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| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/48962 |
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| フルテキストURL | 66_6_429.pdf |
| 著者 | Wang, Feifei| Maeda, Nagamasa| Yasuhara, Takao| Kameda, Masahiro| Tsuru, Emi| Yamashita, Tatsuyuki| Shen, Yuan| Tsuda, Masayuki| Date, Isao| Sagara, Yusuke| |
| 抄録 | Human umbilical cord blood (HUCB) cells are rich source of immature stem cells, which have the potential to repair lost tissue. Intractable central nervous system (CNS) disorders are important targets for regenerative medicine, and the application of HUCB cells is being investigated in animal models of CNS disorders. Transplantation of HUCB has induced functional improvements in these animal models due to multiple therapeutic effects including neuroprotection, anti-inflammation, angiogenesis, and neurogenesis. HUCB cells are easily available and safer than other stem cells used in transplantation therapy. In this review, we focus on HUCB transplantation as an encouraging therapeutic approach for animal models of neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain injury and ischemic stroke. |
| キーワード | umbilical cord blood cell transplantation neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain injury ischemic stroke stem cells |
| Amo Type | Review |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2012-12 |
| 巻 | 66巻 |
| 号 | 6号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 429 |
| 終了ページ | 434 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | CopyrightⒸ 2012 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 23254576 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000312966100001 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/48961 |
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| フルテキストURL | 66_5_369.pdf |
| 著者 | Akiyama, Mari| Kobayashi, Katsuhiro| Ohtsuka, Yoko| |
| 抄録 | Dravet syndrome (DS), or severe myoclonic epilepsy in infancy, is one of the most severe types of genetic epilepsy. It is characterized by the initial occurrence of febrile or afebrile seizures that often evolve into status epilepticus in infants with normal development, and by the subsequent appearance of myoclonic and/or atypical absence seizures as well as complex partial seizures. The key feature that characterizes DS is fever sensitivity, although photosensitivity and pattern-sensitivity are also often seen. The prognosis is unfavorable in most cases. Seizures become drug-resistant and persist, with many patients suffering from motor and cognitive impairment. Mutations of SCN1A, which encodes the voltage-gated sodium channel NaV1.1, are the most frequent genetic cause of this syndrome. SCN1A mutations and/or microchromosomal rearrangements involving SCN1A are detected in about 85% of patients. Mutations of PCDH19 have also been reported in female patients with clinical findings compatible with DS. PCDH19 mutations might account for 5% of overall DS cases. Thirty years after its first description, DS is considered as a model of channelopathy. This survey reviews recent developments in the research literature on DS, focusing on the clinical course, as well as its genetic causes. |
| キーワード | Dravet syndrome long-term outcome SCN1A PCDH19 |
| Amo Type | Review |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2012-10 |
| 巻 | 66巻 |
| 号 | 5号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 369 |
| 終了ページ | 376 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | CopyrightⒸ 2012 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 23093055 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000310253900001 |
| フルテキストURL | K0004602.pdf K0004602_honbun.pdf |
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| 著者 | 澤 公成| |
| 発行日 | 2012-06-30 |
| 資料タイプ | 学位論文 |
| 学位授与番号 | 甲第4602号 |
| 学位授与年月日 | 2012-06-30 |
| 学位・専攻分野 | 博士（医学） |
| 授与大学 | 岡山大学 |
| 言語 | 日本語 英語 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/48692 |
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| フルテキストURL | 66_4_363.pdf |
| 著者 | Tanaka, Masato| Sugimoto, Yoshihiro| Misawa, Haruo| Takigawa, Tomoyuki| Kunisada, Toshiyuki| Ozaki, Toshifumi| |
| 抄録 | Spinal deformity is an important clinical manifestation after surgery for spinal cord tumors. One-third of patients who receive laminectomies and irradiation of the spinal column develop scoliosis, kyphosis, or kyphoscoliosis. Recent reports indicate good results after scoliosis surgery using segmental pedicle screws and a navigation system, but these reported studies have not included surgery for post-laminectomy kyphosis. Hooks and wires are ineffective in such patients who undergo laminectomy, and there are also high perioperative risks with insertion of pedicle screws because landmarks have been lost. Here, we report on the 5-year follow-up of a 13-year-old male patient with post-laminectomy and post-irradiation thoracic kyphoscoliosis after surgical treatment of spinal astrocytoma. Posterior segmental pedicle screw fixation was performed safely using a computer-assisted technique. The authors present the first case report for treatment of this condition using a navigation system. |
