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Kohzu A, Matsuzaki SIS, Komuro S, Komatsu K, Takamura N, Nakagawa M, Imai A, Fukushima T. Identifying the true drivers of abrupt changes in ecosystem state with a focus on time lags: Extreme precipitation can determine water quality in shallow lakes. Sci Total Environ 2023; 881:163097. [PMID: 37011685 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Revised: 03/22/2023] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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A better understanding of abrupt ecosystem changes is needed to improve prediction of future ecosystem states under climate change. Chronological analysis based on long-term monitoring data is an effective way to estimate the frequency and magnitude of abrupt ecosystem changes. In this study, we used abrupt-change detection to differentiate changes of algal community composition in two Japanese lakes and to identify the causes of long-term ecological transitions. Additionally, we focused on finding statistically significant relationships between abrupt changes to aid with factor analysis. To estimate the strengths of driver-response relationships underlying abrupt algal transitions, the timing of the algal transitions was compared to that of abrupt changes in climate and basin characteristics to identify any synchronicities between them. The timing of abrupt algal changes in the two study lakes corresponded most closely to that of heavy runoff events during the past 30-40 years. This strongly suggests that changes in the frequency of extreme events (e.g., heavy rain, prolonged drought) have a greater effect on lake chemistry and community composition than do shifts in the means of climate and basin factors. Our analysis of synchronicity (with a focus on time lags) could provide an easy method to identify better adaptative strategies for future climate change.
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- Ayato Kohzu
- Regional Environmental Conservation Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8506, Japan.
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- Biodiversity Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8506, Japan
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- Ibaraki Kasumigaura Environmental Science Center, 1853 Okijyuku, Tsuchiura, Ibaraki 300-0023, Japan
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- Regional Environmental Conservation Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8506, Japan; Department of Engineering, Shinshu University, 4-17-1 Wakasato, Nagano 380-0928, Japan
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- Biodiversity Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8506, Japan
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- Biodiversity Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8506, Japan
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- Regional Environmental Conservation Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8506, Japan
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- Ibaraki Kasumigaura Environmental Science Center, 1853 Okijyuku, Tsuchiura, Ibaraki 300-0023, Japan
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Yamakawa H, Miyamoto T, Morimoto T, Takamura N, Liang S, Yoshimochi H, Terashige T, Kida N, Suda M, Yamamoto HM, Mori H, Miyagawa K, Kanoda K, Okamoto H. Terahertz-field-induced polar charge order in electronic-type dielectrics. Nat Commun 2021; 12:953. [PMID: 33574221 PMCID: PMC7878852 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-20925-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2020] [Accepted: 12/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Ultrafast electronic-phase change in solids by light, called photoinduced phase transition, is a central issue in the field of non-equilibrium quantum physics, which has been developed very recently. In most of those phenomena, charge or spin orders in an original phase are melted by photocarrier generations, while an ordered state is usually difficult to be created from a non-ordered state by a photoexcitation. Here, we demonstrate that a strong terahertz electric-field pulse changes a Mott insulator of an organic molecular compound in κ-(ET)2Cu[N(CN)2]Cl (ET = bis(ethylenedithio)tetrathiafulvalene), to a macroscopically polarized charge-order state; herein, electronic ferroelectricity is induced by the collective intermolecular charge transfers in each dimer. In contrast, in an isostructural compound, κ-(ET)2Cu2(CN)3, which shows the spin-liquid state at low temperatures, a similar polar charge order is not stabilized by the same terahertz pulse. From the comparative studies of terahertz-field-induced second-harmonic-generation and reflectivity changes in the two compounds, we suggest the possibility that a coupling of charge and spin degrees of freedom would play important roles in the stabilization of polar charge order.
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- H Yamakawa
- Department of Advanced Materials Science, University of Tokyo, Chiba, 277-8561, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Materials Science, University of Tokyo, Chiba, 277-8561, Japan.
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- Department of Advanced Materials Science, University of Tokyo, Chiba, 277-8561, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Materials Science, University of Tokyo, Chiba, 277-8561, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Materials Science, University of Tokyo, Chiba, 277-8561, Japan
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- Department of Applied Physics, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-Ku, 113-8656, Japan
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- AIST-UTokyo Advanced Operand-Measurement Technology Open Innovation Laboratory, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Chiba, 277-8589, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Materials Science, University of Tokyo, Chiba, 277-8561, Japan
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- Division of Functional Molecular Systems, Research Center of Integrative Molecular Systems (CIMoS), Institute for Molecular Science, Okazaki, 444-8585, Japan.,Department of Molecular Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan
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- Division of Functional Molecular Systems, Research Center of Integrative Molecular Systems (CIMoS), Institute for Molecular Science, Okazaki, 444-8585, Japan
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- Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo, Chiba, 277-8581, Japan
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- Department of Applied Physics, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-Ku, 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Applied Physics, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-Ku, 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Materials Science, University of Tokyo, Chiba, 277-8561, Japan. .,AIST-UTokyo Advanced Operand-Measurement Technology Open Innovation Laboratory, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Chiba, 277-8589, Japan.
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Sharma S, Blagrave K, Watson SR, O’Reilly CM, Batt R, Magnuson JJ, Clemens T, Denfeld BA, Flaim G, Grinberga L, Hori Y, Laas A, Knoll LB, Straile D, Takamura N, Weyhenmeyer GA. Increased winter drownings in ice-covered regions with warmer winters. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0241222. [PMID: 33206655 PMCID: PMC7673519 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0241222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Accepted: 10/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Winter activities on ice are culturally important for many countries, yet they constitute a high safety risk depending upon the stability of the ice. Because consistently cold periods are required to form stable and thick ice, warmer winters could degrade ice conditions and increase the likelihood of falling through the ice. This study provides the first large-scale assessment of winter drowning from 10 Northern Hemisphere countries. We documented over 4000 winter drowning events. Winter drownings increased exponentially in regions with warmer winters when air temperatures neared 0°C. The largest number of drownings occurred when winter air temperatures were between -5°C and 0°C, when ice is less stable, and also in regions where indigenous traditions and livelihood require extended time on ice. Rates of drowning were greatest late in the winter season when ice stability declines. Children and adults up to the age of 39 were at the highest risk of winter drownings. Beyond temperature, differences in cultures, regulations, and human behaviours can be important additional risk factors. Our findings indicate the potential for increased human mortality with warmer winter air temperatures. Incorporating drowning prevention plans would improve adaptation strategies to a changing climate.
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- Sapna Sharma
- Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Geography, Geology, and The Environment, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois, United States of America
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- Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Center for Limnology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Drowning Prevention Research Centre Canada, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Sustainable Agro-ecosystems and Bioresources, Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach, San Michele all'Adige, Italy
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- Department of Botany, The Latvian Museum of Natural History, Riga, Latvia
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- Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia
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- Itasca Biological Station and Laboratories, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Lake Itasca, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Limnological Institute, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
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- Lake Biwa Branch Office, Center for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem Studies, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Ecology and Genetics/Limnology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Ito HC, Shiraishi H, Nakagawa M, Takamura N. Combined impact of pesticides and other environmental stressors on animal diversity in irrigation ponds. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0229052. [PMID: 32614853 PMCID: PMC7332035 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2020] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Rice paddy irrigation ponds can sustain surprisingly high taxonomic richness and make significant contributions to regional biodiversity. We evaluated the impacts of pesticides and other environmental stressors (including eutrophication, decreased macrophyte coverage, physical habitat destruction, and invasive alien species) on the taxonomic richness of freshwater animals in 21 irrigation ponds in Japan. We sampled a wide range of freshwater animals (reptiles, amphibians, fishes, mollusks, crustaceans, insects, annelids, bryozoans, and sponges) and surveyed environmental variables related to pesticide contamination and other stressors listed above. Statistical analyses comprised contraction of highly correlated environmental variables, best-subset model selection, stepwise model selection, and permutation tests. Results showed that: (i) probenazole (fungicide) was a significant stressor on fish (i.e., contamination with this compound had a significantly negative correlation with fish taxonomic richness), (ii) the interaction of BPMC (insecticide; also known as fenobucarb) and bluegill (invasive alien fish) was a significant stressor on a "large insect" category (Coleoptera, Ephemeroptera, Hemiptera, Lepidoptera, Odonata, and Trichoptera), (iii) the interaction of BPMC and concrete bank protection was a significant stressor on an "invertebrate" category, (iv) the combined impacts of BPMC and the other stressors on the invertebrate and large insect categories resulted in an estimated mean loss of taxonomic richness by 15% and 77%, respectively, in comparison with a hypothetical pond with preferable conditions.
