| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/67200 |
|---|---|
| フルテキストURL | 78_3_251.pdf |
| 著者 | Murofushi, Koji| Mitomo, Sho| Hirohata, Kenji| Furuya, Hidetaka| Katagiri, Hiroki| Kaneoka, Koji| Yagishita, Kazuyoshi| |
| 抄録 | There have been few investigations into the effectiveness of thoracic spine exercises for improving thoracic range of motion (ROM) in any plane. This study assessed the effectiveness of two thoracic spine exercises: one in the quadruped position and one in the thoracic standing position. We determined how these exercises affect thoracic spine mobility ROM over a 2-week intervention period. Thirty-nine healthy participants were enrolled and assigned to a Quadruped Thoracic Rotation group (n=17 participants: 9 females and 8 males) or Flamenco Thoracic Spine Rotation group (n=22: 14 females and 8 males). All participants were administered a KOJI AWARENESSTM screening test, and the initial thoracic spine ROM before intervention exercise was measured in a laboratory setting. Quadruped Thoracic Rotation was performed as the quadruped exercise and Flamenco Thoracic Spine Rotation as the standing exercise. The KOJI AWARENESSTM thoracic spine test and ROM were evaluated on the day after the first exercise session and again after the program. Despite their different approaches to thoracic mobility, the quadruped exercise and standing exercise achieved equivalent improvement in thoracic ROM after 2 weeks. Practitioners have a range of exercise options for enhancing thoracic mobility based on their environmental or task-specific needs. |
| キーワード | thoracic spine thoracic rotation range of motion exercise intervention |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2024-06 |
| 巻 | 78巻 |
| 号 | 3号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 251 |
| 終了ページ | 258 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | Copyright Ⓒ 2024 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 38902213 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001267351000006 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/67195 |
|---|---|
| フルテキストURL | 78_3_205.pdf |
| 著者 | Hagiya, Hideharu| |
| 抄録 | The global pandemic of COVID-19 has underscored the significance of establishing and sustaining a practical and efficient infection control system for the benefit and welfare of society. Infectious disease (ID) specialists are expected to take on leadership roles in enhancing organizational infrastructures for infection prevention and control (IPC) at the hospital, community, and national levels. However, due to an absolute shortage and an uneven distribution, many core hospitals currently lack the ID specialists. Given the escalating global risk of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases as well as antimicrobial resistance pathogens, the education and training of ID specialists constitutes an imperative concern. As demonstrated by historical changes in the healthcare reimbursement system, the establishment and enhancement of IPC measures is pivotal to ensuring medical safety. The existing structure of academic society-driven certification and training initiatives for ID specialists, contingent upon the discretionary decisions of individual physicians, possesses both quantitative and qualitative shortcomings. In this article, I first address the present situations and challenges related to ID specialists and then introduce my idea of securing ID specialists based on the new concepts and platforms; (i) ID Specialists as National Credentials, (ii) Establishment of the Department of Infectious Diseases in Medical and Graduate Schools, (iii) Endowed ID Educative Courses Funded by Local Government and Pharmaceutical Companies, and (iv) Recruitment of Young Physicians Engaged in Healthcare Services in Remote Areas. As clarified by the COVID-19 pandemic, ID specialists play a crucial role in safeguarding public health. Hopefully, this article will advance the discussion and organizational reform for the education and training of ID specialists. |
| キーワード | antimicrobial resistance emerging infectious diseases infection prevention and control medical education silent pandemic |
| Amo Type | Review |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2024-06 |
| 巻 | 78巻 |
| 号 | 3号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 205 |
| 終了ページ | 213 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | Copyright Ⓒ 2024 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 38902208 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001267351000001 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/67196 |
|---|---|
| フルテキストURL | 78_3_215.pdf |
