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Nguyen J, Sibille G, Cazassus F, Baba N, Atallah A, Coriatt D. [Acute extrapyramidal manifestations caused by domperidone]. Arch Pediatr 2000; 7:1131-2. [PMID: 11075278 DOI: 10.1016/s0929-693x(00)00325-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Nagatani T, Okazawa H, Kambara T, Satoh K, Tokura H, Miyazawa M, Yamada R, Baba N, Nakajima H, Yamazaki E, Kanamori H, Mohri H. Cutaneous monomorphous CD4- and CD56-positive large-cell lymphoma. Dermatology 2000; 200:202-8. [PMID: 10828627 DOI: 10.1159/000018383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Recently, CD56 (NCAM)-positive lymphomas, such as nasal and nasal-type angiocentric NK/T cell lymphoma, aggressive NK cell leukemia/lymphoma and blastic NK cell lymphoma, were described by several authors as a unique group of lymphoma. OBJECTIVE In this study, we intend to clarify the clinicopathological features of cutaneous CD4+ and CD56+ lymphoma. METHODS Four patients with cutaneous CD4+ and CD56+ lymphoma were studied. RESULTS Age at the first examination ranged from 71 to 89 years (mean = 81.2 years). One patient was female and 3 were males. The organ mainly involved at presentation was the skin. Lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly, leukemic spread and central nervous system involvement were observed as the disease progressed. The mean survival time was 12.2 months. Epstein-Barr virus was not detected within the tumor cells. CONCLUSION This peculiar lymphoma is different from nasal and nasal-type angiocentric NK/T cell lymphoma and aggressive NK cell leukemia/lymphoma. Similar cases have been reported as blastic NK cell lymphoma/leukemia.
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Kaneko T, Baba N, Matsuo M. Protective effect of phenolic antioxidants on the cytotoxicity induced by phosphatidylcholine hydroperoxide. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2000; 64:1274-7. [PMID: 10923801 DOI: 10.1271/bbb.64.1274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Phosphatidylcholine hydroperoxides show weak but distinct toxicity toward cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells. The protective effect of phenolic antioxidants against the cytotoxicity of phosphatidylcholine hydroperoxides was examined. Probucol depressed the toxicity most effectively among the antioxidants studied under both pretreatment and concurrent treatment conditions. alpha-Tocopherol showed a protective effect in the case of concurrent treatment. Protection by phenolic antioxidants against the cytotoxicity of phosphatidylcholine hydroperoxides seems to depend on their incorporation rate into cells, their affinity for phospholipids, their antioxidative activity, and their orientation in membranes.
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Katano H, Iwasaki T, Baba N, Terai M, Mori S, Iwamoto A, Kurata T, Sata T. Identification of antigenic proteins encoded by human herpesvirus 8 and seroprevalence in the general population and among patients with and without Kaposi's sarcoma. J Virol 2000; 74:3478-85. [PMID: 10729121 PMCID: PMC111855 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.74.8.3478-3485.2000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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To establish a sensitive and specific antibody assay, potent antigenic proteins encoded by human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8) were studied. Fifteen recombinant HHV8-encoded proteins were produced as glutathione S-transferase fusion proteins. The sera from AIDS-associated Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) patients reacted with four proteins encoded by open reading frames (ORFs) K8.1, 59, 65, and 73 in a Western blot assay. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using these four proteins as antigens (mixed-antigen ELISA) revealed that all 26 sera derived from KS patients (24 with and 2 without human immunodeficiency virus infection) became positive for anti-HHV8 antibodies. The presence of HHV8 was demonstrated in 14 (1. 4%) of 1,004 sera from the Japanese general population and 10 (1.9%) of 527 sera from patients without HHV8-associated diseases. The presence of immunoglobulin G (IgG) and IgM antibodies against HHV8 examined further by the mixed-antigen ELISA and Western blotting revealed IgG antibody in all ELISA-positive sera, while IgM antibody against ORF K8.1 was absent. These data suggest that the ORF 73 and 65 proteins are potent antigens for a sensitive serological assay.
