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Araki T, Eguchi K, Enomoto S, Furuno K, Ichimura K, Ikeda H, Inoue K, Ishihara K, Iwamoto T, Kawashima T, Kishimoto Y, Koga M, Koseki Y, Maeda T, Mitsui T, Motoki M, Nakajima K, Ogawa H, Owada K, Ricol JS, Shimizu I, Shirai J, Suekane F, Suzuki A, Tada K, Tajima O, Tamae K, Tsuda Y, Watanabe H, Busenitz J, Classen T, Djurcic Z, Keefer G, McKinny K, Mei DM, Piepke A, Yakushev E, Berger BE, Chan YD, Decowski MP, Dwyer DA, Freedman SJ, Fu Y, Fujikawa BK, Goldman J, Gray F, Heeger KM, Lesko KT, Luk KB, Murayama H, Poon AWP, Steiner HM, Winslow LA, Horton-Smith GA, Mauger C, McKeown RD, Vogel P, Lane CE, Miletic T, Gorham PW, Guillian G, Learned JG, Maricic J, Matsuno S, Pakvasa S, Dazeley S, Hatakeyama S, Rojas A, Svoboda R, Dieterle BD, Detwiler J, Gratta G, Ishii K, Tolich N, Uchida Y, Batygov M, Bugg W, Efremenko Y, Kamyshkov Y, Kozlov A, Nakamura Y, Gould CR, Karwowski HJ, Markoff DM, Messimore JA, Nakamura K, Rohm RM, Tornow W, Wendell R, Young AR, Chen MJ, Wang YF, Piquemal F. Measurement of neutrino oscillation with KamLAND: evidence of spectral distortion. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2005; 94:081801. [PMID: 15783875 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.94.081801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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We present results of a study of neutrino oscillation based on a 766 ton/year exposure of KamLAND to reactor antineutrinos. We observe 258 nu (e) candidate events with energies above 3.4 MeV compared to 365.2+/-23.7 events expected in the absence of neutrino oscillation. Accounting for 17.8+/-7.3 expected background events, the statistical significance for reactor nu (e) disappearance is 99.998%. The observed energy spectrum disagrees with the expected spectral shape in the absence of neutrino oscillation at 99.6% significance and prefers the distortion expected from nu (e) oscillation effects. A two-neutrino oscillation analysis of the KamLAND data gives Deltam(2)=7.9(+0.6)(-0.5)x10(-5) eV(2). A global analysis of data from KamLAND and solar-neutrino experiments yields Deltam(2)=7.9(+0.6)(-0.5)x10(-5) eV(2) and tan((2)theta=0.40(+0.10)(-0.07), the most precise determination to date.
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Imagawa A, Hanafusa T, Uchigata Y, Kanatsuka A, Kawasaki E, Kobayashi T, Shimada A, Shimizu I, Maruyama T, Makino H. Different contribution of class II HLA in fulminant and typical autoimmune type 1 diabetes mellitus. Diabetologia 2005; 48:294-300. [PMID: 15688210 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-004-1626-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2004] [Accepted: 09/11/2004] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS Fulminant type 1 diabetes, which is characterised by a markedly acute onset of diabetes and an absence of islet-related autoantibodies, accounts for 20% of type 1 diabetes in Japan. We aimed to clarify the contribution of the HLA subtype to fulminant type 1 diabetes in Japanese. METHODS We determined the serological subtypes of HLA-A, -DR and -DQ in 115 patients with fulminant type 1 diabetes, 98 patients with typical type 1A diabetes and 190 normal control subjects. RESULTS The frequency of HLA-DR4, but not DR9, was significantly higher in fulminant type 1 diabetes, while those of HLA-DR1, DR2, DR5 and DR8 were significantly lower than those in controls. In contrast, DR9 but not DR4 was more frequent and DR2 was extremely rare in typical type 1A diabetes. Haplotype analysis revealed that DR4-DQ4 was significantly more frequent, and both DR2-DQ1 and DR8-DQ1 were less frequent in fulminant diabetes. In type 1A diabetes, DR2-DQ1 was extremely rare while DR9-DQ3 was significantly more frequent. In the combination analysis, the homozygotes of DR4-DQ4 in fulminant type 1 diabetes and DR9-DQ3 in typical type 1A diabetes indicated high odds ratios (13.3 and 13.3, respectively). CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION Our results suggest that class II HLA contributes to the development of fulminant type 1 diabetes. Susceptibility and resistance of the HLA subtype to type 1 diabetes are distinct between fulminant and typical autoimmune type 1 diabetes.
