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Matsuhisa T, Fujie R, Masukawa R, Nakamura N, Mori N, Ito K, Yoshikawa Y, Okazaki K, Sato J. Impact of a Mindfulness Mobile Application on Weight Loss and Eating Behavior in People with Metabolic Syndrome: a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Int J Behav Med 2024; 31:202-214. [PMID: 36943612 PMCID: PMC10029796 DOI: 10.1007/s12529-023-10173-2] [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] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND Weight-loss approaches involving mindfulness have been reported to reduce overeating behavior. We conducted a preliminary evaluation of the feasibility and effectiveness of a mindfulness mobile application (MMA) combined with a comprehensive lifestyle intervention (CLI) focused on weight loss and eating behaviors for people with metabolic syndrome based on post-intervention follow-up data. METHOD Participants were randomly assigned (1:1) to a CLI group or a CLI + MMA group. Participants received weekly CLI for 13 weeks, followed by telephone counseling for 13 weeks. The CLI + MMA group also had access to the MMA. Feasibility was assessed by the number of people who refused to participate, rate of adherence to the MMA, follow-up rate, and participant satisfaction. The preliminary endpoint was weight change (at 26 weeks). Participants completed the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ). A mixed linear model was used for efficacy analysis. RESULTS Eight of the 40 participants declined to participate. The MMA was used 4.4 ± 1.7 days per week, but the rate of adherence declined over time. The follow-up rate was 100%, and there was no difference in participant satisfaction between the groups. There was no significant group-by-time interaction for weight loss (p = 0.924), but there was a significant interaction for the DEBQ restrained eating score (p = 0.033). CONCLUSIONS This study found that CLI plus MMA was highly feasible and moderately acceptable. There were no significant differences in weight loss between the groups, but the CLI + MMA group showed an increase in restrained eating. Further large-scale studies are needed. TRIAL REGISTRATION Japanese University Hospital Medical Information Network (UMIN-ICDR). Clinical Trial identifier number UMIN000042626.
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- Takaharu Matsuhisa
- Department of General Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8560, Japan.
- Matsuhisa Clinic, 1-2-23 Shinmichi, Nishi-ku, Nagoya, 451-0043, Japan.
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- Fujita Health University School of Medicine, 1-98 Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake, 470-1192, Japan
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- Kasugai General Health Care Center, 1-1-1 Takaki-cho, Kasugai, 486-0804, Japan
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- Kasugai General Health Care Center, 1-1-1 Takaki-cho, Kasugai, 486-0804, Japan
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- Kasugai General Health Care Center, 1-1-1 Takaki-cho, Kasugai, 486-0804, Japan
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- Kasugai General Health Care Center, 1-1-1 Takaki-cho, Kasugai, 486-0804, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8560, Japan
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- Community Medicine Education Unit, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine, Nagoya University Hospital, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8560, Japan
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Matsuhisa T, Teranishi M, Tsuyuki Y, Sone M, Sato J. A case of Erdheim-Chester disease with the BRAF V600E mutation diagnosed via endoscopic sinus surgery. Nagoya J Med Sci 2023; 85:150-156. [PMID: 36923612 PMCID: PMC10009614 DOI: 10.18999/nagjms.85.1.150] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
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Erdheim-Chester disease is characterized by the infiltration of foamy histiocytes in tissues. Lesional tissue biopsy is recommended to confirm diagnosis and establish the BRAF mutational status. A 52-year-old man presented to our hospital with hydronephrosis. Computed tomography showed enhancement of soft shadows around the left renal pelvis transition area and the aorta. He was treated with prednisolone 0.2 mg/kg for 1 year; however, no improvement was observed. 18Fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography revealed increased fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in various body parts, including the maxillary sinuses, indicative of Erdheim-Chester disease. He refused further examination, and the maxillary sinus lesions were treated with antibiotics and intranasal steroids, but no improvement was observed. Two years later, he underwent biopsy with endoscopic sinus surgery of the maxillary sinus, which showed the highest increase in fluorodeoxyglucose uptake on repeat 18fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography. Endoscopic findings showed only nonspecific inflammatory findings, but pathological findings revealed the proliferation of cells with abundant foamy cytoplasms. Sufficient tumor volume was available to perform PCR for BRAF V600E mutation analysis, which was positive and resulted in a diagnosis of Erdheim-Chester disease with the BRAF V600E mutation. This is the first case of a patient with Erdheim-Chester disease with the BRAF V600E mutation identified in a sinus lesion. Endoscopic sinus surgery biopsy of the paranasal sinuses was considered to contribute to the histological and genetic diagnosis of Erdheim-Chester disease, particularly following the notable increase in fluorodeoxyglucose uptake.
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- Takaharu Matsuhisa
- Department of General Medicine, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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Oshima R, Matsuhisa T, Kondo T, Sato M, Sato J, Yamamura M. Strongyloidiasis presenting during treatment of low-dose glucocorticoid plus rituximab for anti-signal recognition particle antibody-positive polymyositis: A case report. Mod Rheumatol Case Rep 2023; 7:113-116. [PMID: 36264196 DOI: 10.1093/mrcr/rxac083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Revised: 09/30/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Strongyloidiasis, an intestinal parasitic infection caused by Strongyloides stercoralis, rarely occurs in Japan. When treated with immunosuppressive drugs, two potentially lethal conditions, hyperinfection and dissemination, may develop in asymptomatic carriers of this parasite. We report the development of strongyloidiasis during treatment of polymyositis with glucocorticoids plus rituximab (RTX). A 44-year-old woman had been diagnosed with anti-signal recognition particle antibody-positive polymyositis with interstitial pneumonia 6 years previously, for which she had recently been receiving prednisolone at 5 mg/day and RTX at 375 mg/m2 twice every 3 months. Her condition appeared to be well controlled. She was admitted to our hospital with a 1-month history of chronic diarrhoea and epigastric pain. Standard microscopic examination of a sample of faeces revealed the presence of S. stercoralis; however, serologic testing for parasites was negative. Treatment with ivermectin alleviated her inflammatory diarrhoea and eradicated the faecal parasites. We believe that our patient had an exacerbation of S. stercoralis infection (hyperinfection syndrome) that was exacerbated by low-dose glucocorticoids plus RTX. Strongyloidiasis should be considered in immunocompromised individuals with unexplained diarrhoea, even in non-endemic areas.
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- Ryo Oshima
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Gifu Prefectural General Medical Center, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Gifu Prefectural General Medical Center, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Center for Postgraduate Clinical Training and Career Development, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Gifu Prefectural General Medical Center, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Gifu Prefectural General Medical Center, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology and Collagen Disease Centre, Okayama Saiseikai General Hospital, Okayama, Japan
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Takahashi N, Matsuhisa T, Takahashi K, Aomatsu M, Mercer SW, Ban N. A 2-item version of the Japanese Consultation and Relational Empathy measure: a pilot study using secondary analysis of a cross-sectional survey in primary care. Fam Pract 2022; 39:1169-1175. [PMID: 35471659 PMCID: PMC9680666 DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmac034] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The Consultation and Relational Empathy (CARE) measure is a patient-reported measure of physician empathy which is widely used internationally. The Japanese version of the CARE measure has very high internal reliability, suggesting that a shorter version may have adequate validity and reliability. OBJECTIVE To investigate a valid shorter version of the Japanese CARE measure. METHODS We conducted a pilot study using secondary analysis of previous data obtained from 9 general practitioners and 252 patients and used to develop the Japanese CARE measure. All 1,023 possible combinations of the Japanese CARE items (n = 1-10) were candidates for the short measure. The internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha) and the correlations between candidate short questionnaires and the original questionnaire were calculated. After selecting the most valid short questionnaire, inter-rater reliability was determined using generalizability theory, and construct validity (Spearman's rho) was determined using patient satisfaction. RESULTS Two items were selected for a pilot shorter version: item 6 "Showing care and compassion" and item 9 "Helping you to take control." These showed high internal consistency and correlations with the 10-item measure (Cronbach's alpha = 0.920, correlation = 0.979). Forty-five questionnaires per doctor allowed us to reliably differentiate between practitioners. The construct validity for the pilot short measure was high (Spearman's rho 0.706, P < 0.001). CONCLUSION We generated a pilot 2-item version of the Japanese CARE measure. This pilot 2-item version provides a basis for future validation studies of short CARE measures in other languages.
