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Horiuchi H, Suzuki M, Imaoka K, Hayakawa S, Niida S, Okano H, Otsuka T, Miyazaki H, Furuya R. Non-severe Serovar Type E Capnocytophaga canimorsus Infection in a Post-splenectomy Male: A Case Report. Cureus 2023; 15:e37630. [PMID: 37200665 PMCID: PMC10186175 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.37630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/20/2023] Open
Abstract
Capnocytophaga canimorsus (CP) causes severe infections in immunocompromised individuals. Three serovars (A, B, and C) are known to be responsible for more than 90% of infections associated with dog bites, although these three constitute only 8% of the serovars carried by dogs. We experienced a post-splenectomy non-severe case of CP withserovar type E, which has never been isolated in Japan. The prognosis of type E CP infections may be better than that of types A, B, and C infections because of the disproportion of serovars between clinical human isolates and dog oral isolates.
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- Hiroshi Horiuchi
- Department of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine, National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center, Yokohama City, JPN
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- Department of Veterinary Science, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, JPN
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- Department of Veterinary Science, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, JPN
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- Department of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine, National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center, Yokohama City, JPN
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- Department of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine, National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center, Yokohama City, JPN
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- Department of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine, National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center, Yokohama City, JPN
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- Department of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine, National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center, Yokohama City, JPN
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- Department of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine, National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center, Yokohama City, JPN
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- Department of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine, National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center, Yokohama City, JPN
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Sakaguchi Y, Okano H, Furuya R, Otsuka T, Miyazaki H. A case of hemorrhagic shock in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1. Clin Case Rep 2023; 11:e7013. [PMID: 36860722 PMCID: PMC9969759 DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.7013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Revised: 01/28/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/02/2023] Open
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Complications of neurofibromatosis type 1 include fatal bleeding events due to vascular fragility. In this case of hemorrhagic shock due to a neurofibroma, the bleeding was controlled using an occlusion balloon and endovascular treatment which stabilized the patient. Systemic vascular investigation for bleeding sites is important to prevent fatal outcomes.
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- Yutaro Sakaguchi
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care MedicineNational Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical CenterYokohamaJapan,Department of Emergency Medicine, Graduate School of MedicineYokohama City UniversityYokohamaJapan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care MedicineNational Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical CenterYokohamaJapan,International University of Health and Welfare Graduate School of Public HealthTokyoJapan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care MedicineNational Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical CenterYokohamaJapan,Department of Emergency Medicine, Graduate School of MedicineYokohama City UniversityYokohamaJapan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care MedicineNational Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical CenterYokohamaJapan,Department of Emergency Medicine, Graduate School of MedicineYokohama City UniversityYokohamaJapan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care MedicineNational Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical CenterYokohamaJapan
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Horiuchi H, Utada S, Shinomiya Y, Sogo A, Miyagawa T, Niida S, Okano H, Suzuki N, Otsuka T, Miyazaki H, Furuya R. Effect of Past Chlamydophila pneumoniae Infection on the Short-Time Mortality of COVID-19: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Cureus 2023; 15:e34543. [PMID: 36879715 PMCID: PMC9985306 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.34543] [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] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Although Chlamydophila pneumoniae (CP)is known to play a role in atherosclerosis and endothelial injury, its past infection on the mortality of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which was also reported to be a vascular disease, remains unknown. METHODS In this retrospective cohort study, we examined 78 COVID-19 patients and 32 bacterial pneumonia patients who visited a tertiary emergency center in Japan between April 1, 2021, and April 30, 2022. CP antibody levels, including IgM, IgG, and IgA, were measured. RESULTS Among all patients, the CP IgA-positive rate was significantly associated with age (P = 0.002). Between the COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 groups, no difference in the positive rate for both CP IgG and IgA was observed (P = 1.00 and 0.51, respectively). The mean age and proportion of males were significantly higher in the IgA-positive group than in the IgA-negative group (60.7 vs. 75.5, P = 0.001; 61.5% vs. 85.0%, P = 0.019, respectively). Smoking and dead outcomes were significantly higher both in the IgA-positive group and IgG-positive group (smoking: 26.7% vs. 62.2, P = 0.003; 34.7% vs. 73.1%, P = 0.002, dead outcome: 6.5% vs. 29.8%, P = 0.020; 13.5% vs. 34.6%, P = 0.039, respectively). Although the log-rank test revealed higher 30-day mortality in the IgG-positive group compared to the IgG-negative group (P = 0.032), Cox regression analysis demonstrated no significant difference between the IgG-positive and negative groups (hazard ratio (HR) = 4.10, 95%CI = 0.94-18.0, P = 0.061). CONCLUSION The effect of past CP infection on 30-day mortality in COVID-19 patients was not obvious.
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- Hiroshi Horiuchi
- Department of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine, National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center, Yokohama, JPN
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- Department of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine, National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center, Yokohama, JPN
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- Department of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine, National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center, Yokohama, JPN
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- Department of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine, National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center, Yokohama, JPN
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- Department of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine, National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center, Yokohama, JPN
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- Department of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine, National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center, Yokohama, JPN
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- Department of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine, National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center, Yokohama, JPN
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- Department of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine, National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center, Yokohama, JPN
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- Department of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine, National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center, Yokohama, JPN
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- Department of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine, National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center, Yokohama, JPN
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- Department of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine, National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center, Yokohama, JPN
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Takeuchi I, Imaki S, Furuya R, Iwashita M, Takahashi K, Furuya A, Yoshida A, Abe T. Continuous positive airway pressure treatment from the prehospital field in a Japanese regional Doctor Car system. Acute Med Surg 2023; 10:e893. [PMID: 37736501 PMCID: PMC10509749 DOI: 10.1002/ams2.893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Revised: 08/12/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy is an effective treatment for patients with severe heart failure, and certain guidelines recommend its early initiation. However, the current Japanese law strictly prohibits paramedics from administering this treatment. To demonstrate the efficacy and safety of prehospital administration of CPAP therapy, this study was conducted by the Yokohama Medical Control Council (Yokohama MC). Methods The Yokohama MC established a protocol for CPAP treatment and dispatched Doctor Cars to attend to patients with severe respiratory failure. The Boussignac CPAP system was installed in all Yokohama Doctor Cars, including Workstation-type Doctor Cars and Hospital-type Doctor Cars. Data from this study were collected and recorded in the Yokohama City Doctor Car Registry system from October 2020 to January 2022. Results The Doctor Car was dispatched 661 times, and CPAP therapy was administered to 13 patients in the prehospital field. It is important to note that the number of CPAP cases was lower than anticipated due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, given concerns about aerosol production. When assessing changes over time in oxygen saturation (SpO2), the median (interquartile range), excluding missing values, was 89% (83%-93%) without oxygen, 95% (94%-99.3%) with oxygen, and 100% (97%-100%) with CPAP. The differences between these groups were statistically significant with a p-value of <0.0001. Respiratory distress was primarily attributed to heart failure in 10 patients (91%) and pneumothorax in 1 patient (9%). Notably, none of the patients' conditions worsened after the use of CPAP. Conclusion We have detailed the administration of CPAP therapy in the prehospital field within a local city in Japan. To the best of our knowledge, this represents the inaugural report of a prospective observational study on the prehospital administration of CPAP therapy originating from Japan.
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- Ichiro Takeuchi
- Yokohama City Medical Control Council (Yokohama MC)YokohamaJapan
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care MedicineYokohama City University Medical CenterYokohamaJapan
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- Yokohama City Medical Control Council (Yokohama MC)YokohamaJapan
- Department of EmergencyYokohama Municipal Citizen's HospitalYokohamaJapan
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- Yokohama City Medical Control Council (Yokohama MC)YokohamaJapan
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care MedicineNational Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical CenterYokohamaJapan
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- Yokohama City Medical Control Council (Yokohama MC)YokohamaJapan
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care MedicineYokohama City University Medical CenterYokohamaJapan
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- Yokohama City Medical Control Council (Yokohama MC)YokohamaJapan
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care MedicineYokohama City University Medical CenterYokohamaJapan
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- Yokohama City Medical Control Council (Yokohama MC)YokohamaJapan
- Yokohama City Fire BureauYokohamaJapan
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- Yokohama City Medical Control Council (Yokohama MC)YokohamaJapan
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care MedicineNational Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical CenterYokohamaJapan
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- Yokohama City Medical Control Council (Yokohama MC)YokohamaJapan
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care MedicineYokohama City University Medical CenterYokohamaJapan
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Michishita T, Saji R, Miyazaki H, Mishima S, Shimada K, Minami S, Okano H, Suzuki N, Otsuka T, Abe T, Takeuchi I, Furuya R. Utility of dual-energy computed tomography in the association of COVID-19 pneumonia severity. Acute Med Surg 2022; 9:e811. [PMID: 36570597 PMCID: PMC9767859 DOI: 10.1002/ams2.811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Aim Coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia differs from ordinary pneumonia in that it is associated with lesions that reduce pulmonary perfusion. Dual-energy computed tomography is well suited to elucidate the etiology of coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia, because it highlights changes in organ blood flow. In this study, we investigated whether dual-energy computed tomography could be used to determine the severity of coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia. Methods Patients who were diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia, admitted to our hospital, and underwent dual-energy computed tomography were included in this study. Dual-energy computed tomography findings, plane computed tomography findings, disease severity, laboratory data, and clinical features were compared between two groups: a critical group (18 patients) and a non-critical group (30 patients). Results The dual-energy computed tomography results indicated that the percentage of flow loss was significantly higher in the critical group compared with the non-critical group (P < 0.001). Additionally, our data demonstrated that thrombotic risk was associated with differences in clinical characteristics (P = 0.018). Receiver operating characteristic analysis revealed that the percentage of flow loss, evaluated using dual-energy computed tomography, could predict severity in the critical group with 100% sensitivity and 77% specificity. However, there were no significant differences in the receiver operating characteristic values for dual-energy computed tomography and plane computed tomography. Conclusion Dual-energy computed tomography can be used to associate the severity of coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia with high accuracy. Further studies are needed to draw definitive conclusions.
