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Ozawa T, Kato K, Sanada H, Makiyama Y, Saigawa T, Souda S, Hashimoto S, Furukawa T, Toba K, Kodama M, Fujiwara H, Namura O, Hayashi J, Yoshimura N, Aizawa Y. Marked Decrease of Plasma VEGF After Implantation of Autologous Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells in a Patient with Critical Limb Ischemia. Angiology 2016; 57:235-9. [PMID: 16518534 DOI: 10.1177/000331970605700216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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: 11/17/2022]
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The authors performed autologous bone marrow mononuclear cells implantation (BMI) in a 79-year-old man with critical limb ischemia. After BMI, the resting pain of the ischemic leg improved gradually. They measured the plasma concentrations of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), and serum hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) in the blood from bilateral femoral veins. Before BMI, the plasma VEGF and bFGF concentrations were much greater in the ischemic leg than in the other lower limb, but decreased to the same concentrations as those in the contralateral lower extremity after BMI. The large concentrations of the angiogenic factors VEGF and bFGF in plasma indicate the severity and extent of the leg ischemia. BMI resulted in lower levels of VEGF and bFGF, and this fall is the hallmark of the effectiveness of BMI in the treatment of peripheral artery disease.
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- Takuya Ozawa
- Division of Cardiology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata-City, Japan.
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Oishi A, Ogino K, Nakagawa S, Makiyama Y, Kurimoto M, Otani A, Yoshimura N. Longitudinal analysis of the peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thinning in patients with retinitis pigmentosa. Eye (Lond) 2013; 27:597-604. [PMID: 23519274 DOI: 10.1038/eye.2013.34] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To investigate longitudinal changes in peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness in patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP). METHODS We re-examined 103 RP patients whose RNFL thickness was previously examined and reported. RNFL thickness was measured using Stratus optical coherence tomography and was compared with the previous measurements. The results were also compared with that of previously reported normal subjects. Association between the decrease rate and visual acuity, and visual field was also investigated. RESULTS The mean follow-up period was 56.9 months. After excluding the patients in whom RNFL images were of poor quality, 88 patients were eventually analyzed. The average RNFL thickness decreased from 105.8 to 98.2 μm during the period, with the average rate of decrease being 1.6 μm/year. The decrease in RNFL was more evident in superior and inferior sectors. Cross-sectional linear regression analysis also revealed an age-dependent decrease in RNFL, with the slower rate of decrease being 0.94 μm/year. The decrease in RNFL thickness was significantly faster than that reported in normal subjects. The decrease rate was not associated with visual functions. CONCLUSION Age-dependent RNFL thinning occurs at a faster rate in RP patients as compared with that in normal subjects. The result supports the notion that pathologic changes involve inner retina as well as outer retina in eyes with RP. Considering the discrepancy in the rate of RNFL thinning estimated from trend analysis and longitudinal measurement, care should be taken when interpreting the result of cross-sectional analysis.
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- A Oishi
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
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Toba K, Makiyama Y, Ozawa T, Hirono S. [Application of selective tyrosine kinase inhibitor to the prevention of coronary restenosis after PCI]. Nihon Rinsho 2011; 69 Suppl 7:369-373. [PMID: 22519018] [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: 05/31/2023]
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- Ken Toba
- First Department of Internal Medicine, Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital
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Tanaka S, Niwa H, Makiyama Y, Hirayama T, Sato S, Akimoto Y. P19. Intra-arterial chemotherapy for oral cancer. Oral Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2011.06.262] [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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Makiyama Y, Toba K, Kato K, Hirono S, Ozawa T, Saigawa T, Minagawa S, Isoda M, Asami F, Ikarashi N, Oda M, Moriyama M, Higashimura M, Kitajima T, Otaki K, Aizawa Y. Imatinib Mesilate Inhibits Neointimal Hyperplasia via Growth Inhibition of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells in a Rat Model of Balloon Injury. TOHOKU J EXP MED 2008; 215:299-306. [DOI: 10.1620/tjem.215.299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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- Yashiro Makiyama
- Division of Cardiology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences
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- Division of Hematology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences
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- Division of Cardiology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences
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- Division of Cardiology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences
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- Division of Cardiology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences
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- Division of Cardiology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences
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- Division of Cardiology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences