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Eguchi K, Enomoto S, Furuno K, Ikeda H, Ikeda K, Inoue K, Ishihara K, Iwamoto T, Kawashima T, Kishimoto Y, Koga M, Koseki Y, Maeda T, Mitsui T, Motoki M, Nakajima K, Ogawa H, Owada K, Piquemal F, Shimizu I, Shirai J, Suekane F, Suzuki A, Tada K, Tajima O, Takayama T, Tamae K, Watanabe H, Busenitz J, Djurcic Z, McKinny K, Mei DM, Piepke A, Yakushev E, Berger BE, Chan YD, Decowski MP, Dwyer DA, Freedman SJ, Fu Y, Fujikawa BK, Goldman J, Heeger KM, Lesko KT, Luk KB, Murayama H, Nygren DR, Okada CE, Poon AWP, Steiner HM, Winslow LA, Horton-Smith GA, Mauger C, McKeown RD, Tipton B, Vogel P, Lane CE, Miletic T, Gorham PW, Guillian G, Learned JG, Maricic J, Matsuno S, Pakvasa S, Dazeley S, Hatakeyama S, Svoboda R, Dieterle BD, DiMauro M, Detwiler J, Gratta G, Ishii K, Tolich N, Uchida Y, Batygov M, Bugg W, Efremenko Y, Kamyshkov Y, Kozlov A, Nakamura Y, Gould CR, Karwowski HJ, Markoff DM, Messimore JA, Nakamura K, Rohm RM, Tornow W, Young AR, Chen MJ, Wang YF. High sensitivity search for nu;e's from the sun and other sources at KamLAND. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2004; 92:071301. [PMID: 14995837 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.92.071301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2003] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Data corresponding to a KamLAND detector exposure of 0.28 kton yr has been used to search for nu;(e)'s in the energy range 8.3<E(nu;(e))<14.8 MeV. No candidates were found for an expected background of 1.1+/-0.4 events. This result can be used to obtain a limit on nu;(e) fluxes of any origin. Assuming that all nu;(e) flux has its origin in the Sun and has the characteristic 8B solar nu(e) energy spectrum, we obtain an upper limit of 3.7 x 10(2) cm(-2) s(-1) (90% C.L.) on the nu;(e) flux. We interpret this limit, corresponding to 2.8 x 10(-4) of the standard solar model 8B nu(e) flux, in the framework of spin-flavor precession and neutrino decay models.
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Kawakami Y, Shimizu I, Takahashi H, Okano K. 17 Some fungi isolated from the cigarette beetles, Lasioderma serricorne in Japan Part 3. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004. [DOI: 10.7601/mez.55.40_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Shimizu I, Makino H, Osawa H, Kounoue E, Imagawa A, Hanafusa T, Kawasaki E, Fujii Y. Association of fulminant type 1 diabetes with pregnancy. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2003; 62:33-8. [PMID: 14581155 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-8227(03)00147-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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It has been reported that fulminant type 1 diabetes is a novel subtype of type 1B diabetes. However, whether the etiology of fulminant type 1 diabetes is associated with an autoimmune or nonautoimmune process remains to be solved. In order to further characterize fulminant type 1 diabetes, we compared the clinical, immunological and genetic characteristics with those of acute-onset type 1A diabetes. Nine patients with fulminant diabetes and nine patients with acute-onset type 1A diabetes, who had been newly diagnosed during 1998-2001, were analyzed. In female patients of child-bearing age, the onset of diabetes occurred during pregnancy or after delivery in three cases of six fulminant cases, but not in any of seven type 1A diabetes. Eight of nine fulminant patients had fever immediately prior to the onset of hyperglycemic symptoms, whereas only one of nine type 1A patients had this (P=0.002). In Japanese type 1 susceptible HLA haplotypes, DRB1*0901-DQB1*0303 was more frequent in type 1A diabetes than fulminant diabetes (7/18 vs. 0/18, P=0.004), whereas the frequency of DRB1*0405-DQB1*0401 was similar (type 1A 4/18 vs. fulminant 6/18). Therefore, pregnancy, possible viral infection, or HLADRB1*0405-DQB1*0401 may contribute to the onset of fulminant type 1 diabetes.
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Shimizu I, Kawashima K, Ishii D, Oka M. Urodynamics in a rat neurogenic bladder model with a unilateral electrolytic lesion of the basal forebrain. BJU Int 2003; 91:861-7. [PMID: 12780849 DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410x.2003.04234.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the changes in bladder function in rats with an electrolytic lesion of the right basal forebrain (RBF) and to determine the effects of AH-9700, a novel sigma receptor ligand, on cystometry in RBF-lesioned rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS A lesion was made electrolytically in the RBF of male Wistar rats. At 7 or 8 days after the lesion or sham surgery, continuous cystometry was performed in awake rats. In addition, contractile responses to electrical field stimulation or carbachol were measured in isolated bladder strips, as were the forebrain contents of acetylcholine, monoamine neurotransmitters and their metabolites. RESULTS RBF-lesioned rats showed a remarkable increase in voiding frequency, with a decrease in voiding threshold pressure but no change in voiding pressure, compared with sham-operated rats. However, contractile responses in bladder strips isolated from RBF-lesioned rats were no different from those in strips isolated from sham-operated rats. In RBF-lesioned rats, the contents of acetylcholine, dopamine, 4-dihidroxyphenylacetic acid and homovanillic acid were significantly decreased in the right forebrain. AH-9700 dose-dependently decreased the voiding frequency and increased the threshold pressure in RBF-lesioned rats. Anti-muscarinic agents (oxybutynin and propiverine) also decreased the voiding frequency, but their effects were less potent than that of AH-9700. CONCLUSIONS The RBF-lesioned rat may be a useful model for the neurogenic bladder of supraspinal origin. Moreover, AH-9700 effectively improves bladder dysfunction in this model.