| キーワード | astrocytoma scoliosis kyphoscoliosis navigation segmental pedicle screw fixation |
| Amo Type | Case Report |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2012-08 |
| 巻 | 66巻 |
| 号 | 4号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 363 |
| 終了ページ | 368 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | CopyrightⒸ 2012 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 22918210 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000307918900010 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/48691 |
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| フルテキストURL | 66_4_357.pdf |
| 著者 | Shien, Kazuhiko| Shien, Tadahiko| Soh, Junichi| Ikeda, Hirokuni| Nogami, Tomohiro| Taira, Naruto| Doihara, Hiroyoshi| Miyoshi, Shinichiro| |
| 抄録 | Ectopic thymoma is considered to arise from ectopic thymus tissue deposited as a result of the abnormal mislocalization of thymus tissue during the embryonic stage. An 86-year-old man visited our hospital with chief complaints of hoarseness and a mass in his anterior neck. A preoperative needle biopsy of the mass did not yield a definitive diagnosis. A positron emission tomography (PET) study revealed heterogeneous accumulation of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) in the tumor. The tumor, affecting the left sternocleidomastoid muscle, the recurrent laryngeal nerve, the internal carotid vein, and the brachiocephalic vein, was resected using a combination of a collar incision in the neck and a median incision in the sternum. Immunohistochemically, the tumor was diagnosed as an ectopic thymoma of the neck. To date, only a few cases of ectopic thymoma presenting with FDG accumulation have been reported. Our experience indicates that ectopic thymoma should be kept in mind during the differential diagnosis of neck tumors with FDG accumulation appearing on PET images. |
| キーワード | ectopic thymoma thyroid tumor positron emission tomography (PET) |
| Amo Type | Case Report |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2012-08 |
| 巻 | 66巻 |
| 号 | 4号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 357 |
| 終了ページ | 361 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | CopyrightⒸ 2012 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 22918209 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/48690 |
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| フルテキストURL | 66_4_351.pdf |
| 著者 | Ohara, Ichiyou| Ogata, Sho| Okusa, Yasushi| Ogawa, Tomomichi| Matsuzaki, Koji| Kaga, Hitoshi| Niihara, Naoko| Tominaga, Susumu| Hase, Kazuo| |
| 抄録 | In the duodenum, mixed exocrine-endocrine tumors exhibiting both neuroendocrine and glandular differentiations [cf. appendiceal goblet cell carcinoids (GCCs)] are rare. We present a Japanese case with a duodenal GCC that was found during pathologic examination of a gastrectomy specimen removed for gastric mucosal cancer. The tumor was widely distributed within both the first portion of the duodenum and the gastric antrum, although mucosal involvement was observed only in the duodenum. The tumor cells formed solid nests, trabeculae, or tubules, and some displayed a goblet cell appearance. They were immunoreactive against antibodies for both serotonin and somatostatin, and showed an argentaffin reaction (similar to a “midgut” enterochromaffin cell carcinoid). Ultra-structurally, the tumor cells had an amphicrine nature. Physicians encounter GCC in the duodenum only rarely, and its discovery may be incidental. Its diagnosis will be challenging and will require careful clinical and pathologic examinations. |
| キーワード | amphicrine tumor duodenum goblet cell carcinoid serotonin somatostatin |
| Amo Type | Case Report |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2012-08 |
| 巻 | 66巻 |
| 号 | 4号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 351 |
| 終了ページ | 356 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | CopyrightⒸ 2012 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 22918208 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000307918900008 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/48689 |
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| フルテキストURL | 66_4_343.pdf |
| 著者 | Fujiwara, Takeo| Takao, Soshi| Iwase, Toshihide| Hamada, Jun| Kawachi, Ichiro| |