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- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences
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- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences
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- Division of Cardiology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences
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- Division of Cardiology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences
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- Division of Hematology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences
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- Division of Hematology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences
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- Division of Hematology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences
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- Division of Cardiology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences
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- Division of Cardiology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences
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Ishizaki N, Tanaka S, Ono M, Ohno N, Hasegawa K, Komiya M, Akimoto Y, Kaneda T, Okada H, Utsunomiya T, Yamamoto H, Niwa H, Makiyama Y, Maeda T, Hirayama T, Katayama Y. Brain metastases from oncocytic carcinoma of the submandibular gland. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2007.09.017] [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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Watanabe H, Tanabe N, Makiyama Y, Chopra SS, Okura Y, Suzuki H, Matsui K, Watanabe T, Kurashina Y, Aizawa Y. ST-segment abnormalities and premature complexes are predictors of new-onset atrial fibrillation: the Niigata preventive medicine study. Am Heart J 2006; 152:731-5. [PMID: 16996849 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2006.05.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2006] [Accepted: 05/15/2006] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Left ventricular hypertrophy is a known risk factor for atrial fibrillation (AF). However, it is not well understood whether other electrocardiogram abnormalities are associated with development of AF. METHODS This was a community-based cohort study based upon a database of annual health examinations. We included 63,386 subjects aged > or = 50 years, without baseline AF (including atrial flutter), structural heart disease, or heart failure, who completed the annual examination during a 10-year follow-up period (1991-2002). The electrocardiographic risk factors for AF were studied in the subjects. RESULTS Atrial fibrillation developed in 873 subjects. Age, male sex, body mass index, hypertension, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and diabetes were significant risk factors for the development of AF. In multivariable logistic regression analysis adjusted for these risk factors, electrocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy (odds ratio [OR], 1.43), ST-segment abnormality without left ventricular hypertrophy (OR, 1.89), and the presence of premature complexes during a 10-second recording (OR, 2.89) were significantly associated with AF, whereas either right (OR, 0.84) or left bundle branch block (OR, 0.96) was unrelated. The risk for AF increased progressively with the severity of both ST-segment change and premature complexes. CONCLUSIONS ST-segment abnormality and comparably high-frequency premature complexes were each associated with increased risk for the development of AF. These electrocardiographic findings may be useful to stratify high-risk subjects for new-onset AF.
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- Hiroshi Watanabe
- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232-0575, USA.
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Ozawa T, Toba K, Kato K, Minagawa S, Saigawa T, Hanawa H, Makiyama Y, Moriyama M, Honma KI, Isoda M, Hasegawa G, Naito M, Takahashi M, Aizawa Y. Erythroid cells play essential roles in angiogenesis by bone marrow cell implantation. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2006; 40:629-38. [PMID: 16603182 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2006.01.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2005] [Revised: 11/29/2005] [Accepted: 01/31/2006] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Bone marrow cell implantation (BMI) has been utilized to treat patients with limb and heart ischemia. BMI provides angiogenic precursors and angiogenic cytokine-producing cells, especially erythroid cells. In this study, we induced in vitro angiogenesis cultures and in vivo BMI simulation using a murine limb ischemia model to examine the role of erythroid cells and the effect of erythropoietin (EPO). Human erythroid colonies (BFU-e) induced capillary networks around the colonies in vitro. Erythroid cells in human bone marrow produced vascular endothelial growth factor and placental growth factor. The angiogenic effects of erythroid cells were further amplified in the presence of EPO. Limb-ischemic mice were treated with BMI +/- EPO, and limb survival, blood flow recovery, and muscle histology were analyzed. Treatment with whole bone marrow cells + EPO significantly improved limb survival and blood flow. The cumulative effects of EPO on BMI induced and increase in capillary number and artery enlargement. Erythroid cells were essential for the in vivo effects of BMI, and CD14-positive cells supported the biological effects. In addition to the direct effect of EPO on angiogenesis, EPO showed indirect effect on angiogenesis through amplifying the angiogenic effects by erythroid cells supported by CD14-positive cells.
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- Takuya Ozawa
- Division of Cardiology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Japan.