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MESH Headings
- AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/epidemiology
- AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/immunology
- AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/virology
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Antibodies, Viral/blood
- Antigens, Viral/genetics
- Antigens, Viral/immunology
- Blotting, Western
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Female
- Herpesviridae Infections/epidemiology
- Herpesviridae Infections/immunology
- Herpesviridae Infections/virology
- Herpesvirus 8, Human/genetics
- Herpesvirus 8, Human/immunology
- Humans
- Infant
- Infant, Newborn
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Open Reading Frames/genetics
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/genetics
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/immunology
- Sarcoma, Kaposi/epidemiology
- Sarcoma, Kaposi/immunology
- Sarcoma, Kaposi/virology
- Sensitivity and Specificity
- Seroepidemiologic Studies
- Viral Proteins/genetics
- Viral Proteins/immunology
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Alen Y, Nakajima S, Nitoda T, Baba N, Kanzaki H, Kawazu K. Two antinematodal phenolics from Knema hookeriana, a Sumatran rainforest plant. Z NATURFORSCH C 2000; 55:300-3. [PMID: 10817224 DOI: 10.1515/znc-2000-3-426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The activity-guided chromatographic purification of the methanol extract of Knema hookeriana, using pine wood nematodes Bursaphelenchus xylophilus has successfully led to the isolation and characterization of two phenolic antinematodal compounds with minimum effective dose (MED) of 4.5 and 20 microg/cotton ball (microg/bl.) or 0.018 and 0.073 microM/cotton ball (microM/bl.), respectively. Based on their chemical and spectral properties, these compounds were determined to be 3-undecylphenol (1) and 3-(8Z-tridecenyl)-phenol (2). These compounds were isolated for the first time from this species, and 2 seems to be a novel compound.
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Alen Y, Nakajima S, Nitoda T, Baba N, Kanzaki H, Kawazu K. Antinematodal activity of some tropical rainforest plants against the pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus. Z NATURFORSCH C 2000; 55:295-9. [PMID: 10817223 DOI: 10.1515/znc-2000-3-425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Sixty five methanolic extracts of Sumatran rainforest plants representing 63 species of 21 families were assayed in vivo for antinematodal activity against Bursaphelenchus xylophilus using our cotton ball-fungal mat method. Extracts of 27 plants species from 14 families exhibited antinematodal activity, while 37 species were inactive. Among them, three extracts of Bischofia javanica, Knema hookeriana and Areca catechu exhibited very strong activity at minimum effective dose (MED) of 0.7 mg/cotton ball (mg/bl.). Eight extracts from Allamanda cathartica, Ervatamia corymbosa, Hoya diversifolia, Bischofia javanica, Derris malacensis, Melastoma melabathricum, Ophiorriza konsteleary and Brucea sumatrana also showed strong activity (MED, 5 mg/bl.).
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Itoh M, Fukumoto S, Baba N, Kuga Y, Mizuno A, Furukawa K. Prevention of the death of the rat axotomized hypoglossal nerve and promotion of its regeneration by bovine brain gangliosides. Glycobiology 1999; 9:1247-52. [PMID: 10536040 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/9.11.1247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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We have examined the time course of the neuronal death and regeneration of rat axotomized hypoglossal nerve with various conditions of the nerve resection, and established a useful system to measure neurotrophic activities of bioactive substances. In this system, neuronal death can be evaluated by counting surviving neurons in the nucleus of hypoglossal neuron at the brain stem, and the degree of the regeneration can be measured by counting horseradish peroxidase-positive cells at the same region after injection of horseradish peroxidase into tongue. Using this system, the effects of brain gangliosides on rat hypoglossal nerve regeneration following 5 mm transection were examined. The addition of a ganglioside mixture from bovine brain as well as the autograft strongly prevented the death of neurons and promoted the regeneration of the lesioned nerve at 10 weeks after the operation. Further analyses on the dose effects and injection sites of gangliosides were performed. Although the mechanisms of the neurotrophic effects of the gangliosides are unknown, the therapeutic application of gangliosides for neuronal degeneration is a promising approach.
