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Co Soriano JC, Tsutsumi S, Ohara D, Hirota K, Kondoh G, Niwa T, Taguchi H, Kadonosono T, Kizaka-Kondoh S. Identification of Surface Markers and Functional Characterization of Myeloid Derived Suppressor Cell-Like Adherent Cells. Adv Biol (Weinh) 2024; 8:e2300159. [PMID: 37986133 DOI: 10.1002/adbi.202300159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2023] [Revised: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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Myeloid-derived suppressor cell (MDSC)-like adherent cells (MLACs) are a recently identified CD11b+ F4/80- myeloid cell subset that can infiltrate tumors early in development and promote their growth. Because of these functions, MLACs play an important role in establishing an immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME). However, the lack of MLAC-specific markers has hampered further characterization of this cell type. This study identifies the gene signature of MLACs by analyzing RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq) and public single-cell RNA-seq data, revealing that MLACs are an independent cell population that are distinct from other intratumoral myeloid cells. After combining proteome analysis of membrane proteins with RNA-seq data, H2-Ab1 and CD11c are indicated as marker proteins that can support the isolation of MLAC subsets from CD11b+ F4/80- myeloid cells by fluorescence-activated cell sorting. The CD11b+ F4/80- H2-Ab1+ and CD11b+ F4/80- CD11c+ MLAC subsets represent approximately half of the MLAC population that is isolated based on their adhesion properties and possess gene signatures and functional properties similar to those of the MLAC population. Additionally, membrane proteome analysis suggests that MLACs express highly heterogeneous surface proteins. This study facilitates an integrated understanding of heterogeneous intratumoral myeloid cells, as well as the molecular and cellular details of the development of an immunosuppressive TME.
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- John Clyde Co Soriano
- School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, 226-8501, Japan
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, 226-8501, Japan
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- Institute for Frontier Life and Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Institute for Frontier Life and Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Institute for Frontier Life and Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Institute for Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, 226-8503, Japan
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- Institute for Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, 226-8503, Japan
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, 226-8501, Japan
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, 226-8501, Japan
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Tamaki K, Sato T, Tsugawa J, Fujioka S, Yagishita N, Araya N, Yamauchi J, Nagasaka M, Tsutsumi S, Yamano Y, Tsuboi Y. Cerebrospinal fluid CXCL10 as a surrogate marker of therapy-response and therapy-predict for HTLV-1-Associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis. J Neurol Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2019.10.1007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Green tea polyphenols have recently attracted medical attention as bioactive agents with anticancer, antimicrobial, and antiviral effects. We discovered their new usage as preservative agents for tissue transplants. We preserved rat aortas in a DMEM solution containing polyphenols extracted from green tea leaves. The preserved aortas retained original structures and mechanical strength, and were devoid of any undesirable cell secretions for over a month under physiological conditions. In addition, aortas from Lewis rats preserved for a month and transplanted to allogenic ACI rats completely avoided rejection by the host, suggesting that the polyphenols have immunosuppressive actions on the aortic tissues. From these results, we conclude that polyphenol treatment of aortic tissue transplant can maintain its viability for extended periods of time either before or after transplantation, and the method can be applicable to other transplantation situations.
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- S H Hyon
- Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
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Morimoto H, Fujiwara Y, Hosono M, Matsuda S, Amano K, Okazaki E, Miki Y, Tsutsumi S, Osugi H, Miki Y. Treatment Results of Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Therapy Followed by Radical Esophagectomy in Patients With Initially Inoperable Thoracic Esophageal Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.06.946] [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: 11/26/2022]
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Okazaki E, Ishii K, Hosono M, Ogino R, Tsutsumi S, Miki Y. Postimplant Segmental Dosimetry, Biochemical Relapse, and Toxicity in Patients With Prostate Cancer Treated With Loose Iodine-125 Seeds. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.06.1292] [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: 10/20/2022]
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Tsutsumi S, Hori M, Ono H, Tabuchi T, Aoki S, Yasumoto Y. The Infundibular Recess Passes through the Entire Pituitary Stalk. Clin Neuroradiol 2015; 26:465-469. [DOI: 10.1007/s00062-015-0391-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2015] [Accepted: 04/02/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Yokoi H, Tsutsumi S, Kohno N. Schwannoma of the nasal septum presenting as a multicentric neuronal tumour. B-ENT 2015; 11:141-145. [PMID: 26563015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023] Open
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PROBLEM Schwannomas (neurilemmomas) are benign primary tumours that arise from Schwann cells. Schwannomas arising from the nasal septum are exceptionally rare. Here, we report a unique case of schwannoma of the nasal septum presenting as a multicentric neuronal tumour. RESULTS A 40-year old male sustained intermittent left tinnitus. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed masses near the nasal septum and upper cervical cord in addition to a tumour in the left cerebellopontine (CP) angle. The tumour in the nasal septum was completely resected by endoscopic endonasal surgery and diagnosed as a typical schwannoma. The CP angle tumour was treated with stereotactic radiosurgery, while the asymptomatic cord lesion showed no significant growth and remains under observation. CONCLUSION Endoscopic endonasal surgery is useful for the resection of schwannomas of the nasal septum. Schwannomas of the nasal septum may present as multiple neuronal tumours.
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Tsutsumi S, Ogino I, Miyajima M, Nakamura M, Yasumoto Y, Arai H, Ito M. Cranial arachnoid protrusions and contiguous diploic veins in CSF drainage. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2014; 35:1735-9. [PMID: 24948506 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a4007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Studies have suggested that arachnoid villi or granulations found in the walls of the cranial dural sinuses, olfactory mucosa, and cranial nerve sheaths function as outlets for intracranial CSF. However, their role as CSF outlets has not yet been verified. Here we show that arachnoid protrusions and contiguous diploic veins provide an alternative drainage route for intracranial CSF. MATERIALS AND METHODS Four hundred patients with intact skull, dura mater, and dural sinuses underwent MR imaging to explore arachnoids protruding into the skull and diploic veins. Patients with symptoms of increased intracranial pressure or intracranial hypotension were excluded. For 15 patients undergoing craniotomy, both peripheral and diploic venous blood was collected. Albumin and the CSF-specific biomarkers were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. RESULTS With MR imaging, arachnoid protrusions into the skull and contiguous diploic veins were consistently identified throughout the cranium with their characteristic appearance depending on the cranial region. In addition, elevated amounts of prostaglandin D synthase and cystatin C were confirmed in diploic veins compared with peripheral venous blood. CONCLUSIONS Diploic veins are distributed ubiquitously throughout the cranium. A portion of the intracranial CSF may be drained through arachnoid protrusions and contiguous diploic veins.
