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Watanabe R, Tai N, Hirano J, Ban Y, Inoue D, Okazaki R. Independent association of bone mineral density and trabecular bone score to vertebral fracture in male subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Osteoporos Int 2018; 29:615-623. [PMID: 29167970 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-017-4314-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2017] [Accepted: 11/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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UNLABELLED Osteoporosis is a major comorbidity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but the mechanism of bone fragility is unknown. We demonstrated that trabecular bone score, a parameter of bone quality, was associated with systemic inflammation and was a significant determinant of vertebral fracture independent of bone mineral density. INTRODUCTION COPD is a major cause of secondary osteoporosis. However, the mechanism of bone fragility is unclear. We previously reported that vertebral fracture was highly prevalent in male COPD patients. To obtain clues to the mechanism of COPD-associated osteoporosis, we attempted to identify determinants of prevalent vertebral fracture in this study. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, we recruited 61 COPD males and examined pulmonary function, vertebral fractures, bone mineral density (BMD), trabecular bone score (TBS), bone turnover markers, and inflammatory parameters. Determinants of the bone parameters were examined by multivariable analyses. RESULTS The prevalence of any and grade 2 or 3 fractures was 75.4 and 19.7%, respectively. Osteoporosis and osteopenia defined by BMD were present in 37.7 and 39.3%, respectively. TBS was significantly lower in higher Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) stages compared to GOLD 1. Multivariable logistic regression analysis revealed that both TBS and BMD were independent determinants of grade 2 or 3 vertebral fractures (OR = 0.271, 95%CI 0.083-0.888, p = 0.031; OR = 0.242, 95%CI 0.075-0.775, p = 0.017) after adjustment for age. Correlates of TBS included age, BMD, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), pulmonary function parameters, parathyroid hormone, and Tracp-5b. In multivariable regression analysis, hsCRP was the only independent determinant of TBS besides age and BMD. In contrast, independent determinants of BMD included body mass index and, to a lesser extent, 25-hydroxyvitamin D. CONCLUSION Both BMD and TBS were independently associated with grade 2 or 3 vertebral fracture in COPD male subjects, involving distinct mechanisms. Systemic inflammation, as reflected by increased hsCRP levels, may be involved in deterioration of the trabecular microarchitecture in COPD-associated osteoporosis, whereas BMD decline is most strongly associated with weight loss.
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Lum KC, Watanabe R, Kaihara S. Hospital Information Systems in Japan. Methods Inf Med 2018. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1635446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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SummaryHospital information systems have been in use in Japan since 1968. Yet, riot much is known in Western literature about Japanese HIS. This paper traces the historical development of HIS in e that country and discusses the strong influence of the Japanese social system. An attempt is e made to classify some of the existing varieties of HIS into four general models with examples given of each kind. Results of evaluations of some of these systems in terms of acceptance by doctors and of hospital and patient management efficiency are also discussed. ment, Japan
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Ogawa T, Ishitsuka Y, Iwamoto K, Koguchi-Yoshioka H, Tanaka R, Watanabe R, Fujisawa Y, Fujimoto M. Programmed cell death 1 blockade-induced cutaneous sarcoid-like epithelioid granulomas in advanced melanoma: a case report. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2018; 32:e260-e261. [PMID: 29314333 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.14781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Watanabe R, Namba K, Takeda K, Yamamoto K, Katsuragawa S, Doi K, Nakayama R. An Improved Computer-aided Diagnosis Scheme Using the Nearest Neighbor Criterion for Determining Histological Classification of Clustered Microcalcifications. Methods Inf Med 2018. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1625433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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: Our purpose was to evaluate the potential usefulness of the nearest neighbor case which was assumed to be the similar case in a CAD scheme for determining the histological classification of clustered microcalcifications.
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: Our database consisted of current and previous magnification mammograms obtained from 93 patients before and after three-month follow-up examination. It included 11 invasive carcinomas, 19 noninvasive carcinomas of the comedo type, 25 noninvasive carcinomas of the noncomedo type, 23 mas- topathies, and 15 fibroadenomas. Six objective features on clustered microcalcifications were first extracted from each of the current and the previous images. The nearest neighbor case was then identified by the Euclidean distance in the previous and current feature-space. The histological classification of an unknown new case in question was assumed to be thesame as that of the nearest neighbor case which has the shortest Euclidean distance in our database.
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: The classification accuracies were 90.9% for invasive carcinoma, 89.5% for noninvasive carcinoma of the comedo type, 96.0% for noninvasive carcinoma of the noncomedo type, 82.6% for mastopathy, and 93.3% for fibroadenoma. These results were substantially higher than those with our previous CAD scheme.
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: The nearest neighbor criterion was useful in a CAD scheme for determining the histological classification.
