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Yoshida K, Tanabe Y, Hosokawa T, Morikawa T, Fukuyama N, Kobayashi Y, Kouchi T, Kawaguchi N, Matsuda M, Kido T, Kido T. Coronary computed tomography angiography for clinical practice. Jpn J Radiol 2024:10.1007/s11604-024-01543-1. [PMID: 38453814 DOI: 10.1007/s11604-024-01543-1] [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: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 01/28/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
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Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a common condition caused by the accumulation of atherosclerotic plaques. It can be classified into stable CAD or acute coronary syndrome. Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) has a high negative predictive value and is used as the first examination for diagnosing stable CAD, particularly in patients at intermediate-to-high risk. CCTA is also adopted for diagnosing acute coronary syndrome, particularly in patients at low-to-intermediate risk. Myocardial ischemia does not always co-exist with coronary artery stenosis, and the positive predictive value of CCTA for myocardial ischemia is limited. However, CCTA has overcome this limitation with recent technological advancements such as CT perfusion and CT-fractional flow reserve. In addition, CCTA can be used to assess coronary artery plaques. Thus, the indications for CCTA have expanded, leading to an increased demand for radiologists. The CAD reporting and data system (CAD-RADS) 2.0 was recently proposed for standardizing CCTA reporting. This RADS evaluates and categorizes patients based on coronary artery stenosis and the overall amount of coronary artery plaque and links this to patient management. In this review, we aimed to review the major trials and guidelines for CCTA to understand its clinical role. Furthermore, we aimed to introduce the CAD-RADS 2.0 including the assessment of coronary artery stenosis, plaque, and other key findings, and highlight the steps for CCTA reporting. Finally, we aimed to present recent research trends including the perivascular fat attenuation index, artificial intelligence, and the advancements in CT technology.
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- Kazuki Yoshida
- Department of Radiology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Toon, Ehime, 791-0295, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Toon, Ehime, 791-0295, Japan.
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- Department of Radiology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Toon, Ehime, 791-0295, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Toon, Ehime, 791-0295, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Toon, Ehime, 791-0295, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Matsuyama Red Cross Hospital, Bunkyocho, Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Juzen General Hospital, Kitashinmachi, Niihama, Ehime, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Toon, Ehime, 791-0295, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Toon, Ehime, 791-0295, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Toon, Ehime, 791-0295, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Toon, Ehime, 791-0295, Japan
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Hosokawa T, Kawakami H, Tanabe Y, Fukuyama N, Yoshida K, Ohara K, Kitamura T, Kawaguchi N, Kido T, Nagai T, Inoue K, Yamaguchi O, Kido T. Left atrial strain assessment using cardiac computed tomography in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Jpn J Radiol 2023:10.1007/s11604-023-01401-6. [PMID: 36811719 PMCID: PMC10366261 DOI: 10.1007/s11604-023-01401-6] [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: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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PURPOSE To evaluate left atrial (LA) function in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) by LA strain assessment using cardiac computed tomography (CT-derived LA strain). MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a retrospective study of 34 patients with HCM and 31 non-HCM patients who underwent cardiac computed tomography (CT) using retrospective electrocardiogram-gated mode. CT images were reconstructed every 5% (0-95%) of the RR intervals. CT-derived LA strain (reservoir [LASr], conduit [LASc], and booster pump strain [LASp]) were semi-automatically analyzed using a dedicated workstation. We also measured the left atrial volume index (LAVI) and left ventricular longitudinal strain (LVLS) for the left atrial and ventricular functional parameters to assess the relationship with CT-derived LA strain. RESULTS CT-derived LA strain significantly correlated with LAVI: r = - 0.69, p < 0.001 for LASr; r = - 0.70, p < 0.001 for LASp; and r = - 0.35, p = 0.004 for LASc. CT-derived LA strain also significantly correlated with LVLS: r = - 0.62, p < 0.001 for LASr; r = - 0.67, p < 0.001 for LASc; and r = - 0.42, p = 0.013 for LASp. CT-derived LA strain in patients with HCM was significantly lower than that in non-HCM patients: LASr (20.8 ± 7.6 vs. 31.7 ± 6.1%, p < 0.001); LASc (7.9 ± 3.4 vs. 14.2 ± 5.3%, p < 0.001); and LASp (12.8 ± 5.7 vs. 17.6 ± 4.3%, p < 0.001). Additionally, CT-derived LA strain showed high reproducibility; inter-observer correlation coefficients were 0.94, 0.90, and 0.89 for LASr, LASc, and LASp, respectively. CONCLUSION CT-derived LA strain is feasible for quantitative assessment of left atrial function in patients with HCM.
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- Takaaki Hosokawa
- Department of Radiology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Toon, Ehime, 791-0295, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, Hypertension and Nephrology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Toon, Ehime, 791-0295, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Toon, Ehime, 791-0295, Japan.
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- Department of Radiology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Toon, Ehime, 791-0295, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Toon, Ehime, 791-0295, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Toon, Ehime, 791-0295, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Toon, Ehime, 791-0295, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Toon, Ehime, 791-0295, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Toon, Ehime, 791-0295, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, Hypertension and Nephrology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Toon, Ehime, 791-0295, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, Hypertension and Nephrology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Toon, Ehime, 791-0295, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, Hypertension and Nephrology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Toon, Ehime, 791-0295, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Toon, Ehime, 791-0295, Japan
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Hosokawa T. Ultrasound imaging for evaluation of impalement-related injuries to the oral cavity in pediatric patients: a case series study. Eur Arch Paediatr Dent 2023; 24:241-248. [PMID: 36696028 DOI: 10.1007/s40368-023-00783-5] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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BACK GROUND An impalement-related injury to the oral cavity is common in pediatric patients at emergency department. A computed tomography evaluation is not always suitable in these cases. Herein, we aimed to present oral sonography findings from six pediatric patients presenting with impalement-related injury to the oral cavity. CASE SERIES All included patients were younger than 4 years and sustained injuries with a toothbrush, chopstick, water gun, and fork to the tonsils, submandibular gland area, uvula, and under the tongue. CONCLUSION Ultrasound imaging appeared useful in helping diagnose impalement-related injuries lateral to the midline.
