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Kakimoto Y, Ohno S, Saito T, Isozaki S, Ikeda H, Matsushima Y, Ueda A, Tsuboi A, Osawa M. Assessment of maxillary sinus fluid volume for postmortem diagnosis of drowning. Radiography (Lond) 2024; 30:308-312. [PMID: 38091921 DOI: 10.1016/j.radi.2023.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2023] [Revised: 11/28/2023] [Accepted: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 01/15/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Drowning is a comprehensive and exclusive diagnosis at autopsy. Autopsy findings such as pleural effusion and waterlogged lungs contribute to the diagnosis. Herein, we aim to reveal the practical usefulness and postmortem changes of the maxillary sinus fluid volume to diagnose drowning. METHODS We evaluated 52 drowning and 59 nondrowning cases. The maxillary sinus fluid volume was measured using a computed tomography (CT) scan, and pleural effusion volume and lung weight were manually measured at autopsy. The utility of these three indices for diagnosing drowning and its postmortem changes was evaluated. RESULTS The maxillary sinus fluid volume was significantly higher in drowning cases than in other external causes and cardiovascular death cases. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis revealed that a total maxillary sinus fluid volume >1.04 mL more usefully indicated drowning (odds ratio, 8.19) than a total pleural effusion volume >175 mL (odds ratio, 7.23) and a total lung weight >829 g (odds ratio, 2.29). The combination of maxillary sinus fluid volume and pleural effusion volume more effectively predicted drowning than one index alone. Moreover, the maxillary sinus fluid volume was less influenced by the postmortem interval than the other two indices up to a week after death. CONCLUSION Maxillary sinus fluid volume can be more useful than pleural effusion volume and lung weight with higher sensitivity and odds ratio for diagnosing drowning. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE Fluid accumulation in both the maxillary sinuses strongly predicts drowning in the postmortem imaging.
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- Y Kakimoto
- Department of Forensic Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.
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- Japan Coast Guard, Tokyo, Japan
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- Japan Coast Guard, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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Nishimura M, Nakanishi T, Ichishi M, Matsushima Y, Watanabe M, Yamanaka K. Increased Mortality Risk at Septic Condition in Inflammatory Skin Disorders and the Effect of High-Fat Diet Consumption. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 25:478. [PMID: 38203647 PMCID: PMC10778955 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25010478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2023] [Revised: 12/23/2023] [Accepted: 12/28/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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In recent years, attention has increasingly focused on various infectious diseases. Although some fatalities are directly attributed to the causative virus, many result from complications and reactive inflammation. Patients with comorbidities are at a higher risk of mortality. Refractory skin conditions such as atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, and epidermolysis bullosa, known for an elevated risk of sepsis, partly owe this to compromised surface barrier function. However, the detailed mechanisms underlying this phenomenon remain elusive. Conversely, although the detrimental effects of a high-fat diet on health, including the onset of metabolic syndrome, are widely recognized, the association between diet and susceptibility to sepsis has not been extensively explored. In this study, we examined the potential causes and pathogenesis of increased sepsis susceptibility in inflammatory skin diseases using a mouse dermatitis model: keratin 14-driven caspase-1 is overexpressed (KCASP1Tg) in mice on a high-fat diet. Our findings reveal that heightened mortality in the dermatitis mouse model is caused by the inflamed immune system due to the chronic inflammatory state of the local skin, and administration of LPS causes a rapid increase in inflammatory cytokine levels in the spleen. Intake of a high-fat diet exacerbates these cytokine levels. Interestingly, we also observed a reduced expression of Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) in monocytes from KCASP1Tg mice, potentially predisposing these animals to heightened infection risks and associated complications. Histological analysis showed a clear decrease in T and B cells in the spleen of KCASP1Tg mice fed a high-fat diet. Thickening of the alveolar wall, inflammatory cell infiltration, and alveolar hemorrhage were more prominent in the lungs of KCASP1Tg and KCASP1Tg with fat mice. We postulate that the chronic, non-infectious inflammation induces a negative feedback loop within the inflammatory cascade, and the suppressed expression of TLR4 renders the mice more susceptible to infections. Therefore, it is imperative for individuals with chronic skin inflammation to closely monitor disease progression upon infection and seek timely and appropriate treatment. Additionally, chronic inflammation of adipose tissue, induced by high-fat food intake, combined with dermatitis inflammation, may exacerbate infections, necessitating a review of dietary habits.
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- Mai Nishimura
- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu 514-8507, Mie, Japan; (M.N.); (T.N.); (Y.M.)
- Inflammatory Skin Disease Research Center, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu 514-8507, Mie, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu 514-8507, Mie, Japan; (M.N.); (T.N.); (Y.M.)
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- Department of Oncologic Pathology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu 514-8507, Mie, Japan; (M.I.); (M.W.)
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu 514-8507, Mie, Japan; (M.N.); (T.N.); (Y.M.)
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- Department of Oncologic Pathology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu 514-8507, Mie, Japan; (M.I.); (M.W.)
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu 514-8507, Mie, Japan; (M.N.); (T.N.); (Y.M.)
- Inflammatory Skin Disease Research Center, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu 514-8507, Mie, Japan
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Sakashita C, Matsushima Y, Yokota N, Kitagawa H, Habe K, Yamanaka K. Exacerbation of generalized pustular psoriasis after administration of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor in a patient with intravascular large B-cell lymphoma. J Dermatol 2023; 50:e352-e353. [PMID: 37311721 DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.16862] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2023] [Revised: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 06/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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- Chiaki Sakashita
- Department of Dermatology, Mie University, Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University, Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University, Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University, Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University, Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University, Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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Yamamoto T, Yamasaki K, Yamanaka K, Komine M, Kawakami T, Yamamoto O, Kanekura T, Higuchi T, Takahashi T, Matsushima Y, Kikuchi N. Clinical guidance of pyoderma gangrenosum 2022. J Dermatol 2023; 50:e253-e275. [PMID: 37311717 DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.16845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2023] [Revised: 04/26/2023] [Accepted: 05/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a rare, neutrophilic skin disease. For the purpose of accurate diagnosis and proper treatment of PG, the Japanese clinical practice guidance for PG developed by the Japanese Dermatological Association was published in 2022. In this guidance, clinical aspects, pathogenesis, current therapies, and clinical questions on PG are described from the viewpoints of current knowledge and evidence-based medicine. Here, the English version of the Japanese clinical practice guidelines for PG is presented and is intended to be widely referred to in the clinical examination and treatment of PG.
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Yokota N, Kondo M, Matsushima Y, Habe K, Yamanaka K. Epstein-Barr virus DNA measurement in skin tumor lesions might be a sensitive diagnostic marker of recurrence in patients with nasal-type extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma: A case report. J Dermatol 2023; 50:e285-e286. [PMID: 36938658 DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.16788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Revised: 03/05/2023] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 03/21/2023]
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- Naho Yokota
- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, Tsu, Japan
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Kondo M, Matsushima Y, Nakanishi T, Iida S, Habe K, Yamanaka K. Consideration of serum IL-36α and β levels trends in two patients with chikungunya fever. Clin Case Rep 2023; 11:e7680. [PMID: 37469370 PMCID: PMC10352542 DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.7680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2023] [Revised: 06/13/2023] [Accepted: 06/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023] Open
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Key Clinical Message IL-36 might play a role as an initial immune mechanism against chikungunya fever, and regulating IL-36 production could be a potential treatment approach for this condition. Abstract Two Japanese siblings visited Cook Islands in 2015 and developed Chikungunya fever upon their return. The sister experienced high fever, joint pain, and leg swelling, while the brother had joint pain and a rash. Both siblings had a confirmed CHIKV infection and continued to experience prolonged joint pain, with the sister enduring chronic pain for about a year. In this study, the levels of IL-36 in the serum of two siblings who were infected with chikungunya fever during the acute and recovery phases were compared using ELISA. IL-36 is a cytokine that induces inflammation and is produced by cells in tissues such as the skin and mucosa. It was hypothesized that IL-36 may be involved in persistent joint pain after chikungunya fever infection. Both siblings experienced long-lasting joint pain after chikungunya fever infection. The levels of IL-36α and IL-36β decreased by 56 days after infection. In the results, IL-36 plays an important role in host immunity and may act as part of the immune response during chikungunya virus infection. Inhibiting the release of IL-36 could be a promising approach for developing new treatment methods for chikungunya fever.
