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Kobashi H, Takano M, Yanagita T, Shiratani T, Wang G, Hoshi K, Shimizu K. Scleral buckling and pars plana vitrectomy for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment: an analysis of 542 eyes. Curr Eye Res 2013; 39:204-11. [PMID: 24144398 DOI: 10.3109/02713683.2013.838270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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PURPOSE To investigate the anatomical success rates of scleral buckling (SB) and pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) performed for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) in a large case series and to identify prognostic factors for the primary anatomical success rates of surgical techniques. METHODS We reviewed 542 consecutive eyes for primary RRD in this retrospective study. Follow-ups were performed for at least six months. In each of the two groups, 271 eyes were examined. The main outcome measure was the primary anatomical success rate. Multivariate analysis was also performed to determine whether independent risk factors of the preoperative parameters for redetachment exist. RESULTS The primary anatomical success rates were 93.7% and 96.3% in the SB and PPV groups; and the final anatomical success rates were 100% in both groups (each with 271 eyes). In the SB group, eyes with macula-off had significantly lower primary anatomical success rates than those with macula-on (p = 0.002). Preoperative break location or lens status had no significant effect on primary anatomical success rates in either group. Multivariate logistic regression analysis using four variables, namely, sex, posterior vitreous detachment, macular status and preoperative visual acuity, showed that the macular status was an independent risk factor for redetachment in the SB group (p = 0.039, odds ratio 3.7). The six-month follow-up visual acuity was significantly better than the preoperative visual acuity in both groups (p ≤ 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Both SB and PPV gave excellent primary and final anatomical success rates. The macula-off status was associated with a lower success rate in the SB group, although break location and lens status had no significant effect on success rates in either group.
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Ko E, Fujihara Y, Ogasawara T, Asawa Y, Nishizawa S, Watanabe M, Nagata S, Yang C, Takato T, Hoshi K. The BMP family and the importance of insulin in chondrogenesis: could we substitute BMP-2 with BMP-4 for the tissue engineering of cartilage. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2013.07.730] [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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Wang G, Wada K, Hoshi K, Sasaki N, Ezoe S, Satoh T. Association of knowledge of HIV and other factors with individuals' attitudes toward HIV infection: a national cross-sectional survey among the Japanese non-medical working population. PLoS One 2013; 8:e68495. [PMID: 23874644 PMCID: PMC3713032 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0068495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2012] [Accepted: 05/29/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background The stigma of and discrimination because of HIV has been described as the most important obstacle to prevention and treatment efforts. The purpose of this study was to investigate negative attitudes and prejudice toward HIV among the Japanese non-medical working population and to explore contributing factors. Methods An online anonymous nationwide survey involving approximately 3,000 individuals was conducted in Japan. Questions ranged from background information and HIV knowledge to individuals’ attitudes towards HIV infection in the workplace. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression were applied for analysis. Results Thirty-three percent of participants feared transmission of HIV from infected colleagues, 34% tended to avoid contact with them and 40% had prejudiced opinions about HIV infection. Despite a relatively high level of knowledge of HIV/AIDS overall (11.9±3.3 from 15 points), only 50% of individuals were aware of some issues. Greater knowledge was associated with less negative attitudes towards HIV infection (OR 0.39, 95% CI 0.31–0.48 for prejudiced opinion, high compared with low level of knowledge), whereas greater health consciousness was inversely related to attitude (OR 1.97, 95% CI 1.50–2.58 for prejudiced opinion, high compared with low health consciousness). Conclusion Knowledge neutralizes peoples’ negative attitudes towards HIV infection, whereas greater health consciousness may worsen them. Educational programs should balance knowledge with health consciousness to improve the efficacy of HIV interventions.
