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Shishido T, Hirasawa Y, Kashima T, Hashimoto T, Satake N, Hayashi K, Aizawa T, Harada K, Taguri M, Ohno Y. Comparison of Postoperative Stress Urinary Incontinence between Anteroposterior Dissection and Modified Gilling Method in Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate. Urol J 2024; 21:133-139. [PMID: 37990797 DOI: 10.22037/uj.v20i.7746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 09/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/23/2023]
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PURPOSE Few studies have evaluated the usefulness of anteroposterior dissection holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP). Thus, this study investigated the incidence of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) after HoLEP and usefulness of anteroposterior dissection HoLEP in preventing postoperative SUI. MATERIALS AND METHODS In total, 288 patients who underwent HoLEP performed by a single experienced surgeon between May 2014 and September 2021 were enrolled. Furthermore, 134 patients underwent retrograde dissection using the modified Gilling method (surgery 1) and 154 patients underwent anteroposterior dissection HoLEP (surgery 2). The risk factors for SUI, as well as the rates of SUI improvement for the two surgical procedures, were evaluated. RESULTS Postoperative SUI was observed in 58 (20.1%) of 288 patients, of whom, 48 (82.8%) recovered continence within 6 months. Ten patients (17.2%) required more than 6 months to recover continence. SUI incidence 1 month after HoLEP was 29.9% (40/134 patients) for surgery 1 and 11.7% (18/154 patients) for surgery 2; a statistically significant difference was observed between the two groups (odds ratio [OR], 0.311; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.168-0.575; p < 0.001). In addition, surgery 2 was significantly associated with early recovery from SUI compared with surgery 1 (stratified hazard ratio, 0.782; 95% CI, 0.615------0.995; p < 0.001). The multivariable analysis demonstrated that only surgical procedure (OR, 0.350; 95%CI, 0.168-0.732; p=0.005) was an independent predictor of SUI.- Conclusion: We reaffirmed that anteroposterior dissection HoLEP is a useful procedure for reducing the risk of postoperative SUI and early recovery of urinary continence.
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- Department of Urology, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Urology, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Urology, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Urology, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Urology, Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Urology, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Medical Data Science, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Medical Data Science, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
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Masahashi N, Hatakeyama M, Mori Y, Kurishima H, Inoue H, Mokudai T, Ohmura K, Aizawa T, Hanada S. Photoinduced properties of anodized Ti alloys for biomaterial applications. Sci Rep 2023; 13:13916. [PMID: 37626098 PMCID: PMC10457320 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-41189-z] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2023] [Accepted: 08/23/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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The photocatalytic properties of anodic oxides on a newly developed TiNbSn and commonly used Ti6Al4V alloys as biomaterials were investigated. The alloys were anodized in an electrolyte of sodium tartrate acid with H2O2 at a high voltage and the mechanism of the photocatalytic and antiviral activities was studied. The anodized TiNbSn and Ti6Al4V exhibited highly crystallized rutile TiO2 and poorly crystallized anatase TiO2, respectively. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis revealed the presence of oxides of the alloying elements in addition to TiO2. The anodized TiNbSn exhibited higher activities than Ti6Al4V, and electron spin resonance spectra indicated that the number of hydroxyl radicals (⋅OH) generated from the anodized TiNbSn was higher than that from the anodized Ti6Al4V. The results can be explained by two possible mechanisms: the higher crystallinity of TiO2 on TiNbSn than that on the Ti6Al4V reduces the number of charge recombination sites and generates abundant ⋅OH; charge separation in the anodic oxide on TiNbSn due to the electronic band structure between TiO2 and the oxides of alloying elements enhances photo activities. The excellent photoinduced characteristics of the anodized TiNbSn are expected to contribute to the safe and reliable implant treatment.
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- N Masahashi
- Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 9808577, Japan.
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- Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 9808577, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, 2-1 Seiryo, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 9800872, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, 2-1 Seiryo, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 9800872, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Metropolitan University, 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka, 5998531, Japan
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- Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 9808577, Japan
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- Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 9808577, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, 2-1 Seiryo, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 9800872, Japan
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- Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 9808577, Japan
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Baudic M, Murata H, Bosada F, Souto Melo U, Aizawa T, Guedon A, Lindenbaum P, Gourraud JB, Makita N, Mundlos S, Christoffels V, Makiyama T, Probst V, Schott JJ, Barc J. Non-coding deletion induces 3D chromatin remodelling and PITX2 expression dysregulation associated with a syndromic cardiac disorder. Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases Supplements 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.acvdsp.2022.10.222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Baudic M, Murata H, Bosada FM, Souto Melo U, Aizawa T, Guedon A, Lindenbaum P, Gourraud JB, Makita N, Mundlos S, Christoffels VM, Makiyama T, Probst V, Schott JJ, Barc J. Syndromic cardiac disorder is associated with a non-coding deletion that induces a 3D chromatin remodeling and PITX2 expression dysregulation. Eur Heart J 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac544.2882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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In a first family (family#1), we identified 53 members of whom 17 present a syndromic cardiac disorder characterized by electrical disorders (sinus node dysfunction, atrial fibrillation...) and developmental defects (atrial septal defect, valvopathy, left ventricle non-compaction...) following an autosomal dominant model. Among the affected family members, 6 are implanted with a pacemaker and one experienced a sudden death at 43yo. Despite a strong linkage pointing to the 4q25 region, exome sequencing failed to identify causal variant. Interestingly, 6 additional non-related families presenting the same phenotype have been also identified.
Our aims are to identity the causal mutation and the molecular mechanism underlying this complex cardiac syndrome.
Genetic study has been performed using whole genome sequencing (WGS). Based on transgenic mouse strains, we assessed the impact of Family#1 mutation on the phenotype and on gene expression. Then, we generated human cardiomyocytes derived iPS cells (CM-iPS) isogenic models to evaluate the epigenome (CUT&RUN and ATAC-seq), transcriptome (RNA-seq) and topological associated domain (TAD) remodelling (Hi-C).
By WGS we uncovered a deletion of 15kb in a gene desert area on 4q25, segregating in all affected relatives of Family#1. The 6 other families present overlapping deletions. Mouse model recapitulates the cardiac phenotype and exhibit a dysregulation of Pitx2 expression in cardiac specific compartments. Based on human CM-iPS models, epigenetic data highlight among the 15kb deletion a unique open region containing a CTCF binding site, crucial for delimiting TAD boundaries. Hi-C assay reveals the fusion of 2 TADs and highlights new interactions between PITX2 and atrial specific regulatory elements.
We identified a deletion located within a gene desert area associated with a complex cardiac disorder. The CTCF binding site contained in the deletion seems key in the TAD border. The TAD remodelling leads to new (regulatory) interactions and expression dysregulation of PITX2. We describe a new molecular mechanism implying a yet unidentified non-coding regulatory element of PITX2 and responsible for a complex electrical and developmental cardiac syndrome.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: Public Institution(s). Main funding source(s): Nantes UniversitéFrench national reserch agency (ANR)
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- M Baudic
- Institut du Thorax, Nantes Université, CNRS, INSERM , Nantes , France
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- Nippon Medical School Hospital, The Department of Cardiovascular Medicine , Tokyo , Japan
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- Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Department of Medical Biology , Amsterdam , The Netherlands
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- Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, RG Development and Disease , Berlin , Germany
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- Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine , Kyoto , Japan
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- Institut du Thorax, Nantes Université, CHU Nantes, CNRS, INSERM , Nantes , France
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- Institut du Thorax, Nantes Université, CNRS, INSERM , Nantes , France
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- Institut du Thorax, Nantes Université, CHU Nantes, CNRS, INSERM , Nantes , France
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- National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Research Institute and Omics Research Center , Osaka , Japan
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- Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, RG Development and Disease , Berlin , Germany
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- Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Department of Medical Biology , Amsterdam , The Netherlands
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- Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine , Kyoto , Japan
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- Institut du Thorax, Nantes Université, CHU Nantes, CNRS, INSERM , Nantes , France
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- Institut du Thorax, Nantes Université, CHU Nantes, CNRS, INSERM , Nantes , France
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- Institut du Thorax, Nantes Université, CNRS, INSERM , Nantes , France
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Iizuka T, Barre A, Rougé P, Charpin D, Scala E, Baudin B, Aizawa T, Sénéchal H, Poncet P. Gibberellin-regulated proteins: Emergent allergens. Front Allergy 2022; 3:877553. [PMID: 36157274 PMCID: PMC9500206 DOI: 10.3389/falgy.2022.877553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
About 10 years ago, a protein family was shown for the first time to contain allergenic members, gibberellin-regulated protein (GRP). The first reported member was from peach, Pru p 7. One can hypothesize that it was not detected before because its physicochemical characteristics overlap with those of lipid transfer protein (LTP), a well-known allergen, or because the exposure to GRP increased due to an increase in the gibberellin phythormone level in plant food, either exogenous or endogenous. Like LTPs, GRPs are small cationic proteins with disulfide bridges, are resistant to heat and proteolytic cleavage, and are involved in the defense of the plant. Besides peach, GRP allergens have been described in Japanese apricot (Pru m 7), sweet cherry (Pru av 7), orange (Cit s 7), pomegranate (Pun g 7), bell pepper (Cap a 7), strawberry (Fra a GRP), and also in pollen with a restriction to Cupressaceae tree family (Cup s 7, Cry j 7, and Jun a 7). IgE cross-reactivities were described between GRPs, and the reported peach/cypress and citrus/cypress syndromes may therefore be explained because of these GRP cross-reactivities. GRPs are clinically relevant, and severe adverse reactions may sometimes occur in association with cofactors. More than 60% and up to 95% sequence identities are calculated between various allergenic GRPs, and three-dimensional models show a cleft in the molecule and predict at least three epitopic regions. The structure of the protein and its properties and the matrix effect in the original allergenic source should be unraveled to understand why, despite the ubiquity of the protein family in plants, only a few members are able to sensitize patients.