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- Hiroshi C. Ito
- National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
- Department of Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (Sokendai), Hayama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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Watanabe T, Yamaguchi Y, Watanabe Y, Takamura N, Aihara M. 026 Increased levels of high mobility group box-1 in the serum and skin in patients with generalized pustular psoriasis. J Invest Dermatol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2020.03.028] [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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Watanabe Y, Yamaguchi Y, Takamura N, Komitsu N, Aihara M. Leptin induces interleukin-6 production in keratinocytes via decreased expression of caveolin-1: a possible link between obesity and psoriatic inflammation. Br J Dermatol 2020; 183:768-770. [PMID: 32294231 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.19133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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: 12/15/2022]
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- Y Watanabe
- Department of Environmental Immuno-Dermatology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Immuno-Dermatology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Immuno-Dermatology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Immuno-Dermatology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Immuno-Dermatology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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Matsuzaki SS, Kohzu A, Kadoya T, Watanabe M, Osawa T, Fukaya K, Komatsu K, Kondo N, Yamaguchi H, Ando H, Shimotori K, Nakagawa M, Kizuka T, Yoshioka A, Sasai T, Saigusa N, Matsushita B, Takamura N. Role of wetlands in mitigating the trade‐off between crop production and water quality in agricultural landscapes. Ecosphere 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.2918] [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: 11/10/2022] Open
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- Shin‐ichiro S. Matsuzaki
- Center for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem Studies National Institute for Environmental Studies 16‐2 Onogawa Tsukuba Ibaraki 305‐8506 Japan
- Center for Limnology University of Wisconsin‐Madison 680 North Park Street Madison Wisconsin 53706 USA
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- Center for Regional Environmental Research National Institute for Environmental Studies 16‐2 Onogawa Tsukuba Ibaraki 305‐8506 Japan
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- Center for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem Studies National Institute for Environmental Studies 16‐2 Onogawa Tsukuba Ibaraki 305‐8506 Japan
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- Center for Regional Environmental Research National Institute for Environmental Studies 16‐2 Onogawa Tsukuba Ibaraki 305‐8506 Japan
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- Graduate School of Urban Environmental Sciences Tokyo Metropolitan University Minami‐Osawa 1‐1 Hachiouji Tokyo 192‐0397 Japan
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- Center for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem Studies National Institute for Environmental Studies 16‐2 Onogawa Tsukuba Ibaraki 305‐8506 Japan
- The Institute of Statistical Mathematics 10‐3 Midori‐cho Tachikawa Tokyo 190‐8562 Japan
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- Center for Regional Environmental Research National Institute for Environmental Studies 16‐2 Onogawa Tsukuba Ibaraki 305‐8506 Japan
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- Center for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem Studies National Institute for Environmental Studies 16‐2 Onogawa Tsukuba Ibaraki 305‐8506 Japan
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- Center for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem Studies National Institute for Environmental Studies 16‐2 Onogawa Tsukuba Ibaraki 305‐8506 Japan
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- Center for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem Studies National Institute for Environmental Studies 16‐2 Onogawa Tsukuba Ibaraki 305‐8506 Japan
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- Lake Biwa Branch Office National Institute for Environmental Studies 5‐34 Yanagasaki Ohtsu Shiga 520‐0022 Japan
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- Center for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem Studies National Institute for Environmental Studies 16‐2 Onogawa Tsukuba Ibaraki 305‐8506 Japan
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- Institute of Environmental Sciences Hokkaido Research Organization Kita19‐jo Nishi 12‐chome, Kita‐ku Sapporo Hokkaido 060‐0819 Japan
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- Fukushima Branch National Institute for Environmental Studies 10‐2 Fukuasaku, Miharu Tamura Fukushima 963‐7700 Japan
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- Department of Geophysics Graduate School of Science Tohoku University 6‐3 Aramaki Aza‐Aoba, Aoba‐ku Sendai 980‐8578 Japan
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- Center for Global Environmental Research National Institute for Environmental Studies 16‐2 Onogawa Tsukuba Ibaraki 305‐8506 Japan
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- Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences University of Tsukuba Tennoudai 1‐1‐1 Tsukuba Ibaraki 305‐8572 Japan
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- Lake Biwa Branch Office National Institute for Environmental Studies 5‐34 Yanagasaki Ohtsu Shiga 520‐0022 Japan
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Takamura N, Tada K, Ishioka H, Gomi H. Clinically Infrequent Arcanobacterium haemolyticum Bacteremia Complicated by Foot Decubitus Ulcer: An Educational Reminder for Primary Care Physicians. Intern Med 2019; 58:1645-1647. [PMID: 30713320 PMCID: PMC6599926 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.2162-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Abstract
An 81-year-old Japanese man with no history of diabetes mellitus was admitted to our hospital for a fever with a new ulcerative lesion on the left heel. Blood cultures on admission grew Arcanobacterium haemolyticum in aerobic bottles. He was therefore diagnosed with A. haemolyticum bacteremia and osteomyelitis complicated with foot decubitus ulcer. He was successfully treated with intravenous antibiotic therapy and debridement of the left heel. Our case and literature review show that it is important to recognize that A. haemolyticum is a systemic causative pathogen in immunocompetent patients in primary care practice.
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- Noriko Takamura
- Center for Global Health, Mito Kyodo General Hospital, University of Tsukuba, Japan
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- Center for Global Health, Mito Kyodo General Hospital, University of Tsukuba, Japan
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- Center for Global Health, Mito Kyodo General Hospital, University of Tsukuba, Japan
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- Center for Global Health, Mito Kyodo General Hospital, University of Tsukuba, Japan
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Isono H, Ito Y, Takamura N. Development of polymyalgia rheumatica during hospitalization and diagnosis based on history taking by physical and occupational therapists. J Gen Fam Med 2019; 20:28-30. [PMID: 30631657 PMCID: PMC6321836 DOI: 10.1002/jgf2.224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2018] [Revised: 08/06/2018] [Accepted: 10/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is frequently reported in the outpatient setting and presents with pain, morning stiffness, mild fever, and fatigue. However, the clinical course of PMR during hospitalization is unknown. We report a case of PMR that developed during hospitalization. PMR diagnosis should begin with an evaluation of core inclusion and exclusion criteria. However, when examining elderly patients, retrieving symptom information from the patient or their family is often difficult, especially during prolonged hospitalization. History taking by physical and occupational therapists or by other health care professionals is paramount in the symptomatic diagnoses of inpatients.