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Tsuchida M, Mineshita S, Okonogi H, Sugimori K, Hoshi K, Horiuchi T, Wang LM, Fujimoto EK. The role of an uncommon type of oral streptococcus sanguis in the etiology of behcet's disease. Environ Health Prev Med 2012; 2:59-63. [PMID: 21432453 DOI: 10.1007/bf02931965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/1996] [Accepted: 04/07/1997] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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The relationships of Behcet's disease (BD) with oral diseases and the prevalence of an uncommon type of oralStreptococcus sanguis (Str. sanguis) in the oral cavity were investigated in a case-control study. BD patients were compared to patient controls (collagen disease) and healthy controls.An interview questionnaire survey of BD and oral diseases showed that during the pre-onset, onset, and post-onset periods, the incidences of tonsillitis and dental caries, or the history of dental treatment, were greater in BD cases. Typological analysis showed a higher prevalence of an uncommon type ofStr. sanguis, differing from the common type, among BD cases compared to control groups. These results, showing a higher incidence of tonsillitis and dental caries during the presymptomatic period, a greater frequency of dental treatments during the symptomatic period, and the presence of an uncommon type ofStr. sanguis, indicate thatStr. sanguis of an uncommon type is related to increased risk of BD, and the possibility of a causal role is suggested.
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Moriya M, Uchiyama K, Takahira N, Fukushima K, Yamamoto T, Hoshi K, Itoman M, Takaso M. Evaluation of bipolar hemiarthroplasty for the treatment of steroid-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head. INTERNATIONAL ORTHOPAEDICS 2012; 36:2041-7. [PMID: 22801785 DOI: 10.1007/s00264-012-1612-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2012] [Accepted: 06/20/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE Bipolar hemiarthroplasty (BHA) for idiopathic osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) is performed at our institution. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical and radiographic findings after BHA for the treatment of steroid -induced ONFH. METHODS Thirty-seven hips in 27 patients were assessed (seven men, 11 hips; 20 women, 26 hips), average patient age at the time of surgery of 42.6 (range 20-83) years, with steroid-induced ONFH treated with BHA between 1995 and 2005. The mean follow-up duration was approximately ten (range five to 15) years. Patients were evaluated according to the Japan Orthopaedic Association (JOA) hip score. Kaplan-Meier survivorship was calculated to examine revision arthroplasty failure rate. Radiographic analysis of loosening included radiolucent lines and osteolysis of the acetabulum or femur. Causes of loosening were analysed using multiple logistic regression. RESULT JOA hip score increased from 53 points (preoperative) to 87 points (final follow-up). Survival rates were 96.8 % and 78.6 % at ten and 15 years, respectively. Prosthesis loosening occurred on the acetabular side in five hips (13.5 %). No femoral-component loosening was observed. BHA had poor results in patients with Association Research Circulation Osseous (ARCO) stage IV ONFH and in patients under 40 years of age. CONCLUSION BHA, with strict surgical indications, may be a good option for treating ONFH. Based on these results, total hip arthroplasty is recommended for patients with ARCO stage IV ONFH or for patients under 40 years of age.
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Aiba N, Hotta K, Yokoyama M, Wang G, Tabata M, Kamiya K, Shimizu R, Kamekawa D, Hoshi K, Yamaoka-Tojo M, Masuda T. Usefulness of pet ownership as a modulator of cardiac autonomic imbalance in patients with diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and/or hyperlipidemia. Am J Cardiol 2012; 109:1164-70. [PMID: 22277896 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2011.11.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2011] [Revised: 11/07/2011] [Accepted: 11/07/2011] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Among patients with coronary artery disease, pet owners exhibit a greater 1-year survival rate than nonowners. Lifestyle-related diseases are well-known risk factors for coronary artery disease and induce imbalances in autonomic nervous activity. The purpose of the present study was to determine whether pet ownership modulates cardiac autonomic nervous activity imbalance in patients with lifestyle-related diseases such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia. A total of 191 patients (mean age 69 ± 8 years) were interviewed about their pet ownership status and were classified into pet owner and nonowner groups. After recording a 24-hour Holter electrocardiogram for heart rate variability analysis, frequency-domain and nonlinear-domain analyses were performed to determine the high-frequency (HF) and low-frequency (LF) components, LF/HF ratio, and entropy. The heart rate variability parameters were assessed for 24 hours, during the day (8.00 A.M. to 5.00 P.M.), and during the night (0:00 A.M. to 6.00 A.M.), and compared between the 2 groups. To evaluate the potential predictive factors for cardiac autonomic imbalance, univariate and multivariate analyses of HF and LF/HF were conducted for potential confounding variables. The pet owner group exhibited significantly greater HF(24h), HF(day), HF(night), entropy(24h), entropy(day), and entropy(night) and significantly lower LF/HF(24h) and LF/HF(night) compared to the nonowner group. On multivariate analysis, pet ownership was independently and positively associated with HF(24h,) HF(day), and HF(night) and inversely associated with LF/HF(24h) and LF/HF(night). In conclusion, these results suggest that pet ownership is an independent modulator of cardiac autonomic imbalance in patients with lifestyle-related diseases.