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- T Hosokawa
- Department of Radiology, Saitama Children's Medical Center, 1-2 Shintoshin Chuo-Ku Saitama, Saitama, 330-8777, Japan.
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Komoda S, Hosokawa T, Kinjo K. Evaluation of the mixed-oxide fuel melting limit at low burnups / Ermittlung der Schmelzgrenze für Mischoxid-Brennstoff bei kleinen Abbränden. KERNTECHNIK 2021. [DOI: 10.1515/kern-1990-550220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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: 11/15/2022]
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Hosokawa T, Yamada Y, Tanami Y, Sato Y, Tanaka Y, Kawashima H, Oguma E. Complications after Surgical Correction of Anorectal Malformations. Hong Kong Journal of Radiology 2020. [DOI: 10.12809/hkjr2017047] [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: 11/05/2022] Open
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- T Hosokawa
- Department of Radiology, Saitama Children’s Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Saitama Children’s Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Saitama Children’s Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Saitama Children’s Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Saitama Children’s Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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Ishida S, Unoda K, Yamane K, Hosokawa T, Nakajima H, Kimura F, Sugino M, Arawaka S. Early morning off symptom in patients with Parkinson disease. J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.1000] [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: 10/18/2022]
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Kakiuchi K, Motoki M, Sano E, Ota S, Unoda K, Hosokawa T, Ishida S, Nakajima H, Kimura F, Arawaka S. Evaluation of muscle MRI pattern in neuromuscular disease. J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.1719] [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: 10/18/2022]
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Sasaki M, Ueno H, Omae K, Goto T, Murohisa G, Mizuno N, Ozaka M, Kobayashi S, Uesugi K, Kobayashi N, Hayashi H, Sudo K, Okano N, Horita Y, Kamei K, Hosokawa T, Henmi T, Kobayashi M, Todaka A, Fukutomi A. Risk factors for febrile neutropenia (FN) in unresectable/recurrent pancreatic cancer(PC) patients(pts) receiving FOLFIRINOX (FFX) from JASPAC06 study. Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx369.142] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Hosokawa T, Takahashi K, Tsuchiya A, Mitsueda S, Tanji N, Saito S, Naito Y. Factors affecting the one-step test in patients after Achilles tendon repair. Physiotherapy 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2015.03.3416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Sato K, Tsuchiya A, Hosokawa T, Komatsu E. Incidence for graft rupture and contralateral injury after anatomic double-bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with hamstring autograft. Physiotherapy 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2015.03.1271] [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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Nakamura S, Hosokawa T, Iijima T, Tsutsui K. Different roles of the monkey dorsolateral prefrontal, premotor and posterior parietal cortices in a delayed response task revealed by functional disturbance by on-line rTMS. Brain Stimul 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2015.01.043] [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: 10/24/2022] Open
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Tamaki N, Kurosaki M, Tanaka K, Suzuki Y, Hoshioka Y, Kato T, Yasui Y, Hosokawa T, Ueda K, Tsuchiya K, Nakanishi H, Itakura J, Asahina Y, Izumi N. Noninvasive estimation of fibrosis progression overtime using the FIB-4 index in chronic hepatitis C. J Viral Hepat 2013; 20:72-6. [PMID: 23231087 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2012.01635.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [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: 12/20/2022]
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The FIB-4 index is a simple formula to predict liver fibrosis based on the standard biochemical values (AST, ALT and platelet count) and age. We here investigated the utility of the index for noninvasive prediction of progression in liver fibrosis. The time-course alteration in the liver fibrosis stage between paired liver biopsies and the FIB-4 index was examined in 314 patients with chronic hepatitis C. The average interval between liver biopsies was 4.9 years. The cases that showed a time-course improvement in the fibrosis stage exhibited a decrease in the FIB-4 index, and those that showed deterioration in the fibrosis stage exhibited an increase in the FIB-4 index with a significant correlation (P < 0.001). Increase in the ΔFIB-4 index per year was an independent predictive factor for the progression in liver fibrosis with an odds ratio of 3.90 (P = 0.03). The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of the ΔFIB-4 index/year for the prediction of advancement to cirrhosis was 0.910. Using a cut-off value of the ΔFIB-4 index/year <0.4 or ≥ 0.4, the cumulative incidence of fibrosis progression to cirrhosis at 5 and 10 years was 34% and 59%, respectively in patients with the ΔFIB-4 index/year ≥0.4, whereas it was 0% and 3% in those with the ΔFIB-4 index/year <0.4 (P < 0.001). In conclusion, measurement of the time-course changes in the FIB-4 index is useful for the noninvasive and real-time estimation of the progression in liver fibrosis.
