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Takeda Y, Kin T, Sekine T, Hasegawa H, Suzuki Y, Uchikawa H, Koike T, Kiyofuji S, Shinya Y, Kawashima M, Saito N. Hemodynamic Analysis of Cerebral AVMs with 3D Phase-Contrast MR Imaging. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2021; 42:2138-2145. [PMID: 34620595 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a7314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The hemodynamics associated with cerebral AVMs have a significant impact on their clinical presentation. This study aimed to evaluate the hemodynamic features of AVMs using 3D phase-contrast MR imaging with dual velocity-encodings. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty-two patients with supratentorial AVMs who had not received any previous treatment and had undergone 3D phase-contrast MR imaging were included in this study. The nidus diameter and volume were measured for classification of AVMs (small, medium, or large). Flow parameters measured included apparent AVM inflow, AVM inflow index, apparent AVM outflow, AVM outflow index, and the apparent AVM inflow-to-outflow ratio. Correlation coefficients between the nidus volume and each flow were calculated. The flow parameters between small and other AVMs as well as between nonhemorrhagic and hemorrhagic AVMs were compared. RESULTS Patients were divided into hemorrhagic (n = 8) and nonhemorrhagic (n = 24) groups. The correlation coefficient between the nidus volume and the apparent AVM inflow and outflow was .83. The apparent AVM inflow and outflow in small AVMs were significantly smaller than in medium AVMs (P < .001 for both groups). The apparent AVM inflow-to-outflow ratio was significantly larger in the hemorrhagic AVMs than in the nonhemorrhagic AVMs (P = .02). CONCLUSIONS The apparent AVM inflow-to-outflow ratio was the only significant parameter that differed between nonhemorrhagic and hemorrhagic AVMs, suggesting that a poor drainage system may increase AVM pressure, potentially causing cerebral hemorrhage.
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- Y Takeda
- From the Department of Neurosurgery (Y.T., T.K., H.H., H.U., T.K., S.K., Y. Shinya, M.K., N.S.)
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (Y.T., T.K., H.H., H.U., T.K., S.K., Y. Shinya, M.K., N.S.)
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- Department of Radiology (T.S.), Nippon Medical School Musashi-kosugi Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (Y.T., T.K., H.H., H.U., T.K., S.K., Y. Shinya, M.K., N.S.)
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- Radiology (Y.Suzuki), The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (Y.T., T.K., H.H., H.U., T.K., S.K., Y. Shinya, M.K., N.S.)
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (Y.T., T.K., H.H., H.U., T.K., S.K., Y. Shinya, M.K., N.S.)
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (Y.T., T.K., H.H., H.U., T.K., S.K., Y. Shinya, M.K., N.S.)
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (Y.T., T.K., H.H., H.U., T.K., S.K., Y. Shinya, M.K., N.S.)
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (Y.T., T.K., H.H., H.U., T.K., S.K., Y. Shinya, M.K., N.S.)
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (Y.T., T.K., H.H., H.U., T.K., S.K., Y. Shinya, M.K., N.S.)
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Maravelia P, Perez Potti A, Nascimento Silva D, Healy K, Sekine T, Chrobok M, Jorns C, Sallberg M, Buggert M, Pasetto A. Identification of targets for TCR-immunotherapy in hepatocellular carcinoma using a clinically relevant platform. Cytotherapy 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s1465324921004072] [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: 10/21/2022]
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Hwang H, Galtier E, Cynn H, Eom I, Chun SH, Bang Y, Hwang GC, Choi J, Kim T, Kong M, Kwon S, Kang K, Lee HJ, Park C, Lee JI, Lee Y, Yang W, Shim SH, Vogt T, Kim S, Park J, Kim S, Nam D, Lee JH, Hyun H, Kim M, Koo TY, Kao CC, Sekine T, Lee Y. Subnanosecond phase transition dynamics in laser-shocked iron. Sci Adv 2020; 6:eaaz5132. [PMID: 32548258 PMCID: PMC7274792 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aaz5132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2019] [Accepted: 04/06/2020] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Iron is one of the most studied chemical elements due to its sociotechnological and planetary importance; hence, understanding its structural transition dynamics is of vital interest. By combining a short pulse optical laser and an ultrashort free electron laser pulse, we have observed the subnanosecond structural dynamics of iron from high-quality x-ray diffraction data measured at 50-ps intervals up to 2500 ps. We unequivocally identify a three-wave structure during the initial compression and a two-wave structure during the decaying shock, involving all of the known structural types of iron (α-, γ-, and ε-phase). In the final stage, negative lattice pressures are generated by the propagation of rarefaction waves, leading to the formation of expanded phases and the recovery of γ-phase. Our observations demonstrate the unique capability of measuring the atomistic evolution during the entire lattice compression and release processes at unprecedented time and strain rate.
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- H. Hwang
- Department of Earth System Sciences, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Linac Coherent Light Source, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- High Pressure Physics Group, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, USA
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- Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, Pohang, Gyeongbuk 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, Pohang, Gyeongbuk 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Earth System Sciences, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Earth System Sciences, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Earth System Sciences, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Earth System Sciences, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Earth System Sciences, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Earth System Sciences, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Earth System Sciences, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Linac Coherent Light Source, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon 21990, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon 21990, Republic of Korea
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Shanghai 201203, China
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- School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
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- NanoCenter and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
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- Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, Pohang, Gyeongbuk 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, Pohang, Gyeongbuk 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, Pohang, Gyeongbuk 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, Pohang, Gyeongbuk 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, Pohang, Gyeongbuk 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, Pohang, Gyeongbuk 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, Pohang, Gyeongbuk 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, Pohang, Gyeongbuk 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Linac Coherent Light Source, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Shanghai 201203, China
- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Earth System Sciences, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Shanghai 201203, China
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Matsuda J, Takano H, Sekine T, Sangen H, Kubota Y, Imori Y, Nakata J, Saiki Y, Miyachi H, Tara S, Hosokawa Y, Tokita Y, Yamamoto T, Kumita S, Shimizu W. P889Clinical significance of four-dimensional flow magnetic resonance imaging measurement of turbulent kinetic energy for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz747.0486] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Four-dimensional flow magnetic resonance imaging (4D flow MRI) provides the detailed visualization of complex blood flow patterns and the evaluation of energy loss. Turbulent kinetic energy estimation (TKE) is reported to have good correlation with irreversible pressure loss in patients having aortic stenosis or great vessel disease. However, little is known about the usefulness of 4D flow MRI and the significance of TKE value in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM).
Purpose
The aims of this study were to investigate the relationship between TKE value and echocardiographic findings, clinical symptoms and evaluate the usefulness of 4D flow MRI to distinguish hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) from non-obstructive HCM (HNCM).
Methods
From April 2018 to January 2019, 18 hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) and 14 non-obstructive HCM (HNCM) patients underwent 4D flow MRI. We investigated TKE value calculated by 4D flow MRI, echocardiographic findings; left ventricular pressure gradient (LVPG), mitral regurgitation (MR) and clinical symptom.
