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Song P, Niyonsaba F, Okumura K, Ikeda S, Ogawa H. 918 Candidalysin, a virulence factor of Candida albicans, activates human keratinocytes through MAPK and NF-κB pathways. J Invest Dermatol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2018.03.930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Ito K, Shimizuguchi T, Nihei K, Furuya T, Ogawa H, Karasawa K. EP-1689: Patterns of Intraosseous Recurrence After Stereotactic Body Radotherapy for Coxal Bone Metastasis. Radiother Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(18)31998-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Nakanishi H, Yokota M, Aoyagi M, Ohsuna M, Ito T, Imazu S, Nonomura M, Ogawa K, Isobe M, Akata N, Tanaka M, Saze T, Nishimura K, Hayashi H, Miyake H, Ogawa H, Maeno H, Emoto M, Yoshida M, Kawamura T, Sakakibara S, Ishiguro S, Osakabe M. Integrated radiation monitoring and interlock system for the LHD deuterium experiments. FUSION ENGINEERING AND DESIGN 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2018.02.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Kapeller C, Ogawa H, Schalk G, Kunii N, Coon WG, Scharinger J, Guger C, Kamada K. Real-time detection and discrimination of visual perception using electrocorticographic signals. J Neural Eng 2018; 15:036001. [PMID: 29359711 DOI: 10.1088/1741-2552/aaa9f6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Several neuroimaging studies have demonstrated that the ventral temporal cortex contains specialized regions that process visual stimuli. This study investigated the spatial and temporal dynamics of electrocorticographic (ECoG) responses to different types and colors of visual stimulation that were presented to four human participants, and demonstrated a real-time decoder that detects and discriminates responses to untrained natural images. APPROACH ECoG signals from the participants were recorded while they were shown colored and greyscale versions of seven types of visual stimuli (images of faces, objects, bodies, line drawings, digits, and kanji and hiragana characters), resulting in 14 classes for discrimination (experiment I). Additionally, a real-time system asynchronously classified ECoG responses to faces, kanji and black screens presented via a monitor (experiment II), or to natural scenes (i.e. the face of an experimenter, natural images of faces and kanji, and a mirror) (experiment III). Outcome measures in all experiments included the discrimination performance across types based on broadband γ activity. MAIN RESULTS Experiment I demonstrated an offline classification accuracy of 72.9% when discriminating among the seven types (without color separation). Further discrimination of grey versus colored images reached an accuracy of 67.1%. Discriminating all colors and types (14 classes) yielded an accuracy of 52.1%. In experiment II and III, the real-time decoder correctly detected 73.7% responses to face, kanji and black computer stimuli and 74.8% responses to presented natural scenes. SIGNIFICANCE Seven different types and their color information (either grey or color) could be detected and discriminated using broadband γ activity. Discrimination performance maximized for combined spatial-temporal information. The discrimination of stimulus color information provided the first ECoG-based evidence for color-related population-level cortical broadband γ responses in humans. Stimulus categories can be detected by their ECoG responses in real time within 500 ms with respect to stimulus onset.
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Yamada M, Kimura Y, Ishiyama D, Nishio N, Tanaka T, Ohji S, Otobe Y, Koyama S, Sato A, Suzuki M, Ogawa H, Ichikawa T, Ito D, Arai H. Plasma Amino Acid Concentrations Are Associated with Muscle Function in Older Japanese Women. J Nutr Health Aging 2018; 22:819-823. [PMID: 30080226 DOI: 10.1007/s12603-018-1014-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Although several previous studies have found benefits for amino acid supplementation in terms of muscle function, the role of plasma amino acid concentrations on sarcopenia are not well addressed yet. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to compare the amino acid concentrations at each stage of sarcopenia (normal, pre-sarcopenia, dynapenia, and sarcopenia) in community-dwelling older Japanese adults. SETTING AND SUBJECTS Community-dwelling older Japanese women (n=232, 79.4±7.0 years) participated in this study. MEASUREMENTS We measured plasma amino acid concentrations, 5-m walking speed, grip strength, and skeletal muscle mass using a bioelectrical impedance data acquisition system and compared them among participants at each stage of sarcopenia. RESULTS The proportions of normal, pre-sarcopenia, dynapenia, and sarcopenia patients were 40.5% (n=94), 12.1% (n=28), 26.3% (n=61), and 21.1% (n=49), respectively. Significant differences were observed for concentrations of leucine, branched-chain amino acid (BCAAs), and essential amino acid (EAAs) among the four groups (p<0.05), and the dynapenia and sarcopenia groups showed significantly lower concentrations of leucine than the normal group (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS This study indicated a positive relationship between plasma leucine, BCAA and EAA concentrations and muscle function. A longitudinal study is needed to determine the causal relationship between leucine/BCAA concentrations and muscle function.
