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Mochizuki H, Watanabe T, Komeyama S, Hada T, Seguchi O, Fujita T, Tsukamoto Y. Clinical Value of Newly Detected Donor−Specific HLA Antibodies for Predicting the Development of Pathological Antibody Mediated Rejection. J Heart Lung Transplant 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.1109] [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: 04/05/2023] Open
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Hada T, Seguchi O, Komeyama S, Mochizuki H, Watanabe T, Fukushima S, Fujita T, Tsukamoto Y. Heart Transplantation Using Super Aged Donors at 65 Years and Over. J Heart Lung Transplant 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.574] [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: 04/05/2023] Open
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Andou M, Yanai S, Hada T, Kanno K, Sakate S, Sawada M, Kato K, Shimada K, Yoshino Y. Management for Ureteral Injury during Laparoscopic or Robotic Hysterectomy: Minimally Invasive Strategies. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2022.09.244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Komeyama S, Watanabe T, Yamagata K, Iwasaki Y, Hada T, Shimojima M, Mochizuki H, Tadokoro N, Kainuma S, Tsukamoto Y, Seguchi O, Fukushima S, Kusano K, Fujita T, Fukushima N. Successful Recovery from Refractory Hypoxia Due to Right-to-Left Shunting Associated with Iatrogenic Atrial Septal Defect After Catheter Ablation in a Patient with a Left Ventricular Assist Device. J Heart Lung Transplant 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2022.01.1731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Iwasaki Y, Seguchi O, Komeyama S, Hada T, Shimojima M, Mochizuki H, Watanabe T, Tsukamoto Y, Tadokoro N, Kainuma S, Fukushima S, Fujita T, Fukushima N. Two Cases of BK Polyoma Virus Nephropathy in Patients with Isolated Heart Transplantation: Clinical Usefulness of Urinary Cytology. J Heart Lung Transplant 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2022.01.1427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Andou M, Kanno K, Sakate S, Sawada M, Yanai S, Hada T. Colostomy-Free Bowel Injury Repair. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2021.09.438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Andou M, Yanai S, Kanno K, Sakate S, Sawada M, Hada T. Laparoscopic Extraperitoneal Total Retroperitoneal Dissection- the Right Approach. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2021.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Chau JK, Bilgic E, Hada T, Trepanier M, Naghawi H, Kaneva P, Mueller C, Lee L. Development and validation of a transanal endoscopic rectal purse string simulator. Tech Coloproctol 2020; 24:863-871. [PMID: 32504373 DOI: 10.1007/s10151-020-02251-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2019] [Accepted: 05/25/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Rectal purse string placement for transanal mesorectal excision is challenging, and practice is difficult. The objective of this study is to build an endoscopic rectal purse string simulator and provide evidence for the validity of its use. METHODS A low-cost transanal endoscopic rectal purse string simulator was created and used to measure the performance of participants. Participants included general surgery residents, fellows, and staff surgeons from several Canadian university-affiliated institutions across Canada. The performance of the rectal purse string placement was measured by the time to completion of the task as well scoring with a modified objective structured assessment of technical skills (OSATS) score and a modified advanced laparoscopic suturing (ALS) score. RESULTS Thirty-nine participants were recruited into the study. Participants were split into three groups, based on prior experience with laparoscopic suturing, for the analysis of suturing a rectal purse string on the simulator based on three performance measures. There was a significant difference found in all three measures of performance in the three groups (time to completion p = 0.014, mean blinded OSATS score p = 0.007, mean blinded ALS score p = 0.020). Participants with previous laparoscopic suturing had significantly faster times to completion and higher skills scores when compared to residents (time: 5.1 ± 1.4 min vs 9.0 ± 4.8 min, p = 0.005; OSATS: 19.7 ± 2.8 vs 13.0 ± 5.8, p = 0.00398, ALS: 27.4 ± 4.0 vs 18.9 ± 8.5, p = 0.0151). CONCLUSIONS A transanal endoscopic purse string simulator was constructed and preliminary testing has shown variable performance based on prior laparoscopic suturing experience.
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- J K Chau
- Department of Surgery, Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Decarie Boulevard, DS1-3310, Montreal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada.,Department of Surgery, Centre for Colon and Rectal Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Decarie Boulevard, DS1-3310, Montreal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada.,Steinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive Learning, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Decarie Boulevard, DS1-3310, Montreal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Decarie Boulevard, DS1-3310, Montreal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Decarie Boulevard, DS1-3310, Montreal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Decarie Boulevard, DS1-3310, Montreal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Decarie Boulevard, DS1-3310, Montreal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Decarie Boulevard, DS1-3310, Montreal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada. .,Department of Surgery, Centre for Colon and Rectal Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada.