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Aizawa Y, Kamimura N, Watanabe H, Aizawa Y, Makiyama Y, Usuda Y, Watanabe T, Kurashina Y. Cardiovascular risk factors are really linked in the metabolic syndrome: This phenomenon suggests clustering rather than coincidence. Int J Cardiol 2006; 109:213-8. [PMID: 16023231 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2005] [Revised: 05/26/2005] [Accepted: 06/05/2005] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND The accumulation of cardiovascular risk factors can be seen in a single person but it needs to be determined if this occurs more frequently than might be explained by mere coincidence. METHODS This study involved 119,412 adults: 41,819 males and 77,593 females, who were 40 years of age or older and who underwent an annual health examination. From the clinical and biochemical data, the actual prevalence of a combination of 3 or more factors: abnormal body mass index (> or =25.0), hypertension, high triglyceride (> or =150 mg/dl), low HDL cholesterol (<40 mg/dl) and abnormal fasting glucose metabolism (fasting blood sugar > or =110 mg/dl or HbA1c. > or =5.5%) was determined. Then, the prevalence of a corresponding combination of 3-5 factors was predicted from the prevalence of each factor on the assumption that their combination occurs as a result of coincidence. RESULTS The criteria of metabolic syndrome (> or =3 risk factors) was met in 17,842 (14.9%) of the examinees. The actual prevalence of any combination of 3-5 factors of metabolic syndrome was more frequent than those expected to occur by coincidence (P < 0.001). When compared with the prevalence of the total examinees, the prevalence of obesity and insulin resistance was 2.5 and 2.9 times higher in metabolic syndrome compared to that in the total examinees but it was 1.7 to 2.1 times higher in hypertension and high triglyceride. The former two were clustering more than hypertension or high triglyceride in metabolic syndrome. Abnormal levels of serum creatinine and total cholesterol were found more often in metabolic syndrome. CONCLUSION Combinations of risk factors of metabolic syndrome were found more frequently than coincidental phenomenon in the subjects from the general population. These finding suggest that these risk factors do cluster and obesity and insulin resistance were suggested to be linked with metabolic syndrome more than hypertension or high triglyceride.
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- Yoshifusa Aizawa
- Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Science Division of Cardiology, Japan.
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Tsuchida K, Hori T, Tanabe N, Makiyama Y, Ozawa T, Saigawa T, Watanabe R, Tanaka T, Nasuno A, Fukunaga H, Mezaki T, Nakamura Y, Aizawa Y. Relationship between serum lipoprotein(a) concentrations and coronary vasomotion in coronary spastic angina. Circ J 2005; 69:521-5. [PMID: 15849436 DOI: 10.1253/circj.69.521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND Elevated lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) concentrations are reported to impair endothelium-dependent vasodilatation of the epicardial coronary artery. However, the effects on vasomotor abnormalities in coronary spastic angina (CSA) have not been thoroughly investigated. METHODS AND RESULTS In the present study 80 sites of spasm (spastic sites) without significant organic stenosis (% diameter stenosis <50%) were assessed in 80 patients with CSA diagnosed by intracoronary ergonovine (EM) test. Spastic sites were divided into 2 groups: Group 1 included 30 sites provoked by the full dose (=50 microg) of EM, and Group 2 included 50 sites provoked with less than 50 microg (34.7+/-8.2 microg). Control subjects (n=22) did not show coronary spasm with the EM test. Serum Lp(a) concentrations were measured in all patients. Group 2 had a significantly greater basal coronary artery tone in the spastic sites than Group 1 (p<0.001). Lp(a) level in Group 2 was significantly higher compared with both the control group and Group 1 (p<0.05 by analysis of variance). Multivariate analysis confirmed that only serum Lp(a) concentration was associated with low-dose EM spasm provocation. CONCLUSIONS Serum Lp(a) concentration could be a marker for high disease activity in CSA.
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- Keiichi Tsuchida
- Division of Cardiology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University.
