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kn-title=Protracted coronavirus disease 2019 after chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy successfully treated with sequential multidrug therapy
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kn-abstract=A 56-year-old woman who received CD19 chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy for refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma developed severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and was treated with nirmatrelvir/ritonavir in April 2022. However, she experienced persistent fatigue and cough and fever in June. Computed tomography revealed bilateral ground-glass opacities (GGO), and the patient was treated with corticosteroids for organizing pneumonia after COVID19. Partial improvement was observed, but new GGO appeared despite corticosteroid therapy. Genome analysis of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 detected Omicron variant BA.1.1.2, which was prevalent at the time of initial infection. The patient was diagnosed with protracted COVID-19 and was treated with remdesivir, molnupiravir, nirmatrelvir/ritonavir, and tixagevimab/cilgavimab. These treatments appeared to contribute to the improvement of protracted COVID-19.
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en-affil=Department of Allergy and Respiratory Medicine, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Allergy and Respiratory Medicine, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Center for Comprehensive Genomic Medicine, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of Allergy and Respiratory Medicine, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=8
en-affil=Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=10
en-affil=Department of Allergy and Respiratory Medicine, Okayama University Hospital
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en-affil=Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital
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en-affil=Center for Clinical Oncology, Okayama University Hospital
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en-affil=Department of Hematology, Oncology and Respiratory Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=14
en-affil=Department of Allergy and Respiratory Medicine, Okayama University Hospital
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en-keyword=Chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy
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kn-title=Reduction with zinc - Impact on the determination of nitrite and nitrate ions using microfluidic paper-based analytical devices
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kn-abstract=We used a microfluidic paper-based analytical device (mu PAD) to investigate the influence that zinc reduction exerts on the determination of nitrite and nitrate ions in natural water samples. The mu PAD consists of layered channels for the reduction of nitrate to nitrite with zinc powder and the subsequent detection of nitrite with Griess reagent. The amount of zinc, number of layers, and reaction time for the reduction were optimized to obtain an intense signal for nitrate. Initially, the sensitivity to nitrate corresponded to 55% that of nitrite, which implied an incomplete reduction. We found, however, that zinc decreased the sensitivity to nitrite in both the mu PAD and spectrophotometry. The sensitivity to nitrite was decreased by 48% in spectrophotometry and 68% in the mu PAD following the reaction with zinc. One of the reasons for the decreased sensitivity is attributed to the production of ammonia, as we elucidated that both nitrite and nitrate produced ammonia via the reaction with zinc. The results suggest that the total concentration of nitrite and nitrate must be corrected by constructing a calibration curve for nitrite with zinc, in addition to developing curves for nitrate with zinc and for nitrite without zinc. Using these calibration curves, the absorbance at different concentration ratios of nitrite and nitrate ions could be reproduced via calculation using the calibration curves with zinc for nitrite and nitrate. Eventually, the developed mu PAD was applied to the determination of nitrite and nitrate ions in natural water samples, and the results were compared with those using a conventional spectrophotometric method. The results of the mu PAD are in good agreement with those of conventional spectrophotometry, which suggests that the mu PAD is reliable for the measurement of nitrite and nitrate ions in natural water samples.
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en-aut-name=UmedaMika I.
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en-affil=Okayama University
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affil-num=3
en-affil=National Institute of Technology, Yonago College
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affil-num=4
en-affil=National Institute of Technology, Yonago College
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affil-num=5
en-affil=National Institute of Technology, Yonago College
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affil-num=6
en-affil=National Institute of Technology, Yonago College
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Okayama University
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en-keyword=Microfluidic paper-based analytical device
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kn-title=Resolvin D2-induced reparative dentin and pulp stem cells after pulpotomy in a rat model
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kn-abstract=Introduction: Vital pulp therapy (VPT) is performed to preserve dental pulp. However, the biocompatibility of the existing materials is of concern. Therefore, novel materials that can induce pulp healing without adverse effects need to be developed. Resolvin D2 (RvD2), one of specialized pro-resolving mediators, can resolve inflammation and promote the healing of periapical lesions. Therefore, RvD2 may be suitable for use in VPT. In the present study, we evaluated the efficacy of RvD2 against VPT using in vivo and in vitro models.
Methods: First molars of eight-week-old male Sprague–Dawley rats were used for pulpotomy. They were then divided into three treatment groups: RvD2, phosphate-buffered saline, and calcium hydroxide groups. Treatment results were assessed using radiological, histological, and immunohistochemical (GPR18, TNF-α, Ki67, VEGF, TGF-β, CD44, CD90, and TRPA1) analyses. Dental pulp-derived cells were treated with RvD2 in vitro and analyzed using cell-proliferation and cell-migration assays, real-time PCR (Gpr18, Tnf-α, Il-1β, Tgf-β, Vegf, Nanog, and Trpa1), ELISA (VEGF and TGF-β), immunocytochemistry (TRPA1), and flow cytometry (dental pulp stem cells: DPSCs).
Results: The formation of calcified tissue in the pulp was observed in the RvD2 and calcium hydroxide groups. RvD2 inhibited inflammation in dental pulp cells. RvD2 promoted cell proliferation and migration and the expression of TGF-β and VEGF in vitro and in vivo. RvD2 increased the number of DPSCs. In addition, RvD2 suppressed TRPA1 expression as a pain receptor.
Conclusion: RvD2 induced the formation of reparative dentin, anti-inflammatory effects, and decreased pain, along with the proliferation of DPSCs via the expression of VEGF and TGF-β, on the pulp surface in pulpotomy models.
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en-affil=Department of Periodontics and Endodontics, Division of Dentistry, Okayama University Hospital
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en-affil=Department of Pathophysiology-Periodontal Science, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Oral Science and Translational Research, College of Dental Medicine, Nova Southeastern University
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Pathophysiology-Periodontal Science, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Pathophysiology-Periodontal Science, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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affil-num=7
en-affil=The Center for Graduate Medical Education (Dental Division), Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=8
en-affil=Department of Pathophysiology-Periodontal Science, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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en-keyword=Dental pulp
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kn-title=Crystal plasticity analysis of fatigue crack initiation site considering crystallographic orientation in Ti-22V-4Al alloy
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kn-abstract=In this study, plane bending fatigue tests were conducted on Ti-22V-4Al alloy, a beta-type titanium alloy, to examine the fatigue crack initiation behavior in detail. In addition, the prediction of fatigue crack initiation points was investigated from the perspectives of the Schmidt factor (SF) and crystal plasticity finite element method (CP-FEM). The slip system contributing to fatigue crack initiation can be accurately predicted by assessing the magnitude relationship of SF. Also, this prediction is already indicated in a lot of paper by using out of component of slip activity. However, the location where the fatigue crack will occur can be not estimated by SF on polycrystalline. Therefore, prediction of grains where fatigue cracks will occur could be achieved with high accuracy by constructing a CP-FEM that considers the mechanical interaction of polycrystals and grain boundary. Utilizing advanced methodologies such as CP-FEM and numerical calculation techniques, it is strictly investigated that the factors influencing fatigue crack initiation in polycrystalline materials. Our research concluded the understanding of fatigue crack initiation on polycrystal grains by considering the mechanical interaction of polycrystals and grain boundary.
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en-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=3
en-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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en-keyword=β-Ti
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en-keyword=Fatigue crack initiation
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kn-title=Neurogenesis impairment with glial activation in the hippocampus-connected regions of intracerebroventricular streptozotocin-injected mice
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kn-abstract=Adult neurogenesis in the hippocampus and subventricular zone (SVZ) is impaired by intracerebroventricular administration of streptozotocin (icv-STZ) to rodents. Although neural cells in the several brain regions which connect with the hippocampus or SVZ is thought to be involved in the adult neurogenesis, few studies have investigated morphological alterations of glial cells in these areas. The present study revealed that icv-STZ induces reduction of neural progenitor cells and a dramatic increase in reactive astrocytes and microglia especially in the hippocampus and various hippocampus-connected brain areas. In contrast, there was no significant neuronal damage excluding demyelination of the stria medullaris. The results indicate the hippocampal neurogenesis impairment of this model might be occurred by activated glial cells in the hippocampus, or hippocampus-connected regions.
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en-aut-name=MasaiKaori
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Medical Neurobiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Neurological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Medical Neurobiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Neurological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of Neurological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=8
en-affil=Department of Medical Neurobiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-keyword=Streptozotocin
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kn-title=Bacterial DNA and serum IgG antibody titer assays for assessing infection of human-pathogenic and dog-pathogenic Porphyromonas species in dogs
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kn-abstract=Periodontal disease is highly prevalent in both humans and dogs. Although there have been reports of cross-infection of periodontopathic bacteria, methods for assessing it have yet to be established. The actual status of cross-infection remains to be seen. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the utility of bacterial DNA and serum immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody titer assays to assess infection of human-pathogenic and dog-pathogenic Porphyromonas species in dogs. Four experimental beagles were used for establishing methods. Sixty-six companion dogs at veterinary clinics visiting for treatment and prophylaxis of periodontal disease were used and divided into healthy, gingivitis, and periodontitis groups. Periodontal pathogens such as Porphyromonas gingivalis and Porphyromonas gulae were investigated as target bacteria. DNA levels of both bacteria were measured using species-specific primers designed for real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Serum IgG titers of both bacteria were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).
PCR primers were confirmed to have high sensitivity and specificity. However, there was no relationship between the amount of bacterial DNA and the severity of the periodontal disease. In addition, dogs with periodontitis had higher IgG titers against both bacteria compared to dogs in the healthy and gingivitis groups; there was cross-reactivity between the two bacteria. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis of IgG titers against both bacteria showed high sensitivity (>90 %) and specificity (>75 %). Since both bacteria were distinguished by DNA assays, the combination of these assays may be useful in the evaluation of cross-infection.
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en-aut-name=TakashibaShogo
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en-affil=Department of Periodontics and Endodontics, Division of Dentistry, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Pathophysiology-Periodontal Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Animal Resources, Advanced Science Research Center, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Virology, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Center for Collaborative Research, Department of Oral Science and Translational Research, Nova Southeastern University
kn-affil=
affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of Periodontics and Endodontics, Division of Dentistry, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=8
en-affil=Department of Pathophysiology-Periodontal Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=9
en-affil=Department of Comprehensive Dentistry, The Center for Graduate Medical Education (Dental Division), Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=10
en-affil=Department of Animal Resources, Advanced Science Research Center, Okayama University
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affil-num=11
en-affil=Department of Pathophysiology-Periodontal Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-keyword=Cross infection
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kn-title=Effects of cellulose nanofibers on soil water retention and aggregate stability
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kn-abstract=Innovative solutions that address global challenges such as water scarcity and soil erosion are critical for maintaining sustainable agriculture. Due to their water-absorbing and soil-binding properties, cellulose nanofibers (CNF) can be applied to soil to enhance soil water retention and aggregate stability. In this study, we analyzed the effects of the drying temperature, dosage, irrigation water quality, and soil type on the efficacy of CNFs. Our results revealed that CNF dried at 5 degrees C is more effective at absorbing water than others, and adding 1% CNF enhanced soil water content up to 98%. The CNF samples absorbed water due to their hydrophilic molecular groups and morphological structure, as confirmed by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. CNF addition increased the soil volumetric water content and prolonged water retention by 22 days in the paddy soil samples, highlighting its potential for drought-prone areas. Furthermore, irrigation water quality, such as pH and cation values, influenced the interactions between CNF and water molecules, suggesting adjustments to the water retention curve. In its hydrated state, CNF promotes colloid flocculation and binds to soil particles, thereby strengthening the bonds crucial for aggregate formation and stability. CNF enhanced macro-aggregate formation by up to 48% and 59% in the masa and paddy soil samples, respectively. Our study emphasizes the potential of CNF for water conservation, soil health, and overall agricultural sustainability.
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en-aut-name=NgoAn Thuy
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en-aut-mei=An Thuy
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aut-affil-num=1
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en-aut-name=MoriYasushi
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en-aut-mei=Yasushi
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en-aut-name=BuiLong Thanh
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en-aut-mei=Long Thanh
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affil-num=1
en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=3
en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University
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en-keyword=Soil amendments
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en-keyword=water -saving polymers
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en-keyword=soil moisture improvement
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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=118
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no-issue=
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start-page=109704
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dt-pub-year=2024
dt-pub=202405
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kn-title=The effectiveness of palliative middle meningeal artery embolization prior to craniotomy for large acute epidural hematoma: A case report
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en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Introduction and importance: Acute epidural hematoma is typically managed with craniotomy. However, there are a few reports on transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) as an adjunctive therapy.
Case presentation: A 70-year-old female with no obvious history of trauma was transported to our hospital. Computed tomography scan revealed an epidural hematoma of approximately 80 ml with a midline shift of 5 mm. We decided to perform an emergency craniotomy. However, the operating room (OR) was already occupied by a scheduled surgery and it would take 30 min to an hour to prepare it. We opted to wait for our OR, considering that, even if the patient was transferred to another hospital, it would take time for the craniotomy to commence.
Clinical discussion: We performed TAE for the middle meningeal artery (MMA) as a palliative measure to prevent hematoma enlargement. The MMA was selectively embolized with 20 % n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate (NBCA), resulting in no hematoma enlargement or observed complications. The criteria for endovascular treatment of acute epidural hematoma are not yet well-established. This case demonstrates the potential role of endovascular treatment for large acute epidural hematomas in carefully selected patients.
Conclusion: If there is a time gap before craniotomy, TAE could be considered a viable option for large acute epidural hematomas as a palliative intervention before craniotomy.
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en-aut-name=HirataYuichi
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en-aut-mei=Yuichi
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aut-affil-num=1
ORCID=
en-aut-name=TakahashiYu
en-aut-sei=Takahashi
en-aut-mei=Yu
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aut-affil-num=2
ORCID=
en-aut-name=KuramotoSatoshi
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en-aut-mei=Satoshi
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aut-affil-num=3
ORCID=
en-aut-name=NishihiroShingo
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en-aut-mei=Shingo
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aut-affil-num=4
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en-aut-name=OnoYasuhiro
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aut-affil-num=5
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en-aut-name=IchikawaTomotsugu
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en-aut-mei=Tomotsugu
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aut-affil-num=6
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en-affil=Department of Neurological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Department of Neurological Surgery, Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Neurological Surgery, Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Neurological Surgery, Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Neurological Surgery, Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Neurological Surgery, Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital
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en-keyword=Acute epidural hematoma
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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=141
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no-issue=
article-no=
start-page=106955
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dt-pub-year=2024
dt-pub=202404
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en-title=
kn-title=Vibriosis in South Asia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
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kn-abstract=Objectives: South Asia remains home to foodborne diseases caused by the Vibrio species. We aimed to compile and update information on the epidemiology of vibriosis in South Asia.
Methods: For this systematic review and meta-analysis, we searched PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, and Google Scholar for studies related to vibriosis in South Asia published up to May 2023. A random-effects meta-analysis was used to estimate the pooled isolation rate of non-cholera-causing Vibrio species.
Results: In total, 38 studies were included. Seven of these were case reports and 22 were included in the meta-analysis. The reported vibriosis cases were caused by non-O1/non-O139 V. cholerae, V. parahaemolyticus, V. fluvialis, and V. vulnificus. The overall pooled isolation rate was 4.0% (95% confidence interval [CI] 3.0-5.0%) in patients with diarrhea. Heterogeneity was high (I-2 = 98.0%). The isolation rate of non-O1/non-O139 V. cholerae, V. parahaemolyticus, and V. fluvialis were 9.0 (95% CI 7.0-10.0%), 1.0 (95% CI 1.0-2.0%), and 2.0 (95% CI: 1.0-3.0%), respectively. Regarding V. parahaemolyticus, O3:K6 was the most frequently isolated serotype. Cases peaked during summer. Several studies reported antibiotic-resistant strains and those harboring extended-spectrum beta-lactamases genes.
Conclusions: This study demonstrates a high burden of infections caused by non-cholera-causing Vibrio species in South Asia.
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en-aut-name=MuzemboBasilua Andre
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en-aut-mei=Basilua Andre
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aut-affil-num=1
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en-aut-name=KitaharaKei
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en-aut-name=OhnoAyumu
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aut-affil-num=3
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en-aut-name=KhatiwadaJanuka
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en-aut-mei=Januka
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aut-affil-num=4
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en-aut-name=DuttaShanta
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aut-affil-num=5
ORCID=
en-aut-name=MiyoshiShin-Ichi
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aut-affil-num=6
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affil-num=1
en-affil=Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=3
en-affil=Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=4
en-affil=Social Work Institute
kn-affil=
affil-num=5
en-affil=Division of Bacteriology, ICMR-National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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en-keyword=Vibrio parahaemolyticus
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cd-vols=
no-issue=
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start-page=100297
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dt-pub-year=2024
dt-pub=202408
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kn-title=Radiation evaluation assay using a human three-dimensional oral cancer model for clinical radiation therapy.
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kn-abstract=With the development of various radiation -based cancer therapies, radiobiological evaluation methods instead of traditional clonogenic assays with monolayer single cell culture are required to bridge gaps in clinical data. Heterogeneity within cancer tissues is the reason for bridging the gap between basic and clinical research in cancer radiotherapy. To solve this problem, we investigated an evaluation assay using a three-dimensional (3D) model of cancer tissue. In this study, a 3D model consisting of tumor and stromal layers was used to compare and verify radiobiological effects with conventional two-dimensional (2D) methods. A significant difference in the response to radiation was observed between the 2D and 3D models. The relative number of cancer cells decreased with X-ray dose escalations in the 2D and 3D models. In contrast, the relative number of normal cells was quite different between the 2D and 3D models. Considering the ability of cells to recover from radiation-induced damage, the histological results of the 3D model were reflected in the clinical data. Histopathological analysis using a 3D model is a potential method for evaluating radiobiological effects on the tumor and tumor margins.
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kn-copyright=
en-aut-name=SercombeLucie
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en-aut-mei=Lucie
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kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=1
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en-aut-name=IgawaKazuyo
en-aut-sei=Igawa
en-aut-mei=Kazuyo
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aut-affil-num=2
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en-aut-name=IzumiKenji
en-aut-sei=Izumi
en-aut-mei=Kenji
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affil-num=1
en-affil=Biomedical Engineering Department, Grenoble Institute of Technology
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Neutron Therapy Research Center, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=3
en-affil=Division of Biomimetics, Faculty of Dentistry & Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University
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en-keyword=Oral cancer model
kn-keyword=Oral cancer model
en-keyword=3D-cell culture
kn-keyword=3D-cell culture
en-keyword=Radiation therapy
kn-keyword=Radiation therapy
en-keyword=Histopathological assay
kn-keyword=Histopathological assay
en-keyword=Radiobiological evaluation
kn-keyword=Radiobiological evaluation
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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=65
cd-vols=
no-issue=3
article-no=
start-page=100510
end-page=
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dt-pub-year=2024
dt-pub=202403
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en-title=
kn-title=Nuclear SphK2/S1P signaling is a key regulator of ApoE production and Aβ uptake in astrocytes
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kn-abstract=The link between changes in astrocyte function and the pathological progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD) has attracted considerable attention. Interestingly, activated astrocytes in AD show abnormalities in their lipid content and metabolism. In particular, the expression of apolipoprotein E (ApoE), a lipid transporter, is decreased. Because ApoE has anti-inflammatory and amyloid β (Aβ)-metabolizing effects, the nuclear receptors, retinoid X receptor (RXR) and LXR, which are involved in ApoE expression, are considered promising therapeutic targets for AD. However, the therapeutic effects of agents targeting these receptors are limited or vary considerably among groups, indicating the involvement of an unknown pathological factor that modifies astrocyte and ApoE function. Here, we focused on the signaling lipid, sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P), which is mainly produced by sphingosine kinase 2 (SphK2) in the brain. Using astrocyte models, we found that upregulation of SphK2/S1P signaling suppressed ApoE induction by both RXR and LXR agonists. We also found that SphK2 activation reduced RXR binding to the APOE promoter region in the nucleus, suggesting the nuclear function of SphK2/S1P. Intriguingly, suppression of SphK2 activity by RNA knockdown or specific inhibitors upregulated lipidated ApoE induction. Furthermore, the induced ApoE facilitates Aβ uptake in astrocytes. Together with our previous findings that SphK2 activity is upregulated in AD brain and promotes Aβ production in neurons, these results indicate that SphK2/S1P signaling is a promising multifunctional therapeutic target for AD that can modulate astrocyte function by stabilizing the effects of RXR and LXR agonists, and simultaneously regulate neuronal pathogenesis.
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kn-copyright=
en-aut-name=KomaiMasato
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en-aut-mei=Masato
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aut-affil-num=1
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en-aut-name=NodaYuka
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en-aut-mei=Yuka
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aut-affil-num=2
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en-aut-name=IkedaAtsuya
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en-aut-mei=Atsuya
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aut-affil-num=3
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en-aut-name=KaneshiroNanaka
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en-aut-mei=Nanaka
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aut-affil-num=4
ORCID=
en-aut-name=KamikuboYuji
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en-aut-mei=Yuji
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aut-affil-num=5
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en-aut-name=SakuraiTakashi
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en-aut-name=UeharaTakashi
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aut-affil-num=7
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en-aut-name=TakasugiNobumasa
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aut-affil-num=8
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affil-num=1
en-affil=Department of Medicinal Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Department of Medicinal Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Medicinal Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Medicinal Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of Medicinal Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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affil-num=8
en-affil=Department of Medicinal Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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en-keyword=alzheimer's disease
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en-keyword=apolipoproteins
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en-keyword=nuclear receptors/RXR
kn-keyword=nuclear receptors/RXR
en-keyword=transcription
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en-keyword=sphingosine phosphate
kn-keyword=sphingosine phosphate
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en-keyword=amyloid β
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en-keyword=sphingosine kinase 2
kn-keyword=sphingosine kinase 2
en-keyword=low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 4
kn-keyword=low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 4
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no-issue=
article-no=
start-page=439
end-page=445
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dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2023
dt-pub=202312
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kn-title=Solid-state inorganic and metallic adhesives for soft biological tissues
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kn-abstract=Currently, the soft-tissue adhesives used in clinical practice are glue-type organic adhesives. However, there is a demand for new types of adhesives, because the current organic adhesives present challenges in terms of their biocompatibility and adhesion strength. This review summarizes the discovery and development of inorganic and metallic adhesives designed for soft biological tissues while focusing on immobilization of medical divices on soft tissues. These new types of adhesives are in a solid state and adhere directly and immediately to soft tissues. Therefore, they are called "solid-state adhesives" to distinguish them from the currently used glue-type adhesives. In previous studies on inorganic solid-state adhesives, oxides and calcium phosphates were used as raw materials in the form of nanoparticles, nanoparticle-coated films, or nanoparticle-assembled porous plates. In previous studies on metallic solid-state adhesives, only Ti and its alloys were used as raw materials. This review also discusses the future perspectives in this active research area.
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en-aut-name=OkadaMasahiro
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aut-affil-num=1
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en-aut-name=MatsumotoTakuya
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en-affil=Department of Biomaterials, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Department of Biomaterials, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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en-keyword=Soft-tissue adhesive
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start-page=110514
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dt-pub-year=2023
dt-pub=202312
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kn-title=Molecular dynamics simulation of deposition of amorphous carbon films on sapphire surfaces
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kn-abstract=The growth of amorphous carbon films on a sapphire surface was investigated using classical molecular dynamics simulation. The kinetic energy of carbon particles was set as 10 eV and ReaxFF potential was used to express the interaction between different kinds of particles. The results of the temperature distribution in both deposition time and deposition space are reported. Simulation results reveal that the grown amorphous carbon film consists of four regions, namely interlayer, low density, stable growth, and surface regions. In the interlayer region, the interlayer between substrate and pure carbon film is formed. In the low density region, a pure carbon film is grown while the film density decreases initially and then increases. In the stable growth region, the film density remains almost constant. The film density decreases rapidly in the surface region. The radial distribution function (RDF) analysis suggests that a structure similar to that of diamond exists in the stable growth region of the film. The lower film density in the low density and surface regions was interpreted to indicate the existence of abundant sp1 chain structures, which is supported by the depth profile of the sp fractions. The present results are in good agreement with previous experimental and simulation results and demonstrate the suitability of the ReaxFF potential in the simulation of amorphous carbon growth on sapphire substrate. Our study provides a good starting point for the simulation study of amorphous carbon films on sapphire substrates.
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en-aut-name=YueQiang
en-aut-sei=Yue
en-aut-mei=Qiang
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aut-affil-num=1
ORCID=
en-aut-name=YokoyaTakayoshi
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en-aut-mei=Takayoshi
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aut-affil-num=2
ORCID=
en-aut-name=MuraokaYuji
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en-aut-mei=Yuji
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ORCID=
affil-num=1
en-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=2
en-affil=Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=3
en-affil=Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University
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en-keyword=Amorphous carbon
kn-keyword=Amorphous carbon
en-keyword=Sapphire substrate
kn-keyword=Sapphire substrate
en-keyword=Molecular dynamics simulation
kn-keyword=Molecular dynamics simulation
en-keyword=Empirical potential
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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=153
cd-vols=
no-issue=
article-no=
start-page=107623
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dt-received=
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dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2023
dt-pub=202311
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kn-title=Prediction of slip activity of crystal grains around semi-circular and semi-elliptical notches in thin-sheet specimens of pure titanium using formulated macroscopic stress distribution and crystal orientation
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kn-abstract=Thin metal sheets and wires are important materials for various devices used in electrical, mechanical, and medical fields. With the downsizing of these devices, demand for thinner sheets and wires has increased. Amongst the many metals available, pure titanium has been attracting much attention for use in medical and dental devices because of its good biocompatibility in addition to its light weight and high corrosion resistance. However, thin metal sheets and wires are usually polycrystalline materials and, with the downsizing of materials, there is a loss of homogeneity during deformations. Inhomogeneous deformation becomes significant in thin sheets and wires, owing to the different crystal orientations and geometries of crystal grains. Furthermore, the shapes of such devices are not uniform, unlike, say, a simple rod. Therefore, macroscopic stress and strain concentrations should be taken into consideration when designing these devices as they affect the localization of deformation and the resultant fracture. In this study, semi-circular and semi-elliptical notched specimens made of thin-sheet polycrystalline pure titanium are subjected to tensile testing. Inhomogeneous deformation caused by crystallographic slip is observed near the notch root. Analysis of the crystal orientation and observation of the slip line show that the slip initiation in crystal grains is affected by the macroscopic stress distribution and can be predicted from the slip activity calculated from both the critical resolved shear stress on the slip systems and the resolved shear stress acting on prospective slip planes obtained from the macroscopic multiaxial stress distribution.
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kn-copyright=
en-aut-name=TadaNaoya
en-aut-sei=Tada
en-aut-mei=Naoya
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kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=1
ORCID=
en-aut-name=UemoriTakeshi
en-aut-sei=Uemori
en-aut-mei=Takeshi
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kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=2
ORCID=
en-aut-name=SakamotoJunji
en-aut-sei=Sakamoto
en-aut-mei=Junji
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kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=3
ORCID=
affil-num=1
en-affil=Faculty of Environmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=2
en-affil=Faculty of Environmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=3
en-affil=Faculty of Environmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
kn-affil=
en-keyword=Mechanical engineering
kn-keyword=Mechanical engineering
en-keyword=Microdevices made of thin metal sheet
kn-keyword=Microdevices made of thin metal sheet
en-keyword=Pure titanium
kn-keyword=Pure titanium
en-keyword=Deformation
kn-keyword=Deformation
en-keyword=Microscopic characterization and microanalysis
kn-keyword=Microscopic characterization and microanalysis
en-keyword=Plastic deformation
kn-keyword=Plastic deformation
en-keyword=Microscopic inhomogeneity and stress
kn-keyword=Microscopic inhomogeneity and stress
en-keyword=concentration
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en-keyword=Slip activity control
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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=1278
cd-vols=
no-issue=
article-no=
start-page=341723
end-page=
dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2023
dt-pub=20231016
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en-title=
kn-title=Determination of mass-dependent chromium isotopic compositions in geological samples by double spike-total evaporation-thermal ionization mass spectrometry (DS-TE-TIMS)
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Background: Chromium isotopes have been used to trace geochemical and cosmochemical processes in the past. However, the presence of multivalent Cr species has made it difficult to isolate Cr from geological samples, particularly for samples with a low Cr mass fraction.
Results: Here, a simple three-step ion exchange chromatography procedure is presented to separate Cr from various sample matrices, ranging from ultramafic to felsic rocks. Throughout each of the column chromatography step, 1 mL of cation exchange resin AG50W-X8 (200–400 mesh) was used as the stationary phase and oxalic acid as a chelating agent, was used in addition to the inorganic acids. This method yielded high recoveries of Cr [93 ± 8% (2SD, N = 7)] regardless of the lithology. The total procedural blank of Cr was <0.5 ng. We also developed a double spike-total evaporation-thermal ionization mass spectrometry (DS-TE-TIMS) technique that significantly reduced sample consumption to ∼20 ng of Cr per each measurement of mass-dependent 53Cr/52Cr.
Significance: This study achieved a 2SD external precision of 0.02‰ for the analysis of NIST NBS3112a and of 0.01–0.07‰ for the geological samples. This study enabled high-precision Cr isotope analysis in geological samples with various matrix and Cr compositions using relatively small sample volumes.
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kn-copyright=
en-aut-name=RatnayakeDilan M.
en-aut-sei=Ratnayake
en-aut-mei=Dilan M.
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kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=1
ORCID=
en-aut-name=TanakaRyoji
en-aut-sei=Tanaka
en-aut-mei=Ryoji
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aut-affil-num=2
ORCID=
en-aut-name=NakamuraEizo
en-aut-sei=Nakamura
en-aut-mei=Eizo
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aut-affil-num=3
ORCID=
affil-num=1
en-affil=The Pheasant Memorial Laboratory for Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry, Institute for Planetary Materials, Okayama University
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affil-num=2
en-affil=The Pheasant Memorial Laboratory for Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry, Institute for Planetary Materials, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=3
en-affil=The Pheasant Memorial Laboratory for Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry, Institute for Planetary Materials, Okayama University
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en-keyword=Cr isotopes
kn-keyword=Cr isotopes
en-keyword=DS-TE-TIMS
kn-keyword=DS-TE-TIMS
en-keyword=Cation exchange resin
kn-keyword=Cation exchange resin
en-keyword=Low blank
kn-keyword=Low blank
en-keyword=High precision
kn-keyword=High precision
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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=436
cd-vols=
no-issue=5
article-no=
start-page=168319
end-page=
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dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2024
dt-pub=20240301
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kn-subject=
en-title=
kn-title=Molecular Property, Manipulation, and Potential Use of Opn5 and Its Homologs
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Animal opsin is a G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) and binds retinal as a chromophore to form a photopigment. The Opsin 5 (Opn5) group within the animal opsin family comprises a diverse array of related proteins, such as Opn5m, a protein conserved across all vertebrate lineages including mammals, and other members like Opn5L1 and Opn5L2 found in non-mammalian vertebrate genomes, and Opn6 found in non-therian vertebrate genomes, along with Opn5 homologs present in invertebrates. Although these proteins collectively constitute a single clade within the molecular phylogenetic tree of animal opsins, they exhibit markedly distinct molecular characteristics in areas such as retinal binding properties, photoreaction, and G-protein coupling specificity. Based on their molecular features, they are believed to play a significant role in physiological functions. However, our understanding of their precise physiological functions and molecular characteristics is still developing and only partially realized. Furthermore, their unique molecular characteristics of Opn5-related proteins suggest a high potential for their use as optogenetic tools through more specialized manipulations. This review intends to encapsulate our current understanding of Opn5, discuss potential manipulations of its molecular attributes, and delve into its prospective utility in the burgeoning field of animal opsin optogenetics.
en-copyright=
kn-copyright=
en-aut-name=SatoKeita
en-aut-sei=Sato
en-aut-mei=Keita
kn-aut-name=
kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=1
ORCID=
en-aut-name=OhuchiHideyo
en-aut-sei=Ohuchi
en-aut-mei=Hideyo
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aut-affil-num=2
ORCID=
affil-num=1
en-affil=Department of Cytology and Histology, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Department of Cytology and Histology, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
kn-affil=
en-keyword=Opn5
kn-keyword=Opn5
en-keyword=rhodopsin
kn-keyword=rhodopsin
en-keyword=optogenetics
kn-keyword=optogenetics
en-keyword=retinal protein
kn-keyword=retinal protein
en-keyword=non-image-forming opsin
kn-keyword=non-image-forming opsin
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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=30
cd-vols=
no-issue=3
article-no=
start-page=236
end-page=241
dt-received=
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dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2024
dt-pub=202403
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en-title=
kn-title=Relevance of complement immunity with brain fog in patients with long COVID
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Introduction
This study aimed to elucidate the prevalence and clinical characteristics of patients with long COVID (coronavirus disease 2019), especially focusing on 50% hemolytic complement activity (CH50).
Methods
This retrospective observational study focused on patients who visited Okayama University Hospital (Japan) for the treatment of long COVID between February 2021 and March 2023. CH50 levels were measured using liposome immunometric assay (Autokit CH50 Assay, FUJIFILM Wako Pure Chemical Corporation, Japan); high CH50 was defined as ≥59 U/mL. Univariate analyses assessed differences in the clinical background, long COVID symptoms, inflammatory markers, and clinical scores of patients with normal and high CH50. Logistic regression model investigated the association between high CH50 levels and these factors.
Results
Of 659 patients who visited our hospital, 478 patients were included. Of these, 284 (59.4%) patients had high CH50 levels. Poor concentration was significantly more frequent in the high CH50 group (7.2% vs. 13.7%), whereas no differences were observed in other subjective symptoms (fatigue, headache, insomnia, dyspnea, tiredness, and brain fog). Multivariate analysis was performed on factors that could be associated with poor concentration, suggesting a significant relationship to high CH50 levels (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 2.70; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.33–5.49). Also, high CH50 was significantly associated with brain fog (aOR, 1.66; 95% CI, 1.04–2.66).
Conclusions
High CH50 levels were frequently reported in individuals with long COVID, indicating a relationship with brain fog. Future in-depth research should examine the pathological role and causal link between complement immunity and the development of long COVID.
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kn-copyright=
en-aut-name=HagiyaHideharu
en-aut-sei=Hagiya
en-aut-mei=Hideharu
kn-aut-name=
kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=1
ORCID=
en-aut-name=TokumasuKazuki
en-aut-sei=Tokumasu
en-aut-mei=Kazuki
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=2
ORCID=
en-aut-name=OtsukaYuki
en-aut-sei=Otsuka
en-aut-mei=Yuki
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=3
ORCID=
en-aut-name=SunadaNaruhiko
en-aut-sei=Sunada
en-aut-mei=Naruhiko
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kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=4
ORCID=
en-aut-name=NakanoYasuhiro
en-aut-sei=Nakano
en-aut-mei=Yasuhiro
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kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=5
ORCID=
en-aut-name=HondaHiroyuki
en-aut-sei=Honda
en-aut-mei=Hiroyuki
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aut-affil-num=6
ORCID=
en-aut-name=FurukawaMasanori
en-aut-sei=Furukawa
en-aut-mei=Masanori
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kn-aut-sei=
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aut-affil-num=7
ORCID=
en-aut-name=OtsukaFumio
en-aut-sei=Otsuka
en-aut-mei=Fumio
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=8
ORCID=
affil-num=1
en-affil=Department of Infectious Diseases, Okayama University Hospital
kn-affil=
affil-num=2
en-affil=Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
kn-affil=
affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
kn-affil=
affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
kn-affil=
affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
kn-affil=
affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
kn-affil=
affil-num=7
en-affil=Clinical Laboratory, Okayama University Hospital
kn-affil=
affil-num=8
en-affil=Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-keyword=Complement immunity
kn-keyword=Complement immunity
en-keyword=Complement system
kn-keyword=Complement system
en-keyword=Coronavirus disease 2019
kn-keyword=Coronavirus disease 2019
en-keyword=Inflammation
kn-keyword=Inflammation
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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=4
cd-vols=
no-issue=10
article-no=
start-page=100573
end-page=
dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2023
dt-pub=202310
dt-online=
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en-title=
kn-title=Immunologic Significance of CD80/CD86 or Major Histocompatibility Complex-II Expression in Thymic Epithelial Tumors
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Introduction: Unresectable or recurrent thymic epithelial tumors (TETs) have a poor prognosis, and treatment options are limited. This study aimed to investigate the immunologic significance of CD80/CD86 or major histocompatibility complex class II (MHC-II) expression in TETs, as potential predictive biomarkers for immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs).
Methods: We analyzed CD80, CD86, MHC class I (MHC-I), and MHC-II expression in TETs using immunohistochemistry and investigated their association with T-cell infiltration or ICI efficacy. In addition, we generated CD80- or MHC-II–expressing mouse tumors, evaluated the effects of ICIs, and analyzed tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes. We also performed tumor-rechallenge experiments in vivo.
Results: We found that approximately 50% and 30% of TETs had high expression of CD80/CD86 and MHC-II in tumor cells, respectively, and that this expression was related to T-cell infiltration in clinical samples. In mouse models, both CD80 and MHC-II increase the effects of ICIs. In addition, senescent T cells and long-lived memory precursor effector T cells were significantly decreased and increased, respectively, in tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes from CD80-expressing tumors, and rechallenged tumors were completely rejected after the initial eradication of CD80-expressing tumors by programmed cell death protein 1 blockade. Indeed, patients with CD80-high thymic carcinoma had longer progression-free survival with anti–programmed cell death protein 1 monoclonal antibody.
Conclusions: Half of the TETs had high expression of CD80/CD86 or MHC-II with high T-cell infiltration. These molecules could potentially increase the effects of ICIs, particularly inducing a durable response. CD80/CD86 and MHC-II can be predictive biomarkers of ICIs in TETs, promoting the development of drugs for such TETs.
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en-aut-name=IkedaHideki
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en-aut-mei=Hideki
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aut-affil-num=1
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en-aut-name=NagasakiJoji
en-aut-sei=Nagasaki
en-aut-mei=Joji
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aut-affil-num=2
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en-aut-name=ShimizuDaiki
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en-aut-mei=Daiki
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aut-affil-num=3
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en-aut-name=KatsuyaYuki
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en-aut-mei=Yuki
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aut-affil-num=4
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en-aut-name=HorinouchiHidehito
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en-aut-mei=Hidehito
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aut-affil-num=5
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en-aut-name=HosomiYukio
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en-aut-mei=Yukio
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en-aut-name=TanjiEtsuko
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en-aut-name=IwataTakekazu
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aut-affil-num=9
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en-aut-name=KawazuMasahito
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aut-affil-num=10
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en-aut-name=OheYuichiro
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kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=11
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en-aut-name=SuzukiTakuji
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aut-affil-num=12
ORCID=
en-aut-name=TogashiYosuke
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en-aut-mei=Yosuke
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aut-affil-num=13
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affil-num=1
en-affil=Chiba Cancer Center, Research Institute
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Chiba Cancer Center, Research Institute
kn-affil=
affil-num=3
en-affil=Division of Thoracic Surgery, Chiba Cancer Center
kn-affil=
affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Experimental Therapeutics, National Cancer Center Hospital
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Thoracic Oncology and Respiratory Medicine, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center Komagome Hospital
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Chiba Cancer Center, Research Institute
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affil-num=8
en-affil=Division of Thoracic Surgery, Chiba Cancer Center
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affil-num=9
en-affil=Department of Surgical Pathology, Chiba Cancer Center
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affil-num=10
en-affil=Chiba Cancer Center, Research Institute
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affil-num=11
en-affil=Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital
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affil-num=12
en-affil=Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University
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affil-num=13
en-affil=Department of Tumor Microenvironment, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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en-keyword=Thymic epithelial tumor
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en-keyword=Cancer immunotherapy
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en-keyword=MHC
kn-keyword=MHC
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kn-keyword=Memory precursor effector T cell
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dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2023
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kn-title=Syncope and loss of consciousness after implantation of a cardioverter-defibrillator in patients with Brugada syndrome: Prevalence and characteristics in long-term follow-up
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kn-abstract=Background Syncope is a significant prognostic factor in patients with Brugada syndrome (BrS). However, the risk of ventricular arrhythmia in patients with nonarrhythmic loss of consciousness (LOC) is similar to that in asymptomatic patients. LOC events after implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implantation may provide insights into underlying causes of the initial LOC episode.
Objective The purpose of this study was to examine LOC characteristics following ICD implantation.
Methods We retrospectively analyzed 112 patients with BrS (mean age 47 years; 111 men) who were treated with an ICD. The patients were classified into 3 groups based on symptoms at implantation: asymptomatic (35 patients); LOC (46 patients); and ventricular tachyarrhythmia (VTA) (31 patients). We evaluated the incidence and cause of LOC during long-term follow-up after ICD implantation.
Results During mean follow-up of 12.2 years, 41 patients (37%) experienced LOC after ICD implantation. Arrhythmic LOC occurred in 5 asymptomatic patients, 14 LOC patients, and 16 patients with VTA. Nonarrhythmic LOC, similar to the initial episode, occurred after ICD implantation in 6 patients with prior LOC (2 with neurally mediated syncope and 4 with epilepsy). Most epileptic patients experienced LOC during rest or sleeping, and did not show an abnormal encephalogram during initial evaluation of the LOC episodes.
Conclusion After ICD implantation, 13% of patients had nonarrhythmic LOC similar to the initial episode. Accurate classification of LOC based on a detailed medical history is important for risk stratification, although distinguishing arrhythmic LOC from epilepsy-related LOC episodes can be challenging depending on the circumstances and characteristics of the LOC event.
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en-aut-name=AsadaSaori
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en-aut-name=MizunoTomofumi
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en-aut-name=MasudaTakuro
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en-aut-mei=Takuro
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en-aut-name=UeokaAkira
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en-aut-mei=Akira
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aut-affil-num=5
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en-aut-name=MiyamotoMasakazu
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en-aut-name=KawadaSatoshi
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en-aut-name=NishiiNobuhiro
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en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Therapeutics, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=8
en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Therapeutics, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-keyword=Brugada syndrome
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en-keyword=Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
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en-keyword=Neurally mediated syncope
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start-page=102337
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dt-pub-year=2023
dt-pub=202310
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kn-title=Continued mycovirus discovery expanding our understanding of virus lifestyles, symptom expression, and host defense
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en-abstract=
kn-abstract=High-throughput sequencing technologies have greatly expanded the RNA virome in general and have led to an exponential increase in new fungal viruses, also known as mycoviruses. Mycoviruses are omnipresent in fungi and usually induce symptomless infections. Some mycoviruses infecting fungi pathogenic to plants, insects, and mammals are known to modify host virulence positively and negatively and attract particular interests. In addition, fungal viruses continue to provide intriguing research materials and themes that lead to discoveries of peculiar viruses as infectious entities and insights into virus evolution and diversity. In this review, we outline the diversity and neolifestyle of recently discovered fungal RNA viruses, and phenotypic alterations induced by them. Furthermore, we discuss recent advances in research regarding the fungal antiviral defense and viral counterdefense, which are closely associated with host phenotype alterations. We hope that this article will enhance understanding of the interesting and growing fungal virology field.
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en-aut-name=SatoYukiyo
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ORCID=
en-aut-name=SuzukiNobuhiro
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en-aut-mei=Nobuhiro
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en-affil=Institute for Plant Sciences, University of Cologne
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en-affil=Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University
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cd-journal=joma
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start-page=4189
end-page=4203.e22
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kn-title=Structure of the thrombopoietin-MPL receptor complex is a blueprint for biasing hematopoiesis
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kn-abstract=Thrombopoietin (THPO or TPO) is an essential cytokine for hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) maintenance and megakaryocyte differentiation. Here, we report the 3.4 Å resolution cryoelectron microscopy structure of the extracellular TPO-TPO receptor (TpoR or MPL) signaling complex, revealing the basis for homodimeric MPL activation and providing a structural rationalization for genetic loss-of-function thrombocytopenia mutations. The structure guided the engineering of TPO variants (TPOmod) with a spectrum of signaling activities, from neutral antagonists to partial- and super-agonists. Partial agonist TPOmod decoupled JAK/STAT from ERK/AKT/CREB activation, driving a bias for megakaryopoiesis and platelet production without causing significant HSC expansion in mice and showing superior maintenance of human HSCs in vitro. These data demonstrate the functional uncoupling of the two primary roles of TPO, highlighting the potential utility of TPOmod in hematology research and clinical HSC transplantation.
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en-aut-name=MasoumiZahra
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en-aut-name=JamesSophie C.
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aut-affil-num=3
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en-aut-name=TuckerJulie A.
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en-aut-mei=Julie A.
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aut-affil-num=4
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en-aut-name=WinkelmannHauke
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en-aut-name=JudeKevin M.
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en-aut-name=HitchcockIan S.
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aut-affil-num=14
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en-aut-name=GarciaK. Christopher
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en-affil=Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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affil-num=2
en-affil=York Biomedical Research Institute, Department of Biology, University of York
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affil-num=3
en-affil=York Biomedical Research Institute, Department of Biology, University of York
kn-affil=
affil-num=4
en-affil=York Biomedical Research Institute, Department of Biology, University of York
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Biology/Chemistry and Center of Cellular Nanoanalytics, Osnabrück University
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affil-num=6
en-affil=York Biomedical Research Institute, Department of Biology, University of York
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affil-num=7
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affil-num=8
en-affil=York Biomedical Research Institute, Department of Biology, University of York
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affil-num=9
en-affil=Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University School of Medicine
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affil-num=10
en-affil=Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University School of Medicine
kn-affil=
affil-num=11
en-affil=Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University School of Medicine
kn-affil=
affil-num=12
en-affil=Department of Structural Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine
kn-affil=
affil-num=13
en-affil=Department of Biology/Chemistry and Center of Cellular Nanoanalytics, Osnabrück University
kn-affil=
affil-num=14
en-affil=York Biomedical Research Institute, Department of Biology, University of York
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affil-num=15
en-affil=Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University School of Medicine
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en-keyword=thrombopoietin
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en-keyword=c-MPL
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en-keyword=JAK-STAT
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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=180
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no-issue=
article-no=
start-page=112270
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dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2023
dt-pub=202309
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kn-title=Attenuation of pulmonary damage in aged lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation mice through continuous 2 % hydrogen gas inhalation: A potential therapeutic strategy for geriatric inflammation and survival
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kn-subtitle=
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kn-abstract=Introduction: With the global population aging, there is an increased prevalence of sepsis among the elderly, a demographic particularly susceptible to inflammation. This study aimed to evaluate the therapeutic potential of hydrogen gas, known for its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, in attenuating inflammation specifically in the lungs and liver, and age-associated molecular markers in aged mice.
Methods: Male mice aged 21 to 23 months, representative of the human elderly population, were subjected to inflammation via intraperitoneal injection of lipopolysaccharide (LPS). The mice were allocated into eight groups to examine the effects of varying durations and concentrations of hydrogen gas inhalation: control, saline without hydrogen, saline with 24-hour 2 % hydrogen, LPS without hydrogen, LPS with 24-hour 2 % hydrogen, LPS with 6-hour 2 % hydrogen, LPS with 1-hour 2 % hydrogen, and LPS with 24-hour 1 % hydrogen. Parameters assessed included survival rate, activity level, inflammatory biomarkers, and organ injury.
Results: Extended administration of hydrogen gas specifically at a 2 % concentration for 24 h led to a favorable prognosis in the aged mice by reducing mRNA expression of inflammatory biomarkers in lung and liver tissue, mitigating lung injury, and diminishing the expression of the senescence-associated protein p21. Moreover, hydrogen gas inhalation selectively ameliorated senescence-related markers in lung tissue, including C-X-C motif chemokine 2, metalloproteinase-3, and arginase-1. Notably, hydrogen gas did not alleviate LPS-induced liver injury under the conditions tested.
