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Toba H, Kondo K, Miyoshi T, Kajiura K, Yoshida M, Kawakami Y, Takizawa H, Kenzaki K, Sakiyama S, Tangoku A. Fluoroscopy-assisted thoracoscopic resection after computed tomography-guided bronchoscopic metallic coil marking for small peripheral pulmonary lesions. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2013; 44:e126-32. [DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezt220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Murakami K, Saito M, Komagata Y, Yoshihara K, Kaname S, Arimura Y, Yamada A, Nakamoto Y, Ishida M, Hikgaki M, Takizawa H, Kawauchi R, Goya T, Fujiwara M, Yazawa T, Kamma H. A case of lung biopsy-proven MPO-ANCA positive granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA; Wegener's granulomatosis). Presse Med 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lpm.2013.02.142] [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: 11/25/2022] Open
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Ura N, Takizawa H, Sasaki H. [Diabetes mellitus]. NIHON RINSHO. JAPANESE JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE 2012; 70:1593-1598. [PMID: 23012809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Recently renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) including angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) 2-angiotensin (Ang)-(1-7) system may concern both pancreatic insulin secretion and insulin resistance (IR). Actually, Ang II introduces pancreatic beta-cell apoptosis and suppresses insulin signal transduction by modulation of adipokines. Ang II also suppresses GLUT4 expression and AMP kinase activity. All of them introduce new onset diabetes mellitus and various kinds of diabetic complications. RAAS suppression by using not only ACE inhibitor, Ang II receptor blockade (ARB) but also aldosterone receptor blockade improved insulin secretion and IR. Clinically, ACE inhibitor and ARB suppress new onset diabetes mellitus and diabetic complications. In this review we will focus on the recent findings related RAAS and glucose metabolism and diabetic complications with special reference to ACE2-Ang-(1-7) system.
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Otowa T, Takizawa H, Ogawa Y, Takada T, Yamaji I, Ura N. [Case report: two cases of proteinase-3-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (PR3-ANCA) positive infection related glomerulonephritis]. NIHON NAIKA GAKKAI ZASSHI. THE JOURNAL OF THE JAPANESE SOCIETY OF INTERNAL MEDICINE 2012; 101:461-464. [PMID: 22523817 DOI: 10.2169/naika.101.461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Matsui N, Nakane S, Saito F, Ohigashi I, Nakagawa Y, Kurobe H, Takizawa H, Mitsui T, Kondo K, Kitagawa T, Takahama Y, Kaji R. Undiminished regulatory T cells in the thymus of patients with myasthenia gravis. Neurology 2010; 74:816-20. [DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0b013e3181d31e47] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Nurden P, Tandon N, Takizawa H, Couzi L, Morel D, Fiore M, Pillois X, Loyau S, Jandrot-Perrus M, Nurden AT. An acquired inhibitor to the GPVI platelet collagen receptor in a patient with lupus nephritis. J Thromb Haemost 2009; 7:1541-9. [PMID: 19583823 DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2009.03537.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND GPVI is a major platelet collagen signaling receptor. In rare cases of immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), autoantibodies to GPVI result in receptor shedding. OBJECTIVES To investigate a possible pathogenic role of plasma anti-GPVI antibody located in a woman with lupus nephritis. METHODS Measured were (i) platelet aggregation to collagen and convulxin, (ii) platelet GPVI expression (flow cytometry and western blotting), (iii) plasma soluble GPVI (sGPVI, dual antibody ELISA), and (iv) plasma anti-GPVI antibody (ELISA using recombinant sGPVI). RESULTS In 2006 and early 2007, the patient had a normal platelet count but a virtual absence of platelet aggregation to collagen and convulxin. Her platelets responded normally to other agonists including cross-linking ITAM-dependent FcgammaRIIA by monoclonal antibody, IV.3. Flow cytometry and western blotting showed a platelet deficiency of GPVI. Plasma sGPVI levels were undetectable whereas ELISA confirmed the presence of anti-GPVI antibody. Sequencing revealed a normal GPVI cDNA structure. The patient's plasma and the isolated IgG3 fraction activated and induced GPVI shedding from normal platelets. A deteriorating clinical condition led to increasingly strict immunosuppressive therapy. This was globally associated with a fall in plasma anti-GPVI titres, the restoration of platelet GPVI and the convulxin response, and the loss of her nephrotic syndrome. CONCLUSIONS Our results show that this patient acquired a potent anti-GPVI IgG3 antibody with loss of GPVI and collagen-related platelet function. Further studies are required to determine whether anti-GPVI antibodies occur in other lupus patients with nephritis.