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- N Tamaki
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Musashino Red Cross Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Higashi T, Nakamura F, Saruki N, Takegami M, Hosokawa T, Fukuhara S, Nakayama T, Sobue T. Evaluation of Newspaper Articles for Coverage of Public Reporting Data: A Case Study of Unadjusted Cancer Survival Data. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2012; 43:95-100. [DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hys190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Sato K, Hosokawa T, Mitsueda S, Hosaki K, Okuyama M, Okada T, Kanisawa I, Tsuchiya A, Takahashi K, Sakai H. Effects of eccentric hamstring strength exercise on knee flexor strength. Br J Sports Med 2011. [DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2011.084038.175] [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: 11/03/2022]
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Hosokawa T, Sato K, Mitsueda S, Umehara H, Hidume K, Okada T, Kanisawa I, Tsuchiya A, Takahashi K, Sakai H. Effects of anterior cruciate ligament injury prevention program on lower extremity alignment, isokinetic muscle strength and electromyographic activity. Br J Sports Med 2011. [DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2011.084038.121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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: 11/03/2022]
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Zhou N, Hosokawa T, Suekane T, Wang Q. Experimental study of capillary trapping on the pore scale for various sandstone cores. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2011.02.473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Kita Y, Gunji A, Inoue Y, Goto T, Inagaki M, Kaga M, Hosokawa T. P27-13 A hemodynamic study of self-face recognition in autism spectrum disorder (ASD): Relation with ASD severities and self-consciousness. Clin Neurophysiol 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/s1388-2457(10)61086-3] [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: 10/18/2022]
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Hosokawa T, Kazai K, Katayose H. The validity of the fNIRS recording in the prefrontal cortex for lie detection. Neuroimage 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s1053-8119(09)70481-1] [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] Open
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Hosokawa T, Kumon Y, Kobayashi T, Enzan H, Takahashi K, Yuri K, Wakiguchi H, Sugiura T. Abstract: P658 NEUTROPHILS INFILTRATION AND GENERATION OF REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES IN A HUMAN ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE. ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPP 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s1567-5688(09)70826-8] [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: 11/29/2022]
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Narabayashi M, Saijo Y, Takenoshita S, Chida M, Shimoyama N, Miura T, Tani K, Nishimura K, Onozawa Y, Hosokawa T, Kamoto T, Tsushima T. Opioid Rotation from Oral Morphine to Oral Oxycodone in Cancer Patients with Intolerable Adverse Effects: An Open-Label Trial. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2008; 38:296-304. [DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyn010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Asahina Y, Izumi N, Umeda N, Hosokawa T, Ueda K, Doi F, Tsuchiya K, Nakanishi H, Matsunaga K, Kitamura T, Kurosaki M, Uchihara M, Higaki M, Miyake S. Pharmacokinetics and enhanced PKR response in patients with chronic hepatitis C treated with pegylated interferon alpha-2b and ribavirin. J Viral Hepat 2007; 14:396-403. [PMID: 17501760 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2006.00803.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
Abstract
This study investigated the molecular and pharmacokinetic mechanisms of the enhanced antiviral efficacy associated with pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN) alpha-2b and ribavirin. The study involved comparing the expression of serial double-stranded RNA-activated protein kinase (PKR) before and during treatment in 26 PEG-IFN alpha-2b and 26 conventional IFN alpha-2b recipients matched for age, body weight and dose of ribavirin. The pharmacokinetics of PEG-IFN alpha-2b and ribavirin was analysed in 15 of the 26 PEG-IFN recipients. There was a rapid increase in PKR expression in both treatment groups, although expression from day 2 onwards was maintained at a significantly higher level in the PEG-IFN recipients (P < 0.05). C(max) of PEG-IFN occurred 12-48 h after the initial administration, with t(1/2) and C(min) being 49 h and 190 pg/mL, respectively. In contrast to ribavirin, accumulation of PEG-IFN was minimal. There was no association between serum PEG-IFN and ribavirin levels and virological response. Although baseline expression of PKR before treatment was marginally higher in nonresponders (NRs), from day 2 onwards, sequential PKR expression in response to PEG-IFN was higher in sustained viral responders compared with the NRs (P < 0.05). Significant correlations were found between kinetics of PKR expression and viral decline rates in each phase of hepatitis C virus dynamics (first phase, r = 0.67, P = 0.0006; second phase, r = 0.67, P = 0.001). In conclusion, improvement in pharmacokinetics following pegylation led to higher intracellular PKR expression, which was associated with enhanced virological efficacy of PEG-IFN-based combination therapy. The concentrations of both ribavirin and PEG-IFN alpha-2b were not associated with viral response and PKR expression.
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MESH Headings
- Administration, Oral
- Adult
- Aged
- Antiviral Agents/administration & dosage
- Antiviral Agents/pharmacokinetics
- Antiviral Agents/therapeutic use
- Cells, Cultured
- Drug Therapy, Combination
- Female
- Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects
- Hepacivirus/isolation & purification
- Hepatitis C, Chronic/drug therapy
- Hepatitis C, Chronic/metabolism
- Hepatitis C, Chronic/virology
- Humans
- Injections, Intramuscular
- Injections, Subcutaneous
- Interferon alpha-2
- Interferon-alpha/administration & dosage
- Interferon-alpha/pharmacokinetics
- Interferon-alpha/therapeutic use
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear/metabolism
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Polyethylene Glycols
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- Recombinant Proteins
- Ribavirin/administration & dosage
- Ribavirin/pharmacokinetics
- Ribavirin/therapeutic use
- Treatment Outcome
- Viral Load
- eIF-2 Kinase/genetics
- eIF-2 Kinase/metabolism
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- Y Asahina
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Musashino Red Cross Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Uto H, Chiba T, Umezawa K, Hosokawa T, Shinozaki S, Ai M, Konodo K, Shimokado K. Tu-P7:11 Hexyl-3,4-dephostatin-sensitive period in the early phase of insulin-induced adipocyte differentiation of 3T3-L1 cells. ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPP 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/s1567-5688(06)80720-8] [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: 11/27/2022]
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Nakaya N, Tsubono Y, Nishino Y, Hosokawa T, Fukudo S, Shibuya D, Akizuki N, Yoshikawa E, Kobayakawa M, Fujimori M, Saito-Nakaya K, Uchitomi Y, Tsuji I. Personality and cancer survival: the Miyagi cohort study. Br J Cancer 2005; 92:2089-94. [PMID: 15900301 PMCID: PMC2361779 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
Abstract
We tested the hypothesis that personality plays a role in cancer outcome in a population-based prospective cohort study in Japan. In July 1990, 41 442 residents of Japan completed a short form of the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire-Revised and a questionnaire on various health habits, and between January 1993 and December 1997, 890 incident cases of cancer were identified among them. These 890 cases were followed up until March 2001, and a total of 356 deaths from all causes was identified among them. Cox proportional-hazards regression was used to estimate the hazard ratio (HR) of death according to four score levels on each of four personality subscales (extraversion, neuroticism, psychoticism, and lie), with adjustment for potential confounding factors. Multivariable HRs of deaths from all causes for individuals in the highest score level on each personality subscale compared with those at the lowest level were 1.0 for extraversion (95% CI=0.8–1.4; Trend P=0.73), 1.1 for neuroticism (0.8–1.6; Trend P=0.24), 1.2 for psychoticism (0.9–1.6; Trend P=0.29), and 1.0 for lie (0.7–1.5; Trend P=0.90). The data obtained in this population-based prospective cohort study in Japan do not support the hypothesis that personality is associated with cancer survival.