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Taira Y, Baba N, Yoshida K, Matsumura H, Atsuta M. A study on cytochrome c oxidoreductase for bonding a tri-n-butylborane-initiated luting agent to dentin. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH 1999; 48:697-9. [PMID: 10490684 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4636(1999)48:5<697::aid-jbm14>3.0.co;2-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of cytochrome c, an oxidoreductase, in terms of initiation of polymerization in dentin bonding. The efficacy of experimental dentin primers was evaluated via the bonding of a luting agent to dentin. The eight primers evaluated were cytochrome c aqueous solutions, four with 35 wt% 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) and four without. The concentrations of cytochrome c in the primers were 0, 0.01, 0.1, and 1[corrected] micromol/g. The luting agent (Super-Bond C&B) consisted of methyl methacrylate (MMA), 4-methacryloyloxyethyl trimellitate anhydride (4-META), and tri-n-butylborane (TBB) initiator. Bovine dentin surfaces were flattened, etched with an aqueous solution of 10 wt% phosphoric acid, primed, and then bonded with stainless steel rods. After 1-day immersion in water, tensile testing revealed that the bond strength was influenced by the application of cytochrome c and HEMA. The maximum bond strength of 24.6 MPa was recorded with aqueous HEMA primer containing 10 micromol/g cytochrome c. This bonding technique, combining oxidoreductase with Super-Bond C&B, may potentially be applied for seating resin-bonded restorations.
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Tsujibo H, Kondo N, Tanaka K, Miyamoto K, Baba N, Inamori Y. Molecular analysis of the gene encoding a novel transglycosylative enzyme from Alteromonas sp. strain O-7 and its physiological role in the chitinolytic system. J Bacteriol 1999; 181:5461-6. [PMID: 10464221 PMCID: PMC94056 DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.17.5461-5466.1999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We purified from the culture supernatant of Alteromonas sp. strain O-7 and characterized a transglycosylating enzyme which synthesized beta-(1-->6)-(GlcNAc)2, 2-acetamido-6-O-(2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranosyl)-2- deoxyglucopyranose from beta-(1-->4)-(GlcNAc)2. The gene encoding a novel transglycosylating enzyme was cloned into Escherichia coli, and its nucleotide sequence was determined. The molecular mass of the deduced amino acid sequence of the mature protein was determined to be 99,560 Da which corresponds very closely with the molecular mass of the cloned enzyme determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The molecular mass of the cloned enzyme was much larger than that of enzyme (70 kDa) purified from the supernatant of this strain. These results suggest that the native enzyme was the result of partial proteolysis occurring in the N-terminal region. The enzyme showed significant sequence homology with several bacterial beta-N-acetylhexosaminidases which belong to family 20 glycosyl hydrolases. However, this novel enzyme differs from all reported beta-N-acetylhexosaminidases in its substrate specificity. To clarify the role of the enzyme in the chitinolytic system of the strain, the effect of beta-(1-->6)-(GlcNAc)2 on the induction of chitinase was investigated. beta-(1-->6)-(GlcNAc)2 induced a level of production of chitinase similar to that induced by the medium containing chitin. On the other hand, GlcNAc, (GlcNAc)2, and (GlcNAc)3 conversely repressed the production of chitinase to below the basal level of chitinase activity produced constitutively in medium without a carbon source.