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Saigawa T, Kato K, Ozawa T, Toba K, Makiyama Y, Minagawa S, Hashimoto S, Furukawa T, Nakamura Y, Hanawa H, Kodama M, Yoshimura N, Fujiwara H, Namura O, Sogawa M, Hayashi JI, Aizawa Y. Clinical application of bone marrow implantation in patients with arteriosclerosis obliterans, and the association between efficacy and the number of implanted bone marrow cells. Circ J 2005; 68:1189-93. [PMID: 15564705 DOI: 10.1253/circj.68.1189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND There have been a number of recent reports on the use of autologous bone marrow implantation (BMI) in the treatment of peripheral arterial disease, with a clinical response rate of approximately 70%. However, the factors that influence efficacy have not yet been clarified. We have analyzed the relationship between the number of implanted bone marrow cells and the clinical efficacy of BMI. METHODS AND RESULTS Eight patients with arteriosclerosis obliterans were treated with BMI. Bone marrow was aspirated from the ilium (500-1,000 ml), the mononuclear cells were separated and then were implanted. The clinical effectiveness of BMI was evaluated by assessing changes in the ankle-brachial pressure index (ABI) and the transcutaneous oxygen pressure (TcO2) between the pre-treatment baseline, with follow-up testing at 4 weeks. These changes were defined as DeltaABI and DeltaTcO2. The mean number of CD34-positive cells was 1.04+/-0.60 x10(6) /kg body weight. There was a strong correlation between the number of CD34-positive cells and DeltaABI (r=0.754, p=0.028). CONCLUSIONS It is likely that the number of implanted CD34-positive cells is one of the primary factors that influence the clinical efficacy of BMI.
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- Takashi Saigawa
- Division of Cardiology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Asahimachi, Niigata-City, Niigata, Japan
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Oda H, Oda M, Makiyama Y, Kashimura T, Takahashi K, Miida T, Higuma N. Guidewire-induced coronary artery perforation treated with transcatheter delivery of subcutaneous tissue. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2005; 66:369-74. [PMID: 16208712 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.20522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 11/12/2022]
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In three cases of small coronary artery perforation by guidewires during percutaneous coronary intervention, coronary leakage continued despite prolonged balloon inflation and reversal of heparin. Subcutaneous tissue was selectively delivered to perforated vessels by means of microcatheters in a successful attempt to stop leakage. This method appears to be extremely effective for treating guidewire-induced perforations of distal coronary arteries.
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- Hirotaka Oda
- Department of Cardiology, Niigata City General Hospital, Niigata, Japan.
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Nakamura Y, Miida T, Makiyama Y, Mezaki T, Tanaka T, Saigawa T, Ozawa T, Watanabe R, Tsuchida K, Minagawa S, Hanyu O, Hirayama S, Aizawa Y. 2P-0538 Can we screen postprandial hyperlipidemia with a single blood sample obtained after lunch? ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPP 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s1567-5688(03)90677-5] [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: 11/24/2022]
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Igarashi Y, Kashimura K, Makiyama Y, Sato T, Ojima K, Aizawa Y. Left atrial appendage dysfunction in chronic nonvalvular atrial fibrillation is significantly associated with an elevated level of brain natriuretic peptide and a prothrombotic state. Jpn Circ J 2001; 65:788-92. [PMID: 11548877 DOI: 10.1253/jcj.65.788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The study tested the hypothesis that left atrial appendage (LAA) dysfunction in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) correlates with a prothrombotic state, and investigated whether the plasma natriuretic peptides are marker of LAA dysfunction in NVAF. Sixty-seven patients underwent transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography. The left ventricular fractional shortening, left atrial diameter (LAD), LAA flow velocity and the grade of spontaneous echo contrast (SEC) were determined. The plasma concentrations of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), D-dimer, and thrombin-antithrombin III complex (TAT) were measured. The patients were divided into 2 groups according to LAA flow velocity: group I (LAA velocity <20 cm/s) and group II (LAA velocity > or = 20cm/s). The SEC score, D-dimer, TAT, BNP and LAD were significantly increased in group I. Based on simple linear regression analysis, SEC score (r=-0.638), LAD (r=-0.493), D-dimer (r = -0.485), BNP (r = -0.463), TAT (r = -0.455) and age (r = -0.314) were inversely correlated with LAA flow velocity. Multivariate analysis showed that SEC score (p = 0.0014) and plasma BNP level (p=0.0075) were independent negative predictors for LAA flow velocity. In conclusion, LAA dysfunction is associated with a prothrombotic state, and the plasma BNP concentration may serve as a determinant of LAA function in NVAF.