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- N Nakaya
- Psycho-Oncology Division, National Cancer Center Research Institute East, 6-5-1 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Japan
- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Forensic Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1 Seiryo, Sendai, Japan
- Department of Behavioral Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1 Seiryo, Sendai, Japan
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- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Forensic Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1 Seiryo, Sendai, Japan
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- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Forensic Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1 Seiryo, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Human Development Disability, Tohoku University Graduate School of Education, 27-1 Kawauchi, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Behavioral Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1 Seiryo, Sendai, Japan
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- Miyagi Cancer Society, Kamisugi 5-7-30, Sendai, Japan
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- Psycho-Oncology Division, National Cancer Center Research Institute East, 6-5-1 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Japan
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- Psycho-Oncology Division, National Cancer Center Research Institute East, 6-5-1 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Japan
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- Psycho-Oncology Division, National Cancer Center Research Institute East, 6-5-1 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Japan
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- Psycho-Oncology Division, National Cancer Center Research Institute East, 6-5-1 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Japan
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- Psycho-Oncology Division, National Cancer Center Research Institute East, 6-5-1 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Japan
- Department of Behavioral Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1 Seiryo, Sendai, Japan
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- Psycho-Oncology Division, National Cancer Center Research Institute East, 6-5-1 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Japan
- Psycho-Oncology Division, National Cancer Center Research Institute East, 6-5-1 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Japan. E-mail:
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- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Forensic Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1 Seiryo, Sendai, Japan
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Kobayashi A, Hosokawa T, Tanaka Y. Recurrence of asthma after removal of adrenaline secreting pheochromocytoma. J Anesth 2005; 7:377-9. [PMID: 15278829 DOI: 10.1007/s0054030070377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/1992] [Accepted: 01/28/1993] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Takabayashi Y, Haruyama Y, Rikiishi Y, Hosokawa T, Shibata K, Kubozono Y. Preferred location of the Dy ion in the minor isomer of Dy@C82 determined by Dy LIII-edge EXAFS. Chem Phys Lett 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2004.02.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Sasaoka A, Nishiya K, Hosokawa T, Ito H, Hashimoto K, Enzan H. The number of CD10-positive glomerular epithelial cells reflects renal prognosis in IgA nephropathy patients. Clin Nephrol 2003; 60:305-14. [PMID: 14640235 DOI: 10.5414/cnp60305] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The glomerular epithelial cells play an important role in glomerular filtration of the kidney. The disruption of these cells contributes to the development of glomerulosclerosis. The present study was performed to elucidate whether loss of the glomerular epithelial cells is associated with renal injury in patients with IgA nephropathy. PATIENTS AND METHODS Thirty renal biopsy specimens from IgA nephropathy, 12 from minor glomerular abnormalities and 5 from normal controls were observed. The specimens from IgA nephropathy were divided into 2 groups: Group IgA-1, including 11 patients who had received a follow-up renal biopsy because of deterioration of renal function, and Group IgA-2, consisting of the remaining 19 patients without follow-up biopsy. Immunohistochemistry was performed using a monoclonal antibody against CD10 antigen that appears on mature epithelial cells of glomeruli. RESULTS The average number of CD10-positive glomerular epithelial cells (GECs) was significantly lower in IgA nephropathy than in either minor glomerular abnormalities or the normal controls. In IgA nephropathy, there were significant correlations of the GECs with renal functions. The GECs were reduced along with the progression of histopathological damage. In group IgA-1, the GECs were significantly reduced at the second biopsy compared with the first biopsy, and significantly fewer in group IgA-1 than in group IgA-2 at the first biopsy. The GECs showed a significant correlation with renal prognosis during the follow-up period. CONCLUSIONS The reduction of GECs was associated with renal dysfunction, histopathological damage and renal prognosis. The GECs may be a useful predictor of renal prognosis in IgA nephropathy.
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- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Kochi Medical School, Nankou-city, Kochi, Japan.
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Uto H, Chiba T, Umezawa K, Hosokawa T, Kondo K, Shimokado K. 2P-0413 Two insulin-sensitizers differently affect insulin-induced adipogenesis. ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPP 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s1567-5688(03)90555-1] [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: 10/25/2022]
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Hori Y, Sato S, Yamate J, Kurasaki M, Nishihira J, Hosokawa T, Fujita H, Saito T. Immunohistochemical study of macrophage migration inhibitory factor in rat liver fibrosis induced by thioacetamide. Eur J Histochem 2003; 47:317-24. [PMID: 14706927] [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: 04/27/2023] Open
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Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a molecule known to regulate macrophage accumulation at sites of inflammation. To elucidate the role of MIF in progression of liver fibrosis, the immunohistochemical localization of MIF and macrophages in the liver were examined. Male Wistar rats received thioacetamide (TA) injections (200 mg/kg, i.p.) for 1 or 6 weeks. In biochemical and histological tests, it was confirmed that liver fibrosis was induced. In immunohistochemical analyses, the expression of MIF protein was seen in hepatocytes in the areas extending out from the central veins to the portal tracts. In particular, at 6 weeks, immunoreactivity was detected in degenerated hepatocytes adjacent to the fibrotic areas but hardly observed in the fibrotic areas. On the other hand, a number of exudate macrophages stained by antibody ED1 were seen in the areas from the central veins to the portal tracts at 1 week and in the fibrotic areas at 6 weeks. Macrophages also showed a significant increase in number as compared with controls. These results revealed that there was a close relationship between the appearance of MIF expression and ED1-positive exudate macrophages in degenerated hepatocytes during the progression of TA-induced liver fibrosis.
