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Waseda R, Miyahara N, Moroga T, Wakahara J, Mei H, Yamamoto L, Imamura N, Miyahara S, Shiraishi T, Iwasaki A. P2.03-52 Correlation Between Inflammatory Markers and Oncological Outcomes in Surgically Resected Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. J Thorac Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2019.08.1499] [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: 10/25/2022]
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Miyahara N, Benazzo A, Oberndorfer F, Jaksch P, Klepetko W, Hoetzenecker K. Impact of mir21 Expression in Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction after Lung Transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2019.01.393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Katagiri K, Noda A, Wakui T, Hojo S, Miyahara N, Boytsov AY, Donets ED, Donets EE, Ramzdorf AY, Shirai T, Noda K. Singly charged ion source designed using three-dimensional particle-in-cell method. Rev Sci Instrum 2018; 89:113302. [PMID: 30501292 DOI: 10.1063/1.5049401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2018] [Accepted: 10/12/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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A singly charged ion source (SCIS) has been designed using a newly developed three-dimensional particle-in-cell (PIC) code. The SCIS is to be used in an isotope separation on-line (ISOL) system that provides 11C ions for heavy-ion cancer therapy with simultaneous verification of the dose distribution using positron emission tomography. The SCIS uses low-energy electron beams to produce singly charged carbon ions efficiently and maintain a high vacuum in the ISOL system. Because the SCIS has to realize a production efficiency of 1% if its carbon ions are to be used in the ISOL system, a suitable design for the SCIS was investigated by using the developed PIC code to study the beam trajectories of the electrons and extracted ions. The simulation results show that hollow electron beams are produced in the designed SCIS resulting in a high effective electron current. The results also predict that the designed SCIS would realize ion-production efficiencies (IPEs) of ε SCIS ≃ 6.7% for C O 2 + production from CO2 gas and ε SCIS ≃ 0.1% for C+ production from CH4 gas. Moreover, to examine the validity of the developed code and confirm that the SCIS was able to be designed appropriately, the space-charge-limited current of the electron gun and the total IPE obtained by adding the IPEs of each ion were compared between the experiment and the simulation.
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- K Katagiri
- National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna 141980, Russia
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna 141980, Russia
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna 141980, Russia
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- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna 141980, Russia
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- National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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Miyahara N, Ishino T, Kono T, Go K, Takeno S, Takumida M, Hirakawa K. Expression of Trefoil factor family peptides in the nasal allergic mucosa. Rhinology 2012. [DOI: 10.4193/rhin11.221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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: 11/08/2022]
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Takeda K, Shiraishi Y, Matsubara S, Miyahara N, Matsuda H, Okamoto M, Joetham A, Gelfand EW. Effects of combination therapy with montelukast and carbocysteine in allergen-induced airway hyperresponsiveness and airway inflammation. Br J Pharmacol 2010; 160:1399-407. [PMID: 20590630 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2010.00797.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Montelukast and S-carbocysteine have been used in asthmatic patients as an anti-inflammatory or mucolytic agent respectively. S-carbocysteine also exhibits anti-inflammatory properties. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Ovalbumin (OVA) sensitized BALB/c mice were challenged with OVA for 3 days followed by single OVA re-challenge (secondary challenge) 2 weeks later. Forty-eight hours after secondary challenge, mice were assessed for airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) and cell composition in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid. Suboptimal doses of 10 mg.kg(-1) of S-carbocysteine by intraperitoneal injection (ip), 20 mg.kg(-1) of montelukast by gavage, the combination of S-carbocysteine and montelukast or 3 mg.kg(-1) of dexamethasone as a control were administered from 1 day before the secondary challenge to the last experimental day. Isolated lung cells were cultured with OVA and montelukast to determine the effects on cytokine production. KEY RESULTS Treatment with S-carbocysteine or montelukast reduced both AHR and the numbers of eosinophils in BAL fluid. Neutralizing IFN-gamma abolished the effects of S-carbocysteine on these airway responses. Combination of the two drugs showed further decreases in both AHR and eosinophils in the BAL fluid. Goblet cell metaplasia and Th2-type cytokines, interleukin (IL)-4, IL-5 and IL-13, in BAL fluid were decreased with montelukast treatment. Conversely, S-carbocysteine increased Th1-type cytokines, IFN-gamma and IL-12 in BAL fluid. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS The combination of two agents, montelukast and S-carbocysteine, demonstrated additive effects on AHR and airway inflammation in a secondary allergen model most likely through independent mechanisms of action.