Results
HOCM was defined by the 30 mmHg or greater of LVPG (HOCM: 87.7±47.3 mmHg, HNCM; 5.8±7.8 mmHg, p<0.001). TKE value in HOCM patients was significantly higher than HNCM (14.2±4.7 mJ vs. 9.0±4.6 mJ, p<0.001). There was a significant positive linear relationship between TKE value and LVPG (r=0.488, p=0.046). There was no significant relationship between NYHA functional class and TKE value (p=0.47) or LVPG (p=0.11). ROC curve analysis showed that optimal cut off point of TKE value between HOCM and HNCM (sensitivity=95%, specificity=62%, AUC=0.798) was 9.270 mJ. Multiple linear regression showed that there was significant association between severity of MR and combination of TKE (p=0.015) or LVPG (p–=0.012). A representative case demonstrated the significant reduction of TKE value 1 week and 3 months after alcohol septal reduction compared with that obtained before the procedure (Figure)
Conclusion
Our findings suggest that 4D Flow MRI can effectively evaluate the energy dissipation associated with LV outflow tract obstruction and TKE value is useful for identifying HOCM. TKE value also can be the novel parameter of the severity of HOCM.
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- J Matsuda
- Nippon Medical School, Cardiovascular Intensive Care, Tokyo, Japan
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- Nippon Medical School, Cardiovasculer medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Nippon Medical School, Radiology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Nippon Medical School, Cardiovascular Intensive Care, Tokyo, Japan
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- Nippon Medical School, Cardiovasculer medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Nippon Medical School, Cardiovasculer medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Nippon Medical School, Cardiovascular Intensive Care, Tokyo, Japan
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- Nippon Medical School, Cardiovasculer medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Nippon Medical School, Cardiovasculer medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Nippon Medical School, Cardiovascular Intensive Care, Tokyo, Japan
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- Nippon Medical School, Cardiovascular Intensive Care, Tokyo, Japan
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- Nippon Medical School, Cardiovasculer medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Nippon Medical School, Cardiovascular Intensive Care, Tokyo, Japan
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- Nippon Medical School, Radiology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Nippon Medical School, Cardiovasculer medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Nakamura T, Teramachi M, Sekine T, Kawanami R, Fukuda S, Yoshitani M, Toba T, Ueda H, Hori Y, Inoue M, Shigeno K, Taka TN, Liu Y, Tamura N, Shimizu Y. Artificial Trachea and Long Term follow-up in Carinal Reconstruction in Dogs. Int J Artif Organs 2018. [DOI: 10.1177/039139880002301010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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We have already reported “del” successful carinal reconstruction of the trachea with an observation period of 1 – 2 years. In this study, we evaluate the long-term safety and efficacy of the reconstruction after 5-years of follow-up. The Y-shaped Marlex® mesh tube was reinforced with a polypropylene spiral and coated with atelocollagen made from porcine skin. The prosthesis was 60 mm long with an outer diameter of 18 mm. Replacement of the tracheobronchial bifurcation was preformed through a right thoracotomy in a beagle dog. Bronchoscopical examination and sampling of the tracheal epithelium was performed periodically to check the function of cilia. The implanted prothesis was promptly infiltrated by the surrounding connective tissue and completely incorporated by the host trachea and bronchus. Bronchoscopically, sufficient epithelization was confirmed from the upper to the lower site of anastomosis. After 5 years neither stenosis nor dehiscence was observed. In spite of there being mesh-exposure at the luminal surface, the dog had no clinical symptoms until sacrifice for pathological examination. The bent frequency of the cilia was maintained within the normal range, indicating “del” functional recovery of the regenerating airway. Our tracheal prosthesis is promising for clinical “del” repair of the tracheobronchial bifurcation.
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- T. Nakamura
- Department of Bioartificial Organs, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto - Japan
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- Department of Bioartificial Organs, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto - Japan
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- Department of Bioartificial Organs, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto - Japan
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- Department of Bioartificial Organs, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto - Japan
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- Department of Bioartificial Organs, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto - Japan
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- Department of Bioartificial Organs, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto - Japan
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- Department of Bioartificial Organs, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto - Japan
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- Department of Bioartificial Organs, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto - Japan
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- Department of Bioartificial Organs, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto - Japan
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- Department of Bioartificial Organs, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto - Japan
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- Department of Bioartificial Organs, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto - Japan
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- Department of Bioartificial Organs, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto - Japan
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- Department of Bioartificial Organs, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto - Japan
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- Department of Bioartificial Organs, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto - Japan
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- Department of Bioartificial Organs, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto - Japan
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Tatematsu Y, Saito T, Ikegami H, Sekine T, Nagai D, Nozaki K, Ishii K, Kohagura J, Nakashima Y, Kubo S, Shimozuma T, Cho T. Experiment of Fundamental ECRH in the GAMMA 10 Central Cell. Fusion Science and Technology 2017. [DOI: 10.13182/fst05-a656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Y. Tatematsu
- Plasma Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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- Plasma Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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- Plasma Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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- Plasma Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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- Plasma Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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- Plasma Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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- Plasma Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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- Plasma Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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- Plasma Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, Toki, Gifu 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, Toki, Gifu 509-5292, Japan
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- Plasma Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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Liang JB, Kayawake E, Sekine T, Suzuki S, Lim KK. Developing zero-discharge pig-farming system: a feasibility study in Malaysia. Anim Prod Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1071/an15669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Pig production in many rapidly developing Asian countries evolved from traditional small-family farms without parallel increase in land resource for waste treatment, thus further worsening the already fragile environment. The present paper reports results of a feasibility study on developing a zero-waste discharge pig-farming system in the hot-humid environment such as Malaysia. The approach included (1) reduction in the usage of water, (2) use of micro-algal culture (MAC) system to reduce pollutants in the wastewater and (3) use of constructed wetlands to further clean up wastewater and reduce its volume via evapo-transpiration. Results of the study showed that water usage could be reduced from the current 40–50 to 7.5 L/pig.day. The biological oxygen demand of the effluent was reduced to below 10 mg/L, while other pollutants, such as suspended solid, total nitrogen and total ammonium nitrogen were also reduced to levels that meet the standards required for affluent discharge in most countries in this region. Water-balance study based on a 180-pig experiment showed that 1.15 m3 of water were used daily and this was reduced to 0.38 m3 at the end of the system. Financial projection study based on a farm size of 2000 pigs (which represents a typical pig-farm size in many developing countries, including Malaysia) was conducted to gauge the economical viability of the system. The results showed that the primary challenge to the adoption of this system is its high initial investment costs, estimated to be 1.8 times those for a similar-sized traditional farm with open-sided house and lagoons for wastewater treatment. However, higher productivity is expected from the use of a ventilated close-house that provides a cooler environment for the pigs. This, together with the premium price of the pigs that could be fetched from this eco-friendly production system, would make it a technically and economically viable system in the long run.
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Chen L, Al-Mossawi MH, Ridley A, Sekine T, Hammitzsch A, de Wit J, Simone D, Shi H, Penkava F, Kurowska-Stolarska M, Pulyakhina I, Knight JC, Kim TJ, Bowness P. miR-10b-5p is a novel Th17 regulator present in Th17 cells from ankylosing spondylitis. Ann Rheum Dis 2016; 76:620-625. [PMID: 28039186 DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-210175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2016] [Revised: 11/28/2016] [Accepted: 12/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the microRNA (miR) signature in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) T helper (Th)17 cells. METHODS Interleukin (IL)-17A-producing CD4+ T cells from patients with AS and healthy controls were FACS-sorted for miR sequencing and qPCR validation. miR-10b function was determined by miR mimic expression followed by cytokine measurement, transcriptome analysis, qPCR and luciferase assays. RESULTS AS Th17 cells exhibited a miR signature characterised by upregulation of miR-155-5p, miR-210-3p and miR-10b. miR-10b has not been described previously in Th17 cells and was selected for further characterisation. miR-10b is transiently induced in in vitro differentiated Th17 cells. Transcriptome, qPCR and luciferase assays suggest that MAP3K7 is targeted by miR-10b. Both miR-10b overexpression and MAP3K7 silencing inhibited production of IL-17A by both total CD4 and differentiating Th17 cells. CONCLUSIONS AS Th17 cells have a specific miR signature and upregulate miR-10b in vitro. Our data suggest that miR-10b is upregulated by proinflammatory cytokines and may act as a feedback loop to suppress IL-17A by targeting MAP3K7. miR-10b is a potential therapeutic candidate to suppress pathogenic Th17 cell function in patients with AS.