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Hakodate Junior College, Hakodate, Japan
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The effect of trichloroethylene (TCE) on long-term potentiation (LTP) was studied using both electrical and optical recording. The hippocampi from mice injected with 300 mg/kg or 1000 mg/kg TCE were sliced 24 h after administration. The field potential from the CAI was recorded. After the application of tetanus, population spikes (PS) were potentiated in all groups, but the post-per-pre ratio of PS was smaller in TCE groups than in the control. Optical recording was also carried out in 1000 mg/kg TCE-injected mice and a new analytical method using a high speed camera was employed. After the induction of tetanus, the optical signal was potentiated in both TCE and control groups. However, the post-per-pre ratio of the optical signals and response area were smaller in the TCE groups than in the control. It was suggested that the impairment of LTP is one of the mechanisms of the impairment of immediate memory after acute exposure to TCE in humans.
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- Laboratory of Environmental Biology, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Calvo C, Hosokawa T, Reinheimer H, Maitlis PM. Structure of .sigma., .pi.-[2-(pentamethylcylopentadienyl)-p-methylphenethyl](acetylacetonate)palladium from the trimerization of 2-butyne with tolylpalladium chloride. A dihapto-cyclopentadiene. J Am Chem Soc 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/ja00764a059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Hosokawa T, Maitlis PM. Lightly stabilized model for acid and base reactions, carbonylation, and .beta.-hydride elimination in organopalladium chemistry. Reactions of bis[dihapto-.sigma.,.pi.-1-(1-phenylethylene)pentamethylcyclopentadiene]dichlorodipalladium(II). J Am Chem Soc 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/ja00796a025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Hosokawa T, Maitlis PM. Model system for acid and base reactions, carbonylation, and .beta.-hydride elimination in organopalladium chemistry. J Am Chem Soc 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/ja00764a060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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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Hosokawa T, Calvo C, Lee HB, Maithlis PM. Reactions of acetylenes with noble-metal halides. X. Reaction of phenylpalladium chloride with 2-butyne and the structure and stereochemical nonrigidity of a dihaptocyclopentadiene, [dihapto-.sigma.,.pi.-1-(1-arylethylene)pentamethylcyclopentadiene]acetylacetonatopalladium(II). J Am Chem Soc 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/ja00796a024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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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Matsubara Y, Nishiya K, Tahara K, Hosokawa T, Hashimoto K, Moriki T, Ota K, Nishimura S. [A case of rheumatoid arthritis associated with minimal change nephrotic syndrome]. Rinsho Byori 2001; 49:1293-7. [PMID: 11797400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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A 55-year-old Japanese woman has been treated with various kinds of anti-rheumatic drugs under a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis(RA) for 18 years of disease duration. She persistently had right elbow joint pain and swelling and X-ray showed bone erosion on humerus. Thus, the synovectomy was performed with typical histopathology of RA on April 1999. On the end of February 2000, she had suddenly fatigue and anasarca with profound proteinuria of nephrotic syndrome. The renal biopsy showed minimal change glomerulopathy and no cellular infiltration in interstitial tissue by light microscopy and partial fusion of foot process by electron microscopy. Renal function was sustained normally. All of anti-rheumatic drugs including D-penicillamine(D-Pc) except NSAID were stopped and she was treated with bed rest, diet therapy, diuretics and albumin infusion without steroid therapy. Edema and proteinuria gradually disappeared. Membranous and amyloid nephropathy in RA patients associated with nephrotic syndrome are found in high incidence in literature. In low incidence, MCNS is associated with NSAID or D-Pc induced nephropathy in RA. In our case, nephrotic syndrome disappeared in 6 weeks without discontinuation of NSAID and application of steroid therapy. Thus, MCNS might be co-incidentally associated with RA.
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- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Kochi Medical School, Nankoku 783-8505
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We established a straightforward murine model of oropharyngeal candidiasis. Mice were immunosuppressed with cortisone acetate, anesthetized, and then inoculated by placing cotton wool balls saturated with Candida albicans sublingually for 2 h. A prolonged, reproducible infection was induced. This model may be useful for antifungal screening or pathogenesis studies.
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- Biological Research Laboratories, Sankyo Co., Ltd., Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-8710, Japan.
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This study was performed to investigate the correlation between clinical parameters and grading of iron deposition in renal biopsy specimens from 102 patients with various kidney diseases. Iron deposition in renal tissues was detected by Berlin blue staining. The extent of iron staining was semiquantitatively graded as negative (Fe(-)), grade 0, or positive (Fe(+)), including faint, grade 1; moderate, grade 2; or severe, grade 3, by light microscopy. Thirty-four of 102 patients (33%) showed positive iron staining. Fe(+) patients had various renal diseases, mainly consisting of 12 patients with immunoglobulin A nephropathy and 5 patients with benign nephrosclerosis. Mean arterial pressure (MAP), serum creatinine (sCr) levels, incidence of hematuria, and urinary N-acetylbeta-D-glucosaminidase (u-NAG) levels in Fe(+) patients were significantly greater than those in Fe(-) patients, and u-NAG levels correlated positively with the extent of iron deposition. Study patients were tentatively divided into two groups according to the extent of iron deposition: group A, patients with grades 2 and 3 staining, and group B, patients with grades 0 and 1 staining. In group A, MAP, sCr level, urinary protein excretion, and the incidence of hematuria were significantly greater than in group B. Our results suggest that the amount of iron deposition in renal tissue may contribute to the progression of chronic renal disease and may be an early and sensitive indicator of renal damage in certain renal diseases.
