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Arima T. Molecular cloning of HCV and clinical application. FEMS Microbiol Rev 1994. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6976.1994.tb00123.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Sato A, Sho Y, Nakamura H, Kunitomo T, Arima T. Immune responses of blood donors to peptides of various lengths and those with genotypic sequence variations corresponding to the N-terminal portion of the core protein of hepatitis C virus. J Med Virol 1994; 44:88-91. [PMID: 7528261 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.1890440116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Immune reactivities of blood donor sera with the peptides of various lengths (24, 30, 40 and 50 mer) and those with genotypic sequence variations in the N-terminal portion of the core protein of hepatitis C virus (HCV) were compared by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. It was found that a 40-mer oligopeptide (amino acids 2-41) was recognized more frequently than other peptides even in serum samples that did not react with the C22-3 (core) by the recombinant immunoblot assay (RIBA-II). On the other hand, a 30-mer peptide (amino acids 1-30) had good correlation with viremia as confirmed by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). In addition, four individuals showed the obvious differences in the immune responses to 30-mer oligopeptides representing the 4 genotypic variations. As a result, some samples that were PCR-positive but nonreactive by a commercial assay were found to react with short synthetic peptides in the N-terminal portion of the core protein.
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Arima T. Molecular cloning of HCV and clinical application. FEMS Microbiol Rev 1994; 14:193-9. [PMID: 7522019 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6976.1994.tb00088.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Fifty-five clones encoding epitopes of HCV were isolated from Japanese patients. Their amino acid homology (AAH) to the sequence of prototype (HCV-1) ranged from 47% to 94%. These sequences cover 60% of the HCV genome lacking M/E and NS2 regions suggesting a very low or lacking immunogenicity for these regions. Two test kits for detection of anti-HCV antibody were developed using a combination of a synthetic peptide (AR142) containing the epitope of N14 (QRKTKRSTNRR) having a homology to the core of HCV of 8/11AA and a non-fusion recombinant protein Y19 starting from amino acid number (AAN) 1380 to 1507 in the NS3 region showing a AAH to the HCV-1 of 90%, and a combination of a mixture of three synthetic peptides of S29 AAN of 1-30, 38-65 and 47-74 of the core and a non-fused recombinant protein S4 AAN of 1287-1506 having a 93% AAH of the NS3 region. They showed almost the same order of sensitivity and specificity of the second-generation kits when tested with serum from blood donors and patients with non-A, non-B hepatitis. It should also be stressed that in all of the complete responders of a recombinant alpha-interferon therapy, the antibody levels against AR142 gradually decreased during and after the treatment. In 1992, studies performed for 125 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma in our clinic shows that of these 16 patients might developed from either chronic non-B, non-C liver diseases or chronic liver diseases caused by mutant(s) of HCV as their serum were negative for HBsAg and second-generation of anti-HCV.
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Uozumi K, Hanada S, Arima T. Elevated levels of soluble factors in the cerebrospinal fluid in patients with adult T-cell leukaemia complicated with meningeal infiltration. Br J Haematol 1994; 87:643-6. [PMID: 7993811 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.1994.tb08331.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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We measured some soluble factors in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of patients with adult T-cell leukaemia (ATL) complicated with meningeal infiltration. Interleukin-4 (IL-4) was not detectable in the CSF of all cases with meningeal infiltration. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) was detected in a few patients with ATL. Measurement of IL-4 and IL-6 in CSF had no diagnostic value for meningeal infiltration of ATL cells. Soluble CD4 (sCD4) was highly elevated in all ATL patients with meningeal infiltration. Soluble interleukin-2 receptor (sIL-2R; sCD25) in CSF was markedly elevated in 13/18 ATL patients (72.2%) with meningeal infiltration. Levels of sCD4 and sCD25 in the CSF of ATL patients with central nervous system (CNS) symptoms were significantly higher than those of non-ATL patients with CNS symptoms. These observations indicate that sCD4 and sCD25 in the CSF are probably associated with meningeal infiltration of leukaemia cells that expressed CD4 and CD25 on the surface membrane and new markers for the meningeal infiltration of ATL cells.
