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Tokuzawa T, Tsuchiya H, Tsujimura T, Emoto M, Nakanishi H, Inagaki S, Ida K, Yamada H, Ejiri A, Watanabe KY, Oguri K, Akiyama T, Tanaka K, Yamada I. Microwave frequency comb Doppler reflectometer applying fast digital data acquisition system in LHD. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2018; 89:10H118. [PMID: 30399698 DOI: 10.1063/1.5035118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2018] [Accepted: 06/25/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We succeeded in increasing the radial observation points of the microwave frequency comb Doppler reflectometer system from 8 to 20 (or especially up to 45) using the high sampling rate of 40 GS/s digital signal processing. For a new acquisition system, the estimation scheme of the Doppler shifted frequency is constructed and compared with the conventional technique. Also, the fine radial profile of perpendicular velocity is obtained, and it is found that the perpendicular velocity profile is consistent with the E × B drift velocity one.
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Van Zeeland MA, Carlstrom TN, Finkenthal DK, Akiyama T, Boivin RL, Colio A, Du D, Gattuso A, Glass F, Muscatello CM, O'Neill R, Smiley M, Vasquez J, Watkins M, Brower DL, Chen J, Ding WX, Johnson D, Mauzey P, Perry M, Watts C, Wood R. Tests of a full-scale ITER toroidal interferometer and polarimeter (TIP) prototype on the DIII-D tokamak (invited). THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2018; 89:10B102. [PMID: 30399936 DOI: 10.1063/1.5037461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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A full-scale ITER toroidal interferometer and polarimeter (TIP) prototype, including an active feedback alignment system, has been installed and tested on the DIII-D tokamak. In the TIP prototype, a two-color interferometry measurement of line-integrated density is carried out at 10.59 μm and 5.22 μm using a CO2 and quantum cascade laser, respectively, while a separate polarimetry measurement of the plasma-induced Faraday effect is made at 10.59 μm. The TIP prototype is equipped with a piezo tip/tilt stage active feedback alignment system that minimizes noise in the measurement and keeps the diagnostic aligned throughout DIII-D discharges. The measured phase resolution for the polarimeter and interferometer is 0.05° (100 Hz bandwidth) and 1.9° (1 kHz bandwidth), respectively. The corresponding line-integrated density resolution for the vibration-compensated interferometer is δnL = 1.5 × 1018 m-2, and the magnetic field-weighted line-integrated density from the polarimeter is δnBL = 1.5 × 1019 Tm-2. Both interferometer and polarimeter measurements during DIII-D discharges compare well with the expectations based on calculations using Thomson scattering measured density profiles and magnetic equilibrium reconstructions. Additionally, larger bandwidth interferometer measurements show that the diagnostic is a sensitive monitor of core density fluctuations with demonstrated measurements of Alfvén eigenmodes and tearing modes.
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Akiyama T, Van Zeeland MA, Boivin RL, Carlstrom TN, Chavez JA, Muscatello CM, O'Neill R, Vasquez J, Watkins M, Martin W, Colio A, Finkenthal DK, Brower DL, Chen J, Ding WX, Perry M. A heterodyne dispersion interferometer for wide bandwidth density measurements on DIII-D. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2018; 89:10B105. [PMID: 30399752 DOI: 10.1063/1.5037997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2018] [Accepted: 05/30/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In order to improve both the density and particularly the temporal resolution beyond previous dispersion interferometers (DIs), a heterodyne technique based on an acousto-optic (AO) cell has been added to the DI. A 40 MHz drive frequency for the AO cell allows density fluctuation measurements into the MHz range. A CO2 laser-based heterodyne DI (HDI) installed on DIII-D has demonstrated that the HDI is capable of tracking the density evolution throughout DIII-D discharges, including disruption events and other rapid transient phenomena. The data also show good agreement with independent density measurements obtained with the existing DIII-D two-color interferometer. The HDI line-integrated density resolution sampled over a 1 s interval is ∼9 × 1017 m-2. Density fluctuations induced by MHD instabilities are also successfully measured by the HDI.