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- Makoto Kondo
- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of MedicineMie UniversityTsuJapan
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of MedicineMie UniversityTsuJapan
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of MedicineMie UniversityTsuJapan
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of MedicineMie UniversityTsuJapan
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of MedicineMie UniversityTsuJapan
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of MedicineMie UniversityTsuJapan
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Yokota N, Kondo M, Hayashi A, Ichishi M, Matsushima Y, Nakanishi T, Habe K, Yamanaka K. Psoriasis-like skin rash triggered by a local infection in a patient with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis that was well controlled by mepolizumab treatment. Clin Case Rep 2023; 11:e7532. [PMID: 37305885 PMCID: PMC10256866 DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.7532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Revised: 05/03/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/13/2023] Open
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Key Clinical message A patient with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis, who was well-controlled by pharmacotherapy, developed a psoriasis-like rash due to a local infection. It represents the consequence of an immunologic imbalance. Abstract A 48-year-old woman was diagnosed with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis and treated with mepolizumab. While on treatment, she developed a psoriasis-like rash on her lower legs following a local ear infection. The rash promptly disappeared after the ear infection cleared and did not recur. The psoriasis-like rash that appeared was pathologically similar to psoriasis. Excessive production of inflammatory cytokines by the immune system is believed to be involved in the pathogenesis of psoriasis vulgaris. These cytokines are known to induce inflammatory responses and promote epidermal cell proliferation. It is possible that mepolizumab treatment suppressed Th2-type cytokines, while the local ear infection temporarily induced a strong Th1-type immunity. This immunologic imbalance may have led to the development of a psoriasis-like rash.
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- Naho Yokota
- Department of DermatologyGraduate School of Medicine, Mie UniversityTsuJapan
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- Department of DermatologyGraduate School of Medicine, Mie UniversityTsuJapan
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- Department of PathologyGraduate School of Medicine, Mie UniversityTsuJapan
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- Department of PathologyGraduate School of Medicine, Mie UniversityTsuJapan
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- Department of DermatologyGraduate School of Medicine, Mie UniversityTsuJapan
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- Department of DermatologyGraduate School of Medicine, Mie UniversityTsuJapan
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- Department of DermatologyGraduate School of Medicine, Mie UniversityTsuJapan
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- Department of DermatologyGraduate School of Medicine, Mie UniversityTsuJapan
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Kondo M, Matsushima Y, Nakanishi T, Habe K, Yamanaka K. A case of pyoderma gangrenosum around the urethral meatus aggravated by COVID-19 infection and further worsened due to the development of pyogenic osteomyelitis 8 years after urostomy. Clin Case Rep 2023; 11:e7501. [PMID: 37323281 PMCID: PMC10264953 DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.7501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2023] [Revised: 05/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023] Open
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After the infection with COVID-19, pyoderma gangrenosum worsened and further led to necrosis following pyogenic osteomyelitis. Infection is a major exacerbating factor in pyoderma gangrenosum.
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- Makoto Kondo
- Department of DermatologyMie University Graduate School of MedicineTsuJapan
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- Department of DermatologyMie University Graduate School of MedicineTsuJapan
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- Department of DermatologyMie University Graduate School of MedicineTsuJapan
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- Department of DermatologyMie University Graduate School of MedicineTsuJapan
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Iida S, Shoji H, Kawakita F, Nakanishi T, Matsushima Y, Kondo M, Habe K, Suzuki H, Miyakawa T, Yamanaka K. Inflammatory Skin Disease Causes Anxiety Symptoms Leading to an Irreversible Course. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24065942. [PMID: 36983014 PMCID: PMC10058663 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24065942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Revised: 03/05/2023] [Accepted: 03/17/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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Intense itching significantly reduces the quality of life, and atopic dermatitis is associated with psychiatric conditions, such as anxiety and depression. Psoriasis, another inflammatory skin disease, is often complicated by psychiatric symptoms, including depression; however, the pathogenesis of these mediating factors is poorly understood. This study used a spontaneous dermatitis mouse model (KCASP1Tg) and evaluated the psychiatric symptoms. We also used Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors to manage the behaviors. Gene expression analysis and RT-PCR of the cerebral cortex of KCASP1Tg and wild-type (WT) mice were performed to examine differences in mRNA expression. KCASP1Tg mice had lower activity, higher anxiety-like behavior, and abnormal behavior. The mRNA expression of S100a8 and Lipocalin 2 (Lcn2) in the brain regions was higher in KCASP1Tg mice. Furthermore, IL-1β stimulation increased Lcn2 mRNA expression in astrocyte cultures. KCASP1Tg mice had predominantly elevated plasma Lcn2 compared to WT mice, which improved with JAK inhibition, but behavioral abnormalities in KCASP1Tg mice did not improve, despite JAK inhibition. In summary, our data revealed that Lcn2 is closely associated with anxiety symptoms, but the anxiety and depression symptoms caused by chronic skin inflammation may be irreversible. This study demonstrated that active control of skin inflammation is essential for preventing anxiety.
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- Shohei Iida
- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu 514-8507, Japan
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- Division of Systems Medical Science, Center for Medical Science, Fujita Health University, Toyoake 470-1192, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu 514-8507, Japan
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- Division of Systems Medical Science, Center for Medical Science, Fujita Health University, Toyoake 470-1192, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu 514-8507, Japan
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Kondo M, Matsushima Y, Nakanishi T, Iida S, Habe K, Yamanaka K. Seborrheic Keratosis Caused by Human Papillomavirus Type 20 Ameliorated by Zinc Oxide Ointment. Clin Pract 2023; 13:367-371. [PMID: 36961058 PMCID: PMC10037649 DOI: 10.3390/clinpract13020033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 03/03/2023] Open
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A 91-year-old woman visited our department with scattered small nodule lesions and multiple pules or plaques with a stuck-on appearance. The lesions were intractable and resistant to several treatments. Immunodeficiency was excluded by examinations including a CT scan, white blood cell (WBC) counts, natural killer and neutrophil function assays, and IgG titers against human papillomavirus (HPV) 20. HPV20 was identified using the PCR method. The finding of the skin biopsy showed an irritated type of feature of seborrheic keratosis. Additionally, immunohistochemical staining of the lesion revealed that both TNF-α and IFN-ɤ were produced at the skin lesions. The patient's serum zinc level was slightly low. We noticed that zinc deficiency has been reported to decrease the cytotoxic activity of natural killer cells, which play an important role in eliminating virus-infected cells and tumor cells. Finally, zinc oxide ointment was found to improve the lesions dramatically. HPV20 causes tumors only in immunodeficient patients or in patients with epidermodysplasia verruciformis (EV). In EV, EVER1- or EVER2-encoding membrane proteins, of which are related to zinc transport protein-1 expressed on the membrane of the endoplasmic reticulum, were mutated, leading to increased susceptibility to various viral and bacterial infections due to the decreased intracellular zinc concentration. We speculated that the reduction in local zinc concentration was ameliorated by using zinc oxide ointment, resulting in the recovery from HPV20 infection.