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Tanaka N, Hu J, Baba N. An “on-line” correction method of defocus and astigmatism in HAADF-STEM. Ultramicroscopy 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3991(99)00016-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Baba N, Koji T, Itoh M, Mizuno A. Reciprocal changes in the expression of Bcl-2 and Bax in hypoglossal nucleus after axotomy in adult rats: possible involvement in the induction of neuronal cell death. Brain Res 1999; 827:122-9. [PMID: 10320700 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(99)01315-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Numerous studies of neonatal neuronal development in mammals have revealed that neuronal cell death following axotomy is apoptotic in nature. In adult animals, however, neuronal cell death following axonal injury may or may not exhibit features of apoptosis. Bcl-2 and Bax have been identified as inhibitor and promoter proteins, respectively, of apoptosis. To investigate the relationship between these proteins and neuronal cell death following axotomy in adult animals, we performed axotomy of the right hypoglossal nerve in adult male Wistar rats, and sacrificed the rats at various intervals after axotomy. We analyzed the expression of Bcl-2 and Bax immunohistochemically in the hypoglossal nuclei of the adult rats following axotomy. Our analysis showed an increase in the percentage of Bax-positive motoneurons relative to the total number of motoneurons in the hypoglossal nucleus on the axotomy side at three days after axotomy. In contrast, a low percentage of Bcl-2-positive motoneurons to the total number of motoneurons was noted at the same time interval after axotomy. Quantitative analysis of the signal intensity for Bcl-2 and Bax in individual neurons showed that Bax immunostaining significantly increased 7 days after axotomy, while the intensity of Bcl-2 immunostaining decreased in most of Bcl-2-positive neurons. Our results confirmed the occurrence of motoneuron cell death in adult rats after axotomy, and that a close temporal relationship exists between the reciprocal changes in Bcl-2/Bax expression and the loss of motoneurons. These results indicate the possible involvement of the Bcl-2/Bax system in the induction of neuronal cell apoptosis after axotomy in adult rats.
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Kaneko T, Baba N. Protective effect of flavonoids on endothelial cells against linoleic acid hydroperoxide-induced toxicity. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 1999; 63:323-8. [PMID: 10192914 DOI: 10.1271/bbb.63.323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The protective effect of flavonoids against linoleic acid hydroperoxide (LOOH)-induced cytotoxicity was examined by using cultured endothelial cells. When the cells were incubated with both LOOH and flavonoids, most flavonols protected the cells from injury by LOOH. Flavones bearing an ortho-dihydroxy structure also showed a protective effect against the cytotoxicity of LOOH. However, flavanones had no effect. The structure-activity relationship revealed the presence of either the ortho-di-hydroxy structure in the B ring of the flavonoids or 3-hydroxyl and 4-oxo groups in the C ring to be important for the protective activities. The interaction between flavonoids and a-tocopherol was also examined in this system. Flavonoids that were protective against LOOH-induced cytotoxicity had at least an additive effect on the action of alpha-tocopherol against LOOH-induced damage.
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Sugiura T, Kodaka T, Nakane S, Miyashita T, Kondo S, Suhara Y, Takayama H, Waku K, Seki C, Baba N, Ishima Y. Evidence that the cannabinoid CB1 receptor is a 2-arachidonoylglycerol receptor. Structure-activity relationship of 2-arachidonoylglycerol, ether-linked analogues, and related compounds. J Biol Chem 1999; 274:2794-801. [PMID: 9915812 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.5.2794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 238] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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An endogenous cannabimimetic molecule, 2-arachidonoylglycerol, induces a rapid, transient increase in intracellular free Ca2+ concentrations in NG108-15 cells through a cannabinoid CB1 receptor-dependent mechanism. We examined the activities of 24 relevant compounds (2-arachidonoylglycerol, its structural analogues, and several synthetic cannabinoids). We found that 2-arachidonoylglycerol is the most potent compound examined so far: its activity was detectable from as low as 0.3 nM, and the maximal response induced by 2-arachidonoylglycerol exceeded the responses induced by others. Activities of HU-210 and CP55940, potent cannabinoid receptor agonists, were also detectable from as low as 0.3 nM, whereas the maximal responses induced by these compounds were low compared with 2-arachidonoylglycerol. Anandamide was also found to act as a partial agonist in this assay system. We confirmed that free arachidonic acid failed to elicit a response. Furthermore, we found that a metabolically stable ether-linked analogue of 2-arachidonoylglycerol possesses appreciable agonistic activity, although its activity was apparently lower than that of 2-arachidonoylglycerol. We also confirmed that pretreating cells with various cannabinoid receptor agonists nullified the response induced by 2-arachidonoylglycerol, whereas pretreating cells with other neurotransmitters or neuromodulators did not affect the response. These results strongly suggested that the cannabinoid CB1 receptor is originally a 2-arachidonoylglycerol receptor, and 2-arachidonoylglycerol is the intrinsic physiological ligand for the cannabinoid CB1 receptor.
