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Kamoshita M, Sugita H, Kageyama A, Kawata Y, Ito J, Kashiwazaki N. Recent advances of oocyte/embryo vitrification in mammals from rodents and large animals. Anim Sci J 2024; 95:e13931. [PMID: 38400795 DOI: 10.1111/asj.13931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2023] [Revised: 01/21/2024] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 02/26/2024]
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Vitrification is a valuable technology that enables semipermanent preservation and long-distance or international transportation of genetically modified and native animals. In laboratory mice, vitrification maintains and transports embryos, and many institutions and companies sell vitrified embryos. In contrast, despite numerous papers reporting on vitrification in livestock over the past decade, practical implementation has yet to be achieved. However, with advances in genome editing technology, it is anticipated that the number of genetically modified domestic animals will increase, leading to a rise in demand for vitrification of oocytes and embryos. Here, we provide an objective overview of recent advancements in vitrification technology for livestock, drawing a comparison with the current developments in laboratory animals. Additionally, we explore the future prospects for vitrification in livestock, focusing on its potential benefits and drawbacks.
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- Maki Kamoshita
- Laboratory of Animal Reproduction, Graduate School of Veterinary Science, Azabu University, Sagamihara, Japan
- Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Reproduction, Graduate School of Veterinary Science, Azabu University, Sagamihara, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Reproduction, Graduate School of Veterinary Science, Azabu University, Sagamihara, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Reproduction, Graduate School of Veterinary Science, Azabu University, Sagamihara, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Reproduction, Graduate School of Veterinary Science, Azabu University, Sagamihara, Japan
- School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, Sagamihara, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Reproduction, Graduate School of Veterinary Science, Azabu University, Sagamihara, Japan
- School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, Sagamihara, Japan
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Hirose N, Kikuchi Y, Kageyama A, Sugita H, Sakurai M, Kawata Y, Terakawa J, Wakayama T, Ito J, Kashiwazaki N. Successful Production of Offspring Derived from Phospholipase C Zeta-Deficient Sperm by Additional Artificial Activation. Life (Basel) 2023; 13:life13040980. [PMID: 37109509 PMCID: PMC10143324 DOI: 10.3390/life13040980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2023] [Revised: 04/04/2023] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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During mammalian fertilization, repetitive rises of intracellular calcium called calcium oscillations are required for full activation of oocytes. Therefore, oocytes such as round spermatid injected or somatic cell nuclear transferred require additional artificial activation which mimics the calcium oscillations. It is well recognized that sperm specific phospholipase C (PLCζ) is a strong candidate as the sperm factor which can induce calcium oscillations and, at least in mammals, the genetic mutation of PLCζ in human causes male infertility due to the lack of calcium oscillations in the oocytes. Recent studies showed that the sperm lacking PLCζ (Plcz1-/-) still could induce rise(s) of intracellular calcium in the oocytes after IVF but not intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). In the ICSI oocytes, no pronuclear formation or development to the two-cell stage was observed. However, it is still unclear whether additional activation treatment can rescue the low developmental ability of Plcz1-/--sperm-derived oocytes after ICSI. In this study, we examined whether oocytes injected with a Plcz1-/- sperm can develop to term by additional artificial activation. In oocytes injected a Plcz1-/- sperm and Plcz1-/- and eCS (another candidate of the sperm factor) double knockout sperm (Plcz1-/-eCS-/-), the rates of pronuclear formation were very low (2.0 ± 2.3% and 6.1 ± 3.7%, respectively) compared to control (92.1 ± 2.6%). However, these rates were dramatically improved by additional procedures of PLCζ-mRNA injection or SrCl2 treatment (Plcz1-/- sperm + PLCζ mRNA, Plcz1-/- sperm + SrCl2 and Plcz1-/-eCS-/- sperm + PLCζ mRNA; 64.2 ± 10.8%, 89.2 ± 2.4% and 72.6 ± 5.4%, respectively). Most of the oocytes were developed to the two-cell stage. After embryo transfer, healthy pups were obtained in all these groups (Plcz1-/- sperm + PLCζ mRNA:10.0 ± 2.8%, Plcz1-/- sperm + SrCl2:4.0 ± 4.3% and Plcz1-/-eCS-/- sperm + PLCζ mRNA: 10.0 ± 5.7%). The rate in Plcz1-/- sperm + SrCl2 group was significantly lower than that in control (26.0 ± 2.4%). Taken together, our present results show that additional activation treatment such as SrCl2 and PLCζ mRNA can fully support to develop to term even in oocyte injected Plcz1-/- sperm. In addition, PLCζ-induced oocyte activation is more suitable for successful development to term compared to that such as phenomenon induced by SrCl2. These findings will contribute to improvement for male-dependent human infertility and reproductive technologies in other mammalian species.
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- Naoki Hirose
- Faculty of Life and Environmental Science, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi 400-8510, Japan
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- Faculty of Life and Environmental Science, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi 400-8510, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Reproduction, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, Kanagawa 252-0206, Japan
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, Kanagawa 252-0206, Japan
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, Kanagawa 252-0206, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Reproduction, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, Kanagawa 252-0206, Japan
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, Kanagawa 252-0206, Japan
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- Faculty of Life and Environmental Science, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi 400-8510, Japan
- Advanced Biotechnology Center, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi 400-8510, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Reproduction, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, Kanagawa 252-0206, Japan
- School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, Kanagawa 252-0206, Japan
- Center for Human and Animal Symbiosis Science, Azabu University, Kanagawa 252-0206, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Reproduction, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, Kanagawa 252-0206, Japan
- School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, Kanagawa 252-0206, Japan
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Yamaguchi S, Kawata Y, Murofushi Y, Ota T. The influence of vulnerability on depression among Japanese university athletes. Front Sports Act Living 2023; 4:1003342. [PMID: 36713946 PMCID: PMC9877523 DOI: 10.3389/fspor.2022.1003342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 12/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Objective This study examined the estimated causal relationship between vulnerability and depressive symptoms in Japanese university athletes and how the degree of vulnerability affects depressive symptoms. Materials and methods In Study 1, 248 Japanese university athletes completed a continual survey from Time 1 to Time 3. In Study 2, 562 Japanese university athletes responded to another survey during the same period. Structural equation modeling was performed to estimate the causal relationship using the cross-lagged effects model for the three waves. Next, a binomial logistic regression analysis was performed to examine the influence of vulnerability on depression. Results Results of the cross-lagged effects model showed that all paths from vulnerability to depressive symptoms were significant, and all paths from depressive symptoms to vulnerability were not significant. Thus, vulnerability was the causative variable and depressive symptoms were the outcome variables within the causal relationship. The logistic regression results showed that those with high vulnerability were 1.7 times more likely to have moderate or higher depressive symptoms than those with low vulnerability. Vulnerable individuals are at a higher risk for developing depressive symptoms. By verifying the causal relationship between vulnerability and depressive symptoms, we can contribute to the enhancement of mental health care in accordance with the weakest link model. Appropriate psychological support for athletes can decrease depression and improve their mental health.
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- S Yamaguchi
- Faculty of Health and Sports Science, Juntendo University, Inzaishi, Chiba, Japan
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- Faculty of Health and Sports Science, Juntendo University, Inzaishi, Chiba, Japan.,Graduate School of Health and Sports Science, Juntendo University, Inzaishi, Chiba, Japan.,Institute of Health and Sports Science and Medicine, Juntendo University, Inzaishi, Chiba, Japan
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- Faculty of Health and Sports Science, Juntendo University, Inzaishi, Chiba, Japan.,Graduate School of Health and Sports Science, Juntendo University, Inzaishi, Chiba, Japan
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- Faculty of Health and Sports Science, Juntendo University, Inzaishi, Chiba, Japan.,Graduate School of Health and Sports Science, Juntendo University, Inzaishi, Chiba, Japan.,Institute of Health and Sports Science and Medicine, Juntendo University, Inzaishi, Chiba, Japan
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Matsuda K, Okayama H, Kazatani T, Okabe H, Kido S, Aono T, Tanaka Y, Kosaki T, Kawamura G, Shigematsu T, Kawata Y, Hiasa G, Yamada T, Kazatani Y. Clinical usefulness of relative apical sparing pattern for predicting functional recovery after transcatheter aortic valve implantation in patients with severe aortic stenosis. Eur Heart J 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.0132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background
Relative apical sparing pattern (RASP) is thought to be associated with prognosis in patients with cardiac amyloidosis or left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). Although almost all patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) have LVH, little is known about the effect of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) in patients with severe AS exhibiting a RASP.