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- Makoto Kondo
- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174, Edobashi, Tsu 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174, Edobashi, Tsu 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174, Edobashi, Tsu 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174, Edobashi, Tsu 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174, Edobashi, Tsu 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174, Edobashi, Tsu 514-8507, Japan
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Kondo M, Matsushima Y, Nakanishi T, Iida S, Koji H, Yamanaka K. Increasing Risk of Tick-Borne Disease through Growth Stages in Ticks. Clin Pract 2023; 13:246-250. [PMID: 36826164 PMCID: PMC9955134 DOI: 10.3390/clinpract13010022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2022] [Revised: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 02/09/2023] Open
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Rickettsia and Coxiella spp. are pathogens transmitted by ticks to humans. However, the developmental stage of the tick carrying the greatest risk of infection is unknown. Detection of pathogen-specific genes proves that ticks carrying Rickettsia or Coxiella spp. constitute a reservoir of infection. However, conventional PCR methods are unable to quantitate the pathogens within ticks. In the present study, we collected ticks in the endemic area of Japanese spotted fever, caused by Rickettsia japonica, and determined the rate of tick-borne pathogens carried by the ticks. As a method of evaluation, next-generation sequencing was used to estimate the proportion of pathogens in 10 adult and 10 larval ticks. Ticks were identified Haemaphysalis longicornis (H.L) from the results of the sequencing of PCR products amplified using tick identification-specific primers. The gene detection rates were 10/10 for Rickettsia sp. and 10/10 for Coxiella sp. among the adult ticks. For the larval ticks, the ratios were 7/10 and 5/10 for Rickettsia sp. and Coxiella sp., respectively. The largest proportion of Coxiella sp.-specific DNA reached 96% in one adult tick. The proportion of Rickettsia sp. genes ranged from 1.76% to 41.81% (mean, 15.56%) in the adult ticks. The proportions of Coxiella and Rickettsia spp. genes in the larvae ranged from 0% to 27.4% (mean 5.86%) and from 0% to 14.6% (mean 3.38%), respectively. When the percentage of Rickettsia sp., out of all pathogens detected via next-generation sequencing, was analyzed between the adult and larval stages of the ticks, a significant difference was observed at p = 0.0254. For Coxiella sp., a highly significant difference (p < 0.0001) was found between the adult and larval stages of the ticks. In conclusion, the detection rates and proportions of Rickettsia and Coxiella spp. genes were highest in adult H.L ticks. The risk of contracting tick-borne infections may increase with bites from adult ticks, especially those harboring Coxiella sp.
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Kondo M, Matsushima Y, Nakanishi T, Iida S, Habe K, Yamanaka K. Epidemiological study of ticks harbouring Aeromonas hydrophila in areas endemic and non-endemic to Japanese-spotted fever. Trop Med Int Health 2023; 28:151-156. [PMID: 36579736 DOI: 10.1111/tmi.13847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Aeromonas spp. often cause life-threatening diseases, including necrotizing fasciitis, which may lead to septic shock and ultimately death. Aeromonas infections are believed to be transmitted via minor wounds or the consumption of fresh fish. However, after the detection of Aeromonas hydrophila in ticks in areas endemic to Japanese-spotted fever (JSF), a novel transmission route of A. hydrophila (i.e., via tick bites) has been proposed. We investigated the prevalence of A. hydrophila in ticks in areas endemic and not endemic to JSF in the Mie Prefecture, Japan. METHODS We collected ticks from endemic and nonendemic areas in summer and winter and assessed them for presence of A. hydrophila using polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS Six A. hydrophila isolates were obtained from 95 ticks in endemic areas, whereas one A. hydrophila isolate was obtained from 142 ticks in non-endemic areas, in summer. All ticks that harboured A. hydrophila were Haemaphysalis longicornis (H.L); these ticks were almost at the larval stage and also carried Rickettsia spp. in the endemic area. In contrast, 51 and 41 ticks in the endemic and non-endemic areas were captured in winter, respectively; A. hydrophila was not detected in these. CONCLUSIONS This study revealed the prevalence of tick-borne A. hydrophila. Therefore, the risk of transmission of A. hydrophila via a tick bite should be considered in the following conditions: areas abundant in H. L. harbouring Rickettsia spp., in areas endemic for JSF, presence of ticks in the larval stage and during the summer season.
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- Makoto Kondo
- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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Iida S, Nakanishi T, Momose F, Ichishi M, Mizutani K, Matsushima Y, Umaoka A, Kondo M, Habe K, Hirokawa Y, Watanabe M, Iwakura Y, Miyahara Y, Imai Y, Yamanaka K. 356 IL-17A Is the Critical Cytokine for Liver and Spleen Amyloidosis in Inflammatory Skin Disease. J Invest Dermatol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2022.09.369] [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: 11/19/2022]
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Kasai E, Habe K, Matsushima Y, Kondo M, Yamanaka K. Papuloerythroderma of Ofuji associated with sternoclavicular arthritis and successful treatment with cyclosporine. JAAD Case Rep 2022; 27:70-74. [PMID: 35990234 PMCID: PMC9388865 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2022.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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- Correspondence to: Keiichi Yamanaka, MD, Professor and Chairman, Department of Dermatology, Mie University, Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507, Japan
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Matsushima Y, Kitano M, Hayashi D, Goto H, Mine M, Yokoe T, Kondo M, Habe K, Toiyama Y, Hashimoto T, Tsuruta D, Takeuchi K, Yamanaka K. A Case of IgG and IgA Anti-Laminin-332 Antibody-Positive Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid with IgG and IgA Anti-Envoplakin and Anti-Periplakin Antibodies. Dermatopathology (Basel) 2022; 9:287-291. [PMID: 35997351 PMCID: PMC9397087 DOI: 10.3390/dermatopathology9030034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2022] [Revised: 07/29/2022] [Accepted: 08/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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A 76-year-old Japanese man presented with a 6-year history of a sore throat. He was treated at several clinics without any improvement before being referred to us. Physical examination revealed widespread erosions and ulcers from the palate to the larynx. Approximately 25 × 15 mm in size, erosive lesions were present on the retroauricular regions, forearms, and glans penis. Pseudomembranous conjunctivitis was also observed. The skin biopsy revealed a partial cleft formation below the epidermis, suggesting subepidermal bullous disease. Immuno-serological tests were negative for anti-desmoglein 1 (Dsg1), anti-Dsg3, anti-BP180, and anti-BP230 antibodies by ELISAs. A whole-body examination revealed gastric cancer. The possibility of mucous membrane pemphigoid (MMP) or paraneoplastic pemphigus (PNP) was considered. Indirect immunofluorescence using rat bladders showed positive IgG reactivity with cell surfaces on the transitional epithelia. Immunoblotting using recombinant proteins of laminin-332 showed both IgG and IgA reactivities with laminin-α3, and immunoblotting using normal human epidermal extract showed double-positive reactivities with envoplakin and periplakin for both IgG and IgA antibodies. Based on the clinical and histopathological features and results of various immuno-serological tests, our case was diagnosed as anti-laminin-332-type MMP with serological findings of PNP. Twenty days after laparoscopic gastrectomy, treatment with oral methylprednisolone 32 mg/day was initiated, and mucosal and skin lesions improved.
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- Yoshiaki Matsushima
- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, Tsu 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, Tsu 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka Metropolitan University, Osaka 545-8585, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, Tsu 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka Metropolitan University, Osaka 545-8585, Japan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, Tsu 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, Tsu 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, Tsu 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, Tsu 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka Metropolitan University, Osaka 545-8585, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka Metropolitan University, Osaka 545-8585, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, Tsu 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, Tsu 514-8507, Japan
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-59-231-5025; Fax: +81-59-231-5206
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Shimamoto Y, Matsushima Y, Hasegawa T, Kousaka Y, Proskurin I, Kishine J, Ovchinnikov AS, Goncalves FJT, Togawa Y. Observation of Collective Resonance Modes in a Chiral Spin Soliton Lattice with Tunable Magnon Dispersion. Phys Rev Lett 2022; 128:247203. [PMID: 35776483 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.128.247203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2022] [Accepted: 04/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
A chiral spin soliton lattice (CSL), one of the representative systems of a magnetic superstructure, exhibits reconfigurability in periodicity over a macroscopic length scale. Such coherent and tunable characteristics of the CSL lead to an emergence of elementary excitation of the CSL as phononlike modes due to translational symmetry breaking and bring a controllability of the dispersion relation of the CSL phonon. Using a broadband microwave spectroscopy technique, we directly found that higher-order magnetic resonance modes appear in the CSL phase of a chiral helimagnet CrNb_{3}S_{6}, which is ascribed to the CSL phonon response. The resonance frequency of the CSL phonon can be tuned between 16 and 40 GHz in the vicinity of the critical field, where the CSL period alters rapidly. The frequency range of the CSL phonon is expected to extend over 100 GHz as extrapolated on the basis of the theoretical model. The present results indicate that chiral helimagnets could work as materials useful for broadband signal processing in the millimeter-wave band.
