JaLCDOI 10.18926/AMO/53996
FullText URL 70_1_1.pdf
Author Yasunaka, Tetsuya| Ikeda, Fusao| Wada, Nozomu| Morimoto, Yuki| Fujioka, Shin-ichi| Toshimori, Junichi| Kobashi, Haruhiko| Kariyama, Kazuya| Morimoto, Yoichi| Takayama, Hiroki| Seno, Tomonori| Takaguchi, Koichi| Moriya, Akio| Miyatake, Hirokazu| Okamoto, Ryoichi| Yabushita, Kazuhisa| Takaki, Akinobu| Yamamoto, Kazuhide|
Abstract Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) leads to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). With a cohort of 1,206 CHB patients who visited Okayama University Hospital and related hospitals in 2011 and 2012, we compared the incidence rates of HCC among the patients grouped by age, hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA, hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg), and treatment. HCCs were observed in 115 patients with the median observation period of 1,687 days. Among the HCC patients aged ≥ 35 years, HBV DNA ≥ 4 log copies/mL and positive HBeAg at diagnosis (n=184), the HCC incidence rate was 8.4% at 5 years in the entecavir (ETV)-treated patients, 21.8% in the lamivudine (LVD)-treated patients, and 26.4% among the patients not treated with drugs. The cumulative HCC incidence was significantly reduced in the ETV-treated patients compared to those treated with LVD or not treated (p=0.013). Among the patients aged ≥ 35 years with HBV DNA ≥ 4 log copies/mL and negative HBeAg (n=237), the cumulative HCC incidence was 14.6% in 5 years in ETV group and 13.9% among those not treated with a drug (p>0.05). Only small numbers of HCCs occurred in other patients. In CHB patients aged≥35 years with HBV DNA ≥4 log copies/mL and positive HBeAg, ETV treatment is recommended for the suppression of HCC development.
Keywords entecavir hepatitis B virus lamivudine hepatocellular carcinoma
Amo Type Original Article
Publication Title Acta Medica Okayama
Published Date 2016-02
Volume volume70
Issue issue1
Publisher Okayama University Medical School
Start Page 1
End Page 12
ISSN 0386-300X
NCID AA00508441
Content Type Journal Article
language English
Copyright Holders CopyrightⒸ 2016 by Okayama University Medical School
File Version publisher
Refereed True
PubMed ID 26899604
Web of Science KeyUT 000371288700001
Author Nakatsuka, Atsuko| Matsuyama, Makoto| Yamaguchi, Satoshi| Katayama, Akihiro| Eguchi, Jun| Murakami, Kazutoshi| Teshigawara, Sanae| Ogawa, Daisuke| Wada, Nozomu| Yasunaka, Tetsuya| Ikeda, Fusao| Takaki, Akinobu| Watanabe, Eijiro| Wada, Jun|
Published Date 2016-02-17
Publication Title Scientific Reports
Volume volume6
Content Type Journal Article
Author Katayama, Akihiro| Nakatsuka, Atsuko| Eguchi, Jun| Murakami, Kazutoshi| Teshigawara, Sanae| Kanzaki, Motoko| Nunoue, Tomokazu| Hida, Kazuyuki| Wada, Nozomu| Yasunaka, Tetsuya| Ikeda, Fusao| Takaki, Akinobu| Yamamoto, Kazuhide| Kiyonari, Hiroshi| Makino, Hirofumi| Wada, Jun|
Published Date 2015
Publication Title Scientific reports
Volume volume5
Content Type Journal Article
JaLCDOI 10.18926/AMO/53560
FullText URL 69_4_237.pdf
Author Nanba, Shintarou| Ikeda, Fusao| Fujioka, Shin-ichi| Araki, Yasuyuki| Takaguchi, Kouichi| Hashimoto, Noriaki| Seki, Hiroyuki| Takaki, Akinobu| Iwasaki, Yoshiaki| Yamamoto, Kazuhide|
Abstract The effectiveness of extending treatment duration as response guided therapy was previously reported for chronic hepatitis C (CHC) genotype 1, but is still controversial for genotype 2. The present study is a retrospective cohort study to investigate the effectiveness of extending treatment duration in therapy with pegylated interferon and ribavirin for patients with CHC genotype 2 by focusing on the timing at which patients obtained undetectable HCV RNA. A total of 306 patients who obtained undetectable HCV RNA by week 24 of treatment and completed 24 weeks of treatment were enrolled. Rapid virological response (RVR) to standard therapy was achieved by 122 patients (51オ), and 89オ of them obtained sustained virological response (SVR), while 69オ of non-RVR patients achieved SVR. Non-RVR patients with undetectable HCV RNA at week 8, and insufficient adherence<80オ pegylated interferon and ribavirin during the first 24 weeks, significantly improved their SVR rate by extended therapy. Among patients receiving extended therapy, drug adherences did not differ between SVR and non-SVR patients, indicating that extending treatment duration might compensate for insufficient antiviral effects due to insufficient drug adherences. This finding might be useful in creating a guideline for extending treatment duration for patients with CHC genotype 2.