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- L Chen
- Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.,Department of Nephrology, Klinikum rechts der lsar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Medicine, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Rheumatology, Medical School and Hospital, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.,National Institute for Health Research Oxford Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Oxford, UK
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Meerwein CM, Sekine T, Veit-Haibach P, Bredell MG, Huber GF, Huellner MW. Multi-slice SPECT/CT vs. lymphoscintigraphy and intraoperative gamma ray probe for sentinel node mapping in HNSCC. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2016; 274:1633-1642. [PMID: 27837418 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-016-4379-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2016] [Accepted: 11/08/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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To assess the diagnostic potential of multi-slice single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) for preoperative sentinel node (SN) mapping in early stage head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Retrospective case-control study including data of consecutive HNSCC patients treated between November 2011 and December 2015. The diagnostic accuracy of multi-slice SPECT/CT was assessed with regard to the gold standard intraoperative gamma ray detection probe, using McNemar's test and calculating the area under the ROC curve. Additionally, the hot spot yield of SPECT/CT and planar lymphoscintigraphy (LS) was compared. Compared to the intraoperative gold standard, SPECT/CT showed an overall positive predictive value of 60.3% [confidence interval (CI) 46.6-73.0%)], a negative predictive value of 96.3% (CI 93.6-98.1%), and an accuracy of 90.8% (CI 89.1-92.4%). SPECT/CT detected more hot spots than LS and provided detailed anatomical information as well as relevant additional findings with potential impact on further patient management. Sentinel lymph node biopsy proved to be a reliable and safe procedure with an excellent SN excision rate (97%). Multi-slice SPECT/CT is a highly accurate diagnostic test and matches the gold standard intraoperative gamma ray detection probe.
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- C M Meerwein
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. .,University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. .,Division of Otorhinolaryngology, Frauenklinikstrasse 24, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Department of Radiology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Craniomaxillo-Facial Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Bigley AB, Rezvani K, Shah N, Sekine T, Balneger N, Pistillo M, Agha N, Kunz H, O'Connor DP, Bollard CM, Simpson RJ. Latent cytomegalovirus infection enhances anti-tumour cytotoxicity through accumulation of NKG2C+ NK cells in healthy humans. Clin Exp Immunol 2016; 185:239-51. [PMID: 26940026 PMCID: PMC4955006 DOI: 10.1111/cei.12785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2016] [Revised: 02/27/2016] [Accepted: 02/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection markedly expands NKG2C+/NKG2A- NK cells, which are potent killers of infected cells expressing human leucocyte antigen (HLA)-E. As HLA-E is also over-expressed in several haematological malignancies and CMV has been linked to a reduced risk of leukaemic relapse, we determined the impact of latent CMV infection on NK cell cytotoxicity against four tumour target cell lines with varying levels of HLA-E expression. NK cell cytotoxicity against K562 (leukaemia origin) and U266 (multiple myeloma origin) target cells was strikingly greater in healthy CMV-seropositive donors than seronegative donors and was associated strongly with target cell HLA-E and NK cell NKG2C expression. NK cell cytotoxicity against HLA-E transfected lymphoma target cells (221.AEH) was ∼threefold higher with CMV, while NK cell cytotoxicity against non-transfected 721.221 cells was identical between the CMV groups. NK cell degranulation (CD107a(+) ) and interferon (IFN)-γ production to 221.AEH cells was localized almost exclusively to the NKG2C subset, and antibody blocking of NKG2C completely eliminated the effect of CMV on NK cell cytotoxicity against 221.AEH cells. Moreover, 221.AEH feeder cells and interleukin (IL)-15 were found to expand NKG2C(+) /NKG2A(-) NK cells preferentially from CMV-seronegative donors and increase NK cell cytotoxicity against HLA-E(+) tumour cell lines. We conclude that latent CMV infection enhances NK cell cytotoxicity through accumulation of NKG2C(+) NK cells, which may be beneficial in preventing the initiation and progression of haematological malignancies characterized by high HLA-E expression.
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- A. B. Bigley
- Laboratory of Integrated Physiology, Department of Health and Human PerformanceUniversity of HoustonHoustonTXUSA
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation, Division of Cancer MedicineThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHoustonTXUSA
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation, Division of Cancer MedicineThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHoustonTXUSA
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation, Division of Cancer MedicineThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHoustonTXUSA
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- Laboratory of Integrated Physiology, Department of Health and Human PerformanceUniversity of HoustonHoustonTXUSA
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- Laboratory of Integrated Physiology, Department of Health and Human PerformanceUniversity of HoustonHoustonTXUSA
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- Laboratory of Integrated Physiology, Department of Health and Human PerformanceUniversity of HoustonHoustonTXUSA
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- Laboratory of Integrated Physiology, Department of Health and Human PerformanceUniversity of HoustonHoustonTXUSA
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- Laboratory of Integrated Physiology, Department of Health and Human PerformanceUniversity of HoustonHoustonTXUSA
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- Program for Cell Enhancement and Technologies for Immunotherapy, Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation and Center for Cancer and Immunology ResearchChildren's National Health SystemWashingtonDCUSA
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- Laboratory of Integrated Physiology, Department of Health and Human PerformanceUniversity of HoustonHoustonTXUSA
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Mori Y, Nishimura Y, Hanayama R, Nakayama S, Ishii K, Kitagawa Y, Sekine T, Sato N, Kurita T, Kawashima T, Kan H, Komeda O, Nishi T, Azuma H, Hioki T, Motohiro T, Sunahara A, Sentoku Y, Miura E. Fast Heating of Imploded Core with Counterbeam Configuration. Phys Rev Lett 2016; 117:055001. [PMID: 27517775 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.117.055001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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A tailored-pulse-imploded core with a diameter of 70 μm is flashed by counterirradiating 110 fs, 7 TW laser pulses. Photon emission (>40 eV) from the core exceeds the emission from the imploded core by 6 times, even though the heating pulse energies are only one seventh of the implosion energy. The coupling efficiency from the heating laser to the core using counterirradiation is 14% from the enhancement of photon emission. Neutrons are also produced by counterpropagating fast deuterons accelerated by the photon pressure of the heating pulses. A collisional two-dimensional particle-in-cell simulation reveals that the collisionless two counterpropagating fast-electron currents induce mega-Gauss magnetic filaments in the center of the core due to the Weibel instability. The counterpropagating fast-electron currents are absolutely unstable and independent of the core density and resistivity. Fast electrons with energy below a few MeV are trapped by these filaments in the core region, inducing an additional coupling. This might lead to the observed bright photon emissions.