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- Y Shimamoto
- Department of Physics and Electronics, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1 Gakuencho, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan
- Department of Physics and Electronics, Osaka Metropolitan University, 1-1 Gakuencho, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan
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- Department of Physics and Electronics, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1 Gakuencho, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan
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- Department of Physics and Electronics, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1 Gakuencho, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan
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- Department of Physics and Electronics, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1 Gakuencho, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan
- Department of Physics and Electronics, Osaka Metropolitan University, 1-1 Gakuencho, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2, Canada
- Institute of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ural Federal University, Ekaterinburg 620002, Russia
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- Division of Natural and Environmental Sciences, The Open University of Japan, Chiba 261-8586, Japan
- Institute for Molecular Science, Okazaki, Aichi 444-8585, Japan
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- Institute of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ural Federal University, Ekaterinburg 620002, Russia
- Institute of Metal Physics, Ural Division, Russian Academy of Sciences, Ekaterinburg 620219, Russia
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research, Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Electronics, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1 Gakuencho, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan
- Department of Physics and Electronics, Osaka Metropolitan University, 1-1 Gakuencho, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan
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Mizuno A, Habe K, Matsushima Y, Kondo M, Yamanaka K. A Case of Papuloerythroderma Successfully Treated with Dupilumab. Case Rep Dermatol 2022; 14:117-122. [PMID: 35813837 PMCID: PMC9209986 DOI: 10.1159/000524716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 03/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Papuloerythroderma is an erythroderma characterized by the composition of dense paving stone shape papules and intertriginous uninvolved skin on the abdominal wall and is often intractable and accompanied by itching. Topical or oral corticosteroids are treatment measures, but immunosuppressive drugs are sometimes required. Herein, we report a case of papuloerythroderma treated with dupilumab, a completely humanized immunoglobulin monoclonal antibody against interleukin-4 receptor subunit α (IL-4Rα) of IL-4 and IL-13 receptors, with rapid and marked improvement. Dupilumab is one of the treatment options to treat refractory papuloerythroderma.
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Goto H, Kondo M, Iida S, Matsushima Y, Nakai Y, Naka M, Habe K, Nishii M, Yamanaka K. Psoriasis-like skin lesions occurring at remote sites after topical imiquimod. J Dermatol 2022; 49:e395-e396. [PMID: 35570388 DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.16443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2022] [Revised: 04/06/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Hiroyuki Goto
- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Devision of Dermatology, Ise Municipal General Hospital, Ise, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Devision of Dermatology, Ise Municipal General Hospital, Ise, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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Kondo M, Matsushima Y, Nakanishi T, Iida S, Habe K, Yamanaka K. A novel transmission of Aeromonas hydrophila via tick bites. J Dermatol 2022; 49:e243-e245. [PMID: 35343592 DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.16371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2022] [Revised: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Makoto Kondo
- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, Tsu, Japan
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Nishimura M, Matsushima Y, Nakai Y, Habe K, Hayashi A, Yamanaka K. A Case of Adult-Onset Eccrine Angiomatous Hamartoma—The Comparison with Epithelioid Hemangioma. Dermatopathology (Basel) 2022; 9:94-99. [PMID: 35466241 PMCID: PMC9036200 DOI: 10.3390/dermatopathology9020012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2021] [Revised: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
Abstract
Eccrine angiomatous hamartoma (EAH) is a relatively rare benign skin disease characterized by the proliferation of eccrine sweat glands associated with capillary hemangioma and the proliferation of other skin elements such as adipose tissue, hair, and epidermis. The onset of the disease is usually at birth or in childhood and tends to occur in the extremities of females, but it occurred in an adult male in this case. The patient was a 72-year-old man with a 12 × 12 mm light brown, elastic, slightly firm skin nodule on the flexor aspect of his right forearm. A biopsy revealed enlargement of blood vessels, sweat glands, sweat ducts, and erector spongiosum with both lumen dilation and narrowing, leading to the diagnosis of EAH. The histopathological features of EAH include a marked proliferation of microvessels, epithelial-like changes in vascular endothelial cells (such as enlarged nuclei), and infiltration of inflammatory cells, mainly lymphocytes and plasma cells. In adult-onset cases, EAH can be clinically difficult to distinguish from epithelioid hemangioma (EH), which differs in the predominance of microvascular proliferation and the presence of eosinophils in the infiltrating inflammatory cells. It can also be distinguished from EAH by the negative results of S100 and anti-EMA in immunohistological staining. In the current cases, we were able to differentiate the two cases from characteristic findings on HE staining.
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- Mai Nishimura
- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu 514-8507, Mie, Japan; (M.N.); (Y.M.); (Y.N.); (K.H.)
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu 514-8507, Mie, Japan; (M.N.); (Y.M.); (Y.N.); (K.H.)
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu 514-8507, Mie, Japan; (M.N.); (Y.M.); (Y.N.); (K.H.)
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu 514-8507, Mie, Japan; (M.N.); (Y.M.); (Y.N.); (K.H.)
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- Department of Oncologic Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu 514-8507, Mie, Japan;
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu 514-8507, Mie, Japan; (M.N.); (Y.M.); (Y.N.); (K.H.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-59-231-5025; Fax: +81-59-231-5206
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Matsushima Y, Mizutani K, Iida S, Ichishi M, Nakanishi T, Okada K, Umaoka A, Kondo M, Habe K, Watanabe M, Yamanaka K. Severe skin inflammation leads to salivary gland atrophy and dysfunction. J Dermatol 2022; 49:642-647. [DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.16334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2021] [Revised: 02/05/2022] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Yoshiaki Matsushima
- Department of Dermatology Mie University, Graduate School of Medicine Tsu Japan
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- Department of Dermatology Mie University, Graduate School of Medicine Tsu Japan
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- Department of Dermatology Mie University, Graduate School of Medicine Tsu Japan
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- Oncologic Pathology Mie University, Graduate School of Medicine Tsu Japan
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- Department of Dermatology Mie University, Graduate School of Medicine Tsu Japan
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- Department of Dermatology Mie University, Graduate School of Medicine Tsu Japan
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- Department of Dermatology Mie University, Graduate School of Medicine Tsu Japan
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- Department of Dermatology Mie University, Graduate School of Medicine Tsu Japan
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- Department of Dermatology Mie University, Graduate School of Medicine Tsu Japan
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- Oncologic Pathology Mie University, Graduate School of Medicine Tsu Japan
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- Department of Dermatology Mie University, Graduate School of Medicine Tsu Japan
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Kondo M, Matsushima Y, Nakanishi T, Habe K, Yamanaka K. Investigation of pathogens injected into the human body by ticks. Exp Dermatol 2022; 31:1014-1015. [PMID: 35181953 DOI: 10.1111/exd.14543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2021] [Revised: 01/29/2022] [Accepted: 02/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Makoto Kondo
- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174, Edobashi, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174, Edobashi, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174, Edobashi, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174, Edobashi, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174, Edobashi, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507, Japan
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Watanabe S, Kondo M, Ichishi M, Hayashi A, Matsushima Y, Hirokawa Y, Habe K, Yamanaka K. Eosinophilic fasciitis induced by a game of drumming probably via type 2 innate immunity. Int J Rheum Dis 2022; 25:364-366. [PMID: 35023307 DOI: 10.1111/1756-185x.14284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2021] [Revised: 12/25/2021] [Accepted: 12/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
Abstract
We report a case of eosinophilic fasciitis triggered by strenuous physical activity, which did not relapse during the follow-up period. We ascertained that interleukin-33 (IL-33) was released from the vascular endothelial cells after intense exercise, inducing type 2 innate lymphocytes (ILC2) and causing fasciitis. A healthy woman experienced itching on both limbs a few hours after a game of drumming. Her hand, knee joints, and legs gradually swelled up with groove signs along the superficial veins. White blood cell and eosinophil counts were significantly elevated. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a high signal at the fascia on both lower limbs. Histopathological findings of the left lower limb tissue specimen showed edematous fascia with eosinophils. No relapse of eosinophilic fasciitis was observed after finishing treatment with prednisolone. Immunological staining for IL-4, IL-5, IL-33, tumor necrosis factor-α, and interferon-γ was performed on the fascial tissue. Both IL-4 and IL-5 were stained on the lymphocytes at the muscle and fascia levels; however, CD3 and CD4 were unstained in these cells, suggesting that those cells were ILC2. Tumor necrosis factor-α and interferon-γ were unstained. Vascular endothelial cells in the fascia strongly expressed IL-33. Eosinophilic fasciitis may be associated with type 2 immunity triggered by IL-33 in the current case.
