center for Global Health and Medicine Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.,AMR Clinical Reference Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Okamoto K, Ebina T, Fujii N, Konishi K, Sato Y, Kashima T, Nakano R, Hioki H, Takeuchi H, Yumoto J, Matsuzaki M, Ikegaya Y. Tb 3+-doped fluorescent glass for biology. Sci Adv 2021; 7:7/2/eabd2529. [PMID: 33523970 PMCID: PMC7787498 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abd2529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2020] [Accepted: 11/12/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
Optical investigation and manipulation constitute the core of biological experiments. Here, we introduce a new borosilicate glass material that contains the rare-earth ion terbium(III) (Tb3+), which emits green fluorescence upon blue light excitation, similar to green fluorescent protein (GFP), and thus is widely compatible with conventional biological research environments. Micropipettes made of Tb3+-doped glass allowed us to target GFP-labeled cells for single-cell electroporation, single-cell transcriptome analysis (Patch-seq), and patch-clamp recording under real-time fluorescence microscopic control. The glass also exhibited potent third harmonic generation upon infrared laser excitation and was usable for online optical targeting of fluorescently labeled neurons in the in vivo neocortex. Thus, Tb3+-doped glass simplifies many procedures in biological experiments.
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- Kazuki Okamoto
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Institute for Photon Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Institute for Photon Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
- Institute for AI and Beyond, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Center for Information and Neural Networks, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Suita City, Osaka, Japan
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Kuboyama K, Shirakawa Y, Kawada K, Fujii N, Ojima D, Kishimoto Y, Yamamoto T, Yamada MK. Visually cued fear conditioning test for memory impairment related to cortical function. Neuropsychopharmacol Rep 2020; 40:371-375. [PMID: 33089673 PMCID: PMC7722643 DOI: 10.1002/npr2.12146] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2020] [Revised: 08/26/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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AIM Fear conditioning tests are intended to elucidate a subject's ability to associate a conditioned stimulus with an aversive, unconditioned stimulus, such as footshock. Among these tests, a paradigm related to precise cortical functions would be increasingly important in drug screening for disorders such as schizophrenia and dementia. Therefore, we established a new fear conditioning paradigm using a visual cue in mice. In addition, the validity of the test was evaluated using a genetically engineered mouse, heterozygous deficient in Mdga1 (Mdga1+/-), which is related to schizophrenia. RESULTS Mice were given footshocks associated with a visual cue of moving gratings at training in 25-minute sessions. The mice showed the conditioned response of freezing behavior to the visual stimulus at testing 24 hours after the footshocks. In the test for validation, the Mdga1+/- deficient mice showed significantly less freezing than wild-type mice. CONCLUSION The visually cued fear conditioning paradigm with moving gratings has been established, which is experimentally useful to evaluate animal cortical functions. The validity of the test was confirmed for Mdga1-deficient mice with possible deficiency in cortical functions.
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- Kazuya Kuboyama
- Department of Neuropharmacology, Kagawa School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Sanuki city, Kagawa, Japan
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- Department of Neuropharmacology, Kagawa School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Sanuki city, Kagawa, Japan
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- Department of Neuropharmacology, Kagawa School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Sanuki city, Kagawa, Japan
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- Department of Neuropharmacology, Kagawa School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Sanuki city, Kagawa, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kita-gun, Kagawa, Japan
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- Department of Biophysics, Kagawa School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Sanuki city, Kagawa, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kita-gun, Kagawa, Japan
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- Department of Neuropharmacology, Kagawa School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Sanuki city, Kagawa, Japan
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Matsunaga N, Hayakawa K, Terada M, Ohtsu H, Asai Y, Tsuzuki S, Suzuki S, Toyoda A, Suzuki K, Endo M, Fujii N, Suzuki M, Saito S, Uemura Y, Shibata T, Kondo M, Izumi K, Terada-Hirashima J, Mikami A, Sugiura W, Ohmagari N. Clinical epidemiology of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in Japan: Report of the COVID-19 REGISTRY JAPAN. Clin Infect Dis 2020; 73:e3677-e3689. [PMID: 32986793 PMCID: PMC7543311 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Background There is limited understanding of the characteristics of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) requiring hospitalization in Japan. Methods This study included 2638 cases enrolled from 227 healthcare facilities that participated in the COVID-19 Registry Japan (COVIREGI-JP). The inclusion criteria for enrollment of a case in COVIREGI-JP are both (1) a positive severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) test and (2) inpatient treatment at a healthcare facility. Results The median age of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 was 56 years (interquartile range [IQR], 40–71 years). More than half of cases were male (58.9%, 1542/2619). Nearly 60% of the cases had close contact to confirmed or suspected cases of COVID-19. The median duration of symptoms before admission was 7 days (IQR, 4–10 days). The most common comorbidities were hypertension (15%, 396/2638) and diabetes without complications (14.2%, 374/2638). The number of nonsevere cases (68.2%, n = 1798) was twice the number of severe cases (31.8%, n = 840) at admission. The respiratory support during hospitalization includes those who received no oxygen support (61.6%, 1623/2636) followed by those who received supplemental oxygen (29.9%, 788/2636) and invasive mechanical ventilation/extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (8.5%, 225/2636). Overall, 66.9% (1762/2634) of patients were discharged home, while 7.5% (197/2634) died. Conclusions We identified the clinical epidemiological features of COVID-19 in hospitalized patients in Japan. When compared with existing inpatient studies in other countries, these results demonstrated fewer comorbidities and a trend towards lower mortality.
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- Nobuaki Matsunaga
- AMR Clinical Reference Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- AMR Clinical Reference Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.,Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.,Center for Clinical Sciences, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Clinical Sciences, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- AMR Clinical Reference Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- AMR Clinical Reference Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.,Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Clinical Sciences, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- AMR Clinical Reference Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- AMR Clinical Reference Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- AMR Clinical Reference Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Clinical Sciences, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Biostatistics Division, Center for Research Administration and Support, National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Clinical Trial and Research Support, Fujita Health University, Aichi, Japan
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- Center for Clinical Sciences, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Clinical Sciences, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Clinical Sciences, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Clinical Sciences, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- AMR Clinical Reference Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.,Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Adachi T, Hori M, Ishimaru Y, Fujii N, Kondo T, Yamada S. Preferences for health information in middle-aged Japanese workers based on health literacy levels: a descriptive study. Public Health 2019; 174:18-21. [PMID: 31301551 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2019.05.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2018] [Revised: 04/13/2019] [Accepted: 05/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To describe the health information preferences in middle-aged Japanese workers based on health literacy (HL) levels and presence of medications. STUDY DESIGN A cross-sectional study. METHODS We performed a web-based questionnaire survey with Japanese workers aged below 60 years. HL was assessed using the total score of communicative skills (five items) and critical skills (four items) from the 14-item Health Literacy Scale. Regarding their health information preferences, participants were asked about the health information they wanted (four items), could easily understand (six items), or easily use (two items) and answered on a 4-point scale (strongly agree/agree/disagree/strongly disagree). The percentages of the affirmative responses (strongly agree or agree) were compared among tertiles based on the HL score. RESULTS We obtained data from a total of 3387 volunteers, of whom 510 participants were on either antihypertensive, lipid-lowering, or antidiabetic drugs. Compared with the high HL and middle HL groups, low HL had fewer affirmative responses to most health information items. Health information items received 70% of affirmative responses even in the low HL level. They were visually shown by figures or pictures, highlighted by colors for important points, could be read in 1-2 min, and were accessed on the Internet, regardless of the presence of medications. Additionally, the explanation for mechanisms of medications or lifestyle to prevent or improve diseases showed high affinity in all HL levels, only for those on medications. CONCLUSIONS This result generates a hypothesis that low HL individuals have a low interest in health information. Our data showed several possible forms of health information with high affinity based on HL levels that would help plan future population approaches.