| 著者 | Akagawa, Takuya| Fukui, Ryohei| Kida, Katsuhiro| Matsuura, Ryutaro| Shimada, Makoto| Kinoshita, Mitsuhiro| Akagawa, Yoko| Goto, Sachiko| |
| 抄録 | We propose a sitting position that achieves both high image quality and a reduced radiation dose in elbow joint imaging by area detector computed tomography (ADCT), and we compared it with the ‘superman’ and supine positions. The volumetric CT dose index (CTDIvol) for the sitting, superman, and supine positions were 2.7, 8.0, and 20.0 mGy and the dose length products (DLPs) were 43.4, 204.7, and 584.8 mGy • cm, respectively. In the task-based transfer function (TTF), the highest value was obtained for the sitting position in both bone and soft tissue images. The noise power spectrum (NPS) of bone images showed that the superman position had the lowest value up to approx. 1.1 cycles/mm or lower, whereas the sitting position had the lowest value when the NPS was greater than approx. 1.1 cycles/mm. The overall image quality in an observer study resulted in the following median Likert scores for Readers 1 and 2: 5.0 and 5.0 for the sitting position, 4.0 and 3.5 for the superman position, and 4.0 and 2.0 for the supine position. These results indicate that our proposed sitting position with ADCT of the elbow joint can provide superior image quality and allow lower radiation doses compared to the superman and supine positions. |
| キーワード | area detector computed tomography elbow joint sitting position dose reduction image quality assessment |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2024-06 |
| 巻 | 78巻 |
| 号 | 3号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 215 |
| 終了ページ | 225 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | Copyright Ⓒ 2024 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 38902209 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001267351000002 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/67205 |
|---|---|
| フルテキストURL | 78_3_291.pdf |
| 著者 | Minagi, Hitoshi| Aoki, Hideki| Doita, Susumu| Miyake, Eiki| Ogawa, Toshihiro| Taniguchi, Fumitaka| Watanabe, Megumi| Arata, Takashi| Katsuda, Koh| Tanakaya, Kohji| |
| 抄録 | In the clinical course of malignant melanoma, which can metastasize to multiple organs, gallbladder metastases are rarely detected. A 69-year-old man who underwent resection of a primary malignant melanoma was subsequently treated with nivolumab for lung metastases and achieved complete response. Seven years after surgery, multiple nodules were found in the gallbladder, and he underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The postoperative diagnosis was metastases of malignant melanoma. He has been recurrence-free 8 months after surgery. If radical resection is possible, such surgery should be performed for gallbladder metastases found in patients with other controlled lesions of malignant melanoma. |
| キーワード | malignant melanoma gallbladder metastasis laparoscopic cholecystectomy |
| Amo Type | Case Report |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2024-06 |
| 巻 | 78巻 |
| 号 | 3号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 291 |
| 終了ページ | 294 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | Copyright Ⓒ 2024 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 38902218 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001267351900003 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/67207 |
|---|---|
| フルテキストURL | 78_3_301.pdf |
| 著者 | Nakazaki, Kiyoshi| Hirai, Satoshi| Hishikawa, Tomohito| |
| 抄録 | We report a case of a large vestibular schwannoma in an 80-year-old female patient that shrank after palliative Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKS). Neurological symptoms included hearing deterioration and facial palsy. The tumor volume was 21.9 mL. Craniotomy was considered high-risk, and conventional GKS was risky, owing to the risk of transient enlargement. Therefore, GKS was performed on only a portion of the tumor. The marginal dose (12 Gy) volume was 3.8 mL (17.4%). The tumor began to shrink after transient enlargement. Sixty months later, the tumor volume was only 3.1 mL, and the patient was able to maintain independent activities of daily living without salvage treatment. |
| キーワード | vestibular schwannoma Gamma Knife radiosurgery large volume palliative elderly patient |
| Amo Type | Case Report |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2024-06 |
| 巻 | 78巻 |
| 号 | 3号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 301 |
| 終了ページ | 306 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | Copyright Ⓒ 2024 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 38902220 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001267340600001 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/67206 |
