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Soma Y, Mori K, Noguchi Y, Kimura S, Fujiwara Y, Yamamoto Y, Itou Y, Okawa T, Murakami M, Matsuo K, Tanaka S, Mori N, Sugawara A. POS-161 A CASE OF EGPA THAT DEVELOPED DURING REMISSION OF IGA NEPHROPATHY. Kidney Int Rep 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2021.03.171] [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] Open
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Tokuno J, Oga T, Chen-Yoshikawa T, Oto T, Okawa T, Okada Y, Akiba M, Ikeda M, Tanaka S, Yamada Y, Yutaka Y, Ohsumi A, Nakajima D, Hamaji M, Isomi M, Chin K, Date H. Analysis of the Change in Sleep Quality in Lung Transplant Recipients. J Heart Lung Transplant 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2020.01.515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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ITOU Y, Kimura S, Fujiwara Y, Yamamoto Y, Okamura S, Okawa T, Murakami M, Matsuo K, Tanaka S, Mori N, Mori K. SUN-415 THROMBOTIC MICROANGIOPATHY AFTER STEROID PULSE THERAPY IN A RAPIDLY-PROGRESSIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS CASE HAVING HIGH -TITER ANTI-GBM ANTIBODY AND MPO-ANCA. Kidney Int Rep 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2020.02.955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Abe S, Mori H, Tanaka E, Tachibana N, Murakami A, Okura K, Suzuki Y, Okawa T, Kawano F. Craniofacial morphology in osa patients treated by oral appliance with and without sufficient effects. Sleep Med 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2019.11.004] [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: 11/15/2022]
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Yamada R, Fujioka J, Kawamura M, Sakai S, Hirayama M, Arita R, Okawa T, Hashizume D, Hoshino M, Tokura Y. Large Variation of Dirac Semimetal State in Perovskite CaIrO_{3} with Pressure-Tuning of Electron Correlation. Phys Rev Lett 2019; 123:216601. [PMID: 31809165 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.123.216601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2019] [Revised: 09/16/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The impact of electron correlation on the Dirac semimetal state is investigated for perovskite CaIrO_{3} in terms of the magnetotransport properties under varying pressures. The reduction of electron correlation with a pressure of 1 GPa enhances the Fermi velocity as much as 40%, but it reduces the mobility by an order of magnitude by detuning the Dirac node from the Fermi energy. Moreover, the giant magnetoresistance at the quantum limit due to the one-dimensional confinement of Dirac electrons is critically suppressed under pressure. These results indicate that the electron correlation is a crucial knob for controlling the transport of a correlated Dirac semimetal.
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- R Yamada
- Department of Applied Physics, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8577, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), Wako 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), Wako 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), Wako 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Applied Physics, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
- RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), Wako 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Applied Physics, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), Wako 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), Wako 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Applied Physics, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
- RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), Wako 351-0198, Japan
- Tokyo College, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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Fujioka J, Yamada R, Kawamura M, Sakai S, Hirayama M, Arita R, Okawa T, Hashizume D, Hoshino M, Tokura Y. Strong-correlation induced high-mobility electrons in Dirac semimetal of perovskite oxide. Nat Commun 2019; 10:362. [PMID: 30664632 PMCID: PMC6341165 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-08149-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [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: 11/08/2018] [Accepted: 12/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Electrons in conventional metals become less mobile under the influence of electron correlation. Contrary to this empirical knowledge, we report here that electrons with the highest mobility ever found in known bulk oxide semiconductors emerge in the strong-correlation regime of the Dirac semimetal of perovskite CaIrO3. The transport measurements reveal that the high mobility exceeding 60,000 cm2V−1s−1 originates from the proximity of the Fermi energy to the Dirac node (ΔE < 10 meV). The calculation based on the density functional theory and the dynamical mean field theory reveals that the energy difference becomes smaller as the system approaches the Mott transition, highlighting a crucial role of correlation effects cooperating with the spin-orbit coupling. The correlation-induced self-tuning of Dirac node enables the quantum limit at a modest magnetic field with a giant magnetoresistance, thus providing an ideal platform to study the novel phenomena of correlated Dirac electron. Electron correlation normally makes electrons less mobile, but it is still not clear when correlation becomes very strong in Dirac semimetals. Here, Fujioka et al. report a very high electron mobility exceeding 60,000 cm2V−1s−1 in correlated Dirac semimetal of perovskite CaIrO3, due to the enhanced electron correlation nearby the Mott transition.
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- J Fujioka
- Department of Applied Physics, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan. .,PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, 332-0012, Japan. .,Graduate School of Pure and Applied Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
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- Department of Applied Physics, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), Wako, 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), Wako, 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), Wako, 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Applied Physics, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan.,RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), Wako, 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Applied Physics, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), Wako, 351-0198, Japan
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- PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, 332-0012, Japan.,RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), Wako, 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Applied Physics, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan. .,RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), Wako, 351-0198, Japan.
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Maruyama M, Hotta N, Nio Y, Hamagami K, Nagi T, Funata M, Sakamoto J, Nakakariya M, Amano N, Nishida M, Okawa T, Arikawa Y, Sasaki S, Kasai S, Nagisa Y, Habata Y, Mori M. Bombesin receptor subtype-3-expressing neurons regulate energy homeostasis through a novel neuronal pathway in the hypothalamus. Brain Behav 2018; 8:e00881. [PMID: 29568682 PMCID: PMC5853643 DOI: 10.1002/brb3.881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2017] [Revised: 10/16/2017] [Accepted: 10/19/2017] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Bombesin receptor subtype-3 (BRS-3) has been suggested to play a potential role in energy homeostasis. However, the physiological mechanism of BRS-3 on energy homeostasis remains unknown. Thus, we investigated the BRS-3-mediated neuronal pathway involved in food intake and energy expenditure. MATERIALS AND METHODS Expression of BRS-3 in the rat brain was histologically examined. The BRS-3 neurons activated by refeeding-induced satiety or a BRS-3 agonist were identified by c-Fos immunostaining. We also analyzed expression changes in feeding-relating peptides in the brain of fasted rats administered with the BRS-3 agonist. RESULTS In the paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus (PVH), dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus (DMH), and medial preoptic area (MPA), strong c-Fos induction was observed in the BRS-3 neurons especially in PVH after refeeding. However, the BRS-3 neurons in the PVH did not express feeding-regulating peptides, while the BRS-3 agonist administration induced c-Fos expression in the DMH and MPA, which were not refeeding-sensitive, as well as in the PVH. The BRS-3 agonist administration changed the Pomc and Cart mRNA level in several brain regions of fasted rats. CONCLUSION These results suggest that BRS-3 neurons in the PVH are a novel functional subdivision in the PVH that regulates feeding behavior. As the MPA and DMH are reportedly involved in thermoregulation and energy metabolism, the BRS-3 neurons in the MPA/DMH might mediate the energy expenditure control. POMC and CART may contribute to BRS-3 neuron-mediated energy homeostasis regulation. In summary, BRS-3-expressing neurons could regulate energy homeostasis through a novel neuronal pathway.