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- Hiroki Isono
- Department of MedicineMito Kyodo General HospitalUniversity of TsukubaMitoIbarakiJapan
- Graduate School of Comprehensive Human SciencesUniversity of TsukubaTsukubaIbarakiJapan
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- Department of MedicineMito Kyodo General HospitalUniversity of TsukubaMitoIbarakiJapan
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- Department of MedicineMito Kyodo General HospitalUniversity of TsukubaMitoIbarakiJapan
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Fukumori K, Ishida S, Shimoda M, Takenaka A, Akasaka M, Nishihiro J, Takamura N, Kadoya T. Incorporating species population dynamics into static prioritization: Targeting species undergoing rapid change. J Appl Ecol 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.13291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- Kayoko Fukumori
- Center for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem StudiesNational Institute for Environmental Studies Tsukuba Ibaraki Japan
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) Tsukuba Japan
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- Center for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem StudiesNational Institute for Environmental Studies Tsukuba Ibaraki Japan
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- Faculty of Social EnvironmentTokoha University Funabashi Chiba Japan
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- Center for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem StudiesNational Institute for Environmental Studies Tsukuba Ibaraki Japan
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- Institute of AgricultureTokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Fuchu Japan
- Institute of Global Innovation ResearchTokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Fuchu Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Environmental ScienceFaculty of SciencesToho University Funabashi Chiba Japan
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- Center for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem StudiesNational Institute for Environmental Studies Tsukuba Ibaraki Japan
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- Center for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem StudiesNational Institute for Environmental Studies Tsukuba Ibaraki Japan
- Department of Integrative BiologyUniversity of Guelph Guelph ON Canada
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Matsuzaki SIS, Suzuki K, Kadoya T, Nakagawa M, Takamura N. Bottom-up linkages between primary production, zooplankton, and fish in a shallow, hypereutrophic lake. Ecology 2018; 99:2025-2036. [DOI: 10.1002/ecy.2414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2017] [Revised: 03/06/2018] [Accepted: 05/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Shin-ichiro S. Matsuzaki
- Center for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem Studies; National Institute for Environmental Studies; 16-2 Onogawa Tsukuba Ibaraki 305-8506 Japan
- Lake Biwa Branch Office; National Institute for Environmental Studies; 5-34 Yanagasaki Otsu Shiga 520-0022 Japan
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- Center for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem Studies; National Institute for Environmental Studies; 16-2 Onogawa Tsukuba Ibaraki 305-8506 Japan
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- Center for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem Studies; National Institute for Environmental Studies; 16-2 Onogawa Tsukuba Ibaraki 305-8506 Japan
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- Center for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem Studies; National Institute for Environmental Studies; 16-2 Onogawa Tsukuba Ibaraki 305-8506 Japan
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- Center for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem Studies; National Institute for Environmental Studies; 16-2 Onogawa Tsukuba Ibaraki 305-8506 Japan
- Lake Biwa Branch Office; National Institute for Environmental Studies; 5-34 Yanagasaki Otsu Shiga 520-0022 Japan
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Akasaka M, Higuchi S, Takamura N. Landscape- and Local-Scale Actions Are Essential to Conserve Regional Macrophyte Biodiversity. Front Plant Sci 2018; 9:599. [PMID: 29868061 PMCID: PMC5967199 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00599] [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] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2017] [Accepted: 04/16/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Regional-scale pond diversity is supported by high variation in community composition. To effectively and efficiently conserve pond regional diversity, it is essential to recognize the community types in a focal region and the scales of the factors influencing the occurrence of respective community types. Based on a flora survey and GIS analysis of 367 ponds in western Japan, we developed a multinomial regression model that describes the relationship between aquatic macrophyte community type (based on cluster analysis) and five environmental factors that differ in the spatial scale at which they operate (i.e., landscape or local scale) and origin (i.e., natural or anthropogenic). A change in topographic configuration resulted in a transition of the community types with high species richness. Increasing urban and agricultural area around ponds resulted in a decrease in species-rich community occurrence; an increase in urban area increased the probability of a pond having no macrophytes, whereas that of paddy field increased the probability of a pond having only a few macrophytes. Pond surface area and proportion of artificial embankment significantly defined the pond community: greater embankment proportions increased the probability of ponds having few or no macrophytes. Our results suggest that conserving regional pond biodiversity will require actions not only at a local scale but also at a sufficiently large spatial scale to cover the full gradient of topographic configurations that influence the macrophyte species composition in ponds.
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- Munemitsu Akasaka
- Institute of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Graduate School of Science, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
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- National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Japan
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Hill MJ, Hassall C, Oertli B, Fahrig L, Robson BJ, Biggs J, Samways MJ, Usio N, Takamura N, Krishnaswamy J, Wood PJ. New policy directions for global pond conservation. Conserv Lett 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/conl.12447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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- Matthew J. Hill
- Institute of Science and the Environment; University of Worcester; Henwick Grove Worcester WR2 6AJ United Kingdom
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- School of Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences; University of Leeds; Woodhouse Lane Leeds LS2 9JT United Kingdom
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- University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland; Hepia Lullier 1254 Jussy/Geneva Switzerland
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- Geomatics and Landscape Ecology Laboratory; Biology Department; Carleton University; Ottawa ON K1S 5B6 Canada
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- Environmental and Conservation Sciences, School of Veterinary & Life Sciences; Murdoch University; Murdoch WA 6150 Australia
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- Freshwater Habitats Trust; Bury Knowle House; Headington Oxford OX3 9HY United Kingdom
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- Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology; Stellenbosch University; 7602 South Africa
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- Institute of Nature and Environmental Technology; Kanazawa University; Kanazawa 920-1192 Japan
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- National Institute for Environmental Studies; Tsukuba 305-8506 Japan
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- Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment; Bengaluru Karantaka India
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- Centre for Hydrological and Ecosystem Science, Department of Geography; Loughborough University; Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 3TU United Kingdom
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Saito N, Takamura N, Retuerma GP, Frayco CH, Solano PS, Ubas CD, Lintag AV, Ribo MR, Solante RM, Dimapilis AQ, Telan EO, Go WS, Suzuki M, Ariyoshi K, Parry CM. Frequent Community Use of Antibiotics among a Low-Economic Status Population in Manila, the Philippines: A Prospective Assessment Using a Urine Antibiotic Bioassay. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2018; 98:1512-1519. [PMID: 29512485 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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The widespread unregulated use of antibiotics without medical consultation contributes to the burden of antibiotic resistance in Southeast Asian countries. This study investigated antibiotic use before hospital consultation. In a prospective observational study from February 2, 2015, to July 2, 2015, we enrolled febrile patients attending the emergency room in San Lazaro Hospital, Manila, the Philippines. A urine sample was collected and a bioassay was used to detect antibiotic activity in urine using Bacillus stearothermophilus (ATCC7953), Escherichia coli (ATCC25922), and Streptococcus pyogenes (ATCC19615). Patients or caregivers reported their medication history, clinical information, and socioeconomic status. During the study period, 410 patients were enrolled. The median (interquartile range) age was 14 (7-23) years and 158 (39%) reported prior antibiotic use, predominantly a beta-lactam antibiotic. A total of 164 (40%, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 35-45) patients were urine bioassay positive with any of three organisms. The Bacillus assay was the most sensitive, detecting 162 (99%, 95% CI: 96-100) cases. Among bioassay positive patients, dengue (N = 91, 55%, 95% CI: 48-63) was the most frequent diagnosis, followed by other viral infections, including measles, rubella, and mumps (N = 17, 10%, 95% CI: 6-16). Patients with a positive bioassay were significantly more likely to be from the lowest-income group (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 1.7; 95% CI: 1.1-2.6) and required hospital admission (AOR: 2.1; 95% CI: 1.3-3.5). Unnecessary antibiotic use for febrile illnesses before hospital consultation is common in a low-income, highly populated urban community in Manila. Education targeting this group should be implemented to reduce unnecessary antibiotic use.