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- T. Iizuka
- Protein Science Laboratory, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- UMR 152 Pharma-Dev, Toulouse 3 University, Toulouse, France
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- UMR 152 Pharma-Dev, Toulouse 3 University, Toulouse, France
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- “Clinical and Laboratory Molecular Allergy” Unit, Istituto Dermopatico Dell’Immacolata—IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Biochemistry Department, Armand Trousseau Children Hospital, APHP, Paris, France
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- Protein Science Laboratory, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- “Allergy / Environment” Research Team, Armand Trousseau Children Hospital, APHP, Paris, France
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- “Allergy / Environment” Research Team, Armand Trousseau Children Hospital, APHP, Paris, France
- Immunology Department, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
- Correspondence: P. Poncet
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Sekine R, Hirata M, Ikezoe R, Jang S, Kubota Y, Kayano H, Sugata K, Aizawa T, Noguchi D, Kim D, Sugimoto Y, Matsuura R, Yamazaki H, Ichimura M, Yoshikawa M, Kohagura J, Nakashima Y, Ezumi N, Sakamoto M. Measurement of axial phase difference of density fluctuations owing to spontaneously excited waves by using microwave reflectometer on GAMMA 10/PDX. Rev Sci Instrum 2021; 92:053506. [PMID: 34243319 DOI: 10.1063/5.0043821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2021] [Accepted: 04/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In the GAMMA 10/PDX tandem mirror, plasma with strong ion-temperature anisotropy is produced by using the ion cyclotron range of frequency waves. This anisotropy of ion temperature causes several Alfvén-Ion-Cyclotron (AIC) waves to spontaneously excite in the frequency range just below the ion cyclotron frequency. In addition, difference-frequency (DF) waves are excited in the radial inner region of the plasma by wave-wave coupling among the AIC waves. The radial density profiles were measured at multi-axial positions using a frequency-modulation reflectometer with an axial array of microwave antennas, and an axial variation of the density was found to be significant. In addition, a relative phase difference of the DF wave between axially separated two points was first obtained by finely choosing the probing frequency of the reflectometers with a maximum coherence used as a measure, indicating that the DF wave is a propagating wave, while the pump AIC waves are standing waves in the axial region of measurement.
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- R Sekine
- Plasma Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8577, Japan
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- Plasma Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8577, Japan
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- Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University, Kasuga 816-8580, Japan
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- Plasma Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8577, Japan
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- Plasma Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8577, Japan
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- Plasma Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8577, Japan
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- Plasma Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8577, Japan
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- Plasma Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8577, Japan
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- Plasma Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8577, Japan
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- Plasma Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8577, Japan
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- Plasma Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8577, Japan
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- Plasma Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8577, Japan
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- Plasma Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8577, Japan
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- Plasma Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8577, Japan
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- Plasma Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8577, Japan
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- Plasma Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8577, Japan
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- Plasma Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8577, Japan
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- Plasma Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8577, Japan
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- Plasma Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8577, Japan
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Maebayashi T, Ishibashi N, Aizawa T, Sakaguchi M, Okada M. Stereotactic radiotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma induced by hepatitis C and the relationships of changes in carbohydrate antigen 19-9 with AFP and PIVKA-II. Cancer Radiother 2021; 25:242-248. [PMID: 33455875 DOI: 10.1016/j.canrad.2020.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Revised: 09/07/2020] [Accepted: 09/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE Assessing the therapeutic effects of stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) takes time. Purpose of our study was to explore the relationships of changes in carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA 19-9) with those in the existing markers alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) and protein induced by vitamin K absence or antagonist-II (PIVKA-II). PATIENTS AND METHODS The subjects were 16 patients who underwent SBRT for solitary HCC ≤3cm induced by hepatitis C between June 2016 and July 2019. Observation periods ranged from 8-43 (median: 28) months, ages from 59-85 (median: 65) years. RESULTS Changes in CA 19-9 levels after SBRT were categorised into three patterns: 1) a transient elevation followed by a decline (75%); 2) a transient decline followed by an elevation (18.8%); and 3) no change (6.3%). Among patients showing a transient CA 19-9 elevation followed by a decline, which was the most frequent pattern, 75% showed these changes in synchronisation with AFP and preceded the changes in PIVKA-II, while in the other 25%, CA 19-9 changes were in synchronisation with PIVKA-II and preceded those in AFP. At the time of recurrence, 62.5% showed a continuous CA 19-9 elevation, either in synchronisation with other markers or by itself. CONCLUSIONS This is the first investigation of changes in CA 19-9 levels after SBRT for HCC induced by hepatitis C. Characteristic changes in CA 19-9, AFP, and PIVKA-II levels were observed as responses after treatment. As for its correlations with tumour markers, the acute responses of PIVKA-II tended to be slower than those of CA 19-9 and AFP. Although the sample size was small, our findings raise the possibility that measuring these 3 biomarkers after SBRT may be useful for monitoring patients for HCC recurrence.
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- T Maebayashi
- Department of Radiology, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1, Oyaguchi Kami-cho Itabashi-ku, 173-8610 Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Radiology, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1, Oyaguchi Kami-cho Itabashi-ku, 173-8610 Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Radiology, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1, Oyaguchi Kami-cho Itabashi-ku, 173-8610 Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Radiology, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1, Oyaguchi Kami-cho Itabashi-ku, 173-8610 Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Radiology, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1, Oyaguchi Kami-cho Itabashi-ku, 173-8610 Tokyo, Japan.
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Yamamoto Y, Makiyama T, Wuriyanghai Y, Kohjitani H, Gao J, Kashiwa A, Hai H, Aizawa T, Imamura T, Ishikawa T, Yoshida Y, Ohno S, Horie M, Makita N, Kimura T. Preclinical proof-of-concept study: antisense-mediated knockdown of CALM as a therapeutic strategy for calmodulinopathy. Eur Heart J 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.3688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background
Calmodulin (CaM) is a ubiquitous Ca2+ sensor molecule encoded by three distinct calmodulin genes, CALM1–3, and has an important role for cardiac ion channel function. Recently, heterozygous missense mutations in CALM genes were reported to cause a new category of life-threatening genetic arrhythmias such as long-QT syndrome (LQTS) and catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT), which is called as “calmodulinopathy”. The patients with calmodulinopathy show poor prognosis and there is no effective treatment for them.
Purpose
Considering the dominant-negative effect of mutant calmodulin proteins produced by heterozygous missense mutations in CALMs, we aimed to prove the concept of antisense-based therapy to treat calmodulinopathy using human iPS cell-derived cardiomyocyte (hiPSC-CM) model.
Methods
We designed multiple locked nucleic acid (LNA) gapmer-antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) targeting CALM2 and analyzed the silencing efficiency and toxicity in cultured cells to select the most potent ASO. Using CMs differentiated from hiPSCs which were generated form a 12-year-old boy with LQTS carrying a heterozygous CALM2-N98S mutation, CALM2 expression and action potentials (APs) were analyzed to evaluate the efficacy of ASOs.