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- S Tsutsumi
- From the Department of Neurological Surgery (S.T., Y.Y., M.I.), Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Neurological Surgery (I.O., M.M., H.A.), Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurological Surgery (I.O., M.M., H.A.), Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Radiological Technology (M.N.), Medical Satellite Yaesu Clinic, Tokyo, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurological Surgery (S.T., Y.Y., M.I.), Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Neurological Surgery (I.O., M.M., H.A.), Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurological Surgery (S.T., Y.Y., M.I.), Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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Iizuka Y, Iizuka H, Mieda T, Kobayashi R, Tsutsumi S, Nakajima T, Sorimachi Y, Ara T, Nishinome M, Seki T, Takagishi K. Prognostic factors for cervical spondylotic amyotrophy: are signs of spinal cord involvement associated with the neurological prognosis? Spinal Cord 2014; 52:364-7. [DOI: 10.1038/sc.2014.23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2013] [Revised: 01/15/2014] [Accepted: 02/07/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Jakubowski J, Ogawa T, Sugidachi A, Hasegawa M, Tsutsumi S, Yoneda K, Iwamura R, Kimura T, Asai F. Stereoselective inhibition of human platelet aggregation by R-138727, the active metabolite of CS-747, a novel P2Y12 receptor antagonist. J Thromb Haemost 2014. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2003.tb05540.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Shinozaki T, Takagishi K, Tsutsumi S, Yanagawa T, Takeuchi K, Watanabe H, Fukuda T. Effects of FR167653, a dual inhibitor of interleukin-1 and tumor necrosis factor, on adjuvant arthritis in rats. Mod Rheumatol 2014; 11:300-3. [DOI: 10.3109/s10165-001-8059-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Miki Y, Tada T, Kamo R, Hosono MN, Tamiya H, Shimatani Y, Tsutsumi S, Ogino R, Miki Y. Single institutional experience of the treatment of angiosarcoma of the face and scalp. Br J Radiol 2013; 86:20130439. [PMID: 24014066 DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20130439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Angiosarcoma is a rare malignant neoplasm with a poor prognosis. A retrospective study was performed to accumulate radiotherapy (RT) data. METHODS Data from 17 patients with angiosarcoma of the face and scalp (AFS) who were treated with definitive RT between January 1999 and July 2011 were retrospectively analysed. The total radiation dose was 70 Gy, and the fractional doses were 2.0-2.5 Gy. Combined with RT, chemotherapy using docetaxel alone, recombinant interleukin-2 immunotherapy alone and both of these was performed in 10, 4 and 2 patients, respectively. Three patients underwent limited surgery before RT. RESULTS The response rate was 82%, and the median overall survival (OS) rate was 26 months. Locoregional relapse alone, distant metastasis alone and both of these were confirmed in 4, 5 and 4 patients, respectively. Patients treated with docetaxel showed a better prognosis (p=0.0477), a distant metastasis-free rate (p=0.0063) and a better in-field control rate, although the last was not statistically significant (p=0.1645). CONCLUSION Definitive RT combined with docetaxel chemotherapy provided an effective approach for treating AFS. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE Since patients treated with chemoradiotherpy using docetaxel showed better OS and distant metastasis-free rates than those who did not receive docetaxel, it was warranted to continue use of docetaxel. In chemoradiotherapy at a dose of 70 Gy using docetaxel, 2-year in-field control rate was 67%.
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- Y Miki
- Department of Radiology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
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Fujiwara N, Tsutsumi S, Iimura S, Matsuishi S, Hosono H, Yamakawa Y, Kontani H. Detection of antiferromagnetic ordering in heavily doped LaFeAsO(1-x)H(x) pnictide superconductors using nuclear-magnetic-resonance techniques. Phys Rev Lett 2013; 111:097002. [PMID: 24033063 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.111.097002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2013] [Revised: 05/17/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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We studied double superconducting (SC) domes in LaFeAsO(1-x)H(x) by using 75As and 1H nuclear-magnetic-resonance techniques and unexpectedly discovered that a new antiferromagnetic (AF) phase follows the double SC domes on further H doping, forming a symmetric alignment of AF and SC phases in the electronic phase diagram. We demonstrated that the new AF ordering originates from the nesting between electron pockets, unlike the nesting between electron and hole pockets, as seen in the majority of undoped pnictides. The new AF ordering is derived from the features common to high-Tc pnictides; however, it has not been reported so far for other high-Tc pnictides because of their poor electron doping capability.
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- N Fujiwara
- Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Nihonmatsu-cyo, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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Alarcon SV, Mollapour M, Lee MJ, Tsutsumi S, Lee S, Kim YS, Prince T, Apolo AB, Giaccone G, Xu W, Neckers LM, Trepel JB. Tumor-intrinsic and tumor-extrinsic factors impacting hsp90- targeted therapy. Curr Mol Med 2013; 12:1125-41. [PMID: 22804236 DOI: 10.2174/156652412803306729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2012] [Revised: 05/18/2012] [Accepted: 07/07/2012] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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In 1994 the first heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) inhibitor was identified and Hsp90 was reported to be a target for anticancer therapeutics. In the past 18 years there have been 17 distinct Hsp90 inhibitors entered into clinical trial, and the small molecule Hsp90 inhibitors have been highly valuable as probes of the role of Hsp90 and its client proteins in cancer. Although no Hsp90 inhibitor has achieved regulatory approval, recently there has been significant progress in Hsp90 inhibitor clinical development, and in the past year RECIST responses have been documented in HER2-positive breast cancer and EML4-ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer. All of the clinical Hsp90 inhibitors studied to date are specific in their target, i.e. they bind exclusively to Hsp90 and two related heat shock proteins. However, Hsp90 inhibitors are markedly pleiotropic, causing degradation of over 200 client proteins and impacting critical multiprotein complexes. Furthermore, it has only recently been appreciated that Hsp90 inhibitors can, paradoxically, cause transient activation of the protein kinase clients they are chaperoning, resulting in initiation of signal transduction and significant physiological events in both tumor and tumor microenvironment. An additional area of recent progress in Hsp90 research is in studies of the posttranslational modifications of Hsp90 itself and Hsp90 co-chaperone proteins. Together, a picture is emerging in which the impact of Hsp90 inhibitors is shaped by the tumor intracellular and extracellular milieu, and in which Hsp90 inhibitors impact tumor and host on a microenvironmental and systems level. Here we review the tumor intrinsic and extrinsic factors that impact the efficacy of small molecules engaging the Hsp90 chaperone machine.
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- S V Alarcon
- Medical Oncology Branch, CCR, NCI, NIH, Bldg 10, Rm 12N230, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20816, USA
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Morita H, Mochiki E, Ogawa A, Yanai M, Toyomasu Y, Tabe Y, Ohno T, Tsutsumi S, Asao T, Kuwano H. Effects of denervation at ileocecal junction and ileocecal resection in dogs. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2012; 24:86-93, e14. [PMID: 22082338 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2011.01810.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 12/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND To investigate neural regulation at the ileocecal junction (ICJ) and motility changes after ileocecal resection (ICR). Previous studies showed normal basal motility at the ICJ directly by force transducers in dogs, but these observations were limited to normal contractile activity. METHODS Continuous strain gauge recordings of stomach, terminal ileum, ileocecal sphincter (ICS), and colon were performed in dogs. The dogs were divided into four groups, namely control (CONT), extrinsic denervation at ICJ (ED), intrinsic denervation at ICJ (ID), and ICR groups. Colonic activity was recorded 2 h before a meal, in the early postprandial period (first 2 h), and in the late postprandial period (4-6 h after a meal). The meal lasted 5 min. KEY RESULTS Motility index was significantly increased at the ICS (P = 0.0056) and proximal colon (P = 0.0059) after feeding. However, such changes were not observed in the ED and ID groups. The amplitude of contractions at proximal colon in the interdigestive state was significantly decreased by ED. In the ID and ICR groups, the numbers of nonmigrating contractions were significantly decreased (P < 0.05), and colonic migrating motor complex (CMMC) ratio was significantly higher than that of the CONT group (P < 0.001). The dogs in these two groups had diarrhea. CONCLUSIONS & INFERENCES Gastrocolonic response at the ICJ may require both intrinsic and extrinsic innervation. When ID was performed, CMMC ratio increased. As a result, intraluminal water absorption may have decreased. ID may be one of the causes of diarrhea after ICR.
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- H Morita
- Department of General Surgical Science (Surgery 1), Gunma University, Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan.