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- Nobuo Saito
- School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Clinical Sciences, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom.,School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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Takamura N, Yamaguchi Y, Watanabe Y, Asami M, Komitsu N, Aihara M. 337 Downregulated Caveolin-1 expression in monocytes may contribute to the pathogenesis of psoriasis. J Invest Dermatol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2017.07.532] [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: 12/01/2022]
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Iwai N, Akasaka M, Kadoya T, Ishida S, Aoki T, Higuchi S, Takamura N. Examination of the link between life stages uncovered the mechanisms by which habitat characteristics affect odonates. Ecosphere 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.1930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Noriko Iwai
- The Institute of Agriculture; Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology; 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho Fuchu Tokyo 183-8509 Japan
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- The Institute of Agriculture; Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology; 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho Fuchu Tokyo 183-8509 Japan
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- Center for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem Studies; National Institute for Environmental Studies; 16-2 Onogawa Tsukuba Ibaraki 305-8506 Japan
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- Center for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem Studies; National Institute for Environmental Studies; 16-2 Onogawa Tsukuba Ibaraki 305-8506 Japan
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- Sumashofu High School; 1-5-5 Nishiochiai Suma-ku Kobe 654-0155 Japan
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- Graduate School of Science; Kobe University; 1-1 Rokkodai Nada-ku Kobe 657-8501 Japan
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- Center for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem Studies; National Institute for Environmental Studies; 16-2 Onogawa Tsukuba Ibaraki 305-8506 Japan
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Livingston G, Fukumori K, Provete DB, Kawachi M, Takamura N, Leibold MA. Predators regulate prey species sorting and spatial distribution in microbial landscapes. J Anim Ecol 2017; 86:501-510. [PMID: 28138991 DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2016] [Accepted: 12/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The role of predation in determining the metacommunity assembly model of prey communities is understudied relative to that of interspecific competition among prey. Previous work on metacommunity dynamics of competing species has shown that sorting by habitat patch type and spatial patterning can be affected by disturbances. Microcosms offer a useful model system to test the effect of multi-trophic interactions and disturbance on metacommunity dynamics. Here, we investigated the potential role of predators in enhancing or disrupting sorting and spatial pattern among prey in experimental landscapes. We exposed multi-trophic protist microcosm landscapes with one predator, two competing prey, two patch resource types, and localized dispersal to three disturbance regimes (none, low, and high). Then, we used variation partitioning and spatial clustering analysis to analyse the results. In contrast with previous experiments that did not manipulate predators, we found that patch type did not structure prey communities very well. Instead, we found that it was the distribution of the predator that most strongly predicted the composition of the prey community. The predator impacted species sorting by (1) preferentially consuming one prey, thereby acting as a strong local environmental driver, and by (2) indirectly magnifying the impact of patch food resources on the less preferred prey. The predator also enhanced spatial signal in the prey community because of its limited dispersal. Our results indicate that predators can strongly influence prey species sorting and spatial patterning in metacommunities in ways that would otherwise be attributed to stochastic effects, such as dispersal limitation or demographic drift. Therefore, whenever possible, predators should be explicitly included as separate explanatory factors in variation partitioning analyses.
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- George Livingston
- Center for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem Studies, National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2, Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8506, Japan
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- Center for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem Studies, National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2, Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8506, Japan
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- Graduate Program in Ecology and Evolution, Department of Ecology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, Goiás, 74001-970, Brazil
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- Center for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem Studies, National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2, Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8506, Japan
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- Center for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem Studies, National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2, Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8506, Japan
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- Department of Integrative Biology, School of Natural Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C0930, Austin, TX, 78712, USA
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Ishii Y, Hayashi S, Takamura N. Radiocesium Transfer in Forest Insect Communities after the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0171133. [PMID: 28125745 PMCID: PMC5268780 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0171133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2016] [Accepted: 01/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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To understand radiocesium transfer in the forest insect food web, we investigated the activity concentrations of radiocesium in forest insects in the Fukushima and Ibaraki Prefectures approximately 1.5–2.5 years after the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant. We analyzed 34 species of insects sampled from 4 orders and 4 feeding functional groups (herbivore, carnivore, omnivore, and detritivore) from three sites in each prefecture. 137Cs activity concentrations were lowest in herbivorous species and were especially high in detritivorous and omnivorous species that feed on forest litter and fungi. Radiocesium activity concentrations in any given species reflected the degree of contamination of that species’ primary food sources since radiocesium activity concentrations were found to be the lowest in leaves and grass and the highest in litter, bark, and fungi. This study confirmed that litter and other highly contaminated forest components such as fungi, decaying wood, bryophytes, and lichens serve as sources of 137Cs transfer into the forest insect community.
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- Yumiko Ishii
- Environmental Impact Assessment Section, Fukushima Branch, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Miharu Town, Tamura County, Fukushima, Japan
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- Environmental Impact Assessment Section, Fukushima Branch, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Miharu Town, Tamura County, Fukushima, Japan
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- Center for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem Studies, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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Fujii M, Gomi H, Ishioka H, Takamura N. Bacteremic renal stone-associated urinary tract infection caused by nontypable Haemophilus influenzae: A rare invasive disease in an immunocompetent patient. IDCases 2016; 7:11-13. [PMID: 27920983 PMCID: PMC5133660 DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2016.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2016] [Revised: 11/08/2016] [Accepted: 11/08/2016] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Haemophilus species are known to colonize the upper respiratory tract and can cause infections. However Haemophilus influenzae has been rarely described as a cause of genitourinary tract infection. We report a 44-year-old nonimmunocompromised Japanese man with bacteremic pyelonephritis caused by a nontypable H. influenzae associated with a left ureteral calculus. The organism was isolated from both blood and urine cultures. Treatment consisted of 14 days of intravenous ceftriaxone and oral amoxicillin one after than other and insertion of a left ureteral stent. After discharge, he underwent extracorporeal shock wave lithotrity for the left ureteral calculus. He had no recrudescence of the symptoms. H. influenzae should be considered as a genitourinary pathogen among patients with certain risk factors such as anatomical or functional abnormality of genitourinary tract. Collaboration between clinicians and microbiology laboratory personnel is essential for correct identification of the organism and appropriate therapy for genitourinary tract infections due to this organism.
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- Masanao Fujii
- Department of General Internal Medicine, Mito Kyodo General Hospital, University of Tsukuba, Mito, Japan
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- Center for Global Health, Mito Kyodo General Hospital, University of Tsukuba, Mito, Japan
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- Center for Global Health, Mito Kyodo General Hospital, University of Tsukuba, Mito, Japan
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- Center for Global Health, Mito Kyodo General Hospital, University of Tsukuba, Mito, Japan
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Kurokawa Y, Takamura N, Matsuoka C, Imazawa T, Matsushima Y, Onodera H, Hayashi Y. Comparative Studies on Lipid Peroxidation in the Kidney of Rats, Mice, and Hamsters and on the Effect of Cysteine, Glutathione, and Diethyl Maleate Treatment on Mortality and Nephrotoxicity After Administration of Potassium Bromate. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.3109/10915818709075694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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As an index of lipid peroxidation (LPO), levels of thiobarbituric acid (TBA)-reactive substances were examined in the kidneys of male F344 rats, BDF1, CDF1, and B6C3F1 mice, and Syrian golden hamsters after a single intravenous (IV) administration of potassium bromate (KBrO3) at various doses. In the rats, LPO levels were significantly increased in both a dose-dependent and time-dependent manner. However, when the rats were given intraperitoneal (IP) injection of cysteine, the levels of LPO were not significantly different between KBrO3-treated animals and controls. In CDF1 mice, the slight increases in LPO levels observed were much weaker and not statistically significant. On the other hand, treatment of BDF1 and B6C3F1 mice or hamsters with KBrO3 resulted in decreased values as compared to controls. The effect of treatment with cysteine, glutathione (GSH), or diethyl maleate (DEM) on mortality was tested in male F344 rats given IV injection of KBrO3 at various doses. Significant reduction and elevation in the mortality were observed in rats treated with cysteine or GSH and DEM, respectively. Significant dose-dependent and time-dependent increases were observed in the levels of serum non-protein nitrogen (NPN), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), and creatinine, and absolute and relative weight of the kidneys in male F344 rats administered KBrO3 IV. Microscopically, the appearance of numerous eosinophilic droplets in the cytoplasm of proximal tubular epithelium of KBrO3-treated rats was noteworthy. All these changes were reduced and exacerbated by treatment with cysteine or GSH and DEM, respectively. The possibility of LPO formation in the kidney by active oxygen radicals generated by KBrO3 is suggested. A possible relationship between LPO levels in the kidney and species differences in the renal toxicity and carcinogenicity of KBrO3 is implicated.