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Toba H, Sakiyama S, Morimoto M, Takizawa H, Kenzaki K, Kondo K, Bando Y, Tangoku A. [Surgically treated pleomorphic carcinoma of the lung]. KYOBU GEKA. THE JAPANESE JOURNAL OF THORACIC SURGERY 2009; 62:202-206. [PMID: 19280950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We experienced 3 resected cases of pleomorphic carcinoma of the lung. Each cases were 74-year-old man (case 1), 74-year-old woman (case 2) and 69-year-old man (case 3). Two patients (case 1 and 2) were histologically diagnosed as pleomorphic carcinoma composed of spindle cell carcinoma with giant cell carcinoma. One patient (case 3) was similarly diagnosed as pleomorphic carcinoma composed of spindle cell carcinoma with adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. Although lymph nodes metastasis were not recognized in all patients, invasion to vessels were recognized in 2 patients (case 1 and 3). In one patient (case 1), recurrence was recognized at contralateral side 1 month after surgery and he died of other disease 2 months after surgery. The other 2 patients were alive without recurrence 24 and 5 months after surgery. Recently it is reported that recurrence is recognized at early phase after surgery and prognosis is poor in a case with vessel invasions in spite of pathological NO state. Since one patient (case 3) had nonmetastatic lymph nodes with vessel invasions, careful observation is considered to be necessary.
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Kenzaki K, Sakiyama S, Toba H, Nakagawa Y, Takizawa H, Kondo K, Tangoku A. [Clinical analysis of tracheoplasty and bronchoplasty in primary lung cancer]. KYOBU GEKA. THE JAPANESE JOURNAL OF THORACIC SURGERY 2008; 61:951-956. [PMID: 18939431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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In our department, there were 482 thoracic surgeries for primary lung cancer between 1994 and 2007. We clinically reviewed cases that underwent tracheoplasty or bronchoplasty (n = 22, 4.6%). The patients consisted of 21 males and 1 female (66.5 +/- 12.0 years-old). All patients were smokers. The tissue forms were 19 squamous cell carcinomas, 2 adenocarcinomas, 1 large cell carcinoma, 1 adenoid cystic carcinoma and 1 carcinoid, including 2 multiple carcinomas. Sleeve resections involved the trachea in 1, upper lobes in 13, lower lobes in 3, upper-middle lobes in 2 and intermediate bronchus in 1. Wedge resections were performed in the upper lobes in 2. Fourteen reconstructions were performed. We ordinarily sutured the trachea and bronchus in any case, using a single outside knot. There was no leakage at the anastomosis. There were 2 hospital deaths. There were 4 cancer deaths, including 2 local recurrences. There were 4 patients demonstrating stenosis post operatively. There were 3 stenoses among 4 preoperative radiation therapies. We considered that radiation therapy disturbed the repair of the anastomosis. There were 8 pneumonia patients who developed post operatively. There were 2 operative hospital deaths among 3 angio-bronchoplasties without coverage. Recently, we have routinely covered the anastomosis at the reconstruction site and have not experienced any major complications.
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Lockyer S, Li H, Concepcion A, Gong X, Matsumoto Y, Takizawa H, Kambayashi J, Liu Y, Tandon N. MURINE GPVI ANTIBODY DOES NOT INDUCE GPVI-DEPLETION BUT REDUCES IN VIVO THROMBOSIS WITH MINIMAL BLEEDING RISK IN RATS. J Thromb Haemost 2007. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2007.tb02182.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Kono Y, Takizawa H, Yamaji I, Takada T, Shinohara T, Tanaka S, McGill RL. Pulmonary atheroembolism via an AV shunt. J Vasc Access 2006; 7:139-42. [PMID: 17019668 DOI: 10.1177/112972980600700310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Although cholesterol crystal embolism can present with diffuse visceral involvement, lung lesions do not occur unless there is left to right circulatory shunting. Pulmonary atheroembolism was confirmed by histology in an elderly male with recent end-stage renal failure (ESRF) due to atheroembolic renal disease, who presented with massive hemoptysis and intractable respiratory failure. At autopsy, atheromatous degeneration of the aorta was observed and acute cholesterol emboli found in the kidneys, spleen, liver, stomach and lung. Cholesterol clefts were seen in pulmonary arterioles, and ischemic alveolar damage was present. The pulmonary arteries had no atheromatous changes. Intrapulmonary, intracardiac, and aortocaval shunting were not present. Pulmonary atheroembolism arising from a dialysis fistula has not been previously reported.