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- Y Igarashi
- Department of Medicine, Tsuruoka City Shonai Hospital, Tsuruoka, Yamagata, Japan.
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The criteria for assessing adult brain death have been already established, but those for infant brain death have not been yet established in Japan. We report auditory brainstem response (ABR) and postmortem pathology of the temporal bone and brain of a brain-dead 9-month-old female. During the comatose state, her ABR showed only waves I and II bilaterally. Autopsy revealed the presence of a left cerebellar astrocytoma, herniation and anoxic encephalopathy. The pathological examination of the temporal bone revealed the destruction of the inner ear particularly on the left side. In the auditory pathway of brain-dead patients, degeneration occurs first in the cerebrum, followed by the cochlear nerve. Thus, ABR is one of the useful means to assess brain death even in infants.
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- M Ushio
- Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
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Tanaka Y, Kobayashi M, Makiyama Y, Mitsui Y. Role of interactions among endothelin-1, CD44, and hyaluronic acid in mouse mesangial cell proliferation. Clin Exp Nephrol 2001. [DOI: 10.1007/s101570170027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) is crucial to the progression of arteriosclerosis. In this study, we examined the role that interactions among endothelin-1 (ET-1), CD44, and hyaluronic acid (HA) play in VSMC proliferation. Co-localization of ET-1, CD44 and HA positive areas, as well as proliferating cell nuclear antigen positive nuclei, were observed in mouse neointima induced by endothelial injury. As found in intimal VSMC, cultured mouse VSMC secreted ET-1. The endothelin-converting enzyme (ECE) inhibitor, phosphoramidon, and endothelin type-A (ETA) receptor antagonist BQ-123 reduced expression of CD44 in VSMC. ET-1 reversed the reduction of CD44 expression by phosphoramidon. Because CD44 is a receptor for HA, we investigated the effects of phosphoramidon, BQ-123 or ET-1 on the mitogenic activity of HA in VSMC. Among the different molecular weights of this polysaccharide, oligosaccharides of HA (oHA) stimulated VSMC proliferation most effectively. Phosphoramidon and BQ-123 inhibited this oHA-induced DNA synthesis in VSMC. ET-1 reversed the suppression of oHA-induced proliferation by phosphoramidon. In conclusion, endogenously secreted ET-1 enhances oHA-stimulated VSMC growth via the ETA receptor in an autocrine manner. Thus it is suggested that the CD44-inducing activity of ET-1 is responsible for its stimulating effect on oHA-dependent growth of VSMC. These findings support the hypothesis that the interactions among ET-1, CD44 and HA promote the progression of arteriosclerosis.
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- Y Tanaka
- Laboratory of Chief Senior Researcher, National Institute of Bioscience and Human Technology, 1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, 305-8566, Ibaraki, Japan
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Uchide T, Masuda H, Lee YS, Makiyama Y, Mitsui Y, Saida K. Fluctuating gene expression and localized cellular distribution of vasoactive intestinal contractor (VIC) in mouse uterus. J Histochem Cytochem 2000; 48:699-707. [PMID: 10769054 DOI: 10.1177/002215540004800514] [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: 11/15/2022] Open
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To understand the physiological roles of vasoactive intestinal contractor (VIC) and endothelin-2 (ET-2) in the uterus, we examined the expression levels of VIC mRNA by real-time quantitative reverse transcription-linked polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and characterized the cellular distribution of VIC peptide and mRNA by immunostaining and in situ hybridization in mouse uterus. In pregnant mouse uterus, VIC mRNA expression changed considerably between Days 10.5 and 12.5 of pregnancy. The expression levels were significantly (p<0.05) higher (approximately fivefold) in the later stage of pregnancy (Days 12.5-17.5) than in the earlier stage (Days 7.5-10.5). In nonpregnant uterus, VIC mRNA expression was significantly (p <0.05) higher (approximately threefold) in proestrus and estrus than in diestrus. Immunohistochemical studies demonstrated the presence of VIC peptide in endometrial epithelial cells, myometrial cells, and vascular smooth muscle cells during the estrous cycle and pregnancy and after parturition. Notably, myometrial cells showed dominant immunostaining in proestrus and estrus, in the later pregnancy stage, and in the early postpartum period, analogous to the expression pattern of VIC mRNA. In situ hybridization confirmed localization of VIC mRNA in myometrial cells. These findings suggest that VIC may play an important role in the function of myometrial cells.