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Tsuchida K, Nishida K, Akiyama T, Sudo K, Hakamata T, Tanaka K, Hosaka Y, Takahashi K, Oda H. P275Cystatin C-based estimated glomerular filtration rate to predict diuretic response to tolvaptan in acute decompensated heart failure. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy564.p275] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Tsuchida K, Nishida K, Tanaka K, Akiyama T, Hakamata T, Sudo K, Hosaka Y, Takahashi K, Oda H. P2288The influence of sarcopenia on bleeding risk in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing coronary stenting and subsequent triple antithrombotic therapy. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy565.p2288] [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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Tomokawa S, Kaewviset S, Saito J, Akiyama T, Waikugul J, Okada K, Kobayashi J, Jimba M. Key factors for school health policy implementation in Thailand. HEALTH EDUCATION RESEARCH 2018; 33:186-195. [PMID: 29509891 DOI: 10.1093/her/cyy008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2016] [Accepted: 02/09/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Thailand formulated a National School Health Policy (NSHP) in 1998, and it has been widely implemented but has not been evaluated. This case study aimed to identify factors that have influenced the implementation of NSHP in Thailand. For this purpose, we conducted a document review and key informant interviews. We selected key interviewees, from NSHP implementers at national, provincial and school levels in four geographical areas. We adopted a content analysis method, using a framework of 12 influential components of successful policy implementation and triangular policy framework. This study showed that NSHP was well-disseminated and implemented at whole country. We identified seven positive factors influencing NSHP implementation, namely matching with ongoing educational strategy, competition and encouragement by an awarding system, sustainable human capacity building at school level, participation of multiple stakeholders, sufficient understanding and acceptance of school health concepts, sharing information and collaboration among schools in the same clusters and functional fund raising activities. In addition, we identified three negative factors, namely lack of institutional sustainability, vague role of provincial officers and diverse health problems among Thai children. The government should clarify the role of provincial level and set up institutionalized capacity-building system as measures to strengthen monitoring and evaluation activities.
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Stacchiotti S, Gronchi A, Fossati P, Akiyama T, Alapetite C, Baumann M, Blay JY, Bolle S, Boriani S, Bruzzi P, Capanna R, Caraceni A, Casadei R, Colia V, Debus J, Delaney T, Desai A, Dileo P, Dijkstra S, Doglietto F, Flanagan A, Froelich S, Gardner PA, Gelderblom H, Gokaslan ZL, Haas R, Heery C, Hindi N, Hohenberger P, Hornicek F, Imai R, Jeys L, Jones RL, Kasper B, Kawai A, Krengli M, Leithner A, Logowska I, Martin Broto J, Mazzatenta D, Morosi C, Nicolai P, Norum OJ, Patel S, Penel N, Picci P, Pilotti S, Radaelli S, Ricchini F, Rutkowski P, Scheipl S, Sen C, Tamborini E, Thornton KA, Timmermann B, Torri V, Tunn PU, Uhl M, Yamada Y, Weber DC, Vanel D, Varga PP, Vleggeert-Lankamp CLA, Casali PG, Sommer J. Best practices for the management of local-regional recurrent chordoma: a position paper by the Chordoma Global Consensus Group. Ann Oncol 2018; 28:1230-1242. [PMID: 28184416 PMCID: PMC5452071 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Chordomas are rare, malignant bone tumors of the skull-base and axial skeleton. Until recently, there was no consensus among experts regarding appropriate clinical management of chordoma, resulting in inconsistent care and suboptimal outcomes for many patients. To address this shortcoming, the European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) and the Chordoma Foundation, the global chordoma patient advocacy group, convened a multi-disciplinary group of chordoma specialists to define by consensus evidence-based best practices for the optimal approach to chordoma. In January 2015, the first recommendations of this group were published, covering the management of primary and metastatic chordomas. Additional evidence and further discussion were needed to develop recommendations about the management of local-regional failures. Thus, ESMO and CF convened a second consensus group meeting in November 2015 to address the treatment of locally relapsed chordoma. This meeting involved over 60 specialists from Europe, the United States and Japan with expertise in treatment of patients with chordoma. The consensus achieved during that meeting is the subject of the present publication and complements the recommendations of the first position paper.