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Shimizuguchi T, Nihei K, Ito K, Ogawa H, Kawamoto T, Kuramoto H, Hayakawa S, Fuse K, Shibata Y, Machitori Y, Fujii M, Karasawa K. Herpes Zoster Following Radiation Therapy: A Single-Institutional Epidemiological Analysis from Patient Database. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.06.1833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Sakaguchi A, Kamata Y, Takahashi N, Matsuda H, Kosaka R, Umehara Y, Ogawa H, Tominaga M, Takamori K. Oral administration of milk-derived phospholipids inhibits penetration of cutaneous nerve fibres into epidermis in a mouse model of acute dry skin. Clin Exp Dermatol 2017; 42:890-894. [PMID: 28929531 DOI: 10.1111/ced.13207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The density of intraepidermal nerve fibres has been shown to be higher in itchy dry skin than in healthy skin, suggesting that epidermal hyperinnervation is at least partly involved in peripheral itch sensitization. We investigated whether oral administration of milk-derived phospholipids (MPLs) would inhibit epidermal hyperinnervation in a mouse model of dry skin. We found that the number of intraepidermal nerve fibres was significantly lower in the MPL group than in the control group. Expression of nerve growth factor (NGF) levels in the epidermis was significantly decreased by oral administration of MPLs, whereas expression of semaphorin (Sema)3A, a nerve repulsion factor, was increased in the MPL group. These results suggest that dietary MPLs attenuate the penetration of nerve fibres into the epidermis by reducing epidermal NGF levels and increasing Sema3A level. Thus, dietary MPLs may have beneficial effects in the prevention and/or alleviation of dry skin-induced itch by reducing intraepidermal nerve fibre density.
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Yokota T, Hamauchi S, Yoshida Y, Yurikusa T, Suzuki M, Yamashita A, Ogawa H, Onoe T, Mori K, Onitsuka T. The phase II study of HMB/Arg/Gln against oral mucositis induced by chemoradiotherapy for head and neck cancer patients. Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx374.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Ogawa H, Ohashi K, Shibata R, Ito M, Otaka N, Kawanishi H, Yamaguchi S, Murohara T, Ouchi N. P4916Adipolin/CTRP12 acts as a biomarker of coronary artery disease and protects against pathological vascular remodeling. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx493.p4916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Ogata M, Oshima K, Ikebe T, Takano K, Kanamori H, Kondo T, Ueda Y, Mori T, Hashimoto H, Ogawa H, Eto T, Ueki T, Miyamoto T, Ichinohe T, Atsuta Y, Fukuda T. Clinical characteristics and outcome of human herpesvirus-6 encephalitis after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant 2017; 52:1563-1570. [PMID: 28783148 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2017.175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2017] [Revised: 06/09/2017] [Accepted: 06/29/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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In this retrospective analysis using the Transplant Registry Unified Management Program, we identified 145 patients with human herpesvirus (HHV)-6 encephalitis among 6593 recipients. The cumulative incidences of HHV-6 encephalitis at 100 days after transplantation in all patients, recipients of bone marrow or PBSCs and recipients of cord blood were 2.3%, 1.6% and 5.0%, respectively. Risk factors identified in multivariate analysis were male sex, type of transplanted cells (relative risk in cord blood transplantation, 11.09, P<0.001; relative risk in transplantation from HLA-mismatched unrelated donor, 9.48, P<0.001; vs transplantation from HLA-matched related donor) and GvHD prophylaxis by calcineurin inhibitor alone. At 100 days after transplantation, the overall survival rate was 58.3% and 80.5% among patients with and without HHV-6 encephalitis, respectively (P<0.001). Neuropsychological sequelae remained in 57% of 121 evaluated patients. With both foscarnet and ganciclovir, full-dose therapy (foscarnet ⩾180 mg/kg, ganciclovir ⩾10 mg/kg) was associated with better response rate (foscarnet, 93% vs 74%, P=0.044; ganciclovir, 84% vs 58%, P=0.047). HHV-6 encephalitis is not rare not only in cord blood transplant recipients but also in recipients of HLA-mismatched unrelated donors. In this study, development of HHV-6 encephalitis was associated with a poor survival rate, and neurological sequelae remained in many patients.
