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Kawaguchi K, Kuroda K, Zhao Z, Tani S, Harasawa A, Fukushima Y, Tanaka H, Noguchi R, Iimori T, Yaji K, Fujisawa M, Shin S, Komori F, Kobayashi Y, Kondo T. Time-, spin-, and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy with a 1-MHz 10.7-eV pulse laser. Rev Sci Instrum 2023; 94:083902. [PMID: 37540119 DOI: 10.1063/5.0151859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2023] [Accepted: 07/05/2023] [Indexed: 08/05/2023]
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We describe a setup of time-, spin-, and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (tr-SARPES) employing a 10.7 eV (λ = 115.6 nm) pulse laser at a 1 MHz repetition rate as a probe photon source. This equipment effectively combines the technologies of a high-power Yb:fiber laser, ultraviolet-driven harmonic generation in Xe gas, and a SARPES apparatus equipped with very-low-energy-electron-diffraction spin detectors. A high repetition rate (1 MHz) of the probe laser allows experiments with the photoemission space-charge effects significantly reduced, despite a high flux of 1013 photons/s on the sample. The relatively high photon energy (10.7 eV) also brings the capability of observing a wide momentum range that covers the entire Brillouin zone of many materials while ensuring high momentum resolution. The experimental setup overcomes the low efficiency of spin-resolved measurements, which gets even more severe for the pump-probed unoccupied states, and affords the opportunity to investigate ultrafast electron and spin dynamics of modern quantum materials with energy and time resolutions of 25 meV and 360 fs, respectively.
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- Kaishu Kawaguchi
- Institute for Solid State Physics (ISSP), The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
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- Institute for Solid State Physics (ISSP), The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
- Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
- International Institute for Sustainability with Knotted Chiral Meta Matter (WPI-SKCM2), Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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- School of Information Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- Institute for Solid State Physics (ISSP), The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
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- Institute for Solid State Physics (ISSP), The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
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- Institute for Solid State Physics (ISSP), The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
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- Institute for Solid State Physics (ISSP), The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
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- Institute for Solid State Physics (ISSP), The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
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- Institute for Solid State Physics (ISSP), The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
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- Center for Basic Research on Materials, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0003, Japan
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- Institute for Solid State Physics (ISSP), The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
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- Office of University Professor, The University of Tokyo, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
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- Institute for Solid State Physics (ISSP), The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
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- Institute for Solid State Physics (ISSP), The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
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- Institute for Solid State Physics (ISSP), The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
- Trans-Scale Quantum Science Institute, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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Torkington J, Harries R, O'Connell S, Knight L, Islam S, Bashir N, Watkins A, Fegan G, Cornish J, Rees B, Cole H, Jarvis H, Jones S, Russell I, Bosanquet D, Cleves A, Sewell B, Farr A, Zbrzyzna N, Fiera N, Ellis-Owen R, Hilton Z, Parry C, Bradbury A, Wall P, Hill J, Winter D, Cocks K, Harris D, Hilton J, Vakis S, Hanratty D, Rajagopal R, Akbar F, Ben-Sassi A, Francis N, Jones L, Williamson M, Lindsey I, West R, Smart C, Ziprin P, Agarwal T, Faulkner G, Pinkney T, Vimalachandran D, Lawes D, Faiz O, Nisar P, Smart N, Wilson T, Myers A, Lund J, Smolarek S, Acheson A, Horwood J, Ansell J, Phillips S, Davies M, Davies L, Bird S, Palmer N, Williams M, Galanopoulos G, Rao PD, Jones D, Barnett R, Tate S, Wheat J, Patel N, Rahmani S, Toynton E, Smith L, Reeves N, Kealaher E, Williams G, Sekaran C, Evans M, Beynon J, Egan R, Qasem E, Khot U, Ather S, Mummigati P, Taylor G, Williamson J, Lim J, Powell A, Nageswaran H, Williams A, Padmanabhan J, Phillips K, Ford T, Edwards J, Varney N, Hicks L, Greenway C, Chesters K, Jones H, Blake P, Brown C, Roche L, Jones D, Feeney M, Shah P, Rutter C, McGrath C, Curtis N, Pippard L, Perry J, Allison J, Ockrim J, Dalton R, Allison A, Rendell J, Howard L, Beesley K, Dennison G, Burton J, Bowen G, Duberley S, Richards L, Giles J, Katebe J, Dalton S, Wood J, Courtney E, Hompes R, Poole A, Ward S, Wilkinson L, Hardstaff L, Bogden M, Al-Rashedy M, Fensom C, Lunt N, McCurrie M, Peacock R, Malik K, Burns H, Townley B, Hill P, Sadat M, Khan U, Wignall C, Murati D, Dhanaratne M, Quaid S, Gurram S, Smith D, Harris P, Pollard J, DiBenedetto G, Chadwick J, Hull R, Bach S, Morton D, Hollier K, Hardy V, Ghods M, Tyrrell D, Ashraf S, Glasbey J, Ashraf M, Garner S, Whitehouse A, Yeung D, Mohamed SN, Wilkin R, Suggett N, Lee C, Bagul A, McNeill C, Eardley N, Mahapatra R, Gabriel C, Datt P, Mahmud S, Daniels I, McDermott F, Nodolsk M, Park L, Scott H, Trickett J, Bearn P, Trivedi P, Frost V, Gray C, Croft M, Beral D, Osborne J, Pugh R, Herdman G, George R, Howell AM, Al-Shahaby S, Narendrakumar B, Mohsen Y, Ijaz S, Nasseri M, Herrod P, Brear T, Reilly JJ, Sohal A, Otieno C, Lai W, Coleman M, Platt E, Patrick A, Pitman C, Balasubramanya S, Dickson E, Warman R, Newton C, Tani S, Simpson J, Banerjee A, Siddika A, Campion D, Humes D, Randhawa N, Saunders J, Bharathan B, Hay O. Incisional hernia following colorectal cancer surgery according to suture technique: Hughes Abdominal Repair Randomized Trial (HART). Br J Surg 2022; 109:943-950. [PMID: 35979802 PMCID: PMC10364691 DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znac198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Revised: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Incisional hernias cause morbidity and may require further surgery. HART (Hughes Abdominal Repair Trial) assessed the effect of an alternative suture method on the incidence of incisional hernia following colorectal cancer surgery. METHODS A pragmatic multicentre single-blind RCT allocated patients undergoing midline incision for colorectal cancer to either Hughes closure (double far-near-near-far sutures of 1 nylon suture at 2-cm intervals along the fascia combined with conventional mass closure) or the surgeon's standard closure. The primary outcome was the incidence of incisional hernia at 1 year assessed by clinical examination. An intention-to-treat analysis was performed. RESULTS Between August 2014 and February 2018, 802 patients were randomized to either Hughes closure (401) or the standard mass closure group (401). At 1 year after surgery, 672 patients (83.7 per cent) were included in the primary outcome analysis; 50 of 339 patients (14.8 per cent) in the Hughes group and 57 of 333 (17.1 per cent) in the standard closure group had incisional hernia (OR 0.84, 95 per cent c.i. 0.55 to 1.27; P = 0.402). At 2 years, 78 patients (28.7 per cent) in the Hughes repair group and 84 (31.8 per cent) in the standard closure group had incisional hernia (OR 0.86, 0.59 to 1.25; P = 0.429). Adverse events were similar in the two groups, apart from the rate of surgical-site infection, which was higher in the Hughes group (13.2 versus 7.7 per cent; OR 1.82, 1.14 to 2.91; P = 0.011). CONCLUSION The incidence of incisional hernia after colorectal cancer surgery is high. There was no statistical difference in incidence between Hughes closure and mass closure at 1 or 2 years. REGISTRATION NUMBER ISRCTN25616490 (http://www.controlled-trials.com).