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Sano D, Tazawa M, Inaba M, Kadoya S, Watanabe R, Miura T, Kitajima M, Okabe S. Selection of cellular genetic markers for the detection of infectious poliovirus. J Appl Microbiol 2017; 124:1001-1007. [PMID: 29078036 DOI: 10.1111/jam.13621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2017] [Revised: 10/15/2017] [Accepted: 10/16/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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AIMS Cellular responses of an established cell line from human intestinal epithelial cells (INT-407 cells) against poliovirus (PV) infections were investigated in order to find cellular genetic markers for infectious PV detection. METHODS AND RESULTS Gene expression profile of INT-407 cells was analysed by DNA microarray technique when cells were infected with poliovirus 1 (PV1) (sabin) at multiplicity of infection of 10-3 and incubated for 12 h. Poliovirus infection significantly altered the gene expressions of two ion channels, KCNJ4 and SCN7A. The expression profile of KCNJ4 gene was further investigated by real-time RT-qPCR, and it was found that KCNJ4 gene was significantly regulated at 24 h postinfection of PV1. CONCLUSIONS KCNJ4 gene, coding a potassium channel protein, is proposed as a cellular genetic marker for infectious PV detection. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY This is the first study to show the availability of cellular responses to detect infectious PV. The selection of cellular genetic markers for infectious viruses using DNA microarray and RT-qPCR can be applicable for the other enteric viruses.
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Koguchi-Yoshioka H, Okiyama N, Iwamoto K, Matsumura Y, Ogawa T, Inoue S, Watanabe R, Fujimoto M. Intravenous immunoglobulin contributes to the control of antimelanoma differentiation-associated protein 5 antibody-associated dermatomyositis with palmar violaceous macules/papules. Br J Dermatol 2017; 177:1442-1446. [PMID: 28346662 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.15499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Autoantibodies to melanoma differentiation-associated protein 5 (MDA5) are associated with a subset of patients with dermatomyositis (DM) who have rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease (RP-ILD) with poor prognosis. Intensive immunosuppressive therapy is initiated before irreversible lung damage can occur; however, there are few lines of evidence for the treatment of RP-ILD. Here, we report three cases of anti-MDA5 antibody-associated DM with RP-ILD in which the patients were treated with combined-modality therapy, including high-dose prednisolone, tacrolimus, intravenous cyclophosphamide and intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG). In all three cases, serum ferritin levels, which are known to represent the disease activity of RP-ILD, were decreased after IVIG administration. IVIG might contribute to the control of the disease activity of anti-MDA5 antibody-positive DM. Moreover, palmar violaceous macules/papules around the interphalangeal joints, which was observed in all three cases in the incipient stage, might be a useful sign in suggesting a diagnosis of anti-MDA5 antibody-associated DM.
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Wakejima R, Yamada T, Kumata S, Shinohara S, Watanabe R, Matsuoka T, Nagai S, Matsuoka K, Ueda M, Miyamoto Y. P-221RIGHT MIDDLE LOBE ATELECTASIS FOLLOWING COMPLETE VIDEO-ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC RIGHT UPPER LOBECTOMY. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivx280.221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Shinohara S, Yamada T, Kumata S, Wakejima R, Watanabe R, Matsuoka T, Nagai S, Matsuoka K, Ueda M, Miyamoto Y. P-192IMPACT OF PULMONARY VEIN ORIFICE SIZE ON ARTERIAL THROMBOEMBOLISM FOLLOWING LEFT UPPER LOBECTOMY. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivx280.192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Sato K, Shirai R, Yamashita T, Yoshizawa H, Watanabe R, Matsuyama T, Ishibashi-Ueda H, Koba S, Kobayashi Y, Hirano T, Watanabe T. P679A potent vasoconstrictor Kisspeptin-10 accelerates atherosclerosis: amelioration by its receptor GPR54 antagonist. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx501.p679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Kitani H, Ikeda H, Atsumi T, Watanabe R. Efficiency of Neural Differentiation of Mouse P19 Embryonal Carcinoma Cells is Dependent on the Seeding Density. Cell Transplant 2017; 6:521-5. [PMID: 9331505 DOI: 10.1177/096368979700600514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Serum-free culture conditions for retinoic acid-induced neural differentiation of mouse P19 embryonal carcinoma cells were determined for future ex vivo retroviral gene transfer and brain transplantation studies. Neural differentiation of P19 cells was dependent on the seeding densities, and both neurons and astroglia differentiated efficiently at high seeding densities (2 × 104 and 5 × 104 cells/cm2) but not at low seeding density (1 × 104 cells/cm2). In addition, P19 cells cultured at 5 × 104 cells/cm2 showed neural differentiation whether or not they were infected with Friend leukemia virus FrC6-V, which inhibited neural differentiation at 2 × 104 cells/cm2. These results indicate that FrC6-V-infected P19 embryonal carcinoma cells should be seeded at high density to achieve efficient neural differentiation in vitro for ex vivo gene transfer with a FrC6-V–derived retroviral vector system.
