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| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/53023 |
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| フルテキストURL | 68_6_339.pdf |
| 著者 | Nishie, Hiroyuki| Mizobuchi, Satoshi| Suzuki, Etsuji| Sato, Kenji| Toda, Yuichiro| Matsuoka, Junji| Morimatsu, Hiroshi| |
| 抄録 | The main purpose of this study was to determine the relationships between Japanese individualsʼ interest in living wills and their preferred end-of-life care and death locations. Questionnaires were mailed to 1,000 individuals aged ｧ50 to measure these 2 factors. We examined the associations between the respondentsʼ characteristics and their preferred care and death locations by using multinomial logistic regression models. The response rate was 74%. Home was the most frequently preferred place for end-of-life care (64%), and a palliative care unit (PCU) was the most commonly preferred place to die (51%). Living will interest was associated with a preference for care (odds ratio [OR] 4.74, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.95-12.1) and death (OR 2.75, 95% CI 1.70-4.47) in a PCU rather than a hospital, but it was not associated with the choice between receiving care or dying at home instead of a hospital. We must consider why Japanese people think home death is impracticable. The Japanese palliative care system should be expanded to meet patientsʼ end-of-life needs, and this includes not only facilitating home care but also increasing access to PCU care. |
| キーワード | advance healthcare directive living will end-of-life care palliative care unit place of death |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2014-12 |
| 巻 | 68巻 |
| 号 | 6号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 339 |
| 終了ページ | 348 |
| 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Ⓒ 2014 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 25519028 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000346882200004 |
| 関連URL | http://ousar.lib.okayama-u.ac.jp/metadata/53134 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/53022 |
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| フルテキストURL | 68_6_331.pdf |
| 著者 | Ohtsu, Tadahiro| Kaneita, Yoshitaka| Osaki, Yoneatsu| Kokaze, Akatsuki| Ochiai, Hirotaka| Shirasawa, Takako| Nanri, Hinako| Ohida, Takashi| |
| 抄録 | The purposes of this study were to evaluate the mental health status of Japanese medical students and to examine differences based on gender, as well as on university type and location, using the results of a nationwide survey. Between December 2006 and March 2007, we conducted a questionnaire survey among fourth-year medical students at 20 randomly selected medical schools in Japan. The data from 1,619 students (response rate:90.6%;male:1,074;female:545) were analyzed. We used the Japanese version of the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) to measure mental health status. Poor mental health status (GHQ-12 score of 4 points or higher) was observed in 36.6% and 48.8% of the male and female medical students, respectively. The ratio of the age-adjusted prevalence of poor mental health status in female versus male medical students was 1.33 (95% confidence interval:1.10-1.62). The universities were categorized into two groups based on the university type (national/public:15 vs. private:5) or location (in a large city:7 vs. in a local city:13 cities). The prevalence of poor mental health status in both men and women differed between these groups, although not significantly. The GHQ-12 scores in men significantly differed between the categorized groups of universities. These results suggest that adequate attention must be paid to the mental health of medical students, especially females, and that a system for providing mental health care for medical students must be established in the context of actual conditions at each university. |
| キーワード | medical students mental health 12-item General Health Questionnaire gender difference Japan |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2014-12 |
| 巻 | 68巻 |
| 号 | 6号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 331 |
| 終了ページ | 337 |
| 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Ⓒ 2014 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 25519027 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000346882200003 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/53021 |
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| フルテキストURL | 68_6_323.pdf |