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Arikawa T, Hiraoka T, Morimoto S, Blanchard F, Tani S, Tanaka T, Sakai K, Kitajima H, Sasaki K, Tanaka K. Transfer of orbital angular momentum of light to plasmonic excitations in metamaterials. Sci Adv 2020; 6:eaay1977. [PMID: 32582843 PMCID: PMC7292619 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aay1977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2019] [Accepted: 05/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The emergence of the vortex beam with orbital angular momentum (OAM) has provided intriguing possibilities to induce optical transitions beyond the framework of the electric dipole interaction. The uniqueness stems from the OAM transfer from light to material, as demonstrated in electronic transitions in atomic systems. In this study, we report on the OAM transfer to electrons in solid-state systems, which has been elusive to date. Using metamaterials (periodically textured metallic disks), we show that multipolar modes of the surface electromagnetic excitations (so-called spoof localized surface plasmons) are selectively induced by the terahertz vortex beam. Our results reveal selection rules governed by the conservation of the total angular momentum, which is confirmed by numerical simulations. The efficient transfer of light's OAM to elementary excitations in solid-state systems at room temperature opens up new possibilities of OAM manipulation.
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- T. Arikawa
- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS), Montréal, Québec H3C 1K3, Canada
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- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS), Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS), Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido 001-0020, Japan
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- Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido 001-0020, Japan
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- Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido 001-0020, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS), Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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Funakoshi Y, Imamura H, Tani S, Adachi H, Fukumitsu R, Sunohara T, Omura Y, Matsui Y, Sasaki N, Fukuda T, Akiyama R, Horiuchi K, Kajiura S, Shigeyasu M, Iihara K, Sakai N. Predictors of Cerebral Aneurysm Rupture after Coil Embolization: Single-Center Experience with Recanalized Aneurysms. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2020; 41:828-835. [PMID: 32381548 PMCID: PMC7228172 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a6558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2019] [Accepted: 02/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Recanalization after coil embolization is widely studied. However, there are limited data on how recanalized aneurysms rupture. Herein, we describe our experience with the rupture of recanalized aneurysms and discuss the type of recanalized aneurysms at greatest rupture risk. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 426 unruptured aneurysms and 169 ruptured aneurysms underwent coil embolization in our institution between January 2009 and December 2017. Recanalization occurred in 38 (8.9%) of 426 unruptured aneurysms (unruptured group) and 37 (21.9%) of 169 ruptured aneurysms (ruptured group). The Modified Raymond-Roy classification on DSA was used to categorize the recanalization type. Follow-up DSA was scheduled until 6 months after treatment, and follow-up MRA was scheduled yearly. If recanalization was suspected on MRA, DSA was performed. RESULTS In the unruptured group, the median follow-up term was 74.0 months. Retreatment for recanalization was performed in 18 aneurysms. Four of 20 untreated recanalized aneurysms (0.94% of total coiled aneurysms) ruptured. In untreated recanalized aneurysms, class IIIb aneurysms ruptured significantly more frequently than class II and IIIa (P = .025). In the ruptured group, the median follow-up term was 28.0 months. Retreatment for recanalization was performed in 16 aneurysms. Four of 21 untreated recanalized aneurysms (2.37% of total coiled aneurysms) ruptured. Class IIIb aneurysms ruptured significantly more frequently than class II and IIIa (P = .02). CONCLUSIONS The types of recanalization after coil embolization may be predictors of rupture. Coiled aneurysms with class IIIb recanalization should undergo early retreatment because of an increased rupture risk.
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- Y Funakoshi
- From the Department of Neurosurgery (Y.F., H.I., S.T., H.A., R.F., T.S., Y.O., Y.M., N.Sasaki, T.F., R.A., K.H., S.K., M.S., N.Sakai), Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (Y.F., H.I., S.T., H.A., R.F., T.S., Y.O., Y.M., N.Sasaki, T.F., R.A., K.H., S.K., M.S., N.Sakai), Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (Y.F., H.I., S.T., H.A., R.F., T.S., Y.O., Y.M., N.Sasaki, T.F., R.A., K.H., S.K., M.S., N.Sakai), Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (Y.F., H.I., S.T., H.A., R.F., T.S., Y.O., Y.M., N.Sasaki, T.F., R.A., K.H., S.K., M.S., N.Sakai), Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (Y.F., H.I., S.T., H.A., R.F., T.S., Y.O., Y.M., N.Sasaki, T.F., R.A., K.H., S.K., M.S., N.Sakai), Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (Y.F., H.I., S.T., H.A., R.F., T.S., Y.O., Y.M., N.Sasaki, T.F., R.A., K.H., S.K., M.S., N.Sakai), Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (Y.F., H.I., S.T., H.A., R.F., T.S., Y.O., Y.M., N.Sasaki, T.F., R.A., K.H., S.K., M.S., N.Sakai), Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (Y.F., H.I., S.T., H.A., R.F., T.S., Y.O., Y.M., N.Sasaki, T.F., R.A., K.H., S.K., M.S., N.Sakai), Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (Y.F., H.I., S.T., H.A., R.F., T.S., Y.O., Y.M., N.Sasaki, T.F., R.A., K.H., S.K., M.S., N.Sakai), Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (Y.F., H.I., S.T., H.A., R.F., T.S., Y.O., Y.M., N.Sasaki, T.F., R.A., K.H., S.K., M.S., N.Sakai), Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (Y.F., H.I., S.T., H.A., R.F., T.S., Y.O., Y.M., N.Sasaki, T.F., R.A., K.H., S.K., M.S., N.Sakai), Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (Y.F., H.I., S.T., H.A., R.F., T.S., Y.O., Y.M., N.Sasaki, T.F., R.A., K.H., S.K., M.S., N.Sakai), Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (Y.F., H.I., S.T., H.A., R.F., T.S., Y.O., Y.M., N.Sasaki, T.F., R.A., K.H., S.K., M.S., N.Sakai), Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (Y.F., H.I., S.T., H.A., R.F., T.S., Y.O., Y.M., N.Sasaki, T.F., R.A., K.H., S.K., M.S., N.Sakai), Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery (K.I.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (Y.F., H.I., S.T., H.A., R.F., T.S., Y.O., Y.M., N.Sasaki, T.F., R.A., K.H., S.K., M.S., N.Sakai), Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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Matsuo R, Tani S, Atsumi W, Matsumoto N. P4412Association of sleep duration with cardio-metabolic risk leading to development of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz745.0816] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background
Sleep duration, mostly of short duration, has emerged as a potential factor in adverse cardio-metabolic risk. We investigated the relationship between sleep duration and cardio-metabolic risk leading to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD).
Purpose
We examined the association between sleep duration and cardio-metabolic risk in Japanese men.
Methods
This cross-sectional study was conducted using a sample of 6,907 apparent healthy men who had undergone medical examinations at the Health Planning Center of Nihon University Hospital between April, 2015 and May, 2016. The relationship between waist circumference, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), HbA1c, non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C) level, and sleep duration was evaluated.
