start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=79 cd-vols= no-issue=2 article-no= start-page=93 end-page=100 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2025 dt-pub=202504 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Lower Work Engagement Is Associated with Insomnia, Psychological Distress, and Neck Pain among Junior and Senior High School Teachers in Japan en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=School teachers are subject to both physical and mental health problems. We examined cross-sectional relationships between work engagement and major health outcomes among junior and senior high school teachers in Japan via a nationwide survey in 2019-2020. A total of 3,160 respondents were included in the analyses (19.9% response rate). Work engagement was assessed with the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale-9 (UWES-9), and we thus divided the teachers into quartiles according to their UWES-9 scores. Based on validated questionnaires, we assessed insomnia, psychological distress, and neck pain as health outcomes. A binomial logistic regression adjusted for age, gender, school type, teacher’s roles, involvement in club activities, division of duties, employment status, and whether they lived with family demonstrated that the teachers with lower UWES-9 scores had higher burdens of insomnia, psychological distress, and neck pain (odds ratios [95% confidence intervals] in 4th vs. 1st quartile, 2.92 (2.34-3.65), 3.70 (2.81-4.88), and 2.12 (1.68-2.68), respectively; all trend p<0.001). There were no significant differences in these associations between full-time and part-time teachers. Our findings indicate that low work engagement may contribute to physical and mental health issues among junior and senior high school teachers, thus providing insights for preventing health problems in this profession. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=TsuchieRina en-aut-sei=Tsuchie en-aut-mei=Rina kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=FukudaMari en-aut-sei=Fukuda en-aut-mei=Mari kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=TsumuraHideki en-aut-sei=Tsumura en-aut-mei=Hideki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=KinutaMinako en-aut-sei=Kinuta en-aut-mei=Minako kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=HisamatsuTakashi en-aut-sei=Hisamatsu en-aut-mei=Takashi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=KandaHideyuki en-aut-sei=Kanda en-aut-mei=Hideyuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Public Health, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Public Health, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Psychology, Graduate School of Technology, Industrial and Social Sciences, Tokushima University kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Public Health, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Public Health, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Public Health, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= en-keyword=work engagement kn-keyword=work engagement en-keyword=school teachers kn-keyword=school teachers en-keyword=insomnia kn-keyword=insomnia en-keyword=psychological distress kn-keyword=psychological distress en-keyword=neck pain kn-keyword=neck pain END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=67 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=67 end-page=74 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2025 dt-pub=202501 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Locally serially coalescent classes of Lie algebras en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=We assume that a basic field k has zero characteristic. We show that any Fitting class is serially coalescent for locally finite Lie algebras. We also show that any class X satisfying N ≤ X ≤ ˆGr (e.g. Ft, B, Z, Gr, lN, rN, `e(◁)ˆA, ˆe(◁)ˆA, `Gr) is locally serially coalescent for locally finite Lie algebras, and, for any locally finite Lie algebra L, the X-ser radical of L is locally nilpotent. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=HondaMasanobu en-aut-sei=Honda en-aut-mei=Masanobu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoTakanori en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Takanori kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Niigata University of Pharmacy and Medical and Life Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Mathematics, University of Teacher Education Fukuoka kn-affil= en-keyword=Lie algebra kn-keyword=Lie algebra en-keyword=serial subalgebra kn-keyword=serial subalgebra en-keyword=locally coalescent class kn-keyword=locally coalescent class END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=16 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=1757 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2025 dt-pub=20250224 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Keratinocyte-driven dermal collagen formation in the axolotl skin en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Type I collagen is a major component of the dermis and is formed by dermal fibroblasts. The development of dermal collagen structures has not been fully elucidated despite the major presence and importance of the dermis. This lack of understanding is due in part to the opacity of mammalian skin and it has been an obstacle to cosmetic and medical developments. We reveal the process of dermal collagen formation using the highly transparent skin of the axolotl and fluorescent collagen probes. We clarify that epidermal cells, not dermal fibroblasts, contribute to dermal collagen formation. Mesenchymal cells (fibroblasts) play a role in modifying the collagen fibers already built by keratinocytes. We confirm that collagen production by keratinocytes is a widely conserved mechanism in other model organisms. Our findings warrant a change in the current consensus about dermal collagen formation and could lead to innovations in cosmetology and skin medication. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=OhashiAyaka en-aut-sei=Ohashi en-aut-mei=Ayaka kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoHirotaka en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Hirotaka kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=KurodaJunpei en-aut-sei=Kuroda en-aut-mei=Junpei kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=KondoYohei en-aut-sei=Kondo en-aut-mei=Yohei kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=KameiYasuhiro en-aut-sei=Kamei en-aut-mei=Yasuhiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=NonakaShigenori en-aut-sei=Nonaka en-aut-mei=Shigenori kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=FurukawaSaya en-aut-sei=Furukawa en-aut-mei=Saya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=YamamotoSakiya en-aut-sei=Yamamoto en-aut-mei=Sakiya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=SatohAkira en-aut-sei=Satoh en-aut-mei=Akira kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Graduate School of Environment, Life, Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Graduate School of Environment, Life, Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Center for One Medicine Innovative Translational Research (COMIT), Nagoya University kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Laboratory for Biothermology, National Institute for Basic Biology kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI) kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Graduate School of Environment, Life, Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Graduate School of Environment, Life, Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Graduate School of Environment, Life, Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=4 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=e70077 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2025 dt-pub=20250302 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=A case of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis associated with clozapine-induced agranulocytosis en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Background: Clozapine-induced agranulocytosis (CLIA) is a rare but serious complication. Fever associated with CLIA is typically treated with broad-spectrum antimicrobials, but empiric antifungal therapy is rarely used. While bacterial and viral infections have been reported in CLIA cases, no cases of fungal infections complicated by CLIA have been documented. We report the first case of CLIA complicated by invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) in a patient with schizophrenia. The diagnosis of IPA was made using serum beta-D-glucan, Aspergillus galactomannan antigen tests, and chest computed tomography (CT).
Case presentation: We present a case of a 51-year-old man with schizophrenia who developed CLIA complicated by IPA. The patient, diagnosed with treatment-resistant schizophrenia, was started on clozapine, but 9 months later he presented with fever, cough, leukopenia, and neutropenia. Clozapine was discontinued, and empirical treatments with cefepime and filgrastim were initiated. Serum beta-D-glucan and Aspergillus galactomannan antigen tests were positive, and chest CT showed well-circumscribed nodules, leading to a probable diagnosis of IPA. Antifungal therapy was switched from micafungin to voriconazole according to guidelines. His neutropenia and fever improved, and he was re-transferred to a psychiatric hospital.
Conclusion: CLIA can be complicated by fungal infections. When patients with CLIA present with fever, fungal infections, including IPA, should be considered in the differential diagnosis. Serological tests, including beta-D-glucan and Aspergillus galactomannan, are useful for the diagnosis of IPA as well as the appropriate use of antifungal agents in patients with CLIA. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=YokodeAkiyoshi en-aut-sei=Yokode en-aut-mei=Akiyoshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=FujiwaraMasaki en-aut-sei=Fujiwara en-aut-mei=Masaki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=TeraoToshiki en-aut-sei=Terao en-aut-mei=Toshiki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoShinji en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Shinji kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=YamadaYuto en-aut-sei=Yamada en-aut-mei=Yuto kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=SatoRyota en-aut-sei=Sato en-aut-mei=Ryota kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=MishimaMomoko en-aut-sei=Mishima en-aut-mei=Momoko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=YadaYuji en-aut-sei=Yada en-aut-mei=Yuji kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=MatsuokaKen-Ichi en-aut-sei=Matsuoka en-aut-mei=Ken-Ichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakakiManabu en-aut-sei=Takaki en-aut-mei=Manabu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=10 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Neuropsychiatry, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Neuropsychiatry, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Hematology and Oncology, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Neuropsychiatry, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Neuropsychiatry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Okayama Psychiatric Medical Center kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Okayama Psychiatric Medical Center kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Okayama Psychiatric Medical Center kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Department of Hematology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Tokushima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=10 en-affil=Department of Neuropsychiatry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= en-keyword=clozapine-induced agranulocytosis kn-keyword=clozapine-induced agranulocytosis en-keyword=fungal infections kn-keyword=fungal infections en-keyword=invasive pulmonary aspergillosis kn-keyword=invasive pulmonary aspergillosis en-keyword=schizophrenia kn-keyword=schizophrenia END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=14 cd-vols= no-issue=4 article-no= start-page=1391 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2025 dt-pub=20250219 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Course of General Fatigue in Patients with Post-COVID-19 Conditions Who Were Prescribed Hochuekkito: A Single-Center Exploratory Pilot Study en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Background: After the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, general fatigue in patients with long COVID and post-COVID-19 conditions (PCC) became a medical issue. Although there is a lack of evidence-based treatments, Kampo medicine (traditional Japanese medicine) has gained attention in Japan. At an outpatient clinic in Japan specializing in long COVID, 24% of all prescriptions were Kampo medicines, and 72% of Kampo medicine prescriptions were hochuekkito. However, there has been no prospective, quantitative study on the course of fatigue in patients with long COVID and PCC who were prescribed hochuekkito. The aim of this study was to clarify the course of fatigue in those patients. Methods: This study included patients aged 18 years or older with general fatigue who visited the long COVID specialized outpatient clinic at Okayama University Hospital and consented to participate after being prescribed hochuekkito. We reviewed the backgrounds of the patients, and we evaluated the patients' fatigue assessment scale in person or online. Results: Twenty patients were enrolled in this study from September to December in 2023. The average age of the patients was 42.9 years (SD: 15.8 years) and 12 patients (60%) were female. After hochuekkito administration, the fatigue assessment scale score decreased from 35.9 (SD: 5.9) at the initial visit to 31.2 (SD: 9.4) after 8 weeks, indicating a trend for improvement in fatigue (difference: 4.7; 95% CI: 0.5-8.9). Conclusions: A trend for improvement in fatigue was observed in patients with long COVID and PCC who were prescribed hochuekkito, indicating a potential benefit of hochuekkito for general fatigue in such patients. General fatigue in patients with long COVID or PCC can be classified as post-infectious fatigue syndrome and is considered a condition of qi deficiency in Kampo medicine, for which hochuekkito is appropriately indicated. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=TokumasuKazuki en-aut-sei=Tokumasu en-aut-mei=Kazuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=MatsukiNobuyoshi en-aut-sei=Matsuki en-aut-mei=Nobuyoshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=OtsukaYuki en-aut-sei=Otsuka en-aut-mei=Yuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoYoko en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Yoko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=UedaKeigo en-aut-sei=Ueda en-aut-mei=Keigo kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=MatsudaYui en-aut-sei=Matsuda en-aut-mei=Yui kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakuradaYasue en-aut-sei=Sakurada en-aut-mei=Yasue kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=HondaHiroyuki en-aut-sei=Honda en-aut-mei=Hiroyuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=NakanoYasuhiro en-aut-sei=Nakano en-aut-mei=Yasuhiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= en-aut-name=HasegawaToru en-aut-sei=Hasegawa en-aut-mei=Toru kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=10 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakaseRyosuke en-aut-sei=Takase en-aut-mei=Ryosuke kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=11 ORCID= en-aut-name=OmuraDaisuke en-aut-sei=Omura en-aut-mei=Daisuke kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=12 ORCID= en-aut-name=OtsukaFumio en-aut-sei=Otsuka en-aut-mei=Fumio kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=13 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of General Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of General Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of General Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of General Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of General Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of General Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Department of General Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Department of General Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=10 en-affil=Department of General Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=11 en-affil=Department of General Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=12 en-affil=Department of General Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=13 en-affil=Department of General Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= en-keyword=fatigue assessment scale (FAS) kn-keyword=fatigue assessment scale (FAS) en-keyword= general fatigue kn-keyword= general fatigue en-keyword= hochuekkito kn-keyword= hochuekkito en-keyword= kampo medicine kn-keyword= kampo medicine en-keyword= long COVID kn-keyword= long COVID en-keyword= post-COVID-19 condition kn-keyword= post-COVID-19 condition END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=125 cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page=106672 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2025 dt-pub=202502 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Resveratrol, a food-derived polyphenol, promotes Melanosomal degradation in skin fibroblasts through coordinated activation of autophagy, lysosomal, and antioxidant pathways en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Resveratrol, a polyphenol found in grapes and peanuts, is known for diverse biological activities, yet its effects on dermal hyperpigmentation (so-called dark spots) remain unexplored. We investigated resveratrol's ability to enhance melanosomal degradation in human dermal fibroblasts. At concentrations of 25-50 mu M, resveratrol increased autophagy as measured by microtubule-associated protein 1A/1B-light chain 3 (LC3)-II/LC3-I ratio and enhanced lysosomal activity as assessed by a lysosomal activity reporter system. RNA sequencing revealed upregulation of lysosomal and autophagy-related genes, including cathepsins. Furthermore, reporter assays showed resveratrol's activation of antioxidant response via nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2)mediated, leading to upregulation of transcription factor EB/transcription factor E3 (TFEB/TFE3), master regulators of lysosomal function. In fibroblasts pre-loaded with melanosomes, resveratrol reduced melanosome content compared to control by day 3. The findings reveal the activation of interconnected autophagy, lysosomal, and antioxidant pathways by resveratrol, suggesting potential applications in functional foods targeting dermal hyperpigmentation. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=OkamotoSaki en-aut-sei=Okamoto en-aut-mei=Saki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=KakimaruSaya en-aut-sei=Kakimaru en-aut-mei=Saya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=KoreishiMayuko en-aut-sei=Koreishi en-aut-mei=Mayuko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoMika en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Mika kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=NakamuraYoshimasa en-aut-sei=Nakamura en-aut-mei=Yoshimasa kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=AndoHideya en-aut-sei=Ando en-aut-mei=Hideya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=TsujinoYoshio en-aut-sei=Tsujino en-aut-mei=Yoshio kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=SatohAyano en-aut-sei=Satoh en-aut-mei=Ayano kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, 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 Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=National Institute of Genetics, ROIS kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology, Okayama University of Science kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Graduate School of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Kobe University kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University kn-affil= en-keyword=Antioxidant kn-keyword=Antioxidant en-keyword=Lysosomes kn-keyword=Lysosomes en-keyword=Autophagy kn-keyword=Autophagy en-keyword=Resveratrol kn-keyword=Resveratrol en-keyword=Skin fibroblasts kn-keyword=Skin fibroblasts en-keyword=Bioactive compounds kn-keyword=Bioactive compounds END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol= cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page= end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2024 dt-pub=20241207 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Optimization of workflow processes for sustainable paternal involvement: case study of an academic “daddy surgeon” in Japan en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Work–life balance is often discussed in Japan. Yet surgeons find it challenging to take paternity leave because of their demanding surgical duties and a strong sense of responsibility. One Japanese male surgeon had his first paternity experience as a research fellow in the US. When he returned to Japan, he resumed his surgical training and started a research project to become an academic surgeon. When he and his wife were expecting their second child, they discussed his paternity participation before the delivery and decided on a sustainable paternity participation plan. By coordinating his responsibilities with his co-workers, he limited his attendance at work to daytime hours only for 1 month to manage paternity duties. This adjustment did not affect the number of main and assistant operations conducted that month and effective optimization of workflow processes decreased the extra workload for other team members. His experience suggests that the optimization of workflow processes can enhance personal life, including paternity participation. (150/150). en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=KanayaNobuhiko en-aut-sei=Kanaya en-aut-mei=Nobuhiko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=KurodaShinji en-aut-sei=Kuroda en-aut-mei=Shinji kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=KondoYoshitaka en-aut-sei=Kondo en-aut-mei=Yoshitaka kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakeharaYuko en-aut-sei=Takehara en-aut-mei=Yuko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=KakiuchiYoshihiko en-aut-sei=Kakiuchi en-aut-mei=Yoshihiko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=MinagiHitoshi en-aut-sei=Minagi en-aut-mei=Hitoshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoMasaki en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Masaki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=KagawaShunsuke en-aut-sei=Kagawa en-aut-mei=Shunsuke kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=KataokaHitomi en-aut-sei=Kataoka en-aut-mei=Hitomi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= en-aut-name=FujiwaraToshiyoshi en-aut-sei=Fujiwara en-aut-mei=Toshiyoshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=10 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Surgery, Okayama Saiseikai General Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Integrated Clinical Education Center, Kyoto University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=10 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine kn-affil= en-keyword=Optimization of workflow processes kn-keyword=Optimization of workflow processes en-keyword=Sustainable paternity participation kn-keyword=Sustainable paternity participation en-keyword=“Daddy surgeon” kn-keyword=“Daddy surgeon” END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=78 cd-vols= no-issue=6 article-no= start-page=459 end-page=464 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2024 dt-pub=202412 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Traumatic Neuroma Arising from Surgical Trauma during Conversion from Laparoscopic to Open Cholecystectomy en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Traumatic neuroma is an abnormal proliferation of injured nerves resulting from trauma or surgery. We present a case of traumatic neuroma arising in the cystic duct after cholecystectomy. A 66-year-old man was referred to our department due to a biliary tumor. He had undergone cholecystectomy 20 years prior. Cholangioscopy showed an elevated lesion covered with smooth mucosa. Histological examination revealed normal bile duct mucosa. Although benign disease was suspected, the possibilities of malignant disease could not be excluded. Extrahepatic bile duct resection was planned to include intraoperative rapid-freezing of a biopsy specimen followed by histopathological examination. These intraoperative histology results showed proliferation of nerve and fibrous tissue only, resulting in the diagnosis of traumatic neuroma, so no lymph nodes were removed. To avoid excessive surgical intervention, histopathological examination of an intraoperative rapid-frozen biopsy specimen may be important for diagnosing traumatic neuroma. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SakamotoShinya en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Shinya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=TabuchiMotoyasu en-aut-sei=Tabuchi en-aut-mei=Motoyasu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=YoshimatsuRika en-aut-sei=Yoshimatsu en-aut-mei=Rika kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=MatsumotoManabu en-aut-sei=Matsumoto en-aut-mei=Manabu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=IwataJun en-aut-sei=Iwata en-aut-mei=Jun kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=OkabayashiTakehiro en-aut-sei=Okabayashi en-aut-mei=Takehiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Kochi Health Sciences Center kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Kochi Health Sciences Center kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Radiology, Kochi Health Sciences Center kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Kochi Health Sciences Center kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Kochi Health Sciences Center kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Kochi Health Sciences Center kn-affil= en-keyword=traumatic neuroma kn-keyword=traumatic neuroma en-keyword=biliary stricture kn-keyword=biliary stricture en-keyword=cholecystectomy kn-keyword=cholecystectomy en-keyword=cholangiography kn-keyword=cholangiography en-keyword=intraoperative rapid-frozen biopsy kn-keyword=intraoperative rapid-frozen biopsy END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=19 cd-vols= no-issue=10 article-no= start-page=e0309622 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2024 dt-pub=20241023 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=The protective effect of carbamazepine on acute lung injury induced by hemorrhagic shock and resuscitation in rats en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Hemorrhagic shock and resuscitation (HSR) enhances the risk of acute lung injury (ALI). This study investigated the protective effect of carbamazepine (CBZ) on HSR-induced ALI in rats. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were allocated into five distinct groups through randomization: control (SHAM), saline + HSR (HSR), CBZ + HSR (CBZ/HSR), dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) + HSR (DMSO/HSR), and CBZ + chloroquine (CQ) + HSR (CBZ/CQ/HSR). Subsequently, HSR models were established. To detect tissue damage, we measured lung histological changes, lung injury scores, and wet/dry weight ratios. We measured neutrophil counts as well as assessed the expression of inflammatory factors using RT-PCR to determine the inflammatory response. We detected autophagy-related proteins LC3II/LC3I, P62, Beclin-1, and Atg12-Atg5 using western blotting. Pretreatment with CBZ improved histopathological changes in the lungs and reduced lung injury scores. The CBZ pretreatment group exhibited significantly reduced lung wet/dry weight ratio, neutrophil aggregation and number, and inflammation factor (TNF-alpha and iNOS) expression. CBZ changed the expression levels of autophagy-related proteins (LC3II/LC3I, beclin-1, Atg12-Atg5, and P62), suggesting autophagy activation. However, after injecting CQ, an autophagy inhibitor, the beneficial effects of CBZ were reversed. Taken together, CBZ pretreatment improved HSR-induced ALI by suppressing inflammation, at least in part, through activating autophagy. Thus, our study offers a novel perspective for treating HSR-induced ALI. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=LiYaqiang en-aut-sei=Li en-aut-mei=Yaqiang kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=ShimizuHiroko en-aut-sei=Shimizu en-aut-mei=Hiroko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=NakamuraRyu en-aut-sei=Nakamura en-aut-mei=Ryu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=LuYifu en-aut-sei=Lu en-aut-mei=Yifu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoRisa en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Risa kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=OmoriEmiko en-aut-sei=Omori en-aut-mei=Emiko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakahashiToru en-aut-sei=Takahashi en-aut-mei=Toru kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=MorimatsuHiroshi en-aut-sei=Morimatsu en-aut-mei=Hiroshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitology, Okayama University Medical School kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitology, Okayama University Medical School kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Okayama Saidaiji Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=106 cd-vols= no-issue=5 article-no= start-page=972 end-page=984 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2024 dt-pub=202411 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=A randomized, open-label, clinical trial examined the effects of canagliflozin on albuminuria and eGFR decline using an individual pre-intervention eGFR slope en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Demonstrating drug efficacy in slowing kidney disease progression requires large clinical trials when targeting participants with an early stage of chronic kidney disease (CKD). In this randomized, parallel-group, open-labeled trial (CANPIONE study), we assessed the effect of the sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor canagliflozin using the individual’s change in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) slope before (pre-intervention slope) and during treatment (chronic slope). We randomly assigned (1:1) participants with type 2 diabetes, urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR) of 50 to under 300 mg/g, and an eGFR of at least 45 ml/min/1.73m2 to receive canagliflozin or guideline-recommended treatment except for SGLT2 inhibitors (control). The first and second primary outcomes were the geometric mean percentage change from baseline in UACR and the change in eGFR slope, respectively. Of 98 randomized participants, 96 received at least one study treatment. The least-squares mean change from baseline in log-transformed geometric mean UACR was significantly greater in the canagliflozin group than the control group (between group-difference, −30.8% (95% confidence interval −42.6 to −16.8). The between-group difference (canagliflozin group – control group) of change in eGFR slope (chronic – pre-intervention) was 4.4 (1.6 to 7.3) ml/min/1.73 m2 per year, which was more pronounced in participants with faster eGFR decline. In summary, canagliflozin reduced albuminuria and the participant-specific natural course of eGFR decline in participants with type 2 diabetes and microalbuminuria. Thus, the CANPIONE study suggests that the within-individual change in eGFR slope may be a novel approach to determine the kidney protective potential of new therapies in early stages of CKD. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=MiyamotoSatoshi en-aut-sei=Miyamoto en-aut-mei=Satoshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=HeerspinkHiddo J.L. en-aut-sei=Heerspink en-aut-mei=Hiddo J.L. kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=de ZeeuwDick en-aut-sei=de Zeeuw en-aut-mei=Dick kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoKota en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Kota kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=YoshidaMichihiro en-aut-sei=Yoshida en-aut-mei=Michihiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=ToyodaMasao en-aut-sei=Toyoda en-aut-mei=Masao kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=SuzukiDaisuke 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en-aut-sei=Takahashi en-aut-mei=Yasushi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=15 ORCID= en-aut-name=KitadaMunehiro en-aut-sei=Kitada en-aut-mei=Munehiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=16 ORCID= en-aut-name=SuganoHisashi en-aut-sei=Sugano en-aut-mei=Hisashi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=17 ORCID= en-aut-name=NunoueTomokazu en-aut-sei=Nunoue en-aut-mei=Tomokazu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=18 ORCID= en-aut-name=NakamuraAkihiko en-aut-sei=Nakamura en-aut-mei=Akihiko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=19 ORCID= en-aut-name=SasakiMotofumi en-aut-sei=Sasaki en-aut-mei=Motofumi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=20 ORCID= en-aut-name=NakatouTatsuaki en-aut-sei=Nakatou en-aut-mei=Tatsuaki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=21 ORCID= en-aut-name=FujimotoKei en-aut-sei=Fujimoto en-aut-mei=Kei kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=22 ORCID= 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kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Suzuki Diadetes Clinic kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, National Hospital Organization Fukuyama Medical Center kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Diabetes Internal Medicine, Sumitomo Besshi Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=10 en-affil=Department of Diabetic Medicine, Kurashiki Central Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=11 en-affil=Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Takamatsu Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=12 en-affil=Department of Diabetology and Metabolism, National Hospital Organization Okayama Medical Center kn-affil= affil-num=13 en-affil=Department of Internal Medicine 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School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=24 en-affil=Department of Nephrology and Laboratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University kn-affil= affil-num=25 en-affil=Department of Hygiene, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University kn-affil= affil-num=26 en-affil=Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=27 en-affil=Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= en-keyword=canagliflozin kn-keyword=canagliflozin en-keyword=CANPIONE study kn-keyword=CANPIONE study en-keyword=chronic kidney disease microalbuminuria kn-keyword=chronic kidney disease microalbuminuria en-keyword=preintervention eGFR slope kn-keyword=preintervention eGFR slope en-keyword=sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor kn-keyword=sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=78 cd-vols= no-issue=5 article-no= start-page=423 end-page=428 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2024 dt-pub=202410 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Occult Nesidioblastosis Detected by 111In-Pentetreotide Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Nesidioblastosis, also known as persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, is usually observed in children and infants, although more recently adult-onset nesidioblastosis has also been described. We present a case of nesidioblastosis in a 78-year-old man that was detected by 111In-pentetreotide single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT/CT). The patient was transferred to our hospital’s emergency department in a hypoglycemic coma. Dynamic enhanced CT could detect no lesion in the pancreas, but an 111In-pentetreotide SPECT/CT scan performed after a similar episode four weeks later showed increased focal uptake at the head of the pancreas. The results of a selective arterial calcium injection test were negative. After careful consideration and discussion among colleagues, surgical intervention was selected, and a pancreaticoduodenectomy was performed. On histology, there were elevated numbers of Langerhans islets in the pancreatic head, and the islets themselves appeared enlarged. Hypertrophic β-cells comprised the majority, but α-cells, δ-cells and pancreatic polypeptide were also detected in the islets. Based on the histopathological results and repeated hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemic crises, the patient was finally diagnosed with adult-onset nesidioblastosis. He had no hypoglycemic symptoms during outpatient follow-up examination. Since 111In-pentetreotide SPECT/CT may be able to detect nesidioblastosis, clinicians should consider this relatively new-modality examination when encountering such cases. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SakamotoShinya en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Shinya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=TabuchiMotoyasu en-aut-sei=Tabuchi en-aut-mei=Motoyasu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=YoshimatsuRika en-aut-sei=Yoshimatsu en-aut-mei=Rika kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=HishidaAi en-aut-sei=Hishida en-aut-mei=Ai kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=MatsumotoManabu en-aut-sei=Matsumoto en-aut-mei=Manabu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=IwataJun en-aut-sei=Iwata en-aut-mei=Jun kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=OkabayashiTakehiro en-aut-sei=Okabayashi en-aut-mei=Takehiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Gastroenteorlogical Surgery, Kochi Health Sciences Center kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Gastroenteorlogical Surgery, Kochi Health Sciences Center kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Radiology, Kochi Health Sciences Center kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kochi Health Sciences Center kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Kochi Health Sciences Center kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Kochi Health Sciences Center kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Gastroenteorlogical Surgery, Kochi Health Sciences Center kn-affil= en-keyword=111In-pentetreotide kn-keyword=111In-pentetreotide en-keyword=nesidioblastosis kn-keyword=nesidioblastosis en-keyword=single-photon emission computed tomography kn-keyword=single-photon emission computed tomography en-keyword=hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia kn-keyword=hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=78 cd-vols= no-issue=5 article-no= start-page=377 end-page=386 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2024 dt-pub=202410 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Prognostic Efficacy of the Albumin Grade in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=We previously found that “albumin grade”, formerly called the “ALBS grade,” demonstrated significant capability for prognostic stratification in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients treated with lenvatinib. The purpose of the present study was to compare the performance of the albumin grade with that of the modified albumin-bilirubin (mALBI) grade in predicting overall survival of HCC patients with different BCLC stages and treatment types. We enrolled 7,645 Japanese patients newly diagnosed with HCC using the Akaike information criteria (AIC), likelihood ratio, and C-index in different Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) stages and treatments. The albumin grade showed similar and slightly better performance than the mALBI grade for BCLC stage 0 and A and especially for patients who underwent curative surgery and ablation. In patients treated with transcatheter arterial chemoembolization, molecular targeted agents, and the best supportive care, the mALBI grade had better performance than the albumin grade. However, the differences of the indices were very small in all scenarios. Overall, the albumin grade was comparable in efficacy to the mALBI grade, showing particular benefit for patients with early-stage HCC. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=HiranoYuichi en-aut-sei=Hirano en-aut-mei=Yuichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=NousoKazuhiro en-aut-sei=Nouso en-aut-mei=Kazuhiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=KariyamaKazuya en-aut-sei=Kariyama en-aut-mei=Kazuya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=HiraokaAtsushi en-aut-sei=Hiraoka en-aut-mei=Atsushi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=ShiotaShohei en-aut-sei=Shiota en-aut-mei=Shohei kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=WakutaAkiko en-aut-sei=Wakuta en-aut-mei=Akiko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=YasudaSatoshi en-aut-sei=Yasuda en-aut-mei=Satoshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= 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In this study, we investigated the phenotypic and genetic characteristics of CPE isolates at Okayama University Hospital over the 5 years (2013-2018) prior to the outbreak of the 2019 coronavirus pandemic. Of 24 carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales isolated during the study period, we identified 8 CPE isolates harboring blaIMP-1 (5 isolates) and blaIMP-6 genes (3 isolates). Bacterial species and carbapenem susceptibility patterns exhibited diversity. Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of meropenem were generally higher than those of imipenem and biapenem. Results of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis demonstrated that neither clonal nor plasmid-mediated outbreaks of blaIMP-harboring CPE isolates have developed at our hospital. One Klebsiella oxytoca isolate showed a high MIC (128 μg/mL) of meropenem, which could be explained by the high plasmid copy number. Subsequent analysis of this isolate may elucidate the intricacies of carbapenem resistance profiles among CPE isolates. Collectively, our findings underscore the necessity for ongoing genetic surveillance of CPE, complemented by tailored approaches for infection prevention and control. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=GotohKazuyoshi en-aut-sei=Gotoh en-aut-mei=Kazuyoshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=MiyoshiMakoto en-aut-sei=Miyoshi en-aut-mei=Makoto kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=I Putu Bayu Mayura en-aut-sei=I Putu Bayu Mayura en-aut-mei= kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=TsujiShuma en-aut-sei=Tsuji en-aut-mei=Shuma kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=IioKoji en-aut-sei=Iio en-aut-mei=Koji kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=FukushimaShinnosuke en-aut-sei=Fukushima en-aut-mei=Shinnosuke kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=MatsushitaOsamu en-aut-sei=Matsushita en-aut-mei=Osamu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=HagiyaHideharu en-aut-sei=Hagiya en-aut-mei=Hideharu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Bacteriology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Microbiology Division, Clinical Laboratory, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Bacteriology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Bacteriology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Department of Infectious Diseases, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= en-keyword=antimicrobial resistance kn-keyword=antimicrobial resistance en-keyword=carbapenemase-producing enterobacterales kn-keyword=carbapenemase-producing enterobacterales en-keyword=carbapenemase-resistant enterobacterales kn-keyword=carbapenemase-resistant enterobacterales en-keyword=Silent pandemic kn-keyword=Silent pandemic en-keyword=whole genome sequence kn-keyword=whole genome sequence END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=21 cd-vols= no-issue=5 article-no= start-page=464 end-page=473 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2024 dt-pub=20240827 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Terrein Exhibits Anti-tumor Activity by Suppressing Angiogenin Expression in Malignant Melanoma Cells en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Background/Aim: Malignant melanoma is a tumor with a poor prognosis that can metastasize distally at an early stage. Terrein, a metabolite produced by Aspergillus terreus, suppresses the expression of angiogenin, an angiogenic factor. However, the pharmacological effects of natural terrein have not been elucidated, because only a small amount of terrein can be extracted from large fungal cultures. In this study, we investigated the antineoplastic effects of terrein on human malignant melanoma cells and its underlying mechanisms. Materials and methods: Human malignant melanoma cell lines were cultured in the presence of terrein and analyzed. Angiogenin production was evaluated using ELISA. Ribosome biosynthesis was evaluated using silver staining of the nucleolar organizer region. Intracellular signaling pathways were analyzed using western blotting. Malignant melanoma cells were transplanted subcutaneously into the backs of nude mice. The tumors were removed at 5 weeks and analyzed histopathologically. Results: Terrein inhibited angiogenin expression, proliferation, migration, invasion, and ribosome biosynthesis in malignant melanoma cells. Terrein was shown to inhibit tumor growth and angiogenesis in animal models. Conclusion: This study demonstrated that terrein has anti-tumor effects against malignant melanoma. Furthermore, chemically synthesized non-natural terrein can be mass-produced and serve as a novel potential anti-tumor drug candidate. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=HIROSETAIRA en-aut-sei=HIROSE en-aut-mei=TAIRA kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=KUNISADAYUKI en-aut-sei=KUNISADA en-aut-mei=YUKI kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=KADOYAKOICHI en-aut-sei=KADOYA en-aut-mei=KOICHI kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=MANDAIHIROKI en-aut-sei=MANDAI en-aut-mei=HIROKI kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=SAKAMOTOYUMI en-aut-sei=SAKAMOTO en-aut-mei=YUMI kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=OBATAKYOICHI en-aut-sei=OBATA en-aut-mei=KYOICHI kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=ONOKISHO en-aut-sei=ONO en-aut-mei=KISHO kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= 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Maxillofacial Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Gifu University of Medical Science kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Department of Pathophysiology-Periodontal Science, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=10 en-affil=Department of Pathophysiology-Periodontal Science, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=11 en-affil=Division of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Natural Sciences and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=12 en-affil=Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= en-keyword=Head and neck cancer kn-keyword=Head and neck cancer en-keyword=oral cancer kn-keyword=oral cancer en-keyword=malignant melanoma kn-keyword=malignant melanoma en-keyword=angiogenin kn-keyword=angiogenin en-keyword=terrein kn-keyword=terrein END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=136 cd-vols= no-issue=2 article-no= start-page=48 end-page=50 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2024 dt-pub=20240801 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=The 2023 Incentive Award of the Okayama Medical Association in General Medical Science (2023 Yuuki Prize) kn-title=令和５年度岡山医学会賞　総合研究奨励賞（結城賞） en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=NaitoHiromichi en-aut-sei=Naito en-aut-mei=Hiromichi kn-aut-name=内藤宏道 kn-aut-sei=内藤 kn-aut-mei=宏道 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Emergency, Critical Care and Disaster Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil=岡山大学大学院医歯薬学総合研究科　救命救急・災害医学 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=3 cd-vols= no-issue=3 article-no= start-page=e70003 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2024 dt-pub=20240822 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Forgetfulness in adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder masks transient epileptic amnesia: a case report en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Background: Inattention due to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can lead to forgetfulness. Transient epileptic amnesia (TEA) can cause forgetfulness, similar to ADHD. We report a patient with ADHD who developed TEA.
Case Presentation: The patient was a 40-year-old woman with ADHD. She has been prone to forgetfulness since childhood. Two years before visiting our outpatient clinic, she had begun to occasionally forget events that had occurred several days earlier. However, she was largely unaware of the emergence of new amnestic symptoms. She had also begun to experience various other amnestic symptoms 2 months before she visited our clinic, which prompted her to visit our outpatient clinic. The combination of a detailed interview, electroencephalography (EEG) examination, and consideration of TEA enabled us to diagnose her with TEA and provide treatment accordingly. In our patient, daily forgetfulness due to ADHD delayed the recognition of new additional forgetfulness attributed to TEA.
Conclusion: Psychiatrists need to consider TEA when patients with ADHD present with changes in or exacerbation of forgetfulness. We report a patient with ADHD who developed TEA. In our patient, daily forgetfulness due to ADHD delayed the recognition of new additional forgetfulness attributed to TEA. Psychiatrists need to consider TEA when patients with ADHD present with changes or exacerbation of forgetfulness. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=FukaoTakashi en-aut-sei=Fukao en-aut-mei=Takashi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=FujiwaraMasaki en-aut-sei=Fujiwara en-aut-mei=Masaki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=YamadaYuto en-aut-sei=Yamada en-aut-mei=Yuto kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoShinji en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Shinji kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=MatsumotoYosuke en-aut-sei=Matsumoto en-aut-mei=Yosuke kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakakiManabu en-aut-sei=Takaki en-aut-mei=Manabu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Neuropsychiatry, OkayamaUniversity Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Neuropsychiatry, OkayamaUniversity Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Neuropsychiatry, OkayamaUniversity Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Neuropsychiatry, OkayamaUniversity Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Okayama University Hospital Gender Center kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Neuropsychiatry, OkayamaUniversity Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry andPharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= en-keyword=anti-seizure medications kn-keyword=anti-seizure medications en-keyword=attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder kn-keyword=attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder en-keyword=electroencephalography kn-keyword=electroencephalography en-keyword=transient epileptic amnesia kn-keyword=transient epileptic amnesia END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=78 cd-vols= no-issue=4 article-no= start-page=307 end-page=312 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2024 dt-pub=202408 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Can Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection in Prostate Cancer Patients with a 5% Briganti Nomogram Cut-off Value Provide an Oncological Benefit? A Large Multi-Institutional Cohort Study in Japan en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=The Briganti nomogram (cut-off value 5%) is commonly used to determine the indications for pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) in patients with prostate cancer. We retrospectively analyzed the potential oncological benefit of PLND based on the 5% cut-off value on the Briganti nomogram. We obtained the data from the Medical Investigation Cancer Network (MICAN) Study, which included 3,463 patients who underwent a radical prostatectomy (RP) at nine institutions in Japan between 2010 and 2020. We included patients with Briganti scores ≥ 5% and a follow-up period ≥6 months and excluded patients categorized in the very high-risk group (based on NCCN categories); a final total of the cases of 1,068 patients were analyzed. The biochemical recurrence (BCR)-free survival was significantly worse in the patients who underwent PLND compared to those who did not (p=0.019). A multivariate analysis showed that high prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels (p<0.001) and an advanced T-stage (p=0.018) were significant prognostic factors for BCR, whereas PLND had no effect on BCR (p=0.059). Thus, PLND in patients with prostate cancer whose Briganti score was 5% did not provide any oncological benefit. Further research is necessary to determine the indication criteria for conducting PLND. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SugiharaNaoya en-aut-sei=Sugihara en-aut-mei=Naoya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=HashineKatsuyoshi en-aut-sei=Hashine en-aut-mei=Katsuyoshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=YamashitaNatsumi en-aut-sei=Yamashita en-aut-mei=Natsumi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoMiki en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Miki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=TerashitaMasato en-aut-sei=Terashita en-aut-mei=Masato kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=FunakiKeisuke en-aut-sei=Funaki en-aut-mei=Keisuke kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=SaikiKaori en-aut-sei=Saiki en-aut-mei=Kaori kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=SawadaTakatora en-aut-sei=Sawada en-aut-mei=Takatora kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=KakudaToshio en-aut-sei=Kakuda en-aut-mei=Toshio kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= en-aut-name=NishimuraKenichi en-aut-sei=Nishimura en-aut-mei=Kenichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=10 ORCID= en-aut-name=FukumotoTetsuya en-aut-sei=Fukumoto en-aut-mei=Tetsuya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=11 ORCID= en-aut-name=MiuraNoriyosi en-aut-sei=Miura en-aut-mei=Noriyosi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=12 ORCID= en-aut-name=MiyauchiYuki en-aut-sei=Miyauchi en-aut-mei=Yuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=13 ORCID= en-aut-name=KikugawaTadahiko en-aut-sei=Kikugawa en-aut-mei=Tadahiko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=14 ORCID= en-aut-name=SaikaTakashi en-aut-sei=Saika en-aut-mei=Takashi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=15 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Urology, Ehime University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Urology, National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Division of Epidemiology, National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Urology, Ehime University kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Urology, Ehime University kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Urology, Ehime University kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Urology, Ehime University kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Department of Urology, Ehime University kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Department of Urology, Ehime University kn-affil= affil-num=10 en-affil=Department of Urology, Ehime University kn-affil= affil-num=11 en-affil=Department of Urology, Ehime University kn-affil= affil-num=12 en-affil=Department of Urology, Ehime University kn-affil= affil-num=13 en-affil=Department of Urology, Ehime University kn-affil= affil-num=14 en-affil=Department of Urology, Ehime University kn-affil= affil-num=15 en-affil=Department of Urology, Ehime University kn-affil= en-keyword=Briganti nomogram kn-keyword=Briganti nomogram en-keyword=pelvic lymph node dissection kn-keyword=pelvic lymph node dissection en-keyword=prostate cancer kn-keyword=prostate cancer en-keyword=radical prostatectomy kn-keyword=radical prostatectomy END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=5 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=206 end-page=214 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2024 dt-pub=20240708 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Factors Associated with Differences in Physicians’ Attitudes toward Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Feeding in Older Adults Receiving End-of-Life Care in Japan: A Cross-Sectional Study en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Background: Although percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) placement is still widely practiced in Japan, studies from Western countries report that it is less beneficial for patients in end-of-life care with cognitive decline. Decisions regarding PEG placement are largely influenced by physician judgment.
Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the background and perceptions of Japanese physicians regarding PEG for older adults in end-of-life care and to identify the factors associated with differences in physician judgment regarding PEG.
Design: The study employed a cross-sectional design.
Setting/Subjects: A questionnaire on PEG for older adults in end-of-life care was sent to Japanese physicians. Logistic regression analysis was used to calculate the odds ratios (ORs) and confidence intervals (CIs) of the association between PEG recommendations and each factor.
Results: PEG placement was advised for bedridden patients and older adults with cognitive decline by 26% of the physicians who responded to the survey. Differences in physician perceptions of PEG feeding were associated with the recommendation for PEG, benefits of preventing aspiration pneumonia (OR: 4.9; 95% CI: 3.1-8.2), impact on post-discharge accommodation decisions (OR: 6.1; 95% CI: 1.9-30.9), and hesitancy to recommend a PEG placement (OR: 1.9; 95% CI: 1.3-4.5). Working in a facility with PEG placement (OR: 2.0; 95% CI: 1.2-3.5) was an associated background factor.
Conclusions: Differences in Japanese physicians' attitudes toward using PEG feeding for older adults in end-of-life care were significantly associated with differences in their perceptions of the impact of PEG feeding and working in a facility with PEG placement. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SakamotoYoko en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Yoko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=MitsuhashiToshiharu en-aut-sei=Mitsuhashi en-aut-mei=Toshiharu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=HottaKatsuyuki en-aut-sei=Hotta en-aut-mei=Katsuyuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= en-keyword=attitude kn-keyword=attitude en-keyword=end-of-life care kn-keyword=end-of-life care en-keyword=older persons kn-keyword=older persons en-keyword=decision making kn-keyword=decision making en-keyword=percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy kn-keyword=percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy en-keyword=tube feeding kn-keyword=tube feeding END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=11 cd-vols= no-issue=6 article-no= start-page=24-00129 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2024 dt-pub=2024 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Effect of artificial defect on tensile properties of thin titanium alloy wire en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=This study investigated the effects of artificial defects, introduced via focused ion beam (FIB) processing, on the tensile properties of thin titanium alloy wires (Ti-6Al-4V). Results indicated that the defective wires fractured when the net-section nominal stress reached the ultimate tensile strength of the smooth wires, probably because of localized stress concentrations relaxing due to plastic deformation around the defects. The effect of defects on tensile properties was classified into three regions based on the size of the defect area. In the case of small defects, wires fractured at the smooth area away from the defects where the cross-sectional strength was lower. In this case, the defects minimally affected the tensile properties. This is attributable to variations in the cross-sectional strength of the wire, which resulted in some sections with lower strength as compared with the defect area. In the case of medium-sized defects, the fracture strain decreased gradually as the defect area increased. Finally, in the case of large defects, the fracture strain was extremely small. The boundary between the medium-sized and large defects indicates the transition from plastic deformation to no plastic deformation in the smooth area. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SAKAMOTOJunji en-aut-sei=SAKAMOTO en-aut-mei=Junji kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=TADANaoya en-aut-sei=TADA en-aut-mei=Naoya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=UEMORITakeshi en-aut-sei=UEMORI en-aut-mei=Takeshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=OISHIKoyo en-aut-sei=OISHI en-aut-mei=Koyo kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Okayama University kn-affil= en-keyword=Ti-6Al-4V kn-keyword=Ti-6Al-4V en-keyword=Thin wire kn-keyword=Thin wire en-keyword=Tensile properties kn-keyword=Tensile properties en-keyword=Defect kn-keyword=Defect en-keyword=Focused ion beam kn-keyword=Focused ion beam en-keyword=Net-section nominal stress kn-keyword=Net-section nominal stress en-keyword=Fracture surface kn-keyword=Fracture surface en-keyword=Fracture strain kn-keyword=Fracture strain END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=41 cd-vols= no-issue=3 article-no= start-page=281 end-page=289 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2024 dt-pub=20240408 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Volume X-Ray Micro-Computed Tomography Analysis of the Early Cephalized Central Nervous System in a Marine Flatworm, Stylochoplana pusilla en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Platyhelminthes are a phylum of simple bilaterian invertebrates with prototypic body systems. Compared with non-bilaterians such as cnidarians, the bilaterians are likely to exhibit integrated free-moving behaviors, which require a concentrated nervous system “brain” rather than the distributed nervous system of radiatans. Marine flatworms have an early cephalized ‘central’ nervous system compared not only with non-bilaterians but also with parasitic flatworms or freshwater planarians. In this study, we used the marine flatworm Stylochoplana pusilla as an excellent model organism in Platyhelminthes because of the early cephalized central nervous system. Here, we investigated the three-dimensional structures of the flatworm central nervous system by the use of X-ray micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) in a synchrotron radiation facility. We found that the obtained tomographic images were sufficient to discriminate some characteristic structures of the nervous system, including nerve cords around the cephalic ganglion, mushroom body-like structures, and putative optic nerves forming an optic commissure-like structure. Through the micro-CT imaging, we could obtain undistorted serial section images, permitting us to visualize precise spatial relationships of neuronal subpopulations and nerve tracts. 3-D micro-CT is very effective in the volume analysis of the nervous system at the cellular level; the methodology is straightforward and could be applied to many other non-model organisms. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=IkenagaTakanori en-aut-sei=Ikenaga en-aut-mei=Takanori kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=KobayashiAoshi en-aut-sei=Kobayashi en-aut-mei=Aoshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakeuchiAkihisa en-aut-sei=Takeuchi en-aut-mei=Akihisa kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=UesugiKentaro en-aut-sei=Uesugi en-aut-mei=Kentaro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=MaezawaTakanobu en-aut-sei=Maezawa en-aut-mei=Takanobu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=ShibataNorito en-aut-sei=Shibata en-aut-mei=Norito kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoTatsuya en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Tatsuya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoHirotaka en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Hirotaka kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kagoshima University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Faculty of Environmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute/SPring-8 kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute/SPring-8 kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Integrated Science and Technology, National Institute of Technology, Tsuyama College kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Integrated Science and Technology, National Institute of Technology, Tsuyama College kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Faculty of Environmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Faculty of Environmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= en-keyword=bilaterians kn-keyword=bilaterians en-keyword=micro-CT scan kn-keyword=micro-CT scan en-keyword=central nervous system kn-keyword=central nervous system en-keyword=Platyhelminthes kn-keyword=Platyhelminthes en-keyword=marine flatworms kn-keyword=marine flatworms END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol= cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page= end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2024 dt-pub=20240325 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=高齢外来患者における欠損補綴歯科治療法，食品摂取多様性スコアおよび摂取可能食品スコアとの関連 en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SAKAMOTOKazuki en-aut-sei=SAKAMOTO en-aut-mei=Kazuki kn-aut-name=坂本和基 kn-aut-sei=坂本 kn-aut-mei=和基 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil=岡山大学大学院医歯薬学総合研究科 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol= cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page= end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2024 dt-pub=20240325 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=非アルコール性脂肪性肝炎の併発はマウスモデルにおけるアディポネクチン発現低下に関連し乾癬を悪化させる kn-title=Co-occurrence of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis exacerbates psoriasis associated with decreased adiponectin expression in a murine model en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=TAKEZAKIDaiki en-aut-sei=TAKEZAKI en-aut-mei=Daiki kn-aut-name=竹﨑大輝 kn-aut-sei=竹﨑 kn-aut-mei=大輝 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil=岡山大学大学院医歯薬学総合研究科 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=57 cd-vols= no-issue=2 article-no= start-page=85 end-page=88 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2024 dt-pub=20240425 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Membrane-Targeted palGFP Predominantly Localizes to the Plasma Membrane but not to Neurosecretory Vesicle Membranes in Rat Oxytocin Neurons en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Recent advances in viral vector technology, specifically using adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors, have significantly expanded possibilities in neuronal tracing. We have utilized the Cre/loxP system in combination with AAV techniques in rats to explore the subcellular localization of palmitoylation signal-tagged GFP (palGFP) in oxytocin-producing neurosecretory neurons. A distinctive branching pattern of single axons was observed at the level of the terminals in the posterior pituitary. Despite challenges in detecting palGFP signals by fluorescent microscopy, immunoelectron microscopy demonstrated predominant localization on the plasma membrane, with a minor presence on the neurosecretory vesicle membrane. These findings suggest that membrane-anchored palGFP may undergo exocytosis, translocating from the plasma membrane to the neurosecretory vesicle membrane. In this study, we observed characteristic axon terminal structures in the posterior pituitary of oxytocin neurons. This study indicates the importance of understanding the plasma membrane-specific sorting system in neuronal membrane migration and encourages future studies on the underlying mechanisms. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SakamotoHirotaka en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Hirotaka kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=InutsukaAyumu en-aut-sei=Inutsuka en-aut-mei=Ayumu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Biology, Faculty of Environmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Division of Brain and Neurophysiology, Department of Physiology, Jichi Medical University kn-affil= en-keyword=GFP with a palmitoylation signal (palGFP) kn-keyword=GFP with a palmitoylation signal (palGFP) en-keyword=plasmalemma localization kn-keyword=plasmalemma localization en-keyword=neurosecretory vesicle kn-keyword=neurosecretory vesicle en-keyword=immunoelectron microscopy kn-keyword=immunoelectron microscopy en-keyword=oxytocin kn-keyword=oxytocin END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=65 cd-vols= no-issue=4 article-no= start-page=484 end-page=492 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2023 dt-pub=20230913 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Plastid Inheritance Revisited: Emerging Role of Organelle DNA Degradation in Angiosperms en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Plastids are essential organelles in angiosperms and show non-Mendelian inheritance due to their evolution as endosymbionts. In approximately 80% of angiosperms, plastids are thought to be inherited from the maternal parent, whereas other species transmit plastids biparentally. Maternal inheritance can be generally explained by the stochastic segregation of maternal plastids after fertilization because the zygote is overwhelmed by the maternal cytoplasm. In contrast, biparental inheritance shows the transmission of organelles from both parents. In some species, maternal inheritance is not absolute and paternal leakage occurs at a very low frequency (∼10−5). A key process controlling the inheritance mode lies in the behavior of plastids during male gametophyte (pollen) development, with accumulating evidence indicating that the plastids themselves or their DNAs are eliminated during pollen maturation or at fertilization. Cytological observations in numerous angiosperm species have revealed several critical steps that mutually influence the degree of plastid transmission quantitatively among different species. This review revisits plastid inheritance from a mechanistic viewpoint. Particularly, we focus on a recent finding demonstrating that both low temperature and plastid DNA degradation mediated by the organelle exonuclease DEFECTIVE IN POLLEN ORGANELLE DNA DEGRADATION1 (DPD1) influence the degree of paternal leakage significantly in tobacco. Given these findings, we also highlight the emerging role of DPD1 in organelle DNA degradation. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SakamotoWataru en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Wataru kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakamiTsuneaki en-aut-sei=Takami en-aut-mei=Tsuneaki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University kn-affil= en-keyword=Biparental and maternal inheritance kn-keyword=Biparental and maternal inheritance en-keyword=DPD1 (DEFECTIVE IN POLLEN ORGANELLE DNA DEGRADATION1) kn-keyword=DPD1 (DEFECTIVE IN POLLEN ORGANELLE DNA DEGRADATION1) en-keyword=Nuclease kn-keyword=Nuclease en-keyword=Plastid inheritance kn-keyword=Plastid inheritance en-keyword=Pollen kn-keyword=Pollen END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=78 cd-vols= no-issue=2 article-no= start-page=201 end-page=204 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2024 dt-pub=202404 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=A Case of Gallbladder Cancer with Trousseau Syndrome Successfully Treated Using Radical Resection en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=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. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=MasunagaAkari en-aut-sei=Masunaga en-aut-mei=Akari kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=TabuchiMotoyasu en-aut-sei=Tabuchi en-aut-mei=Motoyasu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoShinya en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Shinya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=YoshimatsuRika en-aut-sei=Yoshimatsu en-aut-mei=Rika kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=MatsumotoManabu en-aut-sei=Matsumoto en-aut-mei=Manabu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=IwataJun en-aut-sei=Iwata en-aut-mei=Jun kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=OkabayashiTakehiro en-aut-sei=Okabayashi en-aut-mei=Takehiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Kochi Health Sciences Center kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Kochi Health Sciences Center kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Kochi Health Sciences Center kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Radiology, Kochi Health Sciences Center kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Radiology, Kochi Health Sciences Center kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Kochi Health Sciences Center kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Kochi Health Sciences Center kn-affil= en-keyword=gallbladder cancer kn-keyword=gallbladder cancer en-keyword=Trousseau syndrome kn-keyword=Trousseau syndrome en-keyword=radical surgery kn-keyword=radical surgery END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=19 cd-vols= no-issue=2 article-no= start-page=e0297347 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2024 dt-pub=20240208 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Japan-epiretinal membrane (J-ERM) registry: A prospective cohort study protocol investigating the surgical outcome of epiretinal membrane en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Background
Epiretinal membrane (ERM) causes visual impairment such as reduction in visual acuity and metamorphopsia due to retinal traction. With the improvement of optical coherence tomography (OCT) and microincision vitrectomy surgery (MIVS), the surgery of ERM has significantly advanced. However, there have been no large-scale studies on the following: (1) how to evaluate visual impairment in ERM, (2) the relationship between OCT findings and visual function, (3) when is the optimal timing of surgery, and (4) the relationship between the surgical instruments as well as techniques and prognosis. The purpose of this study was to obtain evidence regarding these ERM surgeries.