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Wada K, Kakuma R, Hoshi K, Sato Y, Hasegawa T, Satoh T. Factors associated with preferences for health system goals in Japan: a pilot study of the World Health Survey. Asia Pac J Public Health 2011; 23:721-9. [PMID: 21852421 DOI: 10.1177/1010539511418101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Preferences among people for health system goals are important determinants in developing health policy. The aim of this study was to determine preferences for health system goals and their associations with sociodemographic characteristics in Japan. Participants were randomly selected from the general population in 5 prefectures and were asked to rank 5 health system goals in order of preference: health, health inequality, responsiveness, responsiveness inequality, and fair financing. Associations between sociodemographic characteristics and preferences for health system goals were examined using multinomial logistic regression analysis. A total of 4936 persons responded to this study. Health system goals in order of preference were health inequality (37.6%), responsiveness inequality (20.9%), health (18.4%), responsiveness (16.0%), and fair financing (7.1%). Sociodemographic characteristics such as gender, age, family status, education completed, and usage of health care services were associated with the preferred health system goal. Health policy makers should take these associations into account when developing prospective policy.
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Yamaoka H, Tanaka Y, Nishizawa S, Asawa Y, Takato T, Hoshi K. The application of atelocollagen gel in combination with porous scaffolds for cartilage tissue engineering and its suitable conditions. J Biomed Mater Res A 2010; 93:123-32. [PMID: 19536835 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.32509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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For improving the quality of tissue-engineered cartilage, we examined the in vivo usefulness of porous bodies as scaffolds combined with an atelocollagen hydrogel, and investigated the suitable conditions for atelocollagen and seeding cells within the engineered tissues. We made tissue-engineered constructs using a collagen sponge (CS) or porous poly(L-lactide) (PLLA) with human chondrocytes and 1% hydrogel, the concentration of which maximized the accumulation of cartilage matrices. The CS was soft with a Young's modulus of less than 1 MPa, whereas the porous PLLA was very rigid with a Young's modulus of 10 MPa. Although the constructs with the CS shrank to 50% in size after a 2-month subcutaneous transplantation in nude mice, the PLLA constructs maintained their original sizes. Both of the porous scaffolds contained some cartilage regeneration in the presence of the chondrocytes and hydrogel, but the PLLA counterpart significantly accumulated abundant matrices in vivo. Regarding the conditions of the chondrocytes, the cartilage regeneration was improved in inverse proportion to the passage numbers among passages 3-8, and was linear with the cell densities (10(6) to 10(8) cells/mL). Thus, the rigid porous scaffold can maintain the size of the tissue-engineered cartilage and realize fair cartilage regeneration in vivo when combined with 1% atelocollagen and some conditioned chondrocytes.