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- Takahiro Michishita
- Department of Critical Care and Emergency MedicineNational Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical CenterYokohamaJapan,Department of Emergency MedicineYokohama City University Graduate School of MedicineYokohamaJapan
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- Department of Emergency MedicineYokohama City University Graduate School of MedicineYokohamaJapan,Department of Emergency MedicineYokohama City UniversityYokohamaJapan
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- Department of Critical Care and Emergency MedicineNational Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical CenterYokohamaJapan
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- Department of Critical Care and Emergency MedicineNational Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical CenterYokohamaJapan,Department of Emergency MedicineYokohama City University Graduate School of MedicineYokohamaJapan
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- Department of Critical Care and Emergency MedicineNational Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical CenterYokohamaJapan,Department of Emergency MedicineYokohama City University Graduate School of MedicineYokohamaJapan
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- Department of Critical Care and Emergency MedicineNational Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical CenterYokohamaJapan,Department of Emergency MedicineYokohama City University Graduate School of MedicineYokohamaJapan
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- Department of Critical Care and Emergency MedicineNational Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical CenterYokohamaJapan
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- Department of Critical Care and Emergency MedicineNational Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical CenterYokohamaJapan,Department of Emergency MedicineYokohama City University Graduate School of MedicineYokohamaJapan
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- Department of Critical Care and Emergency MedicineNational Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical CenterYokohamaJapan,Department of Emergency MedicineYokohama City University Graduate School of MedicineYokohamaJapan
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- Department of Emergency MedicineYokohama City University Graduate School of MedicineYokohamaJapan
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- Department of Emergency MedicineYokohama City University Graduate School of MedicineYokohamaJapan
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- Department of Critical Care and Emergency MedicineNational Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical CenterYokohamaJapan,Department of Emergency MedicineYokohama City University Graduate School of MedicineYokohamaJapan
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Suzuki N, Furuya R, Otsuka T, Miyazaki H, Okano H, Komatsu T, Yamada E, Yamaguchi Y. Acute pancreatitis caused by duodenal bezoar and treated with endoscopic procedures. Acute Med Surg 2022; 9:e797. [PMID: 36203854 PMCID: PMC9525622 DOI: 10.1002/ams2.797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Acute pancreatitis triggered by causative agents, including alcohol consumption, gallstones, dyslipidemia, drugs, and infection, is frequently addressed. However, reports of acute pancreatitis caused by duodenal bezoars are limited. Case Presentation A 75-year-old man experiencing abdominal pain and frequent vomiting was transferred to our hospital. His medical records presented history of diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and gastric cancer surgery. Computed tomography of the abdomen indicated duodenal dilatation, enlarged pancreas, and fluid retention, with no bile duct stones present. Minor bleeding and duodenal bezoar were endoscopically detected with esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD). He was diagnosed with severe acute pancreatitis caused by a bezoar and admitted to the intensive care unit. The duodenal bezoar was dissected and removed with three repetitions of EGD, and the patient was discharged without any complications. Conclusion Herein, we report a case showing that endoscopic procedures could be effective treatment options in severe pancreatitis caused by duodenal bezoars.
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- Naoya Suzuki
- Department of Emergency and General MedicineNational Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical CenterYokohamaJapan
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- Department of Emergency and General MedicineNational Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical CenterYokohamaJapan
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- Department of Emergency and General MedicineNational Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical CenterYokohamaJapan
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- Department of Emergency and General MedicineNational Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical CenterYokohamaJapan
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- Department of Emergency and General MedicineNational Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical CenterYokohamaJapan
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- Department of Clinical ResearchNational Hospital Organisation Yokohama Medical CenterYokohamaJapan
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- Department of GastroenterologyNational Hospital Organisation Yokohama Medical CenterYokohamaJapan
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- Department of GastroenterologyNational Hospital Organisation Yokohama Medical CenterYokohamaJapan
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Ueno K, Horiuchi H, Utada S, Shinomiya Y, Sogo A, Miyagawa T, Niida S, Okano H, Suzuki N, Otsuka T, Miyazaki H, Furuya R. Lemierre’s Syndrome as a Sexually Transmitted Disease Due to Porphyromonas asaccharolytica Suspected to Be Caused by Pharyngitis Due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Epstein-Barr Virus. Cureus 2022; 14:e28219. [PMID: 36158393 PMCID: PMC9485779 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.28219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Porphyromonas asaccharolytica rarely causes Lemierre's syndrome (LS), which is characterised by sepsis and thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein. An 18-year-old man presented with fever and a sore throat after sexual contact containing oral sex, and his blood sample was positive for atypical lymphocytes. Infectious mononucleosis was suspected initially. However, laboratory data showed elevated D-dimer and procalcitonin levels, and a computed tomography scan showed a thrombus in the internal jugular vein leading to the diagnosis of LS. The Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) IgM titre was 1:640 (normal, ≦1:40), and the Epstein-Barr nuclear antigen titre (taken 59 days after admission) was 1:10 (normal, <1:10). It was assumed that LS developed after infection with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and MP. LS should be suspected in young patients with fever and sore throat with a history of recent sexual contact. As pharyngitis was considered the cause of LS, evaluation of the preceding infection such as MP or EBV leading to pharyngitis should also be considered.
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Horiuchi H, Utada S, Shinomiya Y, Miyagawa T, Sogo A, Niida S, Okano H, Suzuki N, Otsuka T, Miyazaki H, Furuya R. Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis During Convalescence From Severe COVID-19 Treated With Oral Itraconazole: A Report of Two Cases. Cureus 2022; 14:e27281. [PMID: 36039212 PMCID: PMC9405333 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.27281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Sogo A, Horiuchi H, Ueda T, Miyazaki H, Furuya R. Early-Onset Drug Hypersensitivity Syndrome in a Man With Pneumonia Due to Pre-sensitization to Olanzapine. Cureus 2022; 14:e26374. [PMID: 35911368 PMCID: PMC9328836 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.26374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Utada S, Okano H, Miyazaki H, Niida S, Horiuchi H, Suzuki N, Otsuka T, Furuya R. Awake intubation with videolaryngoscopy and fiberoptic bronchoscope. Clin Case Rep 2022; 10:e05274. [PMID: 35035964 PMCID: PMC8752456 DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.5274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2021] [Revised: 12/14/2021] [Accepted: 12/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
By combining video laryngoscopy and fiberoptic bronchoscopy, awake intubation can be performed more safely.
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- Shusuke Utada
- Department of Critical Care and Emergency MedicineNational Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical CenterYokohamaJapan
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- Department of Critical Care and Emergency MedicineNational Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical CenterYokohamaJapan
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- Department of Critical Care and Emergency MedicineNational Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical CenterYokohamaJapan
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- Department of Critical Care and Emergency MedicineNational Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical CenterYokohamaJapan
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- Department of Critical Care and Emergency MedicineNational Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical CenterYokohamaJapan
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- Department of Critical Care and Emergency MedicineNational Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical CenterYokohamaJapan
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- Department of Critical Care and Emergency MedicineNational Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical CenterYokohamaJapan
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- Department of Critical Care and Emergency MedicineNational Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical CenterYokohamaJapan
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Okano H, Furuya R, Niida S, Minami S, Horiuchi H, Suzuki N, Otsuka T, Miyazaki H. Methylprednisolone pulse therapy for critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019: A
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retrospective observational study. Acute Med Surg 2022; 9:e782. [PMID: 36092466 PMCID: PMC9448714 DOI: 10.1002/ams2.782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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- Hiromu Okano
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center Yokohama Japan
- International University of Health and Welfare Graduate School of Public Health Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center Yokohama Japan
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine Yokohama City University Yokohama Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center Yokohama Japan
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine Yokohama City University Yokohama Japan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine Yokohama City University Yokohama Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center Yokohama Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center Yokohama Japan
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine Yokohama City University Yokohama Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center Yokohama Japan
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine Yokohama City University Yokohama Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center Yokohama Japan
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Minami S, Suzuki N, Okano H, Mishima S, Shimada K, Umeda S, Michishita T, Hayakawa S, Otsuka T, Miyazaki H, Furuya R. Two cases of post-traumatic inferior vena cava thrombosis. Acute Med Surg 2021; 8:e691. [PMID: 34567575 PMCID: PMC8448584 DOI: 10.1002/ams2.691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Revised: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Inferior vena cava thrombosis is a rare blunt abdominal trauma complication often associated with severe liver injury. We present two cases of inferior vena cava thrombosis due to mild liver injuries. Case Presentation Case 1 was a 25-year-old woman taking oral contraceptives for dysmenorrhea who was injured in a motorcycle accident. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography revealed hepatic contusion of the sixth segment. At 1 week after the accident, inferior vena cava thrombosis was detected. Case 2 was a 58-year-old man injured in a motorcycle accident. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography showed traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage, right hemothorax, and liver injury with hepatic contusion of the sixth segment. At 1 week after the accident, inferior vena cava thrombosis was observed. Conclusion Inferior vena cava thrombosis can occur following liver injury, regardless of damage severity. When there are thrombogenic factors and damage near the inferior vena cava, follow-up examinations should be carried out.
