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Tsutsui K, Nemoto M, Kono M, Sato T, Yoshizawa Y, Yumoto Y, Nakagawa R, Iwamoto T, Wada H, Sasaki T. GC-MS analysis of exhaled gas for fine detection of inflammatory diseases. Anal Biochem 2023; 671:115155. [PMID: 37059321 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2023.115155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Revised: 04/04/2023] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 04/16/2023]
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Exhaled gas analysis is a non-invasive test ideal for continuous monitoring of biological metabolic information. We analyzed the exhaled gas of patients with inflammatory diseases for trace gas components that could serve as biomarkers that enable early detection of inflammatory diseases and assessment of treatment efficacy. Furthermore, we examined the clinical potential of this method. We enrolled 34 patients with inflammatory disease and 69 healthy participants. Volatile components from exhaled gas were collected and analyzed by a gas chromatography-mass spectrometry system, and the data were examined for gender, age, inflammatory markers, and changes in markers before and after treatment. The data were tested for statistical significance through discriminant analysis by Volcano plot, Analysis of variance test, principal component analysis, and cluster analysis comparing healthy and patient groups. There were no significant differences in the trace components of exhaled gas by gender or age. However, we found differences in some components of the exhaled gas between healthy and untreated patients. In addition, after treatment, gas patterns including the patient-specific components changed to a state closer to the inflammation-free status. We identified trace components in the exhaled gas of patients with inflammatory diseases and found that some of these regressed after treatment.
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- K Tsutsui
- Department of General Internal Medicine, Katsushika Medical Center, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of General Internal Medicine, Katsushika Medical Center, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Japan.
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine and Research, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Japan; Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine and Research, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Japan; Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, Japan
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine and Research, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine and Research, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Core Research Facilities for Basic Science, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, Japan
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine and Research, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Japan; Sasaki Institute, Sasaki Foundation, Japan
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Nagaki K, Nakagawa R, Ishido M, Yoshinaga Y, Watanabe J, Kurihara K, Hayashi Y, Ogura H, Mishima T, Fujioka S, Tsuboi Y. Impact of Parkinson's Disease on Caregiver Quality of Life in Japan. Mov Disord Clin Pract 2023; 10:658-663. [PMID: 37070058 PMCID: PMC10105109 DOI: 10.1002/mdc3.13700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2022] [Revised: 01/24/2023] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2023] Open
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Background Parkinson's disease (PD) adversely affects the quality of life (QoL) of not only patients but also their caregivers. Objective To determine the factors that most impact the QoL of family caregivers of patients with PD in a large Japanese population using data from the Japanese Quality-of-Life Survey of Parkinson's Disease (JAQPAD) study. Methods Questionnaires, including the Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire-Carer (PDQ-Carer), were distributed to patients and their caregivers. Univariate and multivariate regression analyses were performed with the PDQ-Carer Summary Index (SI) score as the dependent variable to determine the factors that impact caregiver QoL. Results Overall, 1,346 caregivers were included in the analysis. Female sex, unemployment, caring for a patient with a high-level need for nursing care, and a high Nonmotor Symptoms Questionnaire score were factors with a significant negative impact on caregiver QoL. Conclusion Results from this study identified several factors that affect caregiver QoL in Japan.
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- Koichi Nagaki
- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine Fukuoka University, 7‐45‐1 Nanakuma, Johnan‐ku, Fukuoka‐shi Fukuoka 814‐0180 Japan
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- Medical, AbbVie GK, 3‐1‐21 Shibaura, Minato‐ku Tokyo 108‐0023 Japan
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- Medical, AbbVie GK, 3‐1‐21 Shibaura, Minato‐ku Tokyo 108‐0023 Japan
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- Medical, AbbVie GK, 3‐1‐21 Shibaura, Minato‐ku Tokyo 108‐0023 Japan
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- Medical, AbbVie GK, 3‐1‐21 Shibaura, Minato‐ku Tokyo 108‐0023 Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine Fukuoka University, 7‐45‐1 Nanakuma, Johnan‐ku, Fukuoka‐shi Fukuoka 814‐0180 Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine Fukuoka University, 7‐45‐1 Nanakuma, Johnan‐ku, Fukuoka‐shi Fukuoka 814‐0180 Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine Fukuoka University, 7‐45‐1 Nanakuma, Johnan‐ku, Fukuoka‐shi Fukuoka 814‐0180 Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine Fukuoka University, 7‐45‐1 Nanakuma, Johnan‐ku, Fukuoka‐shi Fukuoka 814‐0180 Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine Fukuoka University, 7‐45‐1 Nanakuma, Johnan‐ku, Fukuoka‐shi Fukuoka 814‐0180 Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine Fukuoka University, 7‐45‐1 Nanakuma, Johnan‐ku, Fukuoka‐shi Fukuoka 814‐0180 Japan
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Hayashi Y, Nakagawa R, Ishido M, Yoshinaga Y, Watanabe J, Kurihara K, Nagaki K, Ogura H, Mishima T, Fujioka S, Tsuboi Y. Off Time Independently Affects Quality of Life in Advanced Parkinson's Disease (APD) Patients but Not in Non-APD Patients: Results from the Self-Reported Japanese Quality-of-Life Survey of Parkinson's Disease (JAQPAD) Study. Parkinsons Dis 2021; 2021:9917539. [PMID: 34676064 PMCID: PMC8526216 DOI: 10.1155/2021/9917539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Revised: 08/10/2021] [Accepted: 09/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by a triad of motor symptoms and several nonmotor symptoms (NMS). Identifying the most appropriate treatment is essential for improving patient quality of life (QoL). However, it is still not known which PD symptoms more commonly affect patients with advanced PD (APD) versus non-APD. This study examined the factors that most affected the QoL of patients with APD (defined using the 5-2-1 criteria: ≥5 oral levodopa doses a day, off time ≥2 hours a day, or troublesome dyskinesia ≥1 hour a day) versus non-APD in a large Japanese population using the Japanese Quality-of-Life Survey of Parkinson's Disease (JAQPAD) study. METHODS Participants in this self-reported survey-based study included all members of the Japan Parkinson's Disease Association. Questionnaires assessing NMS and QoL (e.g., the 8-item PD Questionnaire [PDQ-8]) were included. Univariate and multivariate regression analyses were conducted to identify clinical factors impacting QoL using the PDQ-8 Summary Index (PDQ-8 SI). RESULTS Of the 3022 eligible patients, 864 were classified as having non-APD and 1599 as having APD. QoL as assessed by the PDQ-8 SI was notably worse in patients with APD versus non-APD (39.2 vs. 26.9, p < 0.0001). Although off time affected QoL only in patients with APD, PD duration and the NMS Questionnaire score significantly contributed to the QoL in both patients with APD and non-APD. CONCLUSIONS This study identified the factors more commonly associated with worse QoL in patients with APD versus non-APD. Our findings offer new insights for providing optimal treatment and improving treatment satisfaction in patients with PD.
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- Yuka Hayashi
- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, 7-45-1 Nanakuma, Johnan-ku, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan
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- Medical, AbbVie GK, 3-1-21 Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0023, Japan
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- Medical, AbbVie GK, 3-1-21 Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0023, Japan
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- Medical, AbbVie GK, 3-1-21 Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0023, Japan
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- Medical, AbbVie GK, 3-1-21 Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0023, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, 7-45-1 Nanakuma, Johnan-ku, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, 7-45-1 Nanakuma, Johnan-ku, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, 7-45-1 Nanakuma, Johnan-ku, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, 7-45-1 Nanakuma, Johnan-ku, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, 7-45-1 Nanakuma, Johnan-ku, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, 7-45-1 Nanakuma, Johnan-ku, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan
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Kurihara K, Nakagawa R, Ishido M, Yoshinaga Y, Watanabe J, Hayashi Y, Mishima T, Fujioka S, Tsuboi Y. Impact of motor and nonmotor symptoms in Parkinson disease for the quality of life: The Japanese Quality-of-Life Survey of Parkinson Disease (JAQPAD) study. J Neurol Sci 2020; 419:117172. [PMID: 33065494 DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2020.117172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Revised: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 10/06/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by a range of classic motor symptoms and heterogeneous nonmotor symptoms that affect patients' quality of life (QoL). Studies have individually reported the effect of either motor or nonmotor symptoms on patients' QoL; however, a thorough assessment of the symptoms that have the greatest influence on QoL is limited. This JAQPAD study examined the effect of both motor and nonmotor symptoms and patient demographics on QoL in a large population of patients with PD in Japan. METHODS All members of the Japan Parkinson's Disease Association were invited to participate in the study. Questionnaires assessing wearing-off symptoms (the 9-item Wearing-Off Questionnaire [WOQ-9]), nonmotor symptoms (Non-Motor Symptoms Questionnaire [NMSQ]) and QoL (the 8-item Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire [PDQ-8]) were included. Multiple regression analyses assessed the effect of clinical factors on the PDQ-8 Summary Index (PDQ-8 SI). Spearman rank correlation coefficient (r) estimated the correlation between each subdomain score of nine NMSQ domains and the PDQ-8 SI. RESULTS A total of 3022 patients were included in the analysis. The PDQ-8 SI score correlated with off-time, age, duration of PD, work status, and the NMSQ total score and subdomain scores. Memory problems correlated most strongly with the PDQ-8 SI score (r = 0.4419), followed by mood (r = 0.4387) and digestive problems (r = 0.4341; p < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS Physicians tend to focus on motor symptoms, while nonmotor symptoms often go under-recognized in clinical practice. This JAQPAD study highlights the importance of recognition and management of both motor and nonmotor symptoms, which together significantly affect patient QoL.
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- Kanako Kurihara
- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, 7-45-1 Nanakuma, Johnan-ku, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan
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- AbbVie GK, Medical, 3-1-21 Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-0023, Japan
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- AbbVie GK, Medical, 3-1-21 Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-0023, Japan
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- AbbVie GK, Medical, 3-1-21 Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-0023, Japan
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- AbbVie GK, Medical, 3-1-21 Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-0023, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, 7-45-1 Nanakuma, Johnan-ku, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, 7-45-1 Nanakuma, Johnan-ku, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, 7-45-1 Nanakuma, Johnan-ku, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, 7-45-1 Nanakuma, Johnan-ku, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan.