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- Minoru Maruyama
- Cardiovascular and Metabolic Drug Discovery Unit Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited Kanagawa Japan
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- Cardiovascular and Metabolic Drug Discovery Unit Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited Kanagawa Japan
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- Extra Value Generation & General Medicine Drug Discovery Unit Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited Kanagawa Japan
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- Cardiovascular and Metabolic Drug Discovery Unit Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited Kanagawa Japan
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- Central Nervous System Drug Discovery Unit Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited Kanagawa Japan
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- Biomolecular Research Laboratories Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited Kanagawa Japan
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- Biomolecular Research Laboratories Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited Kanagawa Japan
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- Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics Research LaboratoriesTakeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited Kanagawa Japan
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- Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics Research LaboratoriesTakeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited Kanagawa Japan
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- Integrated Technology Research Laboratories Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited Kanagawa Japan
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- Central Nervous System Drug Discovery Unit Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited Kanagawa Japan
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- Central Nervous System Drug Discovery Unit Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited Kanagawa Japan
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- Medicinal Chemistry Research Laboratories Pharmaceutical Research Division Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited Kanagawa Japan
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- Cardiovascular and Metabolic Drug Discovery Unit Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited Kanagawa Japan
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- Cardiovascular and Metabolic Drug Discovery Unit Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited Kanagawa Japan.,Present address: CVM Marketing Japan Pharma Business UnitTakeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.12-10, Nihonbashi 2-Chome, Chuo-ku Tokyo 103-8686 Japan
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- Cardiovascular and Metabolic Drug Discovery Unit Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited Kanagawa Japan.,Present address: Foods & Nutrients Yamanashi Gakuin Junior College Sakaori 2-4-5, Kofu Yamanashi 400-8575 Japan
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- Cardiovascular and Metabolic Drug Discovery Unit Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited Kanagawa Japan
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Horikawa E, Abe S, Okura K, Suzuki Y, Okawa T, Matsuka Y, Tachibana N, Kawano F. The association between nocturnal trapezius and masseter muscle activity in two female patients with shoulder and neck pain: a case report. Sleep Med 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2017.11.390] [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: 10/18/2022]
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Fukuchi H, Okawa T, Yamamoto T, Kato S, Nakajima N, Yoshioka Y. Detection of recognition from ambiguous visual information using FMRI. J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.727] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Okawa T, Aramaki Y, Yamamoto M, Kobayashi T, Fukumoto S, Toyoda Y, Henta T, Hata A, Ikeda S, Kaneko M, Hoffman ID, Sang BC, Zou H, Kawamoto T. Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of the Highly Selective and Potent G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 2 (GRK2) Inhibitor for the Potential Treatment of Heart Failure. J Med Chem 2017; 60:6942-6990. [PMID: 28699740 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.7b00443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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A novel class of therapeutic drug candidates for heart failure, highly potent and selective GRK2 inhibitors, exhibit potentiation of β-adrenergic signaling in vitro studies. Hydrazone derivative 5 and 1,2,4-triazole derivative 24a were identified as hit compounds by HTS. New scaffold generation and SAR studies of all parts resulted in a 4-methyl-1,2,4-triazole derivative with an N-benzylcarboxamide moiety with highly potent activity toward GRK2 and selectivity over other kinases. In terms of subtype selectivity, these compounds showed enough selectivity against GRK1, 5, 6, and 7 with almost equipotent inhibition to GRK3. Our medicinal chemistry efforts led to the discovery of 115h (GRK2 IC50 = 18 nM), which was obtained the cocrystal structure with human GRK2 and an inhibitor of GRK2 that potentiates β-adrenergic receptor (βAR)-mediated cAMP accumulation and prevents internalization of βARs in β2AR-expressing HEK293 cells treated with isoproterenol. Therefore, 115h appears to be a novel class of therapeutic for heart failure treatment.
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- Tomohiro Okawa
- Shonan Research Center, Pharmaceutical Research Division, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. , 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-Chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan
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- Shonan Research Center, Pharmaceutical Research Division, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. , 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-Chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan
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- Shonan Research Center, Pharmaceutical Research Division, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. , 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-Chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan
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- Shonan Research Center, Pharmaceutical Research Division, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. , 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-Chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan
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- Shonan Research Center, Pharmaceutical Research Division, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. , 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-Chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan
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- Shonan Research Center, Pharmaceutical Research Division, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. , 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-Chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan
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- Shonan Research Center, Pharmaceutical Research Division, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. , 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-Chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan
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- Shonan Research Center, Pharmaceutical Research Division, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. , 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-Chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan
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- Shonan Research Center, Pharmaceutical Research Division, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. , 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-Chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan
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- Shonan Research Center, Pharmaceutical Research Division, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. , 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-Chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan
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- Takeda California , 10410 Science Center Drive, San Diego, California 92121, United States
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- Takeda California , 10410 Science Center Drive, San Diego, California 92121, United States
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- Takeda California , 10410 Science Center Drive, San Diego, California 92121, United States
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- Shonan Research Center, Pharmaceutical Research Division, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. , 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-Chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan
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Hakuta A, Yamaguchi Y, Okawa T, Sakai Y, Yamamoto S, Aihara M. 304 Collagent tripeptide may modulate inflammation in atopic dermatitis. J Invest Dermatol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2017.02.320] [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: 10/19/2022]
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Nio Y, Hotta N, Maruyama M, Hamagami K, Nagi T, Funata M, Sakamoto J, Nakakariya M, Amano N, Okawa T, Arikawa Y, Sasaki S, Okuda S, Kasai S, Habata Y, Nagisa Y. A Selective Bombesin Receptor Subtype 3 Agonist Promotes Weight Loss in Male Diet-Induced-Obese Rats With Circadian Rhythm Change. Endocrinology 2017; 158:1298-1313. [PMID: 28324017 DOI: 10.1210/en.2016-1825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2016] [Accepted: 03/08/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
Bombesin receptor subtype 3 (BRS-3) is an orphan G protein-coupled receptor. Based on the obese phenotype of male BRS-3-deficient mice, BRS-3 has been considered an attractive target for obesity treatment. Here, we developed a selective BRS-3 agonist (compound-A) and evaluated its antiobesity effects. Compound-A showed anorectic effects and enhanced energy expenditure in diet-induced-obese (DIO)-F344 rats. Moreover, repeated oral administration of compound-A for 7 days resulted in a significant body weight reduction in DIO-F344 rats. We also evaluated compound-A for cardiovascular side effects using telemeterized Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats. Oral administration of compound-A resulted in transient blood pressure increases in SD rats. To investigate the underlying mechanisms of BRS-3 agonist effects, we focused on the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), the main control center of circadian rhythms in the hypothalamus, also regulating sympathetic nervous system. Compound-A significantly increased the messenger RNA expression of Brs-3, c-fos, and circadian rhythm genes in SCN of DIO-F344 rats. Because SCN also controls the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, we evaluated the relationship between BRS-3 and the HPA axis. Oral administration of compound-A caused a significant increase of plasma corticosterone levels in DIO-F344 rats. On this basis, energy expenditure enhancement by compound-A may be due to a circadian rhythm change in central and peripheral tissues, enhancement of peripheral lipid metabolism, and stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system. Furthermore, the blood pressure increase by compound-A could be associated with sympathetic nervous system stimulation via SCN and elevation of plasma corticosterone levels through activation of the HPA axis.
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- Yasunori Nio
- Extra Value Generation & General Medicine Drug Discovery Unit, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan
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- Cardiovascular and Metabolic Drug Discovery Unit, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan
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- Cardiovascular and Metabolic Drug Discovery Unit, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan
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- Cardiovascular and Metabolic Drug Discovery Unit, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan
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- Central Nervous System Drug Discovery Unit, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan
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- Biomolecular Research Laboratories, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan
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- Biomolecular Research Laboratories, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan
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- Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics Research Laboratories, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan
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- Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics Research Laboratories, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan
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- Central Nervous System Drug Discovery Unit, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan
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- Central Nervous System Drug Discovery Unit, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan
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- Medicinal Chemistry Research Laboratories, Pharmaceutical Research Division, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan
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- Cardiovascular and Metabolic Drug Discovery Unit, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan
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- Cardiovascular and Metabolic Drug Discovery Unit, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan
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- Foods & Nutrients, Yamanashi Gakuin Junior College, Kofu, Yamanashi 400-8575, Japan
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- CVM Marketing Japan Pharma Business Unit, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-8686, Japan
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Okawa T, Tatewaki I, Ishizu T, Endo H, Tsuboi Y, Saitou H. Fuel behavior analysis code FEMAXI-FBR development and validation for core disruptive accident. Progress in Nuclear Energy 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pnucene.2014.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Ihara K, Hirota M, Akitsu T, Urakawa K, Abe T, Sumi M, Okawa T, Fujii T. Effects of emulsifying components in the continuous phase of cream on the stability of fat globules and the physical properties of whipped cream. J Dairy Sci 2015; 98:2875-83. [PMID: 25704969 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2014-8870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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: 09/17/2014] [Accepted: 01/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The emulsifying components in cream are very important in controlling the physical characteristics of whipped cream. The effects of those components on the stability of fat globules and the physical characteristics of whipped cream were investigated. A low-molecular-weight emulsifier, and protein ingredients such as sodium caseinate and a casein partial hydrolysate (casein peptides), were used as emulsifying components in this investigation. The viscosity of deaerated whipped cream (called the serum viscosity) was measured to evaluate the degree of fat-globule aggregation. Furthermore, the shape-retention ability, which is the degree of reduction in the firmness of whipped cream between immediately after whipping and after 1d of refrigeration, was explored. The addition of the low-molecular-weight emulsifier in the continuous phase of dairy cream, which does not contain added low-molecular-weight emulsifiers, increased the stability of the fat globules and reduced the shape-retention ability of the whipped cream. The addition of protein ingredients (sodium caseinate and casein peptides) to the continuous phase of dairy cream had little effect. However, the addition of casein peptide in the continuous phase of dairy cream together with the low-molecular-weight emulsifier reduced the effect of the low-molecular-weight emulsifier on the stabilization of fat globules and the shape-retention ability of the whipped cream. The addition of casein peptide did not recover the serum viscosity; thus, other mechanisms might underlie this phenomenon.