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- Sakura Minami
- Department of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center Yokohama Japan.,Department of Emergency Medicine Yokohama City University School of Medicine Yokohama Japan
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- Department of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center Yokohama Japan.,Department of Emergency Medicine Yokohama City University School of Medicine Yokohama Japan
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- Department of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center Yokohama Japan
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- Department of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center Yokohama Japan.,Department of Emergency Medicine Yokohama City University School of Medicine Yokohama Japan
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- Department of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center Yokohama Japan.,Department of Emergency Medicine Yokohama City University School of Medicine Yokohama Japan
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- Department of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center Yokohama Japan.,Department of Emergency Medicine Yokohama City University School of Medicine Yokohama Japan
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- Department of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center Yokohama Japan.,Department of Emergency Medicine Yokohama City University School of Medicine Yokohama Japan
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- Department of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center Yokohama Japan
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- Department of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center Yokohama Japan.,Department of Emergency Medicine Yokohama City University School of Medicine Yokohama Japan
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- Department of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center Yokohama Japan
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- Department of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center Yokohama Japan.,Department of Emergency Medicine Yokohama City University School of Medicine Yokohama Japan
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Saji R, Nishii M, Sakai K, Miyakawa K, Yamaoka Y, Ban T, Abe T, Ohyama Y, Nakajima K, Hiromi T, Matsumura R, Suzuki N, Taniguchi H, Otsuka T, Oi Y, Ogawa F, Uchiyama M, Takahashi K, Iwashita M, Kimura Y, Fujii S, Furuya R, Tamura T, Ryo A, Takeuchi I. Combining IL-6 and SARS-CoV-2 RNAaemia-based risk stratification for fatal outcomes of COVID-19. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0256022. [PMID: 34379684 PMCID: PMC8357172 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2021] [Accepted: 07/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic rapidly increases the use of mechanical ventilation (MV). Such cases further require extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and have a high mortality. OBJECTIVE We aimed to identify prognostic biomarkers pathophysiologically reflecting future deterioration of COVID-19. METHODS Clinical, laboratory, and outcome data were collected from 102 patients with moderate to severe COVID-19. Interleukin (IL)-6 level and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA copy number in plasma were assessed with ELISA kit and quantitative PCR. RESULTS Twelve patients died or required ECMO owing to acute respiratory distress syndrome despite the use of MV. Among various variables, a ratio of oxygen saturation to fraction of inspired oxygen (SpO2/FiO2), IL-6, and SARS-CoV-2 RNA on admission before intubation were strongly predictive of fatal outcomes after the MV use. Moreover, among these variables, combining SpO2/FiO2, IL-6, and SARS-CoV-2 RNA showed the highest accuracy (area under the curve: 0.934). In patients with low SpO2/FiO2 (< 261), fatal event-rate after the MV use at the 30-day was significantly higher in patients with high IL-6 (> 49 pg/mL) and SARS-CoV-2 RNAaemia (> 1.5 copies/μL) compared to those with high IL-6 or RNAaemia or without high IL-6 and RNAaemia (88% vs. 22% or 8%, log-rank test P = 0.0097 or P < 0.0001, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Combining SpO2/FiO2 with high IL-6 and SARS-CoV-2 RNAaemia which reflect hyperinflammation and viral overload allows accurately and before intubation identifying COVID-19 patients at high risk for ECMO use or in-hospital death despite the use of MV.
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- Ryo Saji
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
- Life Science Laboratory, Technology and Development Division, Kanto Chemical Co., Inc., Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Immunology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Critical Care and Emergency Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine, National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Critical Care and Emergency Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine, National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Critical Care and Emergency Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Critical Care and Emergency Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Medical Research Center, Yokohama City University, School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine, National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Immunology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
- Department of Advanced Medical Research Center, Yokohama City University, School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
- Department of Advanced Medical Research Center, Yokohama City University, School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
- Department of Advanced Critical Care and Emergency Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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Okano H, Furuya R, Mishima S, Shimada K, Umeda S, Michishita T, Minami S, Suzuki N, Hayakawa S, Otsuka T, Miyazaki H. DUAL-energy computed tomography findings in a case of COVID-19. Acute Med Surg 2021; 8:e677. [PMID: 34188943 PMCID: PMC8221247 DOI: 10.1002/ams2.677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2021] [Revised: 05/04/2021] [Accepted: 06/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Background COVID-19 pneumonia has lesions with a decreased blood flow. Dual-energy computed tomography is suitable to elucidate the pathogenesis of COVID-19 pneumonia because it highlights the blood flow changes in organs. We report the dual-energy computed tomography findings of a successfully treated case of COVID-19 pneumonia. Case Presentation An obese 49-year-old man with COVID-19 pneumonia was transferred from another hospital on day 11 after onset of illness. Although he was hypoxemic (PaO2/FiO2 = 100), tracheal intubation was not performed after anticipating difficulty in weaning from mechanical ventilation. Prone position therapy and nasal high flow therapy were administered, and the patient was discharged after his condition improved. Dual-energy computed tomography was performed three times during hospitalization, and it revealed improvement in the blood flow defect, unlike plain computed tomography that did not show much improvement. Conclusion Dual-energy computed tomography can assess perfusion in COVID-19 pneumonia in real time and may be able to predict its severity.
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- Hiromu Okano
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Japan
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Kato H, Shimizu H, Shibue Y, Hosoda T, Iwabuchi K, Nagamine K, Saito H, Sawada R, Oishi T, Tsukiji J, Fujita H, Furuya R, Masuda M, Akasaka O, Ikeda Y, Sakamoto M, Sakai K, Uchiyama M, Watanabe H, Yamaguchi N, Higa R, Sasaki A, Tanaka K, Toyoda Y, Hamanaka S, Miyazawa N, Shimizu A, Fukase F, Iwai S, Komase Y, Kawasaki T, Nagata I, Nakayama Y, Takei T, Kimura K, Kunisaki R, Kudo M, Takeuchi I, Nakajima H. Clinical course of 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in individuals present during the outbreak on the Diamond Princess cruise ship. J Infect Chemother 2020; 26:865-869. [PMID: 32405245 PMCID: PMC7218347 DOI: 10.1016/j.jiac.2020.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2020] [Revised: 05/02/2020] [Accepted: 05/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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We investigated the clinical course of individuals with 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) who were transferred from the Diamond Princess cruise ship to 12 local hospitals. The conditions and clinical courses of patients with pneumonia were compared with those of patients without pneumonia. Among 70 patients (median age: 67 years) analyzed, the major symptoms were fever (64.3%), cough (54.3%), and general fatigue (24.3%). Forty-three patients (61.4%) had pneumonia. Higher body temperature, heart rate, and respiratory rate as well as higher of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels and lower serum albumin level and lymphocyte count were associated with the presence of pneumonia. Ground-glass opacity was found in 97.7% of the patients with pneumonia. Patients were administered neuraminidase inhibitors (20%), lopinavir/ritonavir (32.9%), and ciclesonide inhalation (11.4%). Mechanical ventilation and veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation was performed on 14 (20%) and 2 (2.9%) patients, respectively; two patients died. The median duration of intubation was 12 days. The patients with COVID-19 transferred to local hospitals during the outbreak had severe conditions and needed close monitoring. The severity of COVID-19 depends on the presence of pneumonia. High serum LDH, AST and CRP levels and low serum albumin level and lymphocyte count were found to be predictors of pneumonia. It was challenging for local hospitals to admit and treat these patients during the outbreak of COVID-19. Assessment of severity was crucial to manage a large number of patients.
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- Hideaki Kato
- Infection Prevention and Control Department, Yokohama City University Hospital, Japan; Department of Hematology and Clinical Immunology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Japan.
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Fujisawa City Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Yokohama City Minato Red Cross Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Kawasaki Municipal Kawasaki Hospital, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine, Kanagawa Prefectural Ashigarakami Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Yokohama City Seibu Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Japanese Red Cross Hadano Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Infection Control and Prevention, Saiseikai Yokohamashi Tobu Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Prevention and Infection Control, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Japan
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- Infection Control Committee, Saiseikai Yokohama Nanbu Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine, National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Fujisawa City Hospital, Japan
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- Emergency Medical Center, Fujisawa City Hospital, Japan
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- Emergency Medical Center, Fujisawa City Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Kawasaki Municipal Kawasaki Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Pulmonology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Prevention and Infection Control, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Japan
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- Nursing Department, Japanese Red Cross Hadano Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Japanese Red Cross Hadano Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine Major Trauma Center Trauma & Acute Care Surgery, Saiseikai Yokohamashi Tobu Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Saiseikai Yokohamashi Tobu Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Saiseikai Yokohama Nanbu Hospital, Japan
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- Infection Control Team, National Yokohama Medical Center, Japan
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- Infection Control Team, National Yokohama Medical Center, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Yokohama City Seibu Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Yokohama City Seibu Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Yokohama City Minato Red Cross Hospital, Japan
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- Intensive Care Unit, Yokohama City Minato Red Cross Hospital, Japan
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- Emergency Department, Yokohama City Minato Red Cross Hospital, Japan
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- Intensive Care Unit, Yokohama City Minato Red Cross Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Japan
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Japan
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- Respiratory Disease Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Japan
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- Kanagawa Disaster Medical Assistance Team, Japan; Advanced Emergency Medical Service Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Clinical Immunology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Japan
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Inokuchi S, Masui Y, Miura K, Tsutsumi H, Takuma K, Atsushi I, Nakano M, Tanaka H, Ikegami K, Arai T, Yaguchi A, Kitamura N, Oda S, Kobayashi K, Suda T, Ono K, Morimura N, Furuya R, Koido Y, Iwase F, Nagao K, Kanesaka S, Okada Y, Unemoto K, Sadahiro T, Iyanaga M, Muraoka A, Hayashi M, Ishimatsu S, Miyake Y, Yokokawa H, Koyama Y, Tsuchiya A, Kashiyama T, Hayashi M, Oshima K, Kiyota K, Hamabe Y, Yokota H, Hori S, Inaba S, Sakamoto T, Harada N, Kimura A, Kanai M, Otomo Y, Sugita M, Kinoshita K, Sakurai T, Kitano M, Matsuda K, Tanaka K, Yoshihara K, Yoh K, Suzuki J, Toyoda H, Mashiko K, Shimizu N, Muguruma T, Shimada T, Kobe Y, Shoko T, Nakanishi K, Shiga T, Yamamoto T, Sekine K, Izuka S. A New Rule for Terminating Resuscitation of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patients in Japan: A Prospective Study. J Emerg Med 2017; 53:345-352. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2017.05.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2016] [Revised: 05/05/2017] [Accepted: 05/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Okamura TA, Kaga T, Yamashita S, Furuya R, Onitsuka K. Snapshot of Oxidation of Thiolate by Diiodine: Stabilization of Intermediate by NH···S Hydrogen Bonds. J Org Chem 2017; 82:2187-2192. [PMID: 28145702 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b00160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ordinary thiolate (RS-) reacts with diiodine (I2) to afford an intermediate sulfenyl iodide (RSI) by releasing I-; RSI is readily converted to disulfide (RSSR) by a disproportionation reaction. In the case of thiolate Ar1S- containing very bulky acylamino groups forming NH···S hydrogen bonds, the crystal of the intermediate, [Ar1S-I-I]-, was obtained under usual conditions, and the structure was determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. The results show that the intramolecular NH···S hydrogen bonds stabilized the intermediate [Ar1S-I-I]-, consistent with theoretical calculations.
