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Moroncini G, Grieco A, Nacci G, Paolini C, Tonnini C, Pozniak KN, Mori S, Svegliati S, Avvedimento E, Funaro A, Gabrielli A. THU0058 B Cell Receptor Editing in Scleroderma Patients Generates Pathogenic Anti-PDGFR Autoantibodies. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-eular.586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Ishikawa A, Takeuchi N, Kusakabe M, Kume M, Mori S, Takahashi H, Kitano J. Speciation in ninespine stickleback: reproductive isolation and phenotypic divergence among cryptic species of Japanese ninespine stickleback. J Evol Biol 2013; 26:1417-30. [PMID: 23663028 DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2012] [Revised: 01/19/2013] [Accepted: 02/11/2013] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Although similar patterns of phenotypic diversification are often observed in phylogenetically independent lineages, differences in the magnitude and direction of phenotypic divergence have been also observed among independent lineages, even when exposed to the same ecological gradients. The stickleback family is a good model with which to explore the ecological and genetic basis of parallel and nonparallel patterns of phenotypic evolution, because there are a variety of populations and species that are locally adapted to divergent environments. Although the patterns of phenotypic divergence as well as the genetic and ecological mechanisms have been well characterized in threespine sticklebacks, Gasterosteus aculeatus, we know little about the patterns of phenotypic diversification in other stickleback lineages. In eastern Hokkaido, Japan, there are three species of ninespine sticklebacks, Pungitius tymensis and the freshwater type and the brackish-water type of the P. pungitius-P. sinensis species complex. They utilize divergent habitats along coast-stream gradients of rivers. Here, we investigated genetic, ecological and phenotypic divergence among three species of Japanese ninespine sticklebacks. Divergence in trophic morphology and salinity tolerance occurred in the direction predicted by the patterns observed in threespine sticklebacks. However, the patterns of divergence in armour plate were different from those previously found in threespine sticklebacks. Furthermore, the genetic basis of plate variation may differ from that in threespine sticklebacks. Because threespine sticklebacks are well-established model for evolutionary research, the sympatric trio of ninespine sticklebacks will be an invaluable resource for ecological and genetic studies on both common and lineage-specific patterns of phenotypic diversification.
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- Ecological Genetics Laboratory, Center for Frontier Research, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Japan
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Takayama K, Koyama T, Mori S, Kato K, Takata M, Fujioka J, Tokura Y, Miyazaki J, Katsufuji T. Electronic phase transition and an anomalous ordered phase in Ba2Ti13O22 with 3d1 ions on a triangle-based lattice. Phys Rev Lett 2013; 110:196405. [PMID: 23705727 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.110.196405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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We found that Ba(2)Ti(13)O(22) with Ti(3+) (3d(1)) ions on a triangle-based lattice exhibits a phase transition at T(c)~200 K, below which the increase of electrical resistivity and decrease of magnetic susceptibility were observed. Transmission electron microscopy and optical reflectivity measurements indicate that the low-temperature phase of the present compound shares characteristics in common with a charge-density-wave state with remnant carriers, although a commensurate wave vector of the modulation and a linear temperature dependence of the magnetic susceptibility below T(c) suggest an exotic ordered state.
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- K Takayama
- Department of Physics, Waseda University, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan
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Fatemi SH, Folsom T, Reutiman T, Mori S, Rooney R, Winter C, Smee D, Kornfield T, Patterson P. Prenatal human influenza viral infection and brain disorder in mouse: Relevance for genesis of schizophrenia. Neurotoxicol Teratol 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2013.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Nagai S, Facciuto M, Mori S, Ninomiya M, Rocca JP, Contreras-Saldivar A, Schwartz ME, Florman SS. WITHDRAWN: Recurrence prediction of hepatocellular carcinoma after liver transplantation by ischemia time and tumor characteristics. J Hepatol 2013:S0168-8278(13)00121-9. [PMID: 23422778 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2013.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2012] [Revised: 12/27/2012] [Accepted: 02/04/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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This article has been withdrawn at the request of the author(s) and/or editor. The Publisher apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. The full Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal can be found at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/withdrawalpolicy.
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- Shunji Nagai
- Recanati/Miller Transplantation Institute, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, 10029, United States
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Marone U, Catalano O, Caracò C, Anniciello AM, Sandomenico F, Di Monta G, Di Cecilia ML, Mori S, Botti G, Petrillo A, Mozzillo N. Can high-resolution ultrasound avoid the sentinel lymph-node biopsy procedure in the staging process of patients with stage I-II cutaneous melanoma? Ultraschall Med 2012; 33:E179-E185. [PMID: 22923259 DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1312827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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PURPOSE The objective of our study was to define the diagnostic accuracy of high-resolution ultrasound (US) in detecting nodal involvement before sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) in patients with cutaneous melanoma, to define the sonographic criteria used to assess nodal metastases, and to establish if high-resolution US can directly select patients to radical lymphadenectomy, sparing selective lymphadenectomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS 623 patients underwent high-resolution US of the regional lymph nodes, 24 hours prior being submitted to the sentinel lymph node biopsy procedure. The US findings were compared with histological findings. RESULTS In 14.7 % out of 122 excised lymph nodes, high-resolution US showed sonographic features consistent with malignant involvement before the surgical step. US scan sensitivity and specificity were 15 and 100 %, respectively, since positive and negative predictive values were 100 and 87 % respectively. CONCLUSION US is an effective modality in the presurgical detection of subclinical deposits within sentinel lymph nodes. However, preoperative staging work-up with high-resolution US cannot substitute the SLNB, mainly because of low sensitivity due to missing many micrometastases.