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- K Takeda
- Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO, USA
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Fukumura A, Tsujii H, Kamada T, Baba M, Tsuji H, Kato H, Kato S, Yamada S, Yasuda S, Yanagi T, Kato H, Hara R, Yamamoto N, Mizoe J, Akahane K, Fukuda S, Furusawa Y, Iwata Y, Kanai T, Kanematsu N, Kitagawa A, Matsufuji N, Minohara S, Miyahara N, Mizuno H, Murakami T, Nishizawa K, Noda K, Takada E, Yonai S. Carbon-ion radiotherapy: clinical aspects and related dosimetry. Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2009; 137:149-155. [PMID: 19812127 DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncp188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The features of relativistic carbon-ion beams are attractive from the viewpoint of radiotherapy. They exhibit not only a superior physical dose distribution but also an increase in biological efficiency with depth, because energy loss of the beams increases as they penetrate the body. This paper reviews clinical aspects of carbon-beam radiotherapy using the experience at the National Institute of Radiological Sciences. The paper also outlines the dosimetry related to carbon-beam radiotherapy, including absolute dosimetry of the carbon beam, neutron measurements and radiation protection measurements.
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- A Fukumura
- Research Center for Charged Particle Therapy, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba-shi 263-8555, Japan
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Hayashi H, Maeda M, Murakami S, Kumagai N, Chen Y, Hatayama T, Katoh M, Miyahara N, Yamamoto S, Yoshida Y, Nishimura Y, Kusaka M, Fujimoto W, Otsuki T. Soluble Interleukin-2 Receptor as an Indicator of Immunological Disturbance Found in Silicosis Patients. Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol 2009; 22:53-62. [DOI: 10.1177/039463200902200107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Silicosis patients (SILs) possess not only respiratory disorders but also alterations in autoimmunity. To determine an early indicator of immunological disturbance in SILs, the role of serum-soluble interleukin (IL)-2 receptor (sIL-2R) was analyzed. Of ten SILs, immunological clinical parameters such as immunoglobulin (Ig) G, complements, the titer of autoantibodies including anti-nuclear antibodies (ANA), anti-Scl-70 antibody (Ab) and anti-centromere (CM) Ab, and experimental indicators such as serum-soluble Fas, serum IL-2, CD25+ cells in CD4+ or CD8+ fractions, and sIL-2R were divided from respiratory parameters such as % vital capacity (%VC), percentage of forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1.0%) and v25/Ht (liter/second/m(body height) by a correlation assay. Additionally, a stepwise regression test showed that sIL-2R was correlated with Ig G, ANA and anti-CM Ab. Furthermore, factor analysis revealed that sIL-2R contributed to the subpopulation of SILs with poorer immunological status in the absence of alterations in respiratory status. By defining healthy donors as 1, SILs as 2 and patients with systemic sclerosis as 3 for immunopathological progression status as metric variables, sIL2R and ANA showed a strong positive correlation. This suggests that sIL-2R is a good clinical indicator of immunological disturbance found in SILs without clinical manifestations of any disturbance in autoimmunity. Further analysis using a large-scale number of patients should be performed to confirm these findings.
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- H. Hayashi
- Department of Hygiene, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki
- Department of Dermatology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan
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- Department of Hygiene, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki
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- Department of Hygiene, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki
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- Department of Hygiene, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki
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- Department of Hygiene, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki
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- Department of Hygiene, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki
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- Department of Hygiene, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki
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- Department of Hygiene, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki
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- Department of Hygiene, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki
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- Department of Dermatology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan
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- Department of Hygiene, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki
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- Department of Dermatology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan
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- Department of Hygiene, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki
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Miyahara N, Saito Y, Tabuchi S, Watanabe T, Maegaki Y, Ohno K. [Unilateral hydrocephalus due to congenital stenosis of foramen of Monro--observation of the slowly progressive ventricular dilatation during asymptomatic period]. No To Hattatsu 2008; 40:489-491. [PMID: 19039994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Matsubara S, Swasey C, Dakhama A, Loader J, Ohnishi H, Joetham A, Balhorn A, Miyahara N, Takeda K, Gelfand E. Role of Endogenous Estrogen in Regulating Airway Hyperresponsiveness Induced by Allergen Inhalation Without Adjuvant. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2006.12.522] [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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Ohnishi H, Miyahara N, Swasey C, Takeda K, Dakhama A, Domenico J, Lucas J, Mathis S, Haribabu B, Gelfand E. Activation of Effector Memory CD8+ T Cells Following Ligation of BLT1 by Leukotriene B4. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2006.12.497] [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: 10/23/2022]
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Takeda K, Miyahara N, Kodama T, Taube C, Balhorn A, Dakhama A, Kitamura K, Hirano A, Tanimoto M, Gelfand EW. S-carboxymethylcysteine normalises airway responsiveness in sensitised and challenged mice. Eur Respir J 2006; 26:577-85. [PMID: 16204586 DOI: 10.1183/09031936.05.00090304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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S-carboxymethylcysteine (S-CMC) has been used as a mucoregulator in respiratory diseases. However, the mechanism of action of S-CMC on allergic airway inflammation has not yet been defined. In the present study, BALB/c mice were initially sensitised and challenged to ovalbumin (OVA) and, weeks later, re-challenged with OVA (secondary challenge). S-CMC (5-100 mg.kg-1) was administered from 2 days before the secondary challenge through to the day of assay. Mice developed airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) 6 h after the secondary challenge and increased numbers of neutrophils were present in the bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid. At 72 h after secondary challenge, mice again developed AHR, but the BAL fluid contained large numbers of eosinophils. S-CMC treatment was found to reduce AHR and neutrophilia at 6 h, as well as eosinophilia and AHR at 72 h. These effects appeared to be dose dependent. Goblet cell hyperplasia, observed at 72 h, was reduced by S-CMC. In BAL fluid, increased levels of interferon-gamma, interleukin (IL)-12 and IL-10 and decreased levels of IL-5 and IL-13 were detected. In conclusion, the data indicate that S-carboxymethylcysteine is effective in reducing airway hyperresponsiveness and airway inflammation at two distinct phases of the response to the secondary allergen challenge in sensitised mice.