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Oyama K, Kanno K, Ichikawa F, Nimura R, Matsumoto T, Kojima R, Shirane A, Yanai S, Nakajima S, Ebisawa K, Hada T, Ota Y, Andou M. Laparoscopic Training Using the Human “Mirror Neuron System”. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2017.08.318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Shinohara S, Tanikawa T, Hada T, Funaki I, Nishida H, Matsuoka T, Otsuka F, Shamrai KP, Rudenko TS, Nakamura T, Mishio A, Ishii H, Teshigahara N, Fujitsuka H, Waseda S. High-Density Helicon Plasma Sources: Basics and Application to Electrodeless Electric Propulsion. Fusion Science and Technology 2017. [DOI: 10.13182/fst13-a16896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- S. Shinohara
- Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 2-24-16, Naka-cho, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan
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- Tokai University, 4-1-1, Kita-kaname, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa 259-1292, Japan
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- Kyushu University, 6-1, Kasuga Koen, Kasuga, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, 3-1-1, Yoshinodai, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5210, Japan
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- Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 2-24-16, Naka-cho, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, 3-1-1, Yoshinodai, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5210, Japan
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- Kyushu University, 6-1, Kasuga Koen, Kasuga, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan
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- Institute of Nuclear Research, 47 Prospect Nauki, Kiev 03680, Ukraine
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- Institute of Nuclear Research, 47 Prospect Nauki, Kiev 03680, Ukraine
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- Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 2-24-16, Naka-cho, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan
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- Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 2-24-16, Naka-cho, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan
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- Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 2-24-16, Naka-cho, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan
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- Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 2-24-16, Naka-cho, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan
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- Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 2-24-16, Naka-cho, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan
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- Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 2-24-16, Naka-cho, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan
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Shirane A, Andou M, Kanno K, Yanai S, Nakajima S, Kurotsuchi S, Hada T, Ota Y. The Supreme Training of Laparoscopic Suture and Ligation – Go Beyond Your Limit. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2016.08.524] [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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Kanno K, Andou M, Hada T, Shirane A, Yanai S, Nakajima S, Ebisawa K, Kurotsuchi S, Ota H. Direct Vision Box Training for Surgical Trainees with Little or No Prior Laparoscopic Experience. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2016.08.495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Hada T, Takahashi H, Kamijo S, Ikeda M, Kitamura T, Higuchi S, Suzuki T. Effect of CAD/CAM fabricated framework on complete denture deformation. Dent Mater 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.dental.2016.08.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Matsui K, Terada M, Tominaga K, Shigenobu Y, Nishigami T, Uematsu K, Hada T. A case of malignant fibrous histiocytoma on the knee joint in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis. Mod Rheumatol 2014; 11:242-5. [DOI: 10.3109/s101650170012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Takano M, Andou M, Kanao H, Kurotsuchi S, Oota Y, Hada T, Ebisawa K, Fujiwara K. The Needlescopic TLH Painless, Scarless Operation. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2013.08.097] [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: 10/26/2022]
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Kennel CF, Edmiston JP, Hada T. A Quarter Century of Collisionless Shock Research. Collisionless Shocks in the Heliosphere: A Tutorial Review 2013. [DOI: 10.1029/gm034p0001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 174] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Kamatani N, Fujimori S, Hada T, Hosoya T, Kohri K, Nakamura T, Ueda T, Yamamoto T, Yamanaka H, Matsuzawa Y. An Allopurinol-Controlled, Randomized, Double-Dummy, Double-Blind, Parallel Between-Group, Comparative Study of Febuxostat (TMX-67), a Non-Purine-Selective Inhibitor of Xanthine Oxidase, in Patients With Hyperuricemia Including Those With Gout in Japan. J Clin Rheumatol 2011; 17:S13-8. [DOI: 10.1097/rhu.0b013e31821d36cc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Hada T, Andou M, Kanao H, Ota Y, Takaki Y, Kobayashi E, Nagase T, Fujiwara K. Vaginal cuff dehiscence after total laparoscopic hysterectomy: examination on 677 cases. Asian J Endosc Surg 2011; 4:20-5. [PMID: 22776170 DOI: 10.1111/j.1758-5910.2010.00065.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Total laparoscopic hysterectomy has been reported as having a higher incidence of vaginal cuff dehiscence compared with the abdominal and/or vaginal hysterectomy. The cause of vaginal cuff dehiscence after total laparoscopic hysterectomy is not specified, but possible causes may be the use of thermal energy for vaginal incision, reduced suturing width due to magnification, low quality of laparoscopic suturing skills and early resumption of regular activities after surgery. METHODS We performed 677 cases of total laparoscopic hysterectomy for benign diseases, such as fibroids or adenomyosis, from January 2007 to December 2008 in our institute. We experienced four cases (0.6%) of vaginal cuff dehiscence. We checked the operative parameters for these cases, such as whether the retroperitoneum was sutured or not and intrapelvic adhesion, as well as examined operative duration, blood loss, weight of removed organs, and body mass index. RESULTS Sexual intercourse was the triggering event for three cases (96 days, 103 days and 47 days after total laparoscopic hysterectomy) and the other case occurred during defecation (18 days and no sexual intercourse after total laparoscopic hysterectomy). There were no significant differences in vaginal cuff dehiscence with or without retroperitoneum suture and intrapelvic adhesion. CONCLUSION After these four cases of vaginal cuff dehiscence, we recognized the need to review these cases carefully in order to discover the cause and how to prevent this from occurring in other patients. We do not have the answers to prevent this complication at present, but reducing the power-source and attempting different suturing techniques may be important steps.
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- T Hada
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kurashiki Medical Center, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan.
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Andou M, Hada T. Introduction of SILS into Gynecologic Oncology. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2010.08.153] [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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Hada T, Andou M. Vaginal Cuff Dehiscence after Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy – An Examination of 677 Cases. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2010.08.360] [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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Hada T, Ohmura H, Mukai K, Eto D, Takahashi T, Hiraga A. Utilisation of the time constant calculated from heart rate recovery after exercise for evaluation of autonomic activity in horses. Equine Vet J 2010:141-5. [PMID: 17402409 DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.2006.tb05530.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [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: 11/27/2022]
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REASONS FOR PERFORMING STUDY Heart rate (HR) recovery immediately after exercise is controlled by autonomic functions and the time constant (T) calculated from HR recovery is thought to be an index of parasympathetic activity in man. OBJECTIVES To investigate whether it is possible to evaluate autonomic function using the time constant in horses. METHODS Five Thoroughbred horses were subjected to a standard exercise test. Following pre-medication with saline, atropine and/or propranolol, the horses ran for 2.5 min at a speed of 8 m/sec at a 10% incline and T was calculated from HR after the exercise. Secondly, 7 Thoroughbred horses were then trained for 11 weeks and T and maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) measured at intervals of 1 or 2 weeks. In 6 horses, T with atropine pre-medication was also measured before and after the whole training period. Furthermore, the HR variability at rest was evaluated by power spectral analysis at intervals of 3 or 4 weeks. RESULTS Time constant was increased by atropine and/or propranolol pre-medication, decreased with the progress of training and inversely correlated with VO2max during training (r = 0.43, P<0.005). Parasympathetic blockade significantly decreased T only after and not before, the training; however, T was lower in post training than in pretraining, irrespective of parasympathetic blockade. On the other hand, parasympathetic activity at rest was attenuated and sympathetic activity became predominant following the training. CONCLUSION Heart rate recovery is affected by sympathetic withdrawal and parasympathetic reactivation in horses and suggests that physical training hastened HR recovery by improving the parasympathetic function after exercise with aerobic capacity. However, the effects of other factors need to be considered because the training effect appeared on T even under parasympathetic blockade. The parasympathetic activity at rest is in contrast to that after exercise, suggesting that T does not reflect parasympathetic activity at rest. POTENTIAL RELEVANCE If demonstrated how HR recovery is controlled after exercise, its analysis will be important in the evaluation of physical fitness in horses.