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- Y Mori
- The Graduate School for the Creation of New Photonics Industries, 1955-1 Kurematsuchou, Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu 431-1202, Japan
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- The Graduate School for the Creation of New Photonics Industries, 1955-1 Kurematsuchou, Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu 431-1202, Japan
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- The Graduate School for the Creation of New Photonics Industries, 1955-1 Kurematsuchou, Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu 431-1202, Japan
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- The Graduate School for the Creation of New Photonics Industries, 1955-1 Kurematsuchou, Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu 431-1202, Japan
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- The Graduate School for the Creation of New Photonics Industries, 1955-1 Kurematsuchou, Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu 431-1202, Japan
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- The Graduate School for the Creation of New Photonics Industries, 1955-1 Kurematsuchou, Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu 431-1202, Japan
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- Hamamatsu Photonics, K. K. 1820 Kurematsuchou, Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu 431-1202, Japan
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- Hamamatsu Photonics, K. K. 1820 Kurematsuchou, Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu 431-1202, Japan
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- Hamamatsu Photonics, K. K. 1820 Kurematsuchou, Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu 431-1202, Japan
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- Hamamatsu Photonics, K. K. 1820 Kurematsuchou, Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu 431-1202, Japan
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- Hamamatsu Photonics, K. K. 1820 Kurematsuchou, Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu 431-1202, Japan
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- Advanced Material Engineering Division, Toyota Motor Corporation, 1200 Mishuku, Susono, Shizuoka 410-1193, Japan
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- Toyota Central Research and Development Laboratories, Inc., 41-1 Yokomichi, Nagakute, Aichi 480-1192, Japan
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- Aichi Synchrotron Radiation Center, Minamiyamaguchi-cho, Seto-shi, Aichi-ken 489-0965, Japan
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- Green Mobility Collaborative Research Center, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- Green Mobility Collaborative Research Center, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- Institute for Laser Technology, 1-8-4 Utsubo-honmachi, Nishi-ku, Osaka 550-0004, Japan
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- Department of Physics, University of Nevada, Reno, 1664 North Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada 89557, USA
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 1-1-1 Umezono, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8568, Japan
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Hashimoto J, Hamasaki Y, Yanagisawa T, Sekine T, Aikawa A, Shishido S. Successful Kidney Transplantation in Epstein Syndrome With Antiplatelet Antibodies and Donor-specific Antibodies: A Case Report. Transplant Proc 2015; 47:2541-3. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2015.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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] [Received: 06/11/2015] [Accepted: 09/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Kitagawa Y, Mori Y, Komeda O, Ishii K, Hanayama R, Fujita K, Okihara S, Sekine T, Satoh N, Kurita T, Takagi M, Watari T, Kawashima T, Kan H, Nishimura Y, Sunahara A, Sentoku Y, Nakamura N, Kondo T, Fujine M, Azuma H, Motohiro T, Hioki T, Kakeno M, Miura E, Arikawa Y, Nagai T, Abe Y, Ozaki S, Noda A. Direct heating of a laser-imploded core by ultraintense laser-driven ions. Phys Rev Lett 2015; 114:195002. [PMID: 26024175 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.114.195002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2013] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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A novel direct core heating fusion process is introduced, in which a preimploded core is predominantly heated by energetic ions driven by LFEX, an extremely energetic ultrashort pulse laser. Consequently, we have observed the D(d,n)^{3}He-reacted neutrons (DD beam-fusion neutrons) with the yield of 5×10^{8} n/4π sr. Examination of the beam-fusion neutrons verified that the ions directly collide with the core plasma. While the hot electrons heat the whole core volume, the energetic ions deposit their energies locally in the core, forming hot spots for fuel ignition. As evidenced in the spectrum, the process simultaneously excited thermal neutrons with the yield of 6×10^{7} n/4π sr, raising the local core temperature from 0.8 to 1.8 keV. A one-dimensional hydrocode STAR 1D explains the shell implosion dynamics including the beam fusion and thermal fusion initiated by fast deuterons and carbon ions. A two-dimensional collisional particle-in-cell code predicts the core heating due to resistive processes driven by hot electrons, and also the generation of fast ions, which could be an additional heating source when they reach the core. Since the core density is limited to 2 g/cm^{3} in the current experiment, neither hot electrons nor fast ions can efficiently deposit their energy and the neutron yield remains low. In future work, we will achieve the higher core density (>10 g/cm^{3}); then hot electrons could contribute more to the core heating via drag heating. Together with hot electrons, the ion contribution to fast ignition is indispensable for realizing high-gain fusion. By virtue of its core heating and ignition, the proposed scheme can potentially achieve high gain fusion.
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- Y Kitagawa
- The Graduate School for the Creation of New Photonics Industries, Kurematsucho, 1955-1 Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu 431-1202 Japan
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- The Graduate School for the Creation of New Photonics Industries, Kurematsucho, 1955-1 Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu 431-1202 Japan
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- The Graduate School for the Creation of New Photonics Industries, Kurematsucho, 1955-1 Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu 431-1202 Japan
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- The Graduate School for the Creation of New Photonics Industries, Kurematsucho, 1955-1 Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu 431-1202 Japan
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- The Graduate School for the Creation of New Photonics Industries, Kurematsucho, 1955-1 Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu 431-1202 Japan
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- The Graduate School for the Creation of New Photonics Industries, Kurematsucho, 1955-1 Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu 431-1202 Japan
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- The Graduate School for the Creation of New Photonics Industries, Kurematsucho, 1955-1 Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu 431-1202 Japan
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- Hamamatsu Photonics, K. K. Kurematsucho, 1820 Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu 431-1202, Japan
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- Hamamatsu Photonics, K. K. Kurematsucho, 1820 Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu 431-1202, Japan
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- Hamamatsu Photonics, K. K. Kurematsucho, 1820 Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu 431-1202, Japan
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- Hamamatsu Photonics, K. K. Kurematsucho, 1820 Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu 431-1202, Japan
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- Hamamatsu Photonics, K. K. Kurematsucho, 1820 Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu 431-1202, Japan
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- Hamamatsu Photonics, K. K. Kurematsucho, 1820 Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu 431-1202, Japan
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- Hamamatsu Photonics, K. K. Kurematsucho, 1820 Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu 431-1202, Japan
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- Toyota Technical Development Corp., 1-21 Imae, Hanamoto-cho, Toyota, Aichi 470-0334, Japan
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- Institute for Laser Technology, 1-8-4 Utsubo-honmachi, Nishi-ku, Osaka 550-0004, Japan
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- Department of Physics, University of Nevada, Reno 1664 N Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada 89557, USA
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- Advanced Material Engineering Division, TOYOTA Motor Corporation, 1200, Mishuku, Susono, Shizuoka 410-1193, Japan
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- Advanced Material Engineering Division, TOYOTA Motor Corporation, 1200, Mishuku, Susono, Shizuoka 410-1193, Japan
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- Advanced Material Engineering Division, TOYOTA Motor Corporation, 1200, Mishuku, Susono, Shizuoka 410-1193, Japan