|---|---|
| フルテキストURL | 78_3_295.pdf |
| 著者 | Okamoto, Sara| Shiode, Yusuke| Kimura, Shuhei| Hosokawa, Mio| Matoba, Ryo| Kanzaki, Yuki| Kindo, Hiroya| Morita, Tetsuro| Tsuji, Akihiro| Takahashi, Kosuke| Morizane, Yuki| |
| 抄録 | A Japanese woman in her 70s was referred to our hospital for the evaluation and treatment of high intraocular pressure (IOP) in her right eye. She had undergone bilateral cataract surgeries and the insertion of hydrophilic acrylic intraocular lenses (IOLs). We performed trabeculotomy and trabeculectomy to lower her right IOP; thereafter, a circular opacity was observed on the right eye’s IOL surface. We removed the right IOL because that eye’s vision had decreased due to IOL opacification. The analysis of the removed IOL revealed that the main opacity component was calcium phosphate. This is the first post-glaucoma-surgery IOL calcification case report. |
| キーワード | intraocular lens IOL IOL calcification hydrophilic acrylic IOL glaucoma surgery |
| Amo Type | Case Report |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2024-06 |
| 巻 | 78巻 |
| 号 | 3号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 295 |
| 終了ページ | 300 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | Copyright Ⓒ 2024 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 38902219 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001267339400001 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/66927 |
|---|---|
| フルテキストURL | 78_2_185.pdf |
| 著者 | Takahashi, Hiroko| Eguchi, Jun| Watanabe, Mayu| Nakayama, Masanori| Wada, Jun| |
| 抄録 | The global pandemic of coronavirus infection 2019 (COVID-19) was an unprecedented public health emergency. Several clinical studies reported that heart disease, lung disease, diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and obesity are critical risk factors for increased severity of and hospitalization for COVID-19. This is largely because patients with these underlying medical conditions can show poor immune responses to the COVID-19 vaccinations. Diabetes is one of the underlying conditions most highly associated with COVID-19 susceptibility and is considered a predictor of poor prognosis of COVID-19. We therefore investigated factors that influence the anti-SARS-CoV-2 spike IgG antibody titer after three doses of vaccination in patients with type 2 diabetes. We found that obesity was associated with low anti-SARS-CoV-2 spike IgG antibody titers following three-dose vaccination in type 2 diabetics. Obese patients with type 2 diabetes may have attenuated vaccine efficacy and require additional vaccination; continuous infection control should be considered in such patients. |
| キーワード | obesity type 2 diabetes COVID-19 vaccination |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2024-04 |
| 巻 | 78巻 |
| 号 | 2号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 185 |
| 終了ページ | 191 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | Copyright Ⓒ 2024 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 38688836 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001227932200002 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/66923 |
|---|---|
| フルテキストURL | 78_2_143.pdf |
| 著者 | Shigematsu, Hisayuki| Yamashita, Natsumi| Suehisa, Hiroshi| Ueno, Tsuyoshi| Ryuko, Tsuyoshi| Sugihara, Takahito| Nakashima, Shohei| Sano, Yoshifumi| Yamashita, Motohiro| |
| 抄録 | Travel burden is a poor prognostic factor for many cancers worldwide because it hinders optimal diagnosis and treatment planning. Currently, the impact of travel burden on survival after surgery for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in Japan is largely unexplored. We examined the impact of travel distance on the postoperative outcomes of patients with NSCLC in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. The data of 1212 patients who underwent surgical resection for NSCLC were retrospectively reviewed. Patients were divided into quartiles based on the travel distance from their home to the hospital (≤ 13 km, 13-40 km, 40-57 km, and > 57 km) in Ehime Prefecture. We found no significant differences among the quartiles in baseline clinicopathological characteristics, including sex, smoking status, histology, surgical procedure, clinical stage, and pathological stage. Overall survival (OS) and relapse-free survival (RFS) also were not significantly different among the travel distance quartiles. We conclude that travel distance did not impact OS or RFS among patients with NSCLC who underwent surgical resection at our institution. |