| 抄録 | Little is known about the association between social capital and child behaviors. This study aims to investigate that association. A complete population-based, cross-sectional survey was conducted for all the caregivers with preschool children in a rural town in Okayama prefecture in Japan. Two dimensions of individual-level social capital and unhealthy child behaviors were reported by parent-administered questionnaire. We analyzed 354 preschool children (57.6% of all children for whom questionnaires were completed). Children whose main caregiver had high cognitive social capital were 89% less likely to miss breakfast (odds ratio [OR]＝0.11;95% confidence interval [CI]:0.01-1.03). Children whose caregiver had high structural social capital were 71% less likely to wake up late (OR＝0.29;95% CI:0.12-0.71) and 78% less likely to skip tooth brushing more than once per day (OR＝0.22;95% CI:0.05-0.93). Both cognitive and structural social capital were negatively associated with unhealthy child behaviors. A further intervention study is needed to confirm the impact of social capital on child behavior. |
| キーワード | tooth brushing child health social capital skipping breakfast watching TV |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2012-08 |
| 巻 | 66巻 |
| 号 | 4号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 343 |
| 終了ページ | 350 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | CopyrightⒸ 2012 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 22918207 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000307918900007 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/48688 |
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| フルテキストURL | 66_4_335.pdf |
| 著者 | Shiba, Naoki| Nagano, Osamu| Hirayama, Takahiro| Ichiba, Shingo| Ujike, Yoshihito| |
| 抄録 | In adult high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) with an R100 artificial ventilator, exhaled gas from patientʼs lung may warm the temperature probe and thereby disturb the humidification of base flow (BF) gas. We measured the humidity of BF gas during HFOV with frequencies of 6, 8 and 10Hz, maximum stroke volumes (SV) of 285, 205, and 160ml at the respective frequencies, and, BFs of 20, 30, 40l/min using an original lung model. The R100 device was equipped with a heated humidifier, HummaxⅡ, consisting of a porous hollow fiber in circuit. A 50-cm length of circuit was added between temperature probe (located at 50cm proximal from Y-piece) and the hollow fiber. The lung model was made of a plastic container and a circuit equipped with another HummaxⅡ. The lung model temperature was controlled at 37℃. The HummaxⅡ of the R100 was inactivated in study-1 and was set at 35℃ or 37℃ in study-2. The humidity was measured at the distal end of the added circuit in study-1 and at the proximal end in study-2. In study-1, humidity was detected at 6Hz (SV 285ml) and BF 20l/min, indicating the direct reach of the exhaled gas from the lung model to the temperature probe. In study-2 the absolute humidity of the BF gas decreased by increasing SV and by increasing BF and it was low with setting of 35℃. In this study setting, increasing the SV induced significant reduction of humidification of the BF gas during HFOV with R100. |
| キーワード | HFOV humidification |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2012-08 |
| 巻 | 66巻 |
| 号 | 4号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 335 |
| 終了ページ | 341 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | CopyrightⒸ 2012 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 22918206 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000307918900006 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/48687 |
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| フルテキストURL | 66_4_329.pdf |
| 著者 | Matsushita, Koki| Mizushima, Takaaki| Shirahige, Akinori| Tanioka, Hiroaki| Sawa, Kiminari| Ochi, Koji| Tanimoto, Mitsune| Koide, Norio| |
| 抄録 | The relationship between pancreatic fibrosis and apoptosis of pancreatic acinar cells has not been fully elucidated. We reported that taurine had an anti-fibrotic effect in a dibutyltin dichloride (DBTC)-chronic pancreatitis model. However, the effect of taurine on apoptosis of pancreatic acinar cells is still unclear. Therefore, we examined apoptosis in DBTC-chronic pancreatitis and in the AR42J pancreatic acinar cell line with/without taurine. Pancreatic fibrosis was induced by a single administration of DBTC. Rats were fed a taurine-containing diet or a normal diet and were sacrificed at day 5. The AR42J pancreatic acinar cell line was incubated with/without DBTC with taurine chloramines. Apoptosis was determined by using terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP-digoxigenin nick end labeling (TUNEL) assay. The expression of Bad and Bcl-2 proteins in the AR42J cells lysates was detected by Western blot analysis. The apoptotic index of pancreatic acinar cells in DBTC-administered rats was significantly increased. Taurine treatment inhibited pancreatic fibrosis and apoptosis of acinar cells induced by DBTC. The number of TUNEL-positive cells in the AR42J pancreatic acinar cell lines was significantly increased by the addition of DBTC. Incubation with taurine chloramines ameliorated these changes. In conclusion, taurine inhibits apoptosis of pancreatic acinar cells and pancreatitis in experimental chronic pancreatitis. |