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Sadamori S, Ganefiyanti T, Hamada T, Arima T. Influence of thickness and location on the residual monomer content of denture base cured by three processing methods. J Prosthet Dent 1994; 72:19-22. [PMID: 8083837 DOI: 10.1016/0022-3913(94)90210-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The influence of thickness and location on the residual monomer content of acrylic resin plates was examined when they were processed by three methods: a conventional method, fluid resin technique, and a microwave curing method. The residual monomer contents were measured by gas liquid chromatography. The levels of residual monomer were influenced by the processing methods and thicknesses of acrylic resin specimens, but not by location within the specimens. These results suggest that dimensional accuracy and stability of acrylic resin dentures could be influenced by the processing method, the thickness of the bases, and the shape and size of the dentures.
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Iwasa Y, Arima T, Fleming RM, Siegrist T, Zhou O, Haddon RC, Rothberg LJ, Lyons KB, Carter HL, Hebard AF, Tycko R, Dabbagh G, Krajewski JJ, Thomas GA, Yagi T. New Phases of C
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The fullerene C(60) can be converted into two different structures by high pressure and temperature. They are metastable and revert to pristine C(60) on reheating to 300 degrees C at ambient pressure. For synthesis temperatures between 300 degrees and 400 degrees C and pressures of 5 gigapascals, a nominal face-centered-cubic structure is produced with a lattice parameter a(o) = 13.6 angstroms. When treated at 500 degrees to 800 degrees C at the same pressure, C(60) transforms into a rhombohedral structure with hexagonal lattice parameters of a(o) = 9.22 angstroms and c(o) = 24.6 angstroms. The intermolecular distance is small enough that a chemical bond can form, in accord with the reduced solubility of the pressure-induced phases. Infrared, Raman, and nuclear magnetic resonance studies show a drastic reduction of icosahedral symmetry, as might occur if the C(60) molecules are linked.
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Shirai J, Ohmoto T, Abe K, Amako K, Arai Y, Arima T, Asano Y, Chiba M, Chiba Y, Daigo M, Fukawa M, Fukushima Y, Haba J, Hanai H, Hemmi Y, Higuchi M, Hinode F, Hirose T, Homma Y, Hosoda N, Ishihara N, Iwata Y, Kanda N, Kanematsu N, Kanzaki J, Kikuchi R, Kondo T, Korhonen TT, Krüger AE, Kurashige H, MacNaughton J, Matsuda EK, Matsui T, Miura M, Miyake K, Mori S, Nagashima Y, Nakagawa Y, Nakamura T, Nakano I, Odaka S, Ogawa K, Ohama T, Ohsugi T, Ohyama H, Okamoto A, Ono A, Oyama T, Sakamoto H, Sakuda M, Sato M, Sato N, Shioden M, Shirakata M, Sumiyoshi T, Suzuki A, Takada Y, Takaki H, Takasaki F, Takita M, Tamura N, Tobimatsu K, Tsuboyama T, Uehara S. Search for a light scalar top squark in e+e- reactions at Ec.m.=58 GeV. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 1994; 72:3313-3316. [PMID: 10056166 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.72.3313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Ueki M, Yasunami Y, Ryu S, Arima T, Ikeda S, Tanaka M. Functional and morphologic characterization of renal subcapsular islet isografts in rats treated with FK 506. Transplant Proc 1994; 26:740. [PMID: 7513469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Yasunami Y, Ryu S, Ueki M, Arima T, Ikeda S, Kamei T. Acceptance of donor-specific islet allografts in rat by intraportal preimmunization with islets and FK 506. Transplant Proc 1994; 26:722. [PMID: 7513467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Arima T, Imamura T, Amada S, Tsuneyoshi M, Wake N. Genetic origin of malignant trophoblastic neoplasms. CANCER GENETICS AND CYTOGENETICS 1994; 73:95-102. [PMID: 8174097 DOI: 10.1016/0165-4608(94)90192-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The genetic origin of three trophoblastic neoplasms (two choriocarcinomas and a placental site trophoblast tumor (PSTT)] was determined by analysis of the restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) pattern. One choriocarcinoma, which was believed not illogically to have developed from an antecedent complete mole, contained both paternal and material RFLP alleles and thus was probably the product of a normal fertilization. The other choriocarcinoma was not of gestational origin but had RFLPs homozygous at some loci and heterozygous at others, compatible with the parthenogenic origin of this tumor from a germ cell after meiosis I. The PSTT required amplification of DNA sequences by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) because of the small amount of tumor material available. This tumor contained RFLP alleles from both parents and appeared to have resulted from a previous unrecognized (and abnormal) pregnancy.
