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Designing the stripe-ordered cuprate phase diagram through uniaxial-stress. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2024; 121:e2303423120. [PMID: 38150501 PMCID: PMC10769840 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2303423120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 11/02/2023] [Indexed: 12/29/2023] Open
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The ability to efficiently control charge and spin in the cuprate high-temperature superconductors is crucial for fundamental research and underpins technological development. Here, we explore the tunability of magnetism, superconductivity, and crystal structure in the stripe phase of the cuprate La[Formula: see text]Ba[Formula: see text]CuO[Formula: see text], with [Formula: see text] = 0.115 and 0.135, by employing temperature-dependent (down to 400 mK) muon-spin rotation and AC susceptibility, as well as X-ray scattering experiments under compressive uniaxial stress in the CuO[Formula: see text] plane. A sixfold increase of the three-dimensional (3D) superconducting critical temperature [Formula: see text] and a full recovery of the 3D phase coherence is observed in both samples with the application of extremely low uniaxial stress of [Formula: see text]0.1 GPa. This finding demonstrates the removal of the well-known 1/8-anomaly of cuprates by uniaxial stress. On the other hand, the spin-stripe order temperature as well as the magnetic fraction at 400 mK show only a modest decrease under stress. Moreover, the onset temperatures of 3D superconductivity and spin-stripe order are very similar in the large stress regime. However, strain produces an inhomogeneous suppression of the spin-stripe order at elevated temperatures. Namely, a substantial decrease of the magnetic volume fraction and a full suppression of the low-temperature tetragonal structure is found under stress, which is a necessary condition for the development of the 3D superconducting phase with optimal [Formula: see text]. Our results evidence a remarkable cooperation between the long-range static spin-stripe order and the underlying crystalline order with the three-dimensional fully coherent superconductivity. Overall, these results suggest that the stripe- and the SC order may have a common physical mechanism.
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Usefulness and accuracy of segmental adrenal venous sampling on localisation and functional diagnosis of various adrenal lesions in primary aldosteronism. Clin Radiol 2022; 77:e652-e659. [PMID: 35710528 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2022.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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AIM To clarify the usefulness and accuracy of segmental adrenal venous sampling (sAVS) on localisation and functional diagnosis of various adrenal lesions in primary aldosteronism. MATERIALS AND METHODS Consecutive patients (n=162) who underwent adrenalectomy and 138 patients indicated for medication following sAVS were analysed retrospectively. Based on immunohistopathological diagnosis, the positive predictive value (PPV) of computed tomography (CT)-detectable aldosterone-producing adenoma (APA) was calculated. Moreover, endocrinological and sAVS characteristics were analysed quantitatively and qualitatively among APA, CT-undetectable aldosterone-producing nodules (APNs), multiple aldosterone-producing micronodules (MAPM), and medication groups. RESULTS The PPV of APA by sAVS was 137/141 (97.1%; 95% confidence interval, 92.9-99.2%). Compared to the medication cases, the APA group showed stronger disease activity clinically and significant differences in adrenal hormones, such as a higher aldosterone level and aldosterone-to-cortisol ratio, and lower cortisol levels in the adrenal central vein and aldosterone maximum tributaries on the dominant side after cosyntropin stimulation. The APA group shows focal aldosterone hypersecretion, such as mean number of aldosterone elevated segments (1.7 ± 0.7 versus 2 ± 0.9, p=0.003) and presence of aldosterone-not-elevated segments (93% versus 41%, p<0.001). Clinically and in terms of sAVS, APN and MAPM showed similar characteristics to APA and to the medication cases, respectively. CONCLUSION sAVS can localise functionally active tissues of CT-detectable and CT-undetectable lesions enabling decisions on surgical or medical treatment.