Purpose
This study aimed to elucidate the effect of TAVI on left ventricular global longitudinal strain (LS; LVGLS) in patients with severe AS exhibiting a RASP.
Methods
Eighty-four patients who underwent transfemoral or subclavian TAVI were evaluated. They were divided into the RASP and non-RASP groups. The average apical LS divided by the sum of the average mid and basal LS values of >1.0 was defined as the RASP. We analyzed the difference between pre- and post-TAVI LVGLS (ΔGLS = post-TAVI LVGLS − pre-TAVI LVGLS).
Results
Of the 84 patients (mean age, 84.5±3.9 years; 24 men), 15 (17.9%) exhibited a RASP. No significant difference in mean pre-TAVI LVGLS was found between the RASP and non-RASP groups (−16.6% ± 3.8% vs. −15.8% ± 3.9%). The ΔGLS in the RASP group was significantly higher than that in the non-RASP group (−0.97% ± 2.5% vs. −2.6% ± 3.0%; P<0.05). Multivariate analysis revealed that relative apical longitudinal strain was an independent predictor of ΔGLS (β = 0.35, p=0.002).
Conclusion
Relative apical longitudinal strain was associated with LVGLS recovery. The effect of TAVI on LVGLS in patients with a RASP is inferior to that in patients without a RASP.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding source: None
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- K Matsuda
- Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Matsuyama, Japan
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- Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Matsuyama, Japan
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- Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Matsuyama, Japan
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- Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Matsuyama, Japan
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- Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Matsuyama, Japan
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- Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Matsuyama, Japan
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- Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Matsuyama, Japan
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- Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Matsuyama, Japan
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- Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Matsuyama, Japan
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- Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Matsuyama, Japan
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- Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Matsuyama, Japan
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- Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Matsuyama, Japan
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- Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Matsuyama, Japan
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- Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Matsuyama, Japan
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Inami W, Fukuta M, Kawata Y, Terakawa S. Visualization of ultraviolet absorption distribution beyond the diffraction limit of light by electron-beam excitation-assisted optical microscope. J Microsc 2019; 276:46-50. [PMID: 31578711 DOI: 10.1111/jmi.12835] [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: 06/06/2019] [Revised: 09/26/2019] [Accepted: 09/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
We demonstrated that the high spatial resolution absorption contrast imaging of the crystal of vitamin B9 has absorption at ultraviolet wavelengths. The absorption wavelength matches with the wavelength of the emission of the fluorescent thin film of an electron-beam excitation-assisted (EXA) optical microscope. The fine crystal structure was imaged beyond the optical diffraction limit. The image contrast corresponded with the thickness of the crystal. The illumination light is absorbed with the vitamin B9 crystal and the intensity of the transmitted light depends on the thickness of the vitamin B9 crystal. The EXA optical microscope is useful for analysis of growth of a crystal, bioimaging and so on.
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- W Inami
- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, Hamamatsu, Japan.,Research Institute of Electronics, Shizuoka University, Hamamatsu, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, Hamamatsu, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, Hamamatsu, Japan.,Research Institute of Electronics, Shizuoka University, Hamamatsu, Japan
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Yamamura T, Kleiter I, Fujihara K, Palace J, Greenberg J, Zakrzewska-Pniewska B, Patti F, Tsai C, Saiz A, Haramura M, Terada Y, Kawata Y, De Seze J. Efficacy of satralizumab in subgroups of patients in SAkuraSky: A phase III double-blind, placebo-controlled, add-on study in patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD). J Neurol Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2019.10.231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Traboulsee A, Greenberg B, Bennett J, Szczechowski L, Fox E, Shkrobot S, Yamamura T, Terada Y, Kawata Y, Wright P, von Büdingen H, Klingelschmitt G, Gianella-Borradori A, Weinshenker B. Efficacy and safety of satralizumab monotherapy for relapse prevention in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD): Results from SAkuraStar, a double-blind placebo-controlled phase 3 clinical study. J Neurol Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2019.10.1108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Nishimura T, Yoshida K, Kawata Y, Takeuchi Y, Kakiuchi N, Shiozawa Y, Aoki K, Hirata M, Kataoka TR, Sakurai T, Baba S, Shiraishi Y, Chiba K, Takeuchi K, Haga H, Miyano S, Toi M, Ogawa S. Abstract P3-06-04: Clonal evolution of non-malignant proliferative lesions into breast cancers. Cancer Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs18-p3-06-04] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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[Introduction] Non-malignant proliferative lesions in the breast have been implicated in the development of invasive breast cancer. Previous studies showed that adjacent atypical proliferative lesions and breast cancers shared common genetic alterations, suggesting that these evolved from the same ancestral cell. However, the clonal structure of atypical proliferative lesions and their clonal dynamics during progression to cancer are poorly understood. In this study, we compared genetic profiles (with and without pathogenic germline mutations) of normal mammary ducts, non-malignant proliferative lesions, and cancer tissues from the same patients to illustrate the clonal evolution of cancer from a non-malignant epithelial cell.
[Methods] Multiple samples were collected from different proliferative lesions within the cancer-borne breast, including invasive cancers, using micro-dissection from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded surgical specimens. Somatic mutations and copy number alterations (CNAs) were then evaluated by whole exome sequencing.
[Results] We analyzed a total of 34 samples from 5 premenopausal females carrying estrogen receptor-positive cancers, where the samples were obtained from normal ducts (N = 6), non-atypical (N = 1) and atypical (N = 8) proliferative lesions, and non-invasive (N = 16) and invasive (N = 3) cancers. The number of somatic mutations per sample ranged from 1 to 276 and increased with disease progression, regardless of the germline mutation status. Two cases with bilateral cancers had a pathogenic germline mutation of either BRCA2 or TP53, where no somatic mutations or CNAs were shared by individual proliferative lesions, suggesting multifocal independent cancerous evolutions. By contrast, in the remaining three unilateral cases, no pathogenic germline mutations were detected, but all proliferative lesions, which were separated by a distance of 7-25 mm, shared one or more driver alterations, such as an AKT1 mutation (UID: KU01), concurrent 1q gain and 16q loss (der(1;16)) (UID: KU02), and a GATA3 mutation and der(1;16) (UID: KU03), while harboring private mutations and/or CNAs of their own. The phylogenetic analysis based on the number of shared mutations predicted an early origin of these founder mutations, which frequently predated decades before the onset of cancer.
[Conclusions] Our results suggest that early breast cancer development is shaped by the evolution of multiple precancerous clones. These clones are originated from a common ancestor that acquired a founder mutation long before the onset of cancer, followed by branching evolution of multiple clones that acquired additional driver mutations of their own, from which an invasive cancer ultimately develops. In hereditary cases, this process is thought to be substantially promoted multi-focally from within the entire breasts by a germline mutation shared by all mammary cells, frequently resulting in bilateral and/or multifocal breast cancers. Our findings provide unique insight into the early development of breast cancer.
Citation Format: Nishimura T, Yoshida K, Kawata Y, Takeuchi Y, Kakiuchi N, Shiozawa Y, Aoki K, Hirata M, Kataoka TR, Sakurai T, Baba S, Shiraishi Y, Chiba K, Takeuchi K, Haga H, Miyano S, Toi M, Ogawa S. Clonal evolution of non-malignant proliferative lesions into breast cancers [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2018 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2018 Dec 4-8; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2019;79(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P3-06-04.