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- Taka-Aki Okamura
- Department of Macromolecular Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University , Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Macromolecular Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University , Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Macromolecular Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University , Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Macromolecular Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University , Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Macromolecular Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University , Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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Nakamura N, Miyazaki T, Matsuzaki H, Furuya R, Miyajima S, Irie S, Matsuoka H, Tanaka M. Experience of Quatro-Therapy With Everolimus to Minimize Calcineurin Inhibitor for Kidney Transplant Recipients. Transplant Proc 2017; 49:32-36. [PMID: 28104152 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2016.11.005] [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: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND This study was divided into three phases, on the occasion of the introduction of everolimus (EVR) in our hospital. METHODS In the first phase, a study group of six maintenance patients (three living related donors, three deceased donors) who had a history of malignant disease with less than 500 mg/day of proteinuria were enrolled; a high serum creatinine and upper limit of duration after kidney transplant operation was not considered. EVR was discontinued in four of the six patients because of side effects or worsening renal function. The second phase comprised a study group of 12 maintenance patients (12 living related donors) who were more than 5 years after kidney transplant operation with serum creatinine <3 ng/mL and proteinuria <500 mg/day. In two patients, EVR was discontinued because of a skin rash or general fatigue, but EVR was continued in 10 cases. Calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) dosage was reduced and renal function improved, and mean estimated glomerular filtration rate recovered from 42.3 mL/min to 44.8 mL/min, with no rejections occurring. In the third phase, a study group of eight de novo transplant patients who were 2 to 3 weeks after transplant operation were examined. In one case, EVR was discontinued because of proteinuria but was restarted with a stepwise increasing method after 4 months and was continued without any side effects. RESULTS Our study indicates that EVR was a useful drug for the maintenance of kidney transplant recipients for the optimal patients. CONCLUSIONS In de novo cases, EVR plus a high dose of mizoribine and low CNI protocol was a useful regimen without serious adverse effects.
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- N Nakamura
- Department of Urology, Fukuoka University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
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- Department of Urology, Fukuoka University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Fukuoka University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Fukuoka University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Fukuoka University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Fukuoka University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Fukuoka University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Fukuoka University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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Inokuchi S, Masui Y, Miura K, Tsutsumi H, Takuma K, Atsushi I, Nakano M, Tanaka H, Ikegami K, Arai T, Yaguchi A, Kitamura N, Oda S, Kobayashi K, Suda T, Ono K, Morimura N, Furuya R, Koido Y, Iwase F, Nagao K, Kanesaka S, Okada Y, Unemoto K, Sadahiro T, Iyanaga M, Muraoka A, Hayashi M, Ishimatsu S, Miyake Y, Yokokawa H, Koyama Y, Tsuchiya A, Kashiyama T, Hayashi M, Oshima K, Kiyota K, Hamabe Y, Yokota H, Hori S, Inaba S, Sakamoto T, Harada N, Kimura A, Kanai M, Otomo Y, Sugita M, Kinoshita K, Sakurai T, Kitano M, Matsuda K, Tanaka K, Yoshihara K, Yoh K, Suzuki J, Toyoda H, Mashiko K, Shimizu N, Muguruma T, Shimada T, Kobe Y, Shoko T, Nakanishi K, Shiga T, Yamamoto T, Sekine K, Izuka S. Investigation and treatment of pulmonary embolism as a potential etiology may be important to improve post-resuscitation prognosis in non-shockable out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest: report on an analysis of the SOS-KANTO 2012 study. Acute Med Surg 2016; 3:250-259. [PMID: 29123793 DOI: 10.1002/ams2.183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2015] [Accepted: 11/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Background The prognosis of non-shockable out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is worse than that of shockable out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. We investigated the associations between the etiology and prognosis of non-shockable out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients who experienced the return of spontaneous circulation after arriving at hospital. Methods and Results All subjects were extracted from the SOS-KANTO 2012 study population. The subjects were 3,031 adults: (i) who had suffered out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, (ii) for whom there were no pre-hospital data on ventricular fibrillation/pulseless ventricular tachycardia until arrival at hospital, (iii) who experienced the return of spontaneous circulation after arriving at hospital. We compared the patients' prognosis after 1 and 3 months between various etiological and presumed cardiac factors. The proportion of the favorable brain function patients that developed pulmonary embolism or incidental hypothermia was significantly higher than that of the patients with presumed cardiac factors (1 month, P < 0.0001 and P < 0.0001, respectively; 3 months, P = 0.0018 and P < 0.0001, respectively). In multiple logistic regression analysis, pulmonary embolism and incidental hypothermia were found to be significant independent prognostic factors for 1- and 3-month survival and the favorable brain function rate. Conclusions In patients who suffer non-shockable out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, but who experience the return of spontaneous circulation after arriving at hospital, the investigation and treatment of pulmonary embolism as a potential etiology may be important for improving post-resuscitation prognosis.
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- St. Marianna University School of Medicine Yokohama Seibu Hospital
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- Hachioji Medical Center of Tokyo Medical University
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- Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine
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- National Center for Global Health and Medicine Hospital
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- Fuji Heavy Industries Health Insurance Society OTA Memorial Hospital
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Takei T, Sakai M, Suzuki T, Yamamoto Y, Ogasawara Y, Shimizu T, Imaizumi J, Furuya R, Sekido H, Koizumi Y. Surgical Resection of a Ruptured Pancreaticoduodenal Artery Aneurysm. Am J Case Rep 2016; 17:39-42. [PMID: 26794823 PMCID: PMC4729323 DOI: 10.12659/ajcr.895782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Patient: Female, 71 Final Diagnosis: Rupture of a pancreaticoduodenal artery aneurysm Symptoms: — Medication: — Clinical Procedure: Surgical operation Specialty: Surgery
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- Tomohide Takei
- Department of Emergency, Fujisawa Shounandai Hospital, Fujisawa, Japan
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- Department of Emergency, Fujisawa Shounandai Hospital, Fujisawa, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Fujisawa Shounandai Hospital, Fujisawa, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Emergency, Fujisawa Shounandai Hospital, Fujisawa, Japan
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- Department of Critical care and Emergency Medicine, National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
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- Surgery, National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Emergency, Fujisawa Shounandai Hospital, Fujisawa, Japan
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Okamura TA, Furuya R, Onitsuka K. Synthesis and structures of soluble magnesium and zinc carboxylates containing intramolecular NH⋯O hydrogen bonds in nonpolar solvents. Dalton Trans 2015; 44:7512-23. [DOI: 10.1039/c5dt00053j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Magnesium and zinc carboxylates containing intramolecular NH⋯O hydrogen bonds showed a fast trans–cis isomerization in nonpolar solvents and were converted into anionic tris(carboxylate)s by the addition of an equimolar ligand.