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- Noriyuki Takahashi
- Department of Education for Community-Oriented Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.,Department of General Medicine/Family & Community Medicine, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine/Family & Community Medicine, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Biostatistics, M&D Data Science Center, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Centre for Population Health Sciences, Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Medical Education Center, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Nagakute, Japan.,Nakatsugawa Community Healthcare Center, Nakatsugawa, Japan
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Takahashi N, Matsuhisa T, Takahashi K, Ban N. Diversity of academic general medicine: A cross-sectional bibliometric study of original English-language research articles in general medicine and cardiology in Japan. Medicine (Baltimore) 2022; 101:e29072. [PMID: 35356933 PMCID: PMC10684137 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000029072] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2020] [Accepted: 02/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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ABSTRACT Although research in general medicine is diverse, it has not been compared with research in a different medical specialty. The study aim was to understand the characteristics of research produced at Japanese university departments of general medicine and published in English-language journals, via comparison with another academic specialty, cardiology.In this cross-sectional study, a nationwide survey of the official websites of 82 university-affiliated medical schools in Japan was conducted in April 2020 to identify the heads of general medicine departments. We then surveyed the research output of these individuals in terms of original article output and research field diversity for journals listed in the Web of Science Core Collection of journals from 2010 to 2019. A similar survey of cardiology department publications was also conducted to provide a reference for intergroup comparisons and analysis of covariance.The analysis included 128 researchers from 78 general medicine departments and 96 researchers from 81 cardiology departments. The dominant research field of general medicine was general and internal medicine; that of cardiology was cardiac/cardiovascular systems. Data stratification by research field showed that general medicine researchers published significantly more articles than researchers in cardiology, a field that contains relatively few researchers. Furthermore, a comparison of individual researchers with the same number of published articles showed that researchers in general medicine departments published across a significantly wider range of fields than those in cardiology.This is the first study to describe the research characteristics of general medicine university departments in Japan through comparison with research in a different academic specialty. General medicine researchers in Japan comprise a heterogeneous group that mainly publishes research on general and internal medicine. Some general medicine researchers take a multidisciplinary approach to research and publishing.
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- Noriyuki Takahashi
- Correspondence: Noriyuki Takahashi, Department of Education for Community Oriented Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8550, Japan (e-mail: ).
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Yoshikawa Y, Matsuhisa T, Takahashi N, Sato J, Ban N. A survey of Japanese physician preference for attire: what to wear and why. Nagoya J Med Sci 2021; 82:735-745. [PMID: 33311804 PMCID: PMC7719463 DOI: 10.18999/nagjms.82.4.735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Many studies have examined the impression made on patients by physicians' attire. Regardless of practice location, many patients express most confidence in physicians who wear white coats. The number of physicians in Japan who choose not to wear white coats in practice has been increasing, particularly in primary care settings. However, very few studies have examined physician preference for attire. To clarify Japanese general practitioners' preference for attire by practice setting, we conducted a survey of physician preferences and reasons for attire selection. Subjects were 794 general practitioners certified by the Japan Primary Care Association and recruited from a mailing list. We conducted a web-based questionnaire survey. Physicians were asked to choose one of four different dress styles (semi-formal, white coat, scrubs, and casual) for different practice settings and state the reasons for selection. The response rate was 19.3% (n = 153; men 112). Most subjects chose white coats as usual attire for hospital practice (52%), mainly because of custom and professionalism. In contrast, most subjects chose non-white coats for clinics (59%) and home care (hospital-provided, 58%; clinic-provided, 71%). More subjects chose casual dress for clinic and home care practice, mainly to appear empathic. Most subjects chose white coats as the most appropriate hospital attire (54%), mainly because of patient perceptions of this attire being professional. Most subjects considered non-white coat attire more appropriate for clinic and home care practice. The findings indicate that general practitioners choose their clothes depending on practice location.
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- Yuki Yoshikawa
- Department of General Medicine/Family & Community Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine/Family & Community Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Education for Community-Oriented Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine/Family & Community Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Medical Education Center, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Nagakute, Japan
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Kawashima N, Hu X, Ishikawa N, Matsuhisa T, Sato J. A combination of herbal formulas, acupuncture, and novel pine-needle stimulation for recurrent alopecia areata: A case report. Medicine (Baltimore) 2021; 100:e26084. [PMID: 34011130 PMCID: PMC8137033 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000026084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Head hair is a symbol of vitality, and hair loss by alopecia areata (AA) presents a burden on patients. Although traditional Japanese Kampo medicine (JKM) formulas, acupuncture, and moxibustion have historically been used for treating AA, no studies have utilized a combination of these modalities. PATIENT CONCERNS A 34-year-old male with a history of childhood asthma presented with a sudden hair loss at the top of his head without any preceding symptoms. Except for a hairless patch of 5 cm × 6 cm, his general appearance was otherwise good. The patient underwent topical immunotherapy on visiting a dermatologist. However, the patient noticed an exacerbation of his hairless lesion. DIAGNOSIS The AA diagnosis was established based on clinical appearance and dermatological findings. The Severity of Alopecia Tool (SALT) score for alopecia was 19% at diagnosis. INTERVENTIONS The patient received 2 JKM formulas (saikokaryukotsuboreito and shichimotsukokato) in combination with acupuncture. When relapse occurred, a novel self-administration of pine-needle acupuncture was initiated in combination with the JKM formulas. OUTCOMES A 50% recovery from the baseline SALT score was achieved using JKM formulas in combination with acupuncture for 4 months. The patient achieved complete remission for 5 months. However, another stressful event induced an AA relapse with multiple lesions harboring a SALT score of 13%. Pine-needle acupuncture was initiated, resulting in faster resolution than the first treatment. Recoveries of 50% and 75% were achieved 3 and 4 months after relapse, respectively, and a long-lasting response without relapse was obtained for at least 3 years. CONCLUSION A combination of multimodal traditional therapies, including JKM formulas, acupuncture, and self-administered pine-needle stimulation, represents an effective integrative treatment for patients with AA.
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- Department of General Medicine/Family & Community Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine/Family & Community Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine/Family & Community Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine/Family & Community Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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Ogasawara M, Matsuhisa T, Kondo T, Sato J. Clinical characteristics of Corynebacterium simulans. Nagoya J Med Sci 2021; 83:269-276. [PMID: 34239175 PMCID: PMC8236692 DOI: 10.18999/nagjms.83.2.269] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Corynebacterium simulans was first reported in 2000. Its characteristics such as isolation frequency, specimen types, and antimicrobial susceptibilities are poorly understood, because identification is difficult using conventional methods. We performed a retrospective observational study of 13 and 317 strains of C. simulans and C. striatum, respectively, isolated from consecutive patients at Nagoya University Hospital from January 2017 to December 2018. We analyzed patients' backgrounds, types of specimens, and antimicrobial susceptibilities. Antimicrobial susceptibilities were compared with those of C. striatum. The frequencies of isolation of C. simulans and C. striatum were 3.9% and 96%, respectively. C. simulans was not detected in specimens associated with mucous membranes, such as sputum and secretions from the craniocervical region, which were frequent for C. striatum. C. simulans was mainly detected in the skin (61.5%). All C. simulans isolates were susceptible to anti-MRSA drugs, as well as to numerous other antibiotics, including those that are orally administered. For example, C. simulans was significantly more susceptible to penicillin G, ceftriaxone, and ciprofloxacin than C. striatum (respective susceptibilities: 66.7% vs 5.4%, 50.0% vs 4.0%, 66.7% vs 5.9%). There was no significant difference between meropenem and erythromycin, although susceptibility to each was relatively high (100.0% vs 31.7%, 50.0% vs 11.9%). C. simulans was susceptible to numerous orally administered antibiotics and more susceptible to antimicrobial drugs than C. striatum. C. simulans was detected less frequently than C. striatum and was infrequently detected in specimens associated with mucous membranes. These characteristics will aid the selection of optimal antimicrobial therapies.
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- Masahiko Ogasawara
- Department of General Medicine, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
- Center for Postgraduate Clinical Training and Career Development, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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Matsuhisa T, Takahashi N, Takahashi K, Yoshikawa Y, Aomatsu M, Sato J, Mercer SW, Ban N. Effect of physician attire on patient perceptions of empathy in Japan: a quasi-randomized controlled trial in primary care. BMC Fam Pract 2021; 22:59. [PMID: 33789572 PMCID: PMC8011374 DOI: 10.1186/s12875-021-01416-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Accepted: 03/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Background There is limited quantitative research on the effect of physician attire on patient–physician relationships. This study aimed to measure the influence of Japanese family physicians’ attire on the “human” aspects of medical care in terms of patient-perceived relational empathy. Methods This was a multicenter, prospective, controlled trial conducted in primary clinics in Japan. We explored the effects of family physician attire (white coat vs. casual attire) on patient-perceived empathy. Family physicians were allocated to alternate weeks of wearing a white coat or casual attire during consultations. Patients’ perceptions of physician empathy were evaluated using the self-rated Japanese Consultation and Relational Empathy (CARE) Measure. We used a linear mixed model to analyze the CARE Measure scores, adjusting for cluster effects of patients nested within doctor, age, and sex of patients, and doctors’ sex and years of clinical experience. We used the same method with Bonferroni adjustment to analyze patient sex differences in perceived empathy. Results A total of 632 patients of seven family physicians were allocated to white coat-wearing consultations (n = 328), and casual attire-wearing consultations (n = 304). There was no difference in CARE Measure scores between white coat and casual primary care consultations overall (p = 0.162). Subgroup analysis of patient sex showed that CARE Measure scores of male patients were significantly higher in the Casual group than in the White coat group (adjusted p-value = 0.044). There was no difference in female patient scores between White coat and Casual groups (adjusted p-value = 1.000). Conclusions This study demonstrated that physician attire (white coat or casual attire) in a primary care setting did not affect patient-perceived relational empathy overall. However, male patients of physicians wearing casual attire reported higher physician empathy. Although empathy cannot be reduced to simple variables such as attire, white coats may have a negative effect on patients, depending on the context. Family physicians should choose their attire carefully. Trial registration Japanese University Hospital Medical Information Network (UMIN-ICDR). Clinical Trial identifier number UMIN000037687 (Registered August 14, 2019, https://upload.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000042749). The study was prospectively registered.