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Eguchi K, Enomoto S, Furuno K, Goldman J, Hanada H, Ikeda H, Ikeda K, Inoue K, Ishihara K, Itoh W, Iwamoto T, Kawaguchi T, Kawashima T, Kinoshita H, Kishimoto Y, Koga M, Koseki Y, Maeda T, Mitsui T, Motoki M, Nakajima K, Nakajima M, Nakajima T, Ogawa H, Owada K, Sakabe T, Shimizu I, Shirai J, Suekane F, Suzuki A, Tada K, Tajima O, Takayama T, Tamae K, Watanabe H, Busenitz J, Djurcic Z, McKinny K, Mei DM, Piepke A, Yakushev E, Berger BE, Chan YD, Decowski MP, Dwyer DA, Freedman SJ, Fu Y, Fujikawa BK, Heeger KM, Lesko KT, Luk KB, Murayama H, Nygren DR, Okada CE, Poon AWP, Steiner HM, Winslow LA, Horton-Smith GA, McKeown RD, Ritter J, Tipton B, Vogel P, Lane CE, Miletic T, Gorham PW, Guillian G, Learned JG, Maricic J, Matsuno S, Pakvasa S, Dazeley S, Hatakeyama S, Murakami M, Svoboda RC, Dieterle BD, DiMauro M, Detwiler J, Gratta G, Ishii K, Tolich N, Uchida Y, Batygov M, Bugg W, Cohn H, Efremenko Y, Kamyshkov Y, Kozlov A, Nakamura Y, De Braeckeleer L, Gould CR, Karwowski HJ, Markoff DM, Messimore JA, Nakamura K, Rohm RM, Tornow W, Young AR, Wang YF. First results from KamLAND: evidence for reactor antineutrino disappearance. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2003; 90:021802. [PMID: 12570536 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.90.021802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 155] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2002] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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KamLAND has measured the flux of nu;(e)'s from distant nuclear reactors. We find fewer nu;(e) events than expected from standard assumptions about nu;(e) propagation at the 99.95% C.L. In a 162 ton.yr exposure the ratio of the observed inverse beta-decay events to the expected number without nu;(e) disappearance is 0.611+/-0.085(stat)+/-0.041(syst) for nu;(e) energies >3.4 MeV. In the context of two-flavor neutrino oscillations with CPT invariance, all solutions to the solar neutrino problem except for the "large mixing angle" region are excluded.
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Shimizu I, Ishii D, Kawashima K, Oka M, Hosoki K. Pharmacological effect of amezinium on urethra and bladder of rabbits. Int Urogynecol J 2002; 12:170-7. [PMID: 11451005 DOI: 10.1007/s001920170060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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The pharmacological effect of amezinium on the urethra and bladder of rabbits was investigated. Amezinium produced concentration-dependent contractions in isolated urethral strips. The maximum response was approximately 30% of that caused by norepinephrine (NE). The concentration-response curve of NE was shifted to the left by amezinium. Moreover, amezinium enhanced the relaxative effect of NE on carbachol-induced contractions in isolated bladder strips. In anesthetized rabbits, amezinium significantly increased the intraurethral pressure (IUP) but produced only slight increases in mean blood pressure (MBP). Pre-treatment with amezinium ehhanced NE-induced increases in IUP index and MBP. The enhancing effect on the IUP index lasted much longer than that on MBP. In a stress incontinence model amezinium significantly inhibited the incontinence after an i.v. infusion of a low dose of NE. This effect was antagonized by pre-treatment with prazosin. These results suggest that amezinium may produce an excellent effect for stress incontinence, especially mixed, without severe adverse events such as sudden hypertension.