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- T Nishimura
- Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan; Pathology Project for Molecular Targets, Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan; Human Genome Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan; Pathology Project for Molecular Targets, Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan; Human Genome Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan; Pathology Project for Molecular Targets, Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan; Human Genome Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan; Pathology Project for Molecular Targets, Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan; Human Genome Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan; Pathology Project for Molecular Targets, Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan; Human Genome Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan; Pathology Project for Molecular Targets, Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan; Human Genome Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan; Pathology Project for Molecular Targets, Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan; Human Genome Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan; Pathology Project for Molecular Targets, Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan; Human Genome Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan; Pathology Project for Molecular Targets, Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan; Human Genome Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan; Pathology Project for Molecular Targets, Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan; Human Genome Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan; Pathology Project for Molecular Targets, Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan; Human Genome Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan; Pathology Project for Molecular Targets, Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan; Human Genome Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan; Pathology Project for Molecular Targets, Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan; Human Genome Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan; Pathology Project for Molecular Targets, Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan; Human Genome Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan; Pathology Project for Molecular Targets, Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan; Human Genome Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan; Pathology Project for Molecular Targets, Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan; Human Genome Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan; Pathology Project for Molecular Targets, Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan; Human Genome Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan; Pathology Project for Molecular Targets, Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan; Human Genome Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Shigematsu T, Okayama H, Kawaguchi N, Matsuda K, Yamamoto T, Kosaki T, Hosokawa S, Kawamura G, Takahashi T, Kinoshita M, Kawata Y, Hiasa G, Yamada T, Kazatani Y. P847Coronary computed tomography angiography with a diluted contrast material method demonstrates associations between coronary plaque characteristics and periprocedural MI in patients with stable angina. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx501.p847] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Kawata Y, Nojiri M, Matsushita I, Tsubota J. Improvement of (R)-3-hydroxybutyric acid secretion during Halomonas sp. KM-1 cultivation with saccharified Japanese cedar by the addition of urea. Lett Appl Microbiol 2015; 61:397-402. [PMID: 26249654 DOI: 10.1111/lam.12473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2015] [Revised: 07/18/2015] [Accepted: 07/28/2015] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Abstract
UNLABELLED Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) is a major species in artificial Japanese forests. The Halomonas sp. KM-1 was recently isolated and found to grow effectively on saccharified Japanese cedar wood, resulting in the intracellular storage of poly-(R)-3-hydroxybutyric acid (PHB) under aerobic conditions. Under microaerobic conditions, the extracellular secretion of (R)-3-hydroxybutyric acid ((R)-3-HB) led to the degradation of intracellular PHB. In this study, the production of PHB and the secretion of (R)-3-HB using saccharified Japanese cedar were much improved in cultures that were grown in the presence of urea. The level of intracellular PHB production after 36 h under aerobic cultivation was 23·6 g l(-1) ; after shifting to microaerobic conditions for 24 h, the (R)-3-HB concentration in the medium reached 21·1 g l(-1) . Thus, KM-1 efficiently utilizes saccharified Japanese cedar to produce PHB and secretes (R)-3-HB, making it a practical candidate for use in the industrial production of (R)-3-HB. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY Japanese cedar is a major species grown in artificial Japanese forests, and its thinning is crucial for the health of artificial forests and the Japanese economy. Halomonas sp. KM-1 grew effectively on saccharified Japanese cedar wood, resulting in intracellular storage of poly-(R)-3-hydroxybutyric acid (PHB) under aerobic conditions. Under microaerobic conditions, extracellular secretion of (R)-3-hydroxybutyric acid ((R)-3-HB) caused intracellular PHB degradation. (R)-3-HB is a chiral compound that is useful in the chemical, health food and pharmaceutical industries. The production of PHB and secretion of (R)-3-HB using saccharified wood was dramatically improved, which may positively affect its future industrial production.
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- Y Kawata
- Biomedical Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Ikeda, Osaka, Japan
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- Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (FFPRI), Tsukuba, Japan
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- Energy Technology Laboratories, Osaka Gas Co., Ltd., Konohana-ku, Osaka, Japan
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- Energy Technology Laboratories, Osaka Gas Co., Ltd., Konohana-ku, Osaka, Japan
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Yamano N, Kawata Y, Kojima H, Yoda K, Yamasaki M. In VivoBiotinylation of Fusion Proteins Expressed inEscherichia coliwith a Sequence ofPropionibacterium freudenreichiiTranscarboxylase 1.3S Biotin Subunit. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2014; 56:1017-26. [PMID: 1368826 DOI: 10.1271/bbb.56.1017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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: 11/08/2022]
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Biotinylation of fusion proteins in E. coli was studied using a sequence of Propionibacterium freudenreichii transcarboxylase 1.3S biotin subunit. As the biotinylation sequence, we examined two sequences: one was of amino acid residues [84-123] of 1.3S, a partial sequence containing a region from a conserved tetrapeptide (Ala-Met-Bct-Met) around the biotinyl lysine (Bct) to the carboxyl terminal; the other was of an almost entire sequence [18-123]. We constructed recombinant plasmids for fusion proteins of beta-galactosidase, of chloramphenicol acetyltransferase, and of alkaline phosphatase. We found the biotinylation in the [18-123] sequence fused to alkaline phosphatase.
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- N Yamano
- Government Industrial Research Institute, Osaka, Japan
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Kajiwara A, Miyagawa H, Saruwatari J, Kita A, Sakata M, Kawata Y, Oniki K, Yoshida A, Jinnouchi H, Nakagawa K. Gender differences in the incidence and progression of diabetic retinopathy among Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a clinic-based retrospective longitudinal study. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2014; 103:e7-10. [PMID: 24503044 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2013.12.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2013] [Accepted: 12/28/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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A clinic-based retrospective longitudinal study conducted for 5.8 ± 2.5 years, including 383 (M/F 245/138) Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus showed that females exhibit a significantly higher prevalence of proliferative diabetic retinopathy (DR) at baseline and that female gender is an independent risk factor for the development of DR.
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- A Kajiwara
- Division of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Division of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Division of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Division of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Division of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Division of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Division of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Jinnouchi Clinic, Diabetes Care Center, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Jinnouchi Clinic, Diabetes Care Center, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Division of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan; Center for Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.
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Hara K, Okayama H, Seike F, Tsukuda S, Izumi N, Kawai Y, Kawata Y, Hiasa G, Yamada T, Kazatani Y. Usefulness of heparin loading 18F-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography for the diagnosis of cardiac sarcoidosis and evaluation of the response to therapy. Eur Heart J 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht309.p3884] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Sugita A, Suto K, Ono A, Inami W, Kawata Y. Second harmonic generation in NLO polymers excited by Surface Plasmon enhanced electric field induced by femtosecond optical pulses. EPJ Web of Conferences 2013. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20134109008] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Barančeková M, Krojerová-Prokešová J, Voloshina IV, Myslenkov AI, Kawata Y, Oshida T, Lamka J, Koubek P. The origin and genetic variability of the Czech sika deer population. Ecol Res 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s11284-012-0992-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Shimizu S, Kawata Y, Kawakami N, Aoyama H. Effects of changes in obesity and exercise on the development of diabetes and return to normal fasting plasma glucose levels at one-year follow-up in middle-aged subjects with impaired fasting glucose. Environ Health Prev Med 2012; 6:127-31. [PMID: 21432250 DOI: 10.1007/bf02897959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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: 01/17/2001] [Accepted: 03/19/2001] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Borderline diabetes, a precursory condition of diabetes, is an important issue in the prevention of diabetes. The aim of the present study was to clarify the effects of one-year changes in obesity and exercise on the development of diabetes or return to normal fasting plasma glucose (FPG) levels among middle-aged people with impaired fasting glucose (IFG) at baseline. METHODS Among those who attended a basic health examination in 1997, we selected 1,620 subjects who showed impaired fasting glucose (FPG of 110 mg/dl or higher) and had complete data on height, weight and exercise. At the one-year follow-up (in 1998), 1,099 of those subjects attended a health examination; FPG, height, weight and exercise were evaluated for 731 subjects. Subjects were classified into the following three groups, on the basis of changes in FPG during the year between the two examinations: developing diabetes (DM), remaining IFG, and returning to normal (WNL). RESULTS Among those who were initially obese, there was a significant difference in the proportions of DM, IFG and WNL between those with and without improvement in obesity in the year preceding the follow-up (p<0.05). Those with improvement in obesity showed a significantly higher tendency to return to WNL than those without improvement in obesity. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that those with improvement in obesity had a significantly higher odds ratio (2.17) to return to WNL (p=0.015). Among those who were initially not obese, there was no significant association between changes in obesity and developing DM or returning to WNL. No significant association was observed between changes in exercise and developing DM or returning to WNL. CONCLUSION The present findings suggest that, among obese IFG subjects, improvement in obesity is associated with returning to normal plasma glucose. Weight control may be important for the normalization of borderline diabetes.
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- S Shimizu
- Department of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, Okayama University Medical School, Okayama City,
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Nogami M, Sugiyama Y, Kawasaki T, Harada M, Kawata Y, Morita Y, Kikuchi T, Ikeda Y. Stability of polyvinylpolypyrrolidone against gamma-ray irradiation in HNO3 media. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s10967-012-2121-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Li P, Koike T, Jiang HY, Wang ZH, Kawata Y, Oshida Y. Acute treatment with candesartan cilexetil, an angiotensin II type 1 receptor blocker, improves insulin sensitivity in high-fructose-diet-fed rats. Horm Metab Res 2012; 44:286-90. [PMID: 22344624 DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1304321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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We aimed to determine whether acute treatment with candesartan cilexetil (CV-11974), an angiotensin II type 1 receptor blocker (ARB) can improve insulin sensitivity in high-fructose-diet (HFD)-fed rats. In vivo glucose utilization was measured by applying the euglycemic clamp technique and the expression levels of insulin-signaling molecules in skeletal muscles were examined by western blotting. A bolus injection of CV-11974 improved the glucose infusion rate (GIR) of HFD-fed rats to the level of the control rats. Furthermore, restoration of impaired tyrosine phosphorylation of insulin receptor (IR) β, Akt phosphorylation at Ser⁴⁷³ and Thr³⁰⁸, and phosphorylation of the 160-kDa Akt substrate (AS160) in the skeletal muscles of HFD-fed rats were achieved by this treatment. These results suggest that acute administration of candesartan cilexetil can increase insulin sensitivity of HFD-fed rats, which is associated with improved insulin signaling in skeletal muscles.