| 著者 | Hirayama, Takahiro| Nagano, Osamu| Shiba, Naoki| Yumoto, Tetsuya| Sato, Keiji| Terado, Michihisa| Ugawa, Toyomu| Ichiba, Shingo| Ujike, Yoshihito| |
| 抄録 | In adult high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV), stroke volume (SV) and mean lung pressure (PLung) are important for lung protection. We measured the airway pressure at the Y-piece and the lung pressure during HFOV using a lung model and HFOV ventilators for adults (R100 and 3100B). The lung model was made of a 20-liter, airtight rigid plastic container (adiabatic compliance: 19.3ml/cmH2O) with or without a resistor (20cmH2O/l/sec). The ventilator settings were as follows: mean airway pressure (MAP), 30cmH2O;frequency, 5-15Hz (every 1Hz);airway pressure amplitude (AMP), maximum;and % of inspiratory time (IT), 50% for R100, 33% or 50% for 3100B. The measurements were also performed with an AMP of 2/3 or 1/3 maximum at 5, 10 and 15Hz. The PLung and the measured MAP were not consistently identical to the setting MAP in either ventilator, and decreasing IT decreased the PLung in 3100B. In conclusion, we must pay attention to the possible discrepancy between the PLung and the setting MAP during adult HFOV. |
| キーワード | HFOV mean lung pressure mean airway pressure |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2014-12 |
| 巻 | 68巻 |
| 号 | 6号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 323 |
| 終了ページ | 329 |
| 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Ⓒ 2014 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 25519026 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000346882200002 |
| 関連URL | http://ousar.lib.okayama-u.ac.jp/metadata/53132 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/53020 |
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| フルテキストURL | 68_6_317.pdf |
| 著者 | Kasahara, Kyosuke| Miyoshi, Ko| Murakami, Shinki| Miyazaki, Ikuko| Asanuma, Masato| |
| 抄録 | In vertebrates, almost all somatic cells extend a single immotile cilium, referred to as a primary cilium. Increasing evidence suggests that primary cilia serve as cellular antennae in many types of tissues by sensing chemical or mechanical stimuli in the milieu surrounding the cells. In rodents an antibody to adenylyl cyclase 3 (AC3) has been widely used to label the primary cilia of neurons in vivo by immunostaining, whereas the lack of markers for the primary cilia of astrocytes has made it difficult to observe astrocytic primary cilia in vivo. Here, we obtained a visualization of astrocytic primary cilia in the mouse brain. In the somatosensory cortex, a large portion of neurons and astrocytes at postnatal day 10 (P10), and of neurons at P56 had AC3-positive primary cilia, whereas only approx. one-half of the astrocytes in the P56 mice carried primary cilia weakly positive for AC3. In contrast, the majority of astrocytes had ADP-ribosylation factor-like protein 13B (Arl13b)-positive primary cilia in the somatosensory cortex and other brain regions of P56 mice. The lengths of astrocytic primary cilia positive for Arl13b varied among the brain regions. Our data indicate that Arl13b is a noteworthy marker of astrocytic primary cilia in the brain. |
| キーワード | primary cilia astrocyte ADP-ribosylation factor-like protein 13B |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2014-12 |
| 巻 | 68巻 |
| 号 | 6号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 317 |
| 終了ページ | 322 |
| 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Ⓒ 2014 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 25519025 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000346882200001 |
| フルテキストURL | K0005024_abstract_review.pdf K0005024_fulltext.pdf |
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| 著者 | 森定 淳| |
| 発行日 | 2014-09-30 |
| 資料タイプ | 学位論文 |
| 学位授与番号 | 甲第5024号 |
| 学位授与年月日 | 2014-09-30 |
| 学位・専攻分野 | 博士（医学） |
| 授与大学 | 岡山大学 |
| 言語 | 日本語 英語 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/52901 |
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| フルテキストURL | 68_5_313.pdf |
| 著者 | Yamane, Kentaro| Tanaka, Masato| Sugimoto, Yoshihisa| Ichimura, Kouichi| Ozaki, Toshifumi| |
| 抄録 | Ossified meningioma is classified histologically as a phenotype of metaplastic meningioma, and it is extremely rare. There are only 12 cases involving ossified spinal meningiomas in the literature. We present the case of a 61-year-old female with a primary tumor within the ventral spinal canal at T12. Although we performed a total tumor excision using an ultrasonic bone aspirator, a temporary deterioration of motor evoked potentials (MEPs) was observed during curettage with a Kerrison rongeur. The neurologic findings worsened immediately after surgery. Histologically, the tumor was diagnosed as a metaplastic meningioma with osseous differentiation. In order to avoid spinal cord injury, great care must be taken when removing an ossified meningioma located on the ventral spinal cord. |