Keywords hepatitis C virus interferon genotype 2 response-guided therapy
Amo Type Original Article
Publication Title Acta Medica Okayama
Published Date 2015-08
Volume volume69
Issue issue4
Publisher Okayama University Medical School
Start Page 237
End Page 244
ISSN 0386-300X
NCID AA00508441
Content Type Journal Article
language English
Copyright Holders CopyrightⒸ 2015 by Okayama University Medical School
File Version publisher
Refereed True
PubMed ID 26289915
Web of Science KeyUT 000365519100007
JaLCDOI 10.18926/AMO/53558
FullText URL 69_4_219.pdf
Author Toshimori, Junichi| Nouso, Kazuhiro| Nakamura, Shinichiro| Wada, Nozomu| Morimoto, Yuki| Takeuchi, Yasuto| Yasunaka, Tetsuya| Kuwaki, Kenji| Ohnishi, Hideki| Ikeda, Fusao| Shiraha, Hidenori| Takaki, Akinobu| Yamamoto, Kazuhide|
Abstract We conducted a retrospective cohort study to investigate the predisposing factors for local recurrence and complications after percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). HCC patients (n=397) consecutively treated with RFA (256 males, 141 females, median age 69 years) were enrolled. In these patients, 1,455 nodules (median size 17mm) were ablated. Predisposing factors for overall recurrence and local recurrence in the context of tumor location and complications were examined. Local recurrence was observed for 113 of the 1,455 nodules. The 1-, 3- and 5-year local recurrence rates were 2.2オ, 7.4オ and 9.5オ, respectively. A multivariate Cox proportional hazard analysis revealed that large tumor size (>2cm), tumor location (adjacent to the major portal branch or hepatic vein), and small ablated margin (<3mm) were independent predisposing factors for local recurrence after RFA (HR=1.70-2.81). Tumor location (adjacent to the major portal branch, hepatic vein, or diaphragm) was also revealed as a risk factor for liver damage due to RFA. HCC adjacent to the major portal vein or hepatic vein was associated with a higher risk for local recurrence and for complications;therefore, special precautions are necessary when applying RFA to HCC near vessels even when the tumors are located at an easy-to-puncture site.