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- T Hada
- Equine Science Division, Hidaka Training and Research Center, Japan Racing Association, 535-13 Nischicha, Urakawa-cho, Uraakawagun, Hokkaido, Japan
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Andou M, Hada T, Ohta Y, Miki M, Takaki Y, Deura I, Kanao H. What Would You Do?: Laparoscopic Management of Urinary Tract Injuries during TLH. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2009.08.286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Hada T, Andou M, Takaki Y, Kanao H, Miki M, Ota Y, Kobayashi E. Laparoscopic Management for the Large Ovarian Cyst – Retrieval Method by Using an Isolation Bag. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2009.08.504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Andou M, Hada T, Ohta Y, Miki M, Takaki Y, Deura I, Kanao H. Total Laparoscopic Nerve Sparing Radical Hysterectomy – Focusing on Elucidating of Vascular and Nerve Systems. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2009.08.298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Deura I, Miki M, Hada T, Ohta Y, Takaki Y, Kanao H, Andou M. Excisional Surgery for Deeply Infiltrating Endometriosis with Cul-de-Sac Obliteration. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2009.08.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Andou M, Takaki Y, Ohta Y, Miki M, Deura I, Kanao H, Hada T. Radical Resection and Reconstructive Techniques for Ureteral and Rectal Endometriosis. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2009.08.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Enomoto H, Nakamura H, Liu W, Yoshida K, Okuda Y, Imanishi H, Saito M, Shimomura S, Hada T, Nishiguchi S. Hepatoma-derived growth factor is induced in liver regeneration. Hepatol Res 2009; 39:988-97. [PMID: 19624773 DOI: 10.1111/j.1872-034x.2009.00532.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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AIM Hepatoma-derived growth factor (HDGF) is a heparin-binding protein, which has been suggested to be involved in the development of kidneys, the cardiovascular system and the liver. We have shown that HDGF is highly expressed in parenchymal hepatocytes in the developing liver and promotes fetal hepatocyte proliferation. In the present study, we asked whether HDGF expression was related to liver regeneration. METHODS We examined the mRNA and protein expressions of HDGF in two liver regeneration models. In addition, cellular distribution of HDGF in the regenerating liver was investigated by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS In the carbon tetrachloride (CCl(4))-treated liver, HDGF expression was induced and the peak was detected at 24 h after the CCl(4 )injection. HDGF expression was also enhanced in the hepatectomy model and the peak was detected at 12 h after surgery. The increased expression of HDGF protein was also confirmed by western blotting. Expression of the HDGF gene in the regenerating liver was dominantly detected in parenchymal hepatocytes. CONCLUSION These findings showed that HDGF expression was induced in parenchymal hepatocytes before the DNA synthesis in the regenerating liver, suggesting the possible involvement of HDGF in liver regeneration as an autocrine factor.
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- Hirayuki Enomoto
- Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan
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Koga D, Chian ACL, Hada T, Rempel EL. Experimental evidence of phase coherence of magnetohydrodynamic turbulence in the solar wind: GEOTAIL satellite data. Philos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci 2008; 366:447-57. [PMID: 17681910 DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2007.2102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence is commonly observed in the solar wind. Nonlinear interactions among MHD waves are likely to produce finite correlation of the wave phases. For discussions of various transport processes of energetic particles, it is fundamentally important to determine whether the wave phases are randomly distributed (as assumed in the quasi-linear theory) or have a finite coherence. Using a method based on the surrogate data technique, we analysed the GEOTAIL magnetic field data to evaluate the phase coherence in MHD turbulence in the Earth's foreshock region. The results demonstrate the existence of finite phase correlation, indicating that nonlinear wave-wave interactions are in progress.
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- D Koga
- National Institute for Space Research (INPE), PO Box 515, São José dos Campos, São Paulo 12227-010, Brazil.
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Kawano Y, Mizuta K, Hisikawa S, Saito T, Egami S, Takatsuka Y, Sanada Y, Fujiwara T, Yasuda Y, Ohmori M, Sakamoto K, Liu W, Nishiguchi S, Hada T, Kawarasaki H. Successful pediatric living donor liver transplantation from carrier to carrier of hereditary butyrylcholinesterase variant. Pediatr Transplant 2007; 11:694-7. [PMID: 17663697 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2007.00750.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [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: 11/29/2022]
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Hypocholinesterasemia is often observed clinically, especially in various liver diseases. Not well known, however, is the fact that some patients have a hereditary BChE variant. Little has been reported on liver transplants associated with this hereditary BChE variant. Furthermore, no cases have been reported of a LDLT involving hereditary BChE variant that had been diagnosed preoperatively. A 23-month-old girl who had had a failed Kasai operation for biliary atresia underwent a liver transplant using as a graft her father's lateral segment. Preoperatively, she had been diagnosed with hypocholinesterasemia. As the donor, her father had undergone a preoperative examination, during which he was found to also have hypocholinesterasemia. DNA sequencing revealed that both had the hereditary BChE variant. The unique mutation caused a frame-shift mutation. Variant K was also detected. The patient was discharged 143 days after the operation and has had no problems with immunosuppression since. In conclusion, we report that the hereditary BChE variant is not a contraindication for either transplantation or living liver donation.
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- Youichi Kawano
- Department of Transplant Surgery, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan.