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Qi Z, Arima T. Clone Q379 immunoscreened from a Chinese HCV cDNA lambda gt11 library. Curr Microbiol 1994; 28:161-3. [PMID: 7764700 DOI: 10.1007/bf01571058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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A Chinese HCV cDNA clone, designated as Q379, 379 nucleotides in length, was selected by recombinant immunoscreening from a random-primed Chinese HCV lambda gt11 library. DNA sequencing demonstrated that Q379 situated from positions 7314 to 7695 at NS5 region corresponded with the American prototype HCV nucleotide sequence. The homologies of Q379 with the equivalent sequences of the prototype were found to be 72.8% in nucleotides and 73.8% in amino acids, respectively. Hydrophobicity profile shows that Q379-encoded polypeptide (126 amino acid residues) contains two hydrophilic areas. This Chinese HCV clone would be valuable in basic and clinical studies of Chinese HCV infection.
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Saito T, Kreitman RJ, Hanada S, Makino T, Utsunomiya A, Sumizawa T, Arima T, Chang CN, Hudson D, Pastan I. Cytotoxicity of recombinant Fab and Fv immunotoxins on adult T-cell leukemia lymph node and blood cells in the presence of soluble interleukin-2 receptor. Cancer Res 1994; 54:1059-64. [PMID: 8313362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Single-chain immunotoxins anti-Tac(Fv)-PE40 and anti-Tac(Fv)-PE40KDEL, composed of variable domains of the anti-Tac monoclonal antibody and truncated forms of Pseudomonas exotoxin, have shown potent cytotoxic activity against malignant peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) patients originating from the Caribbean. However, several clinically important issues have not previously been addressed. These include the potential of soluble interleukin 2 receptor in ATL patients to block immunotoxin effectiveness, the relative sensitivity of malignant lymph node cells (LNCs) versus PBMCs, the effect of an immunotoxin with a prolonged half-life, and finally whether ATL cells from patients in Japan have toxin sensitivity equal to those of the Caribbean patients. To resolve these questions, we studied 32 malignant PBMC and LNC samples from 30 ATL patients from Japan. PBMCs from 27 of 27 patients were very sensitive with 50% inhibition of protein synthesis achieved with 0.02-0.85 ng/ml (0.3-13 pM) of anti-Tac(Fv)-PE40KDEL or anti-Tac(Fv)-PE40. LNCs had sensitivity very similar to that of PBMCs in the five patients tested. The fully recombinant immunotoxin, anti-Tac(Fab)-PE40, which has 8-10 times the t1/2 alpha and beta compared to the Fv-immunotoxins, was also very cytotoxic toward cells from 27 of 27 patients tested with 50% inhibition of protein synthesis of 0.08-25 ng/ml. It was found that purified soluble interleukin 2 receptor added to the cytotoxicity assay decreased the cytotoxic activity of anti-Tac(Fv)-PE40KDEL or anti-Tac(Fab)-PE40, but that 1 x 10(4) units/ml or less had minimal competitive effects. It was found that ATL patients who have responded even incompletely to conventional chemotherapy have soluble interleukin 2 receptor levels lower than this at posttreatment. We conclude that recombinant immunotoxins containing anti-Tac(Fv) are effective against Japanese ATL PBMCs or LNCs and might be most effective if used in vivo after conventional chemotherapy. If it is found in humans that the effectiveness of single-chain recombinant toxins is limited by short half-life, anti-Tac(Fab)-PE40 should be considered as an alternative agent.