Results
We identified several ASOs which reduced CALM2 expression without affecting cell viability in human cultured cells (HepG2) (ASO 50 nM, n=2; Figure 1A). Considering further experiments in vivo mouse model, we investigated the CALM2 silencing activity in mouse cultured cells (3T3-L1) without transfection (free-uptake) (ASO 1 μM, n=2; †ASOs have homologous sequence between human and mouse; Figure B). After free-uptake CALM2 silencing analysis in 3T3-L1 cells, we identified that ASO #2 has the most potent CALM2 silencing activity and low cytotoxicity (Figure 1B). ASO #2 effectively reduced CALM2 expression even in hiPSC-CMs (ASO(−): n=3, lipofection: n=4, free-uptake: n=3; P<0.05; Figure 1C). In action potential recordings, we demonstrated that ASO #2 ameliorated prolonged AP durations (APD90) in N98S-hiPSC-CMs at 0.5 Hz pacing (ASO(−): 666±123 ms (n=7), lipofection: 329±21 ms (n=8), free-uptake: 388±34 ms (n=12); P<0.05; Figure 1D).
Conclusion
Our results using patient-derived hiPSC-CM model suggest that ASO-based therapy might be a promising strategy for the treatment of calmodulinopathy.
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Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding source: Private company. Main funding source(s): Nissan Chemical Corporation
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- Y Yamamoto
- Kyoto University, Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto University, Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto University, Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto University, Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto University, Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto University, Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto University, Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto University, Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto University, Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- National Cerebral & Cardiovascular Center, Omics Research Center, Suita, Japan
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- Kyoto University, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto, Japan
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- National Cerebral & Cardiovascular Center, Department of Bioscience and Genetics, Suita, Japan
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- Shiga University of Medical Science, Center for Epidemiologic Research in Asia, Otsu, Japan
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- National Cerebral & Cardiovascular Center, Omics Research Center, Suita, Japan
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- Kyoto University, Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Kawaji T, Ono K, Aizawa T, Kato M, Yokomatsu T, Miki S, Kimura T. Serum interleukin-17A/interferon-gamma ratio as a predictor for the severity of atrial low voltage in atrial fibrillation: from FIB-MARK study. Eur Heart J 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.0353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background
Atrial fibrosis is hallmark of structural remodeling in atrial fibrillation (AF), but the inflammatory mechanism remains unclear. The purpose of the present study was to identify the specific inflammatory biomarkers to atrial fibrosis evaluated by atrial low voltage (LV) in AF patients for clarification of the mechanism.
Methods
Forty inflammatory biomarkers were quantified in 16 consecutive AF patients measured left atrial low voltage during catheter ablation.
Results
Median %LV area was 17%. In Pearson's correlation analysis, interleukin (IL)-17A and interferon (IFN)-γ was the most significant positive and negative correlation with %LV (R=0.35 and 0.43, P<0.001). Furthermore, there was a significant correlation between IL-17A/IFN-γ ratio and %LV (R=0.65, P=0.007). The area under the receiver operator characteristics curve of IL-17A/IFN-γ ratio for significant LV (%LV >10% as a reference standard) was 0.88. IL-17A/IFN-γ ratio was significantly higher in patients with significant LV than those without (1.41 versus 0.97, P=0.01), Furthermore, the sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy for detecting significant LV were 60%, 100%, and 75.0% at the cutoff value of 1.3. The event free survival from recurrent atrial tachyarrhythmias was not significantly different between patients with and without IL-17A/IFN-γ ratio >1.3 (83.3% versus 80.0% at 1-year, P=0.81).
Conclusions
Among inflammatory biomarkers, IL-17A/IFN-γ ratio was a significant predictor for the severity of left atrial low voltage n AF patients. Further study is needed to reveal the association between IL-17A and IFN-γ for development of fibrosis in AF.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding source: Public grant(s) – National budget only. Main funding source(s): JSPS KAKENHI GrantNumber JP19K17594
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- T Kawaji
- Mitsubishi Kyoto Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto University Hospital, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto University Hospital, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Mitsubishi Kyoto Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto University Hospital, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto University Hospital, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Imamura T, Makiyama T, Huang H, Aizawa T, Gao J, Kashiwa A, Wuriyanghai Y, Yamamoto Y, Kohjitani Y, Kato K, Ohno S, Sumitomo N, Horie M. Clinical aspects of pediatric Brugada syndrome. Eur Heart J 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.0738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Introduction
Brugada syndrome (BrS) is an inherited arrhythmia characterized by a coved-type ST elevation and sudden death, especially in middle-aged males and more common in Asia. Mutations in SCN5A are detected in 15–20% and reported to be associated with poor prognosis. Among children, BrS is rare and the risk factors in pediatric BrS are unknown, especially in Asian population.
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to elucidate the risk factors for fatal arrhythmic events in Japanese pediatric patients with BrS.
Methods
We enrolled 52 Japanese children with BrS younger than 20 years, and performed genetic analysis and collected the clinical information.
Results
The mean age of initial symptoms was 10.7±5.5 years, and the mean follow-up period was 3.9±5.5 years. Ninety percent of patients were probands. No subjective symptom was confirmed in 28 of the patients, but aborted cardiac arrest (ACA) in 4, ventricular tachycardia in 4, ventricular fibrillation in 1, and syncope in 11. We identified mutations in SCN5A in 63%. There was no significant gender difference in ≤10 years, but a significant male predominance appeared in >10 years. And no gender difference was confirmed in the incidence of severe cardiac events in ≤10 years.
Conclusion
No gender difference was confirmed in ≤10 years in this study about Asian children. And being girls did not reduce the risk in ≤10 years. The frequency of SCN5A mutations was higher than adults, but decreased from childhood (68%) to adolescence (59%). In BrS, genetical and environmental factors may be more effective in childhood and adulthood, respectively.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding source: None
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- T Imamura
- Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Shiga University of Medical Science, Department of Cardiology, Otsu, Japan
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- National Cerebral & Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan
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- Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Hidaka, Japan
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- Shiga University of Medical Science, Center for Epidemiologic Research in Asia, Shiga, Japan
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Kohjitani H, Kashiwa A, Makiyama T, Toyoda F, Yamamoto Y, Wuriyanghai Y, Ohno S, Aizawa T, Imamura T, Shizuta S, Kimura T. Usefulness of collaboration between mathematical models and cell engineering for elucidating complex disease mechanisms and discover effective drugs. Eur Heart J 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.3600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background
A missense mutation, CACNA1C-E1115K, located in the cardiac L-type calcium channel (LTCC), was recently reported to be associated with diverse arrhythmias. Several studies reported in-vivo and in-vitro modeling of this mutation, but actual mechanism and target drug of this disease has not been clarified due to its complex ion-mechanisms.
Objective
To reveal the mechanism of this diverse arrhythmogenic phenotype using combination of in-vitro and in-silico model.
Methods and results
Cell-Engineering Phase: We generated human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC) from a patient carrying heterozygous CACNA1C-E1115K and differentiated into cardiomyocytes. Spontaneous APs were recorded from spontaneously beating single cardiomyocytes by using the perforated patch-clamp technique.
Mathematical-Modeling Phase: We newly developed ICaL-mutation mathematical model, fitted into experimental data, including its impaired ion selectivity. Furthermore, we installed this mathematical model into hiPSC-CM simulation model.
Collaboration Phase: Mutant in-silico model showed APD prolongation and frequent early afterdepolarization (EAD), which are same as in-vitro model. In-silico model revealed this EAD was mostly related to robust late-mode of sodium current occurred by Na+ overload and suggested that mexiletine is capable of reducing arrhythmia. Afterward, we applicated mexiletine onto hiPSC-CMs mutant model and found mexiletine suppress EADs.