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Kanai A, Wang G, Hoshi K, Okamoto H. Effects of Intravenous Prostaglandin E1 on Pain and Body Temperature in Patients with Post-Herpetic Neuralgia. PAIN MEDICINE 2010; 11:609-16. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2010.00825.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Liu G, Iwata K, Ogasawara T, Watanabe J, Fukazawa K, Ishihara K, Asawa Y, Fujihara Y, Chung UL, Moro T, Takatori Y, Takato T, Nakamura K, Kawaguchi H, Hoshi K. Selection of highly osteogenic and chondrogenic cells from bone marrow stromal cells in biocompatible polymer-coated plates. J Biomed Mater Res A 2010; 92:1273-82. [PMID: 19330850 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.32460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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To enrich the subpopulation that preserves self-renewal and multipotentiality from conventionally prepared bone marrow stromal cells (MSCs), we attempted to use 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine (MPC) polymer-coated plates that selected the MSCs with strong adhesion ability and evaluated the proliferation ability or osteogenic/chondrogenic potential of the MPC polymer-selected MSCs. The number of MSCs that were attached to the MPC polymer-coated plates decreased with an increase in the density of MPC unit (0-10%), whereas no significant difference in the proliferation ability was seen among these cells. The surface epitopes of CD29, CD44, CD105, and CD166, and not CD34 or CD45, were detectable in the cells of all MPC polymer-coated plates, implying that they belong to the MSC category. In the osteogenic and chondrogenic induction, the MSCs selected by the 2-5% MPC unit composition showed higher expression levels of osteoblastic and chondrocytic markers (COL1A1/ALP, or COL2A1/COL10A1/Sox9) at passage 2, compared with those of 0-1% or even 10% MPC unit composition, while the enhanced effects continued by passage 5. The selection based on the adequate cell adhesiveness by the MPC polymer-coated plates could improve the osteogenic and chondrogenic potential of MSCs, which would provide cell sources that can be used to treat the more severe and various bone/cartilage diseases.
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Sato W, Hoshi K, Kawakami J, Sato K, Sugawara A, Saito Y, Yoshida K. Assisting the diagnosis of Graves’ hyperthyroidism with Bayesian-type and SOM-type neural networks by making use of a set of three routine tests and their correlation with free T4. Biomed Pharmacother 2010; 64:7-15. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2009.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2008] [Accepted: 02/17/2009] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Yamaoka H, Nishizawa S, Asawa Y, Fujihara Y, Ogasawara T, Yamaoka K, Nagata S, Takato T, Hoshi K. Involvement of fibroblast growth factor 18 in dedifferentiation of cultured human chondrocytes. Cell Prolif 2009; 43:67-76. [PMID: 19909293 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2184.2009.00655.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Chondrocytes inevitably decrease production of cartilaginous matrices during long-term cultures with repeated passaging; this is termed dedifferentiation. To learn more concerning prevention of dedifferentiation, we have focused here on the fibroblast growth factor (FGF) family that influences chondrocyte proliferation or differentiation. MATERIALS AND METHODS We have compared gene expression between differentiated cells in passage 3 (P3) and dedifferentiated ones in P8 of human cultured chondrocytes. We also performed ligand administration of the responsive factor or its gene silencing, using small interfering RNA (siRNA). RESULTS FGFs 1, 5, 10, 13 and 18 were higher at P8 compared to P3, while FGFs 9 and 14 were lower. Especially, FGF18 showed a 10-fold increase by P8. Ligand administration of FGF18 in the P3 cells, or its gene silencing using siRNA in the P8 cells, revealed dose-dependent increase and decrease respectively in type II collagen/type I collagen ratio. Exogenous FGF18 also upregulated expression of transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta), the anabolic factor of chondrocytes, in P3 chondrocytes, but P8 cells maintained a low level of TGF-beta expression, suggesting a decrease in responsiveness of TGF-beta to FGF18 stimulation in the dedifferentiated chondrocytes. CONCLUSION FGF18 seems to play a role in maintenance of chondrocyte properties, although its expression was rather high in dedifferentiated chondrocytes. Upregulation of FGF18 in dedifferentiated chondrocytes implied that it may be a marker of dedifferentiation.