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Sohara H, Miyahara K, Kakura H, Miyanohara H, Kukihara T, Sanada J, Arima T. A case of myocardial infarction showing extensive precordial ST elevation induced by second diagonal branch occlusion. JAPANESE HEART JOURNAL 1994; 35:81-6. [PMID: 8201784 DOI: 10.1536/ihj.35.81] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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We observed a case of acute myocardial infarction induced by second diagonal branch occlusion. Electrocardiogram (ECG) on admission showed ST elevation in leads I, aVL and V2-6. Since emergency coronary angiography disclosed complete occlusion of the second diagonal branch, intra-coronary thrombolysis (ICT) was performed, superselectively. Transient coronary reperfusion was obtained, however, reocclusion occurred after several minutes. Rescue percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) was then performed immediately and blood flow was improved to TIMI grade 2. During these processes, the ST-segment on the ECG changed in leads I, aVL and V2-6 always corresponding to the blood flow of the second diagonal branch. We have not seen a report hitherto in which occlusion of only the second diagonal branch could be a cause of extensive anterior infarction-like ECG changes. Although the mechanism of ECG changes in this patient cannot be clearly explained by conventional concepts, we report this case because it is considered to be very rare.
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Arima T, Noguchi T, Mochida J, Toh E, Konagai A, Nishimura K. Problems of long-term hospitalised cervical spinal cord injury patients in university hospitals. PARAPLEGIA 1994; 32:19-24. [PMID: 8015831 DOI: 10.1038/sc.1994.4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Of the 215 cervical spinal cord injury (CSCI) patients treated in Tokai University Hospital over the last 17 years, 42 who were hospitalised for more than 90 days were selected as the subjects for this survey. They were divided into two groups: group A: patients hospitalised for 180 days or more; and group B: patients hospitalised for more than 90 but less than 180 days. The aspects surveyed were: the number of days of hospitalisation, type of injury, level of spinal cord injury, extent of spinal cord paralysis, assessment based on Frankel's classifications, whether a tracheotomy was performed or not, surgical treatment, complications, and the clinical course after discharge. The most common injury for the 13 patients in group A (average stay 281 days) was a fracture-dislocation, followed next by those with a burst fracture. The majority of the 28 patients in group B (average stay was 117 days) had a central type of spinal cord injury. Characteristics observed in group A in particular were: higher segment injuries to the cervical spinal cord, complete paralysis, respiratory complications such as pneumonia, tracheotomy, or a waiting time of at least 6 months before discharge, in cases where a transfer to a rehabilitation hospital was possible. The major problems of treating CSCI patients in university hospitals are that severe cases, which are concentrated in university hospitals, are forced to occupy private rooms for long term treatment, and there is a difficulty in transferring these patients to rehabilitation hospitals.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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Iwahashi M, Otsuka M, Shimotakahara S, Uozumi K, Hanada S, Arima T, Matsumoto M. Expression of fos proto-oncogene product by monoclonal antibody FO-120 in smouldering adult T-cell leukaemia (ATL). Br J Haematol 1994; 86:193-4. [PMID: 8011529 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.1994.tb03275.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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We investigated the expression of c-fos gene product in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of patients with smouldering adult T-cell leukaemia (ATL) and healthy human T-lymphotropic virus type-I (HTLV-I) carriers by an immunofluorescence assay, using a mouse monoclonal antibody (FO-120) specific for fos gene product. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells derived from healthy HTLV-I carriers were rarely positive for FO-120, less than 2% of the cells weakly reacted with FO-120, whereas positive cells were detected in more than about 10% of cells from patients with smouldering ATL. FO-120 appears to be a useful tool for detecting smouldering ATL in asymptomatic HTLV-I infected people without using molecular techniques.