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OP0112 THE EVER-LARGEST ASIAN GWAS FOR SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS AND TRANS-POPULATION META-ANALYSIS IDENTIFIED SEVEN NOVEL LOCI AND A CANDIDATE CAUSAL SNP IN A CIS-REGULATORY ELEMENT OF THE FCGR REGION. Ann Rheum Dis 2022. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2022-eular.665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BackgroundGenome-wide association studies (GWASs) have identified 29 disease-associated single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) for systemic sclerosis (SSc) in non-human leukocyte antigen (HLA) regions (1-7). While these GWASs have clarified genetic architectures of SSc, study subjects were mainly Caucasians limiting application of the findings to Asians.ObjectivesThe study was conducted to identify novel causal variants for SSc specific to Japanese subjects as well as those shared with European population. We also aimed to clarify mechanistic effects of the variants on pathogenesis of SSc.MethodsA total of 114,108 subjects comprising 1,499 cases and 112,609 controls were enrolled in the two-staged study leading to the ever-largest Asian GWAS for SSc. After applying a strict quality control both for genotype and samples, imputation was conducted using the reference panel of the phase 3v5 1,000 genome project data combined with a high-depth whole-genome sequence data of 3,256 Japanese subjects. We conducted logistic regression analyses and also combined the Japanese GWAS results with those of Europeans (6) by an inverse-variance fixed-effect model. Polygenicity and enrichment of functional annotations were evaluated by linkage disequilibrium score regression (LDSC), Haploreg and IMPACT programs. We also constructed polygenic risk score (PRS) to predict SSc development.ResultsWe identified three (FCRLA-FCGR, TNFAIP3, PLD4) and four (EOMES, ESR1, SLC12A5, TPI1P2) novel loci in Japanese GWAS and a trans-population meta-analysis, respectively. One of Japanese novel risk SNPs, rs6697139, located within FCGR gene clusters had a strong effect size (OR 2.05, P=4.9×10-11). We also found the complete LD variant, rs10917688, was positioned in cis-regulatory element and binding motif for an immunomodulatory transcription factor IRF8 in B cells, another genome-wide significant locus in our trans-ethnic meta-analysis and the previous European GWAS. Notably, the association of risk allele of rs10917688 was significant only in the presence of the risk allele of the IRF8. Intriguingly, rs10917688 was annotated as one enhancer-related histone marks, H3K4me1, in B cells, implying that FCGR gene(s) in B cells may play an important role in the pathogenesis of SSc. Furhtermore, significant heritability enrichment of active histone marks and a transcription factor C-Myc were found in B cells both in European and Japanese populations by LDSC and IMPACT, highlighting a possibility of a shared disease mechanism where abnormal B-cell activation may be one of the key drivers for the disease development. Finally, PRS using effects sizes of European GWAS moderately fit in the development of Japanese SSc (AUC 0.593), paving a path to personalized medicine for SSc.ConclusionOur study identified seven novel susceptibility loci in SSc. Downstream analyses highlighted a novel disease mechanism of SSc where an interactive role of FCGR gene(s) and IRF8 may accelerate the disease development and B cells may play a key role on the pathogenesis of SSc.References[1]F. C. Arnett et al. Ann Rheum Dis, 2010.[2]T. R. Radstake et al. Nat Genet, 2010.[3]Y. Allanore et al. PLoS Genet, 2011.[4]O. Gorlova et al. PLoS Genet, 2011.[5]C. Terao et al. Ann Rheum Dis, 2017.[6]E. López-Isac et al. Nat Commun, 2019.[7]W. Pu et al. J Invest Dermatol, 2021.Disclosure of InterestsNone declared
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Mutations in SAM syndrome and palmoplantar keratoderma patients suggest genotype/phenotype correlations in DSG1 mutations. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2021; 36:e215-e218. [PMID: 34657339 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.17752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2021] [Revised: 09/21/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Multifaceted array-based keloidal gene expression profiling reveals specific MDFI upregulation in keloid lesions. Clin Exp Dermatol 2021; 46:1255-1261. [PMID: 33899950 DOI: 10.1111/ced.14698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Keloid lesions are characterized by mesenchymal cell proliferation and excessive extracellular matrix deposition. Previous microarray analyses have been performed to investigate the mechanism of keloid development. However, the molecular pathology that contributes to keloid development remains obscure. AIM To explore the underlying essential molecules of keloids using microarrays. METHODS We performed microarray analyses of keloid and nonlesional skin tissues both in vivo and in vitro. Gene expression levels were compared between tissues and cells. Quantitative reverse transcription (qRT)-PCR and immunohistochemical staining were used to determine the expression levels of molecules of interest in keloid tissues. RESULTS Several common molecules were upregulated in both keloid tissues and keloid-lesional fibroblasts. PTPRD and NTM were upregulated both in vivo and in vitro. The genes MDFI and ITGA4 were located at the centre of the gene coexpression network analysis using keloid tissues. qRT-PCR revealed significant expression levels of PTPRD and MDFI in keloid tissues. Immunopathological staining revealed that MDFI-positive cells, which have fibroblast characteristics, were located in the keloid-associated lymphoid tissue (KALT) portion of the keloid tissue. CONCLUSION Our gene expression profiles of keloids could distinguish the difference between lesional tissue and cultured lesional fibroblasts, and MDFI was found to be commonly expressed in both tissues and cells. Thus, MDFI-positive cells, which were located in the KALT, may play an important role in keloid pathogenesis and thus might be useful for in vitro keloid studies.