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- T Adachi
- Program in Physical and Occupational Therapy, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-20 Daiko-minami, Higashi-ku, Nagoya 461-8673, Japan
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- Program in Physical and Occupational Therapy, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-20 Daiko-minami, Higashi-ku, Nagoya 461-8673, Japan
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- Program in Physical and Occupational Therapy, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-20 Daiko-minami, Higashi-ku, Nagoya 461-8673, Japan
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- Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health Sciences, Nagoya University, 1-1-20 Daiko-minami, Higashi-ku, Nagoya 461-8673, Japan
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- Department of Radiological and Medical Laboratory Sciences, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-20 Daiko-minami, Higashi-ku, Nagoya 461-8673, Japan
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- Department of Health Sciences, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-20 Daiko-minami, Higashi-ku, Nagoya 461-8673, Japan.
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Sasaki T, Ito D, Sonoda T, Morita Y, Wakabayashi Y, Yamamura T, Okamura H, Oishi S, Noguchi T, Fujii N, Uenoyama Y, Tsukamura H, Maeda KI, Matsuda F, Ohkura S. Peripheral administration of κ-opioid receptor antagonist stimulates gonadotropin-releasing hormone pulse generator activity in ovariectomized, estrogen-treated female goats. Domest Anim Endocrinol 2019; 68:83-91. [PMID: 30908995 DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2018.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 06/26/2018] [Revised: 11/19/2018] [Accepted: 12/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Pulsatile gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) secretion is indispensable for reproduction in mammals. Kisspeptin neurons in the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus (ARC), referred to as KNDy neurons because of the coexpression of neurokinin B and dynorphin A, are considered as components of the GnRH pulse generator that produces rhythmic GnRH secretion. The present study aimed to investigate if peripheral administration of PF-4455242, a κ-opioid receptor (KOR, a dynorphin A receptor) antagonist, facilitates pulsatile luteinizing hormone (LH) secretion and GnRH pulse generator activity in estrogen-treated ovariectomized Shiba goats to determine the possibility of using KOR antagonists to artificially control ovarian activities. PF-4455242 was intravenously infused for 4 h (1 or 10 μmol/kg body weight/4 h) or as a single subcutaneous injection (1 or 10 μmol/kg body weight). In a separate experiment, the same KOR antagonist (10 μmol/kg body weight/4 h) was intravenously infused during the recording of multiple unit activity (MUA) in the ARC that reflects the activity of the GnRH pulse generator to test the effects of KOR antagonist administration on GnRH pulse generator activity. Intravenous infusion and single subcutaneous injection of the KOR antagonist significantly increased the frequency of LH pulses compared with controls. Intravenous infusion of KOR antagonist also significantly increased the frequency of episodic bursts in the MUA. The present study demonstrates that peripherally administered KOR antagonist stimulates pulsatile LH secretion by acting on the GnRH pulse generator, and peripheral administration of PF-4455242 can be used to facilitate pulsatile LH secretion, which in turn facilitates ovarian activities in farm animals.
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- T Sasaki
- Laboratory of Animal Production Science, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Production Science, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Production Science, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Production Science, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Tsukuba 305-0901, Japan
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- Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Tsukuba 305-0901, Japan
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- Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Tsukuba 305-0901, Japan
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- Laboratory of Bioorganic Medical Chemistry and Chemogenomics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Laboratory of Bioorganic Medical Chemistry and Chemogenomics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Laboratory of Bioorganic Medical Chemistry and Chemogenomics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Laboratory of Reproductive Science, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- Laboratory of Reproductive Science, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- Laboratory of Theriogenology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Laboratory of Theriogenology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Production Science, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan.
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IMAIZUMI T, Hamano T, Fujii N, Maruyama S, Huang J, Xie D, He J, Ricardo C A, Fukagawa M, Feldman I H. SAT-245 CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE HISTORY AND BETA-BLOCKER PRESCRIPTION PATTERNS FOR JAPANESE AND AMERICAN CKD PATIENTS: COLLABORATION BETWEEN CRIC AND CKD-JAC. Kidney Int Rep 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2019.05.281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Mizuno Y, Maeda N, Hamasaki H, Arahata H, Sasagasako N, Honda H, Fujii N, Iwaki T. Four-repeat tau dominant pathology in a congenital myotonic dystrophy type 1 patient with mental retardation. Brain Pathol 2019; 28:431-433. [PMID: 29740938 DOI: 10.1111/bpa.12603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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- Yuri Mizuno
- Department of Neurology, Neuro-Muscular Center, National Omuta Hospital, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
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- Department of Neuropathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
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- Department of Neuropathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Neuro-Muscular Center, National Omuta Hospital, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Neuro-Muscular Center, National Omuta Hospital, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
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- Department of Neuropathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Neuro-Muscular Center, National Omuta Hospital, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
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- Department of Neuropathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
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Shen C, Honda H, Suzuki SO, Maeda N, Shijo M, Hamasaki H, Sasagasako N, Fujii N, Iwaki T. Dynactin is involved in Lewy body pathology. Neuropathology 2018; 38:583-590. [PMID: 30215870 DOI: 10.1111/neup.12512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2018] [Revised: 07/31/2018] [Accepted: 08/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Dynactin forms a protein complex with dynein that retrogradely transports cargo along microtubules. Dysfunction of this dynein-dynactin complex causes several neurodegenerative diseases such as Perry syndrome, motor neuron diseases and progressive supranuclear palsy. Recently, we reported colocalization of phosphorylated α-synuclein (p-SNCA) and the largest subunit of dynactin (DCTN1) in Lewy body (LB)-like structures in Perry syndrome. Previous reports have not focused on the relationship between dynactin and synucleinopathies. Thus, we examined autopsied human brains from patients with Parkinson's disease, dementia with LBs, and multiple system atrophy using immunohistochemistry for p-SNCA, DCTN1, dynactin 2 (DCTN2, dynamitin) and dynein cytoplasmic 1 intermediate chain 1 (DYNC1I1). We also examined microtubule affinity-regulating kinases (MARKs), which phosphorylate microtubule-associated proteins and trigger microtubule disruption. Both brainstem-type and cortical LBs were immunopositive for DCTN1, DCTN2, DYNC1I1 and p-MARK and their staining often overlapped with p-SNCA. Lewy neurites were also immunopositive for DCTN1, DCTN2 and DYNC1I1. However, p-SNCA-positive inclusions of multiple system atrophy, which included both glial and neuronal cytoplasmic inclusions, were immunonegative for DCTN1, DCTN2, DYNC1I1 and p-MARK. Thus, immunohistochemistry for dynein-dynactin complex molecules, especially DCTN1, can clearly distinguish LBs from neuronal cytoplasmic inclusions. Our results suggest that dynactin is closely associated with LB pathology.