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Chieosilapatham P, Ogawa H, Niyonsaba F. Current insights into the role of human β-defensins in atopic dermatitis. Clin Exp Immunol 2017; 190:155-166. [PMID: 28708318 DOI: 10.1111/cei.13013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Anti-microbial peptides or host defence peptides are small molecules that display both anti-microbial activities and complex immunomodulatory functions to protect against various diseases. Among these peptides, the human β-defensins (hBDs) are localized primarily in epithelial surfaces, including those of the skin, where they contribute to protective barriers. In atopic dermatitis skin lesions, altered skin barrier and immune dysregulation are believed to be responsible for reduced hBD synthesis. Impaired hBD expression in the skin is reportedly the leading cause of increased susceptibility to bacterial and viral infection in patients with atopic dermatitis. Although hBDs have considerable beneficial effects as anti-microbial agents and immunomodulators and may ameliorate atopic dermatitis clinically, recent evidence has also suggested the negative effects of hBDs in atopic dermatitis development. In the current review, we provide an overview of the regulation of hBDs and their role in the pathogenesis of atopic dermatitis. The efforts to utilize these molecules in clinical applications are also described.
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An Y, Ishii M, Iguchi M, Masunaga N, Tezuka Y, Doi K, Esato M, Chun Y, Wada H, Hasegawa K, Tsuji H, Ogawa H, Abe M, Akao M. P5833Predictive value of the CHA2DS2-VASc score for cardiovascular death in comparison with stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation: The Fushimi AF Registry. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx493.p5833] [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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Nakao K, Yasuda S, Nishimura K, Noguchi T, Nakamura F, Nakai M, Sumita Y, Miyamoto Y, Ogawa H. P3656Association between prescription rates of guideline-directed medications and short-term outcome among 68182 Japanese patients with acute myocardial infarction. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx504.p3656] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Sekiguchi H, Kanbayashi K, Watanabe-Kawada E, Arashi H, Fujii S, Yamaguchi J, Ogawa H, Hagiwara N. P6453Sex-related differences in coronary risk factors of major adverse cardiovascular events in acute coronary syndrome with contemporary dyslipidaemia management: a sub-analysis of data from the HIJ-PROPE. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx493.p6453] [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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An Y, Ishii M, Iguchi M, Masunaga N, Tezuka Y, Doi K, Esato M, Chun Y, Wada H, Hasegawa K, Tsuji H, Ogawa H, Abe M, Akao M. P620Association of anemia with stroke/systemic embolism, bleeding, and cardiovascular death in patients with atrial fibrillation: The Fushimi AF Registry. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx501.p620] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Ishii M, Ogawa H, Masunaga N, Iguchi M, An Y, Esato M, Chun Y, Wada H, Hasegawa K, Abe M, Akao M. P1547Evaluation of risk factors for major bleeding in AF patients with oral anticoagulation: the Fushimi AF Registry. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx502.p1547] [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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Iguchi M, Tezuka Y, Masunaga N, Ishii M, Esato M, Chun Y, Wada H, Hasegawa K, Ogawa H, Abe M, Akao M. P2438Prognostic effect of beta-blockers in patients with atrial fibrillation and heart failure: The Fushimi AF Registry. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx502.p2438] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Ishii M, Kaikita K, Sato K, Sueta D, Fujisue K, Oimatsu Y, Mitsuse T, Hokimoto S, Ogawa H, Tsujita K. 2886Cardioprotective effect of LCZ696 (sacubitril/valsartan) experimental acute myocardial infarction. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx494.2886] [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: 11/15/2022] Open
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Kanbayashi K, Yamaguchi J, Fujii S, Kawada-Watanabe E, Arashi H, Sekiguchi H, Ogawa H, Hagiwara N. P1119The impact of serum sitosterol level on clinical outcomes in acute coronary syndrome patients with dyslipidemia: a subanalysis of HIJ PROPER. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx502.p1119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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An Y, Ishii M, Iguchi M, Masunaga N, Tezuka Y, Doi K, Esato M, Chun Y, Wada H, Hasegawa K, Tsuji H, Ogawa H, Abe M, Akao M. P4414Association of body mass index with causes of death in patients with atrial fibrillation: The Fushimi AF Registry. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx504.p4414] [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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Masunaga N, Iguchi M, Ishii M, Esato M, Chun Y, Wada H, Hasegawa K, Ogawa H, Abe M, Akao M. P2703Comparison of characteristics and outcomes of atrial fibrillation patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting surgery and percutaneous coronary intervention: From the Fushimi AF Registry. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx502.p2703] [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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Tezuka Y, Iguchi M, Esato M, Chun Y, Wada H, Hasegawa K, Ogawa H, Abe M, Akao M. P505Left ventricular concentric geometry has a prognostic value for ischemic stroke or systemic embolism in atrial fibrillation patients: The Fushimi AF Registry. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx501.p505] [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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Prueckl R, Kapeller C, Gruenwald J, Ogawa H, Kamada K, Korostenskaja M, Swift J, Scharinger J, Cho W, Edlinger G, Guger C. Passive functional mapping guides electrical cortical stimulation for efficient determination of eloquent cortex in epilepsy patients. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2017; 2017:4163-4166. [PMID: 29060814 DOI: 10.1109/embc.2017.8037773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Electrical cortical stimulation (ECS) is often used in presurgical evaluation procedures for patients suffering from pharmacoresistant epilepsy. Real-time functional mapping (RTFM) is an alternative brain mapping methodology that can accompany traditional functional mapping approaches like ECS. In this paper, we present a combined RTFM/ECS system that aims to exploit the common ground and the advantages of the two procedures for improved time/effort effectiveness, patients' experience and safety. Using the RTFM and ECS data from four patients who suffer epilepsy, we demonstrate that the RTFM-guided ECS procedure hypothetically reduces the number of electrical stimulations necessary for eloquent cortex detection by 40%.
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Ogawa H, Matsumoto K, Akiyama H. The prevention of a lateral hinge fracture as a complication of a medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy. Bone Joint J 2017; 99-B:887-893. [DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.99b7.bjj-2016-0927.r1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2016] [Accepted: 02/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Aims We aimed to investigate factors related to the technique of medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy which might predispose to the development of a lateral hinge fracture. Patients and Methods A total of 71 patients with 82 osteotomies were included in the study. Their mean age was 62.9 years (37 to 80). The classification of the type of osteotomy was based on whether it extended beyond the fibular head. The level of the osteotomy was classified according to the height of its endpoint. Results At a mean follow-up of 20 months (6 to 52), a total of 15 lateral hinge fractures (18.3%) were identified. A sufficient osteotomy, in which both anterior and posterior tibial cortices were involved with extension into the lateral aspect of the plateau in relation to an anteroposterior line tangential to the medial edge of the fibular head in the CT axial plane, was seen in 48 knees (71.6%) in those without a lateral hinge fracture and in seven (46.7%) in those with a lateral hinge fracture. An osteotomy which ended above the level of the fibular head was seen in nine (13.4%) of the knees without a lateral hinge fracture and seven (46.7%) of the those with a lateral hinge fracture. There was a significant relationship between the absence of a lateral hinge fracture and both a sufficient osteotomy and one whose endpoint was at the level of the fibular head (p = 0.0451 and p = 0.0214, respectively). Conclusion A sufficient osteotomy involving both the anterior and posterior cortices, whose endpoint is at the level of the fibular head, should be performed when undertaking a medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy if a lateral hinge fracture is to be avoided as a complication. Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2017;99-B:887–93.
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Esato M, Chun YH, An Y, Wada H, Hasegawa K, Ogawa H, Abe M, Akao M. P1071Clinical impact of asymptomatic presentation status in patients with paroxysmal and sustained atrial fibrillation: the fushimi af registry. Europace 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/eux151.250] [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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Qin M, Rajan A, Shin Y, Ogawa H, Kulkarni R. 815 Evaluating the role of AIM2 expression in melanoma. J Invest Dermatol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2017.02.840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Endo H, Tsunekawa N, Sonoe M, Sasaki T, Ogawa H, Amano T, Nguyen TS, Phimphachanhvongsod V, Kudo K, Yonezawa T, Akishinonomiya F. Geographical variation in the skeletal morphology of red jungle fowl. Br Poult Sci 2017; 58:348-357. [PMID: 28418277 DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2017.1311008] [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: 10/19/2022]
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1. The skulls and postcranial skeletons of the red jungle fowl (Gallus gallus) were compared osteometrically between the populations from North and South Vietnam, North and Central Laos and Southeast Bangladesh. The populations include the three subspecies of G. g. spadiceus, G. g. gallus and G. g. murghi and were sampled to reveal the geographical morphological variations among populations in G. gallus. 2. The morphometric characteristics of subspecies murghi could be clearly distinguished from those of the other subspecies using a canonical discriminant analysis. However, the size and shape of the skull of the gallus population from South Vietnam were not statistically different from that of the subspecies spadiceus from North Laos. The canonical discriminant scores also clearly indicated that there were morphological similarities in the skulls of the populations from North Laos and South Vietnam. 3. From the results, therefore, it is concluded that red jungle fowls do not exhibit high levels of osteometric variation between geographical localities at least within the Indochinese Peninsula. 4. This contrasts with previous studies which have described these subspecies as having various external morphological differences and have argued that zoogeographical barriers exist between the north and south areas of the Indochinese Peninsula.