Keywords hepatocellular carcinoma radiofrequency ablation ablated margin tumor location
Amo Type Original Article
Publication Title Acta Medica Okayama
Published Date 2015-08
Volume volume69
Issue issue4
Publisher Okayama University Medical School
Start Page 219
End Page 226
ISSN 0386-300X
NCID AA00508441
Content Type Journal Article
language English
Copyright Holders CopyrightⒸ 2015 by Okayama University Medical School
File Version publisher
Refereed True
PubMed ID 26289913
Web of Science KeyUT 000365519100005
JaLCDOI 10.18926/AMO/53520
FullText URL 69_3_137.pdf
Author Seki, Hiroyuki| Ikeda, Fusao| Nanba, Shintaro| Moritou, Yuki| Takeuchi, Yasuto| Yasunaka, Tetsuya| Onishi, Hideki| Miyake, Yasuhiro| Takaki, Akinobu| Nouso, Kazuhiro| Iwasaki, Yoshiaki| Nakamura, Minoru| Yamamoto, Kazuhide|
Abstract A predictive marker of the rapid progression to hepatic failure is desired for patients with asymptomatic primary biliary cirrhosis (aPBC). We performed a systematic cohort analysis of 101 patients diagnosed as having aPBC and the rapid progression to liver failure in some, by focusing on cholestasis. Cholestasis was assessed by aberrant keratin7 (K-7) expressions in the patientsʼ hepatocytes. Intralobular expressions of K-7 were found in 9 of the 101 patients. The grades of K-7 expression were significantly associated with the levels of alanine aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, and total bilirubin at the time of diagnosis, but not with bile duct loss or cholestasis. Stepwise logistic regression analysis revealed that high grades of K-7 expression correlated positively with high levels of total bilirubin. During the follow-up period, 8 patients developed jaundice, and the mean period until the development of jaundice was 5.2 years. The proportional hazards models for the risk of developing jaundice identified a high grade of aberrant K-7 expression in hepatocytes as the only significant risk factor. Aberrant K-7 expression in hepatocytes can be used as an additional marker to predict rapid progression to liver failure in patients with aPBC at the time of diagnosis.
Keywords primary biliary cirrhosis keratin 7 hepatic failure
Amo Type Original Article
Publication Title Acta Medica Okayama
Published Date 2015-06
Volume volume69
Issue issue3
Publisher Okayama University Medical School
Start Page 137
End Page 144
ISSN 0386-300X
NCID AA00508441
Content Type Journal Article
language English
Copyright Holders CopyrightⒸ 2015 by Okayama University Medical School
File Version publisher
Refereed True
PubMed ID 26101189
Web of Science KeyUT 000356903000002
Author Shoji, Bon| Ikeda, Fusao| Fujioka, Shin-ichi| Kobashi, Haruhiko| Yasunaka, Tetsuya| Miyake, Yasuhiro| Shiraha, Hidenori| Takaki, Akinobu| Nouso, Kazuhiro| Iwasaki, Yoshiaki| Yamamoto, Kazuhide|
Published Date 2010-11
Publication Title Journal of Gastroenterology
Volume volume45
Issue issue11
Content Type Journal Article
Author Ishikawa, Hisashi| Takaki, Akinobu| Tsuzaki, Ryuichiro| Yasunaka, Tetsuya| Koike, Kazuko| Shimomura, Yasuyuki| Seki, Hiroyuki| Matsushita, Hiroshi| Miyake, Yasuhiro| Ikeda, Fusao| Shiraha, Hidenori| Nouso, Kazuhiro| Yamamoto, Kazuhide|
Published Date 2014-07-01
Publication Title PLoS ONE
Volume volume9
Issue issue7
Content Type Journal Article
Author Takeuchi, Yasuto| Ikeda, Fusao| Moritou, Yuki| Hagihara, Hiroaki| Yasunaka, Tetsuya| Kuwaki, Kenji| Miyake, Yasuhiro| Ohnishi, Hideki| Nakamura, Shinichiro| Shiraha, Hidenori| Takaki, Akinobu| Iwasaki, Yoshiaki| Nouso, Kazuhiro| Yamamoto, Kazuhide|
Published Date 2013-03
Publication Title Journal of Gastroenterology
Volume volume48
Issue issue3
Content Type Journal Article
Author Moritou, Yuki| Ikeda, Fusao| Takeuchi, Yasuto| Seki, Hiroyuki| Nanba, Shintaro| Iwasaki, Yoshiaki| Yamamoto, Kazuhide|
Published Date 2014-02
Publication Title Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume volume52
Issue issue2
Content Type Journal Article
JaLCDOI 10.18926/AMO/52898
FullText URL 68_5_291.pdf