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- Taka-aki Okamura
- Department of Macromolecular Science
- Graduate School of Science
- Osaka University
- Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043
- Japan
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- Department of Macromolecular Science
- Graduate School of Science
- Osaka University
- Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043
- Japan
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- Department of Macromolecular Science
- Graduate School of Science
- Osaka University
- Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043
- Japan
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Okamura TA, Furuya R, Onitsuka K. Regulation of the Hydrolytic Activity of Mg2+-Dependent Phosphatase Models by Intramolecular NH···O Hydrogen Bonds. J Am Chem Soc 2014; 136:14639-41. [DOI: 10.1021/ja509006x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Taka-aki Okamura
- Department of Macromolecular
Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Macromolecular
Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Macromolecular
Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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Fusaro M, Fusaro M, Noale M, Tripepi G, D'angelo A, Miozzo D, Gallieni M, Study Group PV, Tsamelesvili M, Dimitriadis C, Papagianni A, Raidis C, Efstratiadis G, Memmos D, Mutluay R, Konca Degertekin C, Derici U, Deger SM, Akkiyal F, Gultekin S, Gonen S, Tacoy G, Arinsoy T, Sindel S, Sanchez-Perales C, Vazquez E, Merino E, Perez Del Barrio P, Borrego FJ, Borrego MJ, Liebana A, Krzanowski M, Janda K, Dumnicka P, Krasniak A, Sulowicz W, Kim YO, Yoon SA, Yun YS, Song HC, Kim BS, Cheong MA, Pasch A, Farese S, Floege J, Jahnen-Dechent W, Ohtake T, Ohtake T, Furuya R, Iwagami M, Tsutsumi D, Mochida Y, Ishioka K, Oka M, Maesato K, Moriya H, Hidaka S, Kobayashi S, Guedes A, Malho Guedes A, Pinho A, Fragoso A, Cruz A, Mendes P, Morgado E, Bexiga I, Silva AP, Neves P, Oyake N, Suzuki K, Itoh S, Yano S, Turkmen K, Kayikcioglu H, Ozbek O, Saglam M, Toker A, Tonbul HZ, Gelev S, Trajceska L, Srbinovska E, Pavleska S, Amitov V, Selim G, Dzekova P, Sikole A, Bouarich H, Lopez S, Alvarez C, Arribas I, DE Sequera P, Rodriguez D, Fusaro M, Fusaro M, Noale M, Tripepi G, D'angelo A, Miozzo D, Gallieni M, Study Group PV, Tanaka S, Kanemitsu T, Sugahara M, Kobayashi M, Uchida L, Ishimoto Y, Kotera N, Tanimoto S, Tanabe K, Hara K, Sugimoto T, Mise N, Goldstein B, Turakhia M, Arce C, Winkelmayer W, Zayed BED, Said K, Nishimura M, Nishimura M, Okamoto Y, Tokoro T, Nishida M, Hashimoto T, Iwamoto N, Takahashi H, Ono T, Nishimura M, Okamoto Y, Tokoro T, Sato N, Nishida M, Hashimoto T, Iwamoto N, Takahashi H, Ono T, Guedes A, Malho Guedes A, Cruz A, Morgado E, Pinho A, Fragoso A, Mendes P, Bexiga I, Silva AP, Neves P, Raimann J, Usvyat LA, Sands J, Levin NW, Kotanko P, Iwasaki M, Joki N, Tanaka Y, Ikeda N, Hayashi T, Kubo S, Imamura TA, Takahashi Y, Hirahata K, Imamura Y, Hase H, Claes K, Meijers B, Bammens B, Kuypers D, Naesens M, Vanrenterghem Y, Evenepoel P, Boscutti G, Calabresi L, Bosco M, Simonelli S, Boer E, Vitali C, Martone M, Mattei PL, Franceschini G, Baligh E, Zayed BED, Said K, El-Shafey E, Ezaat A, Zawada A, Rogacev K, Hummel B, Grun O, Friedrich A, Rotter B, Winter P, Geisel J, Fliser D, Heine GH, Makino JI, Makino KS, Ito T, Genovesi S, Santoro A, Fabbrini P, Rossi E, Pogliani D, Stella A, Bonforte G, Remuzzi G, Bertoli S, Pozzi C, Gallieni M, Pasquali S, Cagnoli L, Conte F, Santoro A, Buzadzic I, Tosic J, Dimkovic N, Djuric Z, Popovic J, Pejin Grubisa I, Barjaktarevic N, DI Napoli A, DI Lallo D, Salvatori MF, Franco F, Chicca S, Guasticchi G, Onofriescu M, Hogas S, Luminita V, Mugurel A, Gabriel V, Laura F, Irina M, Adrian C, Bosch E, Baamonde E, Culebras C, Perez G, El Hayek B, Ramirez JI, Ramirez A, Garcia C, Lago M, Toledo A, Checa MD, Taira T, Hirano T, Nohtomi K, Hyodo T, Chiba T, Saito A, Kim YK, Song HC, Choi EJ, Yang CW, Kim YS, Lim PS, Ming Ying W, Ya-Chung J, Zaripova I, Kayukov I, Essaian A, Nimgirova A, Young H, Dungey M, Watson EL, Baines R, Burton JO, Smith AC, Joki N, Iwasaki M, Tanaka Y, Kubo S, Hayashi T, Ikeda N, Yamazaki K, Hase H, Bossola M, Colacicco L, Scribano D, Vulpio C, Tazza L, Okada T, Okada N, Michibata I, Yura T, Montero N, Soler M, Pascual M, Barrios C, Marquez E, Rodriguez E, Orfila MA, Cao H, Arcos E, Comas J, Pascual J, Ferrario M, Garzotto F, Sironi T, Monacizzo S, Basso F, Garzotto F, Cruz DN, Moissl U, Tetta C, Signorini MG, Cerutti S, Ronco C, Mostovaya I, Grooteman M, Van den Dorpel M, Penne L, Van der Weerd N, Mazairac A, Den Hoedt C, Levesque R, Nube M, Ter Wee P, Bots M, Blankestijn P, Liu J, MA KL, Zhang X, Liu BC, Vladu ID, Mustafa R, Cana-Ruiu D, Vaduva C, Grauntanu C, Mota E, Singh R, Abbasian N, Stover C, Brunskill N, Burton J, Abbasian N, Herbert K, Bevington A, Brunskill N, Burton J, Wu M, Tang RN, Gao M, Liu H, Chen L, LV LL, Liu BC, Nikodimopoulou M, Liakos S, Kapoulas S, Karvounis C, Fedak D, Kuzniewski M, Paulina D, Kusnierz-Cabala B, Kapusta M, Solnica B, Sulowicz W, Junque A, Vicent ES, Moreno L, Fulquet M, Duarte V, Saurina A, Pou M, Macias J, Lavado M, Ramirez de Arellano M, Ryuzaki M, Nakamoto H, Kinoshita S, Kobayashi E, Takimoto C, Shishido T, Enia G, Torino C, Tripepi R, Panuccio V, Postorino M, Clementi A, Garozzo M, Bonanno G, Boito R, Natale G, Cicchetti T, Chippari A, Logozzo D, Alati G, Cassani S, Sellaro A, Zoccali C, Quiroga B, Verde E, Abad S, Vega A, Goicoechea M, Reque J, Lopez-Gomez JM, Luno J, Cabre Menendez C, Moles V, Vives JP, Villa D, Vinas J, Compte T, Arruche M, Diaz C, Soler J, Aguilera J, Martinez Vea A, De Mauri A, David P, Conte MM, Chiarinotti D, Ruva CE, De Leo M, Bargnoux AS, Morena M, Jaussent I, Chalabi L, Bories P, Dion JJ, Henri P, Delage M, Dupuy AM, Badiou S, Canaud B, Cristol JP, Fabbrini P, Sironi E, Pieruzzi F, Galbiati E, Vigano MR, Stella A, Genovesi S, Anpalakhan S, Anpalakhan S, Rocha S, Chitalia N, Sharma R, Kaski JC, Chambers J, Goldsmith D, Banerjee D, Cernaro V, Lacquaniti A, Lupica R, Lucisano S, Fazio MR, Donato V, Buemi M, Segalen I, Segalen I, Vinsonneau U, Tanquerel T, Quiniou G, Le Meur Y, Seibert E, Girndt M, Zohles K, Ulrich C, Kluttig A, Nuding S, Swenne C, Kors J, Werdan K, Fiedler R, Van der Weerd NC, Grooteman MP, Bots M, Van den Dorpel MA, Den Hoedt C, Nube MJ, Wetzels J, Swinkels DW, Blankestijn P, Ter Wee PM, Khandekar A, Khandge J, Lee JE, Moon SJ, Choi KH, Lee HY, Kim BS, Morena M, Tuaillon E, Jaussent I, Rodriguez A, Chenine L, Vendrell JP, Cristol JP, Canaud B, Sue YM, Tang CH, Chen YC, Sanchez-Perales C, Vazquez E, Segura P, Garcia Cortes MJ, Gil JM, Biechy MM, Liebana A, Poulikakos D, Shah A, Persson M, Banerjee D, Dattolo P, Amidone M, Amidone M, Michelassi S, Moriconi L, Betti G, Conti P, Rosati A, Mannarino A, Panichi V, Pizzarelli F, Klejna K, Naumnik B, Koc-Zorawska E, Mysliwiec M, Dimitrie S, Simona H, Mihaela O, Mugurel A, Gabriela O, Radu S, Octavian P, Adrian C, Akdam H, Akar H, Yenicerioglu Y, Kucuk O, Kurt Omurlu I, Goldsmith D, Thambiah S, Roplekar R, Manghat P, Manghat P, Fogelman I, Fraser W, Hampson G, Likaj E, Likaj E, Caco G, Seferi S, Rroji M, Barbullushi M, Thereska N, Onofriescu M, Hogas S, Luminita V, Mugurel A, Serban A, Carmen V, Cristian S, Silvia L, Covic A. Cardiovascular complications in CKD 5D. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2012. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfs225] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Nakamura N, Mikami H, Furuya R, Miyajima S, Irie S, Matsuoka H, Tanaka M. UP-01.102 Improved Image Assessment for Intravenous Excretion Urography by Different Speed Injections of Contrast Medium. Urology 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2011.07.654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Aoi Y, Kamiya Y, Shioda M, Furuya R, Yamada Y. Pre-anesthetic evaluation can play a crucial role in the determination of airway management in a child with oropharyngeal tumor. J Anesth 2006; 20:215-9. [PMID: 16897242 DOI: 10.1007/s00540-006-0392-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2005] [Accepted: 02/09/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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We experienced a case of a huge hemangioma occupying the oropharyngeal space in an 11-year-old child. Although urgent surgical tracheostomy under local anesthesia was suggested initially, medical interview and findings of computerized tomography and fiberoptic laryngoscopy revealed that the airway of the patient was relatively stable when she was in the semi-left decubitus position. General anesthetic induction would have had potential risks of airway obstruction. Thus, after placing the patient in the semi-left decubutus position, we chose semi-awake induction to secure the airway. With a small dose of fentanyl, we accomplished orotracheal intubation. In this report, we discuss the importance of referring to an airway management algorithm when encountering a difficult airway.
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- Yoshihiro Aoi
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
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Irie T, Kurahashi K, Ogawa K, Furuya R, Yamada Y. Ventilation failure resulting from defective double-lumen endobronchial tube. Anesth Analg 2005; 100:1866. [PMID: 15920246 DOI: 10.1213/01.ane.0000156684.36941.38] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Tomoya Irie
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan,
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Fukasawa H, Furuya R, Kato A, Yonemura K, Fujigaki Y, Yamamoto T, Hishida A. Pseudohyperkalemia occurring in a patient with chronic renal failure and polycythemia vera without severe leukocytosis or thrombocytosis. Clin Nephrol 2002; 58:451-4. [PMID: 12508968 DOI: 10.5414/cnp58451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Pseudohyperkalemia is defined as a serum potassium concentration 0.4 mEq/l greater than the plasma concentration. The basis of this phenomenon is the release of intracellular potassium from platelets, leukocytes, or erythrocytes, commonly in the setting of extreme leukocytosis (> 10 x 10(4)/microl) or thrombocytosis (> 60 x 10(4)/microl). We report a case of pseudohyperkalemia in a patient with chronic renal failure and polycythemia vera without the finding of severe leukocytosis or thrombocytosis (white blood cell count 1.88 x 10(4)/microl and platelet count 37.9 x 10(4)/microl, respectively). The serum potassium concentration was 8.2 mEq/l, while the plasma potassium level was 6.4 mEq/l in a sample obtained simultaneously. The concentrations of platelet factor IV and beta-thromboglobulin, known to be markers of platelet activation, were greater than 100 ng/ml and 200 ng/ml, respectively, indicating that platelet activation may have been related to the development of pseudohyperkalemia in this patient. These findings suggest that pseudohyperkalemia should be considered when hyperkalemia is seen in a patient with chronic renal failure and myeloproliferative disorders.
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- H Fukasawa
- First Department of Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan.