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- Takaharu Matsuhisa
- Department of General Medicine/Family & Community Medicine, Nagoya University Hospital, Tsurumai-cho 65, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8560, Japan.
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- Department of Education for Community-Oriented Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8560, Japan
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- M&D Data Science Center, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8549, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine/Family & Community Medicine, Nagoya University Hospital, Tsurumai-cho 65, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8560, Japan
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- Department of Medical Education, Saku Central Hospital, 197 Usuda, Saku, 385-0051, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine/Family & Community Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8560, Japan
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- Centre for Population Health Sciences, Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Old Medical School, Teviot Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9AG, Scotland
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- Medical Education Center, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, 1-1 Yazakokarimata, Nagakute, 480-1195, Japan
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Matsuhisa T, Takahashi N, Nakaguro M, Sato M, Inoue E, Teshigawara S, Ozawa Y, Kondo T, Nakamura S, Sato J, Ban N. Fatal case of TAFRO syndrome associated with over-immunosuppression: a case report and review of the literature. Nagoya J Med Sci 2020; 81:519-528. [PMID: 31579342 PMCID: PMC6728207 DOI: 10.18999/nagjms.81.3.519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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TAFRO syndrome is a novel disease concept characterized by Thrombocytopenia, Anasarca, myeloFibrosis, Renal dysfunction, Organomegaly, multiple lymphadenopathy and a histopathological pattern of atypical Castleman’s disease. A 58-year-old man was diagnosed as TAFRO syndrome by clinical and histopathological findings. After receiving intensive immunosuppressive therapy, his thrombocytopenia and anasarca had not improved. He developed complications such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus sepsis, gastrointestinal bleeding, peritonitis caused by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, gastrointestinal perforation, and disseminated candidiasis resulting in death. Autopsy revealed disseminated candidiasis and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, with no evidence of TAFRO syndrome. During treatment, we regarded his lasting thrombocytopenia and anasarca as insufficient control of TAFRO syndrome. However, the autopsy revealed that thrombocytopenia was caused by secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis caused by over-immunosuppression. We reviewed the published literature to identify indicators of adequate treatment, which suggested improvement of platelet count and anasarca several weeks after initial therapy. This indicated that we could not depend on the platelet count and anasarca in acute medical care after initial treatment. We should treat TAFRO syndrome based on patients’ clinical status and obviate the risk of treatment-related complications caused by over-immunosuppression.
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- Takaharu Matsuhisa
- Department of General Medicine/Family & Community Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine/Family & Community Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.,Department of Education for Community-Oriented Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.,Center for Postgraduate Clinical Training and Career Development, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine/Family & Community Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Center for Medical Education, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine/Family & Community Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Center for Postgraduate Clinical Training and Career Development, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine/Family & Community Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine/Family & Community Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.,Medical Education Center, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Nagakute, Japan
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- Takaharu Matsuhisa
- Department of General Medicine/Family & Community Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Center for Postgraduate Clinical Training and Career Development, Nagoya University Hospital, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine/Family & Community Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine/Family & Community Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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Ogasawara M, Matsuhisa T, Kondo T, Oshima R, Sugiura F, Niwa T, Ando Y, Sato M, Sato J, Kohri S. Pyogenic spondylitis with acute course caused by Corynebacterium simulans. J Infect Chemother 2019; 26:294-297. [PMID: 31735633 DOI: 10.1016/j.jiac.2019.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2019] [Revised: 10/09/2019] [Accepted: 10/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Corynebacterium simulans was first reported in 2000. Although it is a member of the normal skin flora, some cases of C. simulans infection have been reported. Other Corynebacterium spp. rarely cause chronic pyogenic spondylitis, and pyogenic spondylitis caused by C. simulans has not been reported at all. Here we report a case of acute pyogenic spondylitis due to C. simulans. A 78-year-old man with diabetes mellitus visited our hospital with a 3-day history of lower back pain and fever. Blood culture revealed C. simulans and magnetic resonance images of lumbar vertebrae showed pyogenic spondylitis. He recovered after treatment by vancomycin for 9 weeks and was discharged home. No recurrence has been observed for half a year. This is likely the first reported case of pyogenic spondylitis by C. simulans. In general, Corynebacterium spp. cause chronic pyogenic spondylitis, but this case showed an acute course.
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- M Ogasawara
- Department of General Medicine, Nagoya University Hospital, Tsurumai-cho 65, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8560, Japan.
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- Department of General Medicine, Nagoya University Hospital, Tsurumai-cho 65, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8560, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine, Nagoya University Hospital, Tsurumai-cho 65, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8560, Japan; Center for Postgraduate Clinical Training and Career Development, Nagoya University Hospital, Tsurumai-cho 65, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8560, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine, Nagoya University Hospital, Tsurumai-cho 65, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8560, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine, Nagoya University Hospital, Tsurumai-cho 65, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8560, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine, Nagoya University Hospital, Tsurumai-cho 65, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8560, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine, Nagoya University Hospital, Tsurumai-cho 65, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8560, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine, Nagoya University Hospital, Tsurumai-cho 65, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8560, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine, Nagoya University Hospital, Tsurumai-cho 65, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8560, Japan
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- Center for Medical Education, Nagoya University Hospital, Tsurumai-cho 65, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8560, Japan
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Matsuhisa T, Takahashi N, Aomatsu M, Takahashi K, Nishino J, Ban N, Mercer SW. How many patients are required to provide a high level of reliability in the Japanese version of the CARE Measure? A secondary analysis. BMC Fam Pract 2018; 19:138. [PMID: 30115032 PMCID: PMC6097289 DOI: 10.1186/s12875-018-0826-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2018] [Accepted: 07/30/2018] [Indexed: 08/23/2023]
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Background Empathy is widely regarded as being key to effective consultation in general practice. The Consultation and Relational Empathy (CARE) Measure is a widely used and well-validated patient-rated measure in English. A Japanese version of the CARE Measure has undergone preliminary validation, but its ability to differentiate between individual doctors has not been established. The current study sought to investigate the reliability of the Japanese version of the CARE Measure in terms of discrimination between doctors. Methods We conducted secondary analysis of a dataset involving 252 patients assessed by nine attending General Practitioners. The intra-cluster correlation coefficient was evaluated as an index of the reliability of the Japanese version of the CARE Measure for discriminating between doctors. With a criterion of intra-cluster correlation coefficient = 0.8, we conducted a decision (D) study using generalizability theory to determine the required number of patients for reliable CARE Measure estimates. Results The ability of the CARE Measure to discriminate between doctors increased with the number of patients assessed per doctor. A sample size of 38 or more patients provided an average intra-cluster correlation coefficient of 0.8. Conclusions The Japanese CARE Measure appears to reliably discriminate between doctors with a feasible number of patient-ratings per doctor. Further studies involving larger numbers of doctors with a multicenter analysis are required to confirm the results of the current study, which was conducted at a single institution.
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- Takaharu Matsuhisa
- Department of General Medicine/Family & Community Medicine Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Turumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8560, Japan.
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- Department of Education for Community-Oriented Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Turumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Medical Education, Saku Central Hospital, 197 Usuda, Saku, Japan
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- Department of Biostatistics Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Turumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Biostatistics Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Turumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Japan
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- Medical Education Center, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, 1-1 Yazakokarimata, Nagakute, Japan
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- Department of Primary Care Research in General Practice and Primary Care, Institute for Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, 1 Horselethill Road, Glasgow, G12 9LX, Scotland
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Nakamura H, Mukai E, Hirano D, Matsuhisa T, Yamada N, Yoshino S. Gastrointestinal disorder andHelicobacter pyloriinfection in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Mod Rheumatol 2014; 11:23-7. [DOI: 10.3109/s101650170039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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: 11/13/2022]
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Matsuhisa T, Miki M, Yamada N, Sharma SK, Shrestha BM. Helicobacter pylori infection, glandular atrophy, intestinal metaplasia and topography of chronic active gastritis in the Nepalese and Japanese population: the age, gender and endoscopic diagnosis matched study. Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ) 2007; 5:295-301. [PMID: 18604043] [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: 05/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND The incidence and mortality from gastric cancer is high in Japanese but extremely low in Thailand. It is different among Asian countries. The aim of this study is to investigate the difference of peptic ulcer disease, glandular atrophy, intestinal metaplasia and topography of chronic active gastritis between the Nepalese and Japanese population. MATERIALS AND METHODS Nepalese patients were paired with Japanese patients by age, gender and endoscopic diagnosis in order to compare the prevalence of H. pylori infection (N=309) and the difference of H. pylori related peptic ulcer disease (N=48). Glandular atrophy and intestinal metaplasia scores were also compared between the Nepalese and Japanese population in H. pylori positive cases (N=152) and negative cases (N=145) using paired cases by age, gender and endoscopic diagnosis. Paired H. pylori-positive Nepalese and Japanese population were also used to compare the ratio of corpus gastritis to antrum gastritis (C/A ratio) (N=152). RESULTS Among peptic ulcer diseases, gastric ulcer was frequent in Japanese and duodenal ulcer was frequent in Nepalese. The prevalence of H. pylori infection in the Nepalese and Japanese population were similar. Glandular atrophy and intestinal metaplasia scores in the H. pylori positive Japanese were significantly higher than those of Nepalese in all positions according to triple site biopsy. Furthermore, there were significant differences in glandular atrophy and intestinal metaplasia scores between in the H. pylori-negative Nepalese and Japanese population except intestinal metaplasia score in the greater curvature of the upper corpus. Japanese C/A ratio was significantly higher than that of Nepalese. Corpus predominant gastritis (C/A ratio>1.00) was characteristic in the elderly Japanese. Nepalese was antrum predominant (C/A ratio<1.00) in every age group. CONCLUSIONS Gastric ulcer was a common disease in Japanese, in contrast duodenal ulcer was common in Nepalese. H. pylori infected Japanese patients showed severe atrophic and metaplastic gastritis in comparison with Nepalese. These results may be associated with the high incidence of gastric cancer in Japanese. Corpus predominant gastritis was found in the elderly Japanese and antrum predominant gastritis was found in every age Nepalese.