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- U Marone
- Melanoma - Soft Tissues - Head & Neck - Skin Cancers, INT Pascale
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- Melanoma - Soft Tissues - Head & Neck - Skin Cancers, INT Pascale
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- Melanoma - Soft Tissues - Head & Neck - Skin Cancers, INT Pascale
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- Melanoma - Soft Tissues - Head & Neck - Skin Cancers, INT Pascale
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- Melanoma - Soft Tissues - Head & Neck - Skin Cancers, INT Pascale
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- Department of Pathology, INT Pascale
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- Melanoma - Soft Tissues - Head & Neck - Skin Cancers, INT Pascale
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Mozzillo N, Caracò C, Mori S, Di Monta G, Botti G, Ascierto P, Caracò C, Aloj L. Feasibility of neoadjuvant electrochemotherapy for a large metastatic lesion of the cheek in a patient with melanoma. Eur J Surg Oncol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2012.07.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Cardone E, Rega D, Scala D, Tammaro P, Sassaroli C, Mori S, Montesarchio L, Pace U, Delrio P. Options for pelvic floor reconstruction after extralevator abdomin-operineal resection (APR): Myocutaneous flap or porcine dermal collagen implant. Eur J Surg Oncol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2012.07.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Yamaji S, Uchida H, Mori S, Shi X, Kameo S, Aono H. The Current Situations and Issues in Phase I Studies in Japan (Phase I Capability from Pharmaceutical Company Perspective). Ann Oncol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0923-7534(20)32133-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Mori S, Fujiyama S. Comment on: Tocilizumab treatment in a patient suffering from rheumatoid arthritis and concomitant chronic hepatitis C infection. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2012; 51:2300-2; author reply 2302. [DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kes246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Simeone E, Benedetto L, Gentilcore G, Caracò C, Di Monta G, Marone U, Grimaldi A, Mori S, Mozzillo N, Ascierto P. Ipilimuamb Treatment after Electrochemotherapy Could be An Effective Sequential Combination Approach. Ann Oncol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0923-7534(20)33708-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Kim H, Suh KS, Jeon YM, Park MS, Choi Y, Mori S, Hong G, Lee HW, Yi NJ, Lee KW. Partial splenic artery embolization for thrombocytopenia and uncontrolled massive ascites after liver transplantation. Transplant Proc 2012; 44:755-6. [PMID: 22483487 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2012.01.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Thrombocytopenia (platelet < 60,000/mm(3)) and uncontrolled massive ascites (ascitic fluid > 1000 mL/d over 10 days) after liver transplantation (OLT), although uncommon, usually represent serious complications. Splenectomy is a useful treatment despite its many side effects. Recently, partial splenic artery embolization (PSAE) is considered to be a nonsurgical, less invasive treatment. In this study, we retrospectively reviewed the results of PSAE after OLT. Between October 2008 and February 2010, 11 patients underwent PSAE after OLT due to thrombocytopenia (n = 6) or refractory ascites (RA; n = 5). Six patients (54.5%) were males and 3 (27.3%) were children. The primary liver disease was virus-related liver cirrhosis (n = 6), biliary atresia (n = 3), fulminant hepatitis (n = 1), or alcoholic liver cirrhosis (n = 1). Seven grafts were from living and four from deceased donors. The major axial size of spleen was 12.1 to 23.4 cm and its average embolized volume, 76.4% (range = 70%-80%). As the result, the platelet count significantly increased after PSAE in all patients maintaining values greater than 100,000/mm(3) in four thrombocytopenic patients (66.7%). Cases of RA showed marked decreases after PSAE (100%). The follow-up was 6 to 28 months. After PSAE, patients experienced abdominal pain (n = 9, 81.8%), fever (n = 2, 18.2%), and abdominal distension (n = 2, 18.2%). However, there was no serious complication after PSAE such as splenic abscess, rupture, pancreatic infarction, sepsis, or death. In conclusion, PSAE was effective and safe and can be the choice for thrombocytopenia or RA related to hypersplenism after OLT.
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Chongno-gu, Seoul, Korea
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Thiery J, Sim W, Ng A, Chua K, Huang R, Mori S, Tan T, Pierga J, Bidart F. 95 Identification of EMTed Carcinoma and Potential Therapeutic Strategies. Eur J Cancer 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(12)70799-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Ishikuro M, Obara T, Metoki H, Ohkubo T, Yamamoto M, Akutsu K, Sakurai K, Iwama N, Katagiri M, Yagihashi K, Yaegashi N, Mori S, Suzuki M, Kuriyama S, Imai Y. PP083. Clinic and out-of-clinic blood pressure changes during pregnancy by parity: Boshi study. Pregnancy Hypertens 2012; 2:285. [PMID: 26105405 DOI: 10.1016/j.preghy.2012.04.194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Nulliparity is believed to be one of the risk factors for hypertension during pregnancy. However, the relationship between parity and out-of-clinic blood pressure during pregnancy is still unknown. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate clinic blood pressure and blood pressure measured at home during pregnancy among nulliparous and multiparous women. METHODS This study was a prospective cohort study. We examined blood pressure measured in the clinic and at home among 530 normotensive pregnant women who received antenatal care at a maternity hospital in Japan. Clinic blood pressures were obtained by duplicate measurements at each antenatal care visit. The participants were also required to measure their own blood pressures every morning at home while they were pregnant. A linear mixed model was used for analysis of the blood pressure course throughout pregnancy [1]. The SAS package (version 9.2) was used for the statistical analyses. RESULTS A total of 315 nulliparous and 215 multiparous women were entered into this study (mean ages 30.1±4.6years and 33.0±4.1years, respectively). Clinic blood pressure during pregnancy among nulliparous women was significantly higher than that among multiparous women (P=0.02/P<0.0001 for systolic/diastolic blood pressure), whereas there were no significant differences in blood pressure measured at home during pregnancy between them (P=0.42/P=0.22 for systolic/diastolic blood pressure). CONCLUSION Out-of-clinic blood pressure levels during pregnancy have been shown not to differ between nulliparous and multiparous women, while clinic blood pressure during pregnancy among nulliparous women is higher than that among multiparous women.