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- K Ihara
- Food Research and Development Institute, 1-83, 5-Chome Higashihara, zama, kanagawa 252-8583, Japan.
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- Food Research and Development Institute, 1-83, 5-Chome Higashihara, zama, kanagawa 252-8583, Japan
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- Product Evaluation Center, Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd., 1-83, 5-Chome Higashihara, Zama, Kanagawa 252-8583, Japan
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- Food Research and Development Institute, 1-83, 5-Chome Higashihara, zama, kanagawa 252-8583, Japan
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- Food Research and Development Institute, 1-83, 5-Chome Higashihara, zama, kanagawa 252-8583, Japan
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- Product Evaluation Center, Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd., 1-83, 5-Chome Higashihara, Zama, Kanagawa 252-8583, Japan
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- Food Research and Development Institute, 1-83, 5-Chome Higashihara, zama, kanagawa 252-8583, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural Science Faculty of Agriculture, Tohoku University, 1-1, Amamiya-machi, Tsutsumidori, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 981-8555, Japan
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Kou K, Okawa T, Yamaguchi Y, Ono J, Inoue Y, Kohno M, Matsukura S, Kambara T, Ohta S, Izuhara K, Aihara M. Periostin levels correlate with disease severity and chronicity in patients with atopic dermatitis. Br J Dermatol 2014; 171:283-91. [PMID: 24601864 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.12943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/26/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Recent findings indicate that periostin, an extracellular matrix protein induced by T helper 2 cytokines, plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of atopic dermatitis (AD). OBJECTIVES To determine whether serum periostin level is associated with clinical phenotype in adult patients with AD. METHODS An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was performed to determine serum periostin levels in 257 adult patients with AD, 66 patients with psoriasis vulgaris (PV) as a disease control and 25 healthy controls. Serum periostin levels were analysed together with clinical characteristics and laboratory parameters, including thymus and activation-regulated chemokine (TARC), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), blood eosinophil count and total IgE. Immunohistochemical analysis evaluated the expression of periostin in association with various clinical phenotypes of AD. The effect of treatment on serum periostin level was also assessed. RESULTS Serum periostin was significantly higher in patients with AD than in patients with PV and healthy controls. Periostin level was found to be positively correlated with disease severity, TARC level, LDH level and eosinophil count, but not with IgE level. Higher serum periostin level was observed in patients with extrinsic AD compared with patients with intrinsic AD; the positive correlation of disease severity disappeared in patients with intrinsic AD. Robust expression of periostin was detected in the dermis of patients with AD with erythroderma, lichenification and, to a lesser extent, scaly erythema. Serial measurement of serum periostin revealed decreased levels of periostin after treatment for AD. CONCLUSIONS Periostin may play a critical role in disease severity and chronicity in the pathogenesis of AD.
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- K Kou
- Department of Environmental Immuno-Dermatology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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Kasai S, Kamata M, Masada S, Kunitomo J, Kamaura M, Okawa T, Takami K, Ogino H, Nakano Y, Ashina S, Watanabe K, Kaisho T, Imai YN, Ryu S, Nakayama M, Nagisa Y, Takekawa S, Kato K, Murata T, Suzuki N, Ishihara Y. Synthesis, structure-activity relationship, and pharmacological studies of novel melanin-concentrating hormone receptor 1 antagonists 3-aminomethylquinolines: reducing human ether-a-go-go-related gene (hERG) associated liabilities. J Med Chem 2012; 55:4336-51. [PMID: 22490048 DOI: 10.1021/jm300167z] [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: 11/29/2022]
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Recently, we discovered 3-aminomethylquinoline derivative 1, a selective, highly potent, centrally acting, and orally bioavailable human MCH receptor 1 (hMCHR1) antagonist, that inhibited food intake in F344 rats with diet-induced obesity (DIO). Subsequent investigation of 1 was discontinued because 1 showed potent hERG K(+) channel inhibition in a patch-clamp study. To decrease hERG K(+) channel inhibition, experiments with ligand-based drug designs based on 1 and a docking study were conducted. Replacement of the terminal p-fluorophenyl group with a cyclopropylmethoxy group, methyl group introduction on the benzylic carbon at the 3-position of the quinoline core, and employment of a [2-(acetylamino)ethyl]amino group as the amine portion eliminated hERG K(+) channel inhibitory activity in a patch-clamp study, leading to the discovery of N-{3-[(1R)-1-{[2-(acetylamino)ethyl]amino}ethyl]-8-methylquinolin-7-yl}-4-(cyclopropylmethoxy)benzamide (R)-10h. The compound (R)-10h showed potent inhibitory activity against hMCHR1 and dose-dependently suppressed food intake in a 2-day study on DIO-F344 rats. Furthermore, practical chiral synthesis of (R)-10h was performed to determine the molecule's absolute configuration.
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- Shizuo Kasai
- Pharmaceutical Research Division, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-Chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan.
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Yamamoto Y, Okawa T. Corrigendum. J NUCL SCI TECHNOL 2012. [DOI: 10.1080/00223131.2012.668757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Misago N, Shinoda Y, Okawa T, Aoki S, Toda S, Koike K, Narisawa Y. Histiocytoid and signet-ring cell carcinoma of the axilla: a type of cutaneous apocrine carcinoma equivalent to histiocytoid lobular carcinoma of the breast? Clin Exp Dermatol 2011; 36:874-7. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2011.04106.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Sato K, Shigenaga R, Okawa T, Shimo T, Kato M. Intraoperative open-cavity implant (IOCI) technique for accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) using HDR multicatheter brachytherapy for breast cancer patients with small breasts. J Clin Oncol 2010. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2010.28.15_suppl.e11088] [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: 11/20/2022] Open
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Yonekura S, Okamoto Y, Okubo K, Okawa T, Gotoh M, Suzuki H, Kakuma T, Horiguchi S, Hanazawa T, Konno A, Okuda M. Beneficial effects of leukotriene receptor antagonists in the prevention of cedar pollinosis in a community setting. J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 2009; 19:195-203. [PMID: 19610262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND In recent years, many countries have experienced an increase in the prevalence of allergic rhinitis. No effective approach is currently available to prevent the onset of symptoms in allergic individuals. Pranlukast, a leukotriene receptor antagonist with a good safety and efficacy record for the management of allergic inflammation, may be appropriate for early intervention in the management of pollinosis. OBJECTIVE To investigate the efficacy of pranlukast as an early intervention in the control of cedar pollinosis. METHODS In a double-blind comparative study, pranlukast (n = 102) or placebo (n = 91) was administered to cedar pollinosis patients immediately before the start of the dispersion season and continued for 4 weeks. Subsequently, pranlukast was administered to all patients for 2 weeks until the end of the cedar pollen dispersion season (mid-March). All patients were carefully monitored for severity of nasal symptoms, symptom scores, medication scores, symptom-medication scores, and quality of life (QOL). RESULTS Compared with placebo, therapy with pranlukast before and during the dispersion of cedar pollen in these patients significantly improved nasal symptoms (paroxysmal sneezing, rhinorrhea, and nasal congestion), symptom scores, and symptom-medication scores. The drug also significantly reduced deterioration of QOL, and improved nasal symptoms and QOL throughout the dispersion period. CONCLUSION Administering pranlukast immediately before the beginning of cedar pollen dispersion is effective in reducing symptoms of allergic rhinitis throughout the dispersion period.
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- S Yonekura
- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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Okawa T, Soeda S, Watanabe T, Sato K, Sato A. Repeated Paracentesis in a Fetus with Meconium Peritonitis with Massive Ascites: A Case Report. Fetal Diagn Ther 2008; 24:99-102. [PMID: 18648207 DOI: 10.1159/000142136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2007] [Accepted: 04/24/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- T Okawa
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan.
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Oyama K, Okawa T, Nakagawa H, Takaoka M, Andl CD, Kim SH, Klein-Szanto A, Diehl JA, Herlyn M, El-Deiry W, Rustgi AK. AKT induces senescence in primary esophageal epithelial cells but is permissive for differentiation as revealed in organotypic culture. Oncogene 2006; 26:2353-64. [PMID: 17043653 PMCID: PMC2996093 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1210025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) overexpression and activation is critical in the initiation and progression of cancers, especially those of epithelial origin. EGFR activation is associated with the induction of divergent signal transduction pathways and a gamut of cellular processes; however, the cell-type and tissue-type specificity conferred by certain pathways remains to be elucidated. In the context of the esophageal epithelium, a prototype stratified squamous epithelium, EGFR overexpression is relevant in the earliest events of carcinogenesis as modeled in a three-dimensional organotypic culture system. We demonstrate that the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT signaling pathway, and not the MEK/MAPK (mitogen-activated protein kinase) pathway, is preferentially activated in EGFR-mediated esophageal epithelial hyperplasia, a premalignant lesion. The hyperplasia was abolished with direct inhibition of PI3K and of AKT but not with inhibition of the MAPK pathway. With the introduction of an inducible AKT vector in both primary and immortalized esophageal epithelial cells, we find that AKT overexpression and activation is permissive for complete epithelial formation in organotypic culture, but imposes a growth constraint in cells grown in monolayer. In organotypic culture, AKT mediates changes related to cell shape and size with an expansion of the differentiated compartment.