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- T Matsuhisa
- Department of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Tama-Nagayama Hospital, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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Elias D, Matsuhisa T, Sideris L, Liberale G, Drouard-Troalen L, Raynard B, Pocard M, Puizillou JM, Billard V, Bourget P, Ducreux M. Heated intra-operative intraperitoneal oxaliplatin plus irinotecan after complete resection of peritoneal carcinomatosis: pharmacokinetics, tissue distribution and tolerance. Ann Oncol 2005; 15:1558-65. [PMID: 15367418 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdh398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [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: 12/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to report the pharmacokinetics (PK) and tolerance profile of intraoperative intraperitoneal chemo-hyperthermia (IPCH) with oxaliplatin and irinotecan. PATIENTS AND METHODS Thirty-nine patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) of either gastrointestinal or peritoneal origin underwent complete cytoreductive surgery followed by IPCH with a stable dose of oxaliplatin (460 mg/m(2)), plus one among seven escalating doses of irinotecan (from 300 to 700 mg/m(2)). IPCH was carried out with the abdomen open, for 30 min at 43 degrees C, with 2 l/m(2) of a 5% dextrose instillation in a closed continuous circuit. Patients received intravenous leucovorin (20 mg/m(2)) and 5-fluorouracil (400 mg/m(2)) just before IPCH to maximize the effect of oxaliplatin and irinotecan. RESULTS Irinotecan concentration in tumoral tissue increased until 400 mg/m(2) and then remained stable despite dose escalations. It was 16-23 times higher than in non-bathed tissues. Increasing doses of intraperitoneal irinotecan did not modify the PK of intraperitoneal oxaliplatin, and the drug concentration ratio was 17.8 higher in tumoral tissue (bathed) than in non-bathed tissues. The hospital mortality rate was 2.5% and the non-hematological complication rate was 25%. However, grade 3-4 hematological toxicity rate was 58%. CONCLUSION Intraperitoneal heated oxaliplatin (460 mg/m(2)) plus irinotecan (400 mg/m(2)) presented an advantageous PK profile and was tolerated by patients, despite a high hematological toxicity rate.
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- D Elias
- Department of Surgical Oncology, Institut Gustave Roussy Comprehensive Cancer Center, Villejuif, France
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Kato S, Matsukura N, Togashi A, Masuda G, Matsuda N, Yamada N, Naito Z, Matsuhisa T, Tajiri T. Sex differences in mucosal response to Helicobacter pylori infection in the stomach and variations in interleukin-8, COX-2 and trefoil factor family 1 gene expression. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2004; 20 Suppl 1:17-24. [PMID: 15298601 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2004.01985.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Gastric cancer incidence in men is almost double that in women. We investigated mucosal responses in the stomach against Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infections to elucidate the interindividual or sex-related differences, which may in turn be associated with gastric cancer incidence, mucosal changes of stomach as measured by the Sydney System, and interleukin-8, cyclooxygenase-2 and trefoil factor family 1 (TFF1) gene expression. METHODS An age-, sex-, H. pylori status- and disease-matched case-control study was performed in 574 H. pylori-positive and 225 H. pylori-negative patients selected from 4125 patients with a diagnosis of benign disease of the stomach. Levels of acute and chronic inflammations, atrophy and intestinal metaplasia scored according to the Sydney System were compared by stomach site and by sex. Two biopsy specimens (antral and corpus gastric mucosa) from patients with benign gastric diseases (142 patients; 72 men, 70 women) were analysed for interleukin-8, cyclooxygenase-2 and TFF1 mRNA expression as measured by real-time PCR. RESULTS Inflammation and activity scores in antrum with H. pylori infection were higher in men, but scores declined according to age. Atrophy and intestinal metaplasia scores in corpus with H. pylori infection appeared more severe in men than in women, especially in older patients. In women, atrophy score increased with increasing age, particularly in postmenopausal H. pylori-negative patients. Interleukin-8 mRNA induction was detected in both antrum and corpus mucosa in H. pylori infection, but sex differences were not found. Response of cyclooxygenase-2 mRNA expression against H. pylori infection in the mucosa was higher in men than women. In H. pylori-negative patients, TFF1 mRNA levels in women were significantly higher than in men, and TFF1 mRNA was significantly lower in positive than negative women. CONCLUSIONS Sex differences in mucosal responses to H. pylori infection in the stomach may be correlated with sex differences in the incidence of stomach cancer.
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- S Kato
- Surgery for Organ Function and Biological Regulation, Nippon Medical School, Tama-Nagayama Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
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Matsukura N, Yamada S, Kato S, Tomtitchong P, Tajiri T, Miki M, Matsuhisa T, Yamada N. Genetic differences in interleukin-1 betapolymorphisms among four Asian populations: an analysis of the Asian paradox between H. pylori infection and gastric cancer incidence. J Exp Clin Cancer Res 2003; 22:47-55. [PMID: 12725322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/20/2023]
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The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection is high among Asian populations, but the incidences of gastric cancer differ greatly among northern and southern Asian populations. Here, we studied histopathological findings in stomach tissue using an updated Sydney System and the frequencies of interleukin (IL)-1betapolymorphisms, thought to be associated with an increased risk of gastric cancer, in four Asian populations. Endoscopic-guided biopsies from three regions of the stomach and the -511 T-to-C polymorphism in the IL-1betagene were examined in 228 Japanese, 116 Chinese, 159 Thai and 83 Vietnamese patients with gastric diseases. H. pylori colonization, inflammation and activity were more severe in the Japanese and Thai populations than in the Chinese and Vietnamese populations and these scores were more antrum-predominant in the Thai and Vietnamese populations than in the Japanese and Chinese populations, with the most severe degree of atrophy and intestinal metaplasia occurring in the angulus region of the Japanese population. The IL-1betapolymorphisms did not differ among the four populations overall, but in cases with severe mucosal atrophy (pepsinogen I/II ratio <3.0), the CC polymorphism was dominant in the Japanese population and the TT+TC polymorphism was dominant in the Chinese population; no difference in C and T allele frequencies was found in the Thai and Vietnamese populations. In conclusion, the incidence of gastric cancer is extremely low, but the prevalence of H. pylori infection is high in the Thai population (Asian paradox). In the Thai population, the scores for corpus gastritis and intestinal metaplasia, which are associated with a high risk of gastric cancer, were low in comparison with the Japanese population. IL-1betapolymorphisms were correlated with mucosal atrophy in the Japanese and Chinese populations, but not in the Thai and Vietnamese populations.
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- N Matsukura
- First Dept. of Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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Yamada S, Onda M, Kato S, Matsuda N, Matsuhisa T, Yamada N, Miki M, Matsukura N. Genetic differences in CYP2C19 single nucleotide polymorphisms among four Asian populations. J Gastroenterol 2001; 36:669-72. [PMID: 11686476 DOI: 10.1007/s005350170029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND This study was designed to compare genetic differences in single-nucleotide polymorphisms of the S-mephenytoin 4'-hydroxylation (CYP2C19) gene among four Asian populations. METHODS Polymerase chain reaction with restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) analysis of CYP2C19 was conducted in Japanese, Chinese, Thai, and Vietnamese populations. All genotype frequencies were analyzed. Wild-type homozygote and wild-type heterozygote genotypes were extensive proton pump inhibitor (PPI) metabolizers. Mutant-type heterozygote and mutant-type homozygote genotypes were poor PPI metabolizers. RESULTS No significant differences in CYP2C19 phenotype, calculated based on genotype frequencies, (P > 0.05) were found among the four populations. CONCLUSIONS Many factors, including CYP2C19 polymorphisms, affect the success rate of Helicobacterpylori eradication with PPI-based therapy. We suspect that CYP2C19 polymorphisms may not be the main factor associated with differences among these four Asian populations in the success rates of H. pylori eradication with PPI-based therapy.
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- S Yamada
- First Department of Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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Human promyelocytic leukaemic cells, HL-60, arrested in mitosis by nocodazole were released in the presence of 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 and thymidine or hydroxyurea. Cells moved from early G1 period to the G1/S boundary and differentiated. Furthermore, cells arrested at the G1/S boundary by double thymidine block were released, with 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 being added at the end of DNA synthesis. Under the latter conditions, differentiated cells developed, indicating that DNA synthesis is not required for cell differentiation.