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Tatsumi D, Hosono MN, Nakada R, Ishii K, Tsutsumi S, Inoue M, Ichida T, Miki Y. Direct impact analysis of multi-leaf collimator leaf position errors on dose distributions in volumetric modulated arc therapy: a pass rate calculation between measured planar doses with and without the position errors. Phys Med Biol 2011; 56:N237-46. [DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/56/20/n03] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Ishii K, Hosono M, Tatsumi D, Nakada R, Tsutsumi S, Ogino R, Kawai M, Takada Y, Tada T, Miki Y. Optimization of Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) Planning Strategy using Ring-shaped ROI for Localized Prostate Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.07.736] [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: 11/25/2022]
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Nakada R, Tatsumi D, Sakamoto M, Inoue M, Ichida T, Ishii K, Tsutsumi S, Ogino R, Hosono M. DOSIMETRIC PERFORMANCE OF A 2D DIODE ARRAY FOR VERIFICATION OF VOLUMETRIC MODULATED ARC THERAPY. Radiother Oncol 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(12)73155-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ogino R, Hosono M, Ishii K, Tsutsumi S, Nakada R, Tatsumi D, Tada T, Takada Y, Kawai M, Miki Y. VOLUMETRIC MODULATED ARC THERAPY (VMAT) WITHOUT BODY-FRAME FOR PORTAL VEIN THROMBUS OF HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA. Radiother Oncol 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(12)73115-8] [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: 10/27/2022]
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Tabe Y, Mochiki E, Ando H, Ohno T, Kamiyama Y, Aihara R, Fukasawa T, Tsuboi K, Yamaguchi S, Tsutsumi S, Asao T, Kuwano H. Correlation between colonic motility and defecatory disorders after anterior resection of the rectum in canine models. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2008; 20:1174-84. [PMID: 18631160 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2008.01152.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 02/08/2023]
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The objective of this study was to describe the correlation between changes in colonic motility and defecatory disorders in four experimental canine models, with an emphasis on denervation. Therefore, we constructed a model by dividing 20 healthy mongrel dogs into four groups, i.e. control, denervation, transection and anterior resection of the rectum (AR) (denervation plus transection), and focused on the correlation between colonic motility and defecatory disorders by counting the colonic migrating motor complexes (CMMCs) and colonic non-migrating motor complexes (CNMCs). Gastrointestinal and colonic contractile activities were continuously recorded on a computer with strain gauge force transducers. The dogs' feces were checked daily, and their consistency was recorded as normal, semisolid, or watery. Compared with the control group, the transection group showed elongation of the propagation time (P < 0.05), and the mean motility index of colonic contractile activity at C4 and C5 in the denervation group was greater than that in the control group (P < 0.05). The AR group showed three features of colonic motility: (i) elongation of the mean CMMC cycle (P < 0.05); (ii) shortening of the propagation time (P < 0.05); and (iii) increment of the number of CNMCs. Concerning fecal consistency, the AR group only showed watery diarrhoea. In conclusion, we revealed the existence of a correlation between defecatory disorders and changes in colonic motility. Increased knowledge among colorectal surgeons of the changes in colonic motility that occur following colorectal surgery is very important and could lead to the curtailment of defecatory disorders among patients.
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- Y Tabe
- Department of General Surgical Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan.
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Ohta M, Hirabayashi M, Wetzel S, Lylyk P, Wata H, Tsutsumi S, Rüfenacht DA. Impact of stent design on intra-aneurysmal flow. A computer simulation study. Interv Neuroradiol 2008; 10 Suppl 2:85-94. [PMID: 20587255 DOI: 10.1177/15910199040100s216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2004] [Accepted: 10/01/2004] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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SUMMARY In addition to providing a skeleton for vessel reconstruction, stent implantation as used for cerebral aneurysm treatment can induce flow redirection, thus reducing vortical flow velocities within the aneurysm cavity. Further, stent characteristics such as strut size, porosity and cell shape influence the changes in intra-aneurysmal flow by analog simulations. The purpose of this computer simulation study was to visualize the flow pattern over the entire neck area of a side wall aneurysm while changing the stent parameters. A 3-D computer model aneurysm was constructed to have a parent artery of 5 mm diameter and an aneurysm of 10 mm diameter. The distance between the midline of main artery and center point of the aneurysm was 6.8 mm, providing a neck length of 5 mm, a width of 3.6 mm, and a neck area of 14 mm 2. The simulations were carried out with a Finite Element Method based flow simulation package. The incompressible Navier-Stokes equation was solved for a steady flow with a mean speed of 290 mm/s, steady viscosity of 3.83 cp, and density of 1.0 g/cm3. Two parallel stent struts (dimensions: 100 mum m 100 mum m 2.0 mm) were introduced into the plane of the aneurysm neck. The fraction of the aneurysm neck cross-section occupied by the stent was 2.83% in all cases. The velocity distribution through the neck of the aneurysm was calculated for three different choices of separation between the struts for each of two orientations of the struts (parallel and perpendicular) relative to the vessel axis. The flow pattern in the aneurysm was composed of an inflow zone at the distal neck and of an outflow zone at the proximal neck. The placement of stent struts at the aneurysm neck resulted in a decrease in the mean speed in the aneurysm. The degree of reduction and the distribution of flow through the neck did depend on the orientation of the stent struts. The struts, when placed parallel or perpendicular to the parent vessel axis affected the mean speed through the aneurysm neck differently.
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- M Ohta
- Section of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva; Switzerland
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Tsutsumi S, Scroggins B, Koga F, Lee MJ, Trepel J, Felts S, Carreras C, Neckers L. A small molecule cell-impermeant Hsp90 antagonist inhibits tumor cell motility and invasion. Oncogene 2007; 27:2478-87. [PMID: 17968312 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1210897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) is a molecular chaperone that maintains function of numerous intracellular signaling nodes utilized by cancer cells for proliferation and survival. Hsp90 is also detected on the plasma membrane of tumor cells and its expression has been suggested to correlate with metastatic potential. Given the abundance and diverse functions of the intracellular pool of this protein, the precise contribution of cell surface Hsp90 to cell motility and tumor metastasis remains to be determined. In this study we utilized the small molecule DMAG-N-oxide, a novel cell-impermeable Hsp90 inhibitor, to specifically examine the role of cell surface Hsp90 in cell motility. We observed that, while not affecting intracellular Hsp90 function, DMAG-N-oxide significantly retarded tumor cell migration and integrin/extracellular matrix-dependent cytoskeletal reorganization. Concomitant with these findings, targeting cell surface Hsp90 significantly inhibited tumor cell motility and invasion in vitro, and had a dramatic impact on melanoma cell lung colonization in vivo. These data indicate that cell surface Hsp90 plays an important role in modulating cancer cell migration that is independent of the function of the intracellular Hsp90 pool, and that small molecule inhibitors of surface Hsp90 may provide a new approach to targeting the metastatic phenotype.
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- S Tsutsumi
- Urologic Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892-1107, USA
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Xu X, Liu Y, Sadamatsu M, Tsutsumi S, Akaike M, Ushijima H, Kato N. Perinatal bisphenol A affects the behavior and SRC-1 expression of male pups but does not influence on the thyroid hormone receptors and its responsive gene. Neurosci Res 2007; 58:149-55. [PMID: 17412439 DOI: 10.1016/j.neures.2007.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [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: 11/15/2006] [Revised: 01/29/2007] [Accepted: 02/13/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Bisphenol A (BPA) has been shown to interfere with thyroid hormone receptors (THRs) and to influence the expression of THR-responsive elements in vivo and in vitro, while some studies reported hyperactivity induced by BPA treatment. In the present study, our purpose was to investigate the effect of BPA exposure on behavioral alteration and its mechanism of action, especially focusing on the thyroid hormone pathway. Significant sexual difference on behaviors was observed in perinatal BPA exposure, as manifested by hyperactivity and impaired spatial learning/memory in male pups after matured. Dams treated with 0.1mg/l BPA showed transient hypothyroidism, while male pups were found to exhibit a transient hyperthyroidism followed by hypothyroidism. Furthermore, significant up-regulated expression levels of mRNA and protein of SRC-1 in the hippocampus were observed in male pups by 0.1mg/l BPA treatment. However the expression of THRalpha/beta and RC3/neurogranin were not affected by BPA treatment. These results indicate that perinatal BPA exposure at a very low level may influence thyroid function and then consequently affects brain development, but at the same time, suggest that thyroid hormone receptor may not be a direct target of BPA action, but instead, another factor may be involved in this action.