| キーワード | apoptosis chronic pancreatitis pancreatic acinar cells taurine |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2012-08 |
| 巻 | 66巻 |
| 号 | 4号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 329 |
| 終了ページ | 334 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | CopyrightⒸ 2012 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 22918205 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000307918900005 |
| 関連URL | http://ousar.lib.okayama-u.ac.jp/metadata/49739 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/48686 |
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| フルテキストURL | 66_4_317.pdf |
| 著者 | Pak, Wing| Takayama, Fusako| Hasegawa, Azusa| Mankura, Mitsumasa| Egashira, Toru| Ueki, Keiji| Nakamoto, Kazuo| Kawasaki, Hiromu| Mori, Akitane| |
| 抄録 | This study aimed to investigate the therapeutic effects of the water extract of leaves of Vitis coignetiae Pulliat (VCPL) on nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) with advanced fibrosis, as our previous study exhibited its preventive effect on NASH. The NASH animal model [PCT/JP2007/52477] was prepared by loading recurrent and intermittent hypoxemia stress to a rat with fatty liver, which resembled the condition occurring in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and fatty liver, who have a high incidence of NASH. Intermittent hypoxemia stress is regarded as a condition similar to warm ischemia followed by re-oxygenation, which induces oxidative stress (OS). The daily 100 or 300mg/kg VCPL administrations were performed for 3 weeks perorally beginning at the time of detection of advanced liver fibrosis. The therapeutic efficacy of VCPL on NASH was demonstrated by the reduction of the leakage of hepato-biliary enzymes and the amelioration of liver fibrosis. The OS elevation in NASH rats was measured based on the derivation of reactive oxygen species from liver mitochondrial energy metabolism and on the decrease in plasma SOD-like activity. The aggravation of inflammatory responses was demonstrated by the neutrophil infiltration (elevated myeloperoxidase activity) and the progression of fibrosis in the livers of NASH rats. In addition, the NASH rats without VCPL treatment also exhibited activation of nuclear factor-κB, a key factor in the link between oxidative stress and inflammation. All of these changes were reduced dose-dependently by the VCPL administration. These findings indicate that VCPL may improve hepatic fibrosis or at least suppress the progression of NASH, by breaking the crosstalk between OS and inflammation. |
| キーワード | non-alcoholic steatohepatitis antioxidative oxidative stress anti-inflammation Vitis coignetiae Pulliat |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2012-08 |
| 巻 | 66巻 |
| 号 | 4号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 317 |
| 終了ページ | 327 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | CopyrightⒸ 2012 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 22918204 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000307918900004 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/48670 |
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| フルテキストURL | 66_4_307.pdf |
| 著者 | Iida, Tadayuki| Chikamura, Chiho| Ishikawa, Hiroaki| Aoi, Satomi| Ikeda, Hiromi| Harada, Toshihide| Katada, Kazuhiro| Ishizaki, Fumiko| Yatsuya, Hiroshi| Ono, Yuichiro| |
| 抄録 | Currently, 26% of Japanese women in their twenties are under weight, and therefore at risk of developing various metabolic abnormalities due to an inadequate nutrient intake, which in turn affects the acquisition of a peak bone mineral density (BMD). In this study, we aimed to clarify the effects of menstrual cycle-related changes in body weight and bone metabolic marker levels on the BMD changes. The subjects were 42 women (19.6±0.8 years). The levels of osteocalcin (OC), BAP, s-NTx, u-DPD, and E2 in the menstrual and ovulatory phases were measured. The associations between dependent variables (BMD changes/year in the lumbar spine, femur, femoral neck) and explanatory variables (body weight changes/year, the levels of OC, BAP, s-NTx, u-DPD) were evaluated using multiple regression analysis. Analysis of the correlations between the changes in bone metabolic markers and changes in BMD showed a correlation between the OC level in the menstrual phase and changes in the BMD of the entire femur, suggesting that a high OC level protects against BMD reduction, probably by promoting osteoblast activity, and that bone formation activity suppresses the decrease in BMD. These results suggest that, to predict BMD changes from bone metabolic markers in young women, it is necessary to measure OC levels in the menstrual phase. |
