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Ushijima H, Kondo Y, Shiraishi H, Abe T, Fujii R. [A case of neonatal herpes simplex encephalitis]. NO TO HATTATSU = BRAIN AND DEVELOPMENT 1986; 18:299-303. [PMID: 3015166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Yamada S, Kagawa Y, Ushijima H, Takayanagi N, Hayashi E. Effect of piperidine and related alicyclic amines on nicotinic and muscarinic agonist binding sites in the mammalian brain. JOURNAL OF PHARMACOBIO-DYNAMICS 1986; 9:620-5. [PMID: 3772718 DOI: 10.1248/bpb1978.9.620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The effect of piperidine and related alicyclic amines on central nicotinic and muscarinic cholinoceptors was investigated by measuring specific binding of [3H]nicotine and [3H]cismethyldioxolane (CD) in rat cerebral cortical membranes. Piperidine, pyrrolidine, 4-hydroxypiperidine and piperazine at concentrations of 1 microM-30 mM completed dose-dependently with [3H]nicotine and [3H]CD for the binding sites. Among these compounds, piperidine was the most potent competitor of brain [3H]nicotine binding sites. Piperidine and pyrrolidine showed a greater affinity for [3H]nicotine binding sites in the rat cerebral cortex than of [3H]CD binding sites. In contrast, 4-hydroxypiperidine and piperazine displayed approximately 10 times greater affinity for [3H]CD binding sites. Pipecolic acid had little effect on these cholinoceptor agonist binding sites. The inhibitory effect of brain [3H]nicotine binding by piperidine did not differ between brain regions or during development. In addition, there was little difference in the piperidine-induced inhibition of brain [3H]nicotine binding between species such as rat, mouse, guinea-pig and rabbit. Thus, the present study demonstrates a high affinity of piperidine for nicotinic cholinoceptors in the mammalian brain.
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A 9 month old boy with suspected rotavirus encephalitis developed infantile spasms and delayed psychomotor development. Anti-rotavirus antibodies in cerebrospinal fluid, blood, and faeces were studied.
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Ushijima H, Kohno H, Kim B, Shinozaki T, Araki K, Fujii R. A new latex agglutination test kit for detecting rotavirus in stool from children with gastroenteritis. PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE 1986; 5:492-3. [PMID: 3014460 DOI: 10.1097/00006454-198607000-00029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Ushijima H, Ishikawa Y, Sugamata K, Yoshida J, Kawaoi T, Mizuta H, Abe T. [A mild form of brain stem encephalitis due to herpes simplex virus]. NO TO SHINKEI = BRAIN AND NERVE 1986; 38:545-9. [PMID: 3015173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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A 10-year-old boy had gait and speech disturbances 17 days after the initial symptoms of a fever, headache and cough. Four days later he was admitted to a hospital with mild disturbances of gait, speech, writing, visual acuity, left facial nerve, nystagmus and consciousness. Impairments of cranial nerves (II, III and VII), pyramidal sign and cerebellar sign were noticed. EEG showed generalized slow waves. Auditory brain stem response showed prolongation of the interval between I and V waves and poor differentiation between them. Brain CT could not find any abnormalities. Brain stem encephalitis was diagnosed. Clinical signs and symptoms continued for two weeks when steroid therapy was started and it was effective to improve the disease. He was discharged from the hospital without sequelae. Herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1 was detected from cells in CSF on admission by fluorescence antibody method. HSV antibody titers in sera changed from 1/8 to 1/64 during three months by complement fixation test. Specific IgG and IgA by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was high in CSF. Specific antibody in CSF/total antibody in CSF: specific antibody in serum/total antibody in serum for IgG and IgA classes were more than 1. Reports of mild type of HSV brain stem encephalitis seemed to be rare. Our case which was followed for several months carefully would be important to discuss.