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- X Xu
- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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Kayakabe M, Tsutsumi S, Watanabe H, Kato Y, Takagishi K. Transplantation of autologous rabbit BM-derived mesenchymal stromal cells embedded in hyaluronic acid gel sponge into osteochondral defects of the knee. Cytotherapy 2007; 8:343-53. [PMID: 16923610 DOI: 10.1080/14653240600845070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC) have the potential to differentiate into distinct mesenchymal tissues including cartilage, suggesting that these cells are an attractive cell source for cartilage tissue engineering approaches. Various methods, such as using hyaluronan-based materials, have been employed to improve transplantation for repair. Our objective was to study the effects of autologous transplantation of rabbit MSC with hyaluronic acid gel sponges into full-thickness osteochondral defects of the knee. METHODS Rabbit BM-derived MSC were cultured and expanded with fibroblast growth factor (FGF). Specimens were harvested at 4 and 12 weeks after implantation, examined histologically for morphologic features, and stained immunohistochemically for type II collagen and CD44. RESULTS The regenerated area after autologous transplantation of hyaluronic acid gel sponge loaded with MSC into the osteochondral defect at 12 weeks after surgery showed well-repaired cartilage tissue, resembling the articular cartilage of the surrounding structure, of which the histologic score was significantly better than that of the untreated osteochondral defect. In the regenerated cartilage, type II collagen was found in the pericellular matrix of regenerative chondrocytes, while CD44 expression in the regenerative tissue could not be revealed. DISCUSSION These data suggest that the autologous transplantation of MSC embedded in hyaluronan-based material may support chondrogenic differentiation and be useful for osteochondral defect repair.
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- M Kayakabe
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan.
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Asao T, Yamaguchi S, Tsutsumi S, Mochiki E, Kuwano H. Experimental results and early clinical experience with an easy method for intracorporeal knot tying using a novel laparoscopic needleholder. Surg Endosc 2007; 21:1553-6. [PMID: 17762956 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-006-9173-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [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] [Received: 10/03/2006] [Accepted: 11/20/2006] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Intracorporeal suturing and knot tying are among the most difficult procedures in laparoscopic operations. An easy and inexpensive method for intracorporeal instrumental ligation with a modified laparoscopic needle driver is presented. METHODS The needle driver developed in this study has a novel mechanism that can fix the suturing thread in a hook at the distal site of the holder's jaw hinge. This hook projects out from the rod only when the jaw of the holder is open. After the needle is removed from the tissue using the grasper, the needle driver is placed under the grasper, which the surgeon manipulates by the left hand. Then the thread is hooked on the needle driver by withdrawal of the driver with the jaw opening. The tip of the needle driver is moved over the shaft of the grasper by keeping the thread on the hook. The thread is entwined during a series of crossing movements of the rods of the forceps. The short tail of the suture material is gripped and tied up as a first throw of ligation. The side edge of the jaw, used for thread cutting, is sharpened by grinding. RESULTS When the angle of the forceps is set at 90 degrees in the box trainer, no difference in terms of ligation time and degree of error is observed between the hook and conventional C-loop methods. In the case of the 30 degree forceps angle, the novel method is superior to the conventional method. CONCLUSION The novel needle driver provides an easy and inexpensive method for performing an intracorporeal ligation, particularly in a case involving a sharp axis angle of the forceps. More clinical experience is necessary for evaluation of this method, but it has potential advantages in laparoscopic operations.
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- T Asao
- Department of General Surgical Science, Gunma University, 3-39-15 Showa-machi, Maebashi, 371-8511, Japan.
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Takayama K, Kaneshiro K, Tsutsumi S, Horie-Inoue K, Ikeda K, Urano T, Ijichi N, Ouchi Y, Shirahige K, Aburatani H, Inoue S. Identification of novel androgen response genes in prostate cancer cells by coupling chromatin immunoprecipitation and genomic microarray analysis. Oncogene 2007; 26:4453-63. [PMID: 17297473 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1210229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The androgen receptor (AR) plays a key role as a transcriptional factor in prostate development and carcinogenesis. Identification of androgen-regulated genes is essential to elucidate the AR pathophysiology in prostate cancer. Here, we identified androgen target genes that are directly regulated by AR in LNCaP cells, by combining chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) with tiling microarrays (ChIP-chip). ChIP-enriched or control DNAs from the cells treated with R1881 were hybridized with the ENCODE array, in which a set of regions representing approximately 1% of the whole genome. We chose 10 bona fide AR-binding sites (ARBSs) (P<1e-5) and validated their significant AR recruitment ligand dependently. Eight upregulated genes by R1881 were identified in the vicinity of the ARBSs. Among the upregulated genes, we focused on UGT1A and CDH2 as AR target genes, because the ARBSs close to these genes (in UGT1A distal promoter and CDH2 intron 1) were most significantly associated with acetylated histone H3/H4, RNA polymerase II and p160 family co-activators. Luciferase reporter constructs including those two ARBSs exhibited ligand-dependent transcriptional regulator/enhancer activities. The present study would be powerful to extend our knowledge of the diversity of androgen genetic network and steroid action in prostate cancer cells.
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- K Takayama
- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Choi YL, Tsukasaki K, O'Neill MC, Yamada Y, Onimaru Y, Matsumoto K, Ohashi J, Yamashita Y, Tsutsumi S, Kaneda R, Takada S, Aburatani H, Kamihira S, Nakamura T, Tomonaga M, Mano H. A genomic analysis of adult T-cell leukemia. Oncogene 2006; 26:1245-55. [PMID: 16909099 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1209898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) is an intractable malignancy of CD4+ T cells that is etiologically associated with infection by human T-cell leukemia virus-type I. Most individuals in the chronic stage of ATL eventually undergo progression to a highly aggressive acute stage. To clarify the mechanism responsible for this stage progression, we isolated CD4+ cells from individuals in the chronic (n=19) or acute (n=22) stages of ATL and subjected them to profiling of gene expression with DNA microarrays containing >44,000 probe sets. Changes in chromosome copy number were also examined for 24 cell specimens with the use of microarrays harboring approximately 50,000 probe sets. Stage-dependent changes in gene expression profile and chromosome copy number were apparent. Furthermore, expression of the gene for MET, a receptor tyrosine kinase for hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), was shown to be specific to the acute stage of ATL, and the plasma concentration of HGF was increased in individuals in either the acute or chronic stage. HGF induced proliferation of a MET-positive ATL cell line, and this effect was blocked by antibodies to HGF. The HGF-MET signaling pathway is thus a potential therapeutic target for ATL.
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- Y L Choi
- Division of Functional Genomics, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsukeshi, Tochigi, Japan
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Sheth SS, Bodnar JS, Ghazalpour A, Thipphavong CK, Tsutsumi S, Tward AD, Demant P, Kodama T, Aburatani H, Lusis AJ. Hepatocellular carcinoma in Txnip-deficient mice. Oncogene 2006; 25:3528-36. [PMID: 16607285 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1209394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The molecular pathogenesis and the genetic aberrations that lead to the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are largely unknown. Here, we demonstrate that the thioredoxin interacting protein (Txnip) gene is a candidate tumor suppressor gene in vivo. We previously showed that the recombinant inbred congenic strain HcB-19 has a spontaneous mutation of the Txnip gene, and we now show that the strain has dramatically increased incidence of HCC, and that the HCC cosegregates with the Txnip mutation. Approximately 40% of the Txnip-deficient mice developed hepatic tumors with an increased prevalence in male mice. Visible tumors develop as early as 8 months of age. Histological analysis confirmed the morphology of HCC in the Txnip-deficient mice. Molecular markers of HCC, alpha-fetoprotein and p53, were increased in tumors of Txnip-deficient mice. The upregulation of p53 preceded tumor development; however, bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) labeling of normal hepatic tissue of Txnip-deficient mice did not reveal increased cell proliferation. Finally, microarray analyses of tumor, non-tumor adjacent, and normal tissue of Txnip-deficient mice highlighted the genetic differences leading to the predisposition and onset of HCC. Our findings suggest that Txnip deficiency is sufficient to initiate HCC and suggest novel mechanisms in hepatocarcinogenesis.