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- K Oyama
- Gastroenterology Division and Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Gastroenterology Division and Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Gastroenterology Division and Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Gastroenterology Division and Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Gastroenterology Division and Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Hematology-Oncology Division and Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Wistar Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Hematology-Oncology Division and Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Genetics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Gastroenterology Division and Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Genetics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Okawa T, Asano K, Takahashi H, Sato A, Vedernikov YP, Saade GR, Gafield RE. Nitric oxide donor-induced inhibition of pregnant rat uterine spontaneous contractile activity and release of nitric oxide from uterus measured by microdialysis. J Endocrinol Invest 2005; 28:998-1002. [PMID: 16483178 DOI: 10.1007/bf03345338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Our aim was to study whether nitric oxide (NO) donor-induced inhibition of pregnant rat myometrium contractility correlates with the release of NO. Uterine rings from mid-pregnant and late pregnant Sprague-Dawley rats were used for isometric tension recording. Concentration-response relationships to sodium nitroprusside (SNP), nitroglycerine (NTG) and diethylamine (DEA)/NO were assessed. The time course of NO release after addition to the organ chambers of the 3 NO-donors was assessed by the detection of NO products NOx (NO3+NO2) using the microdialysis probe by a HPLC-NO detector system. DEA/ NO induced greater inhibition of the spontaneous contractile activity of uterine rings from mid-pregnant rats than SNP or NTG. In uterine rings from late pregnant rats, however, the maximal inhibition of the contractility by all 3 NO-donors were significantly less. The NOx levels measured in the uterine ring walls from either mid-pregnant or late pregnant rats significantly increased after DEA/ NO as compared to the basal levels or the levels after NTG or SNP. The decrease of NO-donor-induced inhibition of rat myometrium contractility, with unchanged formation of NOx, at term, suggests that the changes in NO signaling are responsible for gestational age-dependent attenuation of the inhibitory effect.
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- T Okawa
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan.
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The aim of our study was to investigate the effects of estradiol (E2) and/or progesterone (P4) bilateral ovariectomized rats on gene expressions of adenylyl cyclases (AC2, AC4, AC6, AC9). Non-pregnant (NP) Wister rats (between post-natal 10 and 12 weeks) and normal pregnant rats (between postnatal 10 and 14 weeks) were used. NP rats were divided into five groups: 1) control NP rats, 2) ovariectomy rats (OVX), 3) OVX injected with E2 (6 microg) for 4 days (E2), 4) OVX injected with P4 (5 mg) for 4 days (P4), 5) ovariectomy rats injected with E2 (6 microg) and P4 (5 mg) for 4 days (E2/P4). The ovariectomized rats were sacrificed by anesthesia of diethyl ether after 24 h from the last injection. The pregnant group was sacrificed in the same way on 14 (P14), 17 (P17) and 21 (P21) of pregnancy, because the days between P14 and P17 were the second trimester of pregnancy and P21 was the third trimester. Total RNA were prepared from the uteri of each subject, and expression of ACs was analyzed by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Expression of mRNAs for AC2, AC4, AC6 and AC9 were maximally increased on P17 and then decreased on P21. In OVX rats, expression of mRNAs for AC2, AC4, and AC9 were decreased as compared to NP. AC2 mRNA was significantly increased by E2 treatment. AC4 and AC9 mRNA was significantly increased by injection of E2 or P4. AC6 mRNA level was not affected by E2 and/or P4. In conclusion, AC2, AC4 and AC9 gene expression is affected by estrogen and/or P4. On the contrary, AC6 gene expression was not changed by OVX or hormone treatment. Since, all ACs mRNA examined here are increased during pregnancy, AC6 may be affected by other factor(s) other than estrogen and P4.
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- K Asano
- Department of Obstetrics, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan
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Moriyama M, Watanabe S, Hiraki T, Kano T, Okawa T, Ishibashi M. Relationship between intraoperative transoesophageal echocardiography findings and perfusion lung scintigraphy results on first postoperative day. Br J Anaesth 2005; 94:607-12. [PMID: 15749733 DOI: 10.1093/bja/aei112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Although intraoperative transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE) has been used to detect the occurrence of echogenic macro- and/or microembolic phenomena during total hip arthroplasty (THA), no direct correlation between macroembolism and the formation of pulmonary embolism (PE) has been conclusively determined in early postoperative periods after THA. METHODS Sixty-two patients scheduled for primary THA were enrolled in this study. Intraoperative TOE images were continuously recorded on videotape and the echogenic events were evaluated throughout surgery. Perfusion lung scintigraphy was performed on the first postoperative day (POD1). RESULTS Perfusion lung scintigraphy revealed the existence of PE in nine (15%) of the 62 patients who underwent THA: five (25%) of 20 patients with cemented THA and four (10%) of 42 patients with non-cemented THA. The grading score of intraoperative TOE findings, including the amount of echogenic particles in right atrium, the longest time of echogenesis and the diameter of the largest echogenic particles, did not differ between the groups with and without PE. The sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values for the detection of echogenic macroemboli for the prediction of the development of PE on POD1 were 0.78, 0.60, 0.25 and 0.94, respectively. CONCLUSION Intraoperative TOE monitoring did not predict the occurrence of PE on POD1.
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- M Moriyama
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahimachi, Kurume, Fukuoka 830-0011, Japan
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Okawa T, Asano K, Takahashi H, Hashimoto S, Anbe H, Sato A, Vedernikov YP, Saade GR, Garfield RE. Expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase messenger RNA, but not guanylate cyclase messenger RNA, depends on gestational age in rat myometrium. Gynecol Endocrinol 2004; 19:146-51. [PMID: 15697076 DOI: 10.1080/09153590400007317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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We studied the expression of inducible nitric oxide (NO) synthase (iNOS) and soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) mRNAs in pregnant rat myometrium. Expression of iNOS and sGC alpha1, beta1 and beta2 mRNA was analyzed in non-pregnant and pregnant (days 10, 14, 17 and 21) Wistar rats by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. Expression of iNOS mRNA increased during pregnancy but decreased on day 21 of gestation. Expression of GC alpha1 mRNA was greater than GC beta1 mRNA at all time points. Expression of uterine GC alpha1 and GC beta1 mRNA did not change significantly during pregnancy and did not differ significantly from non-pregnant levels. The values of sGC beta2 mRNA were below the limit of detection. In conclusion, the expression of iNOS mRNA increased during pregnancy in the myometrium and decreased at term, while the expression of sGC mRNA was not affected by pregnancy. Thus, it is the changes in NO production, rather than changes in its target, that are responsible for uterine quiescence during pregnancy and initiation of labor.
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- T Okawa
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan
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Our objective was to evaluate the role of the nitric oxide (NO)-cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) pathway in rat uterine and cervical contractility at mid- and late gestation. Rings of uterus and cervix from Sprague Dawley rats on day 14 of pregnancy (mid-) and day 21 of pregnancy (late) were equilibrated at 2 g passive tension in organ chambers filled with Krebs-Henseleit solution and bubbled with 5% CO2 in air (37 degrees C, pH approximately 7.4). Rings were treated with an inhibitor of outward potassium current, tetraethylammonium, to activate phasic contractions, and the concentration-response relationships to diethylamine/NO and 8-bromo-cGMP (8-br-cGMP) were assessed. Baseline spontaneous activity was significantly higher at term gestation in both uterine and cervical rings compared with mid-gestation. Spontaneous contractile activity was not apparent in cervical rings from rats in mid-gestation, but was persistent after treatment with tetraethylammonium. Oxyhemoglobin did not affect NO-induced inhibition of activation by tetraethylammonium contractile activity in either cervical or uterine tissues in mid- or late gestation. The 8-br-cGMP concentration-dependently inhibited tetraethylammonium-activated contractions that were more pronounced in uterine tissues compared with cervical tissues in both mid- and late gestation. We concluded that activation of the NO-cGMP pathway inhibits both uterine and cervical smooth muscle contractility. Both tissues demonstrated refractoriness to NO at term.