Results
Both unusually short and long sleep durations were associated with waist circumference, impaired glucose tolerance and high non-HDL-C level (Figure). Compared with men sleeping 7 to 8 hours, the relative risk of abdominal obesity (defined according to the Japanese criteria for metabolic syndrome as a waist circumference of 85cm≥) among men sleeping ≥8 h was 1.27 (95% Confidence interval (CI), 1.05–1.55, p<0.01); the relative risk of a high HOMA-IR (2.0≥) level among men sleeping <5 h was 1.43 (95% CI, 1.00–2.05, p<0.05); among men sleeping ≥8 h the relative risk was 1.38 (95% CI, 1.08–1.77, p=0.01); the relative risk of a HbA1c level of ≥5.6% (defined as “high” by a specialized life style checkup program for the detection of symptoms of metabolic syndrome in Japan) among men sleeping <5 h was 1.39 (95% CI, 1.01–1.65, p<0.05); the relative risk of a non-HDL-C level of ≥170 mg/dL (defined as “high” by the Japanese Arteriosclerosis Society based on a lipid control target value for the primary prevention of ASCVD) among men sleeping ≥8 was 1.40 (95% CI, 1.13–1.76, p<0.01). These analyses were adjusted for age, psychological stress, and the use of cholesterol-lowering, blood-pressure lowering, and anti-diabetic medications.
Conclusion
The results suggest that unusually short and long sleep durations may increase cardio-metabolic risk. To further reduce the risk of ASCVD, it may be of particular importance to emphasize adequate sleep duration.
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- R Matsuo
- Nihon University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Nihon University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Nihon University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Zoungrana J, Kyelem CG, Sondo KA, Naibi KA, Hema A, Kabore NF, Poda A, Bado A, Yaméogo I, Séré H, Ouedraogo AS, Tani S, Tarnagda Z. [Characteristics of Low-Level Persistent viraemias in HIV-1 Patients Treated with Second-Line ARVs at the Sourô Sanou Teaching Hospital of Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso)]. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 111:161-166. [PMID: 30793572 DOI: 10.3166/bspe-2018-0039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2017] [Accepted: 08/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We describe the characteristics of patients infected with HIV-1 as second-line antiretroviral therapy, with persisting low-level viremia. This was a descriptive retrospective study, conducted from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2016, from the Cohort of the Infectious Diseases Department of Bobo-Dioulasso University Hospital. Patients infected with HIV-1, a second line of stable ARV treatment, with ≥95% compliance for at least 12 months, asymptomatic with CVp between 50 and 1000 copies/ml in two consecutive samplings at least 3 months apart. Out of 244 patients in second-line therapy, 79 met our inclusion criteria. The mean age of the patients was 42±10.2 years. Women (35.8 years) were younger than men (43.8 years) (p=0.001). Most were married (48.1%), 23.5% of whom were polygamous. The majority of patients (38/79) in the study had a CD4 count of <200 cells/ mm3. The median duration of ARV therapy since the beginning of the therapeutic history has been 4.8 (2.5-11 years). CVp greater than 10,000 copies/ml at the start of second-line therapy (p=0.003) and TDF+FTC + DRV + RTV combination (p=0.001) were associated with persistent low viremia. A genotypic resistance test is needed for these patients in order to better adapt the ARV treatment.
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- J Zoungrana
- Service des maladies infectieuses du CHU Sanou Sourô Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Service de médecine interne du CHU Sanou Sourô Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Service des maladies infectieuses du CHU Yalgado Ouedraogo de Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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- Service des maladies infectieuses du CHU Sanou Sourô Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Service des maladies infectieuses du CHU Sanou Sourô Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Service des maladies infectieuses du CHU Sanou Sourô Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Service des maladies infectieuses du CHU Sanou Sourô Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Service de bactériologie virologie du CHU Sanou Sourô Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Service des maladies infectieuses du CHU Sanou Sourô Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Service des maladies infectieuses du CHU Sanou Sourô Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Service de bactériologie virologie du CHU Sanou Sourô Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Institut de recherche des sciences de la santé de Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Institut de recherche des sciences de la santé de Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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Furuta T, Baba S, Yamade M, Uotani T, Kagami T, Suzuki T, Tani S, Hamaya Y, Iwaizumi M, Osawa S, Sugimoto K. High incidence of autoimmune gastritis in patients misdiagnosed with two or more failures of H. pylori eradication. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2018; 48:370-377. [PMID: 29920721 DOI: 10.1111/apt.14849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2018] [Revised: 02/12/2018] [Accepted: 05/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although autoimmune gastritis (AIG) is generally considered relatively rare, we frequently encounter AIG among patients at to our hospital who have experienced at least two episodes of Helicobacter pylori eradication failure. AIMS We investigated the incidence of AIG in consecutive patients who consulted our department for H. pylori eradication with reference to eradication history. METHODS A total of 404 consecutive patients who visited the H. pylori-specific out-patient unit of our hospital from June 2015 to June 2017 were enrolled. Of these, 137 were treatment-naive, 47 had failed treatment once (single failure), and 220 had failed treatment twice or more (multiple failures) by 13 C-UBT. Gastroscopy was performed in all patients. Culture tests of gastric mucosal samples were performed for H. pylori and other bacteria positive for urease activity. Anti-parietal cell antibody (APCA) was measured. Patients with severe atrophy in the gastric corpus and positivity for APCA were diagnosed as having AIG. RESULTS A total of 43 patients were diagnosed as having AIG, of whom two were treatment-naive (1.5%, 2/137), 1 failed eradication once (2.1% 1/47), and 40 failed treatment at least twice (18.2%, 40/220). The incidence of AIG was significantly higher in the multiple failure group than in the single failure or treatment-naive groups. Urease-positive bacteria, such as Klebsiella pneumoniae and alpha-streptococcus, were identified in 33 of the 35 AIG patients who underwent culture testing. CONCLUSION AIG patients were often misdiagnosed as refractory to eradication therapy, probably because achlorhydria in AIG might allow urease-positive bacteria other than H. pylori to colonise the stomach, causing positive 13 C-UBT results.
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- T Furuta
- Center for Clinical Research, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
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- First Department of Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
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- First Department of Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
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- First Department of Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
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- First Department of Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Endoscopic and Photodynamic Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
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- First Department of Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Endoscopic and Photodynamic Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
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- First Department of Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
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Watanabe Y, Takahashi H, Furuya S, Tani S, Washio T, Kawauchi K, Kobori M, Matsuzaki M, Yuzawa Y, Ashida T, Matsuo R, Yagyu S, Matsumoto N. P1550Gender difference in cholesterol levels associated with coronary microvascular dysfunction. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy565.p1550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Y Watanabe
- Nihon University Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Nihon University Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Nihon University Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Nihon University Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Nihon University Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Nihon University Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Nihon University Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Nihon University Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Nihon University Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Nihon University Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Nihon University Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Nihon University Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Nihon University Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Tokyo, Japan
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Ikram S, Tani S, Kaur G, Hemadri M. Adult jejunal intussusception : A rare case of intestinal obstruction in adults. Int J Surg 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2018.05.130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- S Tani
- Meiji University, Kawasaki, Japan
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- PigCHAMP Pro Europa S.L., Segovia, Spain
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Tani S, Yatabe Y, Piñeiro C, Koketsu Y. 78 Lameness Culling Risks and Relative Risk Ratios for Gilts and Sows on Commercial Farms. J Anim Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/jas/sky073.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- S Tani
- Meiji University, Kawasaki, Japan
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- Meiji University, Kawasaki, Japan
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- PigCHAMP Pro Europa S.L., Segovia, Spain
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- S Tani
- Meiji University, Kawasaki, Japan
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- PigCHAMP Pro Europa S.L., Segovia, Spain
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Tani S, Watanabe H, Naito Y, Sakusabe T, Watanabe H, Nakaya J, Sasaki F, Numano T, Furuta T, Furuta T, Kimura M. High Speed Clinical Data Retrieval System with Event Time Sequence Feature. Methods Inf Med 2018; 47:560-8. [DOI: 10.3414/me9125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Summary
Objectives:
This paper illustrates a high speed clinical data retrieving system, from 10 years of data of operating hospital information system for the purposes of research, evidence creation, patient safety, etc., even incorporating time sequence of causal relations.