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Watanabe I, Watanabe R, Okumura Y, Nagashima K, Iso K, Takahashi K, Arai M, Kurokawa S, Ohkubo K, Nakai T, Hirayama A. P865Association between serum adiponectin, female sex, NT-proBNP, and post-ablation recurrence of atrial fibrillation. Europace 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/eux151.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Daye D, Watanabe R, Furtado V, Petrozza J, Martinez-Salazar G. Factors associated with choice of uterus-sparing treatment for symptomatic fibroids: a retrospective comparison of uterine artery embolization versus surgical myomectomy. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2016.12.1028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Koyama S, Fujisawa S, Watanabe R, Itabashi M, Ishibashi D, Ishii Y, Hattori Y, Nakajima Y, Motohashi K, Takasaki H, Kawasaki R, Hashimoto C, Yamazaki E, Koharazawa H, Takemura S, Tomita N, Sakai R, Motomura S, Nakajima H. Serum ferritin level is a prognostic marker in patients with peripheral T-cell lymphoma. Int J Lab Hematol 2016; 39:112-117. [PMID: 27885817 DOI: 10.1111/ijlh.12592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2016] [Accepted: 09/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The prognostic value of serum ferritin level in patients with peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL) remains unknown. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed clinical data from 78 consecutive patients with newly diagnosed PTCL that were treated with anthracycline-containing regimens between 1998 and 2011. RESULTS The patients consisted of 50 males and 28 females with a median age of 64 years (range, 16-83 years). The subtypes of PTCL were 39 PTCL, not otherwise specified and 39 angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL). The median observation period for the surviving patients was 50 months. The overall survival (OS) was poorer in patients with serum ferritin level above the upper normal limit (n = 28), compared with patients with serum ferritin level within normal range (n = 50; 4-year OS: 23% vs. 72%; P < 0.001). In the multivariate analysis, poor performance status (P = 0.006) and elevated serum ferritin level (P = 0.018) were independent risk factors for poor OS. CONCLUSION Serum ferritin level is a useful prognostic marker for PTCL.
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Yamada T, Matsuoka K, Watanabe R, Kumata S, Ito A, Taira A, Sakane T, Matsuoka T, Nagai S, Ueda M, Miyamoto Y. P-211INTERVENTIONS FOR CHYLOTHORAX COMPLICATING THORACIC SURGERY. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivw260.209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Iwasaki M, Yoshihara A, Ogawa H, Sato M, Muramatsu K, Watanabe R, Ansai T, Miyazaki H. Longitudinal association of dentition status with dietary intake in Japanese adults aged 75 to 80 years. J Oral Rehabil 2016; 43:737-44. [DOI: 10.1111/joor.12427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/31/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Watanabe R, Soga N, Hara M, Noji H. Arrayed water-in-oil droplet bilayers for membrane transport analysis. LAB ON A CHIP 2016; 16:3043-8. [PMID: 27080052 DOI: 10.1039/c6lc00155f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The water-in-oil droplet bilayer is a simple and useful lipid bilayer system for membrane transport analysis. The droplet interface bilayer is readily formed by the contact of two water-in-oil droplets enwrapped by a phospholipid monolayer. However, the size of individual droplets with femtoliter volumes in a high-throughput manner is difficult to control, resulting in low sensitivity and throughput of membrane transport analysis. To overcome this drawback, in this study, we developed a novel micro-device in which a large number of droplet interface bilayers (>500) are formed at a time by using femtoliter-sized droplet arrays immobilized on a hydrophobic/hydrophilic substrate. The droplet volume was controllable from 3.5 to 350 fL by changing the hydrophobic/hydrophilic pattern on the device, allowing high-throughput analysis of membrane transport mechanisms including membrane permeability to solutes (e.g., ions or small molecules) with or without the aid of transport proteins. Thus, this novel platform broadens the versatility of water-in-oil droplet bilayers and will pave the way for novel analytical and pharmacological applications such as drug screening.