| キーワード | BMD bone metabolic marker menstrual cycle |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2012-08 |
| 巻 | 66巻 |
| 号 | 4号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 307 |
| 終了ページ | 315 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | CopyrightⒸ 2012 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 22918203 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000307918900003 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/48669 |
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| フルテキストURL | 66_4_299.pdf |
| 著者 | Miyaso, Hideaki| Iwakawa, Kazuhide| Kitada, Koji| Kimura, Yuji| Isoda, Kenta| Nishie, Manabu| Hamano, Ryosuke| Tokunaga, Naoyuki| Tsunemitsu, Yosuke| Ohtsuka, Shinya| Inagaki, Masaru| Iwagaki, Hiromi| |
| 抄録 | We analyzed retrospectively the surgical outcomes of diverticular diseases of the colon at the surgical division of Fukuyama Medical Center. Data were collected from 39 patients who underwent surgery for diverticular disease at Fukuyama Medical Center. Thirty-nine patients were admitted between 2005 and 2010. The mean age of the 39 patients was 63.6 years. The collected data included patient demographics, patient history, type of surgery and complications. Patients were divided into 2 groups, Elective vs. Emergent group, right vs. left colon group and laparotomy vs. laparoscopic approach. Multivariate analysis of the logistic model of morbidity revealed a significantly higher rate in the left colon and the Cox proportional hazards model clearly showed fewer postoperative hospital days with the laparoscopic approach. Surgical procedures should be decided in reference to the particular clinical and pathological features of diverticular disease to gain an acceptable morbidity and mortality rates. |
| キーワード | diverticular disease emergent operation elective surgery laparoscopic surgery |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2012-08 |
| 巻 | 66巻 |
| 号 | 4号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 299 |
| 終了ページ | 305 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | CopyrightⒸ 2012 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 22918202 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000307918900002 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/48668 |
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| フルテキストURL | 66_4_291.pdf |
| 著者 | Yokoyama, Teruhiko| Yamamoto, Yumiko| Suzuki, Tomonori| Oguma, Keiji| Nagai, Atsushi| |
| 抄録 | Several studies have demonstrated the efficacy of intraprostatic injection of botulinum neurotoxin type A (BoNT/A) against symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The most commonly used BoNT/A product, Botox®, forms large complexes and composed of neurotoxin (NTX) as well as non-toxic components. We purified NTX lacking non-toxic components. We investigated the efficacy of this newly purified NTX for men with BPH. Ten male patients (mean age, 70.0 years) with BPH received 100 units (prostate volume [PV] ＜30ml) or 200 units (PV ｧ30ml) of NTX injected into the prostate via a minimally invasive outpatient technique. Evaluation included uroflowmetry, postvoid residual urine volume (PVR), PV, and International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) measured at baseline and 1, 3, 6, and 12 months post-treatment. The status of 7 of the 10 patients examined was found to have improved within 1 month of treatment. The mean IPSS decreased from 23.8±7.0 to 16.3±10.3 (p＝0.0093) at 1 month, to 14.9±8.2 (p＝0.0074) at 3 months, and to 16.9±7.3 (p＝0.018) at 12 months. The mean PV decreased from 47.8±21.2 to 39.2±19.5ml (p＝0.0076) at 3 months. The PVR improved at 3 and 6 months post-treatment. Intraprostatic NTX injection induces prostate shrinkage and is effective in men with BPH. |
| キーワード | botulinum neurotoxin type A benign prostatic hyperplasia therapy |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2012-08 |
| 巻 | 66巻 |
| 号 | 4号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 291 |
| 終了ページ | 297 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | CopyrightⒸ 2012 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 22918201 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000307918900001 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/48569 |