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- S S Sheth
- Department of Human Genetics, University of California Los Angeles, 47-123 CHS, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 90095-1679, USA
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Tsutsumi S, Namba T, Tanaka KI, Arai Y, Ishihara T, Aburaya M, Mima S, Hoshino T, Mizushima T. Celecoxib upregulates endoplasmic reticulum chaperones that inhibit celecoxib-induced apoptosis in human gastric cells. Oncogene 2006; 25:1018-29. [PMID: 16205636 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1209139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) induce apoptosis in cancer cells and this effect is involved in their antitumor activity. We recently demonstrated that NSAIDs upregulate GRP78, an endoplasmic reticulum (ER) chaperone, in gastric mucosal cells in primary culture. In the present study, induction of ER chaperones by NSAIDs and the effect of those chaperones on NSAID-induced apoptosis were examined in human gastric carcinoma cells. Celecoxib, an NSAID, upregulated ER chaperones (GRP78 and its cochaperones ERdj3 and ERdj4) but also C/EBP homologous transcription factor (CHOP), a transcription factor involved in apoptosis. Celecoxib also upregulated GRP78 in xenograft tumors, accompanying with the suppression of tumor growth in nude mice. Celecoxib caused phosphorylation of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 kinase (PERK) and eukaryotic initiation factor-2alpha (eIF2alpha) and production of activating transcription factor (ATF)4 mRNA. Suppression of ATF4 expression by small interfering RNA (siRNA) partially inhibited the celecoxib-dependent upregulation of GRP78. Celecoxib increased the intracellular Ca2+ concentration, while 1,2-bis(2-aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N'N'-tetraacetic acid, an intracellular Ca2+ chelator, inhibited the upregulation of GRP78 and ATF4. These results suggest that the Ca2+-dependent activation of the PERK-eIF2alpha-ATF4 pathway is involved in the upregulation of ER chaperones by celecoxib. Overexpression of GRP78 partially suppressed the apoptosis and induction of CHOP in the presence of celecoxib and this suppression was stimulated by coexpression of either ERdj3 or ERdj4. On the other hand, suppression of GRP78 expression by siRNA drastically stimulated cellular apoptosis and production of CHOP in the presence of celecoxib. These results show that upregulation of ER chaperones by celecoxib protects cancer cells from celecoxib-induced apoptosis, thus may decrease the potential antitumor activity of celecoxib.
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- S Tsutsumi
- Graduate School of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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Kang YB, Oida T, Fukuma A, Azuma T, Okamoto J, Takizawa O, Matsuda T, Tsutsumi S. In vivo measurement of anisotropic elasticity of skeletal muscles with MR-Elastography. J Biomech 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9290(06)84851-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Kobayashi T, Watanabe H, Yanagawa T, Tsutsumi S, Kayakabe M, Shinozaki T, Higuchi H, Takagishi K. Motility and growth of human bone-marrow mesenchymal stem cells during ex vivo expansion in autologous serum. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 87:1426-33. [PMID: 16189322 DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.87b10.16160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Human bone-marrow mesenchymal stem cells have an important role in the repair of musculoskeletal tissues by migrating from the bone marrow into the injured site and undergoing differentiation. We investigated the use of autologous human serum as a substitute for fetal bovine serum in the ex vivo expansion medium to avoid the transmission of dangerous transfectants during clinical reconstruction procedures. Autologous human serum was as effective in stimulating growth of bone-marrow stem cells as fetal bovine serum. Furthermore, medium supplemented with autologous human serum was more effective in promoting motility than medium with fetal bovine serum in all cases. Addition of B-fibroblast growth factor to medium with human serum stimulated growth, but not motility. Our results suggest that autologous human serum may provide sufficient ex vivo expansion of human bone-marrow mesenchymal stem cells possessing multidifferentiation potential and may be better than fetal bovine serum in preserving high motility.
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- T Kobayashi
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-22 Showa, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan
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The purpose of this study was to test the efficacy of utilizing implants underneath distal free-end denture bases to establish a stable occlusal support for extreme shortened dental arches (ESDA). The authors constructed a two-dimensional finite element model of the ESDA where only lower anterior teeth remain. Posterior occlusal support was provided by a fixed partial denture with an osseointegrated implant (IFPD), fixed cantilever partial denture (CFPD), or a removable partial denture with or without an implant underneath (IRPD and RPD). A dentate mandible model was the control. When muscle vectors simulating clenching force were applied, stress levels on the temporal bone surface area under each configuration were compared, to evaluate the efficacy in establishing the occlusal support. The largest stress increase in temporal bone was found in the ESDA situation followed by the RPD. The least amount of stress increase was found with the IFPD followed by IRPD when the implant was placed in the molar region. The stress increase with IRPD was about 20-45% of the amount with RPD. Our results suggest that IFPD provides most favourable and stable occlusal support, however, IRPD with a single posterior implant also provide stable occlusal support with reducing the stress levels in the temporomandibular joint.
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- Y Maeda
- Division for Interdisciplinary Dentistry, Osaka University Faculty of Dentistry, Osaka, Japan.
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Tsutsumi S, Gotoh T, Tomisato W, Mima S, Hoshino T, Hwang HJ, Takenaka H, Tsuchiya T, Mori M, Mizushima T. Endoplasmic reticulum stress response is involved in nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug-induced apoptosis. Cell Death Differ 2005; 11:1009-16. [PMID: 15131590 DOI: 10.1038/sj.cdd.4401436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 199] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [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: 12/21/2022] Open
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Apoptosis induced by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is involved not only in the production of NSAID-induced gastric lesions but also in the antitumor activity of these drugs. The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress response is a cellular mechanism that aids in protecting the ER against ER stressors and is involved in ER stressor-induced apoptosis. Here, we examine the relationship between this response and NSAID-induced apoptosis in cultured guinea-pig gastric mucosal cells. Exposure of cells to indomethacin, a commonly used NSAID, induced GRP78 as well as CHOP, a transcription factor involved in apoptosis. Three factors that positively regulate CHOP expression (ATF6, ATF4 and XBP-1) were activated and/or induced by indomethacin. NSAIDs other than indomethacin (diclofenac, ibuprofen and celecoxib) also induced CHOP. Monitoring of the transcriptional activities of ATF6 and CHOP by luciferase assay revealed that both were stimulated in the presence of indomethacin. Furthermore, indomethacin-induced apoptosis was suppressed in cultured guinea-pig gastric mucosal cells by expression of the dominant-negative form of CHOP, or in peritoneal macrophages from CHOP-deficient mice. These results suggest that ER stress response-related proteins, particularly CHOP, are involved in NSAID-induced apoptosis.
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- S Tsutsumi
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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MOTIVATION Since DNA microarray experiments provide us with huge amount of gene expression data, they should be analyzed with statistical methods to extract the meanings of experimental results. Some dimensionality reduction methods such as Principal Component Analysis (PCA) are used to roughly visualize the distribution of high dimensional gene expression data. However, in the case of binary classification of gene expression data, PCA does not utilize class information when choosing axes. Thus clearly separable data in the original space may not be so in the reduced space used in PCA. RESULTS For visualization and class prediction of gene expression data, we have developed a new SVM-based method called multidimensional SVMs, that generate multiple orthogonal axes. This method projects high dimensional data into lower dimensional space to exhibit properties of the data clearly and to visualize a distribution of the data roughly. Furthermore, the multiple axes can be used for class prediction. The basic properties of conventional SVMs are retained in our method: solutions of mathematical programming are sparse, and nonlinear classification is implemented implicitly through the use of kernel functions. The application of our method to the experimentally obtained gene expression datasets for patients' samples indicates that our algorithm is efficient and useful for visualization and class prediction. CONTACT komura@hal.rcast.u-tokyo.ac.jp.