Methods:
Total of 73,709,298 records of 10 years at Hamamatsu University Hospital (as of June 2008) are sent from HIS to retrieval system in HL7 v2.5 format. Hierarchical variable length database is used to install them.
Results:
A search for “listing patients who were prescribed Pravastatin (Mevalotin and generic drugs, any titer)” took 1.92 seconds. “Pravastatin (any) prescribed and recorded AST >150 within two weeks” took 112.22 seconds. Searching conditions can be set to be more complex, connected by Boolean operator and/or. This system called D*D is in operation at Hamamatsu University Hospital since August 2002. It is used for 48,518 times (monthly average of 703 searches). Neither searching, nor background export of data from HIS caused delay of routine operating CPOE.
Conclusions:
Search database outside of routine operating CPOE, with daily export of order data in HL7 v2.5 format, is proved to provide excellent search environment without causing trouble. Hierarchical representation gives high-speed search response, especially with time sequence of events.
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Kimura M, Nakayasu K, Ohshima Y, Fujita N, Nakashima N, Jozaki H, Numano T, Shimizu T, Shimomura M, Sasaki F, Fujiki T, Nakashima T, Toyoda K, Hoshi H, Sakusabe T, Naito Y, Kawaguchi K, Watanabe H, Tani S. SS-MIX: A Ministry Project to Promote Standardized Healthcare Information Exchange. Methods Inf Med 2018; 50:131-9. [PMID: 21206962 DOI: 10.3414/me10-01-0015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2010] [Accepted: 08/29/2010] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
Summary
Objectives: To promote healthcare information exchange between providers and to allow hospital information systems (HIS) export information in standardized format (HL7 and DICOM) in an environment of widespread legacy systems, which only can export data in proprietary format.
Methods: Through the Shizuoka prefecture EMR project in 2004–2005, followed by the ministry’s SS-MIX project, many software products have been provided, which consist of 1) a standardized storage to receive HL7 v2.5 mes sages of patient demographics, prescription orders, laboratory results, and diagnostic disease in ICD-10, 2) a referral letter creation system, 3) a formatted document creation system, 4) a progress note/nursing record system, and 5) an archive/viewer to incorporate incoming healthcare data CD and allow users to view on HIS terminal. Meanwhile, other useful applications have been produced, such as adverse event reporting and clinical information retrieval. To achieve the above-mentioned objectives, these software products were created and propagated, because users can use these software products, provided that their HIS can export the above information to the standardized storage in HL7 v2.5 format.
Results: In 20 hospitals of Japan, the standardized storage has been installed and some applications have been used. As major HIS vendors are shipping HIS with HL7 export function since 2007, HIS of 594 hospitals in Japan became capable of exporting data in HL7 v2.5 format (as of March 2010).
Conclusions: In high CPOE installation rate (85% in 400+ bed hospitals), though most of them only capable of exporting data in proprietary format, prefecture and ministry projects were effective to promote healthcare information exchange between providers. The standardized storage became an infrastructure for many useful applications, and many hospitals started using them. Ministry designation of proposed healthcare standards was effective so as to allow vendors to conform their products, and users to install them.
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- M Kimura
- Hamamatsu University, Hamamatsu, Japan
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Kawauchi K, Furuya S, Kikushima K, Tani S, Takahashi H, Iida K, Washio T, Niizuma S, Kobori M, Ashida T, Yagyu S, Matsumoto N, Hirayama A. P1564Do endothelial-dependent and -independent coronary microvascular dysfunction coexist in women with chest pain and unobstructed coronary arteries? Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx502.p1564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Niizuma S, Furuya S, Kikushima K, Tani S, Takahashi H, Iida K, Washio T, Kawauchi K, Kobori M, Ashida T, Yagyu S, Matsumoto N, Hirayama A. P1579Does remote ischaemic preconditioning improve coronary blood flow? Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx502.p1579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Takahashi H, Furuya S, Kikushima K, Tani S, Iida K, Washio T, Niizuma S, Kawauchi K, Kobori M, Ashida T, Yagyu S, Matsumoto N, Hirayama A. P1757High prevalence of coronary microvascular spasm in women as assessed using a Doppler guide-wire. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx502.p1757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Tani S, Atsumi A, Matsuo R, Ashida T, Hirayama A. P5310Association of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids with high-density lipoprotein particle size: a pilot cross-sectional study. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx493.p5310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Yagyu S, Furuya S, Kikushima K, Tani S, Takahashi H, Iida K, Washio T, Niizuma S, Kawauchi K, Kobori M, Ashida T, Matsumoto N, Hirayama A. P1758High levels of LDL-C, apoB, and non-HDL-C associated with coronary microvascular dysfunction. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx502.p1758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Furuya S, Takahashi H, Kikushima K, Tani S, Iida K, Washio T, Niizuma S, Kawauchi K, Kobori M, Ashida T, Yagyu S, Matsumoto N, Hirayama A. P5863Diagnostic accuracy of hyperemic instantaneous wave-free ratio for obstructive coronary artery disease based on lesion location. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx493.p5863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Washio T, Furuya S, Kikushima K, Tani S, Takahashi H, Iida K, Niizuma S, Kawauchi K, Kobori M, Ashida T, Yagyu S, Matsumoto N, Hirayama A. P2387Instantaneous wave-free ratio can accurately predict the severity of coronary artery stenosis in patients under hemodialysis. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx502.p2387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Tani S, Pineiro C, Koketsu Y. 108 Mortality and survival probability of breeding-female pigs in southern European commercial herds. J Anim Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.2527/asasmw.2017.108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Tani S, Ishii N, Hashimoto T, Tsujioka K. Bullous pemphigoid arising in a patient with acquired perforating dermatosis. Clin Exp Dermatol 2017; 42:406-409. [PMID: 28218466 DOI: 10.1111/ced.13080] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/24/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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A middle-aged Japanese man who had been on haemodialysis treatment for diabetic nephropathy developed multiple itchy papules and nodules, which were histopathologically diagnosed as acquired perforating dermatosis. Two years later he developed oral lesions and subsequently numerous erosive plaques with necrotic crusts on the trunk and extremities. Histopathology of a papule showed a parakeratotic plug intermingled with basophilic, necrotic debris and collagen bundles, along with penetration of collagen bundles across the epidermis and subepidermal blister. Immunoblotting studies revealed IgG autoantibodies in the patient's serum, which reacted with the C-terminal and the NC16a domains of bullous pemphigoid (BP)180, indicating presence of BP. We searched the literature and found no other cases of an autoimmune blistering disease occurring in association with a perforating disorder. Possible injury to the basement membrane zone induced during the process of transepidermal elimination might be involved in the pathogenesis of the pemphigoid disease.