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- Division of Molecular Epidemiology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Epidemiology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Planning for Drug Development and Clinical Evaluation, Tohoku University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sendai, Japan; Department of Health Science, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Suzuki Memorial Hospital, Iwanuma, Japan
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- Suzuki Memorial Hospital, Iwanuma, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Epidemiology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Planning for Drug Development and Clinical Evaluation, Tohoku University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sendai, Japan
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Miow Q, Tan T, Ye J, Lau J, Thiery J, Mori S. 580 Identification of Functional Targets of Serous Ovarian Cancer. Eur J Cancer 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(12)71238-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Chang L, Cloak C, Buchthal S, Wright T, Jiang C, Oishi K, Skranes J, Fujimoto L, Mori S, Ernst T. Brain imaging in children prenatally exposed to methamphetamine. Neurotoxicol Teratol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2012.05.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Oishi K, Mielke M, Albert M, Lyketsos C, Mori S. Neuroanatomical Correlates of Cognitive and Neuropsychiatric Worsening in Alzheimer's Disease: Whole-Brain Longitudinal DTI Analysis (P03.092). Neurology 2012. [DOI: 10.1212/wnl.78.1_meetingabstracts.p03.092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Lala T, Tsapkini K, Hillis A, Mori S, Faria A. Neuroanatomical Correlates of Error Rates on a Object Semantics Test (P02.046). Neurology 2012. [DOI: 10.1212/wnl.78.1_meetingabstracts.p02.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Chae SC, Lee N, Horibe Y, Tanimura M, Mori S, Gao B, Carr S, Cheong SW. Direct observation of the proliferation of ferroelectric loop domains and vortex-antivortex pairs. Phys Rev Lett 2012; 108:167603. [PMID: 22680757 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.108.167603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2011] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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We discovered stripe patterns of trimerization-ferroelectric domains in hexagonal REMnO(3) (RE=Ho,···,Lu) crystals (grown below ferroelectric transition temperatures (T(c)), reaching up to 1435 °C), in contrast with the vortex patterns in YMnO(3). These stripe patterns roughen with the appearance of numerous loop domains through thermal annealing just below T(c), but the stripe domain patterns turn to vortex-antivortex domain patterns through a freezing process when crystals cross T(c) even though the phase transition appears to not be Kosterlitz-Thouless-type. The experimental systematics are compared with the results of our six-state clock model simulation and also the Kibble-Zurek mechanism for trapped topological defects.
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- S C Chae
- Rutgers Center for Emergent Materials, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA
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Togawa Y, Koyama T, Takayanagi K, Mori S, Kousaka Y, Akimitsu J, Nishihara S, Inoue K, Ovchinnikov AS, Kishine J. Chiral magnetic soliton lattice on a chiral helimagnet. Phys Rev Lett 2012; 108:107202. [PMID: 22463448 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.108.107202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2011] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Using Lorenz microscopy and small-angle electron diffraction, we directly present that the chiral magnetic soliton lattice (CSL) continuously evolves from a chiral helimagnetic structure in small magnetic fields in Cr(1/3)NbS2. An incommensurate CSL undergoes a phase transition to a commensurate ferromagnetic state at the critical field strength. The period of a CSL, which exerts an effective potential for itinerant spins, is tuned by simply changing the field strength. Chiral magnetic orders observed do not exhibit any structural dislocation, indicating their high stability and robustness in Cr(1/3)NbS2.
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- Y Togawa
- N2RC, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-2 Gakuencho, Sakai, Osaka 599-8570, Japan
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Kobayashi K, Koyama T, Horibe Y, Katsufuji T, Cheong SW, Mori S. Ferroelectric and Structural Antiphase Domains in Hexagonal RMnO3. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1557/opl.2012.448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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ABSTRACTWe have investigated characteristic ferroelectric and structural antiphase domain structures in single crystals of hexagonal RMnO3 (R=Y, Ho, Lu, and Yb) by obtaining various electron diffraction patterns, dark-filed images and high-resolution lattice images. In the ferroelectric phase of RMnO3 characteristic domain structures consisting of six ferroelectric and structural antiphase domains, which can be identified as the “cloverleaf” pattern, is found in the (110) plane, in addition to the (001) plane, and are inherent to the ferroelectric phase of hexagonal RMnO3. In domain configuration with the cloverleaf pattern in the (110) plane, the structural antiphase boundaries are inclined to be parallel to the [001] direction.
