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Wakai N, Murakami J, Asakawa I, Tamamoto T, Morimoto Y, Inoue K, Shimoda E, Inoue M, Morimoto M, Hasegawa M. The Tolerance Level of Leaf Gap Accuracy for Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy with Flattening Filter Free Beam. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.07.2142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Yamochi T, Hashimoto S, Amo A, Goto H, Yamanaka M, Inoue M, Nakaoka Y, Morimoto Y. Microfilaments play critical role on mitochondrial traffic in porcine GV oocyte. Fertil Steril 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.07.630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Yoshiga D, Sasaguri M, Matsuo K, Kokuryou S, Habu M, Oda M, Kodama M, Tsurushima H, Sakaguchi O, Sakurai T, Tanaka J, Morimoto Y, Yoshioka I, Tominaga K. Intraoperative detection of viable bone with fluorescence imaging using Visually Enhanced Lesion Scope in patients with bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw: clinical and pathological evaluation. Osteoporos Int 2015; 26:1997-2006. [PMID: 26037792 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-015-3096-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2014] [Accepted: 02/27/2015] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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UNLABELLED There is no standard surgical protocol of bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaws (BRONJ), because of the impossibility to visualize this feature intraoperatively. The aim of this study was to introduce how to provide preoperative labeling of the viable bone with minocycline bone fluorescence technique (MBFT) by using VELscope® and investigate histopathologically. INTRODUCTION The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS) and the Japanese Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (JSOMS) now recommend a more conservative treatment strategy. There is no standard surgical protocol of bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaws (BRONJ) because of the impossibility to visualize this feature intraoperatively. The aim of this study was to introduce a mechanism providing preoperative labeling of a viable bone using minocycline bone fluorescence technique (MBFT) with VELscope® and to histopathologically investigate. METHODS This report describes a surgical technique used in six patients with BRONJ who underwent jawbone resection under minocycline bone fluorescence imaging using VELscope®. Subsequently, we investigated and compared the clinical findings using VELscope® and histopathological findings. RESULTS Histopathological examinations showed that the non-fluorescent moiety was consistent with the BRONJ lesions. CONCLUSIONS The surgical treatments that were exactly performed using MBFT with VELscope® offered successful management of BRONJ. This bone fluorescence helped to define the margins of resection, thus improving surgical therapy for extended osteonecrosis.
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Yoshiga D, Sasaguri M, Matsuo K, Kokuryou S, Habu M, Oda M, Kodama M, Tsurushima H, Sakaguchi O, Sakurai T, Tanaka J, Morimoto Y, Yoshioka I, Tominaga K. Erratum to: Intraoperative detection of viable bone with fluorescence imaging using Visually Enhanced Lesion Scope in patients with bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw: clinical and pathological evaluation. Osteoporos Int 2015; 26:2007-12. [PMID: 26100414 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-015-3208-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Morimoto Y, Kondo Y, Kataoka H, Honda Y, Kozu R, Sakamoto J, Nakano J, Origuchi T, Yoshimura T, Okita M. Heat treatment inhibits skeletal muscle atrophy of glucocorticoid-induced myopathy in rats. Physiol Res 2015; 64:897-905. [PMID: 26047372 DOI: 10.33549/physiolres.932942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of heat treatment on glucocorticoid (GC)-induced myopathy. Eight-week-old Wistar rats were randomly assigned to the control, Dex, and Dex + Heat groups. Dexamethasone (2 mg/kg) was injected subcutaneously 6 days per week for 2 weeks in the Dex and Dex + Heat group. In the Dex + Heat group, heat treatment was performed by immersing hindlimbs in water at 42 °C for 60 min, once every 3 days for 2 weeks. The extensor digitorum longus muscle was extracted following 2 weeks of experimentation. In the Dex + Heat group, muscle fiber diameter, capillary/muscle fiber ratio, and level of heat shock protein 72 were significantly higher and atrogene expression levels were significantly lower than in the Dex group. Our results suggest that heat treatment inhibits the development of GC-induced myopathy by decreasing atrogene expression and increasing angiogenesis.
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Jinnouchi R, Kodama K, Suzuki T, Morimoto Y. Kinetically induced irreversibility in electro-oxidation and reduction of Pt surface. J Chem Phys 2015; 142:184709. [PMID: 25978907 DOI: 10.1063/1.4920974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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A mean field kinetic model was developed for electrochemical oxidations and reductions of Pt(111) on the basis of density functional theory calculations, and the reaction mechanisms were analyzed. The model reasonably describes asymmetric shapes of cyclic voltammograms and small Tafel slopes of relevant redox reactions observed in experiments without assuming any unphysical forms of rate equations. Simulations using the model indicate that the oxidation of Pt(111) proceeds via an electrochemical oxidation from Pt to PtOH and a disproportionation reaction from PtOH to PtO and Pt, while its reduction proceeds via two electrochemical reductions from PtO to PtOH and from PtOH to Pt.
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Syazwani N, Azhim A, Morimoto Y, Furukawa KS, Ushida T. Decellularization of Aorta Tissue Using Sonication Treatment as Potential Scaffold for Vascular Tissue Engineering. J Med Biol Eng 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s40846-015-0028-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Umehara M, Cao M, Akiyama K, Akatsu T, Seto Y, Hanada A, Li W, Takeda-Kamiya N, Morimoto Y, Yamaguchi S. Structural Requirements of Strigolactones for Shoot Branching Inhibition in Rice and Arabidopsis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 56:1059-72. [DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcv028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2014] [Accepted: 02/15/2015] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Toyomasu T, Usui M, Sugawara C, Kanno Y, Sakai A, Takahashi H, Nakazono M, Kuroda M, Miyamoto K, Morimoto Y, Mitsuhashi W, Okada K, Yamaguchi S, Yamane H. Transcripts of two ent-copalyl diphosphate synthase genes differentially localize in rice plants according to their distinct biological roles. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2015; 66:369-76. [PMID: 25336684 PMCID: PMC4265168 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eru424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Gibberellins (GAs) are diterpenoid phytohormones that regulate various aspects of plant growth. Tetracyclic hydrocarbon ent-kaurene is a biosynthetic intermediate of GAs, and is converted from geranylgeranyl diphosphate, a common precursor of diterpenoids, via ent-copalyl diphosphate (ent-CDP) through successive cyclization reactions catalysed by two distinct diterpene synthases, ent-CDP synthase and ent-kaurene synthase. Rice (Oryza sativa L.) has two ent-CDP synthase genes, OsCPS1 and OsCPS2. It has been thought that OsCPS1 participates in GA biosynthesis, while OsCPS2 participates in the biosynthesis of phytoalexins, phytocassanes A-E, and oryzalexins A-F. It has been shown previously that loss-of-function OsCPS1 mutants display a severe dwarf phenotype caused by GA deficiency despite possessing another ent-CDP synthase gene, OsCPS2. Here, experiments were performed to account for the non-redundant biological function of OsCPS1 and OsCPS2. Quantitative reverse transcription-PCR (qRT-PCR) analysis showed that OsCPS2 transcript levels were drastically lower than those of OsCPS1 in the basal parts, including the meristem of the second-leaf sheaths of rice seedlings. qRT-PCR results using tissue samples prepared by laser microdissection suggested that OsCPS1 transcripts mainly localized in vascular bundle tissues, similar to Arabidopsis CPS, which is responsible for GA biosynthesis, whereas OsCPS2 transcripts mainly localized in epidermal cells that address environmental stressors such as pathogen attack. Furthermore, the OsCPS2 transgene under regulation of the OsCPS1 promoter complemented the dwarf phenotype of an OsCPS1 mutant, oscps1-1. The results indicate that transcripts of the two ent-CDP synthase genes differentially localize in rice plants according to their distinct biological roles, OsCPS1 for growth and OsCPS2 for defence.
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Kodama K, Morimoto Y, Strmcnik DS, Markovic NM. The role of non-covalent interactions on CO bulk oxidation on Pt single crystal electrodes in alkaline electrolytes. Electrochim Acta 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2014.11.112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Sekitoh T, Nakano T, Satoh M, Hashimoto S, Nakaoka Y, Morimoto Y. Abnormally-cleaved embryos at 1st or 2nd cleavage had low developmental potential. Fertil Steril 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.07.243] [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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Mizuno S, Ohgaki A, Matsumoto H, Fukuda A, Morimoto Y. Comparison of vitrification devices for human embryos between open and closed system. Fertil Steril 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.07.420] [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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Nakaoka Y, Hashimoto S, Amo A, Yamagata K, Takaya C, Iwahata H, Himeno T, Inoue T, Ito K, Morimoto Y. Confocal live cell images with fluorescent proteins reveal multinucleation of morphologically good day 3 embryos impairs subsequent development. Fertil Steril 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.07.080] [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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Hiramatsu K, Katayama Y, Matsuo M, Sasaki T, Morimoto Y, Sekiguchi A, Baba T. Multi-drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and future chemotherapy. J Infect Chemother 2014; 20:593-601. [PMID: 25172776 DOI: 10.1016/j.jiac.2014.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2014] [Revised: 07/31/2014] [Accepted: 08/01/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Staphylococcus (S.) aureus silently stays as our natural flora, and yet sometimes threatens our life as a tenacious pathogen. In addition to its ability to outwit our immune system, its multi-drug resistance phenotype makes it one of the most intractable pathogenic bacteria in the history of antibiotic chemotherapy. It conquered practically all the antibiotics that have been developed since 1940s. In 1961, the first MRSA was found among S. aureus clinical isolates. Then MRSA prevailed throughout the world as a multi-resistant hospital pathogen. In 1997, MRSA strain Mu50 with reduced susceptibility to vancomycin was isolated. Vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus (VISA), so named according to the CLSI criteria, was the product of adaptive mutation of S. aureus against vancomycin that had long been the last resort to MRSA infection. Here, we describe the genetic basis for the remarkable ability of S. aureus to acquire multi-antibiotic resistance, and propose a novel paradigm for future chemotherapy against the multi-resistant pathogens.
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Maezawa T, Yamanaka M, Hashimoto S, Amo A, Ohgaki A, Nakaoka Y, Fukuda A, Ikeda T, Inoue M, Morimoto Y. Possible selection of viable human blastocysts after vitrification by monitoring morphological changes. J Assist Reprod Genet 2014; 31:1099-104. [PMID: 24859171 DOI: 10.1007/s10815-014-0260-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2014] [Accepted: 05/13/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Morphological assessment of human blastocysts has been effective for selecting embryos with high potential. However, they often show repeated shrinkage and expansion toward their hatching. Here we assessed whether capturing morphological changes over time of vitrified-warmed blastocysts could lead to a better selection of viable embryos from shrunken blastocysts. METHODS The implantation rates of vitrified-warmed blastocysts that were shrunken or expanded (developing) at the time of loading for transfer were compared among 2,729 cycles that were subjected to single blastocyst transfer. Vitrified (107) and fresh blastocysts (17) were donated for the experimental study. To assess the relationship between morphology (expanded vs. shrunken) and the mitochondrial respiration of blastocysts, the oxygen consumption rate (OCR) was analyzed for 55 specimens using an uncoupler of oxidative phosphorylation. The remaining 69 blastocysts were used for recording morphological changes every 15 min for 48 h after warming. RESULTS Because there were no surplus embryos, 7 % of the vitrified-warmed blastocysts were shrunken and transferred. The shrunken embryos had sufficient implantation ability (40 %). The OCR of the shrunken embryos was significantly lower than that of their expanded counterparts. Upon exposure to the uncoupler, the OCR of some shrunken embryos increased to levels similar to the expanded specimens. Time-lapse images revealed some shrunken embryos which formed blastocoel by 5 h following warming exhibited developmental competence to the hatched stage. CONCLUSIONS Data of the present study suggest a group of shrunken blastocysts contains many viable and clinically available embryos and time-lapse observation of vitrified-warmed blastocysts is a potential method to distinguish viable embryos from shrunken blastocysts.
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Hanamoto H, Kadono K, Boku A, Kudo C, Morimoto Y, Sugimura M, Niwa H. Both head extension and mouth opening impair the ability to swallow in the supine position. J Oral Rehabil 2014; 41:588-94. [PMID: 24738927 DOI: 10.1111/joor.12175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Head position and mouth opening in the supine position may impair the ability to swallow. If this does occur, it would lead to retention of intra-oral fluids during dental treatment, which would lead to stimulation of the cough reflex. This study was conducted to investigate how head position and mouth opening affect swallowing ability. The water swallowing test was performed in 13 healthy adult subjects in the supine position. The subjects were asked to swallow 10 mL of water that was injected into the mouth in a single attempt. After swallowing, the residual intra-oral water was suctioned and its volume was measured. An electromyogram (EMG) of the suprahyoid (SH) muscles was also recorded during the test. The duration of SH muscle activity and peak amplitude of SH EMG were examined. The water swallowing test was performed under three head positions (neutral, extended and flexed) and four mouth opening patterns (interincisal distances of 0, 20, 30 and 40 mm). The wider the subject opened the mouth, the more the water remained in the mouth after swallowing. The residual volume of water was more in the extended position compared with that in the neutral and flexed positions. Peak amplitude of SH EMG decreased with mouth opening. Duration of SH muscle activity was longer in the extended position than in the neutral and flexed positions. Head extension and mouth opening can induce difficulty in swallowing in the supine position by extending the duration of SH muscle activity while reducing its intensity.
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Jinnouchi R, Kodama K, Morimoto Y. DFT calculations on H, OH and O adsorbate formations on Pt(111) and Pt(332) electrodes. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2013.09.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Azhim A, Syazwani N, Morimoto Y, Furukawa KS, Ushida T. The use of sonication treatment to decellularize aortic tissues for preparation of bioscaffolds. J Biomater Appl 2014; 29:130-41. [DOI: 10.1177/0885328213517579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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A novel decellularization method using sonication treatment is described. Sonication treatment is the combination of physical and chemical agents. These methods will disrupt cell membrane and release cell contents to external environments. The cell removal was facilitated by subsequent rinsing of sodium dodecyl sulfate detergents. Sonication treatment is used in the preparation of complete decellularized bioscaffolds. The aim of this study is to confirm the usefulness of sonication treatment for preparation of biological scaffolds. In this study, samples of aortic tissues are decellularized by sonication treatment at frequency of 170 kHz in 0.1% and 2% sodium dodecyl sulfate detergents for 10-h treatment time. The relation between decellularization and sonication parameters such as dissolved oxygen concentration, conductivity, and pH is investigated. Histological analysis and biomechanical testing is performed to evaluate cell removal efficiency as well as changes in biomechanical properties. Minimal inflammation response elicit by bioscaffolds is confirmed by xenogeneic implantation and immunohistochemistry. Sonication treatment is able to produce complete decellularized tissue suggesting that these treatments could be applied widely as one of the decellularization method.
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Syazwani N, Azhim A, Morimoto Y, Furukawa K, Ushida T. Immune Response of Implanted Aortic Scaffolds Decellularized by Sonication Treatment. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-02913-9_70] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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Goto T, Takuma Y, Mitani N, Kayahara T, Takabatake H, Morimoto Y, Yamamoto H. Safety Analysis of Sorafenib in Elderly Patients with Unresectable Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Ann Oncol 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdt460.28] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Kodama K, Jinnouchi R, Suzuki T, Murata H, Hatanaka T, Morimoto Y. Increase in adsorptivity of sulfonate anions on Pt (111) surface with drying of ionomer. Electrochem commun 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.elecom.2013.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Morimoto Y, Kataoka H, Honda Y, Kondo Y, Sakamoto J, Kozu R, Nakano J, Okita M. Effects of heat stress on glucocorticoid-induced myopathy. J Neurol Sci 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2013.07.1555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Hasegawa M, Fujitani N, Katayama E, Inoue K, Asakawa I, Tamamoto T, Morimoto Y, Takeda M, Yoshida Y, Ishiuchi S. Cancer Stem Cell Markers and Gene Expression Profiles in Human Brain Tumors Following Carbon Ion Beam Irradiation. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2013.06.1704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Miyahara K, Nouso K, Morimoto Y, Takeuchi Y, Hagihara H, Kuwaki K, Onishi H, Ikeda F, Miyake Y, Nakamura S, Shiraha H, Takaki A, Honda M, Kaneko S, Sato T, Sato S, Obi S, Iwadou S, Kobayashi Y, Takaguchi K, Kariyama K, Takuma Y, Takabatake H, Yamamoto K. Pro-angiogenic cytokines for prediction of outcomes in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. Br J Cancer 2013; 109:2072-8. [PMID: 24045661 PMCID: PMC3798958 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2013.554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2013] [Revised: 07/24/2013] [Accepted: 08/19/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Background: We previously reported that expressions of the pro-angiogenic cytokines angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2), follistatin, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, hepatocyte growth factor, leptin, platelet-derived growth factor-BB, platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1, and vascular endothelial growth factor were associated with the response to sorafenib in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The aim of the present study is to examine the same relationship in a larger cohort. Methods: In the current retrospective cohort study, we measured serum levels of the eightcytokines in 120 consecutive HCC patients who were treated with sorafenib. We evaluated the effects of increased expression of serum cytokines on progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). Results: Elevated expression of Ang-2 correlated both with significantly shorter PFS (hazard ratio (HR), 1.84; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.21–2.81), and OS (HR, 1.95; 95% CI, 1.21–3.17). Patients with more than three cytokines expressed above the median similarly had significantly shorter PFS (HR, 1.98; 95% CI, 1.30–3.06) and OS (HR, 1.94; 95% CI, 1.19–3.22). Differences in OS were evident in cases with the evidence of macroscopic vascular invasion or extrahepatic metastasis. Conclusion: High expression of Ang-2 or more than cytokines in serum is associated with poor PFS and OS in HCC patients treated with sorafenib.
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Maezawa T, Yamanaka M, Hashimoto S, Fukuda A, Morimoto Y. Oxygen consumption measurement is a strong tool not only to elucidate the metabolism of blastocyst, but also to select suitable blastocyst for transfer. Fertil Steril 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.07.1452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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