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- Y. Kurokawa
- Department of Toxicology National Institute of Hygienic Sciences I-18-1, Kamiyoga, Setagayaku Tokyo 158 Japan
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- Department of Toxicology National Institute of Hygienic Sciences I-18-1, Kamiyoga, Setagayaku Tokyo 158 Japan
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- Department of Toxicology National Institute of Hygienic Sciences I-18-1, Kamiyoga, Setagayaku Tokyo 158 Japan
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- Department of Toxicology National Institute of Hygienic Sciences I-18-1, Kamiyoga, Setagayaku Tokyo 158 Japan
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- Department of Toxicology National Institute of Hygienic Sciences I-18-1, Kamiyoga, Setagayaku Tokyo 158 Japan
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- Department of Toxicology National Institute of Hygienic Sciences I-18-1, Kamiyoga, Setagayaku Tokyo 158 Japan
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- Department of Toxicology National Institute of Hygienic Sciences I-18-1, Kamiyoga, Setagayaku Tokyo 158 Japan
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Five metal compounds, zinc chloride (ZnCl2), mercury chloride (HgCl2), chromium chloride (CrCl3) hexahydrate, cadmium chloride (CdCl2) hemidihydrate, and nickel chloride (NiCl2) hexahydrate, were selected and tested for potential modifying influence on renal tumorigenesis. Six groups, each consisting of 15 male F344 rats, were given N-ethyl-N-hydroxyethylnitrosamine (EHEN) at a concentration of 500 ppm in their drinking water for the first 2 weeks as the initiation of carcinogenesis. Thereafter, the rats were treated orally for 25 weeks with ZnCl2, HgCl2, CrCl3, CdCl2, and NiCl2, respectively, at concentrations of 450, 40, 600, 100, and 600 ppm in the drinking water. The control group was given unsupplemented distilled water (DW) after EHEN initiation. Renal neoplastic lesions were classified histologically into dysplastic foci (DF) and renal cell tumors (RCT). As a result, statistically significant increases were found in the mean numbers of DF per cm2 in rats treated with the five metal compounds. On the other hand, the incidence of RCT was significantly higher only in rats treated with NiCl2. It is concluded that NiCl2 exerted a potential for promotion of renal tumorigenesis under the conditions of this study.
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- Y. Kurokawa
- Pathology National Institute of Hygienic Sciences 1–18–1 Kamiyooga Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 158, Japan
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- Pathology National Institute of Hygienic Sciences 1–18–1 Kamiyooga Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 158, Japan
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- Pathology National Institute of Hygienic Sciences 1–18–1 Kamiyooga Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 158, Japan
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- Pathology National Institute of Hygienic Sciences 1–18–1 Kamiyooga Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 158, Japan
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- Pathology National Institute of Hygienic Sciences 1–18–1 Kamiyooga Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 158, Japan
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- Pathology National Institute of Hygienic Sciences 1–18–1 Kamiyooga Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 158, Japan
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Kurokawa Y, Imazawa T, Matsushima M, Takamura N, Hayashi Y. Lack of Promoting Effect of Sodium Chlorate and Potassium Chlorate in Two-Stage Rat Renal Carcinogenesis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.3109/10915818509078696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Sodium chlorate (NaClO3) and potassium chlorate (KClO3), which are byproducts of water disinfection with chlorine dioxide (ClO2), were tested for potential promoting effect in two-stage rat renal carcinogenesis. Three groups of 15 male F344 rats each were given N-ethyl-N-hydroxyethylnitrosamine (EHEN) at the level of 0.05% for the first 2 weeks during the initiation phase. Thereafter, the rats were treated orally for 25 weeks with NaClO3 (1%), KClO3 (1%), or distilled water (DW). Three other groups (controls) were treated similarly, except that DW was given in the initiation phase. All animals survived for the duration of the experiment. Renal neoplastic lesions were classified histologically as dysplastic foci (DF) and renal cell tumors (RCT). The number of these lesions per unit area, in six sections from each kidney, was determined microscopically. There were no statistically significant differences in the incidences and in the mean number of DF and RCT of the kidney between compound-and DW-treated rats initiated with EHEN. It is concluded that NaClO3 and KClO3 show no promoting effect in rat renal carcinogenesis under the conditions of this study.
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- Y. Kurokawa
- Division of Pathology National Institute of Hygienic Sciences 1–18–1 Kamiyooga Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 158, Japan
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- Division of Pathology National Institute of Hygienic Sciences 1–18–1 Kamiyooga Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 158, Japan
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- Division of Pathology National Institute of Hygienic Sciences 1–18–1 Kamiyooga Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 158, Japan
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- Division of Pathology National Institute of Hygienic Sciences 1–18–1 Kamiyooga Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 158, Japan
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- Division of Pathology National Institute of Hygienic Sciences 1–18–1 Kamiyooga Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 158, Japan
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Yamashita S, Takamura N, Ohtsuru A, Suzuki S. Radiation Exposure and Thyroid Cancer Risk After the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Accident in Comparison with the Chernobyl Accident. Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2016; 171:41-46. [PMID: 27473699 DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncw189] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The actual implementation of the epidemiological study on human health risk from low dose and low-dose rate radiation exposure and the comprehensive long-term radiation health effects survey are important especially after radiological and nuclear accidents because of public fear and concern about the long-term health effects of low-dose radiation exposure have increased considerably. Since the Great East Japan earthquake and the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident in Japan, Fukushima Prefecture has started the Fukushima Health Management Survey Project for the purpose of long-term health care administration and medical early diagnosis/treatment for the prefectural residents. Especially on a basis of the lessons learned from the Chernobyl accident, both thyroid examination and mental health care are critically important irrespective of the level of radiation exposure. There are considerable differences between Chernobyl and Fukushima regarding radiation dose to the public, and it is very difficult to estimate retrospectively internal exposure dose from the short-lived radioactive iodines. Therefore, the necessity of thyroid ultrasound examination in Fukushima and the intermediate results of this survey targeting children will be reviewed and discussed in order to avoid any misunderstanding or misinterpretation of the high detection rate of childhood thyroid cancer.
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- S Yamashita
- Department of Radiation Medical Sciences, Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 8528523, Japan Radiation Medical Science Center for the Fukushima Health Management Survey, Fukushima Medical University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 8528523, Japan
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- Department of Global Health Medicine and Welfare, Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 8528523, Japan
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- Radiation Medical Science Center for the Fukushima Health Management Survey, Fukushima Medical University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 8528523, Japan Department of Radiation Health Management, Fukushima Medical University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 8528523, Japan
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- Radiation Medical Science Center for the Fukushima Health Management Survey, Fukushima Medical University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 8528523, Japan Department of Thyroidology and Endocrinology, Fukushima Medical University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 8528523, Japan
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Takamura N, Taira Y, Yoshida K, Nakashima-Hashiguchi K, Orita M, Yamashita S. Communicating Radiation Risk to the Population of Fukushima. Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2016; 171:23-26. [PMID: 27473692 DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncw184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Radiological specialists from Nagasaki University have served on the medical relief team organized at Fukushima Medical University Hospital (Fukushima City) ever since the accident at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant. Furthermore, we have conducted the radiation crisis communication efforts by spreading correct information on the health effects of radiation as 'advisors on radiation health risk control'. Nagasaki University has been assisting the reconstruction efforts of Kawauchi Village in Fukushima Prefecture, which was the first village to declare that residents could safely return to their homes because radiation doses were found to be at comparatively low levels. In April 2013, Nagasaki University and the Kawauchi government office concluded an agreement concerning comprehensive cooperation toward reconstruction of the village. As a result, we established a satellite facility of the university in the village. In conclusion, training of specialists who can take responsibility for long-term risk communication regarding the health effects of radiation as well as crisis communication in the initial phase of the accident is an essential component of all such recovery efforts. Establishment of a training system for such specialists will be very important both for Japan and other countries worldwide.
