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Orii M, Sone M, Fujiwara J, Sasaki T, Chiba T, Kin H, Morino Y, Tanaka R, Yoshioka K. A Comparison of Retrospective ECG-Gated CT and Surgical or Angiographical Findings in Acute Aortic Syndrome. Int Heart J 2023; 64:839-846. [PMID: 37704411 DOI: 10.1536/ihj.23-002] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/15/2023]
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The best cardiac phases in retrospective ECG-gated CT for detecting an intimal tear (IT) in aortic dissection (AD) and an ulcer-like projection (ULP) in an intramural hematoma (IMH) have not been established. This study aimed to compare the detection accuracy of diastolic-phase and systolic-phase ECG-gated CT for IT in AD and ULP in IMH, with subsequent surgical or angiographical confirmation as the reference standard.In total, 81 patients (67.6 ± 11.8 years; 41 men) who underwent emergency ECG-gated CT and subsequent open surgery or thoracic endovascular aortic repair for AD (n = 52) or IMH (n = 29) were included. The accuracies of detecting IT and ULP were compared among only diastolic-phase, only systolic-phase, and both diastolic-phase and systolic-phase methods of retrospective ECG-gated CT; surgical or angiographical findings were used as the reference standard. The detection accuracy for IT and ULP using only diastolic-phase, only systolic-phase, and both diastolic-phase and systolic-phase methods of ECG-gated CT was 93% [95% CI: 87-97], 94% [95% CI: 88-97], and 95% [95% CI: 90-97], respectively. There were no significant differences in detection accuracy among the 3 acquisition methods (P = 0.55). Similarly, there were no significant differences in the accuracy of detecting IT in AD (P = 0.55) and ULP in IMH (P > 0.99) among only diastolic-phase, only systolic-phase, and both diastolic- and systolic-phase ECG-gated CT.Retrospective ECG-gated CT for detecting IT in AD and ULP in IMH yields highly accurate findings. There were no significant differences seen among only diastolic-phase, only systolic-phase, and both diastolic-phase and systolic-phase ECG-gated CT.
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- Makoto Orii
- Department of Radiology, Iwate Medical University
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- Department of Radiology, Iwate Medical University
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University
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- Center for Radiological Science, Iwate Medical University
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- Center for Radiological Science, Iwate Medical University
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Iwate Medical University
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University
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- Division of Dental Radiology, Department of Reconstructive Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Iwate Medical University
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Fujiwara J, Orii M, Takagi H, Chiba T, Sasaki T, Tanaka R, Kin H, Morino Y, Yoshioka K. Aortic Elongation in Bicuspid Aortic Valve with Aortic Stenosis Assessed by Thin-Slice Electrocardiogram-Gated Computed Tomography. Int Heart J 2022; 63:319-326. [DOI: 10.1536/ihj.21-244] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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- Jumpei Fujiwara
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University
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- Department of Radiology, Iwate Medical University
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- Center for Radiological Science, Iwate Medical University
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- Center for Radiological Science, Iwate Medical University
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- Division of Dental Radiology, Department of Reconstructive Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Iwate Medical University
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Iwate Medical University
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University
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Orii M, Sugawara T, Takagi H, Nakano S, Ueda H, Takizawa Y, Fujiwara J, Takahashi S, Oyama K, Lai P, Janich MA, Nozaki A, Yoshioka K. Reliability of respiratory-triggered two-dimensional cine k-adaptive-t-autocalibrating reconstruction for Cartesian sampling for the assessment of biventricular volume and function in patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot. Br J Radiol 2021; 94:20201249. [PMID: 33733811 PMCID: PMC8010533 DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20201249] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Objective: To compare left ventricular (LV) and right ventricular (RV) volume, function, and image quality of a respiratory-triggered two-dimensional (2D)-cine k-adaptive-t-autocalibrating reconstruction for Cartesian sampling (2D kat-ARC) with those of the standard reference, namely, breath-hold 2D balanced steady-state free precession (2D SSFP), in patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). Methods: 30 patients (14 males, mean age 32.2 ± 13.9 years) underwent cardiac magnetic resonance, and 2D kat-ARC and 2D SSFP images were acquired on short-axis view. Biventricular end-diastolic volume (EDV) and end-systolic volume (ESV), stroke volume (SV), ejection fraction (EF), and LV mass (LVM) were analysed. Results: The 2D kat-ARC had significantly shorter scan time (35.2 ± 9.1 s vs 80.4 ± 16.7 s; p < 0.0001). Despite an analysis of image quality showed significant impairment using 2D kat-ARC compared to 2D SSFP cine (p < 0.0001), the two sequences demonstrated no significant difference in terms of biventricular EDV, LVESV, LVSV, LVEF, and LVM. However, the RVESV was overestimated for 2D kat-ARC compared with that for 2D SSFP (73.8 ± 43.2 ml vs 70.3 ± 44.5 ml, p = 0.0002) and the RVSV and RVEF were underestimated (RVSV = 46.2±20.5 ml vs 49.4 ± 20.4 ml, p = 0.0024; RVEF = 40.2±12.7% vs. 43.5±14.0%, p = 0.0002). Conclusion: Respiratory-triggered 2D kat-ARC cine is a reliable technique that could be used in the evaluation of LV volumes and function. Advances in knowledge: 2D cine kat-ARC is a reliable technique for the assessment LV volume and function in patients with repaired TOF.
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- Makoto Orii
- Department of Radiology, Iwate Medical University, Iwate, Japan
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- Department of Radiology Service, Iwate Medical University, Iwate, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Iwate Medical University, Iwate, Japan.,Department of Radiology, The University of British Columbia, St. Paul's Hospital, BC, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Iwate Medical University, Iwate, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University, Iwate, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Iwate Medical University, Iwate, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University, Iwate, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Iwate Medical University, Iwate, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Iwate Medical University, Iwate, Japan
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- MR Applications and Workflow, GE Healthcare, Menlo Park, CA, USA.,Danaher Digital, San Jose, CA, USA
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- MR Applications and Workflow, GE Healthcare, Munich, Germany
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- MR Applications and Workflow, GE Healthcare, Tokyo, Japan
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Niiyama M, Koeda Y, Suzuki M, Shibuya T, Kinuta M, Tosaka K, Fujiwara J, Kanehama N, Sasaki W, Shimoda Y, Ishida M, Itoh T, Morino Y. Coronary Flow Disturbance Phenomenon After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Is Associated with New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction. Int Heart J 2021; 62:305-311. [PMID: 33731528 DOI: 10.1536/ihj.20-560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common complication of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Although previous studies have investigated mortality rates and the incidences of adverse events associated with new-onset AF (NOAF) in patients with AMI, the effects of emergency percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on the incidence of NOAF in patients with AMI remain unclear. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of clinical characteristics, medical history, and the coronary flow disturbance phenomenon (TIMI < 3) following emergency PCI with NOAF in patients with AMI. Between 2012 and 2016, 731 patients with AMI underwent PCI at our facility. Among these, 52 had a history of chronic/paroxysmal AF before admission and were excluded. The remaining 679 patients (mean age 66.4 years, 532 males) were analyzed in this retrospective observational study.New-onset AF was observed in 45 patients (6.6%). In univariate analysis, the hazard ratios (HRs) for patient age (HR 1.04, 95%CI 1.02-1.07), Killip II-IV (HR 2.34, 95%CI 1.29-4.23), elevated D-dimer level (> 1.0 μg/mL; HR 3.32; 95%CI 1.77-6.23), and coronary flow disturbance phenomenon (HR 5.61; 95%CI 2.88-10.9) were significantly higher in the NOAF group. In multivariate analysis, an elevated D-dimer level (> 1.0 μg/mL; HR 2.44; 95%CI 1.17-5.11) and coronary flow disturbance phenomenon (HR 4.61; 95%CI 2.29-9.27) were found to be independent risk factors for NOAF. An elevated D-dimer level at admission and the presence of coronary flow disturbance phenomenon after PCI were risk factors for NOAF following emergency PCI in patients with AMI.