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- P Li
- Department of Sports Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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Nakamura T, Torikai K, Morita J, Kawata Y, Uegaki K. Crystal structure of archaeal cambialistic superoxide dismutase. Acta Crystallogr A 2011. [DOI: 10.1107/s0108767311083978] [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: 11/11/2022] Open
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The present study examined the effect of combination of short-term calorie restriction (CR) and moderate exercise on insulin action in normal rats. Rats were divided randomly into 4 groups: ad libitum, sedentary (A-Sed); calorie restriction, sedentary (CR-Sed); ad libitum, exercise (A-Ex); and calorie restriction, exercise (CR-Ex). Rats in the exercise groups were run on a rodent treadmill. Rats in the CR groups were fed every alternate day. Oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) showed improvements in both CR-Sed and A-Ex groups compared with the A-Sed group; no further improvement in glucose tolerance was observed in the CR-Ex group. In contrast, glucose infusion rates (GIRs) determined by the hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp method indicated that the GIR of the CR and exercise combination was significantly better than that of the sole intervention of CR or exercise. There was no difference in the levels of fasting glucose, insulin, or high-molecular weight forms of adiponectin among the 4 groups. Protein expression of GLUT-4 in the skeletal muscle increased by exercise, but not by CR. Our findings indicate that the combination of exercise and CR may be effective in enhancing insulin sensitivity at the skeletal muscle in normal subjects.
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- H Y Jiang
- Department of Sports Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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Lloyd M, Makadsi R, Ala A, Connor P, Gwynne C, Rhys Dillon B, Lawson T, Emery P, Mease PJ, Rubbert-Roth A, Curtis JR, Muller-Ladner U, Gaylis N, Armstrong GK, Reynard M, Tyrrell H, Joshi N, Loke Y, MacGregor A, Malaiya R, Rachapalli SM, Parton T, King L, Parker G, Nesbitt A, Schiff M, Sheikzadeh A, Formosa D, Domanska B, Morgan D, van Vollenhoven R, Cifaldi M, Roy S, Chen N, Gotlieb L, Malaise M, Langtree M, Lam M, Malipeddi A, Hassan W, El Miedany Y, El Gaafary M, Palmer D, Dutta S, Breslin A, Ahmad Y, Morcos PN, Zhang X, Grange S, Schmitt C, Malipeddi AS, Neame R, Isaacs JD, Olech E, Tak PP, Deodhar A, Keystone E, Emery P, Yocum D, Hessey E, Read S, Blunn KJ, Williams RB, McDowell JA, Rees DH, Young A, Marks JL, Westlake SL, Baird J, Kiely PD, Ostor AJ, Quinn MA, Taylor PC, Edwards CJ, Vagadia V, Bracewell C, McKay N, Collini A, Kidd E, Wright D, Watson K, Williams E, Mossadegh S, Ledingham J, Combe B, Schwartzman S, Massarotti E, Keystone EC, Luijtens K, van der Heijde D, Mariette X, Kivitz A, Isaacs JD, Stohl W, Tak PP, Jones R, Jahreis A, Armstrong G, Shaw T, Westhovens R, Strand V, Keystone EC, Purcaru O, Khanna D, Smolen J, Kavanaugh A, Keystone EC, Fleischmann RM, Emery P, Dougados M, Baldassare AR, Armstrong GK, Linnik M, Reynard M, Tyrrell H, McInnes IB, Combe B, Burmester G, Schiff M, Keiserman M, Codding C, Songcharoen S, Berman A, Nayiager S, Saldate C, Aranda R, Becker JC, Zhao C, Le Bars M, Dougados M, Burmester GR, Kary S, Unnebrink K, Guerette B, Oezer U, Kupper H, Dougados M, Keystone EC, Guerette B, Patra K, Lavie F, Gasparyan AY, Sandoo A, Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A, Kitas GD, Dubash SR, Linton S, Emery P, Genovese MC, Fleischmann RM, Matteson EL, Hsia EC, Xu S, Doyle MK, Rahman MU, Keystone E, Curtis J, Fleischmann R, Mease P, Khanna D, Smolen J, Coteur G, Combe B, van Vollenhoven R, Smolen J, Schiff M, Fleischmann R, Combe B, Goel N, Desai C, Curtis J, Keystone E, Emery P, Choy E, Van Vollenhoven R, Keystone E, Furie R, Blesch A, Wang CD, Curtis JR, Hughes LD, Young A, Done DJ, Treharne G, van Vollenhoven RF, Emery P, Bingham CO, Keystone EC, Fleischmann RM, Furst DE, Macey K, Sweetster MT, Lehane PB, Farmer P, Long SG, Kremer JM, Russell AS, Emery P, Abud-Mendoza C, Szechinski J, Becker JC, Wu G, Westhovens R, Keystone EC, Kavanaugh A, van der Heijde D, Sinisi S, Guerette B, Keystone EC, Fleischmann R, Smolen J, Strand V, Landewe R, Combe B, Mease P, Ansari Z, Goel N, van der Heijde D, Emery P, Alavi A, Fitzgerald O, Collins ES, Fraser O, Tarelli E, Ng VC, Breshnihan B, Veale DJ, Axford JS, Aletaha D, Alasti F, Smolen JS, Keystone EC, Schiff MH, Rovensky J, Taylor M, John AK, Balbir-Gurman A, Hughes LD, Young A, John Done D, Treharne GJ, Ezard C, Willott R, Butt S, Gadsby K, Deighton C, Tsuru T, Terao K, Suzaki M, Nakashima H, Akiyama A, Nishimoto N, Smolen J, Wordsworth P, Doyle MK, Kay J, Matteson EL, Landewe R, Hsia E, Zhou Y, Rahman MU, Van Vollenhoven R, Siri D, Furie R, Krasnow J, Alecock E, Alten R, Nishimoto N, Kawata Y, Aoki C, Mima T, van Vollenhoven RF, Nishimoto N, Yamanaka H, Woodworth T, Schiff MH, Taylor A, Pope JE, Genovese MC, Rubbert A, Keystone EC, Hsia EC, Buchanan J, Klareskog L, Murphy FT, Wu Z, Parasuraman S, Rahman MU, Kay J, Wordsworth P, Doyle MK, Smolen J, Buchanan J, Matteson EL, Hsia EC, Landewe R, Zhou Y, Shreekant P, Rahman MU, Smolen JS, Gomez-Reino JJ, Davies C, Alecock E, Rubbert-Roth A, Emery P. Rheumatoid Arthritis: Treatment [151-201]: 151. Should we be Looking More Carefully for Methotrexate Induced Liver Disease? Rheumatology (Oxford) 2010. [DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keq725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Imura S, Shimada M, Utsunomiya T, Morine Y, Ikemoto T, Hanaoka J, Kanamoto M, Iwahashi S, Saito Y, Kawata Y. Ultrasound-Guided Microwave Coagulation Assisted Anatomical Resection of the Cirrhotic Liver: A Matched Pair Analysis. J Surg Res 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2009.11.170] [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: 11/30/2022]
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Honda O, Kawai M, Gyobu T, Kawata Y, Johkoh T, Sekiguchi J, Tomiyama N, Yoshida S, Sumikawa H, Inoue A, Yanagawa M, Daimon T, Nakamura H. Reproducibility of temporal volume change in CT of lung cancer: comparison of computer software and manual assessment. Br J Radiol 2009; 82:742-7. [PMID: 19332515 DOI: 10.1259/bjr/67746844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the reproducibility of volumetric software evaluation and manual evaluation of tumour growth. Three observers manually evaluated whether tumour volume was increasing, if it was unchanged, or if it had decreased in size in 2 serial CT examinations of 45 solid lung cancers. The tumour volumes were calculated 3 times using volumetric software and were evaluated using the same classifications as for manual evaluation. Both data sets were divided into three groups: growth or reduction with consistency among all three evaluations (group A), growth or reduction with consistency between only two evaluations (group B), and others (group C). The volume variation and relative volume variation were calculated from the median volumes measured by volumetric software. Although all 45 tumours were categorised in group A by volumetric software, only 21 tumours were categorised in group A by manual assessment. The relative volume variation of the manual assessment was 88.5 +/- 76.5%, 20.8 +/- 28.3% and 12.9 +/- 12.8% in group A, B and C, respectively. Significant differences were found between groups A and B (p<0.01) and between groups A and C (p<0.001). Inconsistency is often seen in manual assessment; in contrast, evaluation using volumetric software has good reproducibility, even when the relative change in tumour volume is small.