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Takahashi K, Yoshida H, Watanabe R, Ishikawa M, Ikeda SI, Kato T. Metastasis of extra-ampullary duodenal adenocarcinoma to the uterine cervix. THE MALAYSIAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2016; 38:45-48. [PMID: 27126664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Secondary metastatic tumours of the uterine cervix are rare. There have been no reports of duodenal cancer metastasizing to the uterine cervix. Here we present a rare case of an extra-ampullary duodenal adenocarcinoma that has metastasized to the uterine cervix. The patient was a 71-year-old woman who had surgery for an extra-ampullary duodenal adenocarcinoma five years previously. Follow-up examination revealed a suspicious right ovarian mass and nodules in the cervix and posterior fornix of the vagina. Biopsies suggested squamous cell carcinoma in the cervix and adenocarcinoma in the fornix. Intraoperatively, the right ovary was enlarged and peritoneal disseminations were found in the pouch of Douglas and the sigmoid colon mesentery. Histopathology of the subsequent hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy specimen revealed a cervical squamous cell carcinoma categorized as pT1b1. Adenocarcinoma infiltration into the ovaries, uterine cervix and vagina, with vascular involvement was detected. Immunohistochemistry revealed the tumour in the cervix and ovaries to be positive for CK7, MUC5AC and MUC6, and immunonegative for CK20, CDX2, Pax8, ER, MUC2 and CD10, similar to the original duodenal adenocarcinoma. This case illustrates the difficulty in making a preoperative diagnosis of metastatic adenocarcinoma in the uterine cervix with a coexisting primary cervical squamous cell carcinoma. The absence of atypia in cervical glandular cells and immunohistochemical profiling of the adenocarcinoma clusters helped to reach a final diagnosis. This is the first report of an extra-ampullary duodenal adenocarcinoma metastasis to the uterine cervix.
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Ohata C, Ishii N, Niizeki H, Shimomura Y, Furumura M, Inoko H, Mitsunaga S, Saiki M, Shigeta M, Fujiwara S, Yamakawa K, Kobayashi S, Kamata M, Inaba M, Ito T, Uhara H, Watanabe R, Ohtoshi S, Ohashi T, Tanaka T, Suzuki M, Sitaru C, Kárpáti S, Zone J, Hashimoto T. Unique characteristics in Japanese dermatitis herpetiformis. Br J Dermatol 2015; 174:180-3. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.13965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Shibayama Y, Kuwata T, Yamaguchi J, Matsumoto M, Watanabe M, Nakano R, Kai K, Watanabe M, Watanabe R, Ohkuchi A, Matsubara S. Changes in standing body sway of pregnant women after long-term bed rest. J OBSTET GYNAECOL 2015; 36:479-82. [PMID: 26471310 DOI: 10.3109/01443615.2015.1086983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Pregnant women tend to fall and increased body postural instability, namely body sway, may be one of the causative factors. We had a clinical impression that pregnant women after long-term bed rest tend to fall. We hypothesised that such women may show increased body sway, which we attempted to determine. Pregnant women (n = 161) were divided into three groups: (i) women with preterm labour after 2-week bed rest, (ii) those after 4-week bed rest, and (iii) those without bed rest or preterm labour. Body sway was analysed using stabilometry, that is, computed analysis of movement of the centre of gravity. The 3 groups fundamentally showed the same stabilometric measurements. Women with oedema showed greater medial-lateral sway than those without it. Factors other than oedema yielded no differences in stabilometric parameters. Long-term bed rest fundamentally did not increase body sway to the extent that stabilometry could reveal it. It may be prudent to consider that pregnant women with oedema tend to fall.
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Koga T, Okada A, Kawakami A, Fukuda T, Hidaka T, Ishii T, Ueki Y, Kodera T, Nakashima M, Takahashi Y, Honda S, Watanabe R, Okuno H, Tamai M, Aoyagi K, Eguchi K. SAT0088 Prognostic Factors Toward Rapid Radiographic Progression in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in Clinical Practice: A Japanese Multicenter, Prospective Longitudinal Cohort Study for Achieving Treat to Target Strategy. Ann Rheum Dis 2015. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-eular.2201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Takahashi T, Asano Y, Shibata S, Nakamura K, Nakao M, Shida R, Mitsui A, Araki M, Watanabe R, Fujita H, Tada Y, Sato S. Arthritis possibly induced and exacerbated by a tumour necrosis factor antagonist in a patient with psoriasis vulgaris. Br J Dermatol 2015; 172:1458-60. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.13587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Okada A, Kawakami A, Fukuda T, Hidaka T, Ishii T, Ueki Y, Kodera T, Nakashima M, Takahashi Y, Honda S, Horai Y, Koga T, Tamai M, Aoyagi K, Watanabe R, Okuno H, Eguchi K. AB0219 Evaluation of the Japanese Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) of RAPID Radiographic Progression (RRP) Treated with Synthetic Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs (DMARDS) in Daily Practice: A Large-Scale Prospective Longitudinal Cohort Study. Ann Rheum Dis 2014. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-eular.4035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Saito S, Kamogawa Y, Nakamura K, Watanabe R, Fujita Y, Shirai T, Shirota Y, Fujii H, Ishii T, Ito K, Shimokawa H, Takemori H, Konta T, Komatsuda A, Izumiyama T, Hirabayashi Y, Sato Y, Urata Y, Kawaguchi Y, Harigae H. FRI0501 Fate of Collagen Disease Related Digital Skin Ulcers Treated Only under Currently Approved Therapies: A Control Study Comparing with the New Shockwave Therapy toward Digital Ulcers of Scleroderma. Ann Rheum Dis 2014. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-eular.3064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Matsuno N, Obara H, Watanabe R, Iwata S, Kono S, Fujiyama M, Hirano T, Kanazawa H, Enosawa S. Rewarming Preservation by Organ Perfusion System for Donation After Cardiac Death Liver Grafts in Pigs. Transplant Proc 2014; 46:1095-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2013.12.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2013] [Revised: 12/03/2013] [Accepted: 12/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Okada A, Kawakami A, Fukuda T, Hidaka T, Ishii T, Ueki Y, Kodera T, Nakashima M, Takahashi Y, Honda S, Horai Y, Koga T, Watanabe R, Okuno H, Eguchi K. THU0121 Characteristic of the Japanese Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) of Rapid Radiographic Progression (RRP) Treated with Synthetic Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs (DMARDS) in Daily Practice: A Large-Scale Prospective Longitudinal Cohort Study. Ann Rheum Dis 2014. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-eular.649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Tabayashi T, Tomikawa T, Sagawa M, Nemoto T, Watanabe R, Tokuhira M, Mori S, Kizaki M. Primary Cardiac Lymphoma in Non-Immunocompromised Patients: Three Case Reports and Review of the Literature. Ann Oncol 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdt460.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Watanabe R, Takahashi H, Hattori Y, Harada T, Takasaki H, Motomura S, Ishigatsubo Y, Sakai R. Extrapulmonary Small-Cell Carcinoma: A Single-Institution Experience. Ann Oncol 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdt459.118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Kamimura MA, Carrero JJ, Canziani MEF, Watanabe R, Lemos MM, Cuppari L. Visceral obesity assessed by computed tomography predicts cardiovascular events in chronic kidney disease patients. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2013; 23:891-897. [PMID: 22841184 DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2012.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2011] [Revised: 06/08/2012] [Accepted: 06/09/2012] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Although there is emerging evidence that excess visceral fat is associated with a cluster of cardiometabolic abnormalities in these patients, the impact of visceral obesity evaluated by a gold-standard method on future outcomes has not been studied. We aimed to investigate whether visceral obesity assessed by computed tomography was able to predict cardiovascular events in CKD patients. METHODS AND RESULTS We studied 113 nondialyzed CKD patients [60% men; 31% diabetics; age 55.3 ± 11.3 years; body mass index (BMI) 27.2 ± 5.3 kg/m(2); estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR) 33.7 ± 13.6 ml/min/1.73 m(2)]. Visceral and subcutaneous abdominal fat were assessed by computed tomography at L4-L5. Visceral to subcutaneous fat ratio >0.55 (highest tertile cut-off) was defined as visceral obesity. Cardiovascular events including acute myocardial infarction, angina, arrhythmia, uncontrolled blood pressure, stroke and cardiac failure were recorded during 24 months. Cardiovascular events were 3-fold higher in patients with visceral obesity than in those without visceral obesity. The Kaplan-Meier analysis indicated that patients with visceral obesity had shorter cardiovascular event-free time than those without visceral obesity (P = 0.021). In the univariate Cox analysis, visceral obesity was associated with higher risk of cardiovascular events (hazard ratio = 3.4; 95% confidence interval = 1.1-10.5; P = 0.03). The prognostic power of visceral obesity for cardiovascular events remained significant after adjustments for sex, age, diabetes, previous cardiovascular disease, smoking, sedentary lifestyle, BMI, GFR, hypertension, dyslipidemia and inflammation. CONCLUSION Visceral obesity assessed by computed tomography was a predictor of cardiovascular events in CKD patients.