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- TOYOTA Central Research and Development Laboratories, Inc., 41-1 Yokomichi, Nagakute-cho, Aichi, Japan
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- TOYOTA Central Research and Development Laboratories, Inc., 41-1 Yokomichi, Nagakute-cho, Aichi, Japan
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- TOYOTA Central Research and Development Laboratories, Inc., 41-1 Yokomichi, Nagakute-cho, Aichi, Japan
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- TOYOTA Central Research and Development Laboratories, Inc., 41-1 Yokomichi, Nagakute-cho, Aichi, Japan
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 1-1-1 Umezono, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8568, Japan
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- Institute of laser Engineering, Osaka University, 2-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565, Japan
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- Institute of laser Engineering, Osaka University, 2-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565, Japan
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- Institute of laser Engineering, Osaka University, 2-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi Toki, Gifu 509-5292, Japan
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- Advanced Research Center for Beam Science, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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Sekine T, Hosoyamada M, Haga-Mizuno A, Takeda M, Suzuki M, Obinata M, Endou H. Ammonia production in cell lines established from transgenic mice harboring temperature-sensitive simian virus 40 large T-antigen gene. Contrib Nephrol 2015; 110:98-102. [PMID: 7956264 DOI: 10.1159/000423404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- T Sekine
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Kyorin University, Tokyo, Japan
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Ishioka NS, Watanabe S, Osa A, Koizumi M, Matsuoka H, Sekine T. Excitation Functions of Rhenium Isotopes on thenatW(d, xn) Reactions and Production of No-carrier-added186Re. J NUCL SCI TECHNOL 2014. [DOI: 10.1080/00223131.2002.10875351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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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- A. Mutalib
- Department of Chemistry, Tohoku University, Sendai 980, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Tohoku University, Sendai 980, Japan
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- Research Laboratory, Faculty of Science, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka 422, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Tohoku University, Sendai 980, Japan
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- A. Mutalib
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tohoku University, Sendai 980, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tohoku University, Sendai 980, Japan
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- Research Laboratory, Faculty of Science, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka 422, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tohoku University, Sendai 980, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tohoku University, Sendai 980, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tohoku University, Sendai 980, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tohoku University, Sendai 980, Japan
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- Institut für Radiochemie, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching, Germany
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Fujita T, Sekine T, Hiraga H, Yoshihara K, Mutalib A, Alberto R, Kim JI. Determination of Technetium by Laser Induced Photoacoustic Spectroscopy Coupled with a Wave-Length Shifter Method. RADIOCHIM ACTA 2013. [DOI: 10.1524/ract.1993.63.special-issue.45] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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- T. Fujita
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tohoku University, Sendai 980, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tohoku University, Sendai 980, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tohoku University, Sendai 980, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tohoku University, Sendai 980, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tohoku University, Sendai 980, Japan
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- Labor für Radiopharmazie, Paul Scherrer Institut, CH 5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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- Institut für Radiochemie, Technische Universität München, D-8046 Garching, Germany
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Hussain A, Ogawa T, Saito M, Sekine T, Nameki M, Matsushita Y, Hayashi T, Katayama Y. Cloning and expression of a gene encoding a novel thermostable thiocyanate-degrading enzyme from a mesophilic alphaproteobacteria strain THI201. Microbiology (Reading) 2013; 159:2294-2302. [PMID: 24002749 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.063339-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Strain THI201, a member of the alphaproteobacteria, is a novel thiocyanate (SCN(-))-degrading bacterium isolated from lake water enriched with potassium thiocyanate (KSCN). This bacterium carries the enzyme thiocyanate hydrolase (SCNase) that hydrolyses thiocyanate to carbonyl sulfide and ammonia. Characterization of both native and recombinant SCNase revealed properties different from known SCNases regarding subunit structure and thermostability: SCNase of strain THI201 was composed of a single protein and thermostable. We cloned and sequenced the corresponding gene and determined a protein of 457 amino acids of molecular mass 50 267 Da. Presence of a twin-arginine (Tat) signal sequence of 32 amino acids was found upstream of SCNase. The deduced amino acid sequence of SCNase showed 83% identity to that of a putative uncharacterized protein of Thiobacillus denitrificans ATCC 25259, but no significant identity to those of three subunits of SCNase from Thiobacillus thioparus strain THI115. The specific activities of native and recombinant enzyme were 0.32 and 4-15 µmol min(-1) (mg protein)(-1), respectively. The maximum activity of SCNase was found in the temperature range 30-70 °C. The thiocyanate-hydrolysing activity in both enzymes was decreased by freeze-thawing, although 25-100% of the activity of recombinant protein could be retrieved by treating the enzyme at 60 °C for 15 min. Furthermore, both native and recombinant enzymes retained the activity after pre-treatment of the protein solution at temperatures up to 70 °C.
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- Adeeba Hussain
- United Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan
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- Gene Research Center, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan
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- Gene Research Center, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan
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Kitagawa Y, Mori Y, Komeda O, Ishii K, Hanayama R, Fujita K, Okihara S, Sekine T, Satoh N, Kurita T, Takagi M, Kawashima T, Kan H, Nakamura N, Kondo T, Fujine M, Azuma H, Motohiro T, Hioki T, Nishimura Y, Sunahara A, Sentoku Y. Fusion using fast heating of a compactly imploded CD core. Phys Rev Lett 2012; 108:155001. [PMID: 22587260 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.108.155001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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A compact fast core heating experiment is described. A 4-J 0.4-ns output of a laser-diode-pumped high-repetition laser HAMA is divided into four beams, two of which counterilluminate double-deuterated polystyrene foils separated by 100 μm for implosion. The remaining two beams, compressed to 110 fs for fast heating, illuminate the same paths. Hot electrons produced by the heating pulses heat the imploded core, emitting x-ray radiations >20 eV and yielding some 10(3) thermal neutrons.
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- Y Kitagawa
- The Graduate School for the Creation of New Photonics Industries, Kurematsuchou, 1955-1 Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu 431-1202 Japan.
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Imanishi S, Kobayashi J, Sekine T. Serum-free culture of an embryonic cell line from Bombyx mori and reinforcement of susceptibility of a recombinant BmNPV by cooling. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim 2012; 48:137-42. [DOI: 10.1007/s11626-011-9465-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2011] [Accepted: 10/20/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Ooka M, Iizuka Y, Nomoto N, Fujioka T, Shimizu N, Sekine T, Kohda E. Fabry Disease Presenting with Multiple Hemorrhagic Cerebral Infarction. Neuroradiol J 2012; 25:30-5. [DOI: 10.1177/197140091202500104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2011] [Accepted: 10/25/2011] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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We describe a 57-year-old woman, a heterozygote for Fabry disease who had multiple hemorrhagic cerebral infarctions. Her clinical course and radiological findings suggested cardiogenic cerebral embolus, but distinction from multiple cerebral infarction associated with Fabry disease seemed necessary. Our present case is reported with reference to the literature to introduce various types of stroke, which can develop in patients with Fabry disease.