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- D Komura
- Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Tokyo Tokyo 153-8904, Japan.
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Autocrine motility factor (AMF) stimulates cell motility in an autocrine manner and is related to tumor malignancy. AMF is a multifunctional molecule, also known as phosphoglucose isomerase and neuroleukin. Signal cascades of the AMF-stimulated motility and novel functions of this protein contributing to tumor malignancy have been presented recently. AMF stimulation activated small Rho-like GTPases and subsequently induced actin fiber rearrangement, which was removed by the C3 exoenzyme, a specific inhibitor of Rho. The expression of Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK)1, JNK2 and the Rho GDP dissociation inhibitor-beta was upregulated by AMF. The addition of AMF to culture medium stimulated the motility of the endothelial cells and the formation of tube-like structures in collagen gels. Highly AMF-expressing HT1080 cells induced aggressive angiogenesis in vivo. The expression of fms-like tyrosine kinase (Flt)-1, a vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor, was enhanced in AMF-expressing tumors dependent on protein kinase C and phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase (PI3K) activation; meanwhile kinase insert domain-containing receptor, another receptor of VEGF, was not. Permeability of mesothelial and endothelial cell monolayers was increased by AMF, and numerous gaps were observed in the monolayers after treatment with AMF. AMF gene transfection transformed NIH3T3 cells to proliferate quickly and acquire anti-apoptosis ability induced by serum deprivation in a PI3K-dependent manner. The anti-apoptotic effect of AMF has been described by other authors who have shown that the AMF over-expressing cells were resistant to mitomycin-C-induced apoptosis showing regression of Apaf-1 and caspase-9 dependent on PI3K and MAP kinase. These novel functions of AMF makes it a likely target for cancer therapy.
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- T Yanagawa
- Tumor Progression and Metastasis, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
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Mori-Abe A, Tsutsumi S, Takahashi K, Toya M, Yoshida M, Du B, Kawagoe J, Nakahara K, Takahashi T, Ohmichi M, Kurachi H. Estrogen and raloxifene induce apoptosis by activating p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase cascade in synthetic vascular smooth muscle cells. J Endocrinol 2003; 178:417-26. [PMID: 12967334 DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1780417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [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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Proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) plays a major role as an initiating event of atherosclerosis. Although estrogen directly inhibits the proliferation of VSMC, the mechanism has not been firmly established. In addition, the effect of raloxifene on VSMC remains unknown. 17Beta-estradiol (E(2)) and raloxifene significantly inhibited the growth of VSMC under growth-stimulated conditions. Since mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinases have been implicated in VSMC proliferation, the role of MAP kinases in both the E(2)- and raloxifene-induced growth inhibition of VSMC was studied. Both E(2) and raloxifene caused rapid, transient phosphorylation and activation of p38 that was not affected by actinomycin D and was blocked by ICI 182,780. In contrast with p38 phosphorylation, extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase (ERK) phosphorylation was significantly inhibited and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) phosphorylation was not changed by E(2). Because VSMC expressed both estrogen receptor (ER) alpha and ERbeta, it is not known which of them mediates the E(2)-induced phosphorylation of p38. Although E(2) did not affect the p38 phosphorylation in A10 smooth muscle cells, which express ERbeta but not ERalpha, transfection of ERalpha expression vector into A10 cells rendered them susceptible to induction of p38 phosphorylation by E(2). We then examined whether E(2) and raloxifene induce apoptosis through a p38 cascade. Both E(2) and raloxifene induced apoptosis under growth-stimulated conditions. The p38 inhibitor SB 203580 completely blocked the E(2)-induced apoptosis. Our findings suggest that both E(2)- and raloxifene-induced inhibition of VSMC growth is due to induction of apoptosis through a p38 cascade whose activation is mediated by ERalpha via a nongenomic mechanism.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yamagata University, School of Medicine, 2-2-2 Iidanishi, Yamagata 990-9585, Japan
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Morita K, Hasegawa C, Kaneko M, Tsutsumi S, Sone J, Ishikawa T, Imanishi T, Koizumi M. 2'-O,4'-C-ethylene-bridged nucleic acids (ENA) with nuclease-resistance and high affinity for RNA. Nucleic Acids Res Suppl 2003:241-2. [PMID: 12836354 DOI: 10.1093/nass/1.1.241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Novel nucleosides, 2'-O,4'-C-ethylene nucleosides and their corresponding phosphoramidites, were synthesized as building blocks for antisense oligonucleotides. The 2'-O,4'-C-ethylene linkage of these nucleosides, as well as the linkage of 2'-O,4'-C-methylene nucleosides which are known as bridged nucleic acids (BNA) or locked nucleic acids (LNA), restricts the sugar puckering to the N-conformation. The ethylene-bridged nucleic acids (ENA) showed a high binding affinity for the complementary RNA strand (delta Tm = degrees C/modification) and were approximately 400 and 80 times more nuclease-resistant than natural DNA and BNA/LNA, respectively. These results indicate that ENA have better antisense activity than BNA/LNA.
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- K Morita
- Exploratory Chemistry Research Laboratories, Sankyo Co., Ltd., Tokyo 140-8710, Japan
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Takahashi K, Ohmichi M, Yoshida M, Hisamoto K, Mabuchi S, Arimoto-Ishida E, Mori A, Tsutsumi S, Tasaka K, Murata Y, Kurachi H. Both estrogen and raloxifene cause G1 arrest of vascular smooth muscle cells. J Endocrinol 2003; 178:319-29. [PMID: 12904179 DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1780319] [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: 12/29/2022]
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The proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) is a crucial pathophysiological process in the development of atherosclerosis. Although estrogen is known to inhibit the proliferation of VSMC, the mechanism responsible for this effect remains to be elucidated. In addition, the effect of raloxifene on VSMC remains unknown. We have shown here that 17beta-estradiol (E(2)) and raloxifene significantly inhibited the platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-stimulated proliferation of cultured human VSMC. Flow cytometry demonstrated that PDGF-stimulated S-phase progression of the cell cycle in VSMC was also suppressed by E(2) or raloxifene. We found that PDGF-induced phosphorylation of retinoblastoma protein (pRb), whose hyperphosphorylation is a hallmark of the G1-S transition in the cell cycle, was significantly inhibited by E(2) and raloxifene. These effects were associated with a decrease in cyclin D1 expression, without a change in cyclin-dependent kinase 4 or cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor, p27(kip1) expression. ICI 182,780 abolished the inhibitory effects of E(2) and raloxifene on PDGF-induced pRb phosphorylation. Next, we examined which estrogen receptor (ER) is necessary for these effects of E(2) and raloxifene. Since VSMC express both ERalpha and ERbeta, A10, a rat aortic smooth muscle cell line that expresses ERbeta but not ERalpha, was used. The dose-dependent stimulation of A10 cell proliferation by PDGF was not inhibited by E(2) or raloxifene in contrast to the results obtained in VSMC. Moreover, E(2) and raloxifene significantly inhibited the PDGF-induced cyclin D1 promoter activity in A10 cells transfected with cDNA for ERalpha but not in the parental cells. These results suggested that E(2) and raloxifene exert an antiproliferative effect in VSMC treated with PDGF, at least in part through inhibition of pRb phosphorylation, and that the inhibitory effects of E(2) and raloxifene may be mainly mediated by ERalpha.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Aorta
- Blotting, Western/methods
- Cell Division/drug effects
- Cell Line
- Cells, Cultured
- Cyclin D1/metabolism
- Depression, Chemical
- Estradiol/analogs & derivatives
- Estradiol/pharmacology
- Estrogen Receptor alpha
- Flow Cytometry
- Fulvestrant
- G1 Phase
- Humans
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/cytology
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/drug effects
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/metabolism
- Phosphorylation/drug effects
- Platelet-Derived Growth Factor/pharmacology
- Raloxifene Hydrochloride/pharmacology
- Rats
- Receptors, Estrogen/genetics
- Receptors, Estrogen/metabolism
- Retinoblastoma Protein/metabolism
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators/pharmacology
- Transfection/methods
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- K Takahashi
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, 2-2-2 Iidanishi, Yamagata, Yamagata 990-9585, Japan
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Polylactide copolymer and collagen are now used as bio-absorbable scaffold materials for restoration of lost oral tissues. Polylactide caprolactone (PLCL) sponge and collagen gel were examined for their cellular reactions when implanted in 8-week-old Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats' subcutaneous tissues for up to 8 weeks. The PLCL sponges were slowly absorbed by a mild chronic inflammation process in which multinucleated giant cells covered and slowly captivated the sponge surfaces without thick encapsulation. On the other hand, collagen gel was surrounded by thick inflammatory reaction zones and infiltrated by acute inflammation cells including neutrophils, lymphocytes and macrophages, and disappeared more rapidly. Although the bio-absorption process differed, both materials, when combined, appear to be useful scaffold materials for tissue engineering therapy in future dental practice.