Methods and design
This is a prospective, multicenter cohort study of ERM surgery in Japan from March 1, 2023, to March 31, 2027 (UMIN000048472, R-3468-2). Patients who underwent ERM surgery during the study period and agreed to participate in this study will be included. The goal is to have a total of 5,000 eyes surgically treated for ERM. The following data will be collected: age, gender, medical history, subjective symptoms, visual function before and 6 and 12 months after surgery, clinical findings, OCT data, surgical technique, instruments used in surgery, and complications.
Discussion
The results of this study will support the surgical decisions and procedures in ERM practices. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=KanzakiYuki en-aut-sei=Kanzaki en-aut-mei=Yuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=MatobaRyo en-aut-sei=Matoba en-aut-mei=Ryo kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=IshiharaKenji en-aut-sei=Ishihara en-aut-mei=Kenji kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=MoritaTetsuro en-aut-sei=Morita en-aut-mei=Tetsuro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=MuraokaYuki en-aut-sei=Muraoka en-aut-mei=Yuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=KimuraShuhei en-aut-sei=Kimura en-aut-mei=Shuhei kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=KotoTakashi en-aut-sei=Koto en-aut-mei=Takashi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=KawasakiRyo en-aut-sei=Kawasaki en-aut-mei=Ryo kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=BabaTakayuki en-aut-sei=Baba en-aut-mei=Takayuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= en-aut-name=OkamotoFumiki en-aut-sei=Okamoto en-aut-mei=Fumiki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=10 ORCID= en-aut-name=InoueMakoto en-aut-sei=Inoue en-aut-mei=Makoto kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=11 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoTaiji en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Taiji kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=12 ORCID= en-aut-name=TsujikawaAkitaka en-aut-sei=Tsujikawa en-aut-mei=Akitaka kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=13 ORCID= en-aut-name=MorizaneYuki en-aut-sei=Morizane en-aut-mei=Yuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=14 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Ophthalmology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Ophthalmology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Ophthalmology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Ophthalmology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Kyorin Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology, Kyorin University School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Division of Public Health, Department of Social Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=10 en-affil=Department of Ophthalmology, Graduate School of Medicine, Nippon Medical School kn-affil= affil-num=11 en-affil=Kyorin Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology, Kyorin University School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=12 en-affil=Department of Ophthalmology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=13 en-affil=Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=14 en-affil=Department of Ophthalmology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=13 cd-vols= no-issue=5 article-no= start-page=719 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2024 dt-pub=20240304 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=The Impact of Phenological Gaps on Leaf Characteristics and Foliage Dynamics of an Understory Dwarf Bamboo, Sasa kurilensis en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Phenological gaps exert a significant influence on the growth of dwarf bamboos. However, how dwarf bamboos respond to and exploit these phenological gaps remain enigmatic. The light environment, soil nutrients, leaf morphology, maximum photosynthetic rate, foliage dynamics, and branching characteristics of Sasa kurilensis were examined under the canopies of Fagus crenata and Magnolia obovata. The goal was to elucidate the adaptive responses of S. kurilensis to phenological gaps in the forest understory. The findings suggest that phenological gaps under an M. obovata canopy augment the available biomass of S. kurilensis, enhancing leaf area, leaf thickness, and carbon content per unit area. However, these gaps do not appreciably influence the maximum photosynthetic rate, total leaf number, leaf lifespan, branch number, and average branch length. These findings underscore the significant impact of annually recurring phenological gaps on various aspects of S. kurilensis growth, such as its aboveground biomass, leaf morphology, and leaf biochemical characteristics. It appears that leaf morphology is a pivotal trait in the response of S. kurilensis to phenological gaps. Given the potential ubiquity of the influence of phenological gaps on dwarf bamboos across most deciduous broadleaf forests, this canopy phenomenon should not be overlooked. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=WuChongyang en-aut-sei=Wu en-aut-mei=Chongyang kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=TanakaRyota en-aut-sei=Tanaka en-aut-mei=Ryota kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=FujiyoshiKyohei en-aut-sei=Fujiyoshi en-aut-mei=Kyohei kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=AkajiYasuaki en-aut-sei=Akaji en-aut-mei=Yasuaki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=HirobeMuneto en-aut-sei=Hirobe en-aut-mei=Muneto kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=MikiNaoko en-aut-sei=Miki en-aut-mei=Naoko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=LiJuan en-aut-sei=Li en-aut-mei=Juan kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoKeiji en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Keiji kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=GaoJian en-aut-sei=Gao en-aut-mei=Jian kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Beijing for Bamboo & Rattan Science and Technology/International Centre for Bamboo and Rattan, Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Faculty of Agriculture, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Faculty of Agriculture, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Biodiversity Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Environmental Ecology, Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Environmental Ecology, Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Beijing for Bamboo & Rattan Science and Technology/International Centre for Bamboo and Rattan, Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Department of Environmental Ecology, Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Beijing for Bamboo & Rattan Science and Technology/International Centre for Bamboo and Rattan, Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration kn-affil= en-keyword=bamboo kn-keyword=bamboo en-keyword=sasa kn-keyword=sasa en-keyword=beech forest kn-keyword=beech forest en-keyword=phenological gap kn-keyword=phenological gap en-keyword=canopy kn-keyword=canopy en-keyword=understory plant kn-keyword=understory plant en-keyword=plant morphology kn-keyword=plant morphology en-keyword=plastically kn-keyword=plastically en-keyword=leaf phenology kn-keyword=leaf phenology END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=78 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=79 end-page=83 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2024 dt-pub=202402 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Utility of Combined Use of Transabdominal Ultrasonography and Fecal Immunochemical Test Examinations in Ulcerative Colitis en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=This study examined the utility of the combined use of transabdominal ultrasonography (TUS) and fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) to detect mucosal inflammation, vis-a-vis the Mayo endoscopic subscore (MES), in ulcerative colitis (UC). Sixty-three UC patients who underwent TUS and FIT were retrospectively enrolled. For TUS, the colon was divided into five segments, and the bowel wall thickness was measured and evaluated. The accuracy of FIT (> 100 ng/ml) in detecting mucosal inflammation (MES>0) was 0.93, whereas that of TUS (BWT>2 mm) in each segment was 0.84-0.97. The combined use of TUS and FIT may be helpful in noninvasive treatment strategies. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=TakaharaMasahiro en-aut-sei=Takahara en-aut-mei=Masahiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=HiraokaSakiko en-aut-sei=Hiraoka en-aut-mei=Sakiko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=OhmoriMasayasu en-aut-sei=Ohmori en-aut-mei=Masayasu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakeuchiKeiko en-aut-sei=Takeuchi en-aut-mei=Keiko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakeiKensuke en-aut-sei=Takei en-aut-mei=Kensuke kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=AoyamaYuki en-aut-sei=Aoyama en-aut-mei=Yuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=YasutomiEriko en-aut-sei=Yasutomi en-aut-mei=Eriko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=IgawaShoko 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en-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 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 kn-affil= affil-num=11 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=12 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=13 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=14 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=15 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= en-keyword=transabdominal ultrasonography kn-keyword=transabdominal ultrasonography en-keyword=fecal immunochemical test kn-keyword=fecal immunochemical test en-keyword=ulcerative colitis kn-keyword=ulcerative colitis en-keyword=Mayo endoscopic subscore kn-keyword=Mayo endoscopic subscore END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=130 cd-vols= no-issue=7 article-no= start-page=1187 end-page=1195 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2024 dt-pub=20240205 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Long-term activation of anti-tumor immunity in pancreatic cancer by a p53-expressing telomerase-specific oncolytic adenovirus en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Background: Pancreatic cancer is an aggressive, immunologically “cold” tumor. Oncolytic virotherapy is a promising treatment to overcome this problem. We developed a telomerase-specific oncolytic adenovirus armed with p53 gene (OBP-702).
Methods: We investigated the efficacy of OBP-702 for pancreatic cancer, focusing on its long-term effects via long-lived memory CD8 + T cells including tissue-resident memory T cells (TRMs) and effector memory T cells (TEMs) differentiated from effector memory precursor cells (TEMps).
Results: First, in vitro, OBP-702 significantly induced adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which is important for memory T cell establishment. Next, in vivo, OBP-702 local treatment to murine pancreatic PAN02 tumors increased TEMps via ATP induction from tumors and IL-15Rα induction from macrophages, leading to TRM and TEM induction. Activation of these memory T cells by OBP-702 was also maintained in combination with gemcitabine+nab-paclitaxel (GN) in a PAN02 bilateral tumor model, and GN + OBP-702 showed significant anti-tumor effects and increased TRMs in OBP-702-uninjected tumors. Finally, in a neoadjuvant model, in which PAN02 cells were re-inoculated after resection of treated-PAN02 tumors, GN + OBP-702 provided long-term anti-tumor effects even after tumor resection.
Conclusion: OBP-702 can be a long-term immunostimulant with sustained anti-tumor effects on immunologically cold pancreatic cancer. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=HashimotoMasashi en-aut-sei=Hashimoto en-aut-mei=Masashi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=KurodaShinji en-aut-sei=Kuroda en-aut-mei=Shinji kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=KanayaNobuhiko en-aut-sei=Kanaya en-aut-mei=Nobuhiko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=KadowakiDaisuke en-aut-sei=Kadowaki en-aut-mei=Daisuke kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=YoshidaYusuke en-aut-sei=Yoshida en-aut-mei=Yusuke kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoMasaki en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Masaki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=HamadaYuki en-aut-sei=Hamada en-aut-mei=Yuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= 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aut-affil-num=15 ORCID= en-aut-name=TazawaHiroshi en-aut-sei=Tazawa en-aut-mei=Hiroshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=16 ORCID= en-aut-name=KagawaShunsuke en-aut-sei=Kagawa en-aut-mei=Shunsuke kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=17 ORCID= en-aut-name=YagiTakahito en-aut-sei=Yagi en-aut-mei=Takahito kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=18 ORCID= en-aut-name=UrataYasuo en-aut-sei=Urata en-aut-mei=Yasuo kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=19 ORCID= en-aut-name=FujiwaraToshiyoshi en-aut-sei=Fujiwara en-aut-mei=Toshiyoshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=20 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=10 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=11 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=12 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=13 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=14 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=15 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=16 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=17 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=18 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=19 en-affil=Oncolys BioPharma, Inc. kn-affil= affil-num=20 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=12 cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page=RP88822 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2023 dt-pub=20231121 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Characterization of tryptophan oxidation affecting D1 degradation by FtsH in the photosystem II quality control of chloroplasts en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Photosynthesis is one of the most important reactions for sustaining our environment. Photosystem II (PSII) is the initial site of photosynthetic electron transfer by water oxidation. Light in excess, however, causes the simultaneous production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), leading to photo-oxidative damage in PSII. To maintain photosynthetic activity, the PSII reaction center protein D1, which is the primary target of unavoidable photo-oxidative damage, is efficiently degraded by FtsH protease. In PSII subunits, photo-oxidative modifications of several amino acids such as Trp have been indeed documented, whereas the linkage between such modifications and D1 degradation remains elusive. Here, we show that an oxidative post-translational modification of Trp residue at the N-terminal tail of D1 is correlated with D1 degradation by FtsH during high-light stress. We revealed that Arabidopsis mutant lacking FtsH2 had increased levels of oxidative Trp residues in D1, among which an N-terminal Trp-14 was distinctively localized in the stromal side. Further characterization of Trp-14 using chloroplast transformation in Chlamydomonas indicated that substitution of D1 Trp-14 to Phe, mimicking Trp oxidation enhanced FtsH-mediated D1 degradation under high light, although the substitution did not affect protein stability and PSII activity. Molecular dynamics simulation of PSII implies that both Trp-14 oxidation and Phe substitution cause fluctuation of D1 N-terminal tail. Furthermore, Trp-14 to Phe modification appeared to have an additive effect in the interaction between FtsH and PSII core in vivo. Together, our results suggest that the Trp oxidation at its N-terminus of D1 may be one of the key oxidations in the PSII repair, leading to processive degradation by FtsH. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=KatoYusuke en-aut-sei=Kato en-aut-mei=Yusuke kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=KurodaHiroshi en-aut-sei=Kuroda en-aut-mei=Hiroshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=OzawaShin-Ichiro en-aut-sei=Ozawa en-aut-mei=Shin-Ichiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=SaitoKeisuke en-aut-sei=Saito en-aut-mei=Keisuke kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=DograVivek en-aut-sei=Dogra en-aut-mei=Vivek kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=ScholzMartin en-aut-sei=Scholz en-aut-mei=Martin kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=ZhangGuoxian en-aut-sei=Zhang en-aut-mei=Guoxian kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=de VitryCatherine en-aut-sei=de Vitry en-aut-mei=Catherine kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=IshikitaHiroshi en-aut-sei=Ishikita en-aut-mei=Hiroshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= en-aut-name=KimChanhong en-aut-sei=Kim en-aut-mei=Chanhong kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=10 ORCID= en-aut-name=HipplerMichael en-aut-sei=Hippler en-aut-mei=Michael kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=11 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakahashiYuichiro en-aut-sei=Takahashi en-aut-mei=Yuichiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=12 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoWataru en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Wataru kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=13 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Institute of Plant Science and Resources (IPSR), Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, 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=Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Münster kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Institute of Plant Science and Resources (IPSR), Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7141, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and Sorbonne Université Pierre et Marie Curie kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo kn-affil= affil-num=10 en-affil=Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=11 en-affil=Institute of Plant Science and Resources (IPSR), Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=12 en-affil=Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=13 en-affil=Institute of Plant Science and Resources (IPSR), Okayama University kn-affil= en-keyword=post-translational modification kn-keyword=post-translational modification en-keyword=Arabidopsis thaliana kn-keyword=Arabidopsis thaliana en-keyword=protein degradation kn-keyword=protein degradation en-keyword=photosystem II kn-keyword=photosystem II en-keyword=photo-oxidative damage kn-keyword=photo-oxidative damage en-keyword=tryptophan oxidation kn-keyword=tryptophan oxidation en-keyword=Chlamydomonas reinhardtii kn-keyword=Chlamydomonas reinhardtii END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=153 cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page=107623 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2023 dt-pub=202311 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= 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 en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= 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. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=TadaNaoya en-aut-sei=Tada en-aut-mei=Naoya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=UemoriTakeshi en-aut-sei=Uemori en-aut-mei=Takeshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoJunji en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Junji kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= 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 kn-keyword=concentration en-keyword=Slip activity control kn-keyword=Slip activity control END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol= cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page= end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2023 dt-pub=20230925 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=成人期自閉症スペクトラム障害におけるSafe and Sound Protocolの初期成果：探索的介入研究 kn-title=Initial Outcomes of the Safe and Sound Protocol on Patients with Adult Autism Spectrum Disorder: Exploratory Pilot Study en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=KAWAIHiroki en-aut-sei=KAWAI en-aut-mei=Hiroki kn-aut-name=河合弘樹 kn-aut-sei=河合 kn-aut-mei=弘樹 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil=岡山大学大学院医歯薬学総合研究科 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=67 cd-vols= no-issue=3 article-no= start-page=346 end-page=352 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2023 dt-pub=20230417 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=A nationwide survey of newly certified visually impaired individuals in Japan for the fiscal year 2019: impact of the revision of criteria for visual impairment certification en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Purpose　To determine the status of visual impairment certification in Japan in the fiscal year 2019 and the impact of revising the criteria for visual impairment certification implemented in 2018.
Study Design　Observational cross-sectional study.
Methods　We requested welfare offices throughout Japan to submit data of age, sex, causative diseases, and visual impairment grades for newly certified visually impaired individuals aged ≥ 18 years during the fiscal year 2019. The certification was based on criteria of the Act on Welfare of Physically Disabled Persons.
Results　Altogether, data were collected for 16,504 newly certified visually impaired individuals. The most common age group was 80–89 years (29.6%), followed by 70–79 (28.2%) and 60–69 (15.3%) years. The most common causative disease was glaucoma (40.7%), followed by retinitis pigmentosa (13.0%), diabetic retinopathy (10.2%), and macular degeneration (9.1%). The most common impairment grade was grade 2 (40.8%), followed by 5 (21.2%) and 1 (17.0%). Compared to the fiscal year 2015, there was a considerable increase in the number of individuals certified with glaucoma in the fiscal year 2019. Moreover, there was a significant increase in the number of individuals with certified grades 1 and 2 visual impairment, with a decrease in the number of individuals with certified grade 6 visual impairment.
Conclusion　The changes revealed in this study were primarily due to the revised certification criteria implemented in July 2018, indicating that it is important to review the certification criteria and to repeat surveys similar to the present study. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=MatobaRyo en-aut-sei=Matoba en-aut-mei=Ryo kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=MorimotoNoriko en-aut-sei=Morimoto en-aut-mei=Noriko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=KawasakiRyo en-aut-sei=Kawasaki en-aut-mei=Ryo kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=FujiwaraMiyuki en-aut-sei=Fujiwara en-aut-mei=Miyuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=KanenagaKeisuke en-aut-sei=Kanenaga en-aut-mei=Keisuke kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=YamashitaHidetoshi en-aut-sei=Yamashita en-aut-mei=Hidetoshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoTaiji en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Taiji kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=MorizaneYuki en-aut-sei=Morizane en-aut-mei=Yuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Ophthalmology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Ophthalmology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Vision Informatics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Ophthalmology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Ophthalmology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Yamagata City Institute of Public Health kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Ophthalmology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Department of Ophthalmology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= en-keyword=Visual impairment kn-keyword=Visual impairment en-keyword=Japan kn-keyword=Japan en-keyword=Certification criteria kn-keyword=Certification criteria en-keyword=Survey kn-keyword=Survey en-keyword=Glaucoma kn-keyword=Glaucoma END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=14 cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page=1279699 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2023 dt-pub=20230928 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=FZL, a dynamin-like protein localized to curved grana edges, is required for efficient photosynthetic electron transfer in Arabidopsis en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Photosynthetic electron transfer and its regulation processes take place on thylakoid membranes, and the thylakoid of vascular plants exhibits particularly intricate structure consisting of stacked grana and flat stroma lamellae. It is known that several membrane remodeling proteins contribute to maintain the thylakoid structure, and one putative example is FUZZY ONION LIKE (FZL). In this study, we re-evaluated the controversial function of FZL in thylakoid membrane remodeling and in photosynthesis. We investigated the sub-membrane localization of FZL and found that it is enriched on curved grana edges of thylakoid membranes, consistent with the previously proposed model that FZL mediates fusion of grana and stroma lamellae at the interfaces. The mature fzl thylakoid morphology characterized with the staggered and less connected grana seems to agree with this model as well. In the photosynthetic analysis, the fzl knockout mutants in Arabidopsis displayed reduced electron flow, likely resulting in higher oxidative levels of Photosystem I (PSI) and smaller proton motive force (pmf). However, nonphotochemical quenching (NPQ) of chlorophyll fluorescence was excessively enhanced considering the pmf levels in fzl, and we found that introducing kea3-1 mutation, lowering pH in thylakoid lumen, synergistically reinforced the photosynthetic disorder in the fzl mutant background. We also showed that state transitions normally occurred in fzl, and that they were not involved in the photosynthetic disorders in fzl. We discuss the possible mechanisms by which the altered thylakoid morphology in fzl leads to the photosynthetic modifications. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=OgawaYu en-aut-sei=Ogawa en-aut-mei=Yu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=IwanoMegumi en-aut-sei=Iwano en-aut-mei=Megumi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=ShikanaiToshiharu en-aut-sei=Shikanai en-aut-mei=Toshiharu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoWataru en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Wataru kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Botany, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University kn-affil= en-keyword=FUZZY ONION LIKE (FZL) kn-keyword=FUZZY ONION LIKE (FZL) en-keyword=Arabidopsis kn-keyword=Arabidopsis en-keyword=chloroplast kn-keyword=chloroplast en-keyword=thylakoid kn-keyword=thylakoid en-keyword=thylakoid structure kn-keyword=thylakoid structure en-keyword=photosynthetic electron transfer kn-keyword=photosynthetic electron transfer END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=77 cd-vols= no-issue=5 article-no= start-page=553 end-page=559 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2023 dt-pub=202310 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Favorable Outcome of Repeated Salvage Surgeries for Rare Metastasis to the Ligamentum Teres Hepatis and the Upper Abdominal Wall in a Stage IV Gastric Cancer Patient en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Gastric cancer with peritoneal metastases is typically a devastating diagnosis. Ligamentum teres hepatis (LTH) metastasis is an extremely rare presentation with only four known cases. Herein, we report salvage surgery of successive metastases to the abdominal wall and LTH in a patient originally presenting with advanced gastric cancer with peritoneal metastasis, leading to long-term survival. A 72-year-old man with advanced gastric cancer underwent curative-intent distal gastrectomy with D2 lymph node dissection for gastric outlet obstruction. During this procedure, three small peritoneal metastases were detected in the lesser omentum, the small mesentery, and the mesocolon; however, intraoperative abdominal lavage cytology was negative. We added cytoreductive surgery for peritoneal metastasis. The pathological diagnosis of the gastric cancer was tubular adenocarcinoma with pT4aN1pM1(PER/P1b)CY0 stage IV (Japanese classification of gastric carcinoma/JCGC 15th), or T4N1M1b stage IV (UICC 7th). Post-operative adjuvant chemotherapy with S-1 (TS-1)+cisplatin (CDDP) was administered for 8 months followed by S-1 monotherapy for 4 months. At 28 months after the initial surgery, a follow-up computed tomography (CT) detected a small mass beneath the upper abdominal wall. The ass showed mild avidity on 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron-emission (FDG-PET) CT. Salvage resection was performed for diagnosis and treatment, and pathological findings were consistent with primary gastric cancer metastasis. At 49 months after the initial gastrectomy, a new lesion was detected in the LTH with a similar level of avidity on FDG-PET CT as the abdominal wall metastatic lesion. We performed a second salvage surgery for the LTH tumor, which also showed pathology of gastric cancer metastasis. There has been no recurrence up to 1 year after the LTH surgery. With multidisciplinary treatment the patient has survived almost 5 years after the initial gastrectomy. Curative-intent gastrectomy with cytoreductive surgery followed by adjuvant chemotherapy for advanced gastric cancer with localized peritoneal metastasis might have had a survival benefit in our patient. Successive salvage surgeries for oligometastatic lesions in the abdominal wall and the LTH also yielded favorable outcomes. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=MurokawaTakahiro en-aut-sei=Murokawa en-aut-mei=Takahiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoShinya en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Shinya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=TabuchiMotoyasu en-aut-sei=Tabuchi en-aut-mei=Motoyasu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=SuiKenta en-aut-sei=Sui en-aut-mei=Kenta kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=OzakiKazuhide en-aut-sei=Ozaki en-aut-mei=Kazuhide kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=MatsumotoManabu en-aut-sei=Matsumoto en-aut-mei=Manabu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=IwataJun en-aut-sei=Iwata en-aut-mei=Jun kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=OkabayashiTakehiro en-aut-sei=Okabayashi en-aut-mei=Takehiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=YoshidaHiroshi en-aut-sei=Yoshida en-aut-mei=Hiroshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Kochi Health Sciences Center kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Kochi Health Sciences Center kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Kochi Health Sciences Center kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Kochi Health Sciences Center kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Kochi Health Sciences Center kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Kochi Health Sciences Center kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Kochi Health Sciences Center kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Kochi Health Sciences Center kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Department of Gastrointestinal and Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Nippon Medical School kn-affil= en-keyword=gastric cancer kn-keyword=gastric cancer en-keyword=peritoneal metastasis kn-keyword=peritoneal metastasis en-keyword=ligamentum teres hepatis kn-keyword=ligamentum teres hepatis en-keyword=oligometastasis kn-keyword=oligometastasis en-keyword=salvage surgery kn-keyword=salvage surgery END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=18 cd-vols= no-issue=5 article-no= start-page=e0285273 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2023 dt-pub=20230519 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Randomized phase II study of daily versus alternate-day administrations of S-1 for the elderly patients with completely resected pathological stage IA (tumor diameter > 2 cm)-IIIA of non-small cell lung cancer: Setouchi Lung Cancer Group Study 1201 en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Background
It is shown that the postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) was associated with survival benefit in an elderly population. We aimed to analyze the feasibility and efficacy of alternate-day S-1, an oral fluoropyrimidine, for adjuvant chemotherapy in elderly patients with completely resected pathological stage IA (tumor diameter > 2 cm) to IIIA (UICC TNM Classification of Malignant Tumours, 7th edition) NSCLC.

Methods
Elderly patients were randomly assigned to receive adjuvant chemotherapy for one year consisting of either alternate-day oral administration of S-1 (80 mg/m2/day) for 4 days a week (Arm A) or a daily oral administration of S-1 (80 mg/m2/day) for 14 consecutive days followed by 7-day rest (Arm B). The primary endpoint was feasibility (treatment completion rate), which was defined as the proportion of patients who completed the allocated intervention for 6 months with a relative dose intensity (RDI) of 70% or more.

Results
We enrolled 101 patients in which 97 patients received S-1 treatment. The treatment completion rate at 6 months was 69.4% in Arm A and 64.6% in Arm B (p = 0.67). Treatment completion rate in Arm B tended to be lower compared to Arm A, as the treatment period becomes longer (at 9 and 12 months). RDI of S-1 at 12 months and completion of S-1 administration without dose reduction or postponement at 12 months was significantly better in Arm A than in Arm B (p = 0.026 and p < 0.001, respectively). Among adverse events, anorexia, skin symptoms and lacrimation of any grade were significantly more frequent in Arm B compared with Arm A (p = 0.0036, 0.023 and 0.031, respectively). The 5-year recurrence-free survival rates were 56.9% and 65.7% for Arm A and B, respectively (p = 0.22). The 5-year overall survival rates were 68.6% and 82.0% for Arm A and B, respectively (p = 0.11).

Conclusion
Although several adverse effects were less frequent in Arm A, both alternate-day and daily oral administrations of S-1 were demonstrated to be feasible in elderly patients with completely resected NSCLC. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=YamamotoHiromasa en-aut-sei=Yamamoto en-aut-mei=Hiromasa kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=SohJunichi en-aut-sei=Soh en-aut-mei=Junichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=OkumuraNorihito en-aut-sei=Okumura en-aut-mei=Norihito kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=SuzukiHiroyuki en-aut-sei=Suzuki en-aut-mei=Hiroyuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=NakataMasao en-aut-sei=Nakata en-aut-mei=Masao kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=FujiwaraToshiya en-aut-sei=Fujiwara en-aut-mei=Toshiya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=GembaKenichi en-aut-sei=Gemba en-aut-mei=Kenichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=SanoIsao en-aut-sei=Sano en-aut-mei=Isao kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=FujinagaTakuji en-aut-sei=Fujinaga en-aut-mei=Takuji kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= en-aut-name=KataokaMasafumi en-aut-sei=Kataoka en-aut-mei=Masafumi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=10 ORCID= en-aut-name=TerazakiYasuhiro en-aut-sei=Terazaki en-aut-mei=Yasuhiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=11 ORCID= en-aut-name=FujimotoNobukazu en-aut-sei=Fujimoto en-aut-mei=Nobukazu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=12 ORCID= en-aut-name=KataokaKazuhiko en-aut-sei=Kataoka en-aut-mei=Kazuhiko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=13 ORCID= en-aut-name=KosakaShinji en-aut-sei=Kosaka en-aut-mei=Shinji kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=14 ORCID= en-aut-name=YamashitaMotohiro en-aut-sei=Yamashita en-aut-mei=Motohiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=15 ORCID= en-aut-name=InokawaHidetoshi en-aut-sei=Inokawa en-aut-mei=Hidetoshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=16 ORCID= en-aut-name=InoueMasaaki en-aut-sei=Inoue en-aut-mei=Masaaki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=17 ORCID= en-aut-name=NakamuraHiroshige en-aut-sei=Nakamura en-aut-mei=Hiroshige kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=18 ORCID= en-aut-name=YamashitaYoshinori en-aut-sei=Yamashita en-aut-mei=Yoshinori kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=19 ORCID= en-aut-name=HottaKatsuyuki en-aut-sei=Hotta en-aut-mei=Katsuyuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=20 ORCID= en-aut-name=YoshiokaHiroshige en-aut-sei=Yoshioka en-aut-mei=Hiroshige kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=21 ORCID= en-aut-name=MoritaSatoshi en-aut-sei=Morita en-aut-mei=Satoshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=22 ORCID= en-aut-name=MatsuoKeitaro en-aut-sei=Matsuo en-aut-mei=Keitaro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=23 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoJunichi en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Junichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=24 ORCID= en-aut-name=DateHiroshi en-aut-sei=Date en-aut-mei=Hiroshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=25 ORCID= en-aut-name=ToyookaShinichi en-aut-sei=Toyooka en-aut-mei=Shinichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=26 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Thoracic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Surgery, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kurashiki Central Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Chest Surgery, Fukushima Medical University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hiroshima City Hiroshima Citizens Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Respiratory Medicine, Chugoku Central Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Department of Respiratory Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Nagasaki Genbaku Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Department of General Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Nagara Medical Center kn-affil= affil-num=10 en-affil=Department of Surgery and Respiratory Center, Okayama Saiseikai General Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=11 en-affil=Department of Respiratory S0urgery, Saga-Ken Medical Centre Koseikan kn-affil= affil-num=12 en-affil=Department of Medical Oncology and Respiratory Medicine, Okayama Rosai Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=13 en-affil=Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Iwakuni Clinical Center kn-affil= affil-num=14 en-affil=Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shimane Prefectural Central Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=15 en-affil=Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center kn-affil= affil-num=16 en-affil=Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Yamaguchi-Ube Medical Center kn-affil= affil-num=17 en-affil=Department of Chest Surgery, Shimonoseki City Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=18 en-affil=Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Tottori University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=19 en-affil=Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Kure Medical Center and Chugoku Cancer Center kn-affil= affil-num=20 en-affil=Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=21 en-affil=Department of Thoracic Oncology, Kansai Medical University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=22 en-affil=Department of Biomedical Statistics and Bioinformatics, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=23 en-affil=Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute kn-affil= affil-num=24 en-affil=Tokai Central Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=25 en-affil=Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kyoto University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=26 en-affil=Department of Thoracic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=135 cd-vols= no-issue=2 article-no= start-page=61 end-page=62 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2023 dt-pub=20230801 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=The 2022 Incentive Award of the Okayama Medical Association in Neuroscience (2022 Niimi Prize) kn-title=令和４年度岡山医学会賞　脳神経研究奨励賞（新見賞） en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=YadaYuji en-aut-sei=Yada en-aut-mei=Yuji kn-aut-name=矢田勇慈 kn-aut-sei=矢田 kn-aut-mei=勇慈 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Neuropsychiatry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil=岡山大学大学院医歯薬学総合研究科　精神神経病態学 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=35 cd-vols= no-issue=9 article-no= start-page=e13324 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2023 dt-pub=20230716 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Neuropeptidergic control circuits in the spinal cord for male sexual behaviour: Oxytocin–gastrin‐releasing peptide systems en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=The neuropeptidergic mechanisms controlling socio-sexual behaviours consist of complex neuronal circuitry systems in widely distributed areas of the brain and spinal cord. At the organismal level, it is now becoming clear that “hormonal regulations” play an important role, in addition to the activation of neuronal circuits. 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).” Oxytocin, long known as a neurohypophyseal hormone, is now known to be involved in the regulation of socio-sexual behaviors in mammals, ranging from social bonding to empathy. However, the functional interaction between the SEG neurons and the hypothalamo-spinal oxytocin system remains unclear. Oxytocin is known to be synthesised mainly in hypothalamic neurons and released from the posterior pituitary into the circulation. Oxytocin is also released from the dendrites of the neurons into the hypothalamus where they have important roles in social behaviours via non-synaptic volume transmission. Because the most familiar functions of oxytocin are to regulate female reproductive functions including parturition, milk ejection, and maternal behaviour, oxytocin is often thought of as a “feminine” hormone. However, there is evidence that a group of parvocellular oxytocin neurons project to the lower spinal cord and control male sexual function in rats. In this report, we review the functional interaction between the SEG neurons and the hypothalamo-spinal oxytocin system and effects of these neuropeptides on male sexual behaviour. Furthermore, we discuss the finding of a recently identified, localised “volume transmission” role of oxytocin in the spinal cord. Findings from our studies suggest that the newly discovered “oxytocin-mediated spinal control of male sexual function” may be useful in the treatment of erectile and ejaculatory dysfunction. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=OtiTakumi en-aut-sei=Oti en-aut-mei=Takumi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoHirotaka en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Hirotaka kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Faculty of Environmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Faculty of Environmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= en-keyword=gastrin-releasing peptide kn-keyword=gastrin-releasing peptide en-keyword=male sexual function kn-keyword=male sexual function en-keyword=non-synaptic volume transmission kn-keyword=non-synaptic volume transmission en-keyword=oxytocin kn-keyword=oxytocin en-keyword=spinal cord kn-keyword=spinal cord END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=27 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=252 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2023 dt-pub=20230627 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Prevalence, reasons, and timing of decisions to withhold/withdraw life-sustaining therapy for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients with extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Background　Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) is rapidly becoming a common treatment strategy for patients with refractory cardiac arrest. Despite its benefits, ECPR raises a variety of ethical concerns when the treatment is discontinued. There is little information about the decision to withhold/withdraw life-sustaining therapy (WLST) for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients after ECPR.
Methods　We conducted a secondary analysis of data from the SAVE-J II study, a retrospective, multicenter study of ECPR in Japan. Adult patients who underwent ECPR for OHCA with medical causes were included. The prevalence, reasons, and timing of WLST decisions were recorded. Outcomes of patients with or without WLST decisions were compared. Further, factors associated with WLST decisions were examined.
Results　We included 1660 patients in the analysis; 510 (30.7%) had WLST decisions. The number of WLST decisions was the highest on the first day and WSLT decisions were made a median of two days after ICU admission. Reasons for WLST were perceived unfavorable neurological prognosis (300/510 [58.8%]), perceived unfavorable cardiac/pulmonary prognosis (105/510 [20.5%]), inability to maintain extracorporeal cardiopulmonary support (71/510 [13.9%]), complications (10/510 [1.9%]), exacerbation of comorbidity before cardiac arrest (7/510 [1.3%]), and others. Patients with WLST had lower 30-day survival (WLST vs. no-WLST: 36/506 [7.1%] vs. 386/1140 [33.8%], p < 0.001). Primary cerebral disorders as cause of cardiac arrest and higher severity of illness at intensive care unit admission were associated with WLST decisions.
ConclusionFor approximately one-third of ECPR/OHCA patients, WLST was decided during admission, mainly because of perceived unfavorable neurological prognoses. Decisions and neurological assessments for ECPR/OHCA patients need further analysis. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=NaitoHiromichi en-aut-sei=Naito en-aut-mei=Hiromichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakurayaMasaaki en-aut-sei=Sakuraya en-aut-mei=Masaaki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=HongoTakashi en-aut-sei=Hongo en-aut-mei=Takashi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakadaHiroaki en-aut-sei=Takada en-aut-mei=Hiroaki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=YumotoTetsuya en-aut-sei=Yumoto en-aut-mei=Tetsuya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=YorifujiTakashi en-aut-sei=Yorifuji en-aut-mei=Takashi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=HifumiToru en-aut-sei=Hifumi en-aut-mei=Toru kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=InoueAkihiko en-aut-sei=Inoue en-aut-mei=Akihiko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoTetsuya en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Tetsuya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= en-aut-name=KurodaYasuhiro en-aut-sei=Kuroda en-aut-mei=Yasuhiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=10 ORCID= en-aut-name=NakaoAtsunori en-aut-sei=Nakao en-aut-mei=Atsunori kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=11 ORCID= en-aut-name=SAVE-J II Study Group en-aut-sei=SAVE-J II Study Group en-aut-mei= kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=12 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Emergency, Critical Care, and Disaster Medicine, Okayama University Faculty of Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine, JA Hiroshima General Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Emergency, Critical Care, and Disaster Medicine, Okayama University Faculty of Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Critical Care Medicine and Trauma, National Hospital Organization Disaster Medical Center kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Emergency, Critical Care, and Disaster Medicine, Okayama University Faculty of Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Epidemiology, Okayama University Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Science kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, St. Luke’s International Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Hyogo Emergency Medical Center kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Department of Emergency Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=10 en-affil=Department of Emergency, Disaster, and Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University kn-affil= affil-num=11 en-affil=Department of Emergency, Critical Care, and Disaster Medicine, Okayama University Faculty of Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=12 en-affil= kn-affil= en-keyword=Clinical decision-making kn-keyword=Clinical decision-making en-keyword=Treatment limitation kn-keyword=Treatment limitation en-keyword=Futility kn-keyword=Futility en-keyword=Post-cardiac arrest syndrome kn-keyword=Post-cardiac arrest syndrome en-keyword=ECPR kn-keyword=ECPR END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=77 cd-vols= no-issue=3 article-no= start-page=301 end-page=309 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2023 dt-pub=202306 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Associations between Comorbidities and Acute Exacerbation of Interstitial Lung Disease after Primary Lung Cancer Surgery en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Acute exacerbation (AE) of interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a severe complication of lung resection in lung cancer patients with ILD (LC-ILD). This study aimed to assess the predictive value of comorbidities other than ILD for postoperative AE in patients with LC-ILD. We retrospectively evaluated 68 patients with LC-ILD who had undergone lung resection. We classified them into two groups: those who had developed postoperative AE within 30 days after resection and those who had not. We analyzed patient characteristics, high-resolution computed tomography findings, clinical data, pulmonary function, and intraoperative data. The incidence of postoperative AEs was 11.8%. In univariate analysis, performance status (PS), honeycombing, forced vital capacity (FVC), and high hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels without comorbidities were significantly associated with postoperative AE. Patients were divided into two groups according to cutoff levels of those four variables as determined by receiver operating characteristic curves, revealing that the rates of patients without postoperative AE differed significantly between groups. The present results suggested that preoperative comorbidities other than ILD were not risk factors for postoperative AE in patients with LC-ILD. However, a high preoperative HbA1c level, poor PS, low FVC, and honeycombing may be associated with postoperative AE of LC-ILD. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=KatoTakahide en-aut-sei=Kato en-aut-mei=Takahide kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=MiyoshiSeigo en-aut-sei=Miyoshi en-aut-mei=Seigo kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=HamadaChizuru en-aut-sei=Hamada en-aut-mei=Chizuru kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=SanoYoshifumi en-aut-sei=Sano en-aut-mei=Yoshifumi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=NogamiNaoyuki en-aut-sei=Nogami en-aut-mei=Naoyuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=YamaguchiOsamu en-aut-sei=Yamaguchi en-aut-mei=Osamu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=HamaguchiNaohiko en-aut-sei=Hamaguchi en-aut-mei=Naohiko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, Hypertension and Nephrology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, Hypertension and Nephrology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, Hypertension and Nephrology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Community Medicine, Pulmonology and Cardiology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, Hypertension and Nephrology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, Hypertension and Nephrology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine kn-affil= en-keyword=lung cancer kn-keyword=lung cancer en-keyword=interstitial lung disease kn-keyword=interstitial lung disease en-keyword=acute exacerbation kn-keyword=acute exacerbation en-keyword=comorbidity kn-keyword=comorbidity END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=13 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page= end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2023 dt-pub=20230316 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Dexmedetomidine improves acute lung injury by activating autophagy in a rat hemorrhagic shock and resuscitation model en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Dexmedetomidine (DEX) can reduce lung injury in a hemorrhagic shock (HS) resuscitation (HSR) model in rats by inhibiting inflammation. Here, we aimed to investigate if these effects of DEX are due to autophagy activation. Therefore, we established HSR rat models and divided them into four groups. HS was induced using a blood draw. The rats were then resuscitated by reinjecting the drawn blood and saline. The rats were sacrificed 24 h after resuscitation. Lung tissues were harvested for histopathological examination, determination of wet/dry lung weight ratio, and detection of the levels of autophagy-related marker proteins LC3, P62, Beclin-1, and the ATG12-ATG5 conjugate. The morphological findings of hematoxylin and eosin staining in lung tissues and the pulmonary wet/dry weight ratio showed that lung injury improved in HSR + DEX rats. However, chloroquine (CQ), an autophagy inhibitor, abolished this effect. Detecting the concentration of autophagy-related proteins showed that DEX administration increased LC3, ATG12-ATG5, and Beclin-1 expression and decreased P62 expression. The expression levels of these proteins were similar to those in the HSR group after CQ + DEX administration. In summary, DEX induced autophagic activation in an HSR model. These findings suggest that DEX administration partially ameliorates HSR-induced lung injury via autophagic activation. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=LuYifu en-aut-sei=Lu en-aut-mei=Yifu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=ShimizuHiroko en-aut-sei=Shimizu en-aut-mei=Hiroko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=NakamuraRyu en-aut-sei=Nakamura en-aut-mei=Ryu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=LiYaqiang en-aut-sei=Li en-aut-mei=Yaqiang kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoRisa en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Risa kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=OmoriEmiko en-aut-sei=Omori en-aut-mei=Emiko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakahashiToru en-aut-sei=Takahashi en-aut-mei=Toru kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=MorimatsuHiroshi en-aut-sei=Morimatsu en-aut-mei=Hiroshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitology, Okayama University, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitology, Okayama University Medical School kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitology, Okayama University, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitology, Okayama University, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitology, Okayama University, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitology, Okayama University, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Okayama Saidaiji Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitology, Okayama University, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol= cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page= end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2023 dt-pub=20230324 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=統合失調症患者における、慢性期の抑うつ症状とその後の臨床転帰との関連 kn-title=Association between depression in chronic phase and future clinical outcome of patients with schizophrenia en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=YAMADAYuto en-aut-sei=YAMADA en-aut-mei=Yuto kn-aut-name=山田裕士 kn-aut-sei=山田 kn-aut-mei=裕士 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil=岡山大学大学院医歯薬学総合研究科 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol= cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page= end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2023 dt-pub=20230324 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=精神症状を伴う抗NMDA受容体脳炎を検出するための非定型精神病診断基準の有用性 kn-title=The validity of atypical psychosis diagnostic criteria to detect anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis with psychiatric symptoms en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=HINOTSUKenji en-aut-sei=HINOTSU en-aut-mei=Kenji kn-aut-name=樋之津健二 kn-aut-sei=樋之津 kn-aut-mei=健二 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil=岡山大学大学院医歯薬学総合研究科 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=4 cd-vols= no-issue=2 article-no= start-page=e12948 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2023 dt-pub=20230411 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Association between prehospital advanced life support by emergency medical services personnel and neurological outcomes among adult out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients treated with extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation: A secondary analysis of the SAVE-J II study en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Study Objective: Early deployment of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) is critical in treating refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients who are potential candidates for ECPR. The effect of prehospital advanced life support (ALS), including epinephrine administration or advanced airway, compared with no ALS in this setting remains unclear. This study's objective was to determine the association between any prehospital ALS care and outcomes of patients who received ECPR with emergency medical services-treated OHCA.
Methods: This was a secondary analysis of data from the Study of Advanced Cardiac Life Support for Ventricular Fibrillation with Extracorporeal Circulation in Japan (SAVE-J) II study. Patients were separated into 2 groups-those who received prehospital ALS (ALS group) and those did not receive prehospital ALS (no ALS group). Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to investigate the association between prehospital ALS and favorable neurological outcomes (defined as Cerebral Performance Category scores 1-2) at hospital discharge.
Results: A total of 1289 patients were included, with 644 patients in the ALS group and 645 patients in the no ALS group. There were fewer favorable neurological outcomes at hospital discharge in the ALS group compared with the no ALS group (10.4 vs 19.8%, p <0.001). A multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that any prehospital ALS care (adjusted odds ratios 0.47; 95% confidence interval 0.34-0.66; p <0.001) was associated with unfavorable neurological outcomes at hospital discharge.