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- Masanobu Niiyama
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University
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- School of Medicine, Iwate Medical University
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University
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Ninomiya R, Orii M, Fujiwara J, Yoshizawa M, Nakajima Y, Ishikawa Y, Kumagai A, Fusazaki T, Tashiro A, Kin H, Yoshioka K, Morino Y. Sex-Related Differences in Cardiac Remodeling and Reverse Remodeling After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis in a Japanese Population. Int Heart J 2020; 61:961-969. [PMID: 32921672 DOI: 10.1536/ihj.20-154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Left ventricular (LV) remodeling with aortic stenosis (AS) appears to differ according to sex, but reverse remodeling after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has not been elucidated in a Japanese population. This study aims to determine whether any sex-related differences in LV or reverse remodeling after TAVI exist in the context of severe AS.Of 208 patients who received TAVI for severe AS in our institution, 100 (men, 42; mean age, 83.0 ± 4.9 years) underwent transthoracic echocardiography before and 3 months after TAVI. Despite similar valvular gradients, women with severe AS had lower indexed LV mass (LVMi) than did men (152.3 ± 35.4 versus 173.2 ± 44.6 g/m2, P = 0.005), with smaller indexed LV end-diastolic (LVEDVi) (50.2 ± 13.3 versus 61.4 ± 20.7 mL/m2, P = 0.001) and end-systolic (LVESVi; 17.9 ± 8.7 versus 24.3 ± 13.8 mL/m2, P = 0.006) volumes. After TAVI, women (-6.0% ± 14.4%) had higher reduction in the rate of change of relative wall thickness (RWT) than did men (4.4% ± 19.0%, P = 0.003). Men (-8.9% ± 3.9%) had higher reduction in the rate of change of LVEDVi than did women (1.5% ± 3.3%, P = 0.045). Incidence of LV reverse remodeling defined as a reduction in LVESV of >15% was significantly higher in men (50%) than in women (26%, P = 0.013).In addition to sex differences in the pattern of LV remodeling with AS, reverse LV remodeling after TAVI also differed between sexes.
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- Ryo Ninomiya
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University
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- Department of Radiology, Iwate Medical University
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University
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- Department of Laboratory of Medicine, Iwate Medical University
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Iwate Medical University
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University
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Fujiwara J, Nochioka KN, Sugimura KS, Terui YT, Sato HS, Tada HT, Ota HO, Funamizu YF, Miki TM, Saijo YS, Takase KT, Ishida TI, Shimokawa HS. P1776 Longitudinal change of regional left ventricular deformation by 2D speckle tracking for chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity in patients with breast cancer. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jez319.1132] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Abstract
Funding Acknowledgements
Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development, Japan Heart Foundation Research Grant
Background
In breast cancer patients, chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity (CIC) may affect deformation in left ventricle segmentation differently over time.
Purpose
To evaluate longitudinal change of regional LV deformation caused by CIC in patients with breast cancer by 2D speckle tracking echocardiography (STE).
Methods
From 2017 to 2019, we enrolled 21 women with breast cancer and followed with continuous echocardiographic examination at enrollment (before chemotherapy), 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, and 12 months after chemotherapy at our hospital. We assessed conventional 2D echocardiographic indices and regional LV deformation analyzing longitudinal strain (LS), circumferential strain (CS), and radial strain (RS) by 2D STE.
Results
During the follow-period, there was no change in BNP (12.3 at baseline vs. 14.7 at 3 months vs. 16.6 at 6 months vs 18.3 at 9 months vs 10.9 pg/ml at 12 months, P = 0.96) and LVEF (62.2 vs. 62.0 vs. 61.2 vs 61.1 vs 62.9%, P = 0.84). However, significant decreases were observed in GLS (-20.3 vs. -19.0 vs. -17.9 vs -17.1 vs -17.7%, P < 0.01), and Troponin T (0.006 vs. 0.018 vs. 0.015 vs 0.009 vs 0.007 ng/ml, P < 0.01) after chemotherapy while there were no difference in global CS (-30.3 vs. - 29.1 vs. -27.0 vs -26.7 vs -28.0%, P = 0.15) and RS (46.8 vs. 47.9 vs. 49.6 vs 42.4 vs 46.3%, P = 0.17). When assessing regional deformation, we observed significant decrease in mid-inferoseptal region LS, mid-anterolateral region LS, mid-anterior region LS and apical-inferior region LS (Figure 1A). Of note, CS was impaired in basal- anterolateral region and mid-anteroseptal region (Figure 1B). However, none of regional RS showed significant difference after chemotherapy.
Conclusion
These results suggest that BNP and LVEF may not be ideal to detect CIC at early phase, and impaired GLS and increased Troponin T between 3 and 6 months after treatment may be initial signs by CIC. Longitudinal change of regional deformation implied that Mid-wall segmentation was vulnerable by chemotherapy more than other segmentations.