Conclusions
Precise in-silico disease model can elucidate complicated ion currents and contribute predicting result of drug-testing.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding source: Public Institution(s). Main funding source(s): Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists
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- Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Shiga University of Medical Science, Department of Physiology, Otsu, Japan
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- National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Hospital, Department of Bioscience and Genetics, Osaka, Japan
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- Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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Yamamoto S, Kageyama Y, Fujii Y, Aizawa T, Urakami S, Fukui I. Randomized Study of Postoperative Single Intravesical Instillation With Pirarubicin and Mitomycin C for Low-risk Bladder Cancer. Anticancer Res 2020; 40:5295-5299. [PMID: 32878820 DOI: 10.21873/anticanres.14535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2020] [Revised: 07/18/2020] [Accepted: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND To assess the prophylactic efficacy of postoperative single intravesical instillation with pirarubicin (THP) and mitomycin C (MMC) for low-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMBC). PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 103 clinically low-risk NMBC patients were preoperatively randomized into either THP (n=49) or MMC (n=54) groups. The primary endpoint was recurrence-free survival. RESULTS The median follow-up periods of the THP and MMC groups were 955 and 1008 days, respectively (p=0.76). Twelve patients (24.5%) in the THP group and 7 (13%) in the MMC group had bladder cancer recurrences. The two-year recurrence-free survival of the THP group and the MMC group was 77.8% and 86.4%, respectively (p=0.20). Neither groups had severe toxicity. CONCLUSION In low-risk NMBC, the prophylactic effect against postoperative single intravesical instillation with THP was not superior to that with MMC.
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- Shinya Yamamoto
- Department of Urology, Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Saitama Cancer Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
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Aizawa T, Maebayashi T, Ishibashi N, Sakaguchi M. Bilateral organizing pneumonia after radiotherapy for bilateral synchronous breast cancers: a case report and literature review. EUR J GYNAECOL ONCOL 2019. [DOI: 10.12892/ejgo4644.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Yoshizawa T, Shiomi H, Tanaka M, Aizawa T, Yamagami S, Komasa A, Kimura T, Shizuta S. P985The long-term impact of maintaining sinus rhythm on the risk for death or heart failure after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation in a real world clinical practice. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz747.0578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background
Catheter ablation has been rapidly spread as a first line therapy for atrial fibrillation (AF). A recent randomized trial have shown that AF ablation reduces the risk of death or hospitalization for heart failure (HF). However, the impact of maintained sinus rhythm (SR) on long-term risk of death or HF hospitalization has not been adequately evaluated.
Purpose
To investigate the impact of maintaining SR by AF ablation on long-term risk of all-cause death or HF hospitalization.
Methods
The long-term clinical outcomes were compared between patients with maintained SR and those with recurrent AF using a landmark analysis in which the landmark point was set at 1.5-year after the 1st ablation.
Results
Among consecutive 1467 patients who underwent AF ablation in our institution between February 2004 and December 2017, the study population consisted of 1311 patients after excluding 150 patients because of death or lost to follow-up. Mean age was 67.9±0.3 and paroxysmal AF was 67%. Among 460 patients who had AF recurrence within 1.5 years after the 1st ablation, 328 underwent 2nd ablation. Therefore, at 1.5-year after the 1st AF ablation, 1145 patients had maintained SR rhythm (SR-group), and 166 patients had recurrent AF episodes (AF-group). During 4.7±2.4 years of follow-up, the cumulative 5-year incidence of death or HF beyond 1.5 years after the 1st ablation was 5.1% in SR-group and 15.6% in AF-group (log rank P<0.001). After adjusting for baseline confounders, the lower risk of SR-group relative to AF-group for death or HF was still statistically significant (HR: 2.05, 95% CI: 1.11–3.58, P=0.02).
Risks for a Composite of Death or HF Hazard Ratio (95% CI) Crude HR P value Adjusted HR P value AF recurrence 2.59 (1.43–4.43) 0.002 2.05 (1.11–3.58) 0.02 Age>75 years old 2.55 (1.56–4.10) <0.001 2.32 (1.39–3.81) 0.002 Female 0.85 (0.49–1.43) 0.56 0.73 (0.40–1.25) 0.26 PeAF 1.25 (0.68–2.16) 0.45 0.98 (0.52–1.75) 0.94 LSAF 1.10 (0.46–2.23) 0.82 0.70 (0.28–1.53) 0.39 LVEF>50% 0.27 (0.16–0.48) <0.001 0.57 (0.31–1.09) 0.09 Past history of HF 7.06 (4.18–11.6) <0.001 4.67 (2.51–8.41) <0.001 CKD 4.74 (2.08–9.39) <0.001 2.23 (0.94–4.69) 0.07 AF, Atrial fibrillation; PeAF, Persistent AF; LSAF; Long standing AF; HF, Heart failure; CKD, Chronic kidney disease.
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Conclusions
Successfully maintained SR was associated with reduced long-term risk for death or HF hospitalization in real world patients undergoing AF ablation.
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- T Yoshizawa
- Kyoto University Hospital, Caridovascular medecine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto University Hospital, Caridovascular medecine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto University Hospital, Caridovascular medecine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto University Hospital, Caridovascular medecine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto University Hospital, Caridovascular medecine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto University Hospital, Caridovascular medecine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto University Hospital, Caridovascular medecine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto University Hospital, Caridovascular medecine, Kyoto, Japan
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Tsuchie H, Miyakoshi N, Iba K, Kasukawa Y, Nozaka K, Dohke T, Kosukegawa I, Aizawa T, Maekawa S, Abe H, Takeshima M, Tomite T, Segawa T, Ouchi K, Kinoshita H, Suzuki M, Yamashita T, Shimada Y. The effects of teriparatide on acceleration of bone healing following atypical femoral fracture: comparison between daily and weekly administration. Osteoporos Int 2018; 29:2659-2665. [PMID: 30105400 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-018-4658-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [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: 05/03/2018] [Accepted: 08/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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UNLABELLED We compared the effectiveness of promoting bone healing between two teriparatide preparations for atypical femoral fracture (AFF). A total of 45 AFFs were included in this study, and we compared the duration of bone union. Teriparatide administered by daily injection enhanced bone union more than weekly administration in complete AFFs. INTRODUCTION The efficacy of teriparatide for atypical femoral fracture (AFF) has been recently reported. Although two different teriparatide preparations can be used to treat osteoporosis in Japan, daily or weekly injection, all previous reports on the effectiveness of teriparatide for AFF only examined daily injection formulations. Therefore, we compared the promotion of bone healing between the two teriparatide preparations for AFF. METHODS A total of 45 consecutive AFFs in 43 Japanese patients were included in this study. They received either a daily 20-μg teriparatide injection (daily group; n = 32) or a once-a-week 56.5-μg teriparatide injection (weekly group; n = 13). We compared the clinical background and duration of bone union between these two groups. RESULTS When all patents were included, the fracture healing time was not significantly different between the two groups. Only patients with complete AFFs had significantly fewer daily bisphosphonate or denosumab injections than the weekly group (P < 0.05). The fracture healing time in the daily group (6.1 ± 4.1 months) was significantly shorter than that in the weekly group (10.1 ± 4.2 months) (P < 0.05). Even if the influence of bisphosphonate or denosumab usage was excluded, a similar significant difference was observed in the fracture healing time (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference between the two groups among patients with incomplete AFFs. CONCLUSIONS Daily teriparatide injections enhance bone union more than weekly injections in complete AFF patients.
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- H Tsuchie
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita, 010-8543, Japan.