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- Chang Shen
- Department of Neuropathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neuropathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neuropathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neuropathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neuropathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neuropathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Neuro-Muscular Center, National Omuta Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Neuro-Muscular Center, National Omuta Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neuropathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Asaoka S, Umehara A, Otani S, Fujii N, Okuda T, Nakai S, Nishijima W, Takeuchi K, Shibata H, Jadoon WA, Hayakawa S. Spatial distribution of hydrogen sulfide and sulfur species in coastal marine sediments Hiroshima Bay, Japan. Mar Pollut Bull 2018; 133:891-899. [PMID: 30041392 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.06.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 04/16/2018] [Revised: 06/06/2018] [Accepted: 06/15/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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This study aims to reveal spatial distribution of hydrogen sulfide and sulfur species in marine sediments in Hiroshima Bay, Japan, by direct analyses using a combination of detection tubes and X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy. In summer and autumn, the hydrogen sulfide concentration ranged from <0.1 to 4 mg-S L-1. In this study, only hydrogen sulfide was observed in autumn and at two stations in summer. In contrast, some earlier studies reported in all seasons in Hiroshima Bay the presence of acid volatile sulfide, which is used as a proxy of sulfide content. The sulfur species in sediments were mainly identified as sulfate, thiosulfate, elemental sulfur, and pyrite. Thiosulfate was a minor component compared to the other sulfur species. The formation of pyrite and sulfur derived from hydrogen sulfide oxidation played an important role in the scavenging of hydrogen sulfide.
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- Satoshi Asaoka
- Research Center for Inland Seas, Kobe University, 5-1-1 Fukaeminami, Higashinada, Kobe 658-0022, Japan.
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- Environmental Research and Management Center, Hiroshima University, 1-5-3, Kagamiyama, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8513, Japan
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- Department of Technological Systems, Osaka Prefecture University College of Technology, 26-12, Saiwaicho, Neyagawa, Osaka 572-8572, Japan
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- Institute of Lowland and Marine Research, Saga University, 1, Honjyo, Saga 840-8502, Japan
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- Faculty of Science & Technology, Ryukoku University, 1-5 Yokotani, Setaooe, Ootsu, Shiga 520-2194, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8527, Japan
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- Environmental Research and Management Center, Hiroshima University, 1-5-3, Kagamiyama, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8513, Japan
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- National Institute of Technology, Hiroshima College, 4272-1, Higashino, Oosakikamishima, Toyota, Hiroshima 725-0231, Japan
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- National Institute of Technology, Hiroshima College, 4272-1, Higashino, Oosakikamishima, Toyota, Hiroshima 725-0231, Japan
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- Research Center for Inland Seas, Kobe University, 5-1-1 Fukaeminami, Higashinada, Kobe 658-0022, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8527, Japan
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Maeda N, Honda H, Suzuki SO, Fujii N, Kira JI, Iwaki T. Mitochondrial dysfunction and altered ribostasis in hippocampal neurons with cytoplasmic inclusions of multiple system atrophy. Neuropathology 2018; 38:361-371. [PMID: 29961958 DOI: 10.1111/neup.12482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2018] [Revised: 04/30/2018] [Accepted: 05/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a sporadic adult-onset neurodegenerative disease. It has recently been shown that patients with MSA accompanied by cognitive decline display numerous neuronal cytoplasmic inclusions (NCIs) in the limbic neurons. We examined potential mechanisms underlying the formation of these NCIs by determining of mitochondrial function and statuses of RNA processing by analyzing 12 pathologically confirmed cases of MSA. Among them, four had cognitive impairment Semiquantitative evaluation using immunohistochemistry analyses revealed a significantly greater NCI burden in the hippocampal cornu ammonis 1 (CA1) subfield, subiculum, and amygdala in the cases with cognitive impairments compared with those without cognitive impairment. Immunofluorescent staining revealed that limbic neurons with NCIs often accelerated production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and degraded mitochondrial quality control. Immunofluorescent staining also revealed that neurons with these NCIs translocated heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A1 (HNRNPA1) from the nucleus and aggregated abnormally at the perinuclear rim. Since the NCIs in the hippocampal neurons of MSA with cognitive impairments were more numerous, the neuronal mitochondrial dysfunction and altered ribostasis observed in NCI formation may be involved in the hippocampal degeneration of MSA.
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- Norihisa Maeda
- Department of Neuropathology, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
- Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neuropathology, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Neuro-Muscular Center, National Omuta Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neuropathology, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Mishima T, Fujioka S, Tomiyama H, Yabe I, Kurisaki R, Fujii N, Neshige R, Ross OA, Farrer MJ, Dickson DW, Wszolek ZK, Hattori N, Tsuboi Y. Establishing diagnostic criteria for Perry syndrome. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2018; 89:482-487. [PMID: 29089398 PMCID: PMC5909757 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2017-316864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2017] [Revised: 09/19/2017] [Accepted: 10/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To establish international diagnostic criteria for Perry syndrome, a disorder characterised by clinical signs of parkinsonism, depression/apathy, weight loss, respiratory symptoms, mutations in the DCTN1 gene and TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP-43) pathology. METHODS Data from the published literature and newly identified patients were gathered and analysed during and after the International Symposium on Perry syndrome in Tokyo to identify diagnostic criteria for Perry syndrome. RESULTS Eighty-seven patients with Perry syndrome carrying DCTN1 mutations from 20 families were included in this study, and common signs of the disorder were identified, including parkinsonism (95.2% of patients), depression/apathy (71.4%), respiratory symptoms (66.7%) and weight loss (49.2%). CONCLUSIONS Based on our findings, we propose the following definitive diagnostic criteria for Perry syndrome: the presence of four cardinal signs of Perry syndrome, accompanied by a mutation in DCTN1; or a family history of the disease, parkinsonism and a mutation in DCTN1; or the presence of four cardinal signs and pathological findings that include nigral neuronal loss and TDP-43 pathology. As patients with Perry syndrome present with uniform clinical, genetic and pathological features, we further propose the disorder be termed 'Perry disease.'
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- Takayasu Mishima
- Department of Neurology, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan.,Department of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jackonsville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Neuroscience for Neurodegenerative Disorders, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, National Hospital Organization Kumamoto Minami National Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, National Hospital Organization Omuta Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jackonsville, Florida, USA.,Department of Clinical Genomics, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jackonsville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Neuroscience for Neurodegenerative Disorders, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan
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Honda H, Sasagasako N, Shen C, Shijo M, Hamasaki H, Suzuki SO, Tsuboi Y, Fujii N, Iwaki T. DCTN1 F52L mutation case of Perry syndrome with progressive supranuclear palsy-like tauopathy. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2018; 51:105-110. [PMID: 29499916 DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2018.02.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2017] [Revised: 02/09/2018] [Accepted: 02/20/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Perry syndrome is a rapidly progressive, autosomal dominant parkinsonism characterized by central hypoventilation, depression and severe weight loss. To date, eight DCTN1 mutations have been identified associated with Perry syndrome. A novel F52L DCTN1 mutation case of Perry syndrome is characterized by late-onset parkinsonism and frontotemporal atrophy. METHODS A Japanese woman suffered from slowly progressing parkinsonism since age 48. At age 59, she developed central hypoventilation, and required breathing assistance. Gene analysis identified a p.F52L mutation in DCTN1 and she was diagnosed with Perry syndrome. She died of aspiration pneumonia at age 74. RESULTS Postmortem examination revealed severe neuronal loss in the substantia nigra and the putamen. Immunohistochemistry for DCTN1 revealed many abnormal aggregates, mainly in neurons in the brainstem and basal ganglia. Additionally, numerous abnormal phosphorylated tau deposits including neurofibrillary tangles, tuft-shaped astrocytes and coiled bodies were observed mainly in the basal ganglia, brainstem and cerebellum. These correspond with the neuropathologic criteria for progressive supranuclear palsy. Colocalization of DCTN1 and tau were occasionally seen. Colocalization of phosphorylated α-synuclein and DCTN1 were also observed in Lewy body-like structures in oculomotor nuclei. Phosphorylated TARDBP-positive neuronal cytoplasmic inclusions were few. CONCLUSION In conjunction with long disease duration and aging, our findings suggest that the F52L DCTN1 mutation may evoke severe tauopathy and moderate α-synucleinopathy.