Conclusion: The study highlights that continuous inhalation of hydrogen gas at a 2 % concentration for 24 h can be a potent intervention in the geriatric population for improving survival and physical activity by mitigating pulmonary inflammation and modulating senescence-related markers in aged mice with LPS-induced inflammation. This finding paves the way for future research into hydrogen gas as a therapeutic strategy to alleviate severe inflammation that can lead to organ damage in the elderly.
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en-affil=Department of Emergency, Critical Care and Disaster Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-affil=Department of Emergency, Critical Care and Disaster Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-affil=Department of Emergency, Critical Care and Disaster Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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start-page=106433
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kn-title=EpEX, the soluble extracellular domain of EpCAM, resists cetuximab treatment of EGFR-high head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
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kn-abstract=Objectives: Cetuximab (Cmab) is a molecularly targeted monoclonal antibody drug for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSC), although cetuximab resistance is a serious challenge. Epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) is an established marker for many epithelial tumors, while the soluble EpCAM extracellular domain (EpEX) functions as a ligand for epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). We investigated the expression of EpCAM in HNSC, its involvement in Cmab action, and the mechanism by which soluble EpEX activated EGFR and played key roles in Cmab resistance.
Materials and methods: We first examined EPCAM expression in HNSCs and its clinical significance by searching gene expression array databases. We then examined the effects of soluble EpEX and Cmab on intracellular signaling and Cmab efficacy in HNSC cell lines (HSC-3 and SAS).
Results: EPCAM expression was found to be enhanced in HNSC tumor tissues compared to normal tissues, and the enhancement was correlated with stage progression and prognosis. Soluble EpEX activated the EGFR-ERK signaling pathway and nuclear translocation of EpCAM intracellular domains (EpICDs) in HNSC cells. EpEX resisted the antitumor effect of Cmab in an EGFR expression-dependent manner.
Conclusion: Soluble EpEX activates EGFR to increase Cmab resistance in HNSC cells. The EpEX-activated Cmab resistance in HNSC is potentially mediated by the EGFR-ERK signaling pathway and the EpCAM cleavage-induced nuclear translocation of EpICD. High expression and cleavage of EpCAM are potential biomarkers for predicting the clinical efficacy and resistance to Cmab.
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en-affil=Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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affil-num=12
en-affil=Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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affil-num=13
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affil-num=14
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affil-num=15
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affil-num=16
en-affil=Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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en-keyword=Cetuximab
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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=17
cd-vols=
no-issue=7
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start-page=100873
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dt-pub-year=2023
dt-pub=202307
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kn-title=Effects of liquefied sake lees on growth performance and faecal and blood characteristics in Japanese Black calves
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kn-abstract=Liquefied sake lees, a by-product of Japanese sake, is rich in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, proteins, and prebiotics derived from rice and yeast. Previous studies have reported that Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation products improved the health, growth, and faecal characteristics of preweaning calves. This study investigated the effects of adding liquefied sake lees to milk replacer on the growth performance, faecal characteristics, and blood metabolites of preweaning Japanese Black calves from 6 to 90 days of age. Twenty-four Japanese Black calves at 6 days of age were randomly assigned to one of three treatments: No liquefied sake lees (C, n = 8), 100 g/d (on a fresh matter basis) liquefied sake lees mixed with milk replacer (LS, n = 8), and 200 g/d (on a fresh matter basis) liquefied sake lees mixed with milk replacer (HS, n = 8). The intake of milk replacer and calf starter, as well as, the average daily gain did not differ between the treatments. The number of days counted with faecal score 1 in LS was higher than in HS (P < 0.05), while the number of days with diarrhoea medication in LS and C was lower than HS (P < 0.05). The faecal n-butyric acid concentration tended to be higher in LS compared to C (P = 0.060). The alpha diversity index (Chao1) was higher in HS than in C and LS at 90 days of age (P < 0.05). The principal coordinate analysis (PCoA) using weighted UniFrac distance showed that the bacterial community structures in faeces among the treatments at 90 days of age were significantly different (P < 0.05). The plasma β-hydroxybutyric acid concentration, an indicator of rumen development, was higher for LS than in C throughout the experiment (P < 0.05). These results suggested that adding liquefied sake lees up to 100 g/d (on a fresh matter basis) might promote rumen development in preweaning Japanese Black calves.
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Applied Biosciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Kyoto Institute of Nutrition and Pathology
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affil-num=5
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en-affil=Department of Applied Biosciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University
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affil-num=8
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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=38
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start-page=101669
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kn-title=Massive hemoptysis in a post-operative patient with recurrent lung cancer successfully treated by the combination therapy of Endobronchial Watanabe Spigot and bronchial artery embolization
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kn-abstract=A 76-year-old woman who was treated with lorlatinib for postoperative recurrent anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive lung adenocarcinoma visited our hospital with massive hemoptysis. Chest computed tomography showed massive bleeding from the right upper lobe; however, the cause of bleeding was unclear. After bronchial artery embolization (BAE), bronchial occlusion was performed using an Endobronchial Watanabe Spigot (EWS) that was easily placed because BAE had reduced the bleeding volume. Treatment with BAE alone was inadequate; however, additional therapy with EWS after BAE successfully controlled the massive hemoptysis, especially in this patient who underwent lobectomy to prevent respiratory dysfunction.
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affil-num=3
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Allergy and Respiratory Medicine, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Allergy and Respiratory Medicine, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of Allergy and Respiratory Medicine, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=8
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affil-num=9
en-affil=Department of Allergy and Respiratory Medicine, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=10
en-affil=Department of Allergy and Respiratory Medicine, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=11
en-affil=Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=12
en-affil=Center for Clinical Oncology, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=13
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affil-num=14
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en-keyword=Hemoptysis
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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=46
cd-vols=
no-issue=10
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start-page=4399
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dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2023
dt-pub=202310
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kn-title=Robotic surgery for congenital biliary dilatation using the scope switch technique (with video)
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kn-abstract=Technique: Minimally invasive congenital biliary dilatation (CBD) surgery is technically demanding. However, few studies have reported surgical approaches of robotic surgery for CBD. This report presents robotic CBD surgery using a scope-switch technique. Our robotic surgery technique for CBD consisted of four steps: step 1, Kocher's maneuver; step 2, dissection of the hepatoduodenal ligament using the scope switch technique; step 3, preparation for the Roux-en-Y loop; and step 4, hepaticojejunostomy.
Results: The scope switch technique can provide different surgical approaches for dissecting the bile duct, including anterior approach by the standard position and right approach by the scope switch position. When approaching the ventral and left side of the bile duct, anterior approach with the standard position is suitable. In contrast, the lateral view by the scope switch position is preferable for approaching the bile duct laterally and dorsally. Using this technique, the dilated bile duct can be dissected circumferentially from four directions: anterior, medial, lateral, and posterior. Thereafter, complete resection of the choledochal cyst can be achieved.
Conclusions: The scope switch technique in robotic surgery for CBD can be useful for dissecting around the bile duct with different surgical views, leading to the complete resection of the choledochal cyst.
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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cd-journal=joma
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cd-vols=
no-issue=
article-no=
start-page=101894
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dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2023
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en-title=
kn-title=Mycobacterium shinjukuense infection successfully treated with clarithromycin, rifampicin, and ethambutol
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=We present the case of a 59-year-old woman diagnosed with Mycobacterium shinjukuense infection using mass spectrometry of bronchioalveolar lavage fluid. We initiated treatment with clarithromycin, rifampicin, and ethambutol based on the results of drug susceptibility testing, which improved lung opacities. Most previous cases were treated with the standard regimen for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. However, our regimen may provide a therapeutic option for this rare nontuberculous Mycobacterium infection.
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aut-affil-num=7
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affil-num=1
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Department of Medicine, Japanese Red Cross Society Himeji Hospital
kn-affil=
affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Medicine, Japanese Red Cross Society Himeji Hospital
kn-affil=
affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Medicine, Japanese Red Cross Society Himeji Hospital
kn-affil=
affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Medicine, Japanese Red Cross Society Himeji Hospital
kn-affil=
affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Medicine, Japanese Red Cross Society Himeji Hospital
kn-affil=
affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of Allergy and Respiratory Medicine, Okayama University Hospital
kn-affil=
affil-num=8
en-affil=Department of Allergy and Respiratory Medicine, Okayama University Hospital
kn-affil=
affil-num=9
en-affil=Department of Medicine, Japanese Red Cross Society Himeji Hospital
kn-affil=
affil-num=10
en-affil=Department of Hematology, Oncology, Allergy and Respiratory Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=11
en-affil=Department of Allergy and Respiratory Medicine, Okayama University Hospital
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en-keyword=Mycobacterium shinjukuense
kn-keyword=Mycobacterium shinjukuense
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en-keyword=Mycobacterium tuberculosis
kn-keyword=Mycobacterium tuberculosis
en-keyword=Clarithromycin
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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=14
cd-vols=
no-issue=5
article-no=
start-page=101485
end-page=
dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2023
dt-pub=20230611
dt-online=
en-article=
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kn-subject=
en-title=
kn-title=Significance of the comprehensive geriatric assessment in the administration of chemotherapy to older adults with cancer: Recommendations by the Japanese Geriatric Oncology Guideline Committee
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Introduction: The number of older patients with cancer is expected to continue to increase owing to the aging population. Recently, the usefulness of geriatric assessment (GA) conducted by multiple staff members from different medical backgrounds has been reported; however, a consensus on the effectiveness of GA has not yet been achieved.
Materials and Methods: We, as the Japanese Geriatric Oncology Guideline Committee for elderly patients with cancer, conducted a literature search of randomized controlled trials published before August 2021 that used GA or comprehensive GA (CGA) as an intervention for patients with cancer undergoing chemotherapy. As the key outcomes for answering the clinical question, we focused on survival benefit, adverse events, and quality of life (QOL). After a systematic review of these studies, the expert panel member developed recommendations according to the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) system.
Results: For older patients with cancer, GA or CGA is suggested during or before chemotherapy (weakly recommended). Chemotherapy-induced adverse events were significantly reduced by GA/CGA interventions without any adverse effects on survival. Health-related QOL tended to improve with the GA/CGA interventions.
Discussion: Although, in our opinion, GA/CGA does require time and resources, it poses no harm patients. Therefore, we suggest expanding the human resources and educating skills of medical providers for clinical implementation of GA/CGA.
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kn-title=Transmural necrosis of the ascending colon secondary to traumatic hemorrhagic shock: A case report
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kn-abstract=Introduction: Acute mesenteric ischemia is caused by a severe reduction in blood flow to the intestine, eventually resulting in non-occlusive mesenteric ischemia, and less frequently, bowel necrosis, which is associated with high mortality.
Case presentation: We report a 10-year-old boy with no past medical history with necrosis of the ascending colon after resuscitation from hemorrhagic shock due to femoral vein injury caused by a bicycle handlebar injury. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography demonstrated hypodense thickening of the ascending colon wall and intrahepatic portal gas. Exploratory laparoscopy demonstrated necrosis of the ascending colon and paralysis of the intestines.
Conclusion: Colonic necrosis secondary to hemorrhagic shock in children without evidence of pre-existing cardiovascular disease is extremely uncommon. Lack of familiarity with this condition may cause serious complications. Clinicians must be aware of this disease to promptly diagnose and aggressively treat the condition early.
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kn-abstract=Background: Lung contusion caused by blunt chest trauma evokes a severe inflammatory reaction in the pulmonary parenchyma that may be associated with acute respiratory distress syndrome. Although hydrogen gas has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects and is protective against multiple types of lung injury at safe concentrations, the effects of inhaled hydrogen gas on blunt lung injury have not been previously investigated. Therefore, using a mouse model, we tested the hypothesis that hydrogen inhalation after chest trauma would reduce pulmonary inflammation and acute lung injury associated with lung contusion.
Methods: Inbred male C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into 3 groups: sham with air inhalation, lung contusion with air inhalation, and lung contusion with 1.3% hydrogen inhalation. Experimental lung contusion was induced using a highly reproducible and standardized apparatus. Immediately after induction of lung contusion, mice were placed in a chamber exposed to 1.3% hydrogen gas in the air. Histopathological analysis and real-time polymerase chain reaction in lung tissue and blood gas analysis were performed 6 hours after contusion.
Results: Histopathological examination of the lung tissue after contusion revealed perivascular/intra-alveolar hemorrhage, perivascular/interstitial leukocyte infiltration, and interstitial/intra-alveolar edema. These histological changes and the extent of lung contusion, as determined by computed tomography, were significantly mitigated by hydrogen inhalation. Hydrogen inhalation also significantly reduced inflammatory cytokine and chemokine mRNA levels and improved oxygenation.
Conclusion: Hydrogen inhalation therapy significantly mitigated inflammatory responses associated with lung contusion in mice. Hydrogen inhalation therapy may be a supplemental therapeutic strategy for treating lung contusion.
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kn-title=Shigellosis in Southeast Asia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
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kn-abstract=Background: Southeast Asia is attractive for tourism. Unfortunately, travelers to this region are at risk of becoming infected with Shigella. We conducted a meta-analysis to provide updates on Shigella prevalence in Southeast Asia, along with their serogroups and serotypes.
Methods: We conducted a systematic search using PubMed, EMBASE, and Web of Science for peer-reviewed studies from 2000 to November 2022. We selected studies that detected Shigella in stools by culture or polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Two reviewers extracted the data using a standardized form and performed quality assessments using the Joanna Briggs Institute checklist. The random effects model was used to estimate the pooled prevalence of Shigella.
Results: During our search, we identified 4376 studies. 29 studies (from six Southeast Asian countries) were included in the systematic review, 21 each in the meta-analysis of the prevalence of Shigella (Sample size: 109545) and the prevalence of Shigella serogroups.
The pooled prevalence of Shigella was 4% (95% CI: 4–5%) among diarrhea cases. Shigella sonnei was the most abundant serogroup in Thailand (74%) and Vietnam (57%), whereas Shigella flexneri was dominant in Indonesia (72%) and Cambodia (71%). Shigella dysenteriae and Shigella boydii were uncommon (pooled prevalence of 1% each). The pooled prevalence of Shigella was 5% (95% CI: 4–6%) in children aged <5 years. The pooled prevalence showed a decreasing trend comparing data collected between 2000–2013 (5%; 95% CI: 4–6%) and between 2014–2022 (3%; 95% CI: 2–4%). Shigella prevalence was 6% in studies that included participants with mixed pathogens versus 3% in those without. Shigella flexneri serotype 2a was the most frequently isolated (33%), followed by 3a (21%), 1b (10%), 2b (3%), and 6 (3%).
Conclusions: This study provides compelling evidence for the development of effective Shigella vaccines for residents of endemic regions and travellers to these areas.
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en-affil=Helsinki Institute of Life Science (HiLIFE), University of Helsinki
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en-affil=Helsinki Institute of Life Science (HiLIFE) - Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Nikon Imaging Center and Centre for Organismal Studies, Heidelberg University
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affil-num=8
en-affil=Helsinki Institute of Life Science (HiLIFE) - Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki
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affil-num=9
en-affil=Helsinki Institute of Life Science (HiLIFE) - Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki
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start-page=e14903
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kn-title=Diagnostic value of circulating microRNA-21 in chronic lung allograft dysfunction after bilateral cadaveric and living-donor lobar lung transplantation
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kn-abstract=Background: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) involved in the pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis have been shown to be associated with the development of chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD) after lung transplantation (LT). We investigated the role of circulating miRNAs in the diagnosis of CLAD after bilateral LT, including cadaveric LT (CLT) and living-donor lobar LT (LDLLT).
Methods: The subjects of this retrospective study were 37 recipients of bilateral CLT (n = 23) and LDLLT (n = 14), and they were divided into a non-CLAD group (n = 24) and a CLAD group (n = 13). The plasma miRNA levels of the two groups were compared, and correlations between their miRNAs levels and percent baseline forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC), and total lung capacity (TLC) values were calculated from one year before to one year after the diagnosis of CLAD.
Results: The plasma levels of both miR-21 and miR-155 at the time of the diagnosis of CLAD were significantly higher in the CLAD group than in the non-CLAD group (miR-21, P = 0.0013; miR155, P = 0.042). The miR-21 levels were significantly correlated with the percent baseline FEV1, FVC, and TLC value of one year before and at the time of diagnosis of CLAD (P < 0.05). A receiver operating characteristic curve analysis of the performance of miR-21 levels in the diagnosis of CLAD yielded an area under the curve of 0.89.
Conclusion: Circulating miR-21 appears to be of potential value in diagnosing CLAD after bilateral LT.
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en-affil=Organ Transplant Center, Okayama University Hospital
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en-affil=Organ Transplant Center, Okayama University Hospital
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en-affil=Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital
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en-affil=Organ Transplant Center, Okayama University Hospital
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en-affil=Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital
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en-affil=Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital
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en-affil=Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital
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en-affil=Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital
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en-affil=Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital
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kn-title=The dataset of de novo assembly and inferred functional annotation of the transcriptome of Heterosigma akashiwo, a bloom-forming, cosmopolitan raphidophyte
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kn-abstract=Heterosigma akashiwo is a eukaryotic, cosmopolitan, and uni-cellular alga (class: Raphidophyceae), and produces fish -killing blooms. There is a substantial scientific and practical interest in its ecophysiological characteristics that determine bloom dynamics and its adaptation to broad climate zones. A well-annotated genomic/genetic sequence information en-ables researchers to characterize organisms using modern molecular technology. In the present study, we conducted H. akashiwo RNA sequencing, a de novo transcriptome assem-bly of 84,693,530 high-quality deduplicated short-read se-quences.
Obtained RNA reads were assembled by Trinity assembler and 144,777 contigs were identified with N 50 values of 1085. Total 60,877 open reading frames with the length of 150 bp or greater were predicted. For further analy-ses, top Gene Ontology terms, pfam hits, and blast hits were annotated for all the predicted genes. The raw data were deposited in the NCBI SRA database (BioProject PR - JDB6241 and PRJDB15108), and the assemblies are available in NCBI TSA database (ICRV01). The annotation information can be obtained in Dryad and can be accessed via doi: 10.5061/dryad.m0cfxpp56.
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en-aut-name=SatoMasanao
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en-aut-name=SuzukiYutaka
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en-affil=Division of Applied Bioscience, Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Department of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University
kn-affil=
en-keyword=Harmful alga
kn-keyword=Harmful alga
en-keyword=Nuclear gene
kn-keyword=Nuclear gene
en-keyword=Gene prediction
kn-keyword=Gene prediction
en-keyword=Gene ontology
kn-keyword=Gene ontology
en-keyword=Stramenopile
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no-vol=166
cd-vols=
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article-no=
start-page=926
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dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2023
dt-pub=202309
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en-title=
kn-title=When to Intervene the Pulmonary Artery: Importance of Anatomical Assessment in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Artery Coarctation
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kn-abstract=Objective: Pulmonary artery coarctation (PACoA) is a major problem that increases the frequency of intervention. However, there is little evidence regarding the prediction of PACoA development.
Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed on 42 patients who underwent modified Blalock-Taussig shunt and preoperative contrast-enhanced computed tomography. An uneven PA branching was defined as an abnormal ductus arteriosus connection to the left PA distal to the PA branching on contrast-enhanced computed tomography.
Results: Nineteen (45.2%) of 42 patients were diagnosed with PACoA. The median diameters of the ductus on the aorta and PA sides were 4.1 mm and 3.6 mm in the PACoA group and 3.6 mm and 2.9 mm in the non-PACoA group, respectively (P = .07 and .28, respectively). Tortuous ductus was recognized in 7 (36.8%) patients in the PACoA group and 14 (60.8%) patients in the non-PACoA group (P = .12). PACoA was associated with pulmonary atresia (16 patients [84.2%] in the PACoA group and 12 patients [52.1%] in the non-PACoA group) (P = .02). All 19 patients had uneven PA branching in the PACoA group, whereas 5 of 23 (21.7%) patients had uneven PA branching in the non-PACoA group (P < .001).
Conclusions: Uneven PA branching rather than the ductus arteriosus size was strongly associated with PACoA development; therefore, morphologic assessment by contrast-enhanced computed tomography should be considered in patients with pulmonary atresia.
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en-aut-name=KisamoriEiri
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en-aut-mei=Eiri
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en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University and Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University and Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University and Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University and Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University and Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University and Okayama University Hospital
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en-keyword=pulmonary artery coarctation
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no-vol=170
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start-page=132
end-page=138
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dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2022
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en-title=
kn-title=Simplified PADUA REnal (SPARE) Nephrometry System can Describe the Surgical Difficulty of Renal Masses With High Accuracy Even Without 3D Renal Models
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kn-abstract=Objective: To evaluate whether a 2-dimensional(2D) model describes the surgical difficulty of a renal mass accurately comparable to that obtained using a 3D model with the Simplified PADUA REnal nephrometry system (SPARE).
Methods: A total of 100 patients underwent RAPN in our hospital between October 2018 and May 2021. We excluded patients with CT images inappropriate for evaluation or for construction of 3D models, patients with multiple tumors, and those who underwent preoperative transcatheter arterial embolization. We conducted a retrospective analysis of the remaining patients using SPARE predictions from CT images (2D-SPARE) and SPARE predictions from 3D models (3D-SPARE). We evaluated the difference between the 2 nephrometry scores and compared them by their ability to predict the achievement of the desired surgical outcome: absence of positive margins, absence of ischemia, and absence of significant complications.
Results: A total of 87 patients were included in this study. Total score, and risk categorization using 3D-SPARE was significantly different from those using 2D-SPARE (P <.05), but in their areas under the curve (AUC), the scores and categorizations were not significantly different (score, 0.763 vs 0.742; P = .501; categorization, 0.711 vs 0.701; P = .755).
Conclusion: The SPARE system can describe the surgical difficulty of renal masses with high accuracy even without the use of 3D renal models.
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Urology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-affil=Department of Urology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Urology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-affil=Department of Urology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-affil=Department of Urology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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kn-title=Poor vaccine responsiveness towards third-dose mRNA vaccine of COVID-19 in Japanese older people
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kn-title=Frequency, associated factors, and associated outcomes of dysphagia following sepsis
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kn-abstract=Background: Identifying dysphagia as a potential complication of sepsis may improve swallowing function and survival while decreasing hospital length of stay.
Objectives: Our goal was to determine the frequency of dysphagia in sepsis survivors on the 7th day after admission, as well as their associated factors and outcomes.
Methods: This single-centre, retrospective, observational study analysed data from sepsis survivors admitted to Okayama Saiseikai General Hospital from 2018 to 2019. Participants with sepsis were assigned to one of two study groups based on the presence or absence of dysphagia using the criterion of Functional Oral Intake Scale score <5 on the 7th day after admission. We used multivariate logistic regression to determine factors independently associated with dysphagia on the 7th day after admission. Multivariate logistic regression was also used to determine associations between groups and outcomes, including dysphagia on hospital discharge, direct discharge home (discharge of patients directly to their home), and total dependency (Barthel Index score ≤20) on hospital discharge.
Results: One hundred one patients met the study inclusion criteria, 55 with dysphagia and 46 without dysphagia. Fasting period (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 1.31, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.07–1.59) and enteral tube feeding (AOR: 8.56, 95% CI: 1.95–37.5) were independently associated with the presence of dysphagia on the 7th day after admission. Dysphagia on the 7th day after admission was associated with dysphagia on hospital discharge (AOR: 46.0, 95%, CI: 7.90–268.3), a lower chance of direct discharge home (AOR: 0.03, 95% CI: 0.01–0.15), and a higher incidence of total dependency (AOR: 9.30, 95% CI: 2.68–32.2).
Conclusions: We found that dysphagia was commonly encountered post sepsis. Fasting period and enteral tube feeding were independently associated with dysphagia on the 7th day after admission. Dysphagia on the 7th day after admission was also associated with dysphagia on hospital discharge, nondirect discharge home, and dependency in activities of daily living at the time of hospital discharge.
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en-affil=Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Emergency, Critical Care, and Disaster Medicine
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en-affil=Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Emergency, Critical Care, and Disaster Medicine
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affil-num=4
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en-affil=Okayama Saiseikai General Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Okayama Saiseikai General Hospital, Emergency Department
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kn-title=Quantifying the GCM-related uncertainty for climate change impact assessment of rainfed rice production in Cambodia by a combined hydrologic - rice growth model
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kn-abstract=The effects of climate change on agriculture are a major concern for global food security. In this study, the impacts of climate change on rainfed rice production in the granary of Cambodia were examined on a basin scale by developing and applying a combined model consisting of a crop model and a basin-scale distributed hydrological model. The response of rice production to soil-water availability was simulated for past (1981–2000) and future (2041–2060, 2081–2100) periods. From 34 general circulation models (GCMs) that participated in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5), 5 GCMs were selected by evaluating monthly rainfall in the past. Although annual rainfall was projected to increase by all five selected GCMs, notable decreases in rainfed rice production were projected with 3 GCMs, while small changes were projected with the other 2 GCMs. The main factor restricting future rice production was soil water availability, brought by the projected change in the seasonal distribution of rainfall and the projected more severe dry spells in the early monsoon season. The results suggest the importance of the selection and bias correction of GCMs to force rice crop models and of the simulation of soil water flow on a basin scale for the assessment of rain-fed rice production. In particular, improvements in projections of rainfall amounts over shorter periods rather than annual or seasonal periods, which fit within the time scales of rice plant growth, were suggested to be important.
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affil-num=3
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology (MOWRAM) of Cambodia
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kn-title=A case of esophageal atresia complicated by a right-sided aortic arch with right ductus arteriosus and inferior vena cava interruption with hemiazygos continuation
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kn-abstract=During the repair of esophageal atresia with tracheoesophageal fistula (EA/TEF), cardiovascular malformations occasionally create a technical challenge. We report a novel case of a 4-day-old girl with EA/TEF and multiple cardiovascular malformations, including right-sided aortic arch (RAA), right ductus arteriosus (RDA), single ventricle with single atrium, common atrioventricular valve, pulmonary atresia, bilateral superior vena cava, and interruption of the inferior vena cava (IVC) with hemiazygos continuation. In this case, a right-sided approach would require the mobilization of the RAA and RDA, which were supplying the pulmonary blood flow due to pulmonary atresia. Alternatively, the left-sided approach would require the mobilization of the hemiazygos vein, which was essential for venous return from the lower body due to IVC interruption. We performed the less intrusive left-sided approach, and the postoperative course was uneventful. Right-sided EA/TEF repair should be avoided because RDA spasm or injury caused by RAA mobilization would be fatal. In cases of interrupted IVC with azygos or hemiazygos vein continuation, care must be taken not to ligate these vessels or block the venous return. Preoperative evaluation is important to prevent complications in such complicated cases. If sufficient information is not available, the left-sided approach may be preferred.
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kn-title=Crystal structures of photosystem II from a cyanobacterium expressing psbA2 in comparison to psbA3 reveal differences in the D1 subunit
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kn-abstract=Three psbA genes (psbA1, psbA2, and psbA3) encoding the D1 subunit of photosystem II (PSII) are present in the ther-mophilic cyanobacterium Thermosynechococcus elongatus and are expressed differently in response to changes in the growth environment. To clarify the functional differences of the D1 protein expressed from these psbA genes, PSII dimers from two strains, each expressing only one psbA gene (psbA2 or psbA3), were crystallized, and we analyzed their structures at resolu-tions comparable to previously studied PsbA1-PSII. Our results showed that the hydrogen bond between pheophytin/D1 (PheoD1) and D1-130 became stronger in PsbA2-and PsbA3-PSII due to change of Gln to Glu, which partially explains the increase in the redox potential of PheoD1 observed in PsbA3. In PsbA2, one hydrogen bond was lost in PheoD1 due to the change of D1-Y147F, which may explain the decrease in stability of PheoD1 in PsbA2. Two water molecules in the Cl-1 channel were lost in PsbA2 due to the change of D1-P173M, leading to the narrowing of the channel, which may explain the lower efficiency of the S-state transition beyond S2 in PsbA2-PSII. In PsbA3-PSII, a hydrogen bond between D1-Ser270 and a sulfoquinovosyl-diacylglycerol molecule near QB dis-appeared due to the change of D1-Ser270 in PsbA1 and PsbA2 to D1-Ala270. This may result in an easier exchange of bound QB with free plastoquinone, hence an enhancement of oxygen evolution in PsbA3-PSII due to its high QB exchange efficiency. These results provide a structural basis for further functional examination of the three PsbA variants.
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affil-num=4
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affil-num=5
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kn-title=The dataset of Japanese patents and patents' holding firms in green vehicle powertrains field
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kn-abstract=In 2020, the Government of Japan declared "2050 carbon neutral" and launched a long-term strategy to create a "virtuous cycle of economy and environment".(1) Japanese firms possess many technologies that contribute to decarbonization, which is important to expand investment for Green Technology (environmental technology) development. As automobiles are major contributors to greenhouse gas emissions [1], the technological shift towards vehicle powertrain systems is an attempt to lower problems like emissions of carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides [2]. On the other hand, patent data are the most reliable business performance for applied research and development activities when investigating the knowledge domains or the technology evolution (Wand, 1997). Our paper describes a Japanese patents dataset of the vehicle powertrain systems for hybrid electric vehicle (HEV), battery electric vehicle (BEV) and fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV). In this paper we create a method of bombinating international patent classification (IPC) and keywords to define "green" patents in vehicle powertrains field, using patent data which were applied to Japan Patent Office recorded on EPO's PATSTAT database during 2010 similar to 2019 year. When analyze patents, it is necessary to consider the social situation of each country including language background, we collect patents description documents (abstracts and titles) not only written in English but also in Japanese. Finally, we build a database includes 6025 green patents' description documents and 266 patents' holding firms. With which we then identify 3756 HEV patents, 1716 BEV patents, and 553 FCEV patents. Data about patent holding firms is also appended. The full dataset may be useful to researchers who would like to do further search like natural language processing and machine learning on patent description documents, statistical data analysis for empirical economics.
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affil-num=4
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affil-num=5
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kn-title=Effects of local land-use policies and anthropogenic activities on water quality in the upstream Sesan River Basin, Vietnam
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kn-abstract=Study region: This study focuses on the upstream Sesan River Basin in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. Study focus: Local land-use policies and human activities can significantly affect hydrology and increase the magnitude of erosion and nutrients in downstream areas. The effects in terrestrial regions on water quality of the target area were evaluated during the 2000-2018 period using the SWAT (Soil and Water Assessment Tool) with updated land-use conditions following the local policy decisions and agricultural practices in different periods. New hydrological insights for the regions: This study indicates that the implementation of the local land-use policies, along with extensive anthropogenic activities, has had significant effects on the downstream aquatic environment as compared with the period before the implementation of the land-use policies. Higher annual sediment, total nitrogen (TN), and total phosphorus (TP) load-ings were found upstream from the Poko Watershed, where range land predominated, and in southern and southwestern Dakbla Watershed, where arable land and permanent cropland pre-dominated. Arable land had the highest proportion of sediment and nutrient loadings into the reach, especially in the 2005-2009 period (conducting afforestation, agricultural expansion, and urbanization) and in the 2010-2014 period (applying crop conversion policy involving a shift from mixed forests to rubber forests). Understanding the watershed characteristics along with the combination of spatial land use, local land-use policies, and agricultural practices will support the implementation of regional land use and water resources management strategies more comprehensively.
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en-aut-name=TramVo Ngoc Quynh
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kn-title=Developing a dataset for the expected anthropogenic mercury release in China in response to the Minamata convention on mercury
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en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University
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en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University
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en-affil=Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
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en-keyword=Anthropogenic activity
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kn-title=Dasatinib-induced massive left chylothorax in a patient with chronic myeloid leukemia
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kn-abstract=Dasatinib, an effective second-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitor, is used to treat breakpoint cluster region-Ableson-positive chronic myeloid leukemia or Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphocytic leukemia. One common adverse event associated with dasatinib use is fluid retention, including pleural effusion. Chylothorax, however, is a rare adverse event. Although the precise mechanism of dasatinib-induced chylothorax is unclear, almost all cases involve right or bilateral chylothorax, and mostly occur within 5 years of dasatinib initiation. Here, we report a rare case of a patient with dasatinib-induced massive left chylothorax 10 years after dasatinib initiation, which improved after dasatinib termination and a switch to bosutinib.
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en-affil=Department of Hematology, Ako Central Hospital
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Hematology, Oncology and Respiratory Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Allergy and Respiratory Medicine, Okayama University Hospita
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en-keyword=Chronic myeloid leukemia
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start-page=716
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kn-title=Circulating oxidized LDL forms complexes with β(2)-glycoprotein I: implication as an atherogenic autoantigen
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kn-abstract=beta(2)-glycoprotein I (beta(2)-GPI) is a major antigen for antiphospholipid antibodies (Abs, aPL) present in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). We recently reported (I. Lipid Res., 42: 697, 200 1; J Lipid Res., 43: 1486, 2002) that beta(2)-GPI specifically binds to Cu2+-oxidized LDL (oxLDL) and that the beta(2)-GPI ligands are omega-carboxylated 7-ketocholesteryl esters. In the present study, we demonstrate that oxLDL forms stable and nondissociable complexes with beta(2)-GPI in serum, and that high serum levels of the complexes are associated with arterial thrombosis in APS. A conjugated ketone function at the 7-position of cholesterol as well as the omega-carboxyl function of the beta(2)-GPI ligands was necessary for beta(2)-GPI binding. The ligand-mediated noncovalent interaction of beta(2)-GPI and oxLDL undergoes a temperature- and time-dependent conversion to much more stable but readily dissociable complexes in vitro at neutral pH. In contrast, stable and nondissociable beta(2)-GPI-oxLDL complexes were frequently detected in sera from patients with APS and/or systemic lupus erythematodes. Both the presence Of beta(2)-GPI-oxLDL complexes and IgG Abs recognizing these complexes were strongly associated with arterial thrombosis. Further, these same Abs correlated with IgG immune complexes containing beta(2)-GPI or LDL.jlr Thus, the beta(2)-GPI-oxLDL complexes acting as an autoantigen are closely associated with autoimmune-mediated atherogenesis.
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en-aut-name=BertolacciniMaria L.
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affil-num=4
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affil-num=5
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Division of Bioscience, Graduate School of Environment Earth Science, Hokkaido University
kn-affil=
affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of Immunochemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=8
en-affil=Department of Cell Chemistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry
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affil-num=9
en-affil=Lupus Research Unit, The Rayne Institute, St. Thomas' Hospital London
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affil-num=10
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affil-num=11
en-affil=Department of Medicine II, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine
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affil-num=12
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affil-num=13
en-affil=Department of Cell Chemistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry
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kn-title=ω-Carboxyl variants of 7-ketocholesteryl esters are ligands for β2-glycoprotein I and mediate antibody-dependent uptake of oxidized LDL by macrophages
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kn-abstract=beta(2)-Glycoprotein I (beta(2)-GPI) is a major antigen for anticardiolipin antibodies (aCL, Abs) present in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome. We recently reported that beta(2)-GPI specifically binds to oxidized LDL (oxLDL) and that the beta(2)-GPI's major ligand, oxLig-1 is 7-ketocholesteryl-9-carboxynonanoate (Kobayashi, K, E. Matsuura, Q. P. Liu, J. Furukawa, K. Kaihara, J. Inagaki, T. Atsumi, N. Sakairi, T. Yasuda, D. R. Welker, and T. Koike. 2001. A specific ligand for beta(2)-glycoprotein I mediates autoantibody-dependent uptake of oxidized low density lipoprotein by macrophages. J Lipid Res. 42: 697-709). In the present study, we demonstrate that omega-carboxylated 7-ketocholesteryl esters are critical for beta(2)-GPI binding. A positive ion mass spectrum of a novel ligand, designated oxLig-2, showed fragmented ions at m/z 383 and 441 in the presence of acetone, which share features of oxLig-1 and 7-ketocholesterol. In the negative ion mode, ions at m/z 627, 625, and 243 were observed. oxLig-2 was most likely 7-ketocholesteryl-12-carboxy (keto) dodecanoate. These ligands were recognized by beta(2)-GPI. Liposome binding to macrophages was significantly increased depending on the ligand's concentration, in the presence of beta(2)-GPI and an anti-beta(2)-GPI Ab. Synthesized variant, 7-ketocholesteryl-13-carboxytxidecanoate (13-COOH-7KC), also showed a significant interaction with beta(2)-GPI and a similar binding profile with macrophages. Methylation of the carboxyl function diminished all of the specific ligand interactions with beta(2)-GPI. Thus, omega-carboxyl variants of 7-ketocholesteryl esters can mediate anti-beta(2)-GPI Ab-dependent uptake of oxLDL by macrophages, and autoimmune atherogenesis linked to beta(2)-GPI interaction with oxLDL.
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en-affil=Division of Bioscience, Graduate School of Environment Earth Science, Hokkaido University
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en-affil=Department of Cell Chemistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry
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en-affil=Division of Bioscience, Graduate School of Environment Earth Science, Hokkaido University
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en-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of Cell Chemistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry
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affil-num=8
en-affil=Department of Medicine II, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine
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en-affil=Program in Cell Biology, Department of Medicine, National Jewish Medical and Research Center
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en-affil=Department of Cell Chemistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry
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en-keyword=antiphospholipid syndrome
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dt-pub=202201
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kn-title=Acute acalculous cholecystitis caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection: A case report and literature review
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kn-abstract=Background: Emerging data indicate that gastrointestinal disorders, in addition to pulmonary dysfunction, are also hallmarks of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Case presentation: A 42-year-old man with maintenance hemodialysis developed high fever and dyspnea. He was positive for SARS-CoV-2 and was diagnosed with pneumonia. After treatment for SARS-CoV-2, his respiratory condition improved. However, he developed right upper quadrant pain with elevated inflammatory markers (white blood cells, 21,160/mu L; c-reactive protein, 163.9 mg/L) on the 13th day. Abdominal computed tomography revealed acute acalculous cholecystitis. Percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage (PTGBD) was performed together with antibiotic therapy, which resulted in improvement of symptoms. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy was performed 36 days after PTGBD.
Conclusion: We report a rare case of acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) following pneumonia caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection. We also conducted a literature search to characterize SARS-CoV-2-related cholecystitis. Infection with SARS-CoV-2 is an important trigger for AAC, and appropriate therapeutic alternatives should be cautiously selected according to individual cases.
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en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Hospital
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en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Hospital
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en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Hospital
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en-keyword=Acute acalculous cholecystitis
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kn-title=Spred2 controls the severity of Concanavalin A-induced liver damage by limiting interferon-gamma production by CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells
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kn-abstract=Introduction: Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) are involved in T cell-mediated liver damage. However, the inhibitory mechanism(s) that controls T cell-mediated liver damage remains unknown. Objectives: We investigated whether Spred2 (Sprouty-related, EVH1 domain-containing protein 2) that negatively regulates ERK-MAPK pathway has a biological impact on T cell-mediated liver damage by using a murine model. Methods: We induced hepatotoxicity in genetically engineered mice by intravenously injecting Concanavalin A (Con A) and analyzed the mechanisms using serum chemistry, histology, ELISA, qRT-PCR, Western blotting and flow cytometry. Results: Spred2-deficient mice (Spred2(-/-)) developed more sever liver damage than wild-type (WT) mice with increased interferon-gamma (IFNy) production. Hepatic ERK phosphorylation was enhanced in Spred2(-/-) mice, and pretreatment of Spred2(-/-) mice with the MAPK/ERK inhibitor U0126 markedly inhibited the liver damage and reduced IFN gamma production. Neutralization of IFNy abolished the damage with decreased hepatic Stat1 activation in Spred2(-/-) mice. IFN gamma was mainly produced from CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells, and their depletion decreased liver damage and IFN gamma production. Transplantation of CD4(+) and/or CD8(+) T cells from Spred2(-/-) mice into RAG1(-/-) mice deficient in both T and B cells caused more severe liver damage than those from WT mice. Hepatic expression of T cell attractants, CXCL9 and CXCL10, was augmented in Spred2(-/-) mice as compared to WT mice. Conversely, liver damage, IFN gamma production and the recruitment of CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells in livers after Con A challenge were lower in Spred2 transgenic mice, and Spred2-overexpressing CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells produced lower levels of IFN gamma than WT cells upon stimulation with Con A in vitro. Conclusion: We demonstrated, for the first time, that Spred2 functions as an endogenous regulator of T cell IFNy production and Spred2-mediated inhibition of ERK-MAPK pathway may be an effective remedy for T cell-dependent liver damage.
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en-affil=Department of Pathology and Experimental Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Pathology and Experimental Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Pathology and Experimental Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Pathology and Experimental Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Pathology and Experimental Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of Pathology and Experimental Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=8
en-affil=Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School
kn-affil=
affil-num=9
en-affil=Department of Pathology and Experimental Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
kn-affil=
en-keyword=Liver damage
kn-keyword=Liver damage
en-keyword=MAPK
kn-keyword=MAPK
en-keyword=Signal transduction and regulation
kn-keyword=Signal transduction and regulation
en-keyword=Gene-modified mice
kn-keyword=Gene-modified mice
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cd-vols=
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start-page=100191
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dt-pub=202108
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kn-title=Gefitinib induction followed by chemoradiotherapy in EGFR-mutant, locally advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: LOGIK0902/OLCSG0905 phase II study
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Background: The role of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) induction coupled with standard concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CRT) is unclear in unresectable, stage III, EGFR-mutant non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Therefore, a phase II trial was conducted to evaluate the efficacy and safety of gefitinib induction followed by CRT in this disease setting.
Patients and methods: Patients with unresectable, EGFR-mutant, stage III NSCLC were administered gefitinib monotherapy (250 mg/day) for 8 weeks. Subsequently, patients without disease progression during induction therapy were administered cisplatin and docetaxel (40 mg/m(2) each) on days 1, 8, 29, and 36 with concurrent radiotherapy at a total dose of 60 Gy. The primary endpoint was the 2-year overall survival (OS) rate, which was hypothesized to reach 85%, with a threshold of the lower limit of 60%.
Results: Twenty patients (median age: 66 years; male/female: 9/11; histology: 20 adenocarcinoma; stage IIIA/IIIB: 9/11; and exon 19/21: 10/10) were enrolled. The 2-year OS rate was 90% (90% confidence interval: 71.4% to 96.8%), indicating that this trial met the primary objective. The overall response rate and 1- and 2-year progression-free survival rates were 85.0%, 58.1%, and 36.9%, respectively. Grade >= 3 adverse events (>10%) included hepatic toxicity during the induction phase and neutropenia and febrile neutropenia in the CRT phase. Radiation pneumonitis grade >= 3 or treatment-related death did not occur.
Conclusions: This is the first prospective study to demonstrate the favorable efficacy and safety of EGFR-TKI induction followed by standard CRT in EGFR-mutant, stage III NSCLC. Further confirmatory studies are needed.
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en-aut-name=SaekiS.
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ORCID=
en-aut-name=YamaguchiM.
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aut-affil-num=3
ORCID=
en-aut-name=HaradaD.
en-aut-sei=Harada
en-aut-mei=D.
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kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=4
ORCID=
en-aut-name=BesshoA.
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aut-affil-num=5
ORCID=
en-aut-name=TanakaK.
en-aut-sei=Tanaka
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en-aut-name=InoueK.
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aut-affil-num=7
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en-aut-name=GembaK.
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aut-affil-num=8
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en-aut-name=ShiojiriM.
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ORCID=
en-aut-name=KatoY.
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en-aut-name=NinomiyaT.
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ORCID=
en-aut-name=KuboT.
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en-aut-name=KishimotoJ.
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aut-affil-num=13
ORCID=
en-aut-name=ShioyamaY.
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en-aut-name=KatsuiK.
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aut-affil-num=15
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en-aut-name=SasakiJ.
en-aut-sei=Sasaki
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en-aut-name=KiuraK.
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en-aut-name=SugioK.
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en-affil=Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kumamoto University Hospital
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Cancer Center
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Respiratory Medicine, Japanese Red Cross Okayama Hospital
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kitakyushu Municipal Medical Center
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affil-num=8
en-affil=Department of Respiratory Medicine, Chugoku Central Hospital
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affil-num=9
en-affil=Department of Respiratory Medicine, Japanese Red Cross Okayama Hospital
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affil-num=10
en-affil=Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=11
en-affil=Department of Respiratory Medicine, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=12
en-affil=Department of Respiratory Medicine, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=13
en-affil=Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Kyushu University Hospital
kn-affil=
affil-num=14
en-affil=Clinical Radiology, Radiology Informatics and Network, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University
kn-affil=
affil-num=15
en-affil=Department of Proton Beam Therapy, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
kn-affil=
affil-num=16
en-affil=Research and Development Center for New Medical Frontiers, Kitasato University School of Medicine
kn-affil=
affil-num=17
en-affil=Department of Respiratory Medicine, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=18
en-affil=Department of Thoracic and Breast Surgery, Oita University
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en-keyword=non-small-cell lung cancer
kn-keyword=non-small-cell lung cancer
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en-keyword=epidermal growth factor receptor
kn-keyword=epidermal growth factor receptor
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en-title=
kn-title=Semi-quantitative arthroscopic scoring system is related to clinical outcomes in patients after medial meniscus posterior root repair
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Background
Different methods are available to assess the healing status of repaired root for medial meniscus posterior root tears (MMPRT) using second-look arthroscopy. However, few studies are comparing them or validating their usefulness. Therefore, it was hypothesized that the semi-quantitative arthroscopic score might correlate more with 1-year clinical outcomes in patients with MMPRT than the qualitative evaluation.
Methods
Data of 61 patients who underwent MMPRT pullout repair and second-look arthroscopy were retrospectively evaluated. The semi-quantitative arthroscopic scoring system was divided into three evaluation criteria: scores from 0 to 10 points include the width of the bridging tissue, stability of the repaired root, and synovial coverage. The qualitative evaluation was classified into 4 status; complete healing, lax healing, scar tissue healing, and failed healing according to the stability and mobility of the repaired root. Multivariate linear regression analyses were used to identify predictors of 1-year postoperative clinical outcomes, including Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome, Lysholm, or International Knee Documentation Committee scores. Spearman's correlation analysis was used to analyze the correlation between second-look arthroscopic score/qualitative evaluation and 1-year postoperative clinical outcomes. In addition, the optimal cutoff point of semi-quantitative arthroscopic score was determined by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. The Mann–Whitney U test was used to compare clinical outcomes between patients with semi-quantitative arthroscopic scores ≥8 and scores <8.
Results
All clinical scores significantly improved at 1 year postoperatively. A good correlation was observed between the semi-quantitative score and clinical scores, but none between qualitative evaluation and clinical scores. The optimal cutoff point of semi-quantitative second-look arthroscopic score was 8 points. Significantly, better clinical outcomes were observed in patients with semi-quantitative scores ≥8 points.
Conclusions
All 1-year postoperative clinical scores were significantly improved. The semi-quantitative arthroscopic scores correlate more with 1-year clinical outcomes in patients with MMPRT than the qualitative evaluation. Level of evidence IV case series study.
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en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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kn-title=The Conditional Volatility Premium on Currency Portfolios
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kn-abstract=Our paper examines conditional risk-return relations in a number of currency investment strategies, while modeling economic states using a large number of underlying risk factors. We identify a time-varying relationship between currency returns and volatility risk for most currency portfolios. In particular, value and momentum portfolios present risk-return relationships which switch sign, depending upon economic states. The positive relationship for the value portfolio is associated with “flight to quality” periods and the mean reversion for nominal exchange rates during financial crises. The positive relationship for the momentum portfolio is linked to the US and global business cycles and investors require positive compensation for risk in recessions.
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en-aut-name=ByrneJoseph P.