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- J Fujiwara
- Tohoku University, Hospital, Clinical Physiological Laboratory Center, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku University, Hospital, Clinical Physiological Laboratory Center, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku University, Hospital, Clinical Physiological Laboratory Center, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Biomedical Imaging Laboratory, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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Nihei K, Minashi K, Takizawa K, Ogawa G, Yano T, Ezoe Y, Tsuchida T, Ono H, Iizuka T, Hanaoka N, Oda I, Morita Y, Tajika M, Fujiwara J, Katada C, Hori S, Kadota T, Muto M. Regional Lymph-Node Failures after Diagnostic Endoscopic Resection Plus Selective Chemoradiotherapy for Clinical Stage I Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Multi-Institutional Phase II Study (JCOG0508). Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.06.552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Murakami T, Fujiwara J, Sakamoto Y, Okamoto M, Mizuochi T, Iwabuchi T, Makuuchi M, Abe M, Kubo H, Matsuda N, Kobayashi S, Ito H, Takenoshita S, Ugawa Y. P141 Contribution of the motor system to McGurk effect-event-related fMRI and TMS studies. Clin Neurophysiol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2016.10.263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Pradhan BK, Harutyunyan A, Stojkovic D, Zhang P, Cole MW, Crespi V, Goto H, Fujiwara J, Eklund PC. Large Cryogenic Storage of Hydrogen in Carbon Nanotubes at Low Pressures. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1557/proc-706-z10.3.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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AbstractWe report (6 wt %) storage of H2 at T=77 K in processed bundles of single-walled carbon nanotubes at P=2 atmospheres. The hydrogen storage isotherms are completely reversible. D2 isotherms confirm this anomalous low-pressure adsorption and further reveal the effects of quantum mechanical zero point motion. We propose that our post-synthesis treatment of the sample not only improves access for hydrogen to the central pores within individual nanotubes, but also may create a roughened tube surface with an enhanced binding energy for hydrogen. Such an enhancement is needed to understand the strong adsorption at low pressure. We obtain an experimental isosteric heat qst=125 ± 5 meV for processed SWNT materials.
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Honda M, Miura A, Izumi Y, Kato T, Ryotokuji T, Monma K, Fujiwara J, Egashira H, Nemoto T. Doxorubicin, cisplatin, and fluorouracil combination therapy for metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Dis Esophagus 2010; 23:641-5. [PMID: 20545978 DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2010.01070.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The chemotherapy regimen currently used for treating esophageal and gastric carcinoma has been either epirubicin, cisplatin, and fluorouracil (5-FU) or docetaxel, cisplatin, and 5-FU. Here, we report the efficacy and toxicity of doxorubicin, cisplatin, and 5-FU for only esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). Between January 2000 and October 2008, a total of 41 ESCC patients with a distant metastasis were enrolled. The most common sites of metastasis were liver (26, 63.4%), lung (9, 22.0%), and bone (8, 19.5%). Doxorubicin was administered on day 1 at 30 mg/m(2) , cisplatin on days 1-5 at 14 mg/m(2)/day, and 5-FU on days 1-5 at 700 mg/m(2)/day. The median number of cycles was 2.0 (range 1-8). The dose intensities of doxorubicin, cisplatin, and 5-FU were 92.9, 92.4, and 92.5%, respectively. The overall response rate was 43.9%; one showed complete response, 17 showed partial response, 13 showed a stable disease, and 10 showed progressive disease (PD). The median survival time was 306 days (95% CI = 74-935) and the 1-year survival rate was 37.6%. Grade 3 neutropenia was seen in seven patients and grade 4 in one patient. Grade 3 fatigue, anorexia, mucositis, and diarrhea were observed in three, two, two, and one patient, respectively. This regimen is effective as a first-line therapy for ESCC with distant metastasis.
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- M Honda
- Department of Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Disease Center Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
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Simazaki D, Fujiwara J, Manabe S, Matsuda M, Asami M, Kunikane S. Removal of selected pharmaceuticals by chlorination, coagulation-sedimentation and powdered activated carbon treatment. Water Sci Technol 2008; 58:1129-1135. [PMID: 18824814 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2008.472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Removal property of nine pharmaceuticals (clofibric acid, diclofenac, fenoprofen, gemfibrozil, ibuprofen, indomethacin, ketoprofen, naproxen and propyphenazone) by chlorination, coagulation-sedimentation and powdered activated carbon treatment was examined by laboratory-scale experiments under the conditions close to actual drinking water treatment processes. Indomethacin and propyphenazone were completely degraded by chlorination within 30 minutes, but others remained around 30% (naproxen and diclofenac) or more than 80% of the initial concentration after 24 hours. A couple of unidentified peaks in a chromatogram of the chlorinated samples suggested the formation of unknown chlorination by-products. Competitive adsorption was observed when the mixed solution of the target pharmaceuticals was subjected to batch adsorption test with powdered activated carbon. Clofibric acid and ibuprofen, which were relatively less hydrophobic among the nine compounds, persisted around 60% of the initial concentration after 3 hours of contact time. Removal performance in actual drinking water treatment would become lower due to existence of other competitive substances in raw water (e.g. natural organic matter). Coagulation-sedimentation using polyaluminium chloride hardly removed most of the pharmaceuticals even under its optimal dose for turbidity removal. It is suggested that the most part of pharmaceuticals in raw water might persist in the course of conventional drinking water treatments.
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- D Simazaki
- National Institute of Public Health, 2-3-6 Minami, Wako, Saitama, Japan.
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Ohto T, Iwasaki N, Fujiwara J, Ohkoshi N, Kimura S, Kawade K, Tanaka R, Matsui A. The evaluation of autonomic nervous function in a patient with hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type IV with novel mutations of the TRKA gene. Neuropediatrics 2004; 35:274-8. [PMID: 15534759 DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-821254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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We report on a 10-year-old girl with anhidrosis and insensibility to pain, but no severe mental retardation or self-mutilation, diagnosed as hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type IV (HSAN IV). Genetic analysis of her TRKA gene, which is responsible for HSAN IV, revealed two novel missense mutations in the tyrosine kinase domain. Cardiovascular autonomic nervous system function tests showed normal muscle sympathetic nerve activity associated with arterial baroreflex, reduced skin sympathetic nerve activity in the second and fifth fingers and palms, and abnormal circadian rhythm of cardiovascular autonomic nervous system. These findings have never before been reported in HSAN IV and may provide a clue to the neurological pathophysiology of this disease.
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- T Ohto
- Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
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Fujiwara J, Kimura S, Tsukayama H, Nakahara S, Haibara S, Fujita M, Isobe N, Tamura K. Evaluation of the autonomic nervous system function in children with primary monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis--power spectrum analysis of heart rate variability using 24-hour Holter electrocardiograms. Scand J Urol Nephrol 2001; 35:350-6. [PMID: 11771860 DOI: 10.1080/003655901753224396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the circadian rhythm of the autonomic nervous system functions of children with primary monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis. MATERIAL AND METHODS The subjects were allocated to three groups--enuresis group (n = 72), normal control group (n = 26), post-treated and cured enuresis group (n = 13). In the three groups. we evaluated the autonomic nervous system function by the power spectrum analysis of heart rate variability (HRV) using 24-hour Holter electrocardiograms. Frequency components of the power spectra of HRV (% power) were divided into three factors; the very low frequency (VLF), the low frequency (LF) and the high frequency (HF) by computer analysis using Fast Fourier Transformation (FFT). RESULTS In the three groups, the HF component reflecting parasympathetic activity was significantly higher, compared with the LF during sleep. The HF in the enuresis group was significantly higher, compared with the HF in the control group during sleep. The HF in the control group was significantly lower, compared with the LF during waking. However, the HF in the enuresis group was significantly higher, compared with the LF during waking. It showed more increased parasympathetic tone in the enuresis group, compared with that of the control group during sleep and waking. In the post-treated enuresis group, the HF during sleep and waking were significantly decreased, compared with those before treatment. CONCLUSION These findings suggest the parasympathetic hyperfunction through 24 hours and abnormal circadian rhythm of autonomic nervous system functions in the enuresis group. The post-treated enuresis group showed normal autonomic nervous system functions.