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- K Takeda
- Department of Paediatrics, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, CO 80206, USA
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Joetham A, Takeda K, Shigeki M, Taube C, Miyahara N, Koya T, Dakhama A, Gelfand E. IL-10 Is Essential For Naturally Occurring Lung CD4+CD25+ T Cell Regulation of Allergen-induced Airway Hyperresponsiveness. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2005.12.962] [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: 11/28/2022]
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Miyahara S, Miyahara N, Matsubara S, Koya T, Takeda K, Gelfand E. The Role of IL-13 in the Development of Allergic Rhinitis in Mice. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2005.12.1075] [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: 10/24/2022]
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Miyahara N, Taube C, Ott V, Swanson B, Takeda K, Miyahara S, Matsubara S, Koya T, Loader J, Shultz L, Tager A, Luster A, Dakhama A, Gelfand E. The Leukotriene B4 Receptor (BLT1) is Required for Effector CD8+ T-Cell-Mediated, Mast Cell-Dependent Airway Hyperresponsiveness. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2005.12.965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Koya T, Takeda K, Matsubara S, Miyahara N, Miyahara S, Swasey C, Barhorn A, Joetham A, Dakhama A, Gelfand E. In Vitro and in Vivo Effects of IL-10-Treated Dendritic Cells on Airway Allergic Inflammation. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2005.12.981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Park J, Taube C, Yang E, Joetham A, Balhorn A, Takeda K, Miyahara N, Dakhama A, Donaldson D, Gelfand E. RSV-infection induced enhancement of airway hyperresponsiveness in allergen sensitized and challenged mice can be prevented by inhibition of IL-13. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s0091-6749(03)81095-3] [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: 10/24/2022]
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Kodama T, Kuribayashi K, Takeda K, Miyahara N, Matsuyama T, Kitada O, Sugita M, Dakhama A, Gelfand E. Anti-allergic effects of IL-12 are mediated by enhancement of apoptosis of lung immune/inflammatory cells. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s0091-6749(03)80356-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Dakhama A, Balhorn A, Taube C, Alvarez A, Kodama T, Miyahara N, Joetham A, Takeda K, Gelfand E. Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) inhibits antigen-specific T-cell activation and subsequent development of a primary allergic immune response. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s0091-6749(03)81045-x] [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: 11/25/2022]
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Takeda K, Miyahara N, Kodama T, Joetham A, Taube C, Balhorn A, Dakhama A, Gelfand E. Blockade of L-selectin enhances airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) through inhibition of Th1 responses following allergen sensitization and challenge. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s0091-6749(03)81254-x] [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: 10/24/2022]
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An 81-year-old man was admitted to hospital with pulmonary Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and was treated with rifampicin (RFP), isoniazid (INH), and ethambutol (EB). On day 9 he developed fever and dyspnoea. Chest radiographs showed new infiltration shadows in the right lung. Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) was performed and increased numbers of lymphocytes were recovered. Drug induced pneumonitis was suspected so the antituberculous regimen was discontinued and methylprednisolone was administered. The symptoms and infiltration shadows improved. INH and EB were reintroduced without any recurrence of the abnormal shadows. T cell subsets in the BAL fluid and a positive lymphocyte stimulation test for RFP suggest that RFP induced pneumonitis may be related to a complex immunological response.