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Tsukiura T, Mano Y, Sekiguchi A, Yomogida Y, Hoshi K, Kambara T, Takeuchi H, Sugiura M, Kawashima R. Roles of the anterior temporal regions in the successful encoding of memory for person identity information. Neuroimage 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s1053-8119(09)70479-3] [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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Katagiri N, Abe K, Kitabatake M, Utsunomiya I, Horiguchi Y, Hoshi K, Taguchi K. Single administration of 1-benzyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline increases the extracellular concentration of dopamine in rat striatum. Neuroscience 2009; 160:820-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2009.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2008] [Revised: 03/05/2009] [Accepted: 03/05/2009] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Ko E, Fujihara Y, Ogasawara T, Takato T, Hoshi K. Optimal manipulation of growth factors and combinations in the scaffold atecollagen and the medium for three-dimensional culture of tissue-engineered human chondrocytes. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2009.03.462] [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]
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Tanaka R, Shimizu M, Hoshi K, Soda A, Saida Y, Takashima K, Yamane Y. Efficacy of open patch-grafting under cardiopulmonary bypass for pulmonic stenosis in small dogs. Aust Vet J 2009; 87:88-93. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2009.00389.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Hoshi K, Kato M. [Postoperative risk management of chest surgery in intensive care unit (ICU)]. KYOBU GEKA. THE JAPANESE JOURNAL OF THORACIC SURGERY 2009; 62:71-74. [PMID: 19195189] [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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The postoperative risk management of chest surgery in intensive care unit (ICU) must be considered in the measure of patient safety of the hospital organization, ICU and chest surgery itself. In reference to a patient safety, measures of a section promoting medical safety, a maintenance and check of ventilators and machines especially in the ICU, and an improvement of knowledge for treatment of critical ill patients must are warranted. In the postoperative patient undergoing chest surgery such as a lobectomy, the postoperative pain management is important and measures for early ambulation to maintenance of vital capacity must be performed.
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Enkhmaa D, Kasai T, Hoshi K. Long-time exposure of mouse embryos to the sperm produces high levels of reactive oxygen species in culture medium and relates to poor embryo development. Reprod Domest Anim 2008; 44:634-7. [PMID: 19019063 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2007.01036.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Small amounts of reactive oxygen species (ROS), metabolites of oxygen, are necessary for sperm-fertilizing capability. However, in excessive levels, their role in infertility has been extensively studied. The conventional in vitro fertilization (IVF) method employs a prolonged co-incubation of gametes for 16-18 h to reach fertilization. However, it has been shown that this long period might create high levels of ROS. We aimed at finding out whether ROS increases in vitro during prolonged incubation with fertilized oocytes and whether high level of ROS relates to poor embryo development. To confirm if levels of ROS relate to length of time, we measured the ROS levels in fertilization medium (FM), which contained mouse embryos exposed to spermatozoa. To evaluate the contribution of sperm in production of ROS, we measured the ROS in the medium with only sperm. The measurements were performed by chemiluminescence assay using luminol as a probe after 4 and 18 h of incubation separately. The ROS levels were significantly increased after 18 h as compared with 4 h (p < 0.0001). Moreover, ROS in the medium with only sperm was also increased after 18 h (p < 0.0001), demonstrating that they were generated either by spermatozoa or as a result of possible reaction of sperm with medium during prolonged incubation. In addition, we compared embryo development after 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 18 h of incubation. The number of degenerated embryos exposed to sperm for 12 and 18 h was significantly higher than those exposed for 4 or 6 h (p < 0.01). These results demonstrate that ROS concentrations appear to be related to the length of incubation time, and their excessive levels have a negative effect on embryo development. We suggest reducing incubation time to at least 4 h.