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- Hiroyuki Honda
- Department of Neuropathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Neuro-Muscular Center, National Omuta Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neuropathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neuropathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neuropathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neuropathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Neuro-Muscular Center, National Omuta Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neuropathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Naito R, Koga K, Masaki M, Fujii N, Ito K, Koga M, Imafuku S. Multiple verrucous lesions of the feet in Waldenström macroglobulinaemia. Clin Exp Dermatol 2017; 43:103-105. [PMID: 29055121 DOI: 10.1111/ced.13248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/25/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- R Naito
- Department ofDermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department ofPathology, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Division of Oncology, Haematology and Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department ofDermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department ofDermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department ofDermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department ofDermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Shibata S, Inamoto Y, Saitoh E, Kagaya H, Aoyagi Y, Ota K, Akahori R, Fujii N, Palmer JB, González-Fernández M. The effect of bolus volume on laryngeal closure and UES opening in swallowing: Kinematic analysis using 320-row area detector CT study. J Oral Rehabil 2017; 44:974-981. [PMID: 28891595 DOI: 10.1111/joor.12573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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This study investigated the effects of three different volumes of honey-thick liquid on the temporal characteristics of swallowing. Twenty-six healthy subjects (15 males, 11 females) underwent 320-row area detector CT scan while swallowing 3, 10 and 20 mL of honey-thick liquid barium. Three-dimensional images were created at 10 images/s. Kinematic events involving six structures (velopharynx, hyoid bone, epiglottis, laryngeal vestibule (LV), true vocal cords (TVC), upper esophageal sphincter (UES)) and timing of bolus movement were timed using frame by frame analysis. The overall sequence of events did not differ across three volumes; however, increasing bolus volume significantly changed the onset and termination of events. The bolus head reached to pharynx and esophagus earlier and the duration of bolus passing through UES was significantly longer in 10 and 20 mL compared to 3 mL (P < .05). Consequently, the onset of UES opening was significantly earlier with increased volume (P < .05). LV and TVC closure occurred later in 20 mL compared to 3 mL (P < .05). These changes in motion of pharynx and larynx appeared to promote swallow safety by preventing aspiration, suggesting that anatomical structure movements adapt in response to bolus volume. Our findings also suggest that the pharyngeal swallow behaviours may be modified by afferents in the oral cavity. The three-dimensional visualization and quantitative measurements provided by 320-ADCT provide essential benchmarks for understanding swallowing, both normal and abnormal.
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- S Shibata
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine I, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine I, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan.,Faculty of Rehabilitation, School of Health Sciences, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine I, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine I, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine I, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan
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- Faculty of Rehabilitation, School of Health Sciences, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine I, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Nakayama T, Nagata E, Masuda H, Fujii N, Kohara S, Yuzawa H, Takahari Y, Osada T, Sorimachi T, Matsumae M, Asahara T, Takizawa S. The colony assay of regenerating associated cells may indicate the dysfunction of regeneration associated cells of Moyamoya disease. J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Arahata H, Nishiyama T, Inada K, Miyoshi A, Watanabe A, Kawano Y, Sasagasako N, Fujii N. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in patients with duchenne muscular dystrophy compare with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a retrospective study. J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Mishima T, Ishikawa T, Imamura K, Kondo T, Koshiba Y, Takahashi R, Takahashi J, Watanabe A, Fujii N, Tsuboi Y, Inoue H. Human iPSC disease modeling of Perry syndrome. J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.2419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Ohyagi Y, Ohara M, Igase M, Nakamura N, Imamura T, Yanagihara Y, Kira J, Watanabe A, Fujii N. Glucose intolerance associating with cognitive impairment and brain diabetes as a therapeutic target in alzheimer’s disease. J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Arahata H, Nishiyama T, Inada K, Miyoshi A, Watanabe A, Kawano Y, Sasagasako N, Fujii N. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy compared with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and Parkinson syndrome. Neuromuscul Disord 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2017.06.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Umemoto G, Tsuboi Y, Furuya H, Mishima T, Fujioka S, Fujii N, Arahata H, Sugahara M, Sakai M. Dysphagia in Perry Syndrome: Pharyngeal Pressure in Two Cases. Case Rep Neurol 2017; 9:161-167. [PMID: 28690533 PMCID: PMC5498940 DOI: 10.1159/000457900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2017] [Accepted: 01/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background To investigate the impact of dysphagia in Perry syndrome (PS), an autosomal dominant parkinsonism caused by mutation of DCTN1, which is associated with hypoventilation, depression, and weight loss. Case Presentation We used tongue pressure measurements and manofluorography to investigate swallowing function in 2 patients with PS. Case 1, a 60-year-old male showing parkinsonism, and case 2, a 49-year-old male admitted with pneumonia, were diagnosed as having PS based on the DCTN1 gene analysis. Case 1 showed a pharyngeal retention of the bolus on videofluorography (VF) and a few swallows were required for its passage into the esophagus. However, tongue pressure and manometry were within the normal range. This patient could eat a normal diet under supervision. Case 2 required artificial ventilation and tube feeding on admission. The VF image showed a slow transfer of the bolus, delayed swallow reflex, and pharyngeal retention of the bolus that required several swallows for its passage into the esophagus. The tongue pressure was within the normal range, but manometry showed a significant decrease in pressure at the hypopharynx and upper esophageal sphincter. The oral intake of the patients was limited to 2 cups of jelly per day. Conclusions The investigation of swallowing dysfunction of 2 cases of PS showed that maintaining pharyngeal pressure within the normal range was very important for oral feeding success and prognosis.
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- George Umemoto
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Kochi, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, National Hospital Organization Omuta National Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, National Hospital Organization Omuta National Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, National Hospital Organization Omuta National Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation, National Hospital Organization Omuta National Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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Mori Y, Ikeda K, Inomata T, Yoshimoto G, Fujii N, Ago H, Teshima T. Ruxolitinib treatment for GvHD in patients with myelofibrosis. Bone Marrow Transplant 2016; 51:1584-1587. [PMID: 27721370 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2016.256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2016] [Revised: 08/15/2016] [Accepted: 08/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Jak1/2 inhibitor ruxolitinib is a promising agent for treating steroid-refractory GvHD after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (SCT) to produce quick and durable responses. However, optimal dose and tapering schedule of ruxolitinib remain to be determined. Discontinuation of ruxolitinib in myelofibrosis often induces 'withdrawal syndrome' characterized by acute relapse of the disease, but this issue is not well addressed in the treatment of GvHD. Four patients with GvHD (one acute and three chronic) after SCT for myelofibrosis were treated with ruxolitinib. Low-dose ruxolitinib at 5 mg/day was safe and effective, but one of two patients treated at 10 mg/day of ruxolitinib was complicated with severe cytopenia. Withdrawal syndrome developed in one patient, who died of recurrence of GvHD shortly after discontinuation of ruxolitinib. Slow tapering or maintenance with low-dose ruxolitinib inhibited GvHD flare. Our experience calls attention that initiation at low-dose of ruxolitinib may be safe and careful tapering schedule is required to avoid withdrawal syndrome in patients with GvHD after SCT for myelofibrosis.