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Kasai S, Kamiya K, Shinohara K, Kawashima H, Ogawa H, Uehara K, Miura Y, Okano F, Suzuki S, Hoshino K, Tsuzuki K, Sato M, Oasa K, Kusama Y, Yamauchi T, Nagashima Y, Ida K, Hidekuma S, Ido T, Hamada Y, Nishizawa A, Kawasumi Y, Uesugi Y, Okajima S, Kawahata K, Ejiri A, Amemiya H, Sadamoto Y. Plasma Diagnostics in JFT-2M. FUSION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.13182/fst06-a1097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Tsuzuki K, Kimura H, Kusama Y, Sato M, Kawashima H, Kamiya K, Shinohara K, Ogawa H, Uehara K, Kurita G, Kasai S, Hoshino K, Isei N, Miura Y, Yamamoto M, Kikuchi K, Shibata T, Bakhtiari M, Hino T, Hirohata Y, Yamauchi Y, Yamaguchi K, Tsutsui H, Shimada R, Amemiya H, Nagashima Y, Ido T, Hamada Y. Characteristics of Plasma Operation with the Ferritic inside Wall and Its Compatibility with High-Performance Plasmas in JFT-2M. FUSION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.13182/fst06-a1095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Kitajima S, Takahashi H, Tanaka Y, Utoh H, Takenaga M, Yokoyama M, Inagaki S, Suzuki Y, Nishimura K, Ogawa H, Shinde J, Ogawa M, Aoyama H, Iwazaki K, Okamoto A, Shinto K, Sasao M. Effects of Rational Surfaces and Magnetic Islands on Radial Electric Fields and Ion Viscosity in Tohoku University Heliac. FUSION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.13182/fst06-a1236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Seki T, Mutoh T, Kumazawa R, Saito K, Nakamura Y, Sakamoto M, Watanabe T, Kubo S, Shimozuma T, Yoshimura Y, Igami H, Ohkubo K, Takeiri Y, Oka Y, Tsumori K, Osakabe M, Ikeda K, Nagaoka K, Kaneko O, Miyazawa J, Morita S, Narihara K, Shoji M, Masuzaki S, Goto M, Morisaki T, Peterson BJ, Sato K, Tokuzawa T, Ashikawa N, Nishimura K, Funaba H, Chikaraishi H, Takeuchi N, Notake T, Ogawa H, Torii Y, Shimpo F, Nomura G, Yokota M, Takahashi C, Kato A, Takase Y, Kasahara H, Ichimura M, Higaki H, Zhao YP, Kwak JG, Yamada H, Kawahata K, Ohyabu N, Ida K, Nagayama Y, Noda N, Watari T, Komori A, Sudo S, Motojima O. Study of Long-Pulse Plasma Experiment Using ICRF Heating in LHD. FUSION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.13182/fst06-a1234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Ido T, Shimizu A, Nishiura M, Kato S, Nakano H, Ohshima S, Yokoyama M, Murakami S, Wakasa A, Nakamura S, Yokota M, Tsukada K, Ogawa H, Inoue T. Development of 6-MeV Heavy Ion Beam Probe on LHD. FUSION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.13182/fst10-a10829] [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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Chahota R, Ogawa H, Ohya K, Yamaguchi T, Everett KDE, Fukushi H. Involvement of multiple Chlamydia suis genotypes in porcine conjunctivitis. Transbound Emerg Dis 2017; 65:272-277. [PMID: 28345224 DOI: 10.1111/tbed.12645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2016] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Chlamydia suis has been detected in numerous disease conditions of pigs, particularly in eye infections. This study examined recurring conjunctivitis cases in five commercial pig farms in Japan. 40.5% of the cases were identified as Chlamydia positive using impression cytology of ocular smears and a genus-specific direct fluorescent antibody. C. suis was detected in 59.5% of the samples using PCR tests targeting 16S-23S rRNA intergenic spacer region (ISR) and ompA gene. Genetic analysis of PCR amplicons revealed nine sequence variants of 16S-23S rRNA ISR and 20 sequence variants within ompA gene. Among C. suis-positive conjunctivitis cases, 36.4% showed concurrent infection with 2-4 varied ompA sequence types and 9.1% showed multiple 16S-23S rRNA ISR sequence types of C. suis. Multiple genotypes were found circulating in four of five farms. All 20 detected strains and 25 previously reported C. suis strains were grouped into four clusters. Japanese C. suis strains were closely related to American and European strains indicating wide distribution of these genetically variant strains. This study is the first to show multiple and genetically diverse C. suis strain associations in pig conjunctivitis.