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- M Taira
- Department of Dental Materials Science and Technology, Iwate Medical University School of Dentistry, Iwate, Japan.
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Asaka T, Anan Y, Nagai T, Tsutsumi S, Kuwahara H, Kimoto K, Tokura Y, Matsui Y. Ferromagnetic domain structures and nanoclusters in Nd(1/2)Sr(1/2)MnO3. Phys Rev Lett 2002; 89:207203. [PMID: 12443504 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.89.207203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2002] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Magnetic domain structures of Nd(1/2)Sr(1/2)MnO3 were investigated by means of low-temperature Lorentz electron microscopy. On cooling, magnetic domain walls started to appear at 250 K, and they were oriented straight along the [100] and [110] directions. With a further decrease in temperature, the volume of each magnetic domain increased with discontinuous domain-wall jumps. A characteristic granular image was observed at around 140 K, near the charge-ordering transition temperature. We consider that this originated from ferromagnetic nanoclusters that appeared in the antiferromagnetic matrix.
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- T Asaka
- Advanced Materials Laboratory (AML), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
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Ohno S, Doi T, Tsutsumi S, Okada Y, Yoneno K, Kato Y, Tanne K. RGD-CAP ((beta)ig-h3) is expressed in precartilage condensation and in prehypertrophic chondrocytes during cartilage development. Biochim Biophys Acta 2002; 1572:114-22. [PMID: 12204340 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-4165(02)00286-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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RGD-CAP ((beta)ig-h3), isolated from cartilage as a collagen-associated protein, was demonstrated to have a binding ability to collagen and to enhance the adhesion of chondrocytes via integrin alpha(1)beta(1). However, the role of this protein in cartilage development remains unclear. In this study, we investigated the expression of RGD-CAP ((beta)ig-h3) in chick embryos and cultured mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) during the differentiation to chondrocytes. The effects of recombinant RGD-CAP on adhesion and DNA synthesis of MSCs and mineralization were also examined. Tissue sections from chick embryos at Hamburger-Hamilton (HH) stages 19-37 were immunostained with anti-chick RGD-CAP antibodies. The expression of RGD-CAP was slightest in chick embryos at HH stage 19, whereas a considerable expression of RGD-CAP was observed in the developing vertebrae and precartilage aggregate in the limb bud of chick embryos at HH stage 26. The expression of RGD-CAP was significantly reduced in vertebrae of chick embryo at HH stage 32. Reverse transcriptional polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analysis showed that RGD-CAP was highly expressed in cultured MSCs and decreased by 4-day treatment with 10(-8) M dexamethasone when MSCs proliferated to adipocyte-like cells, whereas it was recovered by co-treatment with 3 ng/ml TGF-beta for 8-12 days when MSCs proliferated to hypertrophic chondrocyte-like cells. The adhesion and DNA synthesis of MSCs cultured on RGD-CAP-coated dishes increased significantly compared with the controls. RGD-CAP was distributed in the prehypertrophic zone in matured cartilage of the vertebrae of chick embryos at HH stage 37. Recombinant RGD-CAP inhibited the mineralization of hypertrophic chondrocytes. These results suggest that RGD-CAP ((beta)ig-h3) exerts an essential role in the early cartilage development by enhancing the adhesion and growth of the pre-chondrogenic cells, and functions as a negative regulator for mineralization at the terminal stage of the chondrogenic differentiation.
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- S Ohno
- Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Hiroshima University, Minami, Japan.
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Asaka T, Yamada S, Tsutsumi S, Tsuruta C, Kimoto K, Arima T, Matsui Y. Charge/orbital ordering structure of Pr(1-x)Ca(x)MnO(3)(x = 3/8) examined by low-temperature transmission electron microscopy. Phys Rev Lett 2002; 88:097201. [PMID: 11864048 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.88.097201] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2001] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The structural phase transition of Pr(1-x)Ca(x)MnO(3)(x = 3/8) was investigated by means of low-temperature transmission electron microscopy. Superlattice reflection spots with a modulation wave vector q(1) = (0,1/2,0) appeared below 230 K, indicating formation of the d(3x(2-r(2))/d(3y(2)-r(2)) type of charge/orbital ordering. Below 150 K, a new series of superlattice reflection spots with a modulation wave vector q(2) = (1/4,1/4,1/2) appeared, suggesting an additional ordering of excess 1/8 Mn(3+), necessary due to the deviation of x from 1/2, with the occupation of the d(3z(2-r(2)) type of e(g) orbital.
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- T Asaka
- Advanced Materials Laboratory, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
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Koyano Y, Kawamoto T, Kikuchi A, Shen M, Kuruta Y, Tsutsumi S, Fujimoto K, Noshiro M, Fujii K, Kato Y. Chondrocyte-derived ezrin-like domain containing protein (CDEP), a rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor, is inducible in chondrocytes by parathyroid hormone and cyclic AMP and has transforming activity in NIH3T3 cells. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2002; 9 Suppl A:S64-8. [PMID: 11680691 DOI: 10.1053/joca.2001.0446] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study is to investigate stage- and hormone-dependent expression of chondrocyte-derived ezrin-like domain containing protein (CDEP), a putative guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) for Rho in chondrocytes, and demonstrate the guanine nucleotide exchange activity of this protein in vitro, as well as the transforming activity in NIH3T3 cells. METHODS The expression of CDEP mRNA in growth plate chondrocytes in vivo and in vitro was examined by RT-PCR Southern analysis. The guanine nucleotide exchange activity was determined using a recombinant CDEP peptide containing the DH and PH domains in Sf9 cell lysates. The transforming activity was examined using NIH3T3 cells transiently transfected with a truncated CDEP cDNA. RESULTS CDEP mRNA was expressed at the highest level in the hypertrophic (terminal) stage of chondrocytes in vivoand in vitro. Parathyroid hormone (PTH) elicited a biphasic increase of CDEP mRNA in chondrocytes. The CDEP mRNA level increased within 1 h, then decreased nearly to the control level at 3 h. Thereafter the mRNA level started to increase at 6 h, reaching a plateau at 24 h. Dibutyryl cyclic AMP had a similar effect on CDEP expression in chondrocytes. The dissociation of [3H]GDP from RhoA was stimulated dose-dependently by Sf9 cell lysates containing the CDEP peptide. Furthermore, transfection of a truncated CDEP cDNA induced focus formation in NIH3T3 cultures. CONCLUSIONS CDEP is a novel GEF for Rho family GTPases with the transforming activity. CDEP may play a role in mediating or modulating the action of cAMP-elevating hormones on maturing chondrocytes.