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Okayama University
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kn-title=Clarification of degradation mechanism on retinal prosthesis using photoelectric dyes coupled to polyethylene film by mass spectrometry
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kn-abstract=Photoelectric dyes have stimulated retinal neurons by absorbing light and generating an electric potential. Therefore, a photoelectric dye was used to develop a retinal prosthesis to restore vision loss due to retinitis pigmentosa. The retinal prosthesis, referred to as a dye-coupled film, was prepared by chemically coupling the dyes to a polyethylene film surface through amide bonds. However, the coupled dyes decreased during an implantation test in a monkey eye. This study clarifies the degradation mechanism of the dye-coupled film. Since the dyes were selectively coupled to the film surface, it is difficult to detect the eliminated dyes in a solution. Therefore, a model compound that mimicked the chemical structure of the dye-coupled film by converting the carboxylic acid of dye to the amide bond is used. It was found that the elimination of the side chain, including the amide bond, occurred before the degradation of the conjugated structure according to mass spectrometry of the model compound. The degradation mechanism of the dye-coupled film was predicted based on that of the model compound. It was concluded that chemical bonds between the dye and the film surface were preferentially decomposed, leading to the detachment of the dyes from the film surface.
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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en-keyword=Degradation
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kn-title=Environmental flow sustainability in the Lower Limpopo River Basin, Mozambique
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kn-abstract=Study region: This study focuses on the Lower Limpopo River basin (LLRB) in Mozambique, Africa. Study focus: Maintaining environmental flows necessary for ecosystem sustainability represents a significant challenge to water resource management. In this study the sustainability of LLRB was evaluated by comparing hydrologic availability with ecological and anthropogenic needs. Current river ecological status was scored with a habitat integrity index verified through ground-truthing field surveys and aerial imagery data. Local stakeholder interviews were used to further evaluate the habitat index scores. Deficiencies between water availability and ecological-human requirements were assessed with a water scarcity index.
New Hydrological Insights for the Region: Four environmental flow categories defined as "Excellent", "Fair", "Poor", and "Degraded" coincided to approximately 50 %, 39 %, 27 %, and 14 % of the natural mean annual flow, respectively. Stakeholder interview responses indicated annual water shortages currently occur between August and November and coincide with "Poor" and "Degraded" environmental flow conditions. Water supplies appear to meet consumption needs when calculated on an annual basis with the water scarcity index. However, when calculated monthly, there is not enough to meet human water demand between August and October. This deficit period will likely expand from June to November due to projected increases in future water demands. As the greatest water use in the basin is agricultural irrigation, long-term environmental flows sustainability will likely depend upon effective irrigation management.
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en-aut-name=Zefanias NhassengoOsvaldo Silva
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affil-num=2
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Texas A&M AgriLife, Blackland Research & Extension Center
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en-keyword=Ecosystem sustainability
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kn-title=Experimental variable effects on laser heating of inclusions during Raman spectroscopic analysis
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kn-abstract= Raman spectroscopy for fluid, melt, and mineral inclusions provides direct insight into the physicochemical conditions of the environment surrounding the host mineral at the time of trapping. However, the obtained Raman spectral characteristics such as peak position are modified because of local temperature enhancement of the inclusions by the excitation laser, which might engender systematic errors and incorrect conclusions if the effect is not corrected. Despite the potentially non-negligible effects of laser heating, the laser heating coefficient (B) (°C/mW) of inclusions has remained unsolved. For this study, we found B from experiments and heat transport simulation to evaluate how various parameters such as experimental conditions, mineral properties, and inclusion geometry affect B of inclusions. To assess the parameters influencing laser heating, we measured B of a total of 19 CO2-rich fluid inclusions hosted in olivine, orthopyroxene, clinopyroxene, spinel, and quartz. Our results revealed that the measured B of fluid inclusions in spinel is highest (approx. 6 °C/mW) and that of quartz is lowest (approx. 1 × 10−2 °C/mW), consistent with earlier inferences. Our simulation results show that the absorption coefficient of the host mineral is correlated linearly with B. It is the most influential parameter when the absorption coefficient of the host mineral (αh) is larger than that of an inclusion (αinc). Furthermore, although our results indicate that both the inclusion size and depth have little effect on B if αh > αinc, the thickness and radius of the host mineral slightly influence B. These results suggest that the choice of inclusion size and depth to be analyzed in a given sample do not cause any systematic error in the Raman data because of laser heating, but the host radius and thickness, which can be adjusted to some degree at the time of sample preparation, can cause systematic errors between samples.Our results demonstrate that, even with laser power of 10 mW, which is typical for inclusion analysis, the inclusion temperature rises to tens or hundreds of degrees during the analysis, depending especially on the host mineral geometry and optical properties. Therefore, correction of the heating effects will be necessary to obtain reliable data from Raman spectroscopic analysis of inclusions. This paper presents some correction methods for non-negligible effects of laser heating.
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en-aut-name=HagiwaraYuuki
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en-aut-name=YoshidaKenta
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en-aut-name=TorimotoJunji
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en-aut-name=YamamotoJunji
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en-affil=Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Research Institute for Marine Geodynamics, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Institute for Planetary Materials, Okayama University
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Ore Genesis Research Unit, Project Team for Development of New-Generation Research Protocol for Submarine Resources, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)
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affil-num=5
en-affil=The Hokkaido University Museum
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en-keyword=Finite element method
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en-title=
kn-title=Prevention and early management of carotid blowout syndrome for patients receiving head and neck salvage boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT)
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Background/purpose
The incidence rate of oral and pharyngeal cancers in Taiwan has increased gradually over the past few decades. The standard treatment strategy for oral and pharyngeal cancers includes surgery or radiotherapy, with concurrent chemotherapy in certain types of tumors. Unfortunately, in-field recurrence is sometimes inexorable. Furthermore, re-irradiation of the recurrence site may cause severe complications due to the tolerance of normal tissue to radiation therapy. One fatal complication is carotid blowout syndrome (CBS). Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) is a new modality of radiation therapy, which is also mentioned as targeted radiotherapy. It is a feasible treatment that has the potential to spare normal tissue from being damaged by irradiation while simultaneously treating the primary tumor. In this presentation, we will share our experience with BNCT in treating recurrent head and neck cancers, as well as the prevention and management of CBS.
Materials and methods
We evaluated 4 patients with head and neck cancers treated by BNCT in Taiwan. All patients had undergone surgery previously and had received postoperative concurrent chemoradiotherapy.
Results
The 4 patients in this study were diagnosed with head and neck malignancies. The median follow-up period after the first course of BNCT was 15.1 months. After BNCT, 2 patients developed impending CBS, and 1 of them died. The remaining 3 patients survived until the last date of follow-up.
Conclusion
Pre-BNCT carotid artery evaluation through computed tomography angiography and early intervention if necessary is crucial when treating patients with recurrent head and neck cancers by BNCT.
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en-aut-name=LanTien-Li
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en-aut-mei=Tien-Li
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aut-affil-num=1
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en-aut-name=ChangFeng-Chi
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en-aut-mei=Feng-Chi
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en-aut-name=WangChun-Wei
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en-aut-mei=Chun-Wei
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en-aut-name=IgawaKazuyo
en-aut-sei=Igawa
en-aut-mei=Kazuyo
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aut-affil-num=4
ORCID=
en-aut-name=WuSzu-Hsien
en-aut-sei=Wu
en-aut-mei=Szu-Hsien
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kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=5
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en-aut-name=LoWen-Liang
en-aut-sei=Lo
en-aut-mei=Wen-Liang
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aut-affil-num=6
ORCID=
en-aut-name=ChenYi-Wei
en-aut-sei=Chen
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aut-affil-num=7
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en-affil=Division of Radiotherapy, Department of Oncology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Department of Radiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Division of Radiotherapy, Department of Oncology, Taiwan University Hospital
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Neutron Therapy Research Center, Okayama University
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Stomatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Division of Radiotherapy, Department of Oncology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital
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en-keyword=Boron neutron capture therapy
kn-keyword=Boron neutron capture therapy
en-keyword=Carotid blowout syndrome
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dt-pub=20210121
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en-title=
kn-title=Profile of down syndrome–associated malignancies: Epidemiology, clinical features and therapeutic aspects
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en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Down syndrome (DS) is a congenital chromosomal abnormality caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome 21 (+21). DS is frequently complicated by congenital heart or digestive tract diseases at birth. DS patients are prone to infections and have mental retardation, with dementia such as Alzheimer's disease showing in later life. Furthermore, malignancies with specific characteristics are also highly reported in DS patients compared with non-DS patients. Therefore, DS is believed to be a cancer predisposition syndrome due to the chromosomal instability. Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and especially acute megakaryoblastic leukemia (AMKL) by French-American-British (FAB) classification are the most frequent hematological malignancies in DS patients, occurring at a rate that is 500 times higher than that in non-DS patients. Interestingly, transient abnormal myelopoiesis (TAM) is observed in approximately 10% of DS neonates with GATA1 mutations, and most TAM patients are asymptomatic and show spontaneous regression; however, about 10%–20% of TAM cases are fatal because of complications such as fetal effusion, liver fibrosis, and other complications.Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is also associated with DS, occurring at a rate that is 20 times higher than that in non-DS patients. Furthermore, the prognosis of DS-ALL patients is poorer than that of non-DS-ALL patients. A recent genetic analysis revealed that more than half of DS-ALL cases have a mutation in the CRLF2–JAK pathway, indicating that JAK inhibitors might have a limited effect for DS-ALL patients.Notably, solid tumors such as neuroblastoma, Wilms tumor, and brain tumor, which are frequently observed in non-DS children, are rarely reported in DS children. The reason remains unknown, but it may be because of the triplication of the Down syndrome critical region 1 (DSCR1) gene on chromosome 21. In adult patients with DS, the expected age-adjusted incidence rates of solid tumors are low compared with age-matched euploid cohorts for most cancers except for testicular cancer. Although the average life expectancy of patients with DS will increase with advances in healthcare, the detailed health problems including cancer rates in older DS patients remain unknown. Therefore, these issues will be needed to be addressed in future studies.
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en-aut-name=ShimadaAkira
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en-aut-mei=Akira
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aut-affil-num=1
ORCID=
affil-num=1
en-affil=Department of Pediatric Hematology, Okayama University Hospital
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en-keyword=Down syndrome
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en-keyword=Acute myeloid leukemia
kn-keyword=Acute myeloid leukemia
en-keyword=Acute megakaryoblastic leukemia
kn-keyword=Acute megakaryoblastic leukemia
en-keyword=Transient abnormal myelopoiesis
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en-keyword=Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
kn-keyword=Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
en-keyword=Solid tumor
kn-keyword=Solid tumor
en-keyword=Cancer predisposition syndrome
kn-keyword=Cancer predisposition syndrome
en-keyword=GATA1
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en-keyword=Down syndrome critical region 1
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start-page=380
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dt-pub-year=2021
dt-pub=20210131
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en-title=
kn-title=A comparison of colorimetric and visual methods for the assessment of masticatory performance with color-changeable chewing gum in older persons
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Background/purpose
Color-changeable chewing gum is used for the evaluation of masticatory performance. However, it is currently unclear whether colorimetric and visual assessment methods yield consistent results. This study aimed to clarify the consistency between colorimetric and visual methods used for the evaluation of color changes in color-changeable chewing gum.
Materials and methods
The sample comprised 644 older persons (mean age, 75.4 ± 6.4 years). The chewing gum was masticated 60 times at the participant's own chewing rate and then expectorated. The color of the chewing gum was evaluated with the ΔE values and a∗ values, measured using a colorimeter, and the 10 Color Shades (10CSh) and 5 Color Scales (5CSc), using visual evaluation. Spearman's correlation analysis was performed to examine the correlation between the results obtained by the four methods. The significance level was set at α = 0.05.
Results
The ΔE values, a∗ values, 10CSh scores, and 5CSc scores were all significantly correlated. The highest correlation coefficient (0.979) was between the ΔE values and a∗ values. The lowest correlation coefficient (0.847) was between the a∗ values and 5CSc scores. Decreased masticatory performance was observed with increased age.
Conclusion
Significant correlations were found for all four methods used in the assessment of masticatory performance with color-changeable chewing gum. While visually based assessments are valid, colorimetric methods are more sensitive to smaller changes in masticatory performance.
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en-aut-name=KugimiyaYoshihiro
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aut-affil-num=1
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en-aut-name=WatanabeYutaka
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aut-affil-num=2
ORCID=
en-aut-name=ShirobeMaki
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en-aut-mei=Maki
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kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=3
ORCID=
en-aut-name=MotohashiYoshiko
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en-aut-mei=Yoshiko
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=4
ORCID=
en-aut-name=MotokawaKeiko
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aut-affil-num=5
ORCID=
en-aut-name=EdahiroAyako
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aut-affil-num=6
ORCID=
en-aut-name=OharaYuki
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aut-affil-num=7
ORCID=
en-aut-name=RyuMasahiro
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en-aut-mei=Masahiro
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aut-affil-num=8
ORCID=
en-aut-name=IgarashiKentaro
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aut-affil-num=9
ORCID=
en-aut-name=HoshinoDaichi
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aut-affil-num=10
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en-aut-name=NakajimaJunko
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aut-affil-num=11
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en-aut-name=UedaTakayuki
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aut-affil-num=12
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en-aut-name=TaniguchiYu
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aut-affil-num=13
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en-aut-name=OgawaToru
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aut-affil-num=14
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en-aut-name=MaekawaKenji
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aut-affil-num=15
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en-aut-name=TamakiKatsushi
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en-aut-name=KubokiTakuo
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aut-affil-num=17
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en-aut-name=KitamuraAkihiko
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en-affil=Department of Removable Prosthodontics and Gerodontology, Tokyo Dental College
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affil-num=2
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affil-num=3
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affil-num=4
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Research Team for Promoting Independence and Mental Health, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology
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en-affil=Research Team for Promoting Independence and Mental Health, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Research Team for Promoting Independence and Mental Health, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology
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affil-num=8
en-affil=Department of Removable Prosthodontics and Gerodontology, Tokyo Dental College
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affil-num=9
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affil-num=10
en-affil=Special Needs Dentistry, Division of Community Based Comprehensive Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Showa University
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affil-num=11
en-affil=Department of Oral Medicine and Hospital Dentistry, Tokyo Dental College
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affil-num=12
en-affil=Department of Removable Prosthodontics and Gerodontology, Tokyo Dental College
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affil-num=13
en-affil=Center for Health and Environmental Risk Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies
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affil-num=14
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affil-num=15
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affil-num=16
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affil-num=17
en-affil=Department of Oral Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=18
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affil-num=19
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affil-num=20
en-affil=Research Team for Promoting Independence and Mental Health, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology
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en-keyword=Aged
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en-keyword=Chewing gum
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en-keyword=Colorimetry
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en-keyword=Color
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en-keyword=Mastication
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kn-title=Japanese Lung Cancer Society Guidelines for Stage IV NSCLC With EGFR Mutations
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kn-abstract=Patients with NSCLC in East Asia, including Japan, frequently contain EGFR mutations. In 2018, we published the latest full clinical practice guidelines on the basis of those provided by the Japanese Lung Cancer Society Guidelines Committee. The purpose of this study was to update those recommendations, especially for the treatment of metastatic or recurrent EGFR-mutated NSCLC. We conducted a literature search of systematic reviews of randomized controlled and nonrandomized trials published between 2018 and 2019 that multiple physicians had reviewed independently. On the basis of those studies and the advice from the Japanese Society of Lung Cancer Expert Panel, we developed updated guidelines according to the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation system. We also evaluated the benefits of overall and progression-free survival, end points, toxicities, and patients’ reported outcomes. For patients with NSCLC harboring EGFR-activating mutations, the use of EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR TKIs), especially osimertinib, had the best recommendation as to first-line treatment. We also recommended the combination of EGFR TKI with other agents (platinum-based chemotherapy or antiangiogenic agents); however, it can lead to toxicity. In the presence of EGFR uncommon mutations, except for an exon 20 insertion, we also recommended the EGFR TKI treatment. However, we could not provide recommendations for the treatment of EGFR mutations with immune checkpoint inhibitors, including monotherapy, and its combination with cytotoxic chemotherapy, because of the limited evidence present in the literature. The 2020 Japanese Lung Cancer Society Guidelines can help community-based physicians to determine the most appropriate treatments and adequately provide medical care to their patients.
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en-aut-name=TeraokaShunsuke
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en-aut-name=NakamuraYukiko
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aut-affil-num=11
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en-aut-name=KozukiToshiyuki
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aut-affil-num=12
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en-aut-name=SakamotoTomohiro
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aut-affil-num=13
ORCID=
en-aut-name=TanakaKentaro
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en-affil=Department of Hematology, Oncology, and Respiratory Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-affil=Internal Medicine III, Wakayama Medical University
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en-affil=Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East
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affil-num=24
en-affil=Department of Medical Oncology, Osaka City General Hospital
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en-affil=Department of Biomedical Statistics and Bioinformatics, Graduate School of Medicine Kyoto University
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en-affil=Division of Applied Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hoshi University
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en-affil=Department of Nursing and The Division of Stem Cell Transplantation, Shizuoka Cancer Center
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affil-num=32
en-affil=Department of Nursing, Okayama University Hospital
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en-affil=Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Hospital Organization Hokkaido Cancer Center
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en-affil=Department of Thoracic Oncology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital
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en-affil=Center for Clinical Oncology, Okayama University Hospital
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en-affil=Department of Medical Oncology, Chiba University Hospital
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en-keyword=Non–small cell lung cancer
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start-page=376
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kn-title=Swarming and mating behavior in Ephemera orientalis Mclachlan, 1875 (Ephemeroptera: Ephemeridae) with morphological analyses
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kn-abstract=Swarming and mating behaviors of a mayfly species, Ephemera orientalis Mclachlan, 1875 were observed in 2015, 2016, and 2018 at a river bank of the Asahi River, Japan. Males started to make swarms between late April and middle May in 2016 and 2018. The numbers of mated pairs in a swarm correlated with the numbers of flying males in a swarm in 2016 and 2018. Swarms were formed during a limited period at dusk most probably because that interval is free from natural enemies. Males competed with each other to copulate with females in swarms. We clarified the function of the forelegs of males, which are significantly longer than those of females. Males used their forelegs to hold up a female from below. Besides forelegs, males have longer tails than females. We will discuss why sexual differences are found in these traits. Our results represent the first observation of swarm mating behavior in E. orientalis.
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en-aut-name=MiyatakeTakahisa
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en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University
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en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=3
en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=4
en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University
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en-keyword=Aquatic insect
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en-keyword=Emergence
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start-page=17
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dt-pub-year=2021
dt-pub=20210207
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kn-title=Efficacy of shear wave elastography for evaluating right ventricular myocardial fibrosis in monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension rats
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kn-abstract=Background: Right ventricular (RV) function is important for outcomes in pulmonary hypertension. Evaluation of RV myocardial characteristics is useful to assess the disease severity. Shear wave elastography (SWE) provides information of shear wave (SW) elasticity, which is related to tissue hardness, and SW dispersion slope, which reflects tissue viscosity. This study aimed to test the hypothesis that SW elasticity is increased and SW dispersion slope is decreased in the right ventricle of monocrotaline (MCT)-induced pulmonary hypertension rats.
Methods: Rats were divided into MCT-induced pulmonary hypertension group (n = 10) and control group (n = 10). SW elasticity and SW dispersion slope were measured on excised hearts. Myocardial fibrosis was evaluated histologically.
Results: RV hypertrophy was observed in the MCT group. SW elasticity of right ventricle was higher in the MCT group than in the control group (3.5 ± 0.9 kPa vs. 2.5 ± 0.4 kPa, p < 0.01). SW dispersion slope of right ventricle was lower in the MCT group than in the control group (5.3 ± 1.7 m/s/kHz vs. 7.7 ± 1.5 m/s/kHz, p < 0.01). The fibrosis area of right ventricle was increased in MCT group compared with control group (18 ± 5% vs. 8 ± 3%, p < 0.01), and was positively related to SW elasticity and negatively related to SW dispersion slope.
Conclusions: Higher SW elasticity and lower SW dispersion slope were observed in the fibrotic myocardium of right ventricle in MCT-induced pulmonary hypertension rats. SWE may have the potential to evaluate RV function by assessing myocardial characteristics.
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aut-affil-num=8
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en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=2
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=8
en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=9
en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=10
en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=11
en-affil= Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-keyword=Dispersion
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en-keyword=Elasticity
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cd-journal=joma
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start-page=100330
end-page=
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dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2021
dt-pub=20210228
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kn-title=The HMGB1/RAGE axis induces bone pain associated with colonization of 4T1 mouse breast cancer in bone
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kn-abstract=Bone pain is a common complication of breast cancer (BC) bone metastasis and is a major cause of increased morbidity and mortality. Although the mechanism of BC-associated bone pain (BCABP) remains poorly understood, involvement of BC products in the pathophysiology of BCABP has been proposed. Aggressive cancers secrete damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) that bind to specific DAMP receptors and modulate cancer microenvironment. A prototypic DAMP, high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1), which acts as a ligand for the receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) and toll-like receptors (TLRs), is increased in its expression in BC patients with poor outcomes. Here we show that 4T1 mouse BC cells colonizing bone up-regulate the expression of molecular pain markers, phosphorylated ERK1/2 (pERK) and pCREB, in the dorsal root ganglia (DRGs) innervating bone and induced BCABP as evaluated by hind-paw mechanical hypersensitivity. Importantly, silencing HMGB1 in 4T1 BC cells by shRNA reduced pERK and pCREB and BCABP with decreased HMGB1 levels in bone. Further, administration of a neutralizing antibody to HMGB1 or an antagonist for RAGE, FPS-ZM1, ameliorated pERK, pCREB and BCABP, while a TLR4 antagonist, TAK242, showed no effects. Consistent with these in vivo results, co-cultures of F11 sensory neuron-like cells with 4T1 BC cells in microfluidic culture platforms increased neurite outgrowth of F11 cells, which was blocked by HMGB1 antibody. Our results show that HMGB1 secreted by BC cells induces BCABP via binding to RAGE of sensory neurons and suggest that the HMGB1/RAGE axis may be a potential novel therapeutic target for BCABP.
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aut-affil-num=1
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aut-affil-num=4
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en-aut-mei=Yuki
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aut-affil-num=5
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en-aut-name=IbaragiSoichiro
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en-aut-name=SasakiAkira
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en-aut-mei=Akira
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aut-affil-num=7
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en-aut-name=RoodmanG. David
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aut-affil-num=8
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en-aut-name=WhiteFletcher A.
en-aut-sei=White
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aut-affil-num=9
ORCID=
en-aut-name=YonedaToshiyuki
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aut-affil-num=10
ORCID=
affil-num=1
en-affil=Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Biopathology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Department of Biomaterials and Bioengineerings, University of Tokushima Graduate School of Dentistry
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affil-num=3
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kn-affil=
affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Biopathology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Biopathology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science
kn-affil=
affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Biopathology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science
kn-affil=
affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Biopathology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science
kn-affil=
affil-num=8
en-affil=Department of Medicine, Hematology Oncology, Indiana University School of Medicine
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affil-num=9
en-affil=Department of Anesthesia, Paul and Carole Stark Neurosciences Research Institute
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affil-num=10
en-affil=Department of Cellular and Molecular Biochemistry, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry
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en-keyword=Breast cancer
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en-keyword=Bone pain
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en-keyword=Sensory neurons
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en-keyword=RAGE
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kn-title=Learning curves of minimally invasive donor nephrectomy in a high-volume center: A cohort study of 1895 consecutive living donors
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kn-abstract=Background
Few studies have investigated the learning curves of minimally invasive donor nephrectomy (MIDN) using the cumulative sum (CUSUM) analysis. In addition, no study has compared the learning curves of the different surgical MIDN techniques in one cohort study using the CUSUM analysis. This study aims to evaluate and compare learning curves for several MIDN using the CUSUM analysis.
Methods
A retrospective review of consecutive donors, who underwent MIDN between 1997 and 2019, was conducted. Three laparoscopic-assisted techniques were applied in our institution and included for analysis: laparoscopic (LDN), hand-assisted retroperitoneoscopic (HARP), and robot-assisted laparoscopic (RADN) donor nephrectomy. The outcomes were compared based on surgeon volume to develop learning curves for the operative time per surgeon.
Results
Out of 1895 MIDN, 1365 (72.0%) were LDN, 427 (22.5%) were HARP, and 103 (5.4%) were RADN. The median operative time and median blood loss were 179 (IQR, 139–230) minutes and 100 (IQR, 40–200) mL, respectively. The incidence of major complication was 1.2% with no mortality, and the median hospital stay was three (IQR, 3–4) days. The CUSUM analysis resulted in learning curves, defined by decreased operative time, of 23 cases in LDN, 45 cases in HARP, and 26 cases in RADN.
Conclusions
Our study shows different learning curves in three MIDN techniques with equal post-operative complications. The LDN and RADN learning curves are shorter than that of the hand-assisted donor nephrectomy. Our observations can be helpful for informing the development of teaching requirements for fellows to be trained in MIDN.
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kn-title=Thermocapillary effects in two-phase medium and applications to metal-silicate separation
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kn-abstract= The separation of a liquid phase from a solid but deformable matrix made of mineral grains is controlled at small scale by surface tension. The role of interfacial surface tension is twofold as it explains how a small volume of liquid phase can infiltrate the grain boundaries, be distributed and absorbed in the matrix, but after complete wetting of the grains, surface tension favors the self-separation of the liquid and solid phases. Another consequence of surface tension is the existence of Marangoni forces, which are related to the gradients of surface tension that are are usually due to temperature variations. In this paper, using a continuous multi-phase formalism we clarify the role of these different effects and quantify their importances at the scale of laboratory experiments and in planets. We show that Marangoni forces can control the liquid metal-solid silicate phase separation in laboratory experiments. The Marangoni force might help to maintain the presence of metal at the surface of asteroids and planetesimals that have undergone significant melting.
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kn-title=A case of a middle-aged patient with a ventricular septal defect complicated by severe pulmonary hypertension-stepwise surgical repair with pulmonary vasodilators-
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kn-abstract=We report a case of ventricular septal defect (VSD) in which we attempted to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) with the goal of VSD closure in an adult with suspected Eisenmenger syndrome in childhood. Four years previously (age 41 years), she was referred to our department due to repeated hemoptysis requiring further treatment of PAH. We started combination therapy with several pulmonary vasodilators. Two years later, her pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) was improved but still not at the level where VSD closure was possible. To control the increased PA flow resulting from intensive PAH treatment and to reduce the risk of hemoptysis, we performed pulmonary artery banding (PAB). As the risk of hemoptysis decreased, a prostacyclin analog was introduced, and the dose was increased. More than 1 year after PAB, active vasoactivity testing became positive, suggesting that the pulmonary vascular lesion was now “reversible”. We performed VSD closure and atrial septal defect creation even though her PVR was still high. After the operation, her exercise capacity was remarkably improved. We suggest that stepwise surgical repair with pulmonary vasodilators is an important treatment option for select patients with VSD with severe PAH.Learning objectiveAdvances in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) treatment have led to the use of a “treat-and-repair” strategy to close the intracardiac shunt after PAH treatment in select patients with adult congenital heart disease. In our case, ventricular septal defect (VSD) closure was achieved with stepwise surgical repair and a combination of pulmonary vasodilators, even though long-standing severe PAH with persistent hemoptysis remained. Even after a long period of exposure to high blood flow, this strategy may reduce pulmonary vascular resistance and permit eventual closure of the VSD.
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en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine
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en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine
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en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine
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en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine
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en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine
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en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital
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en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital
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affil-num=10
en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine
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en-keyword=Pulmonary arterial hypertension
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kn-title=Intravesical Therapy in Patients with Intermediate-risk Non–muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis of Disease Recurrence
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kn-abstract=Context
Patients with intermediate-risk non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) may pose a clinical dilemma without an agreed evidence-based decision tree for personalized treatment.
Objective
To perform a systematic review and network meta-analysis (NMA) to summarize available evidence on the oncologic outcomes of intravesical therapy in patients with intermediate-risk NMIBC.
Evidence acquisition
The MEDLINE, EMBASE, and ClinicalTrials.gov databases were searched in October 2020 according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses statement. Studies were deemed eligible if they reported on oncologic outcomes in patients with intermediate-risk NMIBC treated with transurethral resection of bladder tumor with and without intravesical chemotherapy or bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) immunotherapy.
Evidence synthesis
Twelve studies were included in a qualitative synthesis (systematic review); three were deemed eligible for a quantitative synthesis (NMA). An NMA of five different regimens was conducted for the association of treatment with the 5-yr recurrence risk. Chemotherapy with maintenance was associated with a lower likelihood of 5-yr recurrence than chemotherapy without maintenance (odds ratio [OR] 0.51, 95% credible interval [CI] 0.26–1.03). Immunotherapy, regardless of whether a full- or reduced-dose regimen, was not associated with a significantly lower likelihood of 5-yr recurrence when compared with chemotherapy without maintenance (OR 0.90, 95% CI 0.39–2.11 vs OR 0.93, 95% CI 0.40–2.19). Analysis of the treatment ranking revealed that chemotherapy with maintenance had the lowest 5-yr recurrence risk (P score 0.9666).
Conclusions
Our analysis indicates that chemotherapy with a maintenance regimen confers a superior oncologic benefit in terms of 5-yr recurrence risk compared to chemotherapy without maintenance in patients with intermediate-risk NMIBC. Regardless of the dose regimen, immunotherapy with BCG does not appear to be superior to chemotherapy in patients with intermediate-risk NMIBC in term of disease recurrence. However, owing to the lack of comparative studies, there is an unmet need for well-designed, large-scale trials to validate our findings and generate robust evidence on disease recurrence and progression.
Patient summary
A maintenance schedule of chemotherapy reduces the rate of long-term recurrence of bladder cancer that has not invaded the bladder muscle. Chemotherapy inserted directly into the bladder and immunotherapy without maintenance schedules seem to have limited benefit in preventing cancer recurrence.
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en-affil=Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna
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en-affil=Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna
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kn-title=New metal complexes derived from diacetylmonoxime-n(4)antipyrinylthiosemicarbazone: Synthesis, characterization and evaluation of antitumor activity against Ehrlich solid tumors induced in mice
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kn-abstract= The present study aimed to synthesize new metal complexes of diacetylmonoxime-N(4)antipyrinylthiosemicarbazone ligand and evaluate their antitumor activity. New complexes with ferric, cobalt, nickel and copper ions were prepared. Elemental, 1H Nuclear magnetic resonance, Mass spectroscopy, Electron paramagnetic resonance, Fourier Transform InfraredSpectroscopy, Ultraviolet–visible and thermal gravimetricanalysis were used to characterize the obtained complexes 1–11. An in vivo tumor model was established to investigate the effect of the naked ligand and its metal complexes 2, 5 and 8. Ehrlich ascites carcinoma solid tumor was induced in mice through subcutaneous inoculation of Ehrlich ascites carcinoma cells. The volumes of the formed solid tumors, the alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase, albumin concentration in the serum, as well as the levels of Ki67 and p53 proteins in tumor and liver tissues were detected. All the tested complexes, especially complex 5, possessed proliferative inhibition manifested as the reduction of the tumor volume, Alanine aminotransferase & Aspartate aminotransferase activity, and the level of the Ki67 protein. Additionally, they restored the albumin concentration to normal levels as well increased the level of pro-apoptotic p53 protein. In conclusion, the antitumor activity of the newly synthesized metal complexes against Ehrlich ascites carcinoma solid tumors was proved to be mediated by the inhibition of Ki67 and induction of p53 proteins.
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en-affil=Division of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Menoufia University
kn-affil=
affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Qassim University
kn-affil=
affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Menoufia University
kn-affil=
affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University
kn-affil=
affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Menoufia University
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en-keyword=Metal complexes
kn-keyword=Metal complexes
en-keyword=Thiosemicarbazone
kn-keyword=Thiosemicarbazone
en-keyword=Antitumor
kn-keyword=Antitumor
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kn-keyword=Ehrlich tumor
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kn-keyword=Ki67
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cd-journal=joma
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cd-vols=
no-issue=3
article-no=
start-page=656
end-page=660
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dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2021
dt-pub=20210331
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kn-subject=
en-title=
kn-title=Dysostosis in mucopolysaccharidosis type 2: A case of longitudinal follow up and literature review
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract= Mucopolysaccharidosis type 2 is a congenital lysosomal disease characterized by iduronate-2-sulfatase deficiency, which leads to excessive accumulation of glycosaminoglycans in tissue. Dysostosis, which primarily involves decreased bone mineralization with morphological changes in the bone, is a major skeletal condition in mucopolysaccharidosis, but its pathophysiology is not well known. Here, we report a case of mucopolysaccharidosis type 2 diagnosed at the age of 2 years with longitudinal follow-up data for more than 15 years. Although the patient underwent bone marrow transplantation, the developmental quotient did not improve, and cranial hyperostosis progressed prominently with a faintly dilated perivascular space. Other dysostoses and contraction of the joints were observed but did not improve either.
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en-aut-name=SasakiTomoaki
en-aut-sei=Sasaki
en-aut-mei=Tomoaki
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kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=1
ORCID=
en-aut-name=OgataMiki
en-aut-sei=Ogata
en-aut-mei=Miki
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kn-aut-mei=
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ORCID=
en-aut-name=KajihamaAya
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kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=3
ORCID=
en-aut-name=NakauKouichi
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en-aut-mei=Kouichi
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kn-aut-sei=
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aut-affil-num=4
ORCID=
en-aut-name=OkizakiAtsutaka
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en-aut-mei=Atsutaka
kn-aut-name=
kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=5
ORCID=
affil-num=1
en-affil=Department of Radiological Technology, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=2
en-affil=Department of Radiology, Asahikawa Medical University
kn-affil=
affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Pediatrics, Asahikawa Medical University
kn-affil=
affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Pediatrics, Asahikawa Medical University
kn-affil=
affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Radiology, Asahikawa Medical University
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en-keyword=Mucopolysaccharidosis type 2
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en-keyword=Dysostosis
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no-vol=5
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article-no=
start-page=100047
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dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2021
dt-pub=20210331
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en-subject=
kn-subject=
en-title=
kn-title=The usefulness and safety of the simultaneous parallel anterior and posterior combined lumbar spine surgery using intraoperative 3D fluoroscopy-based navigation (SPAPS)
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Background
The combined anterior-posterior surgery in the lateral decubitus position generally needs the intraoperative repositioning. However, prolonged surgical time and increased medical costs due to intraoperative repositioning have been problematic. In recent years, there have been reports of combined anterior-posterior procedure with a single position performing anterior and posterior fixation consecutively where the patient remains in the lateral decubitus position (single surgeon method-SS method). We had further advanced this method, and have adopted the Simultaneous Parallel Anterior and Posterior combined lumbar spine Surgery using intraoperative 3D fluoroscopy-based navigation (SPAPS method), where anterior and posterior procedure are performed independently by two spine surgeons.
Methods
66 cases that underwent SPAPS method (n=37) and SS method (n=29) from 2015 to 2019 at single institution were concluded in this study. The pre- and post-operative changes in the following were compared retrospectively between the two groups: surgical factors and clinical evaluations including JOA back pain evaluation questionnaire (JOABPEQ), visual analogue scale (VAS) on lower back pain, buttock/lower limb pain, and buttock/lower limb numbness, and Roland-Morris disability questionnaire (RDQ).
Results
The SPAPS method was able to significantly reduce the surgical time (p=0.0025) compared to the SS method, and allowed a reduction of approximately 24.4 minutes per segment. The estimated blood loss were similar in both groups, and with regards to post-operative outcomes, both groups improved equally well. The rates of screw deviation and fusion were also similar.
Conclusions
In the case of performing the combined anterior-posterior surgery under a single position, the anterior and posterior procedure can be performed independently and simultaneously by two spine surgeons by utilizing the 3D fluoroscopy-based navigation. The surgical time can be significantly reduced by approximately 24.4 minutes per segment comparing to the SS method.
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kn-copyright=
en-aut-name=IkumaHisanori
en-aut-sei=Ikuma
en-aut-mei=Hisanori
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aut-affil-num=1
ORCID=
en-aut-name=HiroseTomohiko
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en-aut-mei=Tomohiko
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kn-aut-sei=
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aut-affil-num=2
ORCID=
en-aut-name=TakaoShinichiro
en-aut-sei=Takao
en-aut-mei=Shinichiro
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aut-affil-num=3
ORCID=
en-aut-name=OtsukaKazutoshi
en-aut-sei=Otsuka
en-aut-mei=Kazutoshi
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aut-affil-num=4
ORCID=
en-aut-name=KawasakiKeisuke
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aut-affil-num=5
ORCID=
affil-num=1
en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital,
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital,
kn-affil=
affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Science
kn-affil=
affil-num=4
en-affil=Otsuka Orthopaedic Surgery Clinic
kn-affil=
affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital,
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en-keyword=Single position surgery
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en-keyword=Lateral decubitus position
kn-keyword=Lateral decubitus position
en-keyword=Spine surgery
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en-keyword=Navigation system
kn-keyword=Navigation system
en-keyword=Parallel
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en-keyword=Independent
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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=39
cd-vols=
no-issue=3
article-no=
start-page=180
end-page=190
dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2021
dt-pub=20210331
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en-title=
kn-title=Catalog of prognostic tissue-based biomarkers in patients treated with neoadjuvant systemic therapy for urothelial carcinoma of the bladder: a systematic review
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=PURPOSE
The present systematic review aimed to identify prognostic values of tissue-based biomarkers in patients treated with neoadjuvant systemic therapy (NAST), including chemotherapy (NAC) and checkpoint inhibitors (NAI) for urothelial carcinoma of the bladder (UCB).
MATERIAL AND METHODS
The PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus databases were searched in August 2020 according to the PRISMA statement. Studies were deemed eligible if they compared oncologic or pathologic outcomes in patients treated with NAST for UCB with and without detected pretreatment tissue-based biomarkers.
RESULTS
Overall, 44 studies met our eligibility criteria. Twenty-three studies used immunohistochemistry (IHC), 19 – gene expression analysis, three - quantitative polymerase chain reaction (QT PCR), and two – next-generation sequencing (NGS). According to the currently available literature, predictive IHC-assessed biomarkers, such as receptor tyrosine kinases and DNA repair pathway alterations, do not seem to convincingly improve our prediction of pathologic response and oncologic outcomes after NAC. Luminal and basal tumor subtypes based on gene expression analysis showed better NAC response, while claudin-low and luminal-infiltrated tumor subtypes did not. In terms of NAI, PD-L1 seems to maintain value as a predictive biomarker, while the utility of both tumor mutational burden and molecular subtypes remains controversial. Specific genomic alterations in DNA repair genes have been shown to provide significant predictive value in patient treated with NAC. QT PCR quantification of specific genes selected through microarray analysis seems to classify cases regarding their NAC response.
CONCLUSION
We believe that the present systematic review may offer a robust framework that will enable the testing and validation of predictive biomarkers in future prospective clinical trials. NGS has expanded the discovery of molecular markers that are reflective of the mechanisms of the NAST response.
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en-aut-name=LaukhtinaEkaterina
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aut-affil-num=1
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en-aut-name=PradereBenjamin
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en-aut-mei=Benjamin
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en-aut-name=MoriKeiichiro
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aut-affil-num=3
ORCID=
en-aut-name=SchuettfortVictor M.
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en-aut-mei=Victor M.
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aut-affil-num=4
ORCID=
en-aut-name=QuhalFahad
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en-aut-name=MostafaeiHadi
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en-aut-name=Sari MotlanghReza
en-aut-sei=Sari Motlangh
en-aut-mei=Reza
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aut-affil-num=7
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en-aut-name=KatayamaSatoshi
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aut-affil-num=8
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en-aut-name=GrossmannNico C.
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en-aut-mei=Nico C.
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aut-affil-num=9
ORCID=
en-aut-name=MoschiniMarco
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aut-affil-num=11
ORCID=
en-aut-name=ShariatShahrokh F.
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ORCID=
affil-num=1
en-affil=Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna
kn-affil=
affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna
kn-affil=
affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna
kn-affil=
affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna
kn-affil=
affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna
kn-affil=
affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna
kn-affil=
affil-num=8
en-affil=Department of Urology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
kn-affil=
affil-num=9
en-affil=Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna
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affil-num=10
en-affil=Department of Urology, Luzerner Kantonsspital
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affil-num=11
en-affil=Institute for Urology and Reproductive Health, Sechenov University,
kn-affil=
affil-num=12
en-affil=Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna
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en-keyword=Biomarkers
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en-keyword=UCB
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en-keyword=bladder cancer
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en-keyword=Neoadjuvant systemic therapy
kn-keyword=Neoadjuvant systemic therapy
en-keyword=NAC
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en-keyword=systematic review
kn-keyword=systematic review
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dt-pub-year=2021
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en-title=
kn-title=Low-Angle Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO): High-Risk PFO Morphology Associated with Paradoxical Embolism
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
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en-copyright=
kn-copyright=
en-aut-name=NakayamaRie
en-aut-sei=Nakayama
en-aut-mei=Rie
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kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=1
ORCID=
en-aut-name=TakayaYoichi
en-aut-sei=Takaya
en-aut-mei=Yoichi
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aut-affil-num=2
ORCID=
en-aut-name=AkagiTeiji
en-aut-sei=Akagi
en-aut-mei=Teiji
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ORCID=
en-aut-name=MikiTakashi
en-aut-sei=Miki
en-aut-mei=Takashi
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en-aut-name=NakagawaKoji
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en-aut-name=TohNorihisa
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en-aut-mei=Norihisa
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en-aut-name=ItoHiroshi
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aut-affil-num=7
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affil-num=1
en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
kn-affil=
affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
kn-affil=
affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
kn-affil=
affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
kn-affil=
affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
kn-affil=
affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-keyword=Patent foramen ovale
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en-keyword=Low-angle PFO
kn-keyword=Low-angle PFO
en-keyword=High-risk PFO
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dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2021
dt-pub=20210403
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en-article=
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en-title=
kn-title=Cooperation between NRF2-mediated transcription and MDIG-dependent epigenetic modifications in arsenic-induced carcinogenesis and cancer stem cells
en-subtitle=
kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract= Environmental exposure to arsenic, a well-established carcinogen linked to a number of human cancers, is a public health concern in many areas of the world. Despite extensive studies on the molecular mechanisms of arsenic-induced carcinogenesis, how initial cellular responses, such as activation of stress kinases and the generation of reactive oxygen species, converge to affect the transcriptional and/or epigenetic reprogramming required for the malignant transformation of normal cells or normal stem cells remains to be elucidated. In this review, we discuss some recent discoveries showing how the transcription factor NRF2 and an epigenetic regulator, MDIG, contribute to the arsenic-induced generation of cancer stem-like cells (CSCs) as determined by applying CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing and chromosome immunoprecipitation followed by DNA sequencing (ChIP-seq).
en-copyright=
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en-aut-name=BiZhuoyue
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en-aut-mei=Zhuoyue
kn-aut-name=
kn-aut-sei=
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aut-affil-num=1
ORCID=
en-aut-name=ZhangQian
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en-aut-mei=Qian
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ORCID=
en-aut-name=FuYao
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en-aut-name=SenoAkimasa
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en-aut-name=WadgaonkarPriya
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en-aut-name=QiuYiran
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aut-affil-num=6
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en-aut-name=AlmutairyBandar
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ORCID=
en-aut-name=XuLiping
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ORCID=
en-aut-name=ZhangWenxuan
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en-aut-name=ChenFei
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ORCID=
affil-num=1
en-affil=Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Wayne State University
kn-affil=
affil-num=2
en-affil=Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Wayne State University
kn-affil=
affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Wayne State University
kn-affil=
affil-num=4
en-affil=Faculty of Engineering, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Wayne State University
kn-affil=
affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Wayne State University
kn-affil=
affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Wayne State University
kn-affil=
affil-num=8
en-affil=Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Wayne State University
kn-affil=
affil-num=9
en-affil=Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Wayne State University
kn-affil=
affil-num=10
en-affil=Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Wayne State University
kn-affil=
affil-num=11
en-affil=Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Wayne State University
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en-keyword=Arsenic
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en-keyword=NRF2
kn-keyword=NRF2
en-keyword=MDIG
kn-keyword=MDIG
en-keyword=Cancer stem cells
kn-keyword=Cancer stem cells
en-keyword=Carcinogenesis
kn-keyword=Carcinogenesis
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no-vol=56
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no-issue=
article-no=
start-page=70
end-page=77
dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2021
dt-pub=20210430
dt-online=
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en-subject=
kn-subject=
en-title=
kn-title=Prospective cohort study of febrile neutropenia in breast cancer patients administered with neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemotherapies: CSPOR-BC FN study
en-subtitle=
kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Background
As Asians are more vulnerable to febrile neutropenia (FN) than Caucasians, evaluations of FN incidence and risk factors in Asians are important for the appropriate use of primary pegfilgrastim (PEG-G).
Patients and methods
Japanese breast cancer patients receiving standard adjuvant chemotherapies were prospectively enrolled in multicenter institutions from August 2015 to July 2017. FN was evaluated from 2 treatment policies: true FN (T-FN): ≥37.5 °C, grade 4 neutropenia, mandatory hospital visit (visiting); surrogate FN (S-FN): ≥37.5 °C, oral antibiotic, no mandatory visit (non-visiting). PEG-G was used at the physicians’ discretion. The primary endpoint was FN incidence during all cycles. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to identify T-FN risk factors.
Results
Of 1005 enrolled patients, 980 women treated with FEC, E(A)C, and TC were analyzed. The FN incidence proportions in all patients were 22.5%, 27.5%, and 33.9% for FEC, E(A)C, and TC, respectively. Those of T-FN were 27.7%, 22.4%, and 36.6%; those of S-FN were 17.3%, 32.4%, and 31.5% with more frequent primary PEG-G usage. The relative dose intensity (RDI) of the 3 regimens was ≥0.85 in both groups. In the analysis of risk factors, TC (odds ratio = 2.67), age ≥ 65 years (2.24), and pretreatment absolute neutrophil count (ANC)/1000 μl (0.8) remained significant.
Conclusions
FN incidences were above 20% in the 3 regimens, with TC showing the highest. RDI was maintained at a high level in both visiting and non-visiting groups. Patient-related risk factors were age and pretreatment ANC.
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affil-num=14
en-affil=Department of Breast Surgery and Oncology, Tokyo Medical University
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en-affil=Department of Breast and Endocrinology Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine
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start-page=111436
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kn-title=Combined signal sequence trap and macroarray analysis identifies genes associated with differential fruit softening characteristics during ripening in European and Chinese pears
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kn-abstract= During ripening, European pear (Pyrus communis L. cv. ‘La France’) fruit undergo dramatic softening in response to increased ethylene production, whereas Chinese pear (Pyrus bretschneideri Rehd. cv. ‘Yali’) fruit remain firm, despite producing large amounts of ethylene. The molecular basis of this differential softening behavior is not well understood. In this study, we combined a yeast-based signal sequence trap (YSST) and macroarray gene expression analysis to identify putative genes encoding secreted proteins that control pear fruit softening. We identified 22 cDNAs annotated as encoding proteins with diverse cell wall-associated functions that were up- or down-regulated during fruit ripening in ‘La France’. Gene expression analysis in fruit that were treated with the ethylene perception inhibitor 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) at 4 d after the onset of ripening revealed that 16 of the targeted genes are ethylene-regulated, while the others appear to be ethylene independent. Comparative gene expression analyses of ‘La France’ and ‘Yali’ fruit during ripening suggested that four ethylene-regulated cDNAs encoding cell wall modifying proteins, contig 2 (polygalacturonase 3), contig 15 (expansin), contig 19 (expansin) and contig 55 (pectate lyase) contribute to the different softening behaviors of ‘La France’ and ‘Yali’ fruit. Additionally, one ethylene-independent cell wall related gene, contig 36 (expansin), and three genes encoding proteins of unknown function, contigs 1, 13 and contig 75 showed differential expression between ‘La France’ and ‘Yali’ fruit during ripening. The results presented herein represent promising candidates for future functional analysis and elucidation of softening mechanisms.