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- T Uchide
- National Institute of Bioscience and Human-Technology, Agency of Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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Makiyama Y, Ito M, Akiyama F, Sega H, Togashi K, Hasegawa T, Suzuki E, Arakawa M, Gejyo F. [Myeloperoxidase-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody positive alveolar hemorrhage during propylthiouracil therapy for hyperthyroidism]. Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi 2000; 38:201-5. [PMID: 10846402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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A 62-year-old woman had been treated with propylthiouracil(PTU) for hyperthyroidism. Because bloody sputum, dyspnea, and severe hypoxemia developed, the patient was admitted to our hospital. Chest X-ray and chest computed tomographic (CT) films disclosed diffuse infiltrative shadows in both lung fields. Bronchoalveolar lavage revealed abundant hemosiderin-laden macrophages. Alveolar hemorrhage associated with myeloperoxidase-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (MPO-ANCA) positive vasculitis syndrome was diagnosed because of the high serum level of MPO-ANCA. After the initiation of steroid therapy and termination of PTU, the infiltrative shadows in both lung fields disappeared, PaO2 improved, and MPO-ANCA decreased. There have been some reports of MPO-ANCA positive vasculitis syndrome developing during PTU therapy, but most were concerned with renal disease. We concluded that PTU and similar agents should be given consideration as one of the possible causes of MPO-ANCA-induced alveolar hemorrhage.
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- Y Makiyama
- Department of Medicine (II), Niigata University School of Medicine, Japan
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Hishitani T, Ogawa K, Hoshino K, Yoshitake M, Koyanagi K, Nakamura Y, Makiyama Y, Nishimoto H. Myxoma causing sudden neurologic symptoms including ataxia and facial nerve palsy. J Pediatr 1999; 135:652. [PMID: 10547257 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3476(99)70067-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- T Hishitani
- Department of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Surgery, Saitama Children's Medical Center, Saitama 339-8551 Japan
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Mice with the Otx2+/- mutation often die during the postneonatal period. Before death these animals, generated from TT2 ES cells and crossed with CBA mice, develop a dome-shaped head, weakness of the limbs, kyphosis, lethargy, drowsiness, and emaciation. Autopsy of these mice revealed eminent dilatation of lateral ventricles and a ballooned cerebrum. Histological analysis shows edematous change of the periventricular white matter. These results suggest that Otx2 functions as a head organizer, and a mutation of this gene is a likely cause of hydrocephalus in mammals. Additionally, craniobasal skeletal anomaly in half of the heterozygotes and dwarfism in some of the female heterozygotes are described.
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- Y Makiyama
- Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Tsukuba Life Science Center, Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), Ibaraki, Japan
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Watanabe T, Makiyama Y, Nishimoto H, Matsumoto M, Kikuchi A, Tsubokawa T. Metachronous ovarian dysgerminoma after a suprasellar germ-cell tumor treated by radiation therapy. Case report. J Neurosurg 1995; 83:149-53. [PMID: 7782834 DOI: 10.3171/jns.1995.83.1.0149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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A case of suprasellar germ-cell tumor in a 9-year-old girl who later developed ovarian dysgerminoma is reported. The clinical course of the case is described and a double-primary tumor, rather than metastasis from either tumor to the other, is suggested by the authors to explain the oncogenesis in this patient. The authors strongly encourage that patients with intracranial germinoma be examined for associated extraneural lesions before, as well as after, the completion of the initial therapy.
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- T Watanabe
- Division of Neurological Surgery, Saitama Children's Medical Center, Japan
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Makiyama Y, Nishimoto H, Fukaya C, Tsubokawa T. Massive intracerebral hematoma in a child with Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome. Surg Neurol 1994; 42:392-5; discussion 395-6. [PMID: 7974143 DOI: 10.1016/0090-3019(94)90343-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The authors describe a child who suffered from massive intracerebral bleeding due to rupture of a cerebral arteriovenous malformation associated with Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome (KTS). Neurovascular lesions have been regarded as uncommon in KTS; however, our case may indicate the need for neurovascular scrutiny in patients with this syndrome.