Conclusion: Prehospital ALS was associated with worse neurological outcomes at hospital discharge in patients treated with ECPR for OHCA. Further prospective studies are required to determine the clinical implications of these findings. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=YumotoTetsuya en-aut-sei=Yumoto en-aut-mei=Tetsuya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=HongoTakashi en-aut-sei=Hongo en-aut-mei=Takashi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=HifumiToru en-aut-sei=Hifumi en-aut-mei=Toru kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=InoueAkihiko en-aut-sei=Inoue en-aut-mei=Akihiko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoTetsuya en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Tetsuya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=KurodaYasuhiro en-aut-sei=Kuroda en-aut-mei=Yasuhiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=YorifujiTakashi en-aut-sei=Yorifuji en-aut-mei=Takashi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=NakaoAtsunori en-aut-sei=Nakao en-aut-mei=Atsunori kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=NaitoHiromichi en-aut-sei=Naito en-aut-mei=Hiromichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= en-aut-name=SAVE-J II study group en-aut-sei=SAVE-J II study group en-aut-mei= kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=10 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Emergency, Critical Care, and Disaster Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Emergency, Critical Care, and Disaster Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, St. Luke’s International Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Emergency, Disaster and Critical Care Medicine, Hyogo Emergency Medical Center kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Emergency Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Emergency, Disaster, and Critical Care Medicine, Kagawa University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Department of Emergency, Critical Care, and Disaster Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Department of Emergency, Critical Care, and Disaster Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=10 en-affil= kn-affil= END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=18 cd-vols= no-issue=2 article-no= start-page=e0281516 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2023 dt-pub=20230213 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Fucosyltransferase 8 (FUT8) and core fucose expression in oxidative stress response en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=GlycoMaple is a new tool to predict glycan structures based on the expression levels of 950 genes encoding glycan biosynthesis-related enzymes and proteins using RNA-seq data. The antioxidant response, protecting cells from oxidative stress, has been focused on because its activation may relieve pathological conditions, such as neurodegenerative diseases. Genes involved in the antioxidant response are defined within the GO:0006979 category, including 441 human genes. Fifteen genes overlap between the glycan biosynthesis-related genes defined by GlycoMaple and the antioxidant response genes defined by GO:0006979, one of which is FUT8. 5-Hydroxy-4-phenyl-butenolide (5H4PB) extracted from Chinese aromatic vinegar induces the expression of a series of antioxidant response genes that protect cells from oxidative stress via activation of the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2-antioxidant response element pathway. Here, we show that FUT8 is upregulated in both our RNA-seq data set of 5H4PB-treated cells and publicly available RNA-seq data set of cells treated with another antioxidant, sulforaphane. Applying our RNA-seq data set to GlycoMaple led to a prediction of an increase in the core fucose of N-glycan that was confirmed by flow cytometry using a fucose-binding lectin. These results suggest that FUT8 and core fucose expression may increase upon the antioxidant response. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=KyunaiYuki en-aut-sei=Kyunai en-aut-mei=Yuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoMika en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Mika kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=KoreishiMayuko en-aut-sei=Koreishi en-aut-mei=Mayuko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=TsujinoYoshio en-aut-sei=Tsujino en-aut-mei=Yoshio kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=SatohAyano en-aut-sei=Satoh en-aut-mei=Ayano kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=National Institute of Genetics, ROIS kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Graduate School of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Kobe University kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University kn-affil= END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=52 cd-vols= no-issue=4 article-no= start-page=417 end-page=422 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2023 dt-pub=202304 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Relationships between squamous cell carcinoma antigen and cytokeratin 19 fragment values and renal function in oral cancer patients en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Squamous cell carcinoma antigen (SCC-Ag) and cytokeratin 19 fragment (CYFRA) are used to screen and monitor oral cancer patients. However, recent studies have reported that tumour markers become elevated as renal function decreases, regardless of tumour progression. A retrospective study was performed of 423 oral cancer patients who underwent blood testing for these tumour markers and other blood analytes during a 10-year period. The values of SCC-Ag and CYFRA increased significantly with decreasing renal function (P < 0.01), and the values were abnormal at a median 2.6 ng/ml for SCC-Ag and 4.7 ng/ml for CYFRA in the group with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) values of< 30 ml/min/1.73 m2. The factors that were related to the variation in tumour markers were albumin and creatinine. The cut-off values of eGFR were 59.7 ml/min/1.73 m2 for SCC-Ag and 63.6 ml/min/1.73 m2 for CYFRA, and the cut-off age when the tumour markers might rise due to the effect of renal function were 72 years for SCC-Ag and 73 years for CYFRA. In conclusion, decreased renal function should be taken into account when evaluating tumour markers in oral cancer. In addition, tumour markers are likely to be overestimated in patients over the age of 72–73 years. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=ObataK. en-aut-sei=Obata en-aut-mei=K. kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=YutoriH. en-aut-sei=Yutori en-aut-mei=H. kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=YoshidaK. en-aut-sei=Yoshida en-aut-mei=K. kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoY. en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Y. kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=OnoK. en-aut-sei=Ono en-aut-mei=K. kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=IbaragiS. en-aut-sei=Ibaragi en-aut-mei=S. kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= en-keyword=Oral cancer kn-keyword=Oral cancer en-keyword=Tumor markers kn-keyword=Tumor markers en-keyword=Squamous cell carcinoma kn-keyword=Squamous cell carcinoma en-keyword=Tumor antigens kn-keyword=Tumor antigens en-keyword=CYFRA cytokeratin fragment kn-keyword=CYFRA cytokeratin fragment en-keyword=Renal function kn-keyword=Renal function END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=77 cd-vols= no-issue=2 article-no= start-page=209 end-page=213 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2023 dt-pub=202304 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Invading the Gluteus Maximus Muscle Completely Responded to Total Neoadjuvant Therapy en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=A 70-year-old male with anal pain and fever was diagnosed with rectal cancer perforation and abscess in the right gluteus maximus (GM) muscle. He underwent a transverse colon colostomy followed by preoperative capecitabine+oxaliplatin. Some local control was achieved but a residual abscess was observed in the right GM muscle. To secure circumferential resection margin by tumor reduction, he received chemoradiotherapy as total neoadjuvant therapy (TNT) and underwent laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection, D3 lymph node dissection, combined coccyx resection, and partial resection of the right GM muscle. The skin defect and pelvic dead space were filled with a right lateral vastus lateral great muscle flap. Histopathologically, the resected specimen showed no tumor cells in the primary tumor or lymph nodes, indicating a pathological complete response (pCR). This case suggests that TNT might improve the R0 resection and pCR rates and overall survival. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SakamotoMasaki en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Masaki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=TeraishiFuminori en-aut-sei=Teraishi en-aut-mei=Fuminori kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name= en-aut-sei= en-aut-mei= kn-aut-name=ShigeyasuKunitoshi kn-aut-sei=Shigeyasu kn-aut-mei=Kunitoshi aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=KagawaShunsuke en-aut-sei=Kagawa en-aut-mei=Shunsuke kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=FujiwaraToshiyoshi en-aut-sei=Fujiwara en-aut-mei=Toshiyoshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= en-keyword=locally advanced rectal cancer kn-keyword=locally advanced rectal cancer en-keyword=total neoadjuvant therapy kn-keyword=total neoadjuvant therapy en-keyword=lateral vastus lateral great muscle flap kn-keyword=lateral vastus lateral great muscle flap END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=77 cd-vols= no-issue=2 article-no= start-page=147 end-page=159 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2023 dt-pub=202304 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Personalized Preclinical Training in Dental Ergonomics and Endodontics in Undergraduate Dentistry Students (Pilot Study) en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=The curriculum at the Department of Pathophysiology in the Periodontal Sciences program at Okayama University includes normative preclinical training (NPT) using phantoms. NPT is given to the whole class of 5 th year students divided in groups of 8 students/instructor. In 2019, an innovative personalized preclinical training (PPT) pilot study was implemented for this group of students whereby two students, each with their own dental unit, were coached by one instructor. The main topics covered were dental ergonomics and endodontics. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of PPT in dental ergonomics and endodontics toward increasing the knowledge and future clinical skills of students who had already undergone NPT. A test on endodontics was taken before and after PPT. A questionnaire was completed to assess their perception of improvement regarding the above-mentioned topics. Test scores and questionnaire results both showed that the students’ level of knowledge and awareness of future clinical skills was significantly higher after PPT. This pilot study demonstrated that PPT increased the students’ knowledge and future clinical skills. As preclinical training forms the foundation for clinical practice, investment in future research regarding this personalized approach is likely to enhance students’ understanding and clinical performance. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=AriasZulema en-aut-sei=Arias en-aut-mei=Zulema kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=HainesStephanie en-aut-sei=Haines en-aut-mei=Stephanie kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=YamamotoTadashi en-aut-sei=Yamamoto en-aut-mei=Tadashi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=HatanakaKazu en-aut-sei=Hatanaka en-aut-mei=Kazu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=YamashiroKeisuke en-aut-sei=Yamashiro en-aut-mei=Keisuke kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=SonoiNorihiro en-aut-sei=Sonoi en-aut-mei=Norihiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakashibaShogo en-aut-sei=Takashiba en-aut-mei=Shogo kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Pathophysiology - Periodontal Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Health kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Pathophysiology - Periodontal Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Periodontics and Endodontics, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Periodontics and Endodontics, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Periodontics and Endodontics, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Pathophysiology - Periodontal Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= en-keyword=preclinical personalized education kn-keyword=preclinical personalized education en-keyword=dental ergonomics kn-keyword=dental ergonomics en-keyword=endodontics kn-keyword=endodontics en-keyword=clinical skills improvement kn-keyword=clinical skills improvement en-keyword=undergraduate students kn-keyword=undergraduate students END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=23 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=104 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2023 dt-pub=20230218 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Protocol for a randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blinded clinical trial on the effect of oestrogen replacement on physical performance to muscle resistance exercise for older women with osteoarthritis of knee joint: the EPOK trial en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Background:Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is highly prevalent in older women, and previous studies suggest the involvement of hormonal factors play a role in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis. KOA causes musculoskeletal impairment, resulting in decreased physical activity, muscle mass, and strength, which leads to sarcopenia and further increases the burden on healthcare systems. Oestrogen replacement therapy (ERT) improves joint pain and muscle performance in early menopausal women. Muscle resistance exercise (MRE) is a non-pharmacological method that preserves the physical functions of patients with KOA. However, data on short-term oestrogen administration combined with MRE in postmenopausal women, especially in those aged > 65 years, are limited. Therefore, this study presents a protocol of a trial aimed to examine the synergistic effect of ERT and MRE on lower-limb physical performance in older women with KOA. Methods:We will conduct a double-blinded, randomised placebo-controlled trial in 80 Japanese women aged > 65 years living independently with knee pain. The participants will be randomly categorised into two groups: (1) 12-week MRE programme with transdermal oestrogen gel containing 0.54 mg oestradiol per push and (2) 12-week MRE programme with placebo gel. The primary outcome measured using the 30-s chair stand test, and secondary outcomes (body composition, lower-limb muscle strength, physical performance, self-reported measure of knee pain, and quality of life) will be measured at baseline, 3 months, and 12 months, and these outcomes will be analysed based on the intention-to-treat. Discussion:The EPOK trial is the first study to focus on the efficacy of ERT on MRE among women aged > 65 years with KOA. This trial will provide an effective MRE to prevent KOA-induced lower-limb muscle weakness, confirming the benefit of short-term oestrogen administration. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=MitomaTomohiro en-aut-sei=Mitoma en-aut-mei=Tomohiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=MakiJota en-aut-sei=Maki en-aut-mei=Jota kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=OobaHikaru en-aut-sei=Ooba en-aut-mei=Hikaru kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=EtoEriko en-aut-sei=Eto en-aut-mei=Eriko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakahashiKasumi en-aut-sei=Takahashi en-aut-mei=Kasumi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=KondoTsunemasa en-aut-sei=Kondo en-aut-mei=Tsunemasa kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=IkedaTomohiro en-aut-sei=Ikeda en-aut-mei=Tomohiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoYoko en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Yoko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=MitsuhashiToshiharu en-aut-sei=Mitsuhashi en-aut-mei=Toshiharu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= en-aut-name=MasuyamaHisashi en-aut-sei=Masuyama en-aut-mei=Hisashi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=10 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ochiai Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ochiai Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=10 en-affil=Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= en-keyword=Oestrogen replacement therapy kn-keyword=Oestrogen replacement therapy en-keyword=Knee osteoarthritis kn-keyword=Knee osteoarthritis en-keyword=Muscle resistance exercise kn-keyword=Muscle resistance exercise en-keyword=Sarcopenia kn-keyword=Sarcopenia en-keyword=Physical performance kn-keyword=Physical performance END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=8 cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page=4826 end-page=4834 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2023 dt-pub=20230125 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Detection of Membrane Potential-Dependent Rhodopsin Fluorescence Using Low-Intensity Light Emitting Diode for Long-Term Imaging en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Microbial rhodopsin is a family of photoreceptive membrane proteins that commonly consist of a seven-transmembrane domain and a derivative of vitamin-A, retinal, as a chromophore. In 2011, archaeorhodopsin-3 (AR3) was shown to exhibit voltage-dependent fluorescence changes in mammalian cells. Since then, AR3 and its variants have been used as genetically encoded voltage indicators, in which mostly intense laser stimulation (1-1000 W/cm(2)) is used for the detection of dim fluorescence of rhodopsin, leading to high spatiotemporal resolution. However, intense laser stimulation potentially causes serious cell damage, particularly during long-term imaging over minutes. In this study, we present the successful detection of voltage-sensitive fluorescence of AR3 and its high fluorescence mutant Archon1 in a variety of mammalian cell lines using low-intensity light emitting diode stimulation (0.15 W/cm2) with long exposure time (500 ms). The detection system enables real-time imaging of drug-induced slow changes in voltage within the cells for minutes harmlessly and without fluorescence bleaching. Therefore, we demonstrate a method to quantitatively understand the dynamics of slow changes in membrane voltage on long time scales. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=KawanishiShiho en-aut-sei=Kawanishi en-aut-mei=Shiho kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=KojimaKeiichi en-aut-sei=Kojima en-aut-mei=Keiichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=ShibukawaAtsushi en-aut-sei=Shibukawa en-aut-mei=Atsushi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoMasayuki en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Masayuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=SudoYuki en-aut-sei=Sudo en-aut-mei=Yuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 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 and Faculty 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=Department of Optical Neural and Molecular Physiology, Graduate School of Biostudies kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=17 cd-vols= no-issue=12 article-no= start-page=e0277968 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2022 dt-pub=20221207 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Behavioural osmoregulation during land invasion in fish: Prandial drinking and wetting of the dry skin en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Osmoregulatory behaviours should have evolutionarily modified for terrestrialisation of vertebrates. In mammals, sensations of buccal food and drying have immediate effects on postprandial thirst to prevent future systemic dehydration, and is thereby considered to be 'anticipatory thirst'. However, it remains unclear whether such an anticipatory response has been acquired in the non-tetrapod lineage. Using the mudskipper goby (Periophthalmus modestus) as a semi-terrestrial ray-finned fish, we herein investigated postprandial drinking and other unique features like full-body 'rolling' over on the back although these behaviours had not been considered to have osmoregulatory functions. In our observations on tidal flats, mudskippers migrated into water areas within a minute after terrestrial eating, and exhibited rolling behaviour with accompanying pectoral-fin movements. In aquarium experiments, frequency of migration into a water area for drinking increased within a few minutes after eating onset, without systemic dehydration. During their low humidity exposure, frequency of the rolling behaviour and pectoral-fin movements increased by more than five times to moisten the skin before systemic dehydration. These findings suggest anticipatory responses which arise from oral/gastrointestinal and cutaneous sensation in the goby. These sensation and motivation seem to have evolved in distantly related species in order to solve osmoregulatory challenges during terrestrialisation. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=KatayamaYukitoshi en-aut-sei=Katayama en-aut-mei=Yukitoshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=TsukadaTakehiro en-aut-sei=Tsukada en-aut-mei=Takehiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=HyodoSusumu en-aut-sei=Hyodo en-aut-mei=Susumu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoHirotaka en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Hirotaka kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoTatsuya en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Tatsuya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute, Faculty of Science, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Biomolecular Science, Toho University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Laboratory of Physiology, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute, Faculty of Science, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute, Faculty of Science, Okayama University kn-affil= END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=77 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=57 end-page=64 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2023 dt-pub=202302 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Development, Disappearance, and Clinical Course of Melanosis Coli: Sex Differences in the Progression of Severity en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Melanosis coli (MC) is an acquired colorectal disorder visualized as colonic mucosa pigmentation. Disease severity is confirmed based on MC depth, shape, and coloration, although the clinical course is not fully understood. This study sought to clarify characteristics of MC development and disappearance and to investigate its clinical course and severity. Contributors to MC grade progression were explored. This study reviewed MC cases discovered via colonoscopy at a single institution over a 10-year period. Of all 216 MC cases, 17 developing and 10 disappearing cases were detected. Anthranoid laxative use was a key factor: 29.4% of the developing cases had used such agents before the initial MC diagnosis, whereas 40% of disappearing cases had discontinued anthranoids prior to detection of MC disappearance. Among 70 grade I cases, progression to grade II occurred in 16 cases during a mean follow-up of 3.67±2.1 years (rate of progression=22.8%). Males more commonly showed progressive than stable grade I cases, and the probability of progression was higher for male than for female cases. An association between anthranoid administration and MC presence was presumed, and grade I MC was found to progress in severity over 5 years. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=KatsumataRyo en-aut-sei=Katsumata en-aut-mei=Ryo kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=ManabeNoriaki en-aut-sei=Manabe en-aut-mei=Noriaki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=MonobeYasumasa en-aut-sei=Monobe en-aut-mei=Yasumasa kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=AyakiMaki en-aut-sei=Ayaki en-aut-mei=Maki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=SuehiroMitsuhiko en-aut-sei=Suehiro en-aut-mei=Mitsuhiko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=FujitaMinoru en-aut-sei=Fujita en-aut-mei=Minoru kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=KamadaTomoari en-aut-sei=Kamada en-aut-mei=Tomoari kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=KawamotoHirofumi en-aut-sei=Kawamoto en-aut-mei=Hirofumi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=HarumaKen en-aut-sei=Haruma en-aut-mei=Ken kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of General Internal Medicine 2, Kawasaki Medical School General Medical Center kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Division of Endoscopy and Ultrasonography, Department of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School General Medical Center kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Pathology, Kawasaki Medical School General Medical Center kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Division of Endoscopy and Ultrasonography, Department of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School General Medical Center kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of General Internal Medicine 2, Kawasaki Medical School General Medical Center kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Division of Endoscopy and Ultrasonography, Department of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School General Medical Center kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Health Care Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School General Medical Center kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Department of General Internal Medicine 2, Kawasaki Medical School General Medical Center kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Department of General Internal Medicine 2, Kawasaki Medical School General Medical Center kn-affil= en-keyword=melanosis kn-keyword=melanosis en-keyword=sex characteristics kn-keyword=sex characteristics en-keyword=laxatives kn-keyword=laxatives en-keyword=colorectal neoplasms kn-keyword=colorectal neoplasms en-keyword=colonoscopy kn-keyword=colonoscopy END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=20 cd-vols= no-issue=2 article-no= start-page=1579 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2023 dt-pub=20230115 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Differences in Stress Perception of Medical Students Depending on In-Person Communication and Online Communication during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Japanese Cross-Sectional Survey en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Background: Excessive psychological stress in medical students affects their mental health and causes problems such as burnout and depression. Furthermore, changes in the learning environment to online learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic have had a psychological effect on medical students. However, the relationships between medical students' perceived stress and different methods of communication, including in-person and online communication, remain unclear. The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences in stress perception of medical students depending on in-person communication and online communication during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: This study was a cross-sectional study conducted from September to October in 2020. All of the students of Okayama University School of Medicine were asked to participate in a questionnaire survey. The explanatory variables were the frequency and length of communications with others (by in-person or online communication), empathy, and lifestyle. The main outcome measure was perceived stress. Subgroup analysis was conducted for students who preferred to be by themselves and students who preferred to study together and interact with other people. Univariate analysis and multivariate multiple regression analysis were conducted. Gender and grade, which have been shown to be associated with stress in previous studies, were used as covariates for multiple regression analysis. Results: Valid responses to the questionnaire survey were received from 211 (29.4%) of the 717 students. There was no significant association between perceived stress and online communication, but the number of people with which students had in-person communication (1-2 people compared to 0 as a control, regression coefficient [B] = -4.4, 95% confidence interval [CI]; -7.8, -1.1, more than 10 people, B = -12, 95% CI: -18, -5.8) and the length of communication (more than 120 min, B = -4.5, 95% CI: -8.1, -0.92) were associated with a reduction in perceived stress. In subgroup analysis, the number of people with in-person communication and the length of communication had significant associations with stress reduction even in the group of students who had a preference for being by themselves. Conclusion: In-person communications rather than online communications were associated with a lower level of perceived stress. In subgroup analysis, this trend was statistically significant in the group of students who had a preference for being by themselves. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=TokumasuKazuki en-aut-sei=Tokumasu en-aut-mei=Kazuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=NishimuraYoshito en-aut-sei=Nishimura en-aut-mei=Yoshito kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoYoko en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Yoko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=ObikaMikako en-aut-sei=Obika en-aut-mei=Mikako kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=KataokaHitomi en-aut-sei=Kataoka en-aut-mei=Hitomi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=OtsukaFumio en-aut-sei=Otsuka en-aut-mei=Fumio kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai’i kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital 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= en-keyword=COVID-19 kn-keyword=COVID-19 en-keyword=medical student kn-keyword=medical student en-keyword=medical education kn-keyword=medical education en-keyword=in-person communication kn-keyword=in-person communication en-keyword=online communication kn-keyword=online communication en-keyword=stress perception kn-keyword=stress perception END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=18 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=2153182 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2023 dt-pub=20231231 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Identification of quantitative trait loci associated with sorghum susceptibility to Asian stem borer damage en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) is an important crop originated in Africa that shows susceptibility to herbivores. In this study, we identified two sorghum genotypes with highly contrasting levels of stem damage caused by the caterpillars of Asian stem borer (Ostrinia furnacalis Guenee). Recombinant inbred lines (RILs) from genetic cross between resistant (BTx623) and susceptible (NOG) sorghum were used to perform a quantitative trait locus (QTL) analysis in the field. Two major QTLs responsible for higher NOG infestation by stem borer in three independent field seasons were detected on chromosomes 7 and 9, interestingly in positions that overlapped with two major QTLs for plant height. As plant height and stem borer damage were highly correlated, we propose that sorghum height-associated morphological or physiological traits could be important for stem borer establishment and/or damage in sorghum. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=OsindeCyprian en-aut-sei=Osinde en-aut-mei=Cyprian kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoWataru en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Wataru kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=Kajiya-KanegaeHiromi en-aut-sei=Kajiya-Kanegae en-aut-mei=Hiromi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=SobhyIslam S. en-aut-sei=Sobhy en-aut-mei=Islam S. kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=TugumeArthur K. en-aut-sei=Tugume en-aut-mei=Arthur K. kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=NsubugaAnthony M. en-aut-sei=Nsubuga en-aut-mei=Anthony M. kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=GalisIvan en-aut-sei=Galis en-aut-mei=Ivan kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Plant Science, Microbiology and Biotechnology Makerere University kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Plant Science, Microbiology and Biotechnology Makerere University kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University kn-affil= en-keyword=Quantitative trait locus (QTL) kn-keyword=Quantitative trait locus (QTL) en-keyword=stem borer kn-keyword=stem borer en-keyword=herbivory kn-keyword=herbivory en-keyword=BTx623 and NOG kn-keyword=BTx623 and NOG en-keyword=recombinant inbred lines (RILs) kn-keyword=recombinant inbred lines (RILs) en-keyword=sorghum kn-keyword=sorghum END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=2 cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page=18 end-page=31 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2023 dt-pub=20230325 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=The beginning date of wet rice cultivation at the of Okayama University site: Tree ring oxygen isotope dating and radiocarbon 14 age of weirs from the mid-I stage of the Yayoi period kn-title=岡山大学構内遺跡における水田稲作の開始年代 ―Ⅰ期中段階の堰の酸素同位体比年輪年代と炭素14年代― en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=This article clarifies the date when paddy field rice cultivation began at the archaeological site located within the Okayama University campus. The analysis used tree ring oxygen isotope dating and radiocarbon dating. When the oxygen isotope ratios of wood used in paddy weirs detected in the 23rd excavation season were examined, peaks could be seen in two places: in the 10th century BC and the 6th century BC. Since the weir was accompanied by mid-I stage Yayoi pottery, which was dated to the 6th century BC using radiocarbon dating, tree ring dating determined that the weir was made from wood cut down soon after 540 BC. Therefore, it was reaffirmed that one of the points of the mid-I stage can be dated to the middle of the 6th century BC.
Next is the age of the early-I stage, when paddy field rice cultivation began on the Okayama Plain. In the Tsuruba area of the Nishikawazu archaeological site in Shimane Prefecture, where paddy field rice cultivation is thought to have begun at the same time as on the Okayama Plain, tree ring oxygen isotope dating of wood accompanied by early-I stage pottery has been reported. The date of 649 BC date means that one of the earliest stages of the early-I period dates to the middle of the 7th century BC. Therefore, we reaffirmed the view that paddy rice cultivation in the Chugoku region, such as Okayama and Shimane, began in the 7th century BC.
It also became clear that the beginning of paddy field rice cultivation in the Chugoku region occurred at a time when the climate that had been the base of cold in the 10th century BC gradually warmed and the relatively humid climate began to turn to arid. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=FUJIOShinichiro en-aut-sei=FUJIO en-aut-mei=Shinichiro kn-aut-name=藤尾慎一郎 kn-aut-sei=藤尾 kn-aut-mei=慎一郎 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=SAKAMOTOMinoru en-aut-sei=SAKAMOTO en-aut-mei=Minoru kn-aut-name=坂本稔 kn-aut-sei=坂本 kn-aut-mei=稔 aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=SANOMasaki en-aut-sei=SANO en-aut-mei=Masaki kn-aut-name=佐野雅規 kn-aut-sei=佐野 kn-aut-mei=雅規 aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=The National Museum of Japanese History, School of Cultural and Social Studies, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=The National Museum of Japanese History, School of Cultural and Social Studies, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University kn-affil= en-keyword=土器付着炭化物：carbides adhering to pottery kn-keyword=土器付着炭化物：carbides adhering to pottery en-keyword=酸素同位体比年輪年代法：tree ring oxygen isotope dating kn-keyword=酸素同位体比年輪年代法：tree ring oxygen isotope dating en-keyword=炭素14年代法：radiocarbon dating kn-keyword=炭素14年代法：radiocarbon dating en-keyword=岡山大学構内遺跡：the Okayama University site kn-keyword=岡山大学構内遺跡：the Okayama University site en-keyword=弥生前期：the early Yayoi period kn-keyword=弥生前期：the early Yayoi period en-keyword=水田稲作：wet rice cultivation kn-keyword=水田稲作：wet rice cultivation en-keyword=堰：weirs kn-keyword=堰：weirs END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=12 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=19665 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2022 dt-pub=20221116 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Mating experiences with the same partner enhanced mating activities of naive male medaka fish en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Mating experience shapes male mating behavior across species, from insects, fish, and birds, to rodents. Here, we investigated the effect of multiple mating experiences on male mating behavior in "naive" (defined as sexually inexperienced) male medaka fish. The latency to mate with the same female partner significantly decreased after the second encounter, whereas when the partner was changed, the latency to mate was not decreased. These findings suggest that mating experiences enhanced the mating activity of naive males for the familiar female, but not for an unfamiliar female. In contrast, the mating experiences of "experienced" (defined as those having mated > 7 times) males with the same partner did not influence their latency to mate. Furthermore, we identified 10 highly and differentially expressed genes in the brains of the naive males after the mating experience and revealed 3 genes that are required for a functional cascade of the thyroid hormone system. Together, these findings suggest that the mating experience of naive male medaka fish influences their mating behaviors, with neural changes triggered by thyroid hormone activation in the brain. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=DaimonMasahiro en-aut-sei=Daimon en-aut-mei=Masahiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=KatsumuraTakafumi en-aut-sei=Katsumura en-aut-mei=Takafumi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoHirotaka en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Hirotaka kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=AnsaiSatoshi en-aut-sei=Ansai en-aut-mei=Satoshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakeuchiHideaki en-aut-sei=Takeuchi en-aut-mei=Hideaki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= 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 Life Sciences, Tohoku University kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=289 cd-vols= no-issue=1985 article-no= start-page=20221126 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2022 dt-pub=20221019 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Footedness for scratching itchy eyes in rodents en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=The neural bases of itchy eye transmission remain unclear compared with those involved in body itch. Here, we show in rodents that the gastrin-releasing peptide receptor (GRPR) of the trigeminal sensory system is involved in the transmission of itchy eyes. Interestingly, we further demonstrate a difference in scratching behaviour between the left and right hindfeet in rodents; histamine instillation into the conjunctival sac of both eyes revealed right-foot biased laterality in the scratching movements. Unilateral histamine instillation specifically induced neural activation in the ipsilateral sensory pathway, with no significant difference between the activations following left- and right-eye instillations. Thus, the behavioural laterality is presumably due to right-foot preference in rodents. Genetically modified rats with specific depletion of Grpr-expressing neurons in the trigeminal sensory nucleus caudalis of the medulla oblongata exhibited fewer and shorter histamine-induced scratching movements than controls and eliminated the footedness. These results taken together indicate that the Grp-expressing neurons are required for the transmission of itch sensation from the eyes, but that foot preference is generated centrally. These findings could open up a new field of research on the mechanisms of the laterality in vertebrates and also offer new potential therapeutic approaches to refractory pruritic eye disorders. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=KatayamaYukitoshi en-aut-sei=Katayama en-aut-mei=Yukitoshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=MiuraAyane en-aut-sei=Miura en-aut-mei=Ayane kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoTatsuya en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Tatsuya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakanamiKeiko en-aut-sei=Takanami en-aut-mei=Keiko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoHirotaka en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Hirotaka kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Ushimado, Setouchi kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Ushimado, Setouchi kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Ushimado, Setouchi kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Mouse Genomics Resources Laboratory, National Institute of Genetics, Yata, Mishima kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Ushimado, Setouchi kn-affil= en-keyword=itchy eyes kn-keyword=itchy eyes en-keyword=histamine kn-keyword=histamine en-keyword=gastrin-releasing peptide receptor kn-keyword=gastrin-releasing peptide receptor en-keyword=footedness kn-keyword=footedness END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=76 cd-vols= no-issue=6 article-no= start-page=749 end-page=754 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2022 dt-pub=202212 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Salvage Surgery for Symptomatic Recurrence of Retro-Odontoid Pseudotumor after a C1 Laminectomy en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=We provide the first report of successful salvage surgery for a post-C1 laminectomy symptomatic recurrence of a retro-odontoid pseudotumor (ROP) that caused myelopathy. The 72-year-old Japanese woman presented with an ROP causing symptomatic cervical myelopathy. With ultrasonography support, we performed the enucleation of the ROP via a transdural approach and fusion surgery for the recurrence of the mass. At the final observation 2-year post-surgery, MRI demonstrated the mass’s regression and spinal cord decompression, and the patient’s symptoms had improved. Our strategy is an effective option for a symptomatic recurrence of ROP. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=TakamiMasanari en-aut-sei=Takami en-aut-mei=Masanari kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=YukawaYasutsugu en-aut-sei=Yukawa en-aut-mei=Yasutsugu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=NodaYusuke en-aut-sei=Noda en-aut-mei=Yusuke kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=YoshidaMunehito en-aut-sei=Yoshida en-aut-mei=Munehito kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=YamadaHiroshi en-aut-sei=Yamada en-aut-mei=Hiroshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wakayama Medical University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wakayama Medical University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wakayama Rosai Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wakayama Medical University kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wakayama Medical University kn-affil= en-keyword=recurrent retro-odontoid pseudotumor kn-keyword=recurrent retro-odontoid pseudotumor en-keyword=salvage surgery kn-keyword=salvage surgery en-keyword=transdural resection kn-keyword=transdural resection en-keyword=C1 laminectomy kn-keyword=C1 laminectomy en-keyword=ultra-sonography kn-keyword=ultra-sonography END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=76 cd-vols= no-issue=6 article-no= start-page=743 end-page=748 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2022 dt-pub=202212 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Posterolateral Floating Technique for the Thoracic Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament with Navigation: A Technical Note en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=We describe a floating technique via a posterolateral approach with intraoperative O-arm navigation to facilitate decompression of the spinal cord in thoracic myelopathy due to severe ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL). A 62-year-old man with myelopathy due to thoracic OPLL had left-leg muscle weakness, urinary disturbance, and spastic gait. Bilateral leg pain and gait disturbance had persisted for 2 years. He was successfully treated by the posterolateral OPLL floating procedure and posterior pedicle fixation under O-arm navigation. At a 2-year follow-up, manual muscle testing results and sensory function of the left leg had recovered fully. His cervical Japanese Orthopedic Association score had improved from 5/12 to 11/12. The novel intraoperative O-arm navigation-guided posterolateral floating procedure for thoracic OPLL is effective for achieving precise decompression and strong fixation with a posterior approach only and can provide an excellent result for severe thoracic OPLL without the risk of adverse events from intraoperative radiation. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=TanakaMasato en-aut-sei=Tanaka en-aut-mei=Masato kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=SutharHardik en-aut-sei=Suthar en-aut-mei=Hardik kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=DesaiDhvanit en-aut-sei=Desai en-aut-mei=Dhvanit kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=YamauchiTaro en-aut-sei=Yamauchi en-aut-mei=Taro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=AratakiShinya en-aut-sei=Arataki en-aut-mei=Shinya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=FujiwaraYoshihiro en-aut-sei=Fujiwara en-aut-mei=Yoshihiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=UotaniKoji en-aut-sei=Uotani en-aut-mei=Koji kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=OdaYoshiaki en-aut-sei=Oda en-aut-mei=Yoshiaki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=MisawaHaruo en-aut-sei=Misawa en-aut-mei=Haruo kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama Rosai Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama Rosai Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama Rosai Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama Rosai Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama Rosai Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama Rosai Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama Rosai Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama Rosai Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= en-keyword=ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament kn-keyword=ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament en-keyword=floating method kn-keyword=floating method en-keyword= navigation surgery kn-keyword= navigation surgery en-keyword=C-arm free kn-keyword=C-arm free END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=76 cd-vols= no-issue=6 article-no= start-page=715 end-page=721 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2022 dt-pub=202212 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Graphene Oxide-based Endodontic Sealer: An in Vitro Study en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=The failure of endodontic treatment is directly associated with microbial infection in the root canal or periapical areas. An endodontic sealer that is both bactericidal and biocompatible is essential for the success of root canal treatments. This is one of the vital issues yet to be solved in clinical dental practice. This in vitro study assessed the effectiveness of graphene oxide (GO) composites GO-CaF2 and GO-Ag-CaF2 as endodontic sealer materials. Dentin slices were coated with either the GO-based composites or commonly used root canal sealers (non-eugenol zinc oxide sealer). The coated slices were treated in 0.9% NaCl, phosphate-buffered saline (PBS), and simulated body fluid (SBF) at 37˚C for 24 hours to compare their sealing effect on the dentin surface. In addition, the radiopacity of these composites was examined to assess whether they complied with the requirements of a sealer for good radiographic visualization. Scanning electron microscopy showed the significant sealing capability of the composites as coating materials. Radiographic images confirmed their radiopacity. Mineral deposition indicated their bioactivity, especially of GO-Ag-CaF2, and thus it is potential for regenerative application. They were both previously shown to be bactericidal to oral microbes and cytocompatible with host cells. With such a unique assemblage of critical properties, these GO-based composites show promise as endodontic sealers for protection against reinfection in root canal treatment and enhanced success in endodontic treatment overall. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=Mohammed Zahedul Islam Nizami en-aut-sei=Mohammed Zahedul Islam Nizami en-aut-mei= kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=GorduysusMelahat en-aut-sei=Gorduysus en-aut-mei=Melahat kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=Shinoda-ItoYuki en-aut-sei=Shinoda-Ito en-aut-mei=Yuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=YamamotoTadashi en-aut-sei=Yamamoto en-aut-mei=Tadashi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=NishinaYuta en-aut-sei=Nishina en-aut-mei=Yuta kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakashibaShogo en-aut-sei=Takashiba en-aut-mei=Shogo kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=AriasZulema en-aut-sei=Arias en-aut-mei=Zulema kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Pathophysiology – Periodontal Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Pathophysiology – Periodontal Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Pathophysiology – Periodontal Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Pathophysiology – Periodontal Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Research Core for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Research Core for Interdisciplinary 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, Okayama University kn-affil= en-keyword=bioactive sealer kn-keyword=bioactive sealer en-keyword=graphene oxide kn-keyword=graphene oxide en-keyword=mineral deposition kn-keyword=mineral deposition en-keyword=antimicrobial activity kn-keyword=antimicrobial activity en-keyword=radiopacity kn-keyword=radiopacity END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=76 cd-vols= no-issue=6 article-no= start-page=695 end-page=703 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2022 dt-pub=202212 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=History of Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization Predicts the Efficacy of Hepatic Arterial Infusion Chemotherapy in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=This study sought to identify factors that are predictive of a therapeutic response to hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy (HAIC) by focusing on the number of prior transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) sessions. To determine the parameters predicting a good response to HAIC, we retrospectively analyzed 170 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who received HAIC regimens comprising low-dose cisplatin combined with 5-fluorouracil (LFP) or cisplatin (CDDP) for the first time. In both the LFP and CDDP regimens, the response rates were significantly lower in patients with three or more prior TACE sessions than in those with two or fewer prior TACE sessions (LFP 57% versus 28%; p=0.01, CDDP 27% versus 6%; p=0.01). Multivariable logistic regression analysis revealed that the number of prior TACE sessions (≥ 3) was significantly associated with non-responder status (odds ratio 4.17, 95% Confidence Interval (CI) 1.76-9.86) in addition to the HAIC regimen. Multivariable analysis using the Cox proportional hazards model revealed that a larger number of prior TACE sessions (≥ 3) was a significant risk factor for survival (hazard ratio 1.60, 95% CI 1.12-2.29) in addition to Child-Pugh class, serum alpha-fetoprotein concentration, and maximum diameter of HCC. HCC patients who receive fewer prior TACE sessions (≤ 2) were found to be better responders to HAIC. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=OnishiHideki en-aut-sei=Onishi en-aut-mei=Hideki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=NousoKazuhiro en-aut-sei=Nouso en-aut-mei=Kazuhiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakakiAkinobu en-aut-sei=Takaki en-aut-mei=Akinobu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=OyamaAtsushi en-aut-sei=Oyama en-aut-mei=Atsushi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=AdachiTakuya en-aut-sei=Adachi en-aut-mei=Takuya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=WadaNozomu en-aut-sei=Wada en-aut-mei=Nozomu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakeuchiYasuto en-aut-sei=Takeuchi en-aut-mei=Yasuto kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=ShirahaHidenori en-aut-sei=Shiraha en-aut-mei=Hidenori kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=OkadaHiroyuki en-aut-sei=Okada en-aut-mei=Hiroyuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= en-keyword=hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy kn-keyword=hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy en-keyword=hepatocellular carcinoma kn-keyword=hepatocellular carcinoma en-keyword=refractory kn-keyword=refractory en-keyword=transcatheter arterial chemoembolization kn-keyword=transcatheter arterial chemoembolization END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=76 cd-vols= no-issue=6 article-no= start-page=679 end-page=688 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2022 dt-pub=202212 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Efficacy and Safety of Three-dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy for Macroscopic Vascular Invasion of Hepatocellular Carcinoma en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Chemotherapy is insufficient to treat macroscopic vascular invasion (MVI) of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We retrospectively investigated the treatment outcomes of patients who underwent three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3D-CRT) for HCC MVI and analyzed prognostic factors by multivariate analysis using a Cox proportional hazard model. Sixty-five patients were studied. MVI sites were the portal vein (n=48 patients), portal and hepatic veins (n=8), and hepatic vein (n=9). The median irradiation dose was 50 Gy. The median survival time (MST) was 7.5 months. Performance status 2 or 3, modified albumin-bilirubin grade 2b or 3, and massive/diffuse type were poor prognostic factors. Nineteen patients (29%) with a treatment effect of 3 or 4 (≥ 50% of tumor necrosis or regression) at the irradiation sites according to the Response Evaluation Criteria in Cancer of the Liver showed longer survival than those with an effect of 1 or 2 (MST 18.7 vs. 5.9 months, p<0.001). No treatment-related death occurred. The hepatic function reserve was preserved in more than 70% of patients. 3D-CRT controlled HCC MVI safely and was suggested to be a good treatment option. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=AsagiAkinori en-aut-sei=Asagi en-aut-mei=Akinori kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakaguchiChihiro en-aut-sei=Sakaguchi en-aut-mei=Chihiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=NadanoSeijin en-aut-sei=Nadano en-aut-mei=Seijin kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=NishinaTomohiro en-aut-sei=Nishina en-aut-mei=Tomohiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=HamamotoYasushi en-aut-sei=Hamamoto en-aut-mei=Yasushi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=KataokaMasaaki en-aut-sei=Kataoka en-aut-mei=Masaaki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=YamashitaNatsumi en-aut-sei=Yamashita en-aut-mei=Natsumi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=TanimizuMasahito en-aut-sei=Tanimizu en-aut-mei=Masahito kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=HyodoIchinosuke en-aut-sei=Hyodo en-aut-mei=Ichinosuke kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Radiation Oncology, National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Radiology, Saiseikai Imabari Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center kn-affil= en-keyword=hepatocellular carcinoma kn-keyword=hepatocellular carcinoma en-keyword=macroscopic vascular invasion kn-keyword=macroscopic vascular invasion en-keyword=portal vein tumor thrombosis kn-keyword=portal vein tumor thrombosis en-keyword=hepatic vein tumor thrombosis kn-keyword=hepatic vein tumor thrombosis en-keyword=three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy kn-keyword=three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol= cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page= end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2022 dt-pub=20220922 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=アルコール依存症に対するナルメフェンの無作為化比較試験における臨床的モデレーターについて：探索的分析 kn-title=Clinical moderators of response to nalmefene in a randomized-controlled trial for alcohol dependence: An exploratory analysis en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=HASHIMOTONozomu en-aut-sei=HASHIMOTO en-aut-mei=Nozomu kn-aut-name=橋本望 kn-aut-sei=橋本 kn-aut-mei=望 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil=岡山大学大学院医歯薬学総合研究科 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=76 cd-vols= no-issue=5 article-no= start-page=609 end-page=615 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2022 dt-pub=202210 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Idiopathic Pneumonia Syndrome Refractory to Ruxolitinib after Post-Transplant Cyclophosphamide-based Haploidentical Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: Lung Pathological Findings from an Autopsy Case en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=A 69-year-old Japanese man with acute leukemia received post-transplant cyclophosphamide-based haploidentical stem cell transplantation (PTCY-haplo-SCT) but was readmitted with dyspnea and ground-glass-opacities of the lungs. Bronchoscopy showed inflammatory changes with no signs of infection. He received steroids but required intubation as his condition deteriorated. In addition to antithymocyte globulin and cyclophosphamide, we administered ruxolitinib but failed to save him. Autopsy findings revealed fibrotic nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP) without evidence of organizing pneumonia or infection. Thus, we diagnosed idiopathic pneumonia syndrome (IPS). As far as our knowledge, this is the first case of IPS with NSIP histology after PTCY-haplo-SCT. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=MatsumotoKen en-aut-sei=Matsumoto en-aut-mei=Ken kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=FujishitaKeigo en-aut-sei=Fujishita en-aut-mei=Keigo kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=MatsudaMasayuki en-aut-sei=Matsuda en-aut-mei=Masayuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=OkaSatoshi en-aut-sei=Oka en-aut-mei=Satoshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=FujisawaYuka en-aut-sei=Fujisawa en-aut-mei=Yuka kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=ImaiToshi en-aut-sei=Imai en-aut-mei=Toshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=MachidaTakuya en-aut-sei=Machida en-aut-mei=Takuya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, Kochi Health Sciences Center kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, Kochi Health Sciences Center kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, Kochi Health Sciences Center kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, Kochi Health Sciences Center kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, Kochi Health Sciences Center kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, Kochi Health Sciences Center kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, Kochi Health Sciences Center kn-affil= en-keyword=idiopathic pneumonia syndrome kn-keyword=idiopathic pneumonia syndrome en-keyword=ruxolitinib kn-keyword=ruxolitinib en-keyword=post-transplant cyclophosphamide-based haploidentical stem cell transplantation kn-keyword=post-transplant cyclophosphamide-based haploidentical stem cell transplantation en-keyword=nonspecific interstitial pneumonia kn-keyword=nonspecific interstitial pneumonia END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=76 cd-vols= no-issue=5 article-no= start-page=585 end-page=591 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2022 dt-pub=202210 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Surgery Outcomes for Pulmonary Metastases from Renal Cell Carcinoma en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Pulmonary metastatic resection is a standard therapy for renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Although patients with pulmonary metastases who do not undergo any treatment have poor prognoses, it has been reported that resection for pulmonary metastases yields good clinical outcomes. We investigated the prognoses of the 10 Japanese patients (eight males, two females) who underwent a surgical resection of pulmonary metastasectomy from RCC at our institution between April 1, 2012 and March 31, 2020 and analyzed the prognostic factors. We determined the prognoses and calculated the 5-year overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) rates. To identify prognostic factors, we compared the median DFS duration for each factor. Elderly patients (median age, 75.5 years) were more predominant compared to previous studies, and all 10 patients underwent a complete resection. The 5-year DFS rate was 30.5% (95%CI: 0.045-0.63) and the 5-year OS rate was 80% (95%CI: 0.20-0.97). The following factors were associated with better prognosis: female, disease-free interval≥36 months, and metastases size<12 mm. These results indicate that complete resection for pulmonary metastases from RCC resulted in good clinical outcomes, particularly for patients with better prognostic factors. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=ChoshiHaruki en-aut-sei=Choshi en-aut-mei=Haruki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=WatanabeMototsugu en-aut-sei=Watanabe en-aut-mei=Mototsugu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=FurukawaShinichi en-aut-sei=Furukawa en-aut-mei=Shinichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=UjikeHiroyuki en-aut-sei=Ujike en-aut-mei=Hiroyuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=KataokaKazuhiko en-aut-sei=Kataoka en-aut-mei=Kazuhiko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Iwakuni Clinical Center kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Iwakuni Clinical Center kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Iwakuni Clinical Center kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Iwakuni Clinical Center kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Iwakuni Clinical Center kn-affil= en-keyword=renal cell carcinoma kn-keyword=renal cell carcinoma en-keyword=pulmonary metastasis kn-keyword=pulmonary metastasis en-keyword=complete resection kn-keyword=complete resection END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=76 cd-vols= no-issue=5 article-no= start-page=511 end-page=517 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2022 dt-pub=202210 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Effects of Model-Based Iterative Reconstruction in Low-Dose Paranasal Computed Tomography: A Comparison with Filtered Back Projection and Hybrid Iterative Reconstruction en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Iterative reconstruction (IR) improves image quality compared with filtered back projection (FBP). This study investigated the usefulness of model-based IR (forward-projected model-based iterative reconstruction solution [FIRST]) in comparison with FBP and hybrid IR (adaptive iterative dose reduction three-dimensional processing [AIDR 3D]) in low-dose paranasal CT. Twenty-four patients with paranasal sinusitis who underwent standard-dose CT (120 kV) and low-dose CT (100 kV) scanning before and after medical treatment were enrolled. Standard-dose CT scans were reconstructed with FBP (FBP120), and low-dose CT scans with FBP (FBP100), AIDR 3D, and FIRST. The signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) in three anatomical structures and effective doses were compared using Mann–Whitney U test. Two radiologists independently evaluated the visibility of 16 anatomical structures, overall image quality, and artifacts. Effective doses in lowdose CT were significantly reduced compared with those in standard-dose CT (0.24 vs 0.43 mSv, p<0.001). FIRST achieved significantly higher SNR (p<0.01, respectively) and CNR (p<0.001, respectively) of evaluated structures and significant improvement in overall image quality (p<0.001), artifacts (p<0.001), and visibility related to muscles (p<0.05) compared to FBP120, FBP100, and AIDR 3D. FIRST allowed radiation-dose reduction, while maintaining objective and subjective image quality in low-dose paranasal CT. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=TomitaHayato en-aut-sei=Tomita en-aut-mei=Hayato kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=KuramochiKenji en-aut-sei=Kuramochi en-aut-mei=Kenji kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=FujikawaAtsuko en-aut-sei=Fujikawa en-aut-mei=Atsuko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=IkedaHirotaka en-aut-sei=Ikeda en-aut-mei=Hirotaka kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=KomitaMidori en-aut-sei=Komita en-aut-mei=Midori kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=KuriharaYoshiko en-aut-sei=Kurihara en-aut-mei=Yoshiko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=KobayashiYasuyuki en-aut-sei=Kobayashi en-aut-mei=Yasuyuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=MimuraHidefumi en-aut-sei=Mimura en-aut-mei=Hidefumi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Radiology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Radiology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Radiology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Radiology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Radiology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Radiology, Machida Municipal Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Advanced Biomedical Imaging Informatics, St. Marianna University School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Department of Radiology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine kn-affil= en-keyword=paranasal sinuses kn-keyword=paranasal sinuses en-keyword=iterative reconstruction kn-keyword=iterative reconstruction en-keyword=dose reduction kn-keyword=dose reduction en-keyword=low dose kn-keyword=low dose END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=25 cd-vols= no-issue=7 article-no= start-page=104524 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2022 dt-pub=20220715 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Lattice-patterned collagen fibers and their dynamics in axolotl skin regeneration en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=The morphology of collagen-producing cells and the structure of produced collagen in the dermis have not been well-described. This lack of insights has been a serious obstacle in the evaluation of skin regeneration. We succeeded in visualizing collagen-producing cells and produced collagen using the axolotl skin, which is highly transparent. The visualized dermal collagen had a lattice-like structure. The collagen-producing fibroblasts consistently possessed the lattice-patterned filopodia along with the lattice-patterned collagen network. The dynamics of this lattice-like structure were also verified in the skin regeneration process of axolotls, and it was found that the correct lattice-like structure was not reorganized after simple skin wounding but was reorganized in the presence of nerves. These findings are not only fundamental insights in dermatology but also valuable insights into the mechanism of skin regeneration. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=KashimotoRena en-aut-sei=Kashimoto en-aut-mei=Rena kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=FurukawaSaya en-aut-sei=Furukawa en-aut-mei=Saya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=YamamotoSakiya en-aut-sei=Yamamoto en-aut-mei=Sakiya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=KameiYasuhiro en-aut-sei=Kamei en-aut-mei=Yasuhiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoJoe en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Joe kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=NonakaShigenori en-aut-sei=Nonaka en-aut-mei=Shigenori kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=WatanabeTomonobu M. en-aut-sei=Watanabe en-aut-mei=Tomonobu M. kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoTatsuya en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Tatsuya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoHirotaka en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Hirotaka kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= en-aut-name=SatohAkira en-aut-sei=Satoh en-aut-mei=Akira kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=10 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Division of Earth, Life, and Molecular Sciences, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=National Institute for Basic Biology (NIBB), National Institutes for Natural Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=National Institute for Basic Biology (NIBB), National Institutes for Natural Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=National Institute for Basic Biology (NIBB), National Institutes for Natural Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Laboratory for Comprehensive Bioimaging, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Division of Earth, Life, and Molecular Sciences, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Division of Earth, Life, and Molecular Sciences, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=10 en-affil=Research Core for Interdisciplinary Sciences (RCIS), Okayama University kn-affil= END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=76 cd-vols= no-issue=3 article-no= start-page=265 end-page=271 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2022 dt-pub=202206 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=The Impact of Medical Students Teaching Basic Life Support to Laypersons en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Basic life support (BLS) courses for laypersons, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training, is known to improve outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac events. We asked medical students to provide BLS training for laypersons as a part of their emergency medicine education and evaluated the effects of training on the BLS skills of laypersons. We also used a questionnaire to determine whether the medical students who provided the BLS training were themselves more confident and motivated to perform BLS compared to students who did not provide BLS training. The proportions of laypersons who reported confidence in checking for a response, performing chest compressions, and automated external defibrillator (AED) use were significantly increased after the BLS training. The proportions of medical students who reported increased confidence/motivation in terms of understanding BLS, checking for a response, chest compression, use of AED, and willingness to perform BLS were significantly greater among medical students who provided BLS instructions compared to those who did not. BLS instruction by medical students was associated with an improvement in laypersons’ CPR accuracy and confidence in responding to cardiac arrest. The results indicate that medical students could gain understanding, confidence, and motivation in regard to their BLS skills by teaching BLS to laypersons. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=KosakiYoshinori en-aut-sei=Kosaki en-aut-mei=Yoshinori kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=NaitoHiromichi en-aut-sei=Naito en-aut-mei=Hiromichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=IidaAtsuyoshi en-aut-sei=Iida en-aut-mei=Atsuyoshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=IhoriyaHiromi en-aut-sei=Ihoriya en-aut-mei=Hiromi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=NojimaTsuyoshi en-aut-sei=Nojima en-aut-mei=Tsuyoshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=YamadaTaihei en-aut-sei=Yamada en-aut-mei=Taihei kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=YamamotoHirotsugu en-aut-sei=Yamamoto en-aut-mei=Hirotsugu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=NakamuraShunsuke en-aut-sei=Nakamura en-aut-mei=Shunsuke kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=MandaiYasuhiro en-aut-sei=Mandai en-aut-mei=Yasuhiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= en-aut-name=NakaoAtsunori en-aut-sei=Nakao en-aut-mei=Atsunori kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=10 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Emergency, Critical Care, and Disaster Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Emergency, Critical Care, and Disaster Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Emergency Medicine, Japanese Red Cross Okayama Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Hospital 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= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Emergency, Critical Care, and Disaster Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Department of Emergency, Critical Care, and Disaster Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Department of Emergency Medicine, The JIKEI University kn-affil= affil-num=10 en-affil=Department of Emergency, Critical Care, and Disaster Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= en-keyword=BLS kn-keyword=BLS en-keyword=medical education kn-keyword=medical education en-keyword=emergency medicine kn-keyword=emergency medicine en-keyword=resuscitation kn-keyword=resuscitation END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=76 cd-vols= no-issue=3 article-no= start-page=255 end-page=263 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2022 dt-pub=202206 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Intrathecal Administration of the α1 Adrenergic Antagonist Phentolamine Upregulates Spinal GLT-1 and Improves Mirror Image Pain in SNI Model Rats en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Mirror image pain (MIP) is a type of extraterritorial pain that results in contralateral pain or allodynia. Glutamate transporter-1 (GLT-1) is expressed in astrocytes and plays a role in maintaining low glutamate levels in the synaptic cleft. Previous studies have shown that GLT-1 dysfunction induces neuropathic pain. Our previous study revealed bilateral GLT-1 downregulation in the spinal cord of a spared nerve injury (SNI) rat. We hypothesized that spinal GLT-1 is involved in the mechanism of MIP. We also previously demonstrated noradrenergic GLT-1 regulation. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effect of an α1 adrenergic antagonist on the development of MIP. Rats were subjected to SNI. Changes in pain behavior and GLT-1 protein levels in the SNI rat spinal cords were then examined by intrathecal administration of the α1 adrenergic antagonist phentolamine, followed by von Frey test and western blotting. SNI resulted in the development of MIP and bilateral downregulation of GLT-1 protein in the rat spinal cord. Intrathecal phentolamine increased contralateral GLT-1 protein levels and partially ameliorated the 50% paw withdrawal threshold in the contralateral hind paw. Spinal GLT-1 upregulation by intrathecal phentolamine ameliorates MIP. GLT-1 plays a role in the development of MIPs. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=NakatsukaKosuke en-aut-sei=Nakatsuka en-aut-mei=Kosuke kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=MatsuokaYoshikazu en-aut-sei=Matsuoka en-aut-mei=Yoshikazu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=KuritaMasako en-aut-sei=Kurita en-aut-mei=Masako kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=WangRuilin en-aut-sei=Wang en-aut-mei=Ruilin kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=TsuboiChika en-aut-sei=Tsuboi en-aut-mei=Chika kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=SueNobutaka en-aut-sei=Sue en-aut-mei=Nobutaka kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=KakuRyuji en-aut-sei=Kaku en-aut-mei=Ryuji kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=MorimatsuHiroshi en-aut-sei=Morimatsu en-aut-mei=Hiroshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Kinoshita Pain Clinic kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= en-keyword=alpha adrenergic receptor kn-keyword=alpha adrenergic receptor en-keyword=glutamate transporter-1 kn-keyword=glutamate transporter-1 en-keyword=mirror image pain kn-keyword=mirror image pain en-keyword=neuropathic pain kn-keyword=neuropathic pain en-keyword=spared nerve injury kn-keyword=spared nerve injury END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=76 cd-vols= no-issue=3 article-no= start-page=247 end-page=253 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2022 dt-pub=202206 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Analysis of Immunity against Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella Zoster in Adult Recipients of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Single-Center Experience en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Vaccine-preventable disease (VPD) infections are more severe in immunocompromised hosts. Vaccination against measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella zoster (VZV) (MMRV) is therefore recommended for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT) recipients. However, studies on adult HCT recipients with VPD infections are limited. At our institution, we have systematically conducted serological MMRV tests as a part of check-up examinations during long-term follow-up (LTFU) after HCT since 2015. This retrospective study aimed to evaluate changes in the serostatus between before and 2 years after allogeneic HCT. Among 161 patients, the pre-transplant seropositivity was 82.7% for measles, 86.8% for mumps, 84.2% for rubella, and 94.3% for VZV. Among 56 patients who underwent LTFU including serological MMRV tests at 2 years after HCT, the percentages maintaining seroprotective antibody levels for measles, mumps, rubella and VZV were 71.5% (40/56), 51.8% (29/56), 48.2% (27/56), and 60.7% (34/56), respectively. Vaccination was recommended for 22 patients, and 12 were vaccinated. Among the 12 vaccinated patients, rates of seroconversion were examined in 2-6 patients for each of the four viruses. They were 100% (3/3) for measles, 33.3% (1/3) for mumps, 50% (3/6) for rubella, and 0% (0/2) for VZV. Further studies are warranted to clarify the effect of vaccination in adult HCT recipients. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=YoshidaShohei en-aut-sei=Yoshida en-aut-mei=Shohei kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=FujiiNobuharu en-aut-sei=Fujii en-aut-mei=Nobuharu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=KamoiChihiro en-aut-sei=Kamoi en-aut-mei=Chihiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=KitamuraWataru en-aut-sei=Kitamura en-aut-mei=Wataru kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=FujiwaraHideaki en-aut-sei=Fujiwara en-aut-mei=Hideaki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=AsadaNoboru en-aut-sei=Asada en-aut-mei=Noboru kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=NishimoriHisakazu en-aut-sei=Nishimori en-aut-mei=Hisakazu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=FujiiKeiko en-aut-sei=Fujii en-aut-mei=Keiko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=MatsuokaKen-ichi en-aut-sei=Matsuoka en-aut-mei=Ken-ichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= en-aut-name=MaedaYoshinobu en-aut-sei=Maeda en-aut-mei=Yoshinobu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=10 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Hematology and Oncology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Hematology and Oncology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Hematology and Oncology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Hematology and Oncology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Hematology and Oncology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Hematology and Oncology, 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 Hematology and Oncology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Department of Hematology and Oncology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=10 en-affil=Department of Hematology and Oncology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= en-keyword=vaccine-preventable disease kn-keyword=vaccine-preventable disease en-keyword=vaccination kn-keyword=vaccination en-keyword=allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation kn-keyword=allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation en-keyword=adult kn-keyword=adult END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol= cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page= end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2022 dt-pub=20220325 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=骨盤子宮内膜症に連続した後腹膜腔の脂肪組織炎症 kn-title=Inflammation of the adipose tissue in the retroperitoneal cavity adjacent to pelvic endometriosis en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=KuboKotaro en-aut-sei=Kubo en-aut-mei=Kotaro kn-aut-name=久保光太郎 kn-aut-sei=久保 kn-aut-mei=光太郎 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil=岡山大学大学院医歯薬学総合研究科 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=63 cd-vols= no-issue=5 article-no= start-page=713 end-page=728 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2022 dt-pub=2022321 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Sorghum Ionomics Reveals the Functional SbHMA3a Allele that Limits Excess Cadmium Accumulation in Grains en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Understanding uptake and redistribution of essential minerals or sequestering of toxic elements is important for optimized crop production. Although the mechanisms controlling mineral transport have been elucidated in rice and other species, little is understood in sorghum—an important C4 cereal crop. Here, we assessed the genetic factors that govern grain ionome profiles in sorghum using recombinant inbred lines (RILs) derived from a cross between BTx623 and NOG (Takakibi). Pairwise correlation and clustering analysis of 22 elements, measured in sorghum grains harvested under greenhouse conditions, indicated that the parental lines, as well as the RILs, show different ionomes. In particular, BTx623 accumulated significantly higher levels of cadmium (Cd) than NOG, because of differential root-to-shoot translocation factors between the two lines. Quantitative trait locus (QTL) analysis revealed a prominent QTL for grain Cd concentration on chromosome 2. Detailed analysis identified SbHMA3a, encoding a P1B-type ATPase heavy metal transporter, as responsible for low Cd accumulation in grains; the NOG allele encoded a functional HMA3 transporter (SbHMA3a-NOG) whose Cd-transporting activity was confirmed by heterologous expression in yeast. BTx623 possessed a truncated, loss-of-function SbHMA3a allele. The functionality of SbHMA3a in NOG was confirmed by Cd concentrations of F2 grains derived from the reciprocal cross, in which the NOG allele behaved in a dominant manner. We concluded that SbHMA3a-NOG is a Cd transporter that sequesters excess Cd in root tissues, as shown in other HMA3s. Our findings will facilitate the isolation of breeding cultivars with low Cd in grains or in exploiting high-Cd cultivars for phytoremediation. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=WahinyaFiona Wacera en-aut-sei=Wahinya en-aut-mei=Fiona Wacera kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=YamazakiKiyoshi en-aut-sei=Yamazaki en-aut-mei=Kiyoshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=JingZihuan en-aut-sei=Jing en-aut-mei=Zihuan kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakamiTsuneaki en-aut-sei=Takami en-aut-mei=Tsuneaki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=KamiyaTakehiro en-aut-sei=Kamiya en-aut-mei=Takehiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=Kajiya-KanegaeHiromi en-aut-sei=Kajiya-Kanegae en-aut-mei=Hiromi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakanashiHideki en-aut-sei=Takanashi en-aut-mei=Hideki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=IwataHiroyoshi en-aut-sei=Iwata en-aut-mei=Hiroyoshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=TsutsumiNobuhiro en-aut-sei=Tsutsumi en-aut-mei=Nobuhiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= en-aut-name=FujiwaraToru en-aut-sei=Fujiwara en-aut-mei=Toru kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=10 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoWataru en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Wataru kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=11 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University, kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Research Center for Agricultural Information Technology, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo kn-affil= affil-num=10 en-affil=Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo kn-affil= affil-num=11 en-affil=Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University kn-affil= END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=8 cd-vols= no-issue=9 article-no= start-page=eabk0331 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2022 dt-pub=202234 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Vasopressin-oxytocin–type signaling is ancient and has a conserved water homeostasis role in euryhaline marine planarians en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Vasopressin/oxytocin (VP/OT)–related peptides are essential for mammalian antidiuresis, sociosexual behavior, and reproduction. However, the evolutionary origin of this peptide system is still uncertain. Here, we identify orthologous genes to those for VP/OT in Platyhelminthes, intertidal planarians that have a simple bilaterian body structure but lack a coelom and body-fluid circulatory system. We report a comprehensive characterization of the neuropeptide derived from this VP/OT-type gene, identifying its functional receptor, and name it the “platytocin” system. Our experiments with these euryhaline planarians, living where environmental salinities fluctuate due to evaporation and rainfall, suggest that platytocin functions as an “antidiuretic hormone” and also organizes diverse actions including reproduction and chemosensory-associated behavior. We propose that bilaterians acquired physiological adaptations to amphibious lives by such regulation of the body fluids. This neuropeptide-secreting system clearly became indispensable for life even without the development of a vascular circulatory system or relevant synapses. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=KobayashiAoshi en-aut-sei=Kobayashi en-aut-mei=Aoshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=HamadaMayuko en-aut-sei=Hamada en-aut-mei=Mayuko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=YoshidaMasa-aki en-aut-sei=Yoshida en-aut-mei=Masa-aki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=KobayashiYasuhisa en-aut-sei=Kobayashi en-aut-mei=Yasuhisa kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=TsutsuiNaoaki en-aut-sei=Tsutsui en-aut-mei=Naoaki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=SekiguchiToshio en-aut-sei=Sekiguchi en-aut-mei=Toshio kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=MatsukawaYuta en-aut-sei=Matsukawa en-aut-mei=Yuta kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=MaejimaSho en-aut-sei=Maejima en-aut-mei=Sho kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=GingellJoseph J. en-aut-sei=Gingell en-aut-mei=Joseph J. kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= en-aut-name=SekiguchiShoko en-aut-sei=Sekiguchi en-aut-mei=Shoko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=10 ORCID= en-aut-name=HamamotoAyumu en-aut-sei=Hamamoto en-aut-mei=Ayumu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=11 ORCID= en-aut-name=HayDebbie L. en-aut-sei=Hay en-aut-mei=Debbie L. kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=12 ORCID= en-aut-name=MorrisJohn F. en-aut-sei=Morris en-aut-mei=John F. kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=13 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoTatsuya en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Tatsuya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=14 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoHirotaka en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Hirotaka kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=15 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Oki Marine Biological Station, Shimane University kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Noto Marine Laboratory, Institute of Nature and Environmental Technology, Division of Marine Environmental Studies, Kanazawa University kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Europe) Ltd. kn-affil= affil-num=10 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=11 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=12 en-affil=School of Biological Sciences and Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, University of Auckland kn-affil= affil-num=13 en-affil=Department of Physiology, Anatomy, and Genetic, Le Gros Clark Building, University of Oxford kn-affil= affil-num=14 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=15 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Ushimado kn-affil= END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=76 cd-vols= no-issue=2 article-no= start-page=155 end-page=165 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2022 dt-pub=202204 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Clinicopathological Features and Surgical Outcomes of Small Bowel Metastasis from Renal Cell Carcinoma en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Small bowel metastasis from renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is rare, and its clinicopathological characteristics are unclear; thus, we revisited the concept of this tumor and reviewed its diagnostic and treatment modalities. We filtered MEDLINE searches of articles published in English between 1950 and 2019, and identified 100 patients who had undergone treatment, including 1 patient from our clinic. We extracted patient characteristics, treatment, and prognostic data, resulting in clinicopathological data on 100 patients (83 men, 17 women). Mean age was 63 years (range, 16-86 years). Tumor sites were duodenum, jejunum, ileum, and multiple sites in 30, 37, 25, and 7 patients, respectively. The 1-, 3-, and 5-year overall survival rates after diagnosis were 53.0%, 36.0%, and 36.0%. Curative resection patients showed 62.1% 5-year survival after surgery, vs. 27.5% in noncurative surgical management cases. Good prognoses can be expected if these tumors are identified early for complete removal. Surgery is the only curative option. To determine the best management strategy and improve prognostic accuracy, we continue to collect and analyze epidemiological and pathological data. Although this condition is rare, surgery should be considered if curative resection is expected. Prognosis after curative resection is not poor, but recurrence is not unlikely. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=KimuraJiro en-aut-sei=Kimura en-aut-mei=Jiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=OkabayashiTakehiro en-aut-sei=Okabayashi en-aut-mei=Takehiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=SuiKenta en-aut-sei=Sui en-aut-mei=Kenta kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=TabuchiMotoyasu en-aut-sei=Tabuchi en-aut-mei=Motoyasu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=IwataJun en-aut-sei=Iwata en-aut-mei=Jun kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=HataYasuhiro en-aut-sei=Hata en-aut-mei=Yasuhiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=IiyamaTatsuo en-aut-sei=Iiyama en-aut-mei=Tatsuo kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=OnoNoriaki en-aut-sei=Ono en-aut-mei=Noriaki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, National Center for Global Health and Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, National Center for Global Health and Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, National Center for Global Health and Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, National Center for Global Health and Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Diagnostic Pathology, National Center for Global Health and Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Radiology, National Center for Global Health and Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Biostatistics, National Center for Global Health and Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Department of Urology, Kochi Health Sciences Center kn-affil= en-keyword=renal cell carcinoma kn-keyword=renal cell carcinoma en-keyword=small bowel metastasis kn-keyword=small bowel metastasis en-keyword=intestine kn-keyword=intestine en-keyword=tumor kn-keyword=tumor END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=369 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=fnac019 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2022 dt-pub=2022 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Heterogeneous IgE reactivities to Staphylococcus pseudintermedius strains in dogs with atopic dermatitis, and the identification of DM13-domain-containing protein as a bacterial IgE-reactive molecule en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Staphylococcus pseudintermedius is one of the major pathogens causing canine skin infection. In canine atopic dermatitis (AD), heterogeneous strains of S. pseudintermedius reside on the affected skin site. Because an increase in specific IgE to this bacterium has been reported, S. pseudintermedius is likely to exacerbate the severity of canine AD. In this study, the IgE reactivities to various S. pseudintermedius strains and the IgE-reactive molecules of S. pseudintermedius were investigated. First, examining the IgE reactivities to eight strains of S. pseudintermedius using 141 sera of AD dogs, strain variation of S. pseudintermedius showed 10–63% of the IgE reactivities. This is different from the expected result based on the concept of Staphylococcus aureus clonality in AD patients. Moreover, according to the western blot analysis, there were more than four proteins reactive to IgE. Subsequently, the analysis of the common IgE-reactive protein at ∼15 kDa confirmed that the DM13-domain-containing protein was reactive in AD dogs, which is not coincident with any S. aureus IgE-reactive molecules. Considering these, S. pseudintermedius is likely to exacerbate AD severity in dogs, slightly different from the case of S. aureus in human AD. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=Takemura-UchiyamaIyo en-aut-sei=Takemura-Uchiyama en-aut-mei=Iyo kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=TsuruiHiroki en-aut-sei=Tsurui en-aut-mei=Hiroki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=ShimakuraHidekatsu en-aut-sei=Shimakura en-aut-mei=Hidekatsu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=NasukawaTadahiro en-aut-sei=Nasukawa en-aut-mei=Tadahiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=ImanishiIchiro en-aut-sei=Imanishi en-aut-mei=Ichiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=UchiyamaJumpei en-aut-sei=Uchiyama en-aut-mei=Jumpei kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=FukuyamaTomoki en-aut-sei=Fukuyama en-aut-mei=Tomoki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoShuji en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Shuji kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=MorisawaKeiko en-aut-sei=Morisawa en-aut-mei=Keiko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= en-aut-name=FujimuraMasato en-aut-sei=Fujimura en-aut-mei=Masato kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=10 ORCID= en-aut-name=MurakamiHironobu en-aut-sei=Murakami en-aut-mei=Hironobu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=11 ORCID= en-aut-name=KanamaruShuji en-aut-sei=Kanamaru en-aut-mei=Shuji kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=12 ORCID= en-aut-name=KurokawaKenji en-aut-sei=Kurokawa en-aut-mei=Kenji kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=13 ORCID= en-aut-name=KawamotoKeiko en-aut-sei=Kawamoto en-aut-mei=Keiko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=14 ORCID= en-aut-name=IyoriKeita en-aut-sei=Iyori en-aut-mei=Keita kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=15 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakaguchiMasahiro en-aut-sei=Sakaguchi en-aut-mei=Masahiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=16 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Bacteriology, Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, Fuchinobe 1-17-71 kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Bacteriology, Graduate School of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama Universty kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Science Research Center, Kochi Medical School kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Science Research Center, Kochi Medical School kn-affil= affil-num=10 en-affil=Fujimura Animal Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=11 en-affil=School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University kn-affil= affil-num=12 en-affil=Department of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology kn-affil= affil-num=13 en-affil=Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagasaki International University kn-affil= affil-num=14 en-affil=School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University kn-affil= affil-num=15 en-affil=Vet Derm Tokyo, Dermatological and Laboratory Service for Animals kn-affil= affil-num=16 en-affil=School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University kn-affil= en-keyword=Staphylococcus pseudintermedius kn-keyword=Staphylococcus pseudintermedius en-keyword=atopic dermatitis kn-keyword=atopic dermatitis en-keyword= IgE kn-keyword= IgE en-keyword=dogs kn-keyword=dogs en-keyword=DM13-domain-containing protein kn-keyword=DM13-domain-containing protein en-keyword=exacerbation factor kn-keyword=exacerbation factor END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=22 cd-vols= no-issue=19 article-no= start-page=10362 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2021 dt-pub=20210926 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Sexual Experience Induces the Expression of Gastrin-Releasing Peptide and Oxytocin Receptors in the Spinal Ejaculation Generator in Rats en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Male sexual function in mammals is controlled by the brain neural circuits and the spinal cord centers located in the lamina X of the lumbar spinal cord (L3-L4). Recently, we reported that hypothalamic oxytocin neurons project to the lumbar spinal cord to activate the neurons located in the dorsal lamina X of the lumbar spinal cord (dXL) via oxytocin receptors, thereby facilitating male sexual activity. Sexual experiences can influence male sexual activity in rats. However, how this experience affects the brain-spinal cord neural circuits underlying male sexual activity remains unknown. Focusing on dXL neurons that are innervated by hypothalamic oxytocinergic neurons controlling male sexual function, we examined whether sexual experience affects such neural circuits. We found that >50% of dXL neurons were activated in the first ejaculation group and similar to 30% in the control and intromission groups in sexually naive males. In contrast, in sexually experienced males, similar to 50% of dXL neurons were activated in both the intromission and ejaculation groups, compared to similar to 30% in the control group. Furthermore, sexual experience induced expressions of gastrin-releasing peptide and oxytocin receptors in the lumbar spinal cord. This is the first demonstration of the effects of sexual experience on molecular expressions in the neural circuits controlling male sexual activity in the spinal cord. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=OtiTakumi en-aut-sei=Oti en-aut-mei=Takumi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=UedaRyota en-aut-sei=Ueda en-aut-mei=Ryota kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=KumagaiRyoko en-aut-sei=Kumagai en-aut-mei=Ryoko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=NagafuchiJunta en-aut-sei=Nagafuchi en-aut-mei=Junta kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=ItoTakashi en-aut-sei=Ito en-aut-mei=Takashi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoTatsuya en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Tatsuya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=KondoYasuhiko en-aut-sei=Kondo en-aut-mei=Yasuhiko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoHirotaka en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Hirotaka kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Animal Sciences, Teikyo University of Science kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Animal Sciences, Teikyo University of Science kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= en-keyword=sexual experience kn-keyword=sexual experience en-keyword=lumbosacral spinal cord kn-keyword=lumbosacral spinal cord en-keyword=spinal ejaculation generator kn-keyword=spinal ejaculation generator en-keyword=brain-spinal cord neural circuits kn-keyword=brain-spinal cord neural circuits en-keyword=gastrin-releasing peptide kn-keyword=gastrin-releasing peptide en-keyword=oxytocin kn-keyword=oxytocin en-keyword=male sexual activity kn-keyword=male sexual activity END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=76 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=85 end-page=88 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2022 dt-pub=202202 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Lumbar Artery Injury Related to Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Insertion en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=A 75-year-old woman underwent L4-L5 lateral interbody fusion for L4-5 foraminal stenosis with the use of percutaneous pedicle screws. On the day after the surgery, she was in shock. Emergency contrast-enhanced CT showed active extravasation from the 4th lumbar artery with a transverse process fracture. A radiologist performed a successful transarterial embolization, and the patient then began walking training on the 4th day post-surgery. Close attention should be paid to the insertion of a percutaneous pedicle screw, as it may cause a lumbar artery injury; in such a case, transarterial embolization is the preferred treatment. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=OmiHirotsugu en-aut-sei=Omi en-aut-mei=Hirotsugu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=TomitaTakashi en-aut-sei=Tomita en-aut-mei=Takashi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=IchinoheMasayuki en-aut-sei=Ichinohe en-aut-mei=Masayuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=HaradaYoshifumi en-aut-sei=Harada en-aut-mei=Yoshifumi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=SatoHideki en-aut-sei=Sato en-aut-mei=Hideki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=ItoJunji en-aut-sei=Ito en-aut-mei=Junji kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Omi Orthopaedic Clinic kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Aomori Prefectural Central Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Aomori Prefectural Central Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Aomori Prefectural Central Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Aomori Prefectural Central Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Aomori Prefectural Central Hospital kn-affil= en-keyword=lumbar artery injury kn-keyword=lumbar artery injury en-keyword=percutaneous pedicle screw kn-keyword=percutaneous pedicle screw en-keyword=transverse process fracture kn-keyword=transverse process fracture en-keyword=hematoma kn-keyword=hematoma END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=39 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=157 end-page=165 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2022 dt-pub=20220128 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Observing Phylum-Level Metazoan Diversity by Environmental DNA Analysis at the Ushimado Area in the Seto Inland Sea en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=The dynamics of microscopic marine plankton in coastal areas is a fundamental theme in marine biodiversity research, but studies have been limited because the only available methodology was collection of plankton using plankton-nets and microscopic observation. In recent years, environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis has exhibited potential for conducting comprehensive surveys of marine plankton diversity in water at fixed points and depths in the ocean. However, few studies have examined how eDNA analysis reflects the actual distribution and dynamics of organisms in the field, and further investigation is needed to determine whether it can detect distinct differences in plankton density in the field. To address this, we analyzed eDNA in seawater samples collected at 1 km intervals at three depths over a linear distance of approximately 3.0 km in the Seto Inland Sea. The survey area included a location with a high density of Acoela (Praesagittifera naikaiensis). However, the eDNA signal for this was little to none, and its presence would not have been noticed if we did not have this information beforehand. Meanwhile, eDNA analysis enabled us to confirm the presence of a species of Placozoa that was previously undiscovered in the area. In summary, our results suggest that the number of sequence reads generated from eDNA samples in our project was not sufficient to predict the density of a particular species. However, eDNA can be useful for detecting organisms that have been overlooked using other methods. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=KawashimaTakeshi en-aut-sei=Kawashima en-aut-mei=Takeshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=YoshidaMasa-aki en-aut-sei=Yoshida en-aut-mei=Masa-aki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=MiyazawaHideyuki en-aut-sei=Miyazawa en-aut-mei=Hideyuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=NakanoHiroaki en-aut-sei=Nakano en-aut-mei=Hiroaki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=NakanoNatumi en-aut-sei=Nakano en-aut-mei=Natumi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoTatsuya en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Tatsuya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=HamadaMayuko en-aut-sei=Hamada en-aut-mei=Mayuko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=National Institute of Genetics kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Marine Biological Science Section, Education and Research Center Biological Resources, Faculty of Life and Environmental Science, Shimane University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=National Institute of Genetics kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Shimoda Marine Research Center, University of Tsukuba kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Biology, Nara Medical University kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute, Okayama University kn-affil= en-keyword=eDNA kn-keyword=eDNA en-keyword=marine invertebrate kn-keyword=marine invertebrate en-keyword=Xenacoelomorpha kn-keyword=Xenacoelomorpha en-keyword=Acoela kn-keyword=Acoela en-keyword=Praesagittifera naikaiensis kn-keyword=Praesagittifera naikaiensis en-keyword=Placozoa kn-keyword=Placozoa en-keyword=Trichoplax adhaerens kn-keyword=Trichoplax adhaerens END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=2021 cd-vols= no-issue=00 article-no= start-page=1 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2021 dt-pub=20211129 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=PD-L1 expression is associated with the spontaneous regression of patients with methotrexate-associated lymphoproliferative disorders en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Background Most patients with methotrexate-associated lymphoproliferative disorder (MTX-LPD) show diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) or classic Hodgkin lymphoma (CHL) types. Patients with MTX-LPD often have spontaneous remission after MTX discontinuation, but chemotherapeutic intervention is frequently required in patients with CHL-type MTX-LPD. In this study, we examined whether programmed cell death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression levels were associated with the prognosis of MTX-LPD after MTX discontinuation.