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Hoshi K, Fukuhara S. Effect of Lipo-PGE1 on Health-related Quality of Life in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Japan. J Int Med Res 2008; 36:187-97. [DOI: 10.1177/147323000803600124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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We investigated the effect of Lipo-PGE1, a prostaglandin (PG) E1 preparation used to treat cutaneous ulcers associated with systemic sclerosis (SS) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), on health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) using the Medical Outcome Study 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) questionnaire. A total of 192 SS and SLE patients were treated for 3 months. At baseline the scores for each of the five SF-36 subscales were significantly lower than the age- and sex-adjusted standard values for the Japanese general population. After treatment, mean (± SD) SF-36 scores for body pain and general health perception significantly increased from 48.6 ± 24.1 to 55.3 ± 26.1 and from 36.8 ± 16.7 to 40.2 ± 17, respectively. Emotional QOL parameters including vitality and mental health, however, showed no improvement. Physician-rated symptom scores significantly improved after administration of Lipo-PGE1. In conclusion, Lipo-PGE1 improved both cutaneous ulcers and HR-QOL, especially physical QOL.
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Naito M, Miyaki K, Naito T, Zhang L, Hoshi K, Hara A, Masaki K, Tohyama S, Muramatsu M, Hamajima N, Nakayama T. Association between vitamin D receptor gene haplotypes and chronic periodontitis among Japanese men. Int J Med Sci 2007; 4:216-22. [PMID: 17848979 PMCID: PMC1975778 DOI: 10.7150/ijms.4.216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2007] [Accepted: 08/20/2007] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The vitamin D receptor (VDR) is involved in a variety of biological processes, such as bone metabolism and modulation of the immune response. Recent findings suggest that the pathway involving bone mineral density-mediated effects is important for the development of periodontitis, but their effects of combined VDR gene polymorphisms have not been confirmed on periodontitis. We assessed the relationship between ApaI, BsmI, and FokI VDR polymorphisms and the risk of severe chronic periodontitis among Japanese adult men. MATERIALS AND METHODS In a cross-sectional study, we examined 97 unrelated healthy Japanese men (mean age: 45.6 years, range: 22-59). A clinical examination was performed at a worksite health checkup, and information was obtained using a self-reported questionnaire. DNA was extracted from whole blood, and the VDR ApaI, BsmI, and FokI polymorphisms were genotyped using polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS F-carriers of FokI VDR polymorphisms were less likely to develop severe chronic periodontitis than non-F-carriers (p = 0.09). The ApaI and BsmI VDR polymorphisms did not show significant differences in the alleles or genotypes between the subjects with or without severe chronic periodontitis. The haplotype analysis of the three combined VDR polymorphisms revealed that the Abf homozygote had a notably higher prevalence of severe chronic periodontitis than the others, and adjustments for age, smoking status, number of teeth present, and prevalence of diabetes did not change this association (OR = 7.5; 95% CI = 1.6-34.4; p = 0.01). CONCLUSION The VDR haplotype constructed from the ApaI, BsmI, and FokI polymorphisms is related to the risk of severe chronic periodontitis in Japanese men.