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Fukasawa H, Kato A, Fujigaki Y, Yonemura K, Furuya R, Hishida A. Hypercalcemia in a patient with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a role of proinflammatory cytokine. Am J Med Sci 2001; 322:109-12. [PMID: 11523624 DOI: 10.1097/00000441-200108000-00009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The complication of hypercalcemia is reported to occur only in 2.5-4.8% of patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). We herein report a 53-year-old female patient with early B-cell ALL, complicated with extreme hypercalcemia (15.2 mg/dL). Bone X-ray revealed osteolytic changes in many locations. Serum 1,25(OH)2vitaminD3 and parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels were suppressed below normal ranges on admission. The circulating parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) value was within a normal range (< 1.1 pmol/L). Serum concentrations of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, interleukin (IL)-6, and soluble IL-2 receptor were increased to 72 pg/ml, 25.3 pg/ml, and 1469 U/ml, respectively. Following the induction chemotherapy, the serum calcium level was promptly normalized accompanied with decreases in serum TNF-alpha, IL-6 and soluble IL-2 receptor values to 34 pg/ml, 6.35 pg/ml, and 737 U/ml, respectively. Serum PTHrP values remained within detectable levels. To our knowledge, this is the first case of B-cell ALL in a patient who developed hypercalcemia with elevated concentrations of TNF-alpha, IL-6, and soluble IL-2 receptor, but not related to PTHrP. High circulating proinflammatory cytokines may have contributed to development of ALL-induced osteolysis and hypercalcemia in the present case.
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- H Fukasawa
- First Department of Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Japan.
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Horibe T, Furuya R, Iwai A, Yosho C, Tujimoto Y, Kikuchi M. The dipeptide, gamma-glutamylcysteine, is recognized by the anti-glutathione antibody single chain Fv fragment 20C9. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2001; 281:1321-4. [PMID: 11243880 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.4491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The anti-glutathione antibody scFv 20C9, which we previously isolated from a human synthetic phage antibody scFv library [Hirose, M., Hayano, T., Shirai, H., Nakamura, H., and Kikuchi, M. (1998) Protein Eng. 11, 243-248], was expressed in the E. coli pET system and purified by sequential chromatography on Ni and glutathione-conjugated affinity resins. The purified scFv 20C9 antibody was characterized for its binding affinity for several glutathione derivatives by the BIACORE system. Although GSH, GSSG, and gamma-Glu-Cys could bind to the immobilized antibody, this was not the case for Cys-Gly, l-Glu, l-Cys, l-Gly, or several other glutathione derivatives such as gamma-Glu-Ser-Gly. The results suggest that a gamma-glutamic acid and sulfur atom are important for scFv 20C9 antibody recognition of glutathione. This is the first report to indicate that an scFv antibody can recognize a region as small as a dipeptide.
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- T Horibe
- Department of Bioscience and Technology, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University, 1-1-1 Noji-higashi, Kusatsu, Shiga, 525-8577, Japan
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Tanaka S, Shimizu M, Debari K, Furuya R, Kawawa T, Sasaki T. Acute effects of ovariectomy on wound healing of alveolar bone after maxillary molar extraction in aged rats. Anat Rec 2001; 262:203-12. [PMID: 11169915 DOI: 10.1002/1097-0185(20010201)262:2<203::aid-ar1030>3.0.co;2-#] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Acute effects of ovariectomy on the bone wound healing processes after maxillary molar extraction in aged rats were examined by means of quantitative scanning electron microscopy (SEM), backscattered electron image (BSE) analysis and energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) microanalysis. Six-month-old female rats underwent either sham operation or bilateral ovariectomy, and 7 days postoperatively, the maxillary first molars were extracted. On post-extraction days 7, 30 and 60, the dissected maxillary bone surfaces were examined by SEM to reveal the bone formative and resorptive areas around the extracted alveolar sockets. In addition, the resin-embedded maxillae were micromilled in the transverse direction through the extracted alveolar sockets, and the newly-formed bone mass on the buccal bone surfaces and within the extracted sockets was examined by BSE analysis. Compared with sham-operated controls, the extent of newly-formed bone mass on the buccal bone surfaces in OVX rats was significantly decreased, due to increased bone resorption. On the other hand, new bone formation within the extracted sockets was similar in the experimental groups. In EDX microanalysis of these newly-formed bone matrices, both Ca and P weight % and Ca/P molar ratio were similar in the experimental groups. Our results suggest that 1) acute estrogen deficiency induced by ovariectomy stimulates sustained bone resorption, but has less effect on bone formation, and 2) bone wound healing after maxillary molar extraction within extracted alveolar sockets is not significantly delayed by ovariectomy, but bony support by newly-formed bone mass on the maxillary bone surfaces at the buccal side of the extracted sockets is significantly decreased, due to increased bone resorption.
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- S Tanaka
- First Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Showa University, Ohta-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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The nucleus locus coeruleus (LC) has been implicated in the modulation of the spinal sensorimotor function. The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of electrical stimulation of the LC on sensorimotor function in the trigeminal system. The following two cases of sensorimotor behaviors mediated by the trigeminal brainstem sensory nuclear complex were examined: (1) the activity of the masseter muscle evoked by pressure on the region of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ); and (2) the activity of the digastric muscle evoked by electrical stimulation of the tooth pulp, resulting in the jaw-opening reflex. In the first case, LC stimulation at 10, 30 and 50 microA resulted in a 70%, 68% and 55% reduction in the magnitude of electromyogram (EMG) activity of the masseter muscle compared with the control (without LC stimulation), respectively. The threshold intensity for the onset of masseter EMG activity increaced to 106%, 111% and 121% of the control with 10, 30 and 50 microA LC stimulation, respectively. In the second case, EMG magnitude in response to the digastric muscle decreased to 42% of the control when 30 microA of LC stimulation was delivered. These results suggest that descending influences from the LC can act in suppression of the trigeminal sensorimotor function.
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- K Matsutani
- Department of Fixed Prosthodontics, Showa University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan
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Kimura M, Fujigaki Y, Ohtake T, Furuya R, Hishida A, Kaneko E. A patient with thrombotic microangiopathy accompanied by glomerular subendothelial electron dense deposits. Am J Nephrol 2000; 18:155-9. [PMID: 9569960 DOI: 10.1159/000013326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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A 50-year-old woman presented with thrombocytopenia, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, and nephrotic syndrome. Although a high level of circulating immune complexes, mild hypocomplementemia, and the antinuclear antibody also were present, the criteria for collagen disease were not fulfilled. Renal biopsy demonstrated a typical thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) involving glomeruli. There also were electron-dense deposits located just beneath the original glomerular basement membrane in the dilated subendothelial space, thought to be immune complexes following positive IgG, C1q and C3 staining on an immunofluorescent study. Corticosteroid therapy rapidly ameliorated her hematologic abnormalities and proteinuria and normalized the immunologic data. These findings strongly suggest that the TMA in this patient was induced by immune complex-associated mechanisms.
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- M Kimura
- University of Shizuoka School of Nursing, Japan
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Yonemura K, Furuya R, Oki Y, Matsushima H, Ohishi K, Hishida A. Impaired water excretion in a hyponatremic patient following thyroidectomy: causal role of glucocorticoid deficiency. Miner Electrolyte Metab 2000; 24:341-7. [PMID: 9705571 DOI: 10.1159/000057394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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We evaluated the causal role of glucocorticoid deficiency in the hyponatremia that developed in a 57-year-old Japanese man with hypothyroidism following the performance of a total thyroidectomy for laryngeal cancer. The plasma concentration of vasopressin (1.78 pg/ml) was not suppressed in the presence of hyponatremia (125 mEq/l). The urinary excretion of sodium was increased, and the plasma renin activity and plasma aldosterone concentration were suppressed. The infusion of hypertonic saline increased the plasma osmolality, but not the plasma concentration of vasopressin. An oral water load (20 ml/kg of body weight) did not suppress the plasma vasopressin level or induce diuresis. Pretreatment with hydrocortisone normalized the response of plasma vasopressin to the water load was well as the diuretic response during the hypothyroid state. The urinary excretion of 17-hydroxycorticosteroids was below normal in the hypothyroid state in the face of normal serum cortisol concentration. The correction of the hypothyroidism returned these abnormalities to normal. A disturbed metabolism of glucocorticoid may have been responsible for the hyponatremia and disturbance in plasma vasopressin regulation observed in this hypothyroid patient.
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- K Yonemura
- First Department of Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan
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Shimizu M, Furuya R, Kawawa T, Sasaki T. Bone wound healing after maxillary molar extraction in ovariectomized aged rats: quantitative backscattered electron image analysis. Anat Rec 2000; 259:76-85. [PMID: 10760746 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0185(20000501)259:1<76::aid-ar9>3.0.co;2-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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The processes of bone wound healing after maxillary molar extraction in ovariectomized aged rats were examined by means of quantitative backscattered electron image analysis and energy-dispersive X-ray microanalysis. Six-month-old female rats were either sham-operated or underwent bilateral ovariectomy (OVX), and 60 days postoperatively, the maxillary first molars were extracted. On post-extraction days 7, 30, and 60, the dissected and resin-embedded maxillae were micromilled in the transverse direction through the extracted alveolar sockets, and new bone formation on the buccal maxillary bone surface and within the extracted alveolar sockets was examined. In both sham-operated control and OVX rats, new bone formation was recognized on the buccal bone surface, as well as within the extracted sockets, and increased daily through to day 60. In comparison to sham-operated controls, new bone formation in OVX rats was significantly decreased both on the buccal bone surface and within the extracted sockets. Our results suggest that bone wound healing by new bone formation after maxillary molar extraction is significantly decreased in OVX-induced osteoporosis.