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita, 010-8543, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, S-1 W-16, Cyuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8543, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita, 010-8543, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita, 010-8543, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, S-1 W-16, Cyuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8543, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, S-1 W-16, Cyuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8543, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Northern Akita Municipal Hospital, 16-29 Shimosugi aza Kamishimizusawa, Kitaakita, 018-4221, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Ogachi Central Hospital, 25 Yamada aza Isamigaoka, Yuzawa, 012-0055, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Ugo Municipal Hospital, 44-5 Otomichi, Nishomonai, Ugo, 012-1131, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Honjyo Daiichi Hospital, 111 Iwabuchishita, Yurihonjyo, 015-8567, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Akita Hospital, 222-1 Saruta aza Inawashirosawa, Kamikitate, Akita, 010-1495, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Akita City Hospital, 4-30 Matsuokamachi, Kawamoto, Akita, 010-0933, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Yokote Municipal Hospital, 5-31 Negishimachi, Yokote, 013-8602, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Akita Kousei Medical Center, 1-1-1 Iijima, Nishifukuro, Akita, 011-0948, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Yuri Kumiai General Hospital, Kawaguchi aza Yaushiro, Yurihonjyo, 015-8511, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, S-1 W-16, Cyuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8543, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita, 010-8543, Japan
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Aizawa T, Karasawa H, Suzuki H, Yamamura A, Ohnuma S, Kamei T, Naitoh T, Unno M. Molecular characterization of cancer associated fibroblasts in colorectal cancer. Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy431.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Aizawa T. Fabrication of porosity-controlled polyethylene terephthalate porous materials using a CO 2-assisted polymer compression method. RSC Adv 2018; 8:3061-3068. [PMID: 35541174 PMCID: PMC9077581 DOI: 10.1039/c7ra12184a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2017] [Accepted: 12/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The objective of this study is to fabricate porosity-controlled polyethylene terephthalate porous materials using a CO2-assisted polymer compression (CAPC) method. In a previous study, the CAPC method was used to fabricate porous polymer materials by compressing fabric sheets in the presence of CO2. However, the controllability of the porosity was not clear in the previous study. In this study, it is shown that the porosity of porous polymer materials could be easily controlled by adjusting the operating conditions of the CAPC method, using polyethylene terephthalate (PET) nonwoven fabric sheets. Using mercury porosimetry, a decrease in the porosity induced by compression accompanied by a decrease in the pore size is demonstrated. Scanning electron micrographs strongly indicate the plasticization of PET fibers by CO2. Porosity-controlled polyethylene terephthalate porous materials can be easily fabricated by using a CO2-assisted polymer compression (CAPC) method.![]()
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- T Aizawa
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Research Institute for Chemical Process Technology 4-2-1 Nigatake, Miyagino-ku Sendai 983-8551 Japan
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Maebayashi T, Ishibashi N, Aizawa T, Sakaguchi M. Significance of Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy in Elderly Patients with Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.06.1745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Yokota N, Miyakoshi T, Sato Y, Nakasone Y, Yamashita K, Imai T, Hirabayashi K, Koike H, Yamauchi K, Aizawa T. Predictive models for conversion of prediabetes to diabetes. J Diabetes Complications 2017; 31:1266-1271. [PMID: 28173983 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2017.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [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: 12/01/2016] [Revised: 01/01/2017] [Accepted: 01/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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AIM To clarify the natural course of prediabetes and develop predictive models for conversion to diabetes. METHODS A retrospective longitudinal study of 2105 adults with prediabetes was carried out with a mean observation period of 4.7years. Models were developed using multivariate logistic regression analysis and verified by 10-fold cross-validation. The relationship between [final BMI minus baseline BMI] (δBMI) and incident diabetes was analyzed post hoc by comparing the diabetes conversion rate for low (< -0.31kg/m2) and high δBMI (≥ -0.31kg/m2) subjects after matching the two groups for the covariates. RESULTS Diabetes developed in 252 (2.5%/year), and positive family history, male sex, higher systolic blood pressure, plasma glucose (fasting and 1h- and 2h-values during 75g OGTT), hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and alanine aminotransferase were significant, independent predictors for the conversion. By using a risk score (RS) that took account of all these variables, incident diabetes was predicted with an area under the ROC curve (95% CI) of 0.80 (0.70-0.87) and a specificity of prediction of 61.8% at 80% sensitivity. On division of the participants into high- (n=248), intermediate- (n=336) and low-risk (n=1521) populations, the conversion rates were 40.1%, 18.5% and 5.9%, respectively. The conversion rate was lower in subjects with low than high δBMI (9.2% vs 14.4%, p=0.003). CONCLUSIONS Prediabetes conversion to diabetes could be predicted with accuracy, and weight reduction during the observation was associated with lowered conversion rate.
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- N Yokota
- Diabetes Center, Aizawa Hospital, Matsumoto, 390-8510, Japan
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- Diabetes Center, Aizawa Hospital, Matsumoto, 390-8510, Japan
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- Diabetes Center, Aizawa Hospital, Matsumoto, 390-8510, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Kamiichi General Hospital, Kamiichi 930-0391, Japan
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- Diabetes Center, Aizawa Hospital, Matsumoto, 390-8510, Japan
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- Health Center, Okaya City Hospital, Okaya, 394-8512, Japan
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- Health Center, Aizawa Hospital, Matsumoto, 390-8510, Japan
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- Health Center, Aizawa Hospital, Matsumoto, 390-8510, Japan
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- Diabetes Center, Shinonoi General Hospital, 388-8004, Japan
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- Diabetes Center, Aizawa Hospital, Matsumoto, 390-8510, Japan.
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Kato Y, Suzuki S, Uejima T, Semba H, Kanou H, Matsuno S, Oikawa Y, Otsuka T, Nagashima K, Nagayama O, Kirigaya H, Sagara K, Aizawa T, Yajima J, Yamashita T. P642Variable prognostic value of blood pressure response to exercise. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx501.p642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Oka R, Aizawa T, Yoneda T, Yamagishi M. Reply to Kawada: One-hour plasma glucose as a predictor of Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Diabet Med 2017; 34:734. [PMID: 28173616 DOI: 10.1111/dme.13329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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- R Oka
- Department of Internal Medicine, Hokuriku Central Hospital
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- Diabetes Centre, Aizawa Hospital
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Internal Medicine, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Internal Medicine, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa, Japan
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Yoshida H, Ebina T, Arai K, Kobata T, Ishii R, Aizawa T, Suzuki A. Development of water vapor transmission rate measuring device using a quadrupole mass spectrometer and standard gas barrier films down to the 10 -6 g m -2 day -1 level. Rev Sci Instrum 2017; 88:043301. [PMID: 28456255 DOI: 10.1063/1.4980074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Water vapor transmission rate (WVTR) measuring devices with a quadrupole mass spectrometer (QMS) have an advantage in measuring low WVTRs because measurements are taken under an extremely low background of water vapor by realizing ultrahigh vacuum conditions. Here, the reliability of the QMS measurements was improved by including a porous plug with known molecular conductance in the device to generate a reference molar flux for in situ QMS calibration. Then, standard gas barrier (SGB) films made from a clay-polyimide nanocomposite film were also developed and used to validate the measurement. The measurement results for the SGB films were on the extrapolated calibration curve obtained with the porous plug down to WVTR at the 10-6 g m-2 day-1 level within the estimated measurement uncertainty.
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- H Yoshida
- AIST, National Metrology Institute of Japan, Tsukuba, Japan
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- AIST, Research Institute for Chemical Process Technology, Sendai, Japan
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- AIST, National Metrology Institute of Japan, Tsukuba, Japan
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- AIST, National Metrology Institute of Japan, Tsukuba, Japan
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- AIST, Research Institute for Chemical Process Technology, Sendai, Japan
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- AIST, Research Institute for Chemical Process Technology, Sendai, Japan
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- AIST, Research Institute for Chemical Process Technology, Sendai, Japan
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Suzuki H, Watanabe T, Okazaki T, Notsuda H, Niikawa H, Matsuda Y, Noda M, Sakurada A, Hoshikawa Y, Aizawa T, Miura T, Okada Y. Prolonged Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Followed by Split-Thickness Skin Graft Placement for Wide Dehiscence of Clamshell Incision After Bilateral Lung Transplantation: A Case Report. Transplant Proc 2016; 48:982-4. [PMID: 27234784 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2015.12.107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2015] [Accepted: 12/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Clamshell incision is a standard approach for bilateral lung transplantation, providing a good operative field; however, once wide dehiscence occurs, its management is sometimes difficult because of intense immunosuppression and malnutrition of the recipient. A 22-year-old man with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension underwent cadaveric bilateral lung transplantation through a clamshell incision using standard cardiopulmonary bypass. He developed wound dehiscence on postoperative day (POD) 20 that resulted in exposure of the bilateral fifth ribs and open pneumothorax. Considering the extreme malnutrition and emaciation of the recipient, we avoided initial closure of the dehiscence. After the debridement of necrotic tissue, negative pressure wound therapy was initiated on POD 25 and was continued for approximately 6 months with trafermin spray application. Eventually, the wound, including the fifth ribs, was completely covered with granulation tissue except for the wire tying the sternum. On POD 217, the patient underwent removal of the sternal wire followed by split-thickness skin grafting. His wound was successfully closed and he was discharged without activity limitation on POD 265.