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Ushijima H, Kim B, Shinozaki T, Araki K, Kondo Y, Fujii R. Further study of the epidemiology of rotavirus infection in Tokyo. Eur J Pediatr 1986; 145:162. [PMID: 3015626 DOI: 10.1007/bf00441890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Ito M, Ushijima H, Matsui K, Nakamura T, Fujisaki S, Maeyama M, Nakayama M. [An eclampsia associated with hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and thrombocytopenia]. NIHON SANKA FUJINKA GAKKAI ZASSHI 1986; 38:448-51. [PMID: 2871120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Shinozaki T, Araki K, Ushijima H, Kim B, Tajima T, Fujii R, Minamitani M. Coproantibody response to rotavirus in an outbreak in a day-care nursery. Eur J Pediatr 1986; 144:515-6. [PMID: 3007154 DOI: 10.1007/bf00441755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Kawasaki N, Matsui K, Ito M, Nakamura T, Yoshimura T, Ushijima H, Maeyama M. Effect of calcium supplementation on the vascular sensitivity to angiotensin II in pregnant women. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1985; 153:576-82. [PMID: 4061524 DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(85)90482-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Pregnant women destined to develop pregnancy-induced hypertension lose refractoriness to the pressor effects of infused angiotensin II. The effect of calcium supplementation on the vascular sensitivity to angiotensin II was investigated in pregnant women. We administered orally 600 mg of calcium L-aspartate daily to 22 pregnant women from 20 weeks of gestation to delivery. The values for the effective pressor dose of angiotensin II in the calcium-supplemented women were compared with those in 72 nonsupplemented pregnant women. The vascular sensitivity was significantly decreased after calcium supplementation. The values for the effective pressor dose of angiotensin II in the calcium-supplemented patients were 18.1 +/- 1.2 ng/kg/min at 20 weeks of gestation, 32.2 +/- 2.6 ng/kg/min at the twenty-sixth week, 41.1 +/- 3.4 ng/kg/min at the thirtieth week, and 25.9 +/- 2.9 ng/kg/min at the thirty-sixth week (mean +/- SEM), while those in the nonsupplemented patients were 17.3 +/- 1.2, 17.7 +/- 1.6, 17.6 +/- 1.2, and 15.0 +/- 1.6 ng/kg/min, respectively. Assessment of the changes in the effective pressor dose of angiotensin II in the individual patients indicated that the percentile changes from 20 weeks of gestation in the calcium-supplemented patients were also significantly greater than those in 22 nonsupplemented patients. These findings suggest that calcium supplementation tends to reduce the vascular sensitivity in pregnancy. The present dosage of calcium did not affect the blood chemical parameters and did not reduce the blood pressure. The incidence of pregnancy-induced hypertension in the calcium-supplemented patients was 4.5%, which was smaller than that (21.2%) in the nonsupplemented patients. Although there is no clear explanation of the mechanisms involved in such an effect of calcium, the present results do provide evidence to support the idea that oral calcium intake can prevent the onset of pregnancy-induced hypertension.
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Ushijima H, Hashira S, Shinozaki T, Fujii R. Chlamydia trachomatis infection in a premature infant. ACTA PAEDIATRICA SCANDINAVICA 1985; 74:604. [PMID: 4024930 DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1985.tb11038.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Shinozaki T, Araki K, Ushijima H, Tajima T, Kim B, Fujii R, Minamitani M. Specific IgA antibody in nasal washes from patients with rotavirus infection. PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE 1985; 4:299-300. [PMID: 4000995 DOI: 10.1097/00006454-198505000-00023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Histopathologic features of uterine choriocarcinoma were studied to establish new criteria for grading malignancy of the disease. Thirteen items of histopathologic findings concerning the degree of differentiation and the forms of masses of trophoblasts (Trs), the manner of Tr invasion, and host response of surrounding tissues were studied with relationship to prognosis in 70 patients with uterine lesions (alive, 49; dead, 21). Chi-square test results were examined for each item in relation to prognosis of the patients. Four items were thought to have significance and were selected as criteria: (1) island formation; (2) massive proliferation of intermediate-type Trs; (3) rectangular infiltration of Trs to surrounding muscle fibers; and (4) atypia of Trs at the end-point of tumor invasion. A discriminant analysis was carried out (under the standardization of tumor extension and the historical staging of treatment). From the results obtained in discriminant analysis, scores were given to the four items that existed in the specimen. New criteria for grading malignancy are proposed based on scoring these four items. The algebraic sum of the scores had a possible range of +4 to -16. Patients with scores of -9 and above had a low-grade malignancy with a mortality rate of 7%. Patients with scores of -10 and lower had a mortality of 69% and were classified as having tumors of high-grade malignancy.
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Tazaki T, Nishimura H, Ushijima H, Miyahara K, Kobayashi H, Hamai J, Tomoo Y, Morisaki H, Yakushiji M. [Two cases of Krukenberg tumors associated with ovarian dermoid cyst]. IGAKU KENKYU. ACTA MEDICA 1985; 55:69-75. [PMID: 3000124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Ushijima H, Shinozaki T, Fujii R. Detection of Clostridium difficile enterotoxin in neonates by latex agglutination. Arch Dis Child 1985; 60:252-4. [PMID: 3985657 PMCID: PMC1777179 DOI: 10.1136/adc.60.3.252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Clostridium difficile enterotoxin (D-1) was detected in 13 symptomatic and nine asymptomatic neonates in the neonatal intensive care unit by latex agglutination test but was not found in 18 healthy neonates in two other newborn nurseries. Environmental contamination in the intensive care unit may have been the cause. An association between the presence of enterotoxin and clinical symptoms is discussed.