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Katoh K, Nomura M, Nakaya Y, Iga A, Nada T, Hiasa A, Ochi Y, Kawaguchi R, Uemura N, Honda H, Shimizu I, Ito S. Autonomic nervous activity before and after eradication of Helicobacter pylori in patients with chronic duodenal ulcer. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2002; 16 Suppl 2:180-6. [PMID: 11966539 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.16.s2.27.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND Helicobacter pylori infection is involved in the formation of chronic peptic ulcer. However, a previously reported hypothesis concerning the involvement of central autonomic nervous disorder in this condition cannot be ruled out. AIM To use spectrum analysis of heart rate viability to examine autonomic nervous activity before and after H. pylori eradication. METHODS Twenty patients with chronic duodenal ulcer (duodenal ulcer group) and 20 age-matched normal adults (N group). In both groups, 24-h Holter electrocardiograms (ECGs) were recorded and spectrum analysis of heartrate variability was performed. In the duodenal ulcer group, Holter ECG was recorded before and after H. pylori eradication. RESULTS In the N group, analysis of heart rate variability showed that high frequency (HF) power, an index of parasympathetic activity, was high at night, while the low frequency (LF)/HF ratio, an index of sympathetic function, was high during the daytime. In the duodenal ulcer group, HF power was higher at night than during the daytime, showing a similar pattern to the N group, but the power value was higher than in the N group (P < 0.05). In the duodenal ulcer group, LF/HF at night was significantly higher than that of the N group. In addition, in the duodenal ulcer group, autonomic activity after H. pylori eradication did not differ significantly from that before H. pylori eradication. CONCLUSIONS In patients with chronic peptic ulcer, both sympatheticotonia and parasympatheticotonia may occur at night, and this abnormality in autonomic nervous activity may cause increased gastric acid secretion and gastric mucosal vasoconstriction. Abnormalities in autonomic activity persist even after H. pylori eradication, suggesting that they may be an independent risk factor in the formation of chronic peptic ulcer in addition to H. pylori infection.
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Ishikawa T, Uchiyama M, Hoshi M, Takada J, Endo S, Sugiura N, Kosako T, Shimizu I. New in-vivo calibration phantoms and their performance. HEALTH PHYSICS 2002; 82:348-357. [PMID: 11845837 DOI: 10.1097/00004032-200203000-00007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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New in-vivo calibration phantoms (anthropometric phantoms) were developed to meet the needs for Japanese standard phantoms. Two important characteristics of these phantoms were that (1) they were designed using Japanese body size survey data, and (2) they were designed so that they can be adapted to various positions or geometries. The performance of these phantoms was tested with respect to body size, activity distribution along the axis, and counting efficiency. The actual dimensions of the anthropometric phantoms were compared with the survey data. Most items (31 of 47) indicated good agreement between the actual values and the survey data for the adult anthropometric phantom. The activity distribution for the anthropometric phantoms was compared with that for block phantoms that simulate a uniform activity distribution. The anthropometric phantoms have some gaps in their joints. The measurement results, however, indicated that these gaps did not significantly affect the overall accuracy of the measurements. Differences in counting efficiency between the block phantoms and the anthropometric phantoms for the same age were no more than 6%.
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Shimizu I, Tomita Y, Zhang QW, Iwai T, Matsuzaki G, Yasui H. Different expressions of Ly-49 receptors on mouse NK and NK T cells. Immunobiology 2001; 204:466-76. [PMID: 11776401 DOI: 10.1078/0171-2985-00056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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NK T cells are a unique T cell lineage and are reported to express Ly-49 molecules which are inhibitory receptors specific for class I molecules. In this study, we examined the expression of activation and inhibitory receptors on NK T cells in different organs of beta2-microgloblin knock out (beta2mKO), C57BL/6 (B6; H-2b), C57BL/10 (B10; H-2b) and B10.D2 (H-2d) mice. The low level expression of inhibitory receptors Ly-49A and G2 on NKT cells as well as NK cells, which are specific for Dd antigen, were observed in B10.D2 mice, but not in beta2mKO, B6, or B10 mice. The small percentage of inhibitory receptor Ly-49C positive NK and NKT cells, which is specific for Kb and Dd antigens, was observed in BMC, LMC and SC of B6, B10 and B10.D2 mice compared to beta2mKO mice. On the contrary, the large percentage of Ly-49C positive NK T cells was observed in thymocytes of B6, B10 and B10.D2 mice compared to beta2mKO mice. Interestingly, Ly-49D activation receptor was hardly detectable on NK T cells in any organs of the 4 strains of mice whereas it was clearly detectable on NK cells. These findings suggest that the unique characteristics of NK T cells may mediate regulatory function in MHC class I antigen-restricted immunity.