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- Seimi Watanabe
- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Oncologic Pathology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Oncologic Pathology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Oncologic Pathology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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Kondo M, Matsushima Y, Iida S, Umaoka A, Nakanishi T, Habe K, Yamanaka K. A Case of α-Gal-Unrelated Red Meat-Induced Urticaria Treated by Omalizumab. Case Rep Dermatol 2021; 13:437-440. [PMID: 34720914 PMCID: PMC8460939 DOI: 10.1159/000518421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2021] [Accepted: 07/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
A 70-year-old healthy woman was referred to our hospital for chronic urticaria. She did not have a history of allergy, asthma, and rhinitis. She was initially diagnosed with α-gal-related urticaria based on an episode of delayed-type urticaria after eating red meat. The results of the intracutaneous allergen test for beef and pork were negative. Fluorenzyme immunoassays specific for IgE against α-gal, beef, and pork were also negative. She was diagnosed with an α-gal-unrelated red meat allergy following the reproduction of urticaria by a food challenge test. The patient was unresponsive to several drugs, including antihistamines or immunosuppressants. However, omalizumab administration suppressed her symptoms. Key Clinical Message The diagnosis of red meat allergy may require a repeatability test by consuming red meat even though serum α-gal IgE antibody might be negative. The α-gal-unrelated red meat urticaria may be responsive to omalizumab.
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- Makoto Kondo
- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of medicine, Tsu, Japan
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Kondo M, Ito A, Matsushima Y, Iida S, Umaoka A, Nakanishi T, Habe K, Imai H, Yamanaka K. Alternation in the cutaneous microbiome of herpes zoster lesion in a patient with severe coronavirus disease 2019. Int J Dermatol 2021; 60:1566-1567. [PMID: 34591318 PMCID: PMC8653261 DOI: 10.1111/ijd.15933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2021] [Revised: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 09/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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- Makoto Kondo
- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Emergency Critical Care Center, Mie University Graduate School of medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Emergency Critical Care Center, Mie University Graduate School of medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of medicine, Tsu, Japan
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Kondo M, Iida S, Umaoka A, Nakanishi T, Matsushima Y, Habe K, Yamanaka K. Lymphocyte transformation test: The multiple positive results turned to all negative after influenza infection. Clin Case Rep 2021; 9:e04806. [PMID: 34552741 PMCID: PMC8443438 DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.4806] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2021] [Revised: 08/22/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Previously positive lymphocyte transformation test (LTT) results changed to negative during influenza infection. As observed in the current article, results of LTT may be influenced by infection; therefore, it is crucial to consider the timing of LTT.
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- Makoto Kondo
- Department of DermatologyMie University Graduate School of MedicineTsuJapan
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- Department of DermatologyMie University Graduate School of MedicineTsuJapan
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- Department of DermatologyMie University Graduate School of MedicineTsuJapan
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- Department of DermatologyMie University Graduate School of MedicineTsuJapan
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- Department of DermatologyMie University Graduate School of MedicineTsuJapan
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- Department of DermatologyMie University Graduate School of MedicineTsuJapan
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Nakayama Y, Akeda T, Iida S, Habe K, Yokota N, Matsushima Y, Nakai Y, Kondo M, Yamanaka K. Whether to maintain or strengthen the treatment for pyoderma gangrenosum ulcerative type may depend on the response after two to four-week treatment intervention: The outcome of three cases with details clinical course. Clin Case Rep 2021; 9:e04690. [PMID: 34457299 PMCID: PMC8380082 DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.4690] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 07/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Determining whether the treatment intensity needs to be increased or can be maintained at a constant level may be suggested after 2-4 weeks of treatment. The use of TNF-α inhibitor, removal of necrotic tissue, and skin grafting may promote epithelialization.
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- Yuichi Nakayama
- Department of DermatologyMie University Graduate School of MedicineTsuJapan
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- Department of DermatologyMie University Graduate School of MedicineTsuJapan
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- Department of DermatologyMie University Graduate School of MedicineTsuJapan
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- Department of DermatologyMie University Graduate School of MedicineTsuJapan
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- Department of DermatologyMie University Graduate School of MedicineTsuJapan
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- Department of DermatologyMie University Graduate School of MedicineTsuJapan
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- Department of DermatologyMie University Graduate School of MedicineTsuJapan
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- Department of DermatologyMie University Graduate School of MedicineTsuJapan
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Kondo M, Matsushima Y, Iida S, Umaoka A, Nakanishi T, Habe K, Yamanaka K. Successful treatment with oral steroid and hydroxychloroquine in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus upon COVID-19 infection: A case report with detailed laboratory data. Clin Case Rep 2021; 9:e04700. [PMID: 34466256 PMCID: PMC8385256 DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.4700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Revised: 07/22/2021] [Accepted: 07/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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The administration of glucocorticoid and hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) may be able to control systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) activities under COVID-19 infection by suppress the cytokine storm.
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- Makoto Kondo
- Department of DermatologyGraduate School of MedicineMie UniversityTsuJapan
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- Department of DermatologyGraduate School of MedicineMie UniversityTsuJapan
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- Department of DermatologyGraduate School of MedicineMie UniversityTsuJapan
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- Department of DermatologyGraduate School of MedicineMie UniversityTsuJapan
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- Department of DermatologyGraduate School of MedicineMie UniversityTsuJapan
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- Department of DermatologyGraduate School of MedicineMie UniversityTsuJapan
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Kondo M, Matsushima Y, Umaoka A, Iida S, Nakanishi T, Habe K, Yamanaka K. The presence of Tularemia infection in patients with Japanese spotted fever. J Dermatol 2021; 48:1277-1280. [PMID: 33950539 DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.15934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2021] [Revised: 04/08/2021] [Accepted: 04/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In our previous study, by measuring serum cytokine levels in the acute and recovery stage of Japanese spotted fever (JSF), IFN-ɤ and IL-6 were proved to be the critical immunological cytokines against Rickettsia japonica (R. japonica) infection. Tularemia is an infectious disorder caused by tick biting or contact with infected animals, and is also known as rabbit fever. There have been no confirmed cases in the recent two decades in Japan. We measured serum anti Francisella tularensis (F. tularensis) IgG titer using indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kit in the acute and recovery stage of three patients with JSF. The result of the IgG titer was compared with the cytokine concentrations of IFN-ɤ, IL-6, IL-4, IL-5, IL-9, and IL-33, eosinophil count, and CRP quoted from our previous report. Two of three cases have anti F. tularensis IgG, and the IgG levels between acute and recovery stage were unchanged. These two cases showed low IFN-ɤ concentration and CRP, but IL-4, IL-5, IL-9, IL-33 levels and eosinophils were high compared to those in the F. tularensis IgG-negative patient. IL-6 concentration was unchanged between the three patients. Residents living in the endemic area of JSF in Mie prefecture, Japan, may have antibodies against F. tularensis, although tularemia has never been reported. The cases of having the F. tularensis antibody showed a mild inflammatory response of JSF and might skew to type 2 immunological condition even in the acute phase of JSF.