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- Y Koyano
- Department of Biochemistry, Hiroshima University School of Dentistry, Japan
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Shima E, Svoboda IF, Tsutsumi S, Ohkubo H. Waste management systems of dairy cattle farms in Japan. Water Sci Technol 2002; 45:63-69. [PMID: 12201128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Recently, the size of livestock farms in Japan has been expanding and the pollution from farm wastes has become a serious problem in rural areas. Therefore it is necessary to design treatment strategies and improve the recycling of livestock manure for sustainability of agriculture in Japan. The dairy cattle waste management systems were studied at dairy farms in Aomori prefecture and in Hokkaido, Japan. The four farms, typical for the respective regions in Japan, were investigated on the basis of the land and livestock size, housing, overall farm and waste management, type of machinery and a farm labour force. A statistical comparison was made for housing, milking and waste handling systems of dairy farms. One of the waste handling strategies was aerobic slurry treatment and land irrigation of the treated liquid fraction. Such methods began to solve some of waste management problems created since 1967 in grassland farming areas of Hokkaido. The irrigation system supplies water fertiliser and organic material to land as well as shortening the spreading times. It recycles livestock resources, increases the soil fertility and rationalizes the farm management.
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- E Shima
- Kitasato University, Towada, Aomori, 034-8628, Japan
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Tsutsumi S, Akaike M, Arimitsu H, Imai H, Kato N. Circulating corticosterone alters the rate of neuropathological and behavioral changes induced by trimethyltin in rats. Exp Neurol 2002; 173:86-94. [PMID: 11771941 DOI: 10.1006/exnr.2001.7824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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When trimethyltin (TMT) is administered to rats, the plasma corticosterone concentration rises transiently 3 to 4 days later. We examined whether plasma corticosterone plays a causative role in the TMT-induced impairment of the hippocampus as assessed by pathological and behavioral tests. TMT-administered rats were supplementally treated with either adrenalectomy or metyrapone (twice daily for the first 7 days after TMT) in order to permanently deplete or transiently suppress circulating corticosterone. Loss of pyramidal cells in the CA1 and CA3 fields, mossy fiber sprouting, and impairment of spatial memory were observed after TMT intoxication. Adrenalectomy apparently aggravated both the hippocampal damage and the spatial memory impairment induced by TMT treatment. The TMT+metyrapone treatment groups exhibited a significant reduction in pyramidal cells in both the CA1 and the CA3 regions. However, the neuronal damage in CA1 was significantly different between the TMT and the TMT+metyrapone groups. Metyrapone significantly reduced the TMT-induced damage to pyramidal cells in CA1, but not CA3, and it also abolished mossy fiber sprouting. TMT-induced learning impairment and hyperactivity were alleviated by metyrapone treatment. It is thus concluded that both the high levels of corticosterone induced by TMT and the pathologically low levels of corticosterone induced by adrenalectomy will worsen the consequences of TMT.
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- S Tsutsumi
- Drug Safety Evaluation, Lead Optimization, Aventis Pharma Ltd., Kawagoe, Saitama 350-1165, Japan.
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Shinozaki T, Takagishi K, Tsutsumi S, Yanagawa T, Takeuchi K, Watanabe H, Fukuda T. Effects of FR167653, a dual inhibitor of interleukin-1 and tumor necrosis factor, on adjuvant arthritis in rats. Mod Rheumatol 2001. [DOI: 10.1007/s10165-001-8059-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [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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A 53-year-old male, who had undergone a left upper lung lobectomy for cancer 2 years previously, presented with metastatic brainstem tumor manifesting as hearing disturbance. At first an otorhinolaryngologist treated him for senile sensorineural hearing disturbance. However, he suffered gait ataxia and was referred to our department. On admission, neurological examination found mild cerebellar ataxia on the left and gait unsteadiness. Neurootological analysis revealed central-type sensorineural hearing disturbance on the left both in the pure tone audiogram and speech discrimination test. Neuroimaging studies revealed a ring-like enhanced mass centered in the ventral left middle cerebellar peduncle, partly extending to the inferior cerebellar peduncle. Peritumoral edema extending to the ipsilateral cochlear nucleus was recognized. He underwent surgery via a left lateral suboccipital transcondylar approach. The histological diagnosis was adenocarcinoma identical with the primary lung cancer. Intra-axial brainstem metastatic lesion can be a cause of hearing disturbance, so should be included in the differential diagnosis for a patient complaining of hearing disturbance, especially with a past history of cancer.
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- S Tsutsumi
- Department of Neurosurgery, Juntendo University Izunagaoka Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
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The potential energy surfaces associated with [Ca3(PO4)2n clusters are analyzed in detail using ab initio calculations for n ranging from one to four. Considering separated clusters, energy criteria favor the so-called Posner's cluster Ca9(PO4)6, which is the core of the actual structural model of amorphous calcium phosphate. This is rationalized through the existence of a distinct CaO bonding pattern in this cluster. Considering aggregated clusters as a possible model for amorphous calcium phosphate, the aggregation of Ca3(PO4)2 clusters appears as an alternative to Posner's hypothesis.
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- N Kanzaki
- School of Science and Engineering Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
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Tsutsumi S, Shimazu A, Miyazaki K, Pan H, Koike C, Yoshida E, Takagishi K, Kato Y. Retention of multilineage differentiation potential of mesenchymal cells during proliferation in response to FGF. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2001; 288:413-9. [PMID: 11606058 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.5777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 466] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) that can differentiate to various connective tissue cells may be useful for autologous cell transplantation to defects of bone, cartilage, and tendon, if MSC can be expanded in vitro. However, a short life span of MSC and a reduction in their differentiation potential in culture have limited their clinical application. The purpose of this study is to identify a growth factor(s) involved in self-renewal of MSC and the maintenance of their multilineage differentiation potential. Fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2) markedly increased the growth rate and the life span of rabbit, canine, and human bone marrow MSC in monolayer cultures. This effect of FGF-2 was more prominent in low-density cultures than in high-density cultures. In addition, all MSC expanded in vitro with FGF-2, but not without FGF-2, differentiated to chondrocytes in pellet cultures. The FGF+ MSC also retained the osteogenic and adipogenic potential throughout many mitotic divisions. These findings suggest that FGFs play a crucial role in self-renewal of MSC.
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- S Tsutsumi
- Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST), Chiyodaku, Tokyo 102-8666, Japan
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Tsutsumi S, Tomioka A, Sudo M, Nakamura A, Shirakura K, Takagishi K, Kohama K. Propofol activates vanilloid receptor channels expressed in human embryonic kidney 293 cells. Neurosci Lett 2001; 312:45-9. [PMID: 11578842 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3940(01)02185-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Propofol (2,6-diisopropylphenol) is an intravenous anesthetic agent structurally unrelated to any other intravenous anesthetics. We examined the effect of propofol on a rat vanilloid receptor that was expressed in the human embryonic kidney (HEK) 293 cells by using calcium imaging method. Propofol caused a concentration-dependent increase in [Ca(2+)](i) in the HEK293 cells with the receptor. These responses were inhibited by removing extracellular calcium ions. The propofol-evoked increase in [Ca(2+)](i) in the HEK293 cells with the receptor was partially inhibited by capsazepine, a competitive antagonist of capsaicin. We conclude that propofol acts as an agonist for the receptor.
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- S Tsutsumi
- Department of Pharmacology, Gunma University School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan.
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