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Osawa H, Ochi M, Nishimiya T, Onuma H, Nakamaru K, Murakami A, Kato K, Shimizu I, Fujii Y, Ohashi J, Makino H. A systematic search for single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the insulin receptor gene: association of an SNP with hyperlipidemia in Japanese type 2 diabetic subjects. Clin Genet 2001; 60:479-81. [PMID: 11846745 DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-0004.2001.600615.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Shimizu I, Inoue H, Yano M, Shinomiya H, Wada S, Tsuji Y, Tsutsui A, Okamura S, Shibata H, Ito S. Estrogen receptor levels and lipid peroxidation in hepatocellular carcinoma with hepatitis C virus infection. LIVER 2001; 21:342-9. [PMID: 11589771 DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0676.2001.210507.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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AIMS/BACKGROUND Our preliminary studies showed that estradiol suppresses hepatic carcinogenesis and fibrogenesis in animal models. Hepatic estrogen receptors (ERs) medicate estradiol action in the liver. This study was performed to assess possible implications of menopause and hepatic ER levels for the development of cirrhosis with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS One thousand, one hundred and ninety-nine consecutive HCC patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related cirrhosis were divided into two groups, based on a menopausal age of 49 years. Liver tissues were obtained during surgical resection of HCC and metastatic liver tumor. RESULTS The proportion of females among the HCC subjects < or =49 years of age was significantly lower (15.0%) than was the proportion of females among subjects >49 years of age (29.8%). Univariate analysis showed that HCV-related cirrhotic patients who developed HCC were more likely to have low hepatic levels of ER and copper-zinc superoxide dismutase (CuZn-SOD) protein and a high hepatic level of a lipid peroxidation product, malondialdehyde (MDA). Logistic regression identified age greater than 49 years (odds ratio [OR]: 7.9, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.8-21.3), male sex (OR: 3.5, 95% CI: 1.3-10.2), a decreased ER level (OR: 16.8, 95% CI: 7.3-34.6), and an increased MDA (OR: 8.3, 95% CI: 2.8-24.0) as the variables independently associated with the development of HCC in HCV-infected patients with cirrhosis. ER level was significantly correlated with CuZn-SOD level (r=0.583) and was inversely proportional to MDA level (r=-0.553). The study also showed that ER levels in the cirrhotic livers from premenopausal females were significantly higher than in male cirrhotic livers. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that increased lipid peroxidation and impaired SOD function in the liver may be associated with decreased hepatic ER levels in HCV-infected patients with cirrhosis and HCC, and that HCV-related cirrhotic women before menopause might have the ability to protect against developing HCC via hepatic ER.
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Adachi N, Lei B, Deshpande G, Seyfried FJ, Shimizu I, Nagaro T, Arai T. Uraemia suppresses central dopaminergic metabolism and impairs motor activity in rats. Intensive Care Med 2001; 27:1655-60. [PMID: 11685308 DOI: 10.1007/s001340101067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2001] [Accepted: 07/17/2001] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Uraemia often provokes various neurological disorders, such as mental changes, malperception, confusion, seizures and coma. Since changes in neurotransmissions induce neurological symptoms, we investigated changes in the monoamine metabolism and motor activity in uraemic rats. DESIGN Prospective, randomised, controlled animal study. SUBJECTS Male Wistar rats. INTERVENTIONS Acute renal failure was induced by occlusion of bilateral renal arteries for 60 min, and the motor activity and brain monoamine turnover were examined 48 h later. The brain monoamine turnover was evaluated by the depletion of norepinephrine (NE) and dopamine (DA) induced by alpha-methyl-p-tyrosine (alpha-MT), or the accumulation of 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) induced by probenecid. MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS Marked damage in renal function was found in animals subjected to renal ischaemia 48 h after the operation. The motor activity of the uraemic rats was impaired. The turnover of DA in the striatum, mesencephalon and hypothalamus was decreased in these rats. The turnover of NE and 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) was unchanged in all regions examined. CONCLUSIONS Suppression of the central DA turnover appears to be involved in the impairment of motor activity in uraemic rats.
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Ito S, Muguruma N, Kusaka Y, Tadatsu M, Inayama K, Musashi Y, Yano M, Bando T, Honda H, Shimizu I, Ii K, Takesako K, Takeuchi H, Shibamura S. Detection of human gastric cancer in resected specimens using a novel infrared fluorescent anti-human carcinoembryonic antigen antibody with an infrared fluorescence endoscope in vitro. Endoscopy 2001; 33:849-53. [PMID: 11571680 DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-17328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS An indocyanine green derivative (ICG-sulfo-OSu) that can be used as an infrared fluorescent labeling substance suitable for detecting microlesions with an infrared fluorescence endoscope has been developed. The aims of the present study were to develop an infrared fluorescence endoscope and to demonstrate its usefulness in detecting cancerous tissue using an antibody coupled with ICG-sulfo-OSu. MATERIALS AND METHODS ICG-sulfo-OSu-labeled mouse anti-human carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) antibody and an infrared fluorescence endoscope were used in this study. Biopsy specimens of gastric cancer were stained with anti-CEA antibody using the avidin-biotinylated peroxidase complex method. The positive specimens used for the infrared imaging analysis were freshly resected stomachs from three patients. RESULTS Treatment of freshly resected stomach specimens with ICG-sulfo-OSu-labeled-anti-CEA antibody complex resulted in positive staining of the tumor sites on infrared fluorescence endoscopy, and the infrared fluorescent images correlated well with the tumor sites. CONCLUSIONS An anti-CEA antibody with affinity for cancerous lesions and labeled with ICG-sulfo-OSu can therefore be imaged using this infrared fluorescence endoscope. Specific antibodies tagged with ICG-sulfo-OSu can label cancer cells and can generate a strong enough fluorescent signal to detect small cancers when examined with an infrared fluorescence endoscope.