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Yasunami Y, Ryu S, Ueki M, Arima T, Kamei T, Tanaka M, Ikeda S. Donor-specific unresponsiveness induced by intraportal grafting and FK506 in rat islet allografts: importance of low temperature culture and transplant site on induction and maintenance. Cell Transplant 1994; 3:75-82. [PMID: 7512876 DOI: 10.1177/096368979400300111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Previously we demonstrated prolongation of islet allograft survival in rat by administration of FK506 to the recipients. The purpose of the present study was to determine whether specific immune unresponsiveness had been induced and to determine the effects of low temperature culture of donor islets as well as the transplant site on the induction of immune unresponsiveness. At 90 days after transplantation, normoglycemic recipients bearing functional intrahepatic grafts were made diabetic again with streptozotocin (STZ) and donor specific or third party islets were transplanted either into the liver or beneath the kidney capsule. When fresh islets were used as donors in initial transplantation in conjunction with FK506, intrahepatic re-transplants of fresh islets from the donor-specific strain in the absence of FK506 maintained normoglycemia for more than 60 days, while third party transplants (n = 3) were rejected within 1 wk. In contrast to intrahepatic regrafts, all the renal subcapsular regrafts from the donor-specific strain (n = 3) were rejected with mean survival time of 12.7 +/- 6.4 days. When cultured (24 degrees C, 7 days) islets were used for initial transplantation in conjunction with FK506, re-transplants of fresh or cultured islets from the donor specific strain beneath the kidney capsule maintained normoglycemic in 3 out of 6 or all (n = 4) of the recipients, respectively. Cultured third party regrafts beneath the kidney capsule (n = 2) were rejected at 9 days.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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Makino T, Nakahara K, Takatsuka Y, Shimotakahara S, Utsunomiya A, Hanada S, Tokunaga M, Arima T. [Successful treatment of chemotherapy-resistant adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma by irinotecan hydrochloride (CPT-11)]. [RINSHO KETSUEKI] THE JAPANESE JOURNAL OF CLINICAL HEMATOLOGY 1994; 35:42-8. [PMID: 8139101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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A 62-year-old man was hospitalized in March 1990 due to upper abdominal discomfort and anorexia. The chest X-ray revealed an upper anterior mediastinal tumor, and abdominal ultrasound showed lymphadenopathy. Endoscopic examination of the stomach revealed a large, irregular ulcer, which was histologically confirmed to be malignant lymphoma by biopsy. Serum anti-HTLV-1 antibody was positive. A diagnosis of ATLL (lymphoma type) was made. The usual therapy for this disease, including the LSG4 and RCM protocols, was only transiently effective. Therefore, the patient was treated with CPT-11 (40 mg/m2) by intravenous infusion on 3 consecutive days with weekly repetition in November 1990. Complete remission was obtained after 2 weeks of treatment, and was maintained for 5 months. This case suggests that CPT-11 may be effective for the treatment of ATL.
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Arima T, Tokura Y, Torrance JB. Variation of optical gaps in perovskite-type 3d transition-metal oxides. PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER 1993; 48:17006-17009. [PMID: 10008301 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.48.17006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 221] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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Mochida J, Toh E, Nishimura K, Nomura T, Arima T. Percutaneous nucleotomy in lumbar disc herniation. Patient selection and role in various treatments. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 1993; 18:2212-7. [PMID: 8278834 DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199311000-00011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Patients in percutaneous nucleotomy who met our new criteria for patient selection in 1992 showed 73% successful results. The success rate was not satisfactory in comparison with that (88%) in the open surgery through posterior approach (herniotomy), however. The purpose of this report is to re-evaluate 70 patients with follow-up more than 2 years based on imaging and clinical findings before percutaneous nucleotomy. In results, supplementary criteria such as two types of the combination of computed tomography discogram and computed tomography myelogram, continuation of the contrast medium in lateral view of discogram, and clinical findings characterized by sciatic pain were obtained to improve the success rate. Eighty-one percent of patients who met the new criteria in 1992 and the supplementary criteria were identified in the successful group. The authors believe that percutaneous nucleotomy should be considered as an independent operative procedure with results similar to open surgery, if the patient is selected strictly based on these criteria and supplementary criteria.