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en-aut-name=MwanikiMercy W.
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en-aut-name=MitaloOscar W.
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en-aut-name=MworiaEric G.
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en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=4
en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba
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en-affil=Plant Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University
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affil-num=7
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en-affil=Academic Assembly Institute of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Shimane University
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en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University
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en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University
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affil-num=11
en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University
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kn-title=Reliability-based design for earth-fill dams against severe natural disaster events
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kn-abstract=The maintenance of geotechnical structures, such as earth-fill dams, is required as a countermeasure against severe natural disasters, particularly earthquakes and heavy rains. The reliability-based analysis introduced here is in response to the recent demand for low-cost improvements.First, a statistical model of N values was determined from Swedish weight sounding (SWS) tests to present the spatial variability of the soil strength. Then, a reliability-based analysis of embankments was conducted by considering the variability of the internal friction angle derived from N value, and the seismic hazard for the Nankai Trough. The next step was to evaluate the probability of the overflow of earth-fills during heavy rains. The rainfall intensity was considered as a probabilistic parameter, and the various rainfall patterns were tested by the proposed method. Finally, the total risk due to both earthquakes and heavy rains was evaluated for an earth-fill site. As a result, the possibility for the practical use of the proposed method in making plans for the maintenance of deteriorated earth-fill dams was verified.
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en-aut-name=NishimuraShin-ichi
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en-aut-name=ShibataToshifumi
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en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University
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kn-title=Lactosome-Conjugated siRNA Nanoparticles for Photo-Enhanced Gene Silencing in Cancer Cells
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kn-abstract=The A3B-type Lactosome comprised of poly(sarcosine)3-block-poly(l-lactic acid), a biocompatible and biodegradable polymeric nanomicelle, was reported to accumulate in tumors in vivo via the enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect. Recently, the cellular uptake of Lactosome particles was enhanced through the incorporation of a cell-penetrating peptide (CPP), L7EB1. However, the ability of Lactosome as a drug delivery carrier has not been established. Herein, we have developed a method to conjugate the A3B-type Lactosome with ATP-binding cassette transporter G2 (ABCG2) siRNA for inducing in vitro apoptosis in the cancer cell lines PANC-1 and NCI-H226. The L7EB1 peptide facilitates the cellular uptake efficiency of Lactosome but does not deliver siRNA into cytosol. To establish the photoinduced cytosolic dispersion of siRNA, a photosensitizer loaded L7EB1-Lactosome was prepared, and the photosensitizer 5,10,15,20-tetra-kis(pentafluorophenyl)porphyrin (TPFPP) showed superiority in photoinduced cytosolic dispersion. We exploited the combined effects of enhanced cellular uptake by L7EB1 and photoinduced endosomal escape by TPFPP to efficiently deliver ABCG2 siRNA into the cytosol for gene silencing. Moreover, the silencing of ABCG2, a protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) transporter, also mediated photoinduced cell death via 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA)-mediated PpIX accumulated photodynamic therapy (PDT). The synergistic capability of the L7EB1/TPFPP/siRNA-Lactosome complex enabled both gene silencing and PDT.
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en-aut-name=LimMelissa Siaw Han
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en-aut-name=KobayashiKazuko
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en-affil=Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University
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affil-num=4
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kn-title=Structural basis of enzyme activity regulation by the propeptide of l-lysine α-oxidase precursor from Trichoderma viride
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kn-abstract=Harmuful proteins are usually synthesized as inactive precursors and are activated by proteolytic processing. l-Amino acid oxidase (LAAO) is a flavoenzyme that catalyzes the oxidative deamination of l-amino acid to produce a 2-oxo acid with ammonia and highly toxic hydrogen peroxide and, therefore, is expressed as a precursor. The LAAO precursor shows significant variation in size and the cleavage pattern for activation. However, the molecular mechanism of how the propeptide suppresses the enzyme activity remains unclear except for deaminating/decarboxylating Pseudomonasl-phenylalanine oxidase (PAO), which has a short N-terminal propeptide composed of 14 residues. Here we show the inactivation mechanism of the l-lysine oxidase (LysOX) precursor (prLysOX), which has a long N-terminal propeptide composed of 77 residues, based on the crystal structure at 1.97 Å resolution. The propeptide of prLysOX indirectly changes the active site structure to inhibit the enzyme activity. prLysOX retains weak enzymatic activity with strict specificity for l-lysine and shows raised activity in acidic conditions. The structures of prLysOX crystals that soaked in a solution with various concentrations of l-lysine have revealed that prLysOX can adopt two conformations; one is the inhibitory form, and the other is very similar to mature LysOX. The propeptide region of the latter form is disordered, and l-lysine is bound to the latter form. These results indicate that prLysOX uses a different strategy from PAO to suppress the enzyme activity and suggest that prLysOX can be activated quickly in response to the environmental change without proteolytic processing.
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en-aut-name=KitagawaMasaki
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ORCID=
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en-aut-name=SaitoMasaya
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aut-affil-num=4
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en-aut-name=TamuraTakashi
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en-affil=Department of Macromolecular Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Department of Macromolecular Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Biofunctional Chemistry, Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Biofunctional Chemistry, Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Biofunctional Chemistry, Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Enzyme Sensor Co., Ltd.
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of Biofunctional Chemistry, Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University
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affil-num=8
en-affil=Department of Macromolecular Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University
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en-keyword=L-Lysine α-oxidase
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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=296
cd-vols=
no-issue=
article-no=
start-page=100524
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dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2021
dt-pub=20211231
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kn-title=Covalent N-arylation by the pollutant 1,2-naphthoquinone activates the EGF receptor
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kn-abstract=The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is the most intensively investigated receptor tyrosine kinase. Several EGFR mutations and modifications have been shown to lead to abnormal self-activation, which plays a critical role in carcinogenesis. Environmental air pollutants, which are associated with cancer and respiratory diseases, can also activate EGFR. Specifically, the environmental electrophile 1,2-naphthoquinone (1,2-NQ), a component of diesel exhaust particles and particulate matter more generally, has previously been shown to impact EGFR signaling. However, the detailed mechanism of 1,2-NQ function is unknown. Here, we demonstrate that 1,2-NQ is a novel chemical activator of EGFR but not other EGFR family proteins. We found that 1,2-NQ forms a covalent bond, in a reaction referred to as N-arylation, with Lys80, which is in the ligand-binding domain. This modification activates the EGFR–Akt signaling pathway, which inhibits serum deprivation–induced cell death in a human lung adenocarcinoma cell line. Our study reveals a novel mode of EGFR pathway activation and suggests a link between abnormal EGFR activation and environmental pollutant–associated diseases such as cancer.
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en-affil=Department of Medicinal Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Medicinal Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Medicinal Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Environmental Biology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Thoracic, Breast and Endocrinological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of Thoracic, Breast and Endocrinological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=8
en-affil=Environmental Biology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba
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affil-num=9
en-affil=Department of Medicinal Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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en-keyword=epidermal growth factor receptor
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kn-keyword=chemical modification
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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=78
cd-vols=
no-issue=1
article-no=
start-page=12
end-page=16
dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2020
dt-pub=20201230
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en-title=
kn-title=Inhibitory effects of RAGE-aptamer on development of monocrotaline-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension in rats
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kn-abstract=Background: The receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE), a transmembrane receptor belonging to the immunoglobulin superfamily, is overexpressed in pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and is implicated in the etiology of PAH. Recently, we reported that RAGE-aptamer, a short and single-stranded DNA directed against RAGE, inhibited an inappropriate increase in cultured PASMCs in PAH. The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of RAGEaptamer in monocrotaline-induced PAH in rats.
Methods and Results: Rats were assigned to either an untreated control group, a group that received continuous subcutaneous administration of RAGE-aptamer immediately after monocrotaline injection, or a group that received control-aptamer immediately after monocrotaline injection. All rats survived 21 days after injection of monocrotaline and control-aptamer or RAGE-aptamer. Injection of monocrotaline with continuous subcutaneous delivery of control-aptamer resulted in higher right ventricular systolic pressure compared with controls. This increase was attenuated by continuous subcutaneous delivery of RAGE-aptamer. The proportion of small pulmonary arteries with full muscularization was greater in the monocrotaline and control-aptamer group than in the control group. Continuous subcutaneous delivery of RAGE-aptamer significantly reduced the percentage of small pulmonary arteries with full muscularization Conclusions: Continuous subcutaneous delivery of RAGE-aptamer suppresses development of monocrotaline-induced PAH in rats. Inhibition of RAGE ameliorates muscularization of 3 small pulmonary arteries. Treatment with RAGE-aptamer might be a new therapeutic option for PAH.
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en-aut-name=NakamuraKazufumi
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en-aut-mei=Kazufumi
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en-aut-name=AkagiSatoshi
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en-aut-name=EjiriKentaro
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en-aut-name=YoshidaMasashi
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en-aut-mei=Masashi
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aut-affil-num=4
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en-aut-name=MiyoshiToru
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en-aut-mei=Toru
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aut-affil-num=5
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en-aut-name=SakaguchiMasakiyo
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en-aut-name=AmiokaNaofumi
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aut-affil-num=7
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en-aut-name=SuastikaLuh Oliva Saraswati
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en-aut-mei=Luh Oliva Saraswati
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aut-affil-num=8
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en-aut-name=KondoMegumi
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en-aut-name=TakayaYoichi
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en-aut-mei=Yoichi
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en-aut-name=HigashimotoYuichiro
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en-aut-name=ItoHiroshi
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aut-affil-num=15
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en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Cell Biology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
kn-affil=
affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
kn-affil=
affil-num=8
en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=9
en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=10
en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
kn-affil=
affil-num=11
en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
kn-affil=
affil-num=12
en-affil=Department of Chemistry, Kurume University School of Medicine
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affil-num=13
en-affil=Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine
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affil-num=14
en-affil=Department of Cardiology, National Hospital Organization Okayama Medical Center
kn-affil=
affil-num=15
en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-keyword=pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells
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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=359
cd-vols=
no-issue=
article-no=
start-page=114328
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dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2021
dt-pub=20210501
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en-title=
kn-title=Salt – A critical material to consider when exploring the solar system
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kn-abstract=Salt-rich deposits may be more widespread on planetary surfaces than is generally appreciated. Remote observations, laboratory studies of meteorites, and cosmochemical constraints all point towards widespread occurrences of salts (including halides, sulfates, and (bi)carbonates) on asteroids, icy bodies, Mars, and elsewhere. We have investigated the mid-infrared (1.8–25 μm) reflectance spectral properties of mixtures of chondritic (ordinary, enstatite and carbonaceous) meteorites with potassium bromide; a mid-infrared transmissive salt like all halides. Our results demonstrate that halide-chondrite mixtures provide spectral signatures that either reveal the presence of transmissive materials or provide evidence for highly porous regolith. Previously, the nature of the surfaces of the asteroids 624 Hektor and 21 Lutetia was inferred using a limited range of spectra from halide-chondrite mixtures. Here, we provide an extensive dataset of halide-chondrite mixtures to encompass a wider set of possible surface compositions.
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en-aut-name=IzawaM.R.M.
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en-aut-mei=M.R.M.
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aut-affil-num=1
ORCID=
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ORCID=
en-aut-name=VernazzaP.
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en-aut-mei=P.
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aut-affil-num=3
ORCID=
en-aut-name=BergerJ.A.
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en-aut-mei=J.A.
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aut-affil-num=4
ORCID=
en-aut-name=McCutcheonW.A.
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aut-affil-num=5
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affil-num=1
en-affil=Institute for Planetary Materials, Okayama University
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University Canberra
kn-affil=
affil-num=3
en-affil=Lab. d'Astrophys. de Marseille, Pôle de l'Etoile
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Inst. Meteoritics, Univ. New Mexico
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Inst. Meteoritics, Univ. New Mexico
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en-keyword=Salts
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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=807
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article-no=
start-page=140851
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dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2021
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en-title=
kn-title=Effects of microstructural characteristics on the hydrogen embrittlement characteristics of austenitic, ferritic, and γ–α duplex stainless steels
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en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Hydrogen embrittlement (HE) characteristics of γ (AS), α (FS), and γ–α duplex (DS) stainless steels were examined experimentally and numerically. Severe HE occurred in the DS sample, whereas weak HE was detected in the AS and FS samples. This was attributed to the high hydrogen concentrations at the DS-trapping sites. Hydrogen trapping occurred in the low atomic density zones in the boundaries between α and γ phases in DS sample. The chemical bonding between atomic-scale phase boundaries was weakened by hydrogen penetration. This resulted in a crack growth along the DS α/γ phase boundaries. The ductility of DS decreased as the hydrogen content increased, especially when it exceeded 15 ppm. In contrast, the weak HE observed among AS and FS samples was attributed to the small hydrogen levels that infiltrated both samples. Finally, HE mechanism was proposed on the basis of these experimental results.
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kn-copyright=
en-aut-name=OkayasuMitsuhiro
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en-aut-mei=Mitsuhiro
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en-aut-name=FujiwaraTakafumi
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affil-num=1
en-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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en-keyword=Hydrogen embrittlement
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cd-vols=
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start-page=e91
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en-title=
kn-title=Pullout Repair Associated With a Bridging Suture Using FiberLink for the Medial Meniscus Posterior Horn/Root Tear
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Transtibial pullout repair for the medial meniscus (MM) posterior root tear has become the gold standard. However, an optimal repair technique has not yet been established for MM posterior horn (MMPH) tear with a sufficient root remnant. We describe a pullout repair technique associated with a bridging suture using FiberLink (Arthrex, Naples, FL) for the MMPH tear. In this bridging suture technique, the simple cinch stitch is applied to the root remnant and MMPH. The loop end of the FiberLink is inserted into the MMPH, and its free-end is inserted into the root remnant. Next, the suture is tensioned and tied on the superior surface of the MMPH. The bridging suture and the additional simple stitch applied to the MMPH are pulled out through the tibial tunnel and fixed to the tibia on an expected tension. This technique might lead to better meniscal healing of the tear site, because it involves bridging of the MMPH and root remnant, and lower risk of suture cut-out owing to the biomechanical strength.
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kn-copyright=
en-aut-name=HiranakaTakaaki
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en-aut-mei=Takaaki
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aut-affil-num=1
ORCID=
en-aut-name=FurumatsuTakayuki
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en-aut-mei=Takayuki
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affil-num=1
en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=2
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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=20
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no-issue=
article-no=
start-page=57
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dt-received=
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dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2021
dt-pub=202104
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en-title=
kn-title=The sweet taste receptor, glucose transporters, and the ATP-sensitive K+ (KATP) channel: sugar sensing for the regulation of energy homeostasis
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Sugar detection in the oral cavity does not solely depend on the TAS1R2 + TAS1R3 sweet receptor. Similar to gut, pancreas, and hypothalamic neurons, in the tongue glucose transporters and ATP-sensitive K+ (KATP) channels are also involved in sugar detection. Among them, the KATP channel is the target for the antiobesity hormone leptin, which inhibits sugar-sensitive cells such as sweet taste cells, pancreatic β-cells, and hypothalamic orexigenic neurons. Sugar signals from the taste organ elicit cephalic-phase insulin release, and those from the gut contribute to sweet preference for caloric sugars. All of these systems are indispensable for maintaining energy homeostasis. Thus, an exquisite system for sugar detection/signaling to regulate energy homeostasis exists in our body.
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en-aut-name=YoshidaRyusuke
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aut-affil-num=1
ORCID=
en-aut-name=YasumatsuKeiko
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ORCID=
en-aut-name=NinomiyaYuzo
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affil-num=1
en-affil=Department of Oral Physiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Tokyo Dental Junior College
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Division of Sensory Physiology and Medical Application Sensing, Research and Development Center for Five-Sense Devices, Kyushu University
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en-keyword=gustatory nerve fibers
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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=77
cd-vols=
no-issue=1
article-no=
start-page=3
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dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2021
dt-pub=20211
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kn-title=Transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale: Current evidence and future perspectives
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kn-abstract=Recent prospective controlled studies have demonstrated that transcatheter closure of a patent foramen ovale (PFO) reduces recurrent stroke risk in select patients, especially in patients younger than 60 years with PFO and embolic-appearing infarct and where no other mechanism of stroke was identified. Detection of PFO depends on the intensity of the Valsalva maneuver, and not all PFOs can be diagnosed using transesophageal echocardiography. Transthoracic contrast echocardiography using abdominal compression during the Valsalva maneuver is an easy method that can increase the detection sensitivity of PFO shunt. PFO with two or more of the following factors is most likely considered a “high-risk PFO” and as such, has a significantly higher probability of cryptogenic stroke: (1) a long-tunnel PFO (≥10 mm in length), (2) atrial septal aneurysm and/or hypermobile interatrial septum, (3) prominent Eustachian valve or Chiari’s network, (4) large right-to-left shunt at rest and during the Valsalva maneuver, and (5) low-angle PFO. In order to establish the benefit of catheter-based PFO closure as a safe and effective treatment in clinical practice, the degree of accuracy of PFO diagnosis and its long-term safety need to be confirmed.
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en-aut-name=AkagiTeiji
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en-aut-mei=Teiji
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kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=1
ORCID=
affil-num=1
en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University
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en-keyword=Patent foramen ovale
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en-keyword=Intervention
kn-keyword=Intervention
en-keyword=Echocardiography
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start-page=108400
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kn-abstract=The effect of ultrasonic irradiation on direct maghemite (γ-Fe2O3) preparation by a co-precipitation method with Fe3+ salt (Fe(NO3)3) and an excess amount of alkaline (KOH) solution without going through the conventional magnetite (Fe3O4) formation route was explored in comparison with impeller stirring. The preparation procedure for obtaining iron oxide nanoparticles was designed using the sequential processes of precipitation, decantation, drying and thermal dehydration, and ultrasonic irradiation or impeller stirring was done during the precipitation process. γ-ferric oxyhydroxide (γ-FeOOH) was partially formed in addition to α-ferric oxyhydroxide (α-FeOOH) and thermally dehydrated to γ-Fe2O3 and hematite (α-Fe2O3) by ultrasonic-assisted co-precipitation of Fe3+ salt and the excess KOH solution, whereas only α-FeOOH and α-Fe2O3 were synthesized by impeller stirring. The difference between the products of the two methods was explained by the Lamer model associated with the nucleation and growth of FeOOH. Magnetization increased as the crystallite diameter decreased, which is estimated to facilitate partial formation of magnetic γ-Fe2O3. Magnetization was enhanced by a lower ultrasonic frequency due to the stronger shock wave induced by the cavitation effect.
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kn-title=Model architectures to extrapolate emotional expressions in DNN-based text-to-speech
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kn-abstract=This paper proposes architectures that facilitate the extrapolation of emotional expressions in deep neural network (DNN)-based text-to-speech (TTS). In this study, the meaning of “extrapolate emotional expressions” is to borrow emotional expressions from others, and the collection of emotional speech uttered by target speakers is unnecessary. Although a DNN has potential power to construct DNN-based TTS with emotional expressions and some DNN-based TTS systems have demonstrated satisfactory performances in the expression of the diversity of human speech, it is necessary and troublesome to collect emotional speech uttered by target speakers. To solve this issue, we propose architectures to separately train the speaker feature and the emotional feature and to synthesize speech with any combined quality of speakers and emotions. The architectures are parallel model (PM), serial model (SM), auxiliary input model (AIM), and hybrid models (PM&AIM and SM&AIM). These models are trained through emotional speech uttered by few speakers and neutral speech uttered by many speakers. Objective evaluations demonstrate that the performances in the open-emotion test provide insufficient information. They make a comparison with those in the closed-emotion test, but each speaker has their own manner of expressing emotion. However, subjective evaluation results indicate that the proposed models could convey emotional information to some extent. Notably, the PM can correctly convey sad and joyful emotions at a rate of >60%.
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affil-num=3
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kn-title=Crystallization characteristics of amorphous trehalose dried from alcohol
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kn-abstract=Trehalose forms a glass that can be used to preserve labile substances under desiccation. The crystallization characteristics, namely crystallization temperature (Tcry) and isothermal crystallization behavior of amorphous trehalose, dried from alcohol (methanol, ethanol), was analyzed and the results were compared with those for the amorphous trehalose freeze-dried from water. The use of alcohol as a solvent lowered the Tcry from 184 ± 6 °C for the case of an aqueous solvent to 103 ± 5 °C/methanol and 120 ± 8 °C/ethanol. The formation of multiple forms of crystals and partial melting were suggested by the thermal analysis. Isothermal crystallization experiments showed that the alcohol-originated amorphous trehalose was eventually exclusively converted into β-form crystals. The induction period (tind) before the start of isothermal crystallization was markedly shortened when alcohol was used as the solvent compared to water. The tind values for various amorphous sugar samples including the alcohol-originated ones could be correlated with difference between Tcry and the sample temperature.
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University
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affil-num=5
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affil-num=7
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kn-abstract=Paired related homeobox 1 (PRRX1) is a marker of limb bud mesenchymal cells, and deficiency of p53 or Rb in Prrx1-positive cells induces osteosarcoma in several mouse models. However, the regulatory roles of PRRX1 in human osteosarcoma have not been defined. In this study, we performed PRRX1 immunostaining on 35 human osteosarcoma specimens to assess the correlation between PRRX1 level and overall survival. In patients with osteosarcoma, the expression level of PRRX1 positively correlated with poor prognosis or the ratio of lung metastasis. Additionally, we found PRRX1 expression on in 143B cells, a human osteosarcoma line with a high metastatic capacity. Downregulation of PRRX1 not only suppressed proliferation and invasion but also increased the sensitivity to cisplatin and doxorubicin. When 143B cells were subcutaneously transplanted into nude mice, PRRX1 knockdown decreased tumor sizes and rates of lung metastasis. Interestingly, forskolin, a chemical compound identified by Connectivity Map analysis using RNA expression signatures during PRRX1 knockdown, decreased tumor proliferation and cell migration to the same degree as PRRX1 knockdown. These results demonstrate that PRRX1 promotes tumor malignancy in human osteosarcoma.
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affil-num=4
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en-affil=Department of Regenerative Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=9
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affil-num=10
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kn-title=Targeting neutrophil extracellular traps with thrombomodulin prevents pancreatic cancer metastasis
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kn-abstract=Surgery is the only curative treatment option for pancreatic cancer, but patients often develop postoperative recurrence. Surgical invasiveness might be involved in the mechanism of recurrence. The associations among inflammation caused by surgery, neutrophils, and cancer metastasis were investigated. At first, neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) were examined in clinical specimens, and NETs were observed around metastatic tumors. To explore how NETs were induced, neutrophils were cultured with pancreatic cancer or in cancer-conditioned medium. Neutrophils formed NETs when they were cultured with pancreatic cancer or even its conditioned medium. The effects of NETs on cancer cells were further investigated in vitro and in vivo. NETs induced the epithelial to mesenchymal transition in cancer cells and thereby promoted their migration and invasion. HMGB1 derived from NETs appeared to potentiate the malignancy of cancer cells. In a mouse model of liver metastasis with inflammation, NETs participated in the metastatic process by enhancing extravasation. Interestingly, thrombomodulin degraded HMGB1 and consequently inhibited the induction of NETs, thereby preventing pancreatic cancer metastasis to the liver. In conclusion, NETs interact reciprocally with pancreatic cancer cells, which play a pivotal role in inflammation-associated metastasis. Targeting NETs with thrombomodulin can be a novel strategy to improve the surgical outcome of pancreatic cancer patients.
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start-page=119
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kn-title=Roles of CCN2 as a mechano-sensing regulator of chondrocyte differentiation
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kn-abstract=Cellular communication network factor 2 (CCN2) is a cysteine-rich secreted matricellular protein that regulates various cellular functions including cell differentiation. CCN2 is highly expressed under several types of mechanical stress, such as stretch, compression, and shear stress, in mesenchymal cells including chondrocytes, osteoblasts, and fibroblasts. In particular, CCN2 not only promotes cell proliferation and differentiation of various cells but also regulates the stability of mRNA of TRPV4, a mechanosensitive ion channel in chondrocytes. Of note, CCN2 behaves like a biomarker to sense suitable mechanical stress, because CCN2 expression is down-regulated when chondrocytes are subjected to excessive mechanical stress. These findings suggest that CCN2 is a mechano-sensing regulator. CCN2 expression is regulated by the activation of various mechano-sensing signaling pathways, e.g., mechanosensitive ion channels, integrin-focal adhesion-actin dynamics, Rho GTPase family members, Hippo-YAP signaling, and G protein-coupled receptors. This review summarizes the characterization of mechanoreceptors involved in CCN2 gene regulation and discusses the role of CCN2 as a mechano-sensing regulator of mesenchymal cell differentiation, with particular focus on chondrocytes.
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en-affil=Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Dentistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-affil=Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Dentistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-keyword=Mechanoreceptors
kn-keyword=Mechanoreceptors
en-keyword=Cellular communication network factor 2 (CCN2)
kn-keyword=Cellular communication network factor 2 (CCN2)
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cd-vols=
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start-page=e05743
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dt-pub-year=2020
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kn-title=Antioxidative attributes of rice bran extracts in ameliorative effects of atherosclerosis-associated risk factors
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kn-abstract=Oxidative stress, chronic inflammation, dyslipidemia, hyperglycemia, and shear stress (physical effect) are risk factors associated with the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. Rice bran, a by-product of rice milling process, is known to house polyphenols and vitamins which exhibit potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Through recent emerging knowledge of rice bran in health and wellness, the present study was aimed to assess the ameliorative effects of rice bran extracts (RBE) derived from Japanese colored rice varieties in modulating risk factors of atherosclerosis via in vitro and in vivo study models. Pre-treatment of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated murine J774A.1 macrophage-like cells with RBE alleviated nitric oxide (NO) overproduction and downregulated gene expressions of pro-inflammatory modulators: tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin (IL)-α (IL-1α), IL-1β, IL-6, and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS). In addition, RBE also significantly attenuated LPS-stimulated protein expressions of iNOS, TNF-α, IL-1α, and IL-6 in J774A.1 macrophage-like cells as compared to non-treated LPS control group. In in vivo, 12 weeks of RBE dietary supplementations significantly reduced (p < 0.05) total cholesterol, triglycerides, and pro-atherogenic oxidized LDL/β2-glycoprotein I (oxLDL/β2GPI) complexes at plasma levels, in high fat diet (HFD) induced low density lipoprotein receptor knockout (Ldlr−/-) mice. En face pathological assessments of murine aortas also revealed significant reductions by 38% (p < 0.05) in plaque sizes of RBE-supplemented HFD mice groups as compared to non RBE-supplemented HFD control mice group. Moreover, gene expressions of aortic (iNOS, TNF-α, IL-1β) and hepatic (TNF-α, IL-1α, IL-1β) pro-inflammatory modulators were also downregulated in RBE-supplemented mice groups. Present study has revealed the potent health attributes and application of RBE as a dietary supplement to attenuate risks of inadvertent oxidative damage and chronic inflammation underlying the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. Intrinsically, present preliminary findings may provide global health prospects for future dietary implementation of RBE in management of atherosclerosis.
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en-aut-name=XianWen Tan
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en-aut-mei=Wen Tan
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en-aut-name=KobayashiKazuko
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Pathophysiology, Zunyi Medical University
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Cell Chemistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Cell Chemistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=6
en-affil=School of Chemical Engineering and Science, Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Science, Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of Cell Chemistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-keyword=Food science
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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=304
cd-vols=
no-issue=
article-no=
start-page=109402
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dt-received=
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dt-pub-year=2020
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en-title=
kn-title=Mineralogical alterations in calcite powder flooded with MgCl2 to study Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) mechanisms at pore scale
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Seawater injection into chalk-reservoirs on the Norwegian Continental Shelf has increased the oil recovery and reduced seabed subsidence, but not eliminated it. Therefore, understanding rock–fluid interactions is paramount to optimize water injection, predict and control water-induced compaction.
Laboratory experiments on onshore and reservoir chalks have shown the need to simplify the aqueous chemistry of the brine, and also the importance of studying the effect of primary mineralogy of chalk to understand which ions interact with the minerals present. In this study, the mineralogy of the samples tested, are simplified. These experiments are carried out on pure calcite powder (99.95%), compressed to cylinders, flooded with MgCl2, at 130 °C and 0.5 MPa effective stress, for 27 and 289 days.
The tested material was analysed by scanning and transmission electron microscopy, along with whole-rock geochemistry. The results show dissolution of calcite followed by precipitation of magnesite. The occurrence and shape of new-grown crystals depend on flooding time and distance from the flooding inlet of the cylinder. Crystals vary in shape and size, from a few nanometres up to 2 μm after 27 days, and to over 10 μm after 289 days of flooding and may crystallize as a single grain or in clusters.
The population and distribution of new-grown minerals are found to be controlled by nucleation- and growth-rates along with advection of the injected fluid through the cores. Our findings are compared with in-house experiments on chalks, and allow for insight of where, when, and how crystals preferentially grow.
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en-aut-name=MindeMona W.
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en-aut-name=KobayashiKatsura
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en-affil=The National IOR Centre of Norway
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affil-num=4
en-affil=The National IOR Centre of Norway
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affil-num=5
en-affil=The National IOR Centre of Norway
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Institute for Planetary Materials, Okayama University
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Institute for Planetary Materials, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=8
en-affil=Institute for Planetary Materials, Okayama University
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en-keyword=Mineral replacement reactions
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cd-journal=joma
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start-page=100595
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kn-title=HAMAMATSU-ICG study: Protocol for a phase III, multicentre, single-arm study to assess the usefulness of indocyanine green fluorescent lymphography in assessing secondary lymphoedema
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kn-abstract=Introduction
Secondary lymphoedema of the extremities is an important quality-of-life issue for patients who were treated for their malignancies. Indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescent lymphography may be helpful for assessing lymphoedema and for planning lymphaticovenular anastomosis (LVA). The objective of the present clinical trial is to confirm whether or not ICG fluorescent lymphography using the near-infrared monitoring camera is useful for assessing the indication for LVA, for the identification of the lymphatic vessels before the conduct of LVA, and for the confirmation of the patency of the anastomosis site during surgery.
Methods and analysis
This trial is a phase III, multicentre, single-arm, open-label clinical trial to assess the efficacy and safety of ICG fluorescent lymphography when assessing and treating lymphoedema of patients with secondary lymphoedema who are under consideration for LVA. The primary endpoint is the identification rate of the lymphatic vessels at the incision site based on ICG fluorescent lymphograms obtained before surgery. The secondary endpoints are 1) the sensitivity and specificity of dermal back flow determined by ICG fluorescent lymphography as compared with 99mTc lymphoscintigraphy—one of the standard diagnostic methods and 2) the usefulness of ICG fluorescent lymphography when confirming the patency of the anastomosis site after LVA.
Ethics and dissemination
The protocol for the study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of each institution. The trial was filed for and registered at the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency in Japan. The trial is currently on-going and is scheduled to end in June 2020.
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en-aut-name=UnnoNaoki
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en-aut-name=KimataYoshihiro
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en-aut-name=FukamizuHidekazu
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en-aut-name=YabukiYuichiro
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en-aut-name=ShinaokaAkira
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en-aut-name=MitsukawaNobuyuki
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en-affil=Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Department of Vascular Surgery, Hamamatsu Medical Center
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Yokohama City University, Graduate School of Medicin
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Yokohama City University, Graduate School of Medicine
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science
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affil-num=8
en-affil=Second Department of Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine
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affil-num=9
en-affil=Clinical Research Center, Chiba University Hospital
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affil-num=10
en-affil=Clinical Research Center, Chiba University Hospital
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affil-num=11
en-affil=Clinical Research Center, Chiba University Hospital
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affil-num=12
en-affil=Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine
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en-keyword=Indocyanine green fluorescent lymphography
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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=31
cd-vols=
no-issue=1
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start-page=103
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dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2020
dt-pub=20201029
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kn-subject=
en-title=
kn-title=Oxytocin Influences Male Sexual Activity via Non-synaptic Axonal Release in the Spinal Cord
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kn-subtitle=
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kn-abstract=Oxytocinergic neurons in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus that project to extrahypothalamic brain areas and the lumbar spinal cord play an important role in the control of erectile function and male sexual behavior in mammals. The gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP) system in the lumbosacral spinal cord is an important component of the neural circuits that control penile reflexes in rats, circuits that are commonly referred to as the “spinal ejaculation generator (SEG).” We have examined the functional interaction between the SEG neurons and the hypothalamo-spinal oxytocin system in rats. Here, we show that SEG/GRP neurons express oxytocin receptors and are activated by oxytocin during male sexual behavior. Intrathecal injection of oxytocin receptor antagonist not only attenuates ejaculation but also affects pre-ejaculatory behavior during normal sexual activity. Electron microscopy of potassium-stimulated acute slices of the lumbar cord showed that oxytocin-neurophysin-immunoreactivity was detected in large numbers of neurosecretory dense-cored vesicles, many of which are located close to the plasmalemma of axonal varicosities in which no electron-lucent microvesicles or synaptic membrane thickenings were visible. These results suggested that, in rats, release of oxytocin in the lumbar spinal cord is not limited to conventional synapses but occurs by exocytosis of the dense-cored vesicles from axonal varicosities and acts by diffusion—a localized volume transmission—to reach oxytocin receptors on GRP neurons and facilitate male sexual function.
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en-aut-name=OtiTakumi
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en-aut-mei=Takumi
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aut-affil-num=1
ORCID=
en-aut-name=SatohKeita
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en-aut-mei=Keita
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ORCID=
en-aut-name=UtaDaisuke
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ORCID=
en-aut-name=NagafuchiJunta
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ORCID=
en-aut-name=TateishiSayaka
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aut-affil-num=5
ORCID=
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ORCID=
en-aut-name=TakanamiKeiko
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kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=7
ORCID=
en-aut-name=YoungLarry J.
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kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=8
ORCID=
en-aut-name=GalioneAntony
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en-aut-mei=Antony
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=9
ORCID=
en-aut-name=MorrisJohn F.
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en-aut-mei=John F.
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=10
ORCID=
en-aut-name=SakamotoTatsuya
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ORCID=
en-aut-name=SakamotoHirotaka
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aut-affil-num=12
ORCID=
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en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Applied Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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affil-num=8
en-affil=Center for Translational Social Neuroscience, Silvio O. Conte Center for Oxytocin and Social Cognition, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University
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affil-num=9
en-affil=Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford
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affil-num=10
en-affil=Department of Physiology, Anatomy & Genetics, University of Oxford
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affil-num=11
en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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affil-num=12
en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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en-keyword=oxytocin
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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=26
cd-vols=
no-issue=10
article-no=
start-page=1026
end-page=1032
dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2020
dt-pub=202010
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en-title=
kn-title=Concomitant vancomycin and piperacillin/tazobactam treatment is associated with an increased risk of acute kidney injury in Japanese patients
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Introduction
Recent studies have corroborated that the co-administration of vancomycin (VCM) and piperacillin/tazobactam (PT) is correlated with an increased incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI). However, evidence directed at the Japanese population is scarce. Therefore, we conducted a retrospective study to compare the occurrence of AKI among Japanese patients who received VCM with PT (VP therapy) and VCM with another β-lactams (VA therapy).
Methods
The present study, performed at Tsuyama Chuo Hospital between June 2012 and December 2018, included adult patients who received VCM and β-lactam antibiotics for ≥48 h. We defined the primary outcome as the incidence of AKI based on the risk, injury, failure, loss, and end-stage kidney disease criteria. Patients' clinical characteristics and outcomes were reviewed and compared between the two groups with univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses. Subgroup analysis was conducted by stratifying the patients’ baseline hospital admittance status, as intensive care unit or general wards.
Results
We analyzed 272 patients (92 V P therapy and 180 VA therapy). Univariate analysis revealed a significant difference in AKI development between VP and VA therapy (25.0% vs 12.2%; p < 0.01). A multivariate analysis demonstrated that VP therapy and VCM initial trough levels ≥15 μg/mL were associated with an incidence of AKI. Patients at general wards, rather than those admitted at an intensive care unit, developed AKI with VP therapy (p = 0.02).
Conclusion
VP therapy was associated with an increased risk of AKI compared to that with VA therapy among the Japanese population.
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en-aut-name=HarukiYuto
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en-affil=Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Pharmacy, Tsuyama Chuo Hospital
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en-affil=Department of Pharmacy, Tsuyama Chuo Hospital
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en-affil=Department of Pharmacy, Tsuyama Chuo Hospital
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en-keyword=Acute kidney injury
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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=269
cd-vols=
no-issue=
article-no=
start-page=115934
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dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2020
dt-pub=20201109
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kn-title=Cadmium transfer in contaminated soil-rice systems: Insights from solid-state speciation analysis and stable isotope fractionation
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kn-abstract=Initial Cadmium (Cd) isotope fractionation studies in cereals ascribed the retention of Cd and its light isotopes to the binding of Cd to sulfur (S). To better understand the relation of Cd binding to S and Cd isotope fractionation in soils and plants, we combined isotope and XAS speciation analyses in soil-rice systems that were rich in Cd and S. The systems included distinct water management (flooded vs. non-flooded) and rice accessions with (excluder) and without (non-excluder) functional membrane transporter OsHMA3 that transports Cd into root vacuoles. Initially, 13% of Cd in the soil was bound to S. Through soil flooding, the proportion of Cd bound to S increased to 100%. Soil flooding enriched the rice plants towards heavy isotopes (δ114/110Cd = −0.37 to −0.39%) compared to the plants that grew on non-flooded soils (δ114/110Cd = −0.45 to −0.56%) suggesting that preferentially light Cd isotopes precipitated into Cd sulfides. Isotope compositions in CaCl2 root extracts indicated that the root surface contributed to the isotope shift between soil and plant during soil flooding. In rice roots, Cd was fully bound to S in all treatments. The roots in the excluder rice strongly retained Cd and its lights isotopes while heavy isotopes were transported to the shoots (Δ114/110Cdshoot-root 0.16–0.19‰). The non-excluder rice accumulated Cd in shoots and the apparent difference in isotope composition between roots and shoots was smaller than that of the excluder rice (Δ114/110Cdshoot-root −0.02 to 0.08‰). We ascribe the retention of light Cd isotopes in the roots of the excluder rice to the membrane transport of Cd by OsHMA3 and/or chelating Cd–S complexes in the vacuole. Cd–S was the major binding form in flooded soils and rice roots and partly contributed to the immobilization of Cd and its light isotopes in soil-rice systems.
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en-aut-name=MaJian Feng
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Université de Lyon
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Univ. Grenoble Alpes
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affil-num=4
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Université de Lyon
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affil-num=6
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affil-num=7
en-affil=nstitute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University
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affil-num=8
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affil-num=9
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no-vol=330
cd-vols=
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article-no=
start-page=788
end-page=196
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dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2020
dt-pub=20201111
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kn-title=Self-assembling A6K peptide nanotubes as a mercaptoundecahydrododecaborate (BSH) delivery system for boron neutron capture t (BNCT)
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kn-abstract=Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) is a tumor selective therapy, the effectiveness of which depends on sufficient 10B delivery to and accumulation in tumors. In this study, we used self-assembling A6K peptide nanotubes as boron carriers and prepared new boron agents by simple mixing of A6K and BSH. BSH has been used to treat malignant glioma patients in clinical trials and its drug safety and availability have been confirmed; however, its contribution to BNCT efficacy is low. A6K nanotube delivery improved two major limitations of BSH, including absence of intracellular transduction and non-specific drug delivery to tumor tissue. Varying the A6K peptide and BSH mixture ratio produced materials with different morphologies—determined by electron microscopy—and intracellular transduction efficiencies. We investigated the A6K/BSH 1:10 mixture ratio and found high intracellular boron uptake with no toxicity. Microscopy observation showed intracellular localization of A6K/BSH in the perinuclear region and endosome in human glioma cells. The intracellular boron concentration using A6K/BSH was almost 10 times higher than that of BSH. The systematic administration of A6K/BSH via mouse tail vein showed tumor specific accumulation in a mouse brain tumor model with immunohistochemistry and pharmacokinetic study. Neutron irradiation of glioma cells treated with A6K/BSH showed the inhibition of cell proliferation in a colony formation assay. Boron delivery using A6K peptide provides a unique and simple strategy for next generation BNCT drugs.
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en-aut-name=MichiueHiroyuki
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en-aut-name=KitamatsuMizuki
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en-aut-name=TsuboiNobushige
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en-aut-name=FujimuraAtsushi
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en-aut-name=MatsushitaHiroaki
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en-affil=Department of Applied Chemistry, Kindai University
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Physiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Neurological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Physiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Physiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Neutron Therapy Research Center, Okayama University
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affil-num=8
en-affil=Neutron Therapy Research Center, Okayama University
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affil-num=9
en-affil=Institute for Integrated Radiation and Nuclear Science, Kyoto University
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affil-num=10
en-affil=Neutron Therapy Research Center, Okayama University
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affil-num=11
en-affil=Neutron Therapy Research Center, Okayama University
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start-page=119
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dt-pub-year=2020
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en-title=
kn-title=Roles of CCN2 as a mechano-sensing regulator of chondrocyte differentiation
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kn-subtitle=
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kn-abstract=Cellular communication network factor 2 (CCN2) is a cysteine-rich secreted matricellular protein that regulates various cellular functions including cell differentiation. CCN2 is highly expressed under several types of mechanical stress, such as stretch, compression, and shear stress, in mesenchymal cells including chondrocytes, osteoblasts, and fibroblasts. In particular, CCN2 not only promotes cell proliferation and differentiation of various cells but also regulates the stability of mRNA of TRPV4, a mechanosensitive ion channel in chondrocytes. Of note, CCN2 behaves like a biomarker to sense suitable mechanical stress, because CCN2 expression is down-regulated when chondrocytes are subjected to excessive mechanical stress. These findings suggest that CCN2 is a mechano-sensing regulator. CCN2 expression is regulated by the activation of various mechano-sensing signaling pathways, e.g., mechanosensitive ion channels, integrin-focal adhesion-actin dynamics, Rho GTPase family members, Hippo-YAP signaling, and G protein-coupled receptors. This review summarizes the characterization of mechanoreceptors involved in CCN2 gene regulation and discusses the role of CCN2 as a mechano-sensing regulator of mesenchymal cell differentiation, with particular focus on chondrocytes.
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kn-copyright=
en-aut-name=NishidaTakashi
en-aut-sei=Nishida
en-aut-mei=Takashi
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aut-affil-num=1
ORCID=
en-aut-name=KubotaSatoshi
en-aut-sei=Kubota
en-aut-mei=Satoshi
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affil-num=1
en-affil=Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Dentistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Dentistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-keyword=Mechanoreceptors
kn-keyword=Mechanoreceptors
en-keyword=Cellular communication network factor 2 (CCN2)
kn-keyword=Cellular communication network factor 2 (CCN2)
en-keyword=Mechanical stress
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en-keyword=Chondrocytes
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no-vol=56
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no-issue=1
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start-page=109
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dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2020
dt-pub=20201130
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en-title=
kn-title=Evaluation of dental caries, tooth crack, and age-related changes in tooth structure using optical coherence tomography
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is an imaging technique that can visualize the internal biological structure without X-ray exposure. Swept-source OCT (SS-OCT) is one of the latest version of OCT, wherein the light source is a tunable laser that sweeps near-infrared wavelength light to achieve real-time imaging. The imaging depth of OCT is highly influenced by the translucency of the medium. The medium that does not transmit light and the deeper structure beyond the range of light penetration depth are not relevant for OCT imaging. In OCT, sound enamel is almost transparent at the OCT wavelength range, and enamel and dentin can be distinguished from each other as the dentin–enamel junction (DEJ) appears as a dark border. Demineralized enamel and dentin are imaged as bright zones because of the formation of numerous micro-porosities where the backscatter of OCT signal is increased. In cavitated caries at interproximal or occlusal hidden zone, the upper margin of the cavity reflects the signal showing a distinct bright border in the SS-OCT image. SS-OCT is capable of determining crack penetration depth even when the cracks extended beyond the DEJ. SS-OCT has a high degree of sensitivity and specificity for the detection of dental caries and tooth cracks. SS-OCT is also capable of detecting non-carious cervical lesions and occlusal tooth wear in cross-sectional views to estimate the amount of tooth structure loss.
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kn-copyright=
en-aut-name=ShimadaYasushi
en-aut-sei=Shimada
en-aut-mei=Yasushi
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aut-affil-num=1
ORCID=
en-aut-name=YoshiyamaMasahiro
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en-aut-mei=Masahiro
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en-aut-name=TagamiJunji
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ORCID=
en-aut-name=SumiYasunori
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affil-num=1
en-affil=Department of Operative Dentistry, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Department of Operative Dentistry, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Cariology and Operative Dentistry, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Department for Advanced Dental Research, Center of Advanced Medicine for Dental and Oral Diseases, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology
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en-keyword=Optical coherence tomography
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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=149
cd-vols=
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article-no=
start-page=46
end-page=52
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dt-pub-year=2020
dt-pub=202011
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kn-title=Patient-reported outcomes with first-line durvalumab plus platinum-etoposide versus platinum-etoposide in extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer (CASPIAN): a randomized, controlled, open-label, phase III study
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kn-abstract=Objectives
In the phase III CASPIAN study, first-line durvalumab plus etoposide in combination with either cisplatin or carboplatin (EP) significantly improved overall survival (primary endpoint) versus EP alone in patients with extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC) at the interim analysis. Here we report patient-reported outcomes (PROs).
Materials and methods
Treatment-naïve patients with ES-SCLC received 4 cycles of durvalumab plus EP every 3 weeks followed by maintenance durvalumab every 4 weeks until progression, or up to 6 cycles of EP every 3 weeks. PROs, assessed with the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30 (QLQ-C30) version 3 and its lung cancer module, the Quality of Life Questionnaire-Lung Cancer 13 (QLQ-LC13), were prespecified secondary endpoints. Changes from baseline to disease progression or 12 months in prespecified key disease-related symptoms (cough, dyspnea, chest pain, fatigue, appetite loss) were analyzed with a mixed model for repeated measures. Time to deterioration (TTD) of symptoms, functioning, and global health status/quality of life (QoL) from randomization was analyzed.
Results
In the durvalumab plus EP and EP arms, 261 and 260 patients were PRO-evaluable. Patients in both arms experienced numerically reduced symptom burden over 12 months or until progression for key symptoms. For the improvements from baseline in appetite loss, the between-arm difference was statistically significant, favoring durvalumab plus EP (difference, −4.5; 99% CI: −9.04, −0.04; nominal p = 0.009). Patients experienced longer TTD with durvalumab plus EP versus EP for all symptoms (hazard ratio [95% CI] for key symptoms: cough 0.78 [0.600‒1.026]; dyspnea 0.79 [0.625‒1.006]; chest pain 0.76 [0.575‒0.996]; fatigue 0.82 [0.653‒1.027]; appetite loss 0.70 [0.542‒0.899]), functioning, and global health status/QoL.
Conclusion
Addition of durvalumab to first-line EP maintained QoL and delayed worsening of patient-reported symptoms, functioning, and global health status/QoL compared with EP.
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kn-copyright=
en-aut-name=GoldmanJonathan W.
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en-aut-mei=Jonathan W.