| キーワード | non-small cell lung cancer travel distance travel burden lung surgery surgical outcome |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2024-04 |
| 巻 | 78巻 |
| 号 | 2号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 143 |
| 終了ページ | 149 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | Copyright Ⓒ 2024 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 38688832 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001229151800006 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/66924 |
|---|---|
| フルテキストURL | 78_2_151.pdf |
| 著者 | Komatsubara, Tadashi| Tazawa, Hiroshi| Hasei, Joe| Omori, Toshinori| Sugiu, Kazuhisa| Mochizuki, Yusuke| Demiya, Koji| Yoshida, Aki| Fujiwara, Tomohiro| Kunisada, Toshiyuki| Urata, Yasuo| Kagawa, Shunsuke| Ozaki, Toshifumi| Fujiwara, Toshiyoshi| |
| 抄録 | Soft-tissue sarcoma (STS) is a heterogeneous group of rare tumors originating predominantly from the embryonic mesoderm. Despite the development of combined modalities including radiotherapy, STSs are often refractory to antitumor modalities, and novel strategies that improve the prognosis of STS patients are needed. We previously demonstrated the therapeutic potential of two telomerase-specific replication-competent oncolytic adenoviruses, OBP-301 and tumor suppressor p53-armed OBP-702, in human STS cells. Here, we demonstrate in vitro and in vivo antitumor effects of OBP-702 in combination with ionizing radiation against human STS cells (HT1080, NMS-2, SYO-1). OBP-702 synergistically promoted the antitumor effect of ionizing radiation in the STS cells by suppressing the expression of B-cell lymphoma-X large (BCL-xL) and enhancing ionizing radiation-induced apoptosis. The in vivo experiments demonstrated that this combination therapy significantly suppressed STS tumors’ growth. Our results suggest that OBP-702 is a promising antitumor reagent for promoting the radiosensitivity of STS tumors. |
| キーワード | soft-tissue sarcoma radiotherapy oncolytic adenovirus p53 BCL-xL |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2024-04 |
| 巻 | 78巻 |
| 号 | 2号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 151 |
| 終了ページ | 161 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | Copyright Ⓒ 2024 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 38688833 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001229151800007 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/66925 |
|---|---|
| フルテキストURL | 78_2_163.pdf |
| 著者 | Deguchi, Takayuki| Kanda, Kanae| Furusawa, Kazunari| Nlandu Roger Ngatu| Hirao, Tomohiro| |
| 抄録 | A spinal cord injury (SCI) can cause severe lifelong functional disability and profoundly affect an individual’s daily life. We investigated the prediction of patients’ post-SCI functional outcomes by evaluating sensory scores rather than motor scores, as the latter’s association with functional outcomes is well established. We examined patients’ responses to a light touch (LT) and pin prick (PP) at admission and the response data’s usefulness as predictors of functional outcomes (i.e., ability to perform activities of daily living) at discharge. This exploratory observational study used data from the Japanese National Spinal Cord Injury Database (SCI-J). Data from 3,676 patients who met the inclusion criteria and were admitted for an SCI between 1997 and 2020 were analyzed. The motor score of the Functional Independence Measure (mFIM) at discharge was used as an index of functional outcome. A multiple regression analysis revealed that the mFIM was associated with both the LT response (β=0.07 (0.01), p<0.001) and the PP response (β=0.07 (0.01), p<0.001) at admission. The false discovery rate log-worth values for LT and PP were 6.6 and 8.5, respectively. Our findings demonstrate that LT and PP scores at admission can help predict patients’ functional outcomes after an SCI, although the magnitude of their contributions is not high. |
| キーワード | functional independence measure light touch pin prick spinal cord injury Japanese National Spinal Cord Injury Database |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2024-04 |
| 巻 | 78巻 |
| 号 | 2号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 163 |
| 終了ページ | 170 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | Copyright Ⓒ 2024 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 38688834 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001229151800008 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/66931 |
|---|---|
| フルテキストURL | 78_2_201.pdf |
| 著者 | Masunaga, Akari| Tabuchi, Motoyasu| Sakamoto, Shinya| Yoshimatsu, Rika| Matsumoto, Manabu| Iwata, Jun| Okabayashi, Takehiro| |