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- N Kunichika
- Department of Internal Medicine, National Sanyo Hospital, Yamaguchi, Japan.
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Kunichika N, Murakami K, Makihata K, Takao K, Chikamori K, Aoe K, Miyahara N, Maeda T, Eda R, Takeyama H. [Orchiectomy for tuberculous epididymitis: a report of two cases with intractable to antituberculosis treatment]. Kekkaku 2001; 76:673-6. [PMID: 11712389] [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: 04/17/2023]
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This paper describes two cases with tuberculous epididymitis. The first case was a 69-year-old man who was admitted to our hospital because of ulceration or right scrotum. Physical examination revealed a hard, rounded, a little bigger than egg-sized mass in the right scrotum. The second case was a 40-year-old man who was admitted to our hospital because of cough, fever and body weight loss. He was treated for pulmonary tuberculosis with isoniazid, rifampicin, streptomycin and pyrazinamide. Six months after admission, he complained of a painless swelling of the right scrotum. Physical examination revealed a hard, rounded, more than egg-sized mass in the right scrotum. Right orchiectomy was performed in these two cases, and they were cured.
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- N Kunichika
- Department of Internal Medicine, National Sanyo Hospital, 685, Higashi-Kiwa, Ube-shi, Yamaguchi 755-0241, Japan
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Kato K, Takeuchi H, Miyahara N, Kanoh A, Hassan H, Clausen H, Irimura T. Distinct orders of GalNAc incorporation into a peptide with consecutive threonines. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2001; 287:110-5. [PMID: 11549261 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.5562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Mucin O-glycosylation is initiated by a transfer of N-acetyl-d-galactosamine (GalNAc) to Ser and Thr residues in polypeptides with a family of UDP-GalNAc:polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferases (pp-GalNAc-Ts). In this paper, four human pp-GalNAc-Ts (pp-GalNAc-T1, T2, T3, and T4) were tested for their preferential orders of GalNAc incorporation into FITC-PTTTPITTTTK, a portion of the tandem repeat of human MUC2. The products were separated by reverse-phase HPLC and characterized by MALDI-TOF MS and peptide sequencing. pp-GalNAc-T1 showed preference for acceptor sites, but the order of the incorporation into these sites seemed to be random. In contrast, the GalNAc incorporation by pp-GalNAc-T2, T3, or T4 was not only site-specific but also according to the specific orders. Furthermore, pp-GalNAc-T2, T3, or T4 had distinct maximum numbers of GalNAc incorporations into this peptide.
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- K Kato
- Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Molecular Immunology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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Miyahara N, Eda R, Umemori Y, Murakami T, Kunichika N, Makihata K, Aoe K, Murakami K, Takeyama H, Harada M. Pulmonary lymphoma of large B-cell type mimicking Wegener's granulomatosis. Intern Med 2001; 40:786-90. [PMID: 11518126 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.40.786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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A 27-year-old man with a primary pulmonary lymphoma of large B-cell type is described. Symptoms involved both the upper and lower respiratory tract. A chest roentgenogram showed a dense mass with cavitation. Transbronchial biopsy specimens revealed no atypical cells, rather they demonstrated granulomatous infiltration and vasculitis consistent with but not conclusively diagnostic of Wegener's granulomatosis. The pulmonary mass became smaller after sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim therapy. These features suggested Wegener's granulomatosis. However, an open biopsy specimen was diagnostic for diffuse lymphoma of large B-cell type. High-grade pulmonary lymphoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients with clinical and pathologic features suggesting Wegener's granulomatosis.
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- N Miyahara
- Second Department of Medicine, Okayama University Medical School
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Umemori Y, Makihara S, Kotani K, Miyahara N. [A case of schwannoma arising in brachial plexus with intrathoracic extension]. Kyobu Geka 2001; 54:599-602. [PMID: 11452533] [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: 02/20/2023]
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A case of benign schwannoma arising in the brachial plexus with intrathoracic extension was presented. The patient was a 55-year-old man, who was pointed out an abnormal shadow in the left apical region on routine chest X-ray examination. MRI showed that the mass extended to the lowest trunk of the brachial plexus. He had no complaint. Therefore, a diagnostic operation was performed. The tumor was subcapsularly resected with thoracoscopic surgery. Histopathological examination revealed a schwannoma (Antoni type A and B). It should be kept in mind that tumors arising in the brachial plexus are a probable differential diagnosis for tumors at the pulmonary apex, even if no neurological symptoms are seen in the upper extremities.