Author Tsuzaki, Ryuichiro| Takaki, Akinobu| Yagi, Takahito| Ikeda, Fusao| Koike, Kazuko| Iwasaki, Yoshiaki| Shiraha, Hidenori| Miyake, Yasuhiro| Sadamori, Hiroshi| Shinoura, Susumu| Umeda, Yuzo| Yoshida, Ryuichi| Nobuoka, Daisuke| Utsumi, Masashi| Nakayama, Eiichi| Fujiwara, Toshiyoshi| Yamamoto, Kazuhide|
Abstract It is not known how the immune system targets hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected HLA-mismatched hepatocytes under immune-suppressed conditions after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). In addition, the relationship between the HCV-specific immune response and IL28B variants as predictors of HCV clearance has not been well-characterized. We determined the IL28B polymorphisms for 57 post-OLT HCV carriers, and we assessed the HCV-specific immune responses by measuring the peripheral blood mononuclear cell-derived HCV-specific interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) response using an enzyme-linked immunospot assay. At 1-3 years after OLT, patients with no active hepatitis showed higher total spots on the immunospot assay. At>3 years after OLT, patients with resolved HCV showed higher levels of core, NS3, NS5A, and total spots compared to the chronic hepatitis patients. The IL28B major genotype in the donors correlated with higher spot counts for NS5A and NS5B proteins at 1-3 years after OLT. In the post-OLT setting, the HCV-specific immune response could be strongly induced in patients with no active hepatitis with an IL28B major donor or sustained virological response. Strong immune responses in the patients with no active hepatitis could only be maintained for 3 years and diminished later. It may be beneficial to administer IFN treatment starting 3 years after OLT, to induce the maximum immunological effect.
Keywords interferon gamma ELISPOT assay single nucleotide polymorphisms dendritic cell CD4 T cell
Amo Type Original Article
Publication Title Acta Medica Okayama
Published Date 2014-10
Volume volume68
Issue issue5
Publisher Okayama University Medical School
Start Page 291
End Page 302
ISSN 0386-300X
NCID AA00508441
Content Type Journal Article
language English
Copyright Holders CopyrightⒸ 2014 by Okayama University Medical School
File Version publisher
Refereed True
PubMed ID 25338486
Web of Science KeyUT 000343269300006
Related Url http://ousar.lib.okayama-u.ac.jp/metadata/53129
JaLCDOI 10.18926/AMO/52894
FullText URL 68_5_263.pdf
Author Namba, Shihoko| Miyake, Kayoko| Ikeda, Fusao| Hazama, Tomoko| Hitobe, Yu| Yamasaki, Noriko| Shiraha, Hidenori| Takaki, Akinobu| Nouso, Kazuhiro| Iwasaki, Yoshiaki| Yamamoto, Kazuhide|
Abstract Nursing support might help patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) remain in good mental and physical condition during interferon (IFN) therapy. However, the effects of nursing support have not been studied adequately in this context. This case-control study evaluated the effects of nursing support during IFN therapy. Twenty-four CHC patients who received pegylated IFN and ribavirin were enrolled. Nurses advised patients on the maintenance of their mental and physical condition at weekly visits, based on the results of written questionnaires. An additional 24 patients who received IFN therapy without nursing support and who were matched for age, sex, platelet count, viral serogroup and IFN regimen were selected with propensity score matching as controls. The patients with nursing support during IFN therapy achieved higher sustained virological responses (79%) than those without nursing support (58%). Adherence to the IFN and ribavirin regimens at 24 weeks of therapy were slightly higher in the patients with nursing support than those without it, but these differences were not statistically significant. Adherence to ribavirin after 24 weeks of therapy was significantly higher in those with nursing support than those without it (93% and 66%, p=0.045). These results suggested that nursing support services could contribute to the virological responses of CHC patients by promoting drug-regimen adherence.