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- O Honda
- Department of radiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita-City, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
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Moriguchi C, Egami C, Kawata Y, Terakawa S, Tsuchimori M, Watanabe O. Stroboscopic near-field imaging for the analysis of contraction of muscle cells. J Microsc 2009; 233:269-74. [PMID: 19220693 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2009.03117.x] [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] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We have developed a stroboscopic near-field optical microscope for observation of biological specimens and observed glycerinated muscles before and after muscle contraction with the developed system. In the system, the optical field distribution localized near the specimen is recorded as the surface topographic distribution of a photosensitive film surface. Our system is very useful for observing living biological specimens with high resolutions, because it is possible to get stroboscopic image by using a photosensitive film as detecting optical distributions instead of a scanning of probes. We have succeeded in observing inner structures of muscle cells with sub-wavelength resolution and achieved higher contrast than an ordinary optical microscope.
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- C Moriguchi
- Faculty of Engineering, Shizuoka University, Johoku, Naka, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 432-8561, Japan.
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Li P, Koike T, Qin B, Kubota M, Kawata Y, Jia YJ, Oshida Y. A high-fructose diet impairs Akt and PKCzeta phosphorylation and GLUT4 translocation in rat skeletal muscle. Horm Metab Res 2008; 40:528-32. [PMID: 18500676 DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1073162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The molecular mechanism of insulin resistance induced by high-fructose feeding is not fully understood. The present study investigated the role of downstream signaling molecules of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) in the insulin-stimulated skeletal muscle of high-fructose-fed rats. Rats were divided into chow-fed and fructose-fed groups. The results of the euglycemic clamp study (insulin infusion rates: 6 mU/kg BW/min) showed a significant decrease in the glucose infusion rate (GIR) and the metabolic clearance rate of glucose (MCR) in fructose-fed rats compared with chow-fed rats. In skeletal muscle removed immediately after the clamp procedure, high-fructose feeding did not alter protein levels of protein kinase B (PKB/Akt), protein kinase C zeta (PKCzeta), or glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4). However, insulin-stimulated phosphorylation of Akt and PKCzeta and GLUT4 translocation to the plasma membrane were reduced. Our findings suggest that insulin resistance in fructose-fed rats is associated with impaired Akt and PKCzeta activation and GLUT4 translocation in skeletal muscle.
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- P Li
- Department of Sports Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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Magome T, Arimura H, Kakeda S, Yamamoto D, Kawata Y, Ohki M, Toyofuku F, Higashida Y, Korogi Y. SU-GG-I-97: Automated Extraction of White Matter Regions in Multiple Sclerosis Based On High Resolution Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Med Phys 2008. [DOI: 10.1118/1.2961495] [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: 11/07/2022] Open
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Kubota M, Koshinaka K, Kawata Y, Koike T, Oshida Y. Effects of continuous low-carbohydrate diet after long-term exercise on GLUT-4 protein content in rat skeletal muscle. Horm Metab Res 2008; 40:24-8. [PMID: 18335580 DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1004530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Stimulation of AMPK and decreased glycogen levels in skeletal muscle have a deep involvement in enhanced insulin action and GLUT-4 protein content after exercise training. The present study examined the chronic effects of a continuous low-carbohydrate diet after long-term exercise on GLUT-4 protein content, glycogen content, AMPK, and insulin signaling in skeletal muscle. Rats were divided randomly into four groups: normal chow diet sedentary (N-Sed), low carbohydrate diet sedentary (L-Sed), normal chow diet exercise (N-Ex), and low carbohydrate diet exercise (L-Ex) groups. Rats in the exercise groups (N-Ex and L-Ex) were exercised by swimming for 6 hours/day in two 3-hour bouts separated by 45 minutes of rest. The 10-day exercise training resulted in a significant increase in the GLUT-4 protein content (p<0.01). Additionally, the GLUT-4 protein content in L-Ex rats was increased by 29% above that in N-Ex rats (p<0.01). Finally, the glycogen content in skeletal muscle of L-Ex rats was decreased compared with that of N-Ex rats. Taken together, we suggest that the maintenance of glycogen depletion after exercise by continuous low carbohydrate diet results in the increment of the GLUT-4 protein content in skeletal muscle.
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- M Kubota
- Department of Health Science, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Watanabe O, Ikawa T, Hasegawa M, Tsuchimori M, Kawata Y, Egami C, Sugihara O, Okamoto N. Transcription of Near-Field Induced by Photo-Irradiation on a Film of Azo-Containing Urethane-Urea Copolymer. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1080/10587250008023936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- O. Watanabe
- a Toyota Central Research and Development Inc. , Nagakute, Aichi , 480-1192 , Japan
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- a Toyota Central Research and Development Inc. , Nagakute, Aichi , 480-1192 , Japan
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- a Toyota Central Research and Development Inc. , Nagakute, Aichi , 480-1192 , Japan
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- a Toyota Central Research and Development Inc. , Nagakute, Aichi , 480-1192 , Japan
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- b Faculty of Engineering , Shizuoka University, Johoku , Hamamatsu , 432-8561 , Japan
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- b Faculty of Engineering , Shizuoka University, Johoku , Hamamatsu , 432-8561 , Japan
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- b Faculty of Engineering , Shizuoka University, Johoku , Hamamatsu , 432-8561 , Japan
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- b Faculty of Engineering , Shizuoka University, Johoku , Hamamatsu , 432-8561 , Japan
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Fujii T, Sakai H, Kawata Y, Hata Y. Crystal structure of thermostable aspartase and exploration of functional sites in aspartase family. Acta Crystallogr A 2002. [DOI: 10.1107/s0108767302089031] [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: 11/11/2022] Open
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Sakumura T, Fujii Z, Umemoto S, & TM, Kawata Y, Fujii K, Minami M, Sasaki K, Matsuzaki M. Dilazep, a nucleoside transporter inhibitor, modulates cell cycle progression and DNA synthesis in rat mesangial cells in vitro. Cell Prolif 2001; 33:19-28. [PMID: 10741641 PMCID: PMC6622404 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2184.2000.00145.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The direct effects of the nucleoside transporter inhibitor dilazep on the cell cycle of mesangial cells have not before been investigated. The purpose of this study was to elucidate whether dilazep can inhibit the proliferation of mesangial cells and how it interferes with the cell cycle of these cells. DNA histograms were used and BrdUrd uptake rate was measured by flow cytometry. There was no significant difference in the cell numbers among the untreated group and the 10(-5) M, 10(-6) M or 10(-7) M dilazep-treated groups at 24 h of incubation. However, at 48 and 72 h, the cell numbers in the dilazep-treated groups were significantly lower compared with that of the untreated group (P < 0.005). The DNA histograms of cultured rat mesangial cells at 12, 24, and 48 h of incubation with 10(-5) M dilazep showed that the ratio of the S phase population in the dilazep-treated group decreased by 2.2% at 12 h, by 9.6% at 24 h, and by 18.9% at 48 h compared with the untreated group. The ratio of the G0/G1 phase population in the dilazep-treated group significantly increased: 6.8% at 12h (P < 0.05), 13.9% at 24 h (P < 0.001), and 76.5% at 48 h (P < 0.001) compared with the untreated group. A flow cytometric measurement of bivariate DNA/BrdUrd distribution demonstrated that the DNA synthesis rate in the S phase decreased after 6 h (P < 0.005) and 12 h (P < 0.05) of incubation compared with the untreated group. These results suggest that dilazep inhibits the proliferation of cultured rat mesangial cells by suppressing the G1/S transition by prolonging G2/M and through decreasing the DNA synthesis rate.