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Nishimura H, Yakushiji M, Hamai J, Kobayashi H, Tomoo Y, Miyahara K, Ushijima H, Kato T. [Assessment of cases with ovarian cancer stage I]. NIHON SANKA FUJINKA GAKKAI ZASSHI 1985; 37:213-9. [PMID: 3973445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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In the therapy of primary ovarian cancer in which the tumor is located in one ovary, radical operation including the uterus and contralateral ovary is performed in principle even in the case of young patients. However, there have been only a few results reported on the primary cases in our country, and the radical operation is adopted at present in line with western policy. In the present study, the authors examined mainly the prognosis of 49 patients with primary ovarian cancer (stage Ia, 25 cases; stage Ib, 2 cases; stage Ic, 22 cases), and the following results were obtained. Among 25 cases at stage Ia, the radical operation was performed on 14 cases, and only the conservative operation was performed on the remaining 11 cases. All of the latter are still well. Only one died among patients at stage Ia. Therefore, in these cases, complete treatments were done, including radical operation, postoperative irradiation and chemotherapy, and second look operation. The prognosis of the patients at Ic was worse than that at IIa + b. Therefore, it was felt to be necessary to treat them as progressive cancer. There was no difference between the prognoses of the conservative and radical operations even at stage Ic. Thus, problems such as functional maintenance were thought to be taken into consideration. Risk factors considered were tissue type, amount of ascites, capsular rhexis, and advanced age, etc. Since the prognosis after the second look operation was good, it was considered to be a treatment which should be introduced actively, even at stage I.
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Abe T, Nonaka C, Hiraiwa M, Ushijima H, Fujii R. Acute and delayed neurologic reaction to inoculation with attenuated live measles virus. Brain Dev 1985; 7:421-3. [PMID: 4061779 DOI: 10.1016/s0387-7604(85)80140-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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A Japanese boy developed a high fever and a prolonged convulsion 11 days after inoculation with live measles vaccine. He had 4 more seizures during the next 6 mos. His EEG became transiently abnormal 14 mos later. Antimeasles complement fixation, hemagglutination, and neutralization titers were elevated.
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Shinozaki T, Araki K, Ushijima H, Tajima T, Kim B, Fujii R, Minamitani M. [Antirotavirus IgA antibody in nasal washes]. Uirusu 1984; 34:125-126. [PMID: 6099628 DOI: 10.2222/jsv.34.125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Miyoshi T, Nishimura H, Ookura N, Morisaki H, Kobayashi H, Tasaki T, Ushijima H, Yakushiji M. [Studies on the serum levels of a carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA 19-9) in patients with ovarian cancer]. IGAKU KENKYU. ACTA MEDICA 1984; 54:796-800. [PMID: 6599577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Sugiyama T, Nishida T, Hosokawa Y, Ushijima H, Nishimura H, Umezu J, Yakushiji M, Kato T. Adenoid cystic carcinoma of Bartholin's gland. A review of the literature and report of a patient. NIHON SANKA FUJINKA GAKKAI ZASSHI 1984; 36:829-32. [PMID: 6330246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Ushijima H, Nishimura H, Miyoshi T, Hamai J, Kobayashi H, Yakushiji M, Kato T. [Krukenberg tumor with hormonal activity--studies on postmenopausal ovarian tumors]. IGAKU KENKYU. ACTA MEDICA 1984; 54:710-6. [PMID: 6099678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Ushijima H, Kim B, Tajima T, Araki K, Yoshino K, Shinozaki T, Fujii R. Epidemiology of rotavirus infection in Tokyo during two winter seasons, as revealed by analyses of recovered viral RNA. Eur J Pediatr 1984; 142:71-2. [PMID: 6714265 DOI: 10.1007/bf00442598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Tajima T, Suzuki E, Ushijima H, Araki K, Kim B, Shinozaki T, Fujii R. Isolation of murine rotavirus in cell cultures. Brief report. Arch Virol 1984; 82:119-23. [PMID: 6093743 DOI: 10.1007/bf01309375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Murine rotavirus was isolated in primary monkey kidney cells. Electrophoretic pattern of genome RNA of murine rotavirus was different from that of human rotaviruses. Oral administration of cultured murine rotavirus caused mild diarrhea in newborn BALB/C mice.
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Yoshino K, Ushijima H, Hashira S, Park P, Kobayashi N. [Questions on the hypothesis based on mites as the putative agent in the etiology of Kawasaki disease]. NIHON RINSHO. JAPANESE JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE 1983; 41:2040-2046. [PMID: 6663742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Nishimura H, Yakushiji M, Miyoshi T, Miyahara K, Hamai J, Ushijima H, Kato T. [Evaluation of reduction surgery for advanced ovarian cancer]. IGAKU KENKYU. ACTA MEDICA 1983; 53:241-245. [PMID: 6677021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Ushijima H. [Morphological study of ovarian hilus cells]. IGAKU KENKYU. ACTA MEDICA 1983; 53:211-23. [PMID: 6677018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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