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Matsushita Y, Ishikawa M, Abe K, Utsunomiya I, Chikuma T, Hojo H, Hoshi K, Quock RM, Taguchi K. Involvement of the protein kinase Cγ isoform in development of tolerance to nitrous oxide–induced antinociception in mice. Neuroscience 2007; 148:541-7. [PMID: 17681696 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2007.06.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2007] [Revised: 06/11/2007] [Accepted: 06/18/2007] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Prolonged exposure to nitrous oxide (N2O) results in development of acute tolerance to its antinociceptive effect. Cross-tolerance to N2O-induced antinociception is also observed in morphine-tolerant animals. Despite increasing evidence of tolerance development to N2O-induced antinociception, the details of the mechanisms that underlie this tolerance remain unknown. The present study was conducted to investigate the involvement of brain protein kinase C (PKC) isoform in these two types of tolerance to N2O-induced antinociception in mice. Prolonged exposure (41 min in total, including 30 min pre-exposure and 11 min of antinociceptive testing) to 70% N2O produced a reduction in N2O-induced antinociception, indicating development of acute tolerance. The prolonged exposure to 70% N2O caused an activation of PKCgamma isoform in the brain, but not the PKCepsilon isoform. Pretreatment with a PKCgamma-antisense oligonucleotide but not the corresponding mismatch oligonucleotide (i.c.v.) prevented the development of acute tolerance to N2O-induced antinociception. Chronic morphine treatment (10 mg/kg, s.c., b.i.d. for 5 days) resulted in development of tolerance to morphine-induced antinociception and cross-tolerance to N2O-induced antinociception. The development of tolerance to morphine and cross-tolerance to N2O were both inhibited by pretreatment with PKC inhibitor, chelerythrine (1 nmol, i.c.v.). Morphine-tolerant mice showed an activation of PKC within the brain, which was suppressed by pretreatment with chelerythrine (1 nmol, i.c.v.). Thus, activation of brain PKC, in particular, the PKCgamma isoform, appears to play an important role in the development of both acute tolerance and cross-tolerance to N2O-induced antinociception in mice.
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Hoshi S, Numahata K, Hoshi K, Suzuki K, Ono K, Sugano O, Ihidoya S, Saito S, Arai Y. Metronomic chemotherapy for hormone refractory prostate cancer (HRPC). J Clin Oncol 2007. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2007.25.18_suppl.15649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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15649 Background: Low dose continuous chemotherapy (metronomic chemotherapy) is trying to many advanced cancers. Metronomic chemotherapy has important anti-angiogenic activity to tumor vessels. For patients who progressed after docetaxel, no standard options exist. We have experienced complete regression of bone metastases on super scan by low does cisplatin, UFT, diethylstilbestrol, and dexamethasone (CUDD) in a patient with HRPC (Int JCO, 8,118, 2003). Methods: CUDD consisting of weekly 5 mg/body of cisplatin plus 125 mg/body of diethylstilbestrol and daily 300–450 mg of UFT/day plus 0.5–1 mg of dexamethasone were given to 47 HRPC patients, (median and range of age: 66 and 52–72, respectively). The ECOG performance status was 0 to 1. Gleason score was 7 in 10 patients and 8 in 17 patients and 9 in 20 patients, respectively. Metastatic site was bone in 45 (EOD grade 1:10, 2:18, 3: 15, 4:2), lymph node in 8. Six cases became refractory to docetaxel were treated with CUDD plus CPM (50 mg/day). Results: Among the 45 patients assessable for bone metastasis, 12 (27 %) obtained marked improvement on bone scan. One was EOD grade 4 (super bone scan) and 9 were EOD grade 1–3. Eighteen (40 %) were stable and 15 (33%) progressed on bone scan. Among 8 patients of lymph node metastasis, 3 (38%) showed partial response, 2 (25%) no change and 3 (38%) progression. Twenty-five (53 %) out of 47 patients showed a PSA decline of 50% or greater. Among the 25 patients assessable for bone pain, 7 (28%) improved, 12 (48%) remained stable and 6 (24%) progressed. Their median response duration and median survival time were 8 months (range; 2 to 44 months) and 20 months (range, 4 to 48 months), respectively. Their median response duration was 3 months. Three of 6 refractory to docetaxel were responded to CUDD plus CPM. Their median response duration was 10 months. Conclusions: CUDD is effective in almost half of hormone refractory prostate cancer patients and has advantage of minimal side effect. Three of 6 docetaxel refractory cases also responded to CUDD plus CPM. No significant financial relationships to disclose.