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Modulation of wrist stiffness caused by adaptation to stochastic environment. Adv Robot 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/01691864.2021.1900913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cellular energetics play an important role in Parkinsons disease etiology, but no treatments directly address this deficiency. Our past research showed that treatment with febuxostat and inosine increased blood hypoxanthine and ATP in healthy adults, and a preliminary trial in 3 Parkinson's disease patients suggested some symptomatic improvements with no adverse effects. METHODS To examine the efficacy on symptoms and safety in a larger group of Parkinsons disease patients, we conducted a single-arm, open-label trial at 5 Japanese neurology clinics and enrolled thirty patients (nmales = 11; nfemales = 19); 26 patients completed the study (nmales = 10; nfemales = 16). Each patient was administered febuxostat 20 mg and inosine 500 mg twice-per-day (after breakfast and dinner) for 8 weeks. The primary endpoint was the difference of MDS-UPDRS Part III score immediately before and after 57 days of treatment. RESULTS Serum hypoxanthine concentrations were raised significantly after treatment (Pre = 11.4 μM; Post = 38.1 μM; P < .0001). MDS-UPDRS Part III score was significantly lower after treatment (Pre = 28.1 ± 9.3; Post = 24.7 ± 10.8; mean ± SD; P = .0146). Sixteen adverse events occurred in 13/29 (44.8%) patients, including 1 serious adverse event (fracture of the second lumbar vertebra) that was considered not related to the treatment. CONCLUSIONS The results of this study suggest that co-administration of febuxostat and inosine is relatively safe and effective for improving symptoms of Parkinsons disease patients. Further controlled trials need to be performed to confirm the symptomatic improvement and to examine the disease-modifying effect in long-term trials.
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Using Uniaxial Stress to Probe the Relationship between Competing Superconducting States in a Cuprate with Spin-stripe Order. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2020; 125:097005. [PMID: 32915617 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.125.097005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2020] [Accepted: 07/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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We report muon spin rotation and magnetic susceptibility experiments on in-plane stress effects on the static spin-stripe order and superconductivity in the cuprate system La_{2-x}Ba_{x}CuO_{4} with x=0.115. An extremely low uniaxial stress of ∼0.1 GPa induces a substantial decrease in the magnetic volume fraction and a dramatic rise in the onset of 3D superconductivity, from ∼10 to 32 K; however, the onset of at-least-2D superconductivity is much less sensitive to stress. These results show not only that large-volume-fraction spin-stripe order is anticorrelated with 3D superconducting coherence but also that these states are energetically very finely balanced. Moreover, the onset temperatures of 3D superconductivity and spin-stripe order are very similar in the large stress regime. These results strongly suggest a similar pairing mechanism for spin-stripe order and the spatially modulated 2D and uniform 3D superconducting orders, imposing an important constraint on theoretical models.
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High-Temperature Charge-Stripe Correlations in La_{1.675}Eu_{0.2}Sr_{0.125}CuO_{4}. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2020; 124:187002. [PMID: 32441965 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.124.187002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2019] [Revised: 03/02/2020] [Accepted: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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We use resonant inelastic x-ray scattering to investigate charge-stripe correlations in La_{1.675}Eu_{0.2}Sr_{0.125}CuO_{4}. By differentiating elastic from inelastic scattering, it is demonstrated that charge-stripe correlations precede both the structural low-temperature tetragonal phase and the transport-defined pseudogap onset. The scattering peak amplitude from charge stripes decays approximately as T^{-2} towards our detection limit. The in-plane integrated intensity, however, remains roughly temperature independent. Therefore, although the incommensurability shows a remarkably large increase at high temperature, our results are interpreted via a single scattering constituent. In fact, direct comparison to other stripe-ordered compounds (La_{1.875}Ba_{0.125}CuO_{4}, La_{1.475}Nd_{0.4}Sr_{0.125}CuO_{4}, and La_{1.875}Sr_{0.125}CuO_{4}) suggests a roughly constant integrated scattering intensity across all these compounds. Our results therefore provide a unifying picture for the charge-stripe ordering in La-based cuprates. As charge correlations in La_{1.675}Eu_{0.2}Sr_{0.125}CuO_{4} extend beyond the low-temperature tetragonal and pseudogap phase, their emergence heralds a spontaneous symmetry breaking in this compound.