Keywords chronic hepatitis C nursing support interferon therapy
Amo Type Original Article
Publication Title Acta Medica Okayama
Published Date 2014-10
Volume volume68
Issue issue5
Publisher Okayama University Medical School
Start Page 263
End Page 268
ISSN 0386-300X
NCID AA00508441
Content Type Journal Article
language English
Copyright Holders CopyrightⒸ 2014 by Okayama University Medical School
File Version publisher
Refereed True
PubMed ID 25338482
Web of Science KeyUT 000343269300002
Author Matsushita, Hiroshi| Ikeda, Fusao| Iwasaki, Yoshiaki| Seki, Hiroyuki| Nanba, Shintaro| Takeuchi, Yasuto| Moritou, Yuki| Yasunaka, Tetsuya| Onishi, Hideki| Miyake, Yasuhiro| Takaki, Akinobu| Nouso, Kazuhiro| Yamamoto, Kazuhide|
Published Date 2014-02
Publication Title Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Volume volume29
Issue issue2
Content Type Journal Article
Author Ohnishi, Atsuyuki| Miyake, Yasuhiro| Matsushita, Hiroshi| Matsumoto, Kazuyuki| Takaki, Akinobu| Yasunaka, Tetsuya| Koike, Kazuko| Ikeda, Fusao| Shiraha, Hidenori| Nouso, Kazuhiro| Yamamoto, Kazuhide|
Published Date 2012
Publication Title Digestion
Volume volume86
Issue issue2
Content Type Journal Article
JaLCDOI 10.18926/AMO/52790
FullText URL 68_4_243.pdf
Author Wada, Nozomu| Yasunaka, Tetsuya| Ikeda, Fusao| Nishina, Sohji| Korenaga, Masaaki| Hino, Keisuke| Fujioka, Shin-ichi| Osawa, Toshiya| Itoshima, Tatsuya| Kawanaka, Miwa| Yamada, Gotaro| Kariyama, Kazuya| Takayama, Hiroki| Kubota, Junichi| Morimoto, Yoichi| Mizushima, Takaaki| Yamashita, Haruhiko| Tanioka, Hiroaki| Negoro, Yuji| Toshimori, Junichi| Kobashi, Haruhiko| Hirano, Atsushi| Itano, Yasuo| Takaki, Akinobu| Yamamoto, Kazuhide|
Abstract Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is one of the major viruses causing acute hepatitis. Recently, the incidence of acute hepatitis with genotype A has been increasing in Japan. The aim of this study was to investigate acute hepatitis B (AHB) in Okayama prefecture, with special attention to HBV genotype A. AHB patients who visited one of 12 general hospitals in Okayama prefecture between 2006 and 2010 were retrospectively analyzed. Over the course of the study period, 128 patients were diagnosed with AHB. Sexual transmission was supposed in the majority of patients (78 patients, 61%), including 59 (76%) having sex with heterosexual partners. The genotypes of HBV were assessed in 90 patients (70%), of whom 27 patients were infected with genotype A, 5 with genotype B, and 58 with genotype C. The prevalence of genotype A was significantly higher among male patients (28.7%), aged 20-29 (35.6%, p<0.01), among men who had sex with men (100%, p<0.005), and among patients having sex with unspecified partners (44.8%, p<0.005). Genotype A was not a significant factor associated with delayed HBsAg disappearance. Caution should be exercised with regard to sexually transmissible diseases in order to slow the pandemic spread of AHB due to genotype A.