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- M. Ooka
- Department of Radiology, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center; Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center; Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center; Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center; Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center; Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center; Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center; Tokyo, Japan
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Zakir M, Sekine T. Sonolytic Oxidation of Tc(IV)O<sub>2</sub>nH<sub>2</sub>O Nanoparticles to Tc(VII)O<sub>4</sub> in Aqueous Solution. Atom Indo 2010. [DOI: 10.17146/aij.2010.7] [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: 11/09/2022] Open
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Kuroe H, Hamasaki T, Sekine T, Hase M, Oka K, Ito T, Eisaki H, Matsuda M. Triplon-spinon hybridization in Cu3Mo2O9observed using inelastic neutron scattering. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/200/2/022028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Hamasaki T, Kuroe H, Sekine T, Hase M, Kitazawa H. Low-temperature magnetization of the low-dimensional magnet Cu3Mo2O9under high magnetic fields. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/150/4/042047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Ikeda K, Kano O, Ito H, Kawase Y, Iwamoto K, Sato R, Sekine T, Nagata R, Nakamura Y, Hirayama T, Iwasaki Y, Plante-Bordeneuve V, Said G. Diagnostic pitfalls in sporadic transthyretin familial amyloid polyneuropathy (TTR-FAP). Neurology 2008; 70:1576; author reply 1576-7. [DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000317143.41209.fd] [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: 11/15/2022] Open
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Nozu K, Inagaki T, Fu XJ, Nozu Y, Kaito H, Kanda K, Sekine T, Igarashi T, Nakanishi K, Yoshikawa N, Iijima K, Matsuo M. Molecular analysis of digenic inheritance in Bartter syndrome with sensorineural deafness. J Med Genet 2008; 45:182-6. [PMID: 18310267 DOI: 10.1136/jmg.2007.052944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND Bartter syndrome (BS) is a genetic disorder accompanied by hypokalaemic metabolic alkalosis. BS with sensorineural deafness (SND, OMIM602522) is a newly identified phenotype caused by mutations in the BSND gene that encodes barttin, a beta-subunit for chloride channel ClC-Ka and ClC-Kb and classified as type IV BS. Type IV BS features the most severe phenotype entailing life-threatening neonatal volume depletion and chronic renal failure developing during infancy. A recent report described a case of BS with SND from a consanguineous family who showed homozygous mutations in the CLCNKA and CLCNKB genes. This case indicated the possibility of the occurrence of digenic inheritance in BS with SND resulting from double mutations in the CLCNKA and CLCNKB genes. SUBJECT AND RESULTS The current report concerns a 2-year-old girl from a non-consanguineous family with BS accompanied by SND. In our case, four loss-of-function mutations, consisting of mutations in both parental alleles in both CLCNKA and CLCNKB, were identified. The paternal allele had a nonsense mutation (Q260X) in CLCNKA and a splicing site mutation (IVS17+1 g>a) in CLCNKB. The maternal allele had a large deletion mutation (about 12 kbp) extending from CLCNKA to CLCNKB. Our case provides clear evidence that loss-of-function alleles in both alleles of both CLCNKA and CLCNKB results in a phenotype indistinguishable from that of mutations in BSND (type IV BS). CONCLUSIONS Recent advances in genetics have resulted in a better understanding of many human inherited diseases, but most of them are monogenic disorders and more complex inheritance patterns remain unresolved. Our case provides clear evidence of digenic inheritance outside the scope of Mendelian inheritance disorders.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.
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Sakamoto J, Sekine T. [Pulmonary pleomorphic carcinoma with rapid and peculiar metastases; report of a case]. Kyobu Geka 2007; 60:253-7. [PMID: 17352146] [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: 05/14/2023]
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A 54-year-old man was pointed out a mass shadow during treatment of suspected acute pyothorax. He was diagnosed as large cell carcinoma by transbronchial biopsy. Preoperative chemotherapy and right lower lobectomy were done. In pathological examination, he was diagnosed as pulmonary pleomorpic carcinoma. Postoperatively, he had rapid metastases of the pancreas, skin, muscle, brain and oral cavity. We reported a case of pulmonary pleomorphic carcinoma with rapid and peculiar metastases.
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- Jin Sakamoto
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shimane Prefectural Central Hospital, Izumo, Japan
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Xiang Y, Masuko-Hongo K, Sekine T, Nakamura H, Yudoh K, Nishioka K, Kato T. Expression of proteinase-activated receptors (PAR)-2 in articular chondrocytes is modulated by IL-1beta, TNF-alpha and TGF-beta. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2006; 14:1163-73. [PMID: 16757188 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2006.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [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] [Received: 09/06/2005] [Accepted: 04/18/2006] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the modulation of expression of proteinase-activated receptor-2 (PAR-2) in articular chondrocytes by inflammatory cytokines. DESIGN Articular synovium and cartilage tissues were collected from eight patients with osteoarthritis (OA), and three patients without arthropathy ("normal"). Chondrocytes were stimulated with interleukin (IL)-1beta, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha or transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta1. The expression of PAR-2 was detected using reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (PCR), Western blotting and immunofluorescence. Quantitative PCR was performed to assess the expression levels of PAR-2 messenger RNA (mRNA). RESULTS The expression of PAR-2 mRNA was demonstrated in both OA and normal chondrocytes as well as in synovial fibroblasts. However, the level of PAR-2 in OA chondrocytes was much higher than in normal chondrocytes. Long-term culture revealed that PAR-2 mRNA expression was maintained up to three passages in OA but not in normal chondrocytes. IL-1beta and TNF-alpha both upregulated PAR-2 expression in normal and OA chondrocytes. In contrast, TGF-beta1 significantly decreased expression of PAR-2 in OA chondrocytes but increased PAR-2 in normal chondrocytes. CONCLUSIONS Overexpression of PAR-2 in OA chondrocytes is upregulated by proinflammatory cytokines IL-1beta and TNF-alpha, and down-regulated by regulatory cytokine TGF-beta1. PAR-2 may be involved in the pathogenesis of OA.
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- Department of Bioregulation and Proteomics, Institute of Medical Science, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan
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Funabashi N, Sekine T, Komuro I. Idiopathic diverticulum-type enlargement of the right atrium demonstrated by multislice computed tomography. Heart 2006; 92:1144. [PMID: 16844866 PMCID: PMC1861083 DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2005.076604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Mashimo T, Chau R, Zhang Y, Kobayoshi T, Sekine T, Fukuoka K, Syono Y, Kodama M, Nellis WJ. Transition to a virtually incompressible oxide phase at a shock pressure of 120 GPa (1.2 Mbar): Gd3Ga5O12. Phys Rev Lett 2006; 96:105504. [PMID: 16605758 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.96.105504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2006] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Cubic, single-crystal, transparent Gd(3)Ga(5)O(12) has a density of 7.10 g/cm(3), a Hugoniot elastic limit of 30 GPa, and undergoes a continuous phase transition from 65 GPa to a quasi-incompressible (QI) phase at 120 GPa. Only diamond has a larger Hugoniot elastic limit. The QI phase of is more incompressible than diamond from 170 to 260 GPa. Electrical conductivity measurements indicate the QI phase has a band gap of 3.1 eV. Gd(3)Ga(5)O(12) can be used to obtain substantially higher pressures and lower temperatures in metallic fluid hydrogen than was achieved previously by shock reverberation between Al(2)O(3) disks.
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- Shock Wave and Condensed Matter Research Center, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto 860-8555, Japan
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Kawata T, Daimon M, Hasegawa R, Teramoto K, Toyoda T, Sekine T, Yamamoto K, Uchida D, Himi T, Yoshida K, Komuro I. Serum asymmetric dimethylarginine as a marker of coronary microcirculation in patients with non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus: correlation with coronary flow reserve. Heart 2006; 91:1607-8. [PMID: 16287749 PMCID: PMC1769209 DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2004.051011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Keutgen AJ, Keutgen N, Matsuhashi S, Mizuniwa C, Ito T, Fujimura T, Ishioka NS, Watanabe S, Osa A, Sekine T, Uchida H, Tsuji A, Hashimoto S. Input-output analysis of in vivo photoassimilate translocation using Positron-Emitting Tracer Imaging System (PETIS) data. J Exp Bot 2005; 56:1419-25. [PMID: 15809281 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eri143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The Positron-Emitting Tracer Imaging System (PETIS) is introduced for monitoring the distribution of (11)C-labelled photoassimilates in Sorghum. The obtained two-dimensional image data were quantitatively analysed using a transfer function analysis approach. While one half of a Sorghum root in a split root system was treated with either 0, 100, or 500 mM NaCl dissolved in the nutrient solution, tracer images of the root halves and the lower stem section were recorded using PETIS. From the observed tracer levels, parameters were estimated, from which the mean speed of tracer transport and the proportion of tracer moved between specified image positions were deduced. Transport speed varied between 0.7 and 1.8 cm min(-1) with the difference depending on which part of the stem was involved. When data were collected in the lowest 0.5-1 cm of the stem, which included the point where the roots emerge, transport speed was less. Rapid changes in NaCl concentration, from 0 to 100 mM, resulted in short-term increases of assimilate import into the treated root. This response represented a transient osmotic effect, that was compensated for in the medium-term by osmotic adaptation. Higher concentrations of NaCl (500 mM) resulted in distinctly less photoassimilate transport into the treated root half. The present results agree with earlier observations, showing that transport of (11)C-labelled photoassimilates measured with the PETIS detector system can be quantified using the method of input-output analysis. It is worth noting that with the PETIS detector system, areas of interest do not need to be defined until after data collection. This means that unexpected behaviour of a plant organ will be seen, which is not necessarily the case with conventional detector systems looking at predefined areas of interest.