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Uyama H, Nakamura H, Hayashi E, Ogawa H, Enomoto H, Yoshida K, Okuda Y, Yamamoto M, Hada T, Hayashi N. Triple therapy of initial high-dose interferon with ribavirin and amantadine for patients with chronic hepatitis C. Hepatol Res 2007; 37:325-30. [PMID: 17441804 DOI: 10.1111/j.1872-034x.2007.00044.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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AIMS We previously reported the potential effect of combination therapy of an initial high-dose interferon (IFN) and amantadine on the eradication of HCV-RNA in patients with chronic hepatitis C. The additive effects of amantadine on interferon and ribavirin combination therapy remain controversial. In this study we investigated the efficacy of initial high-dose IFN with ribavirin and amantadine on the virological response in patients with chronic hepatitis C with a high viral load of genotype 1b. METHODS Twenty-two patients with high viral loads of genotype 1b hepatitis C virus were enrolled in this pilot study. Patients were administered IFN-beta for four weeks and then IFN-alpha2b for 22 weeks with daily oral administration of ribavirin and amantadine. RESULTS A sustained virological response (SVR) was shown in 31.8% (seven of 22 patients). With the naïve patients, the SVR rate was 21.4% (three of 14 patients). In patients who could not eradicate HCV-RNA by previous IFN monotherapy, the SVR rate was 50% (four of eight patients). CONCLUSION Triple therapy with an initial high dose of IFN with ribavirin and amantadine may be effective, especially for chronic hepatitis C IFN-retreatment patients with a high viral load of genotype 1b.
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- Hirokazu Uyama
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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Liu W, Nakamura H, Yamamoto T, Ikeda N, Saito M, Ohno M, Hara N, Imanishi H, Shimomura S, Yamamoto T, Sakai T, Nishiguchi S, Hada T. Vitamin K2 inhibits the proliferation of HepG2 cells by up-regulating the transcription of p21 gene. Hepatol Res 2007; 37:360-5. [PMID: 17441809 DOI: 10.1111/j.1872-034x.2007.00058.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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AIM Vitamin K2 has been reported to inhibit the growth of human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in vitro and suppress hepatocarcinogenesis in vivo. However, its inhibitory mechanism has not yet been clarified. METHODS Different concentrations of vitamin K2 (30, 10, 1, 0.1 and 0.01 muM) were added to the HCC cell line HepG2 to assess effects on cell growth. The effect of vitamin K2 on cell cycle progression was determined by flow-cytometric analysis. The expression of cell cycle regulatory proteins p21 and p27 was then examined by Western blot. Whether vitamin K2 regulates the gene expression through action on the p21 promoter region was investigated by luciferase assay. RESULTS Vitamin K2 inhibited the growth of HepG2 cells dose-dependently, and its inhibitory rate reached approximately 50% at the dose of 30 muM after 96 h treatment. After treatment with vitamin K2, the proportion of cells in G0-G1 phase increased, and in S phase decreased. Apoptotic cells were not detected. The expression of cell cycle regulatory protein p21 was induced by vitamin K2 treatment, but p27 was not. By the luciferase assay, vitamin K2 significantly activated the promoter of p21. Knock-down of p21 by siRNA reversed the growth inhibition of HepG2 cells by vitamin K2. CONCLUSIONS The findings suggest that vitamin K2 suppresses the proliferation of HCC cells by blocking the cell cycle G1/S progression through the transcriptional induction of p21.
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- Weidong Liu
- Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan
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Liu W, Nakamura H, Tsujimura T, Cheng J, Yamamoto T, Iwamoto Y, Imanishi H, Shimomura S, Yamamoto T, Hirasawa T, Inagaki S, Nishiguchi S, Hada T. Chemoprevention of spontaneous development of hepatocellular carcinomas in fatty liver Shionogi mice by a cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor. Cancer Sci 2006; 97:768-73. [PMID: 16863510 DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2006.00237.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) and retinoid X receptor alpha (RXRalpha) are suggested to have roles in carcinogenesis. COX-2 inhibitors have been reported to suppress growth of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cell lines in vitro. However, little is known about the preventive effect of these drugs on spontaneous hepatocarcinogenesis in vivo. Etodolac exists in a racemic mixture containing S- and R-etodolac. S-etodolac is responsible for COX-2 inhibitory activity and R-etodolac is related to the downregulation of RXRalpha. Here, the effect of etodolac on spontaneous development of HCC in fatty liver Shionogi mice is evaluated. Etodolac was administered at a low (2 mg/kg) or high (10 mg/kg) dose three times a week for 16 months starting at the age of 3 months. The development of HCC was suppressed slightly in the high-dose group, and suppressed markedly in the low-dose group, although the development of fatty liver was not inhibited in either group. Plasma prostaglandin E2 levels were also decreased significantly in the low-dose group, consistent with the suppression of HCC. The expression of RXRalpha and proliferating cell nuclear antigen in non-tumorous liver tissues was decreased significantly in both the low-dose and high-dose groups. These findings show that etodolac treatment at an optimum dose suppresses hepatocarcinogenesis in vivo, and may be useful for preventing the development of HCC in humans.