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- Makoto Kondo
- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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Masukawa E, Matsushima Y, Habe K, Yamanaka K. Two Cases of Cutaneous Adverse Effects Induced by Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Inhibitors. Case Rep Dermatol 2021; 13:238-243. [PMID: 34054459 PMCID: PMC8138146 DOI: 10.1159/000511985] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2020] [Accepted: 10/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Here, we report two cases of cutaneous adverse effects possibly induced by the use of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) inhibitors. The first case presented alopecia areata (AA) and atopic dermatitis (AD) that developed during the treatment of ulcerative colitis using infliximab; the other case presented urticaria and AD that developed during the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis using etanercept. AA, AD, and urticaria are relatively common skin diseases; however, they are not well known as adverse effects of TNF-α inhibitors. Although immunological studies were not performed, the clinical courses suggested that these skin disorders might have developed as a result of an immune four-way imbalance in T helper 1 (Th1), Th2, Th17, and regulatory T cells by the administration of TNF-α inhibitors.
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- Ena Masukawa
- Department of Dermatology, Yokkaichi Municipal Hospital, Yokkaichi, Japan.,Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, Tsu, Japan
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Kondo M, Taniguchi T, Umaoka A, Iida S, Matsushima Y, Nakanishi T, Habe K, Yamanaka K. Immunoglobulin G levels against Staphylococcus aureus maintained before and after treatment of severe atopic dermatitis. J Dermatol 2021; 48:e277-e278. [PMID: 33778975 DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.15871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2021] [Revised: 02/23/2021] [Accepted: 03/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Makoto Kondo
- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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Ishikawa-Nishimura M, Kondo M, Matsushima Y, Habe K, Yamanaka K. A Case of Pruritic Urticarial Papules and Plaques of Pregnancy: Pathophysiology and Serum Cytokine Profile. Case Rep Dermatol 2021; 13:18-22. [PMID: 33613229 PMCID: PMC7879330 DOI: 10.1159/000511494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2020] [Accepted: 09/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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We report a case of pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP) starting with target lesions on both forearms at the end of second pregnancy. The patient's target lesions became generalized itchy edematous eczema lesions especially on her abdomen extended by pregnancy, which immediately disappeared postpartum. The mechanism PUPPP has not been elucidated so far; however, the typical target lesion was the initial phenotype in the current case. To approach the pathophysiology of PUPPP, we examined the cytokine profile in the patient's serum before and after delivery. The upregulated Th2 cytokine profile including IL-9 and IL-33, and the reaction against skin-resident bacteria and fungus might be involved in PUPPP.
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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Mizutani K, Nakanishi T, Ikejiri M, Yuasa H, Matsushima Y, Kondo M, Nakai Y, Habe K, Nakatani K, Yamanaka K. Development of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma during pembrolizumab therapy. J Dermatol 2020; 48:e7-e8. [PMID: 32940367 DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.15614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Kento Mizutani
- Departments of, Department of, Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, Tsu, Japan
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- Departments of, Department of, Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of, Clinical Laboratory, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of, Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, Tsu, Japan
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- Departments of, Department of, Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, Tsu, Japan
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- Departments of, Department of, Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, Tsu, Japan
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- Departments of, Department of, Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, Tsu, Japan
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- Departments of, Department of, Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of, Clinical Laboratory, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, Tsu, Japan
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- Departments of, Department of, Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, Tsu, Japan
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Heinsalu S, Isogai Y, Matsushima Y, Ishikawa H, Utaka K. Record-high sensitivity compact multi-slot sub-wavelength Bragg grating refractive index sensor on SOI platform. Opt Express 2020; 28:28126-28139. [PMID: 32988090 DOI: 10.1364/oe.402672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2020] [Accepted: 08/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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In this paper, a high sensitivity compact multi-slot sub-wavelength Bragg grating refractive index (RI) sensor was investigated. The structural parameters were optimized for higher sensitivity to RI change of the surrounding medium from viewpoints of a wavelength shift, an extinction ratio and a transmission loss, and a record-high sensitivity was experimentally demonstrated with a compact size. In this sensor, the first side-lobe at the Bragg grating (BG) stop-band end was focused as a sensing peak wavelength for moderate transmission loss and efficient sensing. To realize the compactness, a period count of the BG was kept as small as 20. By increasing the RI of the surrounding medium, the sensing peak shifts toward a longer wavelength side; thus due to the high sharpness and easy tracing of the first side-lobe, the device worked as an efficient RI sensor. The structural optimization was carried out by using 3D finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) simulation approach, and also influences of the structural parameters to sensitivities were discussed. Based on these optimized parameters, the devices were fabricated using the lift-off technique. By exposing the sensor to various liquid samples with different RIs such as pure water, sugar-dissolved water with various concentrations, acetone and isopropyl alcohol (IPA), a record-high sensitivity of 730 nm/RIU was attained for a sensor fabricated on SOI platforms with a length of as small as 9.5 µm and a transmission loss of 3 dB.
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Umaoka A, Takeuchi H, Mizutani K, Seo N, Matsushima Y, Habe K, Hagimori K, Yamaguchi Y, Ikeda T, Yamanaka K. Skin Inflammation and Testicular Function: Dermatitis Causes Male Infertility via Skin-Derived Cytokines. Biomedicines 2020; 8:biomedicines8090293. [PMID: 32825298 PMCID: PMC7555019 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines8090293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2020] [Revised: 08/10/2020] [Accepted: 08/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The medical comorbidities including skin diseases are associated with male infertility. The most common cause of male infertility is the inability of testes to produce sperm; however, the influence of persistent dermatitis on testicular function has not been elucidated so far. We investigated the relationship between skin inflammation and impaired sperm production using a spontaneous dermatitis mouse model. We examined the breeding records of dermatitis mice and their wild-type littermates. Sperm count, motility, and viability were analyzed by direct microscopic observation and flow cytometry. In addition, testis and epididymis were histologically examined. Finally, sperm viability was evaluated in another dermatitis mouse model and in wild-type mice in which inflammatory cytokines were intraperitoneally administered. Compared to wild-type littermate mice, the number of children born was lower in mice with dermatitis. The body weight and testis size were decreased age-dependently. In the skin disease group, the sperm count and movement ratio were clearly decreased, and reduced sperm viability was observed. Histological examination revealed the detachment of Sertoli cells and reduced spermatogenesis. The fibrosis of epididymal stroma was severe, and it might affect defective sperm maturation in the epididymis. In addition, this phenomena was reproduced by a hapten applied dermatitis mouse model and the intraperitoneal administration of inflammatory cytokines. Once the skin is inflamed, inflammatory cytokines are produced and released, which may affect testicular and sperm function. Additional studies are needed to determine the relationship between male infertility and severe dermatitis in human.
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- Ai Umaoka
- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan; (A.U.); (K.H.)
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan; (H.T.); (T.I.)
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan; (A.U.); (K.H.)
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- Immuno-Gene Therapy, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan;
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan; (A.U.); (K.H.)
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan; (A.U.); (K.H.)
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- Medicines Development Unit Japan, Eli Lilly Japan K.K., 5-1-28 Isogamidori, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 651-0086, Japan;
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- Department of Environmental Immuno-Dermatology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama 236-0027, Japan;
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan; (H.T.); (T.I.)