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- Anna J Keutgen
- Takasaki Radiation Chemistry Research Establishment, Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Gunma 370-1207, Japan
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Saito T, Tatematsu Y, Ikegami H, Sekine T, Nagai D, Nozaki K, Cho T, Hirata M, Hojo H, Ishii K, Numakura T, Sakamoto K, Takemura Y, Yoshida M. High Power Electron Heating Experiments at the Plug Region of GAMMA 10. Fusion Science and Technology 2005. [DOI: 10.13182/fst05-a615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- T. Saito
- Plasma Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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- Plasma Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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- Plasma Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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- Plasma Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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- Plasma Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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- Plasma Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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- Plasma Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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- Plasma Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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- Plasma Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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- Plasma Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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- Plasma Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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- Naka Fusion Research Establishment, JAERI, Naka, Ibaraki 311-0193, Japan
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- Plasma Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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- Plasma Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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Sekine T, Narushima H, Suzuki T, Takayama T, Kudo H, Lin M, Katsumura Y. Technetium(IV) oxide colloids produced by radiolytic reactions in aqueous pertechnetate solution. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2004.08.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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: 10/26/2022]
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Matsuyama T, Awazu M, Oikawa T, Inatomi J, Sekine T, Igarashi T. Molecular and clinical studies of Dent's disease in Japan: biochemical examination and renal ultrasonography do not predict carrier state. Clin Nephrol 2004; 61:231-7. [PMID: 15125028 DOI: 10.5414/cnp61231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Dent's disease is an X-linked renal tubular disorder characterized by low-molecular-weight-proteinuria, hypercalciuria, nephrolithiasis and renal failure. The disease is due to inactivation of a renal chloride channel gene, CLCN5. We have investigated 3 unrelated Japanese families for CLCN5 mutations and assessed the carrier mothers biochemically and ultrasonogaraphically to ascertain whether these clinical examinations can predict the carrier state of the disease. MATERIAL AND METHODS Twelve members from these families were studied biochemically and ultrasonographically. Leukocyte DNA from probands was used with CLCN5-specific primers for PCR amplification of the coding region and exon-intron boundaries, and the DNA sequences of the products determined to identify abnormalities in the gene. RESULTS Three novel CLCN5 mutations consisting of a single base "A" insertion between nucleotides 590 and 591, a nonsense mutation (R28X) and a missense mutation (G506R) were exhibited. Hypophosphatemia was detected in 2 patients, beta2-microglobulinuria, alpha1-microglobulinuria, and hyperretinol binding proteinuria in 6 patients, hypercalciuria in 5 patients, decreased urine osmolality in 3 patients, and nephrocalcinosis or nephrolithiasis in 4 patients. Biochemical analysis of the urine and the renal ultrasonography in each carrier mother were completely normal. CONCLUSIONS Neither urinary low-molecular-weight-proteins, urinary calcium to creatinine ratio, nor renal ultrasonography was predictive of carrier state in the 3 families with this disease, although each carrier mother had CLCN5 mutation. Hypophosphatemia and decreased urine osmolality might be a hint to suspect the carrier state of Dent's disease, although these findings are not found frequently.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Fussa Hospital, Fussa City, Tokyo, Japan.
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Funabashi N, Sekine T, Komuro I. Patency of the left subclavian artery following implantation of stent graft to rectify a stenosis, as demonstrated by multislice computed tomography. Heart 2004; 90:362. [PMID: 15020497 PMCID: PMC1768179 DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2003.024471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Tsukada K, Miyazaki T, Katoh H, Masuda N, Ojima H, Fukuchi M, Manda R, Fukai Y, Nakajima M, Ishizaki M, Motegi M, Ohsawa H, Mogi A, Okamura A, Tsunoda Y, Sohda M, Ohno T, Moteki T, Sekine T, Kuwano H. CT is useful for identifying patients with complicated appendicitis. Dig Liver Dis 2004; 36:195-8. [PMID: 15046189 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2003.11.026] [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: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS We often come across patients with complicated appendicitis (perforation, abscess formation, or peritonitis) and it is essential to get accurate and detailed information on these patients preoperatively. In this study, we investigated whether or not preoperative computed tomography is useful for identifying these patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS Plain and intravenously-contrasted helical computed tomography was obtained preoperatively in 94 (75%) of 125 patients who underwent appendectomy. Twenty-eight (30%) of the 94 patients had complicated appendicitis (Compli(+) group). We compared clinical factors and computed tomography findings of the Compli(+) group with those of 66 other patients (Compli(-) group). RESULTS There was no significant difference between the Compli(+) and Compli(-) groups in gender, white blood cell count, the present rate of an enlarged appendix, or appendicolith. Fat stranding and free fluid on computed tomography were significantly associated with complicated appendicitis by both univariate and multilogistic regression analysis. Fourteen (70%) of the 20 patients with fat stranding and free fluid on computed tomography had complicated appendicitis and only 1 (4%) of the 28 Compli(+) patients had neither fat stranding nor free fluid on computed tomography. CONCLUSION Our study has indicated that fat stranding and free fluid on computed tomography are significant for complicated appendicitis and helical computed tomography is a powerful tool for identifying patients with complicated appendicitis preoperatively.
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- Department of First Surgery, Gunma University School of Medicine, 3-39-22 Showamachi, Maebashi 371-8511, Japan.
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Wang Z, Zhao Y, Schiferl D, Qian J, Downs RT, Mao HK, Sekine T. Threshold Pressure for Disappearance of Size-Induced Effect in Spinel-Structure Ge3N4 Nanocrystals. J Phys Chem B 2003. [DOI: 10.1021/jp036436t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Zhongwu Wang
- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545
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- Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721
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- Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institute of Washington, Washington, DC 20015
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- National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Namki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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Kobori M, Yang Z, Gong D, Heissmeyer V, Zhu H, Jung YK, Gakidis MAM, Rao A, Sekine T, Ikegami F, Yuan C, Yuan J. Wedelolactone suppresses LPS-induced caspase-11 expression by directly inhibiting the IKK Complex. Cell Death Differ 2003; 11:123-30. [PMID: 14526390 DOI: 10.1038/sj.cdd.4401325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 182] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [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: 11/09/2022] Open
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Caspase-11 is a key regulator of proinflammatory cytokine IL-1beta maturation and pathological apoptosis. Caspase-11 is not expressed in most tissues under normal condition, but highly inducible upon pathological stimulation such as in the presence of lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Here, we describe the identification and characterization of wedelolactone, a natural compound that inhibits LPS-induced caspase-11 expression in cultured cells by inhibiting NF-kappaB-mediated transcription. We demonstrate that wedelolactone is an inhibitor of IKK, a kinase critical for activation of NF-kappaB by mediating phosphorylation and degradation of IkappaBalpha.