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- S Tani
- Department of Dermatology, Japanese Red Cross Wakayama Medical Center, Wakayama, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Kurume University Institute of Cutaneous Cell Biology, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Japanese Red Cross Wakayama Medical Center, Wakayama, Japan
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Ishida Y, Otsu T, Ozawa A, Yaji K, Tani S, Shin S, Kobayashi Y. High repetition pump-and-probe photoemission spectroscopy based on a compact fiber laser system. Rev Sci Instrum 2016; 87:123902. [PMID: 28040935 DOI: 10.1063/1.4969053] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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The paper describes a time-resolved photoemission (TRPES) apparatus equipped with a Yb-doped fiber laser system delivering 1.2-eV pump and 5.9-eV probe pulses at the repetition rate of 95 MHz. Time and energy resolutions are 11.3 meV and ∼310 fs, respectively, the latter is estimated by performing TRPES on a highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG). The high repetition rate is suited for achieving high signal-to-noise ratio in TRPES spectra, thereby facilitating investigations of ultrafast electronic dynamics in the low pump fluence (p) region. TRPES of polycrystalline bismuth (Bi) at p as low as 30 nJ/mm2 is demonstrated. The laser source is compact and is docked to an existing TRPES apparatus based on a 250-kHz Ti:sapphire laser system. The 95-MHz system is less prone to space-charge broadening effects compared to the 250-kHz system, which we explicitly show in a systematic probe-power dependency of the Fermi cutoff of polycrystalline gold. We also describe that the TRPES response of an oriented Bi(111)/HOPG sample is useful for fine-tuning the spatial overlap of the pump and probe beams even when p is as low as 30 nJ/mm2.
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- Y Ishida
- ISSP, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa-no-ha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
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- ISSP, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa-no-ha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
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- ISSP, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa-no-ha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
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- ISSP, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa-no-ha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
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- ISSP, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa-no-ha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
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- ISSP, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa-no-ha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
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- ISSP, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa-no-ha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
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Ballesteros Cánovas JA, Stoffel M, Corona C, Schraml K, Gobiet A, Tani S, Sinabell F, Fuchs S, Kaitna R. Debris-flow risk analysis in a managed torrent based on a stochastic life-cycle performance. Sci Total Environ 2016; 557-558:142-153. [PMID: 26994802 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.03.036] [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] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2015] [Revised: 03/07/2016] [Accepted: 03/07/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Two key factors can affect the functional ability of protection structures in mountains torrents, namely (i) infrastructure maintenance of existing infrastructures (as a majority of existing works is in the second half of their life cycle), and (ii) changes in debris-flow activity as a result of ongoing and expected future climatic changes. Here, we explore the applicability of a stochastic life-cycle performance to assess debris-flow risk in the heavily managed Wartschenbach torrent (Lienz region, Austria) and to quantify associated, expected economic losses. We do so by considering maintenance costs to restore infrastructure in the aftermath of debris-flow events as well as by assessing the probability of check dam failure (e.g., as a result of overload). Our analysis comprises two different management strategies as well as three scenarios defining future changes in debris-flow activity resulting from climatic changes. At the study site, an average debris-flow frequency of 21 events per decade was observed for the period 1950-2000; activity at the site is projected to change by +38% to -33%, according to the climate scenario used. Comparison of the different management alternatives suggests that the current mitigation strategy will allow to reduce expected damage to infrastructure and population almost fully (89%). However, to guarantee a comparable level of safety, maintenance costs is expected to increase by 57-63%, with an increase of maintenance costs by ca. 50% for each intervention. Our analysis therefore also highlights the importance of taking maintenance costs into account for risk assessments realized in managed torrent systems, as they result both from progressive and event-related deteriorations. We conclude that the stochastic life-cycle performance adopted in this study represents indeed an integrated approach to assess the long-term effects and costs of prevention structures in managed torrents.
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- J A Ballesteros Cánovas
- Dendrolab.ch. Institute for Geological Sciences, University of Bern, Baltzerstrasse 1+3, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland; Climate Change an Climate Impacts (C3i) Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Geneva, 66 Boulevard Carl-Vogt, CH-1205 Geneva, Switzerland.
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- Dendrolab.ch. Institute for Geological Sciences, University of Bern, Baltzerstrasse 1+3, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland; Climate Change an Climate Impacts (C3i) Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Geneva, 66 Boulevard Carl-Vogt, CH-1205 Geneva, Switzerland; Department of Earth Sciences, University of Geneva, 13 rue des Maraîchers, CH-1205 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) UMR6042 Geolab, 4 rue Ledru, F-63057 Clermont-Ferrand Cedex, France
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- Institute for Alpine Hazards, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), A-1190 Vienna, Austria
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- University of Graz, Wegener Center for Climate and Global Change (WegCenter), A-8010 Graz, Austria; Central Office for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG), A-1190 Vienna, Austria
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- University of Graz, Wegener Center for Climate and Global Change (WegCenter), A-8010 Graz, Austria
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- Austrian Institute of Economic Research, A-1030 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute for Alpine Hazards, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), A-1190 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute for Alpine Hazards, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), A-1190 Vienna, Austria
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Tani S, Piñeiro C, Koketsu Y. Recurrence patterns and factors associated with regular, irregular, and late return to service of female pigs and their lifetime performance on southern European farms. J Anim Sci 2016; 94:1924-32. [PMID: 27285690 DOI: 10.2527/jas.2016-0302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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A return-to-service occurrence increases nonproductive days of female pigs and decreases herd productivity. The objectives of the present study were 1) to characterize 3 return types based on reservice intervals in female pigs on southern European farms, 2) to determine return risks and recurrence patterns for these types of returns, and 3) to assess lifetime performance of females with the 3 types of returns. We analyzed 653,528 service records and lifetime records of 114,906 females on 125 farms between 2008 and 2013. Reservice intervals were categorized into 3 groups: regular returns (RR: 18 to 24 d), irregular returns (IR: 25 to 38 d), and late returns (LR: 39 d or later). Multilevel generalized linear models were applied to the data. There were 64,385 reservice records (9.9%), with mean risks of RR, IR, and LR per service (±SEM) of 3.6% ± 0.06%, 2.5% ± 0.05%, and 3.0% ± 0.06%, respectively. Of the 43,931 first-returned females, 32.7% had a second return in the same or later parity. Also, 18.8%, 10.2%, and 11.6% of females that had RR, IR, and LR first returns, respectively, had a second return of the same return type. Summer servicing was associated with greater RR, IR, and LR risks in gilts. Also, increased gilt age at first mating was associated with RR ( = 0.03) and LR risk ( < 0.01) but not with IR risk ( = 0.53). For sows, factors associated with greater RR, IR, or LR risks were summer servicing, lower parity, farrowing more stillborn piglets, and having a weaning-to-first-mating interval of 7 d or more ( < 0.01). In lifetime, 33.5% of serviced females had 1 or more returns. These returned females had 41.5 more lifetime nonproductive days than nonreturn females but also 1.9 more lifetime pigs born alive ( < 0.01). We recommend that producers closely monitor females in high-risk groups to reduce their return-to-service intervals.