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- Y Makiyama
- Division of Neurological Surgery, Saitama Children's Medical Center, Japan
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Hisahara S, Makiyama Y, Yoshizawa T, Mizusawa H, Shoji S. [A case of unilateral gustatory disturbance produced by the contralateral midbrain lesion]. Rinsho Shinkeigaku 1994; 34:1055-7. [PMID: 7834953] [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: 01/27/2023]
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We reported a case of unilateral gustatory disturbance produced by a lesion in the contralateral midbrain. A 37-year-old man first noticed dysesthesia in the left side of his face. Later, the patient developed dysesthesia of the left part of the lip, muscular weakness on the left lower extremity and gustatory disturbance on the left side. MR scan disclosed a lesion in the tegmentum of the right midbrain, which showed low intensity on a T1-weighted image and high intensity on a T2-weighted image. This lesion could be due to multiple sclerosis. This case suggests that the unilateral gustatory information ascends via the contralateral pathway at the midbrain level. It is suggested that the central gustatory pathways above the ipsilateral pontine taste are ascend via the contralateral projections to the thalamic taste area (parvicellular portion of the ventral posteromedial thalamic nucleus, VPMpc).
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- S Hisahara
- Department of Neurology, University of Tsukuba
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Makiyama Y, Nishimoto H, Aihara T, Tsubokawa T. Magnetic resonance angiography in the management of childhood moyamoya disease: first choice for neurovascular scrutiny. Surg Neurol 1994; 42:32-40. [PMID: 7940094 DOI: 10.1016/0090-3019(94)90247-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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We performed magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) in 12 children with a suspected or angiographically proven moyamoya disease. MRA was performed by the three-dimensional, time-of-flight technique and, successfully depicted the primary abnormalities in the distal carotid arteries in 10 out of the 12 patients. In the other two patients, poor visualization of the intracranial vasculature strongly suggested the presence of the disease. On MRA, moyamoya vessels were visible in eight patients. The presence of anastomoses was also confirmed by MRA in seven of the 10 patients who had undergone encephalo-duro-arterio-synangiosis. Our findings suggest that MRA may be the tool of choice for selecting patients to undergo conventional angiography. However, establishing a definite diagnosis still requires some improvements in the delineation of the fine vasculature.
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- Y Makiyama
- Department of Radiology, Saitama Children's Medical Center, Japan
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Yoshizawa T, Makiyama Y, Nakazato K, Kojima H, Honmura S, Mizusawa H, Shoji S. Primary ocular and central nervous system malignant lymphoma first manifested as uveitis: possible role of single photon emission computed tomography with N-isopropyl-123I-p-iodoamphetamine in the diagnostic procedure. Intern Med 1994; 33:92-6. [PMID: 8019049 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.33.92] [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: 01/28/2023] Open
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A case of primary ocular and central nervous system malignant lymphoma was reported which was first manifested as bilateral uveitis ten months before the neurological symptoms appeared. The lesion of lymphoma in the central nervous system was clearly demonstrated as a heavy accumulation of N-isopropyl-123I-p-iodoamphetamine by single photon emission computed tomography. Since most brain tumors reportedly show a low uptake of N-isopropyl-123I-p-iodoamphetamine, single photon emission computed tomography with N-isopropyl-123I-p-iodoamphetamine could be helpful in making the diagnosis, as well as in visualizing primary central nervous system malignant lymphoma.
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- T Yoshizawa
- Department of Neurology, University of Tsukuba
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Fujii M, Katayama Y, Makiyama Y, Maejima S, Tsubokawa T. Dynamic changes in cytochrome oxidase activity in the rat somatosensory cortex following thalamocortical deafferentation. Neurol Res 1993; 15:384-8. [PMID: 7907405 DOI: 10.1080/01616412.1993.11740168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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: 01/27/2023]
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The changes in cytochrome oxidase (CYO) activity in the primary somatosensory cortex (SI) induced by unilateral lesions restricted to the posterior ventrobasal region of the thalamus were investigated by histochemical techniques and photometric semi-quantitation in the rat. The CYO activity decreased rapidly and dramatically in layer IV of the lesioned side, reaching its lowest level within 2 weeks, and remained depressed at 8 weeks post-lesion. Segmentations normally seen in layer IV corresponding to barrels remained absent. While less marked decreases were also noted in other layers, obvious recovery was subsequently observed, attaining levels comparable to those on the intact size at 6 or 8 weeks post-lesion. The persistent decrease in layer IV appears to reflect a reduced thalamocortical activation of the dendritic profiles and neuronal perikarya. The recovery in other layers may represent an increase in the resting level of the initially depressed neuronal activity near to the original levels. The persistent reduction of function in the inhibitory surround, which is normally activated by thalamocortical input, may contribute to the increase in CYO activity.