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- T. Sakumura
- The Second Department of Internal Medicine and
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- The Second Department of Internal Medicine and
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- The Second Department of Internal Medicine and
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- The Second Department of Internal Medicine and
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- The Second Department of Internal Medicine and
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- The Second Department of Internal Medicine and
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- The Second Department of Internal Medicine and
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- The Department of Pathophysiology, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan; and ‡The Department of Clinical Research, National Sanyo Hospital, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan
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Ostrowski J, Kawata Y, Schullery DS, Denisenko ON, Higaki Y, Abrass CK, Bomsztyk K. Insulin alters heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein K protein binding to DNA and RNA. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2001; 98:9044-9. [PMID: 11470915 PMCID: PMC55370 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.161284098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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The interaction of the multimodular heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein (hnRNP) K protein with many of its protein and nucleic acid partners is regulated by extracellular signals. Acting as a docking platform, K protein could link signal-transduction pathways to DNA- and RNA-directed processes such as transcription, mRNA processing, transport, and translation. Treatment of hepatocyte culture with insulin increased K protein tyrosine phosphorylation. Insulin altered K protein interaction with RNA and DNA in vitro. Administration of insulin into mice had similar effects on K protein in liver. Coimmunoprecipitations of RNA with K protein revealed preferential in vivo K protein binding of a subset of transcripts, including the insulin-inducible c-fos mRNA. These results suggest a class of insulin pathways that signal nucleic acid-directed processes that involve K protein.
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- J Ostrowski
- Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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Matsumoto M, Fujii Z, Kawata Y, Sakumura T, Minami M, Fujimoto K, Nawata C, Matsuzaki M. Appropriate dosing of pilsicainide hydrochloride in patients on hemodialysis. Nephron Clin Pract 2001; 88:134-7. [PMID: 11399915 DOI: 10.1159/000045973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Appropriate dosing of pilsicainide hydrochloride, an anti-arrhythmic drug excreted via the kidney, was investigated in patients on dialysis. Ten chronic hemodialysis patients with coexisting severe palpitation of supraventricular premature contractions (SVPC) were treated with 25 mg of pilsicainide hydrochloride before dialysis. All of their plasma concentrations were maintained within the therapeutic range and their mean dialysis rate was 32%. After 2 weeks, 7 patients were followed with consecutive daily dose treatment. In 3 of them, the dosage was returned to the single pre-dialysis administration because of the elevated plasma concentration reaching the toxic range 1 month after the start of administration. The dose schedule was maintained, and plasma pilsicainide concentrations remained within the therapeutic range during the 6-month follow-up. No abnormal findings were found in any parameters of electrocardiography, echocardiography or biochemistry. The number of SVPC diminished > 90% compared to the pretreatment level.
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- M Matsumoto
- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Yamaguchi, Japan.
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Nishida T, Inoue K, Kawata Y, Suzuki H, Kinoshita H, Kaneda K. Peribronchiolar accumulation of dendritic cells and their close association with CD4(+) T cells in the murine lung hypersensitivity. Microsc Res Tech 2001; 53:246-55. [PMID: 11340670 DOI: 10.1002/jemt.1091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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: 11/07/2022]
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In order to understand the interaction between dendritic cells (DCs) and helper T (Th) cells in the region exposed to antigens during pulmonary delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH), which is considered to be mediated by Th1 cells, we immunohistochemically investigated their spatial relationship in the cellular infiltrate. At 24 hours after intratracheal instillation of hapten in sensitized mice, DCs were preferentially accumulated around the bronchioles, whereas macrophages were more abundant around the accompanying arteries. DCs often formed a cluster, in which they were interconnected with each other by projections. Serial section analysis revealed that clustered DCs made a close apposition to Th cells but much less frequently to cytotoxic T cells and B cells. Immunoelectron microscopy demonstrated that lymphocytes extravasated the capillaries in the peribronchiolar interstitium and made conjugation with DCs. In the interstitial tissue, DCs often adhered to the fibroblasts, suggesting the supportive role of the latter cells in DC migration. Eosinophils were also frequent around the arteries, representing the possible involvement of Th2 cytokines. By contrast, in a chronic type of airway inflammation induced by repeated challenges of aerosolized ovalbumin, DCs were densely and diffusely accumulated around the arteries in the same way as macrophages. The present study demonstrated a close association of DCs with Th cells around the bronchioles during pulmonary DTH, suggesting that local interaction between them in the lung may play important roles in the development of this disorder.
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- T Nishida
- Department of Anatomy, Osaka City University Medical School, Osaka 545-8585, Japan.
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Kawata Y, Kizu H, Miyaichi Y, Tomimori T. Studies on the constituents of Clematis species. VIII. Triterpenoid saponins from the aerial part of Clematis tibetana KUNTZ. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 2001; 49:635-8. [PMID: 11383622 DOI: 10.1248/cpb.49.635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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From the aerial part of Clematis tibetana, two new hederagenin 3,28-O-bisdesmosides called clematibetosides A and C, and a new gypsogenin 3,28-O-bisdesmoside called clematibetoside B, have been isolated together with ten known saponins. The structures of the new saponins have been elucidated based on chemical and spectral evidence as follows: clematibetoside A, 3-O-(2-O-caffeoyl)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->4)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->4)-beta-D-ribopyranosyl-(1-->3)-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->2)-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl hederagenin 28-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->4)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->6)-beta-D-glucopyraside; clematibetoside B, 3-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->2)-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl gypsogenin 28-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->4)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->6)-beta-D-glucopyranoside; clematibetoside C, 3-O-beta-D-ribopyranosyl hederagenin 28-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->4)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->6)-beta-D-glucopyranoside.
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- Y Kawata
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokuriku University, Kanazawa, Japan
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Mizobata T, Kawata Y. [Dynamic conformational changes which support the function of molecular chaperone GroE]. Seikagaku 2001; 73:361-6. [PMID: 11452442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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- T Mizobata
- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Engineering, Tottori University, 4-101 Koyama-Minami, Tottori 680-8552
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Hirayama A, Ono T, Kawata Y, Hirata N, Yamamoto M, Momose H, Yamada K, Shiomi T. [Le Duc-Camey procedure as a method of ureteroileal implantation on augmentation cystoplasty in patients with myelodysplasia]. Nihon Hinyokika Gakkai Zasshi 2001; 92:520-5. [PMID: 11449703 DOI: 10.5980/jpnjurol1989.92.520] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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PURPOSE We investigated the results of Le Duc-Camey procedure as a method of ureteroileal implantation on augmentation cystoplasty in patients with myelodysplasia. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 14 patients (25 renal units) underwent ureteroileal implantation with Le Duc-Camey procedure on augmentation cystoplasty. The possible causes of complications concerning ureteroileal implantation that developed during the postoperative observation were classified as preoperative factors and postoperative factors.: The preoperative factors were the causative disease required ureteroneostomy, the grade of preoperative VUR, and the ureteral diameter at the anastomosis with the ileum.: The postoperative factors were the volume, and the compliance of the urinary bladder, and the maximum intravesical pressureled by the peristalsis of the utilized intestine. RESULTS With the mean observation period of 31.6 months, no complications developed but VUR observed in 4 renal units of 4 patients. The patients with VUR had a larger ureteral diameter at the anastomosis site to the ileum among the preoperative factors and a significantly larger maximum intravesical pressure led by the intestinal peristalsis among the postoperative factors when compared with the patients without VUR. CONCLUSION Regarding ureteroileal implantation with Le Duc-Camey procedure on augmentation cystoplasty in patients with myelodysplasia. It seems necessary to consider some countermeasures for the dilated ureters and for the unexpected 2 elevation of intravesical pressure due to the peristalsis of the utilized intestine.
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- A Hirayama
- Department of Urology, Hoshigaoka Koseinenkin Hospital
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Kitano H, Murakami M, Kawata Y, Egami C, Sugihara O, Okamoto N, Tsuchimori M, Watanabe O. Non-optically probing near-field microscopy with illumination of total internal reflection. J Microsc 2001; 202:162-71. [PMID: 11298887 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.2001.00812.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We have developed a non-optically probing near-field microscope with illumination of total internal reflection. Because the illumination light does not pass through the specimens, it is possible to observe thick specimens or highly absorptive materials. It reduces the background noise because the decay length of the evanescent wave is a few hundred nanometres. We found that although in the total internal reflection illumination system the light passed through the photosensitive film and illuminated the specimen, it did not affect the photosensitive film severely and did not limit the resolution. The imaging properties of reflection illumination and transmission illumination are analysed using a finite-differential time domain method.