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- Weidong Liu
- Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, 1-1 Mukogawa-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8501
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Cheng J, Imanishi H, Morisaki H, Liu W, Nakamura H, Morisaki T, Hada T. Recombinant HBsAg inhibits LPS-induced COX-2 expression and IL-18 production by interfering with the NFkappaB pathway in a human monocytic cell line, THP-1. J Hepatol 2005; 43:465-71. [PMID: 15963597 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2005.02.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2004] [Revised: 11/28/2004] [Accepted: 02/01/2005] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Hepatitis B virus suppresses the human immune-system and HBsAg inhibits the induction of cytokines by LPS in human macrophages, but the mechanisms involved remain unclear. COX-2 and its product, PGE2, play a role in hepatitis B and IL-18 has also been shown to inhibit HBV infection in vivo. We investigated whether rHBsAg affects induction of COX-2 and IL-18 by LPS and, if so, which signal pathways are involved in a human monocytic cell line, THP-1. METHODS Cell culture, Western blotting for COX-2, ERK and IKB-alpha, immunofluorescence for HBsAg and NFkappaB protein and ELISA for PGE2, IL-18 and IL-12 were performed. RESULTS rHBsAg inhibits LPS-induced COX-2 expression in a time- and dose-dependent manner by blocking the ERK and NFkappaB pathways. LPS-induced IL-18 production was also down-regulated by rHBsAg by interfering mainly with the NFkappaB pathway. PGE2 reversed the inhibition of LPS-induced IL-18 production by rHBsAg. rHBsAg was also found to inhibit the induction of IL-12 by LPS in THP-1 cells. CONCLUSIONS These results showed a novel anti-inflammatory property of rHBsAg which involves inhibition of COX-2 and suggested that hepatitis B virus may regulate IFN-gamma production by inhibiting IL-18 and IL-12 production.
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- Jidong Cheng
- Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, 1-1 Mukogawacho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663, Japan.
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Iijima H, Moriyasu F, Koezuka A, Nishigami T, Hada T, Fujimoto J. Angiomyolipoma of the liver presenting a homogeneously hypoechoic mass. J Gastroenterol 2005; 40:916-7. [PMID: 16211353 DOI: 10.1007/s00535-005-1660-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2004] [Accepted: 02/08/2005] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Sawada K, Masaki N, Hayashi S, Zeniya M, Ishikawa T, Takahashi H, Ohnishi K, Fukunaga K, Hara N, Yamamoto T, Hada T, Toda G. Immunomodulatory effects of selective leucocytapheresis as a new adjunct to interferon-alpha2b plus ribavirin combination therapy: a prospective study in patients with high plasma HCV viraemia. J Viral Hepat 2005; 12:274-82. [PMID: 15850468 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2005.00577.x] [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: 12/19/2022]
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Efficacy of interferon-alpha2b (IFN) + ribavirin (IFN/RBV) combination in patients with high plasma hepatitis C virus (HCV) is very poor. Dysregulated CD4+ /CD8+ T cells is involved in both impaired cell-mediated immunity and resistance to IFN. Adsorptive granulocytes and monocytes apheresis (GMA) can remove infected leucocytes which are extrahepatic HCV reservoirs and also has been associated with intriguing immunomodulation and increases in CD4+ T cells. Our aim was to see if GMA enhances the efficacy of IFN/RBV. Twenty-four patients, 13 IFN resistant and 11 IFN naive were enrolled. Seventeen were genotype 1b and 7 were 2a or 2b. Mean plasma HCV-RNA was 612.9 (100-850) kIU/mL and alanine aminotransferase, 108 (41-373) U/L. GMA was performed with Adacolumn at one session/day for five consecutive days and IFN/RBV was started within 24 h after the last GMA session. Daily 6 million units of IFN, six times/week for 2 weeks and then three times/week for 22 weeks were given with RBV (600-800 mg/day/patient). Patients were followed for 6 months. GMA was associated with a significant increase in lymphocyte counts, complement activation fragment C3a and falls in tissue necrosis factor-alpha, and IL-8 produced by peripheral blood leucocytes. At week 24, 20 of 24 patients (83%) were HCV negative and by end of follow-up (week 49), the remission was sustained in 14 of 24 patients (58%) including 100% of patients with 2a or 2b. In conclusion, enhanced efficacy of IFN/RBV following GMA might be attributed to a more efficient immune function and a renewed IFN signaling towards HCV.
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- K Sawada
- Department of Gastroentrology, Fujimoto Hospital Medicine, Osaka 583-0857, Japan.
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Liu W, Shimomura S, Imanishi H, Iwamoto Y, Ikeda N, Saito M, Ohno M, Hara N, Yamamoto T, Nakamura H, Hada T. Hemochromatosis with mutation of the ferroportin 1 (IREG1) gene. Intern Med 2005; 44:285-9. [PMID: 15897636 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.44.285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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The HFE, H ferritin, TFR2, and ferroportin 1 genes of a Japanese patient diagnosed as having hemochromatosis were amplified by PCR and sequenced. A novel mutation in the ferroportin 1 was found in the patient. It was located in the noncoding region of the ferroportin 1; nucleotide 117 adenine was changed to guanine, 7 nucleotides downstream the iron responsive element (IRE) region. This mutation was not found in the patient's son or daughter, or in 50 healthy individuals. It was suggested that the mutation in the ferroportin 1 may be related to hemochromatosis of this patient.
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- Weidong Liu
- Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya
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Itoi H, Fujimori Y, Tsutsui H, Matsui K, Sugihara A, Terada N, Hada T, Kakishita E, Okamura H, Hara H, Nakanishi K. Involvement of Interleukin-18 in Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease in Mice. Transplantation 2004; 78:1245-50. [PMID: 15548959 DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0000137934.25190.b9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [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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BACKGROUND Interleukin (IL)-18 stimulates T helper 1 (Th1)-mediated immune responses and the development of cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs). Antihost CTLs are major effectors in acute graft-versus-host disease (aGvHD), a potentially fatal complication after allogeneic stem-cell transplantation. We investigated the relevant role of IL-18 in the development of aGvHD in mice. METHODS Irradiated (C57BL/6x DBA/2) F1 (BDF1) mice transplanted with wild-type (WT) C57BL/6 (B6) splenocytes were compared with those transplanted with IL-18Ralpha-deficient B6 splenocytes with respect to Th1 development, CTL activity, severity of aGvHD, and survival. RESULTS Transplantation of WT B6 spleen cells into BDF1 mice induced aGvHD that was accompanied by elevation of both serum IL-18 levels and IL-18 receptor alpha chain (IL-18Ralpha) expression on engrafted T cells. The transplantation of WT B6 cells also induced high antihost CTL activity in host spleen, whereas transplantation of IL-18Ralpha-deficient B6 cells exhibited significantly reduced antihost-specific CTL activity, indicating that IL-18Ralpha-deficient CTLs were less cytotoxic than IL-18Ralpha-expressing CTLs. Moreover, the hosts receiving transplants with the IL-18Ralpha-deficient B6 cells had fewer fatal tissue injuries and increased their survival rates as compared with those receiving transplants with WT cells. Nevertheless, Th1 development in the hosts was the same, regardless of the type of donor cells. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that Th1 induction and baseline CTL activity in aGvHD occur in the absence of IL-18, but endogenous IL-18 further accelerates aGvHD reaction to its full-blown manifestation. Thus, IL-18 may be involved in the development aGvHD by enhancing CTL activity.