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| フルテキストURL | 66_3_285.pdf |
| 著者 | Mizobuchi, Satoshi| Matsuoka, Yoshikazu| Obata, Norihiko| Kaku, Ryuji| Itano, Yoshitaro| Tomotsuka, Naoto| Taniguchi, Arata| Nishie, Hiroyuki| Kanzaki, Hirotaka| Ouchida, Mamoru| Morita, Kiyoshi| |
| 抄録 | Perioperative beta-blocker administration has recently been recommended for patients undergoing cardiac or other surgery due to the beneficial cardiovascular effects of these agents. In addition, some studies have reported that perioperatively administered beta-blockers also have analgesic effects. In this study, to investigate the antinociceptive effects and the analgesic profile of landiolol, we examined the effects of intrathecal landiolol administration on nociceptive pain behavior and c-fos mRNA expression (a neural marker of pain) in the spinal cord using a rat formalin model. We found that pain-related behavior was inhibited by intrathecal landiolol administration. Moreover, the increase in c-fos mRNA expression on the formalin-injected side was less pronounced in rats administered landiolol than in saline administered controls. Thus, intrathecal administration of landiolol exhibited antinociceptive effects. Further investigation of the antinociceptive mechanism of landiolol is required. |
| キーワード | beta-blocker landiolol formalin pain behavior c-fos |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2012-06 |
| 巻 | 66巻 |
| 号 | 3号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 285 |
| 終了ページ | 289 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | CopyrightⒸ 2012 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 22729110 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000305669700013 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/48568 |
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| フルテキストURL | 66_3_279.pdf |
| 著者 | Nishimura, Mamoru| Nouso, Kazuhiro| Kariyama, Kazuya| Wakuta, Akiko| Kishida, Masayuki| Wada, Nozomu| Higashi, Toshihiro| Yamamoto, Kazuhide| |
| 抄録 | The artificial ascites technique is often used during radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treatment because it prevents visceral damage and improves visualization by minimizing interference of the lungs and mesentery. This study determined the efficacy and safety of RFA using the artificial ascites technique in HCC patients. We examined 188 HCC patients who were treated by RFA and fulfilled the Milan criteria. Treatment outcomes (complete ablation rate, local recurrence rate, complication rate, liver function including total bilirubin level, alanine aminotransferase level, albumin level, and prothrombin time) were compared among patients divided into 3 groups based on the volume of artificial ascites injected:GroupⅠ (n＝86), no artificial ascites injected;GroupⅡ (n＝35), ＜1,000ml artificial ascites injected;and Group Ⅲ (n＝67), ＞1,000ml artificial ascites injected. No significant difference was observed in complete ablation or local recurrence rates among the 3 groups, or in the extent of liver function damage after RFA. Artificial ascites disappeared within 7 days; additional diuretics were needed only in 5 (all from Group Ⅲ) of 102 patients. No serious complications such as intestinal perforation or intraperitoneal bleeding were observed. Thus, we found that artificial ascites injection during RFA is effective and safe, and can be used to prevent major procedural complications. |
| キーワード | radiofrequency ablation hepatocellular carcinoma artificial ascites |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2012-06 |
| 巻 | 66巻 |
| 号 | 3号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 279 |
| 終了ページ | 284 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | CopyrightⒸ 2012 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 22729109 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000305669700012 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/48567 |
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| フルテキストURL | 66_3_271.pdf |
| 著者 | Lee, Shin-Wha| Kim, Yong-Man| Kim, Moon-Bo| Kim, Dae-Yeon| Kim, Jong-Hyeok| Nam, Joo-Hyun| Kim, Young-Tak| |