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Maurer B, Reich N, Jungel A, Kriegsmann J, Gay RE, Schett G, Michel BA, Gay S, Distler J, Distler O, Moroncini G, Grieco A, Paolini C, Nacci G, Pozniak K, Mori S, Finke D, Cuccioloni M, Mozzicafreddo M, Tonnini C, Svegliati S, Angeletti M, Avvedimento E, Funaro A, Gabrielli A, Xu S, Thompson K, Khan K, Liu S, Denton C, Leask A, Abraham D, Khan K, Shiwen X, Abraham DJ, Denton CP, Ong V. S.10.1 FRA-2 transgenic mice display the main features of SSC-associated pulmonary hypertension in a PDGF-BB/PDGFR pathway dependent manner. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2012. [DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/ker478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Burbano EG, Wright MG, Gillette NE, Mori S, Dudley N, Jones T, Kaufmann M. Efficacy of traps, lures, and repellents for Xylosandrus compactus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and other ambrosia beetles on Coffea arabica plantations and Acacia koa nurseries in Hawaii. Environ Entomol 2012; 41:133-140. [PMID: 22525068 DOI: 10.1603/en11112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The black twig borer, Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), is a pest of coffee and many endemic Hawaiian plants. Traps baited with chemical attractants commonly are used to capture ambrosia beetles for purposes of monitoring, studying population dynamics, predicting outbreaks, and mass trapping to reduce damage. The objectives of this research were to optimize trapping systems for X. compactus and other ambrosia beetles such as Xylosandrus crassiusculus (Motschulsky) and Xyleborinus saxesenii (Ratzeburg) by comparing efficacy of several attractants, repellents, and trap types. The ability of certain chemicals to act as beetle repellents and thus interfere with trap catch was tested for purposes of protecting host plants from attack. Potential attractants and application methods tested were as follows: ethyl alcohol pouch delivery system, ethyl alcohol vial delivery system, α-pinene in Eppendorf tubes, eugenol bubblecaps, ginger oil bubblecaps, manuka oil bubblecaps, phoebe oil bubblecaps, and an unbaited control. Potential repellents tested were limonene and verbenone. Ethyl alcohol vials were as attractive as ethyl alcohol sleeves, and were more effective than traps baited with eugenol and α-pinene. Japanese beetle traps were more effective for black twig borer trapping than Lindgren funnel traps, and were easier to deploy. Verbenone and limonene significantly reduced trap catch of Xylosandrus compactus and X. crassiusculus, suggesting that they may be effective for reducing attraction to host plants. These results show the importance of developing a combination of several monitoring techniques to enhance management procedures for the black twig borer.
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- E G Burbano
- University of Hawaii, Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences, 3050 Maile Way, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
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Ogura I, Kaneda T, Mori S, Sekiya K, Ogawa H, Tsukioka T. Characterization of mandibular fractures using 64-slice multidetector CT. Dentomaxillofac Radiol 2012; 41:392-5. [PMID: 22282503 DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/67127210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to characterize mandibular fracture locations using 64-slice multidetector CT (MDCT). METHODS CT scans of 138 patients with mandibular fractures who underwent 64-slice MDCT were studied. Mandibular fractures were classified into five types: median, paramedian, angle, condylar and coronoid process. Statistical analysis for the relationship between multiple fractures and type of mandibular fractures was performed using χ(2) test with Fisher's exact test. RESULTS The percentage of multiple mandibular fractures was 80.9% median type, 74.3% paramedian type, 52.9% angle type and 60.9% condylar type. The resultant data showed a significant relationship between multiple fractures and the median type (p = 0.000), paramedian type (p = 0.002) and condylar type (p = 0.003). CONCLUSION The results suggest that multiple fractures are related to the type of mandibular fractures.
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- I Ogura
- Department of Radiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Matsudo, Chiba, Japan.
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Sexual dimorphism in geometric body shape and external morphology was compared between marine and stream-resident forms of three-spined stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus collected from North America and Japan. Some aspects of sexual dimorphism were shared between ecotypes: males had larger heads than females with no significant effect of ecotype on the magnitude of sexual dimorphism. By contrast, a significant sex-by-ecotype interaction was found for body depth. Males tended to have deeper bodies than females in both forms, but the magnitude of sexual dimorphism was reduced in stream-resident forms. Although females were generally larger in standard length and had larger pelvic girdles, significant sexual dimorphism in these traits was not consistently found across populations or ecotypes. These results suggest that some aspects of sexual dimorphism were shared between ecotypes, while others were unique to each population. The results further suggest that ecology may influence the evolution of sexual dimorphism in some external morphological traits, such as body depth.
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan.
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Din O, Dodwell D, Winter M, Mori S, Coleman R. Current Opinion of Aromatase Inhibitor-induced Arthralgia in Breast Cancer in the UK. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 2011; 23:674-80. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2011.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2010] [Revised: 04/25/2011] [Accepted: 05/05/2011] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Tobina T, Yoshioka K, Hirata A, Mori S, Kiyonaga A, Tanaka H. Peroxisomal proliferator-activated receptor gamma co-activator-1 alpha gene expression increases above the lactate threshold in human skeletal muscle. J Sports Med Phys Fitness 2011; 51:683-688. [PMID: 22212273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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AIM Peroxisomal proliferator-activated receptor gamma co-activator-1 alpha (PGC-1α) plays a role not only as an activator of mitochondrial biogenesis, but also as a suppressor of inflammatory cytokines, which induce chronic diseases. Therefore, increasing PGC-1α expression can be one of the important factors for preventing chronic diseases. PGC-1α expression is activated by adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and cAMP dependent kinase. The activity of these enzymes depends on the exercise intensity. Therefore, this study compared the effects of two different exercise intensities (above lactate threshold (LT) and below LT) with an equal amount of energy expenditure on PGC-1α gene expression in human skeletal muscle. METHODS Six young men participated in this study. They performed exercise at 120% and 80% LT intensity. The duration of the 120% LT exercise was 60 minutes and the duration of the session performed at 80% LT was calculated to yield equal energy expenditure as the 120% LT intensity exercise. Skeletal muscle was obtained after 1 hour of exercise. RESULTS The working rate, % peak VO2 and HR during exercise were significantly higher in at 120% LT than at 80% LT. PGC-1α gene expression was not significantly different between control (0.087; 0.026-0.284 (the median; inter quartile range)) and 80% LT (0.171; 0.030-0.484). However, PGC-1α gene expression after 120% LT (0.441; 0.121-4.643) was significantly higher than in the control. CONCLUSION The findings of this study suggest that PGC-1α gene expression depends on exercise intensity.