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Influence of liver metastasis locations on overall survival in patients with colorectal cancer. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz421.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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192 Claudin-7 in keratinocyte is downregulated by inhibition of HMG-CoA reductase, and is highly expressed in the stratum granulosum of psoriatic epidermis. J Invest Dermatol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2019.07.193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Effects of long-term hypoxia and/or endocrine manipulation on endocrine sensitivity in MCF-7 cells. Breast 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9776(19)30140-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Development and application of 2.5 GPa-25 T high-pressure high-field electron spin resonance system using a cryogen-free superconducting magnet. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2018; 296:1-4. [PMID: 30165264 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2018.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2018] [Revised: 08/20/2018] [Accepted: 08/21/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We have developed a high-pressure electron spin resonance probe and successfully installed into the world's highest-field cryogen-free superconducting magnet having a maximum central field of 24.6 T. The high pressure of 2.5 GPa is achieved by the specially designed piston-cylinder pressure cell using THz-wave-transparent components. In the first application of this high-pressure high-field ESR system, we observed that the orthogonal dimer spin system SrCu2(BO3)2 undergoes a quantum phase transition from the dimer singlet ground to the plaquette singlet ground states.
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Prescreening of immune-related adverse events in our institute. Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy444.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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First-genetic analysis of atypical phenotype of pseudoxanthoma elasticum with ocular manifestations in the absence of characteristic skin lesions. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2017; 32:e147-e149. [PMID: 29024031 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.14637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Seasonal variation in summer and winter of blood pressure and orthostatic tolerance in Parkinson’s disease. J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.2584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Granulocyte and monocyte apheresis can control juvenile generalized pustular psoriasis with mutation ofIL36RN. Br J Dermatol 2017; 177:1732-1736. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.15509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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“Correct” for introducing nucleotide substitution with CRISPR/Cas9 system in MAPT gene. J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.1894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Anti-cancer stem cell activity of the hedgehog inhibitor GANT61 in triple-negative breast cancer cells. Breast 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9776(17)30152-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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543P Thromboembolism in gastrointestinal tract cancer patients receiving chemotherapy: Preplanned analysis of risk factors and survival. Ann Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw599.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Formula feeding and systemic hypoxia synergistically induce intestinal hypoxia in experimental necrotizing enterocolitis. Pediatr Surg Int 2016; 32:1115-1119. [PMID: 27815640 DOI: 10.1007/s00383-016-3997-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/13/2016] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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PURPOSE Feeding and systemic hypoxia are major stresses inducing necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). This study aims to investigate the role of systemic hypoxia in NEC and its effect before and after feeding. METHODS Neonatal mice were studied in three groups. Control (N = 9): breast feeding; NEC A (N = 8), gavage feeding + lipopolysaccharide (LPS) + preprandial hypoxia; and NEC B (N = 9), feeding + LPS + postprandial hypoxia. Pimonidazole, a hypoxia marker, was injected intraperitoneally before ileum was harvested for histology and quantitative RT-PCR studies. Statistical analysis was done using the ANOVA and Chi-square test. RESULTS NEC incidence was 62.5% in NEC A and 88.9% in NEC B. The mortality in NEC B (55.6%) but not A (25%) is significantly higher than control (0%, p < 0.05). Pimonidazole staining elevated in both NEC A and B with higher pimonidazole grade in NEC B (p < 0.01). Both NEC groups had increased the expression of hypoxia-related genes: HIF-1α, GLUT-1, and PHD-3 with GLUT-1 expressed more in NEC B compared with NEC A (p < 0.01). The inflammation marker, IL6, was similarly raised in both NEC A and B. CONCLUSION Feeding and postprandial hypoxia synergistically induce intestinal hypoxia in NEC. As feeding increases intestinal oxygen demand, maintaining a balance between intestinal oxygen supply and demand is important to prevent NEC.