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Hama M, Minegishi K, Kishimoto D, Watanabe R, Yoshimi R, Ihata A, Ueda A, Takeno M, Ishigatsubo Y. AB0732 New programs of automatic acquisition of pd gain and automatic extraction of appropriate image in msus. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-eular.3054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Kishimoto D, Ihata A, Watanabe R, Watanabe T, Terauchi K, Kobayashi K, Uehara T, Takase K, Hama M, Yoshimi R, Ueda A, Takeno M, Ishigatsubo Y. THU0171 Therapeutic response of lupus nephritis based on pathological findings in yokohama city university hospital:. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-eular.2136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Ihata A, Shizukuishi K, Kishimoto D, Watanabe T, Watanabe R, Hama M, Yoshimi R, Ueda A, Takeno M, Ishigatsubo Y. FRI0476 Relative fdg accumulation of the aortic wall lesions to aortic blood pool in 18f-fdg-pet and pet/ct is a useful parameter for assessing the disease activity of takayasu arteritis. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-eular.1603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Sugiyama Y, Hama M, Kishimoto D, Watanabe R, Yoshimi R, Ihata A, Ueda A, Takeno M, Ishigatsubo Y. AB0511 The analysis of prognostic factors in patients with inflammatory myopathies and amyopathic dermatomiositis complicated with interstitial lung disease. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-eular.2833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Yoshimi R, Ihata A, Kishimoto D, Watanabe R, Uehara T, Takase K, Hama M, Asami Y, Ueda A, Takeno M, Ishigatsubo Y. SAT0519 Total Power Doppler Score-8 is a Useful Diagnostic Marker of Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography for Screening and Activity Measurement of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-eular.2243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Yoshimi R, Hama M, Takase K, Sugiyama Y, Kishimoto D, Watanabe R, Uehara T, Asami Y, Ihata A, Ueda A, Takeno M, Ishigatsubo Y. SAT0520 Ultrasonography is Useful for Predicting Boolean Remission after Achieving DAS28-Based Clinical Remission of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-eular.2244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Yoshimi R, Takase K, Hama M, Kishimoto D, Terauchi K, Watanabe R, Uehara T, Samukawa S, Ihata A, Ueda A, Takeno M, Ishigatsubo Y. FRI0065 Residual power doppler signals during clinical remission determine joint prognosis in rheumatoid arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-eular.2522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Watanabe R, Okuno H, Ishii T, Harigae H, Hirabayashi Y. AB0330 Long-term administration of tocilizumab increases the structural remission rate year by year and continuously inhibits radiographic progression: 3 year results from michinoku tocilizumab study group. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-eular.2652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Takeno M, Ideguchi H, Suda A, Watanabe R, Kikuchi H, Nagafuchi H, Kuwana M, Saito K, Hirohata S, Ishigatsubo Y. SAT0159 Clinical Features of Japanese Patients with Vasculo- BehÇEt’S Disease: A Multicenter Study by BehÇEt’S Disease Research Committee, MHLW. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-eular.1885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Malhotra R, Usyvat L, Raimann J, Thijssen S, Levin N, Kotanko P, Hilderman M, Qureshi AR, Al-Abed Y, Anderstam B, Bruchfeld A, Minco M, Argentino G, Grumetto L, Postiglione L, Memoli B, Riccio E, Striker G, Yubero-Serrano E, Uribarri J, Vlassara H, do Sameiro-Faria M, Ribeiro S, Kohlova M, Rocha-Pereira P, Fernandes J, Nascimento H, Reis F, Miranda V, Bronze-da-Rocha E, Quintanilha A, Costa E, Belo L, Santos-Silva A, Modilca M, Margineanu M, Gluhovschi G, Vernic C, Velciov S, Petrica L, Barzuca E, Gluhovschi C, Balgradean C, Kaycsa A, Stockler-Pinto M, Dornelles S, Cozzolino S, Malm O, Mafra D, Cobo G, Rodriguez I, Oliet A, Hinostroza J, Vigil A, Di Gioia M, Gallar P, Drechsler C, Wanner C, Blouin K, Pilz S, Tomaschitz A, Krane V, Marz W, Ritz E, van der Harst P, de Boer R, Carrero JJ, Cabezas-Rodriguez I, Zoccali C, Qureshi A, Ketteler M, Gorriz J, Rutkowski B, Teplan V, Kramar R, Pavlovic D, Goldsmith D, Benedik M, Fernandez-Martin J, Cannata-Andia J, Guido G, Loiacono E, Serriello I, Camilla R, Coppo R, Amore A, Schiller A, Munteanu M, Schiller O, Mihaescu A, Olariu N, Andrei C, Anton C, Ivacson Z, Roman V, Berca S, Bansal V, Marcelli D, Grassmann A, Bayh I, Scatizzi L, Marelli C, Etter M, Usvyat L, Kooman J, Sande F, Levin N, Kotanko P, Canaud B, Quiroga B, Villaverde M, Abad S, Vega A, Reque J, Yuste C, Barraca D, Perez de Jose A, Lopez-Gomez JM, Castellano Gasch S, Palomares I, Dominguez J, Ramos R, Schmidt J, Hafer