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Akiyama T, Sato S, Chikazawa-Nohtomi N, Soma A, Kimura H, Wakabayashi S, Ko SBH, Ko MSH. Efficient differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells into skeletal muscle cells by combining RNA-based MYOD1-expression and POU5F1-silencing. Sci Rep 2018; 8:1189. [PMID: 29352121 PMCID: PMC5775307 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-19114-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2017] [Accepted: 12/20/2017] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Direct generation of skeletal muscle cells from human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) would be beneficial for drug testing, drug discovery, and disease modelling in vitro. Here we show a rapid and robust method to induce myogenic differentiation of hPSCs by introducing mRNA encoding MYOD1 together with siRNA-mediated knockdown of POU5F1 (also known as OCT4 or OCT3/4). This integration-free approach generates functional skeletal myotubes with sarcomere-like structure and a fusion capacity in several days. The POU5F1 silencing facilitates MYOD1 recruitment to the target promoters, which results in the significant activation of myogenic genes in hPSCs. Furthermore, deep sequencing transcriptome analyses demonstrated that POU5F1-knockdown upregulates the genes associated with IGF- and FGF-signaling and extracellular matrix that may also support myogenic differentiation. This rapid and direct differentiation method may have potential applications in regenerative medicine and disease therapeutics for muscle disorders such as muscular dystrophy.
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Wang HX, Zhou Y, Li Y, Li YG, Yi J, Deng ZC, Gao Z, Wu TY, Yin ZJ, Akiyama T. A new dispersion interferometer on HL-2A. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2017; 88:103502. [PMID: 29092472 DOI: 10.1063/1.4997974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In order to avoid a fringe jump caused by high plasma density and pellet injection [Y. Zhou et al., Rev. Sci. Instrum. 87, 11E107 (2016)], a new CO2 dispersion interferometer is designed and commissioned on HL-2A for average line-density measurement and density feedback control. The second harmonic technology in this system eliminates the phase shift caused by mechanical vibration. Signals are processed by a digital phase comparator and can be monitored in real time. A series of experiments are conducted to study the characteristics of the system such as a second harmonic coefficient and long-term stability. The resolution of density measurement is less than 8 × 1017/m3, and the experiment result on HL-2A demonstrates the interferometer's capability to track plasma density evolution with rapid change. The system also shows good stability against mechanical vibrations.