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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Takenami T, Maeda S, Karasawa H, Mochizuki Y, Aizawa T, Jun S, Musha H, Morikawa T, Nakagawa K, Hayashi H, Motoi F, Naitoh T, Unno M. 46P Identification of novel biomarkers distinguishing pancreatic head cancer from distal cholangiocarcinoma discovered by proteomics analysis. Ann Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw574.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Oka R, Aizawa T, Miyamoto S, Yoneda T, Yamagishi M. One-hour plasma glucose as a predictor of the development of Type 2 diabetes in Japanese adults. Diabet Med 2016; 33:1399-405. [PMID: 26482027 DOI: 10.1111/dme.12994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [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] [Accepted: 10/15/2015] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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AIMS To test the hypothesis that 1-h plasma glucose in an oral glucose tolerance test is a better predictor of the development of diabetes than 2-h plasma glucose, independently of indices of insulin secretion or action in Japanese adults. METHODS A historical cohort study was conducted in 1445 Japanese workers who did not have diabetes. The association between 1-h plasma glucose and the development of Type 2 diabetes was analysed. RESULTS Overall, 95 of the study participants developed Type 2 diabetes during a mean follow-up of 4.5 years. The area under the receiver-operating characteristic curve for 1-h plasma glucose for future diabetes [0.88 (95% CI 0.84-0.91)] was greater than that for 2-h plasma glucose [0.79 (95% CI 0.74-0.84)], and for insulinogenic [0.73 (95% CI 0.68-0.78)] and disposition indices [0.79 (95% CI 0.74-0.84); P < 0.05]. Compared with the first quartile, the hazard ratio for future diabetes in the fourth quartile of 1-h plasma glucose was 42.5 [95% CI 5.7-315.2 (P < 0.05)] and the hazard ratio in the fourth quartile of 2-h plasma glucose was 4.4 [95% CI 1.8-10.8 (P < 0.05)], after adjustments for covariates including fasting plasma glucose. The significance of the elevated hazard ratio in the fourth quartile of 1-h plasma glucose was maintained after adjustments for 2-h plasma glucose, insulinogenic index or disposition index, whereas the elevation of the hazard ratio in the fourth quartile of 2-h plasma glucose was diminished and was no longer significant after adjustments for 1-h plasma glucose. CONCLUSIONS One-hour plasma glucose had a greater association with the future development of Type 2 diabetes than did 2-h plasma glucose, independently of oral glucose tolerance test-derived indices of insulin action in a Japanese population.
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- R Oka
- Department of Internal Medicine, Hokuriku Central Hospital, Toyama, Japan.
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- Diabetes Centre, Aizawa Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hokuriku Central Hospital, Toyama, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa, Japan
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Sakaguchi M, Maebayashi T, Aizawa T, Ishibashi N, Saito T. Patient outcomes of whole brain radiotherapy for brain metastases versus leptomeningeal metastases: A retrospective study. Asia Pac J Clin Oncol 2016; 13:e449-e457. [PMID: 27620060 DOI: 10.1111/ajco.12597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2016] [Revised: 07/28/2016] [Accepted: 07/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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AIM Important factors typically associated with prognosis in brain metastases include Karnofsky performance status (KPS), extracranial or cerebellar localization and combination chemotherapy. However, few studies investigated the prognostic role of leptomeningeal metastases (LM) following whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT). On the basis of our experience suggesting better survival of asymptomatic patients with LM than those with brain metastases, we herein evaluated LM as a prognostic factor after WBRT. METHODS Medical records of 206 patients (median age, 65 years) who received WBRT in 2007-2015 were retrospectively reviewed. The two most common cancers were of lung, breast origin in 78.5%, 10%, patients, respectively. Patients received parallel-opposed WBRT, with a dose of 20-40 Gy. Additional doses of 9-12 Gy were used in patients who were operated on or had single metastases. Overall survival (OS) was determined, and clinical parameters including age, KPS, symptoms, radiation dose, dose per fraction, type of metastasis, extracranial metastases, primary status and surgery plus WBRT were assessed as prognostic factors. RESULTS The median survival was 6 months (range, 1-100), and 1- and 2-year survival rates were 28% and 17%, respectively. In univariate analysis, improved survival was associated with KPS of ≥70, absence of symptoms, radiation dose of ≥37.5 Gy, favorable primary lesion, LM, and surgery plus WBRT. Multivariate analysis revealed that these factors with the exception of radiation dose was significant prognostic factors for OS. CONCLUSION We found that LM were independent prognostic factors for good clinical outcomes.
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- Department of Radiology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Sonodakai Radiation Oncology Clinic, Adachi-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Kobayashi M, Miyamoto S, Kashiwagura T, Sugimura Y, Konishi N, Urayama M, Ito H, Sakuraba T, Aizawa T, Abe H, Kamo K, Aonuma H, Miyakoshi N, Shimada Y. AB1032 Profiles of Patients Aged over 80 Years with Rheumatoid Arthritis in Aora Registry. Ann Rheum Dis 2016. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-eular.1567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Tanaka H, Hatta T, Sasajima K, Itoi E, Aizawa T. Comparative study of treatment for distal radius fractures with two different palmar locking plates. J Hand Surg Eur Vol 2016; 41:536-42. [PMID: 26773962 DOI: 10.1177/1753193415625830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [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] [Received: 05/16/2015] [Accepted: 12/08/2015] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Few randomized trials have shown how the placement of a palmar locking plate affects outcomes. The purpose of this study was to compare clinical and radiological outcomes of fixation using locking plates with different concepts for placement relative to the watershed line in a prospective randomized trial. Sixty-four patients with a displaced distal radius fracture were divided into two groups according to the plates used for fixation: distal-type (AcuLoc(TM), Group A) and proximal-type (VariAx(TM), Group V). Wrist function including the range of motion and grip strength was compared at 1, 2, 3 and 6 months postoperatively. Loss of reduction was assessed radiologically. Both groups demonstrated overall satisfactory function at 6 months with no significant difference found between the groups. Minimal loss of reduction was demonstrated in both groups. Internal fixation using the palmar locking plates with two different placements provided satisfactory outcomes at 6-month follow-up, but our results indicate that plates placed distal to the watershed line may delay recovery of wrist motion.
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Iwaki Kyoritsu General Hospital, Mimayamachi, Uchigo, Iwaki, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University Tohoku University School of Medicine, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Iwaki Kyoritsu General Hospital, Mimayamachi, Uchigo, Iwaki, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University Tohoku University School of Medicine, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Iwaki Kyoritsu General Hospital, Mimayamachi, Uchigo, Iwaki, Japan
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Kanno H, Ozawa H, Koizumi Y, Morozumi N, Aizawa T, Itoi E. Increased Facet Fluid Predicts Dynamic Changes in the Dural Sac Size on Axial-Loaded MRI in Patients with Lumbar Spinal Canal Stenosis. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2015; 37:730-5. [PMID: 26564439 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a4582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2015] [Accepted: 08/18/2015] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Axial-loaded MR imaging, which simulates the spinal canal in a standing position, demonstrates reductions of the dural sac cross-sectional area in patients with lumbar spinal canal stenosis. However, there has been no useful conventional MR imaging finding for predicting a reduction in the dural sac cross-sectional area on axial-loaded MR imaging. Previous studies have shown that increased facet fluid is associated with the spinal instability detected during positional changes. The purpose of this study was to analyze the correlations between facet fluid and dynamic changes in the dural sac cross-sectional area on axial-loaded MR imaging. MATERIALS AND METHODS In 93 patients with lumbar spinal canal stenosis, the dural sac cross-sectional area was measured by using axial images of conventional and axial-loaded MR imaging. Changes in the dural sac cross-sectional area induced by axial loading were calculated. The correlation between the facet fluid width measured on conventional MR imaging and the change in dural sac cross-sectional area was analyzed. The change in the dural sac cross-sectional area was compared between the intervertebral levels with and without the facet fluid width that was over the cutoff value determined in this study. RESULTS The dural sac cross-sectional area was significantly smaller on axial-loaded MR imaging than on conventional MR imaging. The facet fluid width significantly correlated with the change in the dural sac cross-sectional area (r = 0.73, P < .001). The change in the dural sac cross-sectional area at the intervertebral level with the facet fluid width over the cutoff value was significantly greater than that at the other level. CONCLUSIONS The increased facet fluid on conventional MR imaging is highly predictive of the dynamic reduction of dural sac cross-sectional area detected on axial-loaded MR imaging in the clinical assessment of lumbar spinal canal stenosis.