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- T Tobina
- Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Ogura I, Kaneda T, Mori S, Sakayanagi M, Kato M. Magnetic resonance characteristics of temporomandibular joint disc displacement in elderly patients. Dentomaxillofac Radiol 2011; 41:122-5. [PMID: 22116131 DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/1286942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to evaluate the MR characteristics of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disc displacement in elderly patients. METHODS Of the MR images of 1660 TMJs in 847 patients with disc displacement who underwent MRI for suspected temporomandibular disorders, 301 TMJs in 154 patients aged over 50 years were studied as an elderly group. These MR images of the elderly group were compared with those of a control group (1359 TMJs in 693 patients aged under 51 years) concerning disc displacement with or without reduction, joint effusion and osteoarthrosis. RESULTS The incidence of disc displacement with osteoarthrosis was significantly different between the elderly (41.9%) and the control (19.8%) groups (p = 0.000). Logistic multivariate regression analysis demonstrated that the osteoarthrosis was a significant variable (odds ratio = 2.94, p = 0.000). CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that MR characteristics of TMJ disc displacement in elderly patients includes osteoarthrosis.
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- I Ogura
- Department of Radiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo, Chiba, Japan.
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Thiery JP, Sim WJ, Chua K, Huang R, Mori S, Tan T, Bidart FC, Pierga JY. Epithelial-mesenchymal transition as a mechanism for the progression of breast carcinoma. Breast Cancer Res 2011. [PMCID: PMC3247037 DOI: 10.1186/bcr3003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Mori S, Yamamoto N, Nakajima M, Baba M. Changes in chest wall thickness during four-dimensional CT in particle lung treatment planning. Br J Radiol 2011; 84:e158-60. [PMID: 21750132 DOI: 10.1259/bjr/50429882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Four-dimensional (4D) CT images for charged particle lung therapy were acquired using a 256 multislice CT without couch movement. The thickness of the posterior right chest wall changed with respiration with a water equivalent path length (WEL) of more than 5 mm over the mid-exhalation phase but the thickness of the left chest wall did not vary.
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- S Mori
- Research Centre for Charged Particle Therapy, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba, Japan.
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Bando H, Yoshino T, Ochiai A, Mizunuma N, Shinozaki E, Denda T, Soda H, Shimada H, Mori S, Hatake K. 1142 POSTER Clinical Significance of Macrodissection in Two Different KRAS Tests for Colorectal Cancer: Results From a Multi-center Clinical Trial. Eur J Cancer 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(11)70785-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Neal CL, Xu J, Li P, Mori S, Yang J, Neal NN, Zhou X, Wyszomierski SL, Yu D. Overexpression of 14-3-3ζ in cancer cells activates PI3K via binding the p85 regulatory subunit. Oncogene 2011; 31:897-906. [PMID: 21743495 PMCID: PMC3193867 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2011.284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The ubiquitously expressed 14-3-3 proteins regulate many pathways involved in transformation. Previously, we found that 14-3-3ζ overexpression increased Akt phosphorylation in human mammary epithelial cells. Here, we investigated the clinical relevance and molecular mechanism of 14-3-3ζ overexpression-mediated Akt phosphorylation and the potential impact on breast cancer progression. We found that 14-3-3ζ overexpression was significantly (P = 0.005) associated with increased Akt phosphorylation in human breast tumors. Additionally, 14-3-3ζ overexpression combined with strong Akt phosphorylation was significantly (P=0.01) associated with increased cancer recurrence in patients. In contrast, knockdown of 14-3-3ζ expression by siRNA in cancer cell lines and tumor xenografts reduced Akt phosphorylation. Furthermore, 14-3-3ζ enhanced Akt phosphorylation through activation of PI3K. Mechanistically, 14-3-3ζ bound to the p85 regulatory subunit of PI3K and increased PI3K translocation to the cell membrane. A single 14-3-3 binding motif encompassing serine 83 on p85 is largely responsible for 14-3-3ζ-mediated p85 binding and PI3K/Akt activation. Mutation of serine 83 to alanine on p85 inhibited 14-3-3ζ binding to the p85 subunit of PI3K, reduced PI3K membrane localization and activation, impeded anchorage independent growth and enhanced stress induced apoptosis. These findings revealed a novel mechanism by which 14-3-3ζ overexpression activates PI3K, a key node in the mitogenic signaling network known to promote malignancies in many cell types.