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- T Okawa
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
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Seto M, Aramaki Y, Okawa T, Miyamoto N, Aikawa K, Kanzaki N, Niwa SI, Iizawa Y, Baba M, Shiraishi M. Orally Active CCR5 Antagonists as Anti-HIV-1 Agents: Synthesis and Biological Activity of 1-Benzothiepine 1,1-Dioxide and 1-Benzazepine Derivatives Containing a Tertiary Amine Moiety. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 2004; 52:577-90. [PMID: 15133211 DOI: 10.1248/cpb.52.577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The search for orally active CCR5 antagonists was performed by chemical modification of the 1-benzothiepine 1,1-dioxide 3 and 1-benzazepine 4 lead compounds containing a tertiary amine moiety. Replacement of methyl group with a 2-(C(2-4) alkoxy)ethoxy group at the 4-position on the 7-phenyl group of the 1-benzothiepine ring resulted in both enhanced activity and significant improvement in the pharmacokinetic properties upon oral administration in rats. Introduction of C(2-4) alkyl, phenyl or (hetero)arylmethyl groups as the 1-substituent on the 1-benzazepine ring together with the 2-(butoxy)ethoxy group led to further increase of activity. Among the 1-benzazepine derivatives, the isobutyl (6i), benzyl (6o) or 1-methylpyrazol-4-ylmethyl (6s) compounds were found to exhibit highly potent inhibitory effects, equivalent to the injectable CCR5 antagonist 1, in the HIV-1 envelope-mediated membrane fusion assay. In particular, compound 6s showed the most potent CCR5 antagonistic activity (IC(50)=2.7 nM) and inhibitory effect (IC(50)=1.2 nM) on membrane fusion, together with good pharmacokinetic properties in rats. The synthesis of 1-benzothiepine 1,1-dioxide and 1-benzazepine derivatives and their biological activity are described.
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- Masaki Seto
- Medicinal Chemistry Research Laboratries, Pharmaceutical Research Division, Takeda Chemical Industries Ltd., Osaka, Japan.
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Aramaki Y, Seto M, Okawa T, Oda T, Kanzaki N, Shiraishi M. Synthesis of 1-Benzothiepine and 1-Benzazepine Derivatives as Orally Active CCR5 Antagonists. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 2004; 52:254-8. [PMID: 14758013 DOI: 10.1248/cpb.52.254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Quaternary ammonium benzocycloheptene compound 1 has previously been reported as a clinical candidate for an injectable CCR5 antagonist. In order to develop an orally active CCR5 antagonist, derivatives of tertiary amine benzocycloheptene 2, the chemical precursor to 1, were investigated. The benzocycloheptene ring was converted to benzothiepine and benzazepine rings and it was found that these changes could enhance the potency of tertiary amine derivatives. In particular, the 1-benzothiepine-1,1-dioxide 11b and the N-methyl-1-benzazepine 18 showed increased activity and good preliminary pharmacokinetic properties. The synthesis of 1-benzothiepine and 1-benzazepine derivatives and their activity are described.
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- Yoshio Aramaki
- Medicinal Chemistry Research Laboratories, Pharmaceutical Research Division, Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd, Osaka, Japan.
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We studied surface modification of ceramic BaTiO(3) green sheets including polyvinylbutyral (PVB) as an organic binder and successfully fabricated a patterned self-assembled monolayer (SAM) which has a region of amino groups and a region of silanol groups on the green sheet. The patterned SAM was then immersed in water containing Ni particles that show negative zeta potential in water. Ni particles were attracted to the amino groups of the patterned SAM that show positive zeta potential by attractive electrostatic interaction. Consequently, a micropattern of Ni particles was achieved using a SAM at room temperature in water. This process can be used to fabricate a thin uniform internal Ni electrode for miniaturized high-performance multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCC).
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- Y Masuda
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan.
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Okawa T, Vedernokov YP, Saade GR, Garfield RE. Gender differences in contractile and relaxing responses of aortic rings from lipopolysaccharide-treated rats. Gynecol Endocrinol 2002; 16:225-33. [PMID: 12192895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/26/2023] Open
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Aortic rings from male and female Sprague-Dawley rats were placed in organ chambers filled with Krebs solution, and the isometric tension was recorded. There were no gender differences in responses to potassium chloride or phenylephrine in either intact or endothelium-denuded rings from control animals. Treatment with 10 mg/kg of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) attenuated the contractile response to potassium chloride in intact, but not in endothelium-denuded rings, and suppressed the phenylephrine contractions in rings both with and without endothelium from male and female rats. Endothelium-dependent and--independent relaxation by acetylcholine and the nitric oxide donor diethylamine/NO, respectively, did not depend on gender and were equally suppressed by LPS treatment. Treatment with LPS accentuated the effects of oxyhemoglobin in rings with and without endothelium and this was significantly larger in rings from females compared to males. Thus, gender differences were present in the effect of LPS on vascular responses. LPS induced a greater inhibition of depolarization by potassium chloride, but not receptor-activated contractions, in aortic rings from female verus male rats.
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- T Okawa
- Division of Reproductive Sciences, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
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Yasutake M, Shirakawabe Y, Okawa T, Mizooka S, Nakayama Y. Performance of the carbon nano-tube assembled tip for surface shape characterization. Ultramicroscopy 2002; 91:57-62. [PMID: 12211484 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3991(02)00082-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The carbon nano-tube (CNT) has ideal properties for atomic force microscope (AFM) tips. We assembled a CNT using 2 three-axial manipulators in a scanning electron microscope (SEM) chamber. In this process, the length and angle of the CNT were adjusted by observing the SEM image, after which the CNT was glued by amorphouscarbon. The results of performance are as follows. The lifetime of the CNT tip proved to be 5 times better than that of the silicon tip when continuously measuring the micro-roughness of a Czochralski (Cz) P-type (100) silicon wafer. The CNT tip is able to trace a narrow space (width less than 1 microm) better than the conventional silicon tip because of its high aspect ratio. The relationship between the observed image and CNT geometry is discussed herein.
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- M Yasutake
- Seiko Instruments Inc., Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, Japan.
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Okawa T, Takano Y, Takahashi H, Morimura Y, Yanagida K, Sato A. Use of sublingual isosorbide dinitrate tablet for manual extraction of a retained placenta. Arch Gynecol Obstet 2002; 266:50-2. [PMID: 11998968 DOI: 10.1007/pl00007499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We present the first report of the use of an isosorbide dinitrate tablet for the purpose of uterine relaxation for manual extraction of a retained placenta. The tablet administered sublingually proved to be a rapid and effective uterine muscle relaxant for manual removal of the placenta without overt adverse effects.
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- T Okawa
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Japan.
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We present a case of pleurodesis by intrapleural injection of OK-432 for the treatment of fetal chylothorax at an early gestational age. OK-432 injection achieved rapid and effective control of pleural effusion with no adverse effects.
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- T Okawa
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Japan.
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Nagata H, Mutoh H, Kumahara K, Arimoto Y, Tomemori T, Sakurai D, Arase K, Ohno K, Yamakoshi T, Nakano K, Okawa T, Numata T, Konno A. Association between nasal allergy and a coding variant of the Fc epsilon RI beta gene Glu237Gly in a Japanese population. Hum Genet 2001; 109:262-6. [PMID: 11702205 DOI: 10.1007/s004390100561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2001] [Accepted: 06/14/2001] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The gene for the beta-chain of the high-affinity receptor for IgE (Fc epsilon RI beta) has been proposed as a candidate gene for atopy. A coding variant Glu237Gly has been studied in various populations with asthma and atopy, and the results were controversial for association of the variant with atopy/asthma. Because nasal allergy is a more common atopic disease and shows less remission than asthma, we analyzed whether the Glu237Gly variant is correlated with nasal allergy. The study enrolled 233 patients with nasal allergy and 100 control subjects. Further, three subgroups were selected: patients with perennial nasal allergy (n=149), Japanese cedar pollinosis (n=189), and allergy to multiple allergens (n=45). The allele frequency of Gly237 in the controls and patients was 0.14 and 0.20, and the frequency of Gly237-positive subjects was 0.23 and 0.356, respectively. There was a significant association between Gly237-positivity and nasal allergy, perennial nasal allergy, Japanese cedar pollinosis, and allergy to multiple allergens. Among all 333 subjects we observed a significant relationship between Gly237 and elevated levels of serum total IgE (>250 IU/ml) and very high IgE (>1000 IU/ml). Among patients positive for a specific IgE, Gly237 was significantly associated with high IgE for house dust, mite, and Japanese cedar pollen. These results suggest that the Glu237Gly variant of the Fc epsilon RI beta gene is involved in the development of nasal allergy through the process for the production of both specific and nonspecific IgE antibodies.
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- H Nagata
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Chiba University School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuoh-ku, Chiba 260-8670, Japan.