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Sakai K, Sanders K, Yosipovitch G, Akiyama T. LB1006 Mouse model of post-burn itch. J Invest Dermatol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2017.07.090] [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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Nishiyama A, Niihori T, Warita H, Izumi R, Akiyama T, Kato M, Suzuki N, Aoki Y, Aoki M. Targeted next-generation sequencing in japanese familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis reveals diffrences in the genetic variations across populations. J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.470] [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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Shimizu S, Yamazaki S, Akiyama T, Kawada T, Pearson J, Shishido T, Sugimachi M. P5159Cardiac microdialysis enables us to monitor myocardial interstitial microRNA levels in an in-vivo beating rat heart during ischaemia/reperfusion. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx493.p5159] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Tanaka H, Kawamura G, Masuzaki S, Kobayashi M, Akiyama T, Peterson B, Mukai K, Sano R, Dai S, Sakamoto R, Morisaki T, Ohno N. Toroidally symmetric/asymmetric effect on the divertor flux due to neon/nitrogen seeding in LHD. NUCLEAR MATERIALS AND ENERGY 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nme.2016.12.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Osakabe M, Takeiri Y, Morisaki T, Motojima G, Ogawa K, Isobe M, Tanaka M, Murakami S, Shimizu A, Nagaoka K, Takahashi H, Nagasaki K, Takahashi H, Fujita T, Oya Y, Sakamoto M, Ueda Y, Akiyama T, Kasahara H, Sakakibara S, Sakamoto R, Tokitani M, Yamada H, Yokoyama M, Yoshimura Y. Current Status of Large Helical Device and Its Prospect for Deuterium Experiment. FUSION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/15361055.2017.1335145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Creely AJ, Ida K, Yoshinuma M, Tokuzawa T, Tsujimura T, Akiyama T, Sakamoto R, Emoto M, Tanaka K, Michael CA. Novel analysis technique for measuring edge density fluctuation profiles with reflectometry in the Large Helical Device. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2017; 88:073509. [PMID: 28764512 DOI: 10.1063/1.4993437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A new method for measuring density fluctuation profiles near the edge of plasmas in the Large Helical Device (LHD) has been developed utilizing reflectometry combined with pellet-induced fast density scans. Reflectometer cutoff location was calculated by proportionally scaling the cutoff location calculated with fast far infrared laser interferometer (FIR) density profiles to match the slower time resolution results of the ray-tracing code LHD-GAUSS. Plasma velocity profile peaks generated with this reflectometer mapping were checked against velocity measurements made with charge exchange spectroscopy (CXS) and were found to agree within experimental uncertainty once diagnostic differences were accounted for. Measured density fluctuation profiles were found to peak strongly near the edge of the plasma, as is the case in most tokamaks. These measurements can be used in the future to inform inversion methods of phase contrast imaging (PCI) measurements. This result was confirmed with both a fixed frequency reflectometer and calibrated data from a multi-frequency comb reflectometer, and this method was applied successfully to a series of discharges. The full width at half maximum of the turbulence layer near the edge of the plasma was found to be only 1.5-3 cm on a series of LHD discharges, less than 5% of the normalized minor radius.