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- H Kitano
- Faculty of Engineering, Shizuoka University, Johoku, Hamamatsu 432-8561 Japan
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We examined the employment and marital status of adult patients with epilepsy who did not have mental retardation and who had been treated at Hirosaki University Hospital, Hirosaki, Japan, for more than 5 years. The present study included 278 patients (142 males and 136 females) ranging from 20 to 60 years of age. We investigated the occupational status of the subjects and found that 168 had permanent jobs, but 41 patients were unemployed at the time of this survey. The proportion of the patients whose seizures were controlled at the time of this survey was 68% (114/168) in the group having permanent jobs, and 22% (9/41) in the unemployed group. Forty cases answered that they had resigned from their jobs due to occurrence of epileptic seizures. Of these patients, 13 were dismissed and 27 resigned voluntarily due to the potential for seizures. As to relationship between jobs and neuropsychiatric complications, the incidence of a past history of psychotic states in the unemployed group was significantly higher than that in the employed group. As to marital status, 13 males and 16 females (n = 29) had experienced divorce. Seven cases (two males and five females) had answered that epilepsy had been the reason for their divorce. We conclude that epilepsy or epileptic seizures have various negative effects on the patient's social life.
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- K Wada
- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki, Japan.
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Sakumura T, Umemoto S, Fujii Z, Fujii K, Kawata Y, Minami M, Matsuzaki M. Heterogeneous expression of nonmuscle myosin heavy chain-B in mesangial cells of patients with Gitelman's syndrome. Clin Nephrol 2001; 55:238-42. [PMID: 11316245] [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: 02/19/2023] Open
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AIMS It has been suggested that angiotensin II (Ang II) promotes hypertrophy and hyperplasia of mesangial cells. Nonmuscle myosin heavy chain-B (NMHC-B) and alpha-smooth muscle (SM) actin are considered to be molecular markers for phenotypic change ofproliferative mesangial cells. One of the clinical characteristics in Gitelman's syndrome (GS) is the elevation of plasma Ang II. However, little is known about the relation between Ang II and phenotypic change of mesangial cells in patients with GS. In this report, we examined the expression of NMHC-B and alpha-SM actin in mesangial cells of two GS patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS Plasma renin activity, and the concentrations of Ang II, 6-keto-prostaglandin F1alpha (6-keto-PGF1alpha), urinary kallikrein, and 6-keto-PGF1alpha were measured. Immunohistochemical staining of NMHC-B and alpha-SM actin in mesangial cells of GS patients was also performed. RESULTS Both cases of GS showed normal glomerular function, few histological abnormalities, and higher than normal plasma concentrations of renin and Ang II. Furthermore, one case showed a high urinary concentration of kallikrein and the expression of both NMHC-B and alpha-SM actin in mesangial cells. The other case showed a high urinary concentration of 6-keto-PGF1alpha but not kallikrein and without the expression of NMHC-B and alpha-SM actin. CONCLUSION Not only plasma kinin-kallikrein and prostaglandins, but the renal expression of NMHC-B and alpha-SM actin may be variable in different patients with GS.
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- T Sakumura
- The 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Ube, Japan
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Okada M, Nutt DJ, Murakami T, Zhu G, Kamata A, Kawata Y, Kaneko S. Adenosine receptor subtypes modulate two major functional pathways for hippocampal serotonin release. J Neurosci 2001; 21:628-40. [PMID: 11160442 PMCID: PMC6763823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023] Open
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To clarify the mechanisms of interaction between adenosine A(1) receptor (A1-R) and adenosine A(2) receptor (A2-R) on neurotransmitter release, this study determined the functional interactions among adenosine receptors (AD-Rs), voltage-sensitive Ca(2+) channels (VSCCs), protein kinases (PKs), and synaptic proteins [N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor (NSF) attachment protein (SNAP) receptors] on hippocampal serotonin release using in vivo microdialysis in freely moving rat. Basal serotonin release was regulated by two functional complexes: N-type VSCC (N-VSCC)/calcium-phospholipid-dependent protein kinase (PKC)/syntaxin (major pathway) and P-type VSCC (P-VSCC)/cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA)/synaptobrevin (minor pathway). However, K(+)-evoked serotonin release was regulated by N-VSCC/PKC/syntaxin (minor pathway) and P-VSCC/PKA/synaptobrevin (major pathway). A1-R antagonists increased basal serotonin release, which was reduced by inhibitors of N-VSCC, PKC, and syntaxin predominantly and by inhibitors of PKA and synaptobrevin weakly, but was not affected by P-VSCC inhibitor. In the presence of A1-R antagonist, A2-R agonists increased basal serotonin release, which was inhibited by inhibitors of P-VSCC, PKA, and synaptobrevin predominantly and reduced by inhibitors of N-VSCC, PKC, and syntaxin weakly. Under the condition of activation of adenylate cyclase in the absence of A1-R antagonists, A2-R agonists increased basal serotonin release. A1-R antagonist and A2-R agonist enhanced K(+)-evoked serotonin release, which was inhibited by inhibitors of P-VSCC, PKA, and synaptobrevin predominantly. These results suggest that an activation of A1-R suppresses serotonin release via inhibition of both N-VSCC/PKC/syntaxin and P-VSCC/PKA/synaptobrevin pathways, and an activation of A2-R stimulates serotonin release via enhancement of the P-VSCC/PKA/synaptobrevin pathway. Therefore, PKA activity plays an important role in the interaction between A1-R and A2-R on hippocampal serotonin release.
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- M Okada
- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki 036-8216, Japan.
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Inami W, Kawata Y. Three-dimensional imaging analysis of confocal and conventional polarization microscopes by use of Mie scattering theory. Appl Opt 2000; 39:6369-6373. [PMID: 18354648 DOI: 10.1364/ao.39.006369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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We present a three-dimensional imaging analysis of confocal and conventional polarization microscopes by using the extended Mie scattering theory. In the analysis, we calculate the images of a Mie particle whose diameter is comparable with the wavelength of confocal and conventional microscopes. It was found that, when we observe a Mie particle, polarization confocal microscopy is not affected by the polarization distortion that is due to focusing with high-numerical-aperture lenses and does not produce pseudopeaks in the images in comparison with conventional polarization microscopy. The three-dimensional resolution of the polarization microscope and the verification of the proposed analysis method are also discussed.
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- W Inami
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shizouka University, Johoku, Hamamatsu 432-8561, Japan
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Zhu G, Okada M, Murakami T, Kamata A, Kawata Y, Wada K, Kaneko S. Dysfunction of M-channel enhances propagation of neuronal excitability in rat hippocampus monitored by multielectrode dish and microdialysis systems. Neurosci Lett 2000; 294:53-7. [PMID: 11044585 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3940(00)01522-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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: 11/17/2022]
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To explore the pathogenesis of benign familial neonatal convulsions (BFNC), we determined effects of KCNQ-related M-channels (KCNQ-channels) on hippocampal glutamate (Glu) and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) releases using microdialysis, and propagation of evoked field-potentials (FP) using multielectrode (64-ch)-dish system as two-dimensional monitoring. KCNQ-channel inhibitor, Dup996, enhanced hippocampal K(+)-evoked Glu and GABA releases without affecting basal releases of them. Dup996 unaffected FP-amplitude, but enhanced FP-propagation. The GABA(A)-receptor antagonist, bicuculline, enhanced the stimulatory effects of Dup996 on FP-propagation, however, this stimulatory effects of Dup996 were abolished by the alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazole-4-propionic acid (AMPA)/glutamate-receptor antagonist, DNQX. These results suggest that the occurrence of BFNC cannot be produced by KCNQ-channel dysfunction alone, but by reciprocal action between impaired KCNQ-channel and other unknown elements (possibly dysfunction of inhibitory neurotransmission system).
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- G Zhu
- Department of Neuropsychiatry, School of Medicine, Hirosaki University, 036-8562, Hirosaki, Japan
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Sugihara O, Nakanishi M, Che Y, Egami C, Kawata Y, Okamoto N. Single-pulse ultraviolet laser recording of periodically poled structures in polymer thin films. Appl Opt 2000; 39:5632-5637. [PMID: 18354560 DOI: 10.1364/ao.39.005632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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A simple fabrication technique for nonlinear polymeric optical waveguide patterns is introduced based on the two-beam interference method. We determined that the second-order nonlinearity of poled polymer films is erased by single-pulse ultraviolet (UV) laser irradiation. The erasure mechanism for second-order nonlinearity is discussed. To form a periodic structure in an optical polymer waveguide, two types of optical configuration of two-beam interference were arranged, and a single-pulse UV laser was exposed directly onto poled films. We prove that this method provides a simple way to fabricate volume-type and ridge-type periodically poled structures, i.e., chi(2) gratings, from the submicrometer to the millimeter range.
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- O Sugihara
- Faculty of Engineering, Shizuoka University, 3-5-1 Johoku, Hamamatsu 432-8561, Japan.