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A prospective observational study of the impact on bone metabolism of short-term periodic steroid premedication of chemotherapy for gastrointestinal cancer. (ESPRESSO-01 study): pre-planed subgroup analysis. Ann Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw370.98] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Seasonal changes in orthostatic tolerance in Parkinson’s disease without autonomic failure. Auton Neurosci 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.autneu.2015.07.139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Glycosaminoglycan and versican deposits in taxane-induced sclerosis. Br J Dermatol 2015; 173:1054-8. [PMID: 25973640 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.13899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Docetaxel and paclitaxel are widely used in the treatment of various malignant neoplasms. Taxane-induced sclerosis is dose-dependent and usually not generalized. Little information on the pathogenesis of scleroderma is currently available. Here, we report a case of generalized scleroderma and a case of early-stage oedematous sclerosis, both of which presented with intense versican deposits after administration of taxane for angiosarcoma.
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Primary position upbeat nystagmus in man and cats. Adv Otorhinolaryngol 2015; 42:190-4. [PMID: 3213729 DOI: 10.1159/000416103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Effects of pretectal lesions in monkeys on two components of optokinetic nystagmus. Adv Otorhinolaryngol 2015; 41:98-103. [PMID: 3213716 DOI: 10.1159/000416039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Abnormalities of visually induced eye movements in thalamic lesions. Adv Otorhinolaryngol 2015; 41:104-8. [PMID: 3213692 DOI: 10.1159/000416040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Measurement of mesopharyngeal pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Adv Otorhinolaryngol 2015; 47:260-6. [PMID: 1456144 DOI: 10.1159/000421754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Real space imaging of spin polarons in Zn-doped SrCu(2)(BO(3))(2). PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2015; 114:056402. [PMID: 25699459 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.114.056402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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We report on the real space profile of spin polarons in the quasi-two-dimensional frustrated dimer spin system SrCu(2)(BO(3))(2) doped with 0.16% of Zn. The (11)B nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum exhibits 15 additional boron sites near nonmagnetic Zn impurities. With the help of exact diagonalizations of finite clusters, we have deduced from the boron spectrum, the distribution of local magnetizations at the Cu sites with fine spatial resolution, providing direct evidence for an extended spin polaron. The results are confronted with those of other experiments performed on doped and undoped samples of SrCu(2)(BO(3))(2).
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Late enhancement of brain-behavior correlations during response inhibition. Neuroscience 2014; 274:383-92. [PMID: 24912028 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2014.05.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2014] [Revised: 05/12/2014] [Accepted: 05/29/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Previous neuroimaging studies of response inhibition have examined correlations between behavioral efficiency and brain activity, but the temporal stability of the correlations has largely been ignored. The present functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study demonstrates the temporal changes of the brain activity associated with performance efficiency that led to more robust brain-behavior correlations in a later part of the experimental sessions. Participants performed a stop-signal task requiring inhibition of inappropriate responses, where more efficient behavioral performance is reflected in a shorter stop-signal reaction time (SSRT). Among across-subject negative correlations between the brain activity and the SSRT, the majority of the negative correlations were observed in the second half of experimental sessions. In the cerebellar region that showed the greatest difference in correlations between the second and the first halves, the brain activity increased in efficient performers, whereas the brain activity decreased in poor performers. These results suggest the existence of multiple brain mechanisms that increase and decrease the brain activity depending on the behavioral efficiency of the performers. More practically, these results indicate that robust brain-behavior correlations can more effectively be detected in a later part of the experimental sessions.