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Takizawa H, Kondo K, Fujino H, Kenzaki K, Miyoshi T, Sakiyama S, Tangoku A. The balance of VEGF-C and VEGFR-3 mRNA is a predictor of lymph node metastasis in non-small cell lung cancer. Br J Cancer 2006; 95:75-9. [PMID: 16755294 PMCID: PMC2360489 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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A positive association between vascular endothelial growth factor-C (VEGF-C) expression and lymph node metastasis has been reported in several cancers. However, the relationship of VEGF-C and lymph node metastasis in some cancers, including non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), is controversial. We evaluated the VEGF-C and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-3 (VEGFR-3) expression in NSCLC samples from patients who had undergone surgery between 1998 and 2002 using real-time quantitative RT–PCR and immunohistochemical staining. We failed to find a positive association between VEGF-C and VEGFR-3 mRNA expression and lymph node metastasis in NSCLC. An immunohistological study demonstrated that VEGF-C was expressed not only in cancer cells, but also in macrophages in NSCLC, and that VEGFR-3 was expressed in cancer cells, macrophages, type II pneumocytes and lymph vessels. The VEGF-C/VEGFR-3 ratio of the node-positive group was significantly higher than that of the node-negative group. Immunohistochemical staining showed that VEGFR-3 was mainly expressed in cancer cells. The immunoreactivity of VEGF-C and VEGFR-3 was roughly correlated to the mRNA levels of VEGF-C and VEGFR-3 in real-time PCR. VEGF-C mRNA alone has no positive association with lymph node metastasis in NSCLC. The VEGF-C/VEGFR-3 ratio was positively associated with lymph node metastasis in NSCLC. This suggests that VEGF-C promotes lymph node metastasis while being influenced by the strength of the VEGF-C autocrine loop, and the VEGF-C/VEGFR-3 ratio can be a useful predictor of lymph node metastasis in NSCLC.
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Kenzaki K, Sakiyama S, Kondo K, Yoshida M, Nagao T, Nakagawa Y, Takizawa H, Miyoshi T, Tangoku A. [Clinical analysis of operative and hospital deaths in primary lung cancer]. KYOBU GEKA. THE JAPANESE JOURNAL OF THORACIC SURGERY 2006; 59:347-52; discussion 352-4. [PMID: 16715882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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In our department, there were 313 thoracic surgeries for primary lung cancer from January 1994 to December 2003. We clinically reviewed for the operative and hospital death (n=18, 5.8%). The patients were 16 males and 2 females (70.6 +/- 5.6 years old). The surgical procedures were 4 pneumonectomies, 13 lobectomies (3 bronchoplasties) and 1 partial resection. The mean interval until postoperative death was 122.5 +/- 156.1 days. There were 5 direct operative deaths within 30 days (1.6%). There were 4 cancer deaths, 2 hemoptyses, 2 operative bleeding, 2 thromboses, 2 cerebral hemorrhages, 1 pyothorax, 1 pneumonia, 1 respiratory failure, 1 multiple organ failure after chemotherapy and 2 unexplained deaths. The patients with pneumonectomy or aged significantly had high mortality. For postoperative complications such as hemoptysis or bleeding, perioperative management that takes these issues into consideration is needed. Furthermore, we must carefully review the preoperative evaluation and combined treatment, because there were many cancer deaths among cases showing early recurrence and metastasis.