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Bakaeva ZV, Sangadzhieva AD, Tani S, Myasoedov NF, Andreeva LA, Torshin VI, Wallace JL, Tanaka T. Glyprolines exert protective and repair-promoting effects in the rat stomach: potential role of the cytokine GRO/CINC-1. J Physiol Pharmacol 2016; 67:253-260. [PMID: 27226185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2015] [Accepted: 02/01/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Glyprolines have been reported to exert protective effects in the stomach. In this study, we examined the potential effects of intranasal administration of Pro-Gly-Pro (PGP) and N-acetyl-Pro-Gly-Pro (AcPGP) on experimental gastric ulcer formation and healing. We also studied gastric release of the cytokine GRO/CINC-1, and its potential role in ulcer development and healing. Gastric ulcers were induced in rats by applying acetic acid to the serosa of the stomach. PGP and AcPGP were then administered at a dose of 3.7 μmol/kg once daily on either days 1 - 3 (ulcer formation) or days 4 - 6 (ulcer healing). Measurement of ulcer area and histological examination of gastric tissue were carried out on days 4 and 7 after application of acetic acid. In vitro studies involved addition of the glyprolines to cultured rat gastric epithelial cells with or without lipopolysaccharide. Reverse transcription PCR, real-time PCR and ELISA were used for cytokine analysis. PGP and AcPGP significantly reduced ulcer areas on the 4(th) day and accelerated the healing on the 7(th) day compared with the control. After acetic acid-induced ulceration, the expression of GRO/CINC-1 mRNA in gastric tissue was increased 9-fold versus the sham-operated group. Treatment with PGP or AcPGP both significantly suppressed the expression of GRO/CINC-1 mRNA in gastric tissue. However, the glyprolines did not alter LPS-induced mRNA expression or release of GRO/CINC-1 from cultured rat gastric epithelial cells, even though those cells were harvested from rats subjected to the ulcer-induction procedure. The results of this study show that intranasal administration of PGP and AcPGP significantly increased resistance against acetic acid-induced ulceration and accelerated healing in the rats. These effects may be due, at least in part, to their ability to reduce the acetic acid-induced GRO/CINC-1 expression and production in gastric tissue.
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- Z V Bakaeva
- Scientific Research Institute of Pediatrics, Scientific Center of Children's Health of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia.
- Department of Physiology Medical Institute, People's Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Human and Animal Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University, Sakado, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry of Physiologically Active Compounds, Institute of Molecular Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Chemistry of Physiologically Active Compounds, Institute of Molecular Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Physiology Medical Institute, People's Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University, Sakado, Saitama, Japan
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Iwase S, Tani S, Saeki Y, Tuda M, Haran J, Skuhrovec J, Takagi M. Dynamics of infection with Wolbachia in Hypera postica (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) during invasion and establishment. Biol Invasions 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-015-0985-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Tani S, Nagao K, Hirayama A. Differences between Mitiglinide/Voglibose Fixed-dose Combination and Glimepiride in Modifying Low-density Lipoprotein Heterogeneity in Japanese Type-2 Diabetic Patients: A Pilot Study. Drug Res (Stuttg) 2015; 66:94-9. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1549993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- S. Tani
- Department of Health Planning Center, Nihon University Hospital, Tokyo Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo Japan
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Kamon M, Sumitani JI, Tani S, Kawaguchi T, Kamon M, Sumitani J, Tani S, Kawaguchi T. Characterization and gene cloning of a maltotriose-forming exo-amylase from Kitasatospora sp. MK-1785. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2015; 99:4743-53. [PMID: 25620369 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-015-6396-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2014] [Revised: 01/07/2015] [Accepted: 01/07/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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A maltotriose-forming amylase (G3Amy) from Kitasatospora sp. MK-1785 was successfully isolated from a soil sample by inhibiting typical extracellular α-amylases using a proteinaceous α-amylase inhibitor. G3Amy was purified from the MK-1785 culture supernatant and characterized. G3Amy produced maltotriose as the principal product from starch and was categorized as an exo-α-amylase. G3Amy could also transfer maltotriose to phenolic and alcoholic compounds. Therefore, G3Amy can be useful for not only maltotriose manufacture but also maltooligosaccharide-glycoside synthesis. Further, the G3Amy gene was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli cells. Analysis of its deduced amino acid sequence revealed that G3Amy consisted of an N-terminal GH13 catalytic domain and two C-terminal repeat starch-binding domains belonging to CBM20. It is suggested that natural G3Amy was subjected to proteolysis at N-terminal region of the anterior CBM20 in the C-terminal region. As with natural G3Amy, recombinant G3Amy could produce and transfer maltotriose from starch.
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- Masahiro Kamon
- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan
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Tani S, Nagao K, Matsumoto M, Onikura M, Ashida T, Kawauchi K, Hirayama A. Highly purified eicosapentaenoic acid may increase the low-density lipoprotein particle size by improving triglyceride metabolism in patients with hypertriglyceridemia. Eur Heart J 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht307.p695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Kawauchi K, Tani S, Matsumoto M, Onikura M, Nagao K, Ashida T, Hirayama A. Potential preventive effects of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on vascular endothelial damage: evaluation with soluble thrombomodulin. Eur Heart J 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht308.p1574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Hirori H, Shinokita K, Shirai M, Tani S, Kadoya Y, Tanaka K. Extraordinary carrier multiplication gated by a picosecond electric field pulse. Nat Commun 2011; 2:594. [PMID: 22186890 PMCID: PMC3247824 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2011] [Accepted: 11/16/2011] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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The study of carrier multiplication has become an essential part of many-body physics and materials science as this multiplication directly affects nonlinear transport phenomena, and has a key role in designing efficient solar cells and electroluminescent emitters and highly sensitive photon detectors. Here we show that a 1-MVcm−1 electric field of a terahertz pulse, unlike a DC bias, can generate a substantial number of electron–hole pairs, forming excitons that emit near-infrared luminescence. The bright luminescence associated with carrier multiplication suggests that carriers coherently driven by a strong electric field can efficiently gain enough kinetic energy to induce a series of impact ionizations that can increase the number of carriers by about three orders of magnitude on the picosecond time scale. Studying carrier multiplication in materials is important to understand their transport properties and interaction with light. Hirori et al. show that intense terahertz pulses can generate electron-hole pairs in GaAs quantum wells that then emit infrared light, contrary to the effect with a DC field.
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- H Hirori
- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.
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Kitaura M, Tani S, Mitsudo S, Fukui K. Photoluminescence enhancement in manganese-doped magnesium stannate phosphors synthesized by millimeter-wave irradiation. RADIAT MEAS 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2010.01.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Hagiwara S, Tanaka N, Tani S, Nakamura S, Ohbuchi H, Hirota K, Iwabuchi S, Kasuya H. Follow-up of Large Aneurysms Treated with Coil Embolization at an Acute Stage in Patients with Poor-Grade Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Interv Neuroradiol 2009; 15:45-51. [PMID: 20465928 DOI: 10.1177/159101990901500107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2008] [Accepted: 10/27/2008] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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SUMMARY This study evaluated the clinical and angiographic outcome of large aneurysms treated with coil embolization at an acute stage in patients with poor-grade subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Between July 1, 2001 and June 30, 2004, eight consecutive WFNS grade 5 patients with large aneurysms (15~23 mm) were treated with endovascular coil embolization within two days and followed for at least 30 months. There were three middle cerebral and five internal carotid artery aneurysms. No patients were treated by craniotomy and none survived without treatment. Two patients died of primary brain damage or cerebral vasospasm within one month. One patient died of pneumonia at 24 months. Four patients were alive with good recovery or moderate disability at the time of final follow-up (30~66 months). Angiography immediately after the procedure showed complete occlusion in three, neck remnant in four, and body filling in one patient. No complication was seen related to the procedure. Three aneurysms that were initially neck remnant developed body filling due to coil compaction. Two were re-treated with coils at six and 12 months and resulted in neck remnant. One patient refused re-treatment and died of re-bleeding. Endovascular coil embolization can be selected at an acute stage for the treatment of aneurysms in patients with poor-grade SAH without intraparenchymal hematoma even if the aneur-ysm is large. Serial follow up by MRA/angiography is necessary for at least 12 months.