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Takai S, Sawada N, Nakayama Y, Ishizuka S, Nakagawa R, Kawashima G, Sangkanjanavanich N, Sasaki Y, Kakuda T, Suzuki Y. Reinvestigation of the virulence of Rhodococcus equi isolates from patients with and without AIDS. Lett Appl Microbiol 2020; 71:679-683. [PMID: 32920889 DOI: 10.1111/lam.13386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2020] [Revised: 09/02/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Rhodococcus equi emerged as a zoonotic pathogen of human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients over the last three decades. Two virulence plasmid types of R. equi, pVAPA and pVAPB associated with equine and porcine isolates, have been recognized, and more recently, pVAPN, a novel host-associated virulence plasmid in R. equi, was found in bovine and caprine isolates. We reinvestigated 39 previously reported isolates of R. equi from patients with and without acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) by detecting vapA, vapB and vapN using PCR and plasmid profiling. After excluding one isolate that could not be cultured from frozen storage, eight isolates carried a virulence plasmid encoding vapA (pVAPA), 10 carried a virulence plasmid encoding vapB (pVAPB), seven carried a virulence plasmid encoding vapN (pVAPN) and 13 were negative for those genes. Of the 29 isolates from patients with AIDS, 7, 10 and 5 harboured pVAPA, pVAPB and pVAPN respectively. Among nine isolates from patients without AIDS, one and two harboured pVAPA and pVAPN respectively. This study demonstrated that pVAPN-positive R. equi existed in human isolates before 1994 and reaffirmed that equine-associated pVAPA-positive, porcine-associated pVAPB-positive and bovine- or caprine-associated pVAPN-positive R. equi are widely spread globally. Because domestic animals might be major sources of human infection, further research is needed to reveal the prevalence of pVAPN-positive R. equi infection in cattle and goats.
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- S Takai
- Laboratory of Animal Hygiene, Kitasato University School of Veterinary Medicine, Towada, Aomori, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Hygiene, Kitasato University School of Veterinary Medicine, Towada, Aomori, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Hygiene, Kitasato University School of Veterinary Medicine, Towada, Aomori, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Hygiene, Kitasato University School of Veterinary Medicine, Towada, Aomori, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Hygiene, Kitasato University School of Veterinary Medicine, Towada, Aomori, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Hygiene, Kitasato University School of Veterinary Medicine, Towada, Aomori, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Hygiene, Kitasato University School of Veterinary Medicine, Towada, Aomori, Japan.,Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mahanakorn University of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Laboratory of Animal Hygiene, Kitasato University School of Veterinary Medicine, Towada, Aomori, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Hygiene, Kitasato University School of Veterinary Medicine, Towada, Aomori, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Hygiene, Kitasato University School of Veterinary Medicine, Towada, Aomori, Japan
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Haruyama Y, Fukuma E, Yu O, Koshida Y, Sakamoto N, Gen A, Nakagawa R, Nashimoto M, Sakamoto M, Teraoka K, Nakagawa M. Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) may predict survival and efficacy of eribulin in advanced breast cancer patients. Eur J Cancer 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(20)30699-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Sato Y, Akagi R, Akatsu Y, Matsuura Y, Takahashi S, Yamaguchi S, Enomoto T, Nakagawa R, Hoshi H, Sasaki T, Kimura S, Ogawa Y, Sadamasu A, Ohtori S, Sasho T. The effect of femoral bone tunnel configuration on tendon-bone healing in an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: An animal study. Bone Joint Res 2018; 7:327-335. [PMID: 29922452 PMCID: PMC5987692 DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.75.bjr-2017-0238.r2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Objectives To compare the effect of femoral bone tunnel configuration on tendon-bone healing in an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction animal model. Methods Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using the plantaris tendon as graft material was performed on both knees of 24 rabbits (48 knees) to mimic ACL reconstruction by two different suspensory fixation devices for graft fixation. For the adjustable fixation device model (Socket group; group S), a 5 mm deep socket was created in the lateral femoral condyle (LFC) of the right knee. For the fixed-loop model (Tunnel group; group T), a femoral tunnel penetrating the LFC was created in the left knee. Animals were sacrificed at four and eight weeks after surgery for histological evaluation and biomechanical testing. Results Histologically, both groups showed a mixture of direct and indirect healing patterns at four weeks, whereas only indirect healing patterns were observed in both groups at eight weeks. No significant histological differences were seen between the two groups at four and eight weeks in the roof zone (four weeks, S: mean 4.8 sd 1.7, T: mean 4.5 sd 0.5, p = 0.14; eight weeks, S: mean 5.8 sd 0.8, T: mean 4.8 sd 1.8, p = 0.88, Mann-Whitney U test) or side zone (four weeks, S: mean 5.0 sd 1.2, T: mean 4.8 sd 0.4, p = 0.43; eight weeks, S: mean 5.3 sd 0.8,T: mean 5.5 sd 0.8, p = 0.61, Mann-Whitney U test) . Similarly, no significant difference was seen in the maximum failure load between group S and group T at four (15.6 sd 9.0N and 13.1 sd 5.6N) or eight weeks (12.6 sd 3.6N and 17.1 sd 6.4N, respectively). Conclusion Regardless of bone tunnel configuration, tendon-bone healing after ACL reconstruction primarily occurred through indirect healing. No significant histological or mechanical differences were observed between adjustable and fixed-loop femoral cortical suspension methods. Cite this article: Y. Sato, R. Akagi, Y. Akatsu, Y. Matsuura, S. Takahashi, S. Yamaguchi, T. Enomoto, R. Nakagawa, H. Hoshi, T. Sasaki, S. Kimura, Y. Ogawa, A. Sadamasu, S. Ohtori, T. Sasho. The effect of femoral bone tunnel configuration on tendon-bone healing in an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: An animal study. Bone Joint Res 2018;7:327–335. DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.75.BJR-2017-0238.R2.
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- Y Sato
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Toho University Sakura Medical Center, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Clinical Research Center, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine and The Center for Preventive Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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Nakagawa R, Moki H, Hayashi K, Ooniwa K, Tokuyama K, Kakuda T, Yoshioka K, Takai S. A case report on disseminated Rhodococcus equi infection in a Japanese black heifer. J Vet Med Sci 2018; 80:819-822. [PMID: 29593168 PMCID: PMC5989029 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.18-0064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Rhodococcus equi was isolated from the granulomatous lesions of the lung, kidney, liver, and hepatic, mesenteric, and abomasum lymph nodes of a Japanese black heifer.
R. equi isolates were analyzed by polymerase chain reaction for virulence-associated protein genes. The vapN gene was detected in all the isolates
examined. This is the first report in which vapN-positive R. equi was isolated from cattle in Japan.
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- Ryoko Nakagawa
- Yokkaichi City Health Center Food Sanitation Inspection Station, Yokkaichi, Mie 510-0064, Japan
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- Yokkaichi City Health Center Food Sanitation Inspection Station, Yokkaichi, Mie 510-0064, Japan
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- Yokkaichi City Health Center Food Sanitation Inspection Station, Yokkaichi, Mie 510-0064, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Hygiene, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Kitasato University, Towada, Aomori 034-8628, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Hygiene, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Kitasato University, Towada, Aomori 034-8628, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Hygiene, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Kitasato University, Towada, Aomori 034-8628, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Anatomy, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Kitasato University, Towada, Aomori 034-8628, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Hygiene, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Kitasato University, Towada, Aomori 034-8628, Japan
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Nakagawa R, Jain R, Bryan AB, Chan JD. Optimization of antimicrobial therapy in vancomycin-resistant enterococcal bacteraemia using a rapid detection Gram-positive blood culture assay. J Hosp Infect 2017; 99:153-157. [PMID: 29258920 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2017.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2017] [Accepted: 12/11/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Rapid molecular blood culture Gram-positive (BC-GP) assay can promptly identify vancomycin-resistant enterococcal (VRE) bloodstream infections (BSIs). We sought to evaluate patients with VRE BSI following the pre (N = 44) and post (N = 20) implementation of Verigene BC-GP assay. The average time to detection of VRE was 25.9 ± 4.1h (95% confidence interval (CI): 17.6-34.1; P < 0.001) earlier with Verigene BC-GP assay. Compared to patients in the pre-Verigene BC-GP period, the mean adjusted difference in time to administration of anti-VRE therapy was 18.2 ± 7.8h (95% CI: 2.5-33.8; P = 0.024) earlier among patients in the post-Verigene BC-GP period.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USA; School of Pharmacy, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USA; School of Pharmacy, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA; Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA; Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA; Department of Pharmacy, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USA.
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Sadamasu A, Yamaguchi S, Nakagawa R, Kimura S, Endo J, Akagi R, Sasho T. The recognition and incidence of peroneal tendon dislocation associated with a fracture of the talus. Bone Joint J 2017; 99-B:489-493. [PMID: 28385938 DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.99b4.bjj-2016-0641.r1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2016] [Accepted: 11/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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AIMS The purposes of this study were to clarify first, the incidence of peroneal tendon dislocation in patients with a fracture of the talus and second the factors associated with peroneal tendon dislocation. PATIENTS AND METHODS We retrospectively examined 30 patients (30 ankles) with a mean age of 37.5 years, who had undergone internal fixation for a fracture of the talus. Independent examiners assessed for peroneal tendon dislocation using the pre-operative CT images. The medical records were also reviewed for the presence of peroneal tendon dislocation. The associations between the presence of dislocation with the patient characteristics or radiological findings, including age, mechanism of injury, severity of fracture, and fleck sign, were assessed using Fisher's exact tests. RESULTS The pre-operative CT images showed peroneal tendon dislocation in eight out of 30 patients. Dislocation was found later in one patient whose pre-operative CT image had not shown dislocation. The overall incidence of peroneal tendon dislocation was 30% (9/30). The presence of dislocation was associated with the presence of a fleck sign (p = 0.03). CONCLUSIONS Surprisingly, approximately one-third of the patients who underwent internal fixation for a fracture of the talus had peroneal tendon dislocation. This was associated with a fleck sign. Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2017;99-B:489-93.
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- A Sadamasu
- Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
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- Chiba University, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
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- Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
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- Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
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- Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
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- Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
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- Chiba University, Center for Preventive Medical Sciences, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
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Sasaki T, Akagi R, Akatsu Y, Fukawa T, Hoshi H, Yamamoto Y, Enomoto T, Sato Y, Nakagawa R, Takahashi K, Yamaguchi S, Sasho T. The effect of systemic administration of G-CSF on a full-thickness cartilage defect in a rabbit model MSC proliferation as presumed mechanism: G-CSF for cartilage repair. Bone Joint Res 2017; 6:123-131. [PMID: 28258115 PMCID: PMC5376658 DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.63.bjr-2016-0083] [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] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2016] [Accepted: 11/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) on mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) proliferation in vitro and to determine whether pre-microfracture systemic administration of G-CSF (a bone marrow stimulant) could improve the quality of repaired tissue of a full-thickness cartilage defect in a rabbit model. Methods MSCs from rabbits were cultured in a control medium and medium with G-CSF (low-dose: 4 μg, high-dose: 40 μg). At one, three, and five days after culturing, cells were counted. Differential potential of cultured cells were examined by stimulating them with a osteogenic, adipogenic and chondrogenic medium. A total of 30 rabbits were divided into three groups. The low-dose group (n = 10) received 10 μg/kg of G-CSF daily, the high-dose group (n = 10) received 50 μg/kg daily by subcutaneous injection for three days prior to creating cartilage defects. The control group (n = 10) was administered saline for three days. At 48 hours after the first injection, a 5.2 mm diameter cylindrical osteochondral defect was created in the femoral trochlea. At four and 12 weeks post-operatively, repaired tissue was evaluated macroscopically and microscopically. Results The cell count in the low-dose G-CSF medium was significantly higher than that in the control medium. The differentiation potential of MSCs was preserved after culturing them with G-CSF. Macroscopically, defects were filled and surfaces were smoother in the G-CSF groups than in the control group at four weeks. At 12 weeks, the quality of repaired cartilage improved further, and defects were almost completely filled in all groups. Microscopically, at four weeks, defects were partially filled with hyaline-like cartilage in the G-CSF groups. At 12 weeks, defects were repaired with hyaline-like cartilage in all groups. Conclusions G-CSF promoted proliferation of MSCs in vitro. The systemic administration of G-CSF promoted the repair of damaged cartilage possibly through increasing the number of MSCs in a rabbit model. Cite this article: T. Sasaki, R. Akagi, Y. Akatsu, T. Fukawa, H. Hoshi, Y. Yamamoto, T. Enomoto, Y. Sato, R. Nakagawa, K. Takahashi, S. Yamaguchi, T. Sasho. The effect of systemic administration of G-CSF on a full-thickness cartilage defect in a rabbit model MSC proliferation as presumed mechanism: G-CSF for cartilage repair. Bone Joint Res 2017;6:123–131. DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.63.BJR-2016-0083.