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Masuzaki S, Morisaki T, Shoji M, Kubota Y, Watanabe T, Kobayashi M, Miyazawa J, Goto M, Morita S, Peterson BJ, Ohyabu N, Komori A, Motojima O, Ogawa H. Overview and Future Plan of Helical Divertor Study in the Large Helical Device. FUSION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.13182/fst06-a1257] [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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Simulundu E, Chambaro HM, Sinkala Y, Kajihara M, Ogawa H, Mori A, Ndebe J, Dautu G, Mataa L, Lubaba CH, Simuntala C, Fandamu P, Simuunza M, Pandey GS, Samui KL, Misinzo G, Takada A, Mweene AS. Co-circulation of multiple genotypes of African swine fever viruses among domestic pigs in Zambia (2013-2015). Transbound Emerg Dis 2017; 65:114-122. [PMID: 28299893 DOI: 10.1111/tbed.12635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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During 2013-2015, several and severe outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) affected domestic pigs in six provinces of Zambia. Genetic characterization of ASF viruses (ASFVs) using standardized genotyping procedures revealed that genotypes I, II and XIV were associated with these outbreaks. Molecular and epidemiological data suggest that genotype II ASFV (Georgia 2007/1-like) detected in Northern Province of Zambia may have been introduced from neighbouring Tanzania. Also, a genotype II virus detected in Eastern Province of Zambia showed a p54 phylogenetic relationship that was inconsistent with that of p72, underscoring the genetic variability of ASFVs. While it appears genotype II viruses detected in Zambia arose from a domestic pig cycle, genotypes I and XIV possibly emerged from a sylvatic cycle. Overall, this study demonstrates the co-circulation of multiple genotypes of ASFVs, involvement of both the sylvatic and domestic pig cycle in ASF outbreaks in Zambia and possible trans-boundary spread of the disease in south-eastern Africa. Indeed, while there is need for regional or international concerted efforts in the control of ASF, understanding pig marketing practices, pig population dynamics, pig housing and rearing systems and community engagement will be important considerations when designing future prevention and control strategies of this disease in Zambia.
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Kapeller C, Kamada K, Ogawa H, Prueckl R, Otal B, Guger C. Cortico-cortical potentials mapping of the face recognition network. Brain Stimul 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2017.01.495] [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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Morishita S, Kaida K, Yamauchi S, Wakasugi T, Ikegame K, Ogawa H, Domen K. Relationship of physical activity with physical function and health-related quality of life in patients having undergone allogeneic haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl) 2017; 26. [DOI: 10.1111/ecc.12669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2016] [Accepted: 01/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Yamashita T, Ikegame K, Kojima H, Tanaka H, Kaida K, Inoue T, Ogawa H. Effective desensitization of donor-specific HLA antibodies using platelet transfusion bearing targeted HLA in a case of HLA-mismatched allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant 2017; 52:794-796. [DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2017.10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Iwasaki M, Kimura Y, Ogawa H, Wada T, Sakamoto R, Ishimoto Y, Fujisawa M, Okumiya K, Ansai T, Miyazaki H, Matsubayashi K. The association between dentition status and sarcopenia in Japanese adults aged ≥75 years. J Oral Rehabil 2016; 44:51-58. [DOI: 10.1111/joor.12460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Murata M, Ikegame K, Morishita Y, Ogawa H, Kaida K, Nakamae H, Ikeda T, Nishida T, Inoue M, Eto T, Kubo K, Sakura T, Mori T, Uchida N, Ashida T, Matsuhashi Y, Miyazaki Y, Ichinohe T, Atsuta Y, Teshima T. Low-dose thymoglobulin as second-line treatment for steroid-resistant acute GvHD: an analysis of the JSHCT. Bone Marrow Transplant 2016; 52:252-257. [PMID: 27869808 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2016.247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2016] [Revised: 07/15/2016] [Accepted: 08/11/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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A nationwide retrospective study for the clinical outcomes of 99 patients who had received thymoglobulin at a median total dose of 2.5 mg/kg (range, 0.5-18.5 mg/kg) as a second-line treatment for steroid-resistant acute GvHD was conducted. Of the 92 evaluable patients, improvement (complete or partial response) was observed in 55 patients (60%). Multivariate analysis demonstrated that male sex and grade III and IV acute GvHD were associated with a lower improvement rate, whereas thymoglobulin dose (<2.0, 2.0-3.9 and ⩾4.0 mg/kg) was NS. Factors associated with significantly higher nonrelapse mortality included higher patient age (⩾50 years), grade IV acute GvHD, no improvement of GvHD and higher dose of thymoglobulin (hazard ratio, 2.55; 95% confidence interval, 1.34-4.85; P=0.004 for 2.0-3.9 mg/kg group and 1.79; 0.91-3.55; P=0.093 for ⩾4.0 mg/kg group). Higher dose of thymoglobulin was associated with a higher incidence of bacterial infections, CMV antigenemia and any additional infection. Taken together, low-dose thymoglobulin at a median total dose of 2.5 mg/kg provides a comparable response rate to standard-dose thymoglobulin reported previously, and <2.0 mg/kg thymoglobulin is recommended in terms of the balance between efficacy and adverse effects.