| 抄録 | Trousseau syndrome is characterized by cancer-associated systemic thrombosis. We describe the first case of a successfully treated gallbladder adenocarcinoma accompanied by Trousseau syndrome. A 66-year-old woman presented with right hemiplegia. Magnetic resonance imaging identified multiple cerebral infarctions. Her serum carbohydrate antigen 19-9 and D-dimer levels were markedly elevated, and a gallbladder tumor was detected via abdominal computed tomography. Venous ultrasonography of the lower limbs revealed a deep venous thrombus in the right peroneal vein. These findings suggested that the brain infarctions were likely caused by Trousseau syndrome associated with her gallbladder cancer. Radical resection of the gallbladder tumor was performed. The resected gallbladder was filled with mucus and was pathologically diagnosed as an adenocarcinoma. Her postoperative course was uneventful, and she received a one-year course of adjuvant therapy with oral S-1. No cancer recurrence or thrombosis was noted 26 months postoperatively. Despite concurrent Trousseau syndrome, a radical cure of the primary tumor and thrombosis could be achieved with the appropriate treatment. |
| キーワード | gallbladder cancer Trousseau syndrome radical surgery |
| Amo Type | Case Report |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2024-04 |
| 巻 | 78巻 |
| 号 | 2号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 201 |
| 終了ページ | 204 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | Copyright Ⓒ 2024 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 38688839 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001227932200001 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/66926 |
|---|---|
| フルテキストURL | 78_2_171.pdf |
| 著者 | Kuramoto, Aya| Saito, Shinya| Watanabe, Kumi| |
| 抄録 | We investigated (i) the relationships among internalized stigma (IS), sense of coherence (SOC), and the personal recovery (PR) of persons with schizophrenia living in the community, and (ii) how to improve the support for these individuals. A questionnaire survey on IS, SOC, and PR was sent by mail to 270 persons with schizophrenia living in the community who were using psychiatric daycare services, of whom 149 responded and 140 were included in the analysis. We established a hypothetical model in which IS influences PR, and SOC influences IS and PR, and we used structural equation modeling to examine the relationships among these concepts. The goodness of fit was acceptable. Our findings suggest that rather than directly promoting PR, SOC promotes PR by mitigating the impact of IS. It is important for nurses/supporters to support individuals with schizophrenia living in the community so that they have opportunities to reflect on their own experiences through their activities and to share their experiences with peers. Nurses/supporters themselves should also reflect on their own support needs. Our findings suggest that this will lead to a reduction of IS and the improvement of SOC, which will in turn promote personal recovery. |
| キーワード | schizophrenia internalized stigma sense of coherence personal recovery community |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2024-04 |
| 巻 | 78巻 |
| 号 | 2号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 171 |
| 終了ページ | 184 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | Copyright Ⓒ 2024 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 38688835 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001229151800009 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/66928 |
|---|---|
| フルテキストURL | 78_2_193.pdf |
| 著者 | Kashima, Hajime| Teraishi, Fuminori| Matsumi, Yuki| Shimamura, Hiroshi| Fujiwara, Toshiyoshi| |
| 抄録 | Tailgut cyst is a rare cystic disease of the anterior sacral surface and the remains of an embryonic tail gut. Tailgut cysts have a potential for malignancy, and complete resection with an adequate surgical margin is necessary. Even if incomplete resection does not result in recurrence of malignant disease, there is a risk of local infection leading to refractory fistulas. The optimal treatment for such refractory recurrent lesions has not been reported. We describe a case in which the combination of laparoscopic and transsacral approaches was effective for resecting a recurrent refractory fistula after incomplete resection of a tail gut cyst. |
| キーワード | tailgut cyst laparoscopic resection fistula formation |
| Amo Type | Case Report |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2024-04 |
| 巻 | 78巻 |
| 号 | 2号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 193 |
| 終了ページ | 196 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | Copyright Ⓒ 2024 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 38688837 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001227932200003 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/66912 |