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- N Takamura
- Department of Global Health, Medicine and Welfare, Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 8528523, Japan
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- Department of Global Health, Medicine and Welfare, Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 8528523, Japan
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- Department of Global Health, Medicine and Welfare, Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 8528523, Japan
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- Department of Global Health, Medicine and Welfare, Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 8528523, Japan
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- Department of Global Health, Medicine and Welfare, Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 8528523, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Medical Sciences, Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 8528523, Japan
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Usio N, Azuma N, Larson ER, Abbott CL, Olden JD, Akanuma H, Takamura K, Takamura N. Phylogeographic insights into the invasion history and secondary spread of the signal crayfish in Japan. Ecol Evol 2016; 6:5366-82. [PMID: 27551389 PMCID: PMC4984510 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.2286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2015] [Revised: 05/24/2016] [Accepted: 06/09/2016] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Successful invasion by nonindigenous species is often attributed to high propagule pressure, yet some foreign species become widespread despite showing reduced genetic variation due to founder effects. The signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus) is one such example, where rapid spread across Japan in recent decades is believed to be the result of only three founding populations. To infer the history and explore the success of this remarkable crayfish invasion, we combined detailed phylogeographical and morphological analyses conducted in both the introduced and native ranges. We sequenced 16S mitochondrial DNA of signal crayfish from across the introduced range in Japan (537 samples, 20 sites) and the native range in western North America (700 samples, 50 sites). Because chela size is often related to aggressive behavior in crayfish, and hence, their invasion success, we also measured chela size of a subset of specimens in both introduced and native ranges. Genetic diversity of introduced signal crayfish populations was as high as that of the dominant phylogeographic group in the native range, suggesting high propagule pressure during invasion. More recently established crayfish populations in Japan that originated through secondary spread from one of the founding populations exhibit reduced genetic diversity relative to older populations, probably as a result of founder effects. However, these newer populations also show larger chela size, consistent with expectations of rapid adaptations or phenotypic responses during the invasion process. Introduced signal crayfish populations in Japan originate from multiple source populations from a wide geographic range in the native range of western North America. A combination of high genetic diversity, especially for older populations in the invasive range, and rapid adaptation to colonization, manifested as larger chela in recent invasions, likely contribute to invasion success of signal crayfish in Japan.
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- Nisikawa Usio
- Institute of Nature and Environmental Technology Kanazawa University Kanazawa 920-1192 Japan
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- Graduate School of Fisheries Sciences Hokkaido University Hakodate 041-8611 Japan
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- Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences University of Illinois Urbana Illinois 61801; School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences University of Washington Seattle Washington 98195
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- Pacific Biological Station Fisheries and Oceans Canada Nanaimo British Columbia V9T 6N7 Canada
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- School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences University of Washington Seattle Washington 98195
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- Center for Toki and Ecological Restoration Niigata University Niigata 950-2181 Japan
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- Center for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem Studies National Institute for Environmental Studies Tsukuba 305-8506 Japan
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- Center for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem Studies National Institute for Environmental Studies Tsukuba 305-8506 Japan
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Fukumori K, Yoshizaki E, Takamura N, Kadoya T. Detritivore diversity promotes a relative contribution rate of detritus to the diet of predators in ponds. Ecosphere 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.1211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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- Kayoko Fukumori
- Center for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem StudiesNational Institute for Environmental Studies 16‐2 Onogawa Tsukuba Ibaraki 305‐8506 Japan
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- Center for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem StudiesNational Institute for Environmental Studies 16‐2 Onogawa Tsukuba Ibaraki 305‐8506 Japan
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- Center for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem StudiesNational Institute for Environmental Studies 16‐2 Onogawa Tsukuba Ibaraki 305‐8506 Japan
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- Center for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem StudiesNational Institute for Environmental Studies 16‐2 Onogawa Tsukuba Ibaraki 305‐8506 Japan
- Department of Integrative BiologyUniversity of Guelph Guelph Ontario N1G 2W1 Canada
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Norizuki M, Sasahara T, Gomi H, Morisawa Y, Takamura N, Kenzaka T, Kobayashi T, Fujiya Y, Kato Y, Matsuoka H. A Case of Fascioliasis Treated Successfully Without Sequelae in a Japanese Expatriate Living in Jakarta. Clin Med Insights Case Rep 2015; 8:61-3. [PMID: 26309420 PMCID: PMC4533845 DOI: 10.4137/ccrep.s26578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2015] [Revised: 06/08/2015] [Accepted: 06/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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A 46-year-old Japanese female expatriate living in Jakarta presented with intermittent fever lasting for a month. Although she was considered at low risk of Fasciola spp. infection because she lived in an upper-class residential area of the city, the patient presented with eosinophilia after consuming organic raw vegetables; in addition, contrast-enhanced computed tomography detected microabscesses in a tractlike pattern in the liver. These findings led to an early diagnosis of fascioliasis, which was successfully treated without sequelae. In any patient with a history of consuming raw vegetables, fascioliasis should be suspected regardless of where the patient has lived.
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- Masataro Norizuki
- Center for Clinical Infectious Diseases, Jichi Medical University Hospital, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Infection and Immunity, School of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Center for Global Health, Mito Kyodo General Hospital, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Center for Clinical Infectious Diseases, Jichi Medical University Hospital, Tochigi, Japan
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Jichi Medical University Hospital, Tochigi, Japan
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Jichi Medical University Hospital, Tochigi, 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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- Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Medical Zoology, School of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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Haraguchi A, Fujishima K, Ando T, Mori F, Imaizumi M, Abiru N, Yamasaki H, Matsumoto K, Takamura N, Kawakami A. Multiple drug combination of anti-diabetic agents as a predictor for poor clinical response to liraglutide. MINERVA ENDOCRINOL 2014; 39:289-297. [PMID: 25371055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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AIM Aim of the study was to retrospectively analyze the clinical parameters that contribute to the therapeutic outcome of GLP-1 analogues. METHODS We enrolled 106 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), treated with liraglutide (N.=69) or exenatide (N.=37) for longer than three months. The patients were divided into two groups: good responders and poor responders to GLP-1 analogues, based on pretreatment and post-treatment HbA1c levels. Good responders were those whose HbA1c level had decreased by 1% or more, or maintained at less than 7%. All other patients were categorized as poor responders. We used univariate and multivariate analyses to assess pretreatment parameters between the two groups. RESULTS Approximately 35% of the patients were poor responders. Our analysis of the pretreatment clinical parameters revealed that number of anti-diabetic agents and use of sulfonylurea were significantly associated with poor response to liraglutide (P=0.02 and P=0.03, respectively) in a multivariate analysis. We were not able to find any candidate related to clinical response to exenatide. CONCLUSION Our study showed that the therapeutic effects of GLP-1 analogues on T2DM patients were heterogeneous. T2DM patients who require multiple anti-diabetic agents, especially sulfonylurea, do not benefit from liraglutide treatment.
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- A Haraguchi
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan -
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Kizuka T, Akasaka M, Kadoya T, Takamura N. Visibility from roads predict the distribution of invasive fishes in agricultural ponds. PLoS One 2014; 9:e99709. [PMID: 24923423 PMCID: PMC4055726 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0099709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2014] [Accepted: 05/19/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Propagule pressure and habitat characteristics are important factors used to predict the distribution of invasive alien species. For species exhibiting strong propagule pressure because of human-mediated introduction of species, indicators of introduction potential must represent the behavioral characteristics of humans. This study examined 64 agricultural ponds to assess the visibility of ponds from surrounding roads and its value as a surrogate of propagule pressure to explain the presence and absence of two invasive fish species. A three-dimensional viewshed analysis using a geographic information system quantified the visual exposure of respective ponds to humans. Binary classification trees were developed as a function of their visibility from roads, as well as five environmental factors: river density, connectivity with upstream dam reservoirs, pond area, chlorophyll a concentration, and pond drainage. Traditional indicators of human-mediated introduction (road density and proportion of urban land-use area) were alternatively included for comparison instead of visual exposure. The presence of Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) was predicted by the ponds' higher visibility from roads and pond connection with upstream dam reservoirs. Results suggest that fish stocking into ponds and their dispersal from upstream sources facilitated species establishment. Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) distribution was constrained by chlorophyll a concentration, suggesting their lower adaptability to various environments than that of Bluegill. Based on misclassifications from classification trees for Bluegill, pond visual exposure to roads showed greater predictive capability than traditional indicators of human-mediated introduction. Pond visibility is an effective predictor of invasive species distribution. Its wider use might improve management and mitigate further invasion. The visual exposure of recipient ecosystems to humans is important for many invasive species that spread with frequent instances of human-mediated introduction.