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan; (A.U.); (K.H.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-59-231-5025; Fax: +81-59-231-5206
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Kondo M, Matsushima Y, Mizutani K, Iida S, Habe K, Yamanaka K. Case of Japanese spotted fever infected 2 consecutive years. J Dermatol 2020; 47:e310-e311. [DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.15430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Makoto Kondo
- Department of Dermatology Mie University Graduate School of medicine Tsu Mie Japan
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- Department of Dermatology Mie University Graduate School of medicine Tsu Mie Japan
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- Department of Dermatology Mie University Graduate School of medicine Tsu Mie Japan
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- Department of Dermatology Mie University Graduate School of medicine Tsu Mie Japan
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- Department of Dermatology Mie University Graduate School of medicine Tsu Mie Japan
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- Department of Dermatology Mie University Graduate School of medicine Tsu Mie Japan
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Mizutani K, Isono K, Matsushima Y, Okada K, Umaoka A, Iida S, Habe K, Hagimori K, Yamazaki H, Yamanaka K. Inflammatory Skin-Derived Cytokines Accelerate Osteoporosis in Mice with Persistent Skin Inflammation. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21103620. [PMID: 32443893 PMCID: PMC7279417 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21103620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2020] [Revised: 05/12/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Secondary osteoporosis can also be caused by chronic inflammatory skin disease as well as rheumatoid arthritis or inflammatory bowel disease. However, the exact role of osteoporosis in inflammatory skin conditions has not been elucidated. Using a mouse model of dermatitis, we investigated the pathophysiology of osteoporosis in inflammatory skin conditions and the therapeutic impact of osteoporosis medication on inflammatory skin disease. We employed model mice of spontaneous skin inflammation, specifically overexpressing human caspase-1 in the epidermis. Bone density and the expression of various mRNAs in the femur were examined by micro CT and RT-PCR. The effects of minodronate and anti-RANKL antibody on bone structure, histology, and femur blood flow were studied. The mouse model of skin inflammation showed a marked decrease in bone density compared to wild-type littermates with abnormalities in both bone resorption and formation. Minodronate improved bone density by decreasing osteoclasts, but anti-RANKL antibody did not improve. In the dermatitis model, the blood flow in the bone marrow was decreased, and minodronate restored this parameter. A model of persistent dermatitis exhibited marked osteoporosis, but the impact of chronic dermatitis on osteoporosis has not been thoroughly investigated. We should explore the pathogenesis of osteoporosis in skin inflammatory diseases.
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- Kento Mizutani
- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan; (K.M.); (Y.M.); (K.O.); (A.U.); (S.I.); (K.H.)
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- Stem Cell and Developmental Biology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan; (K.I.); (H.Y.)
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan; (K.M.); (Y.M.); (K.O.); (A.U.); (S.I.); (K.H.)
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan; (K.M.); (Y.M.); (K.O.); (A.U.); (S.I.); (K.H.)
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan; (K.M.); (Y.M.); (K.O.); (A.U.); (S.I.); (K.H.)
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan; (K.M.); (Y.M.); (K.O.); (A.U.); (S.I.); (K.H.)
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan; (K.M.); (Y.M.); (K.O.); (A.U.); (S.I.); (K.H.)
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- Medicines Development Unit Japan, Eli Lilly Japan K.K., 5-1-28 Isogamidori, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 651-0086, Japan;
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- Stem Cell and Developmental Biology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan; (K.I.); (H.Y.)
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan; (K.M.); (Y.M.); (K.O.); (A.U.); (S.I.); (K.H.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-59-231-5025; Fax: +81-59-231-5206
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Mizutani K, Shirakami E, Ichishi M, Matsushima Y, Umaoka A, Okada K, Yamaguchi Y, Watanabe M, Morita E, Yamanaka K. Systemic Dermatitis Model Mice Exhibit Atrophy of Visceral Adipose Tissue and Increase Stromal Cells via Skin-Derived Inflammatory Cytokines. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21093367. [PMID: 32397568 PMCID: PMC7247662 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21093367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2020] [Revised: 05/06/2020] [Accepted: 05/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Adipose tissue (AT) is the largest endocrine organ, producing bioactive products called adipocytokines, which regulate several metabolic pathways, especially in inflammatory conditions. On the other hand, there is evidence that chronic inflammatory skin disease is closely associated with vascular sclerotic changes, cardiomegaly, and severe systemic amyloidosis in multiple organs. In psoriasis, a common chronic intractable inflammatory skin disease, several studies have shown that adipokine levels are associated with disease severity. Chronic skin disease is also associated with metabolic syndrome, including abnormal tissue remodeling; however, the mechanism is still unclear. We addressed this problem using keratin 14-specific caspase-1 overexpressing transgenic (KCASP1Tg) mice with severe erosive dermatitis from 8 weeks of age, followed by re-epithelization. The whole body and gonadal white AT (GWAT) weights were decreased. Each adipocyte was large in number, small in size and irregularly shaped; abundant inflammatory cells, including activated CD4+ or CD8+ T cells and toll-like receptor 4/CD11b-positive activated monocytes, infiltrated into the GWAT. We assumed that inflammatory cytokine production in skin lesions was the key factor for this lymphocyte/monocyte activation and AT dysregulation. We tested our hypothesis that the AT in a mouse dermatitis model shows an impaired thermogenesis ability due to systemic inflammation. After exposure to 4 °C, the mRNA expression of the thermogenic gene uncoupling protein 1 in adipocytes was elevated; however, the body temperature of the KCASP1Tg mice decreased rapidly, revealing an impaired thermogenesis ability of the AT due to atrophy. Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, IL-1β and interferon (INF)-γ levels were significantly increased in KCASP1Tg mouse ear skin lesions. To investigate the direct effects of these cytokines, BL/6 wild mice were administered intraperitoneal TNF-α, IL-1β and INF-γ injections, which resulted in small adipocytes with abundant stromal cell infiltration, suggesting those cytokines have a synergistic effect on adipocytes. The systemic dermatitis model mice showed atrophy of AT and increased stromal cells. These findings were reproducible by the intraperitoneal administration of inflammatory cytokines whose production was increased in inflamed skin lesions.
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- Kento Mizutani
- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, Mie, Tsu 514-8507, Japan; (K.M.); (E.S.); (Y.M.); (A.U.); (K.O.)
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, Mie, Tsu 514-8507, Japan; (K.M.); (E.S.); (Y.M.); (A.U.); (K.O.)
- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Shimane University, Shimane, Izumo 693-8501, Japan;
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- Department of Oncologic Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, Mie, Tsu 514-8507, Japan; (M.I.); (M.W.)
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, Mie, Tsu 514-8507, Japan; (K.M.); (E.S.); (Y.M.); (A.U.); (K.O.)
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, Mie, Tsu 514-8507, Japan; (K.M.); (E.S.); (Y.M.); (A.U.); (K.O.)
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, Mie, Tsu 514-8507, Japan; (K.M.); (E.S.); (Y.M.); (A.U.); (K.O.)
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- Department of Environmental Immuno-Dermatology, School of Medicine, Yokohama City University Graduate, Yokohama 236-0027, Japan;
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- Department of Oncologic Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, Mie, Tsu 514-8507, Japan; (M.I.); (M.W.)
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- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Shimane University, Shimane, Izumo 693-8501, Japan;
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, Mie, Tsu 514-8507, Japan; (K.M.); (E.S.); (Y.M.); (A.U.); (K.O.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-59-231-5025; Fax: +81-59-231-5206
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Okada K, Matsushima Y, Mizutani K, Yamanaka K. The Role of Gut Microbiome in Psoriasis: Oral Administration of Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus danieliae Exacerbates Skin Inflammation of Imiquimod-Induced Psoriasis-Like Dermatitis. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E3303. [PMID: 32392785 PMCID: PMC7246652 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21093303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2020] [Revised: 05/03/2020] [Accepted: 05/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Psoriasis is one of the common chronic inflammatory skin diseases in which inflammatory cytokines such as IL-17 and TNF-α play critical roles. Skin microbiome of psoriasis patients is reported to have elevated Staphylococcus and Streptococcus genus. There are controversial reports about gut microbiome of psoriasis patients, and whether the diversity of bacteria in genus level is decreased or not is still unclear. Moreover, it is not yet known if these gut bacteria would be the cause of the inflammation or the result of the inflammation. We analyzed the gut microbiome of the inflammatory skin model mouse (keratinocyte-specific caspase-1 transgenic (Kcasp1Tg) mouse), by analyzing the 16S rRNA gene. Staphylocuccus aureus and Streptococcus danieliae were abundant in Kcasp1Tg mouse fecal microbiome. These dominant bacteria as well as recessive control bacteria were orally administrated to antibiotic-treated wild type mice, and set up imiquimod-induced psoriasis-like skin inflammation model. The skin inflammation including ear thickness and histopathological findings was analyzed. The exacerbated skin lesions with the elevated levels of TNF-α, IL-17A, IL-17F, and IL-22 were observed in Staphylocuccus aureus and Streptococcus danieliae administrated groups. Our finding suggests that there is affinity between skin inflammation severity and certain gut bacteria leading to a vicious cycle: skin inflammation populates certain gut bacteria which itself worsens the skin inflammation. This is the first report on Staphylocuccus aureus and Streptococcuus danieliae effects in vivo. Not only treating the skin lesion but also treating the gut microbiome could be the future key treatment for inflammatory skin disease such as psoriasis.