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- J Fujiwara
- Department of Pediatrics, Tsukuba College of Technology, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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Tominaga T, Sano M, Nishi T, Sasaki M, Yoshida K, Kimura M, Takashima S, Asano T, Yoshida M, Fujiwara J, Danno M. Postoperative chemoendocrine therapy for women with node-positive stage II breast cancer with combined cyclophosphamide, tamoxifen, and 1-hexylcarbamoyl-5-fluorouracil. Eur J Surg 2001; 167:598-604. [PMID: 11716446 DOI: 10.1080/110241501753171209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To find out whether the addition of 1-hexylcarbamoyl-5-fluorouracil to a postoperative regimen of oral cyclophosphamide and tamoxifen improved the prognosis of carcinoma of the breast. DESIGN Randomised controlled clinical trial. SETTING 127 Institutions in Japan. SUBJECTS 785 Patients with stage II carcinoma (palpable axillary nodes) who had total mastectomy and axillary clearance. INTERVENTIONS The control group were given oral cyclophosphamide 50 mg/day and tamoxifen 20 mg/day for 2 years; the experimental group were given these drugs plus 1-hexylcarbamoyl-5-fluorouracil 300 mg/day for 2 years. RESULTS There was no survival advantage (and more toxicity) in the experimental group, except in a subgroup with 1-3 axillary nodes involved. CONCLUSION The advantage of triple chemotherapy in the subgroup must be substantiated by a new randomised trial confined to patients with 1-3 axillary nodes involved.
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- T Tominaga
- Department of Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital, Japan
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Obara Y, Koseki N, Fujiwara J, Kikuchi M, Miura T, Funato T, Kaku M. [A case of Miller-Dieker syndrome associated with satellite on chromosome 17p]. Rinsho Byori 2001; 49:189-92. [PMID: 11307315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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In this report, we describe a one-year-old girl of the Miller-Dieker syndrome(MDS) with lissencephaly, seizures, microcephaly and mental disorders. Cytogenetic studies of this patient confirmed the presence of a 46,XX, 17ps+ chromosome karyotype, but it could not find the microdeletion of 17p13.3. Fluorescence in situ hybridization(FISH) studies confirmed a terminal deletion in the patient using the LIS1 gene probe which mapped to 17p13.3. Further it was also found the satellite on 17p13(17ps) in the patient who was rare associated with MDS. These findings suggest that FISH analysis may be useful method to detect microdeletion of LIS1 gene as 17-specific probe in the investigation of MDS patients.
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- Y Obara
- Clinical Laboratory, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai 980-8574
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Matsuzaki S, Uehara S, Murakami T, Fujiwara J, Funato T, Okamura K. Quantitative analysis of estrogen receptor alpha and beta messenger ribonucleic acid levels in normal endometrium and ovarian endometriotic cysts using a real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction assay. Fertil Steril 2000; 74:753-9. [PMID: 11020519 DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(00)00712-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To quantify messenger RNA (mRNA) levels of the two estrogen receptor isoforms, estrogen receptor-alpha (ER-alpha) and estrogen receptor-beta (ER-beta) in the eutopic endometrium and ovarian endometriotic cysts. DESIGN Prospective study. SETTING University hospital. PATIENT(S) Patients with endometriosis and patients with uterine leiomyoma or carcinoma in situ. INTERVENTION(S) Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRH-a)-treated (n = 12) or untreated (n = 24) endometriotic cysts were obtained from 36 patients during laparoscopic cystectomy. Eutopic endometrium tissues were obtained from 24 patients during or immediately after surgery. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) ER-alpha and ER-beta mRNA levels, using a real-time reverse transcription (RT)-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay, TaqMan RT-PCR. RESULT(S) Eutopic endometrium and ovarian endometriotic cysts showed predominantly higher levels of ER-alpha mRNA than ER-beta mRNA. Although ER-alpha and ER-beta mRNA levels in the eutopic endometrium were affected by a cyclic change in ovarian hormones, ovarian endometriotic cysts were less affected. Moreover, a long-term hypoestrogenic state induced by GnRH-a especially decreased ER-alpha mRNA levels in endometriotic cysts. Consequently, the relative ratios of ER-alpha to ER-beta mRNA levels in both GnRH-a-treated and untreated endometriotic cysts were significantly lower than those in the eutopic endometrium. CONCLUSION(S) The results suggest that the principal and regulatory effects of estrogens may be mediated mainly via ER-alpha rather than ER-beta in both the eutopic endometrium and endometriotic cysts.
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- S Matsuzaki
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
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Funato T, Fujiwara J, Fujimaki S, Kaku M. [Molecular diagnosis and new gene engineering in hematological malignancies]. Rinsho Byori 2000; 48:887-91. [PMID: 11215098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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Advancement molecular diagnostics in hematological malignancy has provided us with a broad menu of new assays and techniques. By integrating the data gleaned from these techniques we can formulate a more rational broad-based diagnosis. Hematological malignancies have traditionally been classified by morphological criteria. However, molecular advances have provided new insights in the genetic backbone of chimeric genes. These malignancies have shown chromosome abnormalities of translocation with chimeric genes, and revealed the rearrangement of chimeric genes by PCR analysis and quantitative PCR system. This review summarized the recent technology for detecting chimeric genes along with concepts of laboratory performance.
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- T Funato
- Department of Molecular Diagnostics, Tohoku University, School of Medicine, Sendai 980-8574
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Fujiwara J, Fujii M, Shimoda M, Ayusawa D. Identification of the UV-responsive sequence in the human tissue plasminogen activator gene. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2000; 64:1084-7. [PMID: 10879489 DOI: 10.1271/bbb.64.1084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Functional analysis of regulatory elements in the human tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) gene showed that its promoter (-119/+169) is activated by UV irradiation in HeLa cells. We demonstrated here that the AP-2 like CCCCACCC sequence is involved in the UV-mediated activation and Sp1 binds to the sequence.