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Shimizu I, Yamakawa Y, Shimazaki Y, Iwasa T. Molecular cloning of Bombyx cerebral opsin (Boceropsin) and cellular localization of its expression in the silkworm brain. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2001; 287:27-34. [PMID: 11549248 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.5540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We have cloned a cDNA for a novel opsin from the larval brain of the silkworm Bombyx mori in which the photoperiodic photoreceptor had been supposed to reside in the cephalic central nervous system (CNS). Its deduced amino acid sequence was composed of 381 amino acids and included amino acid residues highly conserved in insect visual pigments. This opsin belonged to the long wavelength photoreceptor group of insect opsins and showed the greatest degree of homology (84%) with the green visual photoreceptor in the sphingid moth. We have designated this Bombyx cerebral opsin as Boceropsin. Southern blotting experiments indicated that the Boceropsin gene is present in a single copy, and RT-PCR analysis revealed that Boceropsin mRNA is expressed in the larval brain but not in the subesophageal ganglion (Sg) or thoracic ganglion (Tg). Immunohistochemical analyses demonstrated that Boceropsin protein is present bilaterally in some defined cells localized in the brain of Bombyx larvae. This is the first report of expression of an opsin-based protein in CNS of an insect. The possibility that the Boceropsin functions as the photoperiodic receptive pigment in the silkworm is also discussed.
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Zhou Y, Shimizu I, Lu G, Itonaga M, Okamura Y, Shono M, Honda H, Inoue S, Muramatsu M, Ito S. Hepatic stellate cells contain the functional estrogen receptor beta but not the estrogen receptor alpha in male and female rats. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2001; 286:1059-65. [PMID: 11527408 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.5479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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In an earlier study, we showed that estradiol (E2) inhibits proliferation and transformation in cultured rat hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) and that the actions of E2 are mediated through estrogen receptors (ERs). This study reports on an investigation of the cellular localization of ER subtypes ERalpha and ERbeta using immunohistochemistry in experimental fibrotic liver rats and of each ER subtype expression in cultured rat HSCs by evaluating the produced mRNA and protein. The results indicate that high levels of ERbeta expression and low or no levels of ERalpha expression were observed in normal and fibrotic livers and in quiescent and activated HSCs from both males and females. The specificity of E2-mediated antiapoptotic induction through the ERbeta was shown by dose-dependent inhibition by the pure ER antagonist ICI 182,780 in HSCs which were undergoing early apoptosis. These findings demonstrate for the first time that rat HSCs possess functional Erbeta, but not Eralpha, to respond directly to E2 exposure.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Apoptosis/drug effects
- Binding, Competitive
- Blotting, Western
- Cell Division
- Cells, Cultured
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Estradiol/analogs & derivatives
- Estradiol/pharmacology
- Estrogen Receptor alpha
- Estrogen Receptor beta
- Female
- Flow Cytometry
- Fulvestrant
- Hepatocytes/chemistry
- Hepatocytes/metabolism
- Immunohistochemistry
- Liver/cytology
- Liver/metabolism
- Male
- Membrane Potentials
- Microscopy, Confocal
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2/metabolism
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Rats
- Rats, Wistar
- Receptors, Estrogen/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Estrogen/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Estrogen/chemistry
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Sex Factors
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Ichikawa S, Okamura S, Tujigami K, Kusaka Y, Tadatsu M, Okita Y, Tsutsui A, Muguruma N, Okahisa T, Shibata H, Shimizu I, Ito S, Umino K. Quantitative analysis of red color sign in the endoscopic evaluation of esophageal varices. Endoscopy 2001; 33:747-53. [PMID: 11558027 DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-16514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS Bleeding due to esophageal variceal rupture is associated with an extremely high mortality rate. Variceal bleeding is frequent in patients who have a red color sign on endoscopy. However, the red color sign is subjectively evaluated on the basis of color tone and the shape of the varices. To allow standardization and facilitate consensus, an objective method of assessing the red color sign is needed. In this study, a system was established for quantifying the red color sign during endoscopic evaluation. PATIENTS AND METHODS Between July 1995 and February 1997, 55 untreated patients with portal hypertension and esophageal varices identified on upper gastrointestinal endoscopy were enrolled in the study. Images obtained about 5 cm oral to the esophagogastric junction during endoscopy were stored on magnetic optical disks using an endoscopic image processor. The still images were transmitted to a computer and analyzed using computer software. The RGB components (R, red; G, green; B, blue) were measured at points showing flare consistent with the red color sign. The endoscopic assessment was based on the Japanese Research Society for Portal Hypertension's general rules for recording endoscopic findings in esophagogastric varices. RESULTS The ratio of the red color area to the variceal area increased with increasing red color grade. There were significant positive correlations between the R and G, and G and B components. This suggests that comparing the R components alone would allow assessment of the color differences in the red color area and in the varices. The R value was significantly higher in the red color area (115 +/- 20) than in the varices (57 +/- 19). An R value of 90 was found at the boundary between the two parts (P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS The red color area can be automatically calculated and quantified using the analysis program. Improvements in data storage methods may allow real-time evaluation during endoscopy in the future.