|---|---|
| フルテキストURL | 78_2_095.pdf |
| 著者 | Itano, Junko| Kiura, Katsuyuki| Maeda, Yoshinobu| Miyahara, Nobuaki| |
| 抄録 | The lungs are very complex organs, and the respiratory system performs the dual roles of repairing tissue while protecting against infection from various environmental stimuli. Persistent external irritation disrupts the immune responses of tissues and cells in the respiratory system, ultimately leading to respiratory disease. Neuropeptide Y (NPY) is a 36-amino-acid polypeptide and a neurotransmitter that regulates homeostasis. The NPY receptor is a seven-transmembrane-domain G-protein-coupled receptor with six subtypes (Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4, Y5, and Y6). Of these receptors, Y1, Y2, Y4, and Y5 are functional in humans, and Y1 plays important roles in the immune responses of many organs, including the respiratory system. NPY and the Y1 receptor have critical roles in the pathogenesis of asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. The effects of NPY on the airway immune response and pathogenesis differ among respiratory diseases. This review focuses on the involvement of NPY in the airway immune response and pathogenesis of various respiratory diseases. |
| キーワード | neuropeptide y Y1 receptor airway immune response bronchial epithelial cells respiratory disease |
| Amo Type | Review |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2024-04 |
| 巻 | 78巻 |
| 号 | 2号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 95 |
| 終了ページ | 106 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | Copyright Ⓒ 2024 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 38688827 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001229151800001 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/66913 |
|---|---|
| フルテキストURL | 78_2_107.pdf |
| 著者 | Han, Dongxiang| Du, Jianxiu| Wang, Wei| Wang, Cui| |
| 抄録 | Vertical transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV), especially in Asia, is a key target in the global elimination of HBV. This study assessed the effects of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) in pregnant women for mother-to-infant transmission of HBV. A total of 122 pregnant women at our hospital met the inclusion criteria for high HBV DNA viral loads. They were randomly divided into TDF-treatment (n=70) and placebo (n=52) groups. Maternal liver function and serum HBV DNA load were tested before and after treatment. Clinical and laboratory data of infants were assayed at delivery and 7-months post-partum visit and compared between the two groups. There was no difference in clinical characteristics of participants between the two groups. There were no significant differences in liver function markers, including alanine aminotransferase, total bilirubin, blood creatinine, and blood urea nitrogen levels before and after TDF treatment. The serum HBV DNA viral load of the TDF-treated group became significantly lower than those of the control group and their own pre-medication levels. Infants showed no significant difference in body growth, including weight, height, head size, and five-min Apgar score. At 7 months after birth, 94.29% of infants in the TDF group and 86.54% of control-group infants had protective HBsAb levels ≥ 10 mIU/ml (p>0.05). The HBV infection rate of infants in the TDF-treated group was lower than that in the non-treated group. In high-HBV-DNA-load pregnant women, TDF administered from 28 weeks gestational age to delivery was associated with a lower risk of mother-to-infant transmission of HBV. |
| キーワード | mother-to-infant transmission tenofovir disoproxil fumarate hepatitis B virus |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2024-04 |
| 巻 | 78巻 |
| 号 | 2号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 107 |
| 終了ページ | 113 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | Copyright Ⓒ 2024 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 38688828 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001229151800002 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/66914 |
|---|---|
| フルテキストURL | 78_2_115.pdf |
| 著者 | Nakamura-Maruyama, Emi| Irie, Keiichiro| Narita, Kazuhiko| Himi, Naoyuki| Miyamoto, Osamu| Nakamura, Takehiro| |