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- Y Umemori
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Sanyo National Hospital, Ube, Japan
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Kawamoto T, Shoda J, Irimura T, Miyahara N, Furukawa M, Ueda T, Asano T, Kano M, Koike N, Fukao K, Tanaka N, Todoroki T. Expression of MUC1 mucins in the subserosal layer correlates with postsurgical prognosis of pathological tumor stage 2 carcinoma of the gallbladder. Clin Cancer Res 2001; 7:1333-42. [PMID: 11350903] [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: 04/16/2023]
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The overall outcome of pT(2) gallbladder carcinoma has not been favorable. Postsurgical recurrence at distant sites occurs in some cases, although the carcinoma was limited to the gallbladder wall. A high level expression of MUC1 mucins with sialylated carbohydrates (sialylated MUC1 mucins) is correlated with poor survival in intrahepatic bile duct carcinoma. In the present study, immunohistochemistry was performed to determine the expression level of sialylated MUC1 mucins, detected by a monoclonal antibody, MY.1E12, in 31 cases of pT(2) gallbladder carcinoma on which curative resections had been performed and to determine the correlation of the expression level of MY.1E12-reactive-MUC1 mucin with mode of recurrence and postsurgical survival. Immunostainings of the MUC1 mucin were recognized in different types of noncancerous pathological epithelia of the gallbladder except for intestinal metaplasia and cancerous epithelia. Immunohistochemical localization was classified into apical, cytoplasmic, and stromal types based on the predominant cellular distribution of MY.1E12-reactive-MUC1 mucin. In 31 cases of pT(2) carcinoma, the localization was apical type in 64%, cytoplasmic type in 71%, and stromal type in 48% of the cases at the deepest invading sites in the subserosal layer. Distant recurrences, i.e., peritoneal dissemination in 8 patients and liver metastasis in 3 patients, were seen in 8 (53%) of 15 cases of pT(2) carcinoma that had > or =10% of the cancerous epithelia showing stromal localization of the MUC1 mucin at the deepest invading sites and in 2 (12%) of 16 cases that had <10% of those showing the stromal localization. The postsurgical survival outcome was significantly poorer in the former than in the latter (P = 0.044). In pT(2) gallbladder carcinoma, the presence of MY.1E12-reactive-MUC1 mucin in the stroma adjacent to the cancerous epithelia in the subserosal layer correlates with the aggressiveness of the disease, such as the tendency to form distant recurrences. This phenotype may serve as a unique biological feature associated with the malignant behavior of pT(2) gallbladder carcinoma.
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- T Kawamoto
- Departments of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan
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Miyahara N, Seyama K, Sato T, Fukuchi Y, Eda R, Takeyama H, Harada M. Compound heterozygosity for alpha-1-antitrypsin (S(iiyama) and QO(clayton)) in an Oriental patient. Intern Med 2001; 40:336-40. [PMID: 11334395] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023] Open
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Alpha-1-antitrypsin (alpha1AT) deficiency is extremely rare among Orientals. We treated a 37-year-old man with severe pulmonary emphysema associated with a low serum concentration of alpha1AT. Mutation analysis of the alpha1AT gene was performed using a reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction followed by sequencing. The patient proved to be a compound heterozygote carrying a S(iiyama) deficient allele and a QO(clayton) null allele. This is the first Japanese case of alpha1AT deficiency to arise from such compound heterozygosity in a family with no apparent consanguineous marriage, suggesting that the gene frequency for deficient alleles might be somewhat higher than previously estimated.
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- N Miyahara
- Department of Internal Medicine, Respiratory Disease Center, National Sanyo Hospital, Ube, Yamaguchi
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Miyahara N, Eda R, Takeyama H, Kunichika N, Moriyama M, Aoe K, Kohara H, Chikamori K, Maeda T, Harada M. Effects of short-term pulmonary rehabilitation on exercise capacity and quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Acta Med Okayama 2000; 54:179-84. [PMID: 10985178 DOI: 10.18926/amo/32272] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Although the rehabilitation of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) improves both exercise capacity and quality of life, a standard protocol for COPD patients has not been established. To clarify whether physiologic and quality-of-life improvements can be achieved by an inpatient pulmonary rehabilitation program 5 days per week for 3 weeks, 18 patients with COPD were enrolled in a rehabilitation program. The physical exercise training regimen consisted of respiratory muscle stretch gymnastics and cycle ergometer exercise training. Pulmonary function tests, an incremental ergometer exercise test, a 6-min walking test, and a quality of life assessment by the Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire were administered before and after the program. The peak VO2, an indicator of maximal exercise capacity, did not increase, although the 6-min walking distance, an indicator of functional exercise capacity, increased significantly after rehabilitation. There was a significant improvement in the quality of life in terms of dyspnea, fatigue, and emotional state. These findings suggest that even a 3-week program may be beneficial for COPD patients. Increases in functional exercise capacity, even without an increase in maximal exercise capacity, are helpful for reducing dyspnea and improving quality of life parameters in patients with COPD.