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Komori A, Morisaki T, Mutoh T, Sakakibara S, Takeiri Y, Kumazawa R, Kubo S, Ida K, Morita S, Narihara K, Shimozuma T, Tanaka K, Watanabe KY, Yamada H, Yoshinuma M, Akiyama T, Ashikawa N, Emoto M, Funaba H, Goto M, Ido T, Ikeda K, Inagaki S, Isobe M, Igami H, Itoh K, Kaneko O, Kawahata K, Kobuchi T, Masuzaki S, Matsuoka K, Minami T, Miyazawa J, Muto S, Nagayama Y, Nakamura Y, Nakanishi H, Narushima Y, Nishimura K, Nishiura M, Nishizawa A, Noda N, Ohdachi S, Oka Y, Osakabe M, Ohyabu N, Ozaki T, Peterson BJ, Sagara A, Saito K, Sakamoto R, Sato K, Sato M, Seki T, Shoji M, Sudo S, Tamura N, Toi K, Tokuzawa T, Tsumori K, Uda T, Watari T, Yamada I, Yokoyama M, Yoshimura Y, Motojima O, Beidler CD, Fujita T, Isayama A, Sakamoto Y, Takenaga H, Goncharov P, Ishii K, Sakamoto M, Murakami S, Notake T, Takeuchi N, Okajima S, Sasao M. Overview of Progress in LHD Experiments. FUSION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.13182/fst06-a1229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Isobe M, Nagaoka K, Yoshimura Y, Minami T, Akiyama T, Suzuki C, Nishimura S, Nakamura K, Shimizu A, Takahashi C, Toi K, Matsuoka K, Okamura S, Matsushita H, Murakami S. Reheat Mode Discharges in Search of Attainable High Stored Energy and Density Limit of Compact Helical System. FUSION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.13182/fst06-a1240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Akiyama T, Kawahata K, Tanaka K, Tokuzawa T, Ito Y, Okajima S, Nakayama K, Michael CA, Vyacheslavov LN, Sanin A, Tsuji-Iio S. Interferometer Systems on LHD. FUSION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.13182/fst10-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Miyazawa J, Masuzaki S, Sakamoto R, Peterson BJ, Tamura N, Goto M, Kobayashi M, Shoji M, Akiyama T, Yamada H. Density Limits for the Core and Edge Plasmas Related to the Local Temperatures in LHD. FUSION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.13182/fst10-a10807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Tanaka K, Kawahata K, Tokuzawa T, Akiyama T, Yokoyama M, Shoji M, Michael CA, Vyacheslavov LN, Murakami S, Wakasa A, Mishchenko A, Muraoka K, Okajima S, Takenaga H. Particle Transport of LHD. FUSION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.13182/fst10-a10795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Yoshimura Y, Ferrando-Margalet S, Isobe M, Suzuki C, Shimizu A, Akiyama T, Takahashi C, Nagaoka K, Nishimura S, Minami T, Matsuoka K, Okamura S, Igami H, Kubo S, Shimozuma T, Notake T, Mutoh T, Nagasaki K. Experimental Observations of O-X-B Heating of Overdense Plasmas in CHS. FUSION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.13182/fst07-a1500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Motojima O, Yamada H, Komori A, Watanabe KY, Mutoh T, Takeiri Y, Ida K, Akiyama T, Asakura N, Ashikawa N, Chikaraishi H, Cooper WA, Emoto M, Fujita T, Fujiwara M, Funaba H, Goncharov P, Goto M, Hamada Y, Higashijima S, Hino T, Hoshino M, Ichimura M, Idei H, Ido T, Ikeda K, Imagawa S, Inagaki S, Isayama A, Isobe M, Itoh T, Itoh K, Kado S, Kalinina D, Kaneba T, Kaneko O, Kato D, Kato T, Kawahata K, Kawashima H, Kawazome H, Kobuchi T, Kondo K, Kubo S, Kumazawa R, Lyon JF, Maekawa R, Mase A, Masuzaki S, Mito T, Matsuoka K, Miura Y, Miyazawa J, More R, Morisaki T, Morita S, Murakami I, Murakami S, Mutoh S, Nagaoka K, Nagasaki K, Nagayama Y, Nakamura Y, Nakanishi H, Narihara K, Narushima Y, Nishimura H, Nishimura K, Nishiura M, Nishizawa A, Noda N, Notake T, Nozato H, Ohdachi S, Ohkubo K, Ohyabu N, Oyama N, Oka Y, Okada H, Osakabe M, Ozaki T, Peterson BJ, Sagara A, Saida T, Saito K, Sakakibara S, Sakamoto M, Sakamoto R, Sasao M, Sato K, Seki T, Shimozuma T, Shoji M, Sudo S, Takagi S, Takahashi Y, Takase Y, Takenaga H, Takeuchi N, Tamura N, Tanaka K, Tanaka M, Toi K, Takahata K, Tokuzawa T, Torii Y, Tsumori K, Watanabe F, Watanabe M, Watanabe T, Watari T, Yamada I, Yamada S, Yamaguchi T, Yamamoto S, Yamazaki K, Yanagi N, Yokoyama M, Yoshida N, Yoshimura S, Yoshimura Y, Yoshinuma M. Review on the Progress of the LHD Experiment. FUSION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.13182/fst04-a535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Yoshimura Y, Akiyama T, Isobe M, Shimizu A, Suzuki C, Takahashi C, Nagaoka K, Nishimura S, Minami T, Matsuoka K, Okamura S, Kubo S, Shimozuma T, Igami H, Notake T, Mutoh T. Optimization of Electron Cyclotron Current Drive in the Magnetic Field Configuration of CHS. FUSION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.13182/fst08-a1652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Goparaju SK, Kohda K, Ibata K, Soma A, Nakatake Y, Akiyama T, Wakabayashi S, Matsushita M, Sakota M, Kimura H, Yuzaki M, Ko SBH, Ko MSH. Rapid differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells into functional