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- T Matsuhisa
- Department of Cell Biology, The Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, 1-3-3, Nakamichi, Higashinari, Osaka, 537-8511, Japan
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Shinoda J, Sakai N, Murase S, Yano H, Matsuhisa T, Funakoshi T. Selection of eligible patients with supratentorial glioblastoma multiforme for gross total resection. J Neurooncol 2001; 52:161-71. [PMID: 11508816 DOI: 10.1023/a:1010624504311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [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: 11/12/2022]
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The purpose of this study is to clarify whether gross total tumor resection can prolong the survival in adult patients with supratentorial glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), and to clarify what subset of these patients obtains a survival advantage by gross total tumor resection without postoperative neurological deterioration. Eighty-two adult patients with supratentorial GBM were retrospectively reviewed. Overall, the median survival time was 13 months, and the 1- and 2-year survival rates were 53.7% and 14.6%, respectively. In a univariate analysis for survival rate by log-rank test, age (< 40 years), Karnofsky performance scale (KPS) score (70-100%) and extent of surgery (gross total resection) were revealed to be significant good prognostic factors. A Cox proportional hazard multivariate regression analysis confirmed that the KPS and extent of surgery were independent, significant good prognostic factors. Nine patients (11%) suffered postoperative neurological deterioration. A topographical GBM staging system (Stages I, II and III) with the integration of tumor location, size and eloquence of adjacent brain based on MRI (for explanation of Stages see text) was originally proposed. In Stage I, gross total resection had a strong tendency toward a better prognostic factor in a univariate analysis and was revealed to be a significant independent good prognostic factor in a multivariate analysis. In also Stage II, the survival of patients who underwent gross total resection was better than that of patients with less than gross total resection, although not significant. In Stage III, there were no patients who underwent gross total tumor resection. Risk probabilities of postoperative neurological deterioration, overall, were 0%, 22.2%, and 20% in Stages I, II, and III, respectively, and those after gross total resection were 0% and 16.7% in Stages I and II, respectively. Although gross total tumor resection is associated with prolongation of the survival time of patients with GBM, the risk of postoperative neurological deficit increases with radical tumor resection. To select an eligible subset of patients that benefit in survival from gross total tumor resection without postoperative risk, the following surgical policy for GBM resection is suggested. GBM in Stage I should be resected as radically as possible. Regarding Stage II, risky surgical resection extending to the area adjacent to the critical zone should be avoided and more meticulous and careful surgical planning is needed than that in Stage I. In Stage III, radical gross total tumor resection is not recommended at present.
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- J Shinoda
- Department of Neurosurgery, Gifu University School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan.
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Yamakita N, Murai T, Oki Y, Matsuhisa T, Hirata T, Ikeda T, Kuwayama A, Yasuda K. Adrenal insufficiency after incomplete resection of pituitary macrocorticotropinoma of Cushing's disease: role of high molecular weight ACTH. Endocr J 2001; 48:43-51. [PMID: 11403102 DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.48.43] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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A 15-year-old girl with Cushing's disease exhibited adrenal insufficiency following incomplete trans-sphenoidal resection of a large pituitary corticotropinoma, approximately 35 mm in diameter. Within two weeks following surgery, her plasma ACTH level decreased from 42 to 13 pmol/l, while, her plasma cortisol levels and urinary excretion of free cortisol decreased from 607 nmol/l and 1112 nmol/day to 94 nmol/l and 55 nmol/day, respectively. Immunoreactive ACTH was characterized in plasma using Sephadex G-75 column chromatography and measuring ACTH with immunoradiometric assay (IRMA) and radioimmunoassay (RIA) to determine additional peaks, other than the one demonstrated for 1-39 ACTH. In particular, when measured with RIA, a broad peak including the high molecular weight ACTH was detected as well as 1-39 ACTH. The bioactivity of the high molecular weight ACTH in patient plasma was lower than the reference range of 1-39 ACTH, which is determined by the ability of dispersed rat adrenocortical cells to secrete corticosterone. The large pituitary corticotropinoma found in this patient secreted not only 1-39 ACTH but also high molecular weight proopiomelanocortin (POMC)-derived peptides, which could be detected by measuring with IRMA and RIA for ACTH. Based on the results of biological activity and molecular ratios, no positive evidence could be found to support the hypothesis that the high molecular weight ACTH induced any postoperative adrenal insufficiency in this patient. However, based on this study, the possibility of adrenal insufficiency should be carefully monitored, even when post-operative remnant tumor tissue is clearly present in patients with Cushing's disease, accompanied by macrocorticotropinoma.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Matsunami General Hospital, Kasamatsu, Gifu, Japan
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Yamada N, Matsukura N, Matsuhisa T. [Triple site biopsy under endoscopy]. Nihon Rinsho 2001; 59:252-7. [PMID: 11218394] [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: 02/19/2023]
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Triple site biopsy specimens were taken from antrum, corpus, and supraangle simultaneously in 3002 Japanese cases to compare the differences among the biopsy sites for the evaluation of mucosal atrophy and inflammation. The prevalence of H. pylori infection was almost same in biopsy specimens from the different sites, but the detective rates for mucosal atrophy and intestinal metaplasia were remarkably higher in the supraangle. Our results indicate that the antral and the corpal biopsy are suitable for the evaluation of inflammation and H. pylori infection, but the supraangular biopsy is more reliable for the recognition of mucosal atrophy and intestinal metaplasia than the antral and the corpal biopsy.
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- N Yamada
- Department of Pathology, Nippon Medical School
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Itoh H, Yoneda R, Tobitsuka J, Matsuhisa T, Kajino H, Ohta H, Hayashi N, Takahi Y, Tsuda M, Takeshiba H. Synthesis and systemic fungicidal activity of silicon-containing azole derivatives. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 2000; 48:1148-53. [PMID: 10959578 DOI: 10.1248/cpb.48.1148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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A new series of azole derivatives containing silicon were synthesized and evaluated for fungicidal activity against rice sheath blight by submerged application. Among them, 2-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-3-trimethylsilylpr opan-2-ol (9a) exhibited satisfactory efficacy at 12.5 grams per 10 ares.
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- Agroscience Research Laboratories, Sankyo Co., Ltd., Siga, Japan.
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Matsuhisa T, Yamada N. [Clinical study of Helicobacter pylori infection]. Nihon Ika Daigaku Zasshi 1999; 66:222-8. [PMID: 10466337 DOI: 10.1272/jnms.66.222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- T Matsuhisa
- Department of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Tama-Nagayama Hospital, Nippon Medical School
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Yamakita N, Murai T, Kawamura S, Teramachi H, Matsuhisa T, Hirata T, Ikeda T, Morita H, Mune T, Yasuda K. High molecular weight corticotropin measured with immunoradiometric assay in a patient with asymptomatic pituitary corticotropinoma. Endocr J 1999; 46:563-71. [PMID: 10580749 DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.46.563] [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: 11/23/2022] Open
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A 57-yr-old female with corticotropinoma showing no Cushingoid stigmata is reported. Basal plasma levels of ACTH measured with immunoradiometric assay and beta-endorphin were high, 12.6-15.9 pmol/l and 3.5 pmol/l, respectively. Plasma cortisol level and urinary free cortisol excretion were normal, 303-359 nmol/l and 171-226 nmol/day, respectively. Plasma ACTH markedly increased to 70.5 pmol/l with intravenous administration of 100 microg CRH. Diurnal rhythm of plasma ACTH was seen, but its level in the night was still high. Plasma ACTH suppression with dexamethasone was insufficient. CRH stimulation after dexamethasone suppression increased plasma ACTH level from 4.4 to 13.7 pmol/l. Intravenous administration of 4 microg desmopressin increased plasma ACTH from 15.6 to 19.6 pmol/l. Oral administration of 16 mg lepramide insufficiently decreased plasma ACTH from 7.3 to 5.3 pmol/l. However, plasma cortisol responses in these conditions were normal. Postoperative pathological study revealed subtype 1 corticotropinoma immunohistochemically and electron-microscopically. Postoperative basal plasma ACTH decreased to 3.9 pmol/l, although plasma cortisol did not change. Diurnal rhythm and dexamethasone suppressibility of plasma ACTH became normal. Plasma sample was chromatographed on a Sephadex G-75 column. The elution profile showed two peaks of ACTH, one of which was compatible with 1-39 ACTH and another with higher molecular weight ACTH which was probably secreted from corticotropinoma. Anomaly in processing of proopiomelanocortin was suspected.