| 抄録 | Brain edema causes abnormal fluid retention and can be fatal in severe cases. Although it develops in various diseases, most treatments for brain edema are classical. We analyzed the impacts of age and gender on the characteristics of a water intoxication model that induces pure brain edema in mice and examined the model’s usefulness for research regarding new treatments for brain edema. C57BL/6J mice received an intraperitoneal administration of 10% body weight distilled water, and we calculated the brain water content by measuring the brain-tissue weight immediately after dissection and after drying. We analyzed 8-OHdG and caspase-3 values to investigate the brain damage. We also applied this model in aquaporin 4 knockout (AQP4−) mice and compared these mice with wild-type mice. The changes in water content differed by age and gender, and the 8-OHdG and caspase-3 values differed by age. Suppression of brain edema by AQP4− was also confirmed. These results clarified the differences in the onset of brain edema by age and gender, highlighting the importance of considering the age and gender of model animals. Similar studies using genetically modified mice are also possible. Our findings indicate that this water intoxication model is effective for explorations of new brain edema treatments. |
| キーワード | brain edema water intoxication model age gender AQP4 |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2024-04 |
| 巻 | 78巻 |
| 号 | 2号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 115 |
| 終了ページ | 122 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | Copyright Ⓒ 2024 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 38688829 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001229151800003 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/66915 |
|---|---|
| フルテキストURL | 78_2_123.pdf |
| 著者 | Saeki, Kyosuke| Fujiwara, Hideaki| Seike, Keisuke| Kuroi, Taiga| Nishimori, Hisakazu| Tanaka, Takehiro| Matsuoka, Ken-ichi| Fujii, Nobuharu| Maeda, Yoshinobu| |
| 抄録 | Chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a major cause of late death and morbidity following allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT), but its pathogenesis remains unclear. Recently, haplo-identical HCT with post-transplant cyclophosphamide (Haplo-HCT with PTCY) was found to achieve a low incidence rate of acute GVHD and chronic GVHD. However, while the pathogenesis of acute GVHD following Haplo-HCT with PTCY has been well investigated, that of chronic GVHD remains to be elucidated, especially in HLA-matched HCT with PTCY. Based on its safety profile, PTCY is currently applied for the human leucocyte antigen (HLA)-matched HCT setting. Here, we investigated the mechanisms of chronic GVHD following HLA-matched HCT with PTCY using a well-defined mouse chronic GVHD model. PTCY attenuated clinical and pathological chronic GVHD by suppressing effector T-cells and preserving regulatory T-cells compared with a control group. Additionally, we demonstrated that cyclosporine A (CsA) did not show any additional positive effects on attenuation of GVHD in PTCY-treated recipients. These results suggest that monotherapy with PTCY without CsA could be a promising strategy for the prevention of chronic GVHD following HLA-matched HCT. |
| キーワード | GVHD posttransplant cyclophosphamide hematopoietic cell transplantation HLA-identical |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2024-04 |
| 巻 | 78巻 |
| 号 | 2号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 123 |
| 終了ページ | 134 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | Copyright Ⓒ 2024 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 38688830 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001229151800004 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/66916 |
|---|---|
| フルテキストURL | 78_2_135.pdf |
| 著者 | Higaki, Fumiyo| Morimitsu, Yusuke| Iguchi, Toshihiro| Saito, Hayato| Takaki, Haruhiko| Nakagoshi, Ayako| Wada, Maki| Uka, Mayu| Akagi, Noriaki| Mitsuhashi, Toshiharu| Matsui, Yusuke| Hiraki, Takao| |
| 抄録 | This study aimed to evaluate the potential reduction in contrast medium utilization using photon-counting detector computed tomography (PCD-CT). One PCD-CT scan (CT1) and three conventional (non-PCD-CT) CT scans (CT2-CT4) were performed using a multi-energy CT phantom that contained eight rods with different iodine concentrations (0.2, 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10, 15, and 20 mg/ml). The CT values of the seven groups (CT1 for 40, 50, 60, and 70 keV; and CT2-4) were measured. Noise and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) were assessed for the eight rods at various iodine concentrations. CT2 and CT1 (40 keV) respectively required 20 mg/ml and 5 mg/ml of iodine, indicating that a comparable contrast effect could be obtained with approximately one-fourth of the contrast medium amount. The standard deviation values increased at lower energy levels irrespective of the iodine concentration. The CNR exhibited a decreasing trend with lower iodine concentrations, while it remained relatively stable across all iodine levels (40-70 keV). This study demonstrated that virtual monochromatic 40 keV images offer a similar contrast effect with a reduced contrast medium amount when compared to conventional CT systems at 120 kV. |