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en-aut-name=GarassinoMarina Chiara
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en-affil=Cancer & Hematology Centers of Western Michigan
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en-affil=AstraZeneca
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en-affil=Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, H120-CNIO Lung Cancer Unit, Universidad Complutense and Ciberonc
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kn-keyword=Platinum-etoposide
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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=28
cd-vols=
no-issue=
article-no=
start-page=100571
end-page=
dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2020
dt-pub=202011
dt-online=
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kn-subject=
en-title=
kn-title=Impact of patient characteristics on the efficacy and safety of landiolol in patients with sepsis-related tachyarrhythmia: Subanalysis of the J-Land 3S randomised controlled study
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Background
The J-Land 3S trial demonstrated that landiolol is effective and tolerated for treating sepsis-related tachyarrhythmias. Patient characteristics (e.g. baseline heart rate [HR], type of tachyarrhythmia, and concomitant disorders) may impact the outcomes of landiolol therapy. We performed subanalyses of J-Land 3S to evaluate the impact of patient characteristics on the efficacy and safety of landiolol for treating sepsis-related tachyarrhythmia.
Methods
Patients (≥20 years old; N = 151) hospitalised with sepsis at 54 participating hospitals in Japan with HR ≥100 beats/min for ≥10 min accompanied by diagnosis of tachyarrhythmia were randomised 1:1 to conventional sepsis therapy alone (control group) or conventional sepsis therapy plus landiolol (landiolol group). The efficacy and safety of landiolol were assessed in prespecified analyses of patients divided into subgroups by baseline characteristics and in post hoc, multivariate analyses with adjustment for age and HR at baseline.
Findings
The percentage of patients with HR of 60–94 beats/min at 24 h after randomisation (primary endpoint) was greater in the landiolol group in most subgroups in univariate unadjusted analyses and in multivariate logistic regression. The incidence of new-onset arrhythmia by 168 h and mortality by 28 days were also lower in the landiolol group in most subgroups in univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazards models. No subgroups showed a markedly higher incidence of adverse events in univariate or multivariate logistic regression analyses.
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en-affil=Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine, Fujita Health University School of Medicine
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Anesthesiology & Intensive Care Medicine, Kanazawa University
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Intensive Care Unit, Kanazawa University Hospital
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Traumatology and Acute Critical Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
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affil-num=7
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en-affil=Clinical Development Planning, Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
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affil-num=9
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affil-num=10
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start-page=55
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kn-title=Cryphonectria nitschkei chrysovirus 1 with unique molecular features and a very narrow host range
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kn-abstract=Cryphonectria nitschkei chrysovirus 1 (CnCV1), was described earlier from an ascomycetous fungus, Cryphonectria nitschkei strain OB5/11, collected in Japan; its partial sequence was reported a decade ago. Complete sequencing of the four genomic dsRNA segments revealed molecular features similar to but distinct from previously reported members of the family Chrysoviridae. Unique features include the presence of a mini-cistron preceding the major large open reading frame in each genomic segment. Common features include the presence of CAA repeats in the 5′-untranslated regions and conserved terminal sequences. CnCV1-OB5/11 could be laterally transferred to C. nitschkei and its relatives C. radicalis and C. naterciae via coculturing, virion transfection and protoplast fusion, but not to fungal species other than the three species mentioned above, even within the genus Cryphonectria, suggesting a very narrow host range. Phenotypic comparison of a few sets of CnCV1-infected and -free isogenic strains showed symptomless infection in new hosts.
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University
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affil-num=3
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University
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start-page=248
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dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2020
dt-pub=20201204
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kn-subject=
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kn-title=Self-assembly of Ni–Fe layered double hydroxide at room temperature for oxygen evolution reaction
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Active and stable electrocatalysts are the key to water electrolysis for hydrogen production. This paper reports a facile direct growth method to synthesize NiFe-layered double hydroxides (LDHs) on nickel foil as an electrocatalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction. The NiFe-LDH is synthesized by a galvanic process at room temperature without any additional energy for synthesis. The synthesized NiFe-LDH is a karst landform with abundant active sites and efficient mass diffusion. The NiFe-LDH with an oxygen defect show excellent electrocatalytic performance for the OER, with a low overpotential (272 mV at 10 mA/cm2), a small Tafel slope (43 mV/dec), and superior durability. Direct growth synthesis provide excellent electrical conductivity as well as strong bonding between the catalyst layer and the substrate. In addition, this synthesis process is simple to apply in the fabrication of a large size electrode and is believed to be applicable to commercialized alkaline water electrolysis.
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en-aut-name=KimSeong Hyun
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aut-affil-num=1
ORCID=
en-aut-name=ParkYoo Sei
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ORCID=
en-aut-name=KimChiho
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en-aut-name=KwonIl Yeong
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ORCID=
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aut-affil-num=8
ORCID=
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pusan National University
kn-affil=
affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pusan National University
kn-affil=
affil-num=5
en-affil=Materials Center for Energy Department, Surface Technology Division, Korea Institute of Materials Science,
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Mechanical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
kn-affil=
affil-num=7
en-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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affil-num=8
en-affil=Materials Center for Energy Department, Surface Technology Division, Korea Institute of Materials Science
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affil-num=9
en-affil=Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pusan National University
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cd-vols=
no-issue=1
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start-page=304
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dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2020
dt-pub=20201205
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en-title=
kn-title=Optimal Investment under Ambiguous Technology Shocks
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=This paper analyzes the behavior of a firm facing an ambiguous technology shock and the effects of the attitude toward ambiguity on optimal capital investment using the smooth ambiguity model of Klibanoffet al. (2005). Although it seems intuitive that an increase in ambiguity aversion always reduces the optimal capital investment, this is not necessarily true because the shape of the production function plays a key role in determining the effect. Under some conditions, we show that the optimal amount of capital investment increases (decreases) in ambiguity aversion if the production function is substitute (complement), and that this result is counterintuitive when the production function is substitute. Furthermore, our main results hold if we assume the alpha-maxmin preferences in Ghirardato et al. (2004).
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kn-copyright=
en-aut-name=AsanoTakao
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kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=1
ORCID=
en-aut-name=OsakiYusuke
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aut-affil-num=2
ORCID=
affil-num=1
en-affil=Faculty of Economics, Okayama University
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Faculty of Commerce, Waseda University
kn-affil=
en-keyword=Decision analysis
kn-keyword=Decision analysis
en-keyword=Investment analysis
kn-keyword=Investment analysis
en-keyword=Capital investment
kn-keyword=Capital investment
en-keyword=Smooth ambiguity model
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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=55
cd-vols=
no-issue=
article-no=
start-page=63
end-page=68
dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2020
dt-pub=20201209
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en-title=
kn-title=Randomized phase II study to determine the optimal dose of 3-week cycle nab-paclitaxel in patients with metastatic breast cancer
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Background
Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy is commonly observed in patients treated with nanoparticle albumin–bound paclitaxel (nab-PTX). We conducted a multicenter randomized controlled study to evaluate the optimal dose of nab-PTX.
Methods
We compared three different doses of q3w nab-PTX (Standard: 260 mg/m2 [SD260] vs Medium: 220 mg/m2 [MD220] vs Low: 180 mg/m2 [LD180]) in patients with HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer (MBC). Primary endpoint was progression-free survival (PFS). Grade 3/4 neuropathy rates in the three doses were estimated using the logistic regression model. The optimal dose was selected in two steps. Initially, if the hazard ratio (HR) for PFS was <0.75 or >1.33, the inferior dose was excluded, and we proceeded with the non-inferior dose. Then, if the estimated incidence rate of grade 3/4 neurotoxicity exceeded 10%, that dose was also excluded.
Results
One hundred forty-one patients were randomly assigned to SD260 (n = 47), MD220 (n = 46), and LD180 (n = 48) groups, and their median PFS was 6.66, 7.34, and 6.82 months, respectively. The HRs were 0.73 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.42–1.28) in MD220 vs SD260, 0.77 (95% CI 0.47–1.28) in LD180 vs SD260, and 0.96 (95% CI 0.56–1.66) in LD180 vs MD220. SD260 was inferior to MD220 and was excluded. The estimated incidence rate of grade 3/4 neurotoxicity was 29.5% in SD260, 14.0% in MD220, and 5.9% in LD180. The final selected dose was LD180.
Conclusions
Intravenous administration of low-dose nab-PTX at 180 mg/m2 q3w may be the optimal therapy with meaningful efficacy and favorable toxicity in patients with MBC.
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affil-num=8
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affil-num=9
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affil-num=11
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affil-num=12
en-affil=Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=13
en-affil=Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine
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affil-num=15
en-affil=Breast Center, Aihara Hospital
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affil-num=16
en-affil=National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa
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en-keyword=Nab-paclitaxel
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en-keyword=Nanoparticle albumin–bound paclitaxel
kn-keyword=Nanoparticle albumin–bound paclitaxel
en-keyword=Metastatic breast cancer
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no-vol=76
cd-vols=
no-issue=
article-no=
start-page=251
end-page=253
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dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2020
dt-pub=20201008
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en-title=
kn-title=A novel modified hanging maneuver in laparoscopic left hemihepatectomy
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en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Introduction
The liver hanging maneuver is an essential technique for controlling bleeding in hepatectomy, however it is often difficult in laparoscopic major hepatectomy. The present study describes a novel modified hanging maneuver in laparoscopic left hemihepatectomy.
Presentation of case
A 29-year-old female underwent laparoscopic left hemihepatectomy for mucinous cystic neoplasm. After mobilizing the left lobe, the liver parenchyma was dissected along the demarcation line. For the hanging technique, the upper edge of the hanging tape was placed on the lateral side of the left hepatic vein, and fixed with the Falciform ligament. The lower edge of the tape was extracted outside the abdomen. Accordingly the hanging tape can be controlled extraperitoneally during the liver parenchyma dissection.
Discussion
This technique includes several advantages including no need of assistance using forceps, easy control of the hanging tape extraperitoneally, outflow control, better exposure of surgical field, and helpful guide of the liver dissection line toward the root of the left hepatic vein.
Conclusion
Our novel modified hanging maneuver is easy and reproducible to use in laparoscopic left hemihepatectomy. Moreover, this technique can be applied to other laparoscopic hepatectomy.
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en-aut-name=TakagiKosei
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en-aut-name=YoshidaRyuichi
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ORCID=
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=8
en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=9
en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-keyword=Hanging maneuver
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cd-vols=
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start-page=322
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dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2020
dt-pub=202012
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kn-subject=
en-title=
kn-title=Construction and characterization of the PGN_0296 mutant of Porphyromonas gingivalis
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=The periodontal pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis produces gingipains (Kgp, RgpA, and RgpB), cysteine proteases involved in the organism's virulence, and pigmentation. We previously showed that deletion of the PGN_0297 and PGN_0300 genes reduced the proteolytic activity of gingipains. The role of the PGN_0296 gene, consisting of an operon with the PGN_0297 and PGN_0300 genes, is unclear. Herein, we examined the effect of PGN_0296 gene deletion on the proteolytic activity. Although the proteolytic activity of the gingipains did not decrease in the culture supernatant of a PGN_0296 gene deletion mutant (ΔPGN_0296), the growth was delayed.
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en-aut-name=ShahriarAbu Saleh Muhammad
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en-aut-name=OnoShintaro
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aut-affil-num=5
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affil-num=1
en-affil=Department of Oral Microbiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Department of Periodontal Sciences, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Oral Microbiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
kn-affil=
affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Operative Dentistry, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama University
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Oral Microbiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-keyword=Porphyromonas gingivalis
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no-vol=30
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article-no=
start-page=22
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dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2020
dt-pub=202012
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kn-title=A case of rhinocerebral mucormycosis with brain abscess drained by endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery
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en-abstract=
kn-abstract=A 70-year-old Japanese man undergoing remission induction therapy for acute monocytic leukemia (AML-M5b) developed fever and headache, and was started on antibiotics and liposomal amphotericin B (L-AMB). There was no improvement, and computed tomography and contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging revealed acute rhinosinusitis and brain abscess. Successful endoscopic endonasal surgery was performed at this point, providing drainage for the rhinosinusitis and abscess. Histopathological findings showed the mucormycosis.
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aut-affil-num=2
ORCID=
en-aut-name=OkaSatoshi
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ORCID=
en-aut-name=HigakiTakaya
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en-aut-mei=Takaya
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aut-affil-num=4
ORCID=
en-aut-name=MakiharaSeiichiro
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aut-affil-num=5
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affil-num=1
en-affil=Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kochi Health Sciences Center
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, Kochi Health Sciences Center
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Kagawa Rosai Hospital
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, Kochi Health Sciences Center
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kochi Health Sciences Center
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affil-num=8
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affil-num=9
en-affil=Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=10
en-affil=Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-keyword=Rhinocerebral mucormycosis
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no-vol=20
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start-page=101203
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dt-pub=202012
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kn-title=Gender differences in dietary behaviors among Japanese adolescents
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Unhealthy dietary behaviors in adolescence are an important public health problem. Gender differences in dietary behaviors have already appeared during adolescence. However, few studies have assessed a variety of adolescent dietary behaviors in Japan. We aimed to clarify gender differences in unhealthy dietary behaviors among Japanese adolescents. The participants consisted of 84,988 participants from seventh to 12th grades. Unhealthy dietary behaviors were defined according to the National Health and Nutrition Survey. Multivariable logistic regression was used to analyze a nationally representative sample of Japanese adolescents from the 2014 to 2015 Lifestyle Survey. The effective response rate was 51.4%. The prevalence of unhealthy dietary behaviors (skipping breakfast, snacking, eating out, skipping meals, eating alone at dinner, and subjectively poor diet quality) among boys and girls was 14.2% versus 12.4%, 19.6% versus 14.1%, 10.6% versus 7.0%, 7.9% versus 5.6%, 13.3% versus 12.1%, and 12.3% versus 15.8%, respectively. Compared with boys, girls were more negatively associated with skipping breakfast [OR = 0.76 (95% CI 0.73–0.79)], snacking [OR = 0.67 (95% CI 0.65–0.70)], eating out [OR = 0.62 (95% CI 0.59–0.66)], skipping meals [OR = 0.61 (95% CI 0.58–0.65)], and eating alone at dinner [OR = 0.79 (95% CI 0.76–0.83)]. However, girls were more positively associated with subjectively poor diet quality [OR = 1.19 (95% CI 1.14.1.24)]. The findings suggest that gender differences existed in dietary behaviors. Gender differences in dietary behaviors suggest opportunities for tailoring interventions related to dietary education in schools.
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en-aut-name=OtsukaYuichiro
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en-aut-name=KaneitaYoshitaka
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en-aut-name=ItaniOsamu
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aut-affil-num=4
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en-aut-name=OsakiYoneatsu
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aut-affil-num=5
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en-aut-name=HiguchiSusumu
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aut-affil-num=6
ORCID=
en-aut-name=KandaHideyuki
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en-aut-mei=Hideyuki
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aut-affil-num=7
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en-affil=Division of Public Health, Department of Social Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Division of Public Health, Department of Social Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Division of Public Health, Department of Social Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Division of Public Health, Department of Social Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Division of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Department of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine
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affil-num=6
en-affil=National Hospital Organization Kurihama Medical and Addiction Center
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of Public Health, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University Faculty of Medicine
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en-keyword=Adolescents
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kn-keyword=Dietary behaviors
en-keyword=Cross-sectional study
kn-keyword=Cross-sectional study
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no-vol=21
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start-page=100284
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dt-pub-year=2020
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en-title=
kn-title=A case of type 1 facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) with restrictive ventilatory defect and congestive heart failure
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=[Background] Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is an autosomal dominant muscle disease characterized by asymmetric involvement of muscles in the face, upper extremity, trunk, and lower extremity regions, with variable severity. It was recently reported that restrictive respiratory involvement is more frequent and severe than previously recognized, while cardiac dysfunction other than arrhythmia is still considered extremely rare in FSHD. [Case report] A 59-year-old man presenting with marked muscle atrophy in the trunk and asymmetrical muscle atrophy in the legs was hospitalized because of dyspnea and edema in the face and limbs. Shortness of breath with body movement started from approximately 40 years of age. Muscle biopsy revealed myopathic change with mild to moderate variation in fiber size. The diagnosis of FSHD was made by D4Z4 contraction to three repeats on genetic testing. A pulmonary function test revealed a decline of forced vital capacity (FVC) and a preserved FEV1/FVC indicating restrictive ventilatory defect (RVD). Ultrasonic echocardiogram (UCG) showed diffuse left ventricular hypokinesis, ventricular septum thickening, pericardial effusion, and decreased ejection fraction (LVEF 30%). [Conclusion] Although restrictive ventilatory defect and congestive heart failure are uncommon in FSHD, respiratory and cardiac evaluation may be necessary in patients with FSHD.
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kn-copyright=
en-aut-name=MorimotoNobutoshi
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en-aut-mei=Nobutoshi
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aut-affil-num=1
ORCID=
en-aut-name=MorimotoMizuki
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en-aut-mei=Mizuki
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ORCID=
en-aut-name=TakahashiYoshiaki
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en-aut-mei=Yoshiaki
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aut-affil-num=3
ORCID=
en-aut-name=TakamiyaMotonori
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en-aut-mei=Motonori
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aut-affil-num=4
ORCID=
en-aut-name=NishinoIchizo
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en-aut-mei=Ichizo
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aut-affil-num=5
ORCID=
en-aut-name=AbeKoji
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en-affil=Department of Neurology, Kagawa Central Prefectural Hospital
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Department of Neurology, Kagawa Central Prefectural Hospital
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Neurology, Kagawa Central Prefectural Hospital
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Neurology, Kagawa Central Prefectural Hospital
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Neuromuscular Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (NCNP)
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affil-num=6
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cd-vols=
no-issue=
article-no=
start-page=101224
end-page=
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dt-pub-year=2020
dt-pub=202012
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kn-title=Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in Stenotrophomonas maltophilia pneumonia during acute myeloid leukemia: A case report
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kn-abstract=Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (S. maltophilia) is a Gram-negative, multidrug-resistant organism that both opportunistically infects the bloodstream and leads to pneumonia in immunosuppressed patients, including those with hematologic malignancies. In patients with severe respiratory failure, venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV ECMO) can stabilize the respiratory status. However, whether ECMO in patients with hematologic malignancies improves the clinical outcomes is still controversial because ECMO increases the risk of the exacerbation of sepsis and bleeding. We report a case of a 46-year-old man with Stenotrophomonas maltophilia hemorrhagic pneumonia acquired during consolidation chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia in whom VV ECMO lead to a good clinical outcome. The stabilization of his respiratory status achieved with VV ECMO allowed time for trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole antibiotic therapy to improve the pneumonia. We suggest the background of patients, including comorbidities and general conditions, should be taken into account when considering the clinical indications of ECMO.
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en-aut-name=TokiokaFumiaki
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en-affil=Department of Hematology/Oncology, Kurashiki Central Hospital
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en-affil=Department of Hematology/Oncology, Kurashiki Central Hospital
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en-affil=Department of Emergency, Critical Care and Disaster Medicine, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kurashiki Central Hospital
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Anesthesiology, Kurashiki Central Hospital
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of Anesthesiology, Kurashiki Central Hospital
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affil-num=8
en-affil=Department of Hematology/Oncology, Kurashiki Central Hospital
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en-keyword=Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=25
cd-vols=
no-issue=
article-no=
start-page=100643
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dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2020
dt-pub=202012
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kn-title=Marked motor function improvement in a 32-year-old woman with childhood-onset hypophosphatasia by asfotase alfa therapy: Evaluation based on standardized testing batteries used in Duchenne muscular dystrophy clinical trials
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kn-abstract=Hypophosphatasia (HPP) is a rare disorder resulting from biallelic loss-of-function variants or monoallelic dominant negative variants in the ALPL gene. We herein describe the clinical outcome of a 32-year-old woman with childhood-onset HPP caused by compound heterozygous variants in ALPL. Her chief complaints were severe musculoskeletal pain, muscle weakness, and impaired daily activities necessitating assistance in housework and child-rearing in addition to a history of early tooth loss and mildly short stature. Asfotase alfa therapy produced a remarkable increase in muscle strength and daily activities and markedly reduced musculoskeletal pain. Drug efficacy was clearly demonstrated through multiple test batteries (muscle strength test using microFET®2, six-minute walking test, Stair Climb Test, rising-from-floor-time test, and number-of-steps test using Actigraph®) currently adopted as standardized evaluations in Duchenne muscular dystrophy clinical trials since no test batteries for HPP have been established to date. These tests may also be promising for the assessment of HPP.
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en-aut-name=NishizawaHitomi
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en-aut-name=SatoYoshihiko
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en-aut-name=IshikawaMasumi
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aut-affil-num=4
ORCID=
en-aut-name=IijimaMari
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en-aut-mei=Mari
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aut-affil-num=5
ORCID=
en-aut-name=AkiyamaTomoyuki
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en-aut-mei=Tomoyuki
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en-aut-name=TakanoKyoko
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en-aut-name=WatanabeAtsushi
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ORCID=
en-aut-name=KoshoTomoki
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en-affil=Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Medicine, Shinshu University
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Center for Medical Genetics, Shinshu University Hospital
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Clinical Nutrition, Shinshu University Hospital
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Child Neurology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Center for Medical Genetics, Shinshu University Hospital
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affil-num=8
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affil-num=9
en-affil=Center for Medical Genetics, Shinshu University Hospital
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en-keyword=Hypophosphatasia
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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=7
cd-vols=
no-issue=
article-no=
start-page=101095
end-page=
dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2020
dt-pub=2020
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en-title=
kn-title=Technique for single-step lymphocyte isolation from an endoscopic biopsy specimen for the diagnosis of gastrointestinal lymphoma
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kn-abstract=In this paper, we introduce a simplified, one-step procedure for lymphocyte isolation from an endoscopically biopsied fragment. For lymphocyte isolation, an endoscopically harvested specimen and 5 mL of normal saline solution were placed in a wire mesh strainer set in a porcelain bowl. To obtain the lymphocyte suspension, the solid specimen was crushed using the rubber portion of a plunger of a 10 mL injection syringe. Flow cytometry was performed using the lymphocyte suspension. For validating our methods, the one-step lymphocyte isolation technique was used to perform flow cytometry on samples from 23 patients with (n = 12) or without (n = 11) gastrointestinal lymphoma. Flow cytometry of light chain expression was performed in all patient samples (feasibility: 100%). Sensitivity was 83.3% (10/12) and specificity was 100% (11/11). In conclusion, lymphocytes isolated from a single endoscopic biopsy specimen using our simplified and quick procedure are suitable for flow cytometry. Considering that flow cytometry has an important advantage of providing the results on the examination day itself, the results of this study suggest that flow cytometric analysis using our single-step lymphocyte isolation technique can be potentially used to diagnose lymphoma in the gastrointestinal mucosa.
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en-aut-name=IwamuroMasaya
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en-aut-mei=Masaya
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kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=1
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en-aut-name=TakahashiTakahide
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en-aut-mei=Takahide
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en-aut-name=WatanabeNatsuki
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ORCID=
en-aut-name=MatsuedaKatsunori
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en-aut-name=TanakaTakehiro
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en-aut-mei=Takehiro
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aut-affil-num=6
ORCID=
en-aut-name=EnnishiDaisuke
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en-aut-name=OtsukaFumio
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en-aut-name=YoshinoTadashi
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aut-affil-num=9
ORCID=
en-aut-name=OkadaHiroyuki
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en-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Division of Medical Support, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Division of Medical Support, Okayama University Hospital
kn-affil=
affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Pathology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
kn-affil=
affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Osaka International Cancer Institute
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Pathology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
kn-affil=
affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of Hematology and Oncology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
kn-affil=
affil-num=8
en-affil=Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
kn-affil=
affil-num=9
en-affil=Department of Pathology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
kn-affil=
affil-num=10
en-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-keyword=Flow cytometry
kn-keyword=Flow cytometry
en-keyword=Light chain restriction
kn-keyword=Light chain restriction
en-keyword=Gastrointestinal lymphoma
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en-keyword=Lymphocyte isolation
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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=9
cd-vols=
no-issue=
article-no=
start-page=102
end-page=114
dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2020
dt-pub=2020
dt-online=
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en-title=
kn-title=Alpha-pinene and dizocilpine (MK-801) attenuate kindling development and astrocytosis in an experimental mouse model of epilepsy
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Understanding the molecular and cellular mechanisms involved during the onset of epilepsy is crucial for elucidating the overall mechanism of epileptogenesis and therapeutic strategies. Previous studies, using a pentylenetetrazole (PTZ)-induced kindling mouse model, showed that astrocyte activation and an increase in perineuronal nets (PNNs) and extracellular matrix (ECM) molecules occurred within the hippocampus. However, the mechanisms of initiation and suppression of these changes, remain unclear.
Herein, we analyzed the attenuation of astrocyte activation caused by dizocilpine (MK-801) administration, as well as the anticonvulsant effect of α-pinene on seizures and production of ECM molecules. Our results showed that MK-801 significantly reduced kindling acquisition, while α-pinene treatment prevented an increase in seizures incidences. Both MK-801 and α-pinene administration attenuated astrocyte activation by PTZ and significantly attenuated the increase in ECM molecules.
Our results indicate that astrocyte activation and an increase in ECM may contribute to epileptogenesis and suggest that MK-801 and α-pinene may prevent epileptic seizures by suppressing astrocyte activation and ECM molecule production.
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aut-affil-num=1
ORCID=
en-aut-name=ShimadaAtsumi
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ORCID=
en-aut-name=SuemitsuShunsuke
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en-aut-mei=Shunsuke
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en-aut-name=MurakamiShinji
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kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=4
ORCID=
en-aut-name=KitamuraNaoya
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aut-affil-num=5
ORCID=
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en-aut-mei=Kenta
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aut-affil-num=6
ORCID=
en-aut-name=TakahashiYu
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en-aut-mei=Yu
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aut-affil-num=7
ORCID=
en-aut-name=MatsumotoYosuke
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aut-affil-num=8
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en-aut-name=OkamotoMotoi
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aut-affil-num=9
ORCID=
en-aut-name=IshiharaTakeshi
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aut-affil-num=10
ORCID=
affil-num=1
en-affil=Department of Medical Technology, Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Division of Food and Nutrition, Nakamura Gakuen University Junior College
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Psychiatry, Kawasaki Medical School
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Psychiatry, Kawasaki Medical School
kn-affil=
affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Psychiatry, Kawasaki Medical School
kn-affil=
affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Psychiatry, Kawasaki Medical School
kn-affil=
affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of Psychiatry, Kawasaki Medical School
kn-affil=
affil-num=8
en-affil=Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=9
en-affil=Department of Medical Technology, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=10
en-affil=Department of Psychiatry, Kawasaki Medical School
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en-keyword=Epilepsy
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en-keyword=Kindling
kn-keyword=Kindling
en-keyword=Pentylenetetrazol
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en-keyword=Perineuronal nets
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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=77
cd-vols=
no-issue=
article-no=
start-page=321
end-page=324
dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2020
dt-pub=2020
dt-online=
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en-subject=
kn-subject=
en-title=
kn-title=Retropharyngeal hematoma presenting airway obstruction: A case report
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Introduction
Blunt neck trauma patients can suffer from an airway emergency and are necessary to careful observation.
Presentation of case
A 79-year-old man under anticoagulation therapy presented to our hospital three hours after a fall. Shortly after arrival, he developed dyspnea. Oral intubation was attempted, but with no success; therefore, an emergency tracheotomy was performed. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) and subsequent angiography revealed active bleeding from a branch of the right ascending cervical artery. Subsequently, the right thyrocervical trunk, which is upstream from the ascending cervical artery, was embolized and hemostasis was achieved. He was discharged 52 days after the emergency admission.
Discussion
This is the first case report of an ascending cervical artery injury due to blunt trauma that resulted in an airway emergency. Contrast-enhanced CT and cervical angiography are useful for confirming the area of injury and size of the hematoma. Half of patients with respiratory distress accompanied by a cervical spine injury require definitive airway management within five hours of the injury and all by 24 h. Neck trauma can lead to fatal airway obstruction and careful monitoring is warranted to detect any signs of impeding respiratory obstruction.
Conclusion
All emergency physicians need to keep their airway management skills updated in order to perform reliably and rapidly in difficult and urgent situations.
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kn-copyright=
en-aut-name=IidaAtsuyoshi
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en-aut-mei=Atsuyoshi
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aut-affil-num=1
ORCID=
en-aut-name=NishidaAyumi
en-aut-sei=Nishida
en-aut-mei=Ayumi
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=2
ORCID=
en-aut-name=YoshitomiSeiji
en-aut-sei=Yoshitomi
en-aut-mei=Seiji
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kn-aut-sei=
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ORCID=
en-aut-name=NojimaTsuyoshi
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en-aut-mei=Tsuyoshi
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=4
ORCID=
en-aut-name=NaitoHiromichi
en-aut-sei=Naito
en-aut-mei=Hiromichi
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=5
ORCID=
en-aut-name=NakaoAtsunori
en-aut-sei=Nakao
en-aut-mei=Atsunori
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aut-affil-num=6
ORCID=
affil-num=1
en-affil=Department of Emergency Medicine, Okayama Red Cross Hospital
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affil-num=2
en-affil=epartment of Neurosurgery, Okayama Red Cross Hospital
kn-affil=
affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Okayama Red Cross Hospital
kn-affil=
affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Emergency, Critical Care, and Disaster Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
kn-affil=
affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Emergency, Critical Care, and Disaster Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
kn-affil=
affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Emergency, Critical Care, and Disaster Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
kn-affil=
en-keyword=Airway management
kn-keyword=Airway management
en-keyword=Ascending cervical artery
kn-keyword=Ascending cervical artery
en-keyword=Emergency tracheostomy
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cd-vols=
no-issue=
article-no=
start-page=103080
end-page=
dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2020
dt-pub=202012
dt-online=
en-article=
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en-subject=
kn-subject=
en-title=
kn-title=A detection method for latent circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorder
en-subtitle=
kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Background
Individuals with typical circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders (CRSWDs) have a habitual sleep timing that is desynchronized from social time schedules. However, it is possible to willfully force synchronisation against circadian-driven sleepiness, which causes other sleep problems. This pathology is distinguishable from typical CRSWDs and is referred to here as latent CRSWD (LCRSWD). Conventional diagnostic methods for typical CRSWDs are insufficient for detecting LCRSWD because sufferers have an apparently normal habitual sleep timing.
Methods
We first evaluated the reliability of circadian phase estimation based on clock gene expression using hair follicles collected at three time points without sleep interruption. Next, to identify detection criteria for LCRSWD, we compared circadian and sleep parameters according to estimated circadian phases, at the group and individual level, between subjects with low and high Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) scores. To validate the reliability of identified detection criteria, we investigated whether the same subjects could be reproducibly identified at a later date and whether circadian amelioration resulted in sleep improvement.
Findings
We successfully validated the reliability of circadian phase estimation at three time points and identified potential detection criteria for individuals with LCRSWD attributed to delayed circadian-driven sleepiness. In particular, a criterion based on the interval between the times of the estimated circadian phase of clock gene expression and getting out of bed on work or school days was promising. We also successfully confirmed the reproducibility of candidate screening and sleep improvement by circadian amelioration, supporting the reliability of the detection criteria.
Interpretation
Although several limitations remain, our present study demonstrates a promising prototype of a detection method for LCRSWD attributed to delayed circadian-driven sleepiness. More extensive trials are needed to further validate this method.
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en-affil=The Research Institute for Time Studies, Yamaguchi University
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en-affil=Department of Clinical Genetics and Genomic Medicine, Okayama University Hospital
kn-affil=
affil-num=3
en-affil=The Research Institute for Time Studies, Yamaguchi University
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affil-num=4
en-affil=The Research Institute for Time Studies, Yamaguchi University
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affil-num=5
en-affil=The Research Institute for Time Studies, Yamaguchi University
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ritsumeikan University
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Saga University
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cd-journal=joma
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start-page=104859
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dt-pub-year=2020
dt-pub=202012
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kn-title=Scn1a and Cacna1a mutations mutually alter their original phenotypes in rats
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kn-abstract=This study aimed to examine the effects of Cacna1a mutation on the phenotype of Scn1a-associated epilepsy in rats. We used rats with an N1417H missense mutation in the Scn1a gene and others with an M251K mutation in the Cacna1a gene. Scn1a/Cacna1a double mutant rats were generated by mating both Scn1a and Cacna1a mutants. We investigated general health and the epileptic phenotype in all these genotypes. The onset threshold of hyperthermia-induced seizures was examined at 5 weeks and spontaneous seizures were monitored using video-EEG recordings from 6 to 12 weeks of age. Scn1a/Cacna1a double mutants showed significantly reduced threshold for hyperthermia-sensitive seizures onset compared with the Scn1a mutants and had absence seizures having 6–7 c/s spike-wave bursts with changes in the spike-wave pattern, whereas Cacna1a mutants had regular 6–7 c/s spike-wave bursts. In Scn1a/Cacna1a double mutants, 6–7 c/s spike-wave bursts were accompanied with eyelid myoclonia and continuously shifting generalized clonic seizures, which were not observed in either Scn1a or Cacna1a mutants. Although a curvature of the spine was observed in rats of all these genotypes, the degree of curvature was more pronounced in Scn1a/Cacna1a double mutants, followed by Cacna1a and Scn1a mutants. Our results indicate that Cacna1a and Scn1a mutations mutually alter their original phenotypes in rats. The phenotype of absence seizures with eyelid myoclonia, generalized clonic seizures, and of spine curvature in the Scn1a/Cacna1a double mutants were similar to that observed in patients with Dravet syndrome.
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en-aut-name=OhmoriIori
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en-affil=Graduate School of Education, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=2
en-affil=Department of Physiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Molecular Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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en-keyword=Scn1a
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start-page=33
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kn-title=Pyridoxal in the Cerebrospinal Fluid May Be a Better Indicator of Vitamin B6–dependent Epilepsy Than Pyridoxal 5′-Phosphate
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kn-abstract=Background
We aimed to demonstrate the biochemical characteristics of vitamin B6–dependent epilepsy, with a particular focus on pyridoxal 5′-phosphate and pyridoxal in the cerebrospinal fluid.
Methods
Using our laboratory database, we identified patients with vitamin B6–dependent epilepsy and extracted their data on the concentrations of pyridoxal 5′-phosphate, pyridoxal, pipecolic acid, α-aminoadipic semialdehyde, and monoamine neurotransmitters. We compared the biochemical characteristics of these patients with those of other epilepsy patients with low pyridoxal 5′-phosphate concentrations.
Results
We identified seven patients with pyridoxine-dependent epilepsy caused by an ALDH7A1 gene abnormality, two patients with pyridoxal 5′-phosphate homeostasis protein deficiency, and 28 patients with other epilepsies with low cerebrospinal fluid pyridoxal 5′-phosphate concentrations. Cerebrospinal fluid pyridoxal and pyridoxal 5′-phosphate concentrations were low in patients with vitamin B6–dependent epilepsy but cerebrospinal fluid pyridoxal concentrations were not reduced in most patients with other epilepsies with low cerebrospinal fluid pyridoxal 5′-phosphate concentrations. Increase in 3-O-methyldopa and 5-hydroxytryptophan was demonstrated in some patients with vitamin B6–dependent epilepsy, suggestive of pyridoxal 5′-phosphate deficiency in the brain.
Conclusions
Low cerebrospinal fluid pyridoxal concentrations may be a better indicator of pyridoxal 5′-phosphate deficiency in the brain in vitamin B6–dependent epilepsy than low cerebrospinal fluid pyridoxal 5′-phosphate concentrations. This finding is especially helpful in individuals with suspected pyridoxal 5′-phosphate homeostasis protein deficiency, which does not have known biomarkers.
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affil-num=3
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affil-num=9
en-affil=Institute of Clinical Genomics, Tokyo Women’s Medical University
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affil-num=10
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kn-title=Sophisticated rGO synthesis and pre-lithiation unlocking full-cell lithium-ion battery high-rate performances
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kn-abstract=For the application to portable devices and storage of renewable energies, high-performance lithium-ion batteries are in great demand. To this end, the development of high-performance electrode materials has been actively investigated. However, even if new materials exhibit high performance in a simple evaluation, namely half-cell tests, it is often impossible to obtain satisfactory performance with an actual battery (full cell). In this study, the structure of graphene analogs is modified in various ways to change crystallinity, disorder, oxygen content, electrical conductivity, and specific surface area. These graphene analogs are evaluated as negative electrodes for lithium-ion batteries, and we found reduced graphene oxide prepared by combination of chemical reduction and thermal treatment was the optimum. In addition, a full cell is fabricated by combining it with LiCoO2 modified with BaTiO3, which is applicable to high-speed charge–discharge cathode material developed in our previous research. In general, pre-lithiation is performed for the anode when assembling full cells. In this study, we optimized a "direct pre-lithiation" method in which the electrode and lithium foil were in direct contact before assembling a full cell, and created a lithium-ion battery with an output of 293 Wh kg−1 at 8,658 W kg−1.
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kn-copyright=
en-aut-name=CampéonBenoît Denis Louis
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en-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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kn-title=Isotopic proveniencing at Classic Copan and in the southern periphery of the Maya Area: A new perspective on multi-ethnic society
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kn-abstract=Strontium, oxygen, and carbon isotopes were measured in human tooth enamel from 66 burials in 9L-22 and 9L-23 residential groups at the Classic Maya site of Copan in western Honduras. These results are discussed in relation to earlier studies at Copan and baseline measurements from the surrounding region and the Maya area in general. Nearly 50% of the individuals are identified as non-local based on combinations of strontium, oxygen, and carbon isotope ratios. They came from a variety of places in the Maya area. This migratory pattern at the 9L-22 & 9L-23 residential complex from the Early to Late Classic (ca. 400–800 CE) is compared with 10J-45 sector from the mainly Early Classic occupation (ca. 400–650 CE) and an interesting change is noted. The social privileges observed among the Early Classic immigrants from the north Maya Lowlands were apparently revoked in the Late Classic. New immigrants, probably from the “non-Maya” regions of Western/Central Honduras, appear to have gained those social privileges. High-status Honduran individuals in the urban core suggests a strategy by the Copan dynasty in the Late Classic that incorporated the emerging “non-Maya” elites from Western/Central Honduras.
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en-aut-name=SuzukiShintaro
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en-aut-name=NakamuraSeiichi
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Laboratory for Archaeological Chemistry, University of Wisconsin
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en-keyword=Prehispanic mesoamerica
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kn-title=Adenomyomatosis hyperplasia arising in the bile duct
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kn-title=Exploring reaction pathways for the structural rearrangements of the Mn cluster induced by water binding in the S3 state of the oxygen evolving complex of photosystem II
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kn-abstract=Photosynthetic oxidation of water to dioxygen is catalyzed by the Mn4CaO5 cluster in the protein-cofactor complex photosystem II. The light-driven catalytic cycle consists of four observable intermediates (S0, S1, S2, and S3) and one transient S4 state. Recently, using X-ray free-electron laser crystallography, two experimental groups independently observed incorporation of one additional oxygen into the cluster during the S2 to S3 transition, which is likely to represent a substrate. The present study implicates two competing reaction routes encountered during the structural rearrangement of the catalyst induced by the water binding and immediately preceding the formation of final stable forms in the S3 state. This mutually exclusive competition involves concerted versus stepwise conformational changes between two isomers, called open and closed cubane structures, which have different consequences on the immediate product in the S3 state. The concerted pathway involves a one-step conversion between two isomeric hydroxo forms without changes to the metal oxidation and total spin (Stotal = 3) states. Alternatively, in the stepwise process, the bound waters are oxidized and transformed into an oxyl–oxo form in a higher spin (Stotal = 6) state. Here, density functional calculations are used to characterize all relevant intermediates and transition structures and demonstrate that the stepwise pathway to the substrate activation is substantially favored over the concerted one, as evidenced by comparison of the activation barriers (11.1 and 20.9 kcal mol−1, respectively). Only after formation of the oxyl–oxo precursor can the hydroxo species be generated; this occurs with a slow kinetics and an activation barrier of 17.8 kcal mol−1. The overall thermodynamic driving force is likely to be controlled by the movements of two glutamate ligands, D1-Glu189 and CP43-Glu354, in the active site and ranges from very weak (+0.4 kcal mol−1) to very strong (–23.5 kcal mol−1).
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en-affil=Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Center for Computational Science, University of Tsukuba
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Institute for NanoScience Design, Osaka University
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en-keyword=Photosynthesis
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start-page=102712
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dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2020
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kn-title=Orexin A and B in the rat superior salivatory nucleus
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kn-abstract=Orexin (OX), which regulates sleep and wakefulness and feeding behaviors has 2 isoforms, orexin-A and -B (OXA and OXB). In this study, the distribution of OXA and OXB was examined in the rat superior salivatory nucleus (SSN) using retrograde tracing and immunohistochemical and methods. OXA- and OXB-immunoreactive (-ir) nerve fibers were seen throughout the SSN. These nerve fibers surrounded SSN neurons retrogradely labeled with Fast blue (FB) from the corda-lingual nerve. FB-positive neurons had pericellular OXA- (47.5%) and OXB-ir (49.0%) nerve fibers. Immunohistochemistry for OX receptors also demonstrated the presence of OX1R and OX2R in FB-positive SSN neurons. The majority of FB-positive SSN neurons contained OX1R- (69.7%) or OX2R-immunoreactivity (57.8%). These neurons had small and medium-sized cell bodies. In addition, half of FB-positive SSN neurons which were immunoreactive for OX1R (47.0%) and OX2R (52.2%) had pericellular OXA- and OXB-ir nerve fibers, respectively. Co-expression of OX1R- and OX2R was common in FB-positive SSN neurons. The present study suggests a possibility that OXs regulate the activity of SSN neurons through OX receptors.
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en-aut-name=IchikawaHiroyuki
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en-aut-name=YoshidaRyusuke
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Oral Physiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Oral Physiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Division of Oral and Craniofacial Anatomy, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Oral Physiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-affil=Department of Oral Physiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-keyword=Orexin
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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=244
cd-vols=
no-issue=
article-no=
start-page=75
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dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2018
dt-pub=20180115
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en-title=
kn-title=A neo-virus lifestyle exhibited by a (+)ssRNA virus hosted in an unrelated dsRNA virus: Taxonomic and evolutionary considerations
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kn-abstract=Recent studies illustrate that fungi as virus hosts provides a unique platform for hunting viruses and exploring virus/virus and virus/host interactions. Such studies have revealed a number of as-yet-unreported viruses and virus/virus interactions. Among them is a unique intimate relationship between a (+)ssRNA virus, yado-kari virus (YkV1) and an unrelated dsRNA virus, yado-nushi virus (YnV1). YkV1 dsRNA, a replicated form of YkV1, and RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, are trans-encapsidated by the capsid protein of YnV1. While YnV1 can complete its replication cycle, YkV1 relies on YnV1 for its viability. We previously proposed a model in which YkV1 diverts YnV1 capsids as the replication sites. YkV1 is neither satellite virus nor satellite RNA, because YkV1 appears to encode functional RdRp and enhances YnV1 accumulation. This represents a unique mutualistic virus/virus interplay and similar relations in other virus/host fungus systems are detectable. We propose to establish the family Yadokariviridae that accommodates YkV1 and recently discovered viruses phylogenetically related to YkV1. This article overviews what is known and unknown about the YkV1/YnV1 interactions. Also discussed are the YnV1 Phytoreo_S7 and YkV1 2A-like domains that may have been captured via horizontal transfer during the course of evolution and are conserved across extant diverse RNA viruses. Lastly, evolutionary scenarios are envisioned for YkV1 and YnV1.
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en-aut-name=HisanoSakae
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en-aut-name=ZhangRui
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en-aut-name=FarukMd. Iqbal
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ORCID=
en-aut-name=KondoHideki
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aut-affil-num=4
ORCID=
en-aut-name=SuzukiNobuhiro
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aut-affil-num=5
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en-affil=Institute of Plant Science and Resources (IPSR), Okayama University
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Institute of Plant Science and Resources (IPSR), Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=3
en-affil=Institute of Plant Science and Resources (IPSR), Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=4
en-affil=Institute of Plant Science and Resources (IPSR), Okayama University
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Institute of Plant Science and Resources (IPSR), Okayama University
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en-keyword=Yado-nushi virus
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en-keyword=Mutualism
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en-keyword=Evolution
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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=65
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no-issue=
article-no=
start-page=53
end-page=63
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dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2020
dt-pub=202009
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en-title=
kn-title=Thermal influence on surface layer of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) in grinding
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kn-abstract=In this study, we investigated thermal influence on surface layer of CFRP in grinding with heat conduction analysis using grinding temperature at wheel contact area on dry and wet condition. Moreover, the thermal affected layer was analyzed through an experiment to examine the temperature of glass transition and thermal decomposition of the matrix resin that composes the CFRP used in this study. The influence of thermal effect on grinding of CFRP was verified based on observation of ground surface finish after grinding using SEM and the measurement of surface roughness. From the measurement result of DSC (Differential Scanning Calorimetry),TG-DTA (Thermogravimetry-Differential Thermal Analysis), It was found that the thermal affected layer of CFRP includes a layer in which the matrix resin is changed in quality by exceeding the glass transition temperature and a layer in which the matrix resin is thermally decomposed by exceeding the thermal decomposition temperature. In addition, it was found that the surface roughness was significantly reduced if the thermal affected layer with thermal decomposition was generated. In each grinding atmosphere, it tended to increase of grinding temperature at wheel contact area with increasing in the setting depth of cut. In the case of dry grinding, grinding temperature at wheel contact area increased up to t thermal decomposition temperature of the matrix resin. However, in the case of the wet grinding, grinding temperature at wheel contact area did not increase until thermally decomposition temperature. From the result of simulation about thermal affected layer, influence of grinding heat increased with increasing in the setting depth of cut. Ultimately, the thermal affected layer with thermal decomposition was generated in dry grinding. Moreover, from the results of SEM observation, it was confirmed that the surface finish properties deteriorated significantly due to thermal decomposition of the matrix resin in the case of Δ = 400 μm in the setting depth of cut at fiber angle θ = 0°. On the other hand, it was confirmed that the micro damage of carbon fiber was occurred in wet grinding at each setting depth of cut.
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en-aut-name=KodamaHiroyuki
en-aut-sei=Kodama
en-aut-mei=Hiroyuki
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aut-affil-num=1
ORCID=
en-aut-name=OkazakiShingo
en-aut-sei=Okazaki
en-aut-mei=Shingo
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aut-affil-num=2
ORCID=
en-aut-name=JiangYifan
en-aut-sei=Jiang
en-aut-mei=Yifan
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aut-affil-num=3
ORCID=
en-aut-name=YodenHiroyuki
en-aut-sei=Yoden
en-aut-mei=Hiroyuki
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aut-affil-num=4
ORCID=
en-aut-name=OhashiKazuhito
en-aut-sei=Ohashi
en-aut-mei=Kazuhito
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aut-affil-num=5
ORCID=
affil-num=1
en-affil=Okayama University
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=3
en-affil=Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=4
en-affil=Industrial Technology Research Institute of Okayama Prefectural Government
kn-affil=
affil-num=5
en-affil=Okayama University
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en-keyword=Carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP)
kn-keyword=Carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP)
en-keyword=Grinding
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en-keyword=Grinding heat
kn-keyword=Grinding heat
en-keyword=Heat-affected layer
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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=741
cd-vols=
no-issue=1
article-no=
start-page=140465
end-page=
dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2020
dt-pub=20200625
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en-title=
kn-title=Long-term exposure to nitrogen dioxide and natural-cause and cause-specific mortality in Japan
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Background
Long-term exposure to air pollution is linked with increased risk of adverse health outcomes, but the evidence for the association between nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and mortality is weak because of the inadequate adjustment of potential confounders and limited spatial resolution of the exposure assessment. Moreover, there are concerns about the independent effects of NO2. Therefore, we examined the association between NO2 long-term exposure and all-cause and cause-specific mortality.