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- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Kochi Medical School, Nankoku City, Kochi, Japan
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Inoue T, Yokoyoma T, Mori Y, Sasaki Y, Hosokawa T, Yanagisawa H, Koike H. The effect of topical CS-088, an angiotensin AT1 receptor antagonist, on intraocular pressure and aqueous humor dynamics in rabbits. Curr Eye Res 2001; 23:133-8. [PMID: 11840352 DOI: 10.1076/ceyr.23.2.133.5473] [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: 11/03/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the ocular hypotensive effect of topical CS-088, an angiotensin AT1 receptor antagonist, and the effect of CS-088 on aqueous humor dynamics. METHODS The effects of CS-088 on intraocular pressure (IOP) were studied in 2 models of rabbit ocular hypertension. Experimental ocular hypertension was induced in albino rabbits by injecting alpha-chymotrypsin into the anterior chamber (alpha-chymotrypsin rabbit). The effects of the single application of CS-088 were examined. Additionally, CS-088 was repeatedly administered over a period of 3 weeks to hereditary ocular hypertensive rabbits (buphthalmic rabbits, JWHR bu/bu) and the IOPs were monitored throughout the experiment. The effects of CS-088 on aqueous humor dynamics were also examined in normal rabbits. In this study, the methods of IOP recovery rate, two-level constant pressure perfusion and fluorescein-dextran perfusion were used respectively to determine the aqueous inflow, outflow facility and uveoscleral outflow (USF). RESULTS CS-088 at 1% and 2% significantly lowered the IOP in the alpha-chymotrypsin rabbits with a maximum IOP reduction of 10.1 mmHg. The maximum effect obtained with 2% CS-088 was no greater than that with 1% CS-088. In the buphthalmic rabbits, 2% CS-088 also lowered IOP significantly. Timolol was effective in both models. In the study on aqueous humor dynamics, a slight increase in USF (17%) was seen after a topical application of CS-088 whereas changes in aqueous inflow or outflow facility were not observed. CONCLUSIONS Topical CS-088 can decrease IOP in rabbits. Despite the USF change, the ocular hypotensive mechanism by CS-088 was not fully determined.
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- Research Laboratories of Neuroscience and Immunology, Sankyo Company Limited, Tokyo, Japan.
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2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4,5-T) is an endocrine disrupter that exerts cytotoxic effects on organisms. In this study, the influence of 2,4,5-T at low concentrations on apoptosis in PC 12 cells was investigated. Although no apoptotic features were observed in PC12 cells treated with 2,4,5-T, it inhibited the DNA fragmentation induced by serum deprivation. In addition, the cell viability of PC12 cells increased after treatment with 2,4,5-T. In conclusion, 2,4,5-T suppressed the apoptosis of the cultured cells. Since apoptosis is a morphological and biochemical description of a physiological mechanism of cell death that is commonly associated with programmed events necessary for development of individuals and organs, the inhibitory effect of 2,4,5-T on apoptosis might cause serious damage to cell homeostasis and differentiation.
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- Department of Environmental Medicine and Informatics, Graduate School of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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We present a new detection method to measure simultaneously surface potential and fluorescence intensity distributions using a combined scanning near-field optical microscope-atomic force microscope (SNOM-AFM). A surface potential image of phospholipid monolayers was obtained in non-contact mode using the SNOM-AFM with a thin-step etched optical fibre probe. For applying this technique, a phospholipid of dipalmitoylphosphatidylethanolamine labelled at the head with a nitrobenzoxadiazole group was used as a fluorescent and single component Langmuir-Blodgett film. It is well known that aggregation of the lipid molecules and their fluorescence intensities are very sensitive to its environmental conditions such as humidity and temperature. We demonstrated for the first time the near-field optical imaging and simultaneous observation of surface potentials with Maxwell stress microscopy.
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-850, Japan
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The combined effects of city noise and luminance of the computer display were evaluated from the changes in lymphocytes and mental activities of participants. Healthy male students were tested under the following four experimental conditions: (1) a calculating task on a video display terminal (VDT) with luminance of 90 cd m(-2) without city noise; (2) a calculating task on a VDT with luminance of 20 cd m(-2) without city noise; (3) a calculating task on a VDT with luminance of 90 cd m(-2) with city noise of 70 dB(A); and (4) a calculating task on a VDT with luminance of 20 cd m(-2) with city noise of 70 dB(A). A visual reaction test (VRT) was performed, and critical flicker fusion frequency (CFF), heart rate (HR), numbers of circulating white blood cells (WBCs), lymphocyte subsets and subjective symptoms of fatigue were measured (1) before; (2) just after; and (3) 30 min after each 60 min test. Subjective symptoms of fatigue significantly increased just after experiments conducted under the two noisy conditions. VRT and CFF showed significant changes in the case of the high-luminance display with noise. WBCs and neutrophils showed significant increases in the two quiet conditions. These results suggested that high luminance with noise had the most effect on subjective fatigue and mental activities.
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- Laboratory of Environmental Biology, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Yamamoto H, Watanabe T, Mizuno H, Endo K, Hosokawa T, Kazusaka A, Gooneratne R, Fujita S. In vivo evidence for accelerated generation of hydroxyl radicals in liver of Long-Evans Cinnamon (LEC) rats with acute hepatitis. Free Radic Biol Med 2001; 30:547-54. [PMID: 11182525 DOI: 10.1016/s0891-5849(00)00496-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [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: 10/18/2022]
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The Long-Evans Cinnamon (LEC) rats accumulate excess copper (Cu) in the liver in a manner similar to patients with Wilson's disease (WD) and spontaneously develop acute hepatitis with severe jaundice. Although hydroxyl radicals (*OH) have been proposed to be a cause of hepatitis by the accumulation of Cu, it is not clear whether or not *OH can be produced in the liver of hepatitic LEC rats in vivo and also can be involved in the onset of hepatitis. In the present study, *OH production in plasma and liver of hepatitic LEC rats was quantified by trapping *OH with salicylic acid (SA) as 2, 3-dihydroxybenzoic acid (2, 3-DHBA). The ratios of 2, 3-DHBA/SA were significantly higher in plasma and liver of hepatitic LEC rats than those of Wistar rats and LEC rats showing no signs of hepatitis. Furthermore, the ratios of 2, 3-DHBA/SA in plasma and liver of hepatitic LEC rats were almost the same as those of Wistar rats treated orally with CuSO(4) (0.5 mmol/kg) 2 h before acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) injection. We also evaluated the protective effects of D-mannitol (a *OH scavenger) treatment against acute hepatitis in LEC rats. D-mannitol (500 mg/kg) was administered intraperitoneally to 10-week-old LEC rats for 3 weeks. D-mannitol treatment suppressed the increases in serum aspartate aminotransferase activity and total bilirubin concentration. In addition, D-mannitol treatment significantly reduced hepatic mitochondrial lipid peroxidation, which is thought to be important in the pathogenesis of Cu-induced hepatotoxicity. These observations suggest that accelerated generation of *OH catalyzed by free Cu in the liver may, at least in part, play a role in the pathogenesis of acute hepatitis in LEC rats.