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- H Kanno
- From the Department of Orthopedic Surgery (H.K., H.O., T.A., E.I.), Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- From the Department of Orthopedic Surgery (H.K., H.O., T.A., E.I.), Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery (Y.K., N.M.), Sendai Nishitaga National Hospital, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery (Y.K., N.M.), Sendai Nishitaga National Hospital, Sendai, Japan
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- From the Department of Orthopedic Surgery (H.K., H.O., T.A., E.I.), Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- From the Department of Orthopedic Surgery (H.K., H.O., T.A., E.I.), Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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Ishikawa N, Kimura T, Takeguchi M, Aizawa T, Inami T. B12-O-23Reduction of hematite by ceramics in TEM. Microscopy (Oxf) 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/dfv110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Ishibashi N, Maebayashi T, Aizawa T, Sakaguchi M, Saito T, Tanaka Y, Hata M. Myelosuppression Toxicity of Palliative Splenic Irradiation in Myelofibrosis, Malignant Lymphoma, and Polycythemia Vera. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.07.1773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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We measured the phonon dispersion of silicene (monolayer Si with a honeycomb lattice) on ZrB2(0 0 0 1) using high-resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy. The measured phonon dispersion was compared with ab initio density functional theory calculations for a silicene model with [Formula: see text] periodicity of the substrate. The most stable [Formula: see text] silicene structure, which is similar to the so-called 'planar-like' model (Lee C C et al 2013 Phys. Rev. B 88 165404) reproduced the observed phonon modes very well. The recently reported soft phonon around the [Formula: see text] point (Lee C C et al 2014 Phys. Rev. B 90 241402(R)) was not reproduced, either experimentally or theoretically. The calculated electronic structure revealed that the silicene was metallic on ZrB2(0 0 0 1) and semiconducting on ZrC(1 1 1).
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- National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
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Funase Y, Fumisawa Y, Yamada M, Nishimura R, Oike Y, Toba K, Yazaki Y, Yokoyama T, Suzuki N, Seki K, Nishio SI, Hattori Y, Kamijo Y, Komatsu M, Yamauchi K, Aizawa T. V-shaped relationship between HbA1c and all-cause mortality in the elderly with type 2 diabetes. Eur Geriatr Med 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurger.2014.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Umecky T, Takamuku T, Aida T, Makino T, Aizawa T, Kanakubo M. NMR Studies on Solution Structures of Methanol and Ethanol Saturated with CO2. J SOLUTION CHEM 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s10953-014-0222-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Ishibashi N, Maebayashi T, Sakaguchi M, Aizawa T, Saito T, Tanaka Y. Prospective Study of Total Body Irradiation as Pretreatment for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2014.05.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Yamashita K, Sato Y, Oki K, Kishimoto H, Yamauchi K, Aizawa T. Marked improvement of insulin sensitivity without enhancement of GLP-1 and insulin secretion after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery in a mildly obese patient with diabetes. Horm Metab Res 2014; 46:424-6. [PMID: 24526371 DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1367026] [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: 10/25/2022]
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Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is an option of treatment for morbidly obese patients with diabetes. However, the value of the operation in mildly obese patients is not established. We report the first prospective systematic endocrine and metabolic analysis in a mildly obese patient who underwent a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. In a 49-year-old man with BMI 32.6 kg/m(2) having type 2 diabetes, intramucosal gastric cancer was treated by partial gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Pre-operatively, he received 53 U/day insulin and the HbA1c value was 63 mmol/mol: meal tolerance test showed diabetic hyperglycemia and low insulin sensitivity with attenuated insulin secretion and normal glucagon-like peptide 1(7-36) secretion. After the operation, hypoglycemic agent was stopped. Body weight reduced from 84.0 to 77.0 kg within 2 weeks and increased thereafter to 79.4 kg at 4 months later, when the degree of hyperglycemia was unchanged as indexed by a HbA1c value of 62 mmol/mol. Upon repeated meal tolerance test, no increase of glucagon-like peptide 1 and insulin secretion, but significantly improved hepatic and peripheral insulin sensitivity were found, compared to the preoperative meal tolerance test. Marked dissociation of endocrine and metabolic effects of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, that is, absence of increased glucagon-like peptide 1/insulin secretion with improvement of insulin sensitivity, was found in a mildly obese patient with type 2 diabetes.
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- Diabetes Center, Aizawa Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Diabetes Center, Aizawa Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Aizawa Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Aizawa Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Diabetes Center, Aizawa Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Diabetes Center, Aizawa Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan
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Oka R, Aizawa T, Yagi K, Hayashi K, Kawashiri M, Yamagishi M. Elevated liver enzymes are related to progression to impaired glucose tolerance in Japanese men. Diabet Med 2014; 31:552-8. [PMID: 24151911 DOI: 10.1111/dme.12345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [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] [Received: 05/13/2013] [Revised: 09/21/2013] [Accepted: 10/18/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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AIMS To investigate whether the elevation of liver enzymes is associated with the progression from normal to impaired glucose tolerance. METHODS A historical cohort study was conducted in 594 male workers at public schools, who had normal glucose tolerance at baseline. The progression to impaired glucose tolerance and impaired fasting glycaemia during a mean follow-up of 3.1 years was measured using an oral glucose tolerance test. RESULTS Overall, 141 (23.7%) subjects developed impaired glucose tolerance and 68 (11.4%) subjects developed impaired fasting glycaemia, 23 of whom had combined impaired fasting glycaemia/impaired glucose tolerance. The incidence of impaired glucose tolerance increased significantly with increasing quartiles of serum aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase and γ-glutamyltransferase (P for trend <0.01). In Cox proportional hazards regression analysis, after adjusting for comprehensive risk factors, including plasma glucose levels, BMI and homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance, the risk of progression to impaired glucose tolerance was significantly higher in the highest quartile of alanine aminotransferase than in the lowest quartile (hazard ratio 2.5; 95% CI 1.1-5.7). A significant association between alanine aminotransferase and the progression to impaired glucose tolerance was found after further adjustments for other liver enzymes or after the sample was limited to those with BMI < 25.0 kg/m(2) or with fasting plasma glucose < 5.5 mmol/l. CONCLUSIONS A higher level of alanine aminotransferase was independently associated with progression from normal to impaired glucose tolerance in Japanese men. The elevation of alanine aminotransferase may be a change that occurs early in the evolution of diabetes.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hokuriku Central Hospital, Toyama, Japan
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Tanaka H, Aizawa T, Watanabe S, Oki E, Tsuruga K, Imaizumi T. Efficacy of mizoribine-tacrolimus-based induction therapy for pediatric lupus nephritis. Lupus 2014; 23:813-8. [PMID: 24651669 DOI: 10.1177/0961203314528553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2013] [Accepted: 02/26/2014] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Recent advances in the management of lupus nephritis (LN) have also contributed to a favorable outcome in patients with pediatric-onset LN. Nevertheless, we believe that a more effective and less toxic treatment is needed to attain optimal control of pediatric-onset LN. METHODS Seven consecutive children with biopsy-proven LN (four with class III/IV and three with class V) received multitarget induction therapy consisting of mizoribine (MZR), tacrolimus (Tac), and prednisolone (PDN). They were prospectively evaluated at three, six, and 12 months, and at the latest observation point after a mean period of 32 months. Post-treatment renal biopsy was performed in two patients with class III/IV. RESULTS Despite gradually tapering the dose of concomitantly administered PDN, a significant improvement compared with baseline values was observed in the urinary, serological, and clinical assessment measures even at three months of treatment, and the favorable changes persisted throughout the treatment period in most of the study participants except for one. In two patients who underwent post-treatment renal biopsy, a marked histologic improvement was confirmed. No serious adverse events were observed. CONCLUSIONS Multitarget therapy may be an attractive option for the treatment of pediatric-onset LN. Further studies involving a larger number of patients are needed.