Methods
We included participants who were enrolled in health checkups in Okayama City, Japan, in 2006 or 2007 and were followed until 2016. We used a land-use regression model to estimate the average NO2 concentrations from 2006 to 2007 and allocated them to the participants. We estimated hazard ratios (HRs) for a 10-μg/m3 increase in NO2 levels for all-cause or cause-specific mortality using Cox proportional hazard models.
Results
After excluding the participants who were assigned with outlier exposures, a total of 73,970 participants were included in the analyses. NO2 exposure was associated with increased risk of mortality and the HRs and their confidence intervals were 1.06 (95% CI: 1.02, 1.11) for all-cause, 1.02 (0.96, 1.09) for cardiopulmonary, and 1.36 (1.14, 1.63) for lung cancer mortality. However, the elevated risks became equivocal after the adjustment for fine particulate matter except lung cancer.
Conclusion
Long-term exposure to NO2 was associated with increased risk of all-cause, cardiopulmonary, and lung cancer mortality. The elevated risk for lung cancer was still observable even after adjustment for fine particulate matter.
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en-aut-name=YorifujiTakashi
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en-aut-mei=Takashi
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aut-affil-num=1
ORCID=
en-aut-name=KashimaSaori
en-aut-sei=Kashima
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en-affil=Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Environmental Health Sciences Laboratory, Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, Hiroshima University
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en-keyword=Air pollution
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en-keyword=Epidemiology
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en-keyword=Nitrogen dioxide
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en-keyword=Lung cancer
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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=46
cd-vols=
no-issue=
article-no=
start-page=101865
end-page=
dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2020
dt-pub=202007
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en-title=
kn-title=Adult kidney stem/progenitor cells contribute to regeneration through the secretion of trophic factors
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kn-abstract=Adult kidney stem cells are known to have important roles in renal regeneration after acute kidney injury. Although trophic factors from tissue stem cells have been reported to promote the regeneration of other organs, there is limited number of evidence of this phenomenon in the kidneys. Here, we explored the effects of secreted factors from kidney stem cells. We intraperitoneally administered culture supernatant obtained from adult rat kidney stem/progenitor cells into rat kidney ischemia/reperfusion injury models, and the treatment significantly ameliorated renal tubulointerstitial injury, suppressed tubular cell apoptosis, diminished inflammation and promoted the proliferation of both residual renal cells and immature cells. In vitro, treatment with culture supernatant from kidney stem cells significantly promoted cell proliferation and suppressed cisplatin-induced cell apoptosis in both normal rat kidney cells and kidney stem cells. In addition, treatment with culture supernatant increased the expression of nestin in normal rat kidney cells, suggesting the dedifferentiation of tubular cells into stem-like cells. Analysis of the culture supernatant revealed that it contained a variety of growth factors. Taken together, the results suggest that these factors together lead to renal regeneration. In conclusion, adult kidney stem cells contribute to renal regeneration indirectly through the secretion of regenerative factors.
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kn-copyright=
en-aut-name=TsujiKenji
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en-aut-mei=Kenji
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ORCID=
en-aut-name=KitamuraShinji
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en-aut-mei=Shinji
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ORCID=
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aut-affil-num=4
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en-aut-name=WadaJun
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en-aut-mei=Jun
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Department of Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-keyword=Kidney stem cell
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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=26
cd-vols=
no-issue=10
article-no=
start-page=1095
end-page=1099
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dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2020
dt-pub=202010
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kn-title=Disseminated Mycobacterium genavense infection mimicking TAFRO syndrome
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kn-abstract=TAFRO syndrome is a rare variant of idiopathic multicentric Castleman's disease, for which disseminated non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infection must be excluded. However, due to the slow and fastidious growth of the organisms, identification of the pathogen is often challenging. We herein describe a case of disseminated Mycobacterium genavence infection, in which manifestations of the patient were confusingly similar to those of TAFRO syndrome. A 69-year-old Japanese man presented with prolonged fever accompanying pain in his back and ribs on the right side. Systemic investigations revealed thrombocytopenia, marked elevation of alkaline phosphatase, anasarca (pleural effusion and ascites), megakaryocytosis in the bone marrow, and hepatomegaly. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed diffuse, T1-and T2-low-intensity spotted lesions on his vertebral bodies, but biopsy showed inconclusive results. The patient met the diagnostic criteria of TAFRO syndrome and was started on prednisolone, which improved his general condition shortly thereafter. Blood culture after 42 days of incubation revealed the presence of Mycobacterium; however, we considered it a contamination at that time because no organisms grew on conventional agars, and the patient was discharged. Ten weeks after the isolation of Mycobacterium, he developed persistent fever and was readmitted. This time, vertebral bone mallow biopsy demonstrated a large amount of mycobacterium, which was later successfully identified as M. genavense by sequencing analysis. Under a final diagnosis of disseminated M. genavense infection, we treated the patient with clarithromycin, rifampicin, and ethambutol. This case highlighted that disseminated NTM infection may follow a similar clinical course as that of TAFRO syndrome.
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en-aut-name=FujimoriTakumi
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en-affil=Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-affil=Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=9
en-affil=Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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cd-vols=
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article-no=
start-page=1107
end-page=1109
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dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2020
dt-pub=202010
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kn-title=Antibiotic literacy among Japanese medical students
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kn-abstract=Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an urgent global issue. After the AMR action plan was introduced in 2016, a study on antibiotic literacy (i.e., awareness, knowledge, and attitude relating to antimicrobial use) among clinicians and lay people was conducted in Japan. However, no studies have hitherto targeted medical students who are expected to have a high level of antibiotic literacy. The present study was conducted between September 2019 and February 2020, enrolling undergraduate students at Okayama University Medical School. We collected data using a paper-based questionnaire form with 11 questions about antibiotic literacy. The response rate was 93.8% (661/705 students). Overall, 92.6% of the students knew that antibiotics inhibit the growth of bacteria. Student reporting that antibiotics could treat the common cold accounted for 77.0% (Year 1), 50.9% (Year 2), 48.2% (Year 3), 49.1% (Year 4), 23.8% (Year 5), and 26.2% (Year 6). Only 43 (6.5%) had heard about the AMR action plan. The study data suggested that medical students' level of literacy on antimicrobial use should be further enhanced to address AMR and promote antimicrobial stewardship.
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en-affil=Center for Education in Medicine and Health Sciences, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
kn-affil=
affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Center for Education in Medicine and Health Sciences, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=5
cd-vols=
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article-no=
start-page=1576
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dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2020
dt-pub=20200618
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en-title=
kn-title=Tubulointerstitial Nephritis Cases With IgM-Positive Plasma Cells
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kn-copyright=
en-aut-name=Matsuoka-UchiyamaNatsumi
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en-aut-name=TsujiKenji
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aut-affil-num=4
ORCID=
en-aut-name=UchidaHaruhito A.
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en-aut-mei=Haruhito A.
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aut-affil-num=5
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en-aut-name=SugiyamaHitoshi
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Department of Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Chronic Kidney Disease and Cardiovascular Disease, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
kn-affil=
affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Human Resource Development of Dialysis Therapy for Kidney Disease, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of Nephrology, Faculty of Medical Science, University of Fukui
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affil-num=8
en-affil=Department of Nephrology, Faculty of Medical Science, University of Fukui
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affil-num=9
en-affil=Department of Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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no-vol=3
cd-vols=
no-issue=
article-no=
start-page=311
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dt-received=
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dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2020
dt-pub=20200621
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en-title=
kn-title=Bilateral segmental lung transplantation for children: Transplantation using split adult living-donor lower lobe
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kn-copyright=
en-aut-name=OtoTakahiro
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ORCID=
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ORCID=
en-aut-name=HagiyamaAkikazu
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en-affil=Transplant Center, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=2
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affil-num=3
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affil-num=4
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article-no=
start-page=e04132
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dt-received=
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dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2020
dt-pub=20200610
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en-title=
kn-title=Evaluation of the simulator with automatic irrigation control system designed for countermeasures of internal contamination in dental unit water lines
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=The prevention of nosocomial infections is an imperative task. The dental chair unit (DCU) is an indispensable device used in dental treatment. However, it is known that the dental unit water line (DUWL) can become contaminated with biofilm, consisting mainly of heterotrophic bacteria (HB). Recently, the International Organization for Standardization specified the methods for testing DUWL contamination management. On these grounds, a simulator reproducing DUWL was prepared to standardize the examination method of the DUWL contamination.
Objectives
To evaluate the reproducibility of the DUWL simulator, monitor the DUWL contamination states, and test the efficacy of a commercial decontaminant for DUWL.
Methods
The DUWL simulator was assembled by a DCU manufacturing company. The simulator's DUWL was filled with tap water (TW), and left for approximately one year. Neutral electrolyzed water (NEW) was used as a decontaminant for DUWL. Both TW and NEW were passed through DUWL in a timely manner simulating daily dental treatment. Water was sampled from the air turbine hand piece weekly for 4 weeks and used for HB culture. Contamination status was evaluated by measuring bacterial adenosine triphosphate release and by culturing on Reasoner's 2A medium.
Results
The DUWL released contaminated water had a bacterial count of over 6 × 104 cfu/mL. After passing NEW through DUWL for 1 week, the count drastically decreased to its basal level and remained steady for 4 weeks. However, TW showed no effect on DUWL decontamination throughout the examination periods.
Conclusions
The DUWL simulator could be useful to examine the efficacy of the decontaminant for DUWL and development of new methods in DUWL contamination management.
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affil-num=3
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affil-num=4
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affil-num=5
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affil-num=6
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affil-num=7
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affil-num=8
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affil-num=9
en-affil=Department of Periodontics and Endodontics, Okayama University Hospital
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en-keyword=Microbiology
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start-page=e04114
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dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2020
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kn-title=Rapid and specific detection of oxidized LDL/β2GPI complexes via facile lateral flow immunoassay
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kn-subtitle=
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kn-abstract=β2-Glycoprotein I (β2GPI) forms indissociable complex with oxidized LDL (oxLDL) into proatherogenic oxLDL/β2GPI complex through a specific ligand known as 7-ketocholesteryl-9-carboxynonanoate (oxLig-1). Recent discoveries have demonstrated the atherogenicity of these complexes in patients of both systemic and non-systemic autoimmune diseases. Hence, serological level of oxLDL/β2GPI complexes may represent one crucial clinical parameter for disease prognosis of atherosclerosis-related diseases. Herein, we established a simple, specific and rapid gold nanoparticle (GNP) based lateral flow immunoassay (LFIA) to quantify oxLDL/β2GPI complexes from test samples. Specificities of hybridoma cell-derived monoclonal antibodies against antigen, optimal conditions for conjugation of antibody with GNP, and sensitivity of oxLDL/β2GPI LFIA in comparison to an ELISA-based detection method were assessed accordingly. The established oxLDL/β2GPI LFIA was capable of detecting oxLDL/β2GPI specifically without interference from autoantibodies and solitary components of oxLDL/β2GPI present in test samples. A significant correlation (R2 > 0.8) was also obtained with the oxLDL/β2GPI LFIA when compared to the ELISA-based detection. On the whole, the oxLDL/β2GPI LFIA remains advantageous over the oxLDL/β2GPI ELISA. The unnecessary washing step, short developmental and analytical time support facile and rapid detection of oxLDL/β2GPI as opposed to the laborious ELISA system.
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kn-copyright=
en-aut-name=TanXian Wen
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aut-affil-num=3
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aut-affil-num=4
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en-affil=Department of Cell Chemistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Collaborative Research Center (OMIC), Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
kn-affil=
affil-num=3
en-affil=Faculty of Medicine, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Cell Chemistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-keyword=Biological sciences
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kn-keyword=Antibody
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kn-keyword=Biochemistry
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cd-journal=joma
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cd-vols=
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article-no=
start-page=148191
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dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
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kn-subject=
en-title=
kn-title=Spectral tuning of light-harvesting complex II in the siphonous alga Bryopsis corticulans and its effect on energy transfer dynamics
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kn-subtitle=
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kn-abstract=Light-harvesting complex II (LHCII) from the marine green macroalga Bryopsis corticulans is spectroscopically characterized to understand the structural and functional changes resulting from adaptation to intertidal environment. LHCII is homologous to its counterpart in land plants but has a different carotenoid and chlorophyll (Chl) composition. This is reflected in the steady-state absorption, fluorescence, linear dichroism, circular dichroism and anisotropic circular dichroism spectra. Time-resolved fluorescence and two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy were used to investigate the consequences of this adaptive change in the pigment composition on the excited-state dynamics. The complex contains additional Chl b spectral forms – absorbing at around 650 nm and 658 nm – and lacks the red-most Chl a forms compared with higher-plant LHCII. Similar to plant LHCII, energy transfer between Chls occurs on timescales from under hundred fs (mainly from Chl b to Chl a) to several picoseconds (mainly between Chl a pools). However, the presence of long-lived, weakly coupled Chl b and Chl a states leads to slower exciton equilibration in LHCII from B. corticulans. The finding demonstrates a trade-off between the enhanced absorption of blue-green light and the excitation migration time. However, the adaptive change does not result in a significant drop in the overall photochemical efficiency of Photosystem II. These results show that LHCII is a robust adaptable system whose spectral properties can be tuned to the environment for optimal light harvesting.
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kn-copyright=
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en-aut-name=NowakowskiPaweł J.
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en-affil=Biological Research Centre
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start-page=430
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kn-title=High body mass index is a risk factor for unfavorable clinical outcomes after medial meniscus posterior root repair in well-aligned knees
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kn-abstract=BackgroundSevere chondral lesions and varus knee alignment are associated with poor outcomes following transtibial pullout repair for medial meniscus posterior root tears and meniscus tear is strongly associated with body mass index. The prognostic factors in well-aligned knees (femorotibial angle < 180°) with mild chondral lesions are unknown. Therefore, we investigated the prognostic factors in these patients. We hypothesized that high body mass index would lead to poor clinical outcomes following pullout repair of medial meniscus posterior root tears.
MethodsWe retrospectively reviewed the files of 28 patients who had undergone pullout repair of medial meniscus posterior root tears between October 2016 and December 2017. We recorded the baseline characteristics (age, gender, height, weight, and body mass index) and the time between injury and surgery. We recorded the International Knee Documentation Committee scores, Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Scores, and pain visual analog scale scores. Using magnetic resonance imaging preoperatively and 1 year after surgery, we measured the medial meniscus body width and absolute and relative medial meniscus extrusion. Pearson correlation and multivariate linear regression analyses were used to assess potential associations between these factors and clinical outcomes.
ResultsAge positively correlated (coefficient = 0.49, P < 0.01) and body mass index negatively correlated with the postoperative International Knee Documentation Committee score (coefficient = −0.64, P < 0.01). In multivariate linear regression analysis, body mass index was a significant factor leading to poor postoperative International Knee Documentation Committee score (R2 = 0.29, P < 0.05).
ConclusionsBody mass index > 30 kg/m(2) is a risk factor for unfavorable clinical outcomes following pullout repair of medial meniscus posterior root tears in well-aligned knees. Level of evidenceIII, Comparative retrospective study.
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kn-title=Isolation and identification of the antimicrobial substance included in tempeh using Rhizopus stolonifer NBRC 30816 for fermentation
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kn-abstract=In this study, we focus on the antimicrobial properties of tempeh, a soybean fermented food, against oral bacteria.
Tempeh showed antimicrobial activity against dental caries pathogenic bacterium Streptococcus mutans at a final concentration of 1 mg/mL. An antimicrobial substance contained in tempeh was present in the 100 kDa or greater fraction generated by ultrafiltration, but it was found not to be proteinaceous by native-PAGE, SDS-PAGE and protein degradation tests. Next, when the fraction was purified with an ODS column, the 80% and 100% methanol eluates showed antimicrobial activity against S. mutans. The 100% methanol eluate was further subjected to a 2nd column purification, and isolation of the target was confirmed by HPLC. When the isolated material was analyzed by ESI-MS, the m/z was 279.234. Further analysis by Raman spectroscopy revealed a peak similar to linoleic acid. This substance also possessed antimicrobial properties equivalent to linoleic acid.
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kn-title=Neuroplastinβ-mediated upregulation of solute carrier family 22 member 18 antisense (SLC22A18AS) plays a crucial role in the epithelial-mesenchymal transition, leading to lung cancer cells' enhanced motility
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kn-abstract=Our recent study revealed an important role of the neuroplastin (NPTN)β downstream signal in lung cancer dissemination in the lung. The molecular mechanism of the signal pathway downstream of NPTNβ is a serial activation of the key molecules we identified: tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor-associated factor 2 (TRAF2) adaptor, nuclear factor (NF)IA/NFIB heterodimer transcription factor, and SAM pointed-domain containing ETS transcription factor (SPDEF). The question of how dissemination is controlled by SPDEF under the activated NPTNβ has not been answered. Here, we show that the NPTNβ-SPDEF-mediated induction of solute carrier family 22 member 18 antisense (SLC22A18AS) is definitely required for the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) through the NPTNβ pathway in lung cancer cells. In vitro, the induced EMT is linked to the acquisition of active cellular motility but not growth, and this is correlated with highly disseminative tumor progression in vivo. The publicly available data also show the poor survival of SLC22A18AS-overexpressing lung cancer patients. Taken together, these data highlight a crucial role of SLC22A18AS in lung cancer dissemination, which provides novel input of this molecule to the signal cascade of NPTNβ. Our findings contribute to a better understanding of NPTNβ-mediated lung cancer metastasis.
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kn-title=Continuing surgical education of non-technical skills
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kn-abstract=Background
The non-technical skills for surgeons (NOTSS) system was developed as a tool to assess surgical skills for patient safety during surgery. This study aimed to develop a NOTSS-based training system for surgical trainees to acquire non-technical skills using a chest surgery scenario in a wet lab.
Materials and methods
Trainees were categorized into three subgroups according to the years of experience as follows: Level A: 6 years or more; Level B: 3–5 years; and Level C: 1–2 years. Three stages of surgical procedure were designed: 1. chest wall resection and right upper lobe lobectomy, 2. right middle lobe sleeve lobectomy, and 3. right lower lobe lobectomy. One instructor was assigned to each operation table, who evaluated each participant's NOTSS scores consisting of 16 elements.
Results
When comparing average NOTSS score of all the three procedures, significant differences were observed between Level A, B, and C trainees. As an example of varying elements by procedure, Level A trainees demonstrated differences in Situation Awareness, and a significant difference was observed in Level C trainees regarding the elements of Decision Making. On the contrary, no significant difference was observed among Level B trainees. In the comparison between first-time and experienced participants, a significant improvement was observed in some elements in Level B and C trainees.
Conclusion
This study highlights the usefulness and feasibility of the NOTSS scoring system for surgeons with different experiences and the effectiveness of providing feedback to trainees during intraoperative handoffs in a wet lab.
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en-affil=Department of Thoracic Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Okayama Hospital
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en-affil=Department of General Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Okayama Medical Center
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affil-num=9
en-affil=Department of Epidemiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=10
en-affil=Departments of General Thoracic Surgery and Breast and Endocrinological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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kn-title=Regulation of cellular communication network factor 2 (CCN2) in breast cancer cells via the cell-type dependent interplay between CCN2 and glycolysis
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kn-abstract=Objectives: Anti-osteoclastic treatments for breast cancer occasionally cause medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw. Moreover, elevated glycolytic activity, which is known as the Warburg effect, is usually observed in these breast cancer cells. Previously, we found that cellular communication network factor 2 (CCN2) production and glycolysis enhanced each other in chondrocytes. Here, we evaluated the interplay between CCN2 and glycolysis in breast cancer cells, as we suspected a possible involvement of CCN2 in the Warburg effect in highly invasive breast cancer cells.
Methods: Two human breast cancer cell lines with a distinct phenotype were used. Glycolysis was inhibited by using 2 distinct compounds, and gene silencing was performed using siRNA. Glycolysis and the expression of relevant genes were monitored via colorimetric assays and quantitative RT-PCR, respectively.
Results: Although CCN2 expression was almost completely silenced when treating invasive breast cancer cells with a siRNA cocktail against CCN2, glycolytic activity was not affected. Notably, the expression of glycolytic enzyme genes, which was repressed by CCN2 deficiency in chondrocytes, tended to increase upon CCN2 silencing in breast cancer cells. Inhibition of glycolysis, which resulted in the repression of CCN2 expression in chondrocytic cells, did not alter or strongly enhanced CCN2 expression in the invasive and non-invasive breast cancer cells, respectively.
Conclusions: High CCN2 expression levels play a critical role in the invasion and metastasis of breast cancer. Thus, a collapse in the intrinsic repressive machinery of CCN2 due to glycolysis may induce the acquisition of an invasive phenotype in breast cancer cells.
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en-affil= Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Dentistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Dentistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Dentistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Dentistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Reconstructive Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=6
en-affil= Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Reconstructive Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Dentistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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kn-title=Preparation of solution-grown lozenge-shaped poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide) single crystals and their structural stabilization by heat treatment
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kn-abstract=In this study, the preparation of poly (p-phenylene terephthalamide) (PPTA) single crystals was examined using crystallization from dilute solutions in concentrated sulfuric acid. Lozenge-shaped PPTA single crystals were successfully prepared using a self-seeding method with a low degree of supercooling, and they consisted of modification I crystals. The a-axis direction of the crystal corresponded to the long diagonal direction of the rhombus, the b-axis direction with the short diagonal direction, and the PPTA molecular chain direction (the c-axis direction) with the crystal's thickness direction. In addition, the PPTA single crystals had a (110) growth plane, where the thickness of each single crystal was approximately equal to the molecular chain length of the PPTA. Upon heat treatment of the PPTA single crystals, the symmetry changed from P1a1 to the more stable P11n. In addition, the heat treatment caused a difference in the density of each symmetric crystal, resulting in crack formation along the b-axis direction, which is the hydrogen-bonding direction. However, the heat treatment did not change the thickness of the PPTA single crystals. Conversely, the isothermal crystallization of the PPTA caused progression in the crystallization only under a high degree of supercooling, thus yielding plate-like PPTA crystals that consisted of modification II crystals. In these plate-like PPTA crystals, the length corresponded to the crystal a-axis direction, and the electron diffraction pattern was broad. Furthermore, the equilibrium dissolution temperature of the PPTA single crystals was discussed.
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en-aut-name=TakakiTomoyasu
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en-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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en-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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en-keyword=Poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide)
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article-no=
start-page=163
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dt-pub-year=2020
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kn-title=Anatomical Risk Factors for Reintervention after Arterial Switch Operation for Taussig–Bing Anomaly
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kn-abstract=Background: This study aimed to determine the factors related to reintervention, especially for pulmonary artery stenosis (PS), in patients with Taussig–Bing anomaly (TBA) after arterial switch operation (ASO).
Methods:This retrospective study included 34 patients with TBA who underwent ASO between 1993 and 2018. Preoperative anatomical and physiological differences and long-term outcomes were determined using a case-matched control with transposition of the great arteries (TGA) with ventricular septal defect (VSD) and TBA with an anterior and rightward aorta.
Results: The median age and body weight at ASO were 43 (16–102) days and 3.6 (2.8–3.8) kg, respectively. Aortic arch obstruction and coronary anomalies were present in 64% and 41% patients, respectively. The hospital mortality rate was 11%, including one cardiac death, and late mortality rate was 2.9%. Furthermore, 41% patients underwent 26 reinterventions for PS. Patients undergoing PS-related reintervention had a significantly larger native pulmonary artery: aortic annulus size ratio than those not receiving reintervention (1.69 vs. 1.41, P = 0.02). This ratio was the only predictor of PS-related reintervention; it was significantly higher in the TBA group than in the TGA/VSD group. PS-related reintervention was required more in the TBA group than in the TGA/VSD group.
Conclusions: Regardless of complex coronary anatomy and associated anomalies, early and late survival were acceptable. Postoperative PS was strongly associated with having a larger native pulmonary valve, suggesting that an optimal surgical reconstruction was required for achieving an appropriate aortopulmonary anatomical relationship during ASO. (243 words)
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en-affil=Cardiovascular Surgery, Okayama University Hospital
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dt-pub-year=2020
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kn-title=High-mobility group box 1 induces bone destruction associated with advanced oral squamous cancer via RAGE and TLR4
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kn-abstract=Bone destruction of maxillary and mandibular bone by invasive oral squamous cell cancer (OSCC) raises various problems in the management of patients, resulting in poor outcomes and survival. However, the mechanism behind bone destruction by OSCC remains unclear. High-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1), a highly conserved ubiquitous nuclear non-histone DNA-binding protein, has been demonstrated to be secreted by aggressive cancers and regulate osteoclastogenesis, a central player during bone destruction. We therefore reasoned that HMGB1 secreted by OSCCs contributes to bone destruction. Our results showed that HMGB1 is produced by human cell lines of OSCC and promotes osteoclastogenesis via up-regulation of the expression of receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-Β ligand in osteoblasts and osteocytes, and consequently osteoclastic bone destruction in mice. Further, we found that these actions of HMGB1 are mediated via the receptor for advanced glycation end products and toll-like receptors. These findings suggest that HMGB1 of OSCC and its down-stream signal pathways are potential targets for the treatment of bone destruction associated with advanced OSCC.
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en-aut-name=SakamotoYumi
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en-aut-mei=Yumi
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en-aut-name=OnoKisho
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en-aut-mei=Kisho
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aut-affil-num=10
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en-affil=Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Biopathology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science
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en-affil=Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Biopathology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Cellular and Molecular Biochemistry, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Biopathology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Biopathology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Oral Pathology and Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Biopathology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science
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affil-num=8
en-affil=Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Biopathology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science
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affil-num=9
en-affil=Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Biopathology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science
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affil-num=10
en-affil=Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Biopathology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science
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affil-num=11
en-affil=Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Biopathology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science
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affil-num=12
en-affil=Division of Reconstructive Surgery for Oral and Maxillofacial Region, Department of Human Biology and Pathophysiology, School of Dentistry, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido
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affil-num=13
en-affil=Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Biopathology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science
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en-keyword=Oral squamous cell cancer
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en-keyword=Bone destruction
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start-page=303
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dt-pub-year=2020
dt-pub=20200826
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kn-title=Low-grade soft-tissue sarcomas: What is an adequate margin for local disease control?
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kn-abstract=Background
Whilst the resection margin is an established factor predictive of local control of soft-tissue sarcomas (STSs), the adequacy of margin width for low-grade STSs has been rarely described. We aimed to investigate the margin adequacy and its prognostic relevance in low-grade STSs.
Methods
109 patients who underwent surgical treatment for a low-grade STS were studied. The prognostic value of margin status was evaluated according to the R–, R+1–classification, and width in millimetres.
Results
The 10-year local recurrence (LR) rates were 6%, 27%, 54% in R0, R1, and R2, respectively (p < 0.001), according to the R–classification. The R+1–classification resulted in a decreased LR rate in R1, but no major differences in LR rates in R0 and R2; 7%, 14%, 54% in R0, R1, and R2, respectively (p < 0.001). When classified by metric distance, 10-year LR rates were 0%, 8%, and 38% by ≥ 2.0 mm, 0.1–1.9 mm, and 0 mm margins, respectively (p < 0.001). Patients with close margins (0.1–1.9 mm) who received adjuvant radiotherapy had a trend toward lower LR risk than those without radiotherapy (10-year, 4% vs. 12%; p = 0.406). The 5 and 10-year disease-specific mortality was 9% and 13%, respectively; margin width was not associated with disease-specific mortality but LR was a poor prognostic factor for survival (p = 0.003).
Conclusion
Whilst negative margin provided local control over 90%, excellent local control was achieved with microscopic margins ≥2 mm. The role of margins is more important than radiotherapy in local control. Margins do not determine survival, but LR is associated with a poor prognosis.
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Oncology Service, The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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en-affil=Oncology Service, The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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en-keyword=Soft-tissue sarcoma
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start-page=101960
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kn-title=Generation of four induced pluripotent stem cell lines (FHUi003-A, FHUi003-B, FHUi004-A and FHUi004-B) from two affected individuals of a familial neurohypophyseal diabetes insipidus family
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kn-abstract=Four disease-specific induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) lines were respectively derived from peripheral blood mononuclear cells of two affected individuals in a family affected by familial neurohypophyseal diabetes insipidus carrying the c.314G>C mutation. The expression of pluripotency markers (NANOG, OCT4, and SOX2), maintenance of a normal karyotype, absence of episomal vectors used for iPSC generation, and presence of the original pathogenic mutation were confirmed for each iPSC line. The ability to differentiate into three germ layers was confirmed by a teratoma formation assay. These iPSC lines can help in disease recapitulation in vitro using organoids and elucidation of disease mechanisms.
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en-affil=Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
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en-affil=Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
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en-affil=Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
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en-affil=Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
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en-affil=Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
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affil-num=8
en-affil=Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
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affil-num=9
en-affil=Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
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affil-num=10
en-affil=Department of General Internal Medicine, Mitoyo General Hospital
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affil-num=11
en-affil=Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-affil=Department of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Biology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine
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start-page=99
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dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2020
dt-pub=20200827
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kn-title=On-site analysis of paraquat using a completely portable photometric detector operated with small, rechargeable batteries
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kn-abstract=This work describes a methodology that can be used to achieve on-site analysis of paraquat in water samples by using a miniaturized portable photometer consisting of a couple of light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Paraquat produces a colored radical via a redox reaction with sodium dithionite, which is unstable against oxygen in solution. The steps taken to stabilize the reagent solution included control of the pH and the addition of organic solvents, but the most effective was the formation of an oil layer. Together, these steps stabilized the reagent solution for two days. An increase in the duration of reagent stability, however, is necessary in order to transport the reagent for on-site applications in remote locales. For the time being, an excess amount of solid sodium dithionite can be added directly to sample solutions because the unreacted dithionite shows no influence on absorbance of the paraquat radical. Orange LEDs with a maximum emission wavelength of 609 nm were employed in the portable photometer to measure the absorbance of paraquat radical produced by a redox reaction that has an absorption maximum of 603 nm. The developed photometer showed excellent performance with a linear range of from 2.0 mg L−1 to 40.0 mg L−1 and a linear regression (r2 = 1). The limits of detection and quantification were 0.5 mg L−1 and 1.5 mg L−1, respectively, intra-day precision (n = 3) and inter-day precision (n = 5) were both less than 5%, and accuracy based on the percentage of sample recovery ranged from 89 ± 0 to 105 ± 0% (n = 3). The proposed method was applied to the analysis of paraquat in water samples taken from rice fields. The results showed no paraquat in all thirteen samples, which could have been due to strong adsorption of paraquat by soil particles and/or to complications with the sampling conditions. To confirm the adsorption onto soil of paraquat contained in water, we constructed an artificial rice field where water containing paraquat was impounded above the soil layer. The results showed that paraquat in water gradually decreased within three days and could be measured in the soil on the fourth day. These results were confirmed by HPLC analysis, which underscores the utility of this portable photometer for the on-site monitoring of paraquat in water samples.
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en-aut-name=SeetasangSasikarn
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en-aut-name=KanetaTakashi
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en-affil=Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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en-affil=Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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en-keyword=Light-emitting diode
kn-keyword=Light-emitting diode
en-keyword=Paraquat
kn-keyword=Paraquat
en-keyword=Portable photometric detector
kn-keyword=Portable photometric detector
en-keyword=Rice field
kn-keyword=Rice field
en-keyword=Sodium dithionite
kn-keyword=Sodium dithionite
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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=311
cd-vols=
no-issue=
article-no=
start-page=1
end-page=12
dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2020
dt-pub=20200828
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kn-title=Identification and visualization of oxidized lipids in atherosclerotic plaques by microscopic imaging mass spectrometry-based metabolomics
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kn-abstract=Background and aimsDysregulated lipid metabolism has emerged as one of the major risk factors of atherosclerosis. Presently, there is a consensus that oxidized LDL (oxLDL) promotes development of atherosclerosis and downstream chronic inflammatory responses. Due to the dynamic metabolic disposition of lipoprotein, conventional approach to purify bioactive lipids for subsequent comprehensive analysis has proven to be inadequate for elucidation of the oxidized lipids species accountable for pathophysiology of atherosclerotic lesions. Herein, we aimed to utilize a novel mass microscopic imaging technology, coupled with mass spectrometry (MS) to characterize oxidized lipids in atherosclerotic lesions. MethodsWe attempted to use MALDI-TOF-MS and iMScope to identify selected oxidized lipid targets and visualize their respective localizations in study models of atherosclerosis. ResultsBased on the MS analysis, detection of 7-K under positive ionization through product ion peak at m/z 383 [M+H-H2O] indicated the distinctive presence of targeted lipid within Cu2+-oxLDL and Cu2+-oxLDL loaded macrophage-like J774A.1 cell, along with other cholesterol oxidation products. Moreover, the application of two-dimensional iMScope has successfully visualized the localization of lipids in aortic atherosclerotic plaques of the Watanabe heritable hyperlipidemic (WHHL) rabbit. Distinctive lipid distribution profiles were observed in atherosclerotic lesions of different sizes, especially the localizations of lysoPCs in atherosclerotic plaques. ConclusionsTaken together, we believe that both MALDI-TOF-MS and iMScope metabolomics technology may offer a novel proposition for future pathophysiological studies of lipid metabolism in atherosclerosis.
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en-aut-mei=Lianhua
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en-aut-name=YamamotoTakushi
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en-aut-mei=Takushi
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en-aut-name=TanXian Wen
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en-aut-mei=Xian Wen
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en-affil=Collaborative Research Center (OMIC)
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Analytical & Measuring Instruments Division, Shimadzu Corporation
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Cell Chemistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Analytical & Measuring Instruments Division, Shimadzu Corporation
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Analytical & Measuring Instruments Division, Shimadzu Corporation
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Technology Research Laboratory, Shimadzu Corporation
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of Cell Chemistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-keyword=Atherosclerosis
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kn-keyword=Imaging mass microscopy (iMScope)
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start-page=100001
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dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2020
dt-pub=20200720
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kn-title=Dicer monitoring in a model filamentous fungus host, Cryphonectria parasitica
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kn-abstract=The ascomycete Cryphonectria parasitica has served as a model filamentous fungus for studying virus host interactions because of its susceptibility to diverse viruses, its genetic manipulability and the availability of many biological and molecular tools. Cryphonectria prasitica is known to activate antiviral RNA silencing upon infection by some viruses via transcriptional up-regulation of key RNA silencing genes. Here, utilizing a newly developed GFP-based reporter system to monitor dicer-like 2 (dcl2) transcript levels, we show different levels of antiviral RNA silencing activation by different viruses. Some viruses such as mycoreovirus 1, a suppressor-lacking mutant of Cryphonectria hypovirus 1 (CHV1-Δp69) and Rosellinia necatrix partitivirus 11 (RnPV11) highly induced RNA silencing, while others such as CHV3, Rosellinia necatrix victorivirus 1 and RnPV19 did not. There was considerable variation in dcl2 induction by different members within the family Hypoviridae with positive-sense single-stranded RNA genomes or Partitiviridae with double-stranded RNA genomes. Northern blotting and an in vitro Dicer assay developed recently by us using mycelial homogenates validated the reporter assay results for several representative virus strains. Taken together, this study represents a development in the monitoring of Dicer activity in virus-infected C. parasitica.
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en-aut-name=SuzukiNobuhiro
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en-aut-mei=Nobuhiro
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aut-affil-num=5
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en-affil=Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Department of Applied Biological Sciences
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Department of Applied Biological Sciences
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University
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en-keyword=Dicer
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cd-journal=joma
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article-no=
start-page=101182
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dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2020
dt-pub=20200804
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kn-title=Pediatric airway compromise due to thyroid storm associated with influenza A infection: A case report
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kn-abstract=Thyroid storm is a potentially fatal intensification of thyrotoxicosis normally marked by tachycardia, hyperthermia, impaired mental status, and severe agitation. It can be initiated by numerous causes. Failure to promptly diagnose the condition may lead to high mortality. Early diagnosis and treatment of thyroid storm are essential to prevent further life-threatening complications. A 10-year-old girl was admitted to our emergency center for intensive care. The patient presented tachypnea with stridor, paradoxical abdominal breathing, and “barking” cough. The patient was diagnosed as upper airway obstruction complicated by thyroid storm associated with influenza infection. Following immediate airway management, the patient was administered a short-acting beta-blocker, hydrocortisone, thiamazole, and saturated solution of potassium iodide was initiated. The patient was extubated on day 8 and transferred to a local hospital on day 11 without adverse complications. When examining patients with influenza infection, emergency doctors should be more attentive not to miss other critical diagnoses. The present case was initially diagnosed as croup due to influenza infection. Sharing our experience may help emergency physicians treat similar cases of pediatric airway compromise due to thyroid storm.
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en-aut-name=HigakiTaiki
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en-aut-mei=Taiki
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en-aut-name=TsukaharaKohei
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en-aut-name=YamamotoHirotsugu
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en-aut-name=OsakoTakaaki
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en-affil=Department of Emergency, Critical Care and Disaster Medicine, Okayama University, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Department of Emergency, Critical Care and Disaster Medicine, Okayama University, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Emergency, Critical Care and Disaster Medicine, Okayama University, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Emergency, Critical Care and Disaster Medicine, Okayama University, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Emergency, Critical Care and Disaster Medicine, Okayama University, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Emergency, Critical Care and Disaster Medicine, Okayama University, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of Emergency, Critical Care and Disaster Medicine, Okayama University, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=8
en-affil=Department of Emergency, Critical Care and Disaster Medicine, Okayama University, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-keyword=Thyroid storm
kn-keyword=Thyroid storm
en-keyword=Influenza A virus
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no-vol=73
cd-vols=
no-issue=
article-no=
start-page=342
end-page=346
dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2020
dt-pub=20200724
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en-title=
kn-title=Pulmonary resection for metachronous metastatic gastric cancer diagnosed using multi-detector computed tomography: Report of five cases
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Introduction
As pulmonary resection for metastatic gastric cancer has been rarely reported on, the role of metastasectomy remains unclear in such settings. We reviewed the clinicopathological characteristics and surgical outcomes of patients with metachronous pulmonary metastasis from gastric cancer (MPMGC) diagnosed using multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) who underwent pulmonary resection.
Presentation of case
From September 2002 to May 2018, five patients underwent pulmonary resection for MPMGC at Shizuoka Cancer Center. All patients received curative resection for initial gastric cancer. Three patients received adjuvant chemotherapy. The median age at pulmonary resection was 70 years. The median disease-free interval between initial gastrectomy and MPMGC diagnosis was 41 months. The first site of recurrence was the lung in all patients. All patients were diagnosed as having primary lung cancer using MDCT before pulmonary resection and fit the surgical indication for primary lung cancer. Lobectomy was performed in three patients, while wedge resection was performed in two. The median overall survival following pulmonary resection was 79 (range, 18–89) months. Two patients experienced recurrence. While one showed recurrence in the mediastinal lymph node, in the other it was observed in the remnant lung; the latter underwent repeated pulmonary resection followed by systemic chemotherapy. Four patients survived for longer than 4 years after pulmonary resection.
Conclusions
Of the five patients with MPMGC diagnosed using MDCT who underwent pulmonary resection, long-term survival was achieved after pulmonary resection in four. Thus, pulmonary resection may be considered for those diagnosed with lung nodules after surgery for gastric cancer, and who fit the surgical indication for primary lung cancer.
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en-aut-name=NishiwakiNoriyuki
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en-aut-mei=Noriyuki
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kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=1
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en-aut-name=KojimaHideaki
en-aut-sei=Kojima
en-aut-mei=Hideaki
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aut-affil-num=2
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en-aut-name=IsakaMitsuhiro
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en-aut-name=BandoEtsuro
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en-aut-name=TerashimaMasanori
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en-aut-name=OhdeYasuhisa
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affil-num=1
en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Division of Thoracic Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Division of Thoracic Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Division of Gastric Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Division of Gastric Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Division of Thoracic Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center
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en-keyword=Gastric cancer
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en-keyword=Pulmonary metastasis
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cd-journal=joma
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cd-vols=
no-issue=
article-no=
start-page=168
end-page=171
dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2020
dt-pub=2020
dt-online=
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en-title=
kn-title=Laparoscopic liver resection of segment seven: A case report and review of surgical techniques
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Introduction
Laparoscopic liver resection of segment seven (LLR-S7) is a technically challenging procedure due to its anatomical location and difficult accessibility. Herein, we present our experience with LLR-S7, and demonstrate a literature review regarding surgical techniques.
Presentation of case
A 28-year-old female was diagnosed with rectosigmoid cancer and synchronous liver metastases at the segment three (S3) and S7, which were treated with laparoscopic procedure. After the completely mobilization of the right lobe, the Glissonean pedicle of S7 (G7) was intrahepatically transected. The right hepatic vein was exposed to identify the venous branch of S7 (V7). Finally the liver parenchyma between RHV and dissection line was divided.
Discussion
Various laparoscopic approaches for S7 have been reported including the Glissonian approach from the hilum, the intrahepatic Glissonean approach, the caudate lobe first approach, and the lateral approach from intercostal ports. To perform LLR-S7 safely, it is important to understand the advantage of each technique including the trocar placement and approaches to S7 by laparoscopy.
Conclusion
We present our experience of LLR-S7 for the tumor located at the top of S7, successfully performed with the intrahepatic Glissonean approach. LLR-S7 can be performed safely with advanced laparoscopic techniques and sufficient knowledge on various approaches for S7.
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en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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start-page=764
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kn-title=Indocyanine green-laden poly(ethylene glycol)-block-polylactide (PEG-b-PLA) nanocapsules incorporating reverse micelles: Effects of PEG-b-PLA composition on the nanocapsule diameter and encapsulation efficiency
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kn-abstract=Reverse micelles are thermodynamically stable systems, with a capacity to encapsulate hydrophilic molecules in their nanosized core, which is smaller than the core generally obtained with water-in-oil-emulsion droplets. Herein, we present a simple technique for the preparation of poly(ethylene glycol)-block-polylactide (PEG-b-PLA) nanocapsules encapsulating a hydrophilic photosensitizer (indocyanine green, ICG), which exploits reverse micelle formation and subsequent emulsion-solvent diffusion. We establish the effect of the PEG-b-PLA composition and the co-surfactant volume on the diameter and water content of the reverse micelles. We demonstrate that the composition of PEG-b-PLA affects also the diameter and encapsulation efficiency of the resulting nanocapsules. We show that the ICG-laden nanocapsules fabricated under the most optimal conditions have a diameter of approximately 100 nm and an ICG encapsulation efficiency of 58%. We believe that the method proposed here is a promising step towards the preparation of hydrophilic drug-laden polymer nanocapsules with a small diameter and therefore suitable for use in drug delivery applications based on enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect-driven passive targeting.
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en-affil=Department of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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en-affil=Division of Material and Energy Science, Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University
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en-affil=Division of Material and Energy Science, Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University
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en-affil=Department of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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start-page=e03942
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kn-title=Impact of heavy rains of 2018 in western Japan: disaster-induced health outcomes among the population of Innoshima Island
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kn-abstract=Southwestern Japan suffered its worst rains in 2018 causing floods and mudslides, claiming 225 lives and forcing millions for evacuations. Referred as "Heisei san-ju-nenshichi-gatsugou", the disaster was the result of incessant precipitation caused by the interaction of typhoon "Prapiroon" with the seasonal rain front "Baiu". The present epidemiological study aims to investigate disaster-induced health issues in 728 residents of Innoshima island in the Hiroshima Prefecture by comparing their clinical data in pre-disaster (2017) and disaster-hit (2018) years which was obtained from annual health screening. Comparison of data showed a significant increase in the urine protein concentration in victims following the disaster. Probing further into the household conditions, showed that a total of 59,844 households were affected with water outage during the heavy rains, which was accompanied by severe damage of sewerage pipelines with complete recovery process taking two weeks. This two weeks of the crisis forced victims to refrain from using restrooms which in turn led to infrequent urination, thereby explaining the increased urine protein concentration in victims following the disaster. The present study addresses the acute health implications caused by the water crisis and serves as a precautionary measure for disaster management council to provide enhanced aftercare services in victims in further events of natural disasters.
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en-aut-mei=Srinivas
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en-aut-name=SanoShunji
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en-aut-mei=Shunji
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en-aut-name=ShimizuYurika
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of California San Francisco
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Public Health, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Public Health, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Hitz Hitachi Zosen Health Insurance Association Clinic at Innoshima
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Nephrology & Hypertension, Kawasaki Medical School
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of Hematology, Kawasaki Medical School
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affil-num=8
en-affil=Department of Hygiene, Kawasaki Medical School
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affil-num=9
en-affil=Department of Public Health, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-keyword=Edemiology
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en-keyword=Quality of life
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en-keyword=Health impact
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no-issue=
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start-page=251
end-page=257
dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2020
dt-pub=20200515
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kn-title=Improved outcomes for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients treated by emergency life-saving technicians compared with basic emergency medical technicians: A JCS-ReSS study report
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kn-subtitle=
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kn-abstract=Background
Emergency life-saving technicians (ELSTs) are specially trained prehospital medical providers believed to provide better care than basic emergency medical technicians (BEMTs). ELSTs are certified to perform techniques such as administration of advanced airways or adrenaline and are considered to have more knowledge; nevertheless, ELSTs’ effectiveness over BEMTs regarding out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) remains unclear. We investigated whether the presence of an ELST improves OHCA patient outcomes.
Methods
In a retrospective study of adult OHCA patients treated in Japan from 2011 to 2015, we compared two OHCA patient groups: patients transported with at least one ELST and patients transported by only BEMTs. The primary outcome measure was one-month favorable neurological outcomes, defined as Cerebral Performance Category ≤ 2. A multivariable logistic regression model was used to calculate odds ratios (ORs) and their confidence intervals (CIs) to evaluate the effect of ELSTs.
Results
Included were 552,337 OHCA patients, with 538,222 patients in the ELST group and 14,115 in the BEMT group. The ELST group had a significantly higher odds of favorable neurological outcomes (2.5% vs. 2.1%, adjusted OR 1.39, 95% CI 1.17–1.66), one-month survival (4.9% vs. 4.1%, adjusted OR 1.37, 95% CI 1.22–1.54), and return of spontaneous circulation (8.1% vs. 5.1%, adjusted OR 1.90, 95% CI 1.72–2.11) compared with the BEMT group. However, ELSTs’ limited procedure range (adrenaline administration or advanced airway management) did not promote favorable neurological outcomes.
Conclusions
Compared with the BEMT group, transport by the ELST group was associated with better neurological outcomes in OHCA.
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en-aut-name=YorifujiTakashi
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en-aut-name=TsutsuiHiroyuki
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affil-num=2
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=4
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affil-num=5
en-affil=National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Shizuoka General Hospital, Intensive Care Center
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Nihon University Hospital, Cardiovascular Center
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affil-num=8
en-affil=Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
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affil-num=9
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affil-num=10
en-affil=Kyushu University Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
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start-page=139598
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dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2020
dt-pub=20200618
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kn-title=The effect of precipitations (NbC and carbide) in Fe–C–Mn-xNb steels on hydrogen embrittlement characteristics
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kn-abstract=Hydrogen embrittlement (HE) characteristics in Fe–C–Mn-xNb steels were examined via various analyses, including electron backscatter diffraction analysis, scanning transmission electron microscopy and three-dimensional atom-probe tomography. For the investigation, the steel samples were prepared with varying Nb contents and heat treatment processes. The material properties of steel samples that were subjected to: (i) water quenching and (ii) quenching and tempering at 170 °C for 20 min, were determined to be nearly similar, although different degrees of HE were detected. After the tempering process, ε-carbide precipitated clearly in the matrix, which could act as a trapping site for hydrogen atoms and lead to improved HE resistance. Moreover, with addition of Nb, niobium base precipitates (e.g., NbC) with a diameter of a few nanometers were obtained in the martensite matrix, which could also function as hydrogen trapping sites. There was slight improvement in the HE resistance with NbC. Hydrogen-assisted failure mechanisms under both static and cyclic loading were observed with intergranular brittle cracking for the water quenched sample, even though the brittle and ductile mix failure mode was detected for the sample after the quenching and tempering process.