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- M Shimizu
- First Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Showa University, 2-1-1 Kitasenzoku, Ohta-ku, Tokyo 145-8515, Japan
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Odamaki M, Furuya R, Ohkawa S, Yoneyama T, Nishikino M, Hishida A, Kumagai H. Altered abdominal fat distribution and its association with the serum lipid profile in non-diabetic haemodialysis patients. Nephrol Dial Transplant 1999; 14:2427-32. [PMID: 10528668 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/14.10.2427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [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: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Disturbances of lipid and carbohydrate metabolism may be associated with the distribution of abdominal adiposity. However, little is known about the alteration of abdominal adiposity and its association with the serum lipid profile in haemodialysis patients. METHODS We evaluated the distribution of abdominal adiposity by using computed tomography and examined its relationship with the serum lipid profile in 92 non-diabetic haemodialysis patients and 80 control subjects with normal renal function. Since the mean body mass index (BMI) and total body fat mass were significantly lower in the haemodialysis patients than in the control subjects, the subcutaneous abdominal fat area and the visceral fat area were standardized by body mass index and compared between the haemodialysis patients and the control subjects. RESULTS Mean subcutaneous fat area/body mass index (SFA/BMI) was significantly lower, and mean visceral fat area/body mass index (VFA/BMI) was significantly higher in the haemodialysis patients (SFA/BMI, 2.40+/-0.12; VFA/BMI, 2.28+/-0.15) than in the control subjects (SFA/BMI, 3.75+/-0.21, P<0.01; VFA/BMI, 1.65+/-0.15, P<0.01). Consequently, visceral fat area/ subcutaneous fat area ratio was significantly higher in the haemodialysis patients (1.05+/-0.07) than in the control subjects (0.46+/-0.04, P<0.01). A scattered plot of visceral fat area relative to BMI revealed that visceral fat area was higher in the haemodialysis patients than in the control subjects at any BMI level. A simple regression analysis showed that BMI, total body fat mass, subcutaneous fat area and visceral fat area were all associated with serum triglycerides and the atherogenic index, (total cholesterol-HDL cholesterol)/HDL cholesterol. Furthermore, a multiple regression analysis indicated that the visceral fat area was the best predictor for either the atherogenic index or triglycerides among these fat components. CONCLUSIONS These data indicate that haemodialysis patients exhibited a visceral fat accumulation irrespective of BMI, and this shift of abdominal adiposity might be associated with disturbance of the serum lipid profile in non-diabetic haemodialysis patients.
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- M Odamaki
- Department of Clinical Nutrition, School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Japan
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Watanabe I, Andoh T, Furuya R, Sasaki T, Kamiya Y, Itoh H. Depressant and convulsant barbiturates both inhibit neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Anesth Analg 1999; 88:1406-11. [PMID: 10357353 DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199906000-00038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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UNLABELLED Neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (neuronal nAchRs) are sensitive to many anesthetics, including barbiturates, which suggests that these receptors are potential sites for anesthetic action. Subtle changes in molecular structures of the anesthetic barbiturates can produce compounds with potent convulsant activity. Whereas R(-) isomer of 1-methyl-5-phenyl-5-propyl barbituric acid (MPPB) exerts anesthetic action, S(+)MPPB exhibits pure excitatory effects, including convulsion. 5-(2-cyclohexilidene-ethyl)-5-ethyl barbituric acid is another example of a convulsant barbiturate. We compared the effects of depressant and convulsant barbiturates on the neuronal nAchR-mediated current to determine whether inhibition of neuronal nAchRs contributes to the anesthetic action of barbiturates. Whole cell nicotine-induced currents were recorded in PC12 derived from rat pheochromocytoma, using the conventional whole cell patch clamp technique in the presence and absence of barbiturates. Both depressant and convulsant barbiturates inhibited the nicotine-induced inward current reversibly and in a dose-dependent manner when co-applied with nicotine. All barbiturates accelerated the current decay. There was no significant difference between the concentrations for 50% inhibition for MPPB isomers. There was no correlation between inhibition of ganglionic nAchRs and anesthetic effects of the barbiturates. These results strongly oppose the idea that inhibition of neuronal nAchRs contributes to the anesthetic action of barbiturates. IMPLICATIONS We found that both convulsant and depressant barbiturates inhibit the current mediated through ganglionic nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in PC12 cells. This finding suggests that the inhibition of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors does not contribute to the anesthetic action of barbiturates.
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- I Watanabe
- Department of Anesthesiology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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Kamiya Y, Andoh T, Furuya R, Hattori S, Watanabe I, Sasaki T, Ito H, Okumura F. Comparison of the effects of convulsant and depressant barbiturate stereoisomers on AMPA-type glutamate receptors. Anesthesiology 1999; 90:1704-13. [PMID: 10360870 DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199906000-00028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionic acid (AMPA)-type glutamate receptors mediate fast excitatory synaptic transmission in the central nervous system. Although barbiturates have been shown to suppress the AMPA receptor-mediated responses, it is unclear whether this effect contributes to the anesthetic action of barbiturates. The authors compared the effects of depressant [R(-)] and convulsant [S(+)] stereoisomers of 1-methyl-5-phenyl-5-propyl barbituric acid (MPPB) on the AMPA and gamma-aminobutyric acid type A (GABA(A)) receptor-mediated currents to determine if the inhibitory effects on AMPA receptors correlate to the in vivo effects of the isomers. METHOD The authors measured whole-cell currents in the rat cultured cortical neuron at holding potential of -60 mV. Kainate 500 microM was applied as the agonist for AMPA receptors. Thiopental (3-300 microM), R(-)-MPPB or S(+)-MPPB (100-1,000 microM) was coapplied with kainate under the condition in which the GABA(A) receptor-mediated current was blocked. Effects of MPPB isomers on the current elicited by GABA 1 microM were studied in the separate experiments. RESULTS Thiopental inhibited the kainate-induced current reversibly and in a dose-dependent manner, with a concentration for 50% inhibition of 49.3 microM. Both R(-)-MPPB and S(+)-MPPB inhibited the kainate-induced current with a little stereoselectivity. R(-)-MPPB was slightly but significantly more potent than S(+)-MPPB. In contrast, R(-)-MPPB enhanced but S(+)-MPPB reduced the GABA-induced current. CONCLUSIONS Both convulsant and depressant stereoisomers of the barbiturate inhibited the AMPA receptor-mediated current despite of their opposite effects on the central nervous system in vivo. Although thiopental exhibited a considerable inhibition of AMPA receptors, the results suggest that the inhibition of AMPA receptors contributes little to the hypnotic action of the barbiturates.
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- Y Kamiya
- Department of Anesthesiology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Japan
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Watanabe I, Andoh T, Furuya R, Sasaki T, Kamiya Y, Itoh H. Depressant and Convulsant Barbiturates Both Inhibit Neuronal Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors. Anesth Analg 1999. [DOI: 10.1213/00000539-199906000-00038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Odamaki M, Furuya R, Yoneyama T, Nishikino M, Hibi I, Miyaji K, Kumagai H. Association of the serum leptin concentration with weight loss in chronic hemodialysis patients. Am J Kidney Dis 1999; 33:361-8. [PMID: 10023651 DOI: 10.1016/s0272-6386(99)70313-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Circulating leptin, which is partly cleared by the kidney, has been reported to increase with chronic renal failure and thus may play a role in the weight loss of patients with chronic renal failure. We investigated the association of body weight loss with the serum leptin concentration in Japanese hemodialysis patients. The relationship between serum leptin and the body mass index (BMI) or body fat mass was compared among 181 patients undergoing hemodialysis and 185 control subjects. There was no difference in the serum leptin concentration between the hemodialysis patients (HD) and controls (C) for either the men (3.9 +/- 0.2 ng/mL for HD, n=117; 3.9 +/- 0.3 ng/mL for C, n=89; NS) or women (8.9 +/- 1.2 ng/mL for HD, n=64; 7.4 +/- 0.5 ng/mL for C, n=96; NS), whereas BMI of the hemodialysis patients was significantly lower than that of the controls for both the men (20.1 +/- 0.2 kg/m2 for HD, 22.4 +/- 0.3 kg/m2 for C, P < 0.001) and women (19.2 +/- 0.3 kg/m2 for HD, 22.0 +/- 0.4 kg/m2 for C, P < 0.001). The serum leptin/body fat mass ratio was significantly correlated with the weight change of the patients during a follow-up evaluation period of 17 months (r = -0.37, P < 0.05 for men, n=27 and r = -0.53, P < 0.005 for women, n=28), indicating the possibility that a relatively high level of serum leptin had induced weight loss in the hemodialysis patients. The serum leptin/body fat mass ratio also showed a significant inverse correlation with the duration of hemodialysis (r = -0.31, P < 0.05 for men and r = -0.49, P < 0.05 for women). A multiple regression analysis indicated that the body fat mass was significantly correlated with serum leptin concentration, whereas the fat distribution did not have any relationship with leptin. These data indicate that a high level of serum leptin relative to the body fat mass might be associated with weight loss in long-term hemodialysis patients. The serum leptin level relative to the body fat mass also seems to have been affected by the duration of hemodialysis.
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- M Odamaki
- Department of Clinical Nutrition, School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Japan
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Furuya R, Oka K, Watanabe I, Kamiya Y, Itoh H, Andoh T. The Effects of Ketamine and Propofol on Neuronal Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors and P2x Purinoceptors in PC12 Cells. Anesth Analg 1999. [DOI: 10.1213/00000539-199901000-00033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Ishihara A, Sasaki T, Debari K, Furuya R, Kawawa T, Ramamurthy NS, Golub LM. Effects of ovariectomy on bone morphology in maxillae of mature rats. J Electron Microsc (Tokyo) 1999; 48:465-469. [PMID: 10510861 DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jmicro.a023703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Postmenopausal oestrogen deficiency results in bone loss (osteoporosis) in humans and experimental animals. The loss of trabecular bone in the ovariectomized (OVX) rat provides a useful experimental model of post-menopausal osteoporosis. At 5 months after ovariectomy of 3-month-old female rats, the mid and distal femurs and maxillae were dissected and processed for quantitative backscattered electron microscopic examinations. Histomorphometric analysis of femurs in OVX rats showed significant loss in metaphyseal trabecular bone areas compared with sham-operated controls; no significant bone loss was observed in the cortical bone areas of mid-diaphyses in OVX rats. Net bone areas in the maxillae of OVX rats was similar to that of sham-operated controls. Bone structure of maxillae in OVX rats was also similar to that in controls. Our results suggest that, in this animal model of osteoporosis, prominent bone loss occurs mainly in the bone areas formed by endochondral ossification such as distal femurs, but those areas formed by intramembranous ossification such as mid-femurs and maxillae sustained less effects by OVX.