| キーワード | photon-counting detector CT energy integrating detector CT computed tomography contrast medium amount reduction |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2024-04 |
| 巻 | 78巻 |
| 号 | 2号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 135 |
| 終了ページ | 142 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | Copyright Ⓒ 2024 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 38688831 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001229151800005 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/66930 |
|---|---|
| フルテキストURL | 78_2_197.pdf |
| 著者 | Teraishi, Fuminori| Matsumi, Yuki| Tachibana, Kota| Watanabe, Toshiyuki| Fujiwara, Toshiyoshi| |
| 抄録 | A 90-year-old Japanese woman who had been aware of a subcutaneous mass on the right perineal region for 5 years was referred to our hospital for further examination and treatment because of the rapid growth of the mass and bleeding that began 3 months earlier. A biopsy of the mass revealed a diagnosis of well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma. On preoperative examination, the tumor was 90×40 mm in size and was suspected to have partially invaded the levator ani muscle and external sphincter. Since a preoperative cardiac evaluation indicated severe aortic stenosis, we performed transcatheter aortic valve implantation. A radical resection was then performed with general anesthesia. The skin and subcutaneous tissue defects were reconstructed with a posterior gluteal-thigh propeller flap, and a sigmoid colostomy was created. The patient had a good postoperative course and was transferred to a rehabilitation facility 28 days after the surgery. Epidermal cysts are a common benign tumor, and clinicians should keep in mind that these cysts can become malignant. |
| キーワード | squamous cell carcinoma epidermoid cyst gluteal thigh flap |
| Amo Type | Case Report |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2024-04 |
| 巻 | 78巻 |
| 号 | 2号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 197 |
| 終了ページ | 200 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | Copyright Ⓒ 2024 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 38688838 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001227932200004 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/66670 |
|---|---|
| フルテキストURL | 78_1_047.pdf |
| 著者 | Shimomura, Manabu| Shinozaki, Katsunori| Yano, Takuya| Akabane, Shintaro| Ohdan, Hideki| Hiroshima Surgical study group of Clinical Oncology (HiSCO)| |
| 抄録 | Oral fluoropyrimidines (FUs) have certain advantages over intravenous FUs, such as longer intervals between outpatient visits, no requirement for central venous port (CVP) implantation, and lower incidence of neutropenia. We previously reported the efficacy of S-1/oxaliplatin (SOX) with bevacizumab therapy as a first-line treatment for advanced colorectal cancer (CRC) in a prospective phase-II multi-institutional clinical trial (HiSCO-02 study). However, our prognostic data at the time lacked a sufficient observation period. Herein, we analyze the longer-term follow-up data, focusing on the status of eventual CVP implantation via an open-label, non-randomized, multicenter study. This study enrolled 55 patients (mean age, 64 years), of whom 43 died (41 of primary cancer). The median overall survival was 22.7 months (95% CI: 20.1-34.7 months). Post-treatment regimens after failure of first-line treatment were initiated in 43 patients; CPT11-based regimens were selected in most cases, and other oral FU combinations in nine. CVP was implanted in 35 patients prior to first-line treatment; eleven of the remaining 20 patients did not require CVP implantation. In conclusion, we report here the final prognostic update of the Phase II clinical trial examining the efficacy of SOX plus bevacizumab therapy, the results of which confirm the clinical efficacy of this regimen. |
| キーワード | metastatic colorectal cancer chemotherapy S-1 prospective phase II study |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2024-02 |
| 巻 | 78巻 |
| 号 | 1号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 47 |
| 終了ページ | 52 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | Copyright Ⓒ 2024 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 38419314 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 001203658200005 |