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- N Yamakita
- Department of Internal Medicine, Matsunami General Hospital, Kasamatsu, Gifu, Japan
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Matsuhisa T, Gonda M, Ito H. [Case records from Nippon Medical School. Emergency endoscopy and endoscopic treatment to hemorrhagic peptic ulcer]. Nihon Ika Daigaku Zasshi 1999; 66:199-202. [PMID: 10401239 DOI: 10.1272/jnms.66.199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- T Matsuhisa
- Department of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Tama-Nagayama Hospital, Nippon Medical School
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Wen M, Zhang Y, Yamada N, Matsuhisa T, Matsukura N, Sugisaki Y. An evaluative system for the response of antibacterial therapy: based on the morphological change of Helicobacter pylori and mucosal inflammation. Pathol Int 1999; 49:332-7. [PMID: 10365853 DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1827.1999.00868.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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: 01/28/2023]
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The diagnostic standard is an important factor in the evaluation of the antibacterial effect to Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori). Few studies have evaluated the bacterial morphological change. In the present study, H. pylori was examined by means of electron microscopy (EM), light microscopy (LM) and immunohistochemical staining. Patients were followed up from 6 weeks to more than 1 year after treatment for H. pylori, and the results of the 13C-urea breath test (UBT) were compared. A '4-L' evaluative system was used for histological diagnosis; that is, complete, significant, partial and negative response for H. pylori treatment. Complete response showed no H. pylori in histology, and positive 13C-UBT and negative response showed positive in both diagnoses. A significant response showed the morphology of H. pylori was thick walled by EM, that there was no obvious active inflammation, and was negative for C-UBT. These H. pylori showed a coccoid form and possibly static bacteria, which was resistant to further antibacterial therapy. The '4-L' system could evaluate the antibacterial effect, suggesting the necessity for a second line of therapy for H. pylori. It is suggested that this sensitive evaluative system is suitable for clinical applications for antibacterial therapy.
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- M Wen
- Division of Hospital Surgical Pathology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.
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Kawai K, Matsuhisa T, Sakurai M, Taniguchi Y, Yatani R. Establishment and characterization of a second primary osteosarcoma cell line (OSrb/N-M) from a patient cured of bilateral retinoblastoma. Cancer Lett 1999; 135:37-46. [PMID: 10077219 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3835(98)00272-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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A cell line, designated OSrb/N-M, was established from the second primary osteosarcoma that developed in a 17-year-old Japanese female patient who had suffered from bilateral retinoblastoma at infancy. The OSrb/N-M cells grew as an adherent monolayer and retained some osteogenic biochemical phenotypes. In cytogenetic analyses, this cell line revealed many structural and numerical abnormalities, however, the bands q14 of both chromosomes 13 appeared to be normal, whereas the constitutional cells displayed normal female karyotypes. Immunoblot studies using monoclonal antibodies specific to RB protein demonstrated that the tumor cells did not express RB protein, suggesting that the OSrb/N-M cells might suffer from a loss-of-function mutation at this gene locus. Thus, this cell line is useful to study the molecular mechanism for the tumorigenesis of osteosarcoma with regard to an association with retinoblastoma.
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- K Kawai
- Institute of Clinical Research, National Mie Central Hospital, Hisai, Japan
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Tomtitchong P, Onda M, Matsukura N, Tokunaga A, Kato S, Matsuhisa T, Yamada N, Hayashi A. Helicobacter pylori infection in the remnant stomach after gastrectomy: with special reference to the difference between Billroth I and II anastomoses. J Clin Gastroenterol 1999; 27 Suppl 1:S154-8. [PMID: 9872514 DOI: 10.1097/00004836-199800001-00025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Helicobacter pylori infection is associated with many gastric diseases, such as peptic ulcer and gastric cancer. We examined the remnant stomach for H. pylori infection after gastrectomy for gastric cancer or peptic ulcer between October 1992 and July 1997. H. pylori DNA in the gastric juice of 109 patients [mean age 62.4 years, male/female 78/31, gastrectomy for gastric cancer 83/peptic ulcer 26, Billroth I (BI) anastomosis 72/Billroth II (BII) 37, mean postoperative interval 6.0 years] was amplified by PCR and detected by Southern blot hybridization. The serum of 135 patients was assayed by ELISA for IgG antibody against H. pylori (mean age 61.8 years, male/female 99/36, gastrectomy for gastric cancer 111/peptic ulcer 24, BI anastomosis 93/BII 42, mean postoperative interval 5.4 years). H. pylori was positive in 68/109 (62.4%) by PCR and 113/ 135 (83.7%) by ELISA. H. pylori cytotoxin gene cagA, a H. pylori virulence factor gene, was found in 15/16 (93.8%) cases by PCR. A significant difference in H. pylori positivity by PCR was found according to the type of anastomosis (BI vs. BII) but not according to age group, sex, disease (cancer or ulcer), or postoperative interval by PCR and ELISA. BII anastomosis was followed by a significantly lower rate of H. pylori infection (17/37; 45.9%) than BI anastomosis (51/72; 70.8%; p=0.01) according to the results of PCR. Moreover, some patients with BII anastomosis (3/8; 37.5%) showed positive to negative seroconversion for H. pylori infection after the operation (mean 2.47 years) according to the results of ELISA, but this phenomenon was not observed in patients with BI (0/12) anastomosis. This may reflect the role of bile reflux, which is more common in BII than BI, because bile reflux interferes with colonization by H. pylori.
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- P Tomtitchong
- First Department of Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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Shinoda J, Kawaguchi M, Matsuhisa T, Deguchi K, Sakai N. Choroid plexus carcinoma in infants: report of two cases and review of the literature. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 1998; 140:557-63. [PMID: 9755322 DOI: 10.1007/s007010050140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Choroid plexus carcinoma (CPC) is a rare malignant brain tumour which occurs predominantly in childhood. We present the cases of two infants with CPC. One, a 6-month-old boy with the tumour in the right lateral ventricle, who died of a postoperative intracranial haemorrhage and severe gastrointestinal bleeding, and the other, a 9-month-old boy with the tumour in the fourth ventricle, who has been well without recurrence for 12 months after total removal in combination with chemotherapy using cisplatin and VP-16 and local radiotherapy. In the 54 CPC cases in children under 2 years of age including our 2 cases in which the clinical results were described in the literature since 1983, tumour location (lateral ventricle, p = 0.0225), surgery (gross total resection, p = 0.0447), and chemotherapy (yes, p = 0.0010) were revealed to be significant positive prognostic factors by the univariate analysis using the log rank test, and surgery (gross total removal, p = 0.0259) and chemotherapy (yes, p = 0.0016) were independent, significant positive prognostic factors in the multivariate analysis using the Cox proportional hazard regression model. Although there is a risk in doing a statistical analysis of other people's reports, these results suggest that, at present, the gross total removal of the tumour with intensive chemotherapy is the best choice of initial treatment for young children with CPC, and that radiotherapy should be considered for patients after 24 months of age and/or should be performed locally.
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- J Shinoda
- Department of Neurosurgery, Gifu University School of Medicine, Japan
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Yali Z, Yamada N, Wen M, Matsuhisa T, Miki M. Gastrospirillum hominis and Helicobacter pylori infection in Thai individuals: comparison of histopathological changes of gastric mucosa. Pathol Int 1998; 48:507-11. [PMID: 9701012 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.1998.tb03941.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The presence of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) in the stomach is closely associated with histological signs of chronic active gastritis and peptic ulcer. Another spiral organism named Gastrospirillum hominis (G. hominis) has led to further interest in the bacterial pathogenesis of gastritis. Due to the low prevalence of G. hominis, it is difficult to evaluate its biological behavior. Recently 16 cases of G. hominis-associated gastritis were found in 257 Thai individuals, which made it possible to study the biological characteristics of G. hominis and its relationship with gastric mucosal inflammation. The results showed that H. pylori and G. hominis could be easily observed in the lower third of the mucous layer and in the mucosa of the gastric pits by means of toluidine blue staining. Both bacteria immunostained positive. Helicobacter pylori were usually in the shape of curved bacillary while G. hominis often appeared in spiral configuration. In 257 cases of Thai subjects, 169 cases were found to be H. pylori positive, the detection rate was 65.7%, and 16 cases were G. hominis positive, with a 6.2% detection rate. In G. hominis infection, 43.6% of cases had normal gastric mucosa. Superficial, erosive and atrophic gastritis cases were 13.2, 10.9 and 12.5%, respectively. Mucosal inflammation was usually severe in H. pylori, but neutrophil polymorph infiltration was often mild and focal in G. hominis infection. Although no G. hominis infection with carcinoma was shown in our cases, the occurrence of mucosal atrophy, metaplasia and dysplasia was higher in both bacterial infections compared with H. pylori- and G. hominis-negative cases. It is suggested that G. hominis may be partly responsible for the mucosal inflammation and some malignant-associated lesions.
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- Z Yali
- PLA Institute for Digestive Diseases, Nanfang Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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Takahashi M, Sasaki F, Namieno T, Matsuhisa T, Okawa Y, Taguchi K, Takahashi H, Uchino J. Transverse colonic stenosis. Pediatr Surg Int 1998; 13:191-2. [PMID: 9563046 DOI: 10.1007/s003830050287] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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A 3-year child presented with episodic lower abdominal pain; during the eighth attack, a mass was palpable in the left upper quadrant, and a barium enema revealed a stenotic area in the transverse colon. This was resected and an uneventful postoperative course followed. Subsequently, the child has remained symptom-free. instruments are no longer in use.