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- T Sasaki
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, and the Center for Preventive Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuoku, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan
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Nakano R, Takebe N, Ono M, Hangai M, Nakagawa R, Yashiro S, Murai T, Nagasawa K, Takahashi Y, Satoh J, Ishigaki Y. Involvement of oxidative stress in atherosclerosis development in subjects with sarcopenic obesity. Obes Sci Pract 2017; 3:212-218. [PMID: 28702214 PMCID: PMC5478807 DOI: 10.1002/osp4.97] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2016] [Revised: 11/15/2016] [Accepted: 11/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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- R Nakano
- Division of Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine Iwate Medical University Morioka Japan
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- Division of Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine Iwate Medical University Morioka Japan
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- Division of Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine Iwate Medical University Morioka Japan
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- Division of Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine Iwate Medical University Morioka Japan
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- Division of Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine Iwate Medical University Morioka Japan
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- Division of Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine Iwate Medical University Morioka Japan
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- Division of Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine Iwate Medical University Morioka Japan
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- Division of Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine Iwate Medical University Morioka Japan
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- Division of Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine Iwate Medical University Morioka Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine Wakabayashi Hospital, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University Sendai Japan
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- Division of Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine Iwate Medical University Morioka Japan
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Nakagawa R, Ohnishi T, Kobayashi H, Yamaoka T, Yajima T, Tanimura A, Kato T, Yoshizawa K. Long-term effect of galantamine on cognitive function in patients with Alzheimer's disease versus a simulated disease trajectory: an observational study in the clinical setting. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat 2017; 13:1115-1124. [PMID: 28458553 PMCID: PMC5402999 DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s133145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Long-term maintenance of cognitive function is an important goal of treatment for Alzheimer's disease (AD), but evidence about the long-term efficacy of cholinesterase inhibitors is sparse. To evaluate the long-term efficacy and safety of galantamine for AD in routine clinical practice, we conducted a 72-week post-marketing surveillance study. The effect of galantamine on cognitive function was estimated in comparison with a simulated disease trajectory. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients with mild-to-moderate AD received flexible dosing of galantamine (16-24 mg/day) during this study. Cognitive function was assessed by the mini mental state examination (MMSE) and the clinical status was determined by the Clinical Global Impression-Improvement (CGI-I). Changes of the MMSE score without treatment were estimated in each patient using Mendiondo's model. Generalized linear mixed model analysis was performed to compare the simulated MMSE scores with the actual scores. RESULTS Of the 661 patients who were enrolled, 642 were evaluable for safety and 554 were assessed for efficacy. The discontinuation rate was 46.73%. Cognitive decline indicated by the mean change of actual MMSE scores was significantly smaller than the simulated decline. Individual analysis demonstrated that >70% of patients had better actual MMSE scores than their simulated scores. Significant improvement of CGI-I was also observed during the observation period. Adverse events occurred in 28.5% of patients and were serious in 8.41%. The reported events generally corresponded with the safety profile of galantamine in previous studies. CONCLUSION These findings support the long-term efficacy of galantamine for maintaining cognitive function and the clinical state in AD patients. Treatment with galantamine was generally safe. Importantly, this study revealed that galantamine improved cognitive function above the predicted level in >70% of the patients.
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- Ryoko Nakagawa
- Evidence Generation Department, Medical Affairs Division
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- Drug Surveillance Department, R&D Division, Janssen Pharmaceutical K.K., Tokyo, Japan
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- Drug Surveillance Department, R&D Division, Janssen Pharmaceutical K.K., Tokyo, Japan
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Kobayashi H, Ohnishi T, Nakagawa R, Yoshizawa K. The comparative efficacy and safety of cholinesterase inhibitors in patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease: a Bayesian network meta-analysis. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2016; 31:892-904. [PMID: 26680338 PMCID: PMC6084309 DOI: 10.1002/gps.4405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2015] [Revised: 11/12/2015] [Accepted: 11/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Comparative evidence for efficacy and safety of second-generation cholinesterase inhibitors (ChEIs) is still sparse. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this research is to compare three ChEIs, donepezil, galantamine and rivastigmine, in patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD). METHODS We conducted a systematic review for published articles and included randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials and head-to-head randomised trials evaluating the efficacy and safety of ChEIs in patients with AD. We examined Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale, cognitive subscale (ADAS-Cog), Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI), Clinician's Interview-Based Impression of Change plus caregiver's input (CIBIC+) and Clinical Global Impression of Change (CGIC) as efficacy endpoints. Withdrawals due to adverse events and number of patients experiencing nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea and dizziness were examined as safety profiles. Network meta-analyses were sequentially performed for efficacy and safety outcomes based on drug/dose treatment conditions. RESULTS Among the 21 trials included, network meta-analysis showed that all treatments were significantly more efficacious than placebo in cognition measured by ADAS-Cog. All treatments except galantamine were significantly more efficacious than placebo in global change in CIBIC+ or CGIC. Across all conditions, no significant efficacy was observed in neuropsychiatric symptoms measured by NPI. Derived hierarchies in the efficacy of treatment conditions were variables across efficacy and safety. CONCLUSIONS Our analysis is the first attempt to incorporate available direct and indirect evidence. The results suggest that ChEIs should have significant efficacy for cognition and global change assessment, but the efficacy on neuropsychiatric symptoms is questionable in patients with mild-to-moderate AD.
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- Hisanori Kobayashi
- Evidence Generation Department, Medical Affairs DivisionJanssen Pharmaceutical K.K.TokyoJapan
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- Evidence Generation Department, Medical Affairs DivisionJanssen Pharmaceutical K.K.TokyoJapan
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- Evidence Generation Department, Medical Affairs DivisionJanssen Pharmaceutical K.K.TokyoJapan
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- Evidence Generation Department, Medical Affairs DivisionJanssen Pharmaceutical K.K.TokyoJapan
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Ozaki H, Katoh T, Nakagawa R, Ishihara Y, Sueyoshi N, Kameshita I, Taniguchi T, Hirano T, Yamazaki T, Ishida A. Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase phosphatase (CaMKP/PPM1F) interacts with neurofilament L and inhibits its filament association. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2016; 477:820-825. [PMID: 27369073 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2016.06.141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2016] [Accepted: 06/27/2016] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase phosphatase (CaMKP/PPM1F) is a Ser/Thr phosphatase that belongs to the PPM family. Growing evidence suggests that PPM phosphatases including CaMKP act as a complex with other proteins to regulate cellular functions. In this study, using the two-dimensional far-western blotting technique with digoxigenin-labeled CaMKP as a probe, in conjunction with peptide mass fingerprinting analysis, we identified neurofilament L (NFL) as a CaMKP-binding protein in a Triton-insoluble fraction of rat brain. We confirmed binding of fluorescein-labeled CaMKP (F-CaMKP) to NFL in solution by fluorescence polarization. The analysis showed that the dissociation constant of F-CaMKP for NFL is 73 ± 17 nM (n = 3). Co-immunoprecipitation assay using a cytosolic fraction of NGF-differentiated PC12 cells showed that endogenous CaMKP and NFL form a complex in cells. Furthermore, the effect of CaMKP on self-assembly of NFL was examined. Electron microscopy revealed that CaMKP markedly prevented NFL from forming large filamentous aggregates, suggesting that CaMKP-binding to NFL inhibits its filament association. These findings may provide new insights into a novel mechanism for regulating network formation of neurofilaments during neuronal differentiation.
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- Hana Ozaki
- Laboratory of Molecular Brain Science, Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8521, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, 078-8510, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Brain Science, Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8521, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Brain Science, Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8521, Japan
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- Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagawa University, Kagawa, 761-0795, Japan
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- Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagawa University, Kagawa, 761-0795, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, 078-8510, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Brain Science, Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8521, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Brain Science, Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8521, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Brain Science, Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8521, Japan.
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Sakamoto N, Nakagawa R, Teraoka K, Sagawa N, Fukuma E. 1925 Early results of endoscopic nipple-sparing mastectomy for breast cancer and immediate reconstruction with a tissue expander. Eur J Cancer 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(16)30874-7] [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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Oda T, Taneichi H, Takahashi K, Togashi H, Hangai M, Nakagawa R, Ono M, Matsui M, Sasai T, Nagasawa K, Honma H, Kajiwara T, Takahashi Y, Takebe N, Ishigaki Y, Satoh J. Positive association of free triiodothyronine with pancreatic β-cell function in people with prediabetes. Diabet Med 2015; 32:213-9. [PMID: 25255697 DOI: 10.1111/dme.12589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [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] [Accepted: 09/19/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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AIM To analyse the effects of thyroid hormones on β-cell function and glucose metabolism in people with prediabetes who are euthyroid. METHODS A total of 111 people who were euthyroid underwent 75-g oral glucose tolerance tests, of whom 52 were assigned to the normal glucose tolerance and 59 to the prediabetes groups. Homeostatic model assessment of β-cell function, insulinogenic index and areas under the curve for insulin and glucose were evaluated as indices of pancreatic β-cell function. RESULTS In both groups, BMI, fasting insulin, homeostasis model assessment ratio and HDL cholesterol correlated significantly with all indices of pancreatic β-cell function. Free triiodothyronine correlated positively with all insulin secretion indices in the prediabetes group. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that free triiodothyronine was an independent variable that had a positive correlation with all indices of β-cell function in the prediabetes group. By contrast, no such correlation was found in the normal glucose tolerance group. CONCLUSIONS Free triiodothyronine is associated with both basal and glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in people with prediabetes who are euthyroid; therefore, the regulation of insulin secretion by thyroid hormones is a potentially novel therapeutic target for the treatment of diabetes.