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- Toshikazu Kizuka
- Center for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem Studies, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Center for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem Studies, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
- Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem Studies, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Center for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem Studies, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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Takamura N, Kenzaka T, Minami K, Matsumura M. Infective endocarditis caused by Streptococcus gallolyticus subspecies pasteurianus and colon cancer. BMJ Case Rep 2014; 2014:bcr-2013-203476. [PMID: 24798358 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2013-203476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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A 56-year-old man presented to our department with a 2-month history of fever and chills. He had received a mitral valvuloplasty 3 years ago. He had been administered levofloxacin for 2 months. We discontinued levofloxacin and repeated the blood cultures. Bacterial blood cultures were positive and transoesophageal echocardiography revealed vegetation attached to the posterior mitral leaflet. We started the patient on intravenous antibiotic therapy for infectious endocarditis by Streptococcus gallolyticus subspecies pasteurianus. A colonoscopic screening revealed adenomatoid intracellular carcinoma. Previous studies have reported a weak association between colorectal cancer and Streptococcus bovis biotype II/2, which includes S gallolyticus subspecies pasteurianus; however, the rate is notably higher than the rate of colorectal cancer as indicated by positive faecal occult-blood test results. We conclude that colonoscopies should be routine while scanning for colorectal cancer in all patients with S bovis bacteraemia, regardless of the subspecies.
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- Noriko Takamura
- Division of General Medicine, Center for Community Medicine, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
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Kenzaka T, Takamura N, Kumabe A, Takeda K. A case of subacute infective endocarditis and blood access infection caused by Enterococcus durans. BMC Infect Dis 2013; 13:594. [PMID: 24341733 PMCID: PMC3878493 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-13-594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2013] [Accepted: 12/10/2013] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Background Infection by Enterococcus durans (E. durans) is very rare; reported cases are often preceded by therapy or an immunosuppressed state, including infective endocarditis, urinary tract infection, or wound infection. A few reported cases of infective endocarditis exist, with no reports describing involvement of blood access infection. Case presentation The patient is an 83-year-old man who had been undergoing hemodialysis for 8 years due to renal failure caused by diabetic nephropathy. He developed infective endocarditis and blood access infection/infective aneurysm due to Enterococcus durans; these conditions were treated with the antibiotic regimen of ampicillin + gentamicin. There have been only a few reported cases of infective endocarditis caused by E. durans, and to our knowledge, this is the first report of blood access infection. Conclusions We have experienced a case of concurrent infective endocarditis and blood access infection/infective aneurysm caused by E. durans. This is the world’s first reported case of blood access infection/infective aneurysm by E. durans.
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- Tsuneaki Kenzaka
- Division of General Medicine, Center for Community Medicine, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Shimotsuke, Japan.
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Usio N, Imada M, Nakagawa M, Akasaka M, Takamura N. Effects of pond draining on biodiversity and water quality of farm ponds. Conserv Biol 2013; 27:1429-1438. [PMID: 23869702 DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 10/05/2012] [Accepted: 03/08/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Farm ponds have high conservation value because they contribute significantly to regional biodiversity and ecosystem services. In Japan pond draining is a traditional management method that is widely believed to improve water quality and eradicate invasive fish. In addition, fishing by means of pond draining has significant cultural value for local people, serving as a social event. However, there is a widespread belief that pond draining reduces freshwater biodiversity through the extirpation of aquatic animals, but scientific evaluation of the effectiveness of pond draining is lacking. We conducted a large-scale field study to evaluate the effects of pond draining on invasive animal control, water quality, and aquatic biodiversity relative to different pond-management practices, pond physicochemistry, and surrounding land use. The results of boosted regression-tree models and analyses of similarity showed that pond draining had little effect on invasive fish control, water quality, or aquatic biodiversity. Draining even facilitated the colonization of farm ponds by invasive red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii), which in turn may have detrimental effects on the biodiversity and water quality of farm ponds. Our results highlight the need for reconsidering current pond management and developing management plans with respect to multifunctionality of such ponds. Efectos del Drenado de Estanques sobre la Biodiversidad y la Calidad del Agua en Estanques de Cultivo.
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- Nisikawa Usio
- Center for Transdisciplinary Research, Niigata University, 8050 Ikarasi 2-notyo, Niigata-si 950-2181, Japan; Center for Toki and Ecological Restoration, Niigata University, 1101-1 Niibokatagami, Sado-si 952-0103, Japan.
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Seto M, Takamura N, Iwasa Y. Individual and combined suppressive effects of submerged and floating-leaved macrophytes on algal blooms. J Theor Biol 2013; 319:122-33. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2012.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2012] [Revised: 08/03/2012] [Accepted: 11/14/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Takamura N, Nakagawa M. The densities of bacteria, picophytoplankton, heterotrophic nanoflagellates and ciliates in Lake Kasumigaura (Japan) monitored monthly since 1996. Ecol Res 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s11284-012-0972-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Akasaka M, Takamura N. Hydrologic connection between ponds positively affects macrophyte α and γ diversity but negatively affects β diversity. Ecology 2012; 93:967-73. [DOI: 10.1890/11-0879.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Abe Y, Takamura N, Ye Z, Tomita M, Osaki M, Kusano Y, Nakamura T, Aoyagi K, Honda S. Quantitative ultrasound and radiographic absorptiometry are associated with vertebral deformity in Japanese Women: the Hizen-Oshima study. Osteoporos Int 2011; 22:1167-73. [PMID: 20585940 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-010-1295-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2009] [Accepted: 04/19/2010] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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UNLABELLED We evaluated the ability of heel quantitative ultrasound (QUS) and metacarpal radiographic absorptiometry (RA) to identify subjects with vertebral deformities in Japanese women aged ≥40. Both QUS and RA were associated with vertebral deformities, and the estimated prevalence at each T-score widely varied with age. INTRODUCTION Heel QUS and metacarpal RA have been used for screening patients to evaluate risk of osteoporotic fractures. The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of QUS and RA to identify women with vertebral deformities in 570 Japanese women aged ≥40, and to estimate the prevalence of vertebral deformity at each T-score. METHODS Calcaneal QUS and metacarpal RA were performed. Radiographic vertebral deformities were assessed by quantitative morphometry, defined as vertebral heights more than 3 SD below the normal mean. RESULTS The receiver operating characteristic analysis showed that both calcaneal stiffness index (SI) and metacarpal bone mineral density (BMD) were associated with vertebral deformities. Using the T-score of -2.5 as a cutoff value, the specificity and sensitivity for identifying individuals with vertebral deformities was 65% and 83% for calcaneal SI, and 40% and 88% for metacarpal BMD, respectively. The prevalence of vertebral deformity was estimated using age-adjusted logistic regression models. Women with calcaneal SI T-score of -2.5 had a 2% estimated probability of vertebral deformity at age 40, and 22% at age 80. For metacarpal BMD T-score of -2.5, estimated probability was less than 1% at age 40, and 27% at age 80. CONCLUSION Both calcaneal SI and metacarpal BMD were associated with prevalence of vertebral deformity. Furthermore, the prevalence widely varied with age at any given bone value.
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- Y Abe
- Department of Public Health, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8523, Japan.
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Matsuzaki SIS, Mabuchi K, Takamura N, Hicks BJ, Nishida M, Washitani I. Stable isotope and molecular analyses indicate that hybridization with non-native domesticated common carp influence habitat use of native carp. OIKOS 2010. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2009.18076.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Ha K, Takamura N, Jang MH. Microcystin production by Microcystis aeruginosa exposed to phytoplanktivorous and omnivorous fish at different kairomone concentrations. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 2009; 83:761-765. [PMID: 19669611 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-009-9841-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2009] [Accepted: 07/24/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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We investigated microcystin (MC) production by three Microcystis aeruginosa strains in response to different kairomone concentrations (indirect exposure: 0%, 10%, 25%, and 50%) of Hypophthalmichthys molitrix and Carassius gibelio langsdorfi. The MC production was significantly different among control and three kairomone treatment levels. MC production was higher with increasing concentration of kairomones and the peak intracellular and extracellular MC contents showed clear dose-dependent response (p < 0.05). This study provides the first indirect evidence of increased MC production of M. aeruginosa in response to increasing kairomone concentrations released by phytoplanktivorous and omnivorous fish.