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- M Takahashi
- First Department of Surgery, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Matsukura N, Onda M, Hasegawa H, Kato S, Yoshiyuki T, Arima Y, Tokunaga A, Tajiri T, Yamashita K, Wen M, Yamada N, Matsuhisa T. [Helicobacter pylori infection and gastroduodenal diseases. From the point of view of surgery]. Nihon Ika Daigaku Zasshi 1997; 64:479-82. [PMID: 9366156 DOI: 10.1272/jnms1923.64.479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- N Matsukura
- First Department of Surgery, Nippon Medical School
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I examined the characteristics of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection in elderly patients with peptic ulcer and its relation to the endoscopic appearance of the gastric mucosa. 1) Infection with H. pylori was more common in middle-aged patients (those over 40 and younger than 59 years old, 80.4%) than in younger patients (those less than 39 years old, 63.0%). Elderly patients were less likely than younger patients to be infected (60's: 77.7%, 70's: 70.8%, over 80 years old: 65.8%). The percentage was higher in men than in women, in all age groups. 2) Oshima's classification was used to divide the patients into 5 groups, according to the endoscopic appearance of blood vessels of the gastric mucosa. Infection was found in 71.7% of the patients without atrophy, in 86.3% of those with mild atrophy, and in 88.9% of those with moderate atrophy. In contrast, infection was found in only 78.4% of the patients with severe atrophy. Similar results were found in patients with peptic ulcer and in subjects with no lesion except atrophic gastritis. 4) The percentage of patients with gastric ulcer disease who had atrophic gastric mucosa was higher in those with ulcers above the middle of the stomach (46.3%) than in those with ulcers in the antrum (30.2%, p < 0.05). Almost all patients with gastric ulcers in the lower part of the stomach and in the angulus were found to be infected with H. pylori (93.3% and 94.0%, respectively). The percentage of patients with ulcers low in the stomach who were infected was lower (59.4%). All of the location-related differences in infection were significant (p < 0.001).
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- T Matsuhisa
- Department of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, First Hospital of Nippon Medical School
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Sato N, Namieno T, Takahashi H, Yamashita K, Matsuhisa T, Aoki S, Uchino J. A long-surviving patient with recurrences of hepatic alveolar echinococcosis after traumatic intra-abdominal rupture. J Gastroenterol 1996; 31:885-8. [PMID: 9027657 DOI: 10.1007/bf02358620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Alveolar echinococcosis of the liver (AEL) takes a progressive and malignant course. Intra-abdominal dissemination of the parasite has a miserable outcome. Complete resection of the lesion is indispensable for the curative treatment of AEL. We experienced an extremely rare case of intra-abdominal rupture of AEL. The patient had repeated recurrences of AEL following the traumatic rupture of the lesion. After repeated resections of the lesions and appropriate medication, the patient is still alive more than 25 years since the initial onset of the disease. AEL differs from unilocular echinococcosis in terms of biological behavior. We compare the pathophysiology of the two conditions.
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- N Sato
- First Department of Surgery, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Matsuhisa T, Takemura K. Characterization of forced suspension culture of spontaneously transformed mouse fibroblasts (B-6). Cell Biol Int 1996; 20:445-9. [PMID: 8858829 DOI: 10.1006/cbir.1996.0056] [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: 02/02/2023]
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Mouse fibroblasts (B-6) were cultured on agar-coated dishes. After cells grew for 2-3 generations relatively rapidly in suspension, they began to grow very slowly (stationary phase). Electron microscopic studies showed that cells in a stationary phase developed intracellular organella: membranous structures (endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus) became manifest and the number of mitochondria increased. The specific activities of succiniccytochrome c reductase and 5'-nucleotidase were three and five times higher, respectively, than those of cells on the dish.
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- T Matsuhisa
- Department of Cell Biology, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Japan
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Kura T, Kumaki T, Matsuhisa T, Tanaka S. [Investigation of gastric cancers detected at a medical check-up center]. Nihon Ika Daigaku Zasshi 1996; 63:202-14. [PMID: 8707921 DOI: 10.1272/jnms1923.63.202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Most of the gastric cancers investigated in this study were detected during mass screening at a Medical Check-up Center. The research period was 5 years, from 1990 to 1994. The total number of patients undergoing initial gastric examinations was 300,658. Four point eight percent of these needed detailed examinations, and 77.2% actually underwent detailed examinations. Over the 5 years, the number of gastric cancers detected was 253. The rate of detection of these cancers was almost unchanged every year, with the average rate of change being 0.11%. The rate of detected gastric cancers was investigated according to age and sex. No cancers were found below age 29, and the rate gradually rose over age 30. Over age 50, the rate in males was twice that in females. The rate of early gastric cancers was 66.4% of all reported cancers. As regards location of 253 cases, 16.5% were in the C-area, 45.8% in the M-area, 36.2% in the A-area; 19.2% were in the greater curvature, 33.9% were in the lesser curvature, 17.3% in the anterior wall, and 26.1% in the posterior wall. The sizes of the lesions were as follows: 11.5% were below 1.0 cm, 29.6% were from 1.1 cm to 2.0 cm, 46.6% were from 2.1 cm to 5.0 cm, and 12.3% were over 5.1 cm. It was considered that indirect X-rays were slightly inferior to direct X-rays in detecting early gastric cancer. The X-ray positionings in which cancers were detected were: 75.7% by supine double contrast and 48.6% by compression in 144 cases of early cancer. On the other hand, the rate were 75.6% by supine double contrast, and 51.2% by compression in 82 cases of advanced cancer. A similar tendency was found in one-shot X-ray positioning which revealed cancers. The rate of gastric cancer notdetected by X-ray pictures was 5.9% of the 253 cases. The size of the cancers notdetected by X-ray was within 2.0 cm in all cases. 58.7% of the 155 early cancer patients and 48.2% of the 83 advanced cancer patients had examinations the previous year. Therefore, it is clear that some cases of advanced cancer were not detected in the mass gastric screenings. Endoscopically, 7 cases of gastric cancer were diagnosed correctly by means of repeated biopsies which were needed 3 or 4 times over 3 to 18 months owing to pseudonegative findings on the first bioptic examination. Consequently, it is necessary to make naked eye diagnosis by endoscopic examination. Six cases of death from gastric cancer were certified within one year after normal diagnosis during the mass screening. Three cases were Borr. 4, 2 cases Borr. 3, and 1 case was Borr 2. A retrospective investigation of X-ray pictures showed that it would have been difficult to identify the lesions in these cases. The above results show that the accuracy of examinations and diagnosis must be raised in mass gastric screenings, but it is doubtful whether relying on the present methods of screening will lead to a marked improvement. For the purpose of increasing the effectiveness of mass gastric screening, we would emphasize the necessity of the following new tests; serum pepsinogen measurement, reinvestigation of patient's ages, shortening the intervals between examinations in high risk groups, using direct X-rays rather than indirect X-rays, and intermitted endoscopic examinations.
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- T Kura
- Social Insurance Katsushika Medical Check-up Center, Tokyo, Japan
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Matsuhisa T. [The mechanism of distant metastases of alveolar hydatid disease]. Hokkaido Igaku Zasshi 1996; 71:369-76. [PMID: 8752531] [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: 02/02/2023]
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The mechanism of the distant metastasis of echinococcosis was investigated using jirds (Meriones unguiculatus) by inoculation of fractions obtained from echinococcal lesions formed in the peritoneal cavity of cotton rats (Sigmoid hispidus). Protoscoleces, cysts, and germinal cells were fractionated from the peritoneal lesions of the cotton rats injected peritoneally with echinococcal germinal cells. Each fraction (protoscoleces; 500 pieces, cysts; 50 pieces, germinal cells; 2 x 10(7) cells) suspended in 0.2 ml of PBS was injected into either the left inguinal vein (IV group) or the mesenteric vein (MV group) of seven week-old jirds. Eight weeks after the injection, the jirds were sacrificed and examined macroscopically and microscopically. In IV group, one of 10 jirds had echinococcal lesions in lung, bilateral adrenal, brain, para-aortic lymph node and left inguinal lymph node by inoculation of only germinal cells. Another one had lung lesions formed by cysts inoculated. In MV group, both intrahepatic and pulmonary echinococcal lesions by inoculation of germinal cells were observed in 3 out of 5 jirds. Cysts inoculated formed intrahepatic lesions in all 5 jirds. However, protoscoleces inoculated through both routes never formed echinococcal lesions in any organs. The typical lesions of echinococcosis were observed in all lesions without protoscoleces and calcification. These results indicate that germinal cells in intrahepatic echinococcal lesions might invade into the intrahepatic vein and metastasize to other organs.
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- T Matsuhisa
- First Department of Surgery, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Sadamori H, Tanioka T, Matsuhisa T. Development of a high-temperature combustion catalyst system and prototype catalytic combustor turbine test results. Catal Today 1995. [DOI: 10.1016/0920-5861(95)00156-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [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: 11/28/2022]
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Matsuhisa T. [Gastric reflux of taurocholic acid in peptic ulcer: symptoms and drug therapy]. J Smooth Muscle Res 1995; 31:367-70. [PMID: 8867934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Small cells accounted for 8-9% of the human leukemic promyelocytic cells (HL-60). The diameter of the small cells was 8.44 microns, whereas that of the large cells, which were heterogeneous in cells size, was 11.0 microns. The small cells were produced from the large cells through asymmetric cell division, which was demonstrated by cloning experiments and by microscopy.