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Clinical and radiographic results of trochanteric osteotomy after revision hip arthroplasty in 62 hips were reviewed. The osteotomized fragment had been reattached using the Dall-Miles cable grip system in each hip. The patients' average age at operation was 64.4 years (range, 40-86 years). The average duration of follow-up was 30.0 months (range. 12-60 months). Trochanteric nonunion was found in 19 hips (30.6%). Trochanteric nonunion developed in 14 (38.9%) of 36 hips with each cable attached around the medial cortex bone, in 2 (16.7%) of 12 hips with each cable passed in a drill hole, and in 3 (21.4%) of 14 hips with one cable passed through a hole and the other attached around the medial cortex. Fragmentation developed in 18 hips (29.0%). In 3 of these 18, the fragments had migrated close to the acetabular component. Cable breakage was seen in 4 hips (6.5%), and bone absorption around the cable in the medial cortex was seen in 17 hips (27.4%). There were 16 hips (25.8%) that presented symptoms at the greater trochanter, including spontaneous pain and tenderness. When the Dall Miles cable grip device is used for reattachment of the greater trochanter, attention should be paid to the condition of the trochanteric bed, the tension of the abductor muscles, and to the placement of the cables and the H-shaped grip.
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- K Koyama
- Department Orthopaedic Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan
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Morita M, Watanabe Y, Okawa T, Saiki H. Photosynthetic productivity of conical helical tubular photobioreactors incorporatingChlorellasp. under various culture medium flow conditions. Biotechnol Bioeng 2001; 74:136-44. [PMID: 11370002 DOI: 10.1002/bit.1103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The characteristics of the flow of culture medium significantly affects the photosynthetic productivity of bioreactors incorporating microalgae. Therefore, in order to optimize the performance of a conical helical tubular photobioreactor (CHTP) designed to be useful in practical applications, we characterized the flow pattern of the culture medium through the reactor. The effects of medium flow conditions on the photosynthetic productivity of Chlorella sp. were investigated using several different CHTP units with 0.50-m2 installation areas which were designed to vary the direction and rate of flow driven by airlift. In addition, the performance of two- and four-unit systems constructed by combining individual CHTP units was evaluated. We found that when medium flowed from the bottom to the top of the photostage, it exhibited smoother flow of culture medium than when flowing from top to bottom, which led to higher photosynthetic productivity by the former. Consistent with theoretical calculations, varying the lengths of vertical flow passages caused flow rates to vary, and higher flow rates meant smoother circulation of medium and better photosynthetic performance. Flow of medium through a four-unit CHTP system was similar to that in single units, enabling a photosynthetic productivity of 31.0 g-dry biomass per m2-installation area per day to be achieved, which corresponded to a photosynthetic efficiency of 7.50% (photosynthetically active radiation (PAR; 400-700 nm)). This high photosynthetic performance was possible because smoother medium flow attained in single units was also attained in the four-unit system.
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- M Morita
- Bio-Science Department, Abiko Research Laboratory, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI), 1646 Abiko, Abiko-shi, Chiba 270-1194, Japan.
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Okawa T, Suzuki H, Yaanagida K, Sato A, Vedernikov Y, Saade G, Garfield R. Effect of lipopolysaccharide on uterine contractions and prostaglandin production in pregnant rats. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2001; 184:84-9. [PMID: 11174485 DOI: 10.1067/mob.2001.108083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Our aim was to evaluate the effect of lipopolysaccharide on prostaglandin production and on contraction of isolated myometrial strips from preterm pregnant rats. STUDY DESIGN Pregnant Wistar rats on day 17 of gestation were killed 3 hours after intraperitoneal injection of lipopolysaccharide (1.5 mg/kg) or vehicle, with or without pretreatment with indomethacin (5 mg/kg administered intraperitoneally) 1 hour beforehand. Concentrations of endotoxin in maternal serum and amniotic fluid, prostaglandin F2alpha and prostaglandin E2 in amniotic fluid, and progesterone in maternal serum were determined. Longitudinal uterine strips were prepared, placed in organ chambers with Krebs-Ringer solution, aerated with 95% oxygen and 5% carbon dioxide (37 degrees C, pH approximately 7.4), and equilibrated at 1g passive tension. Concentration-contraction relationships to oxytocin were determined. Samples of bathing solution were collected 10 minutes after the concentration of oxytocin was maximal. Prostaglandins and progesterone were measured by radioimmunoassay and endotoxin was measured by the Endospecy (Seikagaku Kogyo, Tokyo, Japan) kit. RESULTS Lipopolysaccharide treatment significantly increased the levels of prostaglandin F2alpha and prostaglandin E2 in amniotic fluid. Treatment with lipopolysaccharide inhibited the production and release of prostaglandin F2alpha and prostaglandin E2 that were activated by oxytocin in uterine strips and increased the sensitivity of strips to the contractile effect of oxytocin. Indomethacin did not affect the basal or the lipopolysaccharide-activated levels of endotoxin in serum and amniotic fluid and exerted a counteraction on lipopolysaccharide-induced increases in concentrations of prostaglandin F2alpha and prostaglandin E2 in amniotic fluid. Indomethacin counteracted oxytocin-activated production and release of prostaglandin F2alpha and prostaglandin E2 in uterine tissues after lipopolysaccharide administration without changing the sensitivity of uterine strips to oxytocin. Concentrations of progesterone were not changed after lipopolysaccharide, indomethacin, or their combined application, which suggests that the changes described were not associated with alterations in the levels of the hormone. CONCLUSIONS The activation of the uterine contractile system by prostaglandin and oxytocin during intra-amniotic infection may be one of the causes of preterm delivery. A combination of an oxytocin receptor antagonist and an inhibitor of cyclooxygenase may be beneficial in prevention or treatment of preterm labor.
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- T Okawa
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Japan
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Okawa T. Prospective study of external radiotherapy with and without intraluminal brachytherapy for esophageal cancer in Japan. JASTRO Study Group. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 2000; 27 Suppl 2:301-6. [PMID: 10895171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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To improve the results of treatment of patients with esophageal cancer, it is important to achieve good local control. Since the esophagus is adjacent to highly radiation-sensitive organs such as the lungs, bone marrow, etc., it is difficult to irradiate tumors with high doses. Although irradiation techniques have improved as a result of advances in treatment-planning equipment and irradiation equipment, there are still some patients for whom radical radiation therapy within doses that the bone marrow and lungs can tolerate is difficult with external irradiation alone. On the other hand, intraluminal brachytherapy allows high-dose irradiation of esophageal cancer with little risk to adjacent organs. However, intraluminal brachytherapy, in which the dose sharply declines with the distance from the radiation source, is suggested to be a useful technique for tumors with relatively shallow invasion. With the aim of improving the results of esophageal cancer treatment, we designed this study to establish the optimal irradiation method in radical radiation therapy for esophageal cancer by clinically evaluating external irradiation alone and in combination with intraluminal brachytherapy.
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- T Okawa
- Tokyo Women's Medical College, Japan
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Okawa T. Present status and future aspects in radiation oncology. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 2000; 27 Suppl 2:285-6. [PMID: 10895167] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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- T Okawa
- Tokyo Women's Medical University, Japan
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Okawa T, Longo M, Vedernikov YP, Chwalisz K, Saade GR, Garfield RE. Role of nucleotide cyclases in the inhibition of pregnant rat uterine contractions by the openers of potassium channels. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2000; 182:913-8. [PMID: 10764473 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9378(00)70346-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Our objective was to study the involvement of adenylate and guanylate cylases in spontaneous uterine contractions and inhibition induced by the opening of potassium channels. STUDY DESIGN Uterine rings from rats at mid and term gestation and from rats at term gestation in labor were suspended in organ chambers for isometric tension recording. Concentration-response relationships to an opener of adenosine triphosphate-dependent potassium channels, levcromakalim, or to an opener of calcium-dependent potassium channels, NS 1619, were studied in the absence and presence of inhibitors of adenylate cyclase (MDL 12330 A, 2 x 10(-5) mol/L; SQ 22536, 10(-4) mol/L) or guanylate cyclase (LY 83583,3 x 10(-6) mol/L). RESULTS MDL 12330 A and SQ 22536 accentuated contractions in rings from rats at mid gestation but not at term gestation or at term gestation in labor. LY 83583 inhibited contractions in the rings from all 3 groups. Levcromakalim was equally effective in inhibiting contractions of rings from all 3 groups. MDL 12330 A, but not SQ 22536, decreased sensitivity and maximal inhibition induced by levcromakalim (term gestation greater than mid gestation greater than term gestation in labor). LY 83583 decreased the sensitivity to and maximal inhibition induced by levcromakalim in rings from pregnant rats at mid gestation. NS 1619 attenuated contraction of rings from rats at mid gestation and, to a lesser extent, at term gestation but accentuated contractions in rings from animals at term gestation in labor. MDL 12330 A, but not SQ 22536 or LY 83583, attenuated the changes induced by NS 1619 in rings from all 3 groups. CONCLUSIONS (1) The influence of nucleotide cyclases on basal uterine contractility depends on gestational age. (2) The inhibition of uterine contractions that results from the opening of calcium-dependent potassium channels depends on adenylate cyclase, whereas that of adenosine triphosphate-dependent potassium channels depends on both adenylate and guanylate cyclases. 3. Activation of adenosine triphosphate-dependent potassium channels is more efficient than activation of calcium-dependent potassium channels. 4. The inhibition induced by calcium-dependent potassium channel openers, but not adenosine triphosphate-dependent potassium channel openers, decreases as pregnancy progresses, and at delivery the activation of spontaneous contractile activity is evident.