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- N Miyahara
- Department of Internal Medicine, Respiratory Disease Center, National Sanyo Hospital, Yamaguchi, Japan
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Miyahara N, Eda R, Takeyama H, Maeda T, Aoe K, Kunichika N, Kohara H, Harada M. Cardiorespiratory responses during cycle ergometer exercise with different ramp slope increments in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Intern Med 2000; 39:15-9. [PMID: 10674842 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.39.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The ramp exercise test has been widely used to evaluate cardiopulmonary responses to an incremental exercise load. This study was performed to clarify whether different slopes of the ramp exercise test influence exercise tolerance, exercise limiting factors, and respiratory pattern in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). SUBJECTS AND METHODS We applied three different slopes (5 W/min, 10 W/min and 20 W/min) of the ramp exercise test in 9 patients with COPD and evaluated cardiopulmonary responses. RESULTS There were no significant differences in peak oxygen uptake, anaerobic threshold (AT), minute ventilation, heart rate, arterial oxygen saturation, expired tidal volume, or respiratory rate at the maximal load among the three different ramp exercises tested. AT could be determined in six of nine patients (67%) at the slope of 5 W/min, in 8/9 (89%) at the slope of 10 W/min, and in 9/9 (100%) at the slope of 20 W/min. CONCLUSION The findings suggest that the ramp slope does not affect exercise tolerance, exercise limiting factors, or respiratory patterns and each of these ramp slopes is useful for the evaluation of COPD. Ramp slopes of 10 W/ min or 20 W/min should be appropriate for the determination of AT.
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- N Miyahara
- Department of Internal Medicine, Respiratory Disease Center, National Sanyo Hospital, Ube, Yamaguchi
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We report the transient spontaneous disappearance of a mucocele due to bronchial atresia. Two years before presentation, a chest radiograph showed a hyperlucent right upper lung and a mucocele near the right hilum. A chest radiograph taken 1 year later showed that the mucocele had disappeared leaving an ovoid outline of a dilated bronchus. A chest radiograph obtained 3 months before presentation showed that the mucocele was present again. Atresia of the B3b bronchus of the right upper lobe was noted on thoracotomy. The "disappearance" of the mucocele probably was due to the clearance of mucoid material through collateral airways.
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- N Miyahara
- Department of Internal Medicine, Respiratory Disease Center, National Sanyo Hospital, Ube, Yamaguchi
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Kanai T, Endo M, Minohara S, Miyahara N, Koyama-ito H, Tomura H, Matsufuji N, Futami Y, Fukumura A, Hiraoka T, Furusawa Y, Ando K, Suzuki M, Soga F, Kawachi K. Biophysical characteristics of HIMAC clinical irradiation system for heavy-ion radiation therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 1999; 44:201-10. [PMID: 10219815 DOI: 10.1016/s0360-3016(98)00544-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 564] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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PURPOSE The irradiation system and biophysical characteristics of carbon beams are examined regarding radiation therapy. METHODS AND MATERIALS An irradiation system was developed for heavy-ion radiotherapy. Wobbler magnets and a scatterer were used for flattening the radiation field. A patient-positioning system using X ray and image intensifiers was also installed in the irradiation system. The depth-dose distributions of the carbon beams were modified to make a spread-out Bragg peak, which was designed based on the biophysical characteristics of monoenergetic beams. A dosimetry system for heavy-ion radiotherapy was established to deliver heavy-ion doses safely to the patients according to the treatment planning. A carbon beam of 80 keV/microm in the spread-out Bragg peak was found to be equivalent in biological responses to the neutron beam that is produced at cyclotron facility in National Institute Radiological Sciences (NIRS) by bombarding 30-MeV deuteron beam on beryllium target. The fractionation schedule of the NIRS neutron therapy was adapted for the first clinical trials using carbon beams. RESULTS Carbon beams, 290, 350, and 400 MeV/u, were used for a clinical trial from June of 1994. Over 300 patients have already been treated by this irradiation system by the end of 1997.
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- T Kanai
- Division of Accelerator Physics and Engineering, National Institute of Radiation Sciences, Chiba, Japan
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Kamada T, Tsujii H, Mizoe JE, Matsuoka Y, Tsuji H, Osaka Y, Minohara S, Miyahara N, Endo M, Kanai T. A horizontal CT system dedicated to heavy-ion beam treatment. Radiother Oncol 1999; 50:235-7. [PMID: 10368048 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(99)00005-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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A horizontal helical CT system to be used for 3-D treatment planning and for positioning verification of patients in seated position was installed in the treatment room with a fixed horizontal heavy-ion beam line. The system achieved the expected mechanical consistency and reliability.