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- Y Mori
- Department of Medicine and Biosystemic Science, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology and Hematology, Fukushima, Japan.,Department of Blood Transfusion and Transplantation Immunology, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Biosystemic Science, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Shimane Prefectural Central Hospital, Izumo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Harada K, Iwasaki A, Kato Y, Fujii N, Saito M, Tsuboi R. Cytomegalovirus oral ulcers in a patient with bullous pemphigoid. Clin Exp Dermatol 2016; 41:685-7. [PMID: 27335089 DOI: 10.1111/ced.12862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- K Harada
- Department of Dermatology, Tokyo Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Dermatology, Tokyo Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Tokyo Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Tokyo Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Tokyo Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Tokyo Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Mishima T, Ishikawa T, Imamura K, Kondo T, Koshiba Y, Takahashi R, Takahashi J, Watanabe A, Fujii N, Tsuboi Y, Inoue H. Cytoplasmic aggregates of dynactin in iPSC-derived tyrosine hydroxylase-positive neurons from a patient with Perry syndrome. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2016; 30:67-72. [PMID: 27346608 DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2016.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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: 10/10/2015] [Revised: 05/17/2016] [Accepted: 06/13/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Perry syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant disorder clinically characterized by parkinsonism with depression/apathy, weight loss, and central hypoventilation. Eight mutations in DCTN1 gene have been reported. A novel disease model is required because the detailed pathogenesis remains unclear. METHODS To develop a novel model, we generated induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) from a Perry syndrome patient with F52L mutation in DCTN1, and describe clinical and neuroimaging investigations. We differentiated iPSCs into tyrosine hydroxylase (TH)-positive neurons. Immunocytochemistry analyses of control and mutant were performed. RESULTS The patient displayed levodopa responsive parkinsonism. Dopamine transporter single photon emission tomography showed markedly decreased uptake in the striatum, and metaiodobenzylguanidine cardiac scintigraphy also showed decreased uptake. Perry syndrome TH-positive neurons showed dynactin aggregates in cytoplasm. CONCLUSIONS TH-positive neurons from Perry syndrome iPSCs recapitulated an aspect of the disease phenotype of Perry syndrome.
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- Takayasu Mishima
- Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University, 53 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan; Department of Neurology, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, 7-45-1 Nanakuma, Jonan-ku, Fukuoka, 814-0180, Japan.
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- Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University, 53 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan; Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma, 3-1-98 Kasugadenaka, Konohana-ku, Osaka, 554-0022, Japan.
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- Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University, 53 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
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- Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University, 53 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
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- Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University, 53 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan; Department of Neurology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
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- Department of Neurology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
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- Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University, 53 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
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- Department of Neurology, National Omuta Hospital, 1044-1 Tachibana, Omuta, Fukuoka, 837-0911, Japan.
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- Department of Neurology, National Omuta Hospital, 1044-1 Tachibana, Omuta, Fukuoka, 837-0911, Japan.
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- Department of Neurology, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, 7-45-1 Nanakuma, Jonan-ku, Fukuoka, 814-0180, Japan.
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- Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University, 53 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
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Fujita A, Arahata H, Sugawara M, Watanabe A, Kawano Y, Sasagasako N, Fujii N. Echocardiography versus (201)Tl semi-quantitative gated single photon emission tomography for the evaluation of cardiac disease associated with late stage Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Hell J Nucl Med 2016; 19:19-22. [PMID: 27035908] [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] [Received: 02/29/2016] [Accepted: 03/22/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE In Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) patients cardiac abnormalities are often detected. In adult DMD patients cardiac disease (CD) is a cause of death which increases by age and is related to respiratory dysfunction. Studies have demonstrated that CD in early DMD can be detected by echocardiography (EC) or semi-quantitative gated single photon emission tomography ((201)Tl SQGS), and the accuracy of these two tests is similar. As the disease advances, evaluation of CD by EC becomes difficult due to thoracic deformity and scoliosis. We compared (201)Tl SQGS and EC in the evaluation of cardiac function in late stage DMD, based on the ejection fraction (EF) value calculated by both tests. Twenty-three males with late stage DMD, 12 to 35 years of age (22.2±7.5), were studied by (201)Tl SQGS and EC. The mean EF value by (201)Tl SQGS was 60.8%±14.1%, which differed from that obtained by EC (52.7%±9.8%, P=0.003). Eleven patients less than 20 years old did not demonstrate a significant difference between the two tests (P=0.06), however, 12 patients over 20 years of age had significantly different results between tests (P=0.002). CONCLUSION Although our patients were few we indicated that in DMD patients, aged older than 20 years, at an advanced stage of the disease, the EF values calculated by EC were lower than those by (201)Tl SQGS possibly due to thoracic deformity.
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- Atsushi Fujita
- Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan.
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Nishimura Y, Fujii N, Nakata S, Yamamoto T, Hirata M, Iwata N, Moral S, Ahmed W, Hamed M, Suzuki K. Retropharyngeal airway has no change in volume, but that morphological findings manifest change after uvulopalatopharyngoplasty. Sleep Med 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2015.02.1465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Ikeda N, Hayashi K, Futagami T, Kojima H, Tsujino T, Kusunoki Y, Fujii N, Suegami S, Miyazaki Y, Horie Y, Nishikawa M, Tanaka H, Saji H. HLA-A, -B, and -DRB1 haplotype frequencies in 5-6/6 HLA matched parents. Hum Immunol 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2015.07.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Ikeda N, Kojima H, Nishikawa M, Hayashi K, Futagami T, Tsujino T, Kusunoki Y, Fujii N, Suegami S, Miyazaki Y, Middleton D, Tanaka H, Saji H. Determination of HLA-A, -C, -B, -DRB1 allele and haplotype frequency in Japanese population based on family study. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 85:252-9. [PMID: 25789826 PMCID: PMC5054903 DOI: 10.1111/tan.12536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2014] [Revised: 01/14/2015] [Accepted: 02/03/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The present study investigates the human leucocyte antigen (HLA) allele and haplotype frequencies in Japanese population. We carried out the frequency analysis in 5824 families living across Japanese archipelago. The studied population has mainly been typed for the purpose of transplant, especially the hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). We determined HLA class I (A, B, and C) and HLA class II (DRB1) using Luminex technology. The haplotypes were directly counted by segregation. A total of 44 HLA‐A, 29 HLA‐C, 75 HLA‐B, and 42 HLA‐DRB1 alleles were identified. In the HLA haplotypes of A‐C‐B‐DRB1 and C‐B, the pattern of linkage disequilibrium peculiar to Japanese population has been confirmed. Moreover, the haplotype frequencies based on family study was compared with the frequencies estimated by maximum likelihood estimation (MLE), and the equivalent results were obtained. The allele and haplotype frequencies obtained in this study could be useful for anthropology, transplantation therapy, and disease association studies.
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- N Ikeda
- HLA Foundation Laboratory, Kyoto, Japan
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Isobe A, Kubo K, Tamura Y, Kako S, Nakashima E, Fujii N. Selective transport of microplastics and mesoplastics by drifting in coastal waters. Mar Pollut Bull 2014; 89:324-330. [PMID: 25287228 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.09.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 186] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2014] [Revised: 09/07/2014] [Accepted: 09/17/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The quantity and size distributions of small plastic fragments in the Seto Inland Sea, Japan were investigated using field surveys and a numerical particle-tracking model. The model was used to interpret the distributions of small plastic fragments and the possible transport processes in coastal waters. Of note, the size and quantity of mesoplastics (approximately >5mm) gradually increased close to the coast irrespective of the existence of river mouths, which probably act as a major source of anthropogenic marine debris. Additionally, microplastics were more dominant as we moved further offshore. The numerical model reproduced the near-shore trapping of mesoplastics, suggesting that mesoplastics are selectively conveyed onshore by a combination of Stokes drift and terminal velocity, dependent on fragment sizes. It is suggested that mesoplastics washed ashore on beaches degrade into microplastics, and that the microplastics, which are free from near-shore trapping, are thereafter spread offshore in coastal waters.