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Katayama E, Ohmori G, Baba N. Three-dimensional image analysis of myosin head in function as captured by quick-freeze deep-etch replica electron microscopy. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 1999; 453:37-45. [PMID: 9889812 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4684-6039-1_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Quick-freeze deep-etch replica electron microscopy combined with mica-flake technique provides high contrast, high time- and spatial-resolution images of protein molecules in solution, whose three-dimensional structure is well preserved. Thus, it might be quite useful to obtain structural information of individual functioning molecules, such as myosin crossbridges under in vitro motility assay conditions. With that method, we could actually show that both heads of heavy meromyosin (HMM) crossbridges are mostly straight and bound to actin filaments with about 45 degree tilt-angle under rigor conditions, whereas they attached to actin through only one head with a wide variety of angles under in vitro sliding conditions. We also demonstrated that free HMM heads are strongly kinked in the presence of ATP or ADP/inorganic vanadate (Vi) in contrast to almost straight configuration in the absence of nucleotide. To examine more detailed structure of individual crossbridges, we tried to reconstruct the three-dimensional architecture of intramolecular subdomains of single HMM molecule. We took a series of tilted images of single HMM-ADP/Vi particle and successfully obtained its 3-D image by filtered back-projection, even with restricted range of tilt-angles. By comparison of the reconstruction with the atomic model of subfragment-1 (S1) without nucleotide, we found some great structural difference, which partly might be attributable to the conformational change by nucleotide binding.
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Saeki K, Nakajima M, Noda K, Loughlin TR, Baba N, Kiyota M, Tatsukawa R, Calkins DG. Vanadium accumulation in pinnipeds. ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 1999; 36:81-86. [PMID: 9828265 DOI: 10.1007/s002449900445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Vanadium in four species of pinnipeds (northern fur seals [Callorhinus ursinus], Steller sea lions [Eumetopias jubatus], harbor seals [Phoca vitulina], and ribbon seals [Phoca fasciata]) caught in the Northern Pacific was analyzed using ICP-MS to understand its accumulation and distribution. In northern fur seals, relatively high concentrations of vanadium were observed in the liver, hair, and bone. Ninety percent of the vanadium burden in the body was concentrated in these three tissues, which comprise <20% of total body weight. Hepatic vanadium concentrations in the four pinniped species were significantly correlated to age, although the levels varied with species. An increase in vanadium accumulation in the liver of northern fur seals was caused by an increase of retention in nuclei and mitochondria fraction in the cells. Vanadium concentrations in liver were significantly correlated with mercury, silver, and selenium concentrations in northern fur seals, Steller sea lions, and harbor seals.
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Kaneko T, Matsuo M, Baba N. Inhibition of linoleic acid hydroperoxide-induced toxicity in cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells by catechins. Chem Biol Interact 1998; 114:109-19. [PMID: 9744559 DOI: 10.1016/s0009-2797(98)00055-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The protective effect of catechins, major components of green tea, was studied in cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells exposed to toxicity induced by linoleic acid hydroperoxide (LOOH). In the case where cells were incubated in medium containing both LOOH and catechins, (+)-catechin (C) was effective in suppressing of LOOH-induced cytotoxicity, but (-)-epicatechin (EC), (-)-epigallocatechin (EGC), (-)-epicatechin gallate (ECG), and (-)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) had no effect. EGCG monoglucoside (EGCG-G1) and EGCG diglucoside (EGCG-G2), apophilic derivatives of EGCG, show a protective effect on LOOH-induced cytotoxicity when present at the time of treatment with LOOH. On the other hand, when cells were incubated with catechins for 24 h before treatment with LOOH there was no protection against the oxidative damage by LOOH. Furthermore, the interaction between catechins and alpha-tocopherol was examined under these culture conditions. C showed a synergistic effect with alpha-tocopherol in protecting against LOOH-induced damage. These results suggest that catechins interact with LOOH present in the medium or near the surface of membranes, but not with LOOH incorporated into cellular membranes and that catechins are able to interact with alpha-tocopherol to provide synergistic protection against the cytotoxicity of LOOH.