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- M Kobori
- Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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Fujikake H, Yamazaki A, Ohtake N, Sueyoshi K, Matsuhashi S, Ito T, Mizuniwa C, Kume T, Hashimoto S, Ishioka NS, Watanabe S, Osa A, Sekine T, Uchida H, Tsuji A, Ohyama T. Quick and reversible inhibition of soybean root nodule growth by nitrate involves a decrease in sucrose supply to nodules. J Exp Bot 2003; 54:1379-88. [PMID: 12709484 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erg147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The upper part of a nodulated soybean root hydroponically cultured in a glass bottle was monitored using a computer microscope under controlled environmental conditions, and the diameter of individual nodules was measured from 10-24 d after planting. The diameter of a root nodule attached to the primary root increased from 1 mm to 6 mm for 2 weeks under nitrogen-free conditions. The increase in diameter of the nodules was almost completely stopped after 1 d of supplying 5 mM nitrate, and was due to the cessation of nodule cell expansion. However, nodule growth quickly returned to the normal growth rate following withdrawal of nitrate from the solution. The reversible depression of nodule growth by nitrate was similar to the restriction of photoassimilate supply by continuous dark treatment for 2 d followed by normal light/dark conditions. In addition, the inhibitory effect of nitrate was partially alleviated by the addition of 3% (w/v) sucrose to the medium. Plant leaves were exposed to (11)C or (14)C-labelled carbon dioxide to investigate the effects of 5 mM nitrate on the translocation and distribution of photosynthates to nodules and roots. Supplying 5 mM nitrate stimulated the translocation rate and the distribution of labelled C in nitrate-fed parts of the roots. However, the (14)C partitioning to nodules decreased from 9% to 4% of total (14)C under conditions of 5 mM nitrate supply. These results indicate that the decrease in photoassimilate supply to nodules may be involved in the quick and reversible nitrate inhibition of soybean nodule growth.
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- Hiroyuki Fujikake
- Faculty of Agriculture, Niigata University, 2-8050 Ikarashi, Niigata, 950-2181, Japan
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Sekine T. Shock wave synthesis of oxynitride spinels. Acta Crystallogr A 2002. [DOI: 10.1107/s0108767302086920] [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: 11/10/2022] Open
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Keutgen N, Matsuhashi S, Mizuniwa C, Ito T, Fujimura T, Ishioka NS, Watanabe S, Sekine T, Uchida H, Hashimoto S. Transfer function analysis of positron-emitting tracer imaging system (PETIS) data. Appl Radiat Isot 2002; 57:225-33. [PMID: 12150282 DOI: 10.1016/s0969-8043(02)00077-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Quantitative analysis of the two-dimensional image data obtained with the positron-emitting tracer imaging system (PETIS) for plant physiology has been carried out using a transfer function analysis method. While a cut leaf base of Chinese chive (Allium tuberosum Rottler) or a cut stem of soybean (Glycine max L.) was immersed in an aqueous solution containing the [18F] F- ion or [13N]NO3- ion, tracer images of the leaf of Chinese chive and the trifoliate of soybean were recorded with PETIS. From the time sequence of images, the tracer transfer function was estimated from which the speed of tracer transport and the fraction moved between specified image positions were deduced.
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- N Keutgen
- Department of Radiation Research for Environment and Resources, Takasaki Radiation Chemistry Research Establishment, Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Gunma.
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Sakata M, Masuko-Hongo K, Tsuruha J, Sekine T, Nakamura H, Takigawa M, Nishioka K, Kato T. YKL-39, a human cartilage-related protein, induces arthritis in mice. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2002; 20:343-50. [PMID: 12102470] [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: 02/25/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether YKL-39, a recently cloned secretory protein of articular chondrocytes, is arthritogenic in mice. METHODS Recombinant YKL-39 (rYKL-39) was expressed and purified from E. coli. To induce arthritis in mice, rYKL-39 (1, 10 or 50 g in Freund's incomplete adjuvant) was injected into the right footpad of mice from four different strains (BALB/c, DBA/1J, C57BL/6 and ICR). The mice received a second immunization with rYKL-39 by intradermal injection into the root of the tail 10 days after the first immunization. Severity of arthritis was assessed by scoring each paw on a scale from 0 to 4. Sixty days after thefirst immunization, the mice were sacrificed and the joints were examined by immunohistochemistry and radiography. The anti-YKL-39 and anti type II-collagen (CII) antibody titres were also assayed using ELISA. RESULTS Immunization with YKL-39 induced arthritis in all strains of mice tested, among which BALB/c was most susceptible. Histological examination showed synovial proliferation and irregularity of the cartilage surface in YKL-39-injected BALB/c mice. Moreover radiographic analysis revealed pathological changes in these mice. The YKL-39-immunised mice produced not only anti-YKL-39 antibody but also antibody against type II collagen, suggesting a spreading of autoimmunity after YKL-39. CONCLUSIONS YKL-39, a cartilage-related protein, is found to induce arthritis accompanied by pathologic changes in bone and cartilage. A better understanding of the immune response against cartilage-related components including YKL-39 may help to elucidate the pathological processes of arthritic disorders.
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MESH Headings
- Adipokines
- Animals
- Antibodies/blood
- Antibody Specificity
- Arthritis, Experimental/diagnostic imaging
- Arthritis, Experimental/immunology
- Arthritis, Experimental/pathology
- Cartilage
- Cell Division/drug effects
- Cell Division/immunology
- Chitinase-3-Like Protein 1
- Collagen Type II/immunology
- Disease Models, Animal
- Female
- Gene Expression
- Glycoproteins/genetics
- Glycoproteins/immunology
- Glycoproteins/pharmacology
- Humans
- Injections, Intradermal
- Lectins
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear/cytology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Inbred DBA
- Mice, Inbred ICR
- Radiography
- Recombinant Proteins/genetics
- Recombinant Proteins/immunology
- Recombinant Proteins/pharmacology
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Affiliation(s)
- M Sakata
- Rheumatology, Immunology, and Genetics Program, Institute of Medical Science, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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Kobayashi H, Sekine T, Nakamura T, Shimizu Y. In vivo evaluation of a new sealant material on a rat lung air leak model. J Biomed Mater Res 2002; 58:658-65. [PMID: 11745518 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.1066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The ability of an albumin-based hydrogel sealant (ABHS) to prevent air leakage through the suture line after pulmonary surgery was evaluated by comparison with that of a fibrin glue (FG). As an air-leak model, a rat lung was used in which a standard incision was made and the burst pressure for ABHS and FG was measured. The average burst pressures at time 0 for the FG and ABHS groups were 30.8+/-15.2 and 77.5 +/-19.1 mmHg, respectively. At Day 3, the value of ABHS (76.3 +/- 15.8 mmHg) was still significantly higher (P<0.05) than that of FG (60.0 +/- 21.9 mmHg). At Day 7, no statistical difference was observed between the FG group(71.2 +/- 18.6 mmHg) and the ABHS group(88.8 +/- 11.7 mmHg). Histological examination of the incision at Day 14 revealed that neither sealant was not visible at the incision site, and there was no evidence of adverse tissue reaction. It was concluded that ABHS had good sealing properties and is an alternative to FG for air leakage treatment in pulmonary surgery.
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- H Kobayashi
- R&D Department, 3M Health Care Limited, 3-8-8 Minami-Hashimoto Sagamihara Kanagawa, 229-1185 Japan
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