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- J Fujiwara
- AISIN Cosmos R&D CO., Ltd., Kazusa Incubation Center, Yana Kisarazu, Chiba, Japan
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Funato T, Fujimaki S, Fujiwara J, Miura T, Yoshida K, Kaku M, Sasaki T. [Genetic diagnosis for drug resistance in cancers]. Rinsho Byori 2000; 48:162-6. [PMID: 10804820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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The failure of chemotherapy to eradicate tumor cells is often due to the development of drug resistance. MDR(multidrug resistance) whose one form of resistance results from a decreased intracellular accumulation of the drugs, most often mediated by the overexpression of P-glycoprotein. MRP also related to pump function of cell membrane in acute leukemia. We have developed the new quantitative assay based on real-time PCR to measure expression of drug-resistance related genes such as MDR-1 and MRP in clinical samples. These results indicates that real-time PCR system is a reliable method to quantitatively determine drug resistant genes expression, it may be to predict responsiveness to chemotherapy by using this technique.
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- T Funato
- Department of Molecular Diagnostics, Tohoku University, School of Medicine, Sendai
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Fujimaki S, Funato T, Fujiwara J, Satoh J, Miura T, Kaku M, Tohmiya Y, Sasaki T. [The construction of a standard RNA synthesized for quantitative RT-PCR system]. Rinsho Byori 2000; 48:54-9. [PMID: 10756676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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We constructed the standard RNA synthesized for the chimeric AML1-MTG8 transcripts and the house-keeping gene, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase(GAPDH) transcripts in real-time quantitative RT-PCR system. AML-MTG8 transcripts was detectable in 10 fg of synthetic RNA(3.5 x 10(3) copies). Linearity was from 3.5 x 10(3) to 3.5 x 10(9) copies. Threshold cycle(CT) is defined as the fractional cycle number at which the reporter fluorescence generated by cleavage of the probe passes a fixed threshold above baseline. The standard curve, where the known amounts of RNAs were used, showed a good correlation between the copies of AML1-MTG8 RNA and CT(r = -0.995). The within-run and day-to-day coefficients of variation(CV) in AML1-MTG8 RNA by this system were 9.5-24.7%(n = 10) and 21.7-42.2% (n = 8), respectively. GAPDH transcripts was detectable in 10 fg of synthetic RNA(6.1 x 10(4) copies). Linearity was from 6.1 x 10(4) to 6.1 x 10(8) copies. The standard curve, where the known amounts of RNAs were used, showed a good correlation between the copies of GAPDH RNA and CT(r = -0.993). The within-run and day-to-day CV in GAPDH RNA by this system were 9.3-14.6%(n = 10) and 14.7-15.8% (n = 10), respectively. Thus, we suggested that synthesized RNA as a standard RNA may be useful in quantitative RT-PCR for clinical application.
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- S Fujimaki
- Clinical Laboratory, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai
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Funato T, Zeng Z, Satoh J, Fujiwara J, Kaku M, Sasaki T. [Detection of K-ras mutations in colon cancer by PHA-PHFA (preferential homoduplex formation assay)]. Rinsho Byori 1999; 47:1059-63. [PMID: 10590684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/14/2023]
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The mutations of K-ras gene have been demonstrated at frequencies of about 40% in human colorectal cancer. We applied a developed PCR-preferential homoduplex formation assay (PCR-PHFA) to detect a point mutation of K-ras gene in the surgical specimens from thirty patients with colorectal cancer. This method is based on the strand competition during hybridization between a double labeled amplicon, prepared from biotin and DNP labeled primers, and an unlabeled amplicon. The procedure of this method is simple and speedy, and suitable to detect mutations in a small number of samples. By using this method, the mutations were found in 37% (11/30) and confirmed by sequencing analysis. The results suggest that the PCR-PHFA system may be useful for detecting low frequent mutation of K-ras gene even in the case of an early cancer.
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- T Funato
- Department of Molecular Diagnostics, Tohoku University, School of Medicine, Sendai
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Banno H, Fujiwara J, Hosoya J, Kitamori T, Mori H, Yamashita H, Ikeda F. Effects of MS-31-038, a novel Na(+)-H+ exchange inhibitor, on the myocardial infarct size in rats after postischemic administration. Arzneimittelforschung 1999; 49:304-10. [PMID: 10337448 DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1300419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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The abilities of 2-(2-methylphenyl)-5,7-dimethoxy-4-quinolyl carbonylguanidine dihydrochloride (CAS 181048-29-3, MS-31-050) and 2-phenyl-8-(2-methoxyethoxy)-4-quinolyl carbonylguanidine bismethanesulfonate (CAS 181048-36-2, MS-31-038) in inhibiting Na(+)-H+ exchange, ischemia- and reperfusion-induced injury were determined and compared with those of 4-isopropyl-3-methylsulfonylbenzoyl guanidine methanesulfonate (CAS 159138-81-5, IMGM), a selective inhibitor of Na(+)-H+ exchange. MS-31-050 and IMGM exhibited comparable inhibitory effects on Na(+)-dependent pH recovery and antiarrhythmic effects during ischemia in anesthetized rats. In rats subjected to ischemia and reperfusion, MS-31-050 (10 mg/kg i.v.) significantly reduced the infarct size when given prior to the onset of ischemia. However, postischemic treatment with either MS-31-050 or IMGM failed to protect reperfused hearts. In contrast, MS-31-038 reduced the infarct size dramatically from 65.4 +/- 7.4% in control to 29.9 +/- 11.6% at 3 mg/kg and 9.8 +/- 3.4% at 10 mg/kg even when administered before the onset of reperfusion. These results suggest the beneficial effects of Na(+)-H+ exchange inhibitors on myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury.
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- H Banno
- Institute of Biological Science, Mitsui Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Chiba, Japan
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Yaegashi N, Uehara S, Senoo M, Sato J, Fujiwara J, Funato T, Sasaki T, Yajima A. Point mutations in the steroid-binding domain of the androgen receptor gene of five Japanese patients with androgen insensitivity syndrome. TOHOKU J EXP MED 1999; 187:263-72. [PMID: 10458483 DOI: 10.1620/tjem.187.263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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We analyzed the androgen receptor (AR) gene in five Japanese patients diagnosed with androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS). All AR genes from the five patients had single-nucleotide substitutions, which introduced a premature termination codon in three patients (Gln640, Arg752, and Gln640 and Trp751), and a single amino acid substitution in two patients (Arg831 to Gln, and Leu812 to Phe). All the mutations occurred in the steroid-binding domain, comprising exons D through G. The three patients with the premature termination codon(s) and the one patient with Arg831Gln were clinically diagnosed as having complete AIS, while the patient with Leu812Phe had a partial form of AIS. Pubic skin fibroblasts from four of the five patients did not show detectable androgen binding. These data on mutations that have not been reported previously, provide valuable information for the further characterization of structural and functional relationships in the steroid-binding domain of the AR protein.