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- Kyong Ha
- Pusan National University, Busan 609-735, South Korea
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Matsuzaki SS, Mabuchi K, Takamura N, Nishida M, Washitani I. Behavioural and morphological differences between feral and domesticated strains of common carp Cyprinus carpio. J Fish Biol 2009; 75:1206-1220. [PMID: 20738609 DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02345.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Morphological and behavioural traits of a feral strain of the common carp Cyprinus carpio from Lake Biwa in Japan were compared with those of two domesticated strains reared in Japan (one commercial strain and one ornamental koi). To compare genetically inherited traits, all fish were reared from eggs under similar environmental conditions. Using these fish, the following five traits were compared among the three strains: body shape, consumption rate of two types of free-swimming shrimp, medaka Oryzias latipes and bottom-dwelling chironomid larvae prey items, preference for a bottom habitat, feeding skills in detecting prey and escape response to predator attack. The feral strain of fish had more streamlined bodies, higher consumption rates for free-swimming prey, a greater preference for a bottom habitat, possessed greater skill in detecting prey and were more cautious of predator attacks, compared with the fish of the two domesticated strains. These characteristics shown by the feral fish are probably adaptive to the natural environment. A genetic analysis based on five nuclear single nucleotide polymorphism markers, however, suggested that the feral strain was relatively recently derived from domesticated stocks. Considering this, the present results appear to indicate the possibility that domesticated C. carpio could re-adapt to the wild environment during a short evolutionary period, although further research using more feral strains is required.
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- S S Matsuzaki
- Department of Ecosystem Studies, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan.
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Fukahori S, Matsuse H, Takamura N, Hirose H, Tsuchida T, Kawano T, Fukushima C, Mizuta Y, Kohno S. Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases in general clinics in terms of FEV1/FVC. Int J Clin Pract 2009; 63:269-74. [PMID: 19196365 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2008.01873.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) continues to increase all over the world. Nonetheless, COPD is often misdiagnosed in general clinics because of insufficient use of spirometry. OBJECTIVES To estimate the prevalence of COPD in general clinics in Japan, we performed spirometry to screen patients who consulted general clinics. METHODS Patients 40 years of age and older who consulted clinics in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, for non-respiratory diseases and who met certain inclusion criteria had their airflow limitation measured by spirometry. We defined COPD as forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV(1)) over forced vital capacity (FVC) (FEV(1)/FVC) of < 70% in patients without active pulmonary disease, including physician-diagnosed asthma. RESULTS Of the 1424 patients included in the study, 193 (13.6%) showed airflow limitation. Airflow limitation was significantly related to older age, male gender and cumulative pack-years. FEV(1)/FVC in patients with hypertension and chronic hepatitis were significantly lower than in patients without these diseases when adjusted for age, gender and pack-years. CONCLUSIONS We showed that there are potentially a number of cases with COPD that are undiagnosed by general physicians in Japan. Measuring airflow limitation by spirometry in smokers with coexisting diseases, such as hypertension and chronic hepatitis, may be very beneficial because COPD is thought to be a systemic disease. The distribution of spirometers to general clinics is definitely needed to detect undiagnosed COPD.
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- S Fukahori
- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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Nishio T, Takamura N, Nishii R, Tokunaga J, Yoshimoto M, Kawai K. Influences of haemodialysis on the binding sites of human serum albumin: possibility of an efficacious administration plan using binding inhibition. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2008; 23:2304-10. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfn002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Jang MH, Ha K, Takamura N. Microcystin production by Microcystis aeruginosa exposed to different stages of herbivorous zooplankton. Toxicon 2007; 51:882-9. [PMID: 18243271 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2007.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2007] [Revised: 12/11/2007] [Accepted: 12/14/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Microcystin (MC) production by four monoclonal Microcystis aeruginosa strains was evaluated in response to infochemicals (indirect exposure) released from different stages of herbivorous zooplankton (neonate/juvenile and adult Daphnia magna and Moina macrocopa). The intracellular MC and extracellular MC concentrations were significantly different among the control and treatments with zooplankton culture media filtrates (p<0.05), and in most cases MC production was significantly higher (p<0.05) in strains exposed to infochemicals released from adult zooplankton rather than those of neonate/juvenile zooplankton in four strains of M. aeruginosa. Compared to intracellular MC (385.0-5598.6microg g(-1)DW), very low concentrations of extracellular MC (9.9-737.6microg ml(-1)) were released, but both showed similar temporal patterns over the course of the experiment. This result might be attributed to the fact that adult zooplankton produced more infochemical signals than equal numbers of smaller juveniles and neonates. It is the first study to provide evidence that MC production might be impacted by infochemicals released from different stages of zooplankton, mediated with physiological characteristics, body size, and feeding habits.
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- Min-Ho Jang
- Department of Biology Education, Kongju National University, Kongju, 314-701, South Korea.
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Kim B, Hwang S, Kim Y, Hwang S, Takamura N, Han M. Effects of Biological Control Agents on Nuisance Cyanobacterial and Diatom Blooms in Freshwater Systems. Microbes Environ 2007. [DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.22.52] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Baikho Kim
- Department of Life Science, Hanyang University
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- Department of Environmental Science, Konkuk University
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- South Sea Institute, Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute
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- Paldang Office, Korea Water Resource Corporation
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Jang MH, Ha K, Takamura N. Reciprocal allelopathic responses between toxic cyanobacteria (Microcystis aeruginosa) and duckweed (Lemna japonica). Toxicon 2006; 49:727-33. [PMID: 17207510 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2006.11.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2006] [Revised: 11/20/2006] [Accepted: 11/21/2006] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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We examined cyanobacterial toxin production in response to direct exposure to an axenically cultured aquatic plant (Lemna japonica Landolt) using two toxic monoclonal strains of Microcystis aeruginosa Küzing (NIES strains 103 and 107). The patterns of nutrient concentrations were similar between the controls and treatments. The exposure to toxic M. aeruginosa inhibited growth in L. japonica, and exposure to the aquatic plant caused an increase in microcystin (MC) production and inhibited growth in M. aeruginosa. The respective biomasses of M. aeruginosa and L. japonica differed significantly between control and treatments (p<0.05). Both intracellular MC and extracellular MC productions were significantly higher in the treatment than in the control for both strains (p<0.01). Increased MC production in response to direct exposure to this aquatic plant could be an induced defense mediated by the release of allelochemicals from the plant. This study revealed reciprocal allelopathic responses between Microcystis and Lemna, which can be applied to the management of eutrophic waters as well as an important information concerning strategies for recovering eutrophic waters.
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- Min-Ho Jang
- National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba 305-8506, Japan.
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Recknagel F, Fukushima T, Hanazato T, Takamura N, Wilson H. Modelling and prediction of phyto‐ and zooplankton dynamics in Lake Kasumigaura by artificial neural networks. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1770.1998.tb00039.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Friedrich Recknagel
- University of Adelaide, Department of Environmental Science, Roseworthy, South Australia 5371, Australia
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- Hiroshima University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hiroshima 739, Japan
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- National Institute for Environmental Studies, PO Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305, Japan
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- National Institute for Environmental Studies, PO Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305, Japan
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- University of Adelaide, Department of Environmental Science, Roseworthy, South Australia 5371, Australia
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Jang MH, Ha K, Jung JM, Lee YJ, Takamura N. Increased microcystin production of Microcystis aeruginosa by indirect exposure of nontoxic cyanobacteria: potential role in the development of Microcystis bloom. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 2006; 76:957-62. [PMID: 16855901 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-006-1011-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2006] [Accepted: 04/20/2006] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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- M-H Jang
- National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba 305-8506, Japan
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