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Yamamoto T, Kinoshita Y, Tsuneishi M, Takizawa H, Umemura O, Watanabe T. Estimation of the remaining periodontal ligament from attachment-level measurements. J Clin Periodontol 2006; 33:221-5. [PMID: 16489949 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-051x.2006.00888.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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AIM Accurate assessment of the remaining area of periodontal attachment assists in determining the prognosis of a tooth. The aim of this study was to determine formulae to estimate the remaining area of periodontal attachment from attachment-level measures. MATERIALS AND METHODS Roots of 30 extracted teeth of each tooth type were coated with vinyl acetate solution and alpha-cyanoacrylate monomer to produce a membrane. The membrane was removed after guidelines were drawn to simulate various attachment levels. The root surface area on the apical side of each simulated attachment level was measured using image analysis software. The net or percent root surface area and corresponding attachment level data were fitted to a linear, quadratic, cubic, and exponential functions and a growth curve. RESULTS The linear function provided the most appropriate fit for the data. For net root surface area, a steeper slope was evident for tooth types with a larger mean total root surface area. For percent root surface area, a steeper slope was evident for tooth types with a shorter root length. CONCLUSIONS A linear function provides the most appropriate formula for estimation of the remaining area of periodontal attachment based on the attachment-level measurement.
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Hayashi Y, Takizawa H, Inoue M, Niihara K, Suganuma K. Ecodesigns and applications for noble metal nanoparticles by ultrasound process. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005. [DOI: 10.1109/tepm.2005.858452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Miyoshi T, Kondo K, Takizawa H, Kenzaki K, Fujino H, Sakiyama S, Tangoku A. P-171 Fluoroscopy-assisted thoracoscopic resection of pulmonarynodules after computed tomography-guided bronchoscopic metallic coil marking using virtual bronchoscopy navigation. Lung Cancer 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/s0169-5002(05)80665-8] [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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Kobayashi K, Ishii M, Shiina M, Ueno Y, Kondo Y, Kanno A, Miyazaki Y, Yamamoto T, Kobayashi T, Niitsuma H, Kikumoto Y, Takizawa H, Shimosegawa T. Interferon-gamma is produced by CD8 T cells in response to HLA-A24-restricted hepatitis C virus epitopes after sustained virus loss. Clin Exp Immunol 2005; 141:81-8. [PMID: 15958073 PMCID: PMC1809409 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2005.02018.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/21/2005] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Differences in cytotoxic T lymphocyte activity in hepatitis C virus infection may account for the outcome of interferon monotherapy. To investigate this hypothesis, we analysed the response of peripheral CD8(+) T cells that recognized epitopes presented by HLA-A*2402. We synthesized HLA/beta2-microglobulin/peptide complexes using two epitopes. Production of interferon-gamma by CD8(+) T cells in response to plastic-bound monomeric HLA/peptide complex was observed frequently in sustained virus responders (SVR) (n = 13) against all the peptides, NS31296-1304 (the percentage of responding patients, 61.5%) and core 129-137 (53.8%), while no interferon-gamma production was observed in non-responders (NR) (n = 13) for any of the peptides. Tetramer-staining showed the presence of CD8(+) T cells specific for all the peptides except NS31296-1304 in two SVR at the end of interferon monotherapy, although hardly any such cells were found in four NR. Specific killing was observed against peptides NS31296-1304 (3/4) and core 129-137 (1/4) in sustained responders but none in non-responders. These results suggest that the responses of cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) were induced during interferon therapy in these patients and that interferon-gamma production by CD8(+) T lymphocytes against HCV NS31296-1304 and core 129-137 are well maintained in patients with SVR compared with those with NR. These findings emphasize the importance of the CD8(+) T cell response in controlling HCV infection.
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Takizawa H. Cytokines/chemokines and adhesion molecules in local inflammatory responses of the lung. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 11:611-9. [PMID: 15616630 DOI: 10.1358/dnp.1998.11.10.659706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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It is well accepted that local inflammatory responses are regulated by dynamic reactions among a variety of inflammatory cells. Most of the cells derived from bone marrow and hematopoietic cytokines play an important role in the maturation processes. Proinflammatory cytokines such as interleukin-1 (IL-1), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and IL-6 are also important in the induction of inflammatory responses. Recent progress in research, furthermore, has elucidated the critical role of chemokines and adhesion molecules in the recruitment and activation of the inflammatory cells in the lung. This article will focus on their roles in the pathogenesis of airway inflammatory disorders such as asthma.