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- N Yaegashi
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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Kitamori T, Banno H, Hosoya J, Kibayashi K, Mori H, Yamashita H, Fujiwara J. MS-31-038. DRUG FUTURE 1999. [DOI: 10.1358/dof.1999.024.12.560567] [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: 10/25/2022]
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We report a novel procedure, which can be applied to probing of specific DNA, for covalently attaching probe DNA to complementary sequences in double-stranded target DNA. Employing hairpin-like oligonucleotide probes in combination with successive use of recA protein and DNA ligase, probes can be attached directly to target DNA molecules without dissociation of the DNA. The hairpin-like structure of the probes was designed so that the terminus of the probe oligonucleotide can be brought into close stereochemical proximity to the terminus of the complementary strand of target DNA for ligation. Because of the elimination of the DNA dissociation and subsequent hybridization (and washing) steps in the currently employed method, the probing process has become greatly simplified and more efficient and may lead to development of fully automated probing systems.
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- J Fujiwara
- Biotechnology and Medical Engineering Division, Aisin Cosmos R&D Co. Ltd, 5-2-11 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101, Japan
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A novel cloning procedure which makes use of covalent attachment of probe DNA to specific target DNA is reported. We show that specific gene fragments found in complex genomes such as the human genome can be cloned directly from a pool of genomic DNA with very high efficiency. This direct cloning method totally eliminates certain steps in current cloning procedures such as construction of DNA libraries and colony (plaque) hybridization. The resulting process has made cloning methods simpler and more time efficient, while achieving high cloning efficiency due to the stable nature of the probe-target DNA complex through covalent bonding. Most importantly, since clones are directly obtained from a pool of genomic DNA, the isolated clones are considered to be faithful copies of the original genes. This has apparently solved the problem of isolating clones with misincorporated bases or chimeric DNA, both of which are often encountered in cloning processes using PCR or other methods involving in vitro DNA synthesis.
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- J Fujiwara
- Biotechnology and Medical Engineering Division, Aisin Cosmos R&D Co. Ltd, 5-2-11 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101, Japan
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Shimoda M, Inoue Y, Ametani A, Fujiwara J, Tsuji NM, Kurisaki J, Azuma N, Kanno C. Anti-DNA IgA autoantibodies are spontaneously generated in mouse Peyer's patches. Immunol Suppl 1998; 95:200-7. [PMID: 9824476 PMCID: PMC1364305 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2567.1998.00582.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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IgA antibodies in the mucosal immune system are produced specifically to environmental antigens such as virus and bacteria, and possibly to some food components, which will provide a potential luminal antigen, DNA. To study the immune response to DNA in the gut, we established B-cell hybridomas producing IgA monoclonal antibodies (mAb) from Peyer's patches (PP) of non-immunized, non-autoimmune, specific pathogen-free BALB/c mice, and examined their specificity by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Three mAb out of 18 bound strongly to self, bacterial and synthetic DNA, with Kd of about 10-7 m. One of the three mAb also reacted with the histone component and another reacted with some mouse food component. The VH genes of these three mAb have not previously been reported to have anti-DNA specificity, and carry putative somatically mutated sites favouring DNA binding in CDR. The features resemble those of anti-DNA antibodies found in human and murine models of systemic lupus erythmatosus (SLE), and are indicative of an antigen-driven selection process. Our findings suggest that even in normal healthy animals, anti-DNA antibodies of IgA isotype can be produced in certain peripheral environments such as in PP by spontaneous antigenic stimulation.
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- M Shimoda
- Department of Applied Biochemistry, Utsunomiya University, Utsunomiya, Tochigi
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Fujiwara J, Nakahara S, Enomoto T, Nakata Y, Takita H. The effectiveness of O2 administration for transient ischemic attacks in moyamoya disease in children. Childs Nerv Syst 1996; 12:69-75. [PMID: 8674084 DOI: 10.1007/bf00819498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Moyamoya disease is a cerebrovascular obstructive disease of unknown etiology. The rebuild-up phenomenon, slowing of waves on electroencephalogram (EEG) seen after cessation of hyperventilation (HV), is one of the characteristic phenomena of the disease and is thought to be related to a development of its symptoms. Therefore, we investigated the mechanism involved in the rebuild-up phenomenon to clarify the mechanism of development of transient ischemic attack (TIA) in moyamoya disease. Ten patients with moyamoya disease were studied; they ranged in age from 7 to 17 years. The power spectra of the EEGs in the occipital region were obtained with a Berg Fourier EEG analyzer for quantitative analysis. Arterial blood gas change (pH, PaO2, PaCO2), respiratory pattern (abdominal and nasal), tidal volume and respiratory rate were analyzed simultaneously every 30 s-1 min before, during, and after HV. The slow wave power spectrum (rebuild-up) increased and symptoms of TIA developed as a result of the sharp decrease in PaO2 (PaO2 60.5 +/- 15.4 mmHg) after cessation of HV. Based on the fact that hypoxemia was playing a main role, 100% oxygen was administered at a rate of 0.5 l/min in 4 cases where the rebuild-up phenomenon was clear. The EEG power spectra and arterial blood gas were analyzed during rebuild-up with and without O2 administration. The effectiveness of O2 administration at the beginning of rebuild-up as measure to prevent the symptoms was checked by a recovery rate of slow wave power percentage, a recovery time of slow wave power percent and by clinical observation. The recovery rates were 11.8 +/- 4.2%/min and 5.5 +/- 4.0%/min with and without O2 inhalation, respectively (P < 0.001). Recovery times of slow wave power percentage were 4.3 +/- 1.8 min and 8.1 +/- 1.2 min with and without O2 inhalation, respectively (P < 0.01). Thus, oxygen administration soon after the cessation of HV was shown to be effective in eliminating the rebuild-up phenomenon and hence in abolishing its symptoms.
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- J Fujiwara
- Division for the Visually Impaired (Clinical Medicine, Pediatrics), Tsukuba College of Technology, Ibaraki, Japan
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Fujiwara J, Kimura T, Ayusawa D, Oishi M. A novel regulatory sequence affecting the constitutive expression of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) gene in human melanoma (Bowes) cells. J Biol Chem 1994; 269:18558-62. [PMID: 8034604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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In order to identify a possible enhancer-like regulatory sequence for the human tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) gene, various DNA segments in the 5'-flanking region were ligated to the chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (CAT) reporter gene driven by the tPA gene promoter, and their CAT enhancing activities were measured following transfection to human melanoma-derived Bowes cells that highly express the gene. Major and minor activities were detected in two adjacent upstream sequences, 160 base pairs (bp) (-2288 to -2129) and 102 bp (-2390 to -2289), respectively, and the former was subjected to further analysis. The CAT enhancing activity of the 160-bp sequence was greatly affected by its position and orientation in the constructs and the sequence also functioned weakly with the SV40 promoter. Deletion of any small portion from the sequence abolished the CAT enhancing activity, suggesting that the entire sequence is required for the activity. This sequence did not show a further CAT enhancing activity in Bowes cells treated with the inducers phorbol 12 myristate 13-acetate and dexamethasone and did not function in HeLa or HT1080 cells under any conditions. Taken together, the 160-bp sequence is likely to be responsible for the constitutive and/or cell type-specific expression of the tPA gene in human cells.