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Furuya R, Oka K, Watanabe I, Kamiya Y, Itoh H, Andoh T. The effects of ketamine and propofol on neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and P2x purinoceptors in PC12 cells. Anesth Analg 1999; 88:174-80. [PMID: 9895088 DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199901000-00033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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UNLABELLED We studied the effects of ketamine and propofol on two ligand-gated ion channels mediating fast synaptic transmission through sympathetic ganglia, neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAchRs), and P2X purinoceptors in a rat pheochromocytoma cell line PC12 using whole cell voltage clamp recording. Ketamine and propofol similarly inhibited the nicotine-induced inward current reversibly and dose-dependently at the membrane potential of -60 mV but had no effects on the adenosine triphosphate-induced current. Both anesthetics accelerated the current decay during agonist application, resulting in greater inhibition on the steady current than the peak current. The 50% inhibition concentration values for the steady current were lower than the clinically relevant concentrations for ketamine (2.8+/-0.6 microM) and higher than those for propofol (5.4+/-0.6 microM). Both anesthetics induced an addition of the fast component to the decay phase and an acceleration of the slow component, which suggests an open channel blockade or an enhancement of desensitization as a mechanism. The effects on closed channels seemed to be small because preincubation with the anesthetics did not significantly augment the block. Inhibition was voltage-independent at membrane potentials between -20 and -70 mV and was consistent with a noncompetitive block. Inhibition of the neuronal nAchR-mediated current may lead to the suppression of synaptic transmission in sympathetic ganglia by ketamine, but not by propofol, at the clinically relevant concentrations. However, these results are not consistent with changes in sympathetic nerve activities reported for animals or humans anesthetized with ketamine or propofol, which suggests effects from other systems, such as the central nervous system in vivo. IMPLICATIONS Ketamine (at smaller than clinically relevant concentrations) and propofol (at larger than clinically relevant concentrations) inhibited neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor-mediated current in PC12 cells, which possess the receptors that resemble those in postganglionic sympathetic neurons. These findings are not consistent with in vivo experiments, which suggests that effects from other systems, such as the central nervous system, are of importance.
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- R Furuya
- Department of Anesthesiology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Japan
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Furuya R, Hirai A, Andoh T, Kudoh I, Okumura F. Successful perioperative management of a patient with Parkinson's disease by enteral levodopa administration under propofol anesthesia. Anesthesiology 1998; 89:261-3. [PMID: 9667318 DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199807000-00035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- R Furuya
- Department of Anesthesiology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan.
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Furuya R, Akiu S, Naganuma M, Fukuda M, Hirobe T. The proliferation and differentiation of neonatal epidermal melanocytes in F1 hairless mice of HR-1 x HR/De in serum-free culture. J Dermatol 1998; 25:211-21. [PMID: 9609977 DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1998.tb02384.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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To investigate the characteristics of the proliferation and differentiation of epidermal melanocytes in F1 hairless mice of HR-1 x HR/De parents in vitro, cell suspensions of the neonatal epidermis were cultured in a serum-free medium supplemented with dibutyryl adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (DBcAMP) and/or basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF). The differentiation of melanocytes was induced by treatment with DBcAMP. In contrast, the sustained proliferation of melanoblasts was induced by combined treatment with DBcAMP and bFGF. The melanoblasts could be subcultured in serum-free medium supplemented with the two factors in the presence of keratinocytes, but not in their absence. This is the first report of successful culture of melanoblasts and melanocytes from hairless mice; it is expected to be useful in understanding the mechanism of the development of pigmented spots in the epidermis of (HR-1 x HR/De)F1 mice, which are reported to be induced by repeated exposure to ultraviolet light B.
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- R Furuya
- Shiseido Research Center, Yokohama, Japan
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Shimizu M, Sasaki T, Ishihara A, Furuya R, Kawawa T. Bone wound healing after maxillary molar extraction in ovariectomized aged rats. J Electron Microsc (Tokyo) 1998; 47:517-526. [PMID: 9881457 DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jmicro.a023623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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We studied bone wound healing processes after maxillary molar extraction in ovariectomized (OVX) aged rats, as an experimental model of postmenopausal osteoporosis, by means of scanning electron microscopy. Six-month-old female rats were either sham-operated or bilaterally OVX; and at 60 days postoperatively, the maxillary first molars were extracted. On postextraction days 4, 7, 30 and 60, the dissected maxillae were fixed and the alveolar bone surfaces around the extracted alveolar sockets were examined. In sham-operated controls, new bone formation was recognized on the buccal-side bone surfaces on day 4 and then increased in extent daily through day 60 mainly on the buccal and mesial sides. On day 60, the extracted sockets were filled with new bone mass and the surrounding alveolar bone surfaces had become smooth, indicating decreased bone metabolism. Bone resorption was prominent throughout the bone surfaces around and within the extracted sockets, increased in extent through day 7, but had decreased by day 60. In comparison to sham-operated controls, new bone formation in OVX rats was slightly increased in the early phase but subsequently showed a marked decrease. Bone resorption in OVX rats was greatly stimulated and was comparatively long-lasting. These results suggest that, under the present experimental conditions, in bone wound healing after maxillary molar extraction, (i) ovariectomy stimulates sustained bone resorption and (ii) bone formation and resorption both take place at specific sites on alveolar bone surfaces.
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- M Shimizu
- First Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan
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Andoh T, Furuya R, Oka K, Hattori S, Watanabe I, Kamiya Y, Okumura F. Differential effects of thiopental on neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and P2X purinergic receptors in PC12 cells. Anesthesiology 1997; 87:1199-209. [PMID: 9366473 DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199711000-00025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND PC12 cells, derived from rat pheochromocytoma, express neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAchRs) and P2X purinergic receptors, both of which resemble the receptors in postganglionic sympathetic neurons. The former is the established and the latter is the putative receptor to mediate fast synaptic transmission. The authors investigated effects of thiopental on these two ligand-gated ion channels. METHODS Whole cell currents were recorded in PC12 cells without treatment of nerve growth factor, using conventional whole cell patch clamp technique. Nicotine or adenosine triphosphate (ATP) 30 microM was applied for 4-5 s in the absence or presence of thiopental 3-300 microM. RESULTS Nicotine induced the rapidly decaying inward current at -60 mV, which exhibited the characteristics of the neuronal nAchR-mediated current. Thiopental inhibited the nicotine-induced inward current and accelerated the current decay in a dose-dependent manner, resulting in the greater effects on the steady current than the peak current. IC50s for the peak and steady current were 56.7 and 7.4 microM, when the anesthetic was coapplied with nicotine. Thiopental's inhibition was not associated with a change in the reversal potential and was voltage-independent at membrane potential of -30 to -70 mV. Most of thiopental's effects seemed to require channel opening. In contrast to the nicotine-induced current, thiopental had little effect on the current elicited by ATP. CONCLUSIONS Thiopental, whose reported EC50 for general anesthesia is 25 microM, inhibited the neuronal nAchR-mediated current but not the P2X receptor-mediated response in PC12 cells at clinically relevant concentrations. Inhibition may result in suppression of synaptic transmission in sympathetic ganglia.
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- T Andoh
- Department of Anesthesiology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan.
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This study was conducted to determine whether cultured renal cells exposed to previous uranium injury would be resistant to subsequent insult, and if so, the mechanisms for this resistance. The addition of a toxic dose of uranyl acetate (UA) (1 X 10(-3) mol/L) for 48 hours to the culture medium significantly enhanced the release of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) from LLC-PK1 cells, expressed as LDH activity in the medium corrected by protein content of the cells, compared with control conditions (31.5 +/- 3.6 vs 5.5 +/- 0.6 Wroblewski unit/microg protein, p < 0.01). Pretreatment with a toxic dose of UA (1 x 10(-3) mol/L for 24 hours) or heat stress (42 degrees C for 30 minutes) significantly lessened the extent of increase in LDH after exposure to toxic doses of UA for 48 hours (15.2 +/- 1.4 and 7.6 +/- 0.6 Wroblewski unit/microg protein, respectively). Pretreatment with a nontoxic dose of UA (3 x 10(-4) mol/L for 24 hours) had no effect on the release of LDH after a toxic dose of UA treatment (38.6 +/- 7.0 Wroblewski unit/microg protein). Quercetin (100 microm ) and staurosporine (0.1 microg/ml), both known to inhibit the development of thermotolerance, hindered acquisition of the resistance to rechallenge with UA (42.5 +/- 1.1 and 38.9 +/- 1.8 Wroblewski unit/microg protein, respectively). Quercetin did not modify the UA-induced increase in the release of LDH in cells not pretreated with UA or heat stress. It follows from these findings that LLC-PK1 cells previously exposed to a toxic dose of UA are resistant to rechallenged insult and that mechanisms similar to those for thermotolerance might contribute to this acquired resistances.
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- R Furuya
- Department of Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Japan
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Furuya R, Hishida A. [Acute renal failure in glomerulonephritis and nephrotic syndrome]. Ryoikibetsu Shokogun Shirizu 1997:121-3. [PMID: 9277700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- R Furuya
- Department of Internal Medicine, Iwata Municipal Hospital
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Furuya R, Kunimi M, Ihara F, Ishihara M, Mori K, Yoshiya K, Sakakibara K, Iida K, Nishino M, Yoshitoshi K. [A case of vigorous achalasia, successfully treated with isosorbide dinitrate spray]. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 1995; 92:1765-9. [PMID: 7474469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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- R Furuya
- Department of Gastroenterology, Omori Japanese Red Cross Hospital
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Yamashita F, Suzuki T, Takeuchi K, Furuya R, Yonemura K, Yamamoto T, Kimura M, Hishida A, Kaneko E, Kobayashi H. [Case of minimal change nephrotic syndrome with high levels of CA 125 antigen]. Nihon Naika Gakkai Zasshi 1995; 84:951-3. [PMID: 7658129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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