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- Hisayuki Itoi
- Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan
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Inokuchi T, Moriwaki Y, Takahashi S, Tsutsumi Z, Ka T, Yamamoto A, Cheng J, Hashimoto-Tamaoki T, Hada T, Yamamoto T. Identification of a new point mutation in hypoxanthine phosphoribosyl transferase responsible for hyperuricemia in a female patient. Metabolism 2004; 53:1500-2. [PMID: 15536609 DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2004.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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: 10/26/2022]
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A 29-year-old woman was referred to our department because of gout. Routine laboratory data showed hyperuricemia, a high level of plasma oxypurines, increased urinary uric acid excretion, and increased urinary oxypurine excretion, with decreased hypoxanthine phosphoribosyl transferase (HPRT) activity in the erythrocytes. From these findings, the patient was diagnosed with a partial deficiency of HPRT. To determine its properties, a cDNA sequence encoding HPRT and the androgen receptor AR XIST minimal promoter gene, as well as methylation of the AR gene were investigated. The HPRT cDNA sequence revealed a point mutation of G to A in nucleotide 40, which changed codon 14 from GAA (Glu) to AAA (Lys) in the mutant gene. In addition, the HPRT genomic DNA sequence, including the mutation site, revealed the same point mutation, indicating that the patient was heterozygote. Further analysis of the AR gene on the X chromosome suggested nonrandom X-chromosome inactivation, whereas the AR XIST minimal promoter gene was normal. Such results have not been previously reported in a female with partial HPRT deficiency.
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- Taku Inokuchi
- Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo 663-8501, Japan
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Cheng J, Imanishi H, Liu W, Nakamura H, Morisaki T, Higashino K, Hada T. Involvement of cell cycle regulatory proteins and MAP kinase signaling pathway in growth inhibition and cell cycle arrest by a selective cyclooxygenase 2 inhibitor, etodolac, in human hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines. Cancer Sci 2004; 95:666-73. [PMID: 15298730 DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2004.tb03327.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Recent studies have shown that selective cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors induce growth inhibition and cell cycle arrest in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cell lines. However, the mechanism by which COX-2 inhibitors regulate the cell cycle and whether or not growth signal pathways are involved in the growth inhibition remain unclear. In this study, we investigated the mechanisms of growth inhibition and cell cycle arrest by etodolac, a selective COX-2 inhibitor, in HCC cell lines, HepG2 and PLC/PRF/5, by studying cell cycle regulatory proteins, and the MAP kinase and PDK1-PKB/AKT signaling pathways. Etodolac inhibited growth and PCNA expression and induced cell cycle arrest in both HCC cell lines. Etodolac induced p21WAF1/Cip1 and p27Kip1 expression and inhibited CDK2, CDK4, CDC2, cyclin A and cyclin B1 expression, but did not affect cyclin D1 or cyclin E. HGF and 10% FBS induced ERK phosphorylation, but phosphorylation of p38, JNK and AKT was down-regulated by etodolac. PD98059, a selective inhibitor of ERK phosphorylation, induced growth inhibition, the expression of p27Kip1 and cell cycle arrest. In conclusion, p21WAF1/Cip1, p27Kip1, CDK2, CDK4, CDC2, cyclin A, cyclin B1 and the MAP kinase signaling pathway are involved in growth inhibition and cell cycle arrest by a selective COX-2 inhibitor in HCC cell lines.
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- Jidong Cheng
- Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, 663-8501, Japan.
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Hata H, Yoshimoto T, Hayashi N, Hada T, Nakanishi K. IL-18 together with anti-CD3 antibody induces human Th1 cells to produce Th1- and Th2-cytokines and IL-8. Int Immunol 2004; 16:1733-9. [PMID: 15477227 DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxh174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Although IL-18 was initially regarded as a factor that enhances IFN-gamma production from Th1 cells, later studies revealed its potential to induce Th2 cytokine production from T cells, NK cells and basophils/mast cells. Very recently, we demonstrated that passively transferred memory phenotype Th1 cells induce airway inflammation and hyperresponsiveness in a host mouse by production of Th1-, Th2-cytokines, GM-CSF and chemokines, when the transferred cells are stimulated in the host mice with nasally administered Ag and IL-18. Moreover, IL-18 is suggested to contribute to asthma exacerbation in human patients. Therefore, it is important to determine whether human Th1 cells also have the potential to produce these soluble factors when stimulated with anti-CD3 and IL-18 in vitro. Here we demonstrated that only Th1 cells, but not Th2 cells, produce IFN-gamma, IL-13, GM-CSF and IL-8 after stimulation with anti-CD3 and IL-18. Furthermore, highly purified IFN-gamma-producing Th1 cells have the same potential. Thus, human Th1 cells may become very harmful cells, when stimulated with Ag and IL-18 in vivo, and produce IFN-gamma, IL-13, GM-CSF and IL-8, which in combination might induce severe inflammation such as airway inflammation.