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- Medicinal Safety Research Laboratories, Sankyo Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Recently, there has been an increase in the clinical application of low-level laser irradiation (LLLI) in various fields. The present study was conducted to explore the effects of LLLI on microcirculation. STUDY DESIGN/MATERIAL AND METHODS We investigated the effects of LLLI on rat mesenteric microcirculation in vivo, and on cytosolic calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i) in rat vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) in vitro. RESULTS LLLI caused potent dilation in the laser-irradiated arteriole, which led to marked increases in the arteriolar blood flow. The changes were partly attenuated in the initial phase by the superfusion of 15 microM L-NAME, but they were not affected by local denervation. Furthermore, LLLI caused a power-dependent decrease in [Ca2+]i in VSMCs. CONCLUSION The circulatory changes observed seemed to be mediated largely by LLLI-induced reduction of [Ca2+]i in VSMCs, in addition to the involvement of NO in the initial phase.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan
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Shimizu T, Kusugami K, Ina K, Imada A, Nishio Y, Hosokawa T, Ohsuga M, Shimada M, Noshiro M, Kaneko H, Ando T. Helicobacter pylori-associated gastric ulcer exhibits enhanced mucosal chemokine activity at the ulcer site. Digestion 2001; 62:87-94. [PMID: 11025355 DOI: 10.1159/000007800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Although mucosal alpha- and beta-chemokines are considered to be involved in the pathogenesis of Helicobacter pylori-associated gastritis, little is known how these chemokines are related to the ulcerogenesis in peptic ulcer patients. We examined the levels of interleukin (IL)-8 and macrophage inflammatory protein-1alpha (MIP-1alpha) in organ cultures and the numbers of inflammatory cells infiltrating the lamina propria by using the mucosal tissues obtained from gastric ulcer (GU) patients with and without H. pylori infection. METHODS Levels of IL-8 and MIP-1alpha secreted in organ cultures were measured by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Numbers of myeloperoxidase-positive neutrophils, CD68-positive macrophages, and mononuclear cells were determined in tissue sections. RESULTS The mucosal tissues of both the gastric antrum and the ulcer site obtained from patients with H. pylori-positive GU showed significantly higher levels of IL-8 and MIP-1alpha and increased numbers of inflammatory cells compared with the corresponding mucosal tissues from those with H. pylori-negative GU or the antral mucosal tissues from H. pylori-negative controls. When the values were compared between the mucosal tissues from the gastric antrum and those from the ulcer site, the latter group of tissues showed significantly higher levels of IL-8 and MIP-1alpha and increased numbers of neutrophils and macrophages than the former group regardless of its healing process in patients with H. pylori-positive GU. CONCLUSION Mucosal alpha- and beta-chemokines may be important to the ulcerogenesis in H. pylori-associated GU disease.
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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Tani Y, Kamai Y, Yamate K, Mizuno H, Yamamoto H, Hosokawa T, Doi K. Restitutive response of Mini rat liver to injury induced by a single oral administration of thioacetamide. J Toxicol Sci 2001; 26:25-37. [PMID: 11255791 DOI: 10.2131/jts.26.25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Mini rats are a transgenic rat strain carrying antisense gene for rat growth hormone (GH), resulting in retarded growth and a lower blood GH level (136 +/- 42.0 ng/mL) compared with that of age-matched parental strain Wistar rats (329 +/- 337 ng/mL). Mini rats have been used by several investigators as a GH deficiency model. In this work, we gave a single oral administration of thioacetamide (TAA), a hepatotoxicant, to both Mini rats and Wistar rats to ascertain the influence of GH deficiency on liver response to chemically induced injury and subsequent regeneration. TAA administration caused liver injury in both strains, with a greater extent of injury in Mini rats. Proliferation of bile epithelial cells and so-called oval cells was prominent at Day 3 in Mini rats only, and this change correlated well with serum total bilirubin concentrations. Antibody against Ki-67 antigen revealed that cellular proliferation after TAA-induced liver injury was suppressed but prolonged in the Mini rat liver. Although hepatic stellate cells and Kupffer cells/macrophages were more abundant in the livers of TAA-treated Mini rats, the hepatic expression patterns of hepatocyte growth factor and transforming growth factor beta 1 were comparable to those of Wistar rats. Insulin-like growth factor-I gene expression was significantly reduced in the Mini rat liver. Our results imply that a lower GH level may exacerbate chemically induced liver injury, enhance infiltration/proliferation of non-parenchymal cells, suppress regeneration of hepatocytes, and induce proliferation of bile epithelial cells and oval cells when the liver is injured by TAA.