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Endoscopic detorsion for sigmoid volvulus using unsedated water-immersion colonoscopy. Endoscopy 2014; 45 Suppl 2 UCTN:E263-4. [PMID: 24008457 DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1344567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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A prospective, randomized, double-blind, controlled trial on the efficacy of carbon dioxide insufflation in gastric endoscopic submucosal dissection. Endoscopy 2014; 45:335-41. [PMID: 23468193 DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1326199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS Carbon dioxide (CO2) insufflation is expected to be safe and effective in endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) as well as in other endoscopic procedures. The present study aimed to clarify the usefulness and safety of CO2 insufflation in gastric ESD. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 102 consecutive patients were randomly assigned to CO2 insufflation (CO2 group, n = 54) or air insufflation (Air group, n = 48). Abdominal pain and distension were chronologically recorded on a 100-mm visual analog scale (VAS). The volume of residual gas in the digestive tract was measured by computed tomography performed immediately after ESD. RESULTS Abdominal pain on a 100-mm VAS in the CO2 vs. Air group was 4 vs. 3 immediately after ESD, 4 vs. 4 one hour after the procedure, 3 vs. 3 three hours after the procedure, and 1 vs. 4 the next morning, showing no difference between the groups. In addition, there was no difference in abdominal distension on the 100-mm VAS over the time course of the study. The volume of residual gas in the digestive tract in the CO2 group was significantly smaller than that in the Air group (643 mL vs. 1037 mL, P < 0.001). The dose of sedative drugs did not differ between the groups. Neither the incidences of complications nor clinical courses differed between the groups. CONCLUSIONS Compared with air insufflation, CO2 insufflation during gastric ESD significantly reduced the volume of residual gas in the digestive tract but not the VAS score of abdominal pain and distension.
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The authors report on 2 cases of pediatric generalized dystonia with a DYT1 mutation; the patients, an 11-year-old girl and a 9-year-old boy, underwent chronic, pallidal deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the globus pallidus internus (GPi). The dystonic postures in both cases showed dramatic improvements with pallidal DBS, but each patient's symptoms gradually recurred within a year, irrespective of exhaustive readjustments of the stimulation settings. After the recurrence of the dystonic symptoms, the DBS leads were replaced within the GPi in one patient (Case 1) and additional DBS leads were implanted into the bilateral subthalamic nuclei in the other patient (Case 2). Neither measure produced any further clinical benefit, and the patient in Case 2 died of status dystonicus 2 days after reoperation. These findings suggest that early pallidal DBS for pediatric dystonia is indeed effective, although there are some cases in which its therapeutic effect is lost. One possible reason may be the ability of the preadolescent brain to tolerate chronic electrical stimuli during the active maturation process.
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Role of lattice coupling in establishing electronic and magnetic properties in quasi-one-dimensional cuprates. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2013; 110:265502. [PMID: 23848894 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.110.265502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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High resolution resonant inelastic x-ray scattering has been performed to reveal the role of lattice coupling in a family of quasi-1D insulating cuprates, Ca2+5xY2-5xCu5O10. Site-dependent low-energy excitations arising from progressive emissions of a 70 meV lattice vibrational mode are resolved for the first time, providing a direct measurement of electron-lattice coupling strength. We show that such electron-lattice coupling causes doping-dependent distortions of the Cu-O-Cu bond angle, which sets the intrachain spin exchange interactions. Our results indicate that the lattice degrees of freedom are fully integrated into the electronic behavior in low-dimensional systems.
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AB0229 Senescence associated β-galactosisdase expression in systemic sclerosis skin and fibroblasts. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-eular.229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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A pilot study to assess mediastinal emphysema after esophageal endoscopic submucosal dissection with carbon dioxide insufflation. Endoscopy 2012; 44:565-71. [PMID: 22407383 DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1291664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Mediastinal emphysema sometimes develops following esophageal endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) without perforation because the esophagus has no serosa. Carbon dioxide (CO2) insufflation during esophageal ESD may reduce the incidence of mediastinal emphysema. The aim of the present study was to compare the incidence and severity of post-ESD mediastinal emphysema in patients receiving CO2 insufflation vs. standard air insufflation during esophageal ESD. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 27 patients who had undergone esophageal ESD with insufflation of CO2 between July 2009 and March 2010 were enrolled in this study (CO2 group). Another 105 patients who had undergone esophageal ESD with air insufflation between March 2004 and May 2009 were included as historical controls (air group). Multi-detector row computed tomography (MDCT) was carried out immediately after ESD. A conventional chest radiograph was taken the next day. Mediastinal emphysema findings on MDCT and radiography were compared between the groups. RESULTS Mediastinal emphysema detected by chest radiography was 0 % in the CO2 group vs. 6.6 % in the air group (n.s.). Mediastinal emphysema on MDCT was significantly less frequent in the CO2 group compared with the air group (30 % vs. 63 %; P = 0.002). The severity of mediastinal emphysema also tended to be lower in the CO2 group. CONCLUSIONS Whereas mediastinal emphysema detected by radiography is not so common, MDCT immediately after ESD revealed a certain prevalence of post-ESD mediastinal emphysema. Insufflation of CO2 rather than air during esophageal ESD significantly reduced postprocedural mediastinal emphysema. CO2 can be considered as insufflating gas for esophageal ESD.