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- T Oda
- Division of Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan
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Nakagawa R, Ohnishi T, Kobayashi H, Wakamatsu A, Tanimura A, Morita K, Yamaoka T, Usui H, Ogawa Y, Fujino A, Yoshizawa K. The social functional outcome of being naturalistically treated with paliperidone extended-release in patients with schizophrenia. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat 2015; 11:1511-21. [PMID: 26150722 PMCID: PMC4484658 DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s85891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Social functioning is an important outcome for patients with schizophrenia. To evaluate the effects of paliperidone extended-release (PAL-ER) on social function, symptomatology, and safety in the routine clinical practice, we conducted a 1-year post-marketing surveillance study of PAL-ER. We also explored relationships between symptomatic improvement and socially functional outcome in patients with schizophrenia. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients with an established diagnosis of schizophrenia were allowed flexible 3-12 mg/day dosing during the surveillance. Patients were assessed on social functioning using the Social and Occupational Functioning Assessment Scale (SOFAS) and on symptomatology using the Clinical Global Impression-Schizophrenia scale. All adverse events (AEs) were also collected. RESULTS A total of 1,429 patients were enrolled in the surveillance study, of whom 1,405 were evaluable for safety and 1,142 were evaluable for efficacy. The treatment discontinuation rate for any reason during the observation period was 34.66%. Significant improvements were observed on both Social and Occupational Functioning Assessment Scale and Clinical Global Impression-Schizophrenia scale during the observation period. The percentage of patients with socially functional remission (SOFAS ≥61) also increased significantly. A significant association between early improvements in positive symptoms, sex, severity of negative symptoms at baseline, and socially functional remission was observed. A total of 33.52% of patients had AEs and 8.75% of patients had serious AEs. Despite the recommendation of monotherapy with PAL-ER, 65.84% of patients were given additional antipsychotics (polypharmacy). Post hoc comparisons of monotherapy versus polypharmacy revealed that the monotherapy group had better outcomes and fewer AEs than the polypharmacy treated group. The improvement in social functioning and the rate of socially functional remission did not differ between groups. CONCLUSION PAL-ER treatment showed effective symptom control and improvement in social functioning. The data suggest that early response to antipsychotic treatment should be important for functional outcomes.
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- Ryoko Nakagawa
- Evidence Generation Department, Medical Affairs Division, Janssen Pharmaceutical K.K., Tokyo, Japan
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- Evidence Generation Department, Medical Affairs Division, Janssen Pharmaceutical K.K., Tokyo, Japan
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- Evidence Generation Department, Medical Affairs Division, Janssen Pharmaceutical K.K., Tokyo, Japan
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- Medical Affairs Strategy Department, Medical Affairs Division, Janssen Pharmaceutical K.K., Tokyo, Japan
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- Drug Safety Surveillance Department, Japan Safety and Surveillance Division, Janssen Pharmaceutical K.K., Tokyo, Japan
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- Drug Safety Surveillance Department, Japan Safety and Surveillance Division, Janssen Pharmaceutical K.K., Tokyo, Japan
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- Drug Safety Surveillance Department, Japan Safety and Surveillance Division, Janssen Pharmaceutical K.K., Tokyo, Japan
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- Drug Safety Surveillance Department, Japan Safety and Surveillance Division, Janssen Pharmaceutical K.K., Tokyo, Japan
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- Drug Safety Surveillance Department, Japan Safety and Surveillance Division, Janssen Pharmaceutical K.K., Tokyo, Japan
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- Drug Safety Surveillance Department, Japan Safety and Surveillance Division, Janssen Pharmaceutical K.K., Tokyo, Japan
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- Evidence Generation Department, Medical Affairs Division, Janssen Pharmaceutical K.K., Tokyo, Japan
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Nakano R, Nakagawa R, Tokimoto N, Okanoya K. Alarm call discrimination in a social rodent: adult but not juvenile degu calls induce high vigilance. J ETHOL 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s10164-012-0355-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Nakagawa R, Matsunaga E, Okanoya K. Defects in ultrasonic vocalization produced by cadherin-6 knockout mouse. Neurosci Res 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neures.2011.07.1254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Kikusui T, Nakanishi K, Nakagawa R, Nagasawa M, Mogi K, Okanoya K. Cross fostering experiments suggest that mice songs are innate. PLoS One 2011; 6:e17721. [PMID: 21408017 PMCID: PMC3052373 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [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: 09/10/2010] [Accepted: 02/12/2011] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Vocal learning is a central functional constituent of human speech, and recent studies showing that adult male mice emit ultrasonic sound sequences characterized as "songs" have suggested that the ultrasonic courtship sounds of mice provide a mammalian model of vocal learning. OBJECTIVES We tested whether mouse songs are learned, by examining the relative role of rearing environment in a cross-fostering experiment. METHODS AND FINDINGS We found that C57BL/6 and BALB/c males emit a clearly different pattern of songs with different frequency and syllable compositions; C57BL/6 males showed a higher peak frequency of syllables, shorter intervals between syllables, and more upward frequency modulations with jumps, whereas BALB/c males produced more "chevron" and "harmonics" syllables. To establish the degree of environmental influences in mouse song development, sons of these two strains were cross-fostered to another strain of parents. Songs were recorded when these cross-fostered pups were fully developed and their songs were compared with those of male mice reared by the genetic parents. The cross-fostered animals sang songs with acoustic characteristics--including syllable interval, peak frequency, and modulation patterns--similar to those of their genetic parents. In addition their song elements retained sequential characteristics similar to those of their genetic parents' songs. CONCLUSION These results do not support the hypothesis that mouse "song" is learned; we found no evidence for vocal learning of any sort under the conditions of this experiment. Our observation that the strain-specific character of the song profile persisted even after changing the developmental auditory environment suggests that the structure of these courtship sound sequences is under strong genetic control. Thus, the usefulness of mouse "song" as a model of mammalian vocal learning is limited, but mouse song has the potential to be an indispensable model to study genetic mechanisms for vocal patterning and behavioral sequences.
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- Takefumi Kikusui
- Companion Animal Research, School of
Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Companion Animal Research, School of
Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Laboratory for Biolinguistics, Mind and
Intelligence Research Core, Brain Science Institute (BSI), RIKEN, Wako, Saitama,
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- Companion Animal Research, School of
Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Companion Animal Research, School of
Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Laboratory for Biolinguistics, Mind and
Intelligence Research Core, Brain Science Institute (BSI), RIKEN, Wako, Saitama,
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- ERATO, Okanoya Emotional Information Project,
Japan Science and Technology Corporation, Wako, Saitama, Japan
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Umeda T, Takashima N, Nakagawa R, Maekawa M, Ikegami S, Yoshikawa T, Kobayashi K, Okanoya K, Inokuchi K, Osumi N. Evaluation of Pax6 mutant rat as a model for autism. PLoS One 2010; 5:e15500. [PMID: 21203536 PMCID: PMC3006426 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0015500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2010] [Accepted: 10/04/2010] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Autism is a highly variable brain developmental disorder and has a strong genetic basis. Pax6 is a pivotal player in brain development and maintenance. It is expressed in embryonic and adult neural stem cells, in astrocytes in the entire central nervous system, and in neurons in the olfactory bulb, amygdala, thalamus, and cerebellum, functioning in highly context-dependent manners. We have recently reported that Pax6 heterozygous mutant (rSey2/+) rats with a spontaneous mutation in the Pax6 gene, show impaired prepulse inhibition (PPI). In the present study, we further examined behaviors of rSey2/+ rats and revealed that they exhibited abnormality in social interaction (more aggression and withdrawal) in addition to impairment in rearing activity and in fear-conditioned memory. Ultrasonic vocalization (USV) in rSey2+ rat pups was normal in male but abnormal in female. Moreover, treatment with clozapine successfully recovered the defects in sensorimotor gating function, but not in fear-conditioned memory. Taken together with our prior human genetic data and results in other literatures, rSey2/+ rats likely have some phenotypic components of autism.
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- Division of Developmental Neuroscience, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Laboratory for Behavioral and Developmental Disorders, RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Wako, Japan
- Mitsubishi Kagaku Institute of Life Sciences (MITILS), Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory for Biolinguistics, RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Wako, Japan
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- Laboratory for Molecular Psychiatry, RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Wako, Japan
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- Mitsubishi Kagaku Institute of Life Sciences (MITILS), Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Psychology, Saitama Institute of Technology, Fukaya, Japan
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- Laboratory for Molecular Psychiatry, RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Wako, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan
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- Laboratory for Biolinguistics, RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Wako, Japan
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- Mitsubishi Kagaku Institute of Life Sciences (MITILS), Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- Division of Developmental Neuroscience, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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Manabe S, Miura Y, Takemura T, Ashida N, Nakagawa R, Mineno T, Matsumura Y. Development of ICF code selection tools for mental health care. Methods Inf Med 2010; 50:150-7. [PMID: 21170470 DOI: 10.3414/me10-01-0062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2010] [Accepted: 10/25/2010] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) has been available as a means of coding life functions but the coding process is cumbersome due to the large number of ICF codes. In the current study, we developed ICF code selection tools to support the coding of activity and participation data recorded in domiciliary mental health care reports. METHODS We first developed a search system to facilitate the selection of ICF codes by tracking back through codes' conceptual trees using a directory tool. We performed a morphological analysis on the training data set to correlate nouns with the ICF codes and obtained an analysis corpus to which numerical scores representing the frequencies of associated ICF codes for each noun were assigned. Based on the obtained corpus we developed a full-text search tool, which could simplify ICF coding relative to that performed using the directory tool. We then evaluated the usefulness of the former tool on the test data set. RESULTS Using the full-text search tool, correct ICF codes were recorded in the first candidate list for only 54.2% of sentences. However, correct ICF codes appeared on the combined candidate lists for 90.1% of sentences and on the top three candidate lists for 71.7%. In a specific case (General Tasks and Demands), 100% of the correct codes were included on the combined candidate lists. CONCLUSION We developed selection tools that effectively supported ICF coding, although it was impossible to fully automate ICF coding. This indicated that ICF codes could more effectively be applied to mental health care.
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- Department of Integrated Medicine, Medical Informatics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita,Osaka, Japan
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Suzuki M, Koda K, Yamazaki M, Tezuka T, Kosugi C, Imai K, Hirano A, Nakagawa R, Adachi K, Shirakami R, Yasuda H. Abstract P4-10-11: Nobel Approach for Breast Conserving Surgery after Primary Systemic Therapy: Real-Time Virtual Navigation. Cancer Res 2010. [DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs10-p4-10-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background:
Breast-conserving surgery after primary systemic therapy (PST) has become a widely acceptable procedure for locally advanced breast cancers. Sometimes it is difficult to determine the appropriate resection-line at the time of surgical operation because of tumor size reduction or indistinct boundary of the tumor. Moreover we cannot detect tumors in cases with complete response. That was why we developed a new navigation technique using real-time image reconstruction.
Materials and methods: Multi-detector row computed tomography (MD-CT) has been performed for all breast cancer patients in our institute. DICOM images of MD-CT were analyzed by image processing software ‘OsiriX'. OsiriX is an open source software which anyone can download from website (http://www. osirix-viewer.com). OsiriX has been specifically designed for navigation and visualization of multimodality and multidimensional images. We used 3D volume rendering images. At the time of surgery, pre-PST volume rendering images ware superimposed directly on the patients’ skin from projector which was connected to a personal computer in the operating room.