| キーワード | spinal metaplastic meningioma osseous differentiation ossified meningioma ultrasonic bone aspirator post-operative course |
| Amo Type | Case Report |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2014-10 |
| 巻 | 68巻 |
| 号 | 5号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 313 |
| 終了ページ | 316 |
| 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Ⓒ 2014 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 25338489 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000343269300009 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/52900 |
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| フルテキストURL | 68_5_307.pdf |
| 著者 | Muro, Shinichiro| Nasu, Junichiro| Harada, Ryo| Matsubara, Minoru| Nakarai, Asuka| Kanzaki, Hiromitsu| Tsutsumi, Kouichiro| Kato, Hironari| Tanaka, Takehiro| Fujiwara, Hiroyasu| Uno, Masatoshi| Okada, Hiroyuki| Yamamoto, Kazuhide| |
| 抄録 | A 45-year-old female who presented with loss of consciousness and a cold sweat was found to have a pancreatic tumor and multiple liver metastases. Laboratory studies showed marked hypoglycemia and inappropriately elevated serum insulin, C-peptide, and serum tumor markers. Fine needle aspiration revealed Grade 3 small-cell type primary pancreatic neuroendocrine carcinoma. Consequently, the diagnosis of malignant insulinoma was made. Transarterial embolization (TAE) for hepatic metastases resulted in the reduction of tumor volume and prompt resolution of hypoglycemic attacks, whereas diazoxide and systemic chemotherapy had been ineffective for controlling blood glucose levels, and octreotide was unavailable due to the allergic effect. This case report highlights the potential usefulness of TAE for malignant insulinomas in the management of hypoglycemia. |
| キーワード | malignant insulinoma hypoglycemia liver metastases transarterial embolization neuroendocrinetumor |
| Amo Type | Case Report |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2014-10 |
| 巻 | 68巻 |
| 号 | 5号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 307 |
| 終了ページ | 311 |
| 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Ⓒ 2014 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 25338488 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000343269300008 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/52899 |
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| フルテキストURL | 68_5_303.pdf |
| 著者 | Tanaka, Masato| Sugimoto, Yoshihisa| Arataki, Shinya| Takigawa, Tomoyuki| Ozaki, Toshifumi| |
| 抄録 | Spinal deformity is an important clinical manifestation of Chiari I malformation (CM-I) and syringomyelia. Here we report the result of an 8-year follow-up of a 13-year-old girl with severe scoliosis associated with Chiari malformation and a large syringomyelia. The patient presented at our hospital at the age of 13 with a 68° scoliosis. Magnetic resonance imaging showed Chiari malformation and a large syringomyelia. Neurosurgical treatment involved foramen magnum decompression and partial C1 laminectomy, but the scoliosis still progressed. We present the first case report of a rare course of scoliosis in a patient with CM-I and a large syringomyelia. |
| キーワード | Chiari I malformation syringomyelia scoliosis |
| Amo Type | Case Report |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2014-10 |
| 巻 | 68巻 |
| 号 | 5号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 303 |
| 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Ⓒ 2014 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 25338487 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000343269300007 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/52898 |
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| フルテキストURL | 68_5_291.pdf |
| 著者 | Tsuzaki, Ryuichiro| Takaki, Akinobu| Yagi, Takahito| Ikeda, Fusao| Koike, Kazuko| Iwasaki, Yoshiaki| Shiraha, Hidenori| Miyake, Yasuhiro| Sadamori, Hiroshi| Shinoura, Susumu| Umeda, Yuzo| Yoshida, Ryuichi| Nobuoka, Daisuke| Utsumi, Masashi| Nakayama, Eiichi| Fujiwara, Toshiyoshi| Yamamoto, Kazuhide| |