Methods A total of 72 Japanese patients diagnosed with MTX-LPD were clinicopathologically analyzed, and immunohistochemical staining of PD-L1 was performed in 20 DLBCL-type and 24 CHL-type MTX-LPD cases to compare with the clinical course.
Results PD-L1 was expressed in 5.0% (1/20) of patients with DLBCL-type MTX-LPD, whereas it was expressed in 66.7% (16/24) of the patients with CHL-type MTX-LPD in more than 51% of tumor cells. Most CHL-type MTX-LPD patients with high PD-L1 expression required chemotherapy owing to exacerbations or relapses after MTX discontinuation. However, no significant differences in clinicopathologic findings at diagnosis were observed between PD-L1 high- and low-expression CHL-type MTX-LPD.
Conclusion PD-L1 expression was significantly higher in patients with CHL-type than DLBCL-type MTX-LPD, suggesting the need for chemotherapy in addition to MTX discontinuation in CHL-type MTX-LPD patients to achieve complete remission. No association was observed between PD-L1 expression levels and clinical findings at diagnosis, suggesting that PD-L1 expression in tumor cells influences the pathogenesis of CHL-type MTX-LPD after MTX discontinuation. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=GionYuka en-aut-sei=Gion en-aut-mei=Yuka kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=DoiMisato en-aut-sei=Doi en-aut-mei=Misato kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=NishimuraYoshito en-aut-sei=Nishimura en-aut-mei=Yoshito kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=IkedaTomoka en-aut-sei=Ikeda en-aut-mei=Tomoka kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=NishimuraMidori Filiz en-aut-sei=Nishimura en-aut-mei=Midori Filiz kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoMisa en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Misa kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=EgusaYuria en-aut-sei=Egusa en-aut-mei=Yuria kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=NishikoriAsami en-aut-sei=Nishikori en-aut-mei=Asami kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=FujitaAzusa en-aut-sei=Fujita en-aut-mei=Azusa kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= en-aut-name=IwakiNoriko en-aut-sei=Iwaki en-aut-mei=Noriko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=10 ORCID= en-aut-name=NakamuraNaoya en-aut-sei=Nakamura en-aut-mei=Naoya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=11 ORCID= en-aut-name=YoshinoTadashi en-aut-sei=Yoshino en-aut-mei=Tadashi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=12 ORCID= en-aut-name=SatoYasuharu en-aut-sei=Sato en-aut-mei=Yasuharu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=13 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Division of Pathophysiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Health Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Division of Clinical Laboratory, Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital & Atomic-bomb Survivors Hospital 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 Pathology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Pathology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Division of Pathophysiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Health Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Division of Pathophysiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Health Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Division of Pathophysiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Health Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Division of Pathophysiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Health Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=10 en-affil=Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University kn-affil= affil-num=11 en-affil=Department of Pathology, Tokai University School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=12 en-affil=Department of Pathology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=13 en-affil=Division of Pathophysiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Health Sciences kn-affil= en-keyword=classic Hodgkin lymphoma kn-keyword=classic Hodgkin lymphoma en-keyword=diffuse large B-cell lymphoma kn-keyword=diffuse large B-cell lymphoma en-keyword=methotrexate-associated lymphoproliferative disorder kn-keyword=methotrexate-associated lymphoproliferative disorder en-keyword=programmed cell death-ligand 1 kn-keyword=programmed cell death-ligand 1 en-keyword=rheumatoid arthritis kn-keyword=rheumatoid arthritis END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=75 cd-vols= no-issue=6 article-no= start-page=755 end-page=758 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2021 dt-pub=202112 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Left Hemihepatectomy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Following Esophagectomy with Retrosternal Gastric Tube Reconstruction for Esophageal Cancer en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Approximately 4% of patients with esophageal cancer develop a second primary malignancy in the upper gastrointestinal trunk. However, hepatectomy following esophagectomy for esophageal cancer has rarely been reported. We report the case of a 70-year-old man who underwent an esophagectomy for esophageal cancer with retrosternal gastric tube reconstruction. Nine years later, he developed hepatocellular carcinoma with tumor thrombus involving the left portal vein, and was successfully treated with left hemihepatectomy. Special attention should be paid to avoiding incidental injury of the gastric tube as well as the right gastroepiploic artery during the hepatectomy. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=TakagiKosei en-aut-sei=Takagi en-aut-mei=Kosei kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=KuiseTakashi en-aut-sei=Kuise en-aut-mei=Takashi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=UmedaYuzo en-aut-sei=Umeda en-aut-mei=Yuzo kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=YoshidaRyuichi en-aut-sei=Yoshida en-aut-mei=Ryuichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=YoshidaKazuhiro en-aut-sei=Yoshida en-aut-mei=Kazuhiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=NagaiYasuo en-aut-sei=Nagai en-aut-mei=Yasuo kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=NomaKazuhiro en-aut-sei=Noma en-aut-mei=Kazuhiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=TanabeShunsuke en-aut-sei=Tanabe en-aut-mei=Shunsuke kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=MaedaNaoaki en-aut-sei=Maeda en-aut-mei=Naoaki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= en-aut-name=YagiTakahito en-aut-sei=Yagi en-aut-mei=Takahito kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=10 ORCID= en-aut-name=FujiwaraToshiyoshi en-aut-sei=Fujiwara en-aut-mei=Toshiyoshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=11 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=10 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=11 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= en-keyword=liver resection, kn-keyword=liver resection, en-keyword=esophagectomy, kn-keyword=esophagectomy, en-keyword=retrosternal gastric tube reconstruction kn-keyword=retrosternal gastric tube reconstruction END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=75 cd-vols= no-issue=6 article-no= start-page=725 end-page=734 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2021 dt-pub=202112 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Morphological Changes and Durability of Skin and Mucosal Flaps in Intraoral and Pharyngeal Reconstructions: Long-term Follow-up and Literature Review for Potential Second Carcinomas en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=The long-term changes in tissues implanted in the oral cavity and pharynx after head and neck reconstruction have not been fully evaluated. This study aimed to clarify the morphological changes, long-term durability, and potential for secondary carcinogenesis in such tissues. In our single-center study, the rough morphological changes in 54 cases of intraoral and pharyngeal skin and mucosal flaps were evaluated more than 10 years after flap transfer. In addition, the literature on the development of second carcinomas from skin flaps was reviewed. The mean follow-up period for transferred flaps was 148 months. The reconstruction areas and the probability of morphological changes were significantly correlated (p=0.006), especially in cases with tongue, lower gingiva, and buccal mucosal reconstruction. Free jejunal flap surfaces were well maintained, whereas tubed skin flaps showed severe morphological changes in cases with pharyngeal reconstruction. None of the flaps in our series developed second primary carcinomas. Skin flaps generally had good durability for > 10 years in intraoral environments, while mucosal flaps had better durability for pharyngeal reconstruction. Second squamous carcinomas arising from skin flaps are extremely rare; however, surgeons should take this possibility into consideration and conduct meticulous and long-term follow-up. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=MatsumotoHiroshi en-aut-sei=Matsumoto en-aut-mei=Hiroshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=KimataYoshihiro en-aut-sei=Kimata en-aut-mei=Yoshihiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=OtaTomoyuki en-aut-sei=Ota en-aut-mei=Tomoyuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=SugiyamaNarushi en-aut-sei=Sugiyama en-aut-mei=Narushi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=OnodaSatoshi en-aut-sei=Onoda en-aut-mei=Satoshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=MakinoTakuma en-aut-sei=Makino en-aut-mei=Takuma kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakedaSeiko en-aut-sei=Takeda en-aut-mei=Seiko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=MizukawaNobuyoshi en-aut-sei=Mizukawa en-aut-mei=Nobuyoshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Okayama Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kagawa Rosai Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Reconstructive Surgery, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Reconstructive Surgery, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= en-keyword=skin flap kn-keyword=skin flap en-keyword=mucosal flap kn-keyword=mucosal flap en-keyword=oral reconstruction kn-keyword=oral reconstruction en-keyword=morphological change kn-keyword=morphological change en-keyword=second primary carcinoma kn-keyword=second primary carcinoma END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=11 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=19828 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2021 dt-pub=20211006 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=NB-LRR-encoding genes conferring susceptibility to organophosphate pesticides in sorghum en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Organophosphate is the commonly used pesticide to control pest outbreak, such as those by aphids in many crops. Despite its wide use, however, necrotic lesion and/or cell death following the application of organophosphate pesticides has been reported to occur in several species. To understand this phenomenon, called organophosphate pesticide sensitivity (OPS) in sorghum, we conducted QTL analysis in a recombinant inbred line derived from the Japanese cultivar NOG, which exhibits OPS. Mapping OPS in this population identified a prominent QTL on chromosome 5, which corresponded to Organophosphate-Sensitive Reaction (OSR) reported previously in other mapping populations. The OSR locus included a cluster of three genes potentially encoding nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat (NB-LRR, NLR) proteins, among which NLR-C was considered to be responsible for OPS in a dominant fashion. NLR-C was functional in NOG, whereas the other resistant parent, BTx623, had a null mutation caused by the deletion of promoter sequences. Our finding of OSR as a dominant trait is important not only in understanding the diversified role of NB-LRR proteins in cereals but also in securing sorghum breeding free from OPS. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=JingZihuan en-aut-sei=Jing en-aut-mei=Zihuan kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=WaceraFiona W. en-aut-sei=Wacera en-aut-mei=Fiona W. kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakamiTsuneaki en-aut-sei=Takami en-aut-mei=Tsuneaki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakanashiHideki en-aut-sei=Takanashi en-aut-mei=Hideki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=FukadaFumi en-aut-sei=Fukada en-aut-mei=Fumi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=KawanoYoji en-aut-sei=Kawano en-aut-mei=Yoji kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=Kajiya-KanegaeHiromi en-aut-sei=Kajiya-Kanegae en-aut-mei=Hiromi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=IwataHiroyoshi en-aut-sei=Iwata en-aut-mei=Hiroyoshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=TsutsumiNobuhiro en-aut-sei=Tsutsumi en-aut-mei=Nobuhiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoWataru en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Wataru kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=10 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Research Center for Agricultural Information Technology, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo kn-affil= affil-num=10 en-affil=Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University kn-affil= END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=75 cd-vols= no-issue=5 article-no= start-page=575 end-page=583 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2021 dt-pub=202110 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Accuracy of Acetabular Cup Implantation, as a Function of Body Mass Index and Soft-tissue Thickness, with a Mechanical Intraoperative Support Device: A Retrospective Observational Study en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=HipCOMPASS, a mechanical intraoperative support device used in total hip arthroplasty (THA), improves the cup-alignment accuracy. However, the alignment accuracy achieved by HipCOMPASS has not been specifically examined in obese patients. In this study, we retrospectively evaluated the relation between alignment accuracy and several obesity-related parameters in 448 consecutive patients who underwent primary THA using HipCOMPASS. We used computed tomography (CT) to measure the preoperative soft-tissue thickness of the anterior-superior iliac spine (ASIS) and pubic symphysis and the differences between preoperative and postoperative cup angle based on the cup-alignment error. We found significant correlations between the absolute value of radiographic anteversion difference and body mass index (r = 0.205), ASIS thickness (r = 0.419), and pubic symphysis thickness (r = 0.434). The absolute value of radiographic inclination difference was significantly correlated with ASIS (r = 0.257) and pubic symphysis thickness (r = 0.202). The receiver operating characteristic curve showed a pubic symphysis thickness of 37.2 mm for a ≥ 5° implantation error in both radiographic inclination and anteversion simultaneously. The cup-alignment error for HipCOMPASS was large in patients whose pubic symphysis thickness was ≥ 37.2 mm on preoperative CT. Our results indicate that methods other than HipCOMPASS, including computed tomography-based navigation systems, might be preferable in obese patients. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SuzukiHayato en-aut-sei=Suzuki en-aut-mei=Hayato kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=ImaiNorio en-aut-sei=Imai en-aut-mei=Norio kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=HiranoYuki en-aut-sei=Hirano en-aut-mei=Yuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=EndoNaoto en-aut-sei=Endo en-aut-mei=Naoto kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Regenerative and Transplant Medicine, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Division of Comprehensive Musculoskeletal Medcine, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Regenerative and Transplant Medicine, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Niigata Prefectural Tsubame Rosai Hospital kn-affil= en-keyword=HipCOMPASS kn-keyword=HipCOMPASS en-keyword=total hip arthroplasty kn-keyword=total hip arthroplasty en-keyword=cup-alignment accuracy kn-keyword=cup-alignment accuracy en-keyword=body mass index kn-keyword=body mass index en-keyword=soft-tissue thickness kn-keyword=soft-tissue thickness END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=75 cd-vols= no-issue=5 article-no= start-page=567 end-page=574 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2021 dt-pub=202110 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Clinical Manifestations of Patients with Influenza Differ by Age : A Prospective, Multi-centered Study in the Setouchi Marine Area en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Influenza potentially has a high mortality rate when it affects the elderly. We aimed to examine the differences in clinical manifestations in patients with influenza according to their age. This multicenter prospective study was performed in six medical institutions in Okayama and Kagawa prefectures (Japan). Between December 1, 2019 and March 31, 2020, we collected data on adult patients diagnosed with influenza type A, who were strat-ified into younger (20-49 years), middle-aged (50-64 years), and older groups (≥ 65 years). We compared the presence or absence of fever, respiratory symptoms, and extrapulmonary symptoms according to age group. In total, 203 patients (113, younger; 51, middle-aged; and 39, older) were eligible for the analysis. The maxi-mum body temperature and temperature at first physician visit in the older group were significantly lower than those in the younger group. The incidence of respiratory symptoms was not different among the three groups. Chills, muscle pain, and arthralgia as systemic symptoms were noted significantly more frequently in the younger (80.9%) and middle-aged (75.5%) groups than in the older group (51.3%) (p = 0.002). Fever and sys-temic symptoms were less likely to appear in older patients, possibly resulting in the delaying of hospital visits among older adults. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=TakaseRyosuke en-aut-sei=Takase en-aut-mei=Ryosuke kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=HagiyaHideharu en-aut-sei=Hagiya en-aut-mei=Hideharu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=HondaHiroyuki en-aut-sei=Honda en-aut-mei=Hiroyuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=NakanoYasuhiro en-aut-sei=Nakano en-aut-mei=Yasuhiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=OgawaHiroko en-aut-sei=Ogawa en-aut-mei=Hiroko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=ObikaMikako en-aut-sei=Obika en-aut-mei=Mikako kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=UedaKeigo en-aut-sei=Ueda en-aut-mei=Keigo kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=KataokaHitomi en-aut-sei=Kataoka en-aut-mei=Hitomi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=HanayamaYoshihisa en-aut-sei=Hanayama en-aut-mei=Yoshihisa kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= en-aut-name=OtsukaFumio en-aut-sei=Otsuka en-aut-mei=Fumio kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=10 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences 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=Department of General Medicine, 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 General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=10 en-affil=Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= en-keyword=influenza, kn-keyword=influenza, en-keyword=elderly kn-keyword=elderly en-keyword= fever kn-keyword= fever en-keyword=respiratory symptom kn-keyword=respiratory symptom END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=22 cd-vols= no-issue=17 article-no= start-page=9180 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2021 dt-pub=20210825 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Immunoelectron Microscopic Characterization of Vasopressin-Producing Neurons in the Hypothalamo-Pituitary Axis of Non-Human Primates by Use of Formaldehyde-Fixed Tissues Stored at-25 degrees C for Several Years en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Translational research often requires the testing of experimental therapies in primates, but research in non-human primates is now stringently controlled by law around the world. Tissues fixed in formaldehyde without glutaraldehyde have been thought to be inappropriate for use in electron microscopic analysis, particularly those of the brain. Here we report the immunoelectron microscopic characterization of arginine vasopressin (AVP)-producing neurons in macaque hypothalamo-pituitary axis tissues fixed by perfusion with 4% formaldehyde and stored at -25 degrees C for several years (4-6 years). The size difference of dense-cored vesicles between magnocellular and parvocellular AVP neurons was detectable in their cell bodies and perivascular nerve endings located, respectively, in the posterior pituitary and median eminence. Furthermore, glutamate and the vesicular glutamate transporter 2 could be colocalized with AVP in perivascular nerve endings of both the posterior pituitary and the external layer of the median eminence, suggesting that both magnocellular and parvocellular AVP neurons are glutamatergic in primates. Both ultrastructure and immunoreactivity can therefore be sufficiently preserved in macaque brain tissues stored long-term, initially for light microscopy. Taken together, these results suggest that this methodology could be applied to the human post-mortem brain and be very useful in translational research. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=OtuboAkito en-aut-sei=Otubo en-aut-mei=Akito kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=MaejimaSho en-aut-sei=Maejima en-aut-mei=Sho kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=OtiTakumi en-aut-sei=Oti en-aut-mei=Takumi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=SatohKeita en-aut-sei=Satoh en-aut-mei=Keita kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=UedaYasumasa en-aut-sei=Ueda en-aut-mei=Yasumasa kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=MorrisJohn F. en-aut-sei=Morris en-aut-mei=John F. kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoTatsuya en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Tatsuya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoHirotaka en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Hirotaka kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Physiology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Physiology, Anatomy & Genetics, University of Oxford, South Parks Road kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= en-keyword=vasopressin kn-keyword=vasopressin en-keyword=corticotrophin-releasing factor kn-keyword=corticotrophin-releasing factor en-keyword=glutamate kn-keyword=glutamate en-keyword=paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus kn-keyword=paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus en-keyword=Japanese macaque monkey kn-keyword=Japanese macaque monkey en-keyword=post-embedding immunoelectron microscopy kn-keyword=post-embedding immunoelectron microscopy en-keyword=dense-cored neurosecretory vesicle kn-keyword=dense-cored neurosecretory vesicle END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=75 cd-vols= no-issue=4 article-no= start-page=403 end-page=413 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2021 dt-pub=202108 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Surgical Treatment of Epiretinal Membrane en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Epiretinal membrane (ERM) is a common retinal disease characterized by cellular proliferation and metaplasia that lead to the formation of a pathological fibrocellular membrane immediately superjacent to the inner retinal surface. The vast majority of ERMs are considered idiopathic. However, ERM formation can result from various primary intraocular diseases, including retinal breaks and detachment, retinal vascular diseases, and vitreoretinal inflammatory conditions. Although ERMs are generally asymptomatic or cause mild metamorphopsia and/or a modest decrease in visual acuity, some can cause severe macular distortion and macular edema, resulting in significantly impaired function. Surgical removal of ERM is the only treatment, and improvements in vitrectomy systems have enabled less invasive treatment. However, there are currently no standardized criteria for ERM surgery, and the indications for surgery are determined from the patient’s subjective symptoms. Another problem with ERM surgery is that not all patients show satisfactory postoperative recovery of visual function. Thus, further research is needed to determine the criteria for ERM surgery and methods to improve the postoperative prognosis. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=MatobaRyo en-aut-sei=Matoba en-aut-mei=Ryo kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=MorizaneYuki en-aut-sei=Morizane en-aut-mei=Yuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Ophthalmology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Ophthalmology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= en-keyword=epiretinal membrane kn-keyword=epiretinal membrane en-keyword=vitrectomy kn-keyword=vitrectomy en-keyword=optical coherence tomography kn-keyword=optical coherence tomography en-keyword=internal limiting membrane kn-keyword=internal limiting membrane en-keyword=lamellar macular hole kn-keyword=lamellar macular hole END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=62 cd-vols= no-issue=3 article-no= start-page=447 end-page=457 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2021 dt-pub=2021113 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Mutations in a Golden2-Like Gene Cause Reduced Seed Weight in Barley albino lemma 1 Mutants en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=The albino lemma 1 (alm1) mutants of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) exhibit obvious chlorophyll-deficient hulls. Hulls are seed-enclosing tissues on the spike, consisting of the lemma and palea. The alm1 phenotype is also expressed in the pericarp, culm nodes and basal leaf sheaths, but leaf blades and awns are normal green. A single recessive nuclear gene controls tissue-specific alm1 phenotypic expression. Positional cloning revealed that the ALM1 gene encodes a Golden 2-like (GLK) transcription factor, HvGLK2, belonging to the GARP subfamily of Myb transcription factors. This finding was validated by genetic evidence indicating that all 10 alm1 mutants studied had a lesion in functionally important regions of HvGLK2, including the three alpha-helix domains, an AREAEAA motif and the GCT box. Transmission electron microscopy revealed that, in lemmas of the alm1.g mutant, the chloroplasts lacked thylakoid membranes, instead of stacked thylakoid grana in wild-type chloroplasts. Compared with wild type, alm1.g plants showed similar levels of leaf photosynthesis but reduced spike photosynthesis by 34%. The alm1.g mutant and the alm1.a mutant showed a reduction in 100-grain weight by 15.8% and 23.1%, respectively. As in other plants, barley has HvGLK2 and a paralog, HvGLK1. In flag leaves and awns, HvGLK2 and HvGLK1 are expressed at moderate levels, but in hulls, HvGLK1 expression was barely detectable compared with HvGLK2. Barley alm1/Hvglk2 mutants exhibit more severe phenotypes than glk2 mutants of other plant species reported to date. The severe alm1 phenotypic expression in multiple tissues indicates that HvGLK2 plays some roles that are nonredundant with HvGLK1. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=TaketaShin en-aut-sei=Taketa en-aut-mei=Shin kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=HattoriMomoko en-aut-sei=Hattori en-aut-mei=Momoko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakamiTsuneaki en-aut-sei=Takami en-aut-mei=Tsuneaki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=HimiEiko en-aut-sei=Himi en-aut-mei=Eiko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoWataru en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Wataru kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=IInstitute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University kn-affil= en-keyword=chloroplast kn-keyword=chloroplast en-keyword=GLK2 kn-keyword=GLK2 en-keyword=Hordeum vulgare kn-keyword=Hordeum vulgare en-keyword=photosynthesis kn-keyword=photosynthesis en-keyword=spike kn-keyword=spike en-keyword=thylakoid kn-keyword=thylakoid END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=11 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=13315 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2021 dt-pub=20210625 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=The gastrin-releasing peptide/bombesin system revisited by a reverse-evolutionary study considering Xenopus en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Bombesin is a putative antibacterial peptide isolated from the skin of the frog, Bombina bombina. Two related (bombesin-like) peptides, gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP) and neuromedin B (NMB) have been found in mammals. The history of GRP/bombesin discovery has caused little attention to be paid to the evolutionary relationship of GRP/bombesin and their receptors in vertebrates. We have classified the peptides and their receptors from the phylogenetic viewpoint using a newly established genetic database and bioinformatics. Here we show, by using a clawed frog (Xenopus tropicalis), that GRP is not a mammalian counterpart of bombesin and also that, whereas the GRP system is widely conserved among vertebrates, the NMB/bombesin system has diversified in certain lineages, in particular in frog species. To understand the derivation of GRP system in the ancestor of mammals, we have focused on the GRP system in Xenopus. Gene expression analyses combined with immunohistochemistry and Western blotting experiments demonstrated that GRP peptides and their receptors are distributed in the brain and stomach of Xenopus. We conclude that GRP peptides and their receptors have evolved from ancestral (GRP-like peptide) homologues to play multiple roles in both the gut and the brain as one of the 'gut-brain peptide' systems. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=HirookaAsuka en-aut-sei=Hirooka en-aut-mei=Asuka kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=HamadaMayuko en-aut-sei=Hamada en-aut-mei=Mayuko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=FujiyamaDaiki en-aut-sei=Fujiyama en-aut-mei=Daiki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakanamiKeiko en-aut-sei=Takanami en-aut-mei=Keiko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=KobayashiYasuhisa en-aut-sei=Kobayashi en-aut-mei=Yasuhisa kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=OtiTakumi en-aut-sei=Oti en-aut-mei=Takumi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=KatayamaYukitoshi en-aut-sei=Katayama en-aut-mei=Yukitoshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoTatsuya en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Tatsuya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoHirotaka en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Hirotaka kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=75 cd-vols= no-issue=3 article-no= start-page=391 end-page=395 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2021 dt-pub=202106 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Embedding of Epiretinal Proliferation for a Secondary Lamellar Macular Hole 12 Years after Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment Repair en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=A 58-year-old Japanese man underwent vitrectomy for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) in 2002. Twelve years later, optical coherence tomography revealed the development of a lamellar macular hole; the visual acuity was 20/200. Two years later, because metamorphopsia and the foveal retina thinning were aggravated, epiretinal proliferation embedding was performed to restore the foveal structure by transplanting glial cells to the foveal cavity. The patient was followed-up for 4 years, and his macular morphology and visual acuity (20/66) improved. No complications occurred. This appears to be the first report of epiretinal proliferation embedding for a lamellar macular hole post-RRD repair. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=FujiwaraMiyuki en-aut-sei=Fujiwara en-aut-mei=Miyuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=KimuraShuhei en-aut-sei=Kimura en-aut-mei=Shuhei kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=Morizane HosokawaMio en-aut-sei=Morizane Hosokawa en-aut-mei=Mio kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=ShiodeYusuke en-aut-sei=Shiode en-aut-mei=Yusuke kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=DoiShinichiro en-aut-sei=Doi en-aut-mei=Shinichiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakahashiKosuke en-aut-sei=Takahashi en-aut-mei=Kosuke kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=MatobaRyo en-aut-sei=Matoba en-aut-mei=Ryo kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=KanzakiYuki en-aut-sei=Kanzaki en-aut-mei=Yuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=MorizaneYuki en-aut-sei=Morizane en-aut-mei=Yuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Ophthalmology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Ophthalmology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Ophthalmology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Ophthalmology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Ophthalmology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Ophthalmology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Ophthalmology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Department of Ophthalmology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Department of Ophthalmology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=75 cd-vols= no-issue=3 article-no= start-page=363 end-page=372 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2021 dt-pub=202106 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Role of the Transcription Factor BTB and CNC Homology 1 in a Rat Model of Acute Liver Injury Induced by Experimental Endotoxemia en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Hepatic oxidative stress plays an important role in the pathogenesis of several acute liver diseases, and free heme is thought to contribute to endotoxemia-induced acute liver injury. The heme oxygenase 1 (HO-1) gene is upregulated and the δ-aminolevulinate synthase (ALAS1) gene is downregulated in the rat liver following lipopolysaccharide (LPS) treatment. BTB and CNC homology 1 (Bach1) is a heme-responsive transcription factor that normally represses HO-1 expression. In this study, we evaluated the changes in HO-1, ALAS1, and Bach1 expression and nuclear Bach1 expression in rat livers following intravenous LPS administration (10 mg/kg body weight). LPS significantly upregulated HO-1 mRNA and downregulated ALAS1 mRNA in the rat livers, suggesting that hepatic free heme concentrations are increased after LPS treatment. Bach1 mRNA was strongly induced after LPS injection. In contrast, nuclear Bach1 was significantly but transiently decreased after LPS treatment. Rats were also administered hemin (50 mg/kg body weight) intravenously to elevate heme concentrations, which decreased nuclear Bach1 levels. Our results suggest that elevated hepatic free heme may be associated with a decline of nuclear Bach1, and induction of Bach1 mRNA may compensate for the decreased nuclear Bach1 after LPS treatment in the rat liver. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=TaniokaNohito en-aut-sei=Tanioka en-aut-mei=Nohito kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=ShimizuHiroko en-aut-sei=Shimizu en-aut-mei=Hiroko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=OmoriEmiko en-aut-sei=Omori en-aut-mei=Emiko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakahashiToru en-aut-sei=Takahashi en-aut-mei=Toru kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=YamaokaMasakazu en-aut-sei=Yamaoka en-aut-mei=Masakazu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=MorimatsuHiroshi en-aut-sei=Morimatsu en-aut-mei=Hiroshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Faculty of Health and Welfare Science, Okayama Prefectural University kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= en-keyword=heme oxygenase-1 kn-keyword=heme oxygenase-1 en-keyword=BTB and CNC homology 1 kn-keyword=BTB and CNC homology 1 en-keyword= heme, kn-keyword= heme, en-keyword=lipopolysaccharide kn-keyword=lipopolysaccharide en-keyword= liver injury kn-keyword= liver injury END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=75 cd-vols= no-issue=3 article-no= start-page=289 end-page=297 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2021 dt-pub=202106 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Efficacy and Safety of Early Intravenous Landiolol on Myocardial Salvage in Patients with ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction before Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Randomized Study en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Early treatment with an oral β-blocker is recommended in patients with a ST-segment–elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). In this multicenter study, we evaluated the effects of a continuous administration of landiolol, an ultrashort-acting β-blocker, before primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on myocardial salvage and its safety in STEMI patients. A total of 47 Japanese patients with anterior or lateral STEMI undergoing a primary PCI within 12 h of symptom onset were randomized to receive intravenous landiolol (started at 3 μg/min/kg dose and continued to a total of 50 mg; n=23) or not (control; n=24). Patients with Killip class III or more were excluded. The primary outcome was the myocardial salvage index on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) performed 5-7 days after the PCI. Cardiac MRI was performed in 35 patients (74%). The myocardial salvage index in the landiolol group was significantly greater than that in the control group (44.4±14.6% vs. 31.7±18.9%, respectively; p=0.04). There were no significant differences in adverse events at 24 h between the landiolol and control groups. A continuous administration of landiolol before a primary PCI may increase the degree of myocardial salvage without additional hemodynamic adverse effects within the first 24 h after STEMI. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=MiyamotoMasakazu en-aut-sei=Miyamoto en-aut-mei=Masakazu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=OsawaKazuhiro en-aut-sei=Osawa en-aut-mei=Kazuhiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=MiyoshiToru en-aut-sei=Miyoshi en-aut-mei=Toru kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=MoriAtsushi en-aut-sei=Mori en-aut-mei=Atsushi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=YoshikawaMasaki en-aut-sei=Yoshikawa en-aut-mei=Masaki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=OkaTakefumi en-aut-sei=Oka en-aut-mei=Takefumi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=IchikawaKeishi en-aut-sei=Ichikawa en-aut-mei=Keishi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=NakamuraKazufumi en-aut-sei=Nakamura en-aut-mei=Kazufumi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=ItoHiroshi en-aut-sei=Ito en-aut-mei=Hiroshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= 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 Cardiology, Tsuyama Central Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Cardiology, Fukuyama City Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Cardiology, Tsuyama Central Hospital 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 kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= en-keyword=myocardial infarction kn-keyword=myocardial infarction en-keyword=landiolol kn-keyword=landiolol en-keyword= magnetic resonance imaging kn-keyword= magnetic resonance imaging en-keyword=STEMI kn-keyword=STEMI en-keyword=PCI kn-keyword=PCI END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=75 cd-vols= no-issue=3 article-no= start-page=279 end-page=287 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2021 dt-pub=202106 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Effects of Gram-negative Rod Blood Stream Infection on Acute GVHD in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Single-institute Analysis en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=A bloodstream infection (BSI) is the most common serious infectious complication of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). BSI promotes an inflammatory state, which exacerbates acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). We investigated whether a Gram-negative rod bloodstream infection (GNR-BSI), which develops early after allo-HSCT, affected the onset or exacerbated acute GVHD in 465 patients who underwent allo-HSCT from 1995 through 2015 at a single institution. Eighty-eight patients (19%) developed BSI during the study period. Among the cultures, 50 (57%) were Gram-positive cocci (GPC) and 31 (35%) were GNR. Of the 465 patients, 187 (40%) developed acute GVHD of grade II or higher within the first 100 days post-allogeneic HSCT: 124 (27%) had acute GVHD grade II, 47 (10%) had grade III, and 16 (3%) had grade IV. Multivariate analysis revealed that GNR-BSI was a significant risk factor for grade II-IV acute GVHD (grade II-IV: hazard ratio [HR] 1.75, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.03-2.97; grade III-IV: HR 2.37, 95% CI 1.03-5.43). These results suggest that GNR-BSI may predict the onset and exacerbation of acute GVHD. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=NishinoharaMasa-aki en-aut-sei=Nishinohara en-aut-mei=Masa-aki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=NishimoriHisakazu en-aut-sei=Nishimori en-aut-mei=Hisakazu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=FujiwaraHideaki en-aut-sei=Fujiwara en-aut-mei=Hideaki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=AsadaNoboru en-aut-sei=Asada en-aut-mei=Noboru kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=EnnishiDaisuke en-aut-sei=Ennishi en-aut-mei=Daisuke kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=MatsuokaKen-ichi en-aut-sei=Matsuoka en-aut-mei=Ken-ichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=FujiiKeiko en-aut-sei=Fujii en-aut-mei=Keiko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=FujiiNobuharu en-aut-sei=Fujii en-aut-mei=Nobuharu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=MaedaYoshinobu en-aut-sei=Maeda en-aut-mei=Yoshinobu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Hematology and Oncology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Hematology and Oncology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Hematology and Oncology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Hematology and Oncology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Hematology and Oncology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Hematology and Oncology, 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 Hematology and Oncology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Department of Hematology and Oncology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= en-keyword=blood stream infection kn-keyword=blood stream infection en-keyword=graft-versus-host disease kn-keyword=graft-versus-host disease en-keyword=gram negative rods kn-keyword=gram negative rods END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=24 cd-vols= no-issue=5 article-no= start-page=367 end-page=382 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2020 dt-pub=20201214 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Mechanisms Underlying the Comorbidity of Schizophrenia and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=The mortality rate of patients with schizophrenia is high, and life expectancy is shorter by 10 to 20 years. Metabolic abnormalities including type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are among the main reasons. The prevalence of T2DM in patients with schizophrenia may be epidemiologically frequent because antipsychotics induce weight gain as a side effect and the cognitive dysfunction of patients with schizophrenia relates to a disordered lifestyle, poor diet, and low socioeconomic status. Apart from these common risk factors and risk factors unique to schizophrenia, accumulating evidence suggests the existence of common susceptibility genes between schizophrenia and T2DM. Functional proteins translated from common genetic susceptibility genes are known to regulate neuronal development in the brain and insulin in the pancreas through several common cascades. In this review, we discuss common susceptibility genes, functional cascades, and the relationship between schizophrenia and T2DM. Many genetic and epidemiological studies have reliably associated the comorbidity of schizophrenia and T2DM, and it is probably safe to think that common cascades and mechanisms suspected from common genes' functions are related to the onset of both schizophrenia and T2DM. On the other hand, even when genetic analyses are performed on a relatively large number of comorbid patients, the results are sometimes inconsistent, and susceptibility genes may carry only a low or moderate risk. We anticipate future directions in this field. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=MizukiYutaka en-aut-sei=Mizuki en-aut-mei=Yutaka kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoShinji en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Shinji kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=OkahisaYuko en-aut-sei=Okahisa en-aut-mei=Yuko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=YadaYuji en-aut-sei=Yada en-aut-mei=Yuji kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=HashimotoNozomu en-aut-sei=Hashimoto en-aut-mei=Nozomu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakakiManabu en-aut-sei=Takaki en-aut-mei=Manabu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=YamadaNorihito en-aut-sei=Yamada en-aut-mei=Norihito kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Neuropsychiatry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Neuropsychiatry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Neuropsychiatry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Neuropsychiatry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Neuropsychiatry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Neuropsychiatry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Neuropsychiatry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= en-keyword=DISC1 kn-keyword=DISC1 en-keyword=kalirin kn-keyword=kalirin en-keyword=ARHGEF11 kn-keyword=ARHGEF11 en-keyword=Akt/GSK3 beta kn-keyword=Akt/GSK3 beta en-keyword=Wnt beta-catenin kn-keyword=Wnt beta-catenin END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol= cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page= end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2021 dt-pub=20210325 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=High-mobility group box 1はRAGEおよびTLR4を介して進行口腔扁平上皮癌に関連する骨破壊を誘発する kn-title=High-mobility group box 1 induces bone destruction associated with advanced oral squamous cancer via RAGE and TLR4 en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SakamotoYumi en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Yumi kn-aut-name=坂本裕美 kn-aut-sei=坂本 kn-aut-mei=裕美 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil=岡山大学大学院医歯薬学総合研究科 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=11 cd-vols= no-issue=5 article-no= start-page=766 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2021 dt-pub=20210424 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Diagnostic Utility of SOX4 Expression in Adult T-Cell Leukemia/Lymphoma en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Differentiation between adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) and peripheral T-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified (PTCL-NOS), is often challenging based on pathological findings alone. Although serum anti-HTLV-1 antibody positivity is required for ATLL diagnosis, this information is often not available at the time of pathological diagnosis. Therefore, we examined whether the expression of SOX4 and p16 would be helpful for differentiating the two disease entities. We immunohistochemically examined SOX4 and p16 expression (which have been implicated in ATLL carcinogenesis) in 11 ATLL patients and 20 PTCL-NOS patients and classified them into four stages according to the percentage of positive cells. Among the ATLL cases, 8/11 (73%) were SOX4-positive, while only 2/20 (10%) PTCL-NOS cases expressed SOX4. The mean total score was 4.2 (standard deviation (SD): 0.61) in the ATLL group and 0.50 (SD: 0.46) in the PTCL-NOS group (p < 0.001). Positive expression of p16 was noted in 4/11 (36%) patients with ATLL and 3/20 (15%) patients with PTCL-NOS, with mean total scores of 1.9 (SD: 0.64) and 0.70 (SD: 0.48) in the ATLL and PTCL-NOS groups, respectively (p = 0.141). These results suggest that SOX4 may be strongly expressed in ATLL compared to PTCL-NOS cases. Therefore, it may be helpful to perform immunohistochemical staining of SOX4 when pathologists face challenges discriminating between ATLL and PTCL-NOS. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=NasuAtsuko en-aut-sei=Nasu en-aut-mei=Atsuko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=GionYuka en-aut-sei=Gion en-aut-mei=Yuka kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=NishimuraYoshito en-aut-sei=Nishimura en-aut-mei=Yoshito kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=NishikoriAsami en-aut-sei=Nishikori en-aut-mei=Asami kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoMisa en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Misa kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=EgusaYuria en-aut-sei=Egusa en-aut-mei=Yuria kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=FujitaAzusa en-aut-sei=Fujita en-aut-mei=Azusa kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=YoshinoTadashi en-aut-sei=Yoshino en-aut-mei=Tadashi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=SatoYasuharu en-aut-sei=Sato en-aut-mei=Yasuharu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Division of Pathophysiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Health Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Division of Pathophysiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Health Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Division of Pathophysiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Health Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Division of Pathophysiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Health Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Division of Pathophysiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Health Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Division of Pathophysiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Health Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Department of Pathology, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Division of Pathophysiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Health Sciences kn-affil= en-keyword=SOX4 kn-keyword=SOX4 en-keyword=p16 kn-keyword=p16 en-keyword=adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma kn-keyword=adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma en-keyword=peripheral T-cell lymphoma kn-keyword=peripheral T-cell lymphoma en-keyword=not otherwise specified kn-keyword=not otherwise specified END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=17 cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page=267 end-page=279 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2021 dt-pub=20210417 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Effects of large-scale forest fire followed by illegal logging on the regeneration of boreal forests in Mongolia en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=We aimed to test the hypothesis that large-scale forest fire followed by illegal logging inhibits the regeneration of boreal forests in Mongolia. For this purpose, we compared regeneration of the forest between five stands in a large-scale post-fire site, i.e., (1) undisturbed stand in the unburnt and remaining forest, (2) stand disturbed by illegal logging in the unburnt and remaining forest, (3) stand disturbed by forest fire, (4) stand disturbed by forest fire followed by illegal logging and located in proximity to the remaining forest, which acts as a seed source, and (5) stand disturbed by forest fire followed by illegal logging and located far from the remaining forest, which acts as a seed source. The stand disturbed by logging showed similar species composition of regenerated individuals as the undisturbed stand. In the stand disturbed by logging, Picea obovata and Pinus sibirica were abundant because of advance regeneration on the intact forest floor. In the stand disturbed by forest fire and that disturbed by forest fire followed by illegal logging, Larix sibirica and Betula platyphylla were abundant, and the regenerated individuals of these two species were new individuals after the disturbances. L. sibirica was abundant in the stand disturbed by forest fire because the mother trees survived the forest fire because of their thick bark. B. platyphylla was abundant in the stand disturbed by forest fire followed by illegal logging because the mother trees of L. sibirica were logged and the seeds of B. platyphylla are able to disperse further than that of L. sibirica. However, in the stand disturbed by forest fire followed by illegal logging that was located far from the remaining forest, the regeneration was much reduced because only few seeds, including that of B. platyphylla, were dispersed into this stand and sprouts of B. platyphylla were damaged by the logging operation. In addition, the regeneration of L. sibirica and B. platyphylla was likely to have been reduced for several years after the forest fire because of the loss of safe sites for their invasion by the changes of the forest floor conditions. Therefore, it is likely that large-scale forest fires that are followed by illegal logging inhibit the regeneration in many parts of the post-fire site and those parts will change into open forests of B. platyphylla or grassland. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SakamotoKeiji en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Keiji kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=TomonariMisaki en-aut-sei=Tomonari en-aut-mei=Misaki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=AriyaUyanga en-aut-sei=Ariya en-aut-mei=Uyanga kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=NakagiriErika en-aut-sei=Nakagiri en-aut-mei=Erika kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=MatsumotoTetsuya en-aut-sei=Matsumoto en-aut-mei=Tetsuya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=AkajiYasuaki en-aut-sei=Akaji en-aut-mei=Yasuaki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=OtodaTakashi en-aut-sei=Otoda en-aut-mei=Takashi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=HirobeMuneto en-aut-sei=Hirobe en-aut-mei=Muneto kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=NachinBaatarbileg en-aut-sei=Nachin en-aut-mei=Baatarbileg kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 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=Center for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem Studies, National Institute for Environmental Studies kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, National University of Mongolia kn-affil= en-keyword=Disturbance kn-keyword=Disturbance en-keyword=Forest floor kn-keyword=Forest floor en-keyword=Salvage logging kn-keyword=Salvage logging en-keyword=Seed source kn-keyword=Seed source en-keyword=Succession kn-keyword=Succession END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=133 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=4 end-page=6 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2021 dt-pub=20210401 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=The 2019 Incentive Award of the Okayama Medical Association in Neuroscience (2019 Niimi Prize) kn-title=令和元年度岡山医学会賞 脳神経研究奨励賞（新見賞） en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=KawaiHiroki en-aut-sei=Kawai en-aut-mei=Hiroki kn-aut-name=河合弘樹 kn-aut-sei=河合 kn-aut-mei=弘樹 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Neuropsychiatry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil=岡山大学大学院医歯薬学総合研究科　精神神経病態学 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=143 cd-vols= no-issue=2 article-no= start-page=021502 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2020 dt-pub=2020105 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Prediction of the Fracture Location by Tensile Tests of Gray Cast Iron Based on the Dimensional Changes of Graphite Flakes en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Gray cast iron has been used as a component in various mechanical parts, such as the blocks and heads of automobile and marine engines, cylinder liners for internal combustion engines, and machine tool bases. It is desirable because of its good castability and machinability, damping characteristics, and high performance-to-cost ratio. On the other hand, weak graphite flakes present in gray cast iron serve as stress concentrators and adversely affect the material strength. Therefore, it is crucial to examine the relationship between the distribution of graphite flakes and the strength or fracture of gray cast iron. In this study, tensile tests on gray cast iron were carried out using a plate specimen and observed by scanning electron microscopy, and the microscopic deformation was observed on the specimen surface. Particularly, the change in the size of graphite flakes during the tensile tests was examined, and the observed trend was discussed. The experimental results reveal that the dimensional changes in the graphite flakes vary in the observed area and that the final fracture occurs in an area where a large dimensional change is observed, suggesting that the fracture location or critical parts of gray cast iron can be predicted from the dimensional changes of the graphite flakes at an early stage of deformation. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=TadaNaoya en-aut-sei=Tada en-aut-mei=Naoya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=UemoriTakeshi en-aut-sei=Uemori en-aut-mei=Takeshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoJunji en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Junji kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= 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= END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=22 cd-vols= no-issue=7 article-no= start-page=3400 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2021 dt-pub=20210326 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=In Vivo Electrophysiology of Peptidergic Neurons in Deep Layers of the Lumbar Spinal Cord after Optogenetic Stimulation of Hypothalamic Paraventricular Oxytocin Neurons in Rats en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=The spinal ejaculation generator (SEG) is located in the central gray (lamina X) of the rat lumbar spinal cord and plays a pivotal role in the ejaculatory reflex. We recently reported that SEG neurons express the oxytocin receptor and are activated by oxytocin projections from the paraventricular nucleus of hypothalamus (PVH). However, it is unknown whether the SEG responds to oxytocin in vivo. In this study, we analyzed the characteristics of the brain-spinal cord neural circuit that controls male sexual function using a newly developed in vivo electrophysiological technique. Optogenetic stimulation of the PVH of rats expressing channel rhodopsin under the oxytocin receptor promoter increased the spontaneous firing of most lamina X SEG neurons. This is the first demonstration of the in vivo electrical response from the deeper (lamina X) neurons in the spinal cord. Furthermore, we succeeded in the in vivo whole-cell recordings of lamina X neurons. In vivo whole-cell recordings may reveal the features of lamina X SEG neurons, including differences in neurotransmitters and response to stimulation. Taken together, these results suggest that in vivo electrophysiological stimulation can elucidate the neurophysiological response of a variety of spinal neurons during male sexual behavior. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=UtaDaisuke en-aut-sei=Uta en-aut-mei=Daisuke kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=OtiTakumi en-aut-sei=Oti en-aut-mei=Takumi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoTatsuya en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Tatsuya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoHirotaka en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Hirotaka kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Applied Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= en-keyword=in vivo extracellular recording kn-keyword=in vivo extracellular recording en-keyword=in vivo whole-cell patch-clamp recording kn-keyword=in vivo whole-cell patch-clamp recording en-keyword=optogenetics kn-keyword=optogenetics en-keyword=spinal cord kn-keyword=spinal cord en-keyword=lamina X kn-keyword=lamina X en-keyword=spinal ejaculation generator kn-keyword=spinal ejaculation generator en-keyword=gastrin-releasing peptide neurons kn-keyword=gastrin-releasing peptide neurons en-keyword=oxytocin kn-keyword=oxytocin END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=75 cd-vols= no-issue=2 article-no= start-page=199 end-page=204 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2021 dt-pub=202104 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Laparoscopic Hepatectomy for the Patient with Hemophilia A with High Titer Factor VIII Inhibitor en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=We present the first case of laparoscopic left lateral segmentectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in a patient with hemophilia A, acquired hepatitis C, and high-titer factor VIII inhibitor, which was confirmed by preoperative diagnosis. He underwent laparoscopic left lateral segmentectomy with the administration of recombinant activated factor VII. Surgery could be performed with reduced intraoperative hemorrhage. He experienced postoperative intra-abdominal wall hemorrhage, which was successfully managed with red cell concentrates transfusion and administration of recombinant activated factor VII. Laparoscopic hepatectomy can be applied for hemophilia patients with high titer inhibitors. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=MatsudaTatsuo en-aut-sei=Matsuda en-aut-mei=Tatsuo kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=UmedaYuzo en-aut-sei=Umeda en-aut-mei=Yuzo kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=YoshidaKazuhiro en-aut-sei=Yoshida en-aut-mei=Kazuhiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=MatsudaTadakazu en-aut-sei=Matsuda en-aut-mei=Tadakazu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=UnoMasatoshi en-aut-sei=Uno en-aut-mei=Masatoshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=AbeMasaya en-aut-sei=Abe en-aut-mei=Masaya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=AsadaNoboru en-aut-sei=Asada en-aut-mei=Noboru kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=MaedaYoshinobu en-aut-sei=Maeda en-aut-mei=Yoshinobu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=YagiTakahito en-aut-sei=Yagi en-aut-mei=Takahito kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= en-aut-name=FujiwaraToshiyoshi en-aut-sei=Fujiwara en-aut-mei=Toshiyoshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=10 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery,Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery,Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery,Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Surgery, Matsuda Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Internal Medicine, Kaneda Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Hematology and Oncology,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 Hematology and Oncology,Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery,Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=10 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery,Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= en-keyword=hemophilia A kn-keyword=hemophilia A en-keyword=hepatectomy kn-keyword=hepatectomy en-keyword=inhibitor kn-keyword=inhibitor en-keyword=laparoscopy kn-keyword=laparoscopy en-keyword=hepatocellular carcinoma kn-keyword=hepatocellular carcinoma END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=1 cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page=47 end-page=63 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2021 dt-pub=20210331 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=Information and communication technology equipment and services for remote monitoring and health management: Survey of services and their classification for use in home care nursing kn-title=遠隔での見守りのための機器・サービスの調査と訪問看護での利用を想定した分類 en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=This study aims to improve the quality of home nursing care for the elderly. The report presents web-based information about devices and services for remote monitoring and health management using information and communication technology and about how they can improve home care nursing station efficiency in Japan. The search terms "elderly people," "watch over," and "service," plus "sensor" were used to narrow the search. After repeating the search using a chained search for materials and links extracted from those search results, services for home care stations particularly addressing the remote monitoring of elderly people were selected and extracted. Early detection of abnormalities for support by home health nurse responsibilities for observing the general condition of the patient was chosen as the main evaluation index of usefulness. The contractor and service cost were secondary evaluation axes. Results show 9 information communication devices and services for real-time monitoring of the elderly persons’ vital signs in real time for 24 hr, 2 of which are highly useful for early detection of abnormalities and subsequent response. Results suggest that other services might be more useful, depending on how they are used, and that general-purpose services with minimum functions and low cost of introduction and maintenance can provide more opportunities for utilization. Providing these services on a BtoBtoC model and responding to patients’ medical needs can supplement home care nursing station work, increase human resource and time efficiencies, and give patients "the feeling that a nurse is always at their bedside,” even when far away. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SakamotoToshio en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Toshio kn-aut-name=坂本年生 kn-aut-sei=坂本 kn-aut-mei=年生 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=HirataAkina en-aut-sei=Hirata en-aut-mei=Akina kn-aut-name=平田晶奈 kn-aut-sei=平田 kn-aut-mei=晶奈 aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=MoritaMizuki en-aut-sei=Morita en-aut-mei=Mizuki kn-aut-name=森田瑞樹 kn-aut-sei=森田 kn-aut-mei=瑞樹 aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University kn-affil=岡山大学大学院ヘルスシステム統合科学研究科 affil-num=2 en-affil=Yell Co., Ltd. kn-affil=株式会社エール affil-num=3 en-affil=Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University kn-affil=岡山大学大学院ヘルスシステム統合科学研究科 en-keyword=elderly people kn-keyword=elderly people en-keyword=watch over kn-keyword=watch over en-keyword=sensor kn-keyword=sensor en-keyword=in home care support kn-keyword=in home care support en-keyword=telenursing kn-keyword=telenursing END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=75 cd-vols= no-issue=2 article-no= start-page=139 end-page=145 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2021 dt-pub=202104 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Evaluation of the Imaging Process for a Novel Subtraction Method Using Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Values en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Diffusion-weighted imaging may be used to obtain the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC), which aids the diagnosis of cerebral infarction and tumors. An ADC reflects elements of free diffusion. Diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI) has attracted attention as a restricted diffusion imaging technique. The ADC subtraction method (ASM) was developed to visualize restricted diffusion with high resolution by using two ADC maps taken with different diffusion times. We conducted the present study to provide a bridge between the reported basic ASM research and clinical research. We developed new imaging software for clinical use and evaluated its performance herein. This software performs the imaging process automatically and continuously at the pixel level, using ImageJ software. The new software uses a macro or a plugin which is compatible with various operating systems via a Java Virtual Machine. We tested the new imaging software’s performance by using a Jurkat cell bio-phantom, and the statistical evaluation of the performance clarified that the ASM values of 99.98% of the pixels in the bio-phantom and physiological saline were calculated accurately (p<0.001). The new software may serve as a useful tool for future clinical applications and restricted diffusion imaging research. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=HamadaKentaro en-aut-sei=Hamada en-aut-mei=Kentaro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=KurodaMasahiro en-aut-sei=Kuroda en-aut-mei=Masahiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=YoshimuraYuuki en-aut-sei=Yoshimura en-aut-mei=Yuuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=KhasawnehAbdullah en-aut-sei=Khasawneh en-aut-mei=Abdullah kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=BarhamMajd en-aut-sei=Barham en-aut-mei=Majd kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=TekikiNouha en-aut-sei=Tekiki en-aut-mei=Nouha kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=SugiantoIrfan en-aut-sei=Sugianto en-aut-mei=Irfan kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=BamgboseBabatunde O. en-aut-sei=Bamgbose en-aut-mei=Babatunde O. kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=KonishiKohei en-aut-sei=Konishi en-aut-mei=Kohei kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= en-aut-name=SugimotoKohei en-aut-sei=Sugimoto en-aut-mei=Kohei kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=10 ORCID= en-aut-name=IshizakaHinata en-aut-sei=Ishizaka en-aut-mei=Hinata kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=11 ORCID= en-aut-name=KurozumiAkira en-aut-sei=Kurozumi en-aut-mei=Akira kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=12 ORCID= en-aut-name=MatsushitaToshi en-aut-sei=Matsushita en-aut-mei=Toshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=13 ORCID= en-aut-name=OhnoSeiichiro en-aut-sei=Ohno en-aut-mei=Seiichiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=14 ORCID= en-aut-name=KanazawaSusumu en-aut-sei=Kanazawa en-aut-mei=Susumu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=15 ORCID= en-aut-name=AsaumiJunichi en-aut-sei=Asaumi en-aut-mei=Junichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=16 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Radiological Technology, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Radiological Technology, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Radiological Technology, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Radiological Technology, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=10 en-affil=Radiological Technology, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=11 en-affil=Radiological Technology, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=12 en-affil=Central Division of Radiology, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=13 en-affil=Central Division of Radiology, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=14 en-affil=Central Division of Radiology, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=15 en-affil=Department of Radiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=16 en-affil=Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= en-keyword=apparent diffusion coefficient kn-keyword=apparent diffusion coefficient en-keyword=ADC subtraction method kn-keyword=ADC subtraction method en-keyword=restricted diffusion kn-keyword=restricted diffusion en-keyword=ImageJ kn-keyword=ImageJ en-keyword=plugin kn-keyword=plugin END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=2 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=100107 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2021 dt-pub=20210131 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Japanese Lung Cancer Society Guidelines for Stage IV NSCLC With EGFR Mutations en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= 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. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=NinomiyaKiichiro en-aut-sei=Ninomiya en-aut-mei=Kiichiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=TeraokaShunsuke en-aut-sei=Teraoka en-aut-mei=Shunsuke kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=ZenkeYoshitaka en-aut-sei=Zenke en-aut-mei=Yoshitaka kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=KenmotsuHirotsugu en-aut-sei=Kenmotsu en-aut-mei=Hirotsugu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=NakamuraYukiko en-aut-sei=Nakamura en-aut-mei=Yukiko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=OkumaYusuke en-aut-sei=Okuma en-aut-mei=Yusuke kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=TamiyaAkihiro 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en-aut-mei=Hisashi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=15 ORCID= en-aut-name=TanizakiJunko en-aut-sei=Tanizaki en-aut-mei=Junko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=16 ORCID= en-aut-name=MiuraSatoru en-aut-sei=Miura en-aut-mei=Satoru kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=17 ORCID= en-aut-name=MizutaniHideaki en-aut-sei=Mizutani en-aut-mei=Hideaki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=18 ORCID= en-aut-name=MiyauchiEisaku en-aut-sei=Miyauchi en-aut-mei=Eisaku kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=19 ORCID= en-aut-name=YamaguchiOu en-aut-sei=Yamaguchi en-aut-mei=Ou kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=20 ORCID= en-aut-name=EbiNoriyuki en-aut-sei=Ebi en-aut-mei=Noriyuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=21 ORCID= en-aut-name=GotoYasushi en-aut-sei=Goto en-aut-mei=Yasushi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=22 ORCID= en-aut-name=SasakiTakaaki en-aut-sei=Sasaki en-aut-mei=Takaaki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=23 ORCID= en-aut-name=DagaHaruko en-aut-sei=Daga en-aut-mei=Haruko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=24 ORCID= en-aut-name=MoritaSatoshi en-aut-sei=Morita en-aut-mei=Satoshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=25 ORCID= en-aut-name=YamanakaTakeharu en-aut-sei=Yamanaka en-aut-mei=Takeharu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=26 ORCID= en-aut-name=AmanoShinsuke en-aut-sei=Amano en-aut-mei=Shinsuke kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=27 ORCID= en-aut-name=HasegawaKazuo en-aut-sei=Hasegawa en-aut-mei=Kazuo kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=28 ORCID= en-aut-name=ImamuraChiyo K. en-aut-sei=Imamura en-aut-mei=Chiyo K. kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=29 ORCID= en-aut-name=SuzukiKenichi en-aut-sei=Suzuki en-aut-mei=Kenichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=30 ORCID= en-aut-name=NakajimaKazuko en-aut-sei=Nakajima en-aut-mei=Kazuko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=31 ORCID= en-aut-name=NishimotoHitomi en-aut-sei=Nishimoto en-aut-mei=Hitomi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=32 ORCID= en-aut-name=OizumiSatoshi en-aut-sei=Oizumi en-aut-mei=Satoshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=33 ORCID= en-aut-name=HidaToyoaki en-aut-sei=Hida en-aut-mei=Toyoaki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=34 ORCID= en-aut-name=HottaKatsuyuki en-aut-sei=Hotta en-aut-mei=Katsuyuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=35 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakiguchiYuichi en-aut-sei=Takiguchi en-aut-mei=Yuichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=36 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Hematology, Oncology, and Respiratory Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Internal Medicine III, Wakayama Medical University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Division of Thoracic Oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Center kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Respiratory Medicine, Yokohama Municipal Citizen’s Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Internal Medicine, National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=10 en-affil=Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital East kn-affil= affil-num=11 en-affil=Department of Thoracic Oncology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=12 en-affil=Department of Thoracic Oncology and Medicine, National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center kn-affil= affil-num=13 en-affil=Division of Respiratory Medicine and Rheumatology, Department of Multidisciplinary Internal Medicine, Tottori University kn-affil= affil-num=14 en-affil=Research Institute for Diseases of the Chest, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University kn-affil= affil-num=15 en-affil=Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=16 en-affil=Department of Medical Oncology, Kishiwada City Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=17 en-affil=Department of Internal Medicine, Niigata Cancer Center Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=18 en-affil=Department of Thoracic Oncology, Saitama Cancer Center kn-affil= affil-num=19 en-affil=Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=20 en-affil=Department of Respiratory Medicine, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center kn-affil= affil-num=21 en-affil=Department of Respiratory Oncology, Iizuka Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=22 en-affil=Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=23 en-affil=Respiratory Center, Asahikawa Medical University kn-affil= affil-num=24 en-affil=Department of Medical Oncology, Osaka City General Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=25 en-affil=Department of Biomedical Statistics and Bioinformatics, Graduate School of Medicine Kyoto University kn-affil= affil-num=26 en-affil=Department of Biostatistics, Yokohama City University School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=27 en-affil=Japan Federation of Cancer Patient Groups kn-affil= affil-num=28 en-affil=Japan Lung Cancer Alliance kn-affil= affil-num=29 en-affil=Advanced Cancer Translational Research Institute, Showa University kn-affil= affil-num=30 en-affil=Division of Applied Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hoshi University kn-affil= affil-num=31 en-affil=Department of Nursing and The Division of Stem Cell Transplantation, Shizuoka Cancer Center kn-affil= affil-num=32 en-affil=Department of Nursing, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=33 en-affil=Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Hospital Organization Hokkaido Cancer Center kn-affil= affil-num=34 en-affil=Department of Thoracic Oncology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=35 en-affil=Center for Clinical Oncology, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=36 en-affil=Department of Medical Oncology, Chiba University Hospital kn-affil= en-keyword=Non–small cell lung cancer kn-keyword=Non–small cell lung cancer en-keyword=Epidermal growth factor receptor kn-keyword=Epidermal growth factor receptor en-keyword=Systematic review kn-keyword=Systematic review en-keyword=Guidelines kn-keyword=Guidelines END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=21 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=102 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2021 dt-pub=20210128 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Extracellular vesicles shed from gastric cancer mediate protumor macrophage differentiation en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Background
Peritoneal dissemination often develops in gastric cancer. Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are present in the peritoneal cavity of gastric cancer patients with peritoneal dissemination, facilitating tumor progression. However, the mechanism by which macrophages differentiate into tumor-associated macrophages in the peritoneal cavity is not well understood. In this study, the interplay between gastric cancer-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) and macrophages was investigated.
Methods
The association between macrophages and EVs in peritoneal ascitic fluid of gastric cancer patients, or from gastric cancer cell lines was examined, and their roles in differentiation of macrophages and potentiation of the malignancy of gastric cancer were further explored.
Results
Immunofluorescent assays of the ascitic fluid showed that M2 macrophages were predominant along with the cancer cells in the peritoneal cavity. EVs purified from gastric cancer cells, as well as malignant ascitic fluid, differentiated peripheral blood mononuclear cell-derived macrophages into the M2-like phenotype, which was demonstrated by their morphology and expression of CD163/206. The macrophages differentiated by gastric cancer-derived EVs promoted the migration ability of gastric cancer cells, and the EVs carried STAT3 protein.
Conclusion
EVs derived from gastric cancer play a role by affecting macrophage phenotypes, suggesting that this may be a part of the underlying mechanism that forms the intraperitoneal cancer microenvironment. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=ItoAtene en-aut-sei=Ito en-aut-mei=Atene kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=KagawaShunsuke en-aut-sei=Kagawa en-aut-mei=Shunsuke kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoShuichi en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Shuichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=KuwadaKazuya en-aut-sei=Kuwada en-aut-mei=Kazuya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=KajiokaHiroki en-aut-sei=Kajioka en-aut-mei=Hiroki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=YoshimotoMasashi en-aut-sei=Yoshimoto en-aut-mei=Masashi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=KikuchiSatoru en-aut-sei=Kikuchi en-aut-mei=Satoru kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=KurodaShinji en-aut-sei=Kuroda en-aut-mei=Shinji kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=YoshidaRyuichi en-aut-sei=Yoshida en-aut-mei=Ryuichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= en-aut-name=TazawaHiroshi en-aut-sei=Tazawa en-aut-mei=Hiroshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=10 ORCID= en-aut-name=FujiwaraToshiyoshi en-aut-sei=Fujiwara en-aut-mei=Toshiyoshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=11 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=10 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=11 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= en-keyword=Extracellular vesicles kn-keyword=Extracellular vesicles en-keyword=Gastric cancer kn-keyword=Gastric cancer en-keyword=Tumor-associated macrophages kn-keyword=Tumor-associated macrophages en-keyword=Tumor microenvironment kn-keyword=Tumor microenvironment END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=75 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=9 end-page=14 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2021 dt-pub=202102 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Needle Tract Ablation in Liver Tissue Using a Cryoprobe Combined with an Electrosurgical Device: Influence of ex vivo and in vivo Animal Models en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=To assess the feasibility of needle tract ablation in liver tissue in ex vivo and in vivo animal models using a cryo-probe and electrosurgical device. The experimental device is made by inserting a cryoprobe through an intro-ducer sheath for insulation, with 2-cm of probe tip projecting out. A beagle liver was punctured by the device, and electric current was applied at 30-W with the electrosurgical knife touching the non-insulated device base. The discolored area of cut surface along the device was evaluated in 5 application-time groups (5 , 10 , 15 , 20, or 25 seconds). An ex vivo experiment was performed to determine an ablation algorithm with an appropriate application time by comparison with radiofrequency ablation (RFA) results. Thereafter, an in vivo experiment was performed to verify the algorithm’s feasibility. In the ex vivo model, the cut surface demonstrated different amounts of discolored area according to the application time. The total discolored area in the 20-seconds group was similar to that by RFA. In the in vivo model, the liver did not bleed, the total discolored area was similar to that ex vivo, and coagulation necrosis was confirmed by photomicrograph. Needle tract ablation can be per-formed using the experimental device and electrosurgical device. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=GobaraHideo en-aut-sei=Gobara en-aut-mei=Hideo kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=YamamotoAkira en-aut-sei=Yamamoto en-aut-mei=Akira kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=KomakicToshiyuki en-aut-sei=Komakic en-aut-mei=Toshiyuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=KitayamaToshiaki en-aut-sei=Kitayama en-aut-mei=Toshiaki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakuraiJun en-aut-sei=Sakurai en-aut-mei=Jun kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=IguchiToshihiro en-aut-sei=Iguchi en-aut-mei=Toshihiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=MatsuiYusuke en-aut-sei=Matsui en-aut-mei=Yusuke kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=UkaMayu en-aut-sei=Uka en-aut-mei=Mayu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=TomitaKoji en-aut-sei=Tomita en-aut-mei=Koji kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= en-aut-name=HirakiTakao en-aut-sei=Hiraki en-aut-mei=Takao kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=10 ORCID= en-aut-name=KanazawaSusumu en-aut-sei=Kanazawa en-aut-mei=Susumu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=11 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Division of Medical Informatics, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Radiology, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Radiology, Otemae Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Radiology, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Radiology, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Department of Radiology, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Department of Radiology, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=10 en-affil=Department of Radiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=11 en-affil=Department of Radiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= en-keyword=needle tract ablation kn-keyword=needle tract ablation en-keyword=cryoablation kn-keyword=cryoablation en-keyword=electrosurgical device kn-keyword=electrosurgical device en-keyword=animal kn-keyword=animal en-keyword=liver kn-keyword=liver END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=75 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=1 end-page=8 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2021 dt-pub=202102 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Clinical Characteristics of Low Androgen Status in Males with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=To determine the clinical characteristics of low androgen status in adult males with diabetes, we retrospectively analyzed the medical records of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in whom serum free testosterone (FT) levels were examined for 1 year. Among the 46 patients (56 ± 1.5 years old), decreases in serum FT levels to < 8.5 pg/ml (indicating the occurrence of late-onset hypogonadism [LOH]) were detected in 18 (39%). The per-centages of patients with low FT levels were high in the ≥ 50 years age group (83%), the HbA1c < 7% group (67%), and the 25 ≤ BMI < 30 kg/m2 group (56%). The serum FT levels tended to decrease age-dependently. The level of HbA1c was significantly correlated with the Heinemann Aging Male Symptoms (AMS) score (R = 0.47). The low-FT group had decreased levels of hemoglobin. Of note, the serum FSH level (R = −0.32) was negatively correlated with the serum FT level, whereas the serum TSH level (R = 0.36) was positively correlated with the serum FT level. Collectively, these results revealed that many diabetic males may have low FT levels and that the AMS score is related to the HbA1c level. A slightly anemic condition, thyroid dysfunction, and obesity (class 1) might be involved in LOH in middle-aged diabetic males. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=HamaharaJun en-aut-sei=Hamahara en-aut-mei=Jun kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=HondaHiroyuki en-aut-sei=Honda en-aut-mei=Hiroyuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=YamamotoKoichiro en-aut-sei=Yamamoto en-aut-mei=Koichiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=TokumasuKazuki en-aut-sei=Tokumasu en-aut-mei=Kazuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=HanayamaYoshihisa en-aut-sei=Hanayama en-aut-mei=Yoshihisa kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=HagiyaHideharu en-aut-sei=Hagiya en-aut-mei=Hideharu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=ObikaMikako en-aut-sei=Obika en-aut-mei=Mikako kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=UedaKeigo en-aut-sei=Ueda en-aut-mei=Keigo kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=KishidaMasayuki en-aut-sei=Kishida en-aut-mei=Masayuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= en-aut-name=OtsukaFumio en-aut-sei=Otsuka en-aut-mei=Fumio kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=10 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences 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=Department of General Medicine, 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 General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=10 en-affil=Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= en-keyword=androgen kn-keyword=androgen en-keyword=diabetes mellitus kn-keyword=diabetes mellitus en-keyword=late-onset hypogonadism kn-keyword=late-onset hypogonadism en-keyword=testosterone kn-keyword=testosterone en-keyword=thyroid function kn-keyword=thyroid function END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=32 cd-vols= no-issue=8 article-no= start-page=e12875 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2020 dt-pub=20200523 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Vasopressin gene products are colocalised with corticotrophin‐releasing factor within neurosecretory vesicles in the external zone of the median eminence of the Japanese macaque monkey (Macaca fuscata) en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Arginine vasopressin (AVP), when released into portal capillaries with corticotrophin‐releasing factor (CRF) from terminals of parvocellular neurones of the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVH), facilitates the secretion of adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) in stressed rodents. The AVP gene encodes a propeptide precursor containing AVP, AVP‐associated neurophysin II (NPII), and a glycopeptide copeptin, although it is currently unclear whether copeptin is always cleaved from the neurophysin and whether the NPII and/or copeptin have any functional role in the pituitary. Furthermore, for primates, it is unknown whether CRF, AVP, NPII and copeptin are all colocalised in neurosecretory vesicles in the terminal region of the paraventricular CRF neurone axons. Therefore, we investigated, by fluorescence and immunogold immunocytochemistry, the cellular and subcellular relationships of these peptides in the CRF‐ and AVP‐producing cells in unstressed Japanese macaque monkeys (Macaca fuscata). Reverse transcription‐polymerase chain reaction analysis showed the expression of both CRF and AVP mRNAs in the monkey PVH. As expected, in the magnocellular neurones of the PVH and supraoptic nucleus, essentially no CRF immunoreactivity could be detected in NPII‐immunoreactive (AVP‐producing) neurones. Immunofluorescence showed that, in the parvocellular part of the PVH, NPII was detectable in a subpopulation (approximately 39%) of the numerous CRF‐immunoreactive neuronal perikarya, whereas, in the outer median eminence, NPII was more prominent (approximately 52%) in the CRF varicosities. Triple immunoelectron microscopy in the median eminence demonstrated the presence of both NPII and copeptin immunoreactivity in dense‐cored vesicles of CRF‐containing axons. The results are consistent with an idea that the AVP propeptide is processed and NPII and copeptin are colocalised in hypothalamic‐pituitary CRF axons in the median eminence of a primate. The CRF, AVP and copeptin are all co‐packaged in neurosecretory vesicles in monkeys and are thus likely to be co‐released into the portal capillary blood to amplify ACTH release from the primate anterior pituitary. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=OtuboAkito en-aut-sei=Otubo en-aut-mei=Akito kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=KawakamiNatsuko en-aut-sei=Kawakami en-aut-mei=Natsuko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=MaejimaSho en-aut-sei=Maejima en-aut-mei=Sho kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=UedaYasumasa en-aut-sei=Ueda en-aut-mei=Yasumasa kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=MorrisJohn F. en-aut-sei=Morris en-aut-mei=John F. kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoTatsuya en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Tatsuya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoHirotaka en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Hirotaka kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Physiology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Physiology, Anatomy & Genetics, University of Oxford kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= en-keyword=corticotrophin‐releasing factor kn-keyword=corticotrophin‐releasing factor en-keyword=Japanese macaque monkey (Macaca fuscata) kn-keyword=Japanese macaque monkey (Macaca fuscata) en-keyword=median eminence kn-keyword=median eminence en-keyword=paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus kn-keyword=paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus en-keyword=vasopressin kn-keyword=vasopressin END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=147 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=107 end-page=124 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2021 dt-pub=202101 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Phos-tag-based approach to study protein phosphorylation in the thylakoid membrane en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Protein phosphorylation is a fundamental post-translational modification in all organisms. In photoautotrophic organisms, protein phosphorylation is essential for the fine-tuning of photosynthesis. The reversible phosphorylation of the photosystem II (PSII) core and the light-harvesting complex of PSII (LHCII) contribute to the regulation of photosynthetic activities. Besides the phosphorylation of these major proteins, recent phosphoproteomic analyses have revealed that several proteins are phosphorylated in the thylakoid membrane. In this study, we utilized the Phos-tag technology for a comprehensive assessment of protein phosphorylation in the thylakoid membrane of Arabidopsis. Phos-tag SDS-PAGE enables the mobility shift of phosphorylated proteins compared with their non-phosphorylated isoform, thus differentiating phosphorylated proteins from their non-phosphorylated isoforms. We extrapolated this technique to two-dimensional (2D) SDS-PAGE for detecting protein phosphorylation in the thylakoid membrane. Thylakoid proteins were separated in the first dimension by conventional SDS-PAGE and in the second dimension by Phos-tag SDS-PAGE. In addition to the isolation of major phosphorylated photosynthesis-related proteins, 2D Phos-tag SDS-PAGE enabled the detection of several minor phosphorylated proteins in the thylakoid membrane. The analysis of the thylakoid kinase mutants demonstrated that light-dependent protein phosphorylation was mainly restricted to the phosphorylation of the PSII core and LHCII proteins. Furthermore, we assessed the phosphorylation states of the structural domains of the thylakoid membrane, grana core, grana margin, and stroma lamella. Overall, these results demonstrated that Phos-tag SDS-PAGE is a useful biochemical tool for studying in vivo protein phosphorylation in the thylakoid membrane protein. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=NishiokaKeiji en-aut-sei=Nishioka en-aut-mei=Keiji kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=KatoYusuke en-aut-sei=Kato en-aut-mei=Yusuke kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=OzawaShin-ichiro en-aut-sei=Ozawa en-aut-mei=Shin-ichiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakahashiYuichiro en-aut-sei=Takahashi en-aut-mei=Yuichiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoWataru en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Wataru kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Institute of Plant Science and Resources (IPSR), Okayama University kn-affil= 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=Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Institute of Plant Science and Resources (IPSR), Okayama University kn-affil= en-keyword=Chloroplast kn-keyword=Chloroplast en-keyword=Phos-tag kn-keyword=Phos-tag en-keyword=Protein phosphorylation kn-keyword=Protein phosphorylation en-keyword=Thylakoid membrane kn-keyword=Thylakoid membrane en-keyword=STN7 kn-keyword=STN7 en-keyword=STN8 kn-keyword=STN8 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=497 cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page=1 end-page=3 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2021 dt-pub=20210128 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Targeting neutrophil extracellular traps with thrombomodulin prevents pancreatic cancer metastasis en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= 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. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=KajiokaHiroki en-aut-sei=Kajioka en-aut-mei=Hiroki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=KagawaShunsuke en-aut-sei=Kagawa en-aut-mei=Shunsuke kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=ItoAtene en-aut-sei=Ito en-aut-mei=Atene kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=YoshimotoMasashi en-aut-sei=Yoshimoto en-aut-mei=Masashi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoShuichi en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Shuichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=KikuchiSatoru en-aut-sei=Kikuchi en-aut-mei=Satoru kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=KurodaShinji en-aut-sei=Kuroda en-aut-mei=Shinji kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=YoshidaRyuichi en-aut-sei=Yoshida en-aut-mei=Ryuichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=UmedaYuzo en-aut-sei=Umeda en-aut-mei=Yuzo kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= en-aut-name=NomaKazuhiro en-aut-sei=Noma en-aut-mei=Kazuhiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=10 ORCID= en-aut-name=TazawaHiroshi en-aut-sei=Tazawa en-aut-mei=Hiroshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=11 ORCID= en-aut-name=FujiwaraToshiyoshi en-aut-sei=Fujiwara en-aut-mei=Toshiyoshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=12 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=10 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=11 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=12 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= en-keyword=HMGB1 kn-keyword=HMGB1 en-keyword=Epithelial to mesenchymal transition kn-keyword=Epithelial to mesenchymal transition en-keyword=Phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate kn-keyword=Phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate en-keyword=Ischemia-reperfusion model kn-keyword=Ischemia-reperfusion model END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=74 cd-vols= no-issue=6 article-no= start-page=551 end-page=556 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2020 dt-pub=202012 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=C-Arm-Free Minimally Invasive Cervical Pedicle Screw Fixation (MICEPS): A Technical Note en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=A minimally invasive posterolateral approach designed to avoid the lateral misplacement of midcervical pedicle screws was reported, but there is no technical report that describes this technique without C-arm fluoroscopy. We report the results of a 2.5 years follow-up of a 62-year-old female patient with C4 metastatic breast cancer. The patient suffered from severe neck pain and impending quadriplegia for 2 months after radiation therapy. We performed C-arm-free minimally invasive cervical pedicle screw fixation (MICEPS). The patient was suc-cessfully treated with surgery, and her neck pain was well controlled. She had neither neurological deficits nor neck pain at the final (2.5-year) follow-up. C-arm-free MICEPS is a useful technique; in addition, the sur-geons and staff have no risk of radiation exposure, there is a reduced need for postoperative imaging, and a decreased revision rate can be expected with C-arm-free MICEPS. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=TanakaMasato en-aut-sei=Tanaka en-aut-mei=Masato kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=FujiwaraYoshihiro en-aut-sei=Fujiwara en-aut-mei=Yoshihiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=UotaniKoji en-aut-sei=Uotani en-aut-mei=Koji kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=KadiriVenkatesh en-aut-sei=Kadiri en-aut-mei=Venkatesh kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=YamauchiTaro en-aut-sei=Yamauchi en-aut-mei=Taro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama Rosai Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama Rosai Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama Rosai Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama Rosai Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama Rosai Hospital kn-affil= en-keyword=cervical spine kn-keyword=cervical spine en-keyword=navigation surgery kn-keyword=navigation surgery en-keyword=minimally invasive surgery kn-keyword=minimally invasive surgery en-keyword=cervical pedicle screw kn-keyword=cervical pedicle screw en-keyword=C-arm free kn-keyword=C-arm free END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=23 cd-vols= no-issue=10 article-no= start-page=101648 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2020 dt-pub=20201023 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Degradation of Mutant Protein Aggregates within the Endoplasmic Reticulum of Vasopressin Neurons en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Misfolded or unfolded proteins in the ER are said to be degraded only after translocation or isolation from the ER. Here, we describe a mechanism by which mutant proteins are degraded within the ER. Aggregates of mutant arginine vasopressin (AVP) precursor were confined to ER-associated compartments (ERACs) connected to the ER in AVP neurons of a mouse model of familial neurohypophysial diabetes insipidus. The ERACs were enclosed by membranes, an ER chaperone and marker protein of phagophores and autophagosomes were expressed around the aggregates, and lysosomes fused with the ERACs. Moreover, lysosome-related molecules were present within the ERACs, and aggregate degradation within the ERACs was dependent on autophagic-lysosomal activity. Thus, we demonstrate that protein aggregates can be degraded by autophagic-lysosomal machinery within specialized compartments of the ER. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=MiyataTakashi en-aut-sei=Miyata en-aut-mei=Takashi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=HagiwaraDaisuke en-aut-sei=Hagiwara en-aut-mei=Daisuke kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=HodaiYuichi en-aut-sei=Hodai en-aut-mei=Yuichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=MiwataTsutomu en-aut-sei=Miwata en-aut-mei=Tsutomu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=KawaguchiYohei en-aut-sei=Kawaguchi en-aut-mei=Yohei kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=KurimotoJunki en-aut-sei=Kurimoto en-aut-mei=Junki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=OzakiHajime en-aut-sei=Ozaki en-aut-mei=Hajime kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=MitsumotoKazuki en-aut-sei=Mitsumoto en-aut-mei=Kazuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakagiHiroshi en-aut-sei=Takagi en-aut-mei=Hiroshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= en-aut-name=SugaHidetaka en-aut-sei=Suga en-aut-mei=Hidetaka kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=10 ORCID= en-aut-name=KobayashiTomoko en-aut-sei=Kobayashi en-aut-mei=Tomoko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=11 ORCID= en-aut-name=SugiyamaMariko en-aut-sei=Sugiyama en-aut-mei=Mariko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=12 ORCID= en-aut-name=OnoueTakeshi en-aut-sei=Onoue en-aut-mei=Takeshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=13 ORCID= en-aut-name=ItoYoshihiro en-aut-sei=Ito en-aut-mei=Yoshihiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=14 ORCID= en-aut-name=IwamaShintaro en-aut-sei=Iwama en-aut-mei=Shintaro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=15 ORCID= en-aut-name=BannoRyoichi en-aut-sei=Banno en-aut-mei=Ryoichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=16 ORCID= en-aut-name=MatsumotoMami en-aut-sei=Matsumoto en-aut-mei=Mami kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=17 ORCID= en-aut-name=KawakamiNatsuko en-aut-sei=Kawakami en-aut-mei=Natsuko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=18 ORCID= en-aut-name=OhnoNobuhiko en-aut-sei=Ohno en-aut-mei=Nobuhiko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=19 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoHirotaka en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Hirotaka kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=20 ORCID= en-aut-name=ArimaHiroshi en-aut-sei=Arima en-aut-mei=Hiroshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=21 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=10 en-affil=Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=11 en-affil=Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=12 en-affil=Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=13 en-affil=Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=14 en-affil=Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=15 en-affil=Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=16 en-affil=Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=17 en-affil=Section of Electron Microscopy, Supportive Center for Brain Research, National Institute for Physiological Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=18 en-affil=Section of Electron Microscopy, Supportive Center for Brain Research, National Institute for Physiological Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=19 en-affil=Department of Anatomy, Division of Histology and Cell Biology, Jichi Medical University, School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=20 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=21 en-affil=Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine kn-affil= END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=31 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=103 end-page=114.e5 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2020 dt-pub=20201029 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Oxytocin Influences Male Sexual Activity via Non-synaptic Axonal Release in the Spinal Cord en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= 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. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=OtiTakumi en-aut-sei=Oti en-aut-mei=Takumi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=SatohKeita en-aut-sei=Satoh en-aut-mei=Keita kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=UtaDaisuke en-aut-sei=Uta en-aut-mei=Daisuke kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=NagafuchiJunta en-aut-sei=Nagafuchi en-aut-mei=Junta kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=TateishiSayaka en-aut-sei=Tateishi en-aut-mei=Sayaka kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=UedaRyota en-aut-sei=Ueda en-aut-mei=Ryota kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakanamiKeiko en-aut-sei=Takanami en-aut-mei=Keiko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=YoungLarry J. en-aut-sei=Young en-aut-mei=Larry J. kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=GalioneAntony en-aut-sei=Galione en-aut-mei=Antony kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= en-aut-name=MorrisJohn F. en-aut-sei=Morris en-aut-mei=John F. kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=10 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoTatsuya en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Tatsuya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=11 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoHirotaka en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Hirotaka kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=12 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Applied Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= 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 kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford kn-affil= affil-num=10 en-affil=Department of Physiology, Anatomy & Genetics, University of Oxford kn-affil= affil-num=11 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=12 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= en-keyword=oxytocin kn-keyword=oxytocin en-keyword=localized volume transmission kn-keyword=localized volume transmission en-keyword=spinal cord kn-keyword=spinal cord en-keyword=male sexual activity kn-keyword=male sexual activity en-keyword=gastrin-releasing peptide kn-keyword=gastrin-releasing peptide en-keyword=spinal ejaculation generator kn-keyword=spinal ejaculation generator END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=21 cd-vols= no-issue=18 article-no= start-page=6748 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2020 dt-pub=20200914 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Introducing the Amphibious Mudskipper Goby as a Unique Model to Evaluate Neuro/Endocrine Regulation of Behaviors Mediated by Buccal Sensation and Corticosteroids en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Some fish have acquired the ability to breathe air, but these fish can no longer flush their gills effectively when out of water. Hence, they have developed characteristic means for defense against external stressors, including thirst (osmolarity/ions) and toxicity. Amphibious fish, extant air-breathing fish emerged from water, may serve as models to examine physiological responses to these stressors. Some of these fish, including mudskipper gobies such asPeriophthalmodon schlosseri,Boleophthalmus boddartiand ourPeriophthalmus modestus, display distinct adaptational behaviors to these factors compared with fully aquatic fish. In this review, we introduce the mudskipper goby as a unique model to study the behaviors and the neuro/endocrine mechanisms of behavioral responses to the stressors. Our studies have shown that a local sensation of thirst in the buccal cavity-this being induced by dipsogenic hormones-motivates these fish to move to water through a forebrain response. The corticosteroid system, which is responsive to various stressors, also stimulates migration, possibly via the receptors in the brain. We suggest that such fish are an important model to deepen insights into the stress-related neuro/endocrine-behavioral effects. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=KatayamaYukitoshi en-aut-sei=Katayama en-aut-mei=Yukitoshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=SaitoKazuhiro en-aut-sei=Saito en-aut-mei=Kazuhiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoTatsuya en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Tatsuya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute, Faculty of Science, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute, Faculty of Science, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute, Faculty of Science, Okayama University kn-affil= en-keyword=stressors kn-keyword=stressors en-keyword=thirst kn-keyword=thirst en-keyword=angiotensin II kn-keyword=angiotensin II en-keyword=corticosteroids kn-keyword=corticosteroids en-keyword=amphibious fish kn-keyword=amphibious fish END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol= cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page=243 end-page=251 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2013 dt-pub=20130503 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=DroidTrack: Tracking Information Diffusion and Preventing Information Leakage on Android en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=An app in Android can collaborate with other apps and control personal information by using the Intent or user’s allowing of permission. However, users cannot detect when they communicate. Therefore, users might not be aware information leakage if app is malware. This paper proposes DroidTrack, a method for tracking the diffusion of personal information and preventing its leakage on an Android device. DroidTrack alerts the user of the possibility of information leakage when an app uses APIs to communicate with outside. These alerts are triggered only if the app has already called APIs to collect personal information. Users are given the option to refuse the execution of the API if it is not appropriate. Further, by illustrating how their personal data is diffused, users can have the necessary information to help them decide whether the API use is appropriate. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SakamotoSyunya en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Syunya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= en-keyword=Android kn-keyword=Android en-keyword=Malware kn-keyword=Malware en-keyword=Preventing information leakage kn-keyword=Preventing information leakage en-keyword=API control kn-keyword=API control END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=74 cd-vols= no-issue=5 article-no= start-page=455 end-page=459 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2020 dt-pub=202010 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Study Protocol for Assessing the Efficacy of Compression Therapy Using Stockings and Sleeves to Prevent Docetaxel-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy in Breast Cancer Patients en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Taxanes are key drugs for patients with breast cancer. A major adverse effect associated with the administration of the taxane docetaxel is chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN). We are conducting a singlecenter, single-arm, open-label historical control trial to evaluate the ability of compression therapy using stockings or sleeves to prevent CIPN due to docetaxel treatment. The primary endpoint is the incidence of all-grade CIPN according to patients’ records until 3 weeks after the fourth docetaxel administration. This study’s results will clarify whether compression therapy using stockings or sleeves can prevent CIPN in breast cancer patients. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=YamanouchiKosho en-aut-sei=Yamanouchi en-aut-mei=Kosho kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=KubaSayaka en-aut-sei=Kuba en-aut-mei=Sayaka kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=MatsumotoMegumi en-aut-sei=Matsumoto en-aut-mei=Megumi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=YanoHiroshi en-aut-sei=Yano en-aut-mei=Hiroshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=MoritaMichi en-aut-sei=Morita en-aut-mei=Michi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakimuraChika en-aut-sei=Sakimura en-aut-mei=Chika kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=OtsuboRyota en-aut-sei=Otsubo en-aut-mei=Ryota kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=KanetakaKengo en-aut-sei=Kanetaka en-aut-mei=Kengo kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=NagayasuTakeshi en-aut-sei=Nagayasu en-aut-mei=Takeshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= en-aut-name=EguchiSusumu en-aut-sei=Eguchi en-aut-mei=Susumu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=10 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Science kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Science kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Surgical Oncology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Science kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Surgical Oncology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Science kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Science kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Science kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Surgical Oncology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Science kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Science kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Department of Surgical Oncology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Science kn-affil= affil-num=10 en-affil=Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Science kn-affil= en-keyword=breast cancer kn-keyword=breast cancer en-keyword=docetaxel kn-keyword=docetaxel en-keyword=neuropathy kn-keyword=neuropathy en-keyword=compression kn-keyword=compression END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=529 cd-vols= no-issue=7 article-no= start-page=1372 end-page=1390 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2020 dt-pub=20200906 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Variation of pro‐vasopressin processing in parvocellular and magnocellular neurons in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus: Evidence from the vasopressin‐related glycopeptide copeptin en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Arginine vasopressin (AVP) is synthesized in parvocellular‐ and magnocellular neuroendocrine neurons in the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) of the hypothalamus. Whereas magnocellular AVP neurons project primarily to the posterior pituitary, parvocellular AVP neurons project to the median eminence (ME) and to extrahypothalamic areas. The AVP gene encodes pre‐pro‐AVP that comprises the signal peptide, AVP, neurophysin (NPII), and a copeptin glycopeptide. In the present study, we used an N‐terminal copeptin antiserum to examine copeptin expression in magnocellular and parvocellular neurons in the hypothalamus in the mouse, rat, and macaque monkey. Although magnocellular NPII‐expressing neurons exhibited strong N‐terminal copeptin immunoreactivity in all three species, a great majority (~90%) of parvocellular neurons that expressed NPII was devoid of copeptin immunoreactivity in the mouse, and in approximately half (~53%) of them in the rat, whereas in monkey hypothalamus, virtually all NPII‐immunoreactive parvocellular neurons contained strong copeptin immunoreactivity. Immunoelectron microscopy in the mouse clearly showed copeptin‐immunoreactivity co‐localized with NPII‐immunoreactivity in neurosecretory vesicles in the internal layer of the ME and posterior pituitary, but not in the external layer of the ME. Intracerebroventricular administration of a prohormone convertase inhibitor, hexa‐d‐arginine amide resulted in a marked reduction of copeptin‐immunoreactivity in the NPII‐immunoreactive magnocellular PVN neurons in the mouse, suggesting that low protease activity and incomplete processing of pro‐AVP could explain the disproportionally low levels of N‐terminal copeptin expression in rodent AVP (NPII)‐expressing parvocellular neurons. Physiologic and phylogenetic aspects of copeptin expression among neuroendocrine neurons require further exploration. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=KawakamiNatsuko en-aut-sei=Kawakami en-aut-mei=Natsuko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=OtuboAkito en-aut-sei=Otubo en-aut-mei=Akito kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=MaejimaSho en-aut-sei=Maejima en-aut-mei=Sho kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=TalukderAshraf H. en-aut-sei=Talukder en-aut-mei=Ashraf H. kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=SatohKeita en-aut-sei=Satoh en-aut-mei=Keita kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=OtiTakumi en-aut-sei=Oti en-aut-mei=Takumi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakanamiKeiko en-aut-sei=Takanami en-aut-mei=Keiko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=UedaYasumasa en-aut-sei=Ueda en-aut-mei=Yasumasa kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=ItoiKeiichi en-aut-sei=Itoi en-aut-mei=Keiichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= en-aut-name=MorrisJohn F. en-aut-sei=Morris en-aut-mei=John F. kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=10 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoTatsuya en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Tatsuya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=11 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoHirotaka en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Hirotaka kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=12 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Laboratory of Information Biology, Graduate School of Information Sciences, Tohoku University kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Department of Physiology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Laboratory of Information Biology, Graduate School of Information Sciences, Tohoku University kn-affil= affil-num=10 en-affil=Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford kn-affil= affil-num=11 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=12 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= en-keyword=copeptin kn-keyword=copeptin en-keyword=hypothalamo‐pituitary–adrenal system kn-keyword=hypothalamo‐pituitary–adrenal system en-keyword=immunohistochemistry kn-keyword=immunohistochemistry en-keyword=paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus kn-keyword=paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus en-keyword=processing kn-keyword=processing en-keyword=vasopressin kn-keyword=vasopressin en-keyword=RRID: AB_2722604 kn-keyword=RRID: AB_2722604 en-keyword=RRID: AB_2061966 kn-keyword=RRID: AB_2061966 en-keyword=RRID: AB_2314234 kn-keyword=RRID: AB_2314234 en-keyword=RRID: AB_10013361 kn-keyword=RRID: AB_10013361 en-keyword=RRID: AB_2313960 kn-keyword=RRID: AB_2313960 en-keyword=RRID: AB_2722605 kn-keyword=RRID: AB_2722605 en-keyword=RRID: AB_90782 kn-keyword=RRID: AB_90782 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=11 cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page=541 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2020 dt-pub=20200819 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Transcriptomic Analysis of the Kuruma PrawnMarsupenaeus japonicusReveals Possible Peripheral Regulation of the Ovary en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Crustacean reproduction has been hypothesized to be under complex endocrinological regulation by peptide hormones. To further improve our understanding of the mechanisms underlying this complex regulation, knowledge is needed regarding the hormones not only of the central nervous system (CNS) such as the X-organ/sinus gland (XOSG), brain, and thoracic ganglia, but also the peripheral gonadal tissues. For example, in vertebrates, some gonadal peptide hormones including activin, inhibin, follistatin, and relaxin are known to be involved in the reproductive physiology. Therefore, it is highly likely that some peptide factors from the ovary are serving as the signals among peripheral tissues and central nervous tissues in crustaceans. In this work, we sought to find gonadal peptide hormones and peptide hormone receptors by analyzing the transcriptome of the ovary of the kuruma prawnMarsupenaeus japonicus. The generated ovarian transcriptome data led to the identification of five possible peptide hormones, including bursicon-alpha and -beta, the crustacean hyperglycemic hormone (CHH)-like peptide, insulin-like peptide (ILP), and neuroparsin-like peptide (NPLP). Dominant gene expressions for the bursicons were observed in the thoracic ganglia and the ovary, in the CNS for the CHH-like peptide, in the heart for NPLP, and in the ovary for ILP. Since the gene expressions of CHH-like peptide and NPLP were affected by a CHH (Penaeus japonicussinus gland peptide-I) from XOSG, we produced recombinant peptides for CHH-like peptide and NPLP usingEscherichia coliexpression system to examine their possible peripheral regulation. As a result, we found that the recombinant NPLP increased vitellogenin gene expression in incubated ovarian tissue fragments. Moreover, contigs encoding putative receptors for insulin-like androgenic gland factor, insulin, neuroparsin, and neuropeptide Y/F, as well as several contigs encoding orphan G-protein coupled receptors and receptor-type guanylyl cyclases were also identified in the ovarian transcriptome. These results suggest that reproductive physiology in crustaceans is regulated by various gonadal peptide hormones, akin to vertebrates. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=TsutsuiNaoaki en-aut-sei=Tsutsui en-aut-mei=Naoaki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=KobayashiYasuhisa en-aut-sei=Kobayashi en-aut-mei=Yasuhisa kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=IzumikawaKouichi en-aut-sei=Izumikawa en-aut-mei=Kouichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoTatsuya en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Tatsuya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Faculty of Science, Ushimado Marine Institute, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Faculty of Science, Ushimado Marine Institute, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Research Institute for Fisheries Science, Okayama Prefectural Technology Center for Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Faculty of Science, Ushimado Marine Institute, Okayama University kn-affil= en-keyword=peptide hormone kn-keyword=peptide hormone en-keyword=Marsupenaeus japonicus kn-keyword=Marsupenaeus japonicus en-keyword=ovary kn-keyword=ovary en-keyword=reproduction kn-keyword=reproduction en-keyword=transcriptome kn-keyword=transcriptome en-keyword=vitellogenesis kn-keyword=vitellogenesis END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=531 cd-vols= no-issue=3 article-no= start-page=422 end-page=430 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2020 dt-pub=20201020 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=High-mobility group box 1 induces bone destruction associated with advanced oral squamous cancer via RAGE and TLR4 en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= 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. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SakamotoYumi en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Yumi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=OkuiTatsuo en-aut-sei=Okui en-aut-mei=Tatsuo kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=YonedaToshiyuki en-aut-sei=Yoneda en-aut-mei=Toshiyuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=RyumonShoji en-aut-sei=Ryumon en-aut-mei=Shoji kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=NakamuraTomoya en-aut-sei=Nakamura en-aut-mei=Tomoya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=KawaiHotaka en-aut-sei=Kawai en-aut-mei=Hotaka kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=KunisadaYuki en-aut-sei=Kunisada en-aut-mei=Yuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=IbaragiSoichiro en-aut-sei=Ibaragi en-aut-mei=Soichiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=MasuiMasanori en-aut-sei=Masui en-aut-mei=Masanori kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= en-aut-name=OnoKisho en-aut-sei=Ono en-aut-mei=Kisho kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=10 ORCID= en-aut-name=ObataKyoichi en-aut-sei=Obata en-aut-mei=Kyoichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=11 ORCID= en-aut-name=ShimoTsuyoshi en-aut-sei=Shimo en-aut-mei=Tsuyoshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=12 ORCID= en-aut-name=SasakiAkira en-aut-sei=Sasaki en-aut-mei=Akira kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=13 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Biopathology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Biopathology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Cellular and Molecular Biochemistry, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry 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 kn-affil= 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 Pathology and Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences 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 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Biopathology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Biopathology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science kn-affil= affil-num=10 en-affil=Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Biopathology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science kn-affil= affil-num=11 en-affil=Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Biopathology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science kn-affil= 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 kn-affil= affil-num=13 en-affil=Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Biopathology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science kn-affil= en-keyword=Oral squamous cell cancer kn-keyword=Oral squamous cell cancer en-keyword=HMGB1 kn-keyword=HMGB1 en-keyword=Bone destruction kn-keyword=Bone destruction en-keyword=Osteoclasts kn-keyword=Osteoclasts END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=74 cd-vols= no-issue=4 article-no= start-page=293 end-page=299 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2020 dt-pub=202008 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Preoperative Use of Alpha-1 Receptor Blockers in Male Patients Undergoing Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy for a Ureteral Calculus en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=In this retrospective single-center cohort study, we investigated the impact of preoperative use of an alpha-1 adrenergic receptor (AR) blocker on the outcome of single-session extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) in 193 male patients who underwent SWL for a single ureteral calculus between 2006 and 2016. We reviewed their medical records to obtain the data on the preoperative use of alpha-1 AR blockers. The primary outcome was treatment success after single-session SWL. We performed a multivariable logistic regression analysis adjusting for clinically important confounders to examine the association between preoperative use of alpha-1 AR blockers and the treatment success of SWL. Among the 193 patients, 15 (7.8%) were taking an alpha-1 AR blocker preoperatively. A multivariable analysis showed that preoperative use of an alpha-1 AR blocker was a significant negative predictor for treatment success of SWL (adjusted odds ratio 0.17; 95% confidence intervals, 0.04-0.74). Our findings suggest that the preoperative use of an alpha-1 AR blocker was a negative predictor of treatment success of SWL in male patients with a single ureteral calculus. Clinicians should pay more attention to the preoperative drug use in determining an appropriate stone therapy modality. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=YoshiokaTakashi en-aut-sei=Yoshioka en-aut-mei=Takashi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=OmaeKenji en-aut-sei=Omae en-aut-mei=Kenji kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=KawadaTatsushi en-aut-sei=Kawada en-aut-mei=Tatsushi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=InoueYosuke en-aut-sei=Inoue en-aut-mei=Yosuke kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=SugimotoMorito en-aut-sei=Sugimoto en-aut-mei=Morito kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=OedaTadashi en-aut-sei=Oeda en-aut-mei=Tadashi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=UeharaShinya en-aut-sei=Uehara en-aut-mei=Shinya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=ArakiMotoo en-aut-sei=Araki en-aut-mei=Motoo kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=FukuharaShunichi en-aut-sei=Fukuhara en-aut-mei=Shunichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Center for Innovative Research for Communities and Clinical Excellence (CiRC2LE), Fukushima Medical University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Center for Innovative Research for Communities and Clinical Excellence (CiRC2LE), Fukushima Medical University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Urology, Onomichi Municipal Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Urology, Onomichi Municipal Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Urology, Onomichi Municipal Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Urology, Onomichi Municipal Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Urology, Kawasaki Medical School General Medical Center 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=Center for Innovative Research for Communities and Clinical Excellence (CiRC2LE), Fukushima Medical University kn-affil= en-keyword=urolithiasis kn-keyword=urolithiasis en-keyword=extracorporeal shockwave therapy kn-keyword=extracorporeal shockwave therapy en-keyword=adrenergic alpha-1 receptor antagonists kn-keyword=adrenergic alpha-1 receptor antagonists END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=74 cd-vols= no-issue=4 article-no= start-page=275 end-page=283 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2020 dt-pub=202008 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Decreased Serum Antioxidant Marker is Predictive of Early Recurrence in the Same Segment after Radical Ablation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a promising method for controlling tumors, although it does not entirely eliminate recurrence. Oxidative stress is associated with the progression of hepatocarcinogenesis, while also acting as an anticancer response. The objective of the present study was to investigate the factors influencing post-RFA outcomes. We recruited 235 newly diagnosed HCC patients who received RFA for single tumors. The patients with recurrence were sub-grouped into early and segmental recurrence groups. The characteristics of the sub-grouped patients were evaluated, including by measuring oxidative stress marker reactive oxygen metabolites and antioxidant marker OXY-adsorbent tests. The factors associated with poor survival were a high Child-Pugh score and early recurrence within 2 years in the same segment. The patients who experienced recurrence within 2 years in the same segment showed a larger tumor diameter than did others. According to a multivariate analysis, the OXY values were also significantly low in these patients. In conclusion, maintaining the antioxidant reservoir function with a high OXY value might be necessary to prevent early recurrence within the RFA-treated segment. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=MuroTaiko en-aut-sei=Muro en-aut-mei=Taiko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=NakamuraShinichiro en-aut-sei=Nakamura en-aut-mei=Shinichiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakakiAkinobu en-aut-sei=Takaki en-aut-mei=Akinobu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=OnishiHideki en-aut-sei=Onishi en-aut-mei=Hideki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=WadaNozomu en-aut-sei=Wada en-aut-mei=Nozomu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=YasunakaTetsuya en-aut-sei=Yasunaka en-aut-mei=Tetsuya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=UchidaDaisuke en-aut-sei=Uchida en-aut-mei=Daisuke kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=OyamaAtsushi en-aut-sei=Oyama en-aut-mei=Atsushi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=AdachiTakuya en-aut-sei=Adachi en-aut-mei=Takuya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= en-aut-name=ShirahaHidenori en-aut-sei=Shiraha en-aut-mei=Hidenori kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=10 ORCID= en-aut-name=OkadaHiroyuki en-aut-sei=Okada en-aut-mei=Hiroyuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=11 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 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 kn-affil= affil-num=11 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= en-keyword=oxidative stress kn-keyword=oxidative stress en-keyword=hepatocellular carcinoma kn-keyword=hepatocellular carcinoma en-keyword=recurrence, kn-keyword=recurrence, en-keyword=radiofrequency ablation kn-keyword=radiofrequency ablation END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=10 cd-vols= no-issue=14 article-no= start-page=4883 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2020 dt-pub=20200716 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Finite Element Study of the Effect of Internal Cracks on Surface Profile Change due to Low Loading of Turbine Blade en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Turbine blades for thermal power plants are exposed to severe environments, making it necessary to ensure safety against damage, such as crack formation. A previous method detected internal cracks by applying a small load to a target member. Changes in the surface properties of the material were detected before and after the load using a digital holographic microscope and a digital height correlation method. In this study, this technique was applied in combination with finite element analysis using a 2D and 3D model simulating the turbine blades. Analysis clarified that the change in the surface properties under a small load varied according to the presence or absence of a crack, and elucidated the strain distribution that caused the difference in the change. In addition, analyses of the 2D model considering the material anisotropy and thermal barrier coating were conducted. The difference in the change in the surface properties and strain distribution according to the presence or absence of cracks was elucidated. The difference in the change in the top surface height distribution of the materials with and without a crack was directly proportional to the crack length. As the value was large with respect to the vertical resolution of 0.2 nm of the digital holographic microscope, the change could be detected by the microscope. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SakamotoJunji en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Junji kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=TadaNaoya en-aut-sei=Tada en-aut-mei=Naoya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=UemoriTakeshi en-aut-sei=Uemori en-aut-mei=Takeshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=KuniyasuHayato en-aut-sei=Kuniyasu en-aut-mei=Hayato kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= 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=Shimadzu Corporation kn-affil= en-keyword=nondestructive inspection kn-keyword=nondestructive inspection en-keyword=crack detection kn-keyword=crack detection en-keyword=low loading kn-keyword=low loading en-keyword=surface profile kn-keyword=surface profile en-keyword=turbine blade kn-keyword=turbine blade en-keyword=finite element analysis kn-keyword=finite element analysis END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=520 cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page=764 end-page=770 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2017 dt-pub=20170220 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= 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 en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= 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. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=WatanabeTakaichi en-aut-sei=Watanabe en-aut-mei=Takaichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoYui en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Yui kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=InookaTetsuya en-aut-sei=Inooka en-aut-mei=Tetsuya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=KimuraYukitaka en-aut-sei=Kimura en-aut-mei=Yukitaka kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=OnoTsutomu en-aut-sei=Ono en-aut-mei=Tsutomu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Division of Material and Energy Science, Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Division of Material and Energy Science, Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=11 cd-vols= no-issue=23 article-no= start-page=5866 end-page=5873 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2020 dt-pub=20200601 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Carbon-rich materials with three-dimensional ordering at the angstrom level en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Carbon-rich materials, which contain over 90% carbon, have been mainly synthesized by the carbonization of organic compounds. However, in many cases, their original molecular and ordered structures are decomposed by the carbonization process, which results in a failure to retain their original three-dimensional (3D) ordering at the angstrom level. Recently, we successfully produced carbon-rich materials that are able to retain their 3D ordering at the angstrom level even after the calcination of organic porous pillar[6]arene supramolecular assemblies and cyclic porphyrin dimer assemblies. Other new pathways to prepare carbon-rich materials with 3D ordering at the angstrom level are the controlled polymerization of designed monomers and redox reaction of graph. Electrocatalytic application using these materials is described. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=FaShixin en-aut-sei=Fa en-aut-mei=Shixin kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=YamamotoMasanori en-aut-sei=Yamamoto en-aut-mei=Masanori kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=NishiharaHirotomo en-aut-sei=Nishihara en-aut-mei=Hirotomo kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoRyota en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Ryota kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=KamiyaKazuhide en-aut-sei=Kamiya en-aut-mei=Kazuhide kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=NishinaYuta en-aut-sei=Nishina en-aut-mei=Yuta kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=OgoshiTomoki en-aut-sei=Ogoshi en-aut-mei=Tomoki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Research Core for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University kn-affil= END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=33 cd-vols= no-issue=12 article-no= start-page=2437 end-page=2448 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2020 dt-pub=20200619 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Clinicopathological analysis of 34 Japanese patients with EBV-positive mucocutaneous ulcer en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Epstein–Barr virus (EBV)-positive mucocutaneous ulcer (EBVMCU) is a unifocal mucosal or cutaneous ulcer that is histologically characterized by proliferating EBV-positive atypical B cells. While EBVMCU demonstrates a histology similar to that of EBV-positive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), their clinical behavior differs. Thus, characterizing distinguishing features of EBVMCU and EBV-positive DLBCL is critical. To identify unique characteristics between EBVMCU and lymphoma, we analyzed the clinicopathological and genetic features of 34 Japanese patients with EBVMCU and compared them to those of 24 EBV-positive DLBCL patients and 25 EBV-negative DLBCL patients. All patients with EBVMCU had localized ulcerative lesions, and 31 patients (91%) were using immunosuppressants, such as methotrexate (MTX) or hydroxycarbamide. All patients that were followed up with exhibited good prognosis following immunosuppressant reduction or chemotherapy. In addition, 17 EBV-positive DLBCL patients, and 15 EBV-negative DLBCL patients, received chemotherapy (P < 0.001, P < 0.001, respectively). Our data showed that EBVMCU did not increase indicators associated with lymphoma prognosis, such as soluble interleukin 2 receptor (sIL-2R) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) compared to those in the EBV-positive DLBCL or EBV-negative DLBCL groups (sIL-2R, P < 0.001, P = 0.025; LDH, P = 0.018, P = 0.038, respectively). However, histologically, EBVMCU exhibited EBV-positive, variable-sized, atypical B-cell proliferation. Thus, EBVMCU was histologically classified as: (1) polymorphous; (2) large cell-rich; (3) classic Hodgkin lymphoma-like; and (4) mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma-like. Moreover, genetic analysis showed that immunoglobin heavy chain (IGH) gene rearrangement did not differ significantly between EBVMCU and EBV-positive DLBCL (44% vs. 32%; P = 0.377), or between EBVMCU and EBV-negative DLBCL (44% vs. 58%; P = 0.280). Therefore, it is difficult to distinguish EBVMCU from EBV-positive DLBCL using only pathological and genetic findings, suggesting that clinical information is important in accurately distinguishing between EBVMCU and EBV-positive DLBCL. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=IkedaTomoka en-aut-sei=Ikeda en-aut-mei=Tomoka kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=GionYuka en-aut-sei=Gion en-aut-mei=Yuka kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoMisa en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Misa kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=TachibanaTomoyasu en-aut-sei=Tachibana en-aut-mei=Tomoyasu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=NishikoriAsami en-aut-sei=Nishikori en-aut-mei=Asami kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=NishimuraMidori Filiz en-aut-sei=Nishimura en-aut-mei=Midori Filiz kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=YoshinoTadashi en-aut-sei=Yoshino en-aut-mei=Tadashi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=SatoYasuharu en-aut-sei=Sato en-aut-mei=Yasuharu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Okayama University Graduate School of Health Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Okayama University Graduate School of Health Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Otolaryngology, Japanese Red Cross Society Himeji Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil= Okayama University Graduate School of Health Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= en-keyword=Lymphoid tissues kn-keyword=Lymphoid tissues en-keyword=Lymphoma kn-keyword=Lymphoma END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=74 cd-vols= no-issue=3 article-no= start-page=245 end-page=250 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2020 dt-pub=202006 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Effect of Vonoprazan on Delayed Bleeding after Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for Gastric Neoplasia among Antithrombotic Drug Users: A Single-Center, Single-Arm Prospective Observational Case Control Study en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Antithrombotic therapy is a major risk factor for delayed bleeding after endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for gastric neoplasia. A potassium-competitive acid blocker, vonoprazan, is expected to prevent delayed bleeding better than conventional proton pomp inhibitors (PPIs), but the evidence is controversial. We sought to clarify the efficacy of vonoprazan for prevention of delayed bleeding after gastric ESD in patients under antithrombotic therapy. We prospectively registered 50 patients who underwent gastric ESD while receiving antithrombotic therapy and vonoprazan in our institution between October 2017 and September 2018. The incidence of delayed bleeding was compared with that in a historical control group of 116 patients treated with conventional PPI. We also evaluated risk factors associated with delayed bleeding. Delayed bleeding was observed in 8 of 50 patients (16.0%), which was not dissimilar from the incidence in the historical control group (12.1%) (p=0.49). In the univariate analysis, age (> 70 years) (p=0.034), multiple antithrombotic drug use (p<0.01), procedure time (> 200 min) (p=0.038) and tumor size (> 40 mm) (p<0.01) were associated with delayed bleeding after gastric ESD, but vonoprazan was not (p=0.49). Vonoprazan may not be more effective than conventional PPIs in preventing delayed bleeding after gastric ESD in patients receiving antithrombotic therapy. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=YamamotoShumpei en-aut-sei=Yamamoto en-aut-mei=Shumpei kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakayamaHiroshi en-aut-sei=Takayama en-aut-mei=Hiroshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=ShimodateYuichi en-aut-sei=Shimodate en-aut-mei=Yuichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakezawaRio en-aut-sei=Takezawa en-aut-mei=Rio kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=NishimuraNaoyuki en-aut-sei=Nishimura en-aut-mei=Naoyuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=DoiAkira en-aut-sei=Doi en-aut-mei=Akira kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=MouriHirokazu en-aut-sei=Mouri en-aut-mei=Hirokazu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=MatsuedaKazuhiro en-aut-sei=Matsueda en-aut-mei=Kazuhiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=MizunoMotowo en-aut-sei=Mizuno en-aut-mei=Motowo kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= en-aut-name=OkadaHiroyuki en-aut-sei=Okada en-aut-mei=Hiroyuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=10 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kurashiki Central Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kurashiki Central Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kurashiki Central Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kurashiki Central Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kurashiki Central Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kurashiki Central Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kurashiki Central Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kurashiki Central Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=10 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= en-keyword=vonoprazan kn-keyword=vonoprazan en-keyword=endoscopic submucosal dissection kn-keyword=endoscopic submucosal dissection en-keyword=antithrombotic drug kn-keyword=antithrombotic drug en-keyword=gastric cancer kn-keyword=gastric cancer END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=74 cd-vols= no-issue=3 article-no= start-page=221 end-page=227 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2020 dt-pub=202006 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=A Possible Protective Effect of the 'Cam Deformity' on Femoral Neck Fracture: The Relationship between Hip Morphology and the Types of Hip Fracture en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=We retrospectively evaluated the cases of 169 hip fracture patients, their previous fractures, and the contralateral hip joint’s morphology. A history of contralateral hip fracture was present in 23 patients (Contra group). The other patients had a unilateral hip fracture: a trochanteric fracture (Troch group, n=73) or a femoral neck fracture (Neck group, n=73). In the Troch and Neck groups, we used anteroposterior and cross-table axialview radiographs of the contralateral hip to evaluate the proximal femur’s anatomy. In the Contra group, the concordance rate between the first and second types of hip fracture was 65.2%, and the second hip fracture’s morphology indicated that the trochanteric fracture had a cam deformity in terms of the femoral head-neck ratio. The average alpha angle and femoral head-neck offset in the Troch group were significantly larger than those in the Neck group. In the Neck group, pistol-grip deformities of Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen types B1 (subcapital), B2 (transcervical), and B3 (displaced) were observed in 42.1%, 75%, and 6% of cases, respectively. There was a smaller alpha angle and a larger femoral head-neck offset in the contralateral hip of femoral neck fractures; thus, the “cam deformity” may protect against femoral neck fractures. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=YaguraTakuma en-aut-sei=Yagura en-aut-mei=Takuma kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=OeKenichi en-aut-sei=Oe en-aut-mei=Kenichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=PakuMasaaki en-aut-sei=Paku en-aut-mei=Masaaki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=TajimaTakeshi en-aut-sei=Tajima en-aut-mei=Takeshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=NakamuraMasaya en-aut-sei=Nakamura en-aut-mei=Masaya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=IidaHirokazu en-aut-sei=Iida en-aut-mei=Hirokazu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=SaitoTakanori en-aut-sei=Saito en-aut-mei=Takanori kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kansai Medical University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kansai Medical University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka Saiseikai Izuo Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Meisei Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, McSYL Tatsumi Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kansai Medical University kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kansai Medical University kn-affil= en-keyword=cam deformity kn-keyword=cam deformity en-keyword=femoral neck fracture kn-keyword=femoral neck fracture en-keyword=trochanteric fracture kn-keyword=trochanteric fracture en-keyword=bilateral hip fractures kn-keyword=bilateral hip fractures END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol= cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page= end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2020 dt-pub=20200325 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=腹腔内癌免疫微小環境が胃癌腹膜播種を促進する kn-title=Intraperitoneal cancer-immune microenvironment promotes peritoneal dissemination of gastric cancer en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SakamotoShuichi en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Shuichi kn-aut-name=坂本修一 kn-aut-sei=坂本 kn-aut-mei=修一 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil=岡山大学大学院医歯薬学総合研究科 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=74 cd-vols= no-issue=2 article-no= start-page=137 end-page=143 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2020 dt-pub=202004 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Mucinous Carcinoma of the Breast: Clinicopathological Features and Long-term Prognosis in Comparison with Invasive Ductal Cancer; A Single Hospital’s 30+-Year Experience en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= Mucinous carcinoma (MC) of the breast is a rare and special type of malignancy, with a substantial amount of extracellular mucin. We compared the clinicopathological features and the long-term survival of MC patients with those of invasive ductal carcinoma-no special type (IDC-NST) patients, and we examined prognostic factors of MC. A total of 116 patients with mucinous carcinoma and 3,258 patients with IDC-NST who underwent surgery at our hospital (1977-2008) were enrolled. The 10-year overall survival rate and breast cancer-specific survival rate (BSS) of the MC patients (88.3%, 93.7%) were both significantly higher than those of IDC-NST patients (81.6%, 85.0%) (p=0.015, p=0.005, respectively). A Cox regression analysis demonstrated that MC tended to be an independent prognostic factor (hazard ratio 0.44, p=0.098). The BSS of the MC patients with positive lymph node (LN) metastasis was significantly poorer than that of the patients without it, by univariate analysis (p=0.002). The tumor size in the MC patients with positive LN metastasis (mean 3.2 cm) was significantly larger than that in the patients without it (mean 1.9 cm) (p=0.0004). Although a Cox regression analysis revealed no independent factor, MC patients with positive LN metastasis should be treated for advanced invasive ductal breast cancer. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=IsozakiHiroshi en-aut-sei=Isozaki en-aut-mei=Hiroshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=YamamotoYasuhisa en-aut-sei=Yamamoto en-aut-mei=Yasuhisa kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakaiKunihiko en-aut-sei=Sakai en-aut-mei=Kunihiko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=ShoTatuo en-aut-sei=Sho en-aut-mei=Tatuo kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=IshiharaKiyohiro en-aut-sei=Ishihara en-aut-mei=Kiyohiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=MurakamiShigeki en-aut-sei=Murakami en-aut-mei=Shigeki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=MatsumotoSasau en-aut-sei=Matsumoto en-aut-mei=Sasau kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakamaTakehiro en-aut-sei=Takama en-aut-mei=Takehiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Surgery, Oomoto Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Surgery, Oomoto Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Surgery, Oomoto Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Surgery, Oomoto Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Surgery, Oomoto Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Surgery, Oomoto Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Surgery, Oomoto Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Department of Surgery, Oomoto Hospital kn-affil= en-keyword=breast cancer kn-keyword=breast cancer en-keyword=mucinous carcinoma kn-keyword=mucinous carcinoma en-keyword=clinicopathological features kn-keyword=clinicopathological features en-keyword=long-term prognosis kn-keyword=long-term prognosis END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=74 cd-vols= no-issue=2 article-no= start-page=115 end-page=122 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2020 dt-pub=202004 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Increased Plasma Levels of Platelet Factor 4 and β-thromboglobulin in Women with Recurrent Pregnancy Loss en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= Thrombosis in decidual vessels is one of the mechanisms of pregnancy loss. However, few studies have assessed the relation between platelet activation, which is known to cause of thrombosis, and recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL). We investigated platelet activation in women with RPL compared to controls by measuring plasma levels of platelet factor 4 (PF4) and β-thromboglobulin (βTG), and assessed correlations between PF4/βTG and coagulative risk factors associated with RPL. The study group included 135 women who had experienced two or more consecutive pregnancy losses. The control group included 28 age-matched healthy women who had never experienced pregnancy loss. PF4 and βTG plasma levels were significantly higher in the women with RPL than controls (PF4: 14.0 [8.0-20.0] vs. 9.0 [6.0-12.0] ng/ml, p=0.043; βTG: 42.0 [24.3-59.8] vs. 31.5 [26.6-36.4] ng/ml, p=0.002). There was a significant association between βTG and anti-phosphatidylethanolamine antibody immunoglobulin M (aPE IgM) (p=0.048). Among the women with RPL, 18 of those who were positive for PF4 (45%) and 18 of those who were positive for βTG (37%) were negative for all known coagulative risk factors associated with RPL. Measurements of PF4 and βTG may be important because they help identify women who are at risk of RPL. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=KotaniSayoko en-aut-sei=Kotani en-aut-mei=Sayoko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=KamadaYasuhiko en-aut-sei=Kamada en-aut-mei=Yasuhiko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=ShimizuKeiko en-aut-sei=Shimizu en-aut-mei=Keiko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoAi en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Ai kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=NakatsukaMikiya en-aut-sei=Nakatsuka en-aut-mei=Mikiya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=HiramatsuYuji en-aut-sei=Hiramatsu en-aut-mei=Yuji kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=MasuyamaHisashi en-aut-sei=Masuyama en-aut-mei=Hisashi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Okayama Rosai Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Graduate School of Health Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Okayama City Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= en-keyword=recurrent pregnancy loss kn-keyword=recurrent pregnancy loss en-keyword=platelet factor 4 kn-keyword=platelet factor 4 en-keyword=β-thromboglobulin kn-keyword=β-thromboglobulin en-keyword=platelet activation kn-keyword=platelet activation END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=74 cd-vols= no-issue=2 article-no= start-page=109 end-page=114 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2020 dt-pub=202004 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Risk of Gynecologic Cancer as Second versus First Primary Cancer in Japan en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= This study aimed to determine whether the risk conferred by gynecologic cancer (GC) as second primary cancer (SPC) differs from that associated with GC as first primary cancer (FPC). We investigated the correlations between FPC/SPC and the characteristics and prognoses of 1,645 GC patients (701 with cervical cancer [CC], 641 with endometrial cancer [EM], and 303 with ovarian cancer [OV]). The χ2 test and the Kaplan–Meier method were used to determine whether FPC/SPC and the characteristics and prognoses of GC patients. Of the SPC patients, 26 (3.7%) had CC, 53 (8.3%) had EM, and 31 (10.2%) had OV. The most common previous cancer type in SPC of GC patients was breast cancer, which was observed in 13 patients (50.0%) with CC, 23 (43.4%) with EM, and 16 (51.6%) with OV. In all patients with CC, EM, and OV as SPC, the stage was significantly associated with recurrence. There were no significant differences in the morbidity or mortality of CC, EM, or OV patients between those with FPC and those with SPC. The risk of SPC development in GC patients varied, ranging from 3.5% (CC) to 10.3% (OV) of patients. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=OgawaChikako en-aut-sei=Ogawa en-aut-mei=Chikako kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=NakamuraKeiichiro en-aut-sei=Nakamura en-aut-mei=Keiichiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=MatsuokaHirofumi en-aut-sei=Matsuoka en-aut-mei=Hirofumi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=MatsubaraYuko en-aut-sei=Matsubara en-aut-mei=Yuko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=HaragaJunko en-aut-sei=Haraga en-aut-mei=Junko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=MasuyamaHisashi en-aut-sei=Masuyama en-aut-mei=Hisashi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= en-keyword=second primary cancer kn-keyword=second primary cancer en-keyword=gynecologic cancer kn-keyword=gynecologic cancer en-keyword=prognosis kn-keyword=prognosis END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=23 cd-vols= no-issue=2 article-no= start-page=100850 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2020 dt-pub=20200118 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=PLOD2 is essential to functional activation of integrin β1 for invasion/metastasis in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas. en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Identifying the specific functional regulator of integrin family molecules in cancer cells is critical because they are directly involved in tumor invasion and metastasis. Here we report high expression of PLOD2 in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) and its critical role as a stabilizer of integrin β1, enabling integrin β1 to initiate tumor invasion/metastasis. Integrin β1 stabilized by PLOD2-mediated hydroxylation was recruited to the plasma membrane, its functional site, and accelerated tumor cell motility, leading to tumor metastasis in vivo, whereas loss of PLOD2 expression abrogated it. In accordance with molecular analysis, examination of oropharyngeal SCC tissues from patients corroborated PLOD2 expression associated with integrin β1 at the invasive front of tumor nests. PLOD2 is thus implicated as the key regulator of integrin β1 that prominently regulates tumor invasion and metastasis, and it provides important clues engendering novel therapeutics for these intractable cancers. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=UekiYushi en-aut-sei=Ueki en-aut-mei=Yushi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=SaitoKen en-aut-sei=Saito en-aut-mei=Ken kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=IiokaHidekazu en-aut-sei=Iioka en-aut-mei=Hidekazu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoIzumi en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Izumi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=KandaYasuhiro en-aut-sei=Kanda en-aut-mei=Yasuhiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakaguchiMasakiyo en-aut-sei=Sakaguchi en-aut-mei=Masakiyo kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=HoriiArata en-aut-sei=Horii en-aut-mei=Arata kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=KondoEisaku en-aut-sei=Kondo en-aut-mei=Eisaku kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Division of Molecular and Cellular Pathology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Division of Molecular and Cellular Pathology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Division of Molecular and Cellular Pathology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=ACROSCALE Inc. kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Immunology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences kn-affil= 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 Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Division of Molecular and Cellular Pathology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences kn-affil= en-keyword=Cancer kn-keyword=Cancer en-keyword=Molecular Biology kn-keyword=Molecular Biology END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=7 cd-vols= no-issue=3 article-no= start-page=146 end-page=149 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2019 dt-pub=20190219 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Very rare solitary primary peripheral nerve onset cytotoxic molecule-positive peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL) en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= Here we present the first report of solitary primary peripheral nerve onset cytotoxic molecule (CM)-positive peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL) diagnosed after nerve biopsy. An 84-year-old female with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) complained of asymmetric severe tenderness in her upper limbs. The biopsy pathology revealed a direct invasion of CM-positive PTCL. When RA patients complain of numbness, tenderness, or weakness, lymphomatic peripheral nerve invasion should be considered. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=MatsumotoNamiko en-aut-sei=Matsumoto en-aut-mei=Namiko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=SatoKota en-aut-sei=Sato en-aut-mei=Kota kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakahashiYoshiaki en-aut-sei=Takahashi en-aut-mei=Yoshiaki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=KawaharaYuko en-aut-sei=Kawahara en-aut-mei=Yuko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=YunokiTaijun en-aut-sei=Yunoki en-aut-mei=Taijun kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=ShangJingwei en-aut-sei=Shang en-aut-mei=Jingwei kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakemotoMami en-aut-sei=Takemoto en-aut-mei=Mami kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=HishikawaNozomi en-aut-sei=Hishikawa en-aut-mei=Nozomi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=OhtaYasuyuki en-aut-sei=Ohta en-aut-mei=Yasuyuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= en-aut-name=YamashitaToru en-aut-sei=Yamashita en-aut-mei=Toru kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=10 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoMaiko en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Maiko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=11 ORCID= en-aut-name=KondouEisei en-aut-sei=Kondou en-aut-mei=Eisei kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=12 ORCID= en-aut-name=ShibataRei en-aut-sei=Shibata en-aut-mei=Rei kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=13 ORCID= en-aut-name=YoshinoTadashi en-aut-sei=Yoshino en-aut-mei=Tadashi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=14 ORCID= en-aut-name=OzakiToshifumi en-aut-sei=Ozaki en-aut-mei=Toshifumi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=15 ORCID= en-aut-name=AbeKoji en-aut-sei=Abe en-aut-mei=Koji kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=16 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=10 en-affil=Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=11 en-affil=Department of Hematology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=12 en-affil=Department of Hematology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=13 en-affil=Department of Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=14 en-affil=Department of Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=15 en-affil=Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=16 en-affil=Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= en-keyword=neurolymphomatosis kn-keyword=neurolymphomatosis en-keyword= neuro-oncology kn-keyword= neuro-oncology en-keyword=peripheral neuropathy kn-keyword=peripheral neuropathy en-keyword=peripheral nerve kn-keyword=peripheral nerve en-keyword=rheumatoid arthritis kn-keyword=rheumatoid arthritis en-keyword= T-cell lymphoma kn-keyword= T-cell lymphoma END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=73 cd-vols= no-issue=6 article-no= start-page=529 end-page=532 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2019 dt-pub=201912 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=An Adult Case of Nasal Chondromesenchymal Hamartoma: Imaging Characteristics Including Diffusion-Weighted Images en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= Nasal chondromesenchymal hamartoma (NCMH), a rare, benign, nasal cavity tumor, typically occurs in children. Differential diagnosis is difficult because NCMH often presents with non-specific findings, including cystic components and invasion of the surrounding area on T2-weighted magnetic resonance images. Here, we present a rare adult case of NCMH, with no clear hyperintensity on diffusion-weighted images (DWI), and bone remodeling on the tumor margins on computed tomography. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of DWI on NCMH, and these findings, which suggest benign disease, may be useful in diagnosing NCMH. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=KitayamaTakahiro en-aut-sei=Kitayama en-aut-mei=Takahiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=AkakiShiro en-aut-sei=Akaki en-aut-mei=Shiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=HisazumiKento en-aut-sei=Hisazumi en-aut-mei=Kento kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=YoshioKotaro en-aut-sei=Yoshio en-aut-mei=Kotaro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=InoueDaisaku en-aut-sei=Inoue en-aut-mei=Daisaku kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=TajiriNobuhisa en-aut-sei=Tajiri en-aut-mei=Nobuhisa kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=ShiodeTsuyoki en-aut-sei=Shiode en-aut-mei=Tsuyoki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=KanazawaSusumu en-aut-sei=Kanazawa en-aut-mei=Susumu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=FujimotoShohei en-aut-sei=Fujimoto en-aut-mei=Shohei kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= en-aut-name=KanaiKengo en-aut-sei=Kanai en-aut-mei=Kengo kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=10 ORCID= en-aut-name=HirataYuji en-aut-sei=Hirata en-aut-mei=Yuji kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=11 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Radiology, Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Radiology, Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Radiology, Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Radiology, Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Radiology, Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Radiology, Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Radiology, Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Department of Radiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=10 en-affil=Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=11 en-affil=Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital kn-affil= en-keyword=nasal chondromesenchymal hamartoma kn-keyword=nasal chondromesenchymal hamartoma en-keyword=computed tomography kn-keyword=computed tomography en-keyword=magnetic resonance imaging kn-keyword=magnetic resonance imaging en-keyword=diffusion-weighted imaging kn-keyword=diffusion-weighted imaging END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=73 cd-vols= no-issue=6 article-no= start-page=479 end-page=486 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2019 dt-pub=201912 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Correlations between Depressive Condition and Gastroesophageal Reflux Symptoms in Patients Visiting a Department of General Medicine en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= To clarify the potential relevance of patients’ chief complaints at a general medicine department to their self-rating depression scale (SDS) and frequency scale for symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) (FSSG) scores, we analyzed data of 478 patients who visited our general medicine department. The chief complaints (553 symptoms of 447 patients) were categorized into major symptom-based groups: respiratory (31%), circulatory (3%), gastrointestinal (GI) tract (26%), neurology (8%), orthopedic and skin (10%), and systemic (22%) symptoms. The SDS score tended to be higher in females and younger patients. The FSSG score did not differ by gender but was higher in younger patients. The patients receiving social welfare had higher SDS and FSSG scores. A close inter-relationship between the FSSG (including both degrees of reflux and dysmotility) and SDS was observed in all patients. Although the averages of the SDS and FSSG scores were not significantly different among the symptom-based categories, we observed significantly positive correlations between the FSSG and SDS in each category, suggesting that depressive status may be closely related to GERD-related symptoms regardless of the patients’ chief complaints. An initial checkup of patients’ psychological condition and/or GERD-like symptoms could help screen for latent disorders in outpatients with uncertain complaints. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SuganamiYu en-aut-sei=Suganami en-aut-mei=Yu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=OkaKosuke en-aut-sei=Oka en-aut-mei=Kosuke kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=HanayamaYoshihisa en-aut-sei=Hanayama en-aut-mei=Yoshihisa kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=HondaHiroyuki en-aut-sei=Honda en-aut-mei=Hiroyuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=HamaharaJun en-aut-sei=Hamahara en-aut-mei=Jun kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=ObikaMikako en-aut-sei=Obika en-aut-mei=Mikako kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=KariyamaKazuya en-aut-sei=Kariyama en-aut-mei=Kazuya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=KishidaMasayuki en-aut-sei=Kishida en-aut-mei=Masayuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=OtsukaFumio en-aut-sei=Otsuka en-aut-mei=Fumio kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences 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=Department of General Medicine, 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 General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= en-keyword=chief complaints kn-keyword=chief complaints en-keyword=frequency scale for the symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (FSSG) kn-keyword=frequency scale for the symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (FSSG) en-keyword=self-rating depression scale (SDS) kn-keyword=self-rating depression scale (SDS) en-keyword=welfare kn-keyword=welfare END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=8 cd-vols= no-issue=12 article-no= start-page=e1671760 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2019 dt-pub=20191022 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Intraperitoneal cancer-immune microenvironment promotes peritoneal dissemination of gastric cancer en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= A solid tumor consists of cancer and stromal cells, which comprise the tumor microenvironment (TME). Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are usually abundant in the TME, contributing to tumor progression. In cases of peritoneal dissemination of gastric cancer (GC), the contribution of intraperitoneal TAMs remains unclear. Macrophages from peritoneal washings of GC patients were analyzed, and the link between intraperitoneal TAMs and GC cells was investigated to clarify the interaction between them in peritoneal dissemination. Macrophages were predominant among leukocytes constituting the microenvironment of the peritoneal cavity. The proportion of CD163-positive TAMs was significantly higher in stage IV than in stage I GC. Co-culture with TAMs potentiated migration and invasion of GC. IL-6 was the most increased in the medium of in vitro co-culture of macrophages and GC, and IL-6 elevation was also observed in the peritoneal washes with peritoneal dissemination. An elevated concentration of intraperitoneal IL-6 was correlated with a poor prognosis in clinical cases. In conclusion, intraperitoneal TAMs are involved in promoting peritoneal dissemination of GC via secreted IL-6. TAM-derived IL-6 could be a potential therapeutic target for peritoneal dissemination of GC. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SakamotoShuichi en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Shuichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=KagawaShunsuke en-aut-sei=Kagawa en-aut-mei=Shunsuke kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=KuwadaKazuya en-aut-sei=Kuwada en-aut-mei=Kazuya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=ItoAtene en-aut-sei=Ito en-aut-mei=Atene kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=KajiokaHiroki en-aut-sei=Kajioka en-aut-mei=Hiroki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=KakiuchiYoshihiko en-aut-sei=Kakiuchi en-aut-mei=Yoshihiko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=WatanabeMegumi en-aut-sei=Watanabe en-aut-mei=Megumi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=KagawaTetsuya en-aut-sei=Kagawa en-aut-mei=Tetsuya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=YoshidaRyuichi en-aut-sei=Yoshida en-aut-mei=Ryuichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= en-aut-name=KikuchiSatoru en-aut-sei=Kikuchi en-aut-mei=Satoru kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=10 ORCID= en-aut-name=KurodaShinji en-aut-sei=Kuroda en-aut-mei=Shinji kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=11 ORCID= en-aut-name=TazawaHiroshi en-aut-sei=Tazawa en-aut-mei=Hiroshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=12 ORCID= en-aut-name=FujiwaraToshiyoshi en-aut-sei=Fujiwara en-aut-mei=Toshiyoshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=13 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=10 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=11 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=12 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=13 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= en-keyword=Gastric cancer kn-keyword=Gastric cancer en-keyword=tumor-associated macrophages kn-keyword=tumor-associated macrophages en-keyword=tumor microenvironment kn-keyword=tumor microenvironment en-keyword=peritoneal dissemination kn-keyword=peritoneal dissemination END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=73 cd-vols= no-issue=5 article-no= start-page=403 end-page=411 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2019 dt-pub=201910 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Risk Factors for Low Bone Mineral Density Determined in Patients in a General Practice Setting en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= Osteoporosis increases the risk of bone fractures. It is diagnosed based on an individual’s bone mineral density (BMD) or a fracture without trauma. BMD is usually measured by the dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) method. Here we investigated factors for the earliest possible prediction of decreased BMD by examining the relationships between patients’ BMD values and changes in the patients’ physical and laboratory values. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 149 patients who visited our department in 2014-2015 for a variety of reasons and underwent an area BMD examination by DXA. We analyzed the relationships between decreasing BMD and the patients’ gender, age, body mass index (BMI), medical background, hemoglobin, electrolytes, and thyroid function. Thirty-nine of the patients were diagnosed with osteoporosis based on their T-scores. An adjusted analysis showed that female gender, aging, and increased serum calcium level were significantly related to decreasing femoral BMD, whereas high BMI was associated with an increase in femoral BMD. Collectively the results indicate that for the early detection of low BMD, it is important for general-practice physicians to consider conducting a BMD checkup when treating female and elderly patients with a low BMI and/or elevated serum calcium level. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=AndoAkemi en-aut-sei=Ando en-aut-mei=Akemi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=MitsuhashiToshiharu en-aut-sei=Mitsuhashi en-aut-mei=Toshiharu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=Honda Mitsugi en-aut-sei=Honda en-aut-mei= Mitsugi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=HanayamaYoshihisa en-aut-sei=Hanayama en-aut-mei=Yoshihisa kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=HasegawaKou en-aut-sei=Hasegawa en-aut-mei=Kou kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=ObikaMikako en-aut-sei=Obika en-aut-mei=Mikako kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=KataokaHitomi en-aut-sei=Kataoka en-aut-mei=Hitomi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=OtsukaFumio en-aut-sei=Otsuka en-aut-mei=Fumio kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Division of Radiology, Department of Medical Technology, Okayama University Hospital 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=Department of General Medicine, 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= en-keyword=bone mineral density (BMD) kn-keyword=bone mineral density (BMD) en-keyword=body mass index (BMI) kn-keyword=body mass index (BMI) en-keyword=female gender kn-keyword=female gender en-keyword=hypercalcemia kn-keyword=hypercalcemia en-keyword=osteoporosis kn-keyword=osteoporosis END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=73 cd-vols= no-issue=3 article-no= start-page=189 end-page=195 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2019 dt-pub=201906 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis in Psychiatry en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis is a recently-discovered autoimmune disorder in which antibodies target NMDAR in the brain. The number of reported cases of anti-NMDAR encephalitis has increased rapidly. Anti-NMDAR encephalitis can be mistakenly diagnosed as psychiatric disorders because many patients present with prominent psychiatric symptoms and visit psychiatric institutions first. Thus, psychiatrists should cultivate a better understanding of anti-NMDAR encephalitis. In this review, we present the mechanisms, epidemiology, symptoms and clinical course, diagnostic tests, treatment and outcomes of patients with anti-NMDAR encephalitis. Furthermore, we discuss the diversity of clinical spectra of anti-NMDAR encephalitis, and demonstrate a differential diagnosis of psychiatric disease from the perspective of psychiatry. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SakamotoShinji en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Shinji kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=KawaiHiroki en-aut-sei=Kawai en-aut-mei=Hiroki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=OkahisaYuko en-aut-sei=Okahisa en-aut-mei=Yuko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=TsutsuiKo en-aut-sei=Tsutsui en-aut-mei=Ko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=KanbayashiTakashi en-aut-sei=Kanbayashi en-aut-mei=Takashi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=TanakaKeiko en-aut-sei=Tanaka en-aut-mei=Keiko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=MizukiYutaka en-aut-sei=Mizuki en-aut-mei=Yutaka kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakakiManabu en-aut-sei=Takaki en-aut-mei=Manabu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=YamadaNorihito en-aut-sei=Yamada en-aut-mei=Norihito kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Neuropsychiatry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Neuropsychiatry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Neuropsychiatry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Neuropsychiatry, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Neuropsychiatry, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Animal Model Development, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Neuropsychiatry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Department of Neuropsychiatry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Department of Neuropsychiatry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= en-keyword=NMDAR kn-keyword=NMDAR en-keyword=encephalitis kn-keyword=encephalitis en-keyword=psychiatric symptom kn-keyword=psychiatric symptom en-keyword=schizophrenia kn-keyword=schizophrenia en-keyword=mood disorder kn-keyword=mood disorder END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=73 cd-vols= no-issue=2 article-no= start-page=161 end-page=171 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2019 dt-pub=201904 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Salvage Haploidentical Transplantation Using Low-dose ATG for Early Disease Relapse after First Allogeneic Transplantation: A Retrospective Single-center Review en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= Second allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT) is a potentially curative therapy for patients who relapse after first allo-SCT. Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-haploidentical related donors provide the broad opportunity to conduct second SCT at the appropriate time, but the efficacy of second SCT from haploidentical donors after relapse has not been established. We retrospectively analyzed the records of 33 patients who underwent second SCT. Twenty patients underwent haplo-SCT with low-dose antithymocyte globulin (ATG), and the other 13 patients underwent conventional- SCTs, including HLA-matched related peripheral blood, unrelated bone marrow or cord blood. Three years after the second SCT, the overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) of all patients were 32.5% and 23.9%. Multivariate analyses indicated that non-complete response at second SCT, less than 1-year interval to relapse after first- SCT, and total score ≥ 3 on the hematopoietic cell transplantation-specific comorbidity index were significantly associated with a lower PFS rate. The haplo- and conventional- SCT groups showed equivalent results regarding OS, PFS, cumulative incidences of relapse, non-relapse mortality and graft-versus-host disease. The neutropenic period after transplantation was significantly shorter in haplo- SCT than conventional- SCT (10.5 days vs. 16 days, p=0.001). Our analysis revealed that haplo-SCT could be an alternative therapeutic option for relapsed patients after first SCT. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=OkamotoSachiyo en-aut-sei=Okamoto en-aut-mei=Sachiyo kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=MatsuokaKen-ichi en-aut-sei=Matsuoka en-aut-mei=Ken-ichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoMaiko en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Maiko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=UsuiYoshiaki en-aut-sei=Usui en-aut-mei=Yoshiaki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=FujiwaraYuki en-aut-sei=Fujiwara en-aut-mei=Yuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=KondoTakumi en-aut-sei=Kondo en-aut-mei=Takumi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=TaniKatsuma en-aut-sei=Tani en-aut-mei=Katsuma kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=SaekiKyosuke en-aut-sei=Saeki en-aut-mei=Kyosuke kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=MeguriYusuke en-aut-sei=Meguri en-aut-mei=Yusuke kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= en-aut-name=AsadaNoboru en-aut-sei=Asada en-aut-mei=Noboru kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=10 ORCID= en-aut-name=EnnishiDaisuke en-aut-sei=Ennishi en-aut-mei=Daisuke kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=11 ORCID= en-aut-name=NishimoriHisakazu en-aut-sei=Nishimori en-aut-mei=Hisakazu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=12 ORCID= en-aut-name=FujiiKeiko en-aut-sei=Fujii en-aut-mei=Keiko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=13 ORCID= en-aut-name=FujiiNobuharu en-aut-sei=Fujii en-aut-mei=Nobuharu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=14 ORCID= en-aut-name=MaedaYoshinobu en-aut-sei=Maeda en-aut-mei=Yoshinobu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=15 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Hematology and Oncology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceuticals Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Hematology and Oncology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceuticals Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Hematology and Oncology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceuticals Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Hematology and Oncology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceuticals Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Hematology and Oncology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceuticals Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Hematology and Oncology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceuticals Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Hematology and Oncology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceuticals Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Department of Hematology and Oncology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceuticals Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Department of Hematology and Oncology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceuticals Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=10 en-affil=Department of Hematology and Oncology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceuticals Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=11 en-affil=Department of Hematology and Oncology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceuticals Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=12 en-affil=Department of Hematology and Oncology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceuticals Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=13 en-affil=Department of Hematology and Oncology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceuticals Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=14 en-affil=Department of Hematology and Oncology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceuticals Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=15 en-affil=Department of Hematology and Oncology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceuticals Sciences kn-affil= en-keyword=allogeneic stem cell transplantation kn-keyword=allogeneic stem cell transplantation en-keyword=haploidentical stem cell transplantation kn-keyword=haploidentical stem cell transplantation en-keyword=relapse kn-keyword=relapse en-keyword=anti-T lymphocyte globulin kn-keyword=anti-T lymphocyte globulin END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=73 cd-vols= no-issue=2 article-no= start-page=155 end-page=160 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2019 dt-pub=201904 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Clinical Characteristics of Severe Refractory Asthma Associated with the Effectiveness of Bronchial Thermoplasty en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= We investigated the clinical characteristics of refractory asthma associated with the effectiveness of bronchial thermoplasty (BT). We retrospectively evaluated data from 10 patients who underwent BT between June 2016 and December 2017 at Okayama Medical Center. The following were measured before and 6 months post-BT: forced expiratory volume in 1.0 s (FEV1), fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO), immunoglobulin E (IgE) level, blood eosinophil counts (Eosi), Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (AQLQ) score, and preventive medication use. At baseline, the mean post-bronchodilator FEV1 was 80.9% of the predicted value (range 45.6-115.7%). All patients were being treated with moderate- or high-dose inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting β2 agonists. The AQLQ improved from 4.26±1.67 at baseline to 5.59±0.94 at 6 months post-BT (p<0.05). The %FEV1, FeNO, IgE, and Eosi did not change significantly between baseline and 6 months post-BT. No severe complications were reported. BT was effective for non-allergic and non-eosinophilic in 3 patients, and allergic or eosinophilic in 4 patients. Their AQLQ improved by > 0.5 points post-BT. For both allergic and eosinophilic asthmatics following mepolizumab, BT was not useful. BT was effective for non-allergic and non-eosinophilic or allergic asthmatics, but insufficient for both allergic and eosinophilic following mepolizumab. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=MinamiDaisuke en-aut-sei=Minami en-aut-mei=Daisuke kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=KayataniHiroe en-aut-sei=Kayatani en-aut-mei=Hiroe kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=SatoKen en-aut-sei=Sato en-aut-mei=Ken kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=FujiwaraKeiichi en-aut-sei=Fujiwara en-aut-mei=Keiichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=ShibayamaTakuo en-aut-sei=Shibayama en-aut-mei=Takuo kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=YoneiToshiro en-aut-sei=Yonei en-aut-mei=Toshiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=SatoToshio en-aut-sei=Sato en-aut-mei=Toshio kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Respiratory Medicine, Okayama Medical Center kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Respiratory Medicine, Okayama Medical Center kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Respiratory Medicine, Okayama Medical Center kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Respiratory Medicine, Okayama Medical Center kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Respiratory Medicine, Okayama Medical Center kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Respiratory Medicine, Okayama Medical Center kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Respiratory Medicine, Okayama Medical Center kn-affil= en-keyword=bronchial thermoplasty kn-keyword=bronchial thermoplasty en-keyword=non-allergic asthma kn-keyword=non-allergic asthma en-keyword= non-eosinophilic asthma kn-keyword= non-eosinophilic asthma en-keyword=airway hyper-responsiveness kn-keyword=airway hyper-responsiveness en-keyword=patient selection kn-keyword=patient selection END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=73 cd-vols= no-issue=2 article-no= start-page=117 end-page=125 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2019 dt-pub=201904 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Unintentional Injury Deaths among Children: A Descriptive Study Using Medico-legal Documents in Okayama Prefecture, Japan (2001−2015) en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= According to the World Health Organization’s World Report, approx. 950,000 children and young people < 18 years old die from an injury each year, and unintentional injury deaths account for a large portion of these cases. Here we used medico-legal documents to epidemiologically analyze the cases of unintentional injury deaths among children < 5 years old in Okayama Prefecture, Japan from 2001 to 2015. Age, sex, manner/cause of death, and various circumstances of the incident were investigated. There were 73 unintentional injury deaths during the study period. Drowning (n=29), suffocation (n=24), and transport accidents (n=13) were the major categories of unintentional injury deaths. Twenty-two cases (30.1%) were autopsied. Differences in the characteristics of the unintentional injury deaths by age were observed. Information which cannot be obtained from Vital Statistics was available from medico-legal documents, and detailed characteristics of unintentional injury deaths among children < 5 years old were elucidated. Investigating medico-legal information is one of the meaningful measures for the prevention of unintentional injury deaths among children in Japan. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=YamasakiYukie en-aut-sei=Yamasaki en-aut-mei=Yukie kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=TamiyaNanako en-aut-sei=Tamiya en-aut-mei=Nanako kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=YamamotoHideki en-aut-sei=Yamamoto en-aut-mei=Hideki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=MiyaishiSatoru en-aut-sei=Miyaishi en-aut-mei=Satoru kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Legal Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Health Services Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Graduate School of Public Health, Teikyo University kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Legal Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= en-keyword=child death kn-keyword=child death en-keyword=unintentional injury kn-keyword=unintentional injury en-keyword=prevention kn-keyword=prevention en-keyword=medico-legal document kn-keyword=medico-legal document END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=130 cd-vols= no-issue=3 article-no= start-page=109 end-page=111 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2018 dt-pub=20181203 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=The 2017 Incentive Award of the Okayama Medical Association in Neuroscience (2017 Niimi Prize) kn-title=平成29年度岡山医学会賞 脳神経研究奨励賞（新見賞） en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=MizukiHiroshi en-aut-sei=Mizuki en-aut-mei=Hiroshi kn-aut-name=水木寛 kn-aut-sei=水木 kn-aut-mei=寛 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Neuropsychiatry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil=岡山大学大学院医歯薬学総合研究科　精神神経病態学 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=9 cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page=85 end-page=98 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2019 dt-pub=20190320 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=Consideration of morality concerning "communication of the heart" : Effects of Presentation Software in Teacher Training Course Effects of Morality on Conversation Students' Conversation Form kn-title=「心のコミュニケーション」に関する道徳性の考察 : 教員養成課程におけるプレゼンテーションソフト活用会話形態が大学生に及ぼす道徳性の効果 en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= 今日の教員への課題を取り上げ、意思疎通のあるコミュニケーションを導入した教員養成課程の必要性を検討した。なお、大学3年生(男性：10名、女性：15名)を対象として4種類の会話形態を行い、最も意思の疎通を感じ取ることのできるコミュニケーションが推認された。さらに、教職を目指す大学生を対象にして、プレゼンテーションソフトを活用した異コミュニケーションを行い、将来自分たちのえがいている教師像を目標として実施することにより、教員を志としての道徳観を抱くことが明確化された。そして、本研究における結果からこの会話形態により、道徳教育をはじめとする授業等を含めた学校教育活動全体に関わり、意思疎通による道徳性を高める効果が予測された。また、これからの倫理観と道徳観を培うための教員養成課程の在り方について明らかとした。 en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SakamotoKiyomi en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Kiyomi kn-aut-name=坂本清美 kn-aut-sei=坂本 kn-aut-mei=清美 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakudaKiyokazu en-aut-sei=Sakuda en-aut-mei=Kiyokazu kn-aut-name=作田澄泰 kn-aut-sei=作田 kn-aut-mei=澄泰 aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=NakayamaYoshikazu en-aut-sei=Nakayama en-aut-mei=Yoshikazu kn-aut-name=中山芳一 kn-aut-sei=中山 kn-aut-mei=芳一 aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=元岡山大学大学院教育学研究科技術補佐員 affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=早稲田大学教師教育研究所 affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学全学教育・学生支援機構 en-keyword=目指す教師像 kn-keyword=目指す教師像 en-keyword=コミュニケーション kn-keyword=コミュニケーション en-keyword=道徳性を深める会話形態 kn-keyword=道徳性を深める会話形態 en-keyword=意思の疎通 kn-keyword=意思の疎通 en-keyword=倫理観と道徳観 kn-keyword=倫理観と道徳観 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=73 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=41 end-page=50 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2019 dt-pub=201902 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Predictive Factors for Successful Vaccination Against Hepatitis B Surface Antigen in Patients Who Have Undergone Orthotopic Liver Transplantation en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= Post-orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) hepatitis B recurrence is well-controlled with a nucleos(t)ide analogue and hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIG) combination, but the high cost and the potential risk of unknown infection associated with HBIG remain unresolved issues. Low-cost recombinant hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine administration is a potential solution to these problems. We retrospectively analyzed the rate and predictive factors of HBV vaccine success in 49 post-OLT patients: liver cirrhosis-type B (LC-B), n=28 patients; acute liver failure-type B (ALF-B), n=8; and non-HBV-related end-stage liver disease (non-B ESLD) who received a liver from anti-hepatitis B core antibody-positive donors, n=13. A positive anti-hepatitis B surface antibody response was achieved in 29% (8/28) of the LC-B group, 88% (7/8) of the ALF-B group, and 44% (4/9) of the adult non-B ESLD group. All four non-B ESLD infants showed vaccine success. The predictive factors for a good response in LC-B were young age, marital donor, and high donor age. ALF-B and non-B ESLD infants are thus good vaccination candidates. LC-B patients with marital donors are also good candidates, perhaps because the donated liver maintains an efficient immune memory to HBV, as the donors had already been infected in adulthood and showed adequate anti-HBV immune responses. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=IkedaAilee en-aut-sei=Ikeda en-aut-mei=Ailee kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakakiAkinobu en-aut-sei=Takaki en-aut-mei=Akinobu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=YasunakaTetsuya en-aut-sei=Yasunaka en-aut-mei=Tetsuya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=OyamaAtsushi en-aut-sei=Oyama en-aut-mei=Atsushi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=AdachiTakuya en-aut-sei=Adachi en-aut-mei=Takuya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=WadaNozomu en-aut-sei=Wada en-aut-mei=Nozomu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= 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en-aut-name=YagiTakahito en-aut-sei=Yagi en-aut-mei=Takahito kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=15 ORCID= en-aut-name=FujiwaraToshiyoshi en-aut-sei=Fujiwara en-aut-mei=Toshiyoshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=16 ORCID= en-aut-name=OkadaHiroyuki en-aut-sei=Okada en-aut-mei=Hiroyuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=17 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry 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Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=11 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Transplant and Surgical Oncology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=12 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Transplant and Surgical Oncology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=13 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Transplant and Surgical Oncology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=14 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Transplant and Surgical Oncology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=15 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Transplant and Surgical Oncology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=16 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Transplant and Surgical Oncology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=17 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= en-keyword=acute liver failure kn-keyword=acute liver failure en-keyword=hepatitis B kn-keyword=hepatitis B en-keyword=hepatitis B vaccine kn-keyword=hepatitis B vaccine en-keyword=liver cirrhosis kn-keyword=liver cirrhosis en-keyword=liver transplantation kn-keyword=liver transplantation END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=4 cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page=1044 end-page=1055 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2018 dt-pub=20180512 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Organelle DNA degradation contributes to the efficient use of phosphate in seed plants en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= Mitochondria and chloroplasts (plastids) both harbour extranuclear DNA that originates from the ancestral endosymbiotic bacteria. These organelle DNAs (orgDNAs) encode limited genetic information but are highly abundant, with multiple copies in vegetative tissues, such as mature leaves. Abundant orgDNA constitutes a substantial pool of organic phosphate along with RNA in chloroplasts, which could potentially contribute to phosphate recycling when it is degraded and relocated. However, whether orgDNA is degraded nucleolytically in leaves remains unclear. In this study, we revealed the prevailing mechanism in which organelle exonuclease DPD1 degrades abundant orgDNA during leaf senescence. The DPD1 degradation system is conserved in seed plants and, more remarkably, we found that it was correlated with the efficient use of phosphate when plants were exposed to nutrient-deficient conditions. The loss of DPD1 compromised both the relocation of phosphorus to upper tissues and the response to phosphate starvation, resulting in reduced plant fitness. Our findings highlighted that DNA is also an internal phosphate-rich reservoir retained in organelles since their endosymbiotic origin. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=TakamiTsuneaki en-aut-sei=Takami en-aut-mei=Tsuneaki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=OhnishiNorikazu en-aut-sei=Ohnishi en-aut-mei=Norikazu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=KuritaYuko en-aut-sei=Kurita en-aut-mei=Yuko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=IwamuraShoko en-aut-sei=Iwamura en-aut-mei=Shoko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=OhnishiMiwa en-aut-sei=Ohnishi en-aut-mei=Miwa kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=KusabaMakoto en-aut-sei=Kusaba en-aut-mei=Makoto kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=MimuraTetsuro en-aut-sei=Mimura en-aut-mei=Tetsuro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoWataru en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Wataru kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil= Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil= Faculty of Agriculture, Ryukoku University kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Biology, Graduate School of Science, Kobe University kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Biology, Graduate School of Science, Kobe University kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Biology, Graduate School of Science, Kobe University kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil= Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University kn-affil= END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=11 cd-vols= no-issue=9 article-no= start-page=e0162394 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2016 dt-pub=20160913 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=A Novel High-Throughput 3D Screening System for EMT Inhibitors: A Pilot Screening Discovered the EMT Inhibitory Activity of CDK2 Inhibitor SU9516 en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a crucial pathological event in cancer, particularly in tumor cell budding and metastasis. Therefore, control of EMT can represent a novel therapeutic strategy in cancer. Here, we introduce an innovative three-dimensional (3D) high-throughput screening (HTS) system that leads to an identification of EMT inhibitors. For the establishment of the novel 3D-HTS system, we chose NanoCulture Plates (NCP) that provided a gel-free micro-patterned scaffold for cells and were independent of other spheroid formation systems using soft-agar. In the NCP-based 3D cell culture system, A549 lung cancer cells migrated, gathered, and then formed multiple spheroids within 7 days. Live cell imaging experiments showed that an established EMT-inducer TGF-β promoted peripheral cells around the core of spheroids to acquire mesenchymal spindle shapes, loss of intercellular adhesion, and migration from the spheroids. Along with such morphological change, EMT-related gene expression signatures were altered, particularly alteration of mRNA levels of ECAD/CDH1, NCAD/CDH2, VIM and ZEB1/TCF8. These EMT-related phenotypic changes were blocked by SB431542, a TGF-βreceptor I (TGFβR1) inhibitor. Inside of the spheroids were highly hypoxic; in contrast, spheroid-derived peripheral migrating cells were normoxic, revealed by visualization and quantification using Hypoxia Probe. Thus, TGF-β-triggered EMT caused spheroid hypoplasia and loss of hypoxia. Spheroid EMT inhibitory (SEMTIN) activity of SB431542 was calculated from fluorescence intensities of the Hypoxia Probe, and then was utilized in a drug screening of EMT-inhibitory small molecule compounds. In a pilot screening, 9 of 1,330 compounds were above the thresholds of the SEMTIN activity and cell viability. Finally, two compounds SB-525334 and SU9516 showed SEMTIN activities in a dose dependent manner. SB-525334 was a known TGFβR1 inhibitor. SU9516 was a cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (CDK2) inhibitor, which we showed also had an EMT-inhibitory activity. The half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) of SB-525334 and SU9516 were 0.31 μM and 1.21 μM, respectively, while IC50 of SB431542 was 2.38 μM. Taken together, it was shown that this 3D NCP-based HTS system was useful for screening of EMT-regulatory drugs. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=AraiKazuya en-aut-sei=Arai en-aut-mei=Kazuya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=EguchiTakanori en-aut-sei=Eguchi en-aut-mei=Takanori kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=RahmanM. Mamunur en-aut-sei=Rahman en-aut-mei=M. Mamunur kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoRuriko en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Ruriko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=MasudaNorio en-aut-sei=Masuda en-aut-mei=Norio kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=NakatsuraTetsuya en-aut-sei=Nakatsura en-aut-mei=Tetsuya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=CalderwoodStuart K. en-aut-sei=Calderwood en-aut-mei=Stuart K. kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=KozakiKen-ichi en-aut-sei=Kozaki en-aut-mei=Ken-ichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=ItohManabu en-aut-sei=Itoh en-aut-mei=Manabu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=SCIVAX Life Sciences, Inc. kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Dental Pharmacology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=SCIVAX USA, Inc. kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=SCIVAX Life Sciences, Inc. kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=SCIVAX Life Sciences, Inc. kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Division of Cancer Immunotherapy, Exploratory Oncology Research & Clinical Trial Center, National Cancer Center kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Radiation Oncology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Department of Dental Pharmacology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=SCIVAX Life Sciences, Inc. kn-affil= END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=34 cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page=21 end-page=27 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2018 dt-pub=201804 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=Cytoskeletal elements in an acoelomorph worm, Praesagittifera naikaiensis kn-title=無腸動物Praesagittifera naikaiensis における細胞骨格要素 en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Acoel flatworms can move in a variety of ways such as muscular and ciliary movements via cytoskeletal elements and their neural regulations. However, those locomotive mechanisms have not yet been fully elucidated. In this study, we examined the distribution of cytoskeletal elements including filamentous actin (F-actin) and tubulin, and the neuroanatomical organization in an acoelomorph worm, Praesagittifera naikaiensis (P. naikaiensis). Video microscopy revealed the elongation/contraction and the bending/rotation processes, and the ciliary gliding movement of P. naikaiensis. Histochemical and morphological analysis demonstrated that F-actin networks of inner longitudinal and outer circular muscle fibers were positioned along the entire surface of the body, and that the average distance between the circular muscle fibers in the contracted organism was decreased in the anterior region compared with that in the elongated organism. Electron microscopy showed dense bodies on the muscle cells of P. naikaiensis, which indicates that those muscle cells have the appearance of vertebrate smooth muscle cells. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed that -tubulin-positive signals on the ciliary microtubules had close contact with the F-actin network, and that neurite bundles labelled with anti dSap47 antibody as a neuronal marker run along the anterior-posterior body axis. These results indicate that the well-organized cytoskeletal elements and their neural control systems are preserved in P. naikaiensis, and that their mechanisms involved in those regulation systems are similar to those vertebrate systems. Further studies are needed to clarify the physiological mechanisms underlying the muscular and ciliary movements in P. naikaiensis. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=IkedaRisa en-aut-sei=Ikeda en-aut-mei=Risa kn-aut-name=池田理佐 kn-aut-sei=池田 kn-aut-mei=理佐 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=FujiwaraChiho en-aut-sei=Fujiwara en-aut-mei=Chiho kn-aut-name=藤原稚穂 kn-aut-sei=藤原 kn-aut-mei=稚穂 aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=HamadaMayuko en-aut-sei=Hamada en-aut-mei=Mayuko kn-aut-name=濱田麻友子 kn-aut-sei=濱田 kn-aut-mei=麻友子 aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoTatsuya en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Tatsuya kn-aut-name=坂本竜哉 kn-aut-sei=坂本 kn-aut-mei=竜哉 aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=SaitoNoboru en-aut-sei=Saito en-aut-mei=Noboru kn-aut-name=齋藤昇 kn-aut-sei=齋藤 kn-aut-mei=昇 aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=AndoMotonori en-aut-sei=Ando en-aut-mei=Motonori kn-aut-name=安藤元紀 kn-aut-sei=安藤 kn-aut-mei=元紀 aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Graduate School of Education, Okayama University kn-affil=岡山大学大学院教育学研究科 affil-num=2 en-affil=Graduate School of Education, Okayama University kn-affil=岡山大学大学院教育学研究科 affil-num=3 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute, Faculty of Science, Okayama University kn-affil=岡山大学・理学部附属臨海実験所 affil-num=4 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute, Faculty of Science, Okayama University kn-affil=岡山大学・理学部附属臨海実験所 affil-num=5 en-affil=Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University kn-affil=岡山大学大学院環境生命科学研究科 affil-num=6 en-affil=Graduate School of Education, Okayama University kn-affil=岡山大学大学院教育学研究科 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol= cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page= end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2018 dt-pub=20180323 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=不育症女性において、流産前の遅い胎児心拍数は胎児染色体異常を予測する kn-title=Slow Fetal Heart Rate before Miscarriage in the Early First Trimester Predicts Fetal Aneuploidy in Women with Recurrent Pregnancy Loss en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SakamotoAi en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Ai kn-aut-name=酒本あい kn-aut-sei=酒本 kn-aut-mei=あい aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil=岡山大学大学院医歯薬学総合研究科 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=72 cd-vols= no-issue=2 article-no= start-page=137 end-page=142 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2018 dt-pub=201804 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Current Multidisciplinary Approach to Fertility Preservation for Breast Cancer Patients en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= Adverse effects on fertility are a significant problem for premenopausal breast cancer patients. Since April 2009, we have been referring young patients for fertility counseling provided by a multidisciplinary team. Here we evaluated the efficacy and safety of our current fertility preservation approach. We retrospectively analyzed the cases of 277 patients < 45 years old at diagnosis, which was made between 2009 and 2016. Seventy-two (26%) patients received fertility counseling. Seventeen (6%) of the 277 patients decided to preserve their fertility before starting adjuvant systemic therapy. Six (35%) patients underwent oocyte cryopreservation, and 11 (65%) married patients opted for embryo cryopreservation. There were no pregnancies among the patients undergoing oocyte cryopreservation, whereas 3 (27%) of the patients who opted for embryo cryopreservation became pregnant. Two (12%) patients stopped endocrine therapy after 2 years in an effort to become pregnant, but their breast cancers recurred. Though the problem of fertility loss for breast cancer patients is important and we should assess the infertility risk for all patients, we should also consider the prognosis. In June 2016, we launched a prospective multicenter cohort study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of fertility preservation in greater detail. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=TakahashiYuko en-aut-sei=Takahashi en-aut-mei=Yuko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=ShienTadahiko en-aut-sei=Shien en-aut-mei=Tadahiko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoAi en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Ai kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=TsuyumuYuko en-aut-sei=Tsuyumu en-aut-mei=Yuko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=YoshiokaRyo en-aut-sei=Yoshioka en-aut-mei=Ryo kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=UnoMaya en-aut-sei=Uno en-aut-mei=Maya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=HatonoMinami en-aut-sei=Hatono en-aut-mei=Minami kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=KochiMariko en-aut-sei=Kochi en-aut-mei=Mariko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=KawadaKengo en-aut-sei=Kawada en-aut-mei=Kengo kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= en-aut-name=TsukiokiTakahiro en-aut-sei=Tsukioki en-aut-mei=Takahiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=10 ORCID= en-aut-name=IwamotoTakayuki en-aut-sei=Iwamoto en-aut-mei=Takayuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=11 ORCID= en-aut-name=IkedaHirokuni en-aut-sei=Ikeda en-aut-mei=Hirokuni kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=12 ORCID= en-aut-name=TairaNaruto en-aut-sei=Taira en-aut-mei=Naruto kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=13 ORCID= en-aut-name=MatsuokaJunji en-aut-sei=Matsuoka en-aut-mei=Junji kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=14 ORCID= en-aut-name=NakatsukaMikiya en-aut-sei=Nakatsuka en-aut-mei=Mikiya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=15 ORCID= en-aut-name=DoiharaHiroyoshi en-aut-sei=Doihara en-aut-mei=Hiroyoshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=16 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Nursing, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Department of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Department of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=10 en-affil=Department of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=11 en-affil=Department of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=12 en-affil=Department of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=13 en-affil=Department of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=14 en-affil=Department of Palliative and Supportive Medicine, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=15 en-affil=Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=16 en-affil=Department of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= en-keyword=fertility preservation kn-keyword=fertility preservation en-keyword=multidisciplinary kn-keyword=multidisciplinary en-keyword=breast cancer kn-keyword=breast cancer en-keyword=young patients kn-keyword=young patients END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=72 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=61 end-page=66 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2018 dt-pub=201802 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Slow Fetal Heart Rate before Miscarriage in the Early First Trimester Predicts Fetal Aneuploidy in Women with Recurrent Pregnancy Loss en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= Establishing whether miscarriages result from fetal aneuploidy or other factors is important for treating recurrent pregnancy loss. We examined the relationship between fetal heart rate (FHR) before miscarriage in the early first trimester and fetal karyotype, analyzing 223 pregnant women with recurrent pregnancy loss. Among the pregnancies, 110 resulted in live births regarded as normal karyotype (the Norm-group). The other 113 pregnancies ended in miscarriage, and we categorized them into groups based on fetal karyotype, determined by chorionic villus sampling: the Misc-NK (normal karyotype) group, n=35 euploid cases; the Misc-CA1 (chromosomal abnormality) group, n=18 cases of aneuploidy with trisomies 13/18/21, Turner’s syndrome, or Klinefelter’s syndrome; and the Misc-CA2 subgroup, n=60 cases of other aneuploidies excluding those in the Misc-CA1 group. We compared the groups’ regression line slopes and intercepts for FHR by an analysis of covariance. The FHRs of the Norm, Misc-NK and Misc-CA1 groups increased from 36 to 49 days after fertilization, but did not significantly differ across these groups. The Misc-CA2 group’s FHR did not increase and significantly differed from the other three groups (p<0.01). These results suggest that the absence of an increase in FHR in early pregnancy may indicate the presence of chromosomal abnormalities causing miscarriage. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SakamotoAi en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Ai kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=KamadaYasuhiko en-aut-sei=Kamada en-aut-mei=Yasuhiko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=KuboKotaro en-aut-sei=Kubo en-aut-mei=Kotaro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=HasegawaToru en-aut-sei=Hasegawa en-aut-mei=Toru kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=KotaniSayoko en-aut-sei=Kotani en-aut-mei=Sayoko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=NakatsukaMikiya en-aut-sei=Nakatsuka en-aut-mei=Mikiya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=HiramatsuYuji en-aut-sei=Hiramatsu en-aut-mei=Yuji kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Okayama University Graduate Schools of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Okayama University Graduate Schools of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Okayama University Graduate Schools of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Okayama University Graduate Schools of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Okayama University Graduate Schools of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Graduate School of Health Sciences, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Okayama University Graduate Schools of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= en-keyword=aneuploidy kn-keyword=aneuploidy en-keyword= chorionic villi kn-keyword= chorionic villi en-keyword=fetal heart rate kn-keyword=fetal heart rate en-keyword=recurrent pregnancy loss kn-keyword=recurrent pregnancy loss END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=55 cd-vols= no-issue=7 article-no= start-page=1255 end-page=1265 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2014 dt-pub=20140701 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Quality control of photosystem II: direct imaging of the changes in the thylakoid structure and distribution of FtsH proteases in spinach chloroplasts under light stress en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=　Under light stress, the reaction center-binding protein D1 of PSII is photo-oxidatively damaged and removed from PSII complexes by proteases located in the chloroplast. A protease considered to be responsible for degradation of the damaged D1 protein is the metalloprotease FtsH. We showed previously that the active hexameric FtsH protease is abundant at the grana margin and the grana end membranes, and this homo-complex removes the photodamaged D1 protein in the grana. Here, we showed a change in the distribution of FtsH in spinach thylakoids during excessive illumination by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and immunogold labeling of FtsH. The change in distribution of the protease was accompanied by structural changes to the thylakoids, which we detected using spinach leaves by TEM after chemical fixation of the samples. Quantitative analyses showed several characteristic changes in the structure of the thylakoids, including shrinkage of the grana, outward bending of the marginal portions of the thylakoids and an increase in the height of the grana stacks under excessive illumination. The increase in the height of the grana stacks may include swelling of the thylakoids and an increase in the partition gaps between the thylakoids. These data strongly suggest that excessive illumination induces partial unstacking of the thylakoids, which enables FtsH to access easily the photodamaged D1 protein. Finally three-dimensional tomography of the grana was recorded to observe the effect of light stress on the overall structure of the thylakoids. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=Yoshioka-NishimuraMiho en-aut-sei=Yoshioka-Nishimura en-aut-mei=Miho kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=NanbaDaisuke en-aut-sei=Nanba en-aut-mei=Daisuke kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakakiTakashi en-aut-sei=Takaki en-aut-mei=Takashi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=OhbaChikako en-aut-sei=Ohba en-aut-mei=Chikako kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=TsumuraNodoka en-aut-sei=Tsumura en-aut-mei=Nodoka kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=MoritaNoriko en-aut-sei=Morita en-aut-mei=Noriko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoHirotaka en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Hirotaka kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=MurataKazuyoshi en-aut-sei=Murata en-aut-mei=Kazuyoshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=YamamotoYasusi en-aut-sei=Yamamoto en-aut-mei=Yasusi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil= Techinical support center, JEOL 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 kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=National Institute for Physiological Sciences kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil= Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= en-keyword=FtsH protease kn-keyword=FtsH protease en-keyword=Light stress kn-keyword=Light stress en-keyword=Photosystem II kn-keyword=Photosystem II en-keyword=Spinach chloroplast kn-keyword=Spinach chloroplast en-keyword=TEM kn-keyword=TEM en-keyword=Thylakoid kn-keyword=Thylakoid END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=57 cd-vols= no-issue=8 article-no= start-page=1583 end-page=1592 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2016 dt-pub=201608 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=The SAC51 Family Plays a Central Role in Thermospermine Responses in Arabidopsis en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= The acaulis5 (acl5) mutant of Arabidopsis thaliana is defective in the biosynthesis of thermospermine and shows a dwarf phenotype associated with excess xylem differentiation. SAC51 was identified from a dominant suppressor of acl5, sac51-d, and encodes a basic helix-loop-helix protein. The sac51-d mutant has a premature termination codon in an upstream open reading frame (uORF) that is conserved among all four members of the SAC51 family, SAC51 and SACL1-SACL3 This suggests that thermospermine cancels the inhibitory effect of the uORF in main ORF translation. Another suppressor, sac57-d, has a mutation in the conserved uORF of SACL3 To define further the function of the SAC51 family in the thermospermine response, we analyzed T-DNA insertion mutants of each gene. Although sacl1-1 may not be a null allele, the quadruple mutant showed a semi-dwarf phenotype but with an increased level of thermospermine and decreased sensitivity to exogenous thermospermine that normally represses xylem differentiation. The sac51-1 sacl3-1 double mutant was also insensitive to thermospermine. These results suggest that SAC51 and SACL3 play a key role in thermospermine-dependent negative control of thermospermine biosynthesis and xylem differentiation. Using 5' leader-GUS (β-glucuronidase) fusion constructs, however, we detected a significant enhancement of the GUS activity by thermospermine only in SAC51 and SACL1 constructs. Furthermore, while acl5-1 sac51-1 showed the acl5 dwarf phenotype, acl5-1 sacl3-1 exhibited an extremely tiny-plant phenotype. These results suggest a complex regulatory network for the thermospermine response in which SAC51 and SACL3 function in parallel pathways. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=CaiQingqing en-aut-sei=Cai en-aut-mei=Qingqing kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=FukushimaHiroko en-aut-sei=Fukushima en-aut-mei=Hiroko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=YamamotoMai en-aut-sei=Yamamoto en-aut-mei=Mai kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=IshiiNami en-aut-sei=Ishii en-aut-mei=Nami kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoTomoaki en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Tomoaki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=KurataTetsuya en-aut-sei=Kurata en-aut-mei=Tetsuya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=MotoseHiroyasu en-aut-sei=Motose en-aut-mei=Hiroyasu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakahashiTaku en-aut-sei=Takahashi en-aut-mei=Taku kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= 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 kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= en-keyword=Arabidopsis kn-keyword=Arabidopsis en-keyword=Thermospermine kn-keyword=Thermospermine en-keyword=Translation kn-keyword=Translation en-keyword=Xylem differentiation kn-keyword=Xylem differentiation en-keyword=uORF kn-keyword=uORF END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=129 cd-vols= no-issue=2 article-no= start-page=111 end-page=114 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2017 dt-pub=20170801 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=Adenocarcinoma in the jejunum 20 years after surgery for familial adenomatous polyposis kn-title=家族性大腸腺腫症術後20年後に小腸癌を発症した1例 en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=A 58-year-old Japanese man visited a local clinic for the evaluation of a stomachache. He was diagnosed with intestinal obstruction. His medical history included a proctocolectomy at the age of 38 years, due to familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). He was referred to our institution, where he underwent a computed tomography examination and endoscopy of the small intestine. The pathological diagnosis was adenocarcinoma. No invasive or metastatic lesions were observed. Therefore, partial resection of the ileum with lymphadenectomy and reconstruction of the ileostomy were performed. Pathological examination revealed that the tumor was type 2, pT3 (SS) , pN1, pPM0, pDM0, pRM0, INFb, ly1, v1, pEX0, PN0. Twenty-nine days after the surgery, the patient was diagnosed with lung metastasis and he underwent lung radiofrequency ablation. 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It catalyses light-driven water oxidation at its catalytic centre, the oxygen-evolving complex (OEC). The structure of PSII has been analysed at 1.9 Å resolution by synchrotron radiation X-rays, which revealed that the OEC is a Mn4CaO5 cluster organized in an asymmetric, 'distorted-chair' form. This structure was further analysed with femtosecond X-ray free electron lasers (XFEL), providing the 'radiation damage-free' structure. The mechanism of O=O bond formation, however, remains obscure owing to the lack of intermediate-state structures. Here we describe the structural changes in PSII induced by two-flash illumination at room temperature at a resolution of 2.35 Å using time-resolved serial femtosecond crystallography with an XFEL provided by the SPring-8 ångström compact free-electron laser. An isomorphous difference Fourier map between the two-flash and dark-adapted states revealed two areas of apparent changes: around the QB/non-haem iron and the Mn4CaO5 cluster. The changes around the QB/non-haem iron region reflected the electron and proton transfers induced by the two-flash illumination. In the region around the OEC, a water molecule located 3.5 Å from the Mn4CaO5 cluster disappeared from the map upon two-flash illumination. This reduced the distance between another water molecule and the oxygen atom O4, suggesting that proton transfer also occurred. Importantly, the two-flash-minus-dark isomorphous difference Fourier map showed an apparent positive peak around O5, a unique μ4-oxo-bridge located in the quasi-centre of Mn1 and Mn4 (refs 4,5). This suggests the insertion of a new oxygen atom (O6) close to O5, providing an O=O distance of 1.5 Å between these two oxygen atoms. 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en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Identification of the sexually dimorphic gastrin-releasing peptide system in the lumbosacral spinal cord that controls male reproductive function in the mouse and Asian house musk shrew (Suncus murinus) en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Several regions of the brain and spinal cord control male reproductive function. We previously demonstrated that the gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP) system, located in the lumbosacral spinal cord of rats, controls spinal centers to promote penile reflexes during male copulatory behavior. However, little information exists on the male-specific spinal GRP system in animals other than rats. The objective of this study was to examine the functional generality of the spinal GRP system in mammals using the Asian house musk shrew (Suncus murinus; suncus named as the laboratory strain), a specialized placental mammal model. Mice are also used for a representative model of small laboratory animals. We first isolated complementary DNA encoding GRP in suncus. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that suncus preproGRP was clustered to an independent branch. Reverse transcription-PCR showed that GRP and its receptor mRNAs were both expressed in the lumbar spinal cord of suncus and mice. Immunohistochemistry for GRP demonstrated that the sexually dimorphic GRP system and male-specific expression/distribution patterns of GRP in the lumbosacral spinal cord in suncus are similar to those of mice. In suncus, we further found that most GRP-expressing neurons in males also express androgen receptors, suggesting that this male-dominant system in suncus is also androgen-dependent. Taken together, these results indicate that the sexually dimorphic spinal GRP system exists not only in mice but also in suncus, suggesting that this system is a conserved property in mammals. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=TamuraKei en-aut-sei=Tamura en-aut-mei=Kei kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=KobayashiYasuhisa en-aut-sei=Kobayashi en-aut-mei=Yasuhisa kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=HirookaAsuka en-aut-sei=Hirooka en-aut-mei=Asuka kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakanamiKeiko en-aut-sei=Takanami en-aut-mei=Keiko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=OtiTakumi en-aut-sei=Oti en-aut-mei=Takumi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=JogaharaTakamichi en-aut-sei=Jogahara en-aut-mei=Takamichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=OdaSen-ichi en-aut-sei=Oda 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kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil= Laboratory of Animal Management and Resources, Department of Zoology, Okayama University of Science kn-affil= affil-num=7 en-affil= Laboratory of Animal Management and Resources, Department of Zoology, Okayama University of Science kn-affil= affil-num=8 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=9 en-affil=Ushimado Marine Institute (UMI), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= en-keyword=RRID kn-keyword=RRID en-keyword=AB_2060157 kn-keyword=AB_2060157 en-keyword=RRID: AB_2571636 kn-keyword=RRID: AB_2571636 en-keyword=RRID: AB_626757 kn-keyword=RRID: AB_626757 en-keyword=Suncus murinus (suncus) kn-keyword=Suncus murinus (suncus) en-keyword=gastrin-releasing peptide kn-keyword=gastrin-releasing peptide en-keyword=male reproductive function kn-keyword=male reproductive function en-keyword=sexual dimorphism kn-keyword=sexual 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Yamada Prize) kn-title=平成27年度岡山医学会賞　がん研究奨励賞（林原賞・山田賞） en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=IsozakiHideko en-aut-sei=Isozaki en-aut-mei=Hideko kn-aut-name=磯崎英子 kn-aut-sei=磯崎 kn-aut-mei=英子 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Clinical Pharmaceutics, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil=岡山大学大学院医歯薬学総合研究科　臨床薬剤学 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=128 cd-vols= no-issue=3 article-no= start-page=175 end-page=178 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2016 dt-pub=20161201 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=The 2015 Incentive Award of the Okayama Medical Association in Neuroscience (2015 Niimi Prize) kn-title=平成27年度岡山医学会賞 脳神経研究奨励賞（新見賞） en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=MizoueRyoichi en-aut-sei=Mizoue en-aut-mei=Ryoichi kn-aut-name=溝上良一 kn-aut-sei=溝上 kn-aut-mei=良一 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Emergency Center and Critical Care Unit, Tsuyama Chuo Hospital kn-affil=津山中央病院　救命救急センター END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol= cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page= end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2016 dt-pub=20160325 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=統合失調症発症に関与する危険アレルは、不良な臨床・社会転帰とも関連する kn-title=Individual risk alleles of susceptibility to schizophrenia are associated with poor clinical and social outcomes en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SakamotoShinji en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Shinji kn-aut-name=酒本真次 kn-aut-sei=酒本 kn-aut-mei=真次 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=85 cd-vols= no-issue=12 article-no= start-page=1647 end-page=1653 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2014 dt-pub=201412 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Feasibility study of immediate pharyngeal cooling initiation in cardiac arrest patients after arrival at the emergency room en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=AIM: Cooling the pharynx and upper oesophagus would be more advantageous for rapid induction of therapeutic hypothermia since the carotid arteries run in their vicinity. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of pharyngeal cooling on brain temperature and the safety and feasibility for patients under resuscitation. METHODS: Witnessed non-traumatic cardiac arrest patients (n=108) were randomized to receive standard care with (n=53) or without pharyngeal cooling (n=55). In the emergency room, pharyngeal cooling was initiated before or shortly after return of spontaneous circulation by perfusing physiological saline (5 °C) into a pharyngeal cuff for 120 min. RESULTS: There was a significant decrease in tympanic temperature at 40 min after arrival (P=0.02) with a maximum difference between the groups at 120 min (32.9 ± 1.2°C, pharyngeal cooling group vs. 34.1 ± 1.3°C, control group; P<0.001). The return of spontaneous circulation (70% vs. 65%, P=0.63) and rearrest (38% vs. 47%, P=0.45) rates were not significantly different based on the initiation of pharyngeal cooling. No post-treatment mechanical or cold-related injury was observed on the pharyngeal epithelium by macroscopic observation. The thrombocytopaenia incidence was lower in the pharyngeal cooling group (P=0.001) during the 3-day period after arrival. The cumulative survival rate at 1 month was not significantly different between the two groups. CONCLUSIONS: Initiation of pharyngeal cooling before or immediately after the return of spontaneous circulation is safe and feasible. Pharyngeal cooling can rapidly decrease tympanic temperature without adverse effects on circulation or the pharyngeal epithelium. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=TakedaYoshimasa en-aut-sei=Takeda en-aut-mei=Yoshimasa kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=KawashimaTakahisa en-aut-sei=Kawashima en-aut-mei=Takahisa kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=KiyotaKazuya en-aut-sei=Kiyota en-aut-mei=Kazuya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=OdaShigeto en-aut-sei=Oda en-aut-mei=Shigeto kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=MorimotoNaoki en-aut-sei=Morimoto en-aut-mei=Naoki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=KobataHitoshi en-aut-sei=Kobata en-aut-mei=Hitoshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=IsobeHisashi en-aut-sei=Isobe en-aut-mei=Hisashi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= 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aut-affil-num=23 ORCID= en-aut-name=YorifujiTakashi en-aut-sei=Yorifuji en-aut-mei=Takashi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=24 ORCID= en-aut-name=NaganoOsamu en-aut-sei=Nagano en-aut-mei=Osamu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=25 ORCID= en-aut-name=KatayamaHiroshi en-aut-sei=Katayama en-aut-mei=Hiroshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=26 ORCID= en-aut-name=UjikeYoshihito en-aut-sei=Ujike en-aut-mei=Yoshihito kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=27 ORCID= en-aut-name=MoritaKiyoshi en-aut-sei=Morita en-aut-mei=Kiyoshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=28 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Anesthesiology, Okayama University Medical School affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Iseikai Hospital affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=Tertiary Emergency Medical Center, Saitama Red-Cross Hospital affil-num=4 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine affil-num=5 en-affil= kn-affil=Emergency and Critical Care Center, Tsuyama Central Hospital affil-num=6 en-affil= kn-affil=Osaka Mishima Emergency Critical Care Center affil-num=7 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Emergency Diagnosis and Treatment, Himeji Medical Center affil-num=8 en-affil= kn-affil=Emergency and Critical Care Center, Toho University Faculty of Medicine affil-num=9 en-affil= kn-affil=Critical Care and Trauma Center, Osaka General Medical Center affil-num=10 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Neurosurgery, Kitakyushu Yugawa Hospital affil-num=11 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Emergency Medicine, Japanese Red Cross Kumamoto Hospital affil-num=12 en-affil= kn-affil=Trauma and Resuscitation Center, Teikyo University School of Medicine affil-num=13 en-affil= kn-affil=Emergency Department, Kure Kyosai Hospital affil-num=14 en-affil= kn-affil=Emergency Department, Okazaki City Hospital affil-num=15 en-affil= kn-affil=Emergency and Critical Care Center, Osaka Medical Center affil-num=16 en-affil= kn-affil=Emergency and Critical Care Center, Saiseikai Fukuoka General Hospital affil-num=17 en-affil= kn-affil=Emergency and Critical Care Center, Nihon University Itabashi Hospital affil-num=18 en-affil= kn-affil=Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center affil-num=19 en-affil= kn-affil=Emergency and Critical Care Center, Kumamoto Medical Center affil-num=20 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Kagawa Rosai Hospital affil-num=21 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine affil-num=22 en-affil= kn-affil=Daiken Medical Co. affil-num=23 en-affil= kn-affil=Daiken Medical Co. affil-num=24 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Human Ecology, Okayama University Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science affil-num=25 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Disaster and Emergency Medicine, Kochi University Medical School affil-num=26 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School affil-num=27 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Okayama University Medical School affil-num=28 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Anesthesiology, Okayama University Medical School en-keyword=Brain ischaemia kn-keyword=Brain ischaemia en-keyword=Cardiac arrest kn-keyword=Cardiac arrest en-keyword=Intra-arrest cooling kn-keyword=Intra-arrest cooling en-keyword=Pharynx kn-keyword=Pharynx en-keyword=Selective cooling kn-keyword=Selective cooling en-keyword=Therapeutic hypothermia kn-keyword=Therapeutic hypothermia END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=29 cd-vols= no-issue=6 article-no= start-page=552 end-page=558 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2014 dt-pub=201411 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Human Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor 11 gene is associated with schizophrenia in a Japanese population en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=ObjectiveThe human Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor 11 (ARHGEF11) gene is one of the candidate genes for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). ARHGEF11 is mapped to chromosome 1q21, which has susceptible risk loci for T2DM and schizophrenia. We hypothesized that ARHGEF11 contributes to the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. MethodWe selected eight single nucleotide polymorphisms of ARHGEF11 that had significant associations with T2DM for a case-control association study of 490 patients with schizophrenia and 500 age-matched and sex-matched controls. ResultsWe did not find any differences in allelic, genotypic associations, or minor allele frequencies with schizophrenia. Analysis of the rs6427340-rs6427339 haplotype and the rs822585-rs6427340-rs6427339 haplotype combination provided significant evidence of an association with schizophrenia (global permutations p=0.00047 and 0.0032, respectively). C-C of the rs6427340-rs6427339 haplotype and A-C-C of the rs822585-rs6427340-rs6427339 haplotype carried higher risk factors for schizophrenia (permutation p=0.0010 and 0.0018, respectively). A-C-T of the rs822585-rs6427340-rs6427339 haplotype had a possible protective effect (permutation p=0.031). ConclusionThese results provide new evidence that ARHGEF11 may constitute a risk factor for schizophrenia. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=MizukiYutaka en-aut-sei=Mizuki en-aut-mei=Yutaka kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakakiManabu en-aut-sei=Takaki en-aut-mei=Manabu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=OkahisaYuko en-aut-sei=Okahisa en-aut-mei=Yuko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoShinji en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Shinji kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=KodamaMasafumi en-aut-sei=Kodama en-aut-mei=Masafumi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=UjikeHiroshi en-aut-sei=Ujike en-aut-mei=Hiroshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=UchitomiYosuke en-aut-sei=Uchitomi en-aut-mei=Yosuke kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=Okayama Univ, Grad Sch Med Dent & Pharmaceut Sci, Dept Neuropsychiat affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=Okayama Univ, Grad Sch Med Dent & Pharmaceut Sci, Dept Neuropsychiat affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=Okayama Univ, Grad Sch Med Dent & Pharmaceut Sci, Dept Neuropsychiat affil-num=4 en-affil= kn-affil=Okayama Univ, Grad Sch Med Dent & Pharmaceut Sci, Dept Neuropsychiat affil-num=5 en-affil= kn-affil=Okayama Univ, Grad Sch Med Dent & Pharmaceut Sci, Dept Neuropsychiat affil-num=6 en-affil= kn-affil=Okayama Univ, Grad Sch Med Dent & Pharmaceut Sci, Dept Neuropsychiat affil-num=7 en-affil= kn-affil=Okayama Univ, Grad Sch Med Dent & Pharmaceut Sci, Dept Neuropsychiat en-keyword=ARHGEF11 kn-keyword=ARHGEF11 en-keyword=case-control study kn-keyword=case-control study en-keyword=schizophrenia kn-keyword=schizophrenia en-keyword=type 2 diabetes mellitus kn-keyword=type 2 diabetes mellitus END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=59 cd-vols= no-issue=2 article-no= start-page=133 end-page=141 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2014 dt-pub=201402 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Memory-related gene expression profile of the male rat hippocampus induced by teeth extraction and occlusal support recovery en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Objectives: The present study aimed to identify the effect of memory-related genes on male rats tested for spatial memory with either molar teeth extraction or its restoration by occlusal support using experimental dentures. Design: Memory-related genes were detected from hippocampi of male Wistar rats (exposed to teeth extraction with or without dentures, or no extraction (control)) (7-week old) after behavioural testing (via the radial maze task) using a DNA microarray. The time course of the expression of these genes was evaluated by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) (on 49-week-old rats). Results: In preliminary experiments, to determine which memory genes are affected by spatial memory training, DNA microarray analysis revealed that thyrotropin-releasing hormone (Trh) and tenascin XA (Tnxa) were up-regulated and neuronatin (Nnat) and S100a9 were down-regulated after the maze training. The expression of Tnxa, Nnat and S100a9 of 49-week-old rats (during the time course) via quantitative real-time PCR was consistent with the results of microarrays of the preliminary experiment. Expression of Trh that was evaluated by quantitative real-time PCR did not agree with the results for this gene from the microarray for all groups. Therefore, expression of Trh may have increased in only young, trained rats. The expression of S100a9 prior to the maze task was down-regulated in only the extraction group. Conclusion: These results demonstrated that Trh, Tnxa and Nnat genes were affected according to the degree of memory in male rats. This study also indicated that S100a9 is a memory-related gene, which is affected by the presence of occlusal support. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=IidaSachiyo en-aut-sei=Iida en-aut-mei=Sachiyo kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=HaraTetsuya en-aut-sei=Hara en-aut-mei=Tetsuya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=ArakiDaisuke en-aut-sei=Araki en-aut-mei=Daisuke kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=Ishimine-KurodaChisa en-aut-sei=Ishimine-Kuroda en-aut-mei=Chisa kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=KurozumiAkimasa en-aut-sei=Kurozumi en-aut-mei=Akimasa kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoShunichi en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Shunichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=MiyazakiTakako en-aut-sei=Miyazaki en-aut-mei=Takako kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=MinagiShogo en-aut-sei=Minagi en-aut-mei=Shogo kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=Okayama Univ, Grad Sch Med Dent & Pharmaceut Sci, Dept Occlusal & Oral Funct Rehabil affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=Okayama Univ, Grad Sch Med Dent & Pharmaceut Sci, Dept Occlusal & Oral Funct Rehabil affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=Okayama Univ, Grad Sch Med Dent & Pharmaceut Sci, Dept Occlusal & Oral Funct Rehabil affil-num=4 en-affil= kn-affil=Okayama Univ, Grad Sch Med Dent & Pharmaceut Sci, Dept Occlusal & Oral Funct Rehabil affil-num=5 en-affil= kn-affil=Okayama Univ, Grad Sch Med Dent & Pharmaceut Sci, Dept Occlusal & Oral Funct Rehabil affil-num=6 en-affil= kn-affil=Okayama Univ, Grad Sch Med Dent & Pharmaceut Sci, Dept Occlusal & Oral Funct Rehabil affil-num=7 en-affil= kn-affil=Okayama Univ, Grad Sch Med Dent & Pharmaceut Sci, Dept Occlusal & Oral Funct Rehabil affil-num=8 en-affil= kn-affil=Okayama Univ, Grad Sch Med Dent & Pharmaceut Sci, Dept Occlusal & Oral Funct Rehabil en-keyword=Gene expression kn-keyword=Gene expression en-keyword=Memory and learning kn-keyword=Memory and learning en-keyword=Hippocampus kn-keyword=Hippocampus en-keyword=Trh kn-keyword=Trh en-keyword=Tnxa kn-keyword=Tnxa en-keyword=Nnat kn-keyword=Nnat en-keyword=S100a9 kn-keyword=S100a9 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=13 cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page=71 end-page=78 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2014 dt-pub=201407 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=The method of execution based on the ordinance about issue arising from Vacant house － As the subject matter if the owner is unknown － kn-title=空き家対策条例に基づく執行方法　－所有者不明の場合を中心に－ en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SakamotoJunpei en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Junpei kn-aut-name=坂本純平 kn-aut-sei=坂本 kn-aut-mei=純平 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学総務企画部法務コンプライアンス対策室 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=126 cd-vols= no-issue=2 article-no= start-page=103 end-page=107 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2014 dt-pub=20140801 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=Induction therapy followed by surgery for non small-cell lung cancer kn-title=非小細胞肺癌に対する術前治療後外科切除療法 en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=ToyookaShinichi en-aut-sei=Toyooka en-aut-mei=Shinichi kn-aut-name=豊岡伸一 kn-aut-sei=豊岡 kn-aut-mei=伸一 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学大学院医歯薬学総合研究科　臨床遺伝子医療学 en-keyword=非小細胞肺癌 kn-keyword=非小細胞肺癌 en-keyword=導入療法 kn-keyword=導入療法 en-keyword=放射線化学療法 kn-keyword=放射線化学療法 en-keyword=外科切除 kn-keyword=外科切除 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=28 cd-vols= no-issue=4 article-no= start-page=29 end-page=58 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1997 dt-pub=19970310 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=The Abolition of' 'Kikan-Inin-Jimu' and the Reform of Local Government Finance - On the Report of the Local Decentralization Promoting Committee - kn-title=機関委任事務の廃止と財政改革―地方分権推進委員会『中間報告』によせて― en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=This paper treats the the report of local decentralization promoting committee, which was published in March 1996. The report has five chapters including the meaning of decentralization, the reform of intergovernmental relations, relations between prefectures and communities, the working report of the regional session and of the living session. This report mainly proposes the abolition of 'Kikan-Inin-Jimu', agency delegated functions. In this paper, we estimate the meaning of this proposal, but point out some quetions in financial aspects. We emphasize that the task of decentralization depends on much the reform of local government fiance. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SakamotoChuji en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Chuji kn-aut-name=坂本忠次 kn-aut-sei=坂本 kn-aut-mei=忠次 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil= END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=100 cd-vols= no-issue=11-12 article-no= start-page=1035 end-page=1043 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1988 dt-pub=1988 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=Bronchial artery embolization for hemoptysis using stainless steel coils kn-title=喀血に対する気管支動脈塞栓術 ―Stainless Steel Coilを用いて― en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Four patients with hemoptysis were treated by bronchial artery embolization, using only stainless steel coils 5mm or 3mm in diameter as the embolic material. Immediate control of hemoptysis was achieved in 3 of the 4 patients without any significant complication. Two of these patients are alive without recurrent hemoptysis, one of them 3 months and the other two years one month after the embolization. One of these patient died of renal failure 5 days after embolization. Recurrent hemoptysis occurred in 1 of the 4 patients with incomplete embolization. A second attempt at embolization failed because the coil fell down through the aorta into the iliac artery. The coil was surgically removed under fluoroscopy. Since the stainless steel coil is a non-absorbable embolic material, if carefully used, longer therapeutic results can be achieved for patients with hemoptysis. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=OhkawaMotoomi en-aut-sei=Ohkawa en-aut-mei=Motoomi kn-aut-name=大川元臣 kn-aut-sei=大川 kn-aut-mei=元臣 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoKazuhiro en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Kazuhiro kn-aut-name=坂本和裕 kn-aut-sei=坂本 kn-aut-mei=和裕 aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=MiyamotoTsutomu en-aut-sei=Miyamoto en-aut-mei=Tsutomu kn-aut-name=宮本勉 kn-aut-sei=宮本 kn-aut-mei=勉 aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=MatsunoShinsuke en-aut-sei=Matsuno en-aut-mei=Shinsuke kn-aut-name=松野慎介 kn-aut-sei=松野 kn-aut-mei=慎介 aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=HosokawaNobuyuki en-aut-sei=Hosokawa en-aut-mei=Nobuyuki kn-aut-name=細川敦之 kn-aut-sei=細川 kn-aut-mei=敦之 aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=SeoHiroyuki en-aut-sei=Seo en-aut-mei=Hiroyuki kn-aut-name=瀬尾裕之 kn-aut-sei=瀬尾 kn-aut-mei=裕之 aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=KojimaKanji en-aut-sei=Kojima en-aut-mei=Kanji kn-aut-name=児島完治 kn-aut-sei=児島 kn-aut-mei=完治 aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=SatohKatashi en-aut-sei=Satoh en-aut-mei=Katashi kn-aut-name=佐藤功 kn-aut-sei=佐藤 kn-aut-mei=功 aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=KawasakiYukiko en-aut-sei=Kawasaki en-aut-mei=Yukiko kn-aut-name=川崎幸子 kn-aut-sei=川崎 kn-aut-mei=幸子 aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= en-aut-name=TakashimaHitoshi en-aut-sei=Takashima en-aut-mei=Hitoshi kn-aut-name=高島均 kn-aut-sei=高島 kn-aut-mei=均 aut-affil-num=10 ORCID= en-aut-name=TamaiToyosato en-aut-sei=Tamai en-aut-mei=Toyosato kn-aut-name=玉井豊理 kn-aut-sei=玉井 kn-aut-mei=豊理 aut-affil-num=11 ORCID= en-aut-name=TanabeMasatada en-aut-sei=Tanabe en-aut-mei=Masatada kn-aut-name=田邉正忠 kn-aut-sei=田邉 kn-aut-mei=正忠 aut-affil-num=12 ORCID= en-aut-name=NakamuraKenji en-aut-sei=Nakamura en-aut-mei=Kenji kn-aut-name=中村憲二 kn-aut-sei=中村 kn-aut-mei=憲二 aut-affil-num=13 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=香川医科大学放射線医学教室 affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=香川医科大学放射線医学教室 affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=香川医科大学放射線医学教室 affil-num=4 en-affil= kn-affil=香川医科大学放射線医学教室 affil-num=5 en-affil= kn-affil=香川医科大学放射線医学教室 affil-num=6 en-affil= kn-affil=香川医科大学放射線医学教室 affil-num=7 en-affil= kn-affil=香川医科大学放射線医学教室 affil-num=8 en-affil= kn-affil=香川医科大学放射線医学教室 affil-num=9 en-affil= kn-affil=香川医科大学放射線医学教室 affil-num=10 en-affil= kn-affil=香川医科大学放射線医学教室 affil-num=11 en-affil= kn-affil=香川医科大学放射線医学教室 affil-num=12 en-affil= kn-affil=香川医科大学放射線医学教室 affil-num=13 en-affil= kn-affil=香川医科大学第二外科学教室 en-keyword=喀血 kn-keyword=喀血 en-keyword=気管支動脈 kn-keyword=気管支動脈 en-keyword=気管支動脈塞栓術 kn-keyword=気管支動脈塞栓術 en-keyword=Stainless Steel Coil kn-keyword=Stainless Steel Coil END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=42 cd-vols= no-issue=2 article-no= start-page=1 end-page=19 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2010 dt-pub=20100910 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=The Japanese American Citizens’ Movement in Seattle, 1921-1928 kn-title=シアトル最初期の日系市民運動 en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=In September 1921, the Seattle Progressive Citizens’ League was formed with the help of the North American Japanese Association. Led by Haru Osawa, the Secretary, the League started various activities to increase the political awareness of the second-generation Japanese Americans. Haru’s eagerness and leadership ability aroused the hope of people for the future of the League. George Yamaoka, the Secretary of the University Student Club, was also eager for the empowerment of the status of the Japanese Americans in those years. In November 1923, however, Haru Osawa departed this life too young. George Yamaoka also left Seattle to go on to the graduate school in Washington D.C. After the death of Haru Osawa, the League continued to try to improve the conditions of the Japanese Americans in Seattle. It made efforts to increase the membership. It tried to increase the voter turnout of the Japanese Americans. And it sent delegates to the conference of the American Loyalty League, its counter part in California. The vigor of the years when Haru Osawa had been leading the League, however, was gradually lost. In 1928, James Sakamoto began to publish the Japanese American Courier and the League was reorganized under the leadership of Clarence Takeya Arai. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=KurokawaKatsutoshi en-aut-sei=Kurokawa en-aut-mei=Katsutoshi kn-aut-name=黒川勝利 kn-aut-sei=黒川 kn-aut-mei=勝利 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol= cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page= end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2013 dt-pub=20130325 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=地場産業産地の構造変化に関する地理学的研究 en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SakamotoRyohei en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Ryohei kn-aut-name=塚本僚平 kn-aut-sei=塚本 kn-aut-mei=僚平 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=125 cd-vols= no-issue=2 article-no= start-page=139 end-page=143 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2013 dt-pub=20130801 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=A case of strangulated ileus caused by internal hernia through a defect in the broad ligament of the uterus kn-title=子宮広間膜裂孔ヘルニアによる絞扼性イレウスの１例 en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=A 41-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of lower abdominal pain. She had no history of laparotomy. An abdominal CT scan at the time of admission indicated closed-loop intestinal obstruction of the small intestine within the pelvis and deviation of the uterus to the right. We diagnosed this as a strangulated internal hernia and decided to conduct an emergency operation. The ileum had herniated through a defect in the broad ligament of the uterus. The strangulated intestinal loop, which was about 25cm long, was released, and the defect of the broad ligament was closed. The postoperative course was uneventful. The differential diagnosis of intestinal obstruction should include internal hernia, especially in the absence of a previous laparotomy. An abdominal CT scan is quite useful for the preoperative and prompt diagnosis of internal hernia through a defect in the broad ligament of the uterus. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=HaisaMinoru en-aut-sei=Haisa en-aut-mei=Minoru kn-aut-name=羽井佐実 kn-aut-sei=羽井佐 kn-aut-mei=実 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakaiRyo en-aut-sei=Sakai en-aut-mei=Ryo kn-aut-name=酒井亮 kn-aut-sei=酒井 kn-aut-mei=亮 aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=KuriharaEisuke en-aut-sei=Kurihara en-aut-mei=Eisuke kn-aut-name=栗原英祐 kn-aut-sei=栗原 kn-aut-mei=英祐 aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=TeramotoAtsushi en-aut-sei=Teramoto en-aut-mei=Atsushi kn-aut-name=寺本淳 kn-aut-sei=寺本 kn-aut-mei=淳 aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=ShougaKazuhiko en-aut-sei=Shouga en-aut-mei=Kazuhiko kn-aut-name=庄賀一彦 kn-aut-sei=庄賀 kn-aut-mei=一彦 aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=MitsuokaShintarou en-aut-sei=Mitsuoka en-aut-mei=Shintarou kn-aut-name=光岡晋太郎 kn-aut-sei=光岡 kn-aut-mei=晋太郎 aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=NishimuraMamoru en-aut-sei=Nishimura en-aut-mei=Mamoru kn-aut-name=西村守 kn-aut-sei=西村 kn-aut-mei=守 aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=SatouYuuki en-aut-sei=Satou en-aut-mei=Yuuki kn-aut-name=佐藤雄紀 kn-aut-sei=佐藤 kn-aut-mei=雄紀 aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=NanbaJiro en-aut-sei=Nanba en-aut-mei=Jiro kn-aut-name=難波次郎 kn-aut-sei=難波 kn-aut-mei=次郎 aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山市立市民病院 消化器外科 affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山市立市民病院 消化器外科 affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山市立市民病院 消化器外科 affil-num=4 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山市立市民病院 消化器外科 affil-num=5 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山市立市民病院 消化器外科 affil-num=6 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山市立市民病院 消化器外科 affil-num=7 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山市立市民病院 消化器内科 affil-num=8 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山市立市民病院 消化器内科 affil-num=9 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山市立市民病院 消化器内科 en-keyword=子宮広間膜裂孔（broad ligament） kn-keyword=子宮広間膜裂孔（broad ligament） en-keyword=内ヘルニア（internal hernia） kn-keyword=内ヘルニア（internal hernia） en-keyword=絞扼性イレウス（strangulated ileus） kn-keyword=絞扼性イレウス（strangulated ileus） en-keyword=MDCT（multi-detector CT） kn-keyword=MDCT（multi-detector CT） END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol= cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page= end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2013 dt-pub=20130325 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=長期間咬合支持を喪失させたラットにおける咬合支持の回復が空間認知能および海馬神経細胞密度に及ぼす影響 en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SakamotoSyunichi en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Syunichi kn-aut-name=坂本隼一 kn-aut-sei=坂本 kn-aut-mei=隼一 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=203 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=157 end-page=162 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2012 dt-pub=20120115 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Mechanomyographic activity in the human lateral pterygoid muscle during mandibular movement en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=The activity of the lateral pterygoid muscle has been regarded to be related to the pathological condition of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) in the craniomandibular disorders. Because the lateral pterygoid muscle is a deep muscle, a needle electrode is necessary for EMG recordings. The purpose of this study was to establish a non-invasive method for the evaluation of muscle activity of the lateral pterygoid muscle using mechanomyogram (MMG). In three male subjects, surface electromyogram (EMG) in the left masseter muscle, left anterior and posterior belly of the temporal muscle, left anterior belly of the digastric muscle and needle EMG of the inferior head of the lateral pterygoid were recorded during mandibular movement tasks simultaneously with the MMG derived from a condenser microphone in the external ear canal. There were significant positive correlations between the needle EMG signal of the lateral pterygoid muscle and the MMG signal for the tasks of static jaw opened position of 30 mm of interincisal distance (p = 0.000, R(2)=0.725), static jaw opened position of 40 mm of interincisal distance (p = 0.000, R(2) = 0.753), 5 mm protruded mandibular position (p = 0.000, R(2) = 0.653), the most protruded mandibular position (p = 0.000, R(2) = 0803). On the contrary, for the task of maximal clenching, there was no significant correlation between the EMG signal of the lateral pterygoid muscle and the MMG signal. These results suggest that the activity of the lateral pterygoid muscle could be evaluated by the MMG signals recorded in the external ear canal, unless jaw closing major muscles show active contraction. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=KawakamiShigehisa en-aut-sei=Kawakami en-aut-mei=Shigehisa kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=KodamaNaoki en-aut-sei=Kodama en-aut-mei=Naoki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=MaedaNaoto en-aut-sei=Maeda en-aut-mei=Naoto kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoShunichi en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Shunichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=OkiKazuhiro en-aut-sei=Oki en-aut-mei=Kazuhiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=YanagiYoshinobu en-aut-sei=Yanagi en-aut-mei=Yoshinobu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=AsaumiJun-Ichi en-aut-sei=Asaumi en-aut-mei=Jun-Ichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=MaedaTeruta en-aut-sei=Maeda en-aut-mei=Teruta kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=MinagiShogo en-aut-sei=Minagi en-aut-mei=Shogo kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=Okayama Univ, Dept Occlusal & Oral Funct Rehabil affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=Okayama Univ, Dept Occlusal & Oral Funct Rehabil affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=Okayama Univ, Dept Occlusal & Oral Funct Rehabil affil-num=4 en-affil= kn-affil=Okayama Univ, Dept Occlusal & Oral Funct Rehabil affil-num=5 en-affil= kn-affil=Okayama Univ, Dept Occlusal & Oral Funct Rehabil affil-num=6 en-affil= kn-affil=Okayama Univ, Dept Oral & Maxillofacial Radiol affil-num=7 en-affil= kn-affil=Okayama Univ, Dept Oral & Maxillofacial Radiol affil-num=8 en-affil= kn-affil=Osaka Dent Univ, Dept Postgrad Clin Training affil-num=9 en-affil= kn-affil=Osaka Dent Univ, Dept Postgrad Clin Training en-keyword=Mechanomyogram kn-keyword=Mechanomyogram en-keyword=Electromyogram kn-keyword=Electromyogram en-keyword=Lateral pterygoid muscle kn-keyword=Lateral pterygoid muscle en-keyword=Jaw movement kn-keyword=Jaw movement END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=125 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=57 end-page=66 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2013 dt-pub=20130401 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=Lung cancer and molecular targeted drugs kn-title=肺癌と分子標的薬 en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=KiuraKatsuyuki en-aut-sei=Kiura en-aut-mei=Katsuyuki kn-aut-name=木浦勝行 kn-aut-sei=木浦 kn-aut-mei=勝行 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=TanimotoMitsune en-aut-sei=Tanimoto en-aut-mei=Mitsune kn-aut-name=谷本光音 kn-aut-sei=谷本 kn-aut-mei=光音 aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学病院　呼吸器・アレルギー内科 affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学大学院医歯薬学総合研究科　血液・腫瘍・呼吸器内科学 en-keyword=肺癌 kn-keyword=肺癌 en-keyword=分子プロファイリング kn-keyword=分子プロファイリング en-keyword=分子標的薬 kn-keyword=分子標的薬 en-keyword=EGFR遺伝子変異 kn-keyword=EGFR遺伝子変異 en-keyword=ALK融合遺伝子 kn-keyword=ALK融合遺伝子 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=24 cd-vols= no-issue=6 article-no= start-page=604 end-page=610 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2007 dt-pub=200706 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Effects of Unilateral Compound-Eye Removal on the Photoperiodic Responses of Nymphal Development in the Cricket Modicogryllus siamensis en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=The cricket, Modicogryllus siamensis, shows clear photoperiodic responses at 25 degrees C in nymphal development. Under long-day conditions (LD16:8), nymphs became adults about 50 days after hatching, while under short-day conditions (LD8:16) the duration of nymphal stage extended to more than 130 days. Under constant dark conditions, two developmental patterns were observed: about 60% of crickets became adults slightly slower than under the long-day conditions, and the rest at later than 100 days after hatching, like those under the short-day conditions. When the compound eye was unilaterally removed on the 2nd day of hatching, an increase of molting and an extension of the nymphal period were observed under the long-day conditions, while under the short-day conditions, some crickets developed faster and others slower than intact crickets. These results suggest that this cricket receives photoperiodic information through the compound eye, that a pair of the compound eyes is required for a complete photoperiodic response, and that interaction between bilateral circadian clocks may be also involved in the response. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SakamotoTomoaki en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Tomoaki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=TomiokaKenji en-aut-sei=Tomioka en-aut-mei=Kenji kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University en-keyword=cricket kn-keyword=cricket en-keyword=nymphal development kn-keyword=nymphal development en-keyword=photoperiodism kn-keyword=photoperiodism en-keyword=circadian clock kn-keyword=circadian clock en-keyword=compound eye kn-keyword=compound eye END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=123 cd-vols= no-issue=3 article-no= start-page=197 end-page=206 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2011 dt-pub=20111201 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=A new paradigm for the treatment of lifestyle-related diseases : Microinflammation as a novel therapeutic target kn-title=生活習慣病治療のパラダイムシフト―慢性炎症を標的とした治療戦略― en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=ShikataKenichi en-aut-sei=Shikata en-aut-mei=Kenichi kn-aut-name=四方賢一 kn-aut-sei=四方 kn-aut-mei=賢一 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学病院　新医療研究開発センター en-keyword=生活習慣病 kn-keyword=生活習慣病 en-keyword=メタボリック症候群 kn-keyword=メタボリック症候群 en-keyword=糖尿病 kn-keyword=糖尿病 en-keyword=炎症 kn-keyword=炎症 en-keyword=心血管疾患 kn-keyword=心血管疾患 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=123 cd-vols= no-issue=3 article-no= start-page=177 end-page=183 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2011 dt-pub=20111201 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 deficiency is protective against obesity-related insulin resistance kn-title=P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 (PSGL-1) 抑制による肥満におけるインスリン抵抗性の改善効果 en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SatoChikage en-aut-sei=Sato en-aut-mei=Chikage kn-aut-name=佐藤千景 kn-aut-sei=佐藤 kn-aut-mei=千景 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学大学院医歯薬学総合研究科　糖尿病性腎症治療学 en-keyword=メタボリックシンドローム kn-keyword=メタボリックシンドローム en-keyword=インスリン抵抗性 kn-keyword=インスリン抵抗性 en-keyword=接着分子 kn-keyword=接着分子 en-keyword=PSGL-1 kn-keyword=PSGL-1 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=65 cd-vols= no-issue=5 article-no= start-page=335 end-page=342 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2011 dt-pub=201110 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Monitoring Twenty-Six Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Patients by BCR-ABL mRNA Level in Bone Marrow: A Single Hospital Experience en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is caused by the BCR-ABL oncogene. The Philadelphia chromosome (Ph) from a reciprocal translocation, t(9;22) (q34;q11) causes a fusion gene, BCR-ABL, that encodes a constitutively active tyrosine kinase. Treatment of CML by imatinib is effective to control the tyrosyl phosphorylation of the protein related to the cell signaling. BCR-ABL mRNA is overexpressed in the minimal residual disease (MRD), known as an early sign of relapse. Between December 2005 and June 2008, we measured BCR-ABL mRNA levels in the bone marrow (BM) from patients by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (RQ-PCR) in Aomori Prefectural Central Hospital. Eighty-six samples from 26 patients were collected. Among the 26 CML patients, 11 patients (42%) were in the pretreatment group. Seven (64%) of the 11 patients achieved complete molecular response (CMR). In the post-treatment group consisting of the remaining 15 patients, 9 (60%) patients achieved CMR. The patients receiving imatinib at a dose over 300mg per day required 13 (6-77) months [median (range)] to achieve CMR. On the other hand, the patients receiving a dose below 300mg per day required 29.5 (11-84) months [median (range)]. When BCR-ABL mRNA was detected during the treatment course of patients with CMR, careful observation of BCR-ABL mRNA was useful for tracking the clinical course of patients. In conclusion, the BCR-ABL mRNA level was useful for monitoring the clinical course in 26 patients with CML. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SakamotoYuichi en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Yuichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=MariyaYasushi en-aut-sei=Mariya en-aut-mei=Yasushi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=OshikiriToshiyuki en-aut-sei=Oshikiri en-aut-mei=Toshiyuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=SasakiSumiko en-aut-sei=Sasaki en-aut-mei=Sumiko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=SegawaMegumi en-aut-sei=Segawa en-aut-mei=Megumi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=TeshiromoriRyuichi en-aut-sei=Teshiromori en-aut-mei=Ryuichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=OguraKazuto en-aut-sei=Ogura en-aut-mei=Kazuto kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=AkagiTomoaki en-aut-sei=Akagi en-aut-mei=Tomoaki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=KaimoriMitsuomi en-aut-sei=Kaimori en-aut-mei=Mitsuomi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= en-aut-name=KuboKohmei en-aut-sei=Kubo en-aut-mei=Kohmei kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=10 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Laboratory Medicine, Aomori Prefectural Central Hospital affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Laboratory Medicine, Aomori Prefectural Central Hospital affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Laboratory Medicine, Aomori Prefectural Central Hospital affil-num=4 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Laboratory Medicine, Aomori Prefectural Central Hospital affil-num=5 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Laboratory Medicine, Aomori Prefectural Central Hospital affil-num=6 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Laboratory Medicine, Aomori Prefectural Central Hospital affil-num=7 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Hematology, Aomori Prefectural Central Hospital affil-num=8 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Hematology, Aomori Prefectural Central Hospital affil-num=9 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Pathology, Aomori Prefectural Central Hospital affil-num=10 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Hematology, Aomori Prefectural Central Hospital en-keyword=chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) kn-keyword=chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) en-keyword=BCR-ABL kn-keyword=BCR-ABL en-keyword=minimal residual disease (MRD) kn-keyword=minimal residual disease (MRD) en-keyword=imatinib mesylate kn-keyword=imatinib mesylate en-keyword=real-time quantitative PCR (RQ-PCR) kn-keyword=real-time quantitative PCR (RQ-PCR) END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=25 cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page=7 end-page=11 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2009 dt-pub=200903 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=Analyses of the circadian clock using a cricket as an experimental animal: Functional analysis of the clock gene period in circadian rhythm generation kn-title=コオロギを実験動物とした生物時計の解析: 時計遺伝子periodのリズム発現機構における機能解析 en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=フタホシコオロギでは､分子生物学的手法が開発されつつある｡ここでは､最近われわれが試みているRNA干渉による､フタホシコオロギ(Gyyllus bimaculatus)の時計遺伝子perの機能解析を紹介した。幼虫頭部での解析により､per mRNAの発現量は､夜の始めにピークをもつリズムを示し､このリズムは恒暗･恒温条件下でも継続することが明らかとなり､perの時計機構への関与が示唆された。そこで､per dsRNAを用いたRNA干渉により､per遺伝子の役割を検討した。幼虫へのper dsRNAの投与により､per mRNAレベルは対照群の25%にまで減少し､かつほとんどの個体で活動リズムが消失することがわかった。これらの結果はコオロギでもperがリズムの発現に重要な役割を担うことを示唆している。さらに､終齢幼虫にper dsRNAを投与した場合も､羽化後の活動が恒暗条件下で無周期となることがわかった。これらの結果から､コオロギではperが時計機構に必須であることが示唆された。また同時に､RNA干渉が時計遺伝子の機能解析に極めて有効な手段であることが確認された。 en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SakamotoTomoaki en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Tomoaki kn-aut-name=坂本智昭 kn-aut-sei=坂本 kn-aut-mei=智昭 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=MoriyamaYoshiyuki en-aut-sei=Moriyama en-aut-mei=Yoshiyuki kn-aut-name=守山禎之 kn-aut-sei=守山 kn-aut-mei=禎之 aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=TomiokaKenji en-aut-sei=Tomioka en-aut-mei=Kenji kn-aut-name=富岡憲治 kn-aut-sei=富岡 kn-aut-mei=憲治 aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学大学院自然科学研究科バイオサイエンス専攻高次生物科学講座 affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学大学院自然科学研究科バイオサイエンス専攻高次生物科学講座 affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学大学院自然科学研究科バイオサイエンス専攻高次生物科学講座 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=43 cd-vols= no-issue=11 article-no= start-page=2961 end-page=2972 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1931 dt-pub=19311130 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=Über den Einfluss des Hypophysenhinterlappenextraktes anf die Wirkung von Adrenalin, mit besonderer Berücksichtigung ihrer Beziehung zueinander bei den von dem Sympathicus hemmend innervierten Organen kn-title=腦下垂體後葉「エキス」ノ「アドレナリン」作用ニ及ボス影響殊ニ交感神經ガ抑制ヲ司ル臟器ニ於テ en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Es werden Kombinationsversuche mit Adrenalin und Hypophysenhinterlappenextrakt an verschiedenen überlebenden Organen angestellt, u. zw. mit besonderer Berücksichtigung ihrer Wirkung bei den Organen, die durch den Sympathicus gehemmt werden. Die Hypophysenpräparate, wie Pituitrin u. Pituglandol, wirken auf den Dünndarm des Kaninchens und den Bronchialmuskel des Rindes zwar sehr schwach, aber doch noch hemmend, ebenso wie Adrenalin. Da aber das Chloreton, das in diesen Präparaten enthalten ist, auch etwa gleich hemmend wirkt, so liegt es nahe anzunebmen, dass diese hemmende Wirkung im Wesentlichen auf dieser Beimengung beruht. Am Detrusor der Kaninchenblase erzeugen diese Präparate aber im Gegensatz zu Adrenalin Erregung, Hingegen wirken sie auf das Ohrgefäss und den Uterus des Kaninchens, wo der Sympathicus fördernd innerviert, gerade wie Adrenalin, stark konstriktorisch bezw. erregend. Die Kombination bei diesen Organen mit Ausnahme der Blase gestaltet sich etwa analog: 1. Unterschwellige Dosen von Pituitrin oder Pituglandol üben, kombiniert mit der Hälite der wirksamen Dosis von Adrenalin, keine Wirkung aus. 2. Durch Mitwirkung von unterschwelligen Dosen der Hypophysenpräparate wird die Wirkung der wirksamen Dosen von Adrenalin in keiner Weise beeinflusst. 3. Bei der Kombination der wirksamen Dosen jedes der beiden Partner ist die Wirknng stärker als die des einen Partners allein, aber nicht entschieden grosser, als man bei einer Summation der Wirkung annehmen dürfte. Bei der Blase wirken die Hypophysenpräparate in wirksamen Dosen dem Adrenalin gdgenüber antagonistisch, während sie in unterschwelligen dosen keinen Einfluss auf die Adrenalinwirkung haben. Aus diesem Befunde ergibt sich, dass diese Hypophysenhinterlappenpräparate auch bei den Organen, die durch den Sympathicus fördernd beeinflusst werden, mit der Adrenalinwirkung, im Gegensatz zu Kepinows Befunde, keinen Synergismus zeigen. Bei den Organen, die der Sympathicus hemmend innerviert, ist sogar die Summation der Wirkung sui generic des Hypophysenextraktes mit der des Adrenalins nicht als sicher anzunehmen, da das Chloreton allein eine etwa ähnlich starke Hemmung wie die Präparate ausüben kann, und je nach dem Organe, wie bei der Blase, wirken diese weiter der Adrenalinwirkung gegenüber antagonistisch. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SakamotoYutaka en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Yutaka kn-aut-name=坂本寛 kn-aut-sei=坂本 kn-aut-mei=寛 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山醫科大學藥物學教室 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=43 cd-vols= no-issue=8 article-no= start-page=2017 end-page=2034 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1931 dt-pub=19310831 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=Kombinierte Wirkung von Adrenalin und Cocain, mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Beziehuug bei den von dem Sympathicus hemmend innervierten Organen kn-title=「アドレナリン」及ビ「コカイン」ノ合併作用殊ニ交感神經ガ抑制ヲ司ル臟器ニ於ケル關係ニ就テ en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=An isolierten glattmuskeligen Organen, wie Dänndarm und Blase vom Kaninchen und Bronchialmuskel vom Rind einerseits, und Uterus und Ohrgefäss vom Kaninchen andrerseits, wurden Kombiuationsversuche mit verschiedenen Dosen von Adrenalin und Cocain angestellt. 1) Die Kombination von je der Hälfte der wirksamen Minimaldosen oder von je einer unterschwelligen Dose der beiden Gifte übt bei allen Organen fast keine Wirkung aus. Es zeigt sich dabei keine Herabsetzung der Wirkungsschwelle des einzelnen Giftes. 2) Beim Zusammenwirken von unterschwelligen Dosen des einen Partners und wirksamen Dosen des anderen bemerkt man entweder keine oder eine nur geringe Verstärkung der Wirkung. 3) Bei der Kombination von wirksamen Dosen der beiden Gifte bei den Organen, bei welchen der Sympathicus hemmend innerviert, gestaltet sich die Wirkung wie folgt: Am Bronchialmuskel sieht man eine Wirkungsstärke, die etwa einer Summation entspricht, an der Blase wird bald auch eine Summation bald ein Antagonismus der Wirkung beobachtet, je nach dem das Cocain an sich hemmend oder erregend wirkt, am Dünndarm kommt immer eine verstärkte Hemmung zum Vorschein, gleichgültig, ob das Cocain an sich eine Erregung oder Hemmung bewirkt; im ersteren Falle findet also eine Umkehrung der Cocainwirkung statt. 4) An den Organen, bei welchen der Sympathicus fördernd wirkt, wie Uterus und Ohrgefäss, zeigt die Kombination von wirksamen Dosen der beiden Gifte meistens etwa eine Addition der Wirkungsstärken, während manchmal dabei eine ziemlich verstärkte Wirkung beobachtet wird. Bei hohen Dosen Cocain wirkt diesel auf die Wirkung des Adrenalins antagonistisch und hemmt sie, weil das erstere den Muskel lähmt. 5) Aus diesen Resultaten ergibt sich, dass Adrenalin und Cocain bei der Kombination von zwei unterschwelligen Dosen oder bei den Fällen, in denen ein Partner in unterschwelligen Dosen angewandt wird, keine deutlicbe Addition der Wirkung zeigen, dass sie aber beim Zusammenwirken von zwei wirksamen Dosen prinzipiell eine Addition der Wirkung zu resultieren scheinen. Ein sicherer Beweis für die Potenzierung wurde nicht erzielt. Bez¨glich des Zusammenhanges lässt sich kaum unterschiden, ob die betreffenden Organe durch den Sympathicus bemmend oder erregend innerviert sind. Nur sei dabei bemerkt, dass Cocain an den Organen, die durch den Sympathicus hemmend innerviert sind, auf die Adrenalinwirkung entweder antagonistisch wirkt oder seine Wirkung durch die letztere umgekehrt wird, wenn es an und für sich eine erregende Wirkung ausübt. An den Organen ferner, bei denen der Sympathicus eine Erregung hervorruft, wirkt Cocain in hohen Dosen auf die Adrenalinwirkung hemmend. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SakamotoYutaka en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Yutaka kn-aut-name=坂本寛 kn-aut-sei=坂本 kn-aut-mei=寛 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山醫科大學藥物學教室 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=44 cd-vols= no-issue=9 article-no= start-page=2433 end-page=2461 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1932 dt-pub=19320930 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Verstärkung der Adrenalinwirkung durch Aminosäuren kn-title=「アミノ」酸ノ「アドレナリン」感作作用ニ關スル知見補遺 en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Es wurden am isolierten Kaninchendünndarm und Kaninchenohrgefäss Versuche über die Verstärkung der Adrenalinwirkung durch Aminosäuren, wie Glykokoll, d-Alanin, Asparaginsäure und Histidin sowie durch Pepton angestellt, was zu folgenden Ergebnissen und Schlüssen führte. 1. Diese Aminosäuren sowie Pepton wirken in Dosen, die an sich unwirksam wären, ja sogar in Dosen, in denen sie eine entgegengesetzte Wirkung besitzen, auf die hemmende Wirkung am Dünndarm und verengernde Wirkung am Gefäss von Adrenalin verstärkernd. Diese Wirkung fängt von 0.0001% jeder Aminosauren an. 2. Die verstärkernde Wirkung wäachst an Stärke mit der Konzentrat on der Aminosäauren. Dies ist am Ohrgefäss deutlicher zu beobachten. Am Dünndarm kann sie nur bei grösserer Differenz der Konzentration wahrgenommen werden. 3. Die Stärke der Sensibilisierung hängt auch von der Adrenalinkonzentration ab. Sie entwickelt sich bei hoher Adrenalinkonzentration ausgesprochener als bei niedriger. 4. Die Wirkungssteigerung von Adrenalin wird sowohl bei der Vorbehandelung mit Aminosäuren oder Pepton, als auch beim Zusammenwirken derselben mit Adrenalin beobachtet, nicht aber, wenn Aminosäuren beim Abklingen der Adrenalinwirkung hinzugefügt werden oder wenn nach Auswaschung der Aminosäuren Adrenalin einwirkt. Es ist also vorausgesetzt, dass Aminosäuren sich mit der wirksamen Konzentration von Adrenalin gleichzeitig vorfinden. 5. Bei der Kombination von 2 Arten Aminosäuren scheint die verstärkende Wirkung prinzipiell sich zu addieren. Dies wird am Gefäss besser nachgewiesen. Da aber die Differenz des Grades der Verstärkung bei Konzentrationsvergrösserung bis zur Verdoppelung fast unerkennbar ist, so lässt sich der Effekt der Kombination der 2 Aminosäuren besonders am Darm schwer nachweisen. Ist ein Partner viel stärker wirkt als der andere, so ist der Effekt der Kombination fast gleich dem des starken allein. 6. Die Wirkungssteigerung von Adrenalin am Darm durch Aminosäuren fällt schwächer aus, wenn das betreffende Organ durch Pilocarpin, Acetylcholin oder Barium in Erregung versetzt ist, und versagt bei einer sehr starken Erregung. 7. Die Adrenalinlösung büsst durch Rotverfärbung infolge Oxydation in der Wirkungsstärke ein. Die Aminosäuren und Pepton verhindern diese Verfärbung. Die minimale Konzentration, die die Verfärbung zu hemmen vermag, stimmt mit jener, die das Adrenalin sensibilisieren kann, überein. Ferner ist der Umstand, dass die hemmende Wirkung auf die Verfärbung mit der Aminosäurenkonzentration zunimmt, und dass das Histidin die Oxydation am stärksten unterdrückt, ganz analog wie bei der Verstärkung der Adrenalinwirkung. 8. Aminosäuren beeinflussen die Wirkung des Cocains und der Desoxycholsäure nicht sensibilisierend. 9. Aus diesen Resultaten wurde der Schluss gezogen, dass die Ursache der Verstärkung der Adrenalinwirkung durch diese Substanzen wenigstens bei den isolierten Organen in der Hauptsache in der Hemmung der Oxydation des Adrenalin besteht. Der Grund der Steigerung der Erregbarkeit der sympathischen Nervenendigungen konnte kaum konstatiert werden. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SakamotoYutaka en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Yutaka kn-aut-name=坂本寛 kn-aut-sei=坂本 kn-aut-mei=寛 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山醫科大學藥物學教室 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=45 cd-vols= no-issue=11 article-no= start-page=2675 end-page=2676 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1933 dt-pub=19331130 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=Über den Einfluss der Benzylguanidins, p-Oxybenzylguanidins und Guanidins auf die geformten Bestandteile des Blutes III. Mitteilung. Beziehungen der Milz und Thyreoidea zur Wirkung dieser Stoffe auf die Leukocyten kn-title=「ベンチールグアニヂン」，「パラオキシベンチールグアニヂン」及ビ「グアニヂン」ノ血液有形成分ニ及ボス影響ニ就テ 第3報 之等物質ノ白血球ニ對スル作用ト脾臟及ビ甲状腺トノ關係 en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Wenn Benzylguanidin, p-Oxybenzylguanidin und Guanidin 48 Stunden nach der Milzexstirpation einem Kaninchen subkutan gegeben werden, so wird ihre die Leukozyten vermehrende Wirkung fast gar nicht beeinflusst. Wenn dagegen dem Kaninchen vorher die Thyreoidea exstirpiert wird, so tritt die genannte Wirkung nicht mehr auf, sondern es ist während einer kurzen Zeit nach der Injektion eine Verminderung der Leukozyten nachweisbar. Daraus ergibt sich, dass die Thyreoidea für das Zustande-kommen der die Leukozytose erregenden Wirkung der Guanidinderivate notwendig ist, während die Milz zu dieser Wirkung in keiner Beziehung steht. Auf Grund verschiedener Umstände wurden Schlüsse gezogen, dass diese Guanidinderivate nicht auf dem Wege über die Thyreoidea auf das Knochenmark wirken, sondern dass der Ausfall der Thyreoideafunktion den Widerstand des Knochenmarks vermindert und somit die Erscheinung der normalen erregenden Wirkung dieser Stoffe verhindert, während ihre hemmende Wirkung, die sich normaler Weise bei noch grösseren Dosen geltend macht, dadurch befördert wird. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SakamotoYutaka en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Yutaka kn-aut-name=坂本寛 kn-aut-sei=坂本 kn-aut-mei=寛 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山醫科大學藥理學教室 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=45 cd-vols= no-issue=10 article-no= start-page=2367 end-page=2378 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1933 dt-pub=19331031 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=Über den Eiufluss des Benzylguanidins, p-Oxybenzylguanidins und Gu anidins auf die geformten Bestandteile des Blutes II. Mitteilung. Beziehung zur durch Typhustoxin und Benzol hervorgernfenen Leukopenie kn-title=「ベンチールグアニヂン」，「パラオキシベンチールグアニヂン」及ビ「グアニヂン」ノ血液有形成分ニ及ボス影響ニ就テ 第2報「チフス」菌毒及ビ「ベンツオール」ニ因ル白血球減少症トノ關係 en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=1. Typhusvaccin, in einer Menge von 0.5 ccm pro kg subkutan injiziert, ruft beim Kaninchen eine schnell auftretende Leukopenie hervor, die in 2 Stunden ihren Gipfel erreicht und sich nach 3-5 Stunden noch deutlich nachweisen lässt. Nach 8 Stunden zeigt sich dagegen eine beträchtliche Leukocytose. Bei der Leukopenie vermindern sich die pseudoeosinophilen Leukocyten am stärksten, auch die Lymphocyten nehmen deutlich ab. Bei der Wiederherstellung der Leukocytenzahl vermehren sich die pseudoeosinophilen Leukocyten beträchtlich. 2. Benzylguanidin, p-Oxybenzylguanidin und Guanidin üben in Dosen, die normaler Weise eine Leukocytose hervorrufen, auf die Wirkung des Typhusvaccin einen antagonistischen Einfluss aus. Bei Einspritzung von Benzylguanidin mit der genannten Dose von Typhusvaccin kommt die sonst durch die letztere auftretende Leukopenie nicht mehr zustande, sondern es entwickelt sich durch Vermehrung der pseudoeosinophilen Leukocyten eine Leukocytose. Bei der Einwirkung der 2 anderen Stoffe tritt zwar die Leukopenie durch Typhusvaccin gewöhnlich auf, aber die spätere Erholung der Leukocytenzahl oder das Auftreten der sekundären Leukocytose werden befördert. 3. Wenn Benzol, je 0.7 ccm pro kg, dem Kaninchen täglich subkutan injiziert wird, so vermindern sick nach der 3. Injektion allmählich die Leukocytes, und nach der 5. Injektion stellt sich eine starke Leukopenie ein. Dabei vermindern sich alle Arten von Leukocyten, besonders stark aber die pseudoeosinophilen Leukocyten und Lymphocyten. 4. An einem Kaninchen, das vorher fortgesetzte Injektionen von Benzol erhalten hat, sind Benzylguanidin, p-Oxybenzylguanidin und Guanidin nicht mehr imstande, ihre normale Wirkung auf das weisse Blutbild auszuüben. Beim Benzylguanidin vermindern sich im Gegenteil die pseudoeosinophilen Leukocyten, auch die Lymphocyten und andere. Infolgedessen kommt eine Leukopenie zum Vorschein. Auch bei den 2 anderen Stoffen bleibt die Vermehrung der Leukocyten aus, die Zahl der Leukocyten bleibt unverändert oder zeigt sogar eine Neigung, sich zu vermindern. Die Vorbehandelung mit Benzol verhindert also die Wirkung der 3 Stoffe. Mit anderen Worten: diese 3 Stoffe können gegen Benzol nicht antagonistisch wirken. 5. Hinsichtlich der antagonistischen Wirkung gegen Typhusvaccin ist die Wirkung des Benzylguanidins am stärksten, die 2 anderen Stoffe sind jenem weit unterlegen und liegen nahe beieinander. 6. Das Verhalten des Benzols zu der Wirkung dieser 3 Stoffe scheint für die frühere Annahme zu sprechen, dass·die die Leukocytose erregende Wirkung dieser Stoffe mit der Funktion des Knochenmarks verknüpft ist. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SakamotoYutaka en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Yutaka kn-aut-name=坂本寛 kn-aut-sei=坂本 kn-aut-mei=寛 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山醫科大學藥理學教室 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=45 cd-vols= no-issue=9 article-no= start-page=2197 end-page=2227 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1933 dt-pub=19330930 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=Über den Einfluss des Benzylguanidins, p-Oxybenzylguanidins und Guanidins auf die geformten Bestandteile des Blutes I. Mitteilung Über den Einfluss auf die Leukocytenbild und auf die Zahl der Erythrocyten und Blutplättchen kn-title=「ベンチールグアニヂン」「パラオキシベンチールグアニヂン」及ビ「グアニヂン」ノ血液有形成分ニ及ボス影響ニ就テ 第1報 白血球像,赤血球及ビ血小板數ニ及ボス影響 en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Benzylguanidin (B), p-Oxybenzylguanidin (P) und Guanidin (G) üben bei subkutaner Verabreichung am Kaninchen auf die Zahl der Erythrocyten keinen bestimmten Einfluss aus. Sie vermehren alle die Zahl der Leukocyten und Blutplättchen beträchtlich. Bei Steigerung der Dosis über eine bestimmte Grenze hinaus wird diese vermehrende Wirkung wieder schwächer und geht zuletzt in eine entgegengesetzte Wirkung über. Die die Leukocytose verursachende Wirkung ist bei B am stärksten, indem sie bei 0.5-2mg/kg öfters und bei 5-10mg/kg immer deutlich auftritt. Bei P und G ist sie viel schwächer, indem sie beim ersteren bei 1-10mg/kg und beim letzteren bei 5-10mg/kg öfters und bei beiden bei 20-50mg/kg immer deutlich zu konstatieren ist. Unter den 2 letzteren ist die Wirkung von P aber in der Beständigkeit sowie in den Ausschlägen der des letzteren überlegen. Die Einbusse dieser Wirkung bei der Übersteigerung der Dosis ist bei B am deutlichsten (sie tritt bei über 20-30mg/kg auf), dann folgt die bei G (bei 200mg/kg), und bei P ist sie unerkennbar. In der Wirkung auf die Zahl der Blutplättchen ist B auch am stärksten, es vermehrt sie bei 5-10mg/kg deutlich und vermindert sie bei 30-50mg/kg. G ist hier etwas starker als P; das erstere vermehrt sie bei 5-10mg/kg und vermindert sie bei 50-100mg/kg, während das letztere bei 5-10mg/kg inkonstant und erst bei 30-50mg/kg deutlich vermehrend wirkt. Wenn diese Stoffe täglich wiederholt verabreicht werden, so wird die Leukocytose bei B und P fast kontinuierlich, und der Grad der Vermehrung, die 1-3 Stunden nach der Injektion auftritt, nimmt während 4-5 Tagen über den Grad am vorigen Tage zu, dann nach weiteren Injektionen nicht mehr zu, sondern sogar wieder ab. Bei G wird eine solche Verstärkung der Leukocytose durch wiederholte Verabreichung nicht konstatiert, während die Leukocytose auch die Neigung zeigt, kontinuierlich zu werden. Eine gewöhnlich Leukocytose verursachende Dosis der 3 Stoffe wirkt bei hoher Temperatur im Sommer auf die Leukocytenzahl nicht mehr vermehrend, sondern im Gegenteil vermindernd. Die Vermehrung der Leukocyten durch diese Stoffe beruht hauptsächlich auf der Vermehrung der pseudoeosinophilen Leukocyten. Aber bei der Leukocytose, die durch wiederholte Verabreichung hervorgerufen ist, beteiligen sich auch die Lymphocyten. Es zeigt sich bei der Vermehrung der pseudoeosinophilen Leukocyten eine deutliche, “Linksverschiebung” des Arnethschen Blutbildes, d. h. eine erhebliche Vermehrung der Zellen der I. und II. Klasse nach Arneth, auf Kosten der Vielsegmentformen. Aus diesen Tatsachen ist zu entnehmen, dass die Vermehrung der pseudoeosinophilen Leukocyten, die die Hauptursache der Leukocytose durch diese Stoffe bildet, auf die Funktionssteigerung des Knochenmarks durch die reizende Wirkung dieser Stoffe zurückzuführen ist. Folglich kann für die Verminderung der Leukocyten durch grössere Dosen dieser Stoffe hauptsächlich die iähmende Wirkung auf das Knochenmark zugrundegelebt werden. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SakamotoYutaka en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Yutaka kn-aut-name=坂本寛 kn-aut-sei=坂本 kn-aut-mei=寛 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山醫科大學藥理學教室 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=45 cd-vols= no-issue=7 article-no= start-page=1609 end-page=1620 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1933 dt-pub=19330731 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=Über die Wirkung des Yohimbius und Chinins auf das Blutbild, insbesondere über ihren Einfluss auf die Adrenalinwirkung II. Mitteilung. Die Wirkung des Chinins und ihre Bezieltung zur Adrenalinwirkung kn-title=「ヨヒムビン」及ビ「ヒニン」ノ血液像ニ對スル作用ノ比較殊ニ夫等ガ「アドレナリン」ノ作用ニ及ボス影響ニ就テ II. 「ヒニン」ノ作用及ビ之ト「アドレナリン」トノ關係 en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Chinin ruft am Kaninchen in Dosen von 0.1-50 mg/kg intravenös verabreicht, in alien Fällen bei dem roten Blutbild und dem Hämoglobingehalt keine bestimmte Veränderung hervor. Dagegen zeigt es auf das weisse Blutbild eine spezifische Wirkung. In Dosen von 3-50 mg verursachtes eine deutliche Leukozytose, die hauptsächlich von der Vermehrung der pseudoeosinophilen Leukozyten herrührt. Bei grösseren Dosen, wie 30-50 mg, kommt die Leukozytose jedoch leichter als bei kleineren zum Vorschein, und dazu geht eine vorübergehende Leukopenie voraus, die durch die Verminderung der Lymphozyten bedingt ist. Wenn 3-30 mg/kg Chinin mit 0.5 mg/kg Adrenalin gleicbzeitig gegeben werden, so übt das erstere auf die Wirkung des letzteren fast keinen Einfluss aus. Wenn aber die gleichen Dosen Chinin 2-3 Stunden nach der Adrenalininjektion, also kurz vor dem Zustundekommen der Adrenalinwirkung, verabreicht werden, so wird die sonst durch Adrenalin hervorgerufene Vermebrung der pseudoeosinophilen Leukozyten völlig unterdrückt, es vermindern sick auch die Lymphozyten und somit tritt die Leukozytose nicht zutage. Die Adrenalinwirkung wird also auch in Bezug auf das Blutbild durch zeitliche Einwirkung des Chinins gehemmt und sogar umgekehrt. Vergleicht man hiermit die Wirkung des Yohimbins (vergl. I. Mitteilung), so ersieht man, dass sich die beiden Stoffe auch in der Wirkung auf das Blutbild, wie auf den anderen Gebieten, sowohl in der eigenen Wirkung als auch in der Beziehung zum Adrenalin sehr ähnlich verhalten. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SakamotoYutaka en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Yutaka kn-aut-name=坂本寛 kn-aut-sei=坂本 kn-aut-mei=寛 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山醫科大學藥理學教室 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=45 cd-vols= no-issue=5 article-no= start-page=975 end-page=994 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1933 dt-pub=19330531 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=Über die Wirkung des Yohimbins und Chinins auf das Blutbild, insbesondere über ihren Einfuss auf die Adrenalinwirkung. I. Die Wirkung des Yohimbins und ihre Beziehung zur Adrenalinwirkung kn-title=「ヨヒムビン」及ビ「ヒニン」ノ血液像ニ對スル作用ノ比較殊ニ夫等ガ「アドレナリン」ノ作用ニ及ボス影響ニ就テ I. 「ヨヒムビン」ノ作用及ビ之ト「アドレナリン」トノ關係 en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Es wurden dem Kaninchen 0.25-5mg/kg Yohimbinchlorhydrat intravenös injiziert und mit gewissem Zeitinterval bis 8 oder 24 Stunden nach der Injektion wurde die Veränderung des Blutbildes untersucht. 1. Yohimbin ruft in den oben genannten Dosen auf die Zahl der Erythrozyten und die Menge des Haemoglobins keine Veränderung hervor. 2. Auf die Leukozyten übt, es dagegen eine typische Wirkung aus. Nach Injektion von 0 5-5mg/kg tritt zuerst eine leichte Leukopenie ein, die im Wesentlichen von der Verminderung der Lymphozyten herrührt, dann macht diese einer später auftretenden, aber anhaltenden Leukozytose Platz die hauptsächlich durch eine Vermehrung der pseudoeosinophilen Leukozyten bedingt wird. Die anderen Sorten von Leukozyten erfahren durch dieses Gift keine bestimmte Veränderung. 3. Wenn 0.25-5mg/kg Yohimbin mit 0.5mg/kg Adrenalin gleichzeitig injiziert wird, so wird die nach Adrenalin sonst auftretende vorübergehende Leukozytose, die auf der Vermehrung der pseudoeosinophilen Leukozyten und der Lymphozyten beruht, gehemmt. Dagegen kann die später auftretende, von der Vermebrung der pseudoeosinophilen Leukozyten herrührende Leukozytose durch Yohimbin nicht gehemmt werden, sondern wird aber vorstärkt, vielleicht durch die Addition der Wirkung beider Gifte. 4. Wenn aber 1-5mg/kg Yohimbin 2-3 Stunden nach der Adrenalininjektion verabreicht wird, so wird die später durch Adrenalin verursachte Vermehrung der pseudoeosinophilen Leukozyten gehemmt, und durch die Vermindelung der Lymphozyten wird im Gegenteil eine Leukopenie hervorgerufen. Die Adrenalinwirkung wird dann durch Yohimbin gehemmt und sogar umgekehrt, und dabei diese Erscheinung auch so angesehen werden kann, dass die Vermehrung der Leukozyten durch Yohimbin infolge der Vorbehandlung mit Adrenalin gehemmt wird. Diese Erscheinung dürfte in der Weise erklärt werden, dass Yohimbin, wie bei den glattmuskeligen Organen, so auch auf einen Teil der Angriffspunkte des Adrenalins lähmend einwirkt. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SakamotoYutaka en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Yutaka kn-aut-name=坂本寛 kn-aut-sei=坂本 kn-aut-mei=寛 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山醫科大學藥理學教室 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=45 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=69 end-page=89 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1933 dt-pub=19330131 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=Über den Einfluss der Aminosäuren auf die Gefässwirkung des Adrenalins, Ephedrins und Mydriatins kn-title=「アミノ」酸ノ「アドレナリン」,「エフエドリン」及ビ「ミドリアチン」ノ血管作用ニ及ボス影響ニ就テ en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Die Tatsache, dass die Wirkung des Adrenalins durch Aminosäuren verstärkt wird, ist schon bekannt. Aber über ihre Ursacne sind die Meinung der Autoren noch uneinig. Über den Einfluss der Aminosäuren auf die Wirkung des Ephedrins findet sich in der Literatur nur die Mitteilung von Abderhalden und Vlassopoulos, dass Ephedrin durch diese Säuren inkonstant und schwach verstärkt wird. Der Einfluss auf die Wirkung des Mydriatins ist noch nicht bekannt. Ferner über den Einfluss der Kombination von 2 Aminosäuren gehen die Resultate von Taniuchi und Sakamoto auseinander. Nach den Versuchen des Verfassers am Ohrgefäss des Kaninchens nach der Pissemskischer Methode ergiebt sich folgendes Resultat. 1. Glykokoll, Alanin, Triptophan und Histidin sind auf das Kaninchenohrgefäss in niedrigeren Konzentrationen wirkungslos, aber in höheren dilatierend. Beim zusammenwirken mit Adrenalin verstärken diese Substanzen in jeder Konzentrationen die Adrenalinwirkung und verlängern die Wirkungsdauer. Diese Wirkung ist beim Histidin am stärksten, dann kommen der Reihe nach Glykokoll, Alanin und Triptophan. Vergleicht man die Wirkungsstärke dieser Substanzen mit Hilfe des Grades der Herabsetzung der wirksamen Minimaldosis des Adrenalins, so kann Histidin die letztere bis auf 1/100, Glykokoll bis auf 1/10-1/20, Alanin bis auf 1/7-1/10 und Triptophan bis auf 1/4-1/10 herabsetzen. 2. Die Verstärkende Wirkung der Aminosäuren auf Adrenalin wächst mit der Konzentration. Aber über eine bestimmte Konzentration hinaus wird die Wirkung nicht mehr stärker, wird jedoch bei höher Konzentration nie schwächer als bei niedriegeren Konzentrationen. 3. Die Verstärkung der Adrenalinwirkung durch Aminosäure tritt nur bei der gleichzeitigen Anwesenheit der beiden Stoffe in der Durchblutungsflüssigkeit auf. Dass aber bei vorheriger Einwirkung einer hohen Konzentration von Histidin und Glykokoll die Adrenalinwirkung ein wenig verstärkt wird, dürfte auf die kleinen, in der Gefässwand gebliebenen Reste der Aminosäuren zurückzuführen sein, weil bei diesen Aminosäuren die verstärkende Wirkung sehr stark ist. 4. Bei der Kombination von 2 Aminosäuren wird die verstärkende Wirkung auf Adrenalin im Gegensatz zum Befund von Taniuchi immer noch wahrgenommen. Dabei ist eine Kombination von je 1/2 der wirksamen Minimalkonzentration der beiden Aminosäuren wirksam, während eine solche von je unter 1/2 der wirksamen Minimalkonzentration versagt. Also addieren sich die verstärkenden Wirkungen der Aminosäuren auf die Adrenalinwirkung. Bei der Kombination von 4 Aminosäuren gilt dasselbe. Diese Resultate bestätigen Sakamotos Befund. 5. Die gefässverengernden Wirkungen von Ephedrin und Mydriatin können durch eine Kombination der genannten Aminosäuren gar nicht verstärkt werden. Sie werden sogar durch eine hohe Konzentration der Aminosäuren antagonistisch beeinflusst. Zum Verhindern der Wirkung des Ephedrins und Mydriatins braucht es beim Mydriatin eine höhere Konzentration der Aminosäuren als beim Ephedrin. Auf Grund dieser Resultate hat der Verfasser den Schluss gezogen, dass die Verstärkung der Adrenalinwirkung durch Aminosäuren auf die Verhinderung der Oxydation des Adrenalins zuruckzuführen ist, und dass die Tatsache, dass die Wirkung des Ephedrins und des Mydriatins dadurch nicht verstärkt wird, mit deren Eigenschaft, schwer oxydierbar zu sein, verknüpft ist. Ferner stimmt der letzte Befund, dass die Wirkung des Ephedrins durch eine niedriegere Konzentration der Aminosäuren noch gegenteiliger beeinflusst werden kann als die des Mydriatins, mit der früheren Behauptung des Verf. überein, dass Ephedrin auf die Vasokonstriktoren schwächer wirkt als Mydriatin. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=KinoshitaMasayuki en-aut-sei=Kinoshita en-aut-mei=Masayuki kn-aut-name=木下正之 kn-aut-sei=木下 kn-aut-mei=正之 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山醫科大學藥理學教室 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=65 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=33 end-page=39 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2011 dt-pub=201102 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Usefulness of Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis of an Overdose en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Computed tomography (CT) is superior for the detection of substances with low radiolucency in comparison with abdominal roentgenograms. In the present study, medical chart review was retrospectively performed for patients who were admitted and underwent plain CT including the stomach on arrival to investigate whether CT is useful for diagnosing overdose (OD). The subjects were divided into patients with OD who did not undergo gastric lavage (OD group) and those without OD (Control group). The presence of a radiopaque area (Hounsfield number over 100 on a range of interest of 3mm2) in the stomach on CT was defined as a positive finding. The average Glasgow Coma Scale in the OD group (n＝11) was significantly lower than that in the Control group (n＝137). Positive findings on CT were found more frequently in the OD group than in the Control group (100 vs. 19.7%, p＜0.0001). Based on the finding of a high-density deposition in the bottom of the stomach, the CT predicted OD with 98.5% specificity. Accordingly, CT findings of a high-density deposition in the stomach of a patient with a diminished consciousness may suggest the presence of a recent overdose. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=YanagawaYouichi en-aut-sei=Yanagawa en-aut-mei=Youichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=NishiKouichirou en-aut-sei=Nishi en-aut-mei=Kouichirou kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=ImamuraTomonori en-aut-sei=Imamura en-aut-mei=Tomonori kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=SakamotoToshihisa en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=Toshihisa kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Traumatology & Critical Care Medicine, National Defense Medical College (NDMC) Hospital affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Traumatology & Critical Care Medicine, National Defense Medical College (NDMC) Hospital affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Traumatology & Critical Care Medicine, National Defense Medical College (NDMC) Hospital affil-num=4 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Traumatology & Critical Care Medicine, National Defense Medical College (NDMC) Hospital en-keyword=overdose kn-keyword=overdose en-keyword=diagnosis kn-keyword=diagnosis en-keyword=CT kn-keyword=CT END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=67 cd-vols= no-issue=7-12 article-no= start-page=1253 end-page=1302 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1955 dt-pub=19551231 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=Studies on the "Umayado Disease" Particularly, serological studies on the inhabitants in its's prevailing area kn-title=「馬宿病」に関する研究 殊に，病毒淫浸地区住民の血清学的研究 en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=The Weil-Felix reaction test performed on the blood sera of healthy persons in Aioi village which had been affected with “Umayado-Disease” and 51 other cities, towns and villages in Kagawa Prefecture revealed as follows: 1) The aggultination titer against the OXK strain on the blood sera of healthy persons in Aioi village is remarkably higher as compared with that in other areas in Kagawa prefecture. This fact shows that the inhabitants of Aioi village are constantly exposed to a danger of the infection of this disease. 2) The strength of the OXK reaction observed in Aioi village seems to be varied according to lacalities; i.e., it is higher at the localities nearer the mountaineous area. In other words, the possible extent of this disease's infection is inversely propotional to the geological elevation of land. 3) My observation on the amount of the antigen produced against the OXK strain shows that the possible extent of the infection of this disease is expecially remarkable at Umayado and Sakamoto. 4) The antigen titer against the OXK strain in healthy persons in Aioi village always changes according to the seasons of the year. For instance, it is constantly higher in autumn, and in spring it drops lower. In view of this fact, it is possibly understood that this disease prevails chiefly in summer-time. 5) With the people in Kagawa prefecture as a whole, the strength of the OX19 reaction becomes higher among the people westward, and lower eastward. This is in coincidence with the conditions of the prevalence of fleck fever in this prefecture. 6) The strength of the OXK reaction, with the people of Kagawa prefecture as a whole, is higher in the easten part of the prefecture, including Aioi village, and in the western part the antigen against the OXK strain has hardly been discovered so far. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=MiyazawaKenji en-aut-sei=Miyazawa en-aut-mei=Kenji kn-aut-name=宮沢賢次 kn-aut-sei=宮沢 kn-aut-mei=賢次 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学医学部細菌学教室 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=67 cd-vols= no-issue=6 article-no= start-page=1105 end-page=1143 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1955 dt-pub=19550630 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=Studies on so called "Umayado Disease" 1. About its Etiological and Clinical items kn-title=「馬宿病」に関する研究 篇1. 疫学的,臨床的観察 en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=I have made researches on the kernel of an eruptive febrile disease which is usually seen, exceptionally in summer, at Aioi-mura, Okawa-gun, the eastern part of Kagawaken. The nature of this disease was unknown but I have succeeded in the isolation of Rickettsia from a patient, and made it clear that bacteriological natures and the Rickettsia isolated are identical with Rickettsia tsutsugamushi (orientalis). A similar disease in Tsuda-cho, Okawa-gun has been proved also to be Tsutsugamushi disease. while it can be seen in winter. This proves that there is a serious kind of Tsutsugamushi disease that develops in summer and a comparatively mild kind that develops in winter. The following shows the research I have made through clinical findings on each of the different types of tsutsugamushi disease. 1. Both Aioi-mura and Tsuda-cho are topographically located near the sea. It is usually the case that the patients houses are situated in lower land districts. 2. It develops only in summer in Aioi-mura with the duration of months from June to September. 3. It develops irrespective of age. In the block of Umayado (Aza Umayado) and Sakamoto (Aza Sakamoto) of Aioi-mura, I have found all the people, regardless of their ages, exposed in their home to the attack of the disease. 4. People of the contaminated areas are engaged in farming with fishing as their side job. Almost none of them raise pigs. This shows that pigs are not the cause of it. It is not as yet clear whether it is from the migratory birds. 5. No relation of cause and effect can be found between the occupation of the villagers snd the outbreak of the disease of the patients. 6. Clinical findings of the patients Mr. Mitani who had the disease in summer in Aioimura, and Mr. Tanizawa, in winter in Tsuda-cho are both found to be the same with those of Tsutsugamushi disease, and antibiotics especially the Terramycin is effective for it. Serums of the patients agglutinated the OXK remarkably, and assurance of the rising of the agglutination titers shows that it does not differ from the Tsutsugamushi disease. 7. The antibiotics especially the Chloromycetin and Terramycin are very effective. With these antibiotics the fever goes down. After the fever drops, it is difficult to isolate the Rickettsia from the blood. In brief, I have analyzed the clinical findings of de-velopment of "Umayado Disease", a local eruptive febrile disease, and at the same time, classified the peculiar local type of Tsutsugamushi disease according to the clinical findings into the summer type and the winter one. This leads to the fact that in a single prefecture and moreover at the places quite close to each other there can be seen a serious and a mild type of Tsutsugamushi disease in summer and winter respectively, which I think is sure to contribute to the study on the distribution and epidemic researches of Tsutsugamushi disease. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=NokiharaS. en-aut-sei=Nokihara en-aut-mei=S. kn-aut-name=軒原進 kn-aut-sei=軒原 kn-aut-mei=進 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=岡山大学医学部細菌学教室 END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=1 cd-vols= no-issue=2 article-no= start-page=52 end-page=99 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1970 dt-pub=19700228 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=Some Observations on the Relations between Central and Local Finance kn-title=国と地方の財政関係をめぐる若干の考察―経費の転位効果と集中過程の問題を中心に― en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SakamotoC. en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=C. kn-aut-name=坂本忠次 kn-aut-sei=坂本 kn-aut-mei=忠次 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil= END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=3 cd-vols= no-issue=3-4 article-no= start-page=128 end-page=154 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1972 dt-pub=19720220 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=The Proletarian Parties and Municipal Policies kn-title=無産政党と都市政策―大正デモクラシー期地方財政の一断章― en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SakamotoC. en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=C. kn-aut-name=坂本忠次 kn-aut-sei=坂本 kn-aut-mei=忠次 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil= END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=3 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=62 end-page=87 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1971 dt-pub=19710630 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=A Study on the Methodology of the Science of Finance kn-title=「財政学方法論」への一視点（上）―経済学と国家によせて― en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SakamotoC. en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=C. kn-aut-name=坂本忠次 kn-aut-sei=坂本 kn-aut-mei=忠次 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil= END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=5 cd-vols= no-issue=2 article-no= start-page=61 end-page=89 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1973 dt-pub=19731115 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=On a Movement of the Local Finance Reform in Okayama City in the Early "Showa" Period (1929-1933) kn-title=昭和初期岡山市の地方財政改革運動―岡山市政刷新同盟の活動― en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SakamotoC. en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=C. kn-aut-name=坂本忠次 kn-aut-sei=坂本 kn-aut-mei=忠次 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil= END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=6 cd-vols= no-issue=3-4 article-no= start-page=1 end-page=31 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1975 dt-pub=19750315 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=On the Problems of Local Rate Taxes, "Kosûwari" at the end of Meiji era kn-title=明治末町村財政における戸数割課税の展開（1）―岡山・山口県下町村の事例を中心に― en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SakamotoC. en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=C. kn-aut-name=坂本忠次 kn-aut-sei=坂本 kn-aut-mei=忠次 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil= END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=7 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=27 end-page=50 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1975 dt-pub=19750630 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=On the Problems of Local Rate Taxes, "Kosûwari" at the end of Meiji era (II) kn-title=明治末町村財政における戸数割課税の展開（II）―岡山・山口県下の町村の事例を中心に― en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract= en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=SakamotoC. en-aut-sei=Sakamoto en-aut-mei=C. kn-aut-name=坂本忠次 kn-aut-sei=坂本 kn-aut-mei=忠次 aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil= END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=11 cd-vols= no-issue=4 article-no= start-page=213 end-page=224 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1980 dt-pub=19800315 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title=On-J. 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