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- Atsuhiko Isobe
- Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University, 6-1 Kasuga-Koen, Kasuga 816-8580, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ehime University, 2-5 Bunkyo-cho, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan
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- Faculty of Science, Ehime University, 2-5 Bunkyo-cho, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kagoshima University, 1-21-40 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan
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- Tosa Food Business Creator Project Team, Kochi University, B-200, Monobe, Nankoku 783-8502, Japan
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- Institute of Lowland and Marine Research, Saga University, Honjo 1, Saga 840-8502, Japan
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Honda H, Hamasaki H, Wakamiya T, Koyama S, Suzuki SO, Fujii N, Iwaki T. Loss of hnRNPA1 in ALS spinal cord motor neurons with TDP-43-positive inclusions. Neuropathology 2014; 35:37-43. [PMID: 25338872 DOI: 10.1111/neup.12153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [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: 06/25/2014] [Accepted: 08/11/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by loss of motor neurons and appearance of skein-like inclusions. The inclusions are composed of trans-activation response (TAR) DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP-43), a member of the heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein (hnRNP) family. hnRNPA1 and hnRNPA2/B1 are hnRNPs that interact with the C-terminus of TDP-43. Using immunohistochemistry, we investigated the association between TDP-43 and hnRNPA1 in ALS spinal motor neurons. We examined spinal cords of seven ALS cases and six muscular dystrophy cases (used as controls) for the presence of TDP-43 and hnRNPA1 protein. In the control cases, hnRNPA1 immunoreactivity in motor neurons was intense in the nucleus and weak in the cytoplasm where it showed a fine granular appearance. In the ALS cases, hnRNPA1 immunoreactivity in motor neurons was reduced in the nuclei of neurons with skein-like inclusions but was not detected in the skein-like inclusions. The marked loss of hnRNPA1 in motor neurons with concomitant cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 may represent a severe disturbance of mRNA processing, suggesting a key role in progressive neuronal death in ALS.
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- Hiroyuki Honda
- Department of Neuropathology, Neurological Institute, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Fujii N, Mizuno M, Ishikawa H, Mizutani Y. Observing Vibrational Energy Flow in a Protein with the Spatial Resolution of a Single Amino Acid Residue. J Phys Chem Lett 2014; 5:3269-73. [PMID: 26276344 DOI: 10.1021/jz501882h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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One of the challenges in physical chemistry has been understanding how energy flows in a condensed phase from the microscopic viewpoint. To address this, space-resolved information at the molecular scale is required but has been lacking due to experimental difficulties. We succeeded in the real-time mapping of the vibrational energy flow in a protein with the spatial resolution of a single amino acid residue by combining time-resolved resonance Raman spectroscopy and site-directed single-Trp mutagenesis. Anti-Stokes Raman intensities of the Trp residues at different sites exhibited different temporal evolutions, reflecting propagation of the energy released by the heme group. A classical heat transport model was not able to reproduce the entire experimental data set, showing that we need a molecular-level description to explain the energy flow in a protein. The systematic application of our general methodology to proteins with different structural motifs may provide a greatly increased understanding of the energy flow in proteins.
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- Naoki Fujii
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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Matsushita M, Ishikawa T, Koyama A, Hasegawa N, Ichimi N, Yano H, Hashimoto M, Fujii N, Ikeda M. Is sense of coherence helpful in coping with caregiver burden for dementia? Psychogeriatrics 2014; 14:87-92. [PMID: 24954832 DOI: 10.1111/psyg.12050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [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: 09/14/2013] [Accepted: 11/20/2013] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND Sense of coherence (SOC) is associated with a reduced risk of various health problems and is thought to be a major factor related to the ability to cope with stress. In the present study, we examined the association between caregiver burden and SOC among caregivers to persons with dementia. METHODS Participants included 274 caregivers or family members of community-dwelling elderly dementia patients. To assess the cognitive function of patients, neuropsychological tests (e.g. Mini-Mental State Examination, Clinical Dementia Rating) were conducted by a clinical psychologist who was well trained in interviewing participants; the tests used a semi-structured interview protocol. Senior neurologists and psychiatrists also independently evaluated the dementia status of patients. To assess the SOC and caregiver burden, a social welfare counsellor asked questions from a 13-item version of the SOC scale and the short, eight-item Japanese version of the Zarit Caregiver Burden Interview (ZBI). RESULTS Among 78 caregivers of elderly subjects with cognitive impairment due to dementia, the ZBI score was significantly associated with SOC (r = -0.38, P = 0.001). Multiple regression analyses revealed that SOC scores (β = -0.42, P < 0.001) and Mini-Mental State Examination scores (β = -0.28, P = 0.009) were significantly associated with ZBI scores (F(2, 76) = 10.51, P < 0.001). SOC was closely associated with personal strain in the ZBI (β = -0.41, P < 0.001; F(3, 75) = 8.53, P < 0.001). CONCLUSION Caregivers with a strong SOC may be less prone to experiencing personal strain from their burden. These results suggest that reinforcement of SOC would contribute to reducing the personal strain.