| 抄録 | It is not known how the immune system targets hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected HLA-mismatched hepatocytes under immune-suppressed conditions after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). In addition, the relationship between the HCV-specific immune response and IL28B variants as predictors of HCV clearance has not been well-characterized. We determined the IL28B polymorphisms for 57 post-OLT HCV carriers, and we assessed the HCV-specific immune responses by measuring the peripheral blood mononuclear cell-derived HCV-specific interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) response using an enzyme-linked immunospot assay. At 1-3 years after OLT, patients with no active hepatitis showed higher total spots on the immunospot assay. At＞3 years after OLT, patients with resolved HCV showed higher levels of core, NS3, NS5A, and total spots compared to the chronic hepatitis patients. The IL28B major genotype in the donors correlated with higher spot counts for NS5A and NS5B proteins at 1-3 years after OLT. In the post-OLT setting, the HCV-specific immune response could be strongly induced in patients with no active hepatitis with an IL28B major donor or sustained virological response. Strong immune responses in the patients with no active hepatitis could only be maintained for 3 years and diminished later. It may be beneficial to administer IFN treatment starting 3 years after OLT, to induce the maximum immunological effect. |
| キーワード | interferon gamma ELISPOT assay single nucleotide polymorphisms dendritic cell CD4 T cell |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2014-10 |
| 巻 | 68巻 |
| 号 | 5号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 291 |
| 終了ページ | 302 |
| 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Ⓒ 2014 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 25338486 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000343269300006 |
| 関連URL | http://ousar.lib.okayama-u.ac.jp/metadata/53129 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/52897 |
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| フルテキストURL | 68_5_285.pdf |
| 著者 | Morisada, Sunao| Ugawa, Toyomu| Nosaka, Nobuyuki| Ujike, Yoshihito| |
| 抄録 | Current systems for the evaluation of trauma severity are tedious and difficult to apply in an actual emergency setting. We aimed to develop and assess the accuracy of a more efficient severity evaluation system, termed the Ugawa classification, using brain-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) measurement and the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). Two-hundred trauma patients were divided into 2 groups using an eGFR cut-off value of 90ml/min/1.73m2 as an indicator of normal renal function and 2 additional groups according to whether the BNP values were greater or less than the age in years. This resulted in 4 subject groups with different combinations of eGFR and BNP. The mean SOFA score, injury severity scores (ISS), trauma and injury severity scores (TRISS), and Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II) scores of the groups were compared by Kruskal-Wallis test, and the mortality rate after 90 days was calculated. Significant intergroup differences were found in SOFA scores, ISS scores, and APACHE II-predicted mortality rates. Although no significant differences were found in the mortality rate after 90 days or TRISS-predicted mortality rate among the 4 groups, there was a trend toward increasing trauma severity from group 1 to 4. Thus, the Ugawa classification is as accurate as existing systems, has greater efficiency, and is user-friendly. |
| キーワード | acute injury Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II injury severity score sequential organ failure assessment trauma and injury severity score |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2014-10 |
| 巻 | 68巻 |
| 号 | 5号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 285 |
| 終了ページ | 290 |
| 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Ⓒ 2014 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 25338485 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000343269300005 |
| 関連URL | http://ousar.lib.okayama-u.ac.jp/metadata/52958 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/52896 |
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| フルテキストURL | 68_5_277.pdf |
| 著者 | Miyasaka, Dai| Ito, Tomoyuki| Imai, Norio| Suda, Ken| Minato, Izumi| Dohmae, Yoichiro| Endo, Naoto| |