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- C L Neal
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Rubinstein A, Chen G, Mori S, Hong T, Wolfgang J. SU-C-110-05: Analysis of Intra- and Inter-Fractional Range Variations to Fiducials in Proton Radiotherapy of Liver Tumors. Med Phys 2011. [DOI: 10.1118/1.3611489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Nomura S, Ozasa R, Nakanishi T, Fujita S, Miyaji M, Mori S, Yokoi T, Ito T, Ishii K. Can recombinant thrombomodulin play a preventive role for veno-occlusive disease after haematopoietic stem cell transplantation? Thromb Haemost 2011; 105:1118-20. [PMID: 21647533 DOI: 10.1160/th10-12-0802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2010] [Accepted: 03/05/2011] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Sato T, Deschamps M, Suzuki H, Ota H, Asahina H, Mori S. Effect of HF in LiPF6 Based Electrolytes on the Properties of Surface Passivation Films Formed on Graphite Electrodes in Li Secondary Batteries. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1557/proc-496-457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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ABSTRACTThe effect of hydrofluoric acid (HF) concentration in conventional LiPF6/EC+DEC electrolyte on the properties of solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) films formed on synthetic graphite electrode and the electrochemical performance were studied using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), elemental analysis and electrochemical measurement. The morphology and composition of SEI are affected by a small amount of HF in the electrolyte. Higher F content in the SEI was observed when high HF electrolyte were used, although the irreversible capacities used for formation of SEI were nearly the same value. The cycleability of the synthetic graphite electrode was greatly improved when surface film contains larger amount of LiF.
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Yano S, Saito T, Yokoyama H, Machishima T, Yahagi Y, Sugiyama K, Ogasawara Y, Kasama K, Katsube A, Usui N, Aiba K, Mori S. A Pilot Study of Once-Daily Modified Release Formulation Tacrolimus Hydrate (Graceptor®) and Pharmacokinetic Evaluation in Unrelated Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2010.12.513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Mori S, Takahashi HK, Liu K, Wake H, Zhang J, Liu R, Yoshino T, Nishibori M. Ciprofloxacin inhibits advanced glycation end products-induced adhesion molecule expression on human monocytes. Br J Pharmacol 2010; 161:229-40. [PMID: 20718752 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2010.00880.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) subtypes, proteins or lipids that become glycated after exposure to sugars, can induce complications in diabetes. Among the various AGE subtypes, glyceraldehyde-derived AGE (AGE-2) and glycolaldehyde-derived AGE (AGE-3) are involved in inflammation in diabetic patients; monocytes are activated by these AGEs. Ciprofloxacin (CIP), a fluorinated 4-quinolone, is often used clinically to treat infections associated with diabetis due to its antibacterial properties. It also modulates immune responses in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) therefore we investigated the involvement of AGEs in these effects. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Expression of intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-1, B7.1, B7.2 and CD40 was examined by flow cytometry. The production of tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, interferon (IFN)-gamma, prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)) and cAMP were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 expression was determined by Western blot analysis. Lymphocyte proliferation was determined by [(3)H]-thymidine uptake. KEY RESULTS CIP induced PGE(2) production in monocytes, irrespective of the presence of AGE-2 and AGE-3, by enhancing COX-2 expression; this led to an elevation of intracellular cAMP in monocytes. Non-selective and selective COX-2 inhibitors, indomethacin and NS398, inhibited CIP-induced PGE(2) and cAMP production. In addition, CIP inhibited AGE-2- and AGE-3-induced expressions of ICAM-1, B7.1, B7.2 and CD40 in monocytes, the production of TNF-alpha and IFN-gamma and lymphocyte proliferation in PBMC. Indomethacin, NS398 and a protein kinase A inhibitor, H89, inhibited the actions of CIP. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS CIP exerts immunomodulatory activity via PGE(2), implying therapeutic potential of CIP for the treatment of AGE-2- and AGE-3-induced inflammatory responses.
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- S Mori
- School of Pharmacy, Shujitsu University, Okayama, Japan
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Abazyan B, Nomura J, Kannan G, Ishizuka K, Tamashiro KLK, Nucifora F, Pogorelov V, Ladenheim B, Yang C, Krasnova IN, Cadet JL, Pardo C, Mori S, Kamiya A, Vogel M, Sawa A, Ross CA, Pletnikov MV. Prenatal interaction of mutant DISC1 and immune activation produces adult psychopathology. Biol Psychiatry 2010; 68:1172-81. [PMID: 21130225 PMCID: PMC3026608 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2010.09.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 201] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2010] [Revised: 09/02/2010] [Accepted: 09/06/2010] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Gene-environment interactions (GEI) are involved in the pathogenesis of mental diseases. We evaluated interaction between mutant human disrupted-in-schizophrenia 1 (mhDISC1) and maternal immune activation implicated in schizophrenia and mood disorders. METHODS Pregnant mice were treated with saline or polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid at gestation day 9. Levels of inflammatory cytokines were measured in fetal and adult brains; expression of mhDISC1, endogenous DISC1, lissencephaly type 1, nuclear distribution protein nudE-like 1, glycoprotein 130, growth factor receptor-bound protein 2, and glycogen synthase kinase-3beta were assessed in cortical samples of newborn mice. Tissue content of monoamines, volumetric brain abnormalities, dendritic spine density in the hippocampus, and various domains of the mouse behavior repertoire were evaluated in adult male mice. RESULTS Prenatal interaction produced anxiety, depression-like responses, and altered social behavior that were accompanied by decreased reactivity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, attenuated serotonin neurotransmission in the hippocampus, reduced enlargement of lateral ventricles, decreased volumes of amygdala and periaqueductal gray matter and density of spines on dendrites of granule cells of the hippocampus. Prenatal interaction modulated secretion of inflammatory cytokines in fetal brains, levels of mhDISC1, endogenous mouse DISC1, and glycogen synthase kinase-3beta. The behavioral effects of GEI were observed only if mhDISC1 was expressed throughout the life span. CONCLUSIONS Prenatal immune activation interacted with mhDISC1 to produce the neurobehavioral phenotypes that were not seen in untreated mhDISC1 mice and that resemble aspects of major mental illnesses. Our DISC1 mouse model is a valuable system to study GEI relevant to mental illnesses.