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- Medicinal Safety Research Laboratories, Sankyo Co., Ltd., 1-2-58 Hiromachi, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-8710, Japan
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Kobayashi K, Masuda H, Ushio KI, Ohashi A, Yamanashi H, Kaneko T, Takahashi JI, Hosokawa T, Hashimoto H, Saito T. Formation of bioorganic compounds in simulated planetary atmospheres by high energy particles or photons. Adv Space Res 2001; 27:207-215. [PMID: 11605633 DOI: 10.1016/s0273-1177(01)00049-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Various types of organic compounds have been detected in Jupiter, Titan, and cometary coma. It is probable that organic compounds were formed in primitive Earth and Mars atmospheres. Cosmic rays and solar UV are believed to be two major energy sources for organic formation in space. We examined energetics of organic formation in simulated planetary atmospheres. Gas mixtures including a C-source (carbon monoxide or methane) and a N-source (nitrogen or ammonia) was irradiated with the followings: High energy protons or electrons from accelerators, gamma-rays from 60Co, UV light from a deuterium lamp, and soft X-rays or UV light from an electron synchrotron. Amino acids were detected in the products of particles, gamma-rays and soft X-rays irradiation from each gas mixture examined. UV light gave, however, no amino acid precursors in the gas mixture of carbon monoxide, nitrogen and nitrogen. It gave only a trace of them in the gas mixture of carbon monoxide, ammonia and water or that of methane, nitrogen and water. Yield of amino acid precursors by photons greatly depended on their wavelength. These results suggest that nitrogen-containing organic compounds like amino acid precursors were formed chiefly with high energy particles, not UV photons, in Titan or primitive Earth/Mars atmospheres where ammonia is not available as a predominant N-source.
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- K Kobayashi
- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Yokohama National University, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan
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Yamamoto H, Watanabe T, Mizuno H, Endo K, Fukushige J, Hosokawa T, Kazusaka A, Fujita S. The antioxidant effect of DL-alpha-lipoic acid on copper-induced acute hepatitis in Long-Evans Cinnamon (LEC) rats. Free Radic Res 2001; 34:69-80. [PMID: 11234997 DOI: 10.1080/10715760100300071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The Long-Evans Cinnamon (LEC) rats, due to a genetic defect, accumulate excess copper (Cu) in the liver in a manner similar to patients with Wilson's disease and spontaneously develop acute hepatitis with severe jaundice. In this study we examined the protective effect of DL-alpha-Lipoic acid (LA) against acute hepatitis in LEC rats. LA was administered to LEC rats by gavage in doses of 10, 30 and 100 mg/kg five times per week, starting at 8-weeks-old and continuing till 12-weeks-old. Although LA had little effect against the increases in serum transaminase activities, it suppressed the loss of body weight and prevented severe jaundice in a dose-dependent manner. Antioxidant system analyses in liver showed that LA treatment significantly suppressed the inactivations of catalase and glutathione peroxidase, and the induction of heme oxygenase-1, an enzyme which is inducible under oxidative stress. Furthermore, LA showed dose-dependent suppressive effect against increase in nonheme iron contents of both cytosolic and crude mitochondrial fractions in a dose-dependent manner. Although at the highest dose, LA slightly suppressed the accumulation of Cu in crude mitochondrial fraction, it had no effect on the accumulation of Cu in cytosolic fraction. While LA completely suppressed the increase in lipid peroxidation (LPO) in the microsomal fraction at the highest dose, the suppressive effect against LPO in crude mitochondrial fractions was slight. From these results, it is concluded that LA has antioxidant effects at the molecular level against the development of Cu-induced hepatitis in LEC rats. Moreover, mitochondrial oxidative damage might be involved in the development of acute hepatitis in LEC rats.
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- H Yamamoto
- Medicinal Safety Research Laboratories, Sankyo Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
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Saito T, Takahashi K, Nakagawa N, Hosokawa T, Kurasaki M, Yamanoshita O, Yamamoto Y, Sasaki H, Nagashima K, Fujita H. Deficiencies of hippocampal Zn and ZnT3 accelerate brain aging of Rat. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2000; 279:505-11. [PMID: 11118316 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2000.3946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We examined the link of hippocampal Zn to the functional impairments with aging using senescence-accelerated mouse prone 10 (SAMP10) with deficits in learning and memory. Zn in hippocampal mossy fiber pathway was less distributed in aged SAMP10 than that in the age-matched control. Furthermore, expression of Zn transporter 3, ZnT3, which plays to accumulate Zn in synaptic vesicles in the mossy fiber pathway, was markedly reduced in the hippocampal region even in young SAMP10. Moreover, excessive presynaptic release of glutamate as well as glycine and expression of glial fibrillary acidic protein, a marker of neuronal cell injury, were observed in the hippocampus of aged SAMP10 compared to the control. The present results suggest that age-dependent deficiencies of Zn in synaptic vesicles of the mossy fiber pathway induced by low expression of ZnT3 cause glutamatergic excitotoxicity in the hippocampal neurons and the deterioration of learning and memory in SAMP10.
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- T Saito
- Laboratory of Environmental Biology, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, 060-8638, Japan.
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Ushiyama M, Hosokawa T, Tanaka A, Okuzumi H. Strategies for reaching by individuals with mental retardation: empty and filled glasses. Percept Mot Skills 2000; 91:871-6. [PMID: 11153863 DOI: 10.2466/pms.2000.91.3.871] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to assess the reaching strategies of individuals with mental retardation under different conditions. Much about reaching has been studied from the points of view of the optimization of the reading performance and the adaptation to the object's attributes. Few studies, however, have concerned reaching among individuals with mental retardation. Eight right-handed individuals with mental retardation reached for two types of glasses, one empty and the other filled with water. We translated the position of the index finger into X-Y-Z coordinate values and examined movement time, length of trajectory, and tangential velocity under the empty and filled conditions. There was no difference between conditions on any of the variables thought in many studies for individuals without mental retardation to indicate differences between attributes. This suggests that the present individuals with mental retardation might have difficulty in using information or context for planning movement and in optimizing their reaching movement for different conditions.
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- M Ushiyama
- Department of Psychology and Disability, Graduate School of Education, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
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