| 抄録 | The choice of chemotherapeutic drugs to treat patients with epithelial ovarian cancer has not depended on individual patient characteristics. We have investigated the correlation between in vitro chemosensitivity, as determined by the histoculture drug response assay (HDRA), and clinical responses in epithelial ovarian cancer. Fresh tissue samples were obtained from 79 patients with epithelial ovarian cancer. The sensitivity of these samples to 11 chemotherapeutic agents was tested using the HDRA method according to established methods, and we analyzed the results retrospectively. HDRA showed that they were more chemosensitive to carboplatin, topotecan and belotecan, with inhibition rates of 49.2%, 44.7%, and 39.7%, respectively, than to cisplatin, the traditional drug of choice in epithelial ovarian cancer. Among the 37 patients with FIGO stage Ⅲ/Ⅳ serous adenocarcinoma who were receiving carboplatin combined with paclitaxel, those with carboplatin-sensitive samples on HDRA had a significantly longer median disease-free interval than patients with carboplatin- resistant samples (23.2 vs. 13.8 months, p＜0.05), but median overall survival did not differ significantly (60.4 vs. 37.3 months, p＝0.621). In conclusion, this study indicates that HDRA could provide useful information for designing individual treatment strategies in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer. |
| キーワード | chemosensitivity carboplatin HDRA (histoculture drug response assay) epithelial ovarian cancer |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2012-06 |
| 巻 | 66巻 |
| 号 | 3号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 271 |
| 終了ページ | 277 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | CopyrightⒸ 2012 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 22729108 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000305669700011 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/48566 |
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| フルテキストURL | 66_3_263.pdf |
| 著者 | Sasaki, Takanori| Kuroda, Masahiro| Katashima, Kazunori| Ashida, Masakazu| Matsuzaki, Hidenobu| Asaumi, Junichi| Murakami, Jun| Ohno, Seiichiro| Kato, Hirokazu| Kanazawa, Susumu| |
| 抄録 | The roles of cell density, extracellular space, intracellular factors, and apoptosis induced by the molecularly targeted drug rituximab on the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values were investigated using bio-phantoms. In these bio-phantoms, Ramos cells (a human Burkittｾs lymphoma cell line) were encapsulated in gellan gum. The ADC values decreased linearly with the increase in cell density, and declined steeply when the extracellular space became less than 4 μm. The analysis of ADC values after destruction of the cellular membrane by sonication indicated that approximately 65% of the ADC values of normal cells originate from the cell structures made of membranes and that the remaining 35% originate from intracellular components. Microparticles, defined as particles smaller than the normal cells, increased in number after rituximab treatments, migrated to the extracellular space and significantly decreased the ADC values of bio-phantoms during apoptosis. An in vitro study using bio-phantoms was conducted to quantitatively clarify the roles of cellular factors and of extracellular space in determining the ADC values yielded by tumor cells and the mechanism by which apoptosis changes those values. |
| キーワード | apparent diffusion coefficient value cell density extracellular space bio-phantom |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2012-06 |
| 巻 | 66巻 |
| 号 | 3号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 263 |
| 終了ページ | 270 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | CopyrightⒸ 2012 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 22729107 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000305669700010 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/48565 |
|---|---|
| フルテキストURL | 66_3_253.pdf |
| 著者 | Zhang, Kai| Yamamoto, Yumiko| Suzuki, Tomonori| Yokota, Kenji| Ma, Shaobo| Nengah Dwi Fatmawati, Ni| Oguma, Keiji| |
| 抄録 | Cultured Clostridium botulinum strains produce progenitor toxins designated as 12S, 16S, and 19S toxins. The 12S toxin consists of a neurotoxin (NTX, 7S) and a non-toxic non-hemagglutinin (NTNH). The 16S and 19S toxins are formed by conjugation of the 12S toxin with hemagglutinin (HA), and the 19S toxin is a dimer of the 16S toxin. Type A cultures produce all 3 of these progenitor toxins, while type E produces only the 12S toxin. The 7S toxin is cleaved into heavy (H) and light (L) chains by a protease(s) in some strains, and the H chain has 2 domains, the N-terminus (Hn) and C-terminus (Hc). It has been reported that type A toxins bind to the intestinal cells or cultured cells via either HA or Hc. In this study, we investigated the binding of type A and E toxins to Caco-2 cells using Western blot analysis. Both the type E 7S and 12S toxins bound to the cells, with the 7S toxin binding more strongly, whereas, in the type A strain, only the 16S/19S toxins showed obvious binding. Pre-incubation of the type E 7S toxin with IgG against recombinant type E Hc significantly inhibited the 7S toxin binding, indicating that Hc might be a main binding domain of the type E toxin. |
| キーワード | Clostridum botulinum neurotoxins Caco-2 binding Hc |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2012-06 |