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Hidden itinerant-spin phase in heavily overdoped La(2-x)Sr(x)CuO4 superconductors revealed by dilute Fe doping: a combined neutron scattering and angle-resolved photoemission study. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2011; 107:127002. [PMID: 22026791 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.107.127002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2010] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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We demonstrated experimentally a direct way to probe a hidden propensity to the formation of a spin-density wave in a nonmagnetic metal with strong Fermi surface nesting. Substituting Fe for a tiny amount of Cu (1%) induced an incommensurate magnetic order below 20 K in heavily overdoped La(2-x)Sr(x)CuO(4). Elastic neutron scattering suggested that this order cannot be ascribed to the localized spins on Cu or doped Fe. Angle-resolved photoemission revealed a strong Fermi surface nesting inherent in the pristine La(2-x)Sr(x)CuO(4) that likely drives this order. Our finding presents the first example of the long-sought "itinerant-spin extreme" of cuprates, where the spins of itinerant doped holes define the magnetic ordering ground state; it complements the current picture of cuprate spin physics that highlights the predominant role of localized spins at lower dopings.
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Association between the neutrophil myeloperoxidase index and subsets of bacterial infections. Int J Lab Hematol 2011; 32:598-605. [PMID: 20201994 DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-553x.2010.01227.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The mean myeloperoxidase index (MPXI) is calculated during the routine complete blood count performed using the autoanalyzer ADVIA120/2120. The pattern of changes in the neutrophil myeloperoxidase levels in patients with specific infectious diseases was analyzed by assessing the MPXI levels. In patients with bacterial sepsis, identified by positive blood-culture tests, with (n = 29) and without (n = 51) systemic inflammatory response syndrome, the mean MPXI significantly reduced to -3.18 and -2.06, respectively. In contrast, among patients with nontuberculous nonseptic bacterial infections (n = 40), the mean MPXI significantly elevated to 5.51, while tuberculosis patients (n = 37) and patients with viral infection (n = 60) showed an unchanged MPXI (mean values, -0.46 and -1.06, respectively). Among the parameters of inflammation, only the C-reactive protein values showed a weak correlation with the MPXI levels. [Conclusion] These results indicate that MPXI is correlated with some specific infectious states, i.e. MPXI is low in bacterial sepsis and high in nontuberculous nonseptic bacterial infections. MPXI appears to be an independent and useful biomarker for the diagnosis and follow-up of infectious diseases, especially when the MPXI values are obtained at regular intervals during the disease courses of the patients.
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Clinical significance of CD133 and hypoxia inducible factor-1α gene expression in rectal cancer after preoperative chemoradiotherapy. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 2010; 23:323-32. [PMID: 20970309 DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2010.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2010] [Revised: 09/09/2010] [Accepted: 09/13/2010] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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AIMS The mechanism of distant recurrence in rectal cancer after preoperative chemoradiotherapy (CRT) has yet to be fully elucidated. Further improvements in survival rates cannot be achieved without decreasing distant recurrence after preoperative CRT. Recently, it was reported that hypoxic conditions were correlated with cancer stem cell generation. Therefore, we investigated the correlation between the expression of CD133 and hypoxia inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α), and their association with clinical outcome. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fifty-two patients with rectal cancer underwent preoperative CRT. Residual cancer cells after CRT were obtained from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded specimens using micro-dissection. The expression levels of CD133 (PROM1) and HIF-1α genes were measured using real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. The correlation between expression and irradiation was evaluated using colon cancer cell lines. Immunohistochemical staining of these proteins after CRT was also investigated. RESULTS We observed a significant inverse correlation between the gene expression of CD133 (PROM1) and HIF-1α genes in residual cancer cells after CRT. Elevated CD133 gene expression was associated with distant recurrence and poor recurrence-free survival. Elevated HIF-1α gene expression was associated with poor overall survival. In vitro, the change in gene expression levels after irradiation showed inverse patterns. Immunohistochemical analyses showed that residual cancer cells strongly expressed CD133 and lacked HIF-1α expression. CONCLUSION Our results suggest that CD133 and HIF-1α expression is associated with tumour re-growth and distant recurrence after CRT. These results may assist in clarifying the development of future cancer therapeutics in rectal cancer patients undergoing preoperative CRT.