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Shimizu I, Kawashima K, Ishii D, Oka M. Effects of AH-9700, (+)-pentazocine, DTG and oxybutynin on micturition in anesthetized rats with acetone-induced cystitis. Life Sci 2001; 69:1691-7. [PMID: 11589509 DOI: 10.1016/s0024-3205(01)01247-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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We investigated the effects of AH-9700 (1-[2-(3,4-dihydro-6,7-dimethyl-2-naphthalenyl)ethyl] pyrrolidine fumarate; a novel sigma receptor ligand), (+)-pentazocine and 1,3-di-o-tolylguanidine (DTG) (two typical sigma receptor ligands), and oxybutynin (a currently used anti-pollakiuria drug) on cystometrograms in anesthetized rats with 30% acetone-induced cystitis. Compared to sham-treated rats, acetone-treated cystitis models exhibited an increase in urinary frequency during continuous filling cystometry. Intravenous administration of AH-9700 (1-5 mg/kg), (+)-pentazocine or DTG to the rats with cystitis dose-dependently prolonged micturition intervals and increased the micturition threshold pressure. Oxybutynin (1 mg/kg. i.v.) also extended micturition intervals, but decreased the micturition pressure. These results indicate that AH-9700, (+)-pentazocine and DTG improve abnormal frequent urination caused by acetone-induced cystitis in a manner different from that of oxybutynin.
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Osawa H, Onuma H, Murakami A, Ochi M, Nishimiya T, Kato K, Shimizu I, Fujii Y, Ohashi J, Makino H. Systematic search for single nucleotide polymorphisms in the insulin gene: evidence for a high frequency of -23T-->A in Japanese subjects. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2001; 286:451-5. [PMID: 11511079 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.5414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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It has recently been shown that the A/A genotype at g.-23 of the insulin gene correlates with impaired insulin secretion in response to body weight gain in subjects of European descent. To examine whether there are single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the insulin gene associated with type 2 diabetes, all exons with their flanking sequences for 113 Japanese type 2 diabetic patients and 99 nondiabetic control subjects were analyzed using PCR direct sequencing. We have only found g.-23T --> A, 806G --> C, 1128T --> C, and 1141A --> C, which have previously been reported in alpha (A-C-C-C) and beta (T-G-T-A) alleles. The allele frequency of -23T --> A in control Japanese subjects was 97.4%, whereas that in Europeans is about 30%. The A/A genotype was found in 94 of 99 Japanese subjects (94.9%) and the allele frequencies of 806G --> C, 1128T --> C, and 1141A --> C were all 96.5%. The estimated haplotype frequencies were (A-C-C-C) (96.0%), (T-G-T-A) (2.0%), (A-G-T-A) (1.5%), and (T-C-C-C) (0.5%). No association of these SNPs or haplotypes with type 2 diabetes was evident. Thus, the A/A genotype at the g.-23 of insulin gene was generally high in Japanese subjects, which could account for the fact that they typically secrete lower levels of insulin.
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Shimizu I. Antifibrogenic therapies in chronic HCV infection. CURRENT DRUG TARGETS. INFECTIOUS DISORDERS 2001; 1:227-40. [PMID: 12455417 DOI: 10.2174/1568005014606053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The most common cause of hepatic fibrosis is currently chronic HCV infection, the characteristic feature of which is hepatic steatosis. Hepatic steatosis leads to an increase in lipid peroxidation in hepatocytes, which in turn activates hepatic stellate cells (HSCs). HSCs are also regarded as the primary target cells for inflammatory stimuli, and produce extracellular matrix components. It should be noted that transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) is a potent fibrogenic cytokine produced by Kupffer cells and HSCs. There are several approaches to inhibit TGF-beta; use of decorin, soluble receptors, and gene therapy approaches. Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) is a hepatotrophic factor for liver regeneration and seems to suppress hepatic fibrogenesis in animals. HOE 77, Safironil, and S 4682 are inhibitors of prolyl 4-hydroxylase, which is essential for thecollagen formation. Although HOE 77, Safironil, and S 4682 seem to work by inhibiting HSC activation, further studies will be required before their clinical application. alpha-Tocopherol, retinyl palmitate, and silybinin reduce lipid peroxidation and attenuate HSC activation in experimental models. Retinyl palmitate is the main storage type for retinoids in HSCs. Silymarin is extracted from milk thistle, the principle component of which is the silybinin. Unfortunately, they have had mixed effects in human liver diseases. A Japanese herbal medicine Sho-saiko-to functions as a potent antifibrosuppressant via the inhibition of oxidative stress in hepatocytes and HSCs. Its active components are baicalin and baicalein of flavonoids with chemical structures very similar to silybinin. Understanding the basic mechanisms underlying the HCV-mediated fibrogenesis provides valuable information on the search for effective antifibrogenic therapies.
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Fujimoto M, Shimizu I, Horie T, Inoue H, Okazaki M, Niki M, Shiraishi T, Fujiwara S, Murata M, Yamamoto K, Iuchi A, Hino A, Ito S. Recurrent giant longitudinal duodenal ulcer with massive hemorrhage in a Helicobacter pylori-negative patient. THE JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INVESTIGATION 2001; 48:210-5. [PMID: 11694961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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A 67-year-old man, in whom a linear ulcer running from the duodenal bulb to the descending part had been noted 3 years previously, was admitted to our hospital because of abdominal pain and melena. Duodenoscopy revealed a bleeding giant longitudinal ulcer, which was more extensive than before. Tests for Helicobacter pylori (Hp) were negative. The ulcer was cured by endoscopic hemostasis and repeated blood transfusions. Attention must be paid to Hp-negative post-bulbar duodenal ulcers because of the frequent complications including hemorrhage.