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- T Okawa
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, 77555-1062, USA
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Vedernikov YP, Syal AS, Okawa T, Saade GR, Garfield RE. Adenylate cyclase and potassium channels are involved in forskolin- and 1,9-dideoxyforskolin-induced inhibition of pregnant rat uterus contractility. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2000; 182:620-4. [PMID: 10739518 DOI: 10.1067/mob.2000.104202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We sought to study the contribution of potassium channels in the effect of forskolin and 1,9-dideoxyforskolin on uterine contractility in the pregnant rat. STUDY DESIGN Rings taken from the middle portions of uterine horns from rats at 16 days of gestation were positioned in organ chambers containing physiologic salt solution bubbled with 5% carbon dioxide in air (37 degrees C, pH approximately 7.4) for isometric tension recording under 2 g passive tension. The effects of cumulative concentrations of forskolin and 1,9-dideoxyforskolin in the absence or presence of an adenylate cyclase inhibitor (MDL-12,330A, 10(-5) mol/L), a nonselective potassium channel blocker (tetrabutylammonium, 10(-4) mol/L), or an adenosine triphosphate-dependent potassium channel blocker (glibenclamide 10(-5) mol/L) were studied. RESULTS Both forskolin and, to a lesser extent, 1,9-dideoxyforskolin inhibit uterine contractions. Tetrabutylammonium, glibenclamide, and MDL-12, 330A attenuated the effects of forskolin, whereas glibenclamide was less effective against 1,9-dideoxyforskolin. CONCLUSION Activation of adenylate cyclases, as well as adenosine triphosphate-dependent potassium channels and, to a greater extent, calcium-dependent potassium channels, is involved in the inhibitory effect of forskolin in uterine rings from rats at 16 days of gestation. Inhibition of uterine contractions by 1,9-dideoxyforskolin is less than that by forskolin and involves activation of adenylate cyclase and calcium-dependent potassium channels. Whether activation of guanylate cyclase is involved in the effect of the agents on calcium-dependent potassium channels needs further investigation. 1, 9-Dideoxyforskolin is not an inactive isomer of forskolin in rat uterine rings.
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- Y P Vedernikov
- Division of Reproductive Sciences, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX 77555-1062, USA
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Vedernikov YP, Syal AS, Okawa T, Jain V, Saade GR, Garfield RE. The role of cyclic nucleotides in the spontaneous contractility and responsiveness to nitric oxide of the rat uterus at midgestation and term. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2000; 182:612-9. [PMID: 10739517 DOI: 10.1067/mob.2000.104203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this investigation was to study the effects of pharmacologic manipulation of cyclic nucleotide levels on the uterine spontaneous contractile activity and responsiveness to nitric oxide in pregnant rats at midgestation and term. STUDY DESIGN Uterine rings from pregnant rats at midgestation and term were placed in organ chambers for isometric tension recording. Concentration-response curves were obtained for phosphodiesterase and guanylate cyclase inhibitors, membrane-permeable cyclic nucleotide analogs, and forskolin. In addition, the effects of minimal inhibitory concentrations of these agents on the concentration-response relationships for diethylamine nitric oxide (a nitric oxide donor) were studied. RESULTS Nonselective phosphodiesterase inhibitors induced more inhibition of contractions of uterine rings from pregnant rats at term than at midgestation and zaprinast induced less. Inhibitors of guanylate cyclase and membrane-permeable analogs of cyclic guanosine monophosphate were equally effective in tissues from pregnant rats at midgestation and term. All agents attenuated the inhibitory effect of diethylamine nitric oxide at midgestation; however, dibutyryl cyclic adenosine monophosphate and papaverine increased the inhibitory effect of diethylamine nitric oxide in tissues from pregnant animals at term. CONCLUSIONS Cyclic nucleotides modulate both spontaneous and nitric oxide-induced changes in uterine contraction during pregnancy. Application of nonselective inhibitors of phosphodiesterase, as well as membrane-permeable analogs of cyclic adenosine monophosphate, may counteract refractoriness to nitric oxide at term.
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- Y P Vedernikov
- Division of Reproductive Sciences and Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX 77555-1062, USA
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Nemoto K, Matsumoto Y, Yamakawa M, Jo S, Ito Y, Oguchi M, Kokubo N, Nishimura Y, Yamada S, Okawa T. Treatment of superficial esophageal cancer by external radiation therapy alone: results of a multi-institutional experience. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2000; 46:921-5. [PMID: 10705014 DOI: 10.1016/s0360-3016(99)00485-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE To assess the effectiveness and toxicity of external radiation therapy for superficial esophageal cancer. METHODS AND MATERIALS During the period from March 1979 to November 1996, 78 patients with superficial esophageal cancer received radiation therapy without intracavitary irradiation at nine radiotherapy institutions in Japan. All patients had histologically-proven squamous cell carcinoma. Endoscopic ultrasonography was performed in 34 patients to discriminate mucosal from submucosal cancer. Most of the patients had received radiation therapy using conventional fractionation at an average dose of 65.5 Gy. RESULTS The survival rates at 1, 2, and 5 years were 88%, 73%, and 45%, respectively. The local control rates at 1, 2, and 5 years were 85%, 79%, and 66%, respectively. Although the difference was not significant, the survival rate of cancer patients with a tumor invading the submucosa was lower than that of the other patients. In 6 mucosal cancer patients, local recurrence was observed in 1 patient with extensive cancer. Regional lymph node recurrence and distant failure were not observed in mucosal cancer patients, while in 28 submucosal cancer patients, the 5-year survival rate and relapse free rate were only 49% and 43%, respectively. Univariate and multivariate analysis identified age as the only significant prognostic factor. Severe late injury, such as esophageal ulcer, perforation, and bleeding, was not observed. CONCLUSION External radiation therapy is effective for mucosal cancer. However, further investigation is needed to establish a better standard treatment protocol for submucosal cancer.
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- K Nemoto
- Study Group for Superficial Esophageal Cancer, Japanese Society of Therapeutic Radiation Oncology, Sendai, Japan.
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Okawa T, Dokiya T, Nishio M, Hishikawa Y, Morita K. Multi-institutional randomized trial of external radiotherapy with and without intraluminal brachytherapy for esophageal cancer in Japan. Japanese Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (JASTRO) Study Group. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 1999; 45:623-8. [PMID: 10524414 DOI: 10.1016/s0360-3016(99)00253-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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PURPOSE With the aim of improving the results of treatment of esophageal cancer, we designed this multi-institutional, randomized trial to establish the optimal irradiation method in radical radiation therapy for esophageal cancer by clinically evaluating external irradiation alone and in combination with intraluminal brachytherapy. METHODS AND MATERIALS The study population consisted of patients with squamous cell carcinoma who were expected to be successfully treated with radical radiation therapy. The patients who could be given intraluminal brachytherapy at the end of external irradiation of 60 Gy were stratified into 2 groups. Patients assigned to receive external irradiation alone received boost irradiation of 10 Gy/week on a schedule similar to the previous one, and with the same or smaller irradiation field. Intraluminal brachytherapy was performed, as a rule, with the reference dose point set at a depth of 5 mm of the esophageal submucosa, and a total of 10 Gy was irradiated at a daily dose of 5 Gy, on a once-weekly schedule with low-dose-rate or high-dose-rate brachytherapy equipment. RESULTS A total of 103 patients were registered, 94 of whom were analyzable, with 8 ineligible, and 1 for whom complete information was unavailable. The overall cumulative survival rate was 20.3% at 5 years. The cause-specific survival rate was 31.8% at 5 years. The cause-specific survival rate at 5 years was 27% in the external irradiation alone group and 38% in intraluminal brachytherapy combined group. There was no significant difference between the 2 groups (p = 0.385). However, in the patients with 5 cm or less tumor length, the cause-specific survival rate was 64% at 5 years in the intraluminal brachytherapy combined group, which showed a significant improvement over 31.5% in the external irradiation alone group (p = 0.025). In the patients with Stage T1 and T2 disease, cause-specific survival rates tended to be better in the intraluminal brachytherapy combined group than in the external irradiation alone group (p = 0.088). In the patients with more than 5 cm tumor length or Stage T3-4 disease, there were no significant differences between the two groups by treatment methods (p = 0.290). The incidence of early and late complications did not differ according to whether intraluminal brachytherapy was used. CONCLUSION For the purpose of establishing the usefulness of intraluminal brachytherapy, further prospective randomized studies are necessary to evaluate the efficacy in tumors with short length and those with shallow invasion, or to assess the usefulness of intraluminal brachytherapy, as additional irradiation in large advanced tumors have been shown to have disappeared by diagnostic imaging after chemoradiotherapy with 60 Gy/6w external irradiation.