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- S Hagiwara
- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Center East, Tokyo Women's Medical University; Tokyo, Japan -
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Kawamata J, Yamaki H, Ohshige R, Seike R, Tani S, Ogata Y, Yamagishi A. Fabrication of hybrid Langmuir–Blodgett films consisting of a smectite clay and a nonamphiphilic chiral ruthenium(II) complex. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2008.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The contamination of sediments can be evaluated from comparison of the current concentration with the estimated background value. Although it is known that grain size affects background concentrations, there have been difficulties in evaluating this effect. The specific surface area of sediments, which can be calculated from the grain size distribution, is introduced as a property index for correlation of background values. The results show that for sandy-to-sandy silt sediments, the background values of metals are expressed in terms of fines content, which can be correlated with the corresponding specific surface area. However, for silty clay or clayey silt sediments, which would have a high metal retention capacity, the level of the background may be constrained by the relatively low concentrations of metals in seawater. Finally, background levels of Zn, Cu and Pb are presented.
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- M Fukue
- Marine Science and Technology, Tokai University, Shimizu, Shizuoka, Japan.
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Kubota Y, Tani S, Uchida R. Solution structure of the DNA complex with a quinacrine-netropsin hybrid molecule by NMR spectroscopy. Nucleic Acids Symp Ser 2003:235-6. [PMID: 12903355 DOI: 10.1093/nass/44.1.235] [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: 11/14/2022]
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The solution structures of 1:1 complexes of a quinacrine-netropsin hybrid molecule with the self-complementary DNA duplexes, d(CGCGAATTCGCG)2 and d(CGAATTCG)2, have been studied by one- and two-dimensional 1H NMR spectroscopy. The NOE data indicate that the acridine ring of the hybrid intercalates into the 5'-GpA step and its netropsin moiety spans the minor groove of the central AATT region.
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- Y Kubota
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi 753-8512, Japan
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Kubota Y, Kubota K, Tani S. DNA binding properties of DAPI (4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole) analogs having an imidazoline ring or a tetrahydropyrimidine ring: groove-binding and intercalation. Nucleic Acids Symp Ser 2003:53-4. [PMID: 12903264 DOI: 10.1093/nass/44.1.53] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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DAPI analogs containing an imidazoline ring or a tetrahydropyrimidine ring have been synthesized to study DNA binding properties. Spectroscopic (absorption, CD, flow dichroism and fluorescence) and viscosity measurements indicate that DAPI analogs interact with DNA both by intercalation and by groove binding. The solution structures of complexes between DAPI analog and DNA oligomers have been characterized by proton NMR spectroscopy.
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- Y Kubota
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi 753-8512, Japan
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We have synthesized novel alkyl-linked bis(benzimidazole) compounds and studied their DNA binding properties by spectroscopic (absorption, CD, flow dichroism and fluorescence) and viscosity measurements. The results indicate that bis(benzimidazole) compounds interact with DNA both by intercalation and by groove binding.
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- Y Kubota
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi 753-8512, Japan
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Kubota Y, Tani S, Fujii H. Solution structures of the DNA complexes with alkyl-linked bis(benzimidazole) compounds studied by NMR spectroscopy. Nucleic Acids Res Suppl 2003:267-8. [PMID: 12836367 DOI: 10.1093/nass/1.1.267] [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: 11/12/2022]
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We have synthesized two novel alkyl-linked bis(benzimidazole) compounds related to pentamidine. The solution structures of 1:1 complexes of these compounds with the self-complementary DNA duplexes, d(CGCGAATTCGCG)2 (A2T2) and d(CGCAAATTTGCG)2 (A3T3) have been studied by one- and two-dimensional 1H NMR spectroscopy. The intermolecular NOE data of the A3T3 complexed with compound 3 indicate that 3 binds in the minor groove of the central 5'-CAAATTTG region of A3T3.
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- Y Kubota
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi 753-8512, Japan
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OBJECTIVE To investigate whether the incidence of boxing accidents is higher in Japan than in other countries. METHOD A nationwide survey of boxers was conducted. RESULTS A total of 632 boxers responded. Most Japanese boxers were relatively mature when they started boxing (mean starting age of 19.2 years). A high percentage of boxers was found three weight divisions higher than previously reported. Many boxers stated that losing weight was not a big problem. It was found that a punch that turns the head can cause serious physical damage, and it was clarified that only a simple punch, rather than accumulated damage from multiple punches, can cause cerebral concussion. Severe shock causing retrograde amnesia is very rare after a fight and disappears relatively quickly. Many additional symptoms are related to damage to the hearing organs, such as hearing difficulties, tinnitus, and vertigo, but these symptoms also resolve quickly. Many boxers experience memory disturbance, not just after a fight but in daily life. CONCLUSION The approach to boxing has become more oriented towards the method of practice and scientific training, rather than psychological factors, which used to be emphasised.
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- G Ohhashi
- Department of Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine, Jikei University, Japan.
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Sakata I, Tanaka T, Matsubara M, Yamazaki M, Tani S, Hayashi Y, Kangawa K, Sakai T. Postnatal changes in ghrelin mRNA expression and in ghrelin-producing cells in the rat stomach. J Endocrinol 2002; 174:463-71. [PMID: 12208667 DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1740463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Ghrelin was recently isolated from the rat stomach as an endogenous ligand for the GH secretagogue receptor. Although it is well known that a large amount of ghrelin is produced in the gastrointestinal tract, developmental changes in ghrelin mRNA expression and differentiation of ghrelin-immunopositive (ghrelin-ip) and mRNA-expressing (ghrelin-ex) cells in the stomach have not been elucidated. In this study, we therefore investigated the changes in ghrelin mRNA expression levels and in the numbers of ghrelin-ip and -ex cells in the stomachs of 1- to 8-week-old male and female rats by Northern blot analysis, immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization. Northern blot analysis showed that the level of weak ghrelin mRNA expression was low in the postnatal period but then increased in a dimorphic pattern, i.e. transient stagnation at 4 weeks in the male rats and at 5 weeks in the female rats. The number of ghrelin-ip and ghrelin-ex cells also increased after birth, and more numerous ghrelin cells were found in female rats than in male rats, and this finding was confirmed by Northern blot analysis. Ghrelin-ip and -ex cells first appeared in the glandular base of the fundic gland and then they were found in the glandular base and the glandular neck at 3 weeks of age, suggesting that the distribution of ghrelin cells is extended from the glandular base to the glandular neck during the postneonatal development period. This is the first report on detailed changes in postneonatal ghrelin expression level and in the number of ghrelin cells in the rat stomach. The sexual dimorphism of ghrelin expression and ghrelin cell differentiation suggest that ghrelin plays an important physiological role in the stomach.
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- I Sakata
- Department of Regulation Biology, Faculty of Science, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-ohkubo, Saitama, Saitama 338-8570, Japan
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It has been suggested that some factor present in human plasma binds to Shiga toxin 2 (Stx2) and neutralizes it in vitro (Bitzan, M., Klemt, M., Steffens, R., and Muller-Wiefel, D. E. (1993) Infection 21, 140-145). This factor does not exist in other species (Caprioli, A., Luzzi, I., Seganti, L., Marchetti, M., Karmali, M., Clarke, I., and Boyd, B. (1994) Recent Adv. VTEC Infect. 353-356). Because analysis of this factor is important to understanding the pathology induced by Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli, we purified this factor from human plasma and identified it. Purification was carried out by serially subjecting human plasma to Con A-Sepharose, DEAE-Sepharose, hydroxyapatite, and gel-filtration high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), using Stx2-neutralizing activity as the indicator. The gel-filtration HPLC fraction yielded a single band on SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Twenty N-terminal amino acid residues of this fraction were analyzed and found to correspond perfectly to human serum amyloid P component (HuSAP). Because commercially available HuSAP also showed Stx2 binding and neutralizing activity, we identified this factor as HuSAP.