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Niyonsaba F, Kiatsurayanon C, Ogawa H. The role of human β-defensins in allergic diseases. Clin Exp Allergy 2016; 46:1522-1530. [PMID: 27790779 DOI: 10.1111/cea.12843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), also referred to as host defence peptides (HDPs), comprise a large family of small molecules broadly distributed throughout the animal and plant kingdom, historically serving as natural antibiotics. In mammals, there are two major families of AMPs/HDPs, the defensins and the cathelicidins. These peptides have evolved to protect against a wide range of infections from bacteria, viruses, fungi and some parasites. However, in addition to their broad-spectrum killing activities, AMPs/HDPs also possess various biological functions. They activate a variety of cell types, such as keratinocytes, airway epithelial cells and mast cells, among others, and regulate cytokine/chemokine production, cell migration, proliferation, differentiation, angiogenesis, the wound healing process and maintenance of the skin barrier function. Recently, it has become clear that alterations in the level of AMPs/HDPs are associated with the initiation and development of various inflammatory and allergic diseases. In this review, we will discuss the regulation and functions of human β-defensins and outline the current evidence supporting the role of these peptides in the pathogenesis of allergic diseases, including atopic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis, asthma and chronic rhinosinusitis. Understanding the functions and mechanisms of human β-defensins may aid in the development of novel therapeutic strategies for allergic diseases.
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Tamura N, Shoji M, Suzuki C, Funaba H, Hayashi H, Maeno H, Yokota M, Ogawa H, Sudo S. Development of a new tracer-encapsulated solid pellet injection system for more precise control of tracer-impurity-deposit location in LHD. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2016; 87:11D615. [PMID: 27910421 DOI: 10.1063/1.4962041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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A new tracer-encapsulated solid pellet (TESPEL) injection system has been developed additionally for the LHD heliotron. This system has three-dimensionally bended guide tubes, which allows us to inject the TESPEL obliquely on a poloidal cross-section of the LHD plasma. Consequently, this system enables us to control a tracer-impurity-deposited location more precisely. Moreover, this system can make it possible for the tracer impurity to be deposited even only inside the ergodic region (outside a last closed flux surface of the LHD plasma). A stereoscopic fast camera system has been also developed for capturing a three-dimensional TESPEL trajectory.
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Emoto M, Yoshinuma M, Yoshida M, Nakanishi H, Iwata C, Ohsuna M, Nonomura M, Imazu S, Yokota M, Aoyagi M, Ogawa H, Ida K, Watanabe K, Kaneko O. Overview of the LHD central control room data monitoring environment. FUSION ENGINEERING AND DESIGN 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2016.02.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Kapeller C, Gergondet P, Kamada K, Ogawa H, Takeuchi F, Ortner R, Pruckl R, Kheddar A, Scharinger J, Guger C. Online control of a humanoid robot through hand movement imagination using CSP and ECoG based features. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2016; 2015:1765-8. [PMID: 26736620 DOI: 10.1109/embc.2015.7318720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Intention recognition through decoding brain activity could lead to a powerful and independent Brain-Computer-Interface (BCI) allowing for intuitive control of devices like robots. A common strategy for realizing such a system is the motor imagery (MI) BCI using electroencephalography (EEG). Changing to invasive recordings like electrocorticography (ECoG) allows extracting very robust features and easy introduction of an idle state, which might simplify the mental task and allow the subject to focus on the environment. Especially for multi-channel recordings like ECoG, common spatial patterns (CSP) provide a powerful tool for feature optimization and dimensionality reduction. This work focuses on an invasive and independent MI BCI that allows triggering from an idle state, and therefore facilitates tele-operation of a humanoid robot. The task was to lift a can with the robot's hand. One subject participated and reached 95.4 % mean online accuracy after six runs of 40 trials. To our knowledge, this is the first online experiment with a MI BCI using CSPs from ECoG signals.