Results: We could see ‘real-time’ rendering images (from skin to organ by layer to layer) on the patient's body. By using pre-PST imaging data, we could recognize precise tumor area and could perform breast conserving surgery safer and easier than before.
Conclusion: Using 3D reconstruction MD-CT images which were obtained before PST, ‘real-time’ virtual navigation was helpful to determine the resection-line for clear surgical margin in breast-conserving surgery after PST. This new technique does not need some expensive equipments and easily performed by surgeon. Ordinary personal computer and projector make it possible to demonstrate a new environment in surgical operation.
Citation Information: Cancer Res 2010;70(24 Suppl):Abstract nr P4-10-11.
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- Teikyo University Chiba Medical Center, Ichihara City, Chiba, Japan
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- Teikyo University Chiba Medical Center, Ichihara City, Chiba, Japan
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- Teikyo University Chiba Medical Center, Ichihara City, Chiba, Japan
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- Teikyo University Chiba Medical Center, Ichihara City, Chiba, Japan
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- Teikyo University Chiba Medical Center, Ichihara City, Chiba, Japan
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- Teikyo University Chiba Medical Center, Ichihara City, Chiba, Japan
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- Teikyo University Chiba Medical Center, Ichihara City, Chiba, Japan
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- Teikyo University Chiba Medical Center, Ichihara City, Chiba, Japan
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- Teikyo University Chiba Medical Center, Ichihara City, Chiba, Japan
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- Teikyo University Chiba Medical Center, Ichihara City, Chiba, Japan
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- Teikyo University Chiba Medical Center, Ichihara City, Chiba, Japan
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Nakagawa R, Murata S, Ashizuka Y, Shintani Y, Hori T, Tsutsumi T. Hexabromocyclododecane determination in seafood samples collected from Japanese coastal areas. Chemosphere 2010; 81:445-452. [PMID: 20825970 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2010] [Revised: 08/08/2010] [Accepted: 08/09/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The levels of three hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) isomers and ΣHBCDs in 54 wild and 11 farmed seafood samples collected from four regions of Japan were determined by LC/MS/MS. For the fish classified as Anguilliformes, Perciformes, Clupeiformes and farmed Salmoniformes, the medians (ranges) of ΣHBCDs are 2.09 (0.05-36.9), 0.75 (ND-26.2), 0.12 (0.09-77.3) and 1.29 (1.09-1.34) ng g(-1)ww, respectively. However, HBCDs were not detected in samples classified as Crustacea, Mollusca, Pleuronectiformes and Scorpaeniformes, or if detected, the levels were very low. The rank correlation between ΣHBCDs (or α-HBCD) and fat content could not be found except for the Japanese sea bass of the Tohoku region. In HBCD isomer profiles, for fish samples above 20 ng g(-1)ww, the trend was found that γ-HBCD was predominant, which suggests the influence of discharge from a nearby industrial plant. In the other wild fish and the farmed fish samples, on the other hand, α-HBCD was mostly predominant, which suggests biomagnification via the food chain. Additionally, to assess the risk to human health, based on the determined HBCD median concentrations for Anguilliformes, farmed Salmoniformes and Perciformes, the daily intake of HBCDs from fish by an average Japanese adult was tentatively calculated to be 3.7, 2.3 and 1.3 ng (kg body weight)(-1) d(-1), respectively.
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- Fukuoka Institute of Health and Environmental Sciences, 39 Mukaizano, Dazaifu-shi, Fukuoka 818-0135, Japan.
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Ichiyama K, Hashimoto M, Sekiya T, Nakagawa R, Wakabayashi Y, Sugiyama Y, Komai K, Saba I, Moroy T, Yoshimura A. Gfi1 negatively regulates Th17 differentiation by inhibiting ROR t activity. Int Immunol 2009; 21:881-9. [DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxp054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Tsushima K, Koizumi T, Tanabe T, Nakagawa R, Yoshikawa S, Yasuo M, Kubo K. Bronchoscopy-guided radiofrequency ablation as a potential novel therapeutic tool. Eur Respir J 2007; 29:1193-200. [PMID: 17360727 DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00111306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The aim of the current study was to assess the safety of bronchoscopy-guided radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and compare the effectiveness between new internal cooled-RFA and standard noncooled-RFA. Normal lungs from sheep were used (n=6). Internal cooled-RFA and standard noncooled-RFA were set to assess the most suitable RFA conditions, such as power output, flow rate and ablation time. Internal cooled-RFA was then applied under the most optimal conditions of power output and flow rate for 15, 30, 60 and 120 s, and two water temperatures either room temperature (RT) water or cold water. Criteria for the most appropriate conditions were set over 15 s of ablation time and 50 degrees C of the tip's temperature. Internal cooled-RFA had no complications. Standard noncooled-RFA was complicated with bronchial bleeding after RFA. On the basis of the histological findings, average temperature and average output, the most appropriate conditions of the cooled-RFA were a power output of 30 W and flow rate of 30 or 40 mL.min(-1). The cooled-RFA using cold water caused a smaller, more discrete, lesion compared with that using RT water. Bronchoscopy-guided internal cooled-radiofrequency ablation was an effective, safe and feasible procedure that could become a potential therapeutic tool in managing lung pathology.
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- K Tsushima
- First Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Shinshu University, 3-1-1 Asahi Matsumoto Nagano 390-8621, Japan.
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Suzuya H, Watanabe T, Nakagawa R, Watanabe H, Okamoto Y, Onishi T, Abe T, Kawano Y, Kagami S, Takaue Y. Factors associated with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor-induced peripheral blood stem cell yield in healthy donors. Vox Sang 2005; 89:229-35. [PMID: 16262756 DOI: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2005.00701.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Poor collection results are a clinical problem in granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF)-induced peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) collection in healthy donors. It would be beneficial to be able to predict the PBSC yield from allogeneic donors before mobilization or harvesting. MATERIALS AND METHODS We examined the relationship between certain donor characteristics and the effectiveness of G-CSF-induced PBSC collection in 59 healthy family donors aged 3-63 years old (median 16 years). G-CSF was administered subcutaneously at 10 microg/kg for mobilization, daily for 5 days, and PBSC harvest using a continuous blood cell separator was started on day 5 of G-CSF treatment. Total cell yields were calculated as the number per unit of processed blood (l) per unit weight of the donor (kg). RESULTS In a univariate analysis, the donor's age, body mass index (BMI), white blood cell (WBC) count before mobilization, and platelet count before and during mobilization were significantly correlated with the yield of mononuclear cells (MNC), CD34(+) cells and granulocyte-macrophage colony-forming units (GM-CFU). Younger age (P < 0.001), a low BMI (P = 0.002), a high WBC count before mobilization (P = 0.004), a high platelet count before (P = 0.012) and during (P < 0.05) mobilization, and a low speed of withdrawal (P = 0.019) were associated with a higher CD34(+) cell yield. No significant correlation was found for gender, the type of G-CSF, the serum level of G-CSF, the type of cell separator, or the type of blood access. A multivariate forward and backward stepwise selection regression analysis showed that the factors associated with CD34(+) cell yield were age, platelet count before and during mobilization, and circulating CD34(+) cell concentration on day 2 of G-CSF treatment. CONCLUSION In this small preliminary study, we found that donor age is the most important factor in predicting G-CSF-induced PBSC yields. Old age and low platelet counts before mobilization might be useful indicators for identifying poor mobilizers. Further validation of these findings in a larger number of donors are needed to establish whether these findings apply to other populations.
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Tokushima Graduate School of Medical Science, Tokushima, Japan
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Mori K, Nakagawa R, Nii M, Edagawa T, Takehara Y, Inoue M, Kuroda Y. Pulsed wave Doppler tissue echocardiography assessment of the long axis function of the right and left ventricles during the early neonatal period. Heart 2004; 90:175-80. [PMID: 14729790 PMCID: PMC1768064 DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2002.008110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the long axis function of both ventricles during the early neonatal period by using pulsed wave Doppler tissue (PWDT) echocardiography. DESIGN PWDT echocardiography was recorded from the lateral sites of the mitral and tricuspid annuluses and the tip of interventricular septum in 130 neonates within 24 hours after birth (day 0 group), in 135 neonates 1-7 days after birth (day 1-7 group), and in 131 healthy children (children group). RESULTS Peak systolic motion velocity (Sw) of the three ventricular walls positively correlated with the number of days after birth (p < 0.005). Compared with the children group, in neonates Sw in the right ventricle and peak early diastolic motion velocity (Ew) and peak atrial systolic motion velocity in the interventricular septum were lower than in the remaining two walls (p < 0.0005, p < 0.0001, and p< 0.0001, respectively). Although peak mitral and tricuspid flow velocities during early diastole (E) correlated with the number of hours after birth in the day 0 group, there was no significant change in the Ew of either ventricle. The E:Ew ratio of both ventricles was significantly higher in both neonate groups than in the children group (p < 0.001). The E:Ew ratio of the left ventricle was higher in the day 0 group than in the day 1-7 group (p < 0.005). CONCLUSIONS The two ventricles differ in their normal PWDT echocardiographic values and in the parameter change after birth during the early neonatal period, which may reflect differences in ventricular adaptation after birth.
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- Department of Paediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Tokushima, Tokushima City, Japan.
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Ogose T, Watanabe T, Suzuya H, Kaneko M, Onishi T, Watanabe H, Nakagawa R, Okamoto Y, Sano N, Kozan Y, Kuroda Y. Autoimmune hepatitis following allogeneic PBSCT from an HLA-matched sibling. Bone Marrow Transplant 2003; 31:829-32. [PMID: 12732893 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1703923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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A 7-year-old boy with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in second remission received an allogeneic PBSCT from his HLA-matched sister. Acute grade II graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) resolved with corticosteroids. Chronic GVHD in the skin and oral mucosa at around day 60 responded to corticosteroids and cyclosporin A. At 6 months after the transplant, he developed hepatic dysfunction with elevated serum transaminases and gamma-globulin. Liver biopsy revealed chronic inflammation with lymphocytes and plasma cells in portal areas without destruction of bile ducts, suggesting autoimmune hepatitis. While rare, autoimmune hepatitis should be considered a potential long-term complication in patients with hepatic dysfunction in the late post-transplant phase.