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en-aut-mei=Mitsuhiro
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ORCID=
en-aut-name=SatoMasaya
en-aut-sei=Sato
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ORCID=
en-aut-name=IshidaDaiki
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en-aut-name=SenumaTakehide
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en-aut-mei=Takehide
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en-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=3
en-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=4
en-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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en-keyword=Steel
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en-keyword=Hydrogen embrittlement;
kn-keyword=Hydrogen embrittlement;
en-keyword=Trapping site
kn-keyword=Trapping site
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start-page=105388
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kn-title=Dataset for de novo transcriptome assembly of the African bullfrog Pyxicephalus adspersus
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=In this article, we report the first de novo transcriptome assembly of the African bullfrog Pyxicephalus adspersus. In this data, 75,320,390 raw reads were acquired from African bullfrog mRNA using Illumina paired-end sequencing platform. De novo assembly resulted in a total of 136,958 unigenes. In the obtained unigenes, 30,039 open reading frames (ORFs) were detected. This dataset provides basic information for molecular level analysis of this species, which undergoes a state of dormancy under dry conditions at ordinary temperatures called estivation.
en-copyright=
kn-copyright=
en-aut-name=YoshidaNaoki
en-aut-sei=Yoshida
en-aut-mei=Naoki
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=1
ORCID=
en-aut-name=KaitoChikara
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en-aut-mei=Chikara
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aut-affil-num=2
ORCID=
affil-num=1
en-affil=Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
kn-affil=
en-keyword=RNA-Seq
kn-keyword=RNA-Seq
en-keyword=de novo assembly
kn-keyword=de novo assembly
en-keyword=Transcriptome
kn-keyword=Transcriptome
en-keyword=African bullfrog
kn-keyword=African bullfrog
en-keyword=Pyxicephalus adspersus
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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=106
cd-vols=
no-issue=3
article-no=
start-page=469
end-page=473
dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2020
dt-pub=20200408
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en-title=
kn-title=Transtibial pullout repair of the lateral meniscus posterior root tear combined with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction reduces lateral meniscus extrusion: A retrospective study
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Background
Lateral meniscus (LM) posterior root tear (PRT) is often associated with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury and can result in rotational instability, joint overloading, and degenerative changes in the knee. Improved rotational stability and kinematics have been reported after LMPRT repair. However, it is unclear what repair technique can achieve the greatest reduction in LM extrusion (LME).
Hypothesis
We hypothesized that transtibial pullout repair would decrease LME to a greater extent than other repair techniques.
Patients and methods
Seventeen patients with ACL injury and complete LMPRT were evaluated. Nine underwent ACL reconstruction (ACLR) and transtibial pullout repair, and eight underwent ACLR and other repairs such as inside-out suturing. Double-bundle ACLR was performed using hamstring tendons, and LMPRT pullout repair was performed through the bone tunnel for the posterolateral bundle. Magnetic resonance imaging was performed immediately preoperatively and at > 6 months postoperatively, and LME was measured from coronal images only.
Results
A significantly greater decrease in the value of LME from pre- to postoperative measurement was observed in the transtibial pullout repair group (−0.5 ± 0.7 mm) than in the other-repair group (1.0 ± 0.9 mm, p < 0.01). Pre- and postoperative LME measurements were not significantly different between the two groups.
Discussion
The most important finding of this study was that transtibial pullout repair resulted in a greater decrease in LME than other repair techniques in patients with ACL injury and LMPRT. This technique might be useful for restoring hoop tension by decreasing LME.
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kn-copyright=
en-aut-name=OkazakiYuki
en-aut-sei=Okazaki
en-aut-mei=Yuki
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aut-affil-num=1
ORCID=
en-aut-name=FurumatsuTakayuki
en-aut-sei=Furumatsu
en-aut-mei=Takayuki
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aut-affil-num=2
ORCID=
en-aut-name=KamatsukiYusuke
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-affil=Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=8
en-affil=Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=9
en-affil=Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-keyword=Anterior cruciate ligament
kn-keyword=Anterior cruciate ligament
en-keyword=Lateral meniscus
kn-keyword=Lateral meniscus
en-keyword=Posterior root tear
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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=251
cd-vols=
no-issue=
article-no=
start-page=120077
end-page=
dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2020
dt-pub=20200430
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kn-subject=
en-title=
kn-title=Heterotypic 3D pancreatic cancer model with tunable proportion of fibrotic elements
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is an often lethal disease characterized by a dense, fibrotic stroma. However, the lack of relevant preclinical models that recapitulate the characteristic histopathology of human PDAC in vitro impedes the development of novel therapies. The amount of stromal elements differ largely within and between patients, but in vitro models of human PDAC often do not account for this heterogeneity. Indeed, analyses of human PDAC histopathology revealed that the proportion of stroma ranged from 40 to 80% across patients. We, therefore, generated a novel 3D model of human PDAC, consisting of co-cultured human PDAC tumor cells and fibroblasts/pancreatic stellate cells, in which the proportion of fibrotic elements can be tuned across the clinically observed range. Using this model, we analyzed the signaling pathways involved in the differentiation of myofibroblasts, a characteristic subpopulation of fibroblasts seen in PDAC. We show that both YAP and SMAD2/3 in fibroblasts are required for myofibroblastic differentiation and that both shared and distinct signaling pathways regulate the nuclear localization of these factors during this process. Our novel model will be useful in promoting the understanding of the complex mechanisms by which the fibrotic stroma develops and how it might be therapeutically targeted.
en-copyright=
kn-copyright=
en-aut-name=TanakaHiroyoshi Y.
en-aut-sei=Tanaka
en-aut-mei=Hiroyoshi Y.
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kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=1
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en-aut-name=KuriharaTsuyoshi
en-aut-sei=Kurihara
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ORCID=
en-aut-name=NakazawaTakuya
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aut-affil-num=3
ORCID=
en-aut-name=MatsusakiMichiya
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kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=4
ORCID=
en-aut-name=MasamuneAtsushi
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=5
ORCID=
en-aut-name=KanoMitsunobu R.
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kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=6
ORCID=
affil-num=1
en-affil=Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=2
en-affil=Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=3
en-affil=Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
kn-affil=
affil-num=5
en-affil=Division of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University
kn-affil=
affil-num=6
en-affil=Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
kn-affil=
en-keyword=3D culture
kn-keyword=3D culture
en-keyword=Cancer-associated fibroblast
kn-keyword=Cancer-associated fibroblast
en-keyword=Pancreatic stellate cell
kn-keyword=Pancreatic stellate cell
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en-keyword=Pancreatic cancer
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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=192
cd-vols=
no-issue=
article-no=
start-page=355
end-page=367
dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2018
dt-pub=20181117
dt-online=
en-article=
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en-subject=
kn-subject=
en-title=
kn-title=Pancreatic stellate cells derived from human pancreatic cancer demonstrate aberrant SPARC-dependent ECM remodeling in 3D engineered fibrotic tissue of clinically relevant thickness
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Desmoplasia is a hallmark of pancreatic cancer and consists of fibrotic cells and secreted extracellular matrix (ECM) components. Various in vitro three-dimensional (3D) models of desmoplasia have been reported, but little is known about the relevant thickness of the engineered fibrotic tissue. We thus measured the thickness of fibrotic tissue in human pancreatic cancer, as defined by the distance from the blood vessel wall to tumor cells. We then generated a 3D fibrosis model with a thickness reaching the clinically observed range using pancreatic stellate cells (PSCs), the main cellular constituent of pancreatic cancer desmoplasia. Using this model, we found that Collagen fiber deposition was increased and Fibronectin fibril orientation drastically remodeled by PSCs, but not normal fibroblasts, in a manner dependent on Transforming Growth Factor (TGF)-β/Rho-Associated Kinase (ROCK) signaling and Matrix Metalloproteinase (MMP) activity. Finally, by targeting Secreted Protein, Acidic and Rich in Cysteine (SPARC) by siRNA, we found that SPARC expression in PSCs was necessary for ECM remodeling. Taken together, we developed a 3D fibrosis model of pancreatic cancer with a clinically relevant thickness and observed aberrant SPARC-dependent ECM remodeling in cancer-derived PSCs.
en-copyright=
kn-copyright=
en-aut-name=TanakaHiroyoshi Y.
en-aut-sei=Tanaka
en-aut-mei=Hiroyoshi Y.
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=1
ORCID=
en-aut-name=KitaharaKentaro
en-aut-sei=Kitahara
en-aut-mei=Kentaro
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kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=2
ORCID=
en-aut-name=SasakiNaoki
en-aut-sei=Sasaki
en-aut-mei=Naoki
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kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=3
ORCID=
en-aut-name=NakaoNatsumi
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en-aut-mei=Natsumi
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aut-affil-num=4
ORCID=
en-aut-name=SatoKae
en-aut-sei=Sato
en-aut-mei=Kae
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aut-affil-num=5
ORCID=
en-aut-name=NaritaHirokazu
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aut-affil-num=6
ORCID=
en-aut-name=ShimodaHiroshi
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en-aut-mei=Hiroshi
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=7
ORCID=
en-aut-name=MatsusakiMichiya
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en-aut-mei=Michiya
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=8
ORCID=
en-aut-name=NishiharaHiroshi
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en-aut-mei=Hiroshi
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=9
ORCID=
en-aut-name=MasamuneAtsushi
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en-aut-mei=Atsushi
kn-aut-name=Atsushi Masamune
kn-aut-sei=Atsushi Masamune
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aut-affil-num=10
ORCID=
en-aut-name=KanoMitsunobu R.
en-aut-sei=Kano
en-aut-mei=Mitsunobu R.
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=11
ORCID=
affil-num=1
en-affil=Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=2
en-affil=Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Japan Women's University
kn-affil=
affil-num=4
en-affil=Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Japan Women's University
kn-affil=
affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Anatomical Science, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine
kn-affil=
affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of Anatomical Science, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine
kn-affil=
affil-num=8
en-affil=Department of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences
kn-affil=
affil-num=9
en-affil=Genomics Unit, Keio Cancer Center, Keio University School of Medicine, Institute of Integrated Medical Research
kn-affil=
affil-num=10
en-affil=Division of Gastroenterology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
kn-affil=
affil-num=11
en-affil=Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
kn-affil=
en-keyword=Fibrosis
kn-keyword=Fibrosis
en-keyword=Extracellular matrix remodeling
kn-keyword=Extracellular matrix remodeling
en-keyword=3D culture
kn-keyword=3D culture
en-keyword=Pancreatic stellate cell
kn-keyword=Pancreatic stellate cell
en-keyword=SPARC
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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=230
cd-vols=
no-issue=
article-no=
start-page=109
end-page=115
dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2016
dt-pub=20160528
dt-online=
en-article=
kn-article=
en-subject=
kn-subject=
en-title=
kn-title=Increased fibrosis and impaired intratumoral accumulation of macromolecules in a murine model of pancreatic cancer co-administered with FGF-2
en-subtitle=
kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Pancreatic cancer is notorious for its poor prognosis. The histopathologic characteristic of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), which is the most common type of pancreatic cancer, is fibrosis within tumor tissue. Although fibrosis within tumor tissue is thought to impede drug therapy by interfering with the intratumoral accumulation of anti-tumor drugs, this hypothesis has yet to be proven directly in preclinical models. Here, we evaluated the effect of enhanced fibrosis on intratumoral accumulation of macromolecular drugs by increasing fibrosis in a murine tumor model of subcutaneously xenografted BxPC-3, a human PDAC cell line. When fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2) was co-administered upon BxPC-3 inoculation, stromal fibrotic area was increased and was characterized by augmented murine collagen accumulation compared to inoculation of BxPC-3 alone, which correlated with increased monocyte/macrophage contents in the tumor tissues. We further discovered that the intratumoral accumulation of intravenously administrated fluorescein isothiocyanate-dextran of 2,000,000 Da (2 MDa) was significantly reduced in the FGF-2 co-administered tumors despite unaltered hyaluronan accumulation and pericyte coverage of the tumor neovasculature and increased lymphangiogenesis. Finally, we found that FGF-2 co-administered tumors are more refractory to macromolecular drug therapy using nab-paclitaxel (Abraxane). The model established and analyzed in this study, characterized by increased fibrotic component, provides a preclinical animal model suited to predict the intratumoral accumulation of macromolecular drugs and to evaluate the efficacy of drugs targeting the tumor stroma.
en-copyright=
kn-copyright=
en-aut-name=SakaiSatoshi
en-aut-sei=Sakai
en-aut-mei=Satoshi
kn-aut-name=
kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=1
ORCID=
en-aut-name=IwataCaname
en-aut-sei=Iwata
en-aut-mei=Caname
kn-aut-name=
kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=2
ORCID=
en-aut-name=TanakaHiroyoshi Y.
en-aut-sei=Tanaka
en-aut-mei=Hiroyoshi Y.
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=3
ORCID=
en-aut-name=CabralHoracio
en-aut-sei=Cabral
en-aut-mei=Horacio
kn-aut-name=
kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=4
ORCID=
en-aut-name=MorishitaYasuyuki
en-aut-sei=Morishita
en-aut-mei=Yasuyuki
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=5
ORCID=
en-aut-name=MiyazonKohei
en-aut-sei=Miyazon
en-aut-mei=Kohei
kn-aut-name=
kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=6
ORCID=
en-aut-name=KanoMitsunobu R.
en-aut-sei=Kano
en-aut-mei=Mitsunobu R.
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=7
ORCID=
affil-num=1
en-affil=Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
kn-affil=
affil-num=2
en-affil=Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
kn-affil=
affil-num=3
en-affil= Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=4
en-affil=Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
kn-affil=
affil-num=5
en-affil=Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
kn-affil=
affil-num=6
en-affil=Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
kn-affil=
affil-num=7
en-affil=Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
kn-affil=
en-keyword=Macromolecular drugs
kn-keyword=Macromolecular drugs
en-keyword=Drug distribution
kn-keyword=Drug distribution
en-keyword=Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
kn-keyword=Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
en-keyword=Fibrosis
kn-keyword=Fibrosis
en-keyword=FGF-2
kn-keyword=FGF-2
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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=40
cd-vols=
no-issue=9
article-no=
start-page=781
end-page=785
dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2018
dt-pub=20180114
dt-online=
en-article=
kn-article=
en-subject=
kn-subject=
en-title=
kn-title=Differential diagnosis of nonepileptic twilight state with convulsive manifestations after febrile seizures
en-subtitle=
kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Background
Nonepileptic twilight state with convulsive manifestations (NETC) is a nonepileptic state following a febrile seizure (FS), which may be misdiagnosed as a prolonged seizure and result in overtreatment. We aimed to describe clinical manifestations of NETC and to determine characteristics that are helpful to distinguish NETC from other pathological conditions.
Methods
We conducted a retrospective chart review from January 2010 to December 2016 and selected the patients who presented with symptoms resembling status epilepticus with fever and a confirmed diagnosis using an electroencephalogram (EEG). We compared the NETC clinical features and venous blood gas analysis results with those of other conditions that mimic NETC. We also compared the characteristics of NETC with past reports.
Results
Our NETC patients presented with short durations of the preceding generalized convulsions followed by tonic posturing, closed eyes, no cyanosis, responsiveness to painful stimulation, and no accumulation of CO2 in the venous blood gas. Most of these characteristics were consistent with past reports. Prolonged FS or acute encephalopathy with biphasic seizures and late reduced diffusion (AESD) showed several of these features, but all the characteristics were not consistent with our study.
Conclusions
Prolonged FS and AESD need to be differentiated from NETC, and close clinical observation makes it possible to partially distinguish NETC from the other conditions. EEG is recommended for patients with symptoms that are inconsistent with these features.
en-copyright=
kn-copyright=
en-aut-name=MiyaharaHiroyuki
en-aut-sei=Miyahara
en-aut-mei=Hiroyuki
kn-aut-name=
kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=1
ORCID=
en-aut-name=AkiyamaTomoyuki
en-aut-sei=Akiyama
en-aut-mei=Tomoyuki
kn-aut-name=
kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=2
ORCID=
en-aut-name=WakiKenji
en-aut-sei=Waki
en-aut-mei=Kenji
kn-aut-name=
kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=3
ORCID=
en-aut-name=ArakakiYoshio
en-aut-sei=Arakaki
en-aut-mei=Yoshio
kn-aut-name=
kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=4
ORCID=
affil-num=1
en-affil=Department of Pediatrics, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
kn-affil=
affil-num=2
en-affil=Department of Child Neurology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
kn-affil=
affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Pediatrics, Kurashiki Central Hospital
kn-affil=
affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Pediatrics, Kurashiki Central Hospital
kn-affil=
en-keyword=Prolonged febrile seizure
kn-keyword=Prolonged febrile seizure
en-keyword=Acute encephalopathy with biphasic seizures and late reduced diffusion
kn-keyword=Acute encephalopathy with biphasic seizures and late reduced diffusion
en-keyword=Venous blood gas analysis
kn-keyword=Venous blood gas analysis
en-keyword=Electroencephalogram
kn-keyword=Electroencephalogram
en-keyword=Clinical characteristics
kn-keyword=Clinical characteristics
en-keyword=Venous blood gas
kn-keyword=Venous blood gas
END
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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=58
cd-vols=
no-issue=3
article-no=
start-page=185
end-page=189
dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2020
dt-pub=20200223
dt-online=
en-article=
kn-article=
en-subject=
kn-subject=
en-title=
kn-title=Deterioration of high-resolution computed tomography findings predicts disease progression after initial decline in forced vital capacity in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients treated with pirfenidone
en-subtitle=
kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Background
Pirfenidone suppresses the decline of forced vital capacity (FVC) in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). However, IPF progresses in some patients despite treatment. We analyzed patients with meaningful FVC declines during pirfenidone treatment and explored the factors predictive of disease progression after FVC decline.
Methods
This study was a retrospective, multicenter, observational study conducted by the Okayama Respiratory Disease Study Group. We defined initial decline in %FVC as 5% or greater per 6-month period during pirfenidone treatment. IPF patients who were treated with pirfenidone and experienced an initial decline from December 2008 to September 2017 were enrolled.
Results
We analyzed 21 patients with IPF. After the initial decline, 4 (19.0%) patients showed improvement in disease, 11 (52.4%) showed stable disease, and 6 (28.6%) showed progressive disease. There was no significant correlation between %FVC reduction on initial decline and subsequent %FVC change (p = 0.475). Deterioration of high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) findings on initial decline was observed significantly more often in the progressive versus improved/stable disease groups (100% vs 20.0%, p = 0.009).
Conclusions
We revealed that deterioration of HRCT findings may predict disease progression after the initial decline in %FVC in IPF patients treated with pirfenidone.
en-copyright=
kn-copyright=
en-aut-name=HigoHisao
en-aut-sei=Higo
en-aut-mei=Hisao
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=1
ORCID=
en-aut-name=MiyaharaNobuaki
en-aut-sei=Miyahara
en-aut-mei=Nobuaki
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=2
ORCID=
en-aut-name=TaniguchiAkihiko
en-aut-sei=Taniguchi
en-aut-mei=Akihiko
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=3
ORCID=
en-aut-name=SenooSatoru
en-aut-sei=Senoo
en-aut-mei=Satoru
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=4
ORCID=
en-aut-name=ItanoJunko
en-aut-sei=Itano
en-aut-mei=Junko
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=5
ORCID=
en-aut-name=WatanabeHiromi
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en-aut-mei=Hiromi
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aut-affil-num=6
ORCID=
en-aut-name=OdaNaohiro
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aut-affil-num=7
ORCID=
en-aut-name=KayataniHiroe
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en-aut-mei=Hiroe
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=8
ORCID=
en-aut-name=IchikawaHirohisa
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en-aut-mei=Hirohisa
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=9
ORCID=
en-aut-name=ShibayamaTakuo
en-aut-sei=Shibayama
en-aut-mei=Takuo
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=10
ORCID=
en-aut-name=KajimotoKazuhiro
en-aut-sei=Kajimoto
en-aut-mei=Kazuhiro
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=11
ORCID=
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en-affil=Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-affil=Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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kn-affil=
en-keyword=Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
kn-keyword=Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
en-keyword=High-resolution computed tomography
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en-keyword=Forced vital capacity
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start-page=115887
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dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2019
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kn-title=Grain boundary diffusion of W in lower mantle phase with implications for isotopic heterogeneity in oceanic island basalts by core-mantle interactions
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Tungsten isotopes provide important constraints on the ocean-island basalt (OIB) source regions. Recent analyses of μ182W in modern basalts with high 3He/4He originating from the core-mantle boundary region reveal two distinct features: positive μ182W in Phanerozoic flood basalts indicating the presence of primordial reservoir, and negative μ182W in modern OIBs. One possibility to produce large variations in μ182W is interaction between the mantle and outer core. Here, we report grain boundary diffusion of W in lower mantle phases. High pressure experimental results show that grain boundary diffusion of W is fast and strongly temperature dependent. Over Earth's history, diffusive transport of W from the core to the lowermost mantle may have led to significant modification of the W isotopic composition of the lower mantle at length scales exceeding one kilometer. Such grain boundary diffusion can lead to large variations in μ182W in modern basalts as a function of the distance of their source regions from the core mantle boundary. Modern oceanic island basalts from Hawaii, Samoa and Iceland exhibit negative μ182W and likely originated from the modified isotope region just above the core-mantle boundary, whereas those with positive μ182W could be derived from the thick Large Low Shear Velocity Provinces (LLSVPs) far from the core-mantle boundary (CMB). When highly-oxidized slabs accumulate at the CMB oxidizing the outer core at the interface, a large W flux with negative μ182W can be added to the silicate mantle. As a result, the source region of the OIB would be effectively modified to a negative μ182W.
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en-aut-name=YoshinoTakashi
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ORCID=
en-aut-name=MakinoYoshiki
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ORCID=
en-aut-name=SuzukiToshihiro
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ORCID=
en-aut-name=HirataTakafumi
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en-aut-mei=Takafumi
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affil-num=1
en-affil=Institute for Planetary Materials, Okayama University
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Geochemical Research Center, The University of Tokyo
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Geochemical Research Center, The University of Tokyo
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Geochemical Research Center, The University of Tokyo
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en-keyword=core mantle interaction
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kn-keyword=grain boundary diffusion
en-keyword=high pressure experiment
kn-keyword=high pressure experiment
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no-vol=60
cd-vols=
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article-no=
start-page=300
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dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2020
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en-title=
kn-title=Disaster report of 2018 July heavy rain for geo-structures and slopes in Okayama
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kn-subtitle=
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kn-abstract=In July 2018, heavy rain and a large amount of damage to geo-structures and natural slopes were reported in Okayama, Japan. In particular, in the area surrounding the Oda River System, 52 people drowned due to the breach of river banks. Besides the flooding of rivers, the earth-fill dams of many water reservoirs were damaged. The stability of the large number of earth-fill dams in the Setouchi area is very important. Heavy rain is often associated with the collapse of slopes. In Okayama, many shallow slope failures or debris flows occurred over a wide area, particularly in the western part of the prefecture. Through detailed investigations, the mechanism of this geo-disaster was clarified.
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en-aut-name=NishimuraS.
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ORCID=
en-aut-name=TakeshitaY.
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ORCID=
en-aut-name=SuzukiS.
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en-keyword=2018 July heavy rain
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dt-pub-year=2020
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en-title=
kn-title=Sunitinib Versus Sorafenib as Initial Targeted Therapy for mCC-RCC With Favorable/Intermediate Risk: Multicenter Randomized Trial CROSS-J-RCC
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en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Purpose: The present study compared the efficacy of sunitinib and sorafenib as first-line treatment of metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma (mCC-RCC) with favorable or intermediate Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) risk.
Patients and methods: Treatment-naive patients with mCC-RCC were randomized to receive open-label sunitinib followed by sorafenib (SU/SO) or sorafenib followed by sunitinib (SO/SU). The primary endpoint was first-line progression-free survival (PFS). The secondary endpoints were total PFS and overall survival (OS).
Results: Of the 124 patients enrolled at 39 institutions from February 2010 to July 2012, 120 were evaluated. The median first-line PFS duration was 8.7 and 7.0 months in the SU/SO and SO/SU groups, respectively (hazard ratio [HR], 0.67; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.42-1.08). The total PFS and OS were not significantly different between the SU/SO and SO/SU groups (27.8 and 22.6 months; HR, 0.73; 95% CI, 0.428-1.246; and 38.4 and 30.9 months; HR, 0.934; 95% CI, 0.588-1.485, respectively). The subgroup analysis revealed that the total PFS with SU/SO was superior to the total PFS with SO/SU in the patients with favorable MSKCC risk and those with < 5 metastatic sites). SO/SU was superior to SU/SO for patients without previous nephrectomy.
Conclusions: No statistically significant differences were found in first-line PFS, total PFS, or OS between the 2 treatment arms (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier, NCT01481870).
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en-affil=Department of Urology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Department of Urology, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Urology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Urology, Hakodate Goryoukaku Hospital
kn-affil=
affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University Medical Center East
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of Urology, Iwate Medical University
kn-affil=
affil-num=8
en-affil=Department of Urology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine
kn-affil=
affil-num=9
en-affil=Department of Urology, Graduate School of Biomedical Health Science, Hiroshima University
kn-affil=
affil-num=10
en-affil= Department of Urology, Tokushima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
kn-affil=
affil-num=11
en-affil=Department of Urology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine
kn-affil=
affil-num=12
en-affil= Department of Urology, Chiba Cancer Center
kn-affil=
affil-num=13
en-affil= Department of Urology, Nihon University School of Medicine
kn-affil=
affil-num=14
en-affil=Department of Urology, Kanagawa Cancer Center
kn-affil=
affil-num=15
en-affil=Department of Urology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine
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affil-num=16
en-affil= Department of Urology, Ehime University
kn-affil=
affil-num=17
en-affil=Department of Urology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine
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affil-num=18
en-affil=Department of Urology, Keio University School of Medicine
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affil-num=19
en-affil=Department of Urology, Tokushima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
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en-keyword=PFS
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en-keyword=RCT
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en-keyword=Renal cell carcinoma
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en-keyword=SO/SU
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en-keyword=SU/SO.
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no-vol=26
cd-vols=
no-issue=7
article-no=
start-page=681
end-page=684
dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2020
dt-pub=20200310
dt-online=
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kn-subject=
en-title=
kn-title=Risk for the occupational infection by cytomegalovirus among health-care workers
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Background
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) are ubiquitously distributed worldwide, causing a wide range of clinical manifestations from congenital infection to a life-threatening disease in immunocompromised individuals. CMV can be transmitted via human-to-human contact through body fluids; however, the risk of CMV infection among healthcare workers (HCWs) has not been fully evaluated.
Aim
This study aimed to assess the risk of CMV infection among HCWs through daily medical practices.
Methods
Serum samples from HCWs at Osaka University Hospital (Japan) were analysed. Initially, we compared CMV IgG seropositivity among HCWs (medical doctors, nurses, and others) in 2017, which was examined after 1 year to evaluate seroconversion rates among those with seronegative results. Then, we examined CMV seroconversion rates in HCWs who were exposed to blood and body fluids.
Findings
We analysed 1153 samples of HCWs (386 medical doctors, 468 nurses, and 299 others), of which CMV seropositivity rates were not significantly different (68.9%, 70.3%, and 70.9%, respectively). Of these, 63.9% (221/346) of CMV seronegative HCWs were followed after 1 year, with CMV seroconversion rates of 3.2% (7/221). Among 72 HCWs who tested negative for CMV IgG when exposed to blood and body fluids, the CMV seroconversion rate was 2.8% (2/72). The CMV seroconversion rates between the two situations were not significantly different.
Conclusion
Our study indicated that CMV infection through daily patient care seems quite rare. Further well-designed studies with a large sample size are warranted to verify our finding.
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kn-copyright=
en-aut-name=TakaoMiyuki
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ORCID=
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en-affil=Division of Infection Control and Prevention, Osaka University Hospital
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Division of Infection Control and Prevention, Osaka University Hospital
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Division of Infection Control and Prevention, Osaka University Hospital
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Division of Infection Control and Prevention, Osaka University Hospital
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Laboratory for Clinical Investigation, Osaka University Hospital
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Laboratory for Clinical Investigation, Osaka University Hospital
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affil-num=8
en-affil=Division of Infection Control and Prevention, Osaka University Hospital
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affil-num=9
en-affil=Department of Biomedical Informatics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
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en-keyword=Blood and body fluid exposure
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en-keyword=Cytomegalovirus
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en-keyword=Healthcare workers
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en-keyword=Occupational infection
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en-keyword=Seroconversion
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dt-pub-year=2020
dt-pub=20200312
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kn-title=Reference values for the locomotive syndrome risk test quantifying mobility of 8681 adults aged 20–89 years: A cross-sectional nationwide study in Japan
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kn-subtitle=
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kn-abstract=Background
The locomotive syndrome risk test was developed to quantify the decrease in mobility among adults, which could eventually lead to disability. The purpose of this study was to establish reference values for the locomotive syndrome risk test for adults and investigate the influence of age and sex.
Methods
We analyzed 8681 independent community dwellers (3607 men, 5074 women). Data pertaining to locomotive syndrome risk test (the two-step test, the stand-up test, and the 25-question geriatric locomotive function scale [GLFS-25]) scores were collected from seven administrative areas of Japan.
Results
The reference values of the three test scores were generated and all three test scores gradually decreased among young-to-middle-aged individuals and rapidly decreased in individuals aged over 60 years. The stand-up test score began decreasing significantly from the age of 30 years. The trajectories of decrease in the two-step test score with age was slightly different between men and women especially among the middle-aged individuals. The two physical test scores were more sensitive to aging than the self-reported test score.
Conclusion
The reference values generated in this study could be employed to determine whether an individual has mobility comparable to independent community dwellers of the same age and sex.
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kn-title=Differences between the root and horn cells of the human medial meniscus from the osteoarthritic knee in cellular characteristics and responses to mechanical stress
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Many histological, mechanical, and clinical studies have been performed on the medial meniscus posterior root attachment, as it often tears in patients with osteoarthritic knee. Medial meniscal root repair is recommended in clinical situations; however, to date, no studies have examined the differences between meniscal root and horn cells. The aim of this study was, therefore, to investigate the morphology, reaction to cyclic tensile strain, and gene expression levels of medial meniscal root and horn cells.
Methods
Meniscal samples were obtained from the medial knee compartments of 10 patients with osteoarthritis who underwent total knee arthroplasty. Root and horn cells were cultured in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium without enzymes. The morphology, distribution, and proliferation of medial meniscal root and horn cells, as well as the gene and protein expression levels of Sry-type HMG box 9 and type II collagen, were determined after cyclic tensile strain treatment.
Results
Horn cells had a triangular morphology, whereas root cells were fibroblast-like. The number of horn cells positive for Sry-type HMG box 9 and type II collagen was considerably higher than that of root cells. Although root and horn cells showed similar levels of proliferation after 48, 72, or 96 h of culture, more horn cells than root cells were lost following a 2-h treatment with 5% and 10% cyclic tensile. Sry-type HMG box 9 and α1(II) collagen mRNA expression levels were significantly enhanced in both cells after 2- and 4-h cyclic tensile strain (5%) treatment.
Conclusions
Medial meniscal root and horn cells have distinct morphologies, reactions to mechanical stress, and cellular phenotypes. Our results suggest that physiological tensile strain is important to activate extracellular matrix production in horn cells.
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kn-title=Pediatric Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Congenital Absence of the Portal Vein With Pulmonary Hypertension: A Case Report
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kn-abstract=Few reports of liver transplantation exist in patients with congenital absence of the portal vein and pulmonary hypertension. Living donor liver transplantation is usually performed before exacerbation of pulmonary hypertension. A 7-year-old girl (height: 131.5 cm; weight: 27.4 kg) with congenital absence of the portal vein was diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension (mean pulmonary artery pressure 35 mm Hg), and liver transplantation was planned before exacerbation of pulmonary hypertension. We successfully managed her hemodynamic parameters using low-dose dopamine and noradrenaline under monitoring of arterial blood pressure, central venous pressure, cardiac output, and stroke volume variation. Anesthesia was maintained using air-oxygen-sevoflurane and remifentanil 0.1 to 0.6 μg∙kg-1∙min-1. It is necessary to understand the potential perioperative complications in such cases and to adopt a multidisciplinary team approach in terms of the timing of transplantation and readiness to deal with exacerbation of pulmonary hypertension.
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kn-title=An MRI-based suspension bridge sign can predict an arthroscopically favorable meniscal healing following the medial meniscus posterior root repair
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Medial meniscus (MM) posterior root repairs show favorable clinical outcomes in patients with MM posterior root tears (MMPRTs). However, there is no useful magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) finding to determine a functionally good meniscal healing following MM posterior root repairs. We hypothesized that a characteristic postoperative MRI finding can predict a good meniscal healing following pullout repairs. The aim of this study was to investigate a clinical usefulness of several MRI findings for estimating an actual meniscal healing following MMPRT repairs.
Methods
Fifty eight patients who had a posteromedial painful popping of the injured knee and underwent an arthroscopic pullout repair for the MMPRT were included. Arthroscopic meniscal healing was assessed according to the Furumatsu scoring system at 1 year postoperatively. We evaluated postoperative MRI-based meniscal healing using signal intensity, continuity, suspension bridge-like sign of the MM posterior root, and MM medial extrusion on coronal images. Postoperative clinical outcome evaluations were performed at second-look arthroscopy.
Results
Twenty three patients showed good arthroscopic healing scores (≥7 points). Thirty five patients had moderate/poor arthroscopic healing scores (<7 points). At 1-year follow-up period, clinical outcome scores were significantly higher in the good healing group than in the moderate/poor healing group. A characteristic meniscal shape, termed “suspension bridge sign”, was highly observed in the good meniscal healing group (83%) compared with in the moderate/poor healing group (26%, P < 0.001). High signal intensity and continuity of the MM posterior root and MM medial extrusion showed no differences between both groups.
Conclusions
Our study demonstrated that the MRI-based suspension bridge sign can predict an arthroscopically favorable meniscal healing following the MM posterior root repair. The suspension bridge-like MRI finding of the MM would be a useful indicator to evaluate the actual meniscal healing in patients who underwent pullout repairs for MMPRTs.
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en-affil= Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (WPI), The University of Tokyo Institutes for Advanced Study
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en-affil= Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (WPI), The University of Tokyo Institutes for Advanced Study
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en-affil= Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (WPI), The University of Tokyo Institutes for Advanced Study
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en-affil=Department of Physics, Okayama University
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en-affil=Department of Physics, Okayama University
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en-affil= Department of Theoretical Physics, University Autonoma Madrid
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affil-num=61
en-affil=Research Center for Cosmic Neutrinos, Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo
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en-affil=Research Center for Cosmic Neutrinos, Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo
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affil-num=66
en-affil=Department of Physics, University of Tokyo
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kn-title=S100 Soil Sensor Receptors and Molecular Targeting Therapy Against Them in Cancer Metastasis
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kn-abstract=The molecular mechanisms underlying the 'seed and soil' theory are unknown. S100A8/A9 (a heterodimer complex of S100A8 and S100A9 proteins that exhibits a 'soil signal') is a ligand for Toll-like receptor 4, causing distant melanoma cells to approach the lung as a 'seeding' site. Unknown soil sensors for S100A8/A9 may exist, e.g., extracellular matrix metalloproteinase inducer, neuroplastin, activated leukocyte cell adhesion molecule, and melanoma cell adhesion molecule. We call these receptor proteins 'novel S100 soil sensor receptors (novel SSSRs).' Here we review and summarize a crucial role of the S100A8/A9-novel SSSRs' axis in cancer metastasis. The binding of S100A8/A9 to individual SSSRs is important in cancer metastasis via upregulations of the epithelial-mesenchymal transition, cellular motility, and cancer cell invasiveness, plus the formation of an inflammatory immune suppressive environment in metastatic organ(s). These metastatic cellular events are caused by the SSSR-featured signal transductions we identified that provide cancer cells a driving force for metastasis. To deprive cancer cells of these metastatic forces, we developed novel biologics that prevent the interaction of S100A8/A9 with SSSRs, followed by the efficient suppression of S100A8/A9-mediated lung-tropic metastasis in vivo.
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en-affil=Department of Cell Biology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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kn-title=Microstructure-dependent hydrogen diffusion and trapping in high-tensile steel
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kn-abstract=In this work, the hydrogen embrittlement (HE) characteristics of high-tensile steel sheets with different microstructural characteristics were investigated. The sheets were fabricated via cold rolling (CR), water quenching (WQ), baking hardening (BH), and low-temperature annealing (LT), and their HE characteristics were clarified by examining the relationships between the microstructural characteristics and the severity of HE. Severe HE occurred in the WQ sample with hydrogen trapping at the boundaries of the retained austenite phases, resulting in intergranular and cleavage-like brittle failure. A reduction in HE was realized after the BH and LT processes. In these cases, hydrogen trapping was divided between the ε-carbide in the lattice spacings and at the boundaries of retained austenite, resulting in a mixed ductile/brittle failure mode. The extent of HE in the CR sample was similar to those in the BH and LT samples. However, the trapping sites were different; hydrogen trapping in the CR sample occurred in the slip band and around dislocations, resulting in delamination-like brittle failure on the slip planes. The extent of HE was also affected by the strain rate. More severe HE occurred in both the WQ and BH samples loaded slowly at 0.01 mm min−1 compared to the samples loaded 1.0 mm min−1 (i.e., intergranular failure). In this case, HE was affected by the large amount of hydrogen atoms trapped at the boundaries of the retained austenite phases. The hydrogen atoms in the lattice structure and ε-carbide migrated to the boundaries via dislocation movement. The extent of deterioration in tensile strength was two times higher in the samples loaded at the higher speed of 1.0 mm min−1 compared to those loaded at 0.01 mm min−1. Finally, the hydrogen trapping and failure mechanisms on the nano and atomic scales were discussed based on the results of the microstructural analyses.
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en-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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start-page=843
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dt-pub-year=2020
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kn-title=Mycobacterium chelonae bloodstream infection induced by osteomyelitis of toe: A case report
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kn-abstract=Mycobacterium chelonae is a rapidly growing mycobacterium that has the potential to cause refractory infections in humans. Mycobacteremia resulting from the organism is extremely rare, and its clinical features are yet to be uncovered. We herein present a case of M. chelonae bloodstream infection involving an immunocompromised older patient. A 79-year-old woman, on a long-term treatment with prednisolone plus tacrolimus for rheumatoid arthritis, visited our outpatient department complaining of deteriorating pain and swelling at her right 1st toe. Laboratory parameters showed elevated C-reactive protein and leukocytosis, and magnetic resonance imaging indicated osteomyelitis at the proximal phalanx of her right 1st toe. Considering the refractory course, the infected toe was immediately amputated. M. chelonae was isolated from bacterial cultures of the resected tissue and blood (BD BACTEC™ FX blood culture system, Becton Dickinson, Sparks, MD, USA), leading to a diagnosis of disseminated M. chelonae infection. We treated the patient with an antibiotic combination of clarithromycin, minocycline, and imipenem (2 weeks), which was converted to oral therapy of clarithromycin, doxycycline, and levofloxacin. This case highlighted the potential pathogenesis of M. chelonae to cause mycobacteremia in an immunocompromised patient.
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kn-title=Immediate changes in transcription factors and synaptic transmission in the cochlea following acoustic trauma: A gene transcriptome study
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kn-abstract=Pathologic mechanisms in cochleae immediately following the onset of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) remain unclear. In this study, mice were exposed to 120 dB of octave band noise for 2 h to induce NIHL. Three hours after noise exposure, expression levels of the whole mouse genome in cochleae were analyzed by RNA-seq and DNA microarray. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) exhibiting >2-fold upregulation or downregulation in noise-exposed cochleae compared to controls without noise exposure were identified. RNA-seq and microarray analyses identified 273 DEGs regulated at 3 h post-noise (51 upregulated and 222 downregulated). Bioinformatic analysis revealed that these DEGs were associated with the functional gene pathway "neuroactive ligand-receptor interaction" and included 28 genes encoding receptors for neurotransmitters such as gamma-aminobutyric acid and glutamate. Other DEGs included 25 genes encoding transcription factors. Downregulation of 4 neurotransmitter receptors (Gabra3, Gabra5, Gabrb1, Grm1) and upregulations of 5 transcription factors (Atf3, Dbp, Helt, Maff, Nr1d1) were validated by RT-PCR. The differentially regulated transcription factor Atf3 immunolocalized to supporting cells and hair cells in the organ of Corti at 12-h post-noise. The present data serve as a basis for further studies aimed at developing medical treatments for acute sensorineural hearing loss.
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en-keyword=Mouse cochlea
kn-keyword=Mouse cochlea
en-keyword=Neurotransmission
kn-keyword=Neurotransmission
en-keyword=Noise-induced hearing loss
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en-keyword=RNA-seq
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en-keyword=Real-time RT-PCR
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dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2020
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kn-title=Simultaneous degradation and dechlorination of poly (vinyl chloride) by a combination of superheated steam and CaO catalyst/adsorbent
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kn-subtitle=
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kn-abstract=In order to explore the possibility of efficient chlorine removal from the poly (vinyl chloride) (PVC) containing waste plastics, simultaneous degradation and dechlorination of PVC at a relatively low temperature was investigated by changing the atmosphere gas and metal oxide as catalyst and/or adsorbent (catalyst/adsorbent). 5.0 g of PVC and various metallic oxides such as CaO, Fe3O4, SiO2, Al2O, Ca(OH)2, MgO were used under the superheated steam and nitrogen atmosphere of 473 K. The degradation rate of the PVC sample was small and the chlorine conversion to inorganic chloride was not observed without catalyst/adsorbent in the presence of either superheated steam or nitrogen atmosphere. Under the superheated steam atmosphere, the CaO catalyst/adsorbent resulted in much larger rates of degradation and dechlorination than any other metal oxides such as Fe3O4, SiO2, Al2O, Ca(OH)2, MgO compared with nitrogen atmosphere. The calcium compounds such as CaCl₂, CaClOH and Ca(OH)₂ were formed in the sample by the combination of CaO catalyst/adsorbent and superheated steam. The rates of PVC degradation and chlorine conversion to inorganic chlorides were dramatically enhanced beyond the stoichiometric CaO amount for the CaCl₂ formation reaction with PVC under the superheated steam atmosphere.
The CaO addition contributed to both of the PVC degradation as a catalyst and the reactant with HCl as an adsorbent, whereas the superheated steam played a role of the sample temperature increase to promote the PVC degradation through the exothermic reaction with CaO.
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en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University
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en-keyword=Dechloriation
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en-keyword=Waste plastics
kn-keyword=Waste plastics
en-keyword=PVC
kn-keyword=PVC
en-keyword=Superheated steam
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en-keyword=CaO
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en-keyword=Adsorbent
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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=138
cd-vols=
no-issue=
article-no=
start-page=105654
end-page=
dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2020
dt-pub=20200531
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en-title=
kn-title=Enhanced expression of nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenase (NNT) and its role in a human T cell line continuously exposed to asbestos
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kn-abstract=The effects of asbestos fibers on human immune cells have not been well documented. We have developed a continuously exposed cell line model using the human T-lymphotropic virus 1 (HTLV-1)-immortalized human T cell line MT-2. Sublines continuously exposed to chrysotile (CH) or crocidolite (CR) showed acquired resistance to asbestos-induced apoptosis following transient and high-dose re-exposure with fibers. These sublines in addition to other immune cells such as natural killer cells or cytotoxic T lymphocytes exposed to asbestos showed a reduction in anti-tumor immunity. In this study, the expression of genes and molecules related to antioxidative stress was examined. Furthermore, complexes related to oxidative phosphorylation were investigated since the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is important when considering the effects of asbestos in carcinogenesis and the mechanisms involved in resistance to asbestos-induced apoptosis. In sublines continuously exposed to CH or CR, the expression of thioredoxin decreased. Interestingly, nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenase (NNT) expression was markedly enhanced. Thus, knockdown of NNT was then performed. Although the knockdown clones did not show any changes in proliferation or occurrence of apoptosis, these clones showed recovery of ROS production with returning NADPH/NADP+ ratio that increased with decreased production of ROS in continuously exposed sublines. These results indicated that NNT is a key factor in preventing ROS-induced cytotoxicity in T cells continuously exposed to asbestos. Considering that these sublines showed a reduction in anti-tumor immunity, modification of NNT may contribute to recovery of the anti-tumor effects in asbestos-exposed T cells.
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en-aut-name=YamamotoShoko
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ORCID=
en-aut-name=LeeSuni
en-aut-sei=Lee
en-aut-mei=Suni
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en-aut-name=MatsuzakiHidenori
en-aut-sei=Matsuzaki
en-aut-mei=Hidenori
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en-aut-name=Kumagai-TakeiNaoko
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en-aut-name=YoshitomeKei
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ORCID=
en-aut-name=OtsukiTakemi
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en-aut-mei=Takemi
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en-affil=Department of Hygiene, Kawasaki Medical School
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Department of Hygiene, Kawasaki Medical School
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Life Science, Faculty of Life and Environmental Science, Prefectural University of Hiroshima
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Hygiene, Kawasaki Medical School
kn-affil=
affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Hygiene, Kawasaki Medical School
kn-affil=
affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Biophysical Chemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of Pathophysiology-Periodontal Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=8
en-affil=Department of Hygiene, Kawasaki Medical School
kn-affil=
affil-num=9
en-affil=Department of Hygiene, Kawasaki Medical School
kn-affil=
affil-num=10
en-affil=Department of Hygiene, Kawasaki Medical School
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en-keyword=Asbestos
kn-keyword=Asbestos
en-keyword=Continuous exposure
kn-keyword=Continuous exposure
en-keyword=Oxidative phosphorylation
kn-keyword=Oxidative phosphorylation
en-keyword=T cell
kn-keyword=T cell
en-keyword=nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenase (NNT)
kn-keyword=nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenase (NNT)
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no-vol=83
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no-issue=
article-no=
start-page=106429
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dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2020
dt-pub=202006
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en-title=
kn-title=The fungal metabolite (+)-terrein abrogates osteoclast differentiation via suppression of the RANKL signaling pathway through NFATc1
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Pathophysiological bone resorption is commonly associated with periodontal disease and involves the excessive resorption of bone matrix by activated osteoclasts. Receptor activator of nuclear factor (NF)-κB ligand (RANKL) signaling pathways have been proposed as targets for inhibiting osteoclast differentiation and bone resorption. The fungal secondary metabolite (+)-terrein is a natural compound derived from Aspergillus terreus that has previously shown anti-interleukin-6 properties related to inflammatory bone resorption. However, its effects and molecular mechanism of action on osteoclastogenesis and bone resorption remain unclear. In the present study, we showed that 10 µM synthetic (+)-terrein inhibited RANKL-induced osteoclast formation and bone resorption in a dose-dependent manner and without cytotoxicity. RANKL-induced messenger RNA expression of osteoclast-specific markers including nuclear factor of activated T-cells cytoplasmic 1 (NFATc1), the master regulator of osteoclastogenesis, cathepsin K, tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (Trap) was completely inhibited by synthetic (+)-terrein treatment. Furthermore, synthetic (+)-terrein decreased RANKL-induced NFATc1 protein expression. This study revealed that synthetic (+)-terrein attenuated osteoclast formation and bone resorption by mediating RANKL signaling pathways, especially NFATc1, and indicated the potential effect of (+)-terrein on inflammatory bone resorption including periodontal disease.