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- Division of Neurobiology, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Division of Neurobiology, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Division of Neurobiology, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Program in Molecular Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Division of Neurobiology, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Division of Neurobiology, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Molecular Neuropsychiatry Branch, NIDA, NIH, DHHS, Baltimore, MD
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- Division of Neurobiology, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Molecular Neuropsychiatry Branch, NIDA, NIH, DHHS, Baltimore, MD
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- Molecular Neuropsychiatry Branch, NIDA, NIH, DHHS, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Program in Molecular Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, Program in Molecular Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, The McKusick-Nathans Institute for Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Division of Neurobiology, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, Department of Pharmacology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Division of Neurobiology, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, Department of Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD,The corresponding author: Mikhail V. Pletnikov, MD; PhD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street; CMSC 8-121, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA, Phone: 410-502-3760, FAX: 410-614-0013,
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Kumagai M, Mori S, Okada T, Asakura H, Kandatsu S, Tsuji H, Kamada T. Quantification of Respiratory Induced Dose Variation in Heavy Charged Particle Prostate Therapy Using Four-dimensional CT. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.07.1873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Mori S, Kanematsu N, Asakura H, Sharp G, Kumagai M, Dobashi S, Nakajima M, Yamamoto N, Kandatsu S, Baba M. Four-dimensional Lung Treatment Planning in a Layer-stacking Carbon Ion Beam Treatment: Comparison Layer-stacking and Conventional Irradiations. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.07.1858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Zhang J, Takahashi HK, Liu K, Wake H, Liu R, Sadamori H, Matsuda H, Yagi T, Yoshino T, Mori S, Nishibori M. Histamine inhibits adhesion molecule expression in human monocytes, induced by advanced glycation end products, during the mixed lymphocyte reaction. Br J Pharmacol 2010; 160:1378-86. [PMID: 20590628 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2010.00800.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Post-transplant diabetes mellitus is a frequent complication among transplant recipients. Ligation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) with their receptor on monocytes/macrophages plays important roles in the genesis of diabetic complications. The enhancement of adhesion molecule expression on monocytes/macrophages activates T-cells, reducing allograft survival. Out of four distinct AGE subtypes (AGE-2, AGE-3, AGE-4 and AGE-5), only AGE-2 and AGE-3 induced expression of intercellular adhesion molecules (ICAMs), output of cytokines and proliferation of lymphocytes, during the mixed lymphocyte reaction (MLR). Here we have assessed the role of histamine in the actions of AGEs during the MLR. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Human peripheral blood cells were used in these experiments. Flow cytometry was used to examine the expression of the ICAM-1, B7.1, B7.2 and CD40. Production of the cytokine interferon-gamma, and levels of cAMP were determined by elisa. Lymphocyte proliferation was determined by [(3)H]-thymidine uptake. KEY RESULTS Histamine concentration dependently inhibited the action of AGE-2 and AGE-3. The actions of histamine were antagonized by an H(2)-receptor antagonist, famotidine, and mimicked by H(2)/H(4)-receptor agonists, dimaprit and 4-methylhistamine. The effects of histamine were reversed by a protein kinase A (PKA) inhibitor, H89, and mimicked by dibutyryl cAMP and an adenylate cyclase activator, forskolin. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Histamine down-regulated AGE-2- and AGE-3-induced expression of adhesion molecules, cytokine production and lymphocyte proliferation via histamine H(2) receptors and the cAMP/PKA pathway.
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- J Zhang
- Department of Pharmacology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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Mori S, Di Cecilia M, Marone U, Chiofalo M, Sassaroli C, Romano G, Mozzillo N. Transpelvic vertical rectus abdominis myocutaneous (VRAM) flap after extended abdominoperineal resection (APR): our approach. Eur J Surg Oncol 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2010.06.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Miyazaki J, Matsudaira K, Shimizu Y, Itoh M, Nagamine Y, Mori S, Kim JE, Kato K, Takata M, Katsufuji T. Formation of a three-dimensional network of V trimers in A2V13O22 (A=Ba, Sr). Phys Rev Lett 2010; 104:207201. [PMID: 20867054 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.104.207201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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We found that in A2V13O22 (A=Ba, Sr), which contains a trilayer slab of VO in the sodium-chloride structure with periodically missing ions, the trimerization of V ions occurs at 290 K (A=Ba) and 380 K (A=Sr). V trimers form a three-dimensional network, but some V ions remain untrimerized in these compounds. The suppression of magnetic susceptibility with trimerization and the existence of a Curie tail at low temperatures, together with the result of NMR measurement, indicate that the V trimers are spin singlet, whereas the untrimerized V ions have a magnetic moment; i.e., there is a spontaneous separation between nonmagnetic and magnetic ions in the crystal.
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- J Miyazaki
- Department of Physics, Waseda University, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan
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Kume M, Kitano J, Mori S, Shibuya T. Ecological divergence and habitat isolation between two migratory forms of Japanese threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus). J Evol Biol 2010; 23:1436-46. [PMID: 20456572 DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.02009.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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When two closely related species migrate to divergent spawning sites, divergent use of spawning habitats can directly reduce heterospecific mating. Furthermore, adaptations to divergent spawning habitats can promote speciation as a by-product of ecological divergence. Here, we investigated habitat isolation and ecological divergence between two anadromous forms of threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus), the Japan Sea and Pacific Ocean forms. In several coastal regions of eastern Hokkaido, Japan, these forms migrate to the same watershed to spawn. Our field surveys in a single watershed revealed that segregation of distinct spawning sites between the two forms was maintained within the watershed across multiple years. These spawning sites diverged in salinity and predator composition. Morphological and physiological divergence between the forms also occurs in the direction predicted by ecological differences between the spawning sites. Our data indicate that migration into divergent spawning habitats can be an important mechanism contributing to speciation and phenotypic divergence in anadromous fishes.