| 巻 | 66巻 |
| 号 | 3号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 253 |
| 終了ページ | 261 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | CopyrightⒸ 2012 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 22729106 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000305669700009 |
| 関連URL | http://ousar.lib.okayama-u.ac.jp/metadata/48451 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/48564 |
|---|---|
| フルテキストURL | 66_3_245.pdf |
| 著者 | Okada, Toshiaki| Takigawa, Nagio| Kishino, Daizo| Katayama, Hideki| Kuyama, Shouichi| Sato, Ken| Mimoto, Junko| Ueoka, Hiroshi| Tanimoto, Mitsune| Kiura, Katsuyuki| |
| 抄録 | Cisplatin is used to treat lung cancer;however, it is also a known carcinogen. Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors have been shown to prevent carcinogen-induced experimental tumors. We investigated the effect of a COX-2 inhibitor, celecoxib, on cisplatin-induced lung tumors. One hundred twenty 4-week-old A/J mice were divided into 6 groups:group 1, no treatment;group 2, low-dose celecoxib (150mg/kg);group 3, high-dose celecoxib (1,500mg/kg);group 4, cisplatin alone;group 5, cisplatin plus low-dose celecoxib;and group 6, cisplatin plus high-dose celecoxib. Mice in groups 4-6 were administered cisplatin (1.62mg/kg, i.p.) once a week for 10 weeks between 7 and 16 weeks of age. All mice were sacrificed at week 30. Tumor incidence was 15.8% in group 1, 25% in group 2, 26.3% in group 3, 60% in group 4, 50% in group 5, and 50% in group 6. Tumor multiplicity was 0.2, 0.3, 0.3, 1.3, 1.0, and 0.6 in groups 1-6, respectively. Tumor multiplicity in the cisplatin-treated mice was reduced by celecoxib treatment in a dose-dependent manner (p＜0.05, group 4 vs. group 6). Celecoxib significantly reduced COX-2 expression in cisplatin-induced tumors (p＜0.01, group 4 vs. group 6). |
| キーワード | cisplatin non-small cell lung cancer celecoxib cyclooxygenase-2 chemoprevention |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2012-06 |
| 巻 | 66巻 |
| 号 | 3号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 245 |
| 終了ページ | 251 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | CopyrightⒸ 2012 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 22729105 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000305669700008 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/48563 |
|---|---|
| フルテキストURL | 66_3_239.pdf |
| 著者 | Sawa, Kiminari| Mizushima, Takaaki| Matsushita, Koki| Shirahige, Akinori| Ochi, Koji| Koide, Norio| |
| 抄録 | Plain abdominal radiography is a very basic examination and plays an important role in primary care. The objectives of this study were to clarify colon distributions on plain abdominal radiographs. Forty-three healthy volunteers underwent gastric fluoroscopy, and 2 hours later, plain abdominal radiography in the supine position. A region of interest (ROI) was defined uniformly on each X-ray image to divide the image into 600 zones. The area corresponding to the large bowel within the ROI was divided into 4 segments (ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, and sigmoid colon＋rectum). The percentage of barium in each segment relative to the total volume of barium used was calculated to evaluate the percent ROI occupancy. The large bowel covered 76.7% of the entire ROI, with the percent duplication being 55%. The duplicated area corresponded to the transverse colon region. When the method proposed by Arhan et al. was used, the percentage of the colon actually present in each segment relative to that determined theoretically was 99.6% for the right colon segment, 92.2% for the left colon segment, and 92.2% for the sigmoid/rectal segment. However, in cases in which the transverse colon descended partially from the fifth lumbar vertebra, the percentage occupied by the sigmoid colon＋rectum decreased to 57.2%. We applied a new large bowel segmentation method especially for patients with ptosis, by devising a line joining the lateral side of the right lesser pelvis and the lower ends of both sacroiliac joints. |
| キーワード | large bowel segmentation plain abdominal radiograph classification method primary care |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| 出版物タイトル | Acta Medica Okayama |
| 発行日 | 2012-06 |
| 巻 | 66巻 |
| 号 | 3号 |
| 出版者 | Okayama University Medical School |
| 開始ページ | 239 |
| 終了ページ | 244 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| 資料タイプ | 学術雑誌論文 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 著作権者 | CopyrightⒸ 2012 by Okayama University Medical School |
| 論文のバージョン | publisher |
| 査読 | 有り |
| PubMed ID | 22729104 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000305669700007 |
| 関連URL | http://ousar.lib.okayama-u.ac.jp/metadata/48881 |