C, Clajus C, Hadem J, Schmidt B, Haller H, Kielstein J, Katagiri M, Kamada Y, Kobayashi N, Moriguchi I, Ito Y, Kamekawa D, Akiyama A, Ishii H, Tanaka S, Kamiya K, Hamazaki N, Kato M, Shimizu R, Hotta K, Masuda T, Veronesi M, Mancini E, Valente F, Righetti F, Brunori G, Santoro A, Bal Z, Tutal E, Erkmen Uyar M, Guliyev O, Sayin B, Sezer S, Mikami S, Hamano T, Tanaka T, Iba O, Toki M, Mikami H, Takamitsu Y, Inoue T, Fujii M, Hirayama A, Ueda A, Watanabe R, Matsui H, Nagano Y, Nagase S, Aoyagi K, Owada S, Tutal E, Bal Z, Erkmen Uyar M, Sayin B, Tot U, Sezer S, Onec K, Erten Y, Pasaoglu O, Ebinc F, Uludag K, Okyay G, Inal S, Pasaoglu H, Deger S, Arinsoy T, Arias-Guillen M, Masso E, Perez E, Herrera P, Romano B, Perez N, Maduell F, Jung YS, Kim YN, Shin HS, Rim H, Al Ismaili Z, Hassan M, Dastoor H, Bernieh B, Ismael A, Marcelli D, Richards N, Khil M, Sheiman B, Dudar I, Gonchar Y, Khil V, Kim HL, Ryu HH, Kim SH, Bosch Benitez-Parodi E, Baamonde Laborda E, Perez Suarez G, Ramirez JI, Garcia Canton C, Guerra R, Ramirez Puga A, Toledo A, Lago Alonso MM, Checa Andres MD, Hwang WM, Yun SR, Molsted S, Andersen JL, Eidemak I, Harrison AP, Kose E, Turgutalp K, Kiykim A, Celik F, Gok Oguz E. Protein-energy wasting. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gft153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Kajihara Y, Fukuzawa K, Itoh S, Watanabe R, Zhang H. Theoretical and experimental study on two-stage-imaging microscopy using ellipsometric contrast for real-time visualization of molecularly thin films. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2013; 84:053704. [PMID: 23742555 DOI: 10.1063/1.4804633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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A two-stage-imaging ellipsometric-contrast microscope (TIEM) has been developed to measure the distribution of film thickness over a wide area of molecularly thin liquid films with a high lateral resolution, wide field of view, high thickness resolution, and high-speed. Moreover, this ellipsometric microscope enables us to achieve simultaneous measurements with other measurement apparatuses. We present the principle used to parallelize an object image to an imaging sensor and to reduce the incident angle entering the imaging sensor. In addition, we discuss the characteristic shape deformation of the object image due to oblique observation. The performance of the actual setup for TIEM was experimentally studied. A lateral resolution of about 1 μm was obtained by measuring the modulation transfer function of the TIEM. We also found that the shape deformation approximately agreed with that from theory. Furthermore, for molecularly thin films, we confirmed linearity between the film thickness and the light intensity measured with TIEM, which enables us to quantify the thickness of the films. TIEM can open up a new field of real-time imaging of thin films such as visualization of a liquid lubricant film under shear.
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Watanabe K, Kakeda S, Watanabe R, Ohnari N, Korogi Y. Normal flow signal of the pterygoid plexus on 3T MRA in patients without DAVF of the cavernous sinus. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2012; 34:1232-6. [PMID: 23275595 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a3377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Cavernous sinuses and draining dural sinuses or veins are often visualized on 3D TOF MRA images in patients with dural arteriovenous fistulas involving the CS. Flow signals may be seen in the jugular vein and dural sinuses at the skull base on MRA images in healthy participants, however, because of reverse flow. Our purpose was to investigate the prevalence of flow signals in the pterygoid plexus and CS on 3T MRA images in a cohort of participants without DAVFs. MATERIALS AND METHODS Two radiologists evaluated the flow signals of the PP and CS on 3T MRA images obtained from 406 consecutive participants by using a 5-point scale. In addition, the findings on 3T MRA images were compared with those on digital subtraction angiography images in an additional 171 participants who underwent both examinations. RESULTS The radiologists identified 110 participants (27.1%; 108 left, 10 right, 8 bilateral) with evidence of flow signals in the PP alone (n = 67) or in both the PP and CS (n = 43). Flow signals were significantly more common in the left PP than in the right PP. In 171 patients who underwent both MRA and DSA, the MRA images showed flow signals in the PP with or without CS in 60 patients; no DAVFs were identified on DSA in any of these patients. CONCLUSIONS Flow signals are frequently seen in the left PP on 3T MRA images in healthy participants. This finding may be the result of flow reversal and should not be considered to indicate occult DAVF.