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- Masateru Matsushita
- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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Fujii N, Mizuno M, Mizutani Y. Correction to “Direct Observation of Vibrational Energy Flow in Cytochrome c”. J Phys Chem B 2014. [DOI: 10.1021/jp5045755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Reyes-Bahamonde J, Raimann JG, Canaud B, Etter M, Kooman JP, Levin NW, Marcelli D, Marelli C, Power A, Van Der Sande FM, Thijssen S, Usvyat LA, Wang Y, Kotanko P, Blank PR, Szucs TD, Gibertoni D, Torroni S, Mandreoli M, Rucci P, Fantini MP, Santoro A, Van Der Veer SN, Nistor I, Bernaert P, Bolignano D, Brown EA, Covic A, Farrington K, Kooman J, Macias J, Mooney A, Van Munster BC, Van Den Noortgate N, Topinkova E, Wirnsberger G, Jager KJ, Van Biesen W, Stubnova V, Os I, Grundtvig M, Waldum B, Wu HY, Peng YS, Wu MS, Chu TS, Chien KL, Hung KY, Wu KD, Carrero JJ, Huang X, Sui X, Ruiz JR, Hirth V, Ortega FB, Blair SN, Coppolino G, Bolignano D, Rivoli L, Presta P, Mazza G, Fuiano G, Marx S, Petrilla A, Hengst N, Lee WC, Ruggajo P, Skrunes R, Svarstad E, Skjaerven R, Reisaether AV, Vikse BE, Fujii N, Hamano T, Akagi S, Watanabe T, Imai E, Nitta K, Akizawa T, Matsuo S, Makino H, Scalzotto E, Corradi V, Nalesso F, Zaglia T, Neri M, Martino F, Zanella M, Brendolan A, Mongillo M, Ronco C, Occelli F, Genin M, Deram A, Glowacki F, Cuny D, Mansurova I, Alchinbayev M, Malikh MA, Song S, Shin MJ, Rhee H, Yang BY, Kim I, Seong EY, Lee DW, Lee SB, Kwak IS, Isnard Bagnis C, Speyer E, Beauger D, Caille Y, Baudelot C, Mercier S, Jacquelinet C, Gentile SM, Briancon S, Yu TM, Li CY, Krivoshiev S, Borissova AM, Shinkov A, Svinarov D, Vlachov J, Koteva A, Dakovska L, Mihaylov G, Popov A, Polner K, Mucsi I, Braunitzer H, Kiss A, Nadasdi Z, Haris A, Zdrojewski L, Zdrojewski T, Rutkowski B, Minami S, Hesaka A, Yamaguchi S, Iwahashi E, Sakai S, Fujimoto T, Sasaki K, Fujita Y, Yokoyama K, Dey V, Farrah T, Traynor J, Spalding E, Robertson S, Geddes CC, Mann MC, Hobbs A, Hemmelgarn BR, Roberts D, Ahmed SB, Rabi D, Elewa U, Fernandez B, Alegre ER, Mahillo I, Egido J, Ortiz A, Marx S, Pomerantz D, Vietri J, Zewinger S, Speer T, Kleber ME, Scharnagl H, Woitas R, Pfahler K, Seiler S, Heine GH, Lepper PM, Marz W, Silbernagel G, Fliser D, Caldararu CD, Gliga ML, Tarta ID, Szanto A, Carlan O, Dogaru GA, Battaglia Y, Del Prete MA, De Gregorio MG, Errichiello C, Gisonni P, Russo L, Scognamiglio B, Storari A, Russo D, Kuma A, Serino R, Miyamoto T, Tamura M, Otsuji Y, Kung LF, Naito S, Iimori S, Okado T, Rai T, Uchida S, Sasaki S, Kang YU, Kim HY, Choi JS, Kim CS, Bae EH, Ma SK, Kim SW, Muthuppalaniappan VM, Byrne C, Sheaff M, Rajakariar R, Blunden M, Delmas Y, Loirat C, Muus P, Legendre C, Douglas K, Hourmant M, Herthelius M, Trivelli A, Goodship T, Bedrosian CL, Licht C, Marks A, Black C, Clark L, Prescott G, Robertson L, Simpson W, Simpson W, Fluck N, Wang SL, Hsu YH, Pai HC, Chang YM, Liu WH, Hsu CC, Shvetsov M, Nagaytseva S, Gerasimov A, Shalyagin Y, Ivanova E, Shilov E, Zhang Y, Zuo W, Marx S, Manthena S, Newmark J, Zdrojewski L, Rutkowski M, Zdrojewski T, Bandosz P, Gaciong Z, Solnica B, Rutkowski B, Wyrzykowski B, Ensergueix G, Karras A, Levi C, Chauvet S, Trivin C, Ficheux M, Augusto JF, Boudet R, Chambaraud T, Boudou-Rouquette P, Tubiana-Mathieu N, Aldigier JC, Jacquot C, Essig M, Thervet E, Oh YJ, Lee CS, Malho Guedes A, Silva AP, Goncalves C, Sampaio S, Morgado E, Santos V, Bernardo I, Leao Neves P, Onuigbo M, Agbasi N. CKD GENERAL AND CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY 1. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfu146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Diaz-Tocados JM, Herencia C, Martinez-Moreno JM, Montes De Oca A, Rodriguez-Ortiz ME, Gundlach K, Buchel J, Steppan S, Passlick-Deetjen J, Rodriguez M, Almaden Y, Munoz-Castaneda JR, Nakano C, Hamano T, Fujii N, Matusi I, Mikami S, Tomida K, Mori D, Kusunoki Y, Shimomura A, Obi Y, Hayashi T, Rakugi H, Isaka Y, Tsubakihara Y, Jorgensen HS, Winther S, Hauge EM, Rejnmark L, Botker HE, Bottcher M, Svensson M, Ivarsen P, Sagliker Y, Demirhan O, Yildiz I, Paylar N, Inandiklioglu N, Akbal E, Tunc E, Tartaglione L, Rotondi S, Pasquali M, Muci ML, Mandanici G, Leonangeli C, Sotir N, Sales S, Mazzaferro S, Gigante M, Cafiero C, Brunetti G, Simone S, Grano M, Colucci S, Ranieri E, Pertosa G, Gesualdo L, Evenepoel P, Goffin E, Meijers B, Kanaan N, Bammens B, Coche E, Claes K, Jadoul M, Louvet L, Metzinger L, Buchel J, Steppan S, Massy ZA, Prasad B, St.Onge JR, Tentori F, Zepel L, Comment L, Akiba T, Bommer J, Fukagawa M, Goodkin DA, Jacobson SH, Robinson BM, Port FK, Evenepoel P, Viaene L, Poesen R, Bammens B, Meijers B, Naesens M, Sprangers B, Kuypers D, Claes K, Tominaga Y, Hiramitsu T, Yamamoto T, Tsujita M, Makowka A, G Yda M, Rutkowska-Majewska E, Nowicki MP, Takeshima A, Ogata H, Yamamoto M, Ito H, Kinugasa E, Kadokura Y, Dimkovic N, Dellanna F, Spasovski G, Wanner C, Locatelli F, Troib A, Assadi MH, Landau D, Rabkin R, Segev Y, Ciceri P, Elli F, Cappelletti L, Tosi D, Savi F, Bulfamante G, Cozzolino M, Barreto FC, De Oliveira RB, Benchitrit J, Louvet L, Rezg R, Poirot S, Jorgetti V, Drueke TB, Riser BL, Massy ZA, Pasquali M, Tartaglione L, Rotondi S, Muci ML, Mandanici G, Leonangeli C, Massimetti C, Utzeri G, Biondi B, Mazzaferro S, Verkaik M, Eringa EC, Musters RJ, Pulskens WP, Vervloet MG, Ter Wee PM, Schiller A, Onofriescu M, Apetrii M, Schiller O, Bob F, Timar R, Mihaescu A, Florea L, Mititiuc I, Veisa G, Covic A, Krause R, Kaase H, Stange R, Hopfenmuller W, Chen TC, Holick MF, Kawasaki T, Ando R, Maeda Y, Arai Y, Sato H, Iimori S, Okado T, Rai T, Uchida S, Sasaki S, An WS, Jeong E, Son SH, Kim SE, Son YK, Baxmann AC, Menon VB, Moreira SR, Medina-Pestana J, Carvalho AB, Heilberg IP, Bergman A, Qureshi AR, Haarhaus MH, Lindholm B, Barany P, Heimburger O, Stenvinkel P, Anderstam B, Wilson RJ, Copley JB, Keith MS, Preston P, Santos RSS, Moyses RMA, Silva BC, Jorgetti V, Coelho FMS, Elias RM, Wanderley RA, Ferreira LQO, Sena TCM, Valerio TR, Gueiros JEB, Gueiros APS, Awata R, Goto S, Nakai K, Fujii H, Nishi S, Sagliker Y, Dingil M, Paylar N, Kapur S, Kim B, Lee DY, Yang S, Kim HW, Moon KH, Palmer S, Teixeira-Pinto A, Saglimbene V, Macaskill P, Craig J, Strippoli G, Marks A, Nguyen H, Fluck N, Prescott G, Robertson L, Black C. CKD BONE DISEASE. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfu166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Araki E, Tsuboi Y, Daechsel J, Milnerwood A, Vilarino-Guell C, Fujii N, Mishima T, Oka T, Hara H, Fukae J, Farrer MJ. A novel DCTN1 mutation with late-onset parkinsonism and frontotemporal atrophy. Mov Disord 2014; 29:1201-4. [PMID: 24676999 DOI: 10.1002/mds.25833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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: 06/09/2013] [Revised: 10/29/2013] [Accepted: 12/09/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Depression, parkinsonism, and hypoventilation (Perry syndrome) or familial motor neuron disease have been linked to mutations in dynactin P150(Glued) (DCTN1). METHODS We employed genealogic, clinical, neurologic, and MRI investigations, as well as analysis of genes implicated in parkinsonism. Cellular transfection, immunocytochemistry, and immunoprecipitation analysis of wild-type (WT) and mutant DCTN1 were also performed. RESULTS A novel heterozygous mutation, DCTN1 c.156T>G, encoding p.Phe52Leu, segregates with parkinsonism in a Japanese family. The substitution was not observed in affected probands with familial parkinsonism or control subjects and is evolutionarily conserved. In contrast to Perry syndrome, affected carriers have late-onset disease and slower progression, with frontotemporal atrophy revealed by MRI. In vitro studies suggest the mutant protein has impaired microtubule binding, compared to WT dynactin p150(Glued) . CONCLUSIONS DCTN1 mutations may contribute to disparate neurodegenerative diagnoses, including familial motor neuron disease, parkinsonism, and frontotemporal atrophy, and further studies of dynactin-mediated cargo transport may prove insightful.