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- T Kamada
- Division of Radiation Medicine, Research Center of Charged Particle Therapy, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba, Japan
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Aoki K, Miyahara N, Makino S, Urasaki S, Katagi T. Design method for offset shaped dual-reflector antenna with an elliptical aperture of low cross-polarisation characteristics. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1999. [DOI: 10.1049/ip-map:19990393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [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: 11/20/2022]
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Fukuhara T, Makihara S, Umemori Y, Miyahara N. [Three resected cases of pulmonary cryptococcosis]. Kyobu Geka 1998; 51:801-5. [PMID: 9742829] [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: 02/08/2023]
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Case 1 was a 53-year-old female who had a small nodule in the right S3 segment on chest CT. As she was not diagnosed by transbronchial lung biopsy (TBLB), open thoracotomy was performed. Case 2 was a 65-year-old female who had a nodule with pleural indentation in the right S6 segment. As this nodule showed difficulty to differentiate from small lung carcinoma, thoracoscopic surgery was performed. Case 3 was a 63-year-old female who had multiple lesions with cavity in the left S4 and S5 segments, which was preoperatively diagnosed by TBLB. She was performed thoracoscopic partial resection of the lingular segment because of poor response to antimycotic agents. All cases received preventive antimycotic agents for one or two months after the operation. There was no recurrence or postoperative meningitis. Thoracoscopic surgery is the effective procedure for the diagnosis and treatment of the localized pulmonary cryptococcosis.
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- T Fukuhara
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Sanyo Hospital, Yamaguchi, Japan
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Hosoki T, Mitomo M, Chor S, Miyahara N, Ohtani M, Morimoto K. Visualization of tumor vessels in hepatocellular carcinoma. Power Doppler compared with color Doppler and angiography. Acta Radiol 1997; 38:422-7. [PMID: 9191434 DOI: 10.1080/02841859709172094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [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: 02/04/2023]
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PURPOSE To assess the visualization of tumor vessels in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) by power Doppler sonography. MATERIAL AND METHODS We examined 40 patients with 47 HCC lesions by means of power Doppler sonography and compared its visualization of tumor vessels with those of color Doppler and angiography. RESULTS In 38 (81%) of the 47 lesions, power Doppler sonography improved the visualization of tumor vessels compared with color Doppler sonography; in the remaining lesions no significant difference was noted. In lesions located within 7 cm in depth, there was no significant difference between power Doppler sonography and angiography. In 10 (83%) out of 12 small (< or = 2 cm in diameter) lesions and in 11 (85%) out of 13 hypovascular lesions, power Doppler sonography performed considerably better than angiography. In deeper-seated lesions, however, angiography was significantly superior to power Doppler sonography. CONCLUSION Power Doppler sonography is more sensitive in detecting the fine tumor vessels in most HCCs than color Doppler sonography. In addition, power Doppler sonography can replace angiography in evaluating tumor vascularity in HCCs except in lesions that are deep-seated or located near the heart. In these lesions, angiography can complement power Doppler sonography in demonstrating tumor vessels.
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- T Hosoki
- Department of Radiology, Osaka National Hospital, Japan
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Morimoto K, Shimoi M, Hasegawa S, Suzuki T, Shirakawa T, Yamamoto K, Miyahara N, Choi S, Hosoki T, Mitomo M. [MR angiography and MR cholangiopancreatography]. Nihon Rinsho 1996; 54:2591-9. [PMID: 8890597] [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: 02/02/2023]
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MR angiography is an adjunctive for noninvasive evaluation of blood vessels and MR cholangiopancreatography is for bile duct and pancreatic duct. Clinical applications of MR angiography has been focused mainly on head and neck and its applications to the abdomen are still limited. However, this technique has the good potential for the evaluation of portal vein system. MR cholangiopancreatography can depict bile ducts and pancreatic duct simultaneously and three-dimensionally. This technique can evaluate the causes of the lesion and its extent noninvasively. In this article the practical uses of MR angiography and MR cholangiography in the abdomen are discussed.