neurons by mRNAs encoding transcription factors. Sci Rep 2017; 7:42367. [PMID: 28205555 PMCID: PMC5304326 DOI: 10.1038/srep42367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2016] [Accepted: 01/10/2017] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Efficient differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) into neurons is paramount for disease modeling, drug screening, and cell transplantation therapy in regenerative medicine. In this manuscript, we report the capability of five transcription factors (TFs) toward this aim: NEUROG1, NEUROG2, NEUROG3, NEUROD1, and NEUROD2. In contrast to previous methods that have shortcomings in their speed and efficiency, a cocktail of these TFs as synthetic mRNAs can differentiate hPSCs into neurons in 7 days, judged by calcium imaging and electrophysiology. They exhibit motor neuron phenotypes based on immunostaining. These results indicate the establishment of a novel method for rapid, efficient, and footprint-free differentiation of functional neurons from hPSCs.
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Ishihara K, Okazaki K, Akiyama T, Akasaki Y, Nakashima Y. Characterisation of osteophytes as an autologous bone graft source: An experimental study in vivo and in vitro. Bone Joint Res 2017; 6:73-81. [PMID: 28148490 PMCID: PMC5331175 DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.62.bjr-2016-0199.r1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2016] [Accepted: 11/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Objectives Osteophytes are products of active endochondral and intramembranous ossification, and therefore could theoretically provide significant efficacy as bone grafts. In this study, we compared the bone mineralisation effectiveness of osteophytes and cancellous bone, including their effects on secretion of growth factors and anabolic effects on osteoblasts. Methods Osteophytes and cancellous bone obtained from human patients were transplanted onto the calvaria of severe combined immunodeficient mice, with Calcein administered intra-peritoneally for fluorescent labelling of bone mineralisation. Conditioned media were prepared using osteophytes and cancellous bone, and growth factor concentration and effects of each graft on proliferation, differentiation and migration of osteoblastic cells were assessed using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays, MTS ((3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-5-(3-carboxymethoxyphenyl)-2-(4-sulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium)) assays, quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction, and migration assays. Results After six weeks, the area of mineralisation was significantly higher for the transplanted osteophytes than for the cancellous bone (43803 μm2, sd 14660 versus 9421 μm2, sd 5032, p = 0.0184, one-way analysis of variance). Compared with cancellous bone, the conditioned medium prepared using osteophytes contained a significantly higher amounts of transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1 (471 pg/ml versus 333 pg/ml, p = 0.0001, Wilcoxon rank sum test), bone morphogenetic protein (BMP)-2 (47.75 pg/ml versus 32 pg/ml, p = 0.0214, Wilcoxon rank sum test) and insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1 (314.5 pg/ml versus 191 pg/ml, p = 0.0418, Wilcoxon rank sum test). The stronger effects of osteophytes towards osteoblasts in terms of a higher proliferation rate, upregulation of gene expression of differentiation markers such as alpha-1 type-1 collagen and alkaline phosphate, and higher migration, compared with cancellous bone, was confirmed. Conclusion We provide evidence of favourable features of osteophytes for bone mineralisation through a direct effect on osteoblasts. The acceleration in metabolic activity of the osteophyte provides justification for future studies evaluating the clinical use of osteophytes as autologous bone grafts. Cite this article: K. Ishihara, K. Okazaki, T. Akiyama, Y. Akasaki, Y. Nakashima. Characterisation of osteophytes as an autologous bone graft source: An experimental study in vivo and in vitro. Bone Joint Res 2017;6:73–81. DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.62.BJR-2016-0199.R1.
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