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Omoya T, Shimizu I, Zhou Y, Okamura Y, Inoue H, Lu G, Itonaga M, Honda H, Nomura M, Ito S. Effects of idoxifene and estradiol on NF-kappaB activation in cultured rat hepatocytes undergoing oxidative stress. LIVER 2001; 21:183-91. [PMID: 11422781 DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0676.2001.021003183.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Idoxifene is a tissue-specific selective estrogen receptor modulator. Estradiol is a potent endogenous antioxidant, and nuclear factor kappaB (NF-kappaB) is a key transcription factor that induces multiple genes in response to inflammation or oxidative stress. The aim of this study was to explore the inhibitory effects of idoxifene and estradiol on NF-kappaB activation in hepatocytes in a state of oxidative stress. METHODS Lipid peroxidation was induced in cultured rat hepatocytes by incubation with ferric nitrilotriacetate solution. NF-kappaB activity was evaluated by electrophoretic mobility shift assay. RESULTS The oxidative stress-induced activation of NF-kappaB and degradation of IkappaB-alpha were maximal at 3-5 h, with an increase in lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and malondialdehyde (MDA) secretion into the culture medium. Treatment with idoxifene and estradiol inhibited IkappaB-alpha degradation and NF-kappaB activation through the attenuation of hepatocyte oxidative bursts and decreased extracellular levels of LDH and MDA. In addition, idoxifene and estradiol inhibited lipid peroxidation in rat liver mitochondria. A potent NF-kappaB inhibitor, pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate, prevented NF-kappaB activation by inhibition of IkappaB-alpha degradation and decreased LDH and MDA levels, suggesting that NF-kappaB might be a regulator in a genetic response to increase oxidative stress-induced hepatic injury. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that idoxifene and estradiol function as antioxidants and protect hepatocytes from inflammatory cell injury.
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Tomita Y, Zhang QW, Uchida T, Yoshikawa M, Shimizu I, Iwai T, Nomoto K, Yasui H. A technique of cervical aortic graft transplantation in mice. J Heart Lung Transplant 2001; 20:699-702. [PMID: 11404178 DOI: 10.1016/s1053-2498(00)00219-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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A new method of mouse aortic graft transplantation into carotid artery was developed with cuff technique. By harvesting the descending aorta of the donor using a small Teflon cuff (external diameter 0.6 mm, internal diameter 0.4 mm) and super fine-tip forceps, and modifying the method of mouse heterotopic heart transplantation with cuff technique, donor descending aortic allografts could be interposed in the common carotid artery of recipient mice. Histological analysis demonstrated neither evidence of tissue damage nor intimal thickening in isograft implanted over 100 days. We strongly recommend that this new model of aortic transplantation in mice is a simple and useful technique for vascular transplantation research.
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Miyajima H, Nomura M, Muguruma N, Okahisa T, Shibata H, Okamura S, Honda H, Shimizu I, Harada M, Saito K, Nakaya Y, Ito S. Relationship among gastric motility, autonomic activity, and portal hemodynamics in patients with liver cirrhosis. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2001; 16:647-59. [PMID: 11422618 DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1746.2001.02493.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS We examined the effects of the autonomic nervous function and the volume of portal blood flow to clarify the mechanism of the abnormal gastric motility in patients with liver cirrhosis. METHODS Heart rate variability, electrogastrogram (EGG), and volume of portal blood flow were measured before and after a meal in 27 patients with liver cirrhosis (LC group) and in 20 normal subjects (N group). Autonomic nervous function was evaluated by using spectral analysis of heart rate variability. We used the cine phase-contrast (PC) method, using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to measure the portal flow, while the peak frequency and spectral power of the EGG were measured at pre- and postprandial change. RESULTS The ratio of low frequency power to high frequency power (LF/HF) was significantly higher, and the HF power was significantly lower in the LC group than in the N group both before and after a meal. In both groups, the electrogastrographic peak power ratio before and after a meal showed a positive correlation with the HF ratio, and an inverse correlation with the LF/HF ratio. In addition, portal blood flow volume was significantly decreased in the LC group than in the N group. However, the increased rate of portal blood flow after a meal correlated positively with the increased rate of electrogastrographic peak power. Moreover, gastric motility was positively correlated with esophageal varices and coma scale with the use of multivariate analysis. CONCLUSIONS Parasympathetic hypofunction, sympathetic hyperfunction and portal hemodynamics were closely related with gastric motility in cirrhotic patients. In addition, gastric motility was decreased, at least in part, by the ingestion of food in cirrhotic patients because of abnormalities in autonomic functions and portal blood flow following a meal.
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