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Takahashi N, Tominaga M, Kamata Y, Umehara Y, Matsuda H, Ogawa H, Takamori K. 244 Efficacy of kappa-opioid receptor agonist and mu-opioid receptor antagonist to treat itch in imiquimod-induced psoriasis-like dermatitis model. J Invest Dermatol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2016.06.264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Kamo A, Tominaga M, Ogawa H, Takamori K. 237 Neurotropin, an analgesic agent, suppresses itch in NC/Nga mice with atopic dermatitis-like symptoms. J Invest Dermatol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2016.06.257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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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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Doi T, Kataoka Y, Noguchi T, Shibata T, Kawakami S, Nagai T, Kanaya T, Tahara Y, Asaumi Y, Ogawa H, Yasuda S, Honda S. Coronary Artery Ectasia is A High Risk Phenotype Associated with Future Cardiac Events in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction. Heart Lung Circ 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2016.06.085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Kishimoto I, Makino H, Ohata Y, Tamanaha T, Tochiya M, Kusano K, Anzai T, Toyoda K, Yasuda S, Minematsu K, Ogawa H. Impact of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) on development of atrial fibrillation in people with Type 2 diabetes. Diabet Med 2016; 33:1118-24. [PMID: 26173591 DOI: 10.1111/dme.12856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/07/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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AIMS To examine if a simple biomarker can identify people with diabetes who are at high risk of atrial fibrillation. METHODS A retrospective cohort study was conducted at a single centre in people with Type 2 diabetes referred to our department between January 2000 and December 2007. In 517 consecutive people without any history, signs or symptoms of atrial fibrillation at baseline, the association between baseline B-type natriuretic peptide level and future atrial fibrillation incidence was examined, with adjustments for other potentially confounding factors. RESULTS A total of 28 people were diagnosed with new-onset atrial fibrillation during a median 6-year follow-up. When people were categorized into three groups according to B-type natriuretic peptide clinical thresholds (20 and 100 pg/ml), hazard ratios for the development of atrial fibrillation in the middle and highest B-type natriuretic peptide groups were 2.8 and 9.4, respectively, compared with the lowest B-type natriuretic peptide group. Time-dependent receiver-operating curve analysis identified a threshold for B-type natriuretic peptide to detect atrial fibrillation development of 52.8 pg/ml (sensitivity 75.2%, specificity 68.8%). The B-type natriuretic peptide predictive value was independent of and similar to that of left atrial size and ventricular dimension. CONCLUSION In people with Type 2 diabetes, high baseline B-type natriuretic peptide levels were significantly associated with future atrial fibrillation development.
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Uchida K, Kunieda T, Abbasi AR, Ogawa H, Murakami T, Tateyama S. Congenital Multiple Ocular Defects with Falciform Retinal Folds among Japanese Black Cattle. Vet Pathol 2016; 43:1017-21. [PMID: 17099164 DOI: 10.1354/vp.43-6-1017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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To clarify the morphologic features of the ocular disease recently occurring among Japanese Black cattle in southern Kyushu, 6 globes from 3 Japanese Black cattle, between 11 and 20 months old (cow Nos. 1 to 3), were pathologically examined. cow Nos. 1 and 2 were sired by the same Japanese Black bull, and cow No. 3 was sired by the ancestor (sire) of the former bull. The ocular lesions were pathologically similar to each other, except for the left eye of cow No. 1. The ocular lesions of 5 globes were characterized by microphthalmia, hypoplasia, and/or dysplasia of the lenses; persistence of the primary vitreous; and retinal dysplasia with total nonattachment. The left globe from cow No. 1 had no lens and severe hypoplasia and nonattachment of the retina. Because dysplastic retinal lesions that formed crescentic folds and a central column were the most characteristic features of the eyes, the falciform retinal fold with congenital nonattachment was the most likely disease entity. Although the cause of the ocular disease could not be clarified with the present study, an inherited ocular defect of the bull and its ancestor was suspected.
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