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Koh Y, Kenmotsu H, Hosokawa M, Yoshino T, Naito T, Watanabe R, Ono S, Kanbara H, Matsunaga T, Yamamoto N. 260 Deformability-based Isolation of Circulating Tumor Cells in Lung Cancer Patients with Microcavity Array System. Eur J Cancer 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(12)72058-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Ishii Y, Tomita N, Sakata S, Takeuchi K, Tateishi U, Watanabe R, Sakai R, Ishigatsubo Y. Maximum Standard Uptake Value at the Biopsy Site during 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography does not Predict the Proliferation Potential of Tumor Cells in Extranodal Natural Killer/T-Cell Lymphoma, Nasal Type. Ann Oncol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0923-7534(20)32428-5] [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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Sakai R, Tsuchihashi H, Ishii Y, Yamamoto W, Takasaki H, Takahashi H, Watanabe R, Ishigatsubo Y, Motomura S. Histiocytic/Dendritic Neoplasm with Marked Blood Coagulation Disorder. Ann Oncol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0923-7534(20)32534-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Nishimura R, Yamaguchi M, Watanabe R, Toh U, Koga K, Shirahane K, Yoshinaga Y, Sasaki H, Tamura K, Mitsuyama S. 370 Lifestyle and Change in Bone Mineral Density in Japanese Postmenopausal Women with Hormone Receptor-positive Breast Cancer Before and After 1 Year of Aromatase Inhibitor Treatment. Eur J Cancer 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(12)70436-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Doukyu N, Ishikawa K, Watanabe R, Ogino H. Improvement in organic solvent tolerance by double disruptions of proV and marR genes in Escherichia coli. J Appl Microbiol 2012; 112:464-74. [PMID: 22257006 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2012.05236.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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AIMS To investigate the involvement of osmoprotectant transporters in organic solvent tolerance in Escherichia coli and to construct an E. coli strain with high organic solvent tolerance. METHODS AND RESULTS The organic solvent tolerance of ΔbetT, ΔproV, ΔproP or ΔputP single-gene knockout mutants of E. coli K-12 strain was examined. Among these mutants, the organic solvent tolerance of the ΔproV mutant remarkably increased compared with that of the parent strain. It has been known that a marR mutation confers tolerance on E. coli to organic solvents. A ΔproV and ΔmarR double-gene mutant was more tolerant to organic solvents than the ΔproV or ΔmarR single-gene mutant. The n-hexane amount accumulated in E. coli cells was examined after incubation in an n-hexane-aqueous medium two-phase system. The intracellular n-hexane level in the ΔproV and ΔmarR double-gene mutant was kept lower than those of the parent strain, ΔproV mutant and ΔmarR mutant. CONCLUSIONS The organic solvent tolerance level in E. coli highly increased by dual disruption of proV and marR. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY This study suggests a new strategy for increasing the organic solvent tolerance level in E. coli to improve the usability of the whole-cell biocatalysts in two-phase systems employing organic solvents.
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Aoyama N, Suzuki JI, Ogawa M, Watanabe R, Kobayashi N, Hanatani T, Yoshida A, Ashigaki N, Izumi Y, Isobe M. Clarithromycin suppresses the periodontal bacteria-accelerated abdominal aortic aneurysms in mice. J Periodontal Res 2011; 47:463-9. [PMID: 22181324 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0765.2011.01454.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Although clarithromycin (CAM) has many biological functions, including regulation of MMPs, little is known about its effect on abdominal aortic aneurysms. Periodontopathic bacteria have been reported to be associated with several kinds of circulatory diseases. The purpose of this study was therefore to clarify the effect of CAM on periodontopathic bacteria-accelerated abdominal aortic aneurysms. MATERIAL AND METHODS Abdominal aortic aneurysm was produced in mice by the peri-aortic application of 0.25 m CaCl(2). The mice were inoculated once per week with live Porphyromonas gingivalis, which is one of the major periodontopathic bacteria. Test mice (n=8) were given a daily oral dose of CAM, while control mice (n=13) were not. RESULTS Four weeks after the operation, the P. gingivalis-injected and CAM-treated mice showed a significant decrease in the aortic diameter in comparison with the mice only injected with P. gingivalis. Histopathologically, the samples obtained from the P. gingivalis-injected and CAM-treated mice showed less elastic degradation. Moreover, the plasma MMP-2 concentration of the CAM-treated mice decreased significantly. CONCLUSION These findings suggest that CAM administration is useful to suppress periodontal bacteria-accelerated abdominal aortic aneurysms via MMP regulation.
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Nakamura Y, Takahashi T, Kenmotsu H, Naito T, Murakami H, Tsuya A, Endo M, Watanabe R, Nakajima T, Yamamoto N. 9151 POSTER Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor (EGFR-TKI) Treatment and Radiotherapy (RT) for Central Nervous System (CNS) Are Favorable Prognostic Factors for Carcinomatous Meningitis (CM) in Lung Adenocarcinoma (AD). Eur J Cancer 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(11)72463-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Omuro Y, Ikari T, Ishii H, Ozaka M, Suyama M, Matsumura Y, Itoi T, Egawa N, Yano S, Hanada K, Kimura Y, Ukita T, Ishida Y, Tani M, Ohoka S, Hirose Y, Hijioka S, Watanabe R, Ikeda T, Nakajima T. A randomized phase II study of gemcitabine plus S-1 versus gemcitabine alone in patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer. J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.15_suppl.4029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Watanabe R, Tomita N, Matsumoto C, Hattori Y, Matsuura S, Takasaki H, Hashimoto C, Fujita H, Fujisawa S, Ishigatsubo Y. Prognostic value of the 3q27 and 18q21 translocations for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and follicular lymphoma in the rituximab era. J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.15_suppl.e18513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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