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- T Kimura
- Teijin Institute for Biomedical Research, Teijin Ltd., 4-3-2, Asahigaoka, Hino City, Tokyo 191-8512, Japan.
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A variety of aromatic trifluoromethyl ketone derivatives has been studied as inhibitors of apoptosis in cerebellar granule neurons (CGNs). Among them, alpha-trifluoromethyl diketone (2) and benzyl trifluoromethyl ketone (11) were found to be apoptosis inhibitors which can prevent a neurodegenerative disease. Compounds 2 and 11 showed neuroprotection effect on low K+-induced apoptosis in CGNs. Furthermore, these compounds effectively suppressed DNA fragmentation accompanied with apoptosis. The neuroprotection mode of 2 and 11 was not related to inhibition of caspase-3.
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Kunishima M, Yoshimura K, Morigaki H, Kawamata R, Terao K, Tani S. Cyclodextrin-based artificial acyltransferase: substrate-specific catalytic amidation of carboxylic acids in aqueous solvent. J Am Chem Soc 2001; 123:10760-1. [PMID: 11674018 DOI: 10.1021/ja011660m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- M Kunishima
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and High Technology Research Center, Kobe Gakuin University, Kobe 651-2180, Japan
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Shirataki Y, Motohashi N, Tani S, Sunaga K, Sakagami H, Satoh K, Nakashima H, Kanamoto T, Wolfard K, Molnar J. Antioxidative activity of Allium victorialis L. extracts. Anticancer Res 2001; 21:3331-9. [PMID: 11848491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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Allium victorialis L. (Liliaceae, "Hon-Gyoujya Nin-Niku" in Japanese) was successively extracted with hexane, acetone, methanol and 70% methanol and the extracts were further separated into a total of twenty-five fractions by silica gel and ODS column chromatographies. The biological activities of these four extracts and 25 column fractions were compared. The cytotoxic activity of all extracts and fractions against two oral tumor cell lines was significantly higher than that against normal human gingival fibroblasts, suggesting their tumor-specific action. Three methanol column fractions [M2, M3, M6] and a 70% methanol column fraction [70M6] most effectively reversed the multidrug resistance (MDR) against L5178 mouse T cell lymphoma. The electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy showed that methanol column fractions and 70% methanol extracts produced the highest amount of radical(s) and most efficiently scavenging O2*-, generated by the hypoxanthine-xanthine reaction system, suggesting that the same substances in these fractions display both prooxidant and antioxidant properties. They showed no anti-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or anti-Helicobacterpylori activity. These data suggest the medicinal efficacy of Allium victorialis extract.
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- Y Shirataki
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University, Sakado, Saitama, Japan.
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Motohashi N, Kurihara T, Wakabayashi H, Yaji M, Mucsi I, Molnár J, Maruyama S, Sakagami H, Nakashima H, Tani S, Shirataki Y, Kawase M. Biological activity of a fruit vegetable, "Anastasia green", a species of sweet pepper. In Vivo 2001; 15:437-42. [PMID: 11695243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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Russian green sweet pepper (Anastasia Green) was successively extracted with hexane, acetone, methanol and 70% methanol and the extracts were further separated into a total of twenty fractions by silica gel or ODS column chromatographies. The biological activities of these extracts and fractions were compared. The extracts and fractions showed higher cytotoxic activity against two human oral tumor cell lines than against normal human gingival fibroblasts, suggesting their tumor-specific action. Several fractions [H3, H4, A4] reversed the multidrug resistant gene (MDR1) against L5178 mouse T-cell lymphoma more effectively than (+/-) verapamil (positive control). All extracts and fractions showed no anti-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) nor anti-Helicobacter pylori activity. These data suggest the medicinal importance of an Anastasia Green extract.
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MESH Headings
- ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1/antagonists & inhibitors
- Acetone
- Animals
- Anti-Bacterial Agents/isolation & purification
- Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology
- Anti-HIV Agents/isolation & purification
- Anti-HIV Agents/pharmacology
- Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic/isolation & purification
- Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic/pharmacology
- Calcium Channel Blockers/pharmacology
- Capsicum/chemistry
- Carcinoma/pathology
- Chromatography, Gel
- Drug Resistance, Multiple
- Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
- Fibroblasts/drug effects
- Gingiva/cytology
- Gingiva/drug effects
- HIV/drug effects
- Helicobacter pylori/drug effects
- Hexanes
- Human T-lymphotropic virus 1/drug effects
- Humans
- Leukemia L5178/pathology
- Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell/pathology
- Methanol
- Mice
- Mouth Neoplasms/pathology
- Neoplasm Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors
- Plant Extracts/pharmacology
- Salivary Gland Neoplasms/pathology
- Solubility
- Solvents
- Tumor Cells, Cultured/drug effects
- Tumor Cells, Cultured/metabolism
- Verapamil/pharmacology
- Water
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- N Motohashi
- Meiji Pharmaceutical University, 2-522-1 Noshio, Kiyose-shi, Tokyo 204-8588, Japan.
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Shirataki Y, Tani S, Sakagami H, Satoh K, Nakashima H, Gotoh K, Motohashi N. Relationship between cytotoxic activity and radical intensity of isoflavones from Sophora species. Anticancer Res 2001; 21:2643-8. [PMID: 11724333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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Among 11 isoflavones tested, genistein [YS13] produced higher cytotoxic activity against human oral tumor cell lines (HSC-2, HSG) than against normal cells (human gingival fibroblast, HGF), suggesting its tumor-specific action. Electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy showed that YS13 did not produce radical, nor scavenged O2*- generated by hypoxanthine-xanthine oxidase reaction system, suggesting that radical-mediated oxidation mechanism is not be involved in the YS13-induced cytotoxicity. Addition of one prenyl group produced YS18 and YS19 with higher anti-Helicobacter pylori activity. Addition of two prenyl groups produced YS21 with the highest cytotoxic activity but lower tumor-specificity. Since YS21 produced the highest amount of radical and most efficiently scavenged O2*-, this compound may induce cytotoxicity by radical-mediated oxidation mechanism. All isoflavones failed to induce anti-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) activity. These data suggest the medicinal efficacy of isoflavones.
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- Y Shirataki
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University, Sakado, Saitama, Japan.
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Tani S, Itoh T, Kato M, Kobayashi T, Tsukagoshi N. In vivo and in vitro analyses of the AmyR binding site of the Aspergillus nidulans agdA promoter; requirement of the CGG direct repeat for induction and high affinity binding of AmyR. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2001; 65:1568-74. [PMID: 11515540 DOI: 10.1271/bbb.65.1568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The alpha-glucosidase gene (agdA) of Aspergillus nidulans has a single CGGN8CGG type AmyR binding site in its promoter region. The binding site is functional in vivo as a cis-element responsible for induction by starch, and mutational studies indicated that both the CGG triplets are required for high-level induction. A part of AmyR (residues 1-411; AmyR(1-411)), which was produced as a MalE fusion protein in E. coli, bound to the CGGN8CGG site of the agdA promoter. DNA binding profiles to the mutant binding sites that lacked both or either one of the CGG triplets suggested that AmyR(1-411) can bind to a single CGG triplet site with low affinity and that two AmyR molecules cooperatively bind to the CGG direct repeat.
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- S Tani
- Department of Biological Mechanisms and Functions, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya-shi, Aichi, Japan
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