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Ohnishi T, Shibuya S, Nemoto I, Koike S, Takizawa H, Suzuki T, Watanabe S. Evidence from mucin core protein expression that some Paget's disease on areola can be of extramammary-like histogenesis and part of multisite disease. Br J Dermatol 2004; 151:688-92. [PMID: 15377360 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2004.06087.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Triple extramammary Paget's disease, which consists ordinarily of bilateral axillary and genital lesions, is uncommon. Triple extramammary Paget's disease involving other sites has never been reported, although solitary extramammary Paget's disease can occur at various sites around the body. Erythematous plaques on the areola, axilla and genitalia of a 91-year-old man were surgically removed under the clinical diagnosis of multiple extramammary Paget's disease. Histology revealed that all three lesions consisted of intraepidermal nests of Paget cells and other isolated Paget cells scattered in the epidermis. Although adnexal invasion was observed in the genital lesion, neither intraductal invasion nor underlying breast carcinoma was detected in the areolar lesion. Immunohistochemically, the Paget cells in all lesions expressed simple epithelial cytokeratins (CK8, 18 and 19), mucin (MUC)1 and MUC5AC, but neither CK20 nor MUC2. From the histological findings, the present case was interpreted as triple extramammary Paget's disease rather than synchronous mammary and extramammary Paget's disease. Furthermore, the mucin core protein expression pattern, which was identical to that observed in extramammary Paget's disease, supported the above interpretation.
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Tanaka K, Takizawa H, Kume T, Xu J, Tantasirin C, Suzuki M. Impact of rooting depth and soil hydraulic properties on the transpiration peak of an evergreen forest in northern Thailand in the late dry season. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004. [DOI: 10.1029/2004jd004865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Furuhashi M, Ura N, Takizawa H, Yoshida D, Moniwa N, Murakami H, Higashiura K, Shimamoto K. Blockade of the renin???angiotensin system decreases adipocyte size with improvement in insulin sensitivity. J Hypertens 2004; 22:1977-82. [PMID: 15361770 DOI: 10.1097/00004872-200410000-00021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Based on results of in vitro studies, it has been hypothesized that blockade of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) promotes the recruitment and differentiation of pre-adipocytes and that increased formation of small insulin-sensitive adipocytes counteracts ectopic deposition of lipids, thereby improving insulin sensitivity. We investigated the effect of RAS blockade on insulin sensitivity, adipocyte size, and intramuscular lipid content in fructose-fed rats (FFR) as a model of insulin-resistant hypertension. DESIGN AND METHODS Six-week-old male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into two groups: those fed a standard chow (control) and those fed a fructose-rich chow for 6 weeks. FFR were treated with a vehicle or with 1 mg/kg per day of temocapril, an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, or 0.1 mg/kg per day of olmesartan, an angiotensin II type 1 receptor blocker, for the last 2 weeks. Insulin sensitivity (M value: mg/kg per min) was estimated by the euglycemic hyperinsulinemic glucose clamp method. Sizes of adipocytes derived from epididymal fat and triglyceride content in the soleus muscle were determined. RESULTS FFR had lower M value, higher blood pressure, larger adipocyte size, higher ratio of epididymal fat pads over body weight (%fat pads), and higher intramuscular triglyceride than did the control rats. Both temocapril and olmesartan significantly improved the M value and decreased blood pressure and adipocyte size without change in %fat pads in FFR. Adipocyte size was negatively correlated with the M value. Treatment for 2 weeks decreased, but not significantly, intramuscular triglyceride. CONCLUSIONS RAS blockade decreases adipocyte size without change in epididymal %fat pads accompanied by improvement in insulin sensitivity.
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Kojima T, Sunaga H, Takizawa H, Hanaya H, Tachibana H. 3–45MeV/u ion beam dosimetry using thin film dosimeters. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2003.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Murakami H, Hirokami M, Hanawa N, Oomoto Y, Yamaguchi Y, Miyamoto K, Takizawa H, Takada T, Togashi N, Tanaka S. Acetylcholine-induced coronary spasm with a history of Kawasaki disease: case report. Circ J 2003; 67:273-4. [PMID: 12604881 DOI: 10.1253/circj.67.273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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A 21-year-old woman without any known coronary risk factors was found at coronary catheterization to have normal coronary angiograms, but demonstrated acethylcholine (ACh)-induced coronary spasm. She had a history of Kawasaki disease (KD) at 19 months of age and, although coronary angiography was not performed at that time, no coronary aneurysms were detected by echocardiography. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report of ACh-induced coronary spasm associated with normal coronary angiograms in a young person with a history of KD. The findings suggest that subclinical, persistent coronary endothelial dysfunction may exist in this patient; furthermore, the dysfunction appears diffuse and might be unrelated to coronary aneurysm formation. The long-term significance of coronary endothelial dysfunction in patients with KD, as suspected by coronary spasm, remains unknown but may be an important risk factor for future atherosclerosis.