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- T Okawa
- Department of Radiology and Oncology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Japan
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Kaneyasu Y, Kita M, Katsui K, Kono M, Kojima N, Himei K, Isobe M, Karasawa K, Toda J, Yamanouchi E, Okawa T. [Effectiveness of 3 ways method in intra-arterial infusion chemotherapy for advanced or recurrent cervical cancer with or without radiotherapy]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 1999; 26:1860-3. [PMID: 10560412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/14/2023]
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We analyzed 58 cases of advanced or recurrent cervical cancer treated with intra-arterial infusion chemotherapy (IAIC) with or without radiotherapy. Two separate IAIC regimens were administered since 1985: group I consisted of 5-FU + MMC +/- ADR (30 patients) and group II consisted of CDDP + MMC +/- 5-FU (28 patients). The tip of a catheter was placed in the bifurcation of the abdominal aorta (1 way method: 45 patients regimen II: 15) between 1977-1984. We have used selective catheterization (2 ways method: 9) since 1995 in order to get good drug distribution. However we experienced grade 4 toxic effect of cutaneous and pain with this method, so we have used a 3 ways method (4 patients) since 1998. The two-year survival rete was 60% with the 1 way method, and 67% with the 2 ways method and regimen II. Severe adverse effects (grade 3 + 4) were found in 53, 56, 0%, respectively, by each of the three methods (1, 2, 3 ways) hematologically, 13, 22, 0% in gastrointestinally, 0, 44, 0% in cutaneously and 0, 56, 0% in pain or neurotoxicity. These data suggest that IAIC by the 3 ways method is a useful treatment for advanced or recurrent cervical cancer. However, one should check the blood flow distribution periodically, and control concentration of drugs.
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- Y Kaneyasu
- Dept. of Radiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University
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Okawa T, Vedernikov YP, Saade GR, Longo M, Olson GL, Chwalisz K, Garfield RE. Roles of potassium channels and nitric oxide in modulation of uterine contractions in rat pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1999; 181:649-55. [PMID: 10486479 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9378(99)70508-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We sought to study the involvement of potassium channels in the inhibition by nitric oxide of spontaneous contractions in isolated uterine rings from midterm and term pregnant rats. STUDY DESIGN Uterine rings from Sprague-Dawley rats at midterm and term gestation were used for isometric tension recording. The inhibition of spontaneous contractile activity by potassium channel openers and nitric oxide was studied in the absence and presence of potassium channel inhibitors. RESULTS The adenosine triphosphate-dependent potassium channel opener levcromakalim inhibited spontaneous contractions in rings from both midterm and term pregnant rats in a concentration-dependent manner, and the effects were significantly attenuated by pretreatment with selective inhibitor of the adenosine triphosphate-dependent potassium channel inhibitor glibenclamide. The opener of calcium-dependent potassium channel NS 1619 inhibited spontaneous contractions in rings from midterm but significantly less so in rings from term pregnant rats in a concentration-dependent manner, and the effect was significantly attenuated by pretreatment with potassium channel inhibitors tetraethylammonium and tetrabutylammonium but not with glibenclamide. Rings from midterm and term pregnant rats were more sensitive to the inhibitory effect of levcromakalim compared with NS 1619. Nitric oxide donor diethylamine-nitric oxide inhibited spontaneous contractions in rings from midterm but significantly less in rings from term pregnant rats in a concentration-dependent manner, and the effect was attenuated by tetraethylammonium and tetrabutylammonium but not by glibenclamide. CONCLUSIONS There is gestational age-dependent refractoriness to calcium-dependent potassium but not adenosine triphosphate-dependent potassium channel opener-induced inhibition of spontaneous contractile activity of isolated rat uterine rings. Nitric oxide inhibits uterine contractions by opening of calcium-dependent potassium channels in pregnant rat myometrium. Refractoriness to nitric oxide toward term may result from decreased probability to open or number of calcium-dependent potassium channels.
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- T Okawa
- Department of Obstetrics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, USA
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Okawa T. [Development of radiotherapy--history and future prospects]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 1999; 26:1269-74. [PMID: 10478179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/13/2023]
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There have been two ways in the development of radiotherapy. One is physical development, in which efforts have been made to improve the dose concentration on the tumor while avoiding normal tissue, and the other is biological efforts to increase the radiation sensitivity of tumors. Computer medicine has improved oncological diagnoses and radiation planning, which in turn has made high quality radiotherapy possible. Radiotherapy is superior with regard to organ preservation in the treatment cancer. Elderly patients with cancer should be treated with minimally invasive organ-preserving therapy, and thus radiotherapy has been and will be an important tool for cancer treatment in the past, present and into the next century.
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- T Okawa
- Department of Radiology and Oncology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Japan
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Syal A, Okawa T, Vedernikov Y, Chwalisz K, Saade GR, Garfield RE. Effect of placental tissue on inhibition of uterine contraction by nitric oxide donors. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1999; 181:415-8. [PMID: 10454693 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9378(99)70571-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Our purpose was to test the hypothesis that placental tissue modulates the effect of nitric oxide on spontaneous uterine contractility in pregnant rats. STUDY DESIGN Rings (approximately 4 mm) of uterus taken from rats on day 14 (midpregnancy, n = 6), day 18 (late pregnancy, n = 4), and day 22 (term, n = 4) of gestation were placed in organ chambers filled with Krebs-bicarbonate buffer bubbled with 5% carbon dioxide in air (37 degrees C, pH approximately 7.4) for isometric tension recording. In some rings a piece of placenta was left attached to the uterine wall. In the other rings the fetuses, placentas, and membranes were removed completely. Change of spontaneous contractions of the rings (percentage change of basal integral activity for 10 minutes) in response to cumulative concentrations of the nitric oxide donors diethylamine-nitric oxide and nitroglycerin (10(-6) mol/L to 10(-4) mol/L) were compared between rings with and without placenta. RESULTS Diethylamine-nitric oxide and nitroglycerin inhibited spontaneous uterine contractions in rings from midpregnancy, in both the absence and the presence of placenta. In rings from midpregnancy, the maximal inhibition of contractions by diethylamine-nitric oxide but not by nitroglycerin was significantly (P <.05) higher in the presence (26.7% +/- 3.5% of basal activity) than in the absence (39. 6% +/- 3.3%) of placenta. Inhibition of contraction by nitric oxide donors in rings from late and term pregnancy was less than in midpregnancy, and the presence of placental tissue did not influence the responses. CONCLUSIONS The presence of placental tissue enhances inhibition of uterine contractility by agents that spontaneously release nitric oxide, such as diethylamine-nitric oxide, but not by nitroglycerin, which requires metabolic transformation for nitric oxide to be released. Refractoriness to nitric oxide near or at term does not depend on the presence or absence of placental tissue.
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- A Syal
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Texas Medical branch, Glaveston, USA
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Okawa T. [History of radiotherapy for cancer]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 1999; 26 Suppl 1:15-22. [PMID: 10410655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/13/2023]
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The basic principle of radiotherapy for cancer patients is to establish a course of therapy which offers good prospects for a cure, has tolerable adverse effects, and promises a comfortable life for the patient thereafter. There have been two paths in the development of radiotherapy. One is physical, in which efforts have been made to improve the dose concentration on the tumor while avoiding healthy tissue, and the order is biological efforts to increase radiation susceptibility of tumors. Recently, computer medicine has improved radiation planning and made high quality radiotherapy possible. Elderly patients with cancer need to be treated with minimally invasive organ-preserving therapy techniques. Radiotherapy is an important tool for cancer treatment in the past, present and future.
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- T Okawa
- Dept. of Radiology and Oncology, Tokyo Women's Medical University
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