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- K Morimoto
- Department of Medical Informatics, Shimane Medical University
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Miyata S, Moriyama R, Miyahara N, Makino S. A gene (sleC) encoding a spore-cortex-lytic enzyme from Clostridium perfringens S40 spores; cloning, sequence analysis and molecular characterization. Microbiology (Reading) 1995; 141 ( Pt 10):2643-50. [PMID: 7582025 DOI: 10.1099/13500872-141-10-2643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Antiserum was raised against a 31 kDa spore-cortex-lytic enzyme, which is released during germination of Clostridium perfringens S40 spores. Western blotting of dormant spore and vegetative cell fractions separated by SDS-PAGE indicated that the 31 kDa enzyme is spore-specific and that the enzyme in the dormant spore exists as a 36 kDa protein which has no cortex-lytic activity. A gene encoding the 31 kDa enzyme, sleC, was cloned into Escherichia coli using a synthetic oligonucleotide as a hybridization probe and the nucleotide sequence of the entire gene was determined. The N-terminal amino acid sequence of the 36 kDa protein was found in this reading frame, confirming that the 36 kDa protein is a pro-form of the 31 kDa enzyme. The deduced amino acid sequence indicated that the 31 kDa enzyme is produced as a precursor, comprising three portions; an N-terminal prepro-sequence (114 amino acid residues), a pro-sequence (35 amino acid residues) and a mature enzyme (289 amino acid residues). It is suggested that the 36 kDa pro-enzyme is non-covalently attached to the exterior of the cortex layer, and that the proform is processed to release the active enzyme during germination.
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- S Miyata
- Department of Applied Biological Sciences, School of Agricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Japan
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Ohmomo Y, Murakami K, Hirata M, Sugimoto A, Magata Y, Miyahara N, Tanaka C, Yokoyama A. Synthesis and evaluation of iodinated benzamide derivatives as selective and reversible monoamine oxidase B inhibitors. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 1992; 40:1789-92. [PMID: 1394694 DOI: 10.1248/cpb.40.1789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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A new series of iodinated analogues of N-(2-aminoethyl)benzamide was synthesized and evaluated for inhibitory potency and specificity toward monoamine oxidase type-B (MAO-B). Among them, N-(2-aminoethyl)-2-chloro-4-iodobenzamide hydrochloride (2d) showed high inhibitory potency and selectivity against MAO-B. The type of MAO-B inhibition by 2d was non-competitive and the inhibition constant (Ki) was 0.80 microM. Strong and selective in vivo MAO-B inhibition by 2d was also confirmed. The brain MAO-B inhibition by 2d was reversible and the enzyme activity completely returned to the control value 24 h after administration. Compound 2d was, therefore, considered to be a candidate for advanced development as a radioiodinated ligand that may be useful for functional MAO-B studies in the living brain using single photon emission computer tomography.
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- Y Ohmomo
- Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan
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Miyahara N, Kasugai Y, Ohmomo Y, Tanaka C, Tanimoto T. Synthesis and aldose reductase inhibitory activities of benzyl 2-oxazolecarbamate analogues. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 1992; 40:245-8. [PMID: 1576679 DOI: 10.1248/cpb.40.245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Various analogues of benzyl 5-phenyl-2-oxazolecarbamate (1a) were synthesized, and the structure-activity relationship of these analogues as aldose reductase inhibitor was studied. The carbamate group was necessary for the inhibitory activity. The introduction of an alkyl group at the C-4 position of 1a enhanced the inhibitory activity, however, the N-carboxymethyl group on the carbamate moiety counteracted to a hydrophobic interaction between the alkyl group at the C-4 position and the enzyme molecule.
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- N Miyahara
- Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan
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Yamamoto T, Kudo T, Miyahara N, Miyazaki M. [Disorders of vision and act in a child with spastic cerebral palsy]. No To Hattatsu 1990; 22:253-61. [PMID: 2363963] [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: 12/31/2022]
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A boy with spastic cerebral palsy, who had frequent apneic attacks during the neonatal period, showed developmental disorders; (1) cerebral poor eye sight, a disorder of visual directed attention, and associative visual agnosia (2) disorders of visuospatial perception and corporeal awareness, and (3) dyspraxia d'évolution (Stambak et al.). When the visual directed attention was completed at the age of 10 years, the integration of his cerebral higher functions was facilitated, except the following neuropsychological deficits; (1) visual line agnosia (apperceptive type) and (2) constructive apractognosia. These deficits were not compensated through the maturation of the central nervous system and through the contacts and interchanges with the outer world. MRI findings showed bilateral lesions of the white matter of occipital and parieto-occipital transitional regions, and the trunk and splenium of corpus callosum. Although this case is included in mental retardation, what differs is the fact that each "higher" function developed unevenly in this case unlike the ordinary mental retardation. In this report these disorders and deficits were discussed considering his developmental process of neuropsychological functions.
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- T Yamamoto
- Department of Psychiatry, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Nagano
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Tsuge S, Fujimoto T, Miyahara N, Kobayashi T, Takeuchi T. Characteristics of Polytrimethyleneoxide as a Liquid Phase for Gas Chromatography. J Chromatogr Sci 1977. [DOI: 10.1093/chromsci/15.2.73] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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