| 抄録 | The acetabular coverage of the femoral head has been assessed in two-dimensions as the projected covered area or the covered angle on plain radiographs. We present a novel method of the three-dimensional assessment of femoral head coverage obtained by evaluating the covered volume of the femoral head in both normal and dysplastic hips. We also assessed the covered angles on the vertical slices passing through the center of the femoral head. The mean covered volume of the femoral head was 57.4% in normal hips and 26.6% in dysplastic hips. In dysplastic hips, the L-CE, A-CE, and P-CE angles were 7.7°, 21.8°, and 95.8°, respectively, while the acetabular angle was 27.5°. In normal hips, the CE angles were 34.0°, 56.8°, and 109.4°, respectively, while the acetabular angle was 7.2°. Our study suggests the usefulness of a novel 3D assessment for acetabular coverage of the femoral head. This assessment provided the precise 3D information necessary to diagnose hip dysplasia and assess the deficiency of acetabular coverage in these patients. Moreover, we may detect a cut-off between normal and dysplastic hips in the 3D assessment by assessing a large number of dysplastic hips both morphologically and using the new assessment. |
| キーワード | hip dysplasia three-dimensional imaging femoral head coverage acetabulum patient positioning |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2014-10 |
| 巻 | 68巻 |
| 号 | 5号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 277 |
| 終了ページ | 284 |
| 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Ⓒ 2014 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 25338484 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000343269300004 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/52895 |
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| フルテキストURL | 68_5_269.pdf |
| 著者 | Tomoyasu, Yumiko| Higuchi, Hitoshi| Mori, Megumi| Takaya, Kumiko| Honda, Yuka| Yamane, Ayaka| Yabuki, Akiko| Hayashi, Tomoko| Ishii-Maruhama, Minako| Jinzenji, Ayako| Maeda, Shigeru| Kohjitani, Atsushi| Shimada, Masahiko| Miyawaki, Takuya| |
| 抄録 | Orofacial pain is often difficult to diagnose and treat. However, there have been few reports on the clinical observation of dental patients with orofacial pain. We retrospectively investigated the characteristics of 221 dental patients who had suffered from persistent orofacial pain. Data were collected from the outpatient medical records in our clinic over the past 12 years. More than half of the patients (53.8%) had suffered with pain for more than 6 months from pain onset until the first visit to our clinic. The main diagnoses were neuropathic pain (30.3%), myofascial pain (23.5%), psychogenic pain (20.4%), odontogenic toothache (17.2%), and others (7.7%) such as temporomandibular disorders and glossitis. The treatments included pharmacotherapy, splint therapy, and others such as nerve block, dental treatment, physiotherapy, and/or psychotherapy. Excluding the patients (52 of 221 initially enrolled patients) with unknown responses to treatment, 65.7% showed remission or a significant improvement in pain in response to treatment. Although only a small group of patients had odontogenic toothache, the rate of improvement was highest for this disorder. In conclusion, early consultation with a dentist is useful to prevent chronicity of odontogenic pain and to make a differential diagnosis in patients with orofacial pain. |
| キーワード | dental patients pain clinic orofacial pain dental anesthesiology clinical observation |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2014-10 |
| 巻 | 68巻 |
| 号 | 5号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 269 |
| 終了ページ | 275 |
| 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Ⓒ 2014 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 25338483 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000343269300003 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/52894 |
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| フルテキストURL | 68_5_263.pdf |
| 著者 | Namba, Shihoko| Miyake, Kayoko| Ikeda, Fusao| Hazama, Tomoko| Hitobe, Yu| Yamasaki, Noriko| Shiraha, Hidenori| Takaki, Akinobu| Nouso, Kazuhiro| Iwasaki, Yoshiaki| Yamamoto, Kazuhide| |