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- H Tanaka
- Department of Pediatrics, Hirosaki University Hospital Department of School Health Science, Faculty of Education, Hirosaki University
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hirosaki University Hospital
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hirosaki University Hospital
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hirosaki University Hospital
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hirosaki University Hospital
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- Department of Vascular Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki, Japan
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- Clinical Laboratory Center, Aizawa Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan
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Kaneko H, Yajima J, Oikawa Y, Tanaka S, Fukamachi D, Suzuki S, Matsuno S, Kano H, Aizawa T, Yamashita T. Obesity paradox in asian patients with coronary artery disease after percutaneous coronary intervention. Eur Heart J 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht310.4359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Kaneko H, Suzuki S, Yajima J, Oikawa Y, Sagara K, Otsuka T, Matsuno S, Kano H, Aizawa T, Yamashita T. Impact of atrial fibrillation on long-term clinical outcomes in heart failure outpatients. Eur Heart J 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht308.p1529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Ozawa H, Kanno H, Koizumi Y, Morozumi N, Aizawa T, Kusakabe T, Ishii Y, Itoi E. Dynamic changes in the dural sac cross-sectional area on axial loaded MR imaging: is there a difference between degenerative spondylolisthesis and spinal stenosis? AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2012; 33:1191-7. [PMID: 22322611 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a2920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Axial loaded MR imaging, which can simulate the spinal canal of patients in a standing position, demonstrates a significant reduction of the DCSA compared with conventional MR imaging and provides valuable imaging findings in the assessment of the lumbar spinal canal. The purpose of this study was to compare the DCSA on axial loaded MR imaging between patients with DS and SpS. MATERIALS AND METHODS Eighty-eight consecutive patients were divided into DS and SpS groups. DCSA on conventional MR imaging and axial loaded MR imaging and changes in the DCSA induced by axial loading were compared between DS and SpS groups. The prevalence of a significant change (>15 mm(2)) in the DCSA was compared between the 2 groups. RESULTS Axial loaded MR imaging demonstrated significantly smaller DCSA in the DS group (35 ± 22 mm(2)) than in the SpS group (50 ± 31 mm(2)), though conventional MR imaging did not show any differences between the 2 groups. The change in the DCSA induced by axial loading was significantly larger in the DS group (17 ± 12 mm(2)) compared with the SpS group (8 ± 8 mm(2)). The prevalence of a >15-mm(2) change in the DCSA was significantly higher in the DS group (62.5%) than in the SpS group (16.7%) (odds ratio, 8.33; 95% confidence interval, 3.09-22.50). CONCLUSIONS Axial loaded MR imaging demonstrated significantly larger changes in the DCSA in patients with DS compared those with SpS. A significant change in the DCSA was more frequently observed in patients with DS. Axial loaded MR imaging may therefore be a more useful tool to decrease the risk of underestimating the spinal canal narrowing in patients with DS than in those with SpS.
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- H Ozawa
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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Miyoshi T, Tanaka I, Tsuyuhara T, Watanabe E, Aizawa T, Kimura K, Watanabe Y. Fouling potentials of polysaccharides in membrane bioreactors (MBRs) assessed by lectin affinity chromatography. Water Sci Technol 2010; 61:1787-1792. [PMID: 20371937 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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In this study, the fouling potentials of polysaccharides contained in mixed liquor suspension in a membrane bioreactor (MBR) treating municipal wastewater were investigated using lectin affinity chromatography. This investigation was carried out with different membranes to assess the effects of membrane materials on fouling potentials of polysaccharides. In lectin affinity chromatography, some polysaccharides with high affinity to the lectin in the column can be retained in the column. The fouling potentials of the retained polysaccharides were evaluated by dead-end filtration test. Degree of reduction in fouling potential differed considerably when different lectins were used in affinity chromatography indicating that fouling potentials of polysaccharide differed depending on types of polysaccharide. Trends in the reduction of fouling potential were different depending on membrane materials. Characteristics of the organic matter associated with polysaccharides removed by lectins were investigated by means of excitation-emission matrices (EEM). The results of EEM analysis indicate that the characteristics of the organic matter eluted from different lectins were different as long as elution reagents for the lectin were different. Characteristics of the organic matter eluted from the lectins which have the same elution reagent were similar in terms of shapes of EEM fluorescence spectra. However, the trends in reduction of fouling potentials could not be explained by the characteristics of organic matter assessed by EEM analysis. On the basis of the results obtained in this study, it can be concluded that characteristics of membrane and structures or properties of sugar chain would play an important role in determining fouling potentials.
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- T Miyoshi
- Division of Built Environment, Hokkaido University, N13W8, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan
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We present 4 cases of facet cyst haematoma in the ligamentum flavum of the lumbar spine. All patients presented with a one-to-3-month history of back pain or numbness in the legs, and sudden neurological deterioration. One also developed cauda equina syndrome and another developed radiculopathy. In all cases, magnetic resonance imaging showed a mass with high signal intensity on both T1- and T2-weighted images. Facet arthrography and computed tomography revealed communication between the mass and the neighbouring facet joint. The haematomas were removed en bloc with the ligamentum flavum. They were surrounded by the ligament and contained degenerated and lacerated elastic fibres but no synovial lining cells. Facet cyst haematoma is so-named because of bleeding from tissue adjacent to the facet joint into a pre-existing facet cyst.
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- N Miyatake
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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Komatsu M, Aizawa T. Enhancement of the incretin pathway in response to bariatric surgery is important for restoration of beta cell function. Diabetologia 2009; 52:374-5; author reply 376-7. [PMID: 19037625 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-008-1230-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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] [Received: 08/25/2008] [Accepted: 11/05/2008] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Tanaka I, Abe K, Shizukuishi T, Sakaguchi M, Aizawa T, Narata M, Takahashi M, Maebayashi T, Fujii M, Saito T, Furuhashi S, Okuhata Y. Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome with pyogenic liver abscess: case report focusing on radiological findings and review of the literature. Acta Gastroenterol Belg 2008; 71:429-430. [PMID: 19317289] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Surface phonon dispersion of [Formula: see text]-B was measured using high resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy. With adsorption of excess boron, an ordered structure of [Formula: see text] is found at the B coverage of about 0.8 ML. Another structure of 4 × 4 appears mixed with the [Formula: see text] phase at a higher coverage. Using the phonon dispersion relations, the [Formula: see text] structure is inferred to consist of a planar boron network, as in the bulk. In contrast to the NbB(2)(0001) case, no surface core level shift of B 1s is observed on this [Formula: see text] surface, suggesting that the planar boron is not outermost.
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- T Aizawa
- National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
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Kuromitsu J, Yokoi A, Kawai T, Nagasu T, Aizawa T, Haga S, Ikeda K. Reduced neuropeptide Y mRNA levels in the frontal cortex of people with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Gene Expr Patterns 2007; 1:17-21. [PMID: 15018814 DOI: 10.1016/s1567-133x(01)00003-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/06/2001] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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To study the change of gene expression in the brain tissues of schizophrenia, we used the gene expression monitoring technology and compared two sets of pools each containing four RNA samples of frontal cortex that were randomly selected from the control or schizophrenia group. We found that the expression of two genes were commonly altered in four pairwise comparisons; the expression of DEAD-box protein p72 (p72) gene was increased and neuropeptide Y (NPY) gene expression was decreased in the schizophrenia group compared with the control group. To substantiate these results, we estimated their mRNA levels by the real time TaqMan method in the 15 samples of each frontal or temporal cortex of four matched groups of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression and normal controls. A statistically significant decrease was observed for NPY in the frontal, but not in the temporal cortex, in the schizophrenia group (P=0.003). A decrease was also observed in the frontal cortex of the bipolar disorder group (P=0.031). In contrast, p72 gene expression showed no significant difference among the four groups. In conclusion, by novel technology of DNA array and TaqMan PCR analyses, we found that neuropeptide Y mRNA levels were significantly reduced in the frontal cortex in both schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
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- J Kuromitsu
- Laboratory of Seeds Finding Technology, Eisai Co., Ltd, Japan
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Wang B, Ozawa H, Tanaka Y, Matsumoto F, Aizawa T, Kokubun S. One-stage lateral rhachotomy and posterior spinal fusion with compression hooks for Pott's paralysis in the elderly. J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong) 2006; 14:310-4. [PMID: 17200534 DOI: 10.1177/230949900601400314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of one-stage lateral rhachotomy and posterior fusion with compression hooks, for the treatment of Pott's paralysis in the elderly. METHODS 11 elderly patients underwent lateral rhachotomy (costotransversectomy and pediculectomy) to debride the tuberculosis focus extending into the epidural space and to decompress the spinal cord. After debridement, the interbody cavity was packed with autologous iliac bone chips. For stabilisation, posterior fusion was performed using a compression lamina hook system. Patients were followed up for at least 2 years for complications. Neurological status was assessed using the Frankel score. The kyphotic deformity was measured on lateral radiographs taken before surgery and at follow-up. RESULTS During separation of the adhesion around the abscess, a dural tear occurred in one patient and a pleural tear in another. Both tears were successfully repaired. One patient had mild pneumonia after surgery. The Frankel scores of the 11 patients improved from C or D before surgery to D or E after surgery. No relapse of spinal tuberculosis was encountered. The mean deformity angle was 25.5 degrees before surgery and 23.2 degrees at the final follow-up. Spinal fusion was achieved in all patients. CONCLUSION Without the need of thoracotomy, one-stage lateral rhachotomy with posterior spinal fusion using compression hooks was an effective option for treating Pott's paralysis in the elderly.
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- B Wang
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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