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Tokushima School of Medicine, Japan
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Watanabe T, Kajiume T, Takaue Y, Kawano Y, Kanamaru S, Okamura S, Onishi T, Suzuya H, Nakagawa R, Kuroda Y, Talmadge JE. Decrease in circulating hematopoietic progenitor cells by trapping in the pulmonary circulation. Cytotherapy 2002; 3:461-6. [PMID: 11953030 DOI: 10.1080/146532401317248063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND When stem-cell grafts are infused into the venous circulation and stem/progenitor cells egress from BM, pulmonary capillary beds are the first microcirculation site that they encounter. This provides the potential for circulating progenitor cells to be trapped in the pulmonary circulation. METHODS We compared the number of progenitor cells [CD34(+) cells, colony-forming unit-granulocyte-macrophage (CFU-GM), CD34(+) CD41(+) cells and CFU-megakaryocyte (CFU-meg)] and their expression of cell-adhesion molecules (CAM) in samples taken simultaneously from radial arteries and central veins of 21 patients following PBSC mobilization. RESULTS The mean (+/- SD) frequency of progenitor cells in the radial arteries was reduced to 79% +/- 25% for CD34(+) cells, 73% +/- 27% for CFU-GM, 77% +/- 25% for CD34(+) CD41(+) cells and 70% +/- 29% for CFU-meg of the number in the central veins. This suggests that some progenitor cells might be trapped in the lung. No association between progenitor-cell expression of CAM and pulmonary trapping was observed. DISCUSSION Our data demonstrate pulmonary trapping of PBSC during mobilization, suggesting a potential inhibitory effect on PBSC harvest and medullary trafficking following graft infusion. However, the impact associated with pulmonary PBSC trapping may be negligible in the clinical setting if sufficient cells are infused.
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Tokushima School of Medicine, Tokushima, Japan
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Zaia AA, Nakagawa R, De Quadros I, Gomes BPFA, Ferraz CCR, Teixeira FB, Souza-Filho FJ. An in vitro evaluation of four materials as barriers to coronal microleakage in root-filled teeth. Int Endod J 2002; 35:729-34. [PMID: 12449022 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2591.2002.00529.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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AIM To assess the ability of IRM, Coltosol, Vidrion R and Scotch Bond to seal the pulp chamber following root-canal treatment. METHODOLOGY Root-canal treatment was completed on 100 extracted human mandibular molars. The teeth were divided into five groups of 20 teeth each, one group for each barrier material and one control group without barrier material. Two millimetres of the restorative material was placed on the pulp chamber floor. The teeth were thermocycled and evaluated for microleakage using India ink. Specimens were cleared and measurements made to the maximum point of dye penetration. The mean dye penetration for each group was compared by the Kruskal-Wallis test. RESULTS All groups showed dye penetration. Coltosol and IRM sealed significantly better than the other groups, preventing the coronal leakage in 84% and 75% of the specimens, respectively. Scotch Bond exhibited the highest leakage (54% of specimens with dye penetration), which did not differ significantly from the positive control group (62% with dye penetration). CONCLUSIONS None of the materials were able to prevent microleakage in all specimens. Vidrion R and Scotch Bond demonstrated the poorest results when used as barriers to coronal microleakage, whilst IRM and Coltosol were significantly better in preventing microleakage.
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- Department of Restorative Dentistry, Dental School of Piracicaba, Av. Limeira 901, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
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Tsutsumi T, Yanagi T, Nakamura M, Kono Y, Uchibe H, Iida T, Hori T, Nakagawa R, Tobiishi K, Matsuda R, Sasaki K, Toyoda M. Update of daily intake of PCDDs, PCDFs, and dioxin-like PCBs from food in Japan. Chemosphere 2001; 45:1129-1137. [PMID: 11695626 DOI: 10.1016/s0045-6535(01)00151-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Total diet study (TDS) samples of 14 food groups from 16 locations in Japan, collected in 1999 and 2000, were analyzed for polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), dibenzofurans (PCDFs), and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (dioxin-like PCBs) to estimate the update of daily intake of these contaminants from food. The mean daily intake of toxic equivalency (TEQ) for an adult weighing 50 kg, calculated at non-detected isomer concentrations equal to zero (ND = 0), was estimated to be 2.25 pg TEQ/kg b.w./day. When non-detected isomer concentrations are assumed to be equal to half of the limits of detection (ND = 1/2 LOD), the mean daily intake was estimated to be 3.22 pg TEQ/kg b.w./day. These values were below the tolerable daily intake (TDI) of 4 pg TEQ/kg b.w. for PCDD/Fs and dioxin-like PCBs set in Japan. In both the estimates, the mean daily intakes were highest from fish and shellfish (76.9% at ND = 0 and 53.9% at ND = 1/2 LOD of the total TEQs), followed by those from meat and eggs (15.5% at ND = 0 and 11.7% at ND = 1/2 LOD of the total TEQs). Congener specific data revealed that these total TEQ levels were dominated by 1,2,3,7,8-PeCDD, 2,3,4,7,8-PeCDF and 3,3',4,4',5-PeCB in each case (71.7% at ND = 0 and 63.1% at ND = 1/2 LOD of the total TEQs). The dioxin-like PCBs (non-ortho and mono-ortho PCBs) accounted for about 50% of these total TEQs. These data will be very useful in the risk assessment of PCDD/Fs and dioxin-like PCBs from food in Japan.
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- Division of Foods, National Institute of Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan.
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Hori T, Nakagawa R, Tobiishi K, Iida T, Tsutsumi T, Sasaki K, Toyoda M. Effects of cooking on concentrations of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and related compounds in green leafy vegetable 'Komatsuna'. Shokuhin Eiseigaku Zasshi 2001; 42:339-42. [PMID: 11775361 DOI: 10.3358/shokueishi.42.339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The effects of ordinary household cooking processes on concentrations of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs), and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) (dioxins) were investigated in 'komatsuna', a green leafy vegetable popular in Japan. The concentrations of dioxins were compared using isomer-specific analyses of both uncooked and cooked edible parts of the plant. The mean total 2,3,7,8-chlorine substituted PCDD and PCDF concentrations were reduced from 46.53 pg/g and 0.714 pg/g to 8.301 pg/g and 0.210 pg/g by washing with tap water, and further reduced to 6.054 pg/g and 0.148 pg/g by subsequent boiling, respectively. The cooking processes markedly decreased the concentrations of PCDD/Fs, while having little effect on those of dioxin-like PCBs. The mean total concentration as 2,3,7,8-tetraCDD equivalents (TEQ) was reduced from 0.058 pgTEQ/g to 0.026 pgTEQ/g by washing with tap water and further reduced to 0.019 pgTEQ/g by subsequent boiling. These results suggest that ordinary cooking processes provide a means of reducing the level of dioxins in green leafy vegetables.
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- Fukuoka Institute of Health and Environmental Sciences: 39, Mukaizano, Dazaifu-shi, Fukuoka 818-0135, Japan
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Nakagawa R, Nagafune I, Tazunoki Y, Ehara H, Tomura H, Iijima R, Motoki K, Kamishohara M, Seki S. Mechanisms of the antimetastatic effect in the liver and of the hepatocyte injury induced by alpha-galactosylceramide in mice. J Immunol 2001; 166:6578-84. [PMID: 11359810 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.166.11.6578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 190] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The role of mouse liver NK1.1 Ag(+) T (NKT) cells in the antitumor effect of alpha-galactosylceramide (alpha-GalCer) has been unclear. We now show that, whereas alpha-GalCer increased the serum IFN-gamma concentration and alanine aminotransferase activity in NK cell-depleted C57BL/6 (B6) mice and B6-beige/beige mice similarly to its effects in control B6 mice, its enhancement of the antitumor cytotoxicity of liver mononuclear cells (MNCs) was abrogated. Depletion of both NK and NKT cells in B6 mice reduced all these effects of alpha-GALCER: Injection of Abs to IFN-gamma also inhibited the alpha-GalCer-induced increase in antitumor cytotoxicity of MNCS: alpha-GalCer induced the expression of Fas ligand on NKT cells in the liver of B6 mice. Whereas alpha-GalCer did not increase serum alanine aminotransferase activity in B6-lpr/lpr mice and B6-gld/gld mice, it increased the antitumor cytotoxicity of liver MNCS: The alpha-GalCer-induced increase in survival rate apparent in B6 mice injected intrasplenically with B16 tumor cells was abrogated in beige/beige mice, NK cell-depleted B6 mice, and B6 mice treated with Abs to IFN-gamma. Depletion of CD8(+) T cells did not affect the alpha-GalCer-induced antitumor cytotoxicity of liver MNCs but reduced the effect of alpha-GalCer on the survival of B6 mice. Thus, IFN-gamma produced by alpha-GalCer-activated NKT cells increases both the innate antitumor cytotoxicity of NK cells and the adaptive antitumor response of CD8(+) T cells, with consequent inhibition of tumor metastasis to the liver. Moreover, NKT cells mediate alpha-GalCer-induced hepatocyte injury through Fas-Fas ligand signaling.
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MESH Headings
- Alanine Transaminase/blood
- Animals
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/administration & dosage
- Antigens/immunology
- Antigens, Ly
- Antigens, Surface
- Antineoplastic Agents/administration & dosage
- Antineoplastic Agents/antagonists & inhibitors
- Antineoplastic Agents/toxicity
- Cytotoxicity, Immunologic/genetics
- Enzyme Activation/immunology
- Fas Ligand Protein
- G(M1) Ganglioside/immunology
- Galactosylceramides/administration & dosage
- Galactosylceramides/antagonists & inhibitors
- Galactosylceramides/toxicity
- Growth Inhibitors/administration & dosage
- Growth Inhibitors/toxicity
- Growth Substances/administration & dosage
- Growth Substances/toxicity
- Hepatocytes/immunology
- Hepatocytes/pathology
- Immune Sera/administration & dosage
- Injections, Intralymphatic
- Injections, Intravenous
- Interferon-gamma/antagonists & inhibitors
- Interferon-gamma/blood
- Interferon-gamma/immunology
- Killer Cells, Natural/immunology
- Killer Cells, Natural/metabolism
- Killer Cells, Natural/pathology
- Lectins, C-Type
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear/immunology
- Ligands
- Liver Neoplasms, Experimental/genetics
- Liver Neoplasms, Experimental/pathology
- Liver Neoplasms, Experimental/prevention & control
- Liver Neoplasms, Experimental/secondary
- Lymphocyte Count
- Lymphocyte Depletion
- Male
- Melanoma, Experimental/immunology
- Melanoma, Experimental/mortality
- Membrane Glycoproteins/biosynthesis
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Inbred MRL lpr
- Mice, Mutant Strains
- NK Cell Lectin-Like Receptor Subfamily B
- Proteins/immunology
- Spleen
- Survival Analysis
- T-Lymphocyte Subsets/immunology
- T-Lymphocyte Subsets/metabolism
- T-Lymphocyte Subsets/pathology
- Tumor Cells, Cultured/transplantation
- fas Receptor/metabolism
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Affiliation(s)
- R Nakagawa
- Pharmaceutical Research Laboratory, Kirin Brewery Company, Takasaki, Japan
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Naka T, Tsutsui H, Fujimoto M, Kawazoe Y, Kohzaki H, Morita Y, Nakagawa R, Narazaki M, Adachi K, Yoshimoto T, Nakanishi K, Kishimoto T. SOCS-1/SSI-1-deficient NKT cells participate in severe hepatitis through dysregulated cross-talk inhibition of IFN-gamma and IL-4 signaling in vivo. Immunity 2001; 14:535-45. [PMID: 11371356 DOI: 10.1016/s1074-7613(01)00132-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Suppressor of cytokine signaling-1 (SOCS-1), also known as STAT-induced STAT inhibitor-1 (SSI-1), is a negative feedback molecule for cytokine signaling, and its in vivo deletion induces fulminant hepatitis. However, elimination of the STAT1 or STAT6 gene or deletion of NKT cells substantially prevented severe hepatitis in SOCS-1-deficient mice, while administration of IFN-gamma and IL-4 accelerated its development. SOCS-1 deficiency not only sustained IFN-gamma/IL-4 signaling but also eliminated the cross-inhibitory action of IFN-gamma on IL-4 signaling. These results suggest that SOCS-1 deficiency-induced persistent activation of STAT1 and STAT6, which would be inhibited by SOCS-1 under normal conditions, may induce abnormal activation of NKT cells, thus leading to lethal pathological changes in SOCS-1-deficient mice.