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Hosoya A, Nakamura H, Ninomiya T, Hoshi K, Yoshiba K, Yoshiba N, Takahashi M, Okabe T, Sahara N, Yamada H, Kasahara E, Ozawa H. Hard tissue formation in subcutaneously transplanted rat dental pulp. J Dent Res 2007; 86:469-74. [PMID: 17452570 DOI: 10.1177/154405910708600515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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While dental pulp appears to be able to form mineralized matrices that do not always resemble dentin, the precise characteristics of the hard tissue and the mechanism of its induction remain unknown. Therefore, we evaluated hard tissue induced by transplantation of pulp into subcutaneous tissue. Seven days after transplantation, initial hard tissue was formed at the inner periphery of the pulp. After 14 days, this hard tissue expanded inwardly. Mineralized matrix was immunopositive for osteocalcin, osteopontin, and bone sialoprotein, but negative for dentin sialoprotein. Transplantation of GFP-labeled pulp into wild-type rats showed these formative cells to have been derived from the transplant. TEM observation revealed apatite crystals within necrotic cells and matrix vesicles at the initial stage of calcification. These results indicate that pulp cells possess the ability to form a bone- or cementum-like matrix. Calcification of the matrix may occur in necrotic cells and matrix vesicles, followed by collagenous calcification.
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Kondo T, Hashi A, Murata SI, Fischer SE, Nara M, Nakazawa T, Yuminamochi T, Hoshi K, Katoh R. Gastric mucin is expressed in a subset of endocervical tunnel clusters: type A tunnel clusters of gastric phenotype. Histopathology 2007; 50:843-50. [PMID: 17543073 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2007.02705.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIMS Gastric mucin expression has been demonstrated in a group of endocervical glandular lesions. The aim of this study was to gain further insight into endocervical lesions with a gastric phenotype. METHODS AND RESULTS Various types of tunnel clusters (TC) were examined for gastric mucin by alcian blue/periodic acid-Schiff staining and immunohistochemistry for HIK1083. Five of 34 cases of TC expressed gastric mucin defined by PAS dominant neutral mucin and immunopositivity for pyloric gland mucin. Histologically, TC expressing gastric mucin showed lobular arrangements of small to medium-sized glands composed of mucin-rich columnar cells and were classified as Flumann's type A TC. Neither type B TC nor normal endocervical glands expressed PAS dominant neutral mucin and none of them was immunopositive for pyloric gland mucin. Five patients with type A TC of gastric phenotype ranged in age from 33 to 79 years (mean 58 years) and were multiparous. Type A TC of gastric phenotype, ranging from 2 to 4 mm in maximum diameter, were incidental findings in hysterectomy specimens. CONCLUSION Type A TC of gastric phenotype could be related to lobular endocervical glandular hyperplasia of gastric phenotype. The pathogenesis of gastric metaplasia in TC remains unclear.
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Nakatani Y, Kawakami K, Nagaoka T, Utsunomiya I, Tanaka K, Yoshino H, Miyatake T, Hoshi K, Taguchi K. Ca 2+ Channel Currents Inhibited by Serum from Select Patients with Guillain-Barré Syndrome. Eur Neurol 2006; 57:11-8. [PMID: 17108689 DOI: 10.1159/000097004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2006] [Accepted: 07/10/2006] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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We performed an electrophysiological study demonstrating inhibition of spontaneous muscle action potentials within a coculture of rat muscle and spinal cord by exposure to serum, as well as purified IgG, from patients with the acute motor axonal neuropathy (AMAN) variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). However, exposure to serum from two patients with the acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (AIDP) form of GBS had no effect. Using a whole-cell recording technique, we then investigated the effects of serum and purified IgG from patients with GBS on voltage-dependent calcium channel (VDCC) currents in nerve growth factor-differentiated PC12 cells. Serum from patients with GBS (AMAN) inhibited VDCC currents in PC12 cells, which was fully reversible by washing with the bath solution. Similarly, purified IgG from the serum of two patients with GBS (AMAN) also inhibited VDCC currents in PC12 cells. In contrast, sera from patients with AIDP and healthy volunteers did not affect VDCC currents in PC12 cells. These results suggest that muscle weakness in some patients with GBS might be induced by inhibition of Ca2+ channel currents within motor nerve terminals.
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