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan; (K.O.); (Y.M.); (K.M.)
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Kondo M, Suzuki K, Nakayama Y, Matsushima Y, Mizutani K, Habe K, Imai H, Yamanaka K. Case of toxic epidermal necrolysis in immunocompromised patient possibly due to Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype uncovered by vaccine. J Dermatol 2020; 47:e106-e107. [PMID: 32056278 DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.15268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Makoto Kondo
- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Emergency Critical Care Center, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Emergency Critical Care Center, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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Matsushima Y, Hayashi A, Mizutani K, Kondo M, Nakai Y, Habe K, Yamaguchi Y, Kozuka Y, Wakabayashi H, Yamanaka K. Psoriasiform Dermatitis Developing during Treatment of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis with Tocilizumab. Case Rep Dermatol 2019; 11:317-321. [PMID: 31911769 DOI: 10.1159/000504429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2019] [Accepted: 10/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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We present a case of psoriasiform dermatitis developing during the treatment of juvenile idiopathic arthritis with tocilizumab (TCZ). The keratotic erythema with central healing showed a periodicity of growing worse 1 week after TCZ infusion, and then disappeared within 3 weeks. Skin biopsy showed parakeratosis, microabscess, rete ridge elongation, and abundant lymphocytes as well as a few neutrophil infiltrate in the upper dermis. TCZ is a humanized monoclonal antibody against interleukin 6 (IL-6) receptor. IL-6 plays a critical role in the differentiation from naïve T cells into Th17 cells in cooperation with transforming growth factor-β. IL-6 may be important in psoriasis pathogenesis, and therefore this phenomenon may be the adverse effect. The mechanism of TCZ-associated psoriasiform dermatitis is unclear. The serum IL-6 level seems to be elevated transitorily after TCZ administration, probably due to the competitive inhibition of IL-6 receptor alpha to IL-6. Excess free IL-6 may effect on other IL-6 family receptors. Since TCZ does not alter serum IL-17F level, another cytokine may be involved in the psoriasis formation in our case. Psoriasiform dermatitis during the use of TCZ may be due to relative cytokine balance disturbance.
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- Yoshiaki Matsushima
- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Immuno-Dermatology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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Mizutani K, Matsushima Y, Habe K, Yamanaka K. Interleukin-17-dressed neutrophil: Neutrophil does not produce but delivers interleukin-17 to lesional epidermis causing keratinocyte S100A expression. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2019; 85:531-534. [PMID: 31389372 DOI: 10.4103/ijdvl.ijdvl_375_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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- Kento Mizutani
- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, Tsu, Mie, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, Tsu, Mie, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, Tsu, Mie, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, Tsu, Mie, Japan
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Okada K, Yamanaka K, Matsushima Y, Mizutani K, Umaoka A. 511 Gut microbiome of the inflammatory skin model mouse. J Invest Dermatol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2019.03.587] [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: 10/27/2022]
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Mizutani K, Matsushima Y, Habe K, Yamanaka K, Okada K, Kondo M. 038 Gastrointestinal amyloidosis by long-lasting inflammatory skin disease. J Invest Dermatol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2019.03.114] [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: 10/27/2022]
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Matsushima Y, Hachisuka A, Itoh H, Sugimoto K, Saeki S. Safety and feasibility of transcranial direct current stimulation for patients with post-polio syndrome. Brain Stimul 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2018.12.396] [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: 10/27/2022] Open
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Junkong P, Matsushima Y, Phakkeeree T, Cornish K, Ikeda Y. INFLUENCE OF STRAIN-INDUCED CRYSTALLIZATION ON STRESS SOFTENING OF SULFUR CROSS-LINKED UNFILLED GUAYULE AND DANDELION NATURAL RUBBERS. Rubber Chemistry and Technology 2019. [DOI: 10.5254/rct.19.81481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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ABSTRACT
The stress softening behaviors of sulfur cross-linked unfilled guayule natural rubber (S-GR) and sulfur cross-linked unfilled dandelion natural rubber (S-DR) under cyclic deformation were characterized by simultaneous wide angle X-ray diffraction and tensile measurements under cyclic deformation. The behaviors were found to be affected by their strain-induced crystallization (SIC) phenomena and aggregated nonrubber components. The stress softening degree at stretching ratio = 8.0 of S-DR was almost two times larger than that of S-GR. Additionally, the hysteresis loss and residual strain of S-DR were much higher than those of S-GR in the same cycle. The key factors that caused the increase in their degree of stress softening were the increase in average volume and the decrease in average number of strain-induced crystallites upon cyclic deformation, not the insignificant decrease in crystallinity. The breakage of the aggregated nonrubber components is a main origin of stress softening behaviors for S-GR and S-DR because their SIC behaviors also were significantly influenced by the aggregates of nonrubber components in the rubber matrixes. Both the effects of nonrubber components and SIC on stress softening were more dominant in S-DR than in S-GR, probably owing to the larger amount of aggregated nonrubber components in the former than in the latter. The results will be useful in effectively using guayule and dandelion natural rubbers as alternatives to Hevea natural rubber in the rubber industry.
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- P. Junkong
- Center for Rubber Science and Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
- Research Strategy Promotion Center, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- Center for Rubber Science and Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- Departments of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, and Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH 44691
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- Center for Rubber Science and Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
- Faculty of Molecular Chemistry and Engineering, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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Matsushima Y, Mizutani K, Yamaguchi Y, Yamanaka K. Vitamin D is no substitute for the sun. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2019; 143:929-931. [PMID: 30660641 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2019.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2018] [Revised: 12/24/2018] [Accepted: 01/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Yoshiaki Matsushima
- Department of Dermatology, Mie University, Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University, Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Immuno-Dermatology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University, Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan.
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Kumano S, Ihira M, Kuromi M, Maeda Y, Matsumoto E, Nakamura T, Matsushima Y, Sato H, Matsuda I. Holocene sedimentary history of some coastal plains in Hokkaido, Japan V. Sedimentary history of Kushu Lake and Akkeshi. Ecol Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02347004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Shigeru Kumano
- ; Department of Biology, Faculty of Science; Kobe University; Kobe 657 Japan
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- Laboratory of Biology; Chiben Gakuen High School; Gojo 637 Japan
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- ; Department of Biology, Faculty of Science; Kobe University; Kobe 657 Japan
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- ; Department of Science Education, Faculty of Education; Yamagata University; Yamagata 990 Japan
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- ; Water Research Institute; Nagoya University; Nagoya 464 Japan
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- Public Enterprise Agency, Hyogo Prefecture; Funatsu-cho Himeji 679-21 Japan
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Kato S, Matsushima Y, Mizutani K, Kawakita F, Fujimoto M, Okada K, Kondo M, Habe K, Suzuki H, Mizutani H, Yamanaka K. The Stenosis of Cerebral Arteries and Impaired Brain Glucose Uptake by Long-Lasting Inflammatory Cytokine Release from Dermatitis Is Rescued by Anti-IL-1 Therapy. J Invest Dermatol 2018; 138:2280-2283. [PMID: 29730335 DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2018.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2017] [Revised: 04/09/2018] [Accepted: 04/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Shinya Kato
- Radioisotope Facilities for Medical Science, Mie University, Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University, Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University, Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Mie University, Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Mie University, Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University, Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University, Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University, Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Mie University, Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University, Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Mie University, Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, Japan.
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Matsushima Y, Mizutani K, Kato S, Kawakita F, Fujimoto M, Okada K, Kondo M, Habe K, Suzuki H, Mizutani H, Yamanaka K. 955 Stenotic changes of cerebral arteries and impaired brain glucose metabolism by long-lasting inflammatory cytokine release from dermatitis, but rescued by anti-IL-1 therapy. J Invest Dermatol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2018.03.967] [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: 10/17/2022]
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