| 抄録 | Nursing support might help patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) remain in good mental and physical condition during interferon (IFN) therapy. However, the effects of nursing support have not been studied adequately in this context. This case-control study evaluated the effects of nursing support during IFN therapy. Twenty-four CHC patients who received pegylated IFN and ribavirin were enrolled. Nurses advised patients on the maintenance of their mental and physical condition at weekly visits, based on the results of written questionnaires. An additional 24 patients who received IFN therapy without nursing support and who were matched for age, sex, platelet count, viral serogroup and IFN regimen were selected with propensity score matching as controls. The patients with nursing support during IFN therapy achieved higher sustained virological responses (79%) than those without nursing support (58%). Adherence to the IFN and ribavirin regimens at 24 weeks of therapy were slightly higher in the patients with nursing support than those without it, but these differences were not statistically significant. Adherence to ribavirin after 24 weeks of therapy was significantly higher in those with nursing support than those without it (93% and 66%, p＝0.045). These results suggested that nursing support services could contribute to the virological responses of CHC patients by promoting drug-regimen adherence. |
| キーワード | chronic hepatitis C nursing support interferon therapy |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2014-10 |
| 巻 | 68巻 |
| 号 | 5号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 263 |
| 終了ページ | 268 |
| 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Ⓒ 2014 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 25338482 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000343269300002 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/52893 |
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| フルテキストURL | 68_5_255.pdf |
| 著者 | Esumi, Satoru| Kawasaki, Yoichi| Gomita, Yutaka| Kitamura, Yoshihisa| Sendo, Toshiaki| |
| 抄録 | Motivation incorporates several psychological aspects that produce reward-related and learning behaviors. Although reward-related behavior is reported to be mediated by the dopaminergic reward pathway, the involvement of dopaminergic systems in motivated behavior has not been fully clarified. Several experimental methodologies for motivational behavior have been reported, but pharmacological characteristics seem to vary among these methodologies. In this review, we attempt to summarize three main concepts:(1) the relationship of dopamine neuron physiology with motivated behavior, (2) the pharmacological characteristics of the runway intracranial self-stimulation model, and (3) the behavioral distinction of disparate motivated behaviors. |
| キーワード | motivation reward dopamine operant behavior intracranial self-stimulation |
| Amo Type | Review |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2014-10 |
| 巻 | 68巻 |
| 号 | 5号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 255 |
| 終了ページ | 262 |
| 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Ⓒ 2014 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 25338481 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000343269300001 |
| フルテキストURL | K0005018_abstract_review.pdf K0005018_fulltext.pdf |
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| 著者 | 小野 哲一郎| |
| 発行日 | 2014-06-30 |
| 資料タイプ | 学位論文 |
| 学位授与番号 | 甲第5018号 |
| 学位授与年月日 | 2014-06-30 |
| 学位・専攻分野 | 博士（医学） |
| 授与大学 | 岡山大学 |
| 言語 | 日本語 英語 |
| フルテキストURL | K0005014_abstract_review.pdf K0005014_fulltext.pdf |
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| 著者 | 雛元 紀和| |
| 発行日 | 2014-06-30 |
| 資料タイプ | 学位論文 |
| 学位授与番号 | 甲第5014号 |
| 学位授与年月日 | 2014-06-30 |
| 学位・専攻分野 | 博士（医学） |
| 授与大学 | 岡山大学 |
| 言語 | 日本語 英語 |
| フルテキストURL | K0005013_abstract_review.pdf K0005013_fulltext.pdf |
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| 著者 | 于 麗玲| |
| 発行日 | 2014-06-30 |
| 資料タイプ | 学位論文 |
| 学位授与番号 | 甲第5013号 |
| 学位授与年月日 | 2014-06-30 |
| 学位・専攻分野 | 博士（医学） |
| 授与大学 | 岡山大学 |
| 言語 | 日本語 英語 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/52792 |
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| フルテキストURL | 68_4_253.pdf |
| 著者 | Oozawa, Susumu| Sano, Shunji| Nishibori, Masahiro| |
| 抄録 | Atherosclerosis is often associated with chronic vascular inflammation. High-mobility group box 1 protein (HMGB1) plays various roles, not only as a transcriptional regulatory factor in the nucleus, but also as an inflammatory mediator. A previous study suggested that fibrinogen is an important factor associated with atherosclerosis progression. The present study was performed to examine the levels of plasma HMGB1 protein in atherosclerosis patients. We studied 24 patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) with atherosclerosis, and 10 healthy controls. We found that the concentrations of HMGB1 were increased in the plasma of the patients with atherosclerosis, and there were significant correlations between the plasma HMGB1 and fibrinogen levels. Plasma HMGB1 may play a key role in the pathogenesis of clinical and experimental atherosclerosis. |