Keywords acute hepatitis hepatitis B virus
Amo Type Original Article
Publication Title Acta Medica Okayama
Published Date 2014-08
Volume volume68
Issue issue4
Publisher Okayama University Medical School
Start Page 243
End Page 247
ISSN 0386-300X
NCID AA00508441
Content Type Journal Article
language English
Copyright Holders CopyrightⒸ 2014 by Okayama University Medical School
File Version publisher
Refereed True
PubMed ID 25145410
Web of Science KeyUT 000340687500006
Author Takayama, Hiroki| Miyake, Yasuhiro| Nouso, Kazuhiro| Ikeda, Fusao| Shiraha, Hidenori| Takaki, Akinobu| Kobashi, Haruhiko| Yamamoto, Kazuhide|
Published Date 2011-01
Publication Title Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Volume volume26
Issue issue1
Content Type Journal Article
JaLCDOI 10.18926/AMO/52139
FullText URL 68_1_17.pdf
Author Moritou, Yuki| Ikeda, Fusao| Iwasaki, Yoshiaki| Baba, Nobuyuki| Takaguchi, Kouichi| Senoh, Tomonori| Nagano, Takuya| Takeuchi, Yasuto| Yasunaka, Tetsuya| Ohnishi, Hideki| Miyake, Yasuhiro| Takaki, Akinobu| Nouso, Kazuhiro| Yamamoto, Kazuhide|
Abstract The impact of hepatic steatosis on interferon therapy for patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) has been associated with single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) of IL28B, patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing protein 3 (PNPLA3), and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor. Whether this holds true for Japanese patients, however, remains unresolved. The present study prospectively enrolled 226 Japanese patients with CHC, and investigated the impact of hepatic steatosis and its related SNPs, including rs8099917 of IL28B, rs738409 of PNPLA3, and rs14158 of LDL receptor, on outcomes of peg-interferon and ribavirin therapy. In multivariate logistic regression analysis, significant factors affecting the severity of hepatic steatosis were high body mass index and the minor alleles of IL28B SNP (p=0.020 and 0.039, respectively). The risk alleles of PNPLA3 SNP also showed weak association (p=0.059). Severe steatosis and the minor alleles of IL28B SNP were significantly associated with null or partial virological response in patients with HCV genotype 1, as were female gender, and low LDL cholesterol (p=0.049, and <0.001, respectively). The SNP genotype of PNPLA3 and LDL receptor did not have a significant impact on therapeutic outcomes. With respect to the SNP sites examined, the SNP of PNPLA3 has a weak association with severe hepatic steatosis, but not with the outcome of interferon therapy.
Keywords hepatic steatosis genetic polymorphism interferon HCV
Amo Type Original Article
Publication Title Acta Medica Okayama
Published Date 2014-02
Volume volume68
Issue issue1
Publisher Okayama University Medical School
Start Page 17
End Page 22
ISSN 0386-300X
NCID AA00508441
Content Type Journal Article
language English
Copyright Holders CopyrightⒸ 2014 by Okayama University Medical School
File Version publisher
Refereed True
PubMed ID 24553484
Web of Science KeyUT 000331592800003
Author Kinugasa, Hideaki| Nouso, Kazuhiro| Takeuchi, Yasuto| Yasunaka, Tetsuya| Onishi, Hideki| Nakamura, Shin-ichiro| Shiraha, Hidenori| Kuwaki, Kenji| Hagihara, Hiroaki| Ikeda, Fusao| Miyake, Yasuhiro| Takaki, Akinobu| Yamamoto, Kazuhide|
Published Date 2012-04
Publication Title Journal of Gastroenterology
Volume volume47
Issue issue4
Content Type Journal Article
Author Kubota, Junichi| Ikeda, Fusao| Terada, Ryo| Kobashi, Haruhiko| Fujioka, Shin-ichi| Okamoto, Ryoichi| Baba, Shinsuke| Morimoto, Youichi| Ando, Masaharu| Makino, Yasuhiro| Taniguchi, Hideaki| Yasunaka, Tetsuya| Miyake, Yasuhiro| Iwasaki, Yoshiaki| Yamamoto, Kazuhide|
Published Date 2009-09
Publication Title Journal of Gastroenterology
Volume volume44
Issue issue9
Content Type Journal Article
Author Nishimura, Mamoru| Takaki, Akinobu| Tamaki, Naofumi| Maruyama, Takayuki| Onishi, Hideki| Kobayashi, Sayo| Nouso, Kazuhiro| Yasunaka, Tetsuya| Koike, Kazuko| Hagihara, Hiroaki| Kuwaki, Kenji| Nakamura, Shinichiro| Ikeda, Fusao| Iwasaki, Yoshiaki| Tomofuji, Takaaki| Morita, Manabu| Yamamoto, Kazuhide|
Published Date 2013-01-30
Publication Title Hepatology Research
Volume volume43
Issue issue10
Content Type Journal Article