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Jhee KH, Yoshimura T, Miles EW, Takeda S, Miyahara I, Hirotsu K, Soda K, Kawata Y, Esaki N. Stereochemistry of the transamination reaction catalyzed by aminodeoxychorismate lyase from Escherichia coli: close relationship between fold type and stereochemistry. J Biochem 2000; 128:679-86. [PMID: 11011151 DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a022801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Aminodeoxychorismate lyase is a pyridoxal 5'-phosphate-dependent enzyme that converts 4-aminodeoxychorismate to pyruvate and p-aminobenzoate, a precursor of folic acid in bacteria. The enzyme exhibits significant sequence similarity to two aminotransferases, D-amino acid aminotransferase and branched-chain L-amino acid aminotransferase. In the present study, we have found that aminodeoxychorismate lyase catalyzes the transamination between D-alanine and pyridoxal phosphate to produce pyruvate and pyridoxamine phosphate. L-Alanine and other D- and L-amino acids tested were inert as substrates of transamination. The pro-R hydrogen of C4' of pyridoxamine phosphate was stereospecifically abstracted during the reverse half transamination from pyridoxamine phosphate to pyruvate. Aminodeoxychorismate lyase is identical to D-amino acid aminotransferase and branched-chain L-amino acid aminotransferase in the stereospecificity of the hydrogen abstraction, and differs from all other pyridoxal enzymes that catalyze pro-S hydrogen transfer. Aminodeoxychorismate lyase is the first example of a lyase that catalyzes pro-R-specific hydrogen abstraction. The result is consistent with recent X-ray crystallographic findings showing that the topological relationships between the cofactor and the catalytic residue for hydrogen abstraction are conserved among aminodeoxychorismate lyase, D-amino acid aminotransferase and branched-chain L-amino acid aminotransferase [Nakai, T., Mizutani, H., Miyahara, I., Hirotsu, K., Takeda, S., Jhee, K.-H., Yoshimura, T., and Esaki, N. (2000) J. Biochem. 128, 29-38].
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- K H Jhee
- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto, 611-0011, Japan
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Kakinuma R, Ohmatsu H, Kaneko M, Kusumoto M, Kenji E, Nishiyuma H, Nagai K, Nishiwaki Y, Moriyama N, Kawata Y, Kiki N. Computer-aided diagnosis of lung cancer by helical CT screening: Retrospective analysis. Lung Cancer 2000. [DOI: 10.1016/s0169-5002(00)80823-5] [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: 11/29/2022]
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Mizobata T, Kawagoe M, Hongo K, Nagai J, Kawata Y. Refolding of target proteins from a "rigid" mutant chaperonin demonstrates a minimal mechanism of chaperonin binding and release. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:25600-7. [PMID: 10837467 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m000795200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [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: 11/06/2022] Open
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One of the most interesting facets of GroEL-facilitated protein folding lies in the fact that the requirement for a successful folding reaction of a given protein target depends upon the refolding conditions used. In this report, we utilize a mutant of GroEL (GroEL T89W) whose domain movements have been drastically restricted, producing a chaperonin that is incapable of utilizing the conventional cyclic mechanism of chaperonin action. This mutant was, however, still capable of improving the refolding yield of lactate dehydrogenase in the absence of both GroES and ATP hydrolysis. A very rapid interconversion of conformations was detected in the mutant immediately after ATP binding, and this interconversion was inferred to form part of the target release mechanism in this mutant. The possibility exists that some target proteins, although dependent on GroEL for improved refolding yields, are capable of refolding successfully by utilizing only portions of the entire mechanism provided by the chaperonins.
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- T Mizobata
- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Engineering, Tottori University, Japan
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To clarify the mechanisms of action of carbamazepine (CBZ), we investigated the effects of CBZ on acetylcholine (ACh) release and metabolism in rat striatum and hippocampus. Acute administration of effective dose of CBZ (25 mg/kg) increased both striatal and hippocampal extracellular levels of ACh, whereas a supraeffective dose of CBZ (50 mg/kg) did not affect the levels and a toxic dose of CBZ (100 mg/kg) decreased the extracellular ACh levels in both brain regions. Both acute and chronic administrations of CBZ (25 and 50 mg/kg, mg/kg per day) increased intracellular ACh levels in striatum and hippocampus. The striatal intracellular ACh levels were decreased by both acute and chronic administrations of CBZ (100 mg/kg, mg/kg per day), whereas the hippocampal intracellular ACh levels were not affected. The effective CBZ concentration did not affect cholinesterase activity, whereas supraeffective CBZ concentration reduced it weakly. Effective dose of CBZ enhanced ACh release and synthesis; however, supraeffective doses of CBZ reduced ACh release and synthesis without enhancement of ACh degradation, indicating that CBZ has biphasic effects on ACh release and synthesis. Thus, the present findings, the slight stimulation of ACh function by effective dose of CBZ, are involved, at least partially, in the antiepileptic and mood stabilizing mechanisms of action of CBZ.
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- K Mizuno
- Department of Neuropsychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Hirosaki, 036-8562, Hirosaki, Japan
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Mizobata T, Kagawa M, Murakoshi N, Kusaka E, Kameo K, Kawata Y, Nagai J. Overproduction of Thermus sp. YS 8-13 manganese catalase in Escherichia coli production of soluble apoenzyme and in vitro formation of active holoenzyme. Eur J Biochem 2000; 267:4264-71. [PMID: 10866831 DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1033.2000.01474.x] [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: 11/20/2022]
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Overproduction of Thermus sp. YS 8-13 manganese catalase in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3) was accomplished by introducing a derivative of pET-23a(+) containing a copy of the coding gene into the multicloning site. E. coli BL21(DE3)/pETMNCAT produced abundant quantities of manganese catalase as insoluble inclusion bodies. Regeneration of active catalase was achieved by denaturation in guanidine hydrochloride and subsequent dialysis in the presence of manganese ion. When the E. coli chaperone genes GroEL, GroES, DnaK, DnaJ and GrpE were coexpressed with manganese catalase, a significant fraction of the overproduced protein was partitioned into the soluble fraction. However, almost all of the soluble enzyme was isolated in a manganese-deficient apo form which could subsequently be converted into active holoenzyme by incubation with manganese ion at high temperatures. Further experiments on this apo catalase suggested that the structure of this protein was virtually identical to the active holoenzyme.
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- T Mizobata
- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Engineering, Tottori University, Japan.
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Morgan CJ, Wilkins DK, Smith LJ, Kawata Y, Dobson CM. A compact monomeric intermediate identified by NMR in the denaturation of dimeric triose phosphate isomerase. J Mol Biol 2000; 300:11-6. [PMID: 10864494 DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2000.3834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The denaturation of triose phosphate isomerase (TIM) from Saccharomyces cerevisiae by guanidine hydrochlorids at pH 7.2 has been monitored by NMR spectroscopy in conjunction with optical spectroscopy. In the absence of denaturant, the hydrodynamic radius of 29.6(+/-0.25) A and the substantial chemical shift dispersion evident in the NMR spectrum are consistent with the highly structured dimeric native state of the protein. On the addition of 2. 2 M guanidine hydrochloride the effective hydrodynamic radius increases to 51.4(+/-0.43) A, consistent with that anticipated for the polypeptide chain in a highly unstructured random coil state. In 1.1 M guanidine hydrochloride, however, the effective hydrodynamic radius is 24.0(+/-0.25) A, a value substantially decreased relative to that of the native dimeric state but very close to that anticipated for a monomeric species with native-like compaction (23. 5 A). The lack of chemical shift dispersion indicates, however, that few tertiary interactions persist within this species. Far UV CD and intrinsic fluorescence measurements show that this compact intermediate retains significant secondary structure and that on average the fluorophores are partially excluded from solvent. Such a species could be important in the formation of dimeric TIM from its unfolded state.
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- C J Morgan
- Oxford Centre for Molecular Sciences, New Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QT, UK
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Curcumin is a potent inhibitor of the transcriptional factors activator protein-1 and nuclear factor-kappaB. Since transcriptional factors may play a functional role in the survival of osteoclasts, it was of interest to us to examine the effect of curcumin on osteoclast apoptosis. We observed that curcumin is a potent stimulator of this process in rabbit osteoclasts, as evidenced by morphological changes in nuclei and DNA fragmentation as criteria of apoptosis. The curcumin stimulation of the osteoclast apoptosis was dose-and treatment time-dependent. In addition, curcumin dramatically inhibited osteoclastic bone resorption, supporting our data that curcumin is a potent stimulator of osteoclast apoptosis.
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- K Ozaki
- Department of Oral Microbiology, Meikai University School of Dentistry, Keyakidai, Sakado, Saitama, Japan
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