| キーワード | HMGB1 fibrinogen atherosclerosis peripheral artery disease |
| Amo Type | Erratum |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2014-08 |
| 巻 | 68巻 |
| 号 | 4号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 253 |
| 終了ページ | 253 |
| 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Ⓒ 2014 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000340687500008 |
| 関連URL | http://doi.org/10.18926/AMO/52656 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/52791 |
|---|---|
| フルテキストURL | 68_4_249.pdf |
| 著者 | Ogawara, Yuya| Tachibana, Tomoyasu| Orita, Yorihisa| Uchino, Kaori| Wani, Yoji| Nagahiro, Itaru| Matsuyama, Yuko| Abe, Iku| Fujisawa, Masayoshi| Nishizaki, Kazunori| |
| 抄録 | We describe an extremely rare case of tracheal stenosis caused by unnoticed microscopic fiber-like foreign bodies. A 66-year-old woman complained of dyspnea with inspiratory stridor. Magnifying electroendoscopy and computed tomography revealed stenosis involving the entire circumference of the tracheal lumen. Tracheotomy and biopsy were performed. Histologically, the lesion showed chronic inflammation with a deposition of fiber-like foreign bodies. The patient had no history of trauma or inhalation injury, but had undergone intratracheal intubation on 4 occasions. The lesion was incised using semiconductor laser photoresection, and the postoperative course was good. To the best of our knowledge, this represents the first report in the English literature of tracheal stenosis caused by unnoticed foreign bodies. The origin of these fiber-like foreign bodies remains unclear but might be related to chronic inflammation resulting from intratracheal intubations. |
| キーワード | tracheal stenosis fibrous foreign body intubation tracheotomy laser |
| Amo Type | Case Report |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2014-08 |
| 巻 | 68巻 |
| 号 | 4号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 249 |
| 終了ページ | 252 |
| 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Ⓒ 2014 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 25145411 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000340687500007 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/52790 |
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| フルテキストURL | 68_4_243.pdf |
| 著者 | Wada, Nozomu| Yasunaka, Tetsuya| Ikeda, Fusao| Nishina, Sohji| Korenaga, Masaaki| Hino, Keisuke| Fujioka, Shin-ichi| Osawa, Toshiya| Itoshima, Tatsuya| Kawanaka, Miwa| Yamada, Gotaro| Kariyama, Kazuya| Takayama, Hiroki| Kubota, Junichi| Morimoto, Yoichi| Mizushima, Takaaki| Yamashita, Haruhiko| Tanioka, Hiroaki| Negoro, Yuji| Toshimori, Junichi| Kobashi, Haruhiko| Hirano, Atsushi| Itano, Yasuo| Takaki, Akinobu| Yamamoto, Kazuhide| |
| 抄録 | Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is one of the major viruses causing acute hepatitis. Recently, the incidence of acute hepatitis with genotype A has been increasing in Japan. The aim of this study was to investigate acute hepatitis B (AHB) in Okayama prefecture, with special attention to HBV genotype A. AHB patients who visited one of 12 general hospitals in Okayama prefecture between 2006 and 2010 were retrospectively analyzed. Over the course of the study period, 128 patients were diagnosed with AHB. Sexual transmission was supposed in the majority of patients (78 patients, 61%), including 59 (76%) having sex with heterosexual partners. The genotypes of HBV were assessed in 90 patients (70%), of whom 27 patients were infected with genotype A, 5 with genotype B, and 58 with genotype C. The prevalence of genotype A was significantly higher among male patients (28.7%), aged 20-29 (35.6%, p＜0.01), among men who had sex with men (100%, p＜0.005), and among patients having sex with unspecified partners (44.8%, p＜0.005). Genotype A was not a significant factor associated with delayed HBsAg disappearance. Caution should be exercised with regard to sexually transmissible diseases in order to slow the pandemic spread of AHB due to genotype A. |
| キーワード | acute hepatitis hepatitis B virus |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2014-08 |
| 巻 | 68巻 |
| 号 | 4号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 243 |
| 終了ページ | 247 |
| 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Ⓒ 2014 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 25145410 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000340687500006 |