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Reduction of astigmatism in progressive addition lenses by employment of graded-index materials. J Vis 2010. [DOI: 10.1167/8.17.83] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Wandering spleen causing intestinal obstruction after repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Eur J Pediatr Surg 2010; 20:121-3. [PMID: 19548195 DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1220708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Preface. Acta Otolaryngol 2009. [DOI: 10.3109/00016488709121832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Charge excitations in the stripe-ordered La5/3Sr1/3NiO4 and La2-x(Ba,Sr)xCuO4 superconducting compounds. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2009; 102:157001. [PMID: 19518667 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.102.157001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Charge excitations in stripe-ordered 214 compounds La_{5/3}Sr_{1/3}NiO_{4} and 1/8-doped La2-x(Ba or Sr)xCuO4 are studied using resonant inelastic x-ray scattering in the hard x-ray regime. We observe = or approximately 1 eV excitation with a momentum transfer corresponding to the charge stripe spatial period both for the diagonal (nickelate) and parallel (cuprates) stripes. They are interpreted as collective stripe excitations or anomalous softening of the charge excitonic modes of the in-gap states.
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The presence or absence of a quantum critical point and its location in the phase diagram of high-temperature superconductors have been subjects of intense scrutiny. Clear evidence for quantum criticality, particularly in the transport properties, has proved elusive because the important low-temperature region is masked by the onset of superconductivity. We present measurements of the low-temperature in-plane resistivity of several highly doped La2-xSrxCuO4 single crystals in which the superconductivity had been stripped away by using high magnetic fields. In contrast to other quantum critical systems, the resistivity varies linearly with temperature over a wide doping range with a gradient that scales monotonically with the superconducting transition temperature. It is maximal at a critical doping level (pc) approximately 0.19 at which superconductivity is most robust. Moreover, its value at pc corresponds to the onset of quasi-particle incoherence along specific momentum directions, implying that the interaction that first promotes high-temperature superconductivity may ultimately destroy the very quasi-particle states involved in the superconducting pairing.
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Mitotic Checkpoint Genes, hsMAD2 and BubR1, in Oesophageal Squamous Cancer Cells and their Association with 5-fluorouracil and Cisplatin-based Radiochemotherapy. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 2008; 20:639-46. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2008.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2007] [Revised: 06/16/2008] [Accepted: 06/24/2008] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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High mortality rate of (NZW x BXSB)F1 mice induced by administration of lipopolysaccharide attributes to high production of tumour necrosis factor-alpha by increased numbers of dendritic cells. Clin Exp Immunol 2008; 154:285-93. [PMID: 18782326 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2008.03759.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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(NZW x BXSB)F1 mice (W/BF1 mice) have been reported to be a type of autoimmune-prone mice, showing symptoms of proteinuria, anti-DNA antibodies and anti-platelet antibodies. In this paper, we report that W/BF1 mice show hyperproduction of tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, responding to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in comparison with normal mice, resulting in induction of death. In normal mice, monocytes/macrophages (Mo/MØ) are the main producer of TNF-alpha, while both Mo/MØ and dendritic cells (DCs) produce TNF-alpha in W/BF1 mice. Because the number of DCs is higher in W/BF1 mice, the main producers of TNF-alpha in W/BF1 mice are thought to be DCs. Moreover, administration of anti-TNF-alpha antibodies rescued the W/BF1 mice from death induced by LPS, suggesting that TNF-alpha is crucial for the effect of LPS. Although there is no significant difference in the expression of Toll-like receptor-4 (TLR-4) on DCs between B6 and W/BF1 mice, nuclear factor kappa b activity of DCs from W/BF1 mice is augmented under stimulation of LPS in comparison with that of normal mice. These results suggest that the signal transduction from TLR-4 is augmented in W/BF1 mice in comparison with normal mice, resulting in the hyperproduction of TNF-alpha and reduced survival rate. The results also suggest that not only the quantity of endotoxin, but also the host conditions, the facility to translate signal from TLR, and so on, could reflect the degree of bacterial infections and prognosis.
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PTRF-XAFS investigations on the interaction between metal and the oxide support. Acta Crystallogr A 2008. [DOI: 10.1107/s0108767308082329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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