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- M Fujii
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Saito Y, Makiyama Y, Ishikawa T, Shigihara S, Tagaya Y, Ikui A, Tomita H, Miyakogawa M. [Equilibrium function of healthy elderly individuals]. Nihon Jibiinkoka Gakkai Kaiho 1987; 90:563-7. [PMID: 3625375 DOI: 10.3950/jibiinkoka.90.563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Makiyama Y, Kushi H, Ueno Y, Koike Y, Tsubokawa T. [Multiple giant aneurysm--a case report]. No Shinkei Geka 1986; 14:653-8. [PMID: 3724974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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We report a case of five aneurysms, including three giant aneurysms, a pair of symmetric aneurysms, and two fusiform aneurysms. The initial clinical symptom was a cerebral ischemic attack. On admission, the patient complained of sudden onset of speech disturbance. Physical examination showed left hemiparesis. Radiological studies, including computed tomography and cerebral arteriography, revealed multiple low density areas bilaterally in the basal ganglia and three fusiform giant aneurysms bilaterally in the middle cerebral arteries and basilar artery. Considering the difficulty of surgical treatment, the patient was discharged. Six months later, complaining of right hemiparesis and total dysphasia, the patient was readmitted to our department. CT scan on admission revealed no changes except for ischemic changes. During the second admission, another attack of subarachnoidal hemorrhage due to rupture of the left middle cerebral artery aneurysm occurred, and the patient died. Autopsy was performed, and two more aneurysms, not visualized in the former studies, were found in the right anterior communicating artery and the cortical branch of the right middle cerebral artery. The occurrence of aneurysms in such a fashion as seen in the present case is to be very rare in the aspect of the size, the multiplicity and the bilaterally development.
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Ishikawa T, Ishiyama E, Saito Y, Makiyama Y, Watanabe M, Shigihara S, Tomita H, Tomita Y. Scanning electron microscopic studies of the membranous labyrinth after transtympanic infusion of local anesthetics (lidocain). Auris Nasus Larynx 1986; 13 Suppl 1:S59-68. [PMID: 3767777 DOI: 10.1016/s0385-8146(86)80036-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Scanning electron microscopic observation of the transtympanic infusion of 10% xylocain revealed twisting and disorders of outer hairs especially from the 2nd and 3rd rows of the basal to the 2nd turn of the organ of Corti, and adhesion and fusion of the sensory hairs of the crista ampullaris and otolith organ 1 and 4 days after injection. Four percent xylocain however demonstrated very minor alteration of the sensory hairs and no missing sensory hairs were detected from any cases. The authors hypothesized from electron microscopic observation that adhesion and fusion of vestibular sensory hairs or twisting and disorders of the sensory hairs of the organ of Corti might act to intercept harmful circulation of exclusion of abnormal excitement of hair cells and the innovation of electrical discharge of sensory hairs due not only to the pharmacological effects of xylocain but also to osmotic pressure.
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Saito Y, Ishikawa T, Makiyama Y, Hasegawa M, Shigihara S, Yasukata J, Ishiyama E, Tomita H. Neuro-otological study of positional vertigo caused by head injury. Auris Nasus Larynx 1986; 13 Suppl 1:S69-73. [PMID: 3767778 DOI: 10.1016/s0385-8146(86)80037-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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A neuro-otological examination was given to 22 patients with paroxysmal positional vertigo within 1 week of head injury. In all cases, reverse rotatory positional nystagmus accompanied by a vertiginous sensation was observed in the positional nystagmus test. No relationship between the affected side and the direction of eye movement in the head-hanging position was found in the positional nystagmus test. From the prognosis and the nystagmus findings, the cause of the vertigo was thought to be partial damage to the inner ear. The clinical course was generally favorable, but recovery was slower in the 11 cases with neuro-otologically demonstrated central nervous system disorders than in the other 11 cases.
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