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- Hitomi Hata
- Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan
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Cheng J, Nakamura H, Imanishi H, Liu W, Morisaki T, Sugiyama T, Hada T. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ ligands, 15-deoxy-Δ12,14-prostaglandin J2, and ciglitazone, induce growth inhibition and cell cycle arrest in hepatic oval cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2004; 322:458-64. [PMID: 15325252 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.07.133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2004] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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There is growing evidence to show that hepatic oval cells contribute to liver regeneration, dysplastic nodule formation, and hepato-carcinogenesis. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) and their ligands play an important role in cell growth, inflammatory responses, and liver pathogenesis including fibrosis and cancer. However, little is known about the role of PPARgamma/its ligands in the growth and differentiation of hepatic oval cells. In this study, we found that OC15-5, a rat hepatic oval cell line, expressed PPARgamma at mRNA and protein levels, and a natural ligand for PPARgamma, 15-deoxy-Delta12,14-prostaglandin J2 (15d-PGJ2), and a synthetic ligand, ciglitazone, inhibited growth of OC15-5 cells by arresting at G1-S in a dose-dependent manner. Apoptosis was also induced in OC15-5 cells by 15d-PGJ2 treatment. In OC15-5 cells treated with 15d-PGJ2, the expression of CDK inhibitor, p27(Kip1), was up-regulated, while that of p21(WAF1/Cip1), p18(INK4C) CDK2, CDK4, and cyclin E was unchanged. In addition, delayed up-regulation of AFP expression was observed in OC15-5 cells after 15d-PGJ2 or ciglitazone treatment. This is the first report to show that the PPARgamma ligand was involved in the growth, cell cycle, and differentiation of hepatic oval cells, raising the possibility that the PPARgamma ligands may regulate liver regeneration and hepato-carcinogenesis.
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- Jidong Cheng
- Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, 1-1 Mukogawacho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8501, Japan.
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Seto Y, Higasa S, Nakamura H, Hada T. [Effect of HCV infection in Japanese hemophiliacs--including influence of HTV-HCV coinfection on the prognosis of hemophiliacs]. Nihon Rinsho 2004; 62 Suppl 7:323-5. [PMID: 15359813] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/30/2023]
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- Yoshifumi Seto
- Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine
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Yamamoto T, Moriwaki Y, Ka T, Takahashi S, Tsutsumi Z, Cheng J, Inokuchi T, Yamamoto A, Hada T. Effect of sauna bathing and beer ingestion on plasma concentrations of purine bases. Metabolism 2004; 53:772-6. [PMID: 15164327 DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2003.11.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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To determine whether sauna bathing alone or in combination with beer ingestion increases the plasma concentration of uric acid, 5 healthy subjects were tested. Urine and plasma measurements were performed before and after each took a sauna bath, ingested beer, and ingested beer just after taking a sauna bath, with a 2-week interval between each activity. Sauna bathing alone increased the plasma concentrations of uric acid and oxypurines (hypoxanthine and xanthine), and decreased the urinary and fractional excretion of uric acid, while beer ingestion alone increased the plasma concentrations and urinary excretion of uric acid and oxypurines. A combination of both increased the plasma concentration of uric acid and oxypurines, and decreased the urinary and fractional excretion of uric acid, with an increase in the urinary excretion of oxypurines. The increase in plasma concentration of uric acid with the combination protocol was not synergistic as compared to the sum of the increases by each alone. Body weight, urine volume, and the urinary excretion of sodium and chloride via dehydration were decreased following sauna bathing alone. These results suggest that sauna bathing had a relationship with enhanced purine degradation and a decrease in the urinary excretion of uric acid, leading to an increase in the plasma concentration of uric acid. Further, we concluded that extracellular volume loss may affect the common renal transport pathway of uric acid and xanthine. Therefore, it is recommended that patients with gout refrain from drinking alcoholic beverages, including beer, after taking a sauna bath, since the increase in plasma concentration of uric acid following the combination of sauna bathing and beer ingestion was additive.
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- Tetsuya Yamamoto
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan
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Itoi H, Fujimori Y, Tsutsui H, Matsui K, Hada T, Kakishita E, Okamura H, Hara H, Nakanishi K. Differential Upregulation of Interleukin-18 Receptor α Chain Between CD4+ and CD8+ T Cells During Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease in Mice. J Interferon Cytokine Res 2004; 24:291-6. [PMID: 15153312 DOI: 10.1089/107999004323065075] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Interleukin-18 (IL-18), a unique cytokine that stimulates both T helper 1 (Th1) and Th2 responses, is associated with acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD), the major limiting toxicity following allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Here, we investigated the mechanism underlying the upregulation of IL-18 receptor (IL-18R) expression on T cells in murine aGVHD models. The induction of aGVHD elevated host serum IL-12 levels and increased expression of IL-18Ralpha chain (IL-18Ralpha) on engrafted T cells, in particular on CD8+ T cells. However, IL-18Ralpha expression did not increase on the CD4+ T cells of an IL-12-deficient host, indicating the IL-12-dependent upregulation of IL-18Ralpha expression on CD4+ T cells during aGVHD. Purified donor CD8+ T cells transferred in the host increased IL-18Ralpha expression. In vitro experiments showed that IL-18Ralpha expression upregulated on CD8+ T cells but not on CD4+ T cells on stimulation through the T cell receptor (TCR). These results suggest that IL-18Ralpha expression is differentially upregulated between CD4+ and CD8+ T cells during aGVHD, depending on endogenous IL-12 and TCR engagement, respectively.
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- Hisayuki Itoi
- Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, 1-1 Mukogawa-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8501, Japan
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Yamamoto T, Moriwaki Y, Ka T, Inokuchi T, Takahashi S, Tsutsumi Z, Fukuchi M, Hada T. Effect of purine-free low-malt liquor (happo-shu) on the plasma concentrations and urinary excretion of purine bases and uridine--comparison between purine-free and regular happo-shu. Horm Metab Res 2004; 36:231-7. [PMID: 15114522 DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-814453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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To determine whether purine-free and regular low-malt liquor beverages (happo-shu) increase the plasma concentration and urinary excretion of purine bases (hypoxanthine, xanthine, uric acid) and uridine, 6 healthy males were given regular (10 ml/kg of body weight) and purine-free happo-shu (10 ml/kg of body weight). Plasma concentration-time curves were plotted, and the areas under the curves for uric acid and total purine bases (the sum of hypoxanthine, xanthine, and uric acid) were greater in the regular than in the purine-free happo-shu ingestion experiment (both p < 0.05). In addition, the total urinary excretion of xanthine, total purine bases, and uridine was greater in the regular than in the purine-free happo-shu ingestion experiment (p < 0.05 in all cases), although the total urinary excretion of hypoxanthine and uric acid was no different between the regular and the purine-free happo-shu ingestion experiments. These results suggest that uridine contained in regular happo-shu might contribute to an increase in the urinary excretion of uridine along with ethanol, and that the purines contained in regular happo-shu may contribute to the increase in plasma concentration of uric acid due to purine degradation.