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- J Fujiwara
- Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, University of Tokyo, Japan
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Fujiwara J, Kimura T, Ayusawa D, Oishi M. A novel regulatory sequence affecting the constitutive expression of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) gene in human melanoma (Bowes) cells. J Biol Chem 1994. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(17)32345-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Yoshimura H, Ikeda Y, Fujiwara J, Nishimori K, Kotoji K, Tamaki S, Hanada K, Oishi M. Amplification of plasmid (L factor) DNA and increased production of a plasmid gene product (gamma-interferon) in mouse L cells. Plasmid 1992; 28:115-22. [PMID: 1409968 DOI: 10.1016/0147-619x(92)90042-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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It has previously been reported that composite DNAs derived from L factor, a polyoma-related mammalian plasmid, can be established in several mouse cell lines after transfection. Here, we report that the copy number of a plasmid composite DNA consisting of L factor, pBR DNA, dihydrofolate reductase (dhfr) gene, and gamma-interferon (gamma-IFN) gene was increased more than 10-fold after two successive adaptations of the plasmid-bearing mouse L cells to increasing concentrations of methotrexate (MTX), an inhibitor of dhfr. The structure of the amplified L factor plasmid remained intact during prolonged cell culture, but the copy number remained to be amplified only when the selective pressure (presence of MTX in the medium) has been exerted during the culture. Cells bearing the amplified plasmid produced a higher level of gamma-IFN compared with the original clone, which was likely to be derived from the plasmid gamma-IFN gene amplified along with L factor and the dhfr gene.
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- H Yoshimura
- Taisho Pharmaceutical Company, Ltd., Saitama, Japan
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Hirano T, Fujiwara J. Surface analysis of cleaved single-crystalline CaSi2 by Auger electron spectroscopy. Phys Rev B Condens Matter 1991; 43:7442-7447. [PMID: 9996360 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.43.7442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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Fukushima T, Hamano K, Shin K, Kawashima K, Fujiwara J, Anno I. A case of multiple arteriovenous malformations and diffuse venous abnormalities with facial port-wine stain. Childs Nerv Syst 1989; 5:114-7. [PMID: 2736548 DOI: 10.1007/bf00571122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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A case of left facial port-wine stain with right hemiparesis is reported. Radiologically, two arteriovenous malformations (AVM) and diffuse venous abnormalities were observed in the left hemisphere. AVM were seen in the basal ganglia. One was fed by a perforating artery from the MCA and drained into the superior petrosal sinus, and the other was fed by a perforating artery from the basilar artery and drained through the vein of Rosenthal into an extremely dilated vein of Galen. Venous abnormalities were obstruction and a decrease in the superficial cortical veins, as well as the formation of collateral veins in both the cortex and white matter. This case resembles Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS), but there were no signs of leptomeningeal angiomatosis or venous angioma. We have been unable to find any case reports on SWS with AVM or AVM with diffuse venous abnormalities. We discuss the differences between our case and SWS.
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- T Fukushima
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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Nishiya I, Yoshizumi N, Fujiwara J, Kagabu T. [Drug resistant mechanisms of platinum derivatives in a human cisplatin resistant ovarian cancer cell line]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 1988; 15:2871-81. [PMID: 3178236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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We investigated cisplatin resistant mechanisms in a cisplatin resistant ovarian cancer cell line (KFr) by means of flow cytometric analysis for damage of cisplatin to DNA base and DNA synthetic cells. Cisplatin showed cycle delay at 0.5 microgram/ml and then cycle arrest at 1 microgram/ml in G2 + M phase. KFr cells showed relatively rapid inhibition of DNA synthesis based with G-C base damage by cisplatin however, KFr cells had a capacity to repair DNA damage by cisplatin as showing cycle progression from G2 + M phase to G1-early S phase. Of the cisplatin derivatives tested which are of current clinical interest, Carboplatin and DWA 2114 R showed cross resistance to cisplatin in KFr cells.
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- I Nishiya
- Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Iwate Medical University, Morioka
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Nishimori K, Kohda T, Fujiwara J, Oishi M. Establishment of composite DNA derived from L factor as a plasmid in mouse embryonal carcinoma (F9) cells. Mol Cell Biol 1988; 8:2097-104. [PMID: 2838742 PMCID: PMC363390 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.8.5.2097-2104.1988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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We have recently reported a mammalian cell plasmid (L factor) whose structure is related to that of polyomavirus (T. Kusano, H. Uehara, H. Saito, K. Segawa, and M. Oishi, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 84:1789-1793, 1987). When composite DNA constructed from L factor and a foreign gene was introduced into mouse embryonal carcinoma (F9) cells by transfection, the DNA was reestablished in the cells as a plasmid. The reestablished plasmid DNA in F9 cells could be rescued in Escherichia coli. The plasmid-bearing cells underwent normal in vitro differentiation in response to retinoic acid. The efficiency of plasmid establishment of the L-factor-derived DNA and transcriptional and transient replicational activities were compared with those of similar composite DNA constructed from polyomavirus and an embryonal carcinoma mutant of polyomavirus which is permissive in F9 cells. The results suggest an inverse relationship between the efficiency of the plasmid establishment and the activity of gene expression controlled by the intrinsic enhancer-promoter of the DNA.
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- K Nishimori
- Institute of Applied Microbiology, University of Tokyo, Japan
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Nishiya I, Yoshizumi N, Sato M, Kagabu T, Fujiwara J, Yoshizaki A. Flow cytometric study of site-directed chemotherapy with estradiol-17 beta as a drug carrier to human endometrial adenocarcinoma cells in vitro. Asia Oceania J Obstet Gynaecol 1987; 13:359-68. [PMID: 3435290 DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.1987.tb00278.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Yasuhara M, Fujiwara J, Kitade S, Katayama H, Okumura K, Hori R. Effect of altered plasma protein binding on pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of propranolol in rats after surgery: role of alpha-1-acid glycoprotein. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 1985; 235:513-20. [PMID: 2997437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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The pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of propranolol in rats 2 days after laparotomy were compared to control animals. The apparent volumes of distribution and the systemic clearance of propranolol were decreased to about 20 to 40 and 70% of control values, respectively. The area under the blood concentration-time curve (AUC) of propranolol after p.o. administration showed a marked elevation after surgery and its availability increased about 2-fold at doses of 5.0 and 12.5 mg/kg. These changes were associated with a decreased plasma unbound fraction of propranolol after surgery. Immunological determination of alpha-1-acid glycoprotein (AGP) revealed a marked increase after laparotomy and a linear relationship was found between the plasma AGP concentration and the binding capacity of high-affinity binding site for propranolol in plasma (r = 0.961, P less than .001). AUC of p.o. administered propranolol was also correlated with plasma AGP concentration. The beta-blocking activity of propranolol assessed by the reduction in the isoproterenol-induced tachycardia was decreased in rats after laparotomy when it was evaluated in terms of the total plasma concentration of propranolol. In contrast, its activity evaluated by the unbound plasma concentration showed no difference between control and laparotomized rats, suggesting the dependence of the pharmacological activity of propranolol on its unbound level in plasma. Thus, laparotomy-induced changes in both pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics could be considered largely due to an increase in its binding to the increased plasma level of AGP.