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Baba N, Kawabata H, Kanno T, Ueno T, Makuuchi M, Morishita Y, Mori S, Sasaki J, Soejima K. Preparation of heat-labile antigens on air-dried cytologic specimens for immunocytochemical analysis. Acta Cytol 1998; 42:707-15. [PMID: 9622692 DOI: 10.1159/000331831] [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: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To demonstrate the efficacy of Zamboni's solution and storage medium for immunocytochemistry of Ki-67, p53 tumor suppressor gene product and CD3 on long-preserved, air-dried cytologic specimens. STUDY DESIGN Air-dried imprint cytologic specimens obtained from 13 lymphatic tissues and 13 colorectal cancers were fixed with Zamboni's solution and stored for various periods in storage medium including 50% glycerol at -10 to -20 degree C. Mouse monoclonal antibody PC, PAb 1801 and anti-Leu-4 were used for immunostaining. RESULTS Immunocytochemical identification of Ki-67, p53 and CD3 was possible on specimens stored for 36, 32 and 16 weeks, respectively. CONCLUSION Our method, using Zamboni's solution and storage medium, is feasible for immunocytochemistry on long-preserved, air-dried cytologic specimens using the three antibodies were employed.
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Masuno M, Imaizumi K, Ishii T, Kuroki Y, Baba N, Tanaka Y. Pilomatrixomas in Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS 1998; 77:81-2. [PMID: 9557902 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8628(19980428)77:1<81::aid-ajmg19>3.0.co;2-k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Nagatani T, Miyazawa M, Matsuzaki T, Horiuchi Y, Iemoto G, Sugita Y, Baba N, Sugiyama A, Nakajima H, Kitamura H. Adult T-cell leukemia with predominant skin involvement. Int J Dermatol 1998; 37:275-7. [PMID: 9585900 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.1998.00153.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Amako K, Baba N, Suzuki N, Wai SN, Umeda A. A structural analysis of the regularly arranged porin on the outer membrane of Campylobacter jejuni based on correlation averaging. Microbiol Immunol 1998; 41:855-9. [PMID: 9444326 DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1997.tb01940.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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A negatively stained electron micrograph of regularly arranged porin proteins of Campylobacter jejuni on the isolated outer membrane of bacteria was analyzed in detail by the correlation averaging method using a computer-assisted program. The results showed that the porin of C. jejuni had a trimeric structure separated by about 10.4 +/- 0.15 nm. In addition, the pores in the trimers were also separated by about 4.3 +/- 0.1 nm.
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Aoki Y, Nakagawa K, Hasezawa K, Tago M, Baba N, Toyoda K, Toyoda T, Kozuka T, Kiryu S, Igaki H, Sasaki Y. Significance of informed consent and truth-telling for quality of life in terminal cancer patients. RADIATION MEDICINE 1997; 15:133-5. [PMID: 9192442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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For 12 patients with terminal stage cancer who died within the period from June 1995 to the present, we retrospectively evaluated the correlation between the "information" concerning disclosure of the "diagnosis," "pathology," and "prognosis," with the length of the last admission before the death, "sedation" near death, and the choice of "do not resuscitate (DNR)." The average length of admission before death was markedly shorter for patients who had been told either the "diagnosis," "pathology," or "prognosis" than for patients who had not. A statistically significant difference was observed between those who had been told and those who had not been told the "pathology." Similarly, "sedation" tended to be done for those who had been provided with information on cancer. It was suggested that telling patients with terminal stage cancer the truth about "diagnosis," "pathology," and "prognosis" is important for them to spend a fulfilling terminal stage.
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Itoh MI, Baba N, Yanamoto S, Kuga Y, Mizuno A, Fukumoto S, Furukawa K. The effect of gangliosides on the regeneration of axotomized hypoglossal nerve fibers in vivo. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 1997. [DOI: 10.1016/s0901-5027(97)81196-4] [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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Baba N, Koji T, Itoh M, Izumi S, Nakane P, Mizuno A. Reciprocal changes in Bcl-2 and bax expression in axotomized hypoglossal motoneurons of adult rat. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 1997. [DOI: 10.1016/s0901-5027(97)81297-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Nagatani T, Okazawa H, Mizuno H, Yanagi N, Miyazawa M, Baba N. [Primary cutaneous lymphoma--mycosis fungoides]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 1997; 24:23-9. [PMID: 9020941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Malignant lymphoma of the skin is a type of extranodal lymphoma with a benign prognosis, in which the main organ involved is the skin. Some 80-90% of the cases in Japan show a T-cell phenotype. Mycosis fungoides and Sézary syndrome are common T-cell lymphomas of the skin. The tumor cells of mycosis fungoides, small and medium-sized cells with cerebriform nuclei, are detected in an epidermo-dermo junction. The tumor cells show CD3, CD4 and CLA, (cutaneous lymphocyte associated antigen) positivity. Various forms of topical therapy, such as topical steroid, photochemotherapy (PUVA), and interferons, have been indicated for the good-risk group (stages I A, I B and II A). Electron-beam irradiation, various chemotherapy, such as low-dose etoposide, low-dose MTX and CPT-11 and deoxy coformycin (DCF) plus IFNs, have been indicated for intermediate-risk group (stage II B, III and IV A). BRMs plus low-dose etoposide, electron-beam irradiation and a multiagent combination chemotherapy, such as MACOP-B, M-BACOD or ProMACE-CytaBOM, have been indicated for the high-risk group (stages IV A and IV B). Cutaneous B cell lymphoma (CBCL) can be diagnosed using a molecular biological assay. The tumor cells of CBCL do not express T-cell antigens such as CD2, CD3 and CD43 and show B-cell antigens such as sIg, CD19, CD20 and CD22. Electron-beam irradiation has been indicated for early-stage CBCL (stages I and II). An effective multiagent combination chemotherapy, such as MACOP-B, M-BACOD or ProMACE-CytaBOM, is required for patients with advanced stage CBCL (stages III and IV).
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Baba N, Ichise N, Tanaka T. Image area extraction of biological objects from a thin section image by statistical texture analysis. JOURNAL OF ELECTRON MICROSCOPY 1996; 45:298-306. [PMID: 8888585 DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jmicro.a023446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The statistical method in texture image analysis was applied to area extraction of biological objects from thin section electron microscope images. Four standard estimators defined from the gray level co-occurrence matrix, called 'inverse difference moment,' 'angular second moment,' 'entropy' and 'contrast,' were especially examined using a test pattern consisting of 6 artificial textures and to practical biological thin section images. In the examination on the test pattern, among the estimators the 'contrast' discriminated all textures, but differences of some texture feature levels were small. To clearly discriminate textures, a modified estimator combining 'angular second moment' and 'contrast' was devised. As a result it discriminated all better than the 'contrast.' Electron microscope images used for the image processing are yeast morphological ones showing spherical autophagic bodies in the vacuole. Although the four standard estimators discriminated many organelles, they could not exactly extract images of the autophagic body. However, the modified estimator was able to extract all autophagic bodies from the vacuole image area except for minor points, some of which were not clearly detected by man observation. It as found out that the texture analysis-based method can be used to discriminate slight differences between image textures due to spatial staining granularity.
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