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Suzudo T, Nabeshima K, Takizawa H. Software integration for monitoring systems with high flexibility. PROGRESS IN NUCLEAR ENERGY 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s0149-1970(03)00052-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Kohyama T, Liu XD, Wen FQ, Kim HJ, Takizawa H, Rennard SI. Prostaglandin D2 inhibits fibroblast migration. Eur Respir J 2002; 19:684-9. [PMID: 11998998 DOI: 10.1183/09031936.02.01272001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Fibroblasts play an important role in the repair and remodelling processes following injury. Prostaglandin D2 (PGD2) is a potent mediator in inflammatory processes. In this study, the effect of the PGD2 on human foetal lung fibroblasts (HFL-1) chemotaxis induced by human plasma fibronectin (HFn) was investigated using the blindwell chamber technique. PGD2 inhibited HFL-1 chemotaxis to HFn (20 microg x mL(-1)) by 20.8 +/- 3.8% (p<0.05). Checkerboard analysis of HFn-directed migration confirmed that PGD2 inhibited both chemotaxis and chemokinesis. The effect of PGD2 was concentration-dependent and the inhibitory effect diminished with time. The PGD2 receptor (DP) agonist BW245C (500 nM) had a similar effect, inhibiting chemotaxis to 39.4 +/- 6.3%. The inhibitory effects of both PGD2 and BW245C on HFL-1 chemotaxis were blocked by the DP receptor antagonist AH6809 (2 microM). The inhibitory effect of PGD2 on fibroblast chemotaxis was also blocked by the cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)-dependent protein kinase (PKA) inhibitor, KT5720, suggesting a DP receptor-initiated, cAMP-dependent effect mediated by PKA. Prostaglandin D2 appears to inhibit fibroblast chemotaxis, perhaps by modulating the rate of fibroblast migration. Such an effect may contribute to regulation of the wound healing response following injury in asthma patients.
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Kohyama T, Liu X, Wen FQ, Kim HJ, Takizawa H, Rennard SI. Potentiation of human lung fibroblast chemotaxis by the thromboxane A(2) analog U-46619. THE JOURNAL OF LABORATORY AND CLINICAL MEDICINE 2002; 139:43-9. [PMID: 11873244 DOI: 10.1067/mlc.2002.120540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Fibroblast production of extracellular matrix is crucial not only for normal tissue development and maintenance of tissue structure but also for the repair and remodeling processes after injury. Thromboxane A(2) (TXA(2)) is a potent mediator in inflammatory processes. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of TXA(2) on chemotaxis of human fetal lung (HFL-1) fibroblasts induced by human plasma fibronectin or platelet-derived growth factor BB (PDGF-BB). By using the blindwell chamber technique, the TXA(2) agonist U-46619 alone had no chemotactic activity. However, U-46619 (200 nmol/L) stimulated HFL-1 fibroblast chemotaxis to human plasma fibronectin (20 microg/mL; 161.8% +/- 13.4%; P <.005) and to PDGF-BB (10 ng/mL; 188.5% +/- 7.0%; P <.005). Checkerboard analysis of human plasma fibronectin-directed migration confirmed that the TXA(2) agonist increased both chemotaxis and chemokinesis. The stimulatory effect of the TXA(2) agonist was concentration dependent and increased with time. Another agent known for stimulating the protein kinase C pathway, phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (10(-8) mol/L), had a similar effect, stimulating chemotaxis to fibronectin (146.2% +/- 8.6%). The stimulatory effect of the TXA(2) agonist on HFL-1 fibroblast chemotaxis was inhibited by the synthetic thromboxane receptor antagonist SQ29,548 (10(-5) mol/L) and the protein kinase C inhibitor calphostin (10(-7) mol/L). In summary, TXA(2) appears to stimulate fibroblast chemotaxis to fibronectin and PDGF, perhaps by modulating the rate of fibroblast migration. Such an effect may contribute to regulation of wound healing and the development of fibrotic disorders.
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