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Tanaka GJ, Fujiwara J, Kramer H, Bredt AB, Wortmann M. Justification and implementation of an oncology pharmacist practitioner in an HMO setting. Hosp Pharm 1985; 20:568-9, 573-4. [PMID: 10272397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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The role of an oncology pharmacist practitioner in an outpatient clinic is described. The clinic provides cancer treatment and follow-up to approximately 60 to 80 patients per day. The hospital pharmacy department, the director of the medical oncology service, and the oncology nurse specialist presented a proposal to the clinic administration for the employment of a full-time pharmacist. Previously, the clinic nursing staff prepared all chemotherapeutic agents. The oncology pharmacist now prepares between 35 to 75 chemotherapy drug doses per day. As a result, nurses are able to devote more time to direct patient care. Through the application of inventory management, clinic drug costs have been reduced. In addition, patients undergoing chemotherapy no longer have to wait for their prescriptions since the oncology pharmacist calls them to the outpatient pharmacy. A valuable service has been introduced tht not only benefits the clinic personnel, but also assures that the patients receive the highest standards of care.
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Fujiwara J, Kasai T, Tada C, Nishimura K, Nawata K. [The effects of the methods of total hysterectomy in the ensuing years]. Kango Gijutsu 1985; 31:1032-40. [PMID: 3848535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Yasuhara M, Katayama H, Fujiwara J, Okumura K, Hori R. Influence of acute renal failure on pharmacokinetics of phenolsulfonphthalein in rats: a comparative study in vivo and in the simultaneous perfusion system of liver and kidney. J Pharmacobiodyn 1985; 8:377-84. [PMID: 4045695 DOI: 10.1248/bpb1978.8.377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The effect of acute renal failure (ARF) on the disposition of phenolsulfonphthalein (PSP) after intravenous administration was investigated in rats. ARF was induced by the subcutaneous injection of uranyl nitrate to rats. Renal excretion of PSP decreased significantly in ARF compared to that in normal controls. On the other hand, rats with ARF showed an increased biliary excretion of PSP to compensate for reduced renal excretion of the drug. Consequently no significant change was found in total body clearance of PSP between control and ARF. The in vitro binding experiment showed that the binding fraction of PSP to ARF plasma was significantly lower than that to control plasma. In order to clarify the regulatory mechanisms of PSP excretion between liver and kidney in ARF, we developed a simultaneous perfusion system of rat liver and kidney, which could control the flow rate and the constituent of the perfusate. In this perfusion system, neither biliary excretion nor the protein binding of PSP differed significantly between control and ARF, though its renal excretion decreased in ARF in a similar manner as in vivo. These results suggest that alterations in plasma protein binding as well as renal excretory function are determinants of PSP disposition in ARF.
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Kawamoto R, Ikuta A, Shibata M, Tashiro M, Fujiwara J. [Experimental study on physical response by keeping the same position. Part I. Approach from the physical and mental state]. Kango Tenbo 1985; 10:296-307. [PMID: 3845280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Katayama H, Fujiwara J, Yasuhara M, Okumura K, Hori R. Increased availability of propranolol in rats with uranyl nitrate-induced acute renal failure. J Pharmacobiodyn 1984; 7:536-44. [PMID: 6512676 DOI: 10.1248/bpb1978.7.536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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The effect of acute renal failure (ARF) on the pharmacokinetics of propranolol was investigated. The model of ARF was produced by the subcutaneous injection of uranyl nitrate to rats (10 mg/kg) and was used 3 d after treatment. Uranyl nitrate-treated rats showed significantly higher plasma concentrations of propranolol after oral administration and the area under the plasma concentration-time curve increased about 3-fold compared to control rats. The plasma disappearance of propranolol after intravenous administration did not differ significantly between control and ARF. The mean availability of propranolol after oral administration increased from 0.120 in control to 0.215 in ARF (p less than 0.005). Absorption of propranolol was almost complete and no significant difference was found between two groups. No changes in plasma protein binding of propranolol and hepatic blood flow were observed in ARF. On the other hand, hepatic clearance of propranolol determined by liver perfusion studies showed a significant reduction in ARF and the calculated intrinsic clearance of unbound propranolol at a dose of 6.25 mg was 26.8 +/- 2.3 ml/min in control and 16.0 +/- 2.3 ml/min in ARF (p less than 0.01). These results demonstrate that the oral availability of propranolol increased in ARF due to a reduction in the hepatic presystemic elimination as compared to healthy control rats.
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Katayama Y, Sato K, Morino Y, Fujiwara J. [Nursing care for the patient with occlusive arteriosclerosis disease; a case associated with bleeding duodenal ulcer]. Kango Gijutsu 1984; 30:1491-8. [PMID: 6566767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023]
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Kanayama H, Katayama T, Fujiwara J. [Enterostomy care and rehabilitation. The process of preoperative acceptance of the enterostomy by the patients and their nursing care]. Kangogaku Zasshi 1984; 48:877-83. [PMID: 6566741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023]
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Hirata K, Iwatani S, Hamao T, Fujiwara J, Kawamoto R. [An examination of urethral catheterization in female patients]. Kango Gijutsu 1984; 30:1251-5. [PMID: 6565825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023]
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Fujiwara J, Katayama Y, Nanba T. [Nursing care of the patient with dissecting aneurysm (type I); with special remarks on blood pressure fluctuation factors in the high-risk stage]. Kango Gijutsu 1983; 29:2019-24. [PMID: 6558204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023]
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Fujiwara J, Hajima N, Mori H, Kamoto R. [Nursing care of the patient with sexual organ cancer under continuous infusion therapy]. Kango Gijutsu 1983; 29:821-7. [PMID: 6554378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023]
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Sekikawa H, Naganuma T, Fujiwara J, Nakano M, Arita T. Dissolution behaviors and gastrointestinal absorption of tolbutamide in tolbutamide-polyvinylpyrrolidone coprecipitate. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 1979; 27:31-7. [PMID: 428030 DOI: 10.1248/cpb.27.31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Nakata T, Tsuji Y, Yamamoto K, Fujiwara J, Akai M, Kitano E. Electron microscopy of human inner enamel using chromium sulphate in decalcification. J Osaka Univ Dent Sch 1978; 18:59-66. [PMID: 397317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Akai M, Nakata T, Yamamoto K, Fujiwara J, Tsuji Y, Kitano E. Scanning electron microscopy of cementoenamel junction. J Osaka Univ Dent Sch 1978; 18:83-94. [PMID: 397319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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