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- T Matsuhisa
- Department of Cell Biology, Center for Adult Diseases, Osaka, Japan
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The effect of pregnancy on experimental pulmonary metastasis was studied. Compared to the incidence of pulmonary metastasis induced by G6 cells in non-pregnant mice, the incidence of such metastasis was found to be greatly enhanced when the cells were injected i.v. in the latter half of pregnancy. The maximum enhancement was seen on the 15th day of pregnancy. The incidence of pulmonary metastasis returned to the level observed in non-pregnant mice when the cells were injected 4 days after parturition. Pregnancy also significantly increased the incidence of pulmonary metastasis of 2 other cell lines (3LL and Colon 26). Injection of G6 cells after hysterectomy performed on the 15th day of pregnancy resulted in decreased lung colonization, similar to that seen after parturition. Quantificative analysis of the arrest of G6 cells labeled with [125I]-5-iodo-2'-deoxyuridine in the lungs showed that the tumor-cell clearance from the lungs during the 24-72 hr after tumor-cell injection was much slower in pregnant than in non-pregnant mice. The continuous administration of beta-estradiol and/or progesterone, which maintained serum levels of the hormones equivalent to those prevailing on the 15th day of pregnancy, did not affect the lung colonization of G6 cells. Tumor-cell-platelet aggregation was more extensive with platelets obtained from mice at the 15th day of pregnancy than with those from non-pregnant mice. When platelets isolated from pregnant mice were injected into normal mice 5 min before G6 injection, lung metastasis was also enhanced. These findings suggest that a pregnant host is handicapped with regard to pulmonary metastasis, this being partly due to increased platelet-aggregating activity in response to tumor cells.
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- H Tanaka
- Department of Radiology, Research Institute, Osaka, Japan
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Matsuhisa T. [Subset analysis of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes and peripheral blood lymphocytes in malignant glioma patients]. No To Shinkei 1995; 47:466-73. [PMID: 7786623] [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: 01/27/2023]
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It has already been reported that T cell infiltration is observed in brain tumor tissue but that general cellular immunity is suppressed in malignant brain tumor patients. In this report, the subsets of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) and peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLs) were analyzed in 8 patients with malignant glioma in order to investigate the relationship between the local and systemic immunological response in malignant brain tumor patients. TIL subsets in surgical specimens were analyzed immunohistochemically using the ABC method and monoclonal antibodies of the Leu series (anti-Leu 2a, 3a + b, 4 + 5b, 7, 12 and M5), and identified more precisely by double immunofluorescence staining (DIFS) using paired fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-Leu 3a + b and phycoerythrin (PE)-Leu8 or FITC-Leu 2a and PE-Leu 15. PBL subsets were determined preoperatively by two-color analysis with a fluorescence-activated cell sorter (FACS) using fluorescence-labeled monoclonal antibodies (paired FITC-Leu 4 and PE-Leu 12, FITC-Leu 3a and PE-Leu 8, or FITC-Leu 2a and PE-Leu 15). Most TILs proved to be T lymphocytes containing Leu 3a + b+ (T helper/inducer) cells and Leu 2a+ (T suppressor/cytotoxic) cells in almost equal numbers, but there were too few TILs to kill the tumor cells. Detailed examination by DIFS revealed that 93% of the Leu 3a + b+ cells were helper T cells (Leu3a + b+.Leu8- cells) and that 88% of the Leu 2a+ cells were cytotoxic T cells (Leu 2a+.Leu15- cells). Analysis of PBLs showed statistically significant decreases in T cells as a whole and in helper T cells (Leu 3a+.Leu 8- cells).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- T Matsuhisa
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Okayama University Medical School, Japan
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Differentiation of human promyelocytic leukemia cells, HL-60, has been extensively studied. In this study we utilized 1 alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (D3) as a potent inducer and cellular superoxide production as the functional differentiation marker. We examined how nitroblue tetrazolium (NBT) positive cells were produced in the presence of D3. Growth of HL-60 cells tended to level off when the curve was drawn on a logarithmic scale but they grew linearly on a normal scale. When absolute numbers of NBT positive or negative cells were plotted, NBT positive cells only increased linearly in a normal scale, whereas NBT negative cells remained constant after they doubled themselves. When cells were sparsely inoculated in 0.3% agar and cultured for 4 days in the presence of D3, clusters of cells were stained with NBT. Each cluster of cells was composed of one or two NBT negative and three to six NBT positive cells. After treatment with nocodazole and D3, cells were cultured further in the presence of D3. It was demonstrated that only NBT positive cells increased abruptly. Based on these results, differentiated cells might be produced and accumulate through mitosis. In the presence of D3 NBT negative cells remained constant in number and continued to produce NBT positive cells, working as so-called stem cells.
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- T Matsuhisa
- Department of Cell Biology, Center for Adult Diseases, Osaka, Japan
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Nishimoto A, Matsuhisa T, Kunishio K, Maeshiro T, Furuta T, Ohmoto T. Craniopharyngioma: early and long term recurrence after partial removal. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1995; 58:111-2. [PMID: 7823056 PMCID: PMC1073288 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.58.1.111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND Argyrophilic nucleolar organizer region (AgNOR) has been demonstrated in recent studies of human brain tumors, including meningiomas. The authors used this technique in meningiomas to analyze whether the mean numbers of AgNOR per nucleus (AgNOR score) are related to the recurrence rate or the proliferative potential of meningiomas. METHODS AgNOR staining technique was applied to paraffin-embedded sections of 60 meningiomas. Twenty of these specimens also were investigated immunohistochemically with monoclonal antibody (MoAb) against DNA polymerase alpha (Pol.alpha) and with MoAb Ki-67 to compare the AgNOR score with the proliferative potential. RESULTS There was a statistically significant difference between the AgNOR score in nonrecurrent meningiomas (2.48 +/- 0.73) and recurrent histologically benign meningiomas after gross total resection (3.20 +/- 0.96) (P < 0.02). The recurrence rate of tumors after gross total resection with an AgNOR score of 3.0 or more was significantly higher than that with an AgNOR score of less than 3.0. The AgNOR score did not always correlate with Pol.alpha or Ki-67 score; the AgNOR score of malignant meningioma that had high proliferative score was not always high. CONCLUSIONS This study indicates that AgNOR staining appears to be a simple and useful method for estimating the probability of histologically benign meningioma recurrence even after gross total resection.
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- K Kunishio
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Okayama University Medical School, Japan
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Kunishio K, Matsumoto Y, Kawada S, Miyoshi Y, Matsuhisa T, Moriyama E, Norikane H, Tanaka R. Neuropsychological outcome and social recovery of head-injured patients. Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) 1993; 33:824-9. [PMID: 7512228 DOI: 10.2176/nmc.33.824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale and Yatabe-Guilford personality test were administered to 123 patients hospitalized for head injury who had made a relatively good recovery. Intelligence quotient (IQ) was correlated with clinical condition based on the Glasgow Coma Scale and duration of coma. More severely injured patients tended to show a greater decline in IQ. The type of lesion, as described by computed tomography, was also an important factor in predicting the outcome of intellectual function. The mean IQ of patients with diffuse injury, such as diffuse axonal injury and diffuse brain swelling, and intracerebral hematoma, was significantly lower than that of the control subjects, especially performance IQ (PIQ). Several patients demonstrated improved IQ level during the initial year. In particular, PIQ improved more than verbal IQ. The difference between the IQ of patients achieving social recovery and not was significant (p < 0.001). Causes of difficulty in returning to previous work were decreased IQ and personality change, such as lack of cooperativeness. Neuropsychological evaluation is important in predicting social recovery and selecting necessary neuropsychological rehabilitation.
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- K Kunishio
- Department of Neurosurgery, Kagawa Central Hospital, Takamatsu
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Kunishio K, Kawada S, Miyoshi Y, Mandai S, Matsuhisa T, Moriyama E, Matsumoto Y, Tanaka R. [Neuropsychological outcome of head injury in children]. No Shinkei Geka 1993; 21:915-20. [PMID: 8413805] [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: 01/30/2023]
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Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) and Yatabe-Guilford personality test were administered to 31 children who had been hospitalized for head injury and made a GR or MD by the Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS). The type of lesion, as defined by CT scan categories, was an important factor to prognosticate the outcome of intellectual function. The IQ, especially performance IQ, of acute subdural hematoma (EDH) or severe diffuse brain injury (DBI) was lower than that caused by other types of lesion. Several children demonstrated improvement in IQ level during the initial year. The difference between the IQ of the children who could return to previous school life and that of the children who could not was significant. One of the causes of difficulty in returning to previous school life is decreasing IQ and personality change such as social disadaptability. Neuropsychological evaluation is important in predicting school recovery and deciding proper neuropsychological rehabilitation.
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- K Kunishio
- Department of Neurosurgery, Kagawa Central Hospital, Japan
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Kunishio K, Shinohara C, Tokunaga K, Matsuhisa T, Moriyama E, Norikane H, Matsumoto Y, Tanaka R. [Analysis of long-term social rehabilitation of brain contusion]. No Shinkei Geka 1992; 20:959-63. [PMID: 1407361] [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: 12/26/2022]
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164 patients with brain contusion were evaluated with respect to social rehabilitation. 70 out of 134 patients (66.7%), said to have had good recovery or moderate disability by the Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS), returned to full or partial employment. Factors such as age, Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) at admission, duration of unawareness, fibrin and fibrinogen degradation product (FDP) were the most important in predicting social recovery. The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) was applied in 33 patients. The IQs of the patients who returned to their job fully tended to be higher than those who could not. In the majority of patients, impaired capacity for work was caused not only by physical deficits, but by mental retardation described as such as IQ score.
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- K Kunishio
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Kagawa Central Hospital
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