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kn-copyright=
en-aut-name=NakagawaSaki
en-aut-sei=Nakagawa
en-aut-mei=Saki
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kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=1
ORCID=
en-aut-name=OmoriKazuhiro
en-aut-sei=Omori
en-aut-mei=Kazuhiro
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kn-aut-sei=
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aut-affil-num=2
ORCID=
en-aut-name=NakayamaMasaaki
en-aut-sei=Nakayama
en-aut-mei=Masaaki
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aut-affil-num=3
ORCID=
en-aut-name=MandaiHiroki
en-aut-sei=Mandai
en-aut-mei=Hiroki
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aut-affil-num=4
ORCID=
en-aut-name=YamamotoSatoshi
en-aut-sei=Yamamoto
en-aut-mei=Satoshi
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aut-affil-num=5
ORCID=
en-aut-name=KobayashiHiroya
en-aut-sei=Kobayashi
en-aut-mei=Hiroya
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aut-affil-num=6
ORCID=
en-aut-name=SakoHidefumi
en-aut-sei=Sako
en-aut-mei=Hidefumi
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aut-affil-num=7
ORCID=
en-aut-name=SakaidaKyosuke
en-aut-sei=Sakaida
en-aut-mei=Kyosuke
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aut-affil-num=8
ORCID=
en-aut-name=YoshimuraHiroshi
en-aut-sei=Yoshimura
en-aut-mei=Hiroshi
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aut-affil-num=9
ORCID=
en-aut-name=IshiiSatoki
en-aut-sei=Ishii
en-aut-mei=Satoki
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kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=10
ORCID=
en-aut-name=IbaragiSoichiro
en-aut-sei=Ibaragi
en-aut-mei=Soichiro
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aut-affil-num=11
ORCID=
en-aut-name=HiraiKimito
en-aut-sei=Hirai
en-aut-mei=Kimito
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aut-affil-num=12
ORCID=
en-aut-name=YamashiroKeisuke
en-aut-sei=Yamashiro
en-aut-mei=Keisuke
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aut-affil-num=13
ORCID=
en-aut-name=YamamotoTadashi
en-aut-sei=Yamamoto
en-aut-mei=Tadashi
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aut-affil-num=14
ORCID=
en-aut-name=SugaSeiji
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en-aut-mei=Seiji
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aut-affil-num=15
ORCID=
en-aut-name=TakashibaShogo
en-aut-sei=Takashiba
en-aut-mei=Shogo
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aut-affil-num=16
ORCID=
affil-num=1
en-affil=Department of Pathophysiology-Periodontal Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Department of Periodontics and Endodontics, Okayama University Hospital
kn-affil=
affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Oral Microbiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Medical Technology, School of Health Science, Gifu University of Medical Science
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Periodontics and Endodontics, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Pathophysiology-Periodontal Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama Universit
kn-affil=
affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of Pathophysiology-Periodontal Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=8
en-affil=Department of Pathophysiology-Periodontal Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=9
en-affil=ivision of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Natural Sciences and Technology, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=10
en-affil=Division of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Natural Sciences and Technology, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=11
en-affil=Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=12
en-affil=Department of Pathophysiology-Periodontal Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=13
en-affil=Department of Periodontics and Endodontics, Okayama University Hospital
kn-affil=
affil-num=14
en-affil=Department of Pathophysiology-Periodontal Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=15
en-affil=Division of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Natural Sciences and Technology, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=16
en-affil=Department of Pathophysiology-Periodontal Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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en-keyword=Synthetic (+)-terrein
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en-keyword=Osteoclast
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en-keyword=RANKL
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en-keyword=NFATc1
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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=27
cd-vols=
no-issue=3
article-no=
start-page=701
end-page=708
dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2020
dt-pub=20200511
dt-online=
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en-subject=
kn-subject=
en-title=
kn-title=Comparison of the clinical outcomes of transtibial pull-out repair for medial meniscus posterior root tear: Two simple stitches versus modified Mason-Allen suture
en-subtitle=
kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Background
Transtibial pullout repair of a medial meniscus posterior root tear (MMPRT) is a commonly used procedure, and several techniques have been reported. We hypothesised that pull-out repairs using two simple stitches (TSS) would have similar postoperative outcomes as those using the modified Mason-Allen suture with FasT-Fix (F-MMA). We aimed to investigate the clinical outcomes of these techniques, including the meniscal healing status and osteoarthritic change.
Methods
The data of 68 patients who underwent transtibial pull-out repair were retrospectively investigated. The patients were divided into two groups of 41 and 27 patients using F-MMA and TSS, respectively. The clinical outcomes were assessed preoperatively and at second-look arthroscopy (the mean period from surgery was one year) using the Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score. The meniscal healing status, evaluated at second-look arthroscopy, was compared between the two groups. The cartilage damage was graded as per the classification of the International Cartilage Repair Society and compared at the primary surgery and second-look arthroscopy.
Results
Both groups showed significant improvement in each clinical score. No significant difference was seen in the clinical outcome scores and the meniscal healing status between the two groups at second-look arthroscopy. Moreover, no significant progression of cartilage damage was observed in both groups. Fourteen patients in the F-MMA group developed a complication of suture bar failures postoperatively; however, there were no complications in the TSS group.
Conclusions
The TSS and F-MMA techniques showed favourable clinical outcomes and would be established as clinically useful techniques for the MMPRT treatment.
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kn-copyright=
en-aut-name=HiranakaTakaaki
en-aut-sei=Hiranaka
en-aut-mei=Takaaki
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=1
ORCID=
en-aut-name=FurumatsuTakayuki
en-aut-sei=Furumatsu
en-aut-mei=Takayuki
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=2
ORCID=
en-aut-name=MiyazawaShinichi
en-aut-sei=Miyazawa
en-aut-mei=Shinichi
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=3
ORCID=
en-aut-name=OkazakiYoshiki
en-aut-sei=Okazaki
en-aut-mei=Yoshiki
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=4
ORCID=
en-aut-name=OkazakiYuki
en-aut-sei=Okazaki
en-aut-mei=Yuki
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kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=5
ORCID=
en-aut-name=TakihiraShota
en-aut-sei=Takihira
en-aut-mei=Shota
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aut-affil-num=6
ORCID=
en-aut-name=KodamaYuya
en-aut-sei=Kodama
en-aut-mei=Yuya
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=7
ORCID=
en-aut-name=KamatsukiYusuke
en-aut-sei=Kamatsuki
en-aut-mei=Yusuke
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=8
ORCID=
en-aut-name=MasudaShin
en-aut-sei=Masuda
en-aut-mei=Shin
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kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=9
ORCID=
en-aut-name=SaitoTaichi
en-aut-sei=Saito
en-aut-mei=Taichi
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aut-affil-num=10
ORCID=
en-aut-name=OzakiToshifumi
en-aut-sei=Ozaki
en-aut-mei=Toshifumi
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aut-affil-num=11
ORCID=
affil-num=1
en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital
kn-affil=
affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital
kn-affil=
affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital
kn-affil=
affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital
kn-affil=
affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital
kn-affil=
affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Iwakuni Clinical Center
kn-affil=
affil-num=8
en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Iwakuni Clinical Center
kn-affil=
affil-num=9
en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chikamori Hospital
kn-affil=
affil-num=10
en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=11
en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital
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en-keyword=Medial meniscus posterior root tear
kn-keyword=Medial meniscus posterior root tear
en-keyword=Transtibial pullout repair
kn-keyword=Transtibial pullout repair
en-keyword=Modified Mason-Allen suture
kn-keyword=Modified Mason-Allen suture
en-keyword=Two simple stitches
kn-keyword=Two simple stitches
en-keyword=Clinical outcomes
kn-keyword=Clinical outcomes
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cd-vols=
no-issue=6
article-no=
start-page=830
end-page=846
dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2020
dt-pub=202006
dt-online=
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en-subject=
kn-subject=
en-title=
kn-title=Icodextrin Versus Glucose Solutions for the Once-Daily Long Dwell in Peritoneal Dialysis: An Enriched Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
en-subtitle=
kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Rationale & Objective
The efficacy and safety of icodextrin versus glucose-only peritoneal dialysis (PD) regimens is unclear. The aim of this study was to compare once-daily long-dwell icodextrin versus glucose among patients with kidney failure undergoing PD.
Study Design
Systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs), enriched with unpublished data from investigator-initiated and industry-sponsored studies.
Setting & Study Populations
Individuals with kidney failure receiving regular PD treatment enrolled in clinical trials of dialysate composition.
Selection Criteria for Studies
Medline, Embase, CENTRAL, Ichushi Web, 10 Chinese databases, clinical trials registries, conference proceedings, and citation lists from inception to November 2018. Further data were obtained from principal investigators and industry clinical study reports.
Data Extraction
2 independent reviewers selected studies and extracted data using a prespecified extraction instrument.
Analytic Approach
Qualitative synthesis of demographics, measurement scales, and outcomes. Quantitative synthesis with Mantel-Haenszel risk ratios (RRs), Peto odds ratios (ORs), or (standardized) mean differences (MDs). Risk of bias of included studies at the outcome level was assessed using the Cochrane risk-of-bias tool for RCTs.
Results
19 RCTs that enrolled 1,693 participants were meta-analyzed. Ultrafiltration was improved with icodextrin (medium-term MD, 208.92 [95% CI, 99.69-318.14] mL/24 h; high certainty of evidence), reflected also by fewer episodes of fluid overload (RR, 0.43 [95% CI, 0.24-0.78]; high certainty). Icodextrin-containing PD probably decreased mortality risk compared to glucose-only PD (Peto OR, 0.49 [95% CI, 0.24-1.00]; moderate certainty). Despite evidence of lower peritoneal glucose absorption with icodextrin-containing PD (medium-term MD, −40.84 [95% CI, −48.09 to −33.59] g/long dwell; high certainty), this did not directly translate to changes in fasting plasma glucose (−0.50 [95% CI, −1.19 to 0.18] mmol/L; low certainty) and hemoglobin A1c levels (−0.14% [95% CI, −0.34% to 0.05%]; high certainty). Safety outcomes and residual kidney function were similar in both groups; health-related quality-of-life and pain scores were inconclusive.
Limitations
Trial quality was variable. The follow-up period was heterogeneous, with a paucity of assessments over the long term. Mortality results are based on just 32 events and were not corroborated using time-to-event analysis of individual patient data.
Conclusions
Icodextrin for once-daily long-dwell PD has clinical benefit for some patients, including those not meeting ultrafiltration targets and at risk for fluid overload. Future research into patient-centered outcomes and cost-effectiveness associated with icodextrin is needed.
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kn-title=A specific formation of an iridium(III) hydrido complex bearing 8-(diphenylphosphino)quinoline
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kn-abstract=A reaction of [Cp*IrCl(Ph2Pqn)]PF6 {Cp* = η5-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl; Ph2Pqn = 8-(diphenylphosphino)quinoline} and Ag(CF3SO3) in methanol afforded orange crystals of the corresponding hydrido complex, [Cp*IrH(Ph2Pqn)]PF6, which was identified by 1H, 31P{1H} NMR and IR spectroscopy as well as X-ray structural analysis. The reactions in deuterated solvents indicated that formation of the hydrido complex proceeded via β-hydrogen elimination of the coordinated methanol molecule. It was also revealed that the hydrido formation was specific for the complex bearing Ph2Pqn ancillary ligand; the analogous complex with 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)benzene (diphos) or 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) did not give the corresponding hydrido complex by a similar reaction with Ag+ in methanol. In order to elucidate the reason for the different reactivity among these complexes, the crystal structures of the precursor chlorido complexes, [Cp*IrCl(Ph2Pqn)]PF6, [Cp*IrCl(diphos)]PF6 and [Cp*IrCl(phen)]PF6, as well as an acetonitrile complex of [Cp*Ir(Ph2Pqn)(CH3CN)](PF6)2, were also determined by X-ray analysis. The resulting structural information suggested that a specific formation of the hydrido complex with Ph2Pqn could be originated from the facile formation of the corresponding methanol complex and the hemilabile nature of ancillary Ph2Pqn ligand, which induced the reactivity of the coordinated methanol toward β-hydrogen elimination.
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en-affil=Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Osaka University
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en-affil=Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Okayama University
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en-affil=Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Okayama University
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en-keyword=8-Quinolylphosphine
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kn-title=Development and characterization of a 68Ga-labeled A20FMDV2 peptide probe for the PET imaging of αvβ6 integrin-positive pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
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kn-abstract=Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is known to be one of the most lethal cancers. Since the majority of patients are diagnosed at an advanced stage, development of a detection method for PDAC at an earlier stage of disease progression is strongly desirable. Integrin αVβ6 is a promising target for early PDAC detection because its expression increases during precancerous changes. The present study aimed to develop an imaging probe for positron emission tomography (PET) which targets αVβ6 integrin-positive PDAC. We selected A20FMDV2 peptide, which binds specifically to αvβ6 integrin, as a probe scaffold, and 68Ga as a radioisotope. A20FMDV2 peptide has not been previously labeled with 68Ga. A cysteine residue was introduced to the N-terminus of the probe at a site-specific conjugation of maleimide-NOTA (mal-NOTA) chelate. Different numbers of glycine residues were also introduced between cysteine and the A20FMDV2 sequence as a spacer in order to reduce the steric hindrance of the mal-NOTA on the binding probe to αVβ6 integrin. In vitro, the competitive binding assay revealed that probes containing a 6-glycine linker ([natGa]CG6 and [natGa]Ac-CG6) showed high affinity to αVβ6 integrin. Both probes could be labeled by 67/68Ga with high radiochemical yield (>50%) and purity (>98%). On biodistribution analysis, [67Ga]Ac-CG6 showed higher tumor accumulation, faster blood clearance, and lower accumulation in the surrounding organs of pancreas than did [67Ga]CG6. The αVβ6 integrin-positive xenografts were clearly visualized by PET imaging with [68Ga]Ac-CG6. The intratumoral distribution of [68Ga]Ac-CG6 coincided with the αVβ6 integrin-positive regions detected by immunohistochemistry. Thus, [68Ga]Ac-CG6 is a useful peptide probe for the imaging of αVβ6 integrin in PDAC.
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en-affil=Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University
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kn-title=Pyridoxal 5′-phosphate and related metabolites in hypophosphatasia: Effects of enzyme replacement therapy
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kn-abstract=Objective
To investigate the utility of serum pyridoxal 5′-phosphate (PLP), pyridoxal (PL), and 4-pyridoxic acid (PA) as a diagnostic marker of hypophosphatasia (HPP) and an indicator of the effect of, and patient compliance with, enzyme replacement therapy (ERT), we measured PLP, PL, and PA concentrations in serum samples from HPP patients with and without ERT.
Methods
Blood samples were collected from HPP patients and serum was frozen as soon as possible (mostly within one hour). PLP, PL, and PA concentrations were analyzed using high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection after pre-column derivatization by semicarbazide. We investigated which metabolites are associated with clinical phenotypes and how these metabolites change with ERT.
Results
Serum samples from 20 HPP patients were analyzed. The PLP-to-PL ratio and PLP concentration were elevated in all HPP patients. They correlated negatively with serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity and showed higher values in more severe phenotypes (perinatal severe and infantile HPP) compared with other phenotypes. PL concentration was reduced only in perinatal severe HPP. ERT reduced the PLP-to-PL ratio to mildly reduced or low-normal levels and the PLP concentration was reduced to normal or mildly elevated levels. Urine phosphoethanolamine (PEA) concentration did not return to normal levels with ERT in most patients.
Conclusions
The serum PLP-to-PL ratio is a better indicator of the effect of ERT for HPP than serum PLP and urine PEA concentrations, and a PLP-to-PL ratio of <4.0 is a good indicator of the effect of, and patient compliance with, ERT.
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affil-num=4
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affil-num=5
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affil-num=7
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en-affil=Department of Pediatrics, Showa General Hospital
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en-affil=Department of Pediatrics, Osaka Hospital, Japan Community Healthcare Organization
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affil-num=10
en-affil=Department of Pediatrics, Osaka Hospital, Japan Community Healthcare Organization
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affil-num=11
en-affil=Department of Neonatology and Pediatrics, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences
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en-affil=Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Nihon University School of Medicine
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kn-title=Early chondral damage following meniscus repairs with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
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en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Background
Meniscal tears are commonly observed in patients with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. Meniscal repair has become a common procedure for the injured meniscus, and good clinical outcomes have been reported in such cases when used concurrently with ACL reconstruction. However, it is unclear whether early chondral damage progression can be prevented following meniscal repair with ACL reconstruction, as meniscal damage is a potential risk factor for the development of osteoarthritis. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the zone-specific chondral damage that occurs after arthroscopic meniscal repair with concomitant ACL reconstruction. Our hypothesis was that meniscal repair with ACL reconstruction would not decrease the rate of progression of chondral damage compared to that observed in isolated ACL reconstruction with intact menisci.
Methods
This study included 40 patients who underwent anatomic double-bundle ACL reconstruction. We divided the patients into the following two groups: Group A with an intact meniscus (20 knees) and Group M requiring meniscal repair (20 knees). Chondral damage was evaluated arthroscopically in six compartments and 40 sub-compartments, and these features were graded using the International Cartilage Repair Society lesion classification. The cartilage damage in each sub-compartment and compartment was compared between the two groups both at reconstruction and at second-look arthroscopy (average 16 months postoperatively). At the latest follow-up examination (average 37 months postoperatively), the International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) score was compared between the two groups.
Results
Group M had a significantly worse cartilage status than Group A in five sub-compartments (mainly in the medial compartment) at reconstruction and in nine sub-compartments (mainly in the bilateral compartments) at second-look arthroscopy. The mean IKDC score was better in Group A than in Group M (Group A; 90 vs. Group M; 86). The overall success rate of meniscal repairs was 92% (23 of 25 menisci) at second-look arthroscopy.
Conclusion
The progression of post-traumatic chondral damage may occur at a faster rate in patients who require ACL reconstruction and meniscal repair than in patients with intact menisci.
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en-aut-name=HiranakaTakaaki
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en-aut-mei=Takaaki
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kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=1
ORCID=
en-aut-name=FurumatsuTakayuki
en-aut-sei=Furumatsu
en-aut-mei=Takayuki
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=2
ORCID=
en-aut-name=KamatsukiKamatsuki
en-aut-sei=Kamatsuki
en-aut-mei=Kamatsuki
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aut-affil-num=3
ORCID=
en-aut-name=SugiuKazuhisa
en-aut-sei=Sugiu
en-aut-mei=Kazuhisa
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kn-aut-sei=
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aut-affil-num=4
ORCID=
en-aut-name=iyazawaShinichi
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en-aut-mei=Shinichi
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kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=5
ORCID=
en-aut-name=OkazakiYoshiki
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en-aut-mei=Yoshiki
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aut-affil-num=6
ORCID=
en-aut-name=MasudaShin
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en-aut-mei=Shin
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kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=7
ORCID=
en-aut-name=OkazakiYuki
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en-aut-mei=Yuki
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kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=8
ORCID=
en-aut-name=KodamaYuya
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ORCID=
en-aut-name=OzakiToshifumi
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ORCID=
affil-num=1
en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital
kn-affil=
affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=8
en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University,
kn-affil=
affil-num=9
en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=10
en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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en-keyword=Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
kn-keyword=Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
en-keyword=Chondral damage
kn-keyword=Chondral damage
en-keyword=Meniscal repair
kn-keyword=Meniscal repair
END
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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=42
cd-vols=
no-issue=5
article-no=
start-page=402
end-page=407
dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2020
dt-pub=202005
dt-online=
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en-subject=
kn-subject=
en-title=
kn-title=Vitamin B6 in acute encephalopathy with biphasic seizures and late reduced diffusion
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Background
The initial presentation of acute encephalopathy with biphasic seizures and late reduced diffusion (AESD) is indistinguishable from that of complex febrile seizures (FS), which poses a great diagnostic challenge for clinicians. Excitotoxicity is speculated to be the pathogenesis of AESD. Vitamin B6 (VB6) is essential for the biosynthesis of gamma-aminobutyric acid, an inhibitory neurotransmitter. The aim of this study is to investigate our hypothesis that VB6 deficiency in the brain may play a role in AESD.
Methods
We obtained cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples from pediatric patients with AESD after early seizures and those with FS. We measured pyridoxal 5′-phosphate (PLP) and pyridoxal (PL) concentrations in the CSF samples using high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection.
Results
The subjects were 5 patients with AESD and 17 patients with FS. Age did not differ significantly between AESD and FS. In AESD, CSF PLP concentration was marginally lower (p = 0.0999) and the PLP-to-PL ratio was significantly (p = 0.0417) reduced compared to those in FS.
Conclusions
Although it is impossible to conclude that low PLP concentration and PLP-to-PL ratio are causative of AESD, this may be a risk factor for developing AESD. When combined with other markers, this finding may be useful in distinguishing AESD from FS upon initial presentation.
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en-aut-name=AkiyamaTomoyuki
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en-aut-mei=Tomoyuki
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kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=1
ORCID=
en-aut-name=TodaSoichiro
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en-aut-mei=Soichiro
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aut-affil-num=2
ORCID=
en-aut-name=KimuraNobusuke
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en-aut-mei=Nobusuke
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kn-aut-sei=
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aut-affil-num=3
ORCID=
en-aut-name=MogamiYukiko
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=4
ORCID=
en-aut-name=TokorodaniChiho
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en-aut-mei=Chiho
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=5
ORCID=
en-aut-name=ItoTomoshiro
en-aut-sei=Ito
en-aut-mei=Tomoshiro
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kn-aut-sei=
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aut-affil-num=6
ORCID=
en-aut-name=MiyaharaHiroyuki
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=7
ORCID=
en-aut-name=HyodoYuki
en-aut-sei=Hyodo
en-aut-mei=Yuki
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=8
ORCID=
en-aut-name=KobayashiKatsuhiro
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en-aut-mei=Katsuhiro
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kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=9
ORCID=
affil-num=1
en-affil=Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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affil-num=2
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kn-affil=
affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Pediatrics, Japanese Red Cross Otsu Hospital
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Pediatric Neurology, Osaka Women’s and Children’s Hospital
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Pediatrics, Kochi Health Sciences Center
kn-affil=
affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Pediatrics, Sapporo City General Hospital
kn-affil=
affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of Pediatrics, Kurashiki Central Hospital
kn-affil=
affil-num=8
en-affil=Department of Child Neurology, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=9
en-affil=Department of Child Neurology, Okayama University Hospital
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en-keyword=AESD
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en-keyword=Biomarker
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en-keyword=Febrile seizure
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en-keyword=Pyridoxal 5′-phosphate
kn-keyword=Pyridoxal 5′-phosphate
en-keyword=Pyridoxal kinase
kn-keyword=Pyridoxal kinase
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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=369
cd-vols=
no-issue=
article-no=
start-page=29
end-page=39
dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2018
dt-pub=20180115
dt-online=
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kn-subject=
en-title=
kn-title=Bitter Taste Responses of Gustducin-positive Taste Cells in Mouse Fungiform and Circumvallate Papillae
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract= Bitter taste serves as an important signal for potentially poisonous compounds in foods to avoid their ingestion. Thousands of compounds are estimated to taste bitter and presumed to activate taste receptor cells expressing bitter taste receptors (Tas2rs) and coupled transduction components including gustducin, phospholipase Cβ2 (PLCβ2) and transient receptor potential channel M5 (TRPM5). Indeed, some gustducin-positive taste cells have been shown to respond to bitter compounds. However, there has been no systematic characterization of their response properties to multiple bitter compounds and the role of transduction molecules in these cells. In this study, we investigated bitter taste responses of gustducin-positive taste cells in situ in mouse fungiform (anterior tongue) and circumvallate (posterior tongue) papillae using transgenic mice expressing green fluorescent protein in gustducin-positive cells. The overall response profile of gustducin-positive taste cells to multiple bitter compounds (quinine, denatonium, cyclohexamide, caffeine, sucrose octaacetate, tetraethylammonium, phenylthiourea, L-phenylalanine, MgSO4, and high concentration of saccharin) was not significantly different between fungiform and circumvallate papillae. These bitter-sensitive taste cells were classified into several groups according to their responsiveness to multiple bitter compounds. Bitter responses of gustducin-positive taste cells were significantly suppressed by inhibitors of TRPM5 or PLCβ2. In contrast, several bitter inhibitors did not show any effect on bitter responses of taste cells. These results indicate that bitter-sensitive taste cells display heterogeneous responses and that TRPM5 and PLCβ2 are indispensable for eliciting bitter taste responses of gustducin-positive taste cells.
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en-aut-name=YoshidaRyusuke
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aut-affil-num=1
ORCID=
en-aut-name=TakaiShingo
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en-aut-mei=Shingo
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aut-affil-num=2
ORCID=
en-aut-name=SanematsuKeisuke
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aut-affil-num=3
ORCID=
en-aut-name=MargolskeeRobert F.
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en-aut-mei=Robert F.
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aut-affil-num=4
ORCID=
en-aut-name=ShigemuraNoriatsu
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aut-affil-num=5
ORCID=
en-aut-name=NinomiyaYuzo
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aut-affil-num=6
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affil-num=1
en-affil=Section of Oral Neuroscience, Graduate School of Dental Science, Kyushu University
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Section of Oral Neuroscience, Graduate School of Dental Science, Kyushu University
kn-affil=
affil-num=3
en-affil=Section of Oral Neuroscience, Graduate School of Dental Science, Kyushu University
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Monell Chemical Senses Center
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Section of Oral Neuroscience, Graduate School of Dental Science, Kyushu University
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Section of Oral Neuroscience, Graduate School of Dental Science, Kyushu University
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en-keyword=bitter antagonists
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en-keyword=bitter receptor
kn-keyword=bitter receptor
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cd-vols=
no-issue=
article-no=
start-page=135041
end-page=
dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2020
dt-pub=20200513
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kn-subject=
en-title=
kn-title=Effects of Bitter Receptor Antagonists on Behavioral Lick Responses of Mice
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract= Bitter taste receptors TAS2Rs detect noxious compounds in the oral cavity. Recent heterologous expression studies reported that some compounds function as antagonists for human TAS2Rs. For examples, amino acid derivatives such as γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and Nα,Nα-bis(carboxymethyl)-L-Lysine (BCML) blocked responses to quinine mediated by human TAS2R4. Probenecid inhibited responses to phenylthiocarbamide mediated by human TAS2R38. In this study, we investigated the effects of these human bitter receptor antagonists on behavioral lick responses of mice to elucidate whether these compounds also function as bitter taste blockers. In short-term (10 s) lick tests, concentration-dependent lick responses to bitter compounds (quinine-HCl, denatonium and phenylthiourea) were not affected by the addition of GABA or BCML. Probenecid reduced aversive lick responses to denatonium and phenylthiourea but not to quinine-HCl. In addition, taste cell responses to phenylthiourea were inhibited by probenecid. These results suggest some bitter antagonists of human TAS2Rs can work for bitter sense of mouse.
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kn-copyright=
en-aut-name=MasamotoMichimasa
en-aut-sei=Masamoto
en-aut-mei=Michimasa
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=1
ORCID=
en-aut-name=MitohYoshihiro
en-aut-sei=Mitoh
en-aut-mei=Yoshihiro
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=2
ORCID=
en-aut-name=KobashiMotoi
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=3
ORCID=
en-aut-name=ShigemuraNoriatsu
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=4
ORCID=
en-aut-name=YoshidaRyusuke
en-aut-sei=Yoshida
en-aut-mei=Ryusuke
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=5
ORCID=
affil-num=1
en-affil=Department of Oral Physiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Department of Oral Physiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Oral Physiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=4
en-affil=Section of Oral Neuroscience, Graduate School of Dental Sciences, Kyushu University
kn-affil=
affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Oral Physiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University
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en-keyword=bitter coding
kn-keyword=bitter coding
en-keyword=bitter inhibitor
kn-keyword=bitter inhibitor
en-keyword=gustatory response
kn-keyword=gustatory response
en-keyword=species difference
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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=223-225
cd-vols=
no-issue=
article-no=
start-page=72
end-page=78
dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2019
dt-pub=201908
dt-online=
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en-subject=
kn-subject=
en-title=
kn-title=Quorum-dependent expression of rsmX and rsmY, small non-coding RNAs, in Pseudomonas syringae
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kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Pseudomonas syringae pathovars are known to produce N-acyl-homoserine lactones (AHL) as quorum-sensing molecules. However, many isolates, including P. syringae pv. tomato DC3000 (PtoDC3000), do not produce them. In P. syringae, psyI, which encodes an AHL synthase, and psyR, which encodes the transcription factor PsyR required for activation of psyI, are convergently transcribed. In P. amygdali pv. tabaci 6605 (Pta6605), there is one nucleotide between the stop codons of both psyI and psyR. However, the canonical stop codon for psyI in PtoDC3000 was converted to the cysteine codon by one nucleotide deletion, and 23 additional amino acids extended it to a C-terminal end. This resulted in overlapping of the open reading frame (ORF) for psyI and psyR. On the other hand, stop codons in the psyR ORF of P. syringae 7 isolates, including pv. phaseolicola and pv. glycinea, were found. These results indicate that many pathovars of P. syringae have genetically lost AHL production ability by the mutation of their responsible genes. To examine whether PtoDC3000 modulates the gene expression profile in a population-dependent manner, we carried out microarray analysis using RNAs prepared from low- and high-density cells. We found the expressions of rsmX and rsmY remarkably activated in high-density cells. The activated expressions of rsmX and rsmY were confirmed by Northern blot hybridization, but these expressions were abolished in a ΔgacA mutant of Pta6605. These results indicate that regardless of the ability to produce AHL, P. syringae regulates expression of the small noncoding RNAs rsmX/Y by currently unknown quorum-sensing molecules.
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kn-copyright=
en-aut-name=NakatsuYukiko
en-aut-sei=Nakatsu
en-aut-mei=Yukiko
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=1
ORCID=
en-aut-name=MatsuiHidenori
en-aut-sei=Matsui
en-aut-mei=Hidenori
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=2
ORCID=
en-aut-name=YamamotoMikihiro
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en-aut-mei=Mikihiro
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=3
ORCID=
en-aut-name=NoutoshiYoshiteru
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en-aut-mei=Yoshiteru
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=4
ORCID=
en-aut-name=ToyodaKazuhiro
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en-aut-mei=Kazuhiro
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=5
ORCID=
en-aut-name=IchinoseYuki
en-aut-sei=Ichinose
en-aut-mei=Yuki
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kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=6
ORCID=
affil-num=1
en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=2
en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=3
en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=4
en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=5
en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=6
en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University
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en-keyword=N-acyl-homoserine lactone
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en-keyword=Gac two-component system
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en-keyword=Quorum sensing
kn-keyword=Quorum sensing
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kn-keyword=rsmX
en-keyword=rsmY
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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=27
cd-vols=
no-issue=1
article-no=
start-page=132
end-page=139
dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2020
dt-pub=20200101
dt-online=
en-article=
kn-article=
en-subject=
kn-subject=
en-title=
kn-title=Medial meniscus posterior root repair decreases posteromedial extrusion of the medial meniscus during knee flexion
en-subtitle=
kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=
Background
Medial meniscus (MM) medial extrusion in the coronal plane does not always improve, even after repair. This study aimed to determine the extent of posteromedial extrusion of the MM during knee flexion before and after MM pullout repair using three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Methods
Data from 14 patients (mean age, 63.4 years; 86% female) who had undergone MM pullout repair at the current institution between August 2017 and October 2018 were retrospectively reviewed. The MRIs were performed pre-operatively and ≥ 3 months postoperatively. Three-dimensional MRIs of the tibial surface and MM were evaluated using Tsukada's measurement method before and after pullout repair. The expected center of MM posterior root attachment (point A), the point on the extruded edge of the MM farthest away from point A (point E), and the point of intersection of a line through the posteromedial corner of the medial tibial plateau and a line connecting points A and E (point I) were identified. Subsequently, the pre-operative and postoperative AE and IE distances were calculated and compared.
Results
Point E was laterally shifted by the pullout repair, whereas point I showed no significant change. The postoperative IE distance (6.7 mm) was significantly shorter than the pre-operative one (9.1 mm, P < 0.01). The postoperative AE distance (29.3 mm) was significantly shorter than the pre-operative one (31.5 mm, P < 0.01).
Conclusions
The AE and IE distances significantly decreased after MM posterior root repair, suggesting that transtibial pullout repair may be useful in reducing posteromedial extrusion of the MM.
en-copyright=
kn-copyright=
en-aut-name=OkazakiYuki
en-aut-sei=Okazaki
en-aut-mei=Yuki
kn-aut-name=
kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=1
ORCID=
en-aut-name=FurumatsuTakayuki
en-aut-sei=Furumatsu
en-aut-mei=Takayuki
kn-aut-name=
kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=2
ORCID=
en-aut-name=OkazakiYoshiki
en-aut-sei=Okazaki
en-aut-mei=Yoshiki
kn-aut-name=
kn-aut-sei=
kn-aut-mei=
aut-affil-num=3
ORCID=
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en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital
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en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital
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en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital
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en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Iwakuni Clinical Center
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en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kochi Health Science Center
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en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital
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kn-keyword=Magnetic resonance imaging
en-keyword=Medial meniscus
kn-keyword=Medial meniscus
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start-page=1049
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kn-title=Analysis of Factors Associated With Radiation-Induced Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia Syndrome After Breast-Conserving Therapy
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kn-abstract=Purpose: To evaluate factors associated with radiation-induced bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (BOOP) syndrome after breast-conserving therapy.
Methods and materials: A total of 702 women with breast cancer who received radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery at seven institutions between July 1995 and December 2006 were analyzed. In all patients, the whole breast was irradiated with two tangential photon beams. The criteria used for the diagnosis of radiation-induced BOOP syndrome were as follows: (1) radiotherapy to the breast within 12 months, (2) general and/or respiratory symptoms lasting for >or=2 weeks, (3) radiographs showing lung infiltration outside the radiation port, and (4) no evidence of a specific cause.
Results: Radiation-induced BOOP syndrome was seen in 16 patients (2.3%). Eleven patients (68.8%) were administered steroids. The duration of steroid administration ranged from 1 week to 3.7 years (median, 1.1 years). Multivariate analysis revealed that age (>or=50 years; odds ratio [OR] 8.88; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.16-67.76; p = 0.04) and concurrent endocrine therapy (OR 3.05; 95% CI 1.09-8.54; p = 0.03) were significantly associated with BOOP syndrome. Of the 161 patients whose age was >or=50 years and who received concurrent endocrine therapy, 10 (6.2%) developed BOOP syndrome.
Conclusions: Age (>or=50 years) and concurrent endocrine therapy can promote the development of radiation-induced BOOP syndrome after breast-conserving therapy. Physicians should carefully follow patients who received breast-conserving therapy, especially those who are older than 50 years and received concurrent endocrine therapy during radiotherapy.
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Department of Radiology, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Department of Radiology, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=4
en-affil=Department of Radiology, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Radiology, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=6
en-affil=Department of Radiology, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of Radiology, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=8
en-affil=Department of Radiology, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=9
en-affil=Department of Radiology, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=10
en-affil=Department of Radiology, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=11
en-affil=Department of Radiology, Okayama University Hospital
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affil-num=12
en-affil=Department of Radiology, Okayama University Hospital
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en-keyword=Breast cancer
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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=15
cd-vols=
no-issue=6
article-no=
start-page=736
end-page=745
dt-received=
dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2016
dt-pub=20161005
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en-title=
kn-title=Predictive Factors of Rectal Toxicity After Permanent iodine-125 Seed Implantation: Prospective Cohort Study in 2339 Patients
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kn-abstract=Purpose: To evaluate the incidence and the associated factors of rectal toxicity in patients with prostate cancer undergoing permanent seed implantation (PI) with or without external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) in a nationwide prospective cohort study in Japan (J-POPS) during the first 2 years.
Methods and materials: A total of 2,339 subjects were available for the analyses. Rectal toxicity was evaluated using the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 3.0.
Results: The 3-year cumulative incidence for grade ≥2 rectal toxicity was 2.88%, 1.76%, and 6.53% in all subjects, PI group and EBRT combination therapy group, respectively. On multivariate analysis, among all subjects, grade ≥2 rectal toxicity was associated with rectal volumes receiving 100% of the prescribed dose (R100; p < 0.0001) and EBRT combination therapy (p = 0.0066). R100 in the PI group (p = 0.0254), and R100 (p = 0.0011) and interactive planning (p = 0.0267) in the EBRT combination therapy group were also associated with grade ≥2 toxicity. The 3-year cumulative incidence of grade ≥2 rectal toxicity was 3.80% and 1.37% for R100 ≥ 1 mL and R100 < 1 mL, respectively, in the PI group (p = 0.0068), and 14.09% and 5.52% for R100 ≥ 1 mL and R100 < 1 mL, respectively, in the EBRT combination therapy group (p = 0.0070).
Conclusions: Rectal toxicity was relatively rare in this study compared with previous reports. For Japanese prostate cancer patients, R100 < 1 mL in both PI and EBRT combination therapy groups and interactive planning in EBRT combination therapy group may be effective in decreasing the incidence of rectal toxicity.
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en-aut-name=SaitoShiro
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affil-num=9
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affil-num=10
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kn-title=Strain effects on spinodal decomposition in TiO2-VO(2)films on TiO2(100) substrates
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kn-abstract= We investigate the influence of lattice strain in the c-axis direction on spinodal decomposition in rutile TiO2-VO2 films on TiO2(100) substrates. The [100]-oriented Ti0.4V0.6O2 (TVO) solid-solution films are fabricated on rutile TiO2(100) substrates using a pulsed laser deposition with a KrF excimer laser, and are annealed inside the spinodal region. X-ray diffraction and scanning transmission electron microscopy are employed for characterization. Consequently, the in-plane tensile strain in the c-axis direction promotes the Ti-V interdiffusion in TVO/TiO2(100) under thermal annealing. In contrast, relaxation of the tensile strain results in the occurrence of spinodal decomposition along the c-axis direction in the film. These results indicate that the relaxation of the tensile strain in the c-axis direction is critically important for enabling spinodal decomposition in TVO/TiO2(100). Our work helps deepen the understanding of spinodal decomposition in the TVO film and provides information on achieving novel nanostructures via spinodal decomposition in TVO/TiO2(100).
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affil-num=2
en-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=4
en-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=5
en-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=6
en-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University
kn-affil=
affil-num=8
en-affil=Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science (RIIS), Okayama University
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affil-num=9
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en-keyword=Strain effect
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en-keyword=Thin films
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en-keyword=Interdiffusion
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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=65
cd-vols=
no-issue=4
article-no=
start-page=414
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dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2016
dt-pub=201610
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en-title=
kn-title=Effect of prostaglandin D2 on VEGF release by nasal polyp fibroblasts
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kn-abstract=Background: Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is known to be associated with the pathogenesis of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP). VEGF is produced by a variety of cells including fibroblasts. It was recently reported that prostaglandin (PG) E-2 induces VEGF release by nasal polyp fibroblasts. However, little is known regarding possible regulation of VEGF by other PGs. We have reported that molecules that regulate PGD(2) metabolism play roles in the pathogenesis of CRS including in local eosinophilia and type 2 cytokine production. In the present study, we sought to determine whether PGD(2) regulates VEGF release by nasal polyp fibroblasts.
Methods: Nasal polyp fibroblasts were established from nasal polyps. These fibroblasts were stimulated with serial dilutions of PGD(2) or PGD(2) receptor (DP/CRTH2)-selective agonists in the presence or absence of receptor-selective antagonists. The concentration of VEGF in the culture supernatants was determined using ELISA.
Results: 5 mM of PGD(2) significantly induced VEGF release by nasal polyp fibroblasts. VEGF release was also obtained by stimulation with a DP receptor-selective, but not with a CRTH2 receptor-selective agonist. In addition, PGD(2)-induced VEGF release was significantly inhibited by pre-treatment with DP receptor-selective antagonists. In contrast, pre-treatment with a CRTH2 receptor-selective antagonist significantly enhanced PGD(2)-induced VEGF release.
Conclusions: PGD(2) stimulates VEGF production via DP but not CRTH2 receptors in nasal polyp fibroblasts. Copyright (C) 2016, Japanese Society of Allergology. Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license.
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en-affil=Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-affil=Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Department Otorhinolaryngology, Kagawa Rosai Hospital
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affil-num=8
en-affil=Department Otorhinolaryngology, Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital
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affil-num=9
en-affil=Department Otorhinolaryngology, Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital
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start-page=134980
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dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2019
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kn-title=Search for heavy neutrinos in pi > mu nu decay
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kn-abstract=In the present work of the PIENU experiment, heavy neutrinos were sought in pion decays pi(+) -> mu(+)nu at rest by examining the observed muon energy spectrum for extra peaks in addition to the expected peak for a light neutrino. No evidence for heavy neutrinos was observed. Upper limits were set on the neutrino mixing matrix vertical bar U-mu i vertical bar(2) in the neutrino mass region of 15.7-33.8 MeV/c(2), improving on previous results by an order of magnitude. (C) 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.
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affil-num=2
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affil-num=3
en-affil=Physics Department, Virginia Tech.
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affil-num=4
en-affil=School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow
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affil-num=5
en-affil=Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia
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affil-num=7
en-affil=Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University
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affil-num=8
en-affil=Physics Department, Arizona State University
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affil-num=9
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affil-num=10
en-affil=Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia
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affil-num=11
en-affil=TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall
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affil-num=12
en-affil=University of Northern British Columbia
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affil-num=13
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affil-num=14
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affil-num=15
en-affil=Brookhaven National Laboratory
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affil-num=16
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affil-num=17
en-affil=Brookhaven National Laboratory
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affil-num=18
en-affil=Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia
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affil-num=19
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affil-num=20
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affil-num=21
en-affil=School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow
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affil-num=22
en-affil=TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall
kn-affil=
affil-num=23
en-affil=Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia
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affil-num=24
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en-keyword=Pion decay
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cd-vols=
no-issue=8
article-no=
start-page=e02141
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dt-revised=
dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2019
dt-pub=201908
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kn-title=Stroking hardness changes the perception of affective touch pleasantness across different skin sites
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kn-abstract=Human unmyelinated tactile afferents (CT afferents) in hairy skin are thought to be involved in the transmission of affective aspects of touch. How the perception of affective touch differs across human skin has made substantial progress; however, the majority of previous studies have mainly focused on the relationship between stroking velocities and pleasantness ratings. Here, we investigate how stroking hardness affects the perception of affective touch. Affective tactile stimulation was given with four different hardness of brushes a three different forces, which were presented to either palm or forearm. To quantify the physical factors of the stimuli (brush hardness), ten naive, healthy participants assessed brush hardness using a seven-point scale. Based on these ten participants, five more participants were added to rate the hedonic value of brush stroking using a visual analogue scale (VAS). We found that pleasantness ratings over the skin resulted in a preference for light, soft stroking, which was rated as more pleasant when compared to heavy, hard stroking. Our results show that the hairy skin of the forearm is more susceptible to stroking hardness than the glabrous of the palm in terms of the perception of pleasantness. These findings of the current study extend the growing literature related to the effect of stroking characteristics on pleasantness ratings.
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start-page=100938
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dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2019
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kn-title=Long-term spontaneous remission with active surveillance in IgG4-related pleuritis: A case report and literature review
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kn-abstract=Pleural effusion is a relatively rare feature of IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD). Here, we report a case of a 72-year-old woman who presented with pleural effusion. Although the pleural adenosine deaminase level was increased, surgical biopsy of the pleura and left inguinal lymph node indicated that the effusion was due to IgG4-RD. Active surveillance was initiated because serum IgG4 and pleural effusion naturally decreased and then completely disappeared. The patient has shown no recurrence for >4 years. This case suggests that pleural biopsy can be used to distinguish IgG4-RD from tuberculosis; moreover, some cases with pleural effusion could improve without treatment.
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affil-num=3
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affil-num=4
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affil-num=6
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affil-num=9
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kn-title=A case of axillary lymphadenitis caused by Mycobacterium intracellulare in an immunocompetent patient
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kn-abstract= Axillary lymphadenitis caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria is rare and has been reported in immunocompromised hosts. Herein, we report the case of a 67-year-old man without immunodeficiency who developed right axillary lymphadenitis caused by Mycobacterium intracellulare and showed a small nodular shadow in the left pulmonary apex. Biopsy of the right axillary lymph node revealed several epithelioid granulomas, and the culture of the lymph node aspirate yielded Mycobacterium intracellulare. The lymph node lesion and left lung apex shadow resolved spontaneously after careful outpatient monitoring. This case suggests that axillary lymphadenitis could be caused by Mycobacterium intracellulare in an immunocompetent patient.
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en-affil=Department of Respiratory Medicine, Okayama University Hospital
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kn-title=Serum IgG4 as a biomarker reflecting pathophysiology and post-operative recurrence in chronic rhinosinusitis
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kn-abstract=Background: Type 2 chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), especially eosinophilic CRS (ECRS), is an intractable upper airway inflammatory disease. Establishment of serum biomarkers reflecting the pathophysiology of CRS is desirable in a clinical setting. As IgG4 production is regulated by type 2 cytokines, we sought to determine whether serum IgG4 levels can be used as a biomarker for CRS.
Methods: Association between the serum IgG4 levels and clinicopathological factors was analyzed in 336 CRS patients. Receiver operating characteristics (ROC) analysis was performed to determine the cut-off value of serum IgG4 levels that can be used to predict the post-operative recurrence.
Results: Serum IgG4 levels were significantly higher in patients with moderate to severe ECRS versus those with non to mild ECRS. The levels were also significantly higher in asthmatic patients and patients exhibiting recurrence after surgery compared to controls. ROC analysis determined that the best cut-off value for the serum IgG4 level to predict the post-operative recurrence was 95 mg/dL. The corresponding sensitivity and specificity were 39.7% and 80.5%, respectively. When we combined the two cut-off values for the serum IgG4 and periostin, patients with high serum levels of either IgG4 or periostin exhibited a high post-operative recurrence (OR: 3.95) as compared to patients having low serum levels of both IgG4 and periostin.
Conclusions: The present results demonstrate that the serum IgG4 level is associated with disease severity and post-operative course in CRS. In particular, the combination of serum IgG4 and periostin could be a novel biomarker that predicts post-operative recurrence.
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kn-title=Dopaminergic neuroprotective effects of rotigotine via 5-HT1A receptors: Possibly involvement of metallothionein expression in astrocytes
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kn-abstract=Astrocytes exert neuroprotective effects through production of antioxidant molecules and neurotrophic factors. A recent study showed that stimulation of astrocyte serotonin 1A (5-HT1A) receptors promotes astrocyte proliferation and upregulation of the antioxidant molecules metallothionein (MT)-1,2, which protect dopaminergic neurons against oxidative stress. Rotigotine, an anti-parkinsonian drug, can bind to dopamine and 5-HT1A receptors. In this study, we examined neuroprotective effects of rotigotine in models of Parkinson's disease and involvement of astrocyte 5-HT1A receptors in neuroprotective effects of rotigotine against dopaminergic neurodegeneration. Rotigotine increased the number of astrocytes and MT-1,2 expression in cultured astrocytes. Pretreatment with conditioned media from rotigotine-treated astrocytes significantly inhibited 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA)-induced dopaminergic neurotoxicity. These effects were completely blocked by a 5-HT1A antagonist or MT-1,2 specific antibody. Subcutaneous administration of rotigotine increased MT-1,2 expression in striatal astrocytes and prevented reduction of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra of a 6-OHDA-lesioned mouse model of Parkinson's disease. These effects were blocked by co-administration with a 5-HT1A antagonist. These results suggest that rotigotine exerts neuroprotective effects through upregulation of MT expression in astrocytes by targeting 5-HT1A receptors. Our findings provide a possible therapeutic application of rotigotine to prevent dopaminergic neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease.
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en-affil=Department of Medical Neurobiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-affil=Department of Medical Neurobiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-affil=Department of Medical Neurobiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-affil=Department of Medical Neurobiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-affil=Department of Medical Neurobiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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en-keyword=Serotonin 1A receptor
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