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- Eiichi Araki
- Department of Neurology, National Omuta Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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Fujii N, Wakamiya T, Watanabe A, Furuya H, Sasaki K, Iwaki T. [An autopsy case of Alzheimer's disease presenting with corticobasal syndrome]. Rinsho Shinkeigaku 2013; 53:814-20. [PMID: 24225565 DOI: 10.5692/clinicalneurol.53.814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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A right-handed Japanese man developed memory loss at 51 years of age. The right side clumsiness developed from 52 years of age and then progressively worsened. Temporal/parietal lobe atrophy was observed predominantly on the left side upon MR imaging. Subsequently, limb-kinetic apraxia and parkinsonism became apparent predominantly on the right side. These symptoms became aggravated along with dementia, ultimately leading to an apallic state. The patient eventually died at the age of 59 due to aspiration pneumonia. An autopsy was carried out and cerebral atrophy was observed predominantly on the left side. Senile plaques were observed on the entire cerebral cortex at a high frequency, along with many cotton wool plaques. Anti-phosphorylated tau-positive neurofibrillary tangles and several neuropil threads were observed upon immunostaining. The tau-positive structures were also positive for both RD3 and RD4 antibodies. The findings of tauopathy of the glia were poor, and the tau lesion of the brainstem was milder than that of the cerebral cortex. These results suggest the possibility that the corticobasal syndrome clinically developed in some type of Alzheimer's disease and a definite diagnosis was made only by pathological examination.
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- Naoki Fujii
- Department of Neurology, National Hospital Organization Omuta National Hospital
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Furuya H, Umemoto G, Kikuta T, Arahata H, Fujii N. P.10.12 Difference of the mechanism of dysphagia between Duchenne muscular dystrophy and myotonic dystrophy type 1. Neuromuscul Disord 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2013.06.542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Arahata H, Furuya H, Kinoshita M, Fujii N. P.21.6 A case of familial Rippling muscle disease showing decreased of caveolin-3 in muscle biopsy suggesting an immunologic mechanism. Neuromuscul Disord 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2013.06.711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Sato M, Abe Y, Yamaguchi O, Takiguchi M, Fujii N, Moriya H, Ishibashi T. Identification of thrombus in left atrial appendage by 320-row ADCT is superior beyond CHADS2 score for initiating anticoagulation treatment in patients with atrial fibrillation. Eur Heart J 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht307.p523] [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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Yamamoto S, Yokota S, Wakui H, Kubota H, Itoh H, Fujii N. P35 Aminoglycoside antibiotics suppress the heat shock protein 70 function. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/s0924-8579(13)70280-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Yokota S, Tsukamoto N, Ohkosm Y, Sato T, Olkubo T, Yamamoto S, Kuwahara O, Tamura Y, Fujii N. P78 High prevalence of cross resistance to aminoglycosides and acquisition of ESBL in fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/s0924-8579(13)70323-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Stevens K, Beattie E, Delles C, Jardine A, Neumann K, Fang L, Ritz E, Gross-Weissmann ML, Kokeny G, Nakano C, Hamano T, Fujii N, Matsui I, Mikami S, Obi Y, Shimomura A, Rakugi H, Tsubakihara Y, Isaka Y, Torremade N, Arcidiacono MV, Valcheva P, Bozic M, Fernandez E, Valdivielso JM, Rotondi S, Pasquali M, Conte C, Leonangeli C, Muci ML, Pirro G, Tartaglione L, Mazzaferro S, Janssen U, Naderi S, Hennies M, Kruger T, Brandenburg V. CKD-MBD - A. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gft134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Masson I, Maillard N, Alamartine E, Mariat C, Delanaye P, Catalano C, Lemy A, Lionet A, Hiesse C, De Meyer M, Kianda M, Toungounz M, Wissing M, Racape J, Abramowicz D, Jeong JH, Yoon CS, Kong JM, Choi WY, Whang EJ, Lee DR, Ahn J, Obi Y, Hamano T, Ichimaru N, Tomida K, Fujii N, Matsui I, Kaimori JY, Rakugi H, Takahara S, Isaka Y, Tsubakihara Y, De Vusser K, Pieters N, Janssen B, Lerut E, Nawroth T, Kuypers D, Vanrenterghem Y, Naesens M. Transplantation - clinical. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gft163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Takahashi T, Aoki M, Suzuki N, Tateyama M, Yaginuma C, Sato H, Hayasaka M, Sugawara H, Ito M, Abe-Kondo E, Shimakura N, Ibi T, Kuru S, Wakayama T, Sobue G, Fujii N, Saito T, Matsumura T, Funakawa I, Mukai E, Kawanami T, Morita M, Yamazaki M, Hasegawa T, Shimizu J, Tsuji S, Kuzuhara S, Tanaka H, Yoshioka M, Konno H, Onodera H, Itoyama Y. Clinical features and a mutation with late onset of limb girdle muscular dystrophy 2B. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2013; 84:433-40. [PMID: 23243261 PMCID: PMC3595148 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2011-301339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVE AND METHODS Dysferlin encoded by DYSF deficiency leads to two main phenotypes, limb girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) 2B and Miyoshi myopathy. To reveal in detail the mutational and clinical features of LGMD2B in Japan, we observed 40 Japanese patients in 36 families with LGMD2B in whom dysferlin mutations were confirmed. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS Three mutations (c.1566C>G, c.2997G>T and c.4497delT) were relatively more prevalent. The c.2997G>T mutation was associated with late onset, proximal dominant forms of dysferlinopathy, a high probability that muscle weakness started in an upper limb and lower serum creatine kinase (CK) levels. The clinical features of LGMD2B are as follows: (1) onset in the late teens or early adulthood, except patients homozygous for the c.2997G>T mutation; (2) lower limb weakness at onset; (3) distal change of lower limbs on muscle CT at an early stage; (4) impairment of lumbar erector spinal muscles on muscle CT at an early stage; (5) predominant involvement of proximal upper limbs; (6) preservation of function of the hands at late stage; (7) preservation of strength in neck muscles at late stage; (8) lack of facial weakness or dysphagia; (9) avoidance of scoliosis; (10) hyper-Ckaemia; (11) preservation of cardiac function; and (12) a tendency for respiratory function to decline with disease duration. It is important that the late onset phenotype is found with prevalent mutations.
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- Toshiaki Takahashi
- Department of Neurology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Sendai 980-8574, Japan
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