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- T Yamamoto
- Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan.
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Moriwaki Y, Takahashi S, Tsutsumi Z, Ka T, Hada T, Yamamoto T. Immunohistochemical Demonstration of Adenosine Deaminase (ADA1) in Human Tissues. Acta Histochem Cytochem 2004. [DOI: 10.1267/ahc.37.173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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- Yuji Moriwaki
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Hyogo College of Medicine
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Hyogo College of Medicine
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Hyogo College of Medicine
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Hyogo College of Medicine
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Hyogo College of Medicine
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Okuda Y, Nakamura H, Yoshida K, Enomoto H, Uyama H, Hirotani T, Funamoto M, Ito H, Everett AD, Hada T, Kawase I. Hepatoma-derived growth factor induces tumorigenesis in vivo through both direct angiogenic activity and induction of vascular endothelial growth factor. Cancer Sci 2003; 94:1034-41. [PMID: 14662017 DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2003.tb01397.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Hepatoma-derived growth factor (HDGF) is highly expressed in tumor cells, and stimulates their proliferation. In the present study, we investigated the role of HDGF in tumorigenesis and elucidated the mechanism of action. Stable transfectants of NIH3T3 cells overexpressing HDGF did not show significant anchorage-independent growth in soft agar assay. However, these stable transfectants overexpressing HDGF generated sarcomatous tumors in nude mice. These tumors were red-colored macroscopically, and histologically showed a rich vascularity. Immunohistochemical analysis using CD31 antibody showed new vessel formation. Recombinant HDGF stimulated proliferation of human umbilical vein endothelial cells in a dose-dependent manner, and stimulated tubule formation. Furthermore, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) was detected immunohistochemically in the tumor tissues. Transient expression of HDGF induced both VEGF gene and protein expression as demonstrated by a reporter assay using VEGF gene promoter. The administration of anti-VEGF neutralizing antibody significantly suppressed, but did not block, the tumor growth of HDGF-overexpressing cells in nude mice. Thus, these findings suggested that HDGF-induced tumor formation in vivo involves induction of VEGF as well as direct angiogenic activity.
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- Yorihide Okuda
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871
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Sawada K, Ohnishi K, Fukunaga K, Kusaka T, Ohdo M, Nagase K, Shimoyama T, Hada T. Granulocyte and Monocyte Adsorptive Apheresis for Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection: A Report on Six Cases with High Plasma Viremia. Ther Apher Dial 2003; 7:547-53. [PMID: 15018242 DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-0968.2003.00090.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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: 11/20/2022]
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Granulocytes and monocytes/macrophages (GM) are known to constitute extra-hepatic sites for hepatitis C virus (HCV) replication and dissemination. Accordingly, we thought that selective GM adsorptive apheresis (GMA) might contribute to the treatment of HCV in patients with high viremia (HCV-RNA > 100 kIU/mL). Of six patients (three males and three females), mean age 62.2 years, five had not responded to interferon-alpha (INF-alpha) and one was INF-alpha naïve. Each patient received five GMA sessions, once a week for 5 weeks. The two antecubital veins were used as blood access and return lines and the apheresis was performed at 30 mL/min for 60 min. Treatment efficacy was assessed by monitoring changes in plasma HCV-RNA and aminotransferase. Granulocyte and monocyte/macrophage adsorptive apheresis was well tolerated. During each GMA, there was on average a 52.9% fall in plasma HCV-RNA, but HCV-RNA increased again during the time before the next GMA. There was no marked change in either aminotransferase during GMA. Furthermore, beyond the last GMA, HCV-RNA increased together with worsening aminotransferase in three of six patients. In conclusion, it would appear that GMA can partially reduce plasma HCV and GMA at a frequency of one session/week for 5 consecutive weeks but that this was inadequate to induce a sustained decrease in plasma HCV-RNA in patients with high viremia without simultaneous administration of antiviral medications. The most effective frequency of GMA needs to be determined in future clinical studies.
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- Koji Sawada
- Department of Gastroenterology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan.
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Fujita T, Fujita M, Kodama T, Hada T, Higashino K. Determination of D- and L-pipecolic acid in food samples including processed foods. Ann Nutr Metab 2003; 47:165-9. [PMID: 12743469 DOI: 10.1159/000070040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2002] [Accepted: 10/30/2002] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Pipecolic acid, a metabolite of lysine, is found in human physiological fluids and is thought to play an important role in the central inhibitory gamma-aminobutyric acid system. However, it is unclear whether plasma D- and L-pipecolic acid originate from oral food intake or intestinal bacterial metabolites. METHODS We analyzed the contents of D- and L-pipecolic acid in several processed foods including dairy products (cow's milk, cheese and yogurt), fermented beverages (beer and wine) and heated samples (beef, bovine liver, bread and tofu) to clarify the relationship between plasma D- and L-pipecolic acid and dietary foods. RESULTS Our study revealed that some of the samples contained high concentrations of total pipecolic acid, and a higher proportion of L- than D-isomers. The other samples also showed high proportions of L-pipecolic acid. It was also shown that there is no significant change in the ratio of the D-isomer before and after heat treatment. The heat treatments could not cause the racemization of pipecolic acid in this study. CONCLUSION These findings suggest that plasma pipecolic acid, particularly the D-isomer, does not originate from direct food intake and that D- and L-pipecolic acid can possibly be derived from intestinal bacterial metabolites.
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- Toru Fujita
- Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan.
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