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Hirayama Y, Ishii K, Matsuo S, Arima T, Yakabe S, Suita S. New technique of experimental partial liver transplantation: hemodynamic study during surgery. J INVEST SURG 1993; 6:519-26. [PMID: 8123613 DOI: 10.3109/08941939309141642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Orthotopic liver transplantation of children is often limited by the scarcity of an appropriately size-matched donor organ. The transplantation of a reduced liver was thus conceived to solve this problem. A new technique of partial liver transplantation in mongrel dogs is reported, which partially retains the recipient's liver and uses an Ameroid constrictor to occlude the recipient's portal branch gradually. The donor's right and median lobectomy was performed in situ. The donor's left lobe was perfused in situ and removed as a graft. It was then transplanted orthotopically in the space after a left and median lobectomy of the recipient. An Ameroid constrictor was applied around the recipient's right portal branch for a gradual occlusion of the host hepatic blood supply (the Ameroid group). To compare the hemodynamic stability during surgery with this technique, two other methods were also performed. The mean systemic blood pressure of orthotopic liver transplantation with a passive venovenous bypass during the anhepatic period (the Bypass group, n = 5) was lower than that of the Ameroid group (n = 16). Instead of fitting an Ameroid constrictor, an orthotopic partial liver transplantation with ligation of the right portal branch (the Ligation group) was performed. The mean systemic blood pressure of the Ligation group (n = 10) was lower than that of the Ameroid group (n = 11) after either fitting a constrictor or performing a ligation.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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The purpose of this article is to present the clinical results of the prospective series of studies on percutaneous nucleotomy (PN) for lumbar disc herniation and to introduce current criteria of patient selection for PN. Since 1983, 107 patients were treated with PN (Hijikata's method), 85 of whom had a follow-up period of more than 2 years. Of these 85 patients, 54 had successful results. Clinical findings and various imaging evaluations (eg, magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography after discography) before PN, as well as operative findings, were used to study the surgical outcomes of both the successful and unsuccessful groups. The results yielded the following new criteria for patient selection for PN: 1) age less than 40 years; 2) no perforation of the posterior longitudinal ligament and no degenerative canal stenosis detected by computed tomography after discography; 3) no malformation of the neural structure; 4) more than Grade 4 on manual testing of innervated muscles; and 5) more than 6 months of conservative treatment before PN.
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Okada Y, Arima T, Tokura Y, Murayama C, Môri N. Doping- and pressure-induced change of electrical and magnetic properties in the Mott-Hubbard insulator LaTiO3. PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER 1993; 48:9677-9683. [PMID: 10007215 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.48.9677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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Arima T, Tokura Y, Uchida S. Optical spectra of Pr2-xCexCuO4- delta crystals: Evolution of in-gap states with electron doping. PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER 1993; 48:6597-6603. [PMID: 10009214 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.48.6597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Takaki H, Haba J, Abe K, Amako K, Arai Y, Arima T, Asano Y, Chiba M, Chiba Y, Daigo M, Fukawa M, Fukushima Y, Hemmi Y, Higuchi M, Hinode F, Hirose T, Homma Y, Hoshi Y, Hosoda N, Ishihara N, Kanatani E, Kanda N, Kanematsu N, Kanzaki J, Kikuchi R, Kondo T, Korhonen TT, Krüger AE, Kurashige H, MacNaughton J, Matsui T, Miyake K, Miura M, Mori S, Nagashima Y, Nakamura T, Nakano I, Odaka S, Ogawa K, Ohama T, Ohsugi T, Ohyama H, Okamoto A, Ono A, Oyama T, Sakamoto H, Sakuda M, Sato M, Sato N, Shioden M, Shirai J, Shirakata M, Sumiyoshi T, Suzuki A, Takada Y, Takasaki F, Takita M, Tamura N, Tobimatsu K, Tsuboyama T, Uehara S, Unno Y, Utsumi M, Watase Y. Particle spectrum in gluon jets produced in e+e- annihilations at sqrt s around 58 GeV. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 1993; 71:38-41. [PMID: 10054367 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.71.38] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Taguchi Y, Tokura Y, Arima T, Inaba F. Change of electronic structures with carrier doping in the highly correlated electron system Y1-xCaxTiO3. PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER 1993; 48:511-518. [PMID: 10006801 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.48.511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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