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- T Naka
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Osaka Graduate School of Medicine, Suita City, Osaka, Japan.
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Nakagawa R, Sakai Y, Takashima A, Terada T, Kobayashi A, Maeda M. GATA DNA-binding protein expressed in mouse I-10 Leydig testicular tumor cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2001; 283:412-6. [PMID: 11327717 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.4802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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A nuclear extract of the mouse I-10 Leydig tumor cell line was analyzed by gel mobility shift assay with a combination of antibodies for various mammalian GATA proteins. Antibodies for GATA-4 caused a super-shift of the DNA-protein complex, which is formed through GATA-4 binding to an oligonucleotide with a typical GATA motif, while ones for GATA-1, GATA-2, GATA-3, and GATA-6 did not. These results indicated that I-10 cells express GATA-4 protein. Western blotting analysis of cellular proteins also demonstrated the presence of GATA-4 protein, the size of which corresponds to that of the rat orthologous protein transiently expressed in Cos-1 cells. A significant level of GATA-4 expression in I-10 cells would be advantageous for studying the roles of this protein, especially in view of gonadal function. We further examined the binding site preference of GATA-4 expressed in I-10 cells. GATA-4 showed broad sequence specificity similar to GATA-6, the order of binding core site preference being GATA > GATT > GATC, and adenine was favored on both sides of the core for strong binding. Thus the conserved zinc finger domain of GATA proteins is suggested to contribute to the binding sequence preference. GATA-4 expressed in I-10 cells was not susceptible to proteolysis coupled with cAMP signaling.
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- R Nakagawa
- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Osaka University, Osaka, Suita, 565-0871, Japan
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Takenaka S, Hirakawa H, Nakamura M, Nakagawa R, Iida T, Todaka T. [Follow-up survey of dioxins in the blood of Yusho patients (in 1998-1999)]. Fukuoka Igaku Zasshi 2001; 92:139-48. [PMID: 11452511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/16/2023]
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Follow-up survey of the blood concentration of PCDDs, PCDFs and non-ortho-chlorine substituted PCBs in Yusho patients is very important for their health control. We determined the blood concentration of these dioxin isomers in 119 blood samples collected in 1998 and 1999 using by a high-resolution gas chromatograph/high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRGC/HRMS). Thirty years had passed since the Yusho occurrence, and the total blood concentrations of PCDFs in the blood of Yusho patients were still as high as ever, except the patients with the PCB pattern C. Among the different groups of PCB patterns, the concentration of 2,3,4,7,8-PeCDF, 1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDF and 1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDF showed significant differences, excluding the group BC because of the small number of cases. The findings indicate that these isomers are not decomposed in human body since they had highly contaminated the causal rice oil at the onset. In typical Yusho patients (Group A of PCB pattern), the mean TEQ concentrations of PCDDs, PCDFs and non-ortho-chlorine substituted PCBs in the blood collected in 1998 were 21, 206, and 14 pg-TEQ/g lipid, respectively, and in 1999, 30, 308 and 14 pg-TEQ/g lipid, respectively. The toxic contribution rate of PCDFs TEQ was still at high levels for total TEQ in both years. The patients of the group C, however, the mean blood levels of the dioxins TEQ in 1998 and 1999 did not differ from those of the normal controls determined in 1996 although some patients in this group showed a high toxic contribution rate of PCDFs TEQ for total TEQ. We will try the PCB isomer specific analysis of the Yusho patients blood, and will investigate the difference from normal controls blood.
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- S Takenaka
- Fukuoka Institute of Health & Environmental Sciences, 39 Mukaizano, Dazaifu, Fukuoka 818-0135
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Nakagawa R, Serizawa I, Motoki K, Sato M, Ueno H, Iijima R, Nakamura H, Shimosaka A, Koezuka Y. Antitumor activity of alpha-galactosylceramide, KRN7000, in mice with the melanoma B16 hepatic metastasis and immunohistological study of tumor infiltrating cells. Oncol Res 2001; 12:51-8. [PMID: 11132924 DOI: 10.3727/096504001108747521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Liver metastasis of primary tumors is clinically a major problem. We examined the antitumor activity of KRN7000, an alpha-galactosylceramide, in mice with liver metastasis of the B16 melanoma. KRN7000 significantly inhibited tumor growth in the liver, and its potency was similar to that of interleukin-12. The KRN7000 administration resulted in a high percentage of cured mice, which acquired tumor-specific immunity. To study what kinds of antitumor effector cells participated in killing tumor cells, we then performed immunohistological analysis of tumor-infiltrating cells, and found that KRN7000 induced marked invasion of NK1.1+ cells, CD8+ cells, and F4/80+ cells (macrophages) into B16 tumor nodules. In addition, it appeared that KRN7000-treated, liver-associated macrophages possessed strong lytic activity against tumor cells. These results suggest that NK cells, NK1.1+ T (NKT) cells, cytotoxic T lymphocytes, and macrophages play an important role in killing tumor cells in the liver, and that KRN7000 may be useful for the treatment of cancer liver metastasis.
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- R Nakagawa
- Pharmaceutical Research Laboratory, Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd., Gunma, Japan
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Komatani H, Kotani H, Hara Y, Nakagawa R, Matsumoto M, Arakawa H, Nishimura S. Identification of breast cancer resistant protein/mitoxantrone resistance/placenta-specific, ATP-binding cassette transporter as a transporter of NB-506 and J-107088, topoisomerase I inhibitors with an indolocarbazole structure. Cancer Res 2001; 61:2827-32. [PMID: 11306452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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The antitumor drugs NB-506 and J-107088 are potent topoisomerase I inhibitors with an indolocarbazole structure. To clarify the factors involved in resistance to these drugs, we established two NB-506-resistant mouse fibroblast cell lines (LY/NR1 and LY/NR2), a human colon carcinoma cell line (HCT116/NR1), and a lung cancer cell line (PC13/NR1). These cell lines were highly resistant to NB-506 and J-107088, and LY/NR2 cells showed markedly reduced accumulation and strong efflux of NB-506, suggesting activation of a drug efflux pump in the resistant cells. To identify the molecules responsible for efflux of NB-506, we compared the gene expressions of the mouse resistant LY/NR1 cells, LY/NR2 cells, and their parental cells by oligonucleotide microarray. Of 34,020 genes analyzed, we found that an ATP-binding cassette transporter BCRP/MXR/ABCP (BCRP) gene showed the highest increase in the expression, 31-fold higher in the LY/NR2-resistant cells than in their parental cells. The selective overexpression of this gene was also detected in the two human resistant cell lines, suggesting the involvement of breast cancer resistant protein (BCRP) in the resistance and efflux of these drugs. Finally, a PC-13 cell line transfected with BCRP expression vector displayed 22- and 17-fold resistance to NB-506 and J-107088 and enhanced efflux activity of J-107088. However, the transfectants were not resistant to mitoxantrone or topotecan, the drugs previously thought to be the substrates of BCRP. Thus, our study presents a novel mechanism of drug resistance mediated by BCRP.
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- H Komatani
- Banyu Tsukuba Research Institute in collaboration with Merck Research Laboratories, Ibaraki, Japan
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Nakagawa R, Kawano Y, Yoshimura E, Suzuya H, Watanabe T, Kanamaru S, Onishi T, Nakayama H, Nakagawa R, Matsuoka S, Yamashita K, Kuroda Y. Intense immunosuppression followed by purified blood CD34+ cell autografting in a patient with refractory juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Bone Marrow Transplant 2001; 27:333-6. [PMID: 11277183 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1702781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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A 15-year-old boy with refractory juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) underwent intense immunosuppressive therapy followed by purified blood CD34+ cell autografting. He had been taking prednisolone (PDN) daily or every other day combined with methotrexate once a week to control the disease for 7 years. He suffered from psychological complications and a very short stature due to the adverse effects of these drugs. CD34+ cells were purified in bulk from G-CSF-mobilized PBSC using an Isolex 300. After the administration of cyclophosphamide (200 mg/kg) and anti-lymphocyte globulin (45 mg/kg), 3.6 x 10(6)/kg purified CD34+ cells were infused. His post-transplant course was uneventful except for herpes-zoster infection. He is now more than 1 year post transplant and has not taken any immunosuppressive medication. His rate of growth has increased (>10 cm/year) due to the effects of the cessation of PDN and the administration of recombinant human growth hormone (rGH), in contrast to the gain of 2 cm in the preceding 3 years with rGH treatment. Although the durability of this remission is unknown, intense immunosuppressive therapy followed by purified blood CD34+ cell autografting might be acceptable for adolescent patients with refractory JRA to achieve a drug-free period for physical and psychological maturation.
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- R Nakagawa
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Tokushima School of Medicine, Japan
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Fujimoto M, Naka T, Nakagawa R, Kawazoe Y, Morita Y, Tateishi A, Okumura K, Narazaki M, Kishimoto T. Defective thymocyte development and perturbed homeostasis of T cells in STAT-induced STAT inhibitor-1/suppressors of cytokine signaling-1 transgenic mice. J Immunol 2000; 165:1799-806. [PMID: 10925257 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.165.4.1799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Previous experiments have shown that STAT-induced STAT inhibitor-1 (SSI-1; also named suppressors of cytokine signaling-1 (SOCS-1) or Janus kinase binding protein) is predominantly expressed in lymphoid organs and functions in vitro as a negative regulator of cytokine signaling. To determine the function of SOCS-1 in vivo, we generated SSI-1 transgenic mice using the lck proximal promoter that drives transgene expression in T cell lineage. In thymocytes expressing SSI-1 transgene, tyrosine phosphorylation of STATs in response to cytokines such as IFN-gamma, IL-6, and IL-7 was inhibited, suggesting that SSI-1 suppresses cytokine signaling in primary lymphocytes. In addition, lck-SSI-1 transgenic mice showed a reduction in the number of thymocytes as a result of the developmental blocking during triple-negative stage. They also exhibited a relative increase in the percentage of CD4+ T cells, a reduction in the number of gammadelta T cells, as well as the spontaneous activation and increased apoptosis of peripheral T cells. Thus, enforced expression of SSI-1 disturbs the development of thymocytes and the homeostasis of peripheral T cells. All these features of lck-SSI-1 transgenic mice strikingly resemble the phenotype of mice lacking common gamma-chain or Janus kinase-3, suggesting that transgene-derived SSI-1 inhibits the functions of common gamma-chain-using cytokines. Taken together, these results suggest that SSI-1 can also inhibit a wide variety of cytokines in vivo.
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- M Fujimoto
- Departments of Medicine III and Microbiology, Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, Japan
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Kanamaru S, Kawano Y, Watanabe T, Nakagawa R, Suzuya H, Onishi T, Yamazaki J, Nakayama T, Kuroda Y, Takaue Y. Low numbers of megakaryocyte progenitors in grafts of cord blood cells may result in delayed platelet recovery after cord blood cell transplant. Stem Cells 2000; 18:190-5. [PMID: 10840072 DOI: 10.1634/stemcells.18-3-190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Delayed platelet recovery is an inherent problem with cord blood cell transplantation (CBCT). To investigate this problem, the number of human megakaryocyte (MK) progenitor cells in cord blood (CB; n = 24) was measured and compared with that in G-CSF-mobilized peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC; n = 25). The median numbers of colony-forming units for MK (CFU-MK) that were detected by a serum-free assay system in CB and peripheral blood (PB) were 26 (range, 6-102)/10(5) nucleated cells (NC) and 37 (2-540)/10(5) mononuclear cells (MNC), respectively. The numbers of colony-forming units for granulocyte/macrophage (CFU-GM) were 88 (33-241)/10(5) NC in CB and 138 (6.3-1,250)/10(5) MNC in PB. The frequencies of CD34(+) cells in CB and PB were, respectively, 0.44% (0.10-1.07) and 0.98% (0.05-20.8). The numbers of CFU-MK in CB and PBSC were correlated with those of CD34(+) cells. The estimated number of infused CFU-MK in CBCT was 1/15 that of PBSC transplantation (PBSCT), based upon the above data and the widely used standard doses for both types of transplants. Further, the numbers of infused CFU-MK in patients who received allogeneic PBSCT at our institute were inversely correlated with the speed of platelet recovery. These data indicate that delayed platelet recovery after CBCT is simply due to the low number of CFU-MK contained in grafts.
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- S Kanamaru
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan
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Nakagawa R, Yasokawa D, Okumura Y, Nagashima K. Cloning and sequence analysis of cDNA coding for a lectin from Helianthus tuberosus callus and its jasmonate-induced expression. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2000; 64:1247-54. [PMID: 10923797 DOI: 10.1271/bbb.64.1247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Two lectins (designated as HTA I and HTA II) that seemed to be isolectins were found in Helianthus tuberosus callus. cDNA encoding HTA I was isolated from a ZAP Express expression library by immunoselection by using the anti-HTA antiserum. The sequence of this cDNA consisted of 432 bp nucleotides coding for a polypeptide of 143 amino acid residues (Mr, 15,314). When introduced into E. coli, the cDNA directed the synthesis of active HTA I as indicated by the hemagglutination activity. The deduced amino acid sequence showed homology with some lectins and jasmonate-induced proteins. When callus was cultured in the presence of methyl jasmonate (MeJA), the hemagglutination activity increased in a dose-dependent manner. The levels of expression of the HTA protein and of the corresponding mRNA also increased in the treated callus. In view of these results, HTA I is considered to be a jasmonate-induced protein.
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- R Nakagawa
- Hokkaido Food Processing Research Center, Ebetsu, Japan.
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Morita Y, Naka T, Kawazoe Y, Fujimoto M, Narazaki M, Nakagawa R, Fukuyama H, Nagata S, Kishimoto T. Signals transducers and activators of transcription (STAT)-induced STAT inhibitor-1 (SSI-1)/suppressor of cytokine signaling-1 (SOCS-1) suppresses tumor necrosis factor alpha-induced cell death in fibroblasts. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2000; 97:5405-10. [PMID: 10792035 PMCID: PMC25841 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.090084797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/28/2000] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Signal transducers and activators of transcription (STAT)-induced STAT inhibitor-1 [SSI-1; also known as suppressor of cytokine signaling-1 (SOCS-1)] was identified as a negative feedback regulator of Janus kinase-STAT signaling. We previously generated mice lacking the SSI-1 gene (SSI-1 -/-) and showed that thymocytes and splenocytes in SSI-1 -/- mice underwent accelerated apoptosis. In this paper, we show that murine embryonic fibroblasts lacking the SSI-1 gene are more sensitive than their littermate controls to tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha)-induced cell death. In addition, L929 cells forced to express SSI-1 (L929/SSI-1), but not SSI-3 or SOCS-5, are resistant to TNF-alpha-induced cell death. Furthermore L929/SSI-1 cells treated with TNF-alpha sustain the activation of p38 mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase. In contrast, SSI-1 -/- murine embryonic fibroblasts treated with TNF-alpha show hardly any activation of p38 MAP kinase. These findings suggest that SSI-1 suppresses TNF-alpha-induced cell death, which is mediated by p38 MAP kinase signaling.
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- Y Morita
- Department of Medicine III, Osaka University Medical School, 2-2, Yamada-oka, Suita-city, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Three cytotoxic dihydroxanthone derivatives, nidulalin A(1), F390B(2), and F390C(3) were evaluated for inhibitory activity against DNA topoisomerases. Compounds 1 and 2 inhibited DNA topoisomerase II with IC50 values of 2.2 microM and 16 microM, and 3 inhibited DNA topoisomerase I with an IC50 value of 5.9 microM.
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- S Sato
- Pharmaceutical Research Laboratories, Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Kawasaki, Japan
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Kawano Y, Miyazaki T, Watanabe T, Suzue A, Kan-nuki S, Kagechi T, Onishi T, Kaneko M, Kanamaru S, Wakata Y, Nakagawa R, Suenaga K, Suzuya H, Abe T, Nagahiro S, Kuroda Y, Takaue Y. HLA-mismatched CD34-selected stem cell transplant complicated by HHV-6 reactivation in the central nervous system. Bone Marrow Transplant 2000; 25:787-90. [PMID: 10745266 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1702220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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We report here a patient who suffered from PCR- confirmed human herpesvirus type 6 (HHV-6) meningoencephalitis after allogeneic purified CD34+ cell transplantation from his HLA-mismatched sibling donor, even though he had been on intense prophylaxis with i.v. ganciclovir (GCV), acyclovir (ACV) and gamma-globulin containing a specific antibody against HHV-6. Serological evaluation disclosed that both the donor and recipient had IgG antibody against HHV-6 before transplantation. His blood WBC count started to transiently increase on day 10, and all blood components had decreased by day 20. He then developed a severe headache and high blood pressure, and sporadic abnormal neurological findings including nystagmus and delirium. An analysis of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) revealed 8 cells/microl, a glucose level of 130 mg/dl and a protein level of 201 mg/dl (normal, 50 mg/dl) on day 26. At the time, HHV-6 was detected only in CSF by a PCR-based method and he was diagnosed as having meningoencephalitis due to the local reactivation of HHV-6. Although he failed to respond to high-dose therapy with ACV (60 mg/kg/day) and gamma-globulin, the DNA of this virus disappeared from the CNS upon treatment with GCV (30 mg/kg/day) combined with the intraventricular infusion of alpha-interferon. His clinical course was further complicated with meningoencephalitis due to staphylococcus epidermidis, and he died of tentorial herniation on day 79 without the recovery of blood components. This experience may indicate that intense prophylaxis to prevent reactivation of HHV-6 in the CNS is essential for the management of such profoundly immunosuppressed patients.
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- Y Kawano
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan
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Onishi T, Mukai C, Nakagawa R, Sekiyama T, Aoki M, Suzuki K, Nakazawa H, Ono N, Ohmura Y, Iwayama S, Okunishi M, Tsuji T. Synthesis and antiviral activity of novel anti-VZV 5-substituted uracil nucleosides with a cyclopropane sugar moiety. J Med Chem 2000; 43:278-82. [PMID: 10649983 DOI: 10.1021/jm9904194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A series of 5-substituted uracil nucleoside derivatives with a 1(1'S, 2'R)-[1',2'-bis(hydroxymethyl)cyclopropyl]methyl group as an acyclosugar moiety were synthesized and evaluated for their anti-herpetic activities. Among the compounds synthesized, (E)-5-halovinyluracil derivatives showed superior anti-varicella zoster virus (VZV) activity over acyclovir (ACV) but were less potent than ACV against herpes symplex virus type-1 (HSV-1). IC(50) values for the VZV Kawaguchi strain were 0.027 for Br, 0.070 for Cl, and 0.054 microg/mL for I derivatives and 3.4 microg/mL for ACV. The most potent compound, (1'S,2'R)-5-[(E)-2-bromoethenyl]-1-[[1', 2'-bis(hydroxymethyl)cycloprop-1'-yl]methyl]-2,4-(1H, 3H)-pyrimidinedione (3a), was 40-60-fold more potent than ACV against clinical isolates of VZV. It showed good oral bioavailability in rats (68.5%) and, unlike (E)-5-(2-bromovinyl)-1-beta-D-arabinofuranosyluracil (BVaraU), did not result in the release of (E)-5-(2-bromovinyl)uracil (BVU), a potent dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase inhibitor, in plasma after oral administration.
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- T Onishi
- Pharmaceutical Research Laboratories, Ajinomoto Company, Inc., 1-1 Suzuki-cho, Kawasaki 210-8681, Japan
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Too unstable for asymmetric deprotonation, alpha-sulfenyl carbanions can undergo asymmetric substitution reactions with high stereoselectivity [Eq. (1)]. The key to the asymmetric induction is the dynamic kinetic resolution of the complex formed between the organolithium compound and a chiral ligand, the most effective of which were bisoxazoline derivatives.
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- S Nakamura
- Department of Applied Chemistry Nagoya Institute of Technology Gokiso, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8555 (Japan)
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Ohsumi K, Hatanaka T, Nakagawa R, Fukuda Y, Morinaga Y, Suga Y, Nihei Y, Ohishi K, Akiyama Y, Tsuji T. Synthesis and antitumor activities of amino acid prodrugs of amino-combretastatins. Anticancer Drug Des 1999; 14:539-48. [PMID: 10834274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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The synthesis and antitumor activity of water-soluble amino acid prodrugs of amino-combretastatins were reported. Among the synthesized compounds, 7e (CS-39-L-Ser HCI, AC-7700) showed enhanced antitumor activity and decreased toxicity in a Colon 26 murine adenocarcinoma model. Compound 7e showed improved solubility and was easily formulated for in vivo administration. Compound 7e was cleaved to generate the parent compound, CS-39, in the whole blood of mice as well as man, possibly by the action of amino peptidase on the erythrocyte membrane.
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- K Ohsumi
- Pharmaceutical Research Laboratories, Ajinomoto Co Inc., Kawasaki, Japan.
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