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- M Kume
- Aqua Restoration Research Center, Public Works Research Institute, Mubanchi, Kanyuuchi, Kawashimakasada-cho, Kakamigahara, Gifu 501-6021, Japan.
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Like all other cnidarian medusae, box jellyfish propel themselves through the water by contracting their bell-shaped body in discrete swim pulses. These pulses are controlled by a swim pacemaker system situated in their sensory structures, the rhopalia. Each medusa has four rhopalia each with a similar set of six eyes of four morphologically different types. We have examined how each of the four eye types influences the swim pacemaker. Multiple photoreceptor systems, three of the four eye types, plus the rhopalial neuropil, affect the swim pacemaker. The lower lens eye inhibits the pacemaker when stimulated and provokes a strong increase in the pacemaker frequency upon light-off. The upper lens eye, the pit eyes and the rhopalial neuropil all have close to the opposite effect. When these responses are compared with all-eye stimulations it is seen that some advanced integration must take place.
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- A Garm
- Section of Aquatic Biology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Yakushijin K, Fukuda T, Asakura Y, Kurosawa S, Hiramoto N, Tada K, Nishinohara M, Maeda T, Hagiwara A, Ueno N, Kamiyama Y, Mori M, Kim SW, Mori S, Tanosaki R, Heike Y, Takaue Y. Cladribine (2CdA) Is Comparable To Fludarabine In A Busulfan-Based Reduced- Intensity Regimen. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2009.12.359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Kamiyama Y, Makimoto A, Kim SW, Yakushijin K, Hosono A, Ueno N, Fukuhara S, Hiramoto N, Asakura Y, Kurosawa S, Fukuda T, Mori S, Tanosaki R, Heike Y, Takaue Y. Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation With A Reduced-Intensity Conditioning Regimen (RIST) For The Treatment Of Solid Tumors: A Single-Institute Experience. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2009.12.301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Ueno N, Fuji S, Fukuda T, Yakushijin K, Kurosawa S, Asakura Y, Mori M, Hiramoto N, Kamiyama Y, Fukuhara S, Kim SW, Mori S, Tanosaki R, Heike Y, Takaue Y. Low-Dose Anti-T-Lymphocyte Globulin (ATG-Fresius) Significantly Reduces Acute Gvhd And Non-Relapse Mortality (NRM) After Reduced-Intensity Unrelated BMT. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2009.12.389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Murakami Y, Kasai H, Kim JJ, Mamishin S, Shindo D, Mori S, Tonomura A. Ferromagnetic domain nucleation and growth in colossal magnetoresistive manganite. Nat Nanotechnol 2010; 5:37-41. [PMID: 19946285 DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2009.342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2009] [Accepted: 10/13/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Colossal magnetoresistance is a dramatic decrease in resistivity caused by applied magnetic fields, and has been the focus of much research because of its potential for magnetic data storage using materials such as manganites. Although extensive microscopy and theoretical studies have shown that colossal magnetoresistance involves competing insulating and ferromagnetic conductive phases, the mechanism underlying the effect remains unclear. Here, by directly observing magnetic domain walls and flux distributions using cryogenic Lorentz microscopy and electron holography, we demonstrate that an applied magnetic field assists nucleation and growth of an ordered ferromagnetic phase. These results provide new insights into the evolution dynamics of complex domain structures at the nanoscale, and help to explain anomalous phase separation phenomena that are relevant for applications. Our approach can also be used to determine magnetic parameters of nanoscale regions, such as magnetocrystalline anisotropy and exchange stiffness, without bulk magnetization results or neutron scattering data.
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- Y Murakami
- Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Kunigami, Okinawa 904-0411, Japan.
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Kanda Y, Yamashita T, Mori T, Ito T, Tajika K, Mori S, Sakura T, Hara M, Mitani K, Kurokawa M, Akashi K, Harada M. A randomized controlled trial of plasma real-time PCR and antigenemia assay for monitoring CMV infection after unrelated BMT. Bone Marrow Transplant 2009; 45:1325-32. [PMID: 19966850 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2009.337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Preemptive therapy is the standard strategy for preventing CMV disease after allogeneic hematopoietic SCT. In this study, unrelated BMT recipients were randomly assigned to a plasma real-time PCR group or an antigenemia group to compare the value of these monitoring tools for CMV reactivation. Ganciclovir (GCV) was started at 5 mg/kg/day when PCR reached 300 copies per ml or when antigenemia reached three positive cells per two slides. A total of 88 patients were randomized into the antigenemia group (n=45) or the PCR group (n=43). A significantly higher number of patients reached the threshold in the antigenemia group than in the PCR group (73.3 vs 44.2%, P=0.0089). However, only three patients (one in the antigenemia group and two in the PCR group) developed early CMV disease. These patients exclusively had colitis and were successfully treated with GCV or foscarnet. The median number of antigenemia-positive cells at the start of GCV was 47 in the PCR group. These findings suggest that antigenemia assay with the current cutoff was too sensitive and led to unnecessary use of GCV. However, the appropriateness of the threshold may be different by the methodology used, and therefore, it is difficult